Collateral Love | Tao

Chapter 29

"I can't believe you're doing this," Sehun groaned as we got into the elevator.

"I'm sorry, I just don't want Jongin to hurt you the way Luhan did."

"He's not going to. Why can't you just take his word for it?"

"I just don't want you to get hurt, Sehun," I knocked on the door to Tao's apartment.

"Princess! Oh, hi Sehun."

"I think I just threw up in my mouth a little," Sehun walked past Tao, sat on the couch, and got on his phone.

"Why did you bring Sehun with you?"

"We actually wanted to talk to Kris."

Kris was leaning against the kitchen counter, "Did you find out something new about Mr. Johnson?"

"That guy who sells drugs?" Sehun looked up from his phone.

"How do you know that?" Kris looked at him.

"It's a rumor I heard and this other thing I happened."

"What other thing happened?" Kris squinted his eyes.

"I can't get in trouble, can I?"

"Did you take drugs?"

"No."

"Did you sell drugs?"

"No."

"Then you can't get in trouble. Tell me," Kris moved to the couch and looked at Sehun intensely.

"Is this an interrogation?" Sehun shifted uncomfortably, "Well, I was with Luhan, you know Luhan, and he made me come with him to get drugs from that guy and I was really scared. He kept some with him and then he made me come with him and he delivered some to some college student."

"He should get expelled for that," Tao said.

"CJ should get expelled for dating her teacher too," Sehun looked at us, "You should get Luhan expelled so I never have to see him again."

"Um, okay," Kris typed some stuff onto his computer, "Sehun, is there some way you could attach bugs to Luhan's bag?"

"That would require me getting near him."

"Get over it, dude." Kris said, "Do you want to be a hero?"

"Not really."

"I'll give you a hundred bucks."

"That's it? I want a hundred bucks and I want you to hack into my friend Jongin's messages to prove to CJ that he isn't horrible."

"I swear, who do you kids think I am? I have more important things to do than hack into high schooler's social media."

"Then I won't do it."

"Fine, I'll hack his shit," Kris started typing different things into the computer, "Yo, CJ, do you want to read Sehun and Jongin's texts?"

"Hell yeah," I sat on the other side of Kris.

"No!" Sehun's face flushed.

Kris read aloud in a dramatic voice, "I'm a virgin too, you don't have to be embarrassed, Sehunnie."

"Stop reading that! Read his conversations with Do Kyungsoo, Jackson Wang, or Mark Tuan."

"There are no messages on any of his social media with Jackson Wang or Mark Tuan. It looks like Do Kyungsoo just left this homie on read a bunch of times."

"I told you, CJ! There's nothing weird about Jongin," He looked at Kris, "Could I have another hundred bucks?"

"Sure," Kris went back to reading Sehun and Jongin's texts, "I'll fight Luhan for you!"

"Stop it!"

"Okay, okay, I'll stop," Kris closed out of all of Jongin's things.

"Jisoo, come in here."

I went into the kitchen and looked up at Tao. He kissed me.

"What did you need?"

"Just that."

"Well, okay," I turned around and started to walk back towards the couch, but he picked me up over his shoulder, "Put me down!"

"I want to leave," Sehun groaned.

"Yeah, me too."

"But, Jisoo, you just got here, and you haven't even talked to me."

"Too bad, put me down."

"I should throw you for being so cold," He set me down.

"Come on, Sehun, we have to go to work," Sehun got up from the couch and followed me out and to the bakery, it was only Yixing behind the counter when we got there, "Where's mom?"

"She said she had some business to take care of."

"That's weird."

"I guess, but she always acts kind of weird these days," Sehun put his apron on and went into the kitchen.

"So, Yixing, how'd things go the other night?" I sat behind the counter with him.

"With, Junmyeon? Well, I will spare your innocent mind and say things went good," He smirked.

I shivered, "I'm not that innocent, but that's still weird to think about."

"It was nice though, and afterward we took a bath together and watched a movie."

"That's fun I guess."

Sehun came out and put some cupcakes out as soon as our parents came in, looking suspiciously happy, "Hi, mom and dad."

My mom smiled big before saying, "We're getting married!"

Sehun and I looked at each other then at our parents, "Again?" We said in unison.

"Well, aren't you guys excited?" My dad asked.

"Are we supposed to be?" Sehun asked.

I smacked his arm, "Yeah, we're excited."

"I'm not," Sehun said and went back into the kitchen.

"Kids, come upstairs, Yixing, keep doing what you're doing."

Sehun and I went upstairs, Sehun seemed really unhappy about this whole situatuion and I could kind of understand why.

"Sehun, why aren't you excited?" Our dad asked.

"If you're doing this for us, it's pointless," Sehun leaned back on the couch, "We're going to be moving out soon and be on our own soon, so what difference is it going to make."

I nodded, "Sehun is right."

"Well, we are doing it for you guys, and ourselves," Our dad said.

"I just wish I would've grown up with a mom when I was actually little."

"I wish I would've had a dad too."

"We know that, and we're sorry, but the timing just wasn't right," Our mom explained.

"I don't want to talk about this right now," I went back downstairs, Sehun followed me.

"Are you guys okay?" Yixing asked.

"We will be."