The things we do for love (Twice FF| Completed|Book 1)

12. When he opens his heart, I'll be there.

Momo and Jeongyeon were having dinner at home.

'Is there something interesting on my face? You're looking at me more than you look at your food,' Jeongyeon said without looking up from his plate.

'Oh yeah, there is gayness stuck on your face,' Momo teased him.

'Stop calling me gay.'

'Shall I?'

'Yes.'

Jeongyeon was done eating. He waited for Momo to finish and gave her company while she ate.

Since Jeongyeon cooked, she cleared the table and took the dishes to the sink and washed them.

He was watching TV when she finished doing the dishes. She joined him, but she wasn't interested in watching TV.

'Not every guy looks good in pink but it really suits you,' Momo said referring to Jeongyeon's baby pink shirt.

'Did you take flirting lessons from Chaeyoung?'

Momo pouted.

'Noo~~ I just said something sincere. Why did you bring in Chaeyoung in this conversation? He's out somewhere probably screwing Sana. You are alone with a girl in a house and you keep thinking about him? Do you like him?' she teased him.

'Yah, stop teasing me. You even made the landlady believe that I'm gay. You know I'm not gay,' Jeongyeon said, peeved.

'I could have been wrong. I think you really are gay,' she said and inclined down on her side of the couch and laid her head on the armrest. 'Yah gay,' she called him chuckling. She was enjoying watching his irritated expression.

Suddenly, Jeongyeon jerked his body towards Momo and leaned over her. His hands rested on the couch by the sides of Momo and he kissed her rather aggressively. It happened so sudden and fast that Momo didn't have time to apprehend the situation. She was taken aback and froze in her spot when she realised what was happening.

Before she could recover her mind, he broke the kiss and gazed at her eyes. The proximity made Momo's heart pound wildly.

'You still think I'm gay?' he asked in a soft deep voice which almost sounded like a whisper.

'Is he trying to prove me he's not gay by kissing. I know he is not. I'm just teasing him,' Momo thought.

'Yes,' she said, because she wanted more. She wanted to dare him to kiss her again.

He smiled in an amused manner as if he read her mind. Her face turned red in matter of seconds.

They heard the sound of Chaeyoung's motorcycle outside so Jeongyeon moved back and sat properly on the couch. So did Momo. The air between them was tensed.

'I'm home,' Chaeyoung said as he entered.

'How come you're home this early? Did Sana dump you?' Jeongyeon said.

'She got hooked up with someone else,' Chaeyoung said.

'What!?' Jeongyeon and Momo said together. Jeongyeon started laughing.

'Listen to it. It's an interesting story,' Chaeyoung said, sitting down next to Momo.

'Okay.'

'So we were drinking and talking. Sana and I get along well. I mean our humour matches, our craziness matches. It was kind of comfortable being in her company. Then this hot and busty girl passed by us and my eyes followed her. I mean I was checking her out. What was I supposed to do? Ignore her sexiness? I don't think I was designed to do that. Sana was staring at me.

'"Did you like what you saw?" she said.

'I was flustered and worried that Sana might flip out so I said, "No, I'm not interested in girls like her."

'Sana said, "Then you're not gonna hit on that girl?"

'Obviously my answer was no. Then Sana said, "All right then, I will try my luck on her." And she left.

'10 minutes later Sana returned to me and apologized that she has to leave early. And she left with that girl! Sana likes girls. She is lesbian. Sana is gay.'

'That's ridiculous. I mean your girl went away with another girl? Haha' Jeongyeon laughed.

Momo turned red again at the mention of the word "gay" because she remembered what Jeongyeon did to her a few moments ago.

'Are you feeling unwell? You look anxious and flustered,' Chaeyoung said touching Momo's forehead to check her temperature.

'I'm fine. Just a bit tired. Good night,' she said and went into her room. She laid on her bed and stared at the ceiling thinking about Jeongyeon. She cupped her face smiling from ear to ear and kicked her legs up and down in the air in a fit of excitement.

Meanwhile Jeongyeon laid in his bed sleepless as well, thinking of Momo's shocked face when he kissed her. The thought made him smile to himself.

Next morning was an awkward one. They felt shy seeing each other, especially Jeongyeon. He avoided eye contact and was unusually quiet.

'Are you sick, hyung? Usually you nag a lot in mornings,' Chaeyoung said as they ate breakfast together.

'No. Why? Do you miss my nagging?'

'Hahaha no. No. It's just unusually peaceful today.'

Momo cleared the table after they were done. Chaeyoung put on the gloves to wash the dishes.

'Did something happen between the two of you?' Chaeyoung asked Momo as he scrubbed a pan.

'What are you talking about?'

'Come on. I know there's something going on. There seems to be tension when the two of you are together.'

Momo didn't answer anything.

'Did you confess to him or something?' Chaeyoung guessed.

'Not really. But how do you know I like him?'

'Yah, you're so obvious. As far as your feelings for him is concerned, I can see right through you. The way you look at him, you don't look at anyone like that.'

'You remember, back in Seoul I told you I confessed to a guy?'

'The one where you got rejected?' Chaeyoung asked raising his eyebrows.

'Yes. That person is Jeongyeon.'

'Wow! And you are still holding onto the feelings you had for him while he keeps showing no interest towards you. And to say nothing of the fact that both of you share a house now. Daebak! Just move on. Why are you stuck only looking at him? Look around, there are so many handsome guys on earth. Pick a new partner any time you want. Enjoy your life.'

'Easy for you to say, Chaeyoung. You will one day swallow your own words when you fall in love,' Momo said. Chaeyoung laughed.

'As if. Love is so overrated. There's nothing wrong in living a life like mine. I mean I'm enjoying life, it's humanly perfect. Look at you? That day you were crying because Jeongyeon did not accept your love. He still hasn't. And if you keep on hoping, don't you keep on hurting? That's why I never try twice on any girl,' he said.

'Try loving someone and see if you get the answer you want. I don't think it's possible to make you understand with words. It's okay if Jeongyeon didn't accept my love. He was in love with Nayeon. And I'm sure he still is. But I also know that he is slowly opening his heart. When he fully opens it, I'll be there,' Momo said.

Chaeyoung rolled his eyes.

'YAH, WHAT'S TAKING YOU GUYS SO LONG? DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?' came a shout from the living room.

'And he's back at nagging. We better hurry,' Chaeyoung said and chuckled.

'Lets go,' Momo said smiling.

To be continued...