Friendzone

Sequel 4

He ran until he reached the building door realizing that Seungcheol's car was no longer there.
Trough the glass door he saw himself soaking wet, with a broken expression and he realized it wasn't a good idea to be there but when he was going to start walking something warm and dry covered him.

"You're gonna get sick." said Vernon hugging him with a yellow towel.

They took the elevator and got to the appartment, Vernon immediately sitting him on the couch and covering him with more dry towels.

"You can take a shower and use my clothes." he said signaling the way to the shower and room.

After a while, Jeonghan came out of the shower with his hair dripping down to the clothes that were a little bigger than his body frame.

Vernon immediately ran up to him, placing his hand on the older's forehead to take his temperature.

"You have a little fever, I made soup that could help. Are you comfortable? Want me to give you other clothes?"

The attention and care the younger was giving him made his heart grow warm and it made him smile.
"Other than the fact of not having underwear, I'm fine." he said making the younger laugh.

"Sit and eat, let me take care of your hair."

After a while of silence as Vernon's hands were busy with Jeonghan's hair, he decided to speak.

"I'm really sorry... like you, I was a victim of Joshua's abuse but I was so scared he might do something if I told anyone about it and I tried to tell him to stop with you but he wouldn't listen, Jeonghan I'm so sorry..."

Jeonghan stood quietly for a moment, feeling bad for the misunderstanding.

"I'm the one who should be sorry for holding a grudge against you without knowing your story." he turned around and smiled to the younger.

"So why are you selling this place?"

"I can't pay rent. I'm going to live with Mingyu for a while before I find another place. Why do you want to buy it? Don't you live with Seungcheol?"

"He's with someone now..."

"And you can't bare to see him with another person right? You like him, that's why you were crying in his car?"

"You saw?"

"How do you think I came down the exact moment you needed towels?"

Jeonghan laughed and flicked the younger's forehead.
"And you like Seungkwan don't you? Minghao told me."

"But I never told him anything?"

"He's Minghao. He's always right."

They both laughed again and spent the whole night sharing things they never thought they had in common.

As Jeonghan was about  to leave, he turned to the younger who was standing on the lobby's door.

"Vernon, how about we live together?"

"What?"

"Yeah! We could split the rent. Plus, I have an interesting idea you might like."

"Mmm I'm listening." said Vernon smiling.