Say Yes

Chapter 8

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sorry for taking a bit to upload this. i got a bit busy with school AND my part time job ended quite late for 2 days straight so i was busy doing school work when i get home so sorry and thank you for waiting.
also omg haechannie's chubby cheeks so adorableeee i wanna pinchhhhhhhh and land kisses cuz he deserves them for how amazing of a person he is

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~Eun~

Chapter Text

"Jeno."

Lucas, Renjun and Mark were very much confuse, not understanding what's happening. Chenle was fidgeting on his spot beside Donghyuck, worried about what Jeno's gonna do next. Mark was looking back and forth between the two, confusion and curiosity on his handsome face, when Lucas suddenly blurted out what was on their minds.

"Do you guys know each other or something?"

Chenle had opened his mouth to answer his hyung but was interrupted by Jeno, who spoke at the same time Hyuck did.

"No."

"Yes."

That had caused even more confusion but before anything more could be uttered, Chenle made his way over to Jeno, in hopes of persuading him not to say anything more.

"Hyung. Don't please."

Jeno gently pushed Chenle away, taking a step towards Donghyuck's direction, longing and desperation reflected on his eyes. Chenle quickly latched on to his hyung's arm, temporarily halting his attempt to move forward. Jeno stood there, staring at Donghyuck, trying his best to convey unspoken messages through his stare. Donghyuck, for his part, tried so hard to avoid Jeno's stares, holding back tears threatening to spill out, not wanting to have a breakdown in front of people he barely knows and cause a scene. His efforts were in vain however, when a lone tear flowed out of his eyes. Seeing Jeno after all these months triggered memories he'd rather forget to come out and plague his mind. He bit his lip to keep a sob from coming out. Jeno tried to move towards Donghyuck once more but Mark was faster and much closer to where Donghyuck was. Jeno's steps faltered when he saw his friend and hyung, wrapped his ex boyfriend in a hug, hurt and confusion evident on his face. Determined to talk to Donghyuck and find out how he knew Mark, he took a step once more. Chenle, not wanting for Donghyuck to be even more upset than he already is, latched on to Jeno once and started talking in rapid Chinese. Both Renjun and Lucas hesitated before Lucas moved and hauled a surprised Jeno over his shoulder, tightening his hold when said captive tried thrashing around, protesting to be let down. Chenle followed after them, while Renjun stayed behind a bit and looked over to where Mark was hugging Donghyuck and found him already staring back at him, message as clear as day on his eyes. Renjun sighed before nodding his head.

"Fine. I won't ask questions now, but I expect a full explanation soon,hyung. I'll go and try to calm Jeno down and maybe get some answers."

Mark smiled gratefully and apologetically at his best friend, nodding as a promise to inform them as soon as possible. Renjun dismissed his apology with a smile of his own and waving bye before following the others.

Mark didn't think twice before moving towards Donghyuck, a slight panic in him at the sight of Donghyuck's tear falling down his pretty face and efforts of stopping himself from full on sobbing. He quickly strode towards Donghyuck, strong arms enveloping his smaller frame as soon as he was close enough. He pulled Hyuck tighter to his chest to hide him from prying eyes, an unspoken encouragement to let it out, and to block Jeno's view of him and vice versa. Donghyuck was shocked at first, not expecting Mark to come hug him. His first reaction was to pull away, but Mark only tightened his hold of him. The older secured an arm around his back, rubbing his hand back and forth in hopes of calming him down. His other hand guided Donghyuck's head to rest against his chest, silently asking Hyuck to trust him and let him comfort him. Donghyuck slowly wrapped his arms around the older's waist, letting the comforting scent of rain forest and cherry blossoms calm him down. They heard a commotion behind them, before hearing Chenle talk in rapid Chinese and then hurried steps after. Donghyuck made the mistake of lifting his head from its place on Mark's chest. He took a peek of what was happening behind them and made eye contact with Jeno. It was brief, but it was enough to see the hurt and confusion in them. They stared at each other for what felt like hours, unaware of Mark who was silently watching them, a funny feeling bubbling in his chest at the emotions swirling inside Jeno's eyes, one in particular more prominent than the others. Longing. His heart twitch at seeing such a raw emotion on his chest and it being directed at his fiance. Donghyuck ducked back down in the safety of Mark's chest just as Lucas threw Jeno over his shoulder. Donghyuck could hear Mark's friend, Renjun, talking before his steps started fading as well, leaving them alone in front of Mark's car. Even though Mark had silently assured Hyuck that it was okay to cry on his chest, no tears made it out of his eyes, not wanting to cry in such a public place. He shuffled a bit closer to Mark, taking a handful of his shirt and tugging lightly, gaining the older's attention. Mark was instantly fussing over him.