Thief

9

The two walked up the steps to the front door, Mark greeting them cheerfully.

"Hi Jaebummie!" Mark squealed.

Jaebum rolled his eyes. "Mark please..."

"Jae... bummie?" Jinyoung mumbled, the nickname being something he wasn't used to.

Mark's attention was grabbed by Jinyoung, the elder looking over at him. "And who are you, cutie?"

"Mark come on..." Jaebum groaned, annoyed by the little pet names Mark used.

"I'm..." Jinyoung trailed off, seeming to hesitate giving his name. It reminded Jaebum of that first night that he met Jinyoung, and he refused to give his name right away. Yet Jinyoung knew that these people were trying to help him, so he shouldn't keep his protective walls up too much. "...Jinyoung. I'm Jinyoung."

"Jinyoung.... a cute name for a really cute guy." Mark stated before spinning around and heading inside.

Jaebum sighed in annoyance, shaking his head. "Don't pay him any attention, he's being a shithead."

Jaebum and Jinyoung followed Mark into the house. Jinyoung marveled at the interior, the place looking high quality and expensive for a house just outside of town.

"How can you call me that when you're asking me to do you a favor?" Mark asked, already beginning the teasing.

And of course Jaebum couldn't argue, since Mark was in fact doing him a favor. "Whatever, just help me make him feel at home."

They brought in the suitcase of their stuff into the house and Mark took it to a bedroom down the long hallway. He returned with a bright smile, his eyes gluing to Jinyoung, making the younger shift a bit uncomfortably.

"Usually I would complain about you asking me for something Jaebummie, but I didn't know you were bringing over such a handsome guy!" Mark said, draping his arm around Jinyoung's waist and pulling him closer "You single sweetie?"

Jaebum sighed, tugging Mark away from Jinyoung who stood there a bit confused. "Mark stop it."

Mark looked at Jaebum, then at Jinyoung, then back at Jaebum, before a mischievous smile grew on his face. "Oh. Oh I see what's going on here, he's yours isn't he? I'm sorry, I didn't know Jaebummie found a new boy toy so fast!"

"I'm not his... boy toy..." Jinyoung stuttered out, looking at the floor as his cheeks blushed a soft pink.

"He's just a friend Mark. I just feel weird about you flirting with him." Jaebum clarified.

Mark shrugged at the two denying their relationship. "Well, if he's single and in my house, he's gonna have to deal with the flirting. You can't just bring over such a good looking guy and expect me to not want a piece of him."

Jaebum was annoyed of Mark's weird comments and flirting, and he wanted him to just leave them alone for a while. "Mark, how about you get something to eat, huh?"

"Trying to get rid of me huh? Fine, you and Jinyoung can have your private time. I'll be back with something to eat and some drinks." Mark stated, walking off to make himself busy. "And I don't want to see any weird stains on the couch! If you're gonna do it, clean up after yourselves!"

"Shut up Mark!" Jaebum called back, hearing Mark's mocking high pitched laugh in the distance.

"Weird stains?" Jinyoung asked, obviously not getting the inappropriate joke.

Jaebum was sort of glad that Jinyoung didn't get the joke though, or else it would've made things even more awkward between them. "Ah, n-nothing. I'm so sorry about him... he's just..."