Sometimes Sweetly, Sometimes Achingly

Chapter 7

Jaehyun choked on his coffee, causing him to almost drift into the wrong lane. "She said that?" He exclaimed in shock.

"Oh, yes she did," Taeyong nodded with a teasing lilt to his voice. "I think she probably did it, too. Yunho-hyung will have a field day, but your boss probably wouldn't be too happy."

"I wouldn't put it past Soojung," Jaehyun muttered darkly. "She once tricked me into a blind date, and that was just about the worst experience of my life."

Taeyong giggled. "Have I ever told you about the first time I met her?"

"No, but I've heard her side of the story. Something about you being really weak and her taking advantage of that?"

"She scarred me for life," Taeyong shuddered playfully. He unlocked his door as Jaehyun stopped by the curb, said, "I'll have to tell you the full story some time. It's a good one."

"Mmm, I bet," Jaehyun nodded.

Just as Taeyong was about to get out, he was stopped by a hand on his wrist. Turning in confusion, he opened his mouth to ask what was wrong when Jaehyun pulled him down and kissed him.

It was hardly more than a peck, really, but Taeyong malfunctioned anyway. He stared at Jaehyun with wide eyes, raising his fingers to his lips in disbelief.

Jaehyun smiled boyishly. "Have a good day, Taeyong-hyung. I'll see you later."

Taeyong finally regained his senses and pouted. "That's not fair!" He whined as Jaehyun's car drove out of sight.

When he spun around to go to work, he was met with the sight of Ten, holding his hands up to his face in shock.

Fuck.

"When did this happen? How did it happen? Yongie, why didn't you tell me anything?" Ten demanded as Taeyong very purposefully speedwalked down the hall. "Hey, don't you run away from me, Lee Taeyong! You need to fess up!"

Taeyeon poked her head out of her studio. "What's going on? What does Taeyongie need to confess?"

Taeyong broke into a full sprint to his office, but just as he closed his door, he heard Ten's loud voice shout, "Taeyong and Jaehyun kissed!"

"What?!" Taeyeon screamed so loudly Taeyong wouldn't be surprised if the aliens could hear her.

"What?!" Another voice that unmistakably belonged to Jongdae screeched.

Taeyong banged his head against his desk.

As things usually went at D&E, by lunchtime, everyone knew the latest news: Lee Taeyong and Jung Jaehyun were together.

Taeyong almost refused to step out of his office the whole day, but, deciding he'd rather face the firing squad sooner rather than later, reluctantly made his way over to the staffroom.

He immediately regretted his decision the second he opened the door. His usual table of Ten, Doyoung, Yuta, and Jungwoo were there, as were the inseparable trio of Jongdae, Baekhyun, and Kyungsoo who, as of late, always seemed to be present. Sunyoung, Taeyeon, Sooyoung, and Yoona stood against the wall with their arms crossed. Even Taemin and Jongin-who, if Taeyong remembered correctly, were supposed to be running classes right now-were present.

The most unnerving part wasn't the fact that so many people were in the room or that every single person had their eyes trained on him, but the thick silence. There was never a quiet moment at D&E until now, and Taeyong wasn't exactly ecstatic about it.

"Um, hi," he waved awkwardly. "Seeing as this place looks full, I think I'll just go."

Before he could even blink, Yuta and Ten each grabbed him by an arm and dragged him over to their table. The trio rushed in to hold him down while the girls leaned in closer and the chuckle brothers guarded the door.