Friends With Benefits

8: "First"

Jinyoung smiled with his eyes closed feeling the cool autumn breeze hitting his face as he dipped his head outside the car's window.

He looked at the skies, which is a vast color of blue, and he could see a few clouds scattered around. Jinyoung loves this season, well not as much as spring, but he loves autumn just fine. He loves how the weather is so cool and crisp. The heat of the sun is still felt during noon, but in mornings and evenings, he always enjoyed how cool the wind is.

For the past hours that they were driving, Jinyoung have seen farmers harvesting fruits in the wide field. He also saw how the streets were covered with leaves, which fell off from tress.

Jinyoung really loves autumn.

His attention was drawn back by Mark when he heard him laughing. Jinyoung then turned to the blonde who has one hand on the stirring wheel, one hand playing on his pink lips. The guy was staring straight ahead, but he could still see that amused smile on his face.

"What's funny?" Jinyoung asked after sitting back properly on the car's seat. He also fixed his hair which was a bit disheveled because of the breeze.

"Nothing." He ain't buying it. "You just look like a five year old kid who was taken by his dad for a drive."

"So you're the dad?"

"Why not?" Mark said, now smiling at him teasingly. "Mind calling me daddy?"

Jinyoung automatically made a grossed out face. "Like eew Mark. Could you promise dropping that crudeness of yours once we set foot at our house?"

"And you're judging me again."

"No I'm not. I'm just stating a fact, and asking for a favor."

He heard Mark's laugh again before he answered. "Alright. I won't embarrass you or myself in front of your family. I promise."

And does he even need to wink? Jinyoung just rolled his eyes and focused on the scenery outside the window.

True to Mark's words, the blonde has accompanied him in going to Jinhae. It surprised him, why Mark thought of it, going with him to celebrate his mom's birthday. He couldn't understand Mark's thought process and how he arrived to that decision. But Jinyoung would be lying if he says he isn't glad Mark decided things the way he did. Because of Mark, he gets to travel comfortably, and because of Mark, he isn't going alone.

"Third house on your left." Jinyoung said after they turned on the next block.

Mark then stopped and parked his car in front of a two storey house, with a small frontyard, filled with flowerpots and even several gnomes. Jinyoung could just smile and shake his head as he thought of his mom and her fondness on gnomes.

"This is your house?"

Jinyoung just smiled at Mark who is with curious eyes. "Welcome to our humble abode."

He was first to get off the car. Mark might've sensed how excited he is, from the way he took his seatbelt off and opened the car's door. He might've slammed the door a bit too harder than he should but he didn't hear a shout of complain from the blonde.

When he stood in front of their wooden gate, Jinyoung heaved a very deep breath. Finally, I'm home. He felt as Mark stood beside him after closing the car's door. "Excited to see them?"