Decaf Coffee

5 - Driving

Seungmin waited outside. He got out early from work, which he was happy about since usually Hyunjin is done with work 30 minutes before him. He waited until 8:45 and then began to worry. Hyunjin is never this late, ever. What if something happened to him? Oh God, what if he walked home? It's not safe, especially this city at night. He probably doesn't want to talk to you, since last night. Good job Seungmin, you ruined caffeine night. He's leaning against the building, but soon starts pacing with worry. He hears someone in the distance, and he sees Hyunjin walking. He looks tired, Seungmin feels guilty. He's tired, because I kept him up. This is my fault.

"Seungminnie!" Hyunjin called out his nickname, walking up quickly and handing him the coffee that he carefully kept stable in his hands as to not ruin the artwork. "I hope you like it. I'm sorry I'm so late, thank you for waiting for me. I know it sucked, I'm so sorry. I just got caught up in making the artwork on top and today was just a lot and I'm so sorry, I didn't look at the time until it was too late." He rambled on, giving time for Seungmin to look down at the cup. This one is so beautiful, Jeongin had to have made this one, right? No. . . he just said he was working on lattes. This is so good, I feel even worse now god he's probably so exhausted and he still brought me coffee.

"Hyunjin, it's okay. I'm sorry for keeping you up last night and making you so tired." Seungmin took a picture of the coffee before taking a sip of it. The coffee hit his stomach perfectly, it was perfect for Seungmin. He didn't like his coffee too sweet or with too much milk, he just liked the coffee taste muted. Hyunjin knew exactly how to make it and he made it extra well this time. "Hyunjin!" Seungmin almost yelled, startling the boy in front of him. Hyunjin had just drank half his coffee in tired desperation and stammered out a surprised 'huh'. "This art is beautiful and I think this is quite possibly the best coffee you've ever made me! Thank you so much." Seungmin hugged him, desperately wanting his attention. He had been thinking about him all day and how he held him all night. Seungmin remembered how happy he felt, his head feeling light all day. But his mind was also plagued with worry over whether or not the older was upset at him.

"Really? I made a lot of them before that were not as successful so I'm glad you got the new one and saw the new artwork. It was kinda fun to practice, to be honest," Hyunjin pulled at the sleeves of his tee shirt, a nervous habit he always had. Sometimes he begged Seungmin to fix his shirts since the sleeves always were stretched out with fingerprints indented in them. Of course, he obliged, enjoying the fact that he was needed for something so small, yet important. (And Hyunjin enjoyed having Seungmin pay attention to him, but more so that Seungmin could help him fix one of his flaws.)

"Yeah, I love it. . . Hyunjin, let's go home. I'm cold," Seungmin pulled at Hyunjin's sleeve and the older nodded. Seungmin dressed casually today, a tradition in his office. They all had to dress relatively nice, but absolutely no heels or blazers or dress shoes were allowed on fridays. He wore a short sleeve baby blue button up over a white shirt, only the top button was done. Clad in black jeans and white sneakers, he looked more his age. He dressed like he was in his early-mid 20s and the office always melted when he came in on fridays. The older women said he looked even more like their baby and they always described fridays as "the real, cute seungmin". Though he loved an environment where he had to maintain a professional look, fridays were still his favorite.

"I'll drive aga-" Hyunjin started, but was interrupted by Seunugmin who seemed to have a fire in his eyes. Sometimes the younger was fiercely protective of the older and this was one of those times. Hyunin never really minded, liking the extra attention that Seungmin showed him.

"You will most definitely not be driving for not only a second day in a row, but for the fact that you drove this morning and you look like you might pass out at any second now. I know you by now and your caffeine addiction is not going to allow that one cup of coffee to stop you from knocking out after food when we get home. So you're gonna sit your pretty ass down in the passenger seat and I'm going to drive, okay?" Seungmin said, opening the passenger door, motioning for Hyunjin to sit inside. Seungmin was starting to feel almost the same sensation as anger, but it was just protective. He just wanted Hyunjin to be safe and he knows he will be if he is not driving. Seungmin behind the wheel means he controls the speed, the music, the awareness of what's around them- meaning he can keep Hyunjin safe to the best of his own abilities.

"My ass is pretty, huh?" Hyunjin said, laughing as he got in the car. Seungmin didn't miss a beat. Hyunjin choked on his coffee he was drinking.

"Very," He closed the door.