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Twenty-Five

"So... did you come up with an idea to get Jongho and Hongjoong together?" Yeosang asks Seonghwa.

"So I'm not Cupid or anything, but..."

"What?" Yeosang smiles.

"I got them movie tickets to a movie I'm sure they'll like." He laughs evilly which makes Yeosang confused. "They think we're all going with them, but the truth is they'll be going alone. There's nothing better than a movie for your first date, am I right?"

"What did you do?" Yeosang raises an eyebrow.

"Oh nothing... just got them tickets to scariest movie airing right now."

"Wow! You're evil..." Yeosang hits his arm. "An evil genius!"

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"Wait, I-I can't." Yunho pulls away from the kiss as he and Mingi were on the bed.

"Is everything okay?" Mingi asks him. "I've noticed you've been distant lately."

"Nothing's going on." He shakes his head. He doesn't like lying to him, but he also doesn't know how to tell him what's on his mind.

"I know I messed up ever since I kissed San, but please... I thought you said you forgave me. I'd never do that to you again."

"It's honestly not that." Yunho sits up on the bed.

"So then what? Ever since we came back from the beach house- no, actually... ever since we officially got together, you've been distant."

"I don't know how to tell you this..." Yunho starts. "But... remember that night? When you saw me and Wooyoung kissing at the club?"

"Yeah." Mingi nods. How could he forget? He was so jealous that day. "What about it?"

"That's not all that happened." Yunho says honestly.

"Huh?"

"I-I slept with him."

"Wh-what? Why hadn't you told me about that?"

"It happened when we weren't together, so I didn't think it mattered." He tells him. "We were both so drunk and it just happened."

"Okay okay." Mingi takes a deep breath and tries to stay calm. "But if you thought it didn't matter, why are you bringing it up now?"

"I'm sorry, Mingi, but... I think we should break up." He tells him. "You apologized for what you did and I forgave you, but still... I can't really trust you anymore." He sighs. "And I... I've realized I like Wooyoung... I'm sorry."

"I'd be lying if I said this didn't hurt me, but I honestly suspected it since we were at the beach house. When Wooyoung passed out I saw how worried you looked. I also noticed how you looked at him from time to time. I had wished they were all just silly thoughts of mine, but they ended up being true."

"I'm sorry."

"No, don't apologize. I'm thankful you told me about it. Honestly, if you hadn't caught me and San that day, I'm not sure I would've been able to tell you. I know, I'm the worst." He sighs. "But thanks for being honest with me."