With U // YunGi

Tea Time

Hongjoong blindly reached for his phone that he had left charging on the bedside table last night. The sun was shining through a gap in the curtains and blinding him.

Without opening his eyes, he said, "Hello?"

Something stirred next to him. Seonghwa sat up, yawned, and watched his spouse receive the call.

"Yes, of course... Sure, we'll prepare.... What? Are you sure?... Okay, okay. We'll talk more this afternoon... See you."

Seonghwa waited for Hongjoong to hang up. "Who was that?"

"Yunho." Hongjoong rested his back against the wall and stretched. "He and Jongho are inviting us to tea this afternoon at three. He told us to ask Wooyoung and San, too."

Seonghwa used a foot to nudge Hongjoong off the bed so he could start tidying it. "You agree to things too easily."

"Come on, I know you want it, too. Besides, he said we can just do it in With U. What else would we use the back patio for?" Hongjoong had circled around the bed and was beginning to give Seonghwa a rub on the shoulders. This was his persuasion tactic.

Sure enough, his shoulders loosened ever so slightly. But Seonghwa was done making the bed and he turned towards the stairs. "Fine. Just know that I'm not going to be in charge of the food." He walked away.

Hongjoong smirked, triumphant that he got his own way for once. Despite what his partner said, he knew Seonghwa would still end up getting the food. "Come on, give me a kiss first."

Seonghwa looked over his shoulder. "Do you want breakfast?"

"Yes."

"Then follow me and set the tables."

It took Hongjoong a while to dress, and by the time he was done, Seonghwa was already in the common area.

Wooyoung and San were once again lounging in front of the TV. "Good morning, hyung!" Both of them said when they saw Seonghwa at the foot of the stairs.

"San, you're here, too? What do you even do? It seems like you're never busy, but Wooyoung said you're rich."

The man in question laughed, then replied in a sing-song voice, "My main job is a secret. But what I can tell you is that I teach dancing part-time and have dancing competitions occasionally."

Wooyoung nodded, supporting his boyfriend without hesitation. Seonghwa raised an eyebrow, but he trusted Wooyoung not to bring some gangster from the black market into With U.

"I'm making french toast. You can have some, too. Leave the rest for whoever wakes up first, okay?" Seonghwa put on his apron and opened the fridge. He was referring to the other boyfriends who lived in the building.

"Thanks, hyung!" Wooyoung beamed.

"Here he comes." Seonghwa shook his head with a smile as Hongjoong hurried down the stairs. "You can go ahead and tell them about the tea."

San and Wooyoung cocked their heads at Hongjoong, who explained Yunho's invitation earlier in the morning. "I'll prepare some sweets and coffee. Or tea, if you like. We're just doing it outside the kitchen." Hongjoong pointed at the glass backdoor that led to the back patio that they never used unless they had a barbeque or had the need for more seats.

"Ah, I'm sorry, hyung. But I have a competition from two to five." San pouted. "Maybe next time..."

Hongjoong asked if Wooyoung would join.

"It's a private event, so I can't go to support San even if I wanted to. I'll join you guys." Wooyoung squeezed San's cheek affectionately. "Good luck, Sanie."