Charming, To Say The Least ## Nahyuck

Chapter 3

It had been a week since Jaemin last came, and Donghyuck is almost worried he'd scared him away. But at last, one sunny afternoon:

"You wouldn't happen to have Patience for a flavour, would you?" Jaemin's nearly out of breath and leaning against the front of the counter. Donghyuck yawns himself fully awake and stands up.

"We do, in fact, albeit a little low on stock. You want?"

"Please."

"Coming up. Did you not like my recommendations?" he jokes, but Jaemin just silently hands him the money. "Everything okay?"

"Let's just say," he heaves a sigh, "Kids are fucking exhausting."

"I mean...true enough," Donghyuck gives him a tissue to clean the drips of purple from the corners of his lips.

"Hide and seek was a great idea on my part," Jaemin smuggly says and takes a huge bite from the cone. "Plus that bubble around this place? They'd never dare come near," he chews, satisfied and still looking oddly endearing; it's a good choice (for the both of them) of a sleeveless shirt, and although Donghyuck couldn't quite see without looking weird tip-toeing over the countertop, ripped jeans really suit his slender legs. Damn.

"You cheater."
"Nah, they deserve it after dumping that ice bucket over me earlier."

"Ah, so that's why..." Donghyuck fights a giggle as his eyes wander over to his still slightly damp hair- he'd just assumed it was sweat. The longer he stares, the more he swears it's changing blue to pink. Jaemin sighs and takes another aggressive bite.

"Fuck them kids."

"Probably shouldn't."

"You can't tell me what to do," he points a finger in Donghyuck's face, making him go cross eyed. "But perhaps I'll consider." As his finger draws back and although Donghyuck knows otherwise, there's a strangely hypnotising feeling dripping over him; he suddenly wants to drown in it.

"Yes, do that," Donghyuck squeaks whilst he pops the last part of the cone in his mouth and brushes his hands together to get rid of lingering crumbs.

"Well, I shall go back to my babysitting job. I already used the money earnt last time to buy that ice cream anyway."

"Implying you'd get another?" Jaemin shrugs and shoots a sparkly smile, as if he knows.

"Patience has tasted the best so far- try it!"