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renjun did exactly what jaemin had told him and went to jungwoo's house the next day. for some reason, renjun found himself nervous. he shoved his hands into the pockets of his jacket as he rehearsed what he was going to say in his head. he was so caught up in his thoughts he didn't realize he was in front of jungwoo's house. renjun sighed as he walked up to the door, his breath visible in the cold air before him.

"please don't answer, please don't answer..." renjun chanted after he knocked on the door. and to his misfortune, the door creaked open revealing lucas who looked down at him with a confused expression.

"renjun? what are you doing here?"

"i came here because i owe jungwoo an apology." lucas pursed his lips, moving aside to let the smaller boy into his home. "sorry for coming here unannounced." lucas waved him off, shaking his head.

"don't be, you're fine. i'll go get him for you, make yourself comfortable." renjun nodded as he sat down on their couch, waiting patiently.

lucas made his way down the hallway, knocking on their bedroom door, "renjun's here to see you, darling." lucas then opened the door, his eyes landing on the man before him.

"what for?"

"he wants to apologize to you. he's in the living room waiting." jungwoo gave lucas an uncertain look but the younger assured him it was okay. jungwoo built up the courage to go face renjun in the living room and sat on the couch beside him. lucas on the other hand, stayed in their bedroom.

"i know this is sudden, but after what happened back at jaemin's house was terrible and you don't have to forgive me at all. i also want to apologize on ten's behalf, we both were trying to get into your business which was completely unacceptable. not only that, but i belittled your feelings and didn't realize it until you told the real reason why you were hired. you shouldn't have had to tell me something so personal just for me to understand that it wasn't my business and i'm deeply sorry for that. i hurt you and i am in the wrong, and i just wanted you to know that."

jungwoo smiled slightly, looking down at his lap, "it really did hurt and i'm glad you acknowledge that. i appreciate you coming here so late in the day to apologize to me as well. i'm not mad at you, renjun, all that anger came from what you've gone through and i understand that. trust me, jeno isn't planning anything and if he was i would stop him and make sure you knew about it. all is well." jungwoo's smile widened, looking up to meet renjun's eyes. the younger returned the gesture, hugging the older male.

renjun felt refreshed, like a giant weight was lifted from his shoulders as he walked back to his apartment. he was thankful jaemin helped him build up the courage to go and he was glad he was able to make it up to jungwoo. when he got to his room and unlocked the door, he froze in shock from what he saw in front of him. chenle, jisung, jeno, mark, jaemin, and haechan were in his living room.

"what the actual hell is going on here? haechan, what did i tell you about using that key i gave you for unnecessary reasons." jaemin chuckled softly to himself. renjun was adorable when he was angry.

"this reason is necessary. hendery gave the footage earlier and we didn't want to watch it without you." haechan stared at renjun with a sympathetic and loving expression. renjun swallowed. hard. nodding as he joined everyone on the couch to watch the footage.

"why is everyone here so suddenly?"

"we want you to know that we're here for you every step of the way." chenle smiled.