Trapped in his Maestoso || 엑소 백현

chapter 18

Blinking your eyes rapidly, you realized that you must have spent almost an hour in the washroom. Baekhyun is just gazing at you with those gentle eyes as he calmly combs your hair through his fingers.

Jisoo unnie must be worried.

You cleared your throat while you looked away from his melting gaze, cheeks turning red as you remembered—

"I-I think we should go out already. I'm fine now." You smiled at the side, slightly pushing Baekhyun's arms away from your body. He's been hugging your waist for a while now, and you feel like you've been caught in a trap. "We'll just clean up for a bit, and... we can go home."

He just tilted his head, trying to catch your eyes as you stood up straight.

"Hmm, okay. I'll help."

You looked up at him for a moment, letting him look back into your eyes. You noticed that his lips were almost frowning as if he was displeased about...was it that?

He didn't like it? Is he disappointed that I didn't...respond? Or was he expecting a full-blown make out session? Oh geez, what the hell am I thinking?!

You quickly moved away from him and trudged back to the door. Your heart instantly pounded hard on your chest as you thought that he was not satisfied with it.

You've got it bad, Saejin.

You didn't wait for him to speak again, and went to the counter, where Jisoo was cleaning at. When she saw you, she halted wiping the glass and walked towards you with her worried eyes. You smiled.

"I'm alright, unnie. What happened back there was just a...personal issue. I'm sorry for that."

"That's not what I'm bothered about, okay? You were being ridiculed there, aren't you? Did they do something—" You instantly shook your head at the questions that Jisoo was throwing at you.

"No, they didn't. It's just a misunderstanding, unnie." You dismissed her questions as you went to the tables to help Yeonjun put the chairs up. "I'll clean up there."

You knew Baekhyun was going to help around you, so you started putting up the chairs in the farthest area, where Yeonjun has not gone to yet. Jisoo just huffed as she watched you escape her. She understood that the issue was not something she could easily touch though.

You were grateful that Baekhyun was silent as you both cleaned up, saving you from answering any questions that you do not really want to hear right now. You swiftly placed the chairs upside down on top of the table, looking under the surface after.

"Hyunjin, there are still plates over there! Get moving!" You heard Woobin exclaim inside the kitchen area. Poor boy.

"Ah yes, ma'am. We're closing already." Jisoo spoke through the phone, nodding her head as she walked around the counter. It's probably Aunt Jinah, checking if the cafe was still intact even without her. "There's been no..." She glanced at you. "...complications today. Yes, I'll do so."

Yeonjun, who was mopping the floor nearby, looked up at you before glancing at your back. There were no chairs left on the ground, so you thought of grabbing the window wiper from the table.

"I'll clean the windows—"

"I'll do it." Baekhyun cut you off as he beat you to it, taking the wiper swiftly along with a cloth. You gaped at him as you watched him quickly do the work, acting like a professional cleaner of windows. Yeonjun just shrugged as he continued mopping the floor, leaving you to yourself.

I can't get used to this. He's stealing my duties as always!

You frowned at your thought before grabbing another wet cloth to wipe the tables.