Strictly Business / Minsung

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just to let you know there's a huge mention of outing in this chapter, please don't read if that is something that makes you uncomfortable!!

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"It's funny I saw you here," Namwoon chuckled to begin a conversation that Minho never wanted to have.

"Minho," came Jisung's concerned voice that was now a meek whisper. The older boy finally came to his senses and stood up to face someone who he wished to never see again.

"It's not funny, you know I come here," the Lee heir countered and Namwoon laughed again despite it being obvious that there was no joke.

"I guess you're right, it's nice to see that you've finally got a boyfriend to bring here," Namwoon spoke then and Minho's blood instantly ran cold, "I've seen his face before, the son of your dad's main rival right? Does he know?"

It became evident to Jisung then that this wasn't just a friendly conversation. Namwoon's intentions were clear and despite not knowing who this man was, Jisung wanted nothing more than to get away from him.

"He's not my boyfriend," Minho replied weakly. He knew that Namwoon would've seen straight through him.

"Don't worry you can tell me," a sly smile formed on Namwoon's face, "no one will find out."

His words meant the opposite and Minho could tell this terrifying truth just by looking at his face. After months of not knowing when the man in front of him dishonest, Minho now thought that he could read him like a book. Scheming eyes were looking down at where Jisung still hadn't removed his hand from Minho's shoulder and for every second they stood in silence, Minho knew that Namwoon's plan would just be getting worse. There was no way out of the situation, everyone would know.

"It doesn't matter anyway because we're just best friends," Jisung replied courteously but even Minho could hear the crack in his voice as he spoke, "if that's everything, we'll be leaving now."

"But Jisung our game," Minho spoke softly and his boyfriend just smiled.

"It's okay, we'll find somewhere else to play."

"I guess that's all," Namwoon smirked, "good to see you Minho."

The Lee heir nodded and he and Jisung made their way out of the shop.

"Minho, what is going on?" Jisung asked worriedly as soon as they passed the edge of the shop window.

"I have a lot to explain but for now all you have to know is that he was once my friend and he kept using me for money and begged me to pay his rent, I said no and he's holding it against me," Minho tried to calm himself down but his breathing was heavy and his mind was whirring at a million miles an hour. There were so many possibilities but not one of them included his parents not finding out about his and Jisung's relationship. Everything was still so new and exciting, they hadn't even had the chance to explore what being together really meant yet and already they were faced by a huge obstacle. Minho felt regret seeping into his veins as he thought about how he had dragged Jisung right into Namwoon's trap.

"Minho listen to me, calm down okay, listen to me now, I know what you think is gonna happen," the younger began, "but you have to know that our parents can't control us forever, the worst they can do is yell and get angry and I don't even think my parents will do that so I would say that if anything happens you always have a place at our house but I don't think it will," Jisung too paused for a second to collect his thoughts, "maybe you need to tell your mom exactly what is happening okay, I think that's the best plan."

Minho took in his boyfriend's words and nodded slowly before Jisung pulled him into a tight hug. They stayed like that just for a couple of seconds but it was enough to drag Minho right back down to Earth. For those few second spent in Jisung's arms, Minho felt a little bit of his worry leave him and when they pulled away the world looked ever so slightly brighter.

"Better?" Jisung asked him softly and Minho just hummed in reply.

"I'm sorry for dragging you into my mess," the older of the two apologised after a few seconds.

"This isn't your mess at all and I'm your boyfriend that's what I signed up for, I want you and any mess that might come with you," the younger giggled.

"That makes me feel a little better," Minho admitted.

They made their way to the park then, their fingers were intertwined as they swung their hands between them and Jisung pointed to the birds in the trees above. Minho knew that the younger was just talking about complete nonsense in an attempt to keep his mind of what had just happened and it was working a little. When the bird Jisung was talking about finally got bored and flew away, Minho looked to make sure no one was around them and pressed a light kiss to Jisung's cheek.

"What was that for?" his boyfriend asked with a soft smile and a light pink sprinkled across his round cheeks.

"You looked sad that the bird flew away," Minho replied off handedly.

"Oh," Jisung spoke in return and Minho just pressed a kiss to his cheek again.

"What about that one?"

"Because you're cute," the older boy smiled.

It was odd how much power Jisung had over him. Even with lingering threats from Namwoon in his mind and the thought of telling his mother about his relationship, Jisung's cute pout and sparkly eyes seemed infinitely more important. The ease in which Minho found himself forgetting everything else in the world other than Jisung was almost scary. It felt like nothing in the world could go wrong for Minho as long as Jisung was at his side and for now, he was.

Jisung was by his side on the bench they had just sat on and he was plucking petals from a daisy reciting, 'he loves me, he loves me not.' Minho smiles fondly before taking the daisy from Jisung and casually throwing it behind him.

"You shouldn't need a daisy to know that I like you," Minho explained himself and Jisung hit him lightly on the arm.

"You're a spoil sport," the younger replied but when he saw Minho's fond expression his own gaze softened, "you're my spoil sport though."

"I'm content with being your spoil sport."

He was content, for now. Yet as he got home that night and Jisung was no longer by his side, Namwoon's words took over mind again and Minho couldn't help but feel terrified. At any second, his entire world could come crashing to the floor. The boy didn't even want to imagine how his dad would act upon hearing the news that his only son was dating the son of his main rival, Mr Lee had even forbidden them from being friends.

All Minho could do now was hope. He had to hope that Namwoon was no longer a man of his word. Yet somehow his hope wasn't that strong at all.

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