He couldn't do it. There was no way. But what else could he do? Fake sick? Overused and obvious. Sudden family death? No that's too much. Nothing, there was no way out.

Maybe it won't be so bad. What could possibly go wrong? Everything obviously. He couldn't string together a sentence around Kris never mind being alone with him for an evening. Stupid Baek! This was so so stupid! Baekhyun ran his fingers through his soft silver colored hair, a nervous habit from childhood. Looking down he noticed that he had a notification from Chanyeol.

You down for a movie tonight? -C

Sorry Yeol i’m busy tonight -B

Suddenly Baekhyun was struck with the brilliant idea of inviting Chanyeol as a buffer. How had he not thought of this before?

Actually I kind of need your help with something. I kind of have this meeting with someone and I really don't want to do it alone can you please come with me yeollie? -B

Of course he couldn't exactly say who it was or that it wasn't a meeting but that was secondary information right?

Sure, what time should I be over? -C

Oh . Baekhyun looked to the crumpled piece of paper on the table in front of him. He would have to text Kris about the when and where of the meeting. It wasn't a date right? It was totally a meeting, a hangout, casual. Baekhyun let out a strangled groan before picking up the paper.

Hey wassup man when are we chillin tonight?

No no way, what the is that! Baekhyun backspaced the message,

Yo Kris, where are we meeting for coffee?

Yo? When have I ever said yo?? He deleted the message again. Why was it so hard to write a text message? It wasn't like he even liked Kris. Kris wasn't tall and handsome and… Baekhyun shook his head. Now wasn't the time to be thinking about that.

Hey Kris, it's Baekhyun. What cafe are we meeting at? -B

Baekhyun typed the message and hit send. Immediately Baekhyun's mind was racing. There's no way this is going to end well. I should just cancel. This is so stupid. I-

Lets meet at Cafe3 at 7. See you then :) -KrisWu

Baekhyun stared at the message, reading it over and over again. He was excited about tonight. With Chanyeol there it would definitely run smoothly he thought. Smiling to himself he sent Chanyeol the details.