The water tickled the in between of his toes as he wiggled them, watching mini bubbles form and the way the ripples expand till there were none left. Then, he wiggled his toes again and smiled as the cycle repeated itself. 

      Junhyung found himself helplessly falling in love with the sight of Yoseob playing with the water, the way he breathed in deeply the fresh air nature had to offer, the way his temper reveals itself momentarily when he impatiently waved a dragonfly away, well... Basically everything of this smaller male, he loves.        "How did you know of this place?" The silence that followed them since they left the office was broken by the soft voice of the smaller male.        "Well, I decided that we had to talk and so, I asked your mother where she thinks would be a great place that would have you open up to me freely. She said that this is one of the first places you found and even brought the family to so it might be a suitable location."       Yoseob muttered a harmless 'mum, you betrayed me', bringing up the edges of Junhyung's lips at the childlike words. He had plenty, plenty that he wished to say and he have thought about this since the previous day. He was not going to waste time between him and Yoseob just for an unborn child that wasn't even his. If Haeyeon was going to be selfish and lie about her pregnancy, Junhyung wondered why no one corrected her and instead, allowed the mistake to continue. And he had enough of it.       He wants Yoseob, he was sure of it.       He would make sure Haeyeon's baby grows up with the right family and right ethics and beliefs. He was not going to be an unwilling father but a caring and loving uncle. That's right.       How shall he string all his thoughts into words? He didn't know. Well, he thought he knew which was why he had planned for this. But right now, with Yoseob right in front of him, his face glowing from the shine of the sunset sky, he was getting all nervous and clammy, at a complete loss for words. It was ridiculous how he feels like he was back in high school, all uptight and jittery when in the presence of his crush.        Seemingly noticing his struggle with the right words, the smaller male thoughtlessly bunched up the grass that they were sitting on and muttered, "Junhyung ah, you know plenty of things that I never knew you knew. What else are you hiding from me?"       "I'm not!" Junhyung's voice was high as worries filled him, he couldn't let Yoseob feel that he can't trust him, even just for a little bit. "I'm not..." He repeated in a lower voice as he caught himself and tried to speak more calmly. "Everything I said and did to you, they are genuine and real. The only thing that you didn't know was that I found out about Haeyeon's pregnancy a little after you knew."       Yoseob turned to look him straight in the eyes as he whispered, so brokenly that Junhyung felt sick in the stomach, "so why? Why did you lead me on and yet, still go out with her? Why did you make my heart flutter and yet, still go on dates with her? Does it make you happy to see me fall for you while you get to have a normal, man-woman marriage and a child? But then why would you kiss me or let me kiss you? Are you using me, playing with me? Why? I'm so confused, Junhyung, I don't know what is going on."       The taller male grabbed his fisted hands at the sides and shook his head furiously, "No, you go it all wrong. I would never use you or play with you. The first date, I still didn't know anything. The second, was actually for Byeong Su to get a chance to speak to her. I knew right from the start that it's you over her but I also know that you wouldn't want your nephew to be fatherless. That's why I had to settle that first."       "Then why didn't you just tell me that you knew?"       "Because", the taller male stressed as he looked pleadingly into Yoseob's large eyes, "because I didn't want to be nothing but a responsibility."       "Huh?"       "Remember when I brought you to the place which my mother chanced upon?"       The smaller male nodded, slightly biting on his bottom lip with a pout, looking way too adorable that Junhyung wished that they could just kiss and get together already.        "Well, you talked about a responsibility and that you had to prioritize above yourself, so I thought that... Maybe to you, I'm just a responsibility. That how you behave towards me merely is a form of distraction until I can make an informed decision to accept your sister's child."       Yoseob frowned but before he could say a word, Junhyung continued, "I was thinking and thinking since yesterday. That no, it was impossible that everything is just an act. After your mother's words to us, I was even more certain that you really did have some feelings for me."       "Confidence at work, you're lacking. But this,  you sound way too sure", the smaller male mumbled but Junhyung didn't miss the shy smile that was stretching across his face.        "Am I wrong then?" Junhyung challenged his ball of sunshine, "Yoseob ah, I've lost my family without saying a proper goodbye but you taught me how to remember them for the fond memories we had. For you, I still have you here and I want, I want to create memories with you, together. Let's not be silly and let Haeyeon's mistake drag on, shall we? Nobody will be happy in the end if the wrong is allowed to be continued."       The smaller male peered deep into Junhyung's as his mind continued having its own internal fight and after why felt like ages to the CEO, Yoseob's lips finally moved.       "You're right. The responsibility I was talking about wasn't you. It's my family. Yes, Junhyung, Haeyeon is making a mistake now and I didn't want her to continue with that which was I came in between you both. That was my intention initially, I don't know when or how things became so different and stuff. But us..."       Junhyung didn't like the way Yoseob choked up at his last two words, he had a feeling that he wasn't going to like what he was hearing. Acting by instinct, he leaned forward and brought the smaller male to his embrace, connecting their lips together hungrily, almost desperately. Tenderly parting Yoseob's lips with the tip of his tongue, he plunged deep as he gained entrance, tasting the smaller male fully and wanting more, and more of the goodness.       Just as his hold of the smaller male tightened, he felt Yoseob fighting to get away and mumbling 'we can't do this' against his lips. "What's wrong?"       "We can't do this..." the smaller male repeated with a tremor in his voice, his lips swollen, undeniably wanting more but his logical mind preventing him from asking for more. "The responsibility I talked about.. I still have it. I cannot disappoint my family. Even if you are not with Haeyeon, it's fine but I cannot be with you. That was not what was agreed upon you and my father."       His coarse thumb began cruising across Yoseob's velvety skin, the friction from the contrast being surprisingly soothing and comforting to both males. "No it wasn't. But I can speak to your father, I'm sure he's a man of reasoning, yes?"       "Junhyung ah, if we got together, how would Haeyeon feel? I'm her younger brother and there I am, taking away her ideal marriage, her ideal husband."       "Yoseob baby", Junhyung started, almost begging already, "is what you are saying even making any sense to you? This whole agreement with your father, it's to see if something could happen between Haeyeon and I. Now that we know that's impossible, then as what we also agreed on, the marriage will not happen. You are not in the picture in regards to the engagement or marriage or relationship at all! And now that I've fallen so deeply for you, I don't think I can, no, scrape that. I definitely will not be able to live with myself if I let you go this easily!"       "I can't", Yoseob's voice was barely heard now as he was stuck at the crossroads. His heart knowing that he wants to be with Junhyung but his mind telling him that he should not make such a hasty decision that he knew would upset Haeyeon. "I can't do this."       "Then let's talk to your family."       "What?" The smaller male stared wide-eyed at Junhyung, wondering if he had heard wrongly. His heart was thumping so hard and so quickly that he could hear the pounding in his ears.       "We will be honest with our feelings to your family and we see what's their take on this, shall we? Since the only thing that's holding you back is my agreement with your father and how Haeyeon would feel about this. Let me hear them out and if they reject us, like how we dealt with the experienced staff of the hotel, I'll convince them of us."       Yoseob would laugh at the situation if he wasn't actually in the situation as he continued looking at the CEO in awe. "You... You've changed."       "No," Junhyung shook his head and smiled lovingly at the smaller male, "I have always been this way but never showed it until you brought it out of me. And I'm not just speaking about work, I'm also talking about myself as a whole. Thank you."       Yoseob beamed at him behind his drying tears and caught him in a sudden embrace, "I like it this way."        "Really? I thought you fell for me because of my weak side." The CEO teased as he hugged the small body back.       "Mm mm", Yoseob rubbed his nose from side to side, against the taller male's shoulder, as he hummed in disagreement. "I always knew you had it in you, just that it was hidden. Pitiable, actually. But I'm glad now."       "You're not denying my words so that means...you have really fallen for me?"