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“Come on, we’re having dinner out! Ppali!” Sehun ranted on the other line. You could hear the other guys talk with each other.

You chuckled. “I’m on my way home, okay?”

“Hmmm. Ppali.” He said before clicking end. You looked at your phone and giggled. *Oh Sehun, really.*

“You’re guardians are looking for you already?” L.oe chuckled, his eyes focused on the road. You tapped his shoulder and nodded.

“We’re having dinner somewhere.” You added. L.joe smiled and drove faster.

“Oppa, what if… Baekhyun Oppa is there? What will I tell him?” You bit your lower lip nervously. L.joe smirked. “Why are you nervous anyway? Just tell him you what you saw.”

“I’ll tell him that I saw him with that and…?” You looked at him curiously, making up scenarios on your mind.

“?” L.joe laughed at you. “Are you… jealous, Minhee?” He glanced at you for a second and snickered.

“N…no! Jealous? Pfft! Why would I be?” You scoffed, hitting him lightly. He shrugged. “I don’t know. You sound like you’re jealous.”

Suho pulled you inside his car. The guys wanted to ride with you, but Suho insisted to make you ride with him.

“How’s work, Oppa?” You smiled as he started the engine.

“Well, I’m starting to… like it.” He smiled back and poked your nose. You frowned. “Who likes work? You’re weird, seriously.”

He chuckled. “Someday, you’ll get the feeling.”

“Never.” You firmly replied and crossed your arms.

“So… I just want to tell you that Kris has been checking on you lately.” He started, eyes on the road. You nodded in understanding. “And…?”

“I told him you’ve been good lately. He’s happy.” He smiled. You couldn’t help but feel relief. A smile crept up your lips. “Thanks, Oppa.”

“But, there’s something else.” He added, before letting the happiness get to you. You looked at him in confusion. “Your… father is coming next week.”

You froze on your seat. Your father rarely visits Korea. And when he does, there must be a stern reason. The thought of your father bugged you. He’s always been a good dad, loving you so much. But, it still disturbs you. Him coming to Seoul. *Maybe he wants to see mom.* You thought. But you know too well that you’re mom visits China every month.

“Perhaps… do you know the reason, Oppa?” You nervously asked, unconsciously holding your breath.

Suho hesitated for a while. “Not really. To visit you, maybe.” He said. It didn’t even make you feel good. Your father visiting you? That’s far from normal. Knowing him, he would send you a private jet just to see him.

At the restaurant, everybody was already waiting except for Kai. Baekhyun worriedly looked at you from his chair. He wanted so badly to tell you that he was just forced to go with Sekyung.

“Annyeong, Oppas.” You smiled brightly as you sat down on your own chair. Sehun and Luhan sat beside you.

“How was your day?” Luhan smiled and ruffled your hair. You pouted and fixed yourself. “It was… fun.” You smiled, glancing at Baekhyun. He was also looking at you. You both locked gazes for a second, but you looked away. D.O., being the most observant, raised a brow at both of you.

“Really? Where did you go?” Sehun tugged on your sleeve like a little child. You poked his nose and answered. “Just entered some shops in Gangnam and ate.”

Kai arrived with a girl beside him. The girl looked outgoing. She was wearing a short floral dress and flats. She skipped beside Kai and smiled a lot.

“Guys, this is Hannah. Hannah these are my friends.” Kai introduced and pulled a chair for her. Chanyeol stifled a laugh seeing Kai being a gentle man.

“I bet three days.” Sehun whispered. You shook your head. “I think a week would do.”

Luhan chuckled and joined. “Knowing Kai, he hates being bugged. This girl looks… talkative. I bet tomorrow.” He nodded firmly.

You laughed. “We have a deal then. Whoever wins gets to be treated.” You bargained. They both nodded willingly, with sly smiles on their faces. You chuckled.

“Ya! You three! What are you laughing at?!” Kai turned to your direction and hissed. The three of you innocently smiled back.

Baekhyun smiled a little seeing you smile. But, something was really bothering him. He wanted to explain to you, but also, he was irked with L.joe. *Are they really just friends? They look... like a couple. Ah, wae am I even thing about it?!*

“Don’t you want that?” Chanyeol nudged him and pointed to his Mango Shake. Baekhyun defensively moved his glass away from Chanyeol. “Get your own.” He replied. Chanyeol shrugged and stuck his tongue out at him

“You’re Byun Baekhyun?” Hannah, Kai’s who-knows girl of the week, gaped at Baekhyun. All of you looked at Baekhyun too. Baekhyun pointed to himself. “Y..yes. Why?” He raised a brow, confused.

“I’m Sekyung unnie’s cousin!” She giggled. Eyes darted to Hannah.

Kai looked at her questioningly. D.O. coughed. “The irony…”

“Who’s Sekyung?” Luhan looked at the guys, confused. He was waiting for an answer.

Lucky of him, Hannah was eager enough to answer. “Of course, Baekhyun Oppa’s girlfriend!” She clapped. Tension filled the air, but Hannah didn’t notice it. Such a cheerful girl.

“She’s not my girlfriend.” Baekhyun retorted, annoyed. He was glancing at you.

You, on the other hand, were playing with the table napkins, avoiding his gaze. It confused you on why you were feeling so ticked. *Maybe he likes Sekyung after all.*

“Oh please! She was spazzing to me on the phone a while ago that she had a marvelous day with you today.” Hannah smiled, chuckling. The guys’ eyes darted back to Baekhyun. He was speechless.

Suho shot Kai a look. Kai nodded back knowingly.

“Hannah, let’s go out for a while.” He smiled at Hannah whose eyes sparkled with his voice. She nodded eagerly and went out with Kai.

As soon as Hannah went out, Baekhyun got bombarded with questions.

“You went out with her today?”

“That girl is obsessed with you!”

“Seriously, Byun Baek, you like that Sekyung girl?”

“Why didn’t you tell us?”

“What will happen to Minhee’s girlfriend stunt?”

“WHO THE HELL IS SEKYUNG?!” Luhan cried, annyoyed. All the guys looked at him. Sehun explained to him everything.

You just sat there, unable to say anything. There was something bothering you and the mention of Sekyung’s name irked you. You didn’t know why.

“I… need to go to the bathroom.” You stood up and quickly scrambled away. The guys looked at you and shrugged. D.O’s head was about to explode with curiosity. He feels something happened.

Baekhyun looked at you going away. He didn’t know why too, but he felt sad. He lost the strength to eat. He just wanted to be alone.

“Ya! Don’t leave us hanging here!” Chanyeol poked his shoulder. He looked up and faced the guys.

“My mom forced me to go on a date with her, okay? It’s my mom. You know how she does things.” He explained, tired. The guys nodded in understanding.

“Man, you should really find love soon. I’ll disown you as a friend if you end up with that Sekyung girl.” D.O. lightly punched his shoulder. He didn't react, he just looked around for you and sighed.

“Sorry to change the topic, dudes.” Luhan interrupted. Attention turned to him. “Is it just me or Minhee’s being quiet after Sekyang’s name was mentioned?” He shrugged.

“Hyung, it’s Sekyung.” Sehun rolled his eyes at the older male. "Whatever, maknae." He retorted.

Suho his chin. “She must be disappointed. I mean, she pulled on the act for you.” He told Baekhyun. Baekhyun weakly nodded and stood up. “I’ll talk to her.”

The guys eyes followed Baekhyun as he walked away.

Silence overpowered.

“Is it just me or those two got pretty close?” Sehun commented. D.O had a sly smile on his face when he heard that.

Suho smacked the maknae’s head. He clung on to Luhan’s arm for defense. Luhan chuckled.

“Minhee’s close with all of us.” Suho replied nonchalantly.

“I know… But between them there’s something different. I can’t pinpoint it, though.” Sehun scratched the nape of his neck. D.O. pressed his lips into a thin line, suppressing his mouth from saying anything too soon.

The conversations went back to normal. Kai and Hannah got back, with you and Baekhyun gone.

After splashing water on your face, you went out the restaurants garden to have some fresh air and calm. Tracing circles in the grass with your foot, you sat there on a swing, deep in thought.

*Why am I bothered? Baekhyun Oppa has the right to be with whoever he wants, right? Sekyung?* The palm trees pleasantly moved along with the cool night. You exhaled, as if answers would come.

“Minhee.” You looked up to see Baekhyun standing in front of you with an unreadable expression. He was looking straight into your eyes. All you did, was look back.

He moved closer and kneeled in front of you. Your eyes widened at what he did.

Inside the restaurant, Suho and D.O decided to excuse themselves to watch you two.

"Woah." Suho gasped, seeing Baekhyun's actions. D.O clucked his tongue.

“Oppa…” You searched his eyes, and tried pulling him up but he resisted. He still had that expression.

“I don’t know why but I feel like I should explain myself to you.” He breathed out. You looked away, unable to look at his gaze. Your heart was hammering, dancing hiphop. Unknown to you, his chest was also about to explode.

“I was just forced by my mother to go out with Sekyung. I really didn’t want to.” He started, hoping you would look at him. Due to nervousness, you stood up, fiddling with your shirt. Your foot was tracing circles again.

“Really?” a smile tugged on your lips. *Why am I smiling? I look like a fool!*

He stood up and smiled too. “Really.” *She’s smiling. Somehow I feel light.*

“You… didn’t have to explain, you know.”

Baekhyun chuckled. “I wanted to.”

Baekhyun came closer to you and leaned in to your ear. “Wait here.”

He grinned as ran away from you. Dumbfounded, you stood there, doing what he told you. He came back with a brown paper bag. A smile was lingering on his face.

"What's that?" D.O whispered behind the wooddn doors. Suho shrugged. "Let's just watch."

You couldn’t hep but giggle at him. He motioned you to close your eyes. Hesitantly, you shut your lids close.

At that momet you could feel something warm surround your neck Baekhyun’s fingers slightly bruhed on your cheek. Electricity went up your spine. *Weird.* You thought.

“Now open.” He ordered

A red knitted scarf was now on your neck. The soft material felt warm and soft on your skin. Baekhyun was smiling. You looked up at him, realizing what the scarf was. It was the red scarf from Busan.

“Peace offering.” He winked. You looked at him in disbelief.

“I told you, Oppa. You did nothing wro—“

“As I said earlier, I wanted to. And besides, I need to thank you too for acting as my girlfriend before.” He placed his hands in his pocket and bit his lower lip.

Color rushed to your cheeks. “Ah, right. Thanks, Oppa.”

Unknown to the two of you, D.O. and Suho were watching all the time.

“Can you feel it?” D.O. nudged Suho.

“Feel what?”

“The something Sehun was talking about.” He grinned.

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hehehhehe! :> somehow I smiled while writing this.

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