Worry Wart

Secrets

Niel was sleeping comfortably wrapped in L’joe’s arms when an uncomfortable feeling stirred him from his sleep. As he opened his eyes that same nauseas feeling came over him again.

“L’joe” Niel moaned as he tried to escape from L’joe’s grip, but he wasn’t budging.

“Baby, wake up” Niel whimpered again shaking L’joe’s body causing him to stir but not wake.

Suddenly his stomach lurched, and he tried desperately to pry L’joe’s hands off with no avail. He might be skinny but he was stronger than he looked. Unable to get free he jerked towards the end of the bed as all the contents of his stomach came spilling out. Niel’s heaving sounds startled L’joe awake. As his head cleared he could feel Niel’s body jerking in his arms as he continued dry heaving.

“Oh my god, Niel” he ripped the covers back and started rubbing Niel’s back until his heaving stopped.

“I’m sorry” Niel chocked out once he could breathe again.

“What are you apologizing for” he said bringing Niel close, encasing him in a hug.

“Look at the carpet” L’joe chuckled slightly.

“The carpet can be cleaned. I’m more worried about you” he admitted, putting his hand on Niel’s forehead, checking for a fever.

“I’m not sure. I felt fine when we laid down. Maybe it was something I ate.” He pouted looking L’joe in the eyes.

“Well you lay down and I’ll bring you some water, and clean up the floor.” L’joe crawled to the other end of the bed and Niel followed.

“I’ll help you” Niel insisted, about to get out of the bed but L’joe stopped him.

“Baby, seriously just lay down. I got it.” He lightly pushed Niel back on the bed and brushed his cheek.

L’joe walked out of the room and in to the dorm kitchen. He the water on high, thankful that the rooms of their new dorm were in the back. He waited till the water was hot and then went back to the room. L’joe smiled to himself when he saw Niel asleep in the bed. He walked to the other side of the bed and frowned. Vomit was everywhere, it was a miracle his stomach wasn’t on the floor as well. He spent the next ten minutes thoroughly cleaning the carpet so that it wouldn’t smell later on. After he finished he crawled back into the bed and Niel immediately cuddled into L’joe’s body.

The next morning began with being woken by CAP. Niel was feeling well enough. He hoped it had just been food poisoning; L Joe tended to over react when Niel wasn't well. That was the last thing he needed with their schedule. They got ready and piled into the van, Niel against the window. He usually enjoyed watching the passing scenery, not today. Today it made him nauseous. He quickly turned away as the feeling got worse.

"Are you okay?" Changjo asked, noticing Niel’s pale complexion.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just a little sleepy." He smiled, feeling everyone's attention on him. L’joe’s eyes locked onto his and Niel prayed his boyfriend believed him. To his relief, L Joe didn't say anything, leaving the car quiet. For the rest of the ride Niel fought off the rising bile in his flipping stomach. He wasn't sure what was happening, he never used to get motion sickness.

Once they made it to the studio Niel waited till the stylist had L’joe distracted, and ran to the restroom as his stomach turned against him. He spent about five minutes clinging for dear life to the toilet bowl. Once his stomach finally settled he crept back out and into the dressing rooms.

“Hey, where did you disappear too” Changjo asked as Niel came in causing everyone to look at him, again.

‘Damn it Changjo, just why?’

Pushing his frustration aside he smiled and said “In the restroom I really had to pee. I forgot to before we left” he lied trying to get the unwanted attention off him. Just as L’joe was about to call him on his lie, a stylist grabbed Niel and put him a nearby makeup chair. He sighed in relief and relaxed into his chair, happy to have escaped questioning.

“Here, these will help” Chunji said and placed a package of crackers in Niel’s lap. Before Niel could question him, Chunji had walked away and into the changing rooms. He wasn’t sure what Chunji meant but the crackers could help settle his stomach.

The rest of the day passed without any complications, much to Niel’s relief. He was waiting for his chance in the shower when L’joe entered his room.

“Hey, babe what’s up” Niel asked while removing his shirt. When nothing was said Niel turned to face L’joe who only blankly stared at him. Soon Niel began to fidget under L’joe’s intense gaze.

“I know you were lying this morning. Are you really okay?” L’joe asked unable to stay mad at him.

Niel sighed, and walked over to L’joe and pecked him on the lips. “I’m fine really, you’re such a worry wart” Niel said with a playful smile. He hated when L’joe worried about him.

“Okay, just don’t keep secrets from me” he said slinking his arm around Niel slim waist and hugged him.

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Hi everyone, this is just a random idea i had and had to write it out. hope you enjoy the story comment, review. XD

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Amalya
#1
Chapter 9: So that was quite a cute ending. They really do have, as you've put it before, a petty but loving attitude between the two of them. haha We do still need to work on your typos (those homophones are a pain in the , I know), but the pacing was good.

From the intro with how you painted the panicked and sort of desperate scene with Niel going into labor and everything thereafter. Totally had to grin at Changjo's role and then his muscle man act. haha And you sectioned them off well in terms of what I imagine they would be doing in that actual scenario. lol Cap would totally be talking L. Joe down too. XD And it feels like you've done at least a little bit of research for the whole labor process and whatnot (i.e. the physiological process of it as well as the medical process as seen at the hospital).

I felt so bad for L. Joe though when they finally did get to the hospital. Yes Niel. Stop being a . -_- Hormones man. >.> lol That was definitely an interesting incorporation of Niel's mother too. Nice touch indeed. And I grinned like an idiot when she was "on L. Joe's side" more or less. ;) The whole exchange with the chosen name, and possible pettiness behind it, was amusing for the most part. I was not expecting L. Joe to have that statement come to mind. Later maybe, but in the delivery room? Hmm.

Also! Kudos for trying to get Niel to be not the umma! Your reasoning for why it didn't work anyway was priceless. XD And the entire scene with Areum was just adorable. Uncle Changjo and Ricky. Bahaha! I sort of missed seeing Chunji in this update, but you covered all the bases and whatnot. Their daughter was adorable. L. Joe does have a little bit of an evil streak in him (I about died when you mentioned fun dip). And bath time sounds like an adventure. Every time. >.>

Well done with finishing it up though. Especially in regards to how you continue to tie in real events like Niel's solo work and the group debuting.
hyangsu #2
Chapter 9: Super cute ending! I was smiling like a fool. Thank you for the lovely story author-nim!
sritlaekenoise #3
Chapter 9: So cute thank you :)
mamdalida #4
Chapter 9: Thanks for this story.. :)
Amalya
#5
Chapter 8: Definitely an interesting update and that opener was intense! XD Gotta love a pissed off Cap, especially when L. Joe is being a doobus. hehe But I think you handled it well, all thins considered. It's no surprise he was emotional considering what he went through before as well. I find it ironic/interesting that L. Joe continues to be oblivious to most 'secrets' and the others are decent enough at finding out, but it makes for fascinating exchanges later. Like this one. ;)

That was a good hint too for L. Joe to find the right place. Go Changjo for giving just the right tidbit of information! And of course I had to love L. Joe's determination. I'm glad you took his reaction into consideration too when he got to the place. I think I would have gotten sick too. And it was a perfect way to get them together too. That was certainly a nice touch. :) And such a sweet scene, even if they do have a hard time figuring each other out beyond those tense meetings. lol

As for the ending... that was hilarious. I think he's gonna have two black eyes or something, but at least things have been sorted out. It was a nice way to wrap things up. Well done. ^_^

I would caution you about some general typos throughout (nothing that interferes with comprehension) but those damn homophones continue to be a pain. You may want to check weather (instead of whether), hear (instead of here), and the easy to do typo of defiantly (instead of definitely). Overall though, good job of pulling it together and I'm looking forward to seeing the next - and potentially final - update! Woot! XD
mamdalida #6
Chapter 8: yay.. thanks for updating.. :))))