Practice droned on as usual as Minseok tried to teach the boys the steps to the new song he had been working on. Minseok had been anticipating the practice because of his and Luhan’s brief spat/reconciliation from yesterday. So exactly what are we now?

Minseok could feel Luhan’s gaze settle on him and he felt his face flush slightly. He wanted to turn and look at the younger boy, but he didn’t want to catch the stupid grin of his. Minseok was still wondering if giving Luhan the chance was a good idea.

After all, a world famous idol was willing to acknowledge his pregnant ….boyfriend? Lover? Friend? Titles are for losers, concluded Minseok as his attention was brought back to reality.

“Hyung, are you feeling okay? You haven’t been dancing lately,” said Chanyeol to Minseok, who returned a blank look. Yeah, thanks for pointing it out, giant. I’m currently pregnant and refraining from heavy activity.

“Yeah, you never showed us the dance yourself. Just hand movements here and there. Did you hurt your back?” asked Jongin. “Because that’s why I’ve been taking it easy. The doctor said to rest as much as I can.”

“My back has been hurting a little” said Minseok, technically not lying because his back had been aching slightly from the pregnancy.

He hoped his answer was sufficient. And it was, as he noticed the other boys diverting their attention back to the mirror as they repeated the steps.

“Hey,” spoke up Luhan with a sly smile, eyes still focused on Minseok’s face. “Am I doing this step right?”

“Huh? Um, yeah, just keep your back leg straight, it’s dipping a bit,” replied Minseok, face hot when the received the unexpected question. Seriously, I’m letting this kid affect me way too much.

“Have you choreographed the full dance out or just this first verse?” asked Luhan again, walking towards the elder boy.

“It’s done up until the second verse. I’m going to work on helping you guys get the first part down before we move on. I need to finish the song soon though,” said Minseok, not realizing he was slowly inching backwards to get away from the younger male.

It was still a little uncomfortable for Minseok to have such a complacent conversation with Luhan. There were so many things to keep in mind of, so many things putting a burden on Minseok’s mind, and yet here they were talking as if nothing ever happened.

Luhan was now standing beside the elder male, looking into his eyes with a hungry expression that only Minseok could pick up on. Minseok knew what it stood for, but he couldn’t give in to the puppy eyes. No, stop. Look away! Stoppp.

“Hyung,” said Luhan, trying to get the elder’s attention. "Minseok hyung."

. Fight the urge, Minseok. Don’t let the baby hormones change your thoughts. Damn, when did Luhan look so good? Sweaty and hot, Hallejuh--

“Hyung!” said Luhan loudly, causing Minseok to jump and look around quickly.

All of the members were staring at them in confusion. Minseok hoped they couldn’t feel the tension that was currently built up between him and Luhan.

***

“Can I take you home?” asked Luhan as he walked to Minseok’s car with the elder boy. “I mean, I don’t have a car but I still want to.”

“Umm, why?” questioned Minseok, wondering what he could possibly say to get the boy off his back. “I thought you were going to go eat with everyone.”

“We always eat together so I’m not missing out on anything,” replied Luhan, now trying to keep up with Minseok as the elder picked up his pace towards the car. “Slow down geez…”

As they reached the car, Minseok quickly unlocked it and jumped inside. He reached for the lock button, only to groan as Luhan managed to fight his way inside on the passenger side.

“You’re doing that thing again!” whined Luhan as he buckled his seat belt.

“What thing?” asked Minseok innocently as he started the car.

“Avoiding me! Stop acting like a brat,” Luhan said as he glanced towards the elder with a pout.

“Oh,” said Minseok, trying to focus his attention on the road as he caught the glimpse of the younger boy’s pout. Don’t tempt me with those lips. “My bad.”

***

Minseok never even realized when they arrived at his place, but the next thing he knew was he was inviting Luhan in. The ride wasn’t as uncomfortable as he thought it would be considering Luhan had managed to talk his ear off about random that the EXO boys were up to.

Apparently Luhan had been hearing suspicious noises coming from Baekhyun and Chanyeol’s room. Kyungsoo and Jongin were really grabby lately, and Luhan suspected something between them. Yixing and Kris had started pranking everyone in the dorm and everyone was now scared of their own shadow. Tao had been begging people to shower with him because he was scared after watching a horror movie. Joonmyun and Jongdae made a bet on who would lose their ity first. Luhan had his money on Jongdae because Joonmyun was too much of a sweetheart to spit game at a girl.

Minseok was not surprised by any of it. He knew the boys were crazy. Ah, if only the fans really knew what went on behind the scenes.

 “Um, take your shoes off right there and come in, I guess,” was all Minseok said as he tossed his bag on the couch and plopped down, sinking right in the cushions.

“I’ve always liked your place. No wonder Sehun prefers to stay here than at the dorm with us,” commented Luhan, taking a seat in the recliner.

“Who wants to stay in a cramped dorm full of twenty something year old boys?” asked Minseok without giving it a thought.

Luhan raised a slight eyebrow at Minseok, who understood it immediately.

Who wouldn’t want to stay in a cramped dorm full of twenty something hot boys?

Minseok had never thought about it, but now his imagination was running wild. Luhan cooking breakfast. Luhan laying in his bed. Luhan coming out of the shower wrapped only in a towel….

Damn, he sounded like a lovesick puppy.

“I’m hungry,” said Luhan, looking at Minseok with hopeful eyes.

“And that’s why you should’ve gone with your members,” Minseok groaned as he got up to rummage in the kitchen for leftovers. “Luhan, do you know how to cook?”

“I learned a little bit from Kyungsoo. But now he doesn’t let me near the kitchen anymore,” shrugged Luhan. “Something about almost burning down the dorm really scares a person…”

A small grin graced Minseok’s lips as he walked back to the living room with two bowls of curry rice.

“So, um….” started Luhan, “how long has it been?”

“Are you asking how far along I am? Almost fourteen weeks,” replied Minseok, ripping into his food with unbelievable speed.

“Oh okay. How do you feel?” asked Luhan again, watching the elder in wonder as he chewed his own food slowly.

“Well, I don’t have to hurl my guts up every time I eat now, so that’s good. I still get nauseous, but it’s bearable.”

“Have you started to show? I still can’t tell. You look like you haven’t gained a pound.”

“I did gain some weight. I purposely wear huge clothes though. I stole some of Sehun’s stuff, and the brat still hasn’t realized it hahah...”

Minseok sort of liked this. He liked the attention he was receiving from Luhan. Maybe he could get used to this after all…

“Speaking of Sehun…,” whispered Luhan as he slid closer to the elder. “Did you really not like it when you saw me with him?”

Minseok felt a rush pass through his body as he felt Luhan’s body heat radiating off and surrounding him.  God, why do I feel so ing hot right now? Did Satan just pass through my body? Am I in the tenth gate of Hell?

The thoughts were a jumbled mess inside Minseok’s mind as he tried to sort out his emotions one by one. Luhan, you er, stop giving me heart palpitations. Breath in…breath out….breath in…

 Minseok’s breath caught in his throat as Luhan pressed a light kiss to his lips.

The sensation Minseok had been craving for the longest time spread through his body, hitting every nerve pulse on the way.

Luhan’s lips were smooth against his own plump, wet ones he deepened the kiss, producing a low moan from the elder boy. Minseok felt his hormones kick in to full gear as heat took over his body.

Luhan trailed his tongue down to the elder’s neck and stopped there to at the soft skin. Minseok gasped softly as he rolled his eyes back in his head, enjoying the pleasure as Luhan continued to , leaving tiny yet visible marks.

Minseok was on the verge of throwing Luhan back into the couch and ripping off the younger’s clothes when he heard the front door open.

The two boys ripped away from each other as fast as they possibly could, looking up at Sehun with innocent eyes as they pretended to eat their curry rice.

“Luhan hyung,” said Sehun as he noticed the boy sitting on their couch, “I thought you said you were going to go buy groceries for the dorm after practice.”

“I did,” sputtered Luhan, trying to get over the intense moment they were interrupted from. “I ran into Minseok there and he asked if I wanted to eat. So we just decided to come back here because Minseok said he had made curry rice. It’s really good!”

Minseok sighed in relief as he listened to Luhan ramble on. Somehow, even though he was sporting a hard on in his pants, he was glad to be interrupted. Things had almost gotten out of hand if Sehun hadn’t shown up.

***

As Minseok made his way back home after dropping Luhan off at the dorms, his mind wandered to what almost happened before they were interrupted by Sehun earlier.

He knew exactly what would’ve happened if the brat didn’t show up, and the thought made Minseok a little uneasy. He had wanted Luhan for a while now, but something just didn’t feel right anymore. He knew his body was craving , but his heart wanted something else.

Luhan was only with him now because he felt responsible for the baby. Even before the pregnancy, Minseok and Luhan would only get together to each other’s brains out. They shared virtually no interests, no casual conversations, and no hanging out other than the rehearsals.

At first, Minseok didn’t mind being used by Luhan because he had wanted the same thing from him. He knew their relationship was strictly physical, but now Minseok felt different. He knew how deeply he felt for Luhan, but the younger boy had no interest in him other than .

Minseok didn’t realize when his feelings had changed until he started getting ignored by the younger boy. He hadn’t felt jealous before, but seeing Luhan with his brother or other people when he was ignoring him made him angry.

He knew Luhan didn’t feel the same way, and the thought made him anxious and a little disappointed.

I can’t think like this. It’s more than enough that he decided to accept the baby, what more could I possibly want?

But Minseok still couldn’t help but be a little upset.

***

Minseok felt exhaustion kick in as he winced from a low throb in his back. This pregnancy will be the death of me.

He walked up to his front door, unlocking the door and walking inside, only to be greeted by a loud voice.

“Hyung!” said Tao cheerily as Minseok was engulfed in a bear hug.

“Hey, Tao,” said Minseok, pleasantly surprised to find the younger boy in his house. “What’s up?”

“Nothing much. I wanted to ask if you wanted to go somewhere with me, but you didn’t pick up your phone. So I called Sehun up and he told me to just come over and wait. He said you went to go drop Luhan hyung off at the dorms,” rambled Tao as Minseok fell on the couch, exhausted but content. “We were playing video games. I beat him a few times. You should’ve seen the look on his face!”

Tao laughed as Minseok glanced at his brother, who was still wearing the scowl from being beaten at his craft.

“And here I thought my little brother was unbeatable. Good for you, Tao. Please come over more often and kick his . Someone needs to knock him off his pedestal!” chimed in Minseok with his own laugh.

“You both can kiss my sweet ,” replied Sehun with a playful glare.

“From what I’ve seen on the internet, a lot of people would love to kiss your sweet brat,” laughed Minseok as he reclined back on the couch.

“Yeah, I think the term was….’Seh-booty’”, giggled Tao as he walked around to Sehun to look at the marvelous behind.

“I’m officially weirded out now. You both are erts,” snorted Sehun as he walked into the kitchen.

“Hey, you asked for it,” called Minseok as he and Tao shared another laugh. “But Tao, I’m serious. Feel free to come over more often. It gets pretty lonely with just the two of us.

“Really hyung? I would love that,” replied Tao as he made his way to the door to leave. “Are you busy Thursday night? Maybe we could have a game night or something.”

“Besides the small practice that day, I’m free. Sehun also doesn’t have anything that day, so come over that night,” said Minseok, getting up to see the boy out. “Are you sure you don’t need me to drive you home?”

“It’s okay hyung, I’ll take a taxi. See you Thursday then!” waved Tao as he headed out. “Bye Sehun.”

“Later princess,” said Sehun playfully as he came out into the living room. “What’s happening Thursday night?”

“Game night with you, me, and princess,” replied Minseok with a chuckle as Sehun groaned. 

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a/n-: What up folks! Ok, I really like Tao haha he's so cute. 

Please enjoy the chapter guys! It's not much but I will try and progress the story faster