A/N: Hello, my readers!!! :D I decided to update only after my exam but I hate to make you wait so I just squeezed some time out

of my sleeping hours to write this … Hope you can enjoy and leave me some lovely comments! <3

Eric signed the last document of the day before grabbing his jacket and brief case to call it a day. His secretary gave a light bow at

him and he found a little amazement on her face. Well, he had been the last one in office to get off since his first day at this office

and today was the very first day he left his office at sharp 5 p.m.

He should not be late on such important meeting, especially when it was involved with Shin Hye Sung. Thinking about that guy, Eric

also started to wonder how their conversation would be in the coming meeting, knowing what the topic that guy would bring about.

To be honest, Eric had been more than surprised when he had received a text from “Sesame” first. Even in his dreams, he would

never have imagined that that guy like Shin Hye Sung would contact him first after giving him a quite serious slap the day before.

In that morning, Eric had been left dumbfounded after Hyesung storming out of his apartment. Only after a few minutes, he had

finally realized what the hell Hyesung had blurted out and could not believe that shy guy was really swinging in that way but it did

not mean he was against it. Moreover, he had been quite taken aback by Hyesung’s furious explosion and started to feel sorry for

the first time for pushing the other’s button beyond the limit. At the moment he had exited his apartment, he had realized he had

gone too far this time.

But, well, who the hell knew Hyesung was actually reading “that” kind of books? He had just hit the jackpot unintentionally and the

result had been something unexpected.

The whole weekend had been tiring for Eric, drowning in confusion if he should contact him first to apologize or not. But, knowing

the personality of “Sesame”, he had been already understood that at the moment, Hyesung had been under the covers, being

embarrassed like hell for blurting his ual orientation out in front of Eric and at that time, if he received the contact from Eric, his

embarrassment would increase 100 times more and Eric did not sure even if he picked up his call or not. And when he had got a

message from Hyesung, he had been holding his phone, hesitating to call the other or not and that was how he could reply

Hyesung’s message in a flash.

As soon as Eric got into his car, the message alert tone came out and after fishing out the phone from his pants pocket, he saw

“Sesame” flashing under the image of the envelope.

“I’ll be late for about 30 minutes.”

That was all the message said and Eric replied the short “Ok :D” before their text conversation of last night caught his eyes and the

corner of his lips unknowingly raised again.

“Hi.”

“Hey!!! :D :D :D”

“Do you have time tomorrow evening?”

“o_O Are you sick???”

“No. Why? Out of sudden.”

“Cuz you’re asking me out… o_O”

“NO! I’m NOT asking you out. I just want to talk about something.”

“Ahhh… I see … It’s fine … Where and when??? :D”

“Around 6.30. There’s a soju stall around the corner of the park in our neighborhood. You know that?”

“Yes! I know it… So, let’s meet there??? XD”

“Yes. By the way, why are you using too many emoticons? We’re not close friends at all.”

“But I feel like we’re close … We’re not??? TT_TT We knew each other since high school… :(”

“No. I don’t want to be close with you.”

“But… You’re the one who’s asking me out… :P”

“Yah! I told you I’m NOT asking you out!”

“kekekeke… Kidding! Ok… So, let’s meet tomorrow… ^_^”

“Ok.”

“Good Night! Sesame! :P”

“Night.”

“Hey! Already sleeping???”

“What again? >_<”

“Oh? You’re also using emoticons! So it means we’re close friends now? :D”

“In your dreams. What the hell? Mun Jung Hyuk?”

“Well … Just want to say … I’m sorry … :(”

“You’re saying sorry to me? Just go to sleep. Don’t text when you’re sleepy.”

“No … I’m awake enough to know what I’m saying …”

“Let’s talk about it tomorrow.”

“You sleepy? Ok … See ya! :D”

“See you.”

Interacting with “Sesame” was fun even in texting, Eric thought. Eric had not been wrong that Shin Hyesung was one of a kind

interesting person in his unique way and he always found himself being with a teenager mindset whenever he interacted with him

despite of his current age and social status. And one more thing that seemed strange to Eric was that he did not feel mad at him

although he had slapped him and he even wanted to be nice to him instead of poking and teasing him like always.

Eric could guess that Hyesung wanted to talk about his sudden confession on his preference in front of him. Maybe he was thinking

to deny it or to plead him not to tell it to others? But he was sure it had taken a heap of courage for Hyesung to make the first move

to contact him and ask him out.

Wait. Why was he so enjoying using “ask out”?

Eric shook his head while parking his car in the parking lot of his apartment building before getting out. He glanced at his watch

which was showing 5.30 p.m while heading to the elevator. Since “Sesame” said he would be late for 30 minutes, he still got more

than one hour to take a shower and prepare.

After getting out of the bathroom, he just grabbed his grey T-shirt and black jeans, completing with navy hoodie. When he left his

apartment, it was almost 6.45 and he decided to walk since the stall was just in a walking distance. After walking for ten minutes,

finally, he saw a tent around the corner of the park and three or four tables outside of it. He had never drunk in that kind of soju

stalls since he had left Korea in high school and just come back recently and it was the first time for him to sit and drink at that kind

of place.

Approaching the stall, he caught a glance of a familiar silhouette sitting at one of the tables, with two soju bottles and two or three

plates. He was wearing a black hoodie and grey sweatpants and configuring from his relaxed expression, he must be the regular

customer of that stall, Eric thought.

“Hey! Sesame!”

At Eric’s voice, the sitting one turned his head almost immediately and unlike always, his face just remained calm to Eric’s surprise.

“Sit.”

He just uttered that single word and made Eric uncomfortable successfully. Eric even wondered now if the table had turned or not.

“You’re early … Hyesung-ah …”

Not getting any other idea to break the ice, he started with the cliché and Hyesung just gave a light nod.

“What do you want to talk about?”

He decided to go directly into the topic since they had to talk about it anyway. But, he still could hear his rapid heartbeat in spite

of his calm tone.

“Everything I said that day … is true …”

While he was caught off guard with Hyesung’s sudden confession again, the latter just gulped down soju in his glass before pouring

another one.

“Hyesung-ah …”

“In case you’re wondering I was just blurting out nonsense at that time …”

 Eric could not help but kept staring at the one in front of him who was gulping down soju shot after shot. Then, out of sudden,

Hyesung grabbed his hand and he saw the sudden change of expression on his face, from cold and bold one to worried and pleading

one.

“So … please please … don’t tell about it to Minwoo… and also no one else … Ok?”

Eric could do nothing but blink, digesting how the one in front of him had changed his expression and tone in a second. Now, his

hand was still in Hyesung’s grasp and he even started to wonder if Hyesung was starting to get tipsy or not after having just a few

shots of soju. However, he could see the real worry and sincerity in his pleading eyes and that made him nod automatically without

even himself knowing.

“Good … Thank you … Thank you … Jung Hyuk-ah …”

Eric felt a shiver going down his spine hearing Hyesung calling his name in such a friendly way since it was the very first time him

calling like that. Hyesung freed his hand from his grasp before pouring soju into Eric’s glass.

“Keep your promise … like a man … OK? If not, I’ll kill you … you jerk …”

There, the normal foul-mouthed Hyesung came back.

Eric smirked, getting back his sense and being the “normal” also, and grabbed the glass that Hyesung was trying to gulp down.

“Who said I’ll be doing it for free?”

Hearing Eric’s words, Hyesung’s face darkened at once and the frown appeared automatically.

“So … what do you want from me? Aiish … I forgot you’re always finding a chance to bully me … There’s no way you can let me go

that easily …”

Eric got kind of hurt by Hyesung’s words but he still managed to flash his trademark smirk before gulping down soju from Hyesung’s

glass.

“Hang out with me …”

“WHAT?”

“Well … I’ve just moved back here … So … I’ve got no one to play around … and I LOVE spending time with you …. So … be my play

partner aka my CLOSE friend …. That’s my deal …”

“You! Jerk! Loach!”

“I don’t see any serious in this … Just play with me … and that’s all … Comparing to your little secret, I think it’s nothing …”

Hyesung glared at him as usual but Eric knew there was no way that Hyesung could reject his deal. As his expectation, finally,

Hyesung angrily grabbed his glass back from Eric’s hand and gulped down soju after pouring it into the glass.

“Fine … But take care with your loose mouth … If you slipped out something, I’d kill you with my bare hands …”

Eric nodded while smirking and poured soju into his glass before taking it in one shot.

‘And one thing! Don’t dare to take advantage of me … knowing … knowing that …”

Eric raised his eyebrow although he knew what the other one wanted to mean.

“What’re you saying, Hyesung-ah?”

The called one bit his lips with anger and was being hesitant to say it again or not.

“Don’t dare to take advantage of me … cause I don’t like girls ….”

The last part ended up in a low mumble and Eric chuckled before messing up with Hyesung’s hair.

“Well … We’ll see …”

 “Shin Hyesung! You’re taking a revenge on me, huh?”

Eric growled while adjusting the position of the one he was carrying on his back. That Shin Hyesung had passed out again after

hitting Eric nonstop and sobbing on his hardships over these years, especially his being in closet all this time. However, Eric’s

sympathy to him had not last longer when he had not got any reply back from the one diving his head onto the table. It all took only

five bottles of soju and Eric took note of the low alcohol tolerance of his future “close” friend.

Now, he was again in front of Hyesung’s apartment, entering the code before carrying the apartment owner into his apartment.

After dumping his dead weight onto his bed, Eric started to take his socks off like the first time.

“Aissshhhh! Why do I always have to take care of you when you’re drunk?”

As soon as Eric finished his task, Hyesung sat up out of sudden. More to his shock, Hyesung grabbed his face and cupped it with

both of his hands while slapping softly on his cheeks.

“Look … (Hiiks) … Who’z … here? You … (Hiiks) Hand..some guy …. (Hiiks) Are you …. You outta my… (Hiiks) manga books?  … (Hiiks)

Goooood…. Hyesung’s … soooooo lonely …. Here … You (Hiiks) You know? … Stay with me … plea…aaasee”

Eric got the most severe panic in his life while trying to free from the drunken one’s seduction. Although Hyesung was being out of

his sanity due to his drunken state, he became stronger than ever and while Eric was struggling with his eyes closed, suddenly he

felt the soft feelings on his lips.

“What the f**k!”

Those were the words that he would let out unless his lips were sealed by Hyesung’s soft and moist ones and now they were ended

up as incoherent mumbles. At that time, Hyesung did not release his face, making the kiss deeper and deeper and Eric’s lips

sloppily yet hungrily. Strangely, Eric found himself getting weak at struggling and feeling something in his stomach at Hyesung’s

desperate kiss. Maybe the influence of soju?

When he was about to give up and return the kiss, suddenly, he felt Hyesung’s lips parting his while his head dropped low against his

shoulder.

. Why did he fall asleep again after waking up Eric’s hormones?

Eric sighed and lay the sleeping one gently onto the bed before covering him with the blanket while using his ultimate self-control.

He turned off the light and exited the room after glancing the sleeping form on the bed.

Well … now it was getting complicated …

At least … his feelings …

What the hell have you done to me, Shin Hyesung?