Trust Me

17. The universe ~

"Nothing," Joshua starts, "Carl is telling me how much trouble you make for him." he laughs. Jeonghan gives a skeptical look to his butler while Carl just rolls his eyes. 

"Come, I'm starving," says Joshua

"Okay," says Jeonghan taking the chair beside Joshua. He was paying less attention to food and more to him. Sneaking glances while eating, it was so hard not to look while you're sitting next to him. Whenever Joshua notices him staring, he just responds to him with a cute smile. To which Jeonghan blushed and then focused back on his plate. 

All chat with one another during the meal. After devouring their tummy full, Carl asks for Joshua's feedback on the special dish he made for him, "Did you like it, Mr. Joshua?" 

"Oh, it was one of the delicious dishes I've ever tasted," he answers 

"I'm so glad you liked it," Carl says back.

"Let's go to my room, Shua," says Jeonghan standing up from the chair.

"Okay," Joshua replies

"Your room?" Carl asks

"He's staying the night here,"

"Oh, should I prepare a separate room for him?"

"No need, he can sleep in mine," Jeonghan says. Hearing his words, the butler fakes a cough. "What?" Jeonghan asks. Carl looks at Joshua first and then at him, gesturing something with his eyes with a smirk on his face. Jeonghan gets wide-eyed after understanding him, "What the-...no, I'm not gonna do anything like that,"

"What's going on?" asks Joshua. He was just standing confused between them.

"Nothing, he's stupid. Let's go," Jeonghan says putting his hand on his back and leading him upstairs to his room. 

His room was bigger than Joshua's dorm apartment. Filled with different kinds of stuff. You name it and it was present there. A large smart TV, a king-size bed, a horse painting just above it, a chandelier in the middle of the ceiling, a book-shelf in the corner, a gaming console, and other items for entertainment. But the only thing missing was a family picture. 

"Your room smells so nice," says Joshua. Of course, it will be. Jeonghan was late on dinner for nothing.

"Is it? I don't think so," Jeonghan pretends. 

The rain was still pouring heavily. Making drum-like sounds on the window pane. Suddenly, with a bright flash of lightning outside, all the lights go off in the house. The room went completely dark. 

"What happened?" asks Joshua, a little worried.

"Maybe it's because of the heavy rain. Don't worry, I have some emergency candles in my drawer," says Jeonghan making his way towards the cupboard. He lights a candle and places it on his table beside the bed. The weak amber flame lits the room but was not enough to dispel the darkness. 

Casually, Joshua goes and stands in front of the window, staring at the constant falling droplets. He puts his palm on the glass to feel the coldness of it. A loud rumbling of thunder roars in the night sky, he flinches and takes a step back and was met with Jeonghan's chest. Joshua tries to turn but Jeonghan doesn't let him. Instead, he wraps his arms around his stomach from behind and rests his head on his shoulder. Joshua's body gets stiffen. He could feel his warm breath on his neck, a wave of goosebumps rushes down his body.