But What Else Can I Do?

Two

Jaebeom reluctantly threw himself out of bed, he felt like he hadn't slept at all, nerves swirling in his stomach. Today was the day, he stumbled into the shower half asleep, muttering to himself angrily for not being more organised. He still had to get dressed and pack, and he knew Jinyoung would be arriving soon and he wasn't in the mood for a scolding. He prayed Jackson would be on time, at least then Jinyoung would leave him alone. He smirked to himself, letting the water wash over his body.

When are they going to admit they like each other? He pondered for a while before deciding it was classic Jinyoung behaviour, always wanting to move forward but not wanting to take the first step. His heart twanged painfully, guess we have that in common his inner demon sneered as he pushed the thought of Youngjae from his mind. He had grown to like the younger boy, but they weren't real feelings he reasoned with himself, they were for the agreement and he wasn't willing to explore them any further than that.

There was a loud bang at the door, dragging Jaebeom back to reality, he sighed and stepped out the shower wrapping a towel tightly round his waist. He huffed, slamming the door open and stepping away without looking "You're early" he murmured and froze when Jackson's accented voice filled the room. "Sorry hyung" he shrugged "I thought Jinyoung would be early so we'd need to be too" he stated as he dragged their suitcases inside, Jaebeom spun round staring at them in shock, Youngjae stepped out from behind him, grinning wide and waving shyly.

"Morning hyung" he giggled "sorry we interrupted" he said his eyes wandering over Jaebeom's half naked body a rosy glow forming on his cheeks. "Morning" he stumbled, turning beetroot and retreating into his bedroom. He fell back on the door, his cheeks burning with embarrassment. "Where is he anyway?" Jackson called out, this man does not understand privacy Jaebeom thought, huffing as he slipped into his clothes. "He isn't here yet" he bellowed back as he threw a t-shirt over his head haphazardly and shrugged his jeans on.

He opened the door, wandering out and dumping his empty suitcase on the sofa. "We're earlier than Jinyoung!" Jackson laughed, helping himself to a drink from the fridge. Jaebeom smiled and shook his head, "We're never going to hear the end of this, you know" he grinned up at Youngjae, who had perched himself delicately on the arm of the sofa. "I know" Youngjae huffed, rolling his eyes "You haven't packed?" he asked cautiously.

"No I planned to this morning but I didn't sleep very well" Jaebeom whined but it was cut off by the ear splitting shriek coming from Jackson, "JINGYOUNGIE" Jackson rushed forward throwing himself at the man causing him to drop his bag with a thud, his suitcase loitering behind him. Jinyoung stood frozen like a statue staring at them over Jackson's shoulder with large wild eyes. "Good morninggg" Jackson sing-songed into his ear collecting up his bag and taking his suitcase, placing it with the others.

"It's eight am" Jinyoung muttered flatly, stomping forward slowly. Youngjae laughed giddily, throwing his head back and once again Jaebeom found himself captivated by him, admiring how his eyes crinkled at the edges, turning them into little crescent moons. "You haven't packed?!" Jinyoung screeched to a halt, glaring at Jaebeom. A loud chorus of 'Oooohhs' emanated from the other two men, Jaebeom huffed not looking up. 

"You aren't my mother that look doesn't work on me" he teased playfully, grinning up at a stony face Jinyoung. He shoved passed him, eyeing the suitcase and disappearing into his room, Youngjae gave him a questioning look and Jaebeom just shrugged, he had known Jinyoung half his life, but he still didn't understand how his mind worked.