Chapter 32: Up and Up
The song lyrics were ridiculous but the voice was pure melody.
Ryujin and Jihwan were so dumbstruck to be suddenly listenin to such a ridiculous somg while unofficially making out.
The lips that were now moist and red suddenly parted by the noise.
Ryujin put Jihwan on the patio chair in his place and went near the railing to check where the sound was coming from.
The sound was coming from a balcony on the floors below the penthouse. Ryujin leaned over the railing to take a good look and saw a couple.
It was a man and woman, they were dancing on that ridiculous song that the man was singing. The whole thing was amusing the heck out of the woman as she was giggling while twirling around.
Ryujin saw it and chuckled.
He turned around and looked at Jihwan who was staring with an anticipation at him.
"Would you care for a dance?" Ryujin asked, chuckling.
"Your taste in music is as questionable as your behaviour," Jihwan said but took Ryujin’s extended hand anyway.
And hand in hand they danced.
The ridiculous song continued.
The moon never came.
Under ther starlit sky, the vampire and the secretary danced.
After a few iterations, Ryujin began singing along with the song as several main punchlines came.
"Starlight, every time I look at you, the whole sky feels quieter ~~"
"Hahaha! What are you doing? You sound so tone deaf!!" Jihwan burst out laughing as Ryujin continued the vocal performance.
"So, under this starlight, let me confess the truth I’ve been hiding ~~"
"Oh my god!! My stomach’s hurting!! Stop!!"
Round and round, they danced. And Oh Ryujin strangely paused and looked serious when the next line came.
This time he didn’t even try to sing along but just said the words as they were...
"I love you, and if you’ll let me, I’d like to keep loving you for every night the stars continue to glow..."
The slience after the words was strange. The couple downstairs went inside after this and the song could no longer be heard.
Now it was just the two of them standing there looking at each other.
Before Jihwan could say anything, Ryujin declared awkwardly that they should go back now.
Jihwan didn’t get a free uber this time.
Yeon Doha found himself in a predicament that he never thought would appear in his life.
Up until yesterday, he was working full day and was pretty much running the entire household.
And now after coming back to the apartment from the hospital this morning, he was suddenly very... ’less’ busy.
And he was alone there too.
Yeon Soohi had gone to college and his mother to they daycare where she started working yesterday.
Yohan went direct home from the hospital because he had something urgent come up.
And now, alone and free, at home, Yeon Doha was riddled with another serious problem than being busy all the time.
It was boredom.
He had nothing to do. By noon, he had finished his daily quota and much more of the study that he was supposed to do for his exams.
Yeon Doha really was a genius at studying.
And he also quit his cafe job on text as Yohan dared him step foot in that place again.
"I think they all seriously overreacted," Doha said munching on the healthy salad that his mother made him and told him to finish by the time she came back.
"Seriously! I have nothing to do."
Then it suddenly dawned upon him that he has a boyfriend!
He fished for his phone on the bed and took a hold of it with a bright smile. Jang Song-rik had that effect on Yeon Doha.
The number was dailed in moment and as the ring went through, Doha’s heart pounded harder and harder.
The anticipation was killing him.
*clack!
"Hello? Doha-ya?"
The voice melted something inside Doha as he became a squishy mess on the bed.
"Hyung... are you free right now?"
"Huh? Ah, I’m at the office right now but I don’t have anything planned for the evening," Song-rik answered, slightly excited.
"Oh, but I have to go to the bar in the evening, we will get only about ten minutes if we meet up after your work,"Doha pointed out.
Suddenly, Doha regretted quitting the cafe job instead of the bar one. He had just put his work schedule directly in contrast to Song-rik.
While he would be free during the day, Song-rik would have to work at the office. And while he went to work in the evening, Song-rik would have to spend his precious free time alone.
Doha slapped his head as he whined to Song-rik.
"Hyung, am I an idiot?!"
"Huh? Why would you be an idiot?"
Doha explained the situation about him quitting a job and his family stepping up to help. He carefully left out any details about him getting hospitalised as he knew Song-rik would blame himself for that again.
"Doha-ya, can you do me a favour?"
"Yeah, what is it, hyung?"
"Can you bring me a cake to my office? Since you’re free and I was kind... of... craving it..."
"I’m coming right away, hyung!!!"
And the excited alpha immediately jumped into action.
He ran all the way to a bakery and got a red velvet and chocolate combo cake. His mischeif buttons tingled again as he asked the employee if he could write something on the cake himself.
Doing that, he rushed out to get a taxi. Song-rik had sent him the address of his office and he gave it to driver as he sat behind, almost giggling.
He couldn’t control his excitement and felt happy tremors going around his shoulders as he stiffened and relaxed continuously.
The driver too seemed to look at him and smile.
Ah, young love....
He must’ve thought.
Doha got off right in front of the building and payed the fare. And right now was the momet, when Yeon Doha remembered something very important.
He didn’t change his clothes and came to see Song-rik in his shorts, baggy green hoodie and crocks.
He realized it when he was trying to enter the building and saw his reflection in the glass doors.
"Doha-ya!!"
He heard from inside the glass door in horror as Jang Song-rik came running towards him in full suit and looking gorgeous like a runway model.
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