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The next morning was uneventful. Jaehyun was awake before Doyoung and decided to stay put in bed until he heard the voices of his parents in the kitchen. He decided to just get up without waking up Doyoung. Jaehyun felt that it was the right thing to do. In the kitchen, he was greeted by his mother, asking why he didn’t bring Doyoung with him.
“He likes to sleep; I didn’t want to disturb him.” Jaehyun’s words resulted in his parents and Doyoung’s mother cooing at him.
“He has that from his father. Good call, you know him quite well.”
Jaehyun just smiled. Soon everyone would gather in the kitchen and Jaehyun noticed that Doyoung was indeed not a morning person. They didn’t talk at all until Jaehyun’s parents decided that it was time to go.
“You need to tell your parents today.” Were the last words Doyoung spoke to him before Jaehyun left.
Hours past after Jaehyun arrived at home with his parents. He wasn’t sure how to start the conversation about him and Doyoung not actually dating. Eventually he decided to just go for it.
“Mum, I need to tell you something.” Jaehyun later realized that he should have phrased this better. His mother sat him down and even made tea and was staring at him worriedly.
“What is it. Did you get in trouble? Is something bothering you?” Jaehyun had to smile at his mother’s concern for him.
“I am not actually dating Doyoung.” Jaehyun decided to be direct.
“What? Are you telling me you are only friends with benefits or something?”
“No. no. not at all.”
“What is it then? You two are so close.”
“We actually don’t know each other. We met at the game. We didn’t want to get caught by the security guard, so I lied about us being boyfriends. I am sorry for lying to you like that.”
“Jung Jaehyun, you are an idiot.” Of all possible reactions, Jaehyun did not expect that reaction from his mother. She was smiling at him.
“So Doyoung was telling the truth after the game that you weren’t boyfriends, and you didn’t help him. He must have been furious. And rightfully so. Do you like him?”
“What the hell mum. I just told you I don’t know him. I didn’t react, because I didn’t know how to. I was overwhelmed. You should be angry that I lied to you.”
“Oh no, I get you. I would want to have Doyoung as a boyfriend too, even if it was just fake. You are forgiven for now.”
“For now?”
“You like Doyoung don’t you? We didn’t get suspicious at you two because you seemed genuine.”
“I don’t even know him.”
“For now. But you want to get to know him, don’t you? You should ask him out for a date.”
“Why would I do that?”
“Why not?” Jaehyun’s mother said, standing up without another word, sipping her tea while walking away.
Jaehyun would never hear the end of this. And maybe he wanted to get to know Doyoung better.
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A week later, Jaehyun found himself standing in front of Doyoung’s family home again. This time, none of his parents were around. His mum asked him to deliver some cookies to Doyoung’s parents. He suspects, that was not the reason they have send over Jaehyun. Doyoung’s mother opened the door after Jaehyun rang the bell.
“Hello fake boyfriend. What can I do for you today?” He was greeted. The words were not unfriendly in any way, but Jaehyun felt his ears go red.
“Mum wanted me to give you some cookies.”
Doyoung’s mother rolled her eyes but opened the door for him to enter the house anyways. She offered tea and Jaehyun would be an idiot to decline. There was no reason for him not to come in. Still, when he found himself with a steaming mug of tea, he felt nervous.
“I knew that Doyoung is an idiot, but I didn’t expect you to be so dumb when I met you. Still, your story is hilarious. Doyoung does think otherwise. He’s been sulking for the whole week now. Might be because we made too much fun of him.” Doyoung’s mother just continued on babbling. Jaehyun felt ashamed. He was able to stand the teasing of his parents, but he only met Doyoung’s mother twice. It was humiliating. He was saved when someone entered the room. Or so he thought.
There was a man Jaehyun didn’t recognize standing in the doorway looking curiously at him. What Jaehyun didn’t expect after Doyoung’s mother introduced him is that the man started laughing.
“Why do you look so confused Jaehyun. Don’t tell me Doyoung didn’t tell his fake boyfriend about his brother? I’m Donghyun, Doyoung’s brother. Nice to meet you. I heard a lot about you.” Donghyun’s words were mocking, but not malicious. Jaehyun guessed their situation was quite funny if you looked at it from the outside. He turned even redder than he already was and greeted Donghyun properly.
“Seriously, I am hurt, why didn’t Doyoung mention me?” With those words Donghyun addressed his mother. Jaehyun was glad to have the attention drawn away from him at least for a moment. He better hurries up and finish his tea quickly, before he would lose his mind. He took a long sip and closed his eyes.
“Hey, Doyoung, why didn’t you talk about me to your fake boyfriend?”
Jaehyun’s eyes snapped back open immediately and he automatically straightened his back. Doyoung was standing in the doorway next to his brother, looking at Jaehyun with a scowl on his face.
“Why are you here?” Doyoung asked, his voice still rough from sleep.
“My mum asked me to bring over some cookies. Would you like one?” He knew that he sounded incredibly stupid at that moment, but he couldn’t help it. He had not expected to meet Doyoung (Despite going to his house) and wasn’t prepared to talk to him again. Despite his words, he didn’t expect for Doyoung to just roll his eyes and leave. He really messed up with Doyoung. After another long sip, he got up to excuse himself and leave.
“Oh no mister, you are not leaving just because Doyoung rejected your offer. You are here for me after all.” Doyoung’s mother argued immediately. Even though Jaehyun knew she was right, he couldn’t help but feel out of place. Doyoung’s brother joined them at the table. A conversation sparked between them and soon Jaehyun began to feel more comfortable. He understood how his mother was friends with this woman. It was hard to not like her. Doyoung’s brother tried his best to seem normal, but he still snuck some curious glances in Jaehyun’s direction. The gazed weren’t mean, but Jaehyun felt like he somehow was examined by Donghyun.
To everyone’s surprise, Doyoung came back to the kitchen a little while later. He wasn’t wearing his pyjamas anymore and seemed more awake altogether.
“Where are the cookies? I want one for breakfast.” All eyes were on Doyoung then.
“Jaehyun went to all that trouble to bring them over, so they have to be worth it.” Jaehyun would’ve taken that as a compliment for his mum if Doyoung’s voice weren’t so cold. He
almost got angry, but figured he deserved Doyoung’s treatment.
Luckily, Donghyun broke the following awkward silence.
“So, why didn’t you tell your fake boyfriend about me? I’m seriously hurt.”
“It wasn’t important. It’s not like we were actually dating. I figured you would never meet anyways. I didn’t think Jaehyun would have the guts to show up again.”
“Hey, cut me some slack here, I talked to my parents after. You agreed to keep it secret for that one evening.”
“True, but we only got to that point, because you didn’t support me properly. You should’ve helped me clear up that misunderstanding right away instead of letting our parents set up a garden party.”
“Oh, come on, aren’t you happy that they had their fun?” Both of them had their arms crossed at that point, glaring at each other.
“Are you aware that we are still here?” Donghyun asked carefully.
“None of minds, if that helps. We find that situation quite amusing actually.”
“No offence, mum, but that doesn’t help at all. Jaehyun shouldn’t have given me a space at those bleachers. That would have been less embarrassing.”
“You’re welcome. Don’t forget that you went along. You could’ve just walk away and let me look like an idiot.”
“I might’ve done that if I had known that you were such an idiot.”
“They forgot that we existed again.”
“Why don’t you two talk out in private. We are just gonna leave.” Donghyun said, ushering his mother out of the door and turning his father away from the kitchen. Neither Doyoung nor Jaehyun noticed his confused look.
“So you think I am an idiot for trying to be nice?”
“Yes. I also think you are an idiot in general after I got to know you a bit.”
“Woah, no need to get personal. You were an idiot to accept my offer. You didn’t have to sit next to a total stranger, that was dumb enough to call you his boyfriend.”
“I still can’t believe the guard let us in like that. This is ridiculous.” Jaehyun just huffed and turned back to his teacup. It was unfortunately empty. Silence fell over them. It
stretched uncomfortably long. Jaehyun began to reflect on everything that let them up until where they were then. Maybe he was an idiot. He opened his mouth to apologise or at least say something, but before he could say anything, Doyoung spoke up.
“Sorry for snapping at you. I am just incredibly embarrassed by this story.” Jaehyun hadn’t expected for Doyoung to apologize. There was nothing for Doyoung to be sorry about anyways.
“I am sorry too. I could’ve handled everything better. Sorry for calling you my boyfriend without asking or anything. And I am sorry for not clearing things up when I had the chance. I guess I panicked.”
Doyoung nodded slowly.
“So where are those cookies of yours?”
The next few hours, Jaehyun spend chatting with Doyoung and his family (who re-joined them at some point). He was glad that they weren’t fighting anymore, but with that, there came uncertainty. Jaehyun found that he really liked spending time with Doyoung. They got along quite well after their rather rough start. Jaehyun watched as Doyoung laughed at what his brother came up with and figured that he wanted to befriend Doyoung properly. Later after he went home, he realized that there was a problem in his plan. He didn’t even have Doyoung’s number and the only way to contact him would be through his parents or by showing up at his doorstep. For valid reasons, Jaehyun believed that Doyoung wouldn’t appreciate either of those options. Jaehyun groaned. His mum and Doyoung were right, he was an idiot.