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"What... the fuck"
Jeno lets out a soft groan and finally opens his eyes. It takes him a few seconds to remember what went on last night and panic rushes through his body as he sees Mark standing at the door.
"Jeno... you are so fucking dead", Mark simply states before running off.
Jeno jumps up and quickly follows him, still not awake enough to notice that he isn't even wearing a shirt. He only realizes when it's already too late and gets weird looks by some of his fellow coworkers. He runs around a corner and nearly bumps into his brother.
"Fuck-"
"Yeah, fuck", Doyoung repeats, "You better go protect your boy before I kill him for breaking into my agency"
Jeno gives his brother a quick smile before turning on his heels and running back to his room, closely followed by Mark. At one point the boy behind him trips and falls, trying to save himself by grabbing Jeno's shirt and pulling the younger down with him.
"Dude come on", Jeno groans and picks himself off the ground, giving Mark a small glare. The other just shrugs and grins innocently.
Jeno quickly helps Mark up and lets out a panicked scream as Doyoung runs past them. No matter how much he tries, he cannot catch up to his brother. When he enters his room he finds a half naked Donghyuck being pinned down on the bed, shaking in fear.
"Doyoung for fuck's sake get off of him!", Jeno explaims and pulls the elder back.
"You", Doyoung glares at Donghyuck while talking, "Better have a really good explanation for breaking in at night"
"He wanted dick", Mark mumbles and earns three glares, "Just facts..."
"God I cannot deal with this shit before my first coffee", Doyoung groans and starts walking out of the room, "My office in ten minutes and please put on some fucking clothes guys"
Jeno opens the door to his brother's office carefully, followed by a still very scared Donghyuck and a rather amused Mark.
"That took longer than ten minutes", the elder complains without looking up from his computer.
"Yeah uh.. sorry about that", Jeno replies and closes the door behind them, "And sorry about.. everything else as well"
"It's not your fault", Doyoung says and finally looks at the three guys standing in front of his desk, "This one is all on your loverboy"
Both Jeno and Donghyuck blush at that and Mark barely manages to hide a laugh.
"So... what did your boss tell you to steal?", Doyoung continues, focusing on Donghyuck.
"Nothing I promise!!", the boy replies quickly, "As I already told Jeno.. I'm on break so this doesn't have anything to do with my job"
Doyoung lets out a long sigh and looks at his computer again.
"Well I don't know if I can trust you so I'll have to go through your stuff", he explains and stands up, "In the meantime you guys can find a way to get Donghyuck home because he isn't staying here any longer. And I'm not taking any complains"
Jeno groans and nods, watching as his older brother opens the door and signals them to get out.
"Don't you think that this is enough? You've searched through his bag three times already", Jeno sighs and leans back on his bed.
Donghyuck and Mark are sitting next to him, not saying a word.
"Better safe than sorry", Doyoung answers dryly and puts all of Donghyuck's stuff back into his bag, "You're good I guess"
The boy lets out a relieved sigh and smiles slightly, nodding.
Jeno takes his hand softly and squeezes it, acting like it isn't a big deal. He can practically feel the suprised pairs of eyes on him but he doesn't care.
"I better get going now I guess...", Donghyuck finally speaks up with a soft voice, "I'm really sorry again"
"It's fine", Doyoung crosses his arms and shakes his head, staring at the lovebirds in front of him, "You are so lucky that I went through something similar"
All three boys nod and Jeno gives his brother a thankful smile.
"I'm gonna go back to work now, I trust you guys that you'll get Hyuck home safely", the elder says and walks towards the door, "And you should start training or else my employees will complain about me having favourites and making exceptions"
"Thanks Doyoung.. You're the best!!", Jeno yells after his older brother as he disappears in the hallway.
"So... wanna go eat breakfast together?", Mark suddenly proposes and earns two confused looks, "What? Were you guys really gonna listen to Doyoung?"
"You're right about him being a menace", Donghyuck just says with a raised eyebrow.
Jeno nods and gives Mark a grin, getting a glare in return.
"I can't believe you're already backstabbing me", the elder complains and shakes his head.
"I'm nooooot you can just be a handful sometimes", Jeno shrugs and pats his best friend's shoulder, "Love ya dude"
Mark rolls his eyes and tries to hide a smile, "Love you too... Now! Wanna show Hyuck the best café in the entire world?"
"Oh my god... this is amazing", Donghyuck exclaims while munching on his waffles.
Mark chuckles and gently elbows Jeno, giving his friend a wide grin.
"He found it and decided to make it our hangout spot", the elder explains and ruffles through Jeno's hair, "A very wise decision I have to admit"
"Oh shut up...", Jeno mumbles and smiles softly, "I'm just obsessed with the milkshakes here they're the absolute best"
"Well.. thank you guys for showing me this", Donghyuck says and smiles softly at the boys sitting across the table, "Might take Jaemin and Shotaro here some time in the future"
The younger only realizes his mistake when it's already too late. Jeno grabs his jacket and quickly stands up, starting to walk towards the door.
"Jeno please- I'm sorry", Donghyuck begs and is about to go after him when Mark grabs his arm, holding him back.
"You don't want to witness him when Jaemin is mentioned...", Mark sighs and shakes his head, "I'll talk to him.. I think you should go home"
"But...", Hyuck wants to protest but the other shakes his head again.
"I'll tell him to text you yeah?"
Donghyuck gives Mark a defeated nod and sinks back into his seat, staring at the leftover waffle on his plate. He doesn't move when Mark pays and also leaves, giving him a comforting pat on the shoulder.
"Jeno?", Mark asks carefully as he enters the dark room, "I know you probably don't wanna talk right now but.. I'll sit here and keep you company..."
It doesn't take long until the younger quietly crawls onto Marks lap, letting out a small sob.
"I hate myself for still not being over it... over him"
"It's okay Jen..", Mark rubs Jeno's back and hums softly, "Healing from shit like that takes time.. even if it's five years that's completely normal"
Jeno groans tucks his head into the elder's neck, holding onto him tightly.
"Can I turn on the light..?", Mark asks carefully.
He takes the slight movement of the younger's head as a nod and turns on the light, blinking a bit to get used to the brightness. They're sitting on the floor of a meeting room in the agency. He doesn't know when or why it happened, but at one point Jeno just started hiding here whenever he got upset so Mark always knows where his friend is when he runs off.
"Where is he?", Jeno asks quietly.
"I told him to go home"
"Ah.. okay"
"I didn't know how angry you were gonna be so..", Mark sighs and gently strokes through his friend's hair, "He seemed really worried though.. Probably texted you already"
Jeno nods and unlocks his phone, showing Mark the conversation with Donghyuck.
I'm so sorry Jeno.. really
I didn't mean to mention him.....
I hope we can see each other soon again.. please answer me and let me know if you're okay
"That seems genuine", Mark states and sighs again, "He really cares about you Jen.."
"I know....", Jeno pouts and puts his phone away again, "But I'm so fucking scared Mark.. What if this all is part of their huge evil plan?"
"God your brother really was right", the elder says and shakes his head, "Trust issues are your biggest problem"
"Yeah no shit sherlock", Jeno replies with an annoyed undertone but changes once he realizes, "Sorry.. m just not in the mood to fix this right now.."
"And that's okay", Mark assures his friend and cups his cheeks, making their eyes meet and blushing.
"You think so?", Jeno stares at the elder, still pouting slightly, "....Mark?"
What happens next is really the last thing Jeno expected. He can't believe it when his lips meet Mark's. He still can't believe it when the elder starts mumbling panicked apologies and stands up, quickly leaving the room. Even when Jeno is lying in his bed an hour later he fails to believe that that kiss was reality. He must have imagined it, right? Why would his best friend kiss him? There's no logical explanation to it except... But no, that can't be. It's impossible that Mark likes Jeno, right?