❝and here i am, skipping classes because of you!❞

currently, xiaojun was on his way to an unfamiliar building, following the address that's being given to him by the student's friend. and if you're wondering which friend it is— he is also walking right beside the secretary who's having his eyes rolled and looking so done with the male's complains about almost everything. from the hot weather, to how he was being forced to tag along for moral support.

❝the last time i remember, jaemin,❞ stopping from his tracks, the secretary turned to face him. ❝it was you who begged to come along.❞

guilty about it, the younger male let out a nervous laugh while putting a hand on his nape and rubbing it. ❝well, i was curious when you came to me and asked where hendery's mother could be staying as of the moment.❞

xiaojun wanted to report to work as he had enough day offs already but the ceo wouldn't let him. he was left at home taking care of the student who's still exhausted up until now. then, an idea came in mind that caused for him to leave the two at home with their little boy watching out for yangyang. frankly speaking, it surprised him at how eleven is quite responsible already even at his young age but it's also making him proud because of that. never in his life did he even expect that he'd be raising a kid— having experience with taking care of the landlord's son sure is helpful.

❝wouldn't your boyfriends not going to get mad at you for skipping classes?❞ arriving in front of the building, xiaojun eyed it from the top to the ground floor.

huffing, jaemin put both his hands inside his pockets with a shrug. ❝wouldn't your boyfriends be worried if they find out that you're not at home?❞

both of them stared at each other, trying to win over their gazes, before heaving out a sigh and looking away both at the same time.

it was jaemin who answered the question first. ❝surely, renjun is going to kill me. as for jeno—❞ he pressed his lips in a thin line upon realizing. ❝he's going to do that in bed.❞

the first part of the sentence was proper enough, but he just had to swerve and make it hard for xiaojun not to react. with brows knitted and and nose scrunched, the secretary nudged him by the elbow. ❝i did not have to know that.❞

a chuckle was what escaped from the student's mouth before asking the question again. ❝what about you?❞

humming, the secretary pondered for awhile before answering him. ❝i did tell hendery that i'm going somewhere but yangyang, i left him with our little boy.❞

that caused for the other to snort. ❝leaving a baby with another baby is not a great idea, i tell you.❞

xiaojun laughed at the younger's statement, finding it half false but partly true. yangyang does sometimes act like a kid but when the situation calls for it, his mindset is much more mature that hendery who is quite indecisive when it comes to choice making. at first, he was attracted with that pretty face, remembering that he prayed meeting a cute guy that one very morning, but as weeks and months came by in being with him, he came to love at yangyang as a whole. as for the ceo, xiaojun is going to say it honestly, he really did hated his guts that first time meeting him. the man was just too full of himself, as if the world revolves around him. not to mention, hendery wasn't that sympathetic with his situation and just kicked him out of the building in the most rude way. 

but then, it all started with their first kiss. he started feeling differently around the ceo and it confused him because he still was having a liking towards the student. it went on for a while until it took him long to realize that he was falling for the two, but was in denial when it comes to asking about his feelings towards hendery as his ego was still hating the man's guts.

and now, here he is, doing something that could possibly a risk towards his relationship with the two.

❝hey, you alright?❞ jaemin then cuts him off from recalling his memories with the two guys by having a hand waving in front of his face.

blinking, xiaojun started shaking his head. ❝y-yeah, just thinking about something.❞

the younger male decided to shrug it off and not to ask anything about it. plus, he is curious at a different thing. ❝by the way, what are you doing here anyways?❞

that question was enough to make the secretary all nervous as he was now reminded on his main purpose in being here without telling either of the two, hendery and yangyang. he gulped and tried to change the topic. ❝i didn't ask you to come along.❞

❝i know, it was my will to do so, but why—❞ clicking his tongue, the student stiffened from his place when a wild guess came in mind and now understanding the possibility on what on earth he could be doing around this part of the city. at first, he thought that the ceo could have ordered him to visit his mother and give him something important, but seems like that's not the case. ❝don't tell me, you're going to talk to her about your relationship with the two.❞

the secretary then lifted his head up at that accurate guess, darting his gaze towards jaemin and now faced him. he failed to cover how nervous and how he was slowly regretting doing this without asking permission nor help from the two. ❝am i doing it wrong?❞

❝n-no..❞ the younger stuttered, not because he was doubting but because he couldn't believe that someone can be so brave in this situation. ❝i just didn't expect you to be so bold.❞

he's going to admit it, he has never been into a relationship. though, xiaojun had liked people. the difference of it now was him already falling deep in love. isn't this how it should be dealt with when you'd like to get approval in your relationship? ❝why?❞

❝because when renjun found out that both mine and jeno's parents aren't that supportive about our relationship,❞ biting his bottom lip at the memory, jaemin let out a bitter chuckle. ❝he ran away from us.❞

with mouth in agape and eyes widened, xiaojun was now starting to have second thoughts about this. what if hendery's parents are the same, would he also run away? maybe, he'll also stop himself from seeing the two. is that going to be it? ❝what happened after?❞

❝a lot, really. both jeno and i were disappointed that he didn't try fighting for us. then a week passed before he finally showed up, telling us that he just needed some time to think, alone.❞ he continued to explain with a frown, but his lips soon curved up with his blinding smile the next moment. ❝but to shorten the story, everything went well. seems like our parents also needed time and trust to understand this kind of love.❞

listening to him only got xiaojun more anxious, but he had to man  up and do what he planned to do. as much as he wanted to turn back and abort this mission, he didn't was to prolong the misunderstanding. he also didn't want to seem like he's relying it all on both hendery and yangyang. he also wanted to take action and make a move to accept himself and his preference in loving two people.

❝this relationship tends to be mistaken as lust and not love.❞ jaemin then said, ❝i mean, you don't really see people having two lovers, or even more. they might think that you're not satisfied with only one.❞

❝when in fact, you just genuinely fell in love with them and there's nothing you can do about it because it's your heart's choice.❞ xiaojun continued.

well, he was quite a fast learner. jaemin could remember himself being so lost the first time he found out that he was starting to feel differently towards his two bestfriends. he giggled with a nod, agreeing with what the secretary just told him. ❝since when were we this dramatic?❞

rolling his eyes, xiaojun scoffed with a smile. ❝you started it.❞

❝you asked the question first.❞ the student said back. the two became silent as they now had their eyes stuck on the building, which they have been standing in front for minutes now. jaemin then turned to the side and noticed how the shorter male was shaking. ❝are you nervous?❞

❝very. what if things go wrong?❞

❝which it will.❞ the younger replied after the next second, still looking at the older who's fiddling with his fingers. to ease the mood, jaemin threw his arm over his shoulder with a chuckle. ❝i mean, it's going to surprise her that her son is into poly relationships but i believe that we are going to settle this by talking. hendery's mother is quite open and chill, judging by that one time when she treated yangyang out and it just so happen that my boyrfriends and i were with him.❞ he said. ❝she didn't ask what our relationship is about and even let us join in eating at that one expensive ass restaurant.❞

that somehow composed xiaojun down, even laughed at the younger's story. well, the woman did look kind at first glance but who knows what kind of demon is sleeping under that mask? that is, if she is wearing a mask.

but then, something caused for the secretary to squint his eyes while they were making their way inside the building. ❝wait, poly?❞

letting out an offended gasp, jaemin clicked his tongue while shaking his head slowly. and to think that xiaojun was smart enough to catch up with things, the student almost forgot that the older just started out his relationship with the two recently.

with a sigh, he said, ❝should have brought along that powerpoint of mine.❞

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after reading a bedtime story to the boy who's now deep asleep, yangyang had a smile formed on his face before silently fixing the bed, quietly placing the fairytale book down the nightstand, an carefully pulling the covers up to the boy's body. the student soon got out of the room after checking at the boy for the last time and smiling at how his soft snores was filling up the room.

honestly, he never expected to be having— or taking care of a kid, this early in his life. even way back when his boyfriend asked him about it, the thought of having a child calling him papa never crossed his mind. but then, here he is right now, borrowing a parenting book from his friend and is trying to be a great parent to the little boy. he still is not fond of kids though, eleven just happens to be an exception. that boy is not a brat to begin with, neither is he being choosy about anything. he is quite smart, and curious, and yangyang enjoys at how he compliments the three of them. eleven has almost half of his traits similar to xiaojun. with yangyang, he doesn't hesitate to ask dozens of questions and probably would get the brains from him. as for hendery, that kid knows that the ceo hates brats, which he tends to act like one just for fun.

but the question that got the student thinking is, why does jaemin has a parenting book?

❝oh, you're still awake?❞ about to make his way to the kitchen and grab a glass of water, the student was surprised to catch his boyfriend by the living room looking so worried. ❝hey, anything bothering you?❞

the younger expected for it to be work related but seeing him clutch to his phone real tight and have his eyes fixed on the front door, it only made him notice something. ❝dejun is not yet home.❞

don't get him wrong, it's not like yangyang forgot about him, it just didn't go through his head since he was bed ridden for the whole day. either his lower back his aching badly or he's just too tired to get up from the bed, probably the latter. as much as he wanted to also worry right now, he can't add more panic as to what the older is feeling right now.

instead of continuing of keeping himself hydrated, he strode his way to the sofa and stood right in front of the ceo who kept on running his hand through his hair and biting his bottom lip. bending down slightly to match their heights, the student gave him  a reassuring smile. ❝ge, he'll be back. he did tell us that he had somewhere to go, maybe he just has some personal business to take care off.❞

❝don't we have the right now know what that is?❞ hendery asked with his head tilted to the side.

getting himself comfortable, on his boyfriend's lap, yangyang placed both his hands on the older's shoulders. ❝hendery, calm down. did you call him?❞

this was one of the rarest moments that the younger would call him by his name, and that was enough for the ceo to understand that he is overthinking to much, causing him to panic. ❝i did, and he answered. he told me that i shouldn't worry much because he'll just come back.❞

that also relieved yangyang, heaving out a long sigh before staring straight to his boyfriend's concerned eyes. ❝we just started things, let's take it slow. and plus, dejun ge is older than the both of us, he knows what he's doing.❞

hendery's lips then curved up slightly. ❝except when he's hungry, he'll do anything just to get food, even when it's going to be obviously stupid.❞

❝and when he's asleep, he's grumpy in the morning. waking him up will earn you a punch, no matter who you are.❞ yangyang continued to make a point.

❝then, he acts like he's confident in everything, but ends up being a stuttering mess.❞ the ceo added.

the student didn't know they were in a roll of exposing xiaojun but he went on with it anyways. ❝he's also persistent at the things he wants to achieve, no matter what it takes. ❞

that reminded hendery of the first time he met xiaojun during the interviews. he couldn't help but snort at the memory of how that guy pouted in applying for professional spot in his company. he really did have the guts to do that, and the man just had to be an ass about it and forced him out of the building harshly with his stern voice. hearing the older male chuckling on his own made yangyang also wonder his thoughts elsewhere, going back to when he brought xiaojun to this house for the first time and having him mistake the two of them as siblings. thinking about it, it was kind of embarrassing but hilarious at the same time. 

but what was going on inside xiaojun's head to have him thinking that they are brothers?

having his arms wrapped around his waist, hendery pulled the younger male closer and had their noses to touch real quiz, causing for the student to let out a light chuckle. ❝when did you start liking him?❞

humming, yangyang pondered while having having his index finger tapping his chin. ❝i don't really know, it just happened.❞

while the student was in the middle of being in a deep thought about that question being given to him, the ceo had a came up with tan idea to distract him by nearing close and having his lips coming in contact with the younger's skin. hendery started to give soft pecks until he had trailed up to the male's sensitive spot behind his ear, sticking his tongue out and having it poke to his skin.

❝i thought that i was just being influenced by my friends since they have a three-way relationship, that's why i shrugged it off. but the more i keep on denying, the more i wanted to be with him in a way that—❞ yangyang then let out a shriek that echoed around the living room, and scared both their pets that were looking like they were having a discussion at the corner. the younger puckered his lips and glared at his boyfriend for biting his skin that took him by surprise. ❝hey!❞

the expression he made was priceless, and his shriek switched a part of hendery on. though, he just covered it up with a laugh and was about to apologize for it but didn't get to as he was silenced with his lips being sealed by the younger's connecting with his parted ones. the ceo then tightened his embrace around his boyfriend's waist and the student did the honors in not wasting time in deepening the kiss they were having. making out in the living room caused for the two to catch their pets' attention. louis was, as usual, glaring at them and judging how they were shameless to do it in front of them, and belle was looking clueless as ever as if she hasn't seen them almost do the deed inside the kitchen.

their heated session was being put to a halt when yangyang had to pull away just to catch for air. it was only their lips doing the work, and also the ceo's hands going under his shirt, but it was all it took for the student to look breathlessly— ruined. hendery now had a small smile formed on his face as he fixed the younger's hair, admitting that the kiss they had took him away for his worries, only just for a while.

❝i-i'm not going to ask you the same q-question,❞ yangyang let out a deep sigh at how the kiss seemed like he was being devoured before continuing his statement. ❝but instead, i want to know how you got to realize your feelings for him.❞

❝trust me, i hated myself for this. first, it was just me trying to overpower him and put an end to his flirtatious actions by doing the same thing but it got out of hand.❞ he started to explain, letting the younger play with his fingers while also listening to him. ❝it scared me, really. i thought i was cheating on you.❞

❝i also got those bad kind of butterflies with dejun ge.❞ the student admitted, not having the courage to look at his boyfriend's eyes just in case that he might say something wrong.

with brows furrowed and an unsure smile, hendery cracked a chuckle. ❝bad kind of butterflies?❞

because of how nervous he was, still sitting on the older's lap, he didn't get to hear the coo coming from the ceo because of his adorable term. ❝hm, because i'm feeling the same thing towards him, as what i always feel towards you. i already have you, but i still continued on feeling these butterflies inside my stomach towards dejun ge. i know it was wrong but to make it worse, i loved it.❞ intertwining their fingers together, yangyang's eyes was finally lifted up to look at him. ❝if it weren't for my friends explaining to me what this is then i would have already despised myself for having the guts to cheat on someone as great as you.❞

❝you sure you're not regretting being with me?❞ hendery had asked this countless of times already in the past, even way before they got officially together.

with all honestly, yangyang curved his lips up to a smile and started shaking his head slowly. ❝not even one bit.❞

❝what about if i add dejun, do you regret being with us?❞ because if you ask the same thing with hendery, there's not a chance that he'll say that he regretted.

❝the more the merrier!❞ yangyang tried to lift the mood up with a joke, succeeding in making the older laugh. but seriously, he never expected that he'll be this complete by just having the two of them and now, they are taking care of eleven.

the two of them stared at each other's eyes and they immediately knew what they wanted. they found comfort and affection as they bore holes right through their souls, it would have been perfect if xiaojun was there to complete them.

❝i remember saying before,❞ hendery then broke the comfortable silence in between them. ❝i only have one boyfriend, and that is you. i love you.❞

those were the times when yangyang always tries to make the older admit his feelings towards the secretary. but why would he bring that up now?

flinching, the student leaned back when hendery leaning close to him. ❝i'm not wrong though, i still love you.❞

that mayhaps caused for his heart to skip a beat. he knew that the ceo was already greasy at being romantic, and throughout the years of being with him, he still can't help really cringe sometimes. however, he does really appreciate his effort.

❝i still love you,❞ he repeated, now being close to the student's ear to whisper. ❝but now, i'm probably going to have two boyfriends to love with all my heart.❞

yangyang honestly didn't know whether to squeal at his words towards him, or to die screaming with hearts at how the older indirectly telling him that he's going to ask the secretary out and finally to be official with him.

good for him.

because someone clearly misunderstood it.

hearing a dog's bark and a cat's purring had broke the two out from staring at each other and had their heads turned to the door— where the person they have been looking for has finally arrived, but not in the most expected way. the plastic bags that he was holding on to was now dropped to the ground.

❝xiaojun?❞ both of them got up from the sofa and took a step close to the said male, only to have him take a step back.

he didn't know what on earth he was thinking right at that moment. everything suddenly became a blur for him, especially his sight where tears were forming in his eyes. this has such been a long day for him and he wasn't given a heads up that he'd be going to hear things that was such an eye opener for him.

and the next thing that came across his head was take another step back, and run away.

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