Hyunjoon helped a child stand up then winced in pain. Despite his wounds being closed, it didn't stop the bruises from hurting. The children looked at him worriedly as they weren't used to seeing him limp around.

"Mr. Heo, do you have ouchie...?" a young girl asked.

"I do, but I'll be okay." replied Hyunjoon with a smile.

The young girl nodded then headed off with her friends. Hyunjoon immediately sat down as immense pain had filled his body. He probably should've stayed at his parents and rested up.

"Hey, Hyunjoon. You don't look well. Maybe you should head home early." said a coworker.

"You think?" he asked softly.

"We can handle things here. Go rest up at home." she said with a nod.

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Hyunjoon twiddled his thumbs as he waited for Jaehyun. He was going to put it off longer than necessary. Jaehyun exited the elevator then hurried over to him.

"What's going on? You said it was an emergency." Jaehyun said hurriedly.

"I'll understand if you don't want to be with me anymore after I tell you all of what I'm about to say. But please, hear me out first." Hyunjoon said with his head lowered.

"I'm listening..." Jaehyun said slowly.

"This is going to sound nonsensical, but Juyeon and I sort of... Juyeon asked me out two years ago and I said yes apparently... but we were drunk. So we're not entirely sure if it really means anything because we were drunk then..." explained Hyunjoon before sighing. Now came the confession. "And while we figured it all out... I kissed him. I'll repeat, I KISSED HIM."

Jaehyun stared at Hyunjoon in silence. Hyunjoon bit the inside of his cheek as he awaited his boyfriend's response. He wasn't going to mention what happened with Eric as he didn't want to seem like he was looking for sympathy.

"I'm hurt. Yes, because you kissed him, but mostly because I really didn't want you around him. And yet there you were with him, alone." Jaehyun said in a tired voice.

"I'm sorry... Let's just break up. I don't know what'll happen from now on." apologized Hyunjoon before rising from his seat. "I'll get going...."

Hyunjoon tried his best not to show his limp as he walked out of the building. He didn't expect anything from Jaehyun after this.

"Hyunjoon!" Jaehyun shouted.

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Juyeon quietly read over the movie script and made corrections in certain spots. Did he still want Hyunjoon as lead? Did he want to include every little detail? What if he took out the kiss? He screamed in frustration before pushing himself away from the desk. He couldn't focus. Eric had become clingy to the point it would sometimes be suffocating.

He didn't like Eric's change. What happened that made him so wild? Prix walked into his room then hopped onto his lap.

"Hey girl... Everything's so twisted now. Eric's practically obsessed and Joon... that kiss..." Juyeon muttered as he stroked Prix's fur. She remained quiet and relished in the feeling of her owner's warmth. "I don't know anymore. It gave me quite a rush... Was it because of the risk...?"

She looked up at him with curiosity, not quite understanding what was going on. Juyeon sighed then rolled himself back over to his desk.

"Maybe that's all it really was..." muttered Juyeon as he felt his heart sink.

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"So they sent you home... Even still, just how did you get these injuries? You say you fell but you can't get these just from falling." his mother said while checking him over. "Ah, your father went to go pick up the rest of your things."

Hyunjoon nodded in silence. The past two days have been hectic. From finally learning the truth to getting bludgeoned by his friend's boyfriend. His body ached at the memory. He hadn't heard from Juyeon either. Though, it was expected. Was this what the person wanted? For them to break up with their partners? Then what? Be miserable for days on end?

He didn't know how long he had to wait for the perp to show again and having to wait irked him. He lied on his side on the couch as he figured he'd rest up for work tomorrow. He just needed to focus on him now.

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Eric happily clung to Juyeon and offered to do many things for him. Juyeon couldn't focus on the email he was trying to write.

"Could you shut up?" Juyeon shouted then felt instant regret.

"Sorry..." Eric mumbled.

"Driver, stop here please." Juyeon said as he rubbed his temples.

"Wait, I'll behave, just-" said Eric before realizing he was the one getting out.

"Take him straight home. Don't listen to anything he says. Thank you." said Juyeon before watching the car take off.

He wasn't really the violent type, but he didn't want to take a chance and end up hurting him. He input an address into his phone and started to follow the directions. He never really had time to stop and smell the roses and most of the time he was viewing it from a car.

After some time of walking, he finally arrived at the store. He looked around, trying to decide whether to choose for the meaning or a favorite.

"I'll take a slice of each said Juyeon then watched as they wrapped it up nicely.

"Enjoy!" said the cashier cheerily.

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Hyunjoon dried his hair then heard their bell being rung. His parents weren't expecting anyone and he certainly wasn't. Was it a killer to put him out of his misery? It couldn't be. They wouldn't be so polite. He grabbed a broomstick before heading over to the front door. He quickly peeked into the peephole then froze. What was he doing here?

"Anyone home?" he called out.

Hyunjoon slowly opened the door. He didn't know what to say. He noticed he held a bag that had a single flower sticking out of it. It was his favorite at that.

"It's good to see you're okay..." he said as he reached out and touched his arm.

His body instinctively flinched at the pain. Hyunjoon backed away.

"Did I hurt you? I didn't mean it." he said quickly.

"What do you want, Jae...?" Hyunjoon asked quietly.

"I don't want us to end over some drunken act two years ago. I still want to be with you..." Jaehyun said before putting the bag in his hands. "Take me back?"

"Jae..." said Hyunjoon, looking down with a small smile. He looked up then froze. "J- Juyeon...?"

Jaehyun looked back and saw Juyeon carrying two bags. He rolled his eyes then walked over to Juyeon.

"And just how did you know Hyunjoon was here?" Jaehyun asked with a glare.

"That's a secret. Now if that's all, I'd like to give these to him." said Juyeon as he walked past him.

"You're not giving him anything. He wouldn't even be here in such a sorry state if it weren't for you. You're the cause of all of this. If your drunk ass hadn't asked him out, we'd all be happy right now!" Jaehyun shouted in anger. Juyeon gripped the bag handles tighter. "Get lost you asshole."

Juyeon sighed then waved him off. This greatly ticked Jaehyun off and soon Juyeon was meeting the concrete.

"Stop! This is ridiculous!" Hyunjoon shouted then pushed Jaehyun off.

He found himself checking if Juyeon was okay without hesitation. He picked up the fallen bags and started to look through them. One held a bunch of his favorite snacks and the other was...

"Coloring books...? For me?" Hyunjoon asked a bit confused.

Juyeon rubbed his forehead then glared at Jaehyun.

"For the kids in pre-k. I figured they'd like something like this." replied Juyeon as he desperately tried rubbing out the pain.

"How thoughtful... and here I was just thinking about something like this..." said Hyunjoon with a smile.

Jaehyun lifted himself off the ground and dusted himself off. Juyeon had won the battle, but he planned to win the war.

"Oh, he left." commented Juyeon.

Hyunjoon lunged forward then cutely rubbed his head against Juyeon's chest. Juyeon awkwardly patted his head but found the action adorable.

"You know... I've been thinking..." said Hyunjoon as he helped Juyeon off the ground. Juyeon gestured for him to go on. "I'll wait."

"Wait? Wait for what?" asked Juyeon in confusion.

"I don't exactly know where everything is heading, but I'm willing to wait and see how things between you both work out." Hyunjoon said as he led Juyeon inside.

"You make it sound like I'm single." said Juyeon in a huff.

"So you're still together..." Hyunjoon muttered.

"Well... I was going to break up with him in the worst way." said Juyeon before taking out his phone. He typed a few things then put it away. "And like magic, I'm single."

"You weirdo." said Hyunjoon with a laugh.

"Birds of a feather flock together they say." Juyeon shot back before running away.