The two had begun getting along way better than they had before after they decided to have a go at things again. Hongjoong was communicating with Seonghwa instead of holding everything to himself, and Seonghwa did everything he seemed was necessary to make up for the lost time and the things he'd done. Their relationship seemed to be going better this time around than it had in the beginning.

One morning, Hongjoong had woken up engulfed in the soft sheets of his bed, rubbing his face as he tried to wake himself up fully. The white-haired male sat up slowly, throwing his arms up to stretch and grunting softly as he did so.

The two weren't on close enough matters to be sleeping in the same bed, so of course, they slept in their own rooms for the time being.

Hongjoong crawled out of bed, catching a glance of himself in the large mirror that stood in place of a closet door. He looked like he had just wrestled with some kind of beast. His hair was sticking out in all kinds of directions, the large, white shirt he wore was hanging off his right shoulder, and one of the legs of his shorts was up way higher than the other.

The white-haired male immediately let out a laugh at the sight of his ratty reflection.

"Seonghwa would kill me if he ever saw me like this outside of my room..." Hongjoong made a remark to himself, shaking his head.

"Saw you like what?" A familiar voice said as Seonghwa suddenly walked into Hongjoong's room.

The black-haired male had already been dressed elegantly, as usual, and his hair was already groomed. Seonghwa immediately stopped in his tracks as he took a second to take in the appearance of the smaller male. He made a weird face as he tilted his head, biting his lip to refrain from saying anything.

"You like it?" Hongjoong looked at Seonghwa with a grin, clearly trying not to laugh.

"It's... What the hell happened?" Seonghwa couldn't help but laugh, bringing a hand to his mouth. 

"Apparently I fought a bear in my sleep, you should see the other guy." Hongjoong made a joke as he erupted in laughter.

Seonghwa smiled widely when he heard Hongjoong's laugh, it was like music to his ears every time he heard it. He walked up to the smaller male, reaching up a hand and grabbing the back of his neck gently, then pulling Hongjoong in to give him a small kiss on the forehead.

"I would really like to see the other guy, but after we get down to business," Seonghwa said as he ruffled Hongjoong's hair. "Get dressed, groom yourself, and meet me in the parlor. I'm going to need you for a small business meeting I'm having with a client today."

Hongjoong nodded in understanding, smiling up at Seonghwa. "Alright. I'll be out in a minute then."

"Look nice for our guest..." Seonghwa then suddenly leaned in, his lips just barely grazing the smaller male's lips. "But most importantly... Look nice for me, yeah?"

Hongjoong could feel his cheeks virtually burst into flames as Seonghwa suddenly pulled away after.

"W-Why do you always-" Hongjoong started to say before Seonghwa walked out of the room. "Yah! Asshole!"

Hongjoong could hear the amused laughs from the taller male as he continued down the hallway. He let out an annoyed sigh, then turned to his closet, sliding open the door and grabbing a change of clothes. Hongjoong made his way into the bathroom that was connected to his bedroom, kicking the door shut behind him. He was quick to take a shower to make sure he was clean and fresh. When he got out, he split his long, white hair on the side of his head, combing it back in a loose, fluffy fashion with a bit of gel.

Hongjoong slipped on the clothes he picked out, and it was sure to be enough for Seonghwa's liking. He wore a white dress shirt with the first two buttons left undone, the bottom of the shirt tucked into a pair of tight, grey dress pants held up by a black belt. He had on a grey suit jacket to match the pants, the sleeves rolled up neatly just below the bend of his elbows. Hongjoong slipped on a pair of black, leather shoes, a silver watch, and a thin, silver chain around his neck.

Hongjoong glanced himself over in the mirror to make sure he looked good enough, then proceeded to exit the bathroom. He made his way out of his bedroom, and down the long hallway towards the parlor. When Hongjoong entered the room, Seonghwa was leaning against the bar as he sat on a stool, a drink in his hand as he went over the paperwork in front of him.

The white-haired male quietly crept up behind Seonghwa, snaking his arms around Seonghwa's waist, and attempting to rest his chin on his shoulder but he was too short.

"Is this nice enough for you?" Hongjoong said in a sweet voice, a smile on his face before he let go and took a step back.

Seonghwa set his drink down as he raised a brow slightly, then spun around in the stool to face Hongjoong. He didn't waste any time letting his eyes wander every inch of Hongjoong. The corners of his lips curled into a wide grin at the sight of the smaller male in front of him.

"I think you went a little overboard. Are you trying to distract me while I'm working?" Seonghwa teased, grabbing Hongjoong by the belt as he pulled him close.

"Maybe, maybe not. You'll just have to wait to find out that one." Hongjoong replied in a flirtatious manner, tilting his head.

"You know I hate it when you tease me like this," Seonghwa said as he leaned his head closer.

Seonghwa was just mere centimeters away from Hongjoong's face, about to kiss him, then heard a female clearing her throat. Seonghwa immediately stopped and pulled away, looking at the female that was now standing in the doorway of the parlor. Hongjoong immediately backed off as well, standing beside Seonghwa with his hands behind his back politely.

"Do you play with all of your pets, Seonghwa? You should learn to keep leashes on them instead of indulging them." The female made a remark, raising a brow.

"You're early, Nevaeh," Seonghwa said clearing his throat, seeming a bit displeased. "Our meeting was scheduled for two hours from now."

"Better early than unpunctual, those are your words," Nevaeh said with a smile as she began to approach.

Nevaeh was a shockingly beautiful woman, taller in stature, but most of that was aided by the red, six-inch heels beneath her feet. She had long, black hair that was elegantly tied back into a bun, bangs cascading to the right of her face. Her features were almost elven like she had stepped right out of a fairytale book. She wore a one-shouldered crimson-colored dress that hugged her perfectly snatched waist, black fishnets lining her legs and the red heels. She was embellished with different kinds of jewelry, probably wearing the cost of a single home in just diamonds alone.

Hongjoong couldn't help but feel intimidated by the female that was approaching. This was one of Seonghwa's clients that he's never met before, this was the first time he'd ever seen or heard of her. He kept his gaze down at his feet once she stopped in front of Seonghwa.

Seonghwa couldn't help but glance the woman over with his eyes as she stood in front of him.

"You're dressed as if you're attending some lavish party. Surely not appropriate attire for a simple business meeting." Seonghwa said as he tilted his head.

"Our "simple" business meetings never end with clothing on anyways. Might as well look my best." Nevaeh said in a flirtatious tone as he took a seat in the stool next to him, crossing her legs.

Hongjoong clenched his jaw slightly at the woman's remark but made it look as if he wasn't bothered by it.

Seonghwa shook his head slightly, then turned to the paperwork that sat on the bar. "Can we just discuss the details of the agreement we have set in place?"

"Of course, but..." Nevaeh began before she paused, looking over at the white-haired male. "Get rid of the dog, first."

Seonghwa shot a glare at the woman beside him as a warning, who in return, gave him an innocent smile. Seonghwa let out a small sigh, then turned his head to Hongjoong.

"I know I asked you to help me with this, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave us while we discuss," Seonghwa said to Hongjoong, taking in a deep breath.

"But, Seonghwa-" Hongjoong looked at Seonghwa as he started, but he was immediately cut off. 

"Don't... talk back to me, alright? Remember, know your place, especially when I'm trying to handle business matters." Seonghwa snapped slightly, squinting his eyes.

Hongjoong stared at the black-haired male for a while, then dropped his head looking at the ground. He did as Seonghwa told him to, exiting the parlor and closing the large, sliding door behind him. He shook his head and let out a bitter scoff.

How could he suddenly start treating me like this? Hongjoong thought to himself.

Hongjoong made his way to the living room and sat upon the white leather couch, he waiting for the two to finish their meeting.

As Hongjoong waited, he sat with his elbows resting on his knees, bouncing one knee as anxiety began to build in his chest. He knew Seonghwa would never do anything to go against him, but at the same time, Nevaeh was just as intoxicatingly charming as Seonghwa. If she wanted something, she could probably get it without even having to bat an eyelash, and it was clear that the two had a very lewd history together.

He couldn't help but imagine the things that could possibly be going on in the parlor, the two were alone in there after all. Who knows what they could've been doing? Hongjoong kept trying to think of ways that he could walk in there without getting his head bit off, he had to know what was going on before his anxiety ate at him.

Finally, the white-haired male stood up from the couch after what seemed like an hour of waiting. He made his way back to the parlor, stomping his feet slightly with each step that he took.

Hongjoong hesitated at the door for a moment, his heart beating rapidly in his chest, his hands trembling subtly. He took in a deep breath, then grabbed the door handle, pulling on it as he slid the door open in an urgent manner.

What he saw in front of him made a hot, blue flame ignite in the pit of his stomach. Hongjoong almost began seeing red as he clenched his fists. 

Seonghwa was standing with his back against the glass bar with Nevaeh standing in front of him. The woman had her lips smashed against Seonghwa's, her hands grabbing at his pants. When they heard the door slide open, Seonghwa ripped away from the kiss and pushed Nevaeh off of him, looking at Hongjoong with wide eyes.

"Joong... I promise you, this isn't what it looks like." Seonghwa shook his head frantically as he tried to explain.

"Trust me, I can see very clearly what's going on here." Hongjoong let out a bitter laugh, nodding his head. "Don't let me stop you. Please, go back to what you were doing." Hongjoong spat, then walked away without saying anything more.

"Joong! Wait, please!" Seonghwa called out, but Hongjoong wasn't waiting for anything.

Seonghwa turned his attention to the woman in front of him, a dangerous look flooding his eyes as he stared the smirking woman down. He gritted his teeth as he came at her, grabbing her harshly by the face as she yelped

"You can consider whatever agreement we had, terminated. If I ever hear you name or see your godforsaken face again..." Seonghwa growled, barely clinging to his composure. "I swear I'll make sure you never see the light of day again. That's not even a threat, that's a wholehearted promise."

Seonghwa suddenly pushed the woman back, standing over her with a menacing demeanor. Nevaeh had opened her mouth to say something, but Seonghwa already began walking away.

"Get that nasty thing out of my sight before I do something irrational!" Seonghwa barked at his men. "Make sure she goes out with at least a few marks as a warning!"

Seonghwa went to go find Hongjoong, leaving his men to get rid of Nevaeh from the property. The black-haired male immediately made his way to Hongjoong's room, trying to open the door but the door was locked.

"Joong! Open the door, we need to talk about what you just saw!" Seonghwa said as he kept jiggling the door handle. "Joong!"

"I don't want to talk about it! I know what I saw!" Hongjoong could be heard shouting from inside the room. "Fuck off, Seonghwa!"

"Joong, god damn it, let me in!" Seonghwa yelled as he pounded a fist on the door. "If I have to tell you again, I WILL break down this door, and then we'll REALLY have problems!"

Seonghwa was still fuming over the encounter he just found himself caught in.

"YES, SEONGHWA! JUST KEEP GETTING DEFENSIVE AND ANGRY BECAUSE IT TOTALLY HELPS YOU LOOK MORE INNOCENT!" Hongjoong shouted with anger now in his voice as well.

Seonghwa gritted his teeth, closing his eyes as he clenched his fists. He tried to regain his composure as much as he could, Hongjoong wasn't going to speak to him until he calmed down. After taking a moment to calm down, Seonghwa sighed out softly, then pressed his forehead and his hands against the door.

"Joong... Please... Let me in. I'm sorry, okay?" Seonghwa tried to sound reasonable. "Please let me explain myself..."

Seonghwa didn't hear a reply from Hongjoong, instead, he just heard soft sobs coming from inside the room. He could feel his chest tighten from the sounds.

"Joong... Let me in, damn it... Please, just let me in." Seonghwa pleaded in a soft tone. "Please..."

After waiting another moment, Seonghwa could hear the sound of the lock click, and he took a small step back. Hongjoong slowly opened the door, his eyes were bloodshot and puffy from all the crying he'd done. Seonghwa frowned as he tried to reach out for the smaller male, but Hongjoong smacked his hands away.

"Don't touch me, Seonghwa. I swear to god, don't you fucking touch me." Hongjoong said bitterly through his tears. "I was so stupid to think that you gave a shit about me. You've lied to me once again, and I look like an idiot for choosing to believe you."

Seonghwa swallowed hard, shaking his head. "Joong... I promise, what you saw wasn't what it seemed like."

"Oh, bullshit! You were kissing that woman and she tried to take your pants off, Seonghwa! That's pretty self-explanatory to me!" Hongjoong protested, shaking his head. "Stop feeding me lies!"

"I'm not feeding you lies! God damn it, Joong, just listen to me!" Seonghwa ran his hands through his hair frustratedly. "She kissed me! I had been denying her the whole time, and when you came in, she threw herself on me before I could even stop her!"

"And you really expect me to believe that? The most wealthy, handsome fucking man in the city could have ANYONE he wanted. Why should I believe that you would stay faithful to me? That she threw herself on you?" Hongjoong hiccupped slightly as he sobbed. "All I ever want is your undivided affection, yet I always end up looking like an idiot because you'll never change!"

"Joong, how many times have I told you I love you? Think of all the things that I've done for you! If I wasn't faithful to you, why would I CONSTANTLY put my life on the line to keep you safe! If I didn't care about you, I sure as hell wouldn't be standing here trying to reason with you!" Seonghwa protested, reaching out for Hongjoong again.

This time, instead of smacking his hands away, Hongjoong smacked Seonghwa across the face pretty hard. Seonghwa's head flew to the side as he stumbled back a step.

"I said don't FUCKING touch me, Seonghwa..." Hongjoong growled slightly, then went to shut the door.

Seonghwa immediately shoved the door back open before Hongjoong could even shut the door all the way.

"What the hell-" Hongjoong was cut off as Seonghwa suddenly had him pinned against the wall.

"Will you stop being so GOD DAMN stubborn for one minute in your life? I fucking love you, Joong! I wouldn't ruin everything that we have just for some woman I once had a ONE TIME fling with months ago!" Seonghwa exclaimed with a frown on his face. "Do you hear me? I FUCKING LOVE YOU. If I didn't, I wouldn't be fighting this hard for you."

Hongjoong stared up at Seonghwa with a frown, a few tears still trailing down his face. "Then why did you kiss her?"

"I DIDN'T. For the last time, she threw herself on me no matter how many times I desperately told her to back off. PLEASE believe me, Joong... I'll do anything you want me to, just please believe me." Seonghwa sounded a bit desperate, grabbing Hongjoong by his cheeks as he wiped the tears from his cheeks. "Please... You know I love you so much. You're my whole world, please believe me."

Seonghwa himself started to sound like he was choking up as he pleaded for forgiveness from the smaller male. He had a look in his eyes that Hongjoong could see, he could see that Seonghwa was being truthful with him.

"So you didn't make any advances on her? None at all?" Hongjoong questioned as his sobs lessened.

"God, no... I wouldn't ever make advances on someone else when I have you at my side. I wouldn't throw away my whole world for something like that. I wouldn't dream of it, Joong..." Seonghwa reassured as he pressed his forehead against Hongjoong's. "Please forgive me."

Hongjoong hesitated for a moment, then sighed out as he gripped Seonghwa's shirt. "Fine... I believe you. But I swear to god, Seonghwa, if I catch something like that again... I am going to seriously lose my shit with you."

"And I'll gladly let it happen. But I can assure you that it won't happen again, because from now on, you're never leaving the room during my business matters, no matter if the client requests, especially with shady characters such as Nevaeh. I'm so sorry, my little one. I'm so, so sorry." Seonghwa said shaking his head slightly. "I never wanted to hurt your feelings, I'm sorry you had to see that."

Hongjoong shook his head, looking to the floor. "Don't apologize. I should be used to these kinds of things by now."

"Stop, don't say things like that." Seonghwa frowned, making Hongjoong look back up at him. "I hate seeing you hurt. I hate seeing the man I love feeling this way."

Hongjoong stared at Seonghwa for the longest time just staying silent. Seonghwa then suddenly brought the smaller male's face close as he planted a deep, loving his upon his lips. The black-haired male kept kissing his lover with all of the passion he could muster as if he were trying to make Hongjoong forget.

When Seonghwa broke the kiss to pull away, Hongjoong seemed to follow after him a bit as if wanting more. Seonghwa gave a gentle smile, stroking Hongjoong's cheeks with his thumbs.

"Do you forgive me? Can we please just forget this happened? I don't want to lose my sweet, incredibly handsome lover." Seonghwa said sweetly, kissing his lover's ass as much as he could to make him feel better. "So pretty, so soft..."

Hongjoong gave a slight smile, sighing out softly as he shook his head. "You can stop kissing my ass... I forgive you, alright? I forgive you..."

Seonghwa smiled brightly as he wrapped his arms around the smaller male, holding him securely and burying his face in Hongjoong's soft hair.

"I love you, Joong.... That will never change as long as my heart still beats."

"I love you too, Seonghwa..."

****THE STORY WILL CONTINUE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER. THANK YOU FOR READING****

(A/N: get ready for a real shocker in the next chapter ;) ciaooo)