8

Layla and Joshua are currently sitting on top of her couch in her little apartment, as her phone rings loudly with Lays solo song sheep. She put this tune personally for him and makes big eyes. Yixing personally told her, that she shouldn't tell anyone that they are talking and her mind runs like crazy. She decides to take the call, knowing that he probably wouldn't want her to tell Joshua.

"Hey, Oliver.", she begins as she picks up the phone, carefully remembering to not say his real name.

"What?", Yixing asks confused and Layla grins inside.

"I'm currently with my best friend Joshua, you remember him?", she asks and hopes he will take the hint and knows, why she can't name him by his real name.

"You can tell him, if you want. Can he keep a secret?" Yixings voice is serious, as he asks her this question.

"He never told anyone one of my secrets. Hes the best secret holder I know.", she answers truthfully. That's one of the best things about him. He can keep every secret hes not supposed to tell.

"Then tell him. If you trust him I also trust him.", he says softly as Layla glances at Joshua, whos eyeing her with a confused look.

"Okay, lets do a videocall, otherwise he wouldn't believe me." In an instant Yixing hangs up and rings again, this time doing a videocall.

"Hey, Yixing.", Layla says softly and Joshuas confused stare hits her.

"Did you just say Yixing? As in Zhang Yixing?", he asks and Layla turns her phone for Joshua to see it.

"Are you playing a video right now? As if youre talking to Zhang Yixing of freaking EXO, aka my bias wrecker number one." Joshuas stare hits her with an obvious hint of incredulity. Layla just smiles.

"No, shes not. Weve been talking for about half a year now." Yixing says and Joshua looks at her surprised.

"How the fuck did you manage to talk to an EXO member?", he asks confused and Layla smiles weakly as she remembers their first chat.

"I wanted to talk to Juliette.... But misspelled her name.", she laughs and Yixing looks at her.

"What even is the username of this bitch? Ive always asked myself that.", he asks and Layla chuckles as she hears him calling Juliette a bitch. Hes so right about that.

"Her username is LayTheDay.", she answers and a look of disgust and Yixing does the same.

"Does he know about this Juliette-thing?" Joshuas asks and Layla nods.

"Yeah, he was the one I called this one day, as you didn't answer.", she explains and Joshua seems to be less confused.

"So youre the man who delivered the Chinese food my little Layla is obsessed with recently.", Joshua smirks and looks directly at Yixing, who starts to smirk again.

"Oh my gosh, don't tell him!" Layla whispers horrified to him and Joshua just looks at her confused.

"Why? Am I not allowed to tell him you liked the food he sends you?"

"No!", Layla exclaims loudly. She needs a moment to realise that her reaction was maybe a little bit too loud.

"Why not?" Joshua looks at her desperately, in hope of getting an answer to her strange behaviour. He seems to get a hold on Laylas thoughts as Yixing starts to talk.

"Because she knows I'll send her food more often to make her happy and she doesn't want that.", he guesses and Layla nods.

"Why don't you want that? You love this food." Joshua looks at her confused and with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

"Because I don't want him to spend his money on buying me food that I cant afford that often.", she whispers and seems to be embarrassed by the fact that she cant afford herself to get food delivered that often. She earns enough money to life a happy life, but things like ordering takeout once or twice a week isn't a thing for her as she tends to think that it costs her too much. She wants to keep her money so she can save some up at the end of the month.

"But I'm happy when youre happy.", Yixing says softly and her heart starts to meld immediately.

"Yixing... I know that and I appreciate it, but you don't need to buy me something for me to be happy. But you could drop spoilers for the next EXO album for example." She winks at him and all three start to laugh. They all know Layla didn't mean this serious. Not that she didn't try to at least get a sneak peak on the song Jongin is working on.

"You know I cant do that."

"I know, sadly."