Kyungsoo sat across from Chanyeol at a small, dingy diner, that Chanyeol secretly thought Baekhyun would never be caught dead in. Chanyeol sighed to himself, annoyed that even now such a simple things as a dingy diner conjured the thoughts of his boss. It was incredibly annoying, and glancing up from his menu at Kyungsoo, he knew he'd be the perfect remedy to banish that man from his mind.

"Do you see anything you like?" Chanyeol asked.

Kyungsoo bit his bottom lip and glanced up at Chanyeol shyly, his cheeks a shade of scarlet as he quietly asked, "Is it safe to eat here? I mean, no offense to the owner, but it doesn't seem . . ." Kyungsoo trailed off when he caught a look of Chanyeol's expression, and he blanched before crying, "Oh crap! I've offended you, haven't I?"

Chanyeol smiled weakly before softly replying, "Why don't you try the food before you form an opinion?"

Kyungsoo blushed and dropped his gaze back down to the menu as he mumbled, "Sorry...."

Chanyeol sighed. "It's fine, I probably shouldn't have brought you here though. I don't know what I was thinking bringing you here on our first date to my—-"

"Chanyeol!" a sudden woman's voice cried.

Kyungsoo jumped and looked over his shoulder to find a woman with long, dark brown hair and the second kindest smile his ever seen; a smile he's grown to love seeing. Kyungsoo's eyes widened and his head snapped back around and he opened his mouth to say, "Chanyeol, is this—-"

He was cut off when the woman swooped in and threw her arms around Chanyeol's neck, and planted a kiss on his cheek that caused him to blush all the way to the tips of his ears. Kyungsoo bit his lips as he watched the scene before him, patiently waiting for the moment when Chanyeol introduced him.

"Chanyeol, it's so good to see you! How is work, you better be enjoying it after leaving us!" the woman cried with a frown.

Chanyeol nervously rubbed the nape of his neck and mumbled, "Ah, it's . . ."

"It's going well," Kyungsoo cut in, drawling the attention of the woman's gaze for the first time. She blinked in surprise when she saw him, having not even realized he was there.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I—-"

Kyungsoo waved off her apology with a smile as he said, "It's okay, I'm small and quiet, not many people notice me right away. Hi, I'm Do Kyungsoo!" Kyungsoo held out his hand with a smile, and the woman blinked confusedly before hesitately shaking his hand too.

"H–hi, Kyungsoo. I'm Yoora, Chanyeol's older sister," she said

Kyungsoo eyes widened and he glanced at Chanyeol before smiling up at his sister as he said, "It's nice to meet you."

Yoora smiled too. "Likewise, and um, I'll leave you to decide on what to get . . ." she said with another small smile before awkwardly walking away.

The moment she was out of earshot, Kyungsoo looked expectantly at Chanyeol as he said, "You could have told me your sister worked here . . ."

Chanyeol smiled weakly and rubbed the nape of his neck before mumbling, "Ah, actually, my parents own it. Yoora is just here to help between her studies since I decided to leave the family business."

"Uh . . . Oh, o-okay . . . I'm —- I'm sorry I called it dingy!" Kyungsoo quietly cried.

Chanyeol thinly smiled before reaching across the table to gently squeeze Kyungsoo's hand as he said, "It's okay, it is dingy." Chanyeol shrugged and soothingly rubbed little circles on the back of Kyungsoo's hand, too ease his nerves. "Oh, and for the record, I noticed you."

Kyungsoo's mouth opened, but he didn't have any idea how to respond and he found himself blushing as he chose to change the subject.

"So, is this why you got into business?"

Chanyeol chuckled at Kyungsoo's subject change; and Kyungsoo smiled shyly as he kept his eyes trained on the menu. Chanyeol continued to gently rub his hand before he replied, "It definitely had an impact, but I've always liked the idea of running my own company, even before my parents opened this diner."

Kyungsoo nodded. "What kind of company?"

"I love music," Chanyeol replied. "So I've always dreamed of owning a record company. That way, I could work with aspiring artists and even produce my own music." Chanyeol smiled at the thought. "Well, that's the dream anyway . . ."

Kyungsoo smiled. "I think that's a wonderful dream."

Chanyeol smiled. "So do I . . ."

•  •  •

For Baekhyun, the start of a new week was refreshing and cleansing, especially since the last time he had been in his office he nearly had a screaming match with Chanyeol. Baekhyun was still confused over his feelings for the man, and wary for starting something that could end badly. But he had to remind himself that was life.

He stepped off the elevator and took the short path to his office, his sunglasses shading his eyes that showed the tall tale signs of a sleepless night —- just not for the reason one would think. He stifled a yawn as he rounded the corner to his office, and nearly choked on his saliva when he saw Chanyeol holding Do Kyungsoo's hands.

Baekhyun felt himself grow pale and he started to sweat as he quickly rushed to his office, he removed his coat and tossed it inside his closet before rushing back to the door and readying to pull it open. But as he was about to storm into the other room and yell at Chanyeol for touching another man, his brain had gotten the chance to catch up to him and he sighed as he dropped his hand. Fighting with Chanyeol again would not be good, especially now that it seemed he had began to push him into Kyungsoo's arms. He'd have to be smart, and plan his moves accordingly.

Park Chanyeol, he thought. You walked into my life like a tornado through a town, so please, don't leave me even more broken than I am . . .

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A/N: Hello, lovelies! What do you think will happen next? Will Baekhyun find a way to win over Chanyeol, or is he already too late? Do you think Chanyeol's plan to hurt Baekhyun by using Kyungsoo will turn into something more?

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