Unusually the day was embarrassingly awkward. Yuta had slept in the Jung's house, but soon had to leave. Bogum was amused by his new toys in the living room while Jaehyun avoided any kind of long talk with Gayeon, only paying attention to the boy who was sitting on the floor. She didn't want to disturb him with questions, since she thought she might be imagining things. It wasn't a long time since Gayeon was at his house, so she didn't let herself be shaken by his reaction. Yet something seemed to be wrong.

"Hyung, I need to pee" Bogum approached Jaehyun.

"Is it time to debut the potty?" caressing the kid's hair, he stood up and nodded "I'll teach you, okay?" they both went to the bathroom, leaving Gayeon alone in the living room.

Sitting on the couch, watching a random cartoon on TV, she reached for her phone in hope that she would see some message, maybe from Doyoung. Gayeon sighed seeing that she hadn't received anything and so decided to take the initiative.

Gayeon

< Hi ^^

< I wanted to thank you for calling me out yesterday, I haven't had fun like that in a while (16:45)

Gayeon didn't waited for a quick answer, since Doyoung said that he worked part-time and was still studying to be a doctor. Maybe Jaehyun knew something, because they were friends after all, though he had been strange since that night, so it would not be a good idea to ask. Maybe tomorrow he'd be more excited and good to talk, she thought. Not paying attention to what was happening on the large television screen in front of her, she sighed without realizing that Jaehyun and Bogum had returned. The day went by slower than usual, Gayeon blamed Jaehyun for avoiding her all the time, yet she finally had a moment alone with him when Bogum fell asleep and was taken to his room for an afternoon nap. Jaehyun practically threw himself on the couch, focusing his eyes on his phone and kept quiet for a moment.

"Did something happen?" Gayeon asked, fixing her gaze on his face.

"No" he didn't even blink.

"Then why are you avoiding me?" even mad, she tried her best to keep calm.

"Tsk..." he finally decided to reciprocate the exchange of looks "I'll go straight to the point, okay?" his gaze seemed impatient "Don't get closer to Doyoung."

"What?" she tried to understand what was happening at that moment frowning.

"Do as I say, and everything will be fine, especially for you..." he smiled lightly, then broke his smile to give her a cold look.

"First, may I ask why?"

"No, but if you insist in this, you'll suffer the consequences."

"Okay look, I don't know what happened for you to be acting like that, much less to be annoyed whenever anything that involves me with Doyoung happens. If I did something wrong, I want you to tell me. Now, if you don't have a reason or I'm a nuisance, just let me know that I'll leave" didn't raise her voice knowing Bogum didn't deserve to hear this kind of conversation.

"My God, since you were a kid you get yourself in trouble! I know you cried when Yuta left. You know what, fine, do whatever you want, I'm done" he left his phone on the coffee table with a long sigh staring at the corners of the room" I shouldn't have said anything, but I insist..." he whispered in frustration.

"Insists on what? You hide everything, you never tell me anything! Couldn't you trust me a little?" didn't want to show her anger and as a result of holding the emotions for so long she felt tears stream from her eyes "Why does everything have to be so difficult with you? You... You idiot!"

As Gayeon was preparing to attack him further with words, Jaehyun held her face with both hands, stealing something she had never experienced before. It took a few seconds for her to figure out what was going on, until she realized that their lips were locked in together. Even if it was for a brief instant, the warmth of his mouth still left her completely confused about what had just happened. He turned away, wide-eyed, looking away in a hurry. Gayeon's body became static as her heart felt like a bomb about to explode, she wanted to ask, but the words didn't come out and her body didn't obey.

"Y-you were too loud!" he started talking "I had to shut your mouth..." he covered his lips while his ears were completely red. Jaehyun got up in a jump ready to run from there "It was just to keep you quiet, don't think unnecessary things!"

"Jaehyun..." she was interrupted.

"Sorry, I don't know. Not now..." he basically ran into the room locking himself with Bogum inside.

Gayeon didn't know what to do, she thought on going after him, but everything was confusing her even more. She was so immersed in thoughts, that any sound or noise would have been missed at that moment. There was no way that her heart could calm down. She started controlling breathing and closing eyes, imagining that this would help, yet she knew that it was getting worse. Every second her eyes stayed closed, the memory of Jaehyun so close appeared. She lightly touched the bottom of her lip feeling the heat remain constant there, remembering the sensation that was to have it next to Jaehyun's lips and a strong shiver struck her.

"Hey" a voice echoed.

"MY GOD WHAT IS THAT?!" Gayeon had a jump scare, covered both her ears and falling sideways on the couch with eyes bulging.

"JESUS CHRIST!" he put a hand to his chest closing his eyes briefly "Oh my God, you scared the hell outta me!" Johnny approached "I didn't want to frighten you, although we are even now, right?" he laughed still keeping his hand on his chest.

"What a fright! You could have said something or made some noise I don't know!" she ended up smiling at him laughing at the situation.

"But I did! How could you not hear? I even dropped the car's key on the floor" he kept a contagious smile on his face.

"I didn't hear it."

"I know, right? But so, I came to talk to Jaehyun and... You're at his house... The two of you, alone..." he stared at her from head to toe and smiled wickedly "So, what should I think about this situation?

"Huh?" blinked in confusion.

"Lord..." as if she was a child, he stroked her head "He got himself an innocent and pure girl, just take a look at this. You don't see this everyday" he continued, smiling in that adorable way, making she flush with his words.

"No, that's not it! I'm just here to..." she remembered that Bogum was a secret Johnny didn't know yet "You know..."

"Take care of the baby, huh?" he laughed, turning his head slightly to the side.

"Did you... Did Jaehyun tell you anything?" she thought he meant Bogum was the baby, but it wasn't the case.

"Ah, so you don't deny that you guys have a thing! Honey, no one tricks Sir John here" with a satisfied smile he approached in a few seconds, almost their noses touched, which made her hold the breath "Now tell me, was it before or after the party?"

Before Gayeon could say anything, Johnny had been pulled back and Jaehyun sat between them. She still felt embarrassed because of the shut up kiss a few minutes ago, which by the way had been their first kiss together, so she turned the attention to the corner of the room. Jaehyun didn't look too comfortable either, so he just kept his eyes on Johnny who was laughing nonchalantly clapping his hands.

"You guys should see your faces now! Man, this is love! Oh, I mean really!

"Hey, enough with the bullshit, are you crazy? Leave her alone, you know I don't do this kinda thing" he folded his arms, turning red again.

"Say it to your face! It's written there: I kissed my neighbor.

Johnny seemed to be enjoying himself a lot, but Jaehyun bit his lip and stared at the floor for a moment. Then he turned his gaze to Johnny, who became astonished.

"You kissed?" a silence has taken the living room "OH MY GOD!"

"Shut up, nothing happened, okay?!" Jaehyun covered the mouth of the tallest almost rising on top of him "Simmer down!"

Anything he said would make Johnny believe him. His face was red which actually left Gayeon in a ridiculously immense state of shyness.

"Before you think more strange things, say, why did you come here?"

"Okay" he straightened up getting serious "But first tell me, you guys kissed or not?"

"Do you wanna die?" Jaehyun clenched his fists threatening to attack Johnny that second.

"It's a joke, boy" he tapped Jaehyun's shoulder lightly as if imitating a girl "Where's your sense of humor? Oh, I get it now, Jaehyun, what did you told her? Did you make her cry?

"Man, what's your problem?" Jaehyun was outraged, but still it was because Johnny was getting everything right.

"Okay, okay" it finally seemed like he had gotten serious for sure "I need to tell you something, I didn't find it important at the time, but then I got a strange call from Taeil hyung and now I'm worried."

"What call?" Jaehyun's expressions changed rapidly as soon as the name of his oldest friend had been quoted.

"Taeil asked me about that girl from a party two years ago, you know?" Jaehyun was silent now with a more serious face "That girl whose mother was..." he paused for a second rethinking his sentence.

"I know who it is, just go on..."

"So, she... After I told him everything I knew, I remembered one important thing I forgot to tell you. The day we had the party here, when you went out with the others to groceries, someone called and I answered the phone. She said she was the maid of that girl's mother and asked if your parents were home."

"Okay, that's weird."

"Since I didn't want our party to be over without begging, I said yes. After Taeil called me asking about this crazy girl, I was afraid that they did something, or if they'll do it, I don't know. Man, what if they want to kidnap you?!"

Even though it sounded insane, which made Gayeon laugh, it seemed quite possible for Johnny.

"Johnny, I don't think you're okay" Jaehyun put his hand on the top of Johnny's forehead, checking his temperature "Are you okay buddy?"

"Listen to me!" exclaimed, pulling Jaehyun's hand from his forehead "Really, this is very strange, why, out of the blue, does her family come after you, after years? You only met her daughter at the party too, what does this crazy woman wants?"

"It's not what she wants, it's what she left behind" Jaehyun sighed.

"What do you mean?"

"A child."

"What child?"

"She left a kid here. With me. And said I'm the father."

"Wait, what?" Johnny looked very confused "But to have one... Don't you have to...?"

"Yes."

"JUNG JAEHYUN YOU IRRESPONSIBLE BRAT!" startled he took the right-hand against his forehead.

"I didn't say I've done it!"

"Oh yeah Jaehyun, and the baby she made with her finger" he said, crossing his arms, the taller one shook his head in denial.

"I remember she came up at me and..."

"NO" Johnny quickly covered his ears with wide eyes "SAVE ME FROM DETAILS, I DON'T WANT TO KNOW! I KNOW VERY WELL THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE A BABY, I DON'T WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU MADE YOURS!"

"I didn't do anything! I mean, I don't know!"

"You don't know how to make a baby?" Gayeon asked confused in the middle of that mess.

"No! I mean, yes, I know! My God! I meant I don't know if I even did it that night!" after Jaehyun clarified his version, Johnny and Gayeon exchanged puzzled looks.

"Is that why you're here?" addressing to her again, Johnny tried to get a bit closer even with Jaehyun in the way "He made you take care of the baby?"

"Why in your head I'm such a sucker, huh Johnny?" Jaehyun leaned back against the couch angrily.

"No, no. I wanted to help, I was here when he found the baby, I would be too heartless to leave him alone knowing the situation..." Jaehyun smiled "Poor kid alone with him" soon his face became angry again.

"You're so joking with my face now."

He wanted to be really irritated, but when his eyes met hers and Johnny's, they all had a laughter crisis.

They didn't realize that they were very noisy, which aroused Bogum. In drowsy steps, the little boy approached the living room, scratching his eyes. Johnny was near him, and on impulse his eyes moved to Bogum. In a hoarse voice, he let out a scream, putting a hand on his chest and then having another laughter crisis. His reaction surprised the others, prompting Bogum to run to Gayeon.

"What the fuck, are you crazy?!" Jaehyun punched Johnny's arm, laughing even though he was startled by his scream.

"I thought it was a ghost...! Man, I'm sorry pal" he tried to pull himself together on the sofa, analyzing the baby's face.

"What?" Gayeon's and Jaehyun's voices came out as one.

"How dare you say to my face that this boy here" he pointed at Bogum, stunned "isn't your son? I mean, look at his face! You know what I see?" Jaehyun remained silent, paying attention to what the other one was saying "You, about 15 years ago."

"Just listen, I'm telling you, I'd might be too drunk, but don't you think I'd remember doing something like that?" Jaehyun frowned, shaking his head.

"Were you a virgin?" for that neither Gayeon nor Jaehyun expected "It's the only explanation for you be refusing to believe that you slept with someone and don't remember."

"What? But, oh God!" after a few seconds in silence reasoning, Jaehyun happened to beat Johnny with the cushion "How do you speak these things like that?!"

"So you were a virgin after all!" Johnny covered his face with his arms laughing until Jaehyun stopped hitting him with the last sentence.

"That's beside the point now" Jaehyun's ears grew redder.

"Then, on your first time, you made a baby. Full service huh? Congratulations Jaehyun" Johnny still looked amazed at the deeds of his friend in front of him "Now, let's admit it, what a son of a bitch, huh. She just leaves the child like that and puff? God, you have no luck in love, no, before you were suffering because of your first..." Jaehyun used his hands to cover the older one's lips with despair.

"Johnny you talk too much, shut it!

"Be cool..." he chuckled.

"Now about the girl, I mean, Bogum's mother, I'm looking for her" Jaehyun glanced at Bogum who ended up sleeping on Gayeon's lap "Taeil hyung told me that she traveled with her mother by medical matters, but didn't have many details about it. And from the letter, it looks like she's sick or something" now with his eyes on the ground, a sigh escaped from his lips "It's not that I don't want to be with him..." Jaehyun scratched his head, turning his gaze to Johnny " I just don't want him to get hurt if that's a misunderstanding. I want her to explain me what's going on. He seems to have been through a lot, and he's only two years old. Why does a child have to suffer because of his parents' problems?"

Gayeon's heart raced a little at his words. At first, she thought he was afraid, that he was desperate and refused to accept the boy. "When did Jaehyun become so mature?" — she thought. More and more she was wishing to know everything that she let go by with their distance. Gayeon realized that only she was out on the subject, since, from Johnny's gaze, he knew how Jaehyun might be feeling and why he felt that way. Placing two light touches on his friend's shoulder, Johnny stood up smiling in a lively mood.

"Wah, look how you've grown up. I raised you well, that's right, good boy" he stroked Jaehyun's hair as if the other were a child.

"Are you making fun of me?" Jaehyun laughed, taking off Johnny's hand from the top of his head and stood up.

"You know I'll always be here to help you. Just give a call and, Johnny's here!" both laughed with big smiles "You know there are a lot of people who care about you, don't you?" Johnny stared at Gayeon briefly "Why don't give them a chance to help? You're not alone" he made a heart with his hands laughing right away "You know I love you darling."

"Okay, Johnny boy, let's go" Jaehyun gripped his friend's shoulders and dragged him toward the door.

"Ah! One more thing, if he treats you badly" he turned his attention to Gayeon "I hold and you beat the hell outta him" he gave her a wide smile and a wink.

"What are you talking about?"

"Jaehyun, if you don't want her, I want. My friend, just let me know and..." it could be heard Johnny gasp in pain, probably because he was being beaten by Jaehyun "I'll be back!"

Calmly, Gayeon got up ready to take Bogum back to his room. After covering him, she sat down next to the boy stroking his hair briefly. He really reminded her of Jaehyun as a child, his round eyes, soft cheeks and full lips. She blushed as realized that she was thinking again of Jaehyun's mouth and looked away as her phone vibrated in her pocket. Gayeon ended up getting anxious with hope that it would be a message from Doyoung. Yet a mixture of strange feelings struck her again.

Gayeon was confused, she never had a relationship to be sure of anything either. The only certainty she had was that Yuta was her first love in childhood, and still she had the damned butterflies in stomach while with Jaehyun. With Doyoung was no different, but Jaehyun's words worried her. What was so complicated about Doyoung to cause such an effect on Jaehyun? Didn't seem jealousy anymore, even if deep down she wanted to delude herself with it, it seemed to be more like a concern of a close friend "Did he hide anything from me?" — she ended up thinking that.

Doyoung

I also had fun ^^ (18:00) >

I'm sorry to take so long to reply, I had to take care of one thing :/ (18:00) >

Gayeon

< Don't worry about it, no need to apologize ~ (18:01)

< Is everything okay there? (18:01)

Doyoung

Yes, just a little out of time (18:01) >

But, what's up over there? When I called Jaehyun seemed a bit agitated (18:01) >

Gayeon

< It's okay. But why you think that? (18:02)

Doyoung

Don't worry, I must've thought too much (18:02) >

I need to go now, but save some time to talk to me later, not today, but tomorrow or when we can (18:02) >

I really need to talk to you, it's something important (18:03) >

Gayeon

< Okay. Call me when you have the time (18:03)

She didn't receive an answer at that moment. Everything was getting weirder between her and those boys. All because of an uncontrolled party. With a brief sigh she put away her phone, got up ready to let Bogum sleep and return to her house. It was getting dark and Gayeon shouldn't be alone in a boy's house at night, at least her mind would ask her to run from there before something strange could happen. As she headed down the corridor, she came across Jaehyun halfway, he stared for a few seconds, then leaned against the wall and crossed his arms.

"Are you going home?" he glanced over her sneakers until his eyes met her face.

"It's getting dark, I need to go" she returned the look with some fear of showing nervousness at that moment.

"Look..." he sighed, briefly tilting his head to the left "I wanted to apologize."

"It's all right."

"No, it's not. I talked too much; I shouldn't have done that" at this moment Yuta entered the hallway with a boy by his side.

"Guess who I found on the way here?!" he wrapped the other boy's shoulder to his right, grinning.

"Oh... You?!" Gayeon was surprised to see that it was the same boy she'd met in the park with Bogum.

"Hello" he simply smiled a little and crouched under Yuta's arm.

"Winwin?" Jaehyun laughed watching the dark-haired one "What a miracle, you quit your video games and come here."

"Ah! Speaking of quitting, I saw Doyoung today."

"And what does this have to do with quitting?" Gayeon whispered, and apparently only Jaehyun heard and gave a strange look back to her.

"I think..." Jaehyun tried to stop Yuta from finishing his speech.

"He looked very busy. I'm pitied and envious at the same time" yet Yuta continued on without noticing Jaehyun's reactions.

"Yuta, you'd better..." Jaehyun tried once again to make the other change the subject or even stop talking.

"He's lucky to have such a beautiful fiancée" the eldest didn't even notice Jaehyun's efforts.

"What Doyoung have?" for a minute her legs felt weak "I think I heard it wrong."

"He has a fiancée" Yuta laughed.

A wave of feelings overflowed from Gayeon's chest. At that moment she couldn't explain what she was really feeling. With a serious "Oh" she lowered her head trying to get her mind to work. Jaehyun threw his hand to the face lightly in frustration and dragged Yuta into the living room, muttering that he was hungry and they should buy something to eat. Winwin followed them for a moment, then stopped halfway and looked at Gayeon over his shoulder. She wanted to go away, try to calm herself down, think straight, but all she could do was stand against the wall.

"Are you alright?" the taller one who had stood in the corridor leaned forward a little to see her face.

She felt her voice wince and then forced herself to shut up.

"Are you crying?" Winwin had approached her to see clearly her expression covered by her hair "Don't cry, I won't know what to do" his face looked worried and uncomfortable.

"I'm not crying" she took her eyes against his, even though he was too close, Gayeon wasn't embarrassed at that moment.

"So, what's the problem?" he pulled away as he noticed the distance between them.

"It's nothing, it's okay."

"Ah... You like Doyoung, don't you?" she widened eyes without words for the question that the tallest had made to her "Yuta is slow, Jaehyun seemed to know, but it is written on your face: I was deceived" he was sincere too "But don't be sad... Doyoung is a good hyung, I'm sure he'll explain everything whatever you both have or had."

"How does it seem that you know the whole situation if you don't even know me?"

"Intuition! Oh, so let's get to know each other and became more comfortable. I'm Sicheng and you're Jaehyun's neighbor.

"That's not my name."

"Oh really? I know your name, but I will call you *Gwiyomi" by her expression he laughed with pleasure "No complaints!"

* means cute in korean

"Why did it have to be this nickname?" she shook her head "No way! I'm not cute."

"It's Gwiyomi and end of conversation."

Even with news like that out of nowhere, Winwin was able to cheer Gayeon up a little bit. Was that his intention? He seemed to be a generous person, even if his expressions always seemed distant or those of someone who doesn't care much for what you are thinking. And his face, that was very much like a baby's and very cute indeed.

"Humph... Sicheng, right? You are the one who has the most Gwiyomi face" she let her thoughts slip through her mouth which made her to end up blushing.

"Are you flirting now? How come you say something like that, and you're the one embarrassed?" he laughed, but looked more nervous.

"That's not it! Ah, I have to go to my house!" Gayeon walked quickly past him until his hand gently touched her shoulder preventing her from continuing.

"Hey" as she turned the gaze back to him again, his countenance was now more serious and serene "Don't cry, okay?"

After taking a shower and eating something quick in the kitchen, Gayeon called her parents and talked a little about how everything that was going on with them there. Her grandmother's condition wasn't very good, but they said everything would be alright. She missed them, as much as they always complained to her about not having a job and going to college depending on her my father, Gayeon knew they just wanted the best for her. She sat down again in front of the window and leaned against the desk. She stared at her drawing.

"What an indecision, I started drawing thinking about one, I imagined another, I added one more and now I just want to rip it and throw it away..."

Turning her gaze to the sky, she enjoyed the stars and the moon. Nothing made sense. Doyoung had a bride, Yuta didn't seem to see her as a woman and Jaehyun kissed her for no reason. "What the fuck is happening to me?" — she sighed and let the eyes go to Jaehyun's window, the same one where Doyoung waved the last time. A weight on her chest made it seem like her heart was aching. Maybe she was really falling for him, even a little. Something hot poured from Gayeon's eyes and when she realized, she was already crying. Gayeon rushed and open the drawer for a handkerchief and wiped her face.

"I don't want to cry, I promised not to."

Gayeon laid back in bed staring at the ceiling of her room. She just wanted to wake up and wished it was all a dream. Remembered back to the days when she played at Jaehyun's house and tried to confess to Yuta every afternoon. Embracing her pillow, she fell asleep with a mind disturbed by exhausting thoughts.