"What's the big emergency?" Seungkwan said as he met Hansol outside the cafe. "You that desperate for coffee?" "No," Hansol said as he moved closer to the window and pointed inside. "Have a look at that."

Seungkwan furrowed his brow at his boyfriend before peeking inside through the window. He didn't know what he was looking for until he spotted Joshua leaning on the counter talking to the cute blond barista who worked there.

"Joshua getting coffee? You called me all the way over here to watch Joshua hyung order coffee?" Seungkwan watched Hansol bite his lip and shake his head. "He's been in there for over an hour. I was inside watching him, he didn't see me, Boo he was so flirty with that guy." Hansol's eyes brimmed with tears and Seungkwan grabbed him by the arm and pulled him away from the window and down the street a little.

"Maybe it's not what it looks like..." Seungkwan said as they sat down on a bench and Hansol buried his face in his shirt. "What if it is? Boo, I know you like Joshua hyung and I do too, but..." he rubbed his pink nose and sniffed and Seungkwan found him a tissue. "I like him. A lot. But don't you think he got interested in Seokmin really quickly?" Seungkwan tried to get his head around what Hansol was suggesting. "You think he's just using him? Until he finds something else?" "I don't know," Hansol said as he cleaned his face up and Seungkwan rubbed his hair fondly. His boyfriend might only be a month younger than him but he was such a baby and wore his heart on his sleeve. Especially when it came to his friends.

"What do you think we should do?" Hansol said after a fairly long silence. The air blew up around them and Seungkwan shivered at the unexpected drop in temperature. It was Hansol's turn to do the babying and he wrapped his arms around Seungkwan to share some of his body warmth. "We can't do anything. What are we going to do? Accuse Joshua of cheating or lying without any proof? That's just going to hurt Seokmin. And Joshua too if he's innocent."

They sat in a heavy silence again before Seungkwan stood up and pulled Hansol by the hand. "Let's go inside and get a cup of coffee and see how he reacts when he sees us." Hansol smiled a little though his melancholy. Seungkwan always seemed to know what to do.

The little bell over the door rang as they walked in with their hands entwined. But Joshua didn't even notice. He was so transfixed with the blond man flirting behind the counter his head didn't even turn. Hansol threw Seungkwan a concerned look but the other pulled him by the hand to a booth in the back.

"You've been coming in a lot lately..." Jeonghan's eyes danced as his lashes fluttered and he quickly turned back to the coffee machine. Joshua smiled at the man's back, his shoulders broad and his waist thin, his figure accented by the uniform and apron. He admired Jeonghan's striking shape and wondered what it would feel like to wrap his arms around him, bury his nose in Jeonghan's neck, inhale the essence of the man's scent. He was really very thin, Joshua thought, thinner than Seokmin. Seokmin had a flat stomach, his abs defined despite his minimal gym efforts, but he was a lot wider than Jeonghan.

"So I was wondering if you want to hang out later," Joshua was feeling bold. He wanted to get to know Jeonghan better and without a counter between them. There were only a few weeks left of the deal and he needed to make some progress. He leaned over the counter and grabbed a pen as wrote his number on a paper napkin. "What about your boyfriend?" Jeonghan asked as he chewed his bottom lip. He scrutinised the phone number before shoving it in his pocket. "I'm allowed to have friends," Joshua said quickly and Jeonghan's eyes sparkled again.

"I'm busy tonight," Jeonghan said as he finally finished making Joshua third latte and handed it over. "Cheol has a gig and I need to be there. But we could probably hang out tomorrow afternoon. I'm working the rest of the week." Joshua was just about to say yes when he remembered the auditions were tomorrow. He'd promised Seokmin he'd be there. His stomach churned at the thought of disappointing the boy and he shook his head. "Sorry. I've got plans." "Okay then," Jeonghan opened the cabinet and put a cookie onto a napkin and pushed it across the counter. "Maybe next time."

He waited until Jeonghan walked away before he picked up the cookie and saw the phone number written underneath it. A smirk crossed his lips as he folded it into his pocket before grabbing the cookie and coffee and walking out of the cafe.

"Still think it's not what it looks like?" Hansol hissed at Seungkwan who swallows thickly. The heavy lump in his throat told him it was exactly what it looked like. It was their best friends new boyfriend, the man he worshipped and idolised, blatantly flirting with another man.

"Hey," Joshua called out to Seokmin as they met up in the park. There was no one around but he swept the boy up in a hug anyway. "Cookie?" he asked as Seokmin nodded and smiled brightly. "How did you rehearsal go?" Joshua asked as they linked hands and began to walk towards Joshua's apartment. "Really great," Seokmin said. He babbled away excitedly as he told Joshua all about the song he was planning on singing and the outfit he was going to wear. The first round of auditions was simply a song of your choice and then callbacks would be posted for those who had a chance at roles in the musical.

Seokmin was proud of his song choice. He'd chosen if after Joshua played it nonstop, he'd never really been into foreign music, but he wanted to do something different and Joshua had helped him with his pronunciation. The older boy never had to know it was for him. That when he stood on stage tomorrow he would be pouring his heart out thought song, expressing all the things he couldn't say, all the emotions he would never voice. He glanced over to Joshua, his hair shining in the sun, face lit from the side giving him an ethereal glow. How had he not noticed it before? He was enraptured, so enamoured with Joshua, he'd never even come close to feeling like his before about anyone.

"Did you talk to Jeonghan today at the café?" he asked. He was a glutton for punishment but he couldn't help it. He had to know. "Yeah, he gave me his number actually, he wanted to hang out tomorrow but I said no," "Why?' Seokmin asked as the crossed the road. Then he remembered his audition. Joshua had promised he would come and watch. "Oh. D-don't say no to him on my behalf.." Seokmin said sadly as Joshua let go of his hand to open the gate to his apartment building. "But it's your audition and I promised you," Joshua said as the climbed the stairs and Seokmin shook his head. "Yeah but it's not that important. Go hang out with Jeonghan," he said and Joshua stopped and turned. "Are you sure?" he asked and Seokmin swallowed all his feelings deep down. "I'm sure." He said it firmly and with a conviction not reflected in his heart. Maybe it was better this way anyway. Maybe with Joshua in the audience he would be too nervous.

"Really?" Joshua asked again and Seokmin nodded more enthusiastically. "Of course. I'll ask Hansol and Seungkwan to come watch instead." "Okay, I'll text him and tell him I'm free now," Joshua pushed open the door of this apartment and kicked his shoes off and Seokmin followed his lead. Joshua walked straight into the kitchen, thumbs frantically tapping away at his phone, and Seokmin sank onto the couch. He felt like the weight of the world had just settled on his shoulders.