Chapter 13| It's Lucas, isn't it?

Lips glossed up and hands sweating, Jaemin licked his bottom lip once. His eyes wanted to make a contact with the older boy but the said boy wasn't giving him a chance.

His eyes were all on the televation playing whatever show it was. Jaemin couldn't even concentrate.

It was the weekends, Saturday, to be precise. He was supposed to go out on a date with Jeno if he ever magically won the game yesterday. Not only did he terribly lost, the atmosphere between the two was subtly tensed.

That made him more uncomfortable. Jeno wasn't showing signs of despise about the kiss but he wasn't also bringing up about it. Not that he expected him to, but he couldn't handle it when Jeno was acting like nothing happened with a slight tension.

Jaemin unlocked his phone and read an upcoming message that was from his mom. She went out of town for the day to meet her work companions and discuss new work-related issues. Therefore, he was told to hang out at the Lee's just like usual.

Jeno's dad just left the house to hang out with his friends at the goft club so it was him, Jeno and Mama Lee who were naturally assigned to be homebody besties.

"You kids want some popcorn?"

She chirped from the kitchen.

Jaemin and Jeno met their eyes once and awkwardly looked away. Jeno darted the stare first with Jaemin sighing secretly and pouting later.

If that kiss never happened, he would be clinging on to Jeno on the same sofa and not be on a separate one like he was now.

"Baby Nana..you want some snacks?" The woman comfortably sat beside Jaemin because her son was occupying a whole length of the other sofa by being a lazybone. He scoffed when she rolled her eyes at him.

"No I'm good Mama Lee." He replied with a small smile.

Looking at how the small and lovely face withered in a slight frown, Mrs Lee quickly cupped the boy's face.

"Omo..uri Nana..what's wrong? Tired? Mama Lee will make you your favorite Bimbimbap for lunch."

He nodded to the kind consideration, energetically responding as his ears perked up from the mention of his favorite food.

She had a wide smile and rubbed the fluffy hair in front of her.

"Too adorable and grateful. Unlike someone.."

Jeno looked back, knowing that his mom was referring to him.

"Uham..you might as well just include the name. Not like it's not obvious or anything" Jeno laid back by the soft arm of the couch, giggling a bit when he found something hilarious from the show he was enjoying.

"By the way, Nana.." she torn her gaze from her own son and concentrated on Jaemin. "Who's your crush?hm? Mama Lee will keep it a secret"

She teased. The boy's face flashed red upon the topic and he poked his tongue to the side of his cheek.

"Umm..t-that's not true Mama Lee. It was just..a..misunderstanding"

A bark of laughter fell out of the woman's mouth and he didn't know if he should react the same or kept staring at her.

Without any reason, she even hit at the air and clapped, expressing a piece of joy. He was confused. "Don't worry my baby Nana. Who's this lucky person? Do I know them? It's just sounds so cute and adorable to me that my Nana likes someone."

She cooed and admiringly glared at the shy boy who had his whole body still.

"I think Renjun would be cute with you." She started and Jeno scorned.

"Impossible" he chanted quietly but was heard by both of them somehow.

"What do you mean impossible? What if Nana like Renjunnie? What's impossible is that you and a clean room" she argued back.

"Chill. I was just saying."

Once again, she turned her body around and faced Jaemin entirely, highly convinced that the lucky person was Renjun.

"Is it true? Is it Renjunnie? Should I invite him for lunch so you two can hang out?"

Jaemin smiled and shook his head.

"Renjun's my bestfriend Mama Lee. Plus he wouldn't even date me even if he got threatened. I wouldn't as well. And he has so much crushes that I lost track of counting." He slightly giggled, remembering how his tiny friend used to have a crush on the sophomore Jung SungChan before but quickly decided they won't work just because he wouldn't be able to easily kiss him due to their extreme height difference.

Is this a good time to confess that it was Jeno hyung all along? Will it make things so awkward? What if Mama Lee disagrees? What if Jeno hyung got mad and not talk to me again?

"Oh..then maybe not. Then is your crush a girl?"

His thoughts terminated but he was glad it did because it was such a stupid idea.

"Mama Lee, come'on. You threw a big night party for me when I came out two years ago."

He chuckled softly.

"I did..I mean ladies are pretty cute too."

"And hot. I won't deny that" Jeno interrupted, causing a shred of insecurity to pass by the younger.
"No one asked. This isn't about you. Plus you and your ego needs to leave this room. I don't even know who you take after, breaking people's heart left and right like an ugly beast" his mom hissed back.

"Not my fault I don't like anyone"

"Shut up! That one girl even went to search for your dad at his office once because you rejected her."

"Again, it's not my fault that I don't want her"

Jeno wasn't wrong.
But his mom's attention didn't last on him as she re-collected the topic.

"If you don't want to tell me the name, at least tell me what he looks like then? Oh do they go by 'he'?" She immediately asked, afraid that she would be disrespecting anyone.

"Yea..he's..very..nice" Jaemin finally blurted out, gathering attention of the son and the mother. He reddened and looked down in embarrassment but the satisfied look on the woman did not help him at all. He felt like he shouldn't even say it in the first place but at the same time, he was glad he did. It could be considered as making a progress right?

Well, wrong.

"It's Lucas isn't it?" The older boy's sudden deep voice startled him and weirdly gave him a wave of butterfly in his tummy. "Lucas?" His mom confusely questioned, running down faces in her mind to match the name with the face.

"He's from my class,mom. Renjun's big brother." He pointed out with a stoic face, now putting his legs down on the floor instead of resting on the couch and sitting properly. The woman excitedly clasped her hands together as he expressed how thrilled she was when she finally figured out who he was.

"Oh the tall and good-looking boy with a cute laughter. He's goofy and have the loveliest personality."

"How do you know? You've met him once or..may be three times at most"

She completely ignored her son and her only interest was now on Jaemin's response. The boy was first confused why both of them were staring and them got flustered and nervous since he felt cornerd and got wrongly involved with Lucas, a kind senior to him.

"T-that's not true Mama Lee. I don't like him. I mean I do. But not like in like like—"

A ringtone from the kitchen made him jolt inside. "Wait for a while. We'll get back to the topic" MaMa Lee led her steps to the kitchen where her phone was left.

Jaemin exhaled vast amount of air and just as he was about to calm himself down, his eyes met with Jeno who was strictly looking at him. Without emotions. Well..yea.

He awkwardly coughed and stared back since all he was already a sucker for Jeno's attention.

"Kids," the voice from the kitchen echoed and then slowly got closer to the boys, luckily for Jaemin. "I'm going out for a while. I need to go to your dad" she said directly at Jeno, the boy not even questioning because he knew she would add anyway. " he wants me to join a casual lunch with his friends"

Jaemin nodded and Jeno had no problem with it. Until his mom pointed out the obvious in which they dared to realize.

"You two will be alone together. Lee Jeno, don't bully my baby Nana or else you will have salt water for dinner everyday"

With a slam of door, Jaemin gulped.

_____________________

Me at Jeno rn:

I'm sorry if you were waiting for this fic. I understand if you dropped because you forgot the plot😭
As an apology, I finish more chapters to read.