Escape - Chapter 31: Our Forever

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Yoochun looked at Yunho and concluded. "Those muffins are drugged."

"I concur," Yunho agreed with a chuckle.

"What are you two talking about?" Junsu asked after he swallowed what was in his mouth.

"Yeah." Jaejoong joined in. "What are you guys talking about?"

“We think that the muffins are drugged,” Yoochun provided.

“Yeah,” Junsu agreed, “with deliciousness.”

“Mm-hmm…” Jaejoong nodded.

“I guess they are not sharing,” Yoochun joked.

“Oh, did you want a bite?” Junsu licked his lips.

“That depends on what you’re offering.” Yoochun wiggled his brows.

Junsu huffed. “You go eat yourself.”

“I can’t do that, because my baby will miss me.”

Junsu pretended he wasn’t affected by Yoochun’s words. “Ignores.”

“And you are an expert at ignoring.” Yoochun chuckled at the bubbly love of his life.

“Continues to ignore…”

“Yunho,” Jaejoong mumbled.

“Huh?”

Jaejoong peeled off a chunk of his muffin and fed it to Yunho. “Here.”

Yunho chewed happily and threw Yoochun a look of victory.

“Whatever.” Yoochun rolled his eyes at Yunho and frowned at Junsu.


***

Se7en joined Changmin on the couch after he finished washing the dishes. Wrapping an arm over the younger man’s shoulders, he leaned over and said in a soft voice. “How are you feeling?”

“I’m fine,” Changmin replied. “The bitten area is still a bit sore.”

“How about,” Se7en lowered his hand and touched the small of Changmin’s back, “here?”

“It’s not too bad.” Changmin turned to gaze at the older male. “You were gentle.”

Se7en smiled and caressed a side of Changmin’s face. “I love you.”

“I love me, too,” Changmin kidded.

“Aigoo…are you going to wrestle me to love you?”

“No.”

“Oh?” Se7en lifted a curious brow.

“I would rather you love me more than I love myself.”

Leaning over to capture Changmin’s lips with his own, Se7en assured. “You need to love yourself more, because you deserve to be loved.”

“I…”

Placing his index finger over Changmin’s mouth to silence any retort, Se7en stated. “Think of it this way. If you love yourself more, then you’ll get even more love from me. Deal?”

Changmin scrunched up his lips and threw Se7en a questioning look.

“Well?”

“Deal,” Changmin replied.

“That’s more like it.” Se7en’s gaze softened as he admired his love.

“Se7en.”

“Hmm…?”

“Could I ask you something?”

“Of course.”

“You didn’t give my hyung any details of our…” Changmin hesitated.

“Sex life?” Se7en filled in the blank and saw Changmin nodding in agreement. “What do you think?”

“With you…I’m not sure,” Changmin responded honestly.

“What would you do if I said, yes?”

Changmin’s eyes widened in fear, and he let out a slight gasp. “Maybe I should stay here for an extra few days.”

“You don’t want to confront your hyung, ay?”

“His nagging is horrendous. I’m not ready to face him.”

“I’m so tempted to keep the truth from you, just so you would stay here longer with me.”

“What are you keeping from me?” Changmin narrowed his eyes at the older man.

“I would never give details of our happy time to your hyung. I’m not that crazy,” Se7en admitted.

“Are you sure about that?”

“Do you not trust me?” Se7en jutted out his bottom lip to show his disappointment.

Staring at Se7en, Changmin paused for a moment and derived. “Pouting doesn’t work on you, so refrain from doing it again.”

“Why is that?”

“You’re way too manly to be cute.”

“Changmin, you’re both cute and manly.”

“True, but I’m special. That only works for me.”

“What kind of logic is that?”

“That’s known as Changmin’s logic. He’s super smart, so you should trust him.”

“Goodness.” Se7en laughed. “You’re…”

“Yes?” Changmin awaited his answer.

“So damn sexy.”

“Hey! Don’t change the subject.” Changmin protested. “We were talking about cute and manly.”

“Sexy is a part of being manly,” Se7en provided.

“Sexy is sexy. It has no part in manliness. Women could be sexy and they aren’t manly.” Changmin caught his own words. “Wait. Some women are manly. That means that you’re right about sexy being a part of manly.” Changmin furrowed his brows trying to work everything out in his head.

“Omo…” Se7en rubbed the wrinkles between Changmin’s eyebrows to smooth them out. “Don’t think too hard. You’re going to hurt your brain.”

“My brain doesn’t get hurt so easily. Only my heart is capable of getting hurt.”

Se7en leaned over to kiss Changmin’s lips. “I will never hurt your heart. Never…”

“I believe you.” Changmin smiled.

“When you feel better, let’s go on a date,” Se7en said.

“You want to take me on a date?”

“Yes. We already slept together. The least I could do is take you out to a movie and treat you to dinner.”

Changmin plastered on a serious expression and responded. “No.”

“What if I add lobster to that offer?”

“Lobster?” Changmin’s eyes lit up, but he refused after a short contemplation. “Um…no.”

“Are you saying no to lobster?” Se7en queried in surprise.

“No.”

“Aigoo, you are confusing me.”

Grinning, Changmin grabbed a hold of Se7en’s hand and looked him in the eyes. “Since we already slept together, I figure I should at least take you out on a date. I’ll treat you to a grand meal and we could have drinks afterward.”

Realizing what Changmin was doing, Se7en burst out in laughter. “Yes, I’ll marry you.”

“D-Date,” Changmin sputtered. “I’m taking you on a date.”

“What? Do you not want to marry me?”

“N-No. T-That’s not it. I…” Changmin took in a deep breath to calm himself down. “I do, but…”

“Oh, no. There’s a, but.”

“It’s too soon. We’ve only just…”

“I’ve wasted so many years being submissive, and I don’t want to waste anymore time. Instead of watching you from afar, I want to be by your side.”

“Are you being serious?” Changmin blinked.

“I’m an honest demon,” Se7en declared.

Changmin’s lips wavered and tears began dripping. Quickly wiping them with the back of his free hand, Changmin nodded. “Yes.”

“I’m sorry,” Se7en apologized. “I didn’t mean to upset you.”

“I never thought I could be happy again after what happened with Ahin.” Changmin sniffed. “Thank you for wanting me.”

“I’ve always wanted you, and I always will.”

“Yes,” Changmin repeated.

“Yes?”

“I’ll marry you.”

“Really?”

“From now on, you belong to me.” Changmin pulled Se7en’s hand up to his mouth and kissed it. “You’re my demon.”

Se7en smiled warmly. “And you are mine.”

“So,” Changmin tilted his head slightly, “was that a yes to our date?”

“That was a yes to our forever.”