The countryside roads of South Korea were beautiful. Seungkwan hadn't been on a trip in a few years, and even though it was a long drive, he was happy looking at the scenery.
"Thank you for getting my car checked up, Vernon-ah. The tires are great and it's so clean in here."
Vernon nodded, taking in the cleanliness. "They did a good job."
Things had been tensed since their anniversary. When Seungkwan came back home the next day, Vernon apologized profusely and bought him a new watch as an anniversary gift, and some new shoes as an apology gift. Vernon was also being extra sweet to him, like he could read Seungkwan's mind and knew he was thinking about their engagement and if he wanted it.
They even slept together the night before the trip. No toys, no pain, no chains, just them and their bodies. Seungkwan was excited at first when Vernon initiated it and didn't bring anything out, but it felt empty. It felt like Vernon wasn't enjoying it, which made him not enjoy it. But still, he felt like Vernon was making an effort, so he was grateful, nonetheless.
Seungkwan had been driving for 4 hours straight, and he was tired, but he didn't want Vernon to have to drive, especially on rough terrain like they were on now in the forest. He focused on the road carefully as the sun started to set.
Vernon had headphones on most of the time, humming to a few songs while Seungkwan listened to the radio, but now it was just quiet, all that was heard was Seungkwan's phone dinging.
Vernon grabbed his phone and unlocked it easily. "I'll check in case it's Mingyu or Wonwoo."
"Ah..okay."
Vernon went to the newest notification, a text from Wonwoo. "They're already there, Mingyu is going to start grilling."
Seungkwan nodded and reached his hand out to get his phone back. But Vernon didn't give it back and continued to go through it.
"What are you..doing?"
"I want to play a game; my battery ran out."
"Oh." Seungkwan relaxed, a light smile painting his face despite his tired expression.
Vernon was not interested in the one word scrabble game that Seungkwan had on his phone, he continued to scroll through his texts, and one in particular caught his eyes.
Seokmin :)
Kwannie!
Boo
Yes :)
Seokmin :)
Thank you for the surprise!
You're the sweetest 😍
Boo
No problem
I wanted to make sure it was super romantic
What do you think?
Seokmin :)
I think you're a genius and I love you
Will I see you at Seungcheol's tomorrow?
Boo
No, I'm going on a weekend trip with my fiancé,
and Mingyu and his boyfriend.
Seokmin :)
Right, I forgot!
I'll miss you, cutie 😣
Boo
HAHA I'll miss you too
Tell Hao I said hi
Seokmin :)
Will do!
Also, you didn't tell anyone, right?
Boo
Of course not, only Han.
Seokmin :)
Perfect, I'll see you Monday then 🤫 😘
What the hell is this? Isn't Seokmin their CEO's assistant? And isn't he dating the secretary? So that's why Kwannie is keeping it a secret, he's also in a relationship. So, they're sneaking around? He continued to glare at the kissing emoji and the term "cutie" until the phone dinged with a new notification. He read the new notification from Jeonghan asking if he was already at the cabin but then scrolled back to read more messages.
My Hanniehae
How are you feeling, Sweetie?
Boo
Fine, I think the trip might be nice
My Hanniehae
Have you been thinking about him?
Boo
Yes...I'm trying not to.
I'll tell Vernon after the trip.
My Hanniehae
Are you going to break off the engagement?
Boo
I told you, I don't want to talk about this now.
I love Vernon.
My Hanniehae
Fine.
What about Seokmin, did you talk to him?
Boo
Yeah, I'll see him Monday and we'll decide then.
My Hanniehae
Okay, love you.
Boo
Love you too
My Hanniehae
Did you make it to the cabin safely?
Vernon clicked out of the messages and laughed loudly.
Seungkwan looked at him with an amused smile. "Is word scrabble that fun? Did you beat my high score?"
Since Seungkwan was driving he couldn't feel the anger coming off of Vernon. Again. Jeonghan wants to break us up? Why didn't Seungkwan answer his question? Is he thinking about leaving me?!
"Something wrong, Vernon-ah?"
"No." Vernon threw Seungkwan's phone onto the dashboard, which startled him a bit, and laid back in his seat. "I'm tired."
