First Date
Jaemin I’m here
Well shit. Haechan turun dengan terburu-buru sambil membereskan rambut dan pakaiannya.
Do I look good? Should've wear concealer before I meet him. But seems like the type of person who doesn't care about looks on people. Wouldn't really matter if I look like the average corporate slave post-work, right?
Haechan Platnya apa?
Jaemin I see you!!! Gosh you look so beautiful
Haechan Jaem fokus!!!! Platnya apa
If the car is still far maybe he could run into the nearest restroom and wear his concealer. But the car just stop right in front of him with the window down already. The person inside beams a smile at him. “HAECHAN!” Jaemin couldn't contain his excitement and like a happy dog who finally see their owner he get off from his car and open the door for Haechan. Just like snoopy. “Thank you.” Haechan smiled after both of them are inside the car.
“AC-nya kedinginan ga? Kursinya pas? How's your day? You look even more beautiful in person. I’m such a lucky man to see you.” Haechan giggled. “Slow down Jaemin. AC-nya pas. Kursinya pas. Hari ini gue ada meeting dan molor dikit as I told you before. But I couldn’t finish to summarise today's yet. It's stills not over.”
Lampu merah. Mobil yang mereka naiki berhenti. Jaemin with one hand and his face turned to him say, “Will you tell me after it's over?” Eyes boring at him with fondness, curiosity, and a slight hint of mischievous. No man ever make him feels like this before and Haechan gets excited of what the upcoming things.
With a teasing voice he says, “Maybe? It's up to me to tell or not, yes?” Eyes sparkling like a glitter and Jaemin is just a man. GAH DAMN. He wants to say it out loud but he can't. Don't wanna reveal himself too fast, damaging his own image and instead he says, “Of course sweetheart. Anything you want to do is up to you.” The lights turn green. Great timing to save his ass from those tempting sparkly glittery twinkling eyes.
A half hour ride and finally they reach their destination. A cute new café with a homey and relaxing ambience. Exactly what Haechan needs after a long tiring day.
“Jaem, lu pesen apa? Samain aja punya gue sama lu.”
They ordered two chicken mushroom piccata pasta. Lemon tea for Haechan because he’s been craving something sour lately and espresso for Jaemin.
“Do you kiss in your first meet or date?”
The impromptu question from Jaemin almost got him choking on his drink. “No. I never kiss my dates.” Jaemin nods at his answer. “Do you?”
Now he's the one who choked. “I do. Not on my first date. Sometimes it's casual occasions kind of kiss.” He doesn't kiss and tell but he didn't hide it either. For a person like Jaemin a kiss is just a kiss nothing special. “I don't make a big fuss about a kiss unless the person is important to me.”
Interesting. Haechan finds him really interesting. None of his past relationships or situationships ever discuss something like this before. They always talk about themselves to impress him and make everything is not about him. Jaemin is different.
“Will you be upset if I refuse to kiss you?”
“Yes.”
“Does it mean…?”
“Yes. I will cry.” Jaemin pretended to shed his imaginary tears. “But, on top of that, I will need your consent. I want to kiss you because you want it. I want you to enjoy the kiss because it feels like love. Like you want to smile while kissing. I also want you to give your all to me and just fall into my arms. I will do anything for you. I will grant them. I will do everything, but only if you let me. Of course no pressure. We can take things slowly if you want. Just tell me and I will do it for you, for me, for us.”
Jaemin hold his hand that sit on the table. “That's how serious I am and how I let you to be the important part of my life. Maybe to you it sounds like I'm just bullshiting around but I really mean it. I’m done fooling around. I want to have a serious commitment in my late 20.”
Something is tingling inside of him. For the first time ever Haechan feel like he could let his guard down and let a man do anything for him. Not using his brain, just being madly in love while Jaemin do everything for him. Just like how he always wants love to work that way.
1. How to get into a pawrent heart
They eat and talk for an hour before Jaemin drive Haechan back to his apartment.
Jaemin told Haechan to wait before he exit the car. “Inget ga gue bilang mau sekalian beli sesuatu? Sebenernya cuma pick up cookie yang gue pesen.” Haechan langsung memasang raut tidak enak. “Berarti tadi lu nungguin gue lama banget dong?”
“It doesn't matter. Nih, cookienya buat lu. Sorry, maksudnya Snoopy tapi safe juga kok kalo dimakan sama manusia.”
Jaemin dengan cengiran khasnya membuat Haechan ingin memeluknya detik itu juga. That damn stupid grin. I want to kiss him to make him shut up. It's only on his mind. So, he just hug and thank him a million times.
“You don't have to do this you know.” Beneran. Haechan sekarang merasa sangat tidak enak. Makanan tadi Jaemin yang membayar saat pria itu izin untuk ke toilet yang ternyata malah membayar bill makanan mereka yang tidak murah harganya. Belum lagi Jaemin menjemput dan mengantarnya pulang padahal rute mereka berlawanan dan cukup jauh. Sekarang dia malah memberinya setoples besar cookie untuk anak kesayangannya Snoopy. He owes Jaemin a lot just by the first time they met.
“Not a big deal. I’m just being a good Dad for my future furbaby.” Jaemin smile so sweetly. “Let's walk you into your apartment. I need to make sure you're safe and sound.” Haechan nods and lead the way to his apartment. He barely knows Jaemin but he feels safe with him.
2. How to make your first date special
They are standing on Haechan’s doorstep. They exchange looks. Not wanting to say goodbye. Not yet. The tension between them is thick. Both person knows what they wanted to do and yet none of them is brave enough to make the first move. One waiting for consent and the other is encouraging himself to be brave and make the first move.
Haechan step closer, erasing the gaps between him and Jaemin. He look up a little and bravely say, “I don't kiss my dates but I can make an exception for you.” He grip Jaemin collar softly and smile with his sparkly glittery twinkling eyes.
Jaemin accept the challenge. He tugs Haechan curly wavy hair behind his ear. “Oh. You do?”
“Yeah,” he giggles, “I do.”
He tilt the smaller chin up. “You don't know how hard it is to resist and holding myself back from kissing you.” Jaemin lips ghost over Haechan. It touch if they attempt to talk.
“You’re right. I don't know how to find reason to kiss your glossy lips until you give me a big jar of cookie for Snoopy.” Their lips almost got tangled in Jaemin. “I’m good at holding back and my baby is waiting. I should probably get inside give him this cookie.”
They were so close and can feel eachother breath. So close and Jaemin can look into the latter eyes to see a whole galaxy in there. Until Haechan decided to be a little brat. Jaemin love challenge and he is so amused being toyed around by Haechan.
“You naughty little one. Your baby can wait his for his cookie and your big baby over here need your attention.” Not letting Haechan escape he pinned him to the walls and hold him there. “I want my cookie too. I won't eat until you give me your consent. Do you let me?”
“Yes, Jaemin. Kiss me like you eat your favorite cookie.”
Jaemin kiss the man in front of him. Giggles and sweetness slipped between their kisses. His tongue asking for permission to get in and Haechan allowed him. Tasting even more sweetness from the candy he just ate on the way home. He swear to God he will become a religious person if it's mean Jaemin could kiss him for hours, more, and forever.
Haechan chasing after the tongue that was inside of him. Hand gripping into Jaemin clothes when his bottom lip is being bitten. Sucking both of his lips like there's no tomorrow. They keep kiss and suck each other soul before a loud thump followed with a protest bark knock all their senses.
A string of their spit turned into a bridge. Jaemin kiss him one last time. A long sweet peck and another real peck this time. “I think Snoopy is angry you haven't walk in since God know when.” He use his thumb to feel Haechan swollen lips.
Haechan can't think. No matter how many times he try to gain his brain cells again. He. Just. Can't. Jaemin kiss him dumb until he lost all his control.
“Yeah? He can wait,” his eyes look so lost yet so pretty, “unless you wanna come inside too?”
This is where Jaemin knows he have to be the one with brain or else they gonna do things they will (maybe) regret later.
“No, sweetheart. I can't. Ask me another time and I will say yes.”
Haechan pout, turning his mouth upside down. Hurt from the rejection. Jaemin is once again a mere man and no better than any other men. He stole the chance and kiss his pout away for one last time before he told Haechan to get in and bid their goodbye.