"it's only for a week."

"still a big responsibility."

"you're talking as if you've done huge shit for the company, tae."

"now that you mentioned it, i actually did. loads. really huge crap," taehyung puts forth in a sarcastic tone before taking a last sip of his coffee.

baekhyun fights back the urge to stand and give his brother a douse. this is how it's always been between the both of them. not once since they met did the younger saw him as someone capable of being relied on by him.

their father ordained baekhyun with him for a meeting in new york with regards to their business for a week and he has his own reasons to not go but his father has always been the bigger person to accede with. now his brother is piking off against taking responsibility of the company while they're away.

the morning was peeving enough and taehyung didn't want to steady his thoughts on everything the older just told him. he fished inside the back pocket of his jeans, drawing out a box of cigarettes and a lighter. it was right when seungwan stood at the very end of the stairs he'd lit it up and stopped on his tracks. their eyes made contact but didn't last more than ten seconds when taehyung started to walk his way off again, whisking on the cigarette.

seungwan rolls her eyes. that boy is unpredictable. she just can't read him. she languidly walks her way to the kitchen, surprised when she saw baekhyun sitting on the counter alone. exasperation together with confusion was written all over his face.

seungwan heaves a shaky, deep sigh before relaxing herself and continued to walk towards him, slowly running both hands down his shoulder to his chest, wrapping her arms around him a he rests her chin on top of his head.

"that face says it all," she whispers.

she almost flinched as she felt baekhyun turn himself around, placing both her arms around his neck as he snakes his owns around her waist. he pulls her closer.

keep it together, she says to herself and smiles down at him.

"what does it say?"

baekhyun was slowly closing the proximity between the both of them, one hand cupping her face. she felt frozen into place, buckling herself to return his gaze. she's trying to pull out all the stops for him to know he can trust her, that he's capable enough to make her give in. but everything just hauled back to reality when someone ferreted back inside the kitchen. it was their maid who mumbled a timid apology. baekhyun sighed and stood up, his arm not leaving around her waist as they conveyed out of the house, where a car was waiting.

baekhyun turned to face her, his eyes travelling down her neck, down her collarbones that were exposed thence the fact that she was wearing an over sized white v-neck shirt. she felt denuded, especially by the damnable grin plastered on his face, as well as his eyes that were so drawn to her. she prevents herself from looking away.

she doesn't feel well thought of. if anything, she just wants to push him off but she also knows damn well that the consequence of what she'd do can be done by one snap of his fingers.

"i'll be home by saturday, love," she nods as a response.

she was waiting for him to let go of her but she only felt his hold around her waist tightening as he pulls her closer and with the intent of stupefying her, leaned in, his lips meeting hers. her eyes widened as her hands moved up to his chest, resting her palms on it as if intending to stop him. but baekhyun, being the kind of person he is, took it as a contrary and tilted his head to the side, attempting to deepen the kiss. her legs felt wobbly as she stood still, rooted to her spot by the abrupt kiss.

baekhyun pulled away, his lips brushing against her cheek as he grinned and proceeded over to the car. her mouth fell slightly agape as she stared down at the floor. she's still trying to press the non-existing recap button in her mind. she looked up and tried to compose herself as if someone's heeded by her existence. and she may not have stood wrongly.

by the time she heard the engine of the car starting, the window of the shotgun seat rolled down and a pair of dark brown orbs threw her a piercing look. she thought he had gone his way but there he is, inside the same space as his hell of a brother. she guessed he'll be going with him and she couldn't help but feel reassured by the thought, followed by the fiasco that some things even worse are ought to happen by the time they come back.

taehyung's face was smeared with a disquieted expression as he purses his lips, looking away as he puts the cigarette back between his lips. her eyebrows furrowed as she slowly brings herself back inside the house, confused and fed up by everything, having the absolute want to scuttle herself inside the room and cry herself to sleep.