Page 52 of Damian & Jun: Episodes 5-8
Damian
The New Year’s Eve party turned into a New Year’s morning sleepover. Damian woke without Jun beside him. The rest of the 5N boys were also missing. He stretched and walked down the hallway to the living room. They were all there drinking tea with Ellisandre and Alice. No one noticed Damian. They were all watching the mist drifting by the window and cradling their drinks, huddled together. Alice was playing with the puzzle pieces that had gotten left on the coffee table. Everyone looked sleepy.
“We should get going,” Yohei said. “Get back to the Estate.”
Jun stuck his hands in his pockets. “I feel like I should go with you.”
Geun gave him an incredulous look, and Su-jin shot him a dirty one.
Jaewoong threw an arm over Jun’s shoulder. “Listen, JunJun, you’re a smart guy.”
“But sometimes you’re stupid,” Su-jin finished for him.
Geun and Yohei smirked.
It was Yohei who took pity on Jun. He clapped him on the shoulder Jaewoong wasn’t covering up. “You have something here. We all see it. Damian’s your person. And you have a lot more going on legally than we do. If you’re with us, you won’t rest; you’ll fuss.”
They really did get Jun.
Jun put his hands up, protesting. “I’ll rest!”
Yohei raised an eyebrow. Damian smothered his chuckle. He really didn’t want them to know he was watching. This was something he’d never gotten to see before.
Jun flushed and dropped his eyes.
“We’re good, honest,” Su-jin said. “It’s nice to have some privacy.”
“You don’t feel sidelined out there while I’m here getting my picture taken and everything?”
“Jun, I have one word for you: tubs.” Jaewoong squeezed Jun’s shoulders.
“Deep tubs.” Su-jin smirked.
Jun shook his head. “What do you mean?”
“The estate has big, beautiful bathtubs,” Jaewoong clarified, “and I, for one, do not feel sidelined at all to be basically staying for free at a resort. The only thing we have to do is cook.”
“It’s vacation,” Su-jin singsonged. “You’re supposed to be sidelined during vacation.”
“Linda says you can come over for breakfast.” Alice raised her head. “So don’t go yet.”
Ellisandre inclined their head. “Dana has been promised waffles. With jam.”
“What kind of jam?” Jaewoong asked.
Alice screwed up her nose. “Huckleberry. I’ve never had it before.”
“Do you still have some of the lemon marmalade?” Damian asked, sliding into the conversation and coming up behind Jun to wrap his arms around him. He kissed the side of Jun’s cheek. “Good morning.”
Jun blushed but gripped Damian’s hand.
Ellisandre studied them for a moment, their hand in the air as if they had forgotten it was there. “Yes, there’s lemon marmalade. Are you coming, too?”
“I was going to work out.” Damian squeezed Jun’s hand. “Do you mind doing breakfast without me?”
“It’s fine.” Jun nodded. He looked toward Alice and Ellisandre. “You sure you’re okay with all of us dropping in on you like that?”
Ellisandre waved their hand dismissively.
