Seoha’s POV

I stare with open mouth at my dear best friend.

No kissing? No touching? No fucking? Why is he trying to embarrass me?

"Minjae!"

"What? ’Can I kiss you?’ what the hell is that?" he asks while mimicking Taesan’s deep voice as he folds his arms across his chest, and I roll my eyes at him.

"You are rolling your eyes at me now? I knew it! Ever since you started sleeping at that alpha’s house- mffh" I stop him from saying more by slapping my hand over his mouth.

"Minnie, really!" I gasp and he takes my hand off, hissing at me like a cat, we burst into laughter and I hug him.

We are two men who love each other comfortably, brothers, best friends, each other’s comfort.

"How are you?" I ask as I hold him close, feeling the curve of his baby bump against my stomach, and he relaxes into my hug.

"I missed you" he murmurs and I turn my head, seeking out his scent gland.

There is something about omegas scenting each other, especially after having stressful experiences together, it’s like therapy.

"I’m sorry I brought all these to you, I want you to be safe than anyone else" I say and he laughs.

"Yah, Shin Seo, you should have seen how badass I was, I beat Daeshin’s half goodlooking ass for all the times he hurt you" my friend brags and I look at his stomach.

"You know you’re pregnant...right?" I ask with concern and he gives me a menacing look, "my baby partook in dealing with their godmother’s enemy"

"Godmother? Me?" I blink.

"Yes! Who else can it be?" he asks and I kiss his neck, making him shiver and break our hug.

"Okay, draw the line, I’m particularly needy today" he says and I can’t help but smile at him.

"Sorry, sorry" I sing playfully.

Minjae has always been an outspoken man, and it’s something that Daeshin used to label as being crass and classless.

"Let’s go to bed and cuddle" I mutter and Minjae bites his lips as if he’s nervous about something.

"Um...the bedroom is not accessible right now" he says with guilty expression and my eyes fly to the closed door.

Was he masturbating in there before I came in? wait...did he even wash his hands before touching me?

"Oh my..."

"It’s not what you think" Minjae holds both hands up, they are clean and dry, maybe he was using something else?

"You’re using your sex toys again?" I ask and his eyes widen dramatically.

"Eh?!" he yells like he is an innocent person.

"Eh?" I repeat and he makes a face at me, the face of a man that is about to defend himself.

"I’ll have you know that I haven’t had a knotted toy up my-"

"Minjae, please, spare me the details" I say with fake disgust, already too familiar with his unfiltered ways of talking about sex.

"Listen" he insists and I whine loudly, "I don’t want to" I say and he rolls his eyes, mumbling an insult at me under his breath.

"But really, someone is having a nap in there, we can use the couch" he says politely and I frown.

"Seungmin?" I ask.

"You think I’ll let Seungmin touch my doorknob?" he asks me while stifling his laughter and I squint at him.

"Are you seeing someone?"

"Who would want a pregnant omega like me?" Minjae asks in a bright and happy but self-deprecating manner, and my playful smile drops.

"Minnie-ya, you’re better than a lot of omegas, the person that doesn’t want you is the fool" I say softly and he sighs.

"Junho is in there" he says with his thumb pointed at the door and my jaw drops.

"Junho...as in Taesan’s righthand man?" I ask with surprise.

"Yes, he has been looking after me, so I told him to come sleep" he explains and I nod slowly.

I need to understand what’s going on...aren’t Junho and Yuki seeing each other?

That reminds me, I haven’t seen Yuki in a while, I hope she’s okay.

"I have so much to catch up with, I’ve been so occupied with Taesan" I say out loud and Minjae hugs me again.

"Let’s lie down, my legs are starting to ache" Minjae says and we go to lie on the couch.

The space is small and uncomfortable, but it feels nice to be this close to him.

"Tell me everything" I whisper to him and he presses his face deeper into my neck, sighing against my neck as he breathes in my vanilla pheromones.

"I think I am starting to have feelings for Junho, but I don’t trust myself" he says, his words sound muffled, but I don’t separate him from my neck.

"Why not?" I ask quietly.

"Well...first of all, Seugmin and I didn’t officially end our relationship, I would hate to cheat" he says and I purr softly.

It’s rare to hear Minjae sharing his thoughts and fears like this.

"It’s not cheating...he walked out on you and the baby" I point out and Minjae makes a whining noise at the back of his throat.

"I know...I know...I just...urgh and what if I just like him because I’m lonely and emotional?" he asks and we hear the front door unlocking.

We both sit up and see that the front door has been shut again.

"What just happened?" Minjae whispers and I get out of the couch to check the door; as I open it, I see Junho leaving.

Oh...he heard? 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

I turn around and find Minjae hugging himself with a sad look on his face.

"Junho left" I say and he nods, "of course he did" he scoffs.

"It’s wonderful that he slept, at least he won’t make himself fall sick, by the way, come here you’re burning up" Minjae says, changing the topic quickly and I pout.

I don’t know how to comfort him, I don’t even know what to say, so I let him coddle me to put himself at ease.

Tomorrow, I’ll be at work with Taesan, tomorrow I’ll take out time to talk to Junho.

"I love you Minnie" I say and he grins at me, "I know, I’m hot" he says and I shake my head.