Impossible Affection [DewWin]

Part 19

WIN

We gathered around a table at the Japanese restaurant, each of us seated and curious about our friends' sudden invitation.

"Alright, Perth, care to tell us as to why you decided to bring us all here?" Pond inquired.

"Me and Phuwin were having a fine time by ourselves," Pond added.

Perth glanced at Chimon, then made a shocking announcement.

"Me and Chimon are dating."
We all reacted in unison, shocked and incredulous.

"You two are dating?!" Joong could not believe it.

"But we thought you guys hated each other.." Dew said, taken aback.

"Well, somehow we fell in love." Perth explained calmly.

"So you invited us here solely to announce your relationship with Chimon?" Phuwin asked, sounding frustrated.

Perth answered casually, saying, "Yeah.."

Phuwin and Dunk were not pleased by the situation, their expressions turning into glares.

We all engaged in conversation while enjoying our meal.

Once we finished, Dew announced to our frien "Win and I are going to explore the mall, so we'll see you all at school."

"Right, see you, bro." Pond said.

With that, he turned toward me, signaling for us to leave. "Let's go."

I nodded, agreeing to his suggestion and rising from my seat.

We ventured into the shops, and I suddenly stopped walking.

"Look, Dew, this hoodie looks pretty," I said, pointing at the garment.

I went to examine the price tag and was startled to see its high cost.
"Yikes, forget it, it's way above my budget." I said.

However, Dew cast me a stern glance and checked the price himself, exclaiming in disbelief, "HUH?!"

"I told you, It's too expensive. Let's forget it."

But Dew unexpectedly added, "It's so cheap, I could buy you thousands of these."

Dew marched into the store and purchased ten different colored hoodies without hesitation.

With the bags in hand, he turned to me, his expression filled with affection.

"Here, darling," he declared, intending to carry the bags for me.

However, he unexpectedly halted in his tracks, adding, "No, I will do it instead."

His sudden display of chivalry took me aback, but I couldn't help but admire his transformation.

We had bought numerous items in our shopping haul, to the fact that even Dew couldn't carry everything at once.

I kindly offered to assist him, saying
"Dew, let me hold something."

He steadfastly declined, insisting.

"No, I can do it. Don't worry about it."

I felt a mix of amusement and disapproval at his stubbornness and declared,
"If you refuse to let me help, I'll never forgive you."

He was aware that crossing the boundaries would only result in a quarrel, prompting him to choose his words wisely.

I couldn't help but smirk as I picked up a few bags to assist in carrying the load.

"Dew, I want to buy the latest album from my favorite band," I mentioned nonchalantly.

"What makes you think you need my permission?" he questioned playfully.

The fact that he always encouraged my desires and interests brought a joyful smile to my face as we made our way back to our home after our shopping excursion, satisfied with our successful haul.

We settled comfortably on the couch in our room, feeling slightly drained from our earlier activities.

A question that had been lingering in my mind for quite some time finally left my lips.

"Dew, do you trust me?"
"Of course, I do, sweetheart," he responded without hesitation.

"So, will you tell me the secret?"

"Win, I'm still hesitant about sharing my secret with you, I'm sorry."

"Then at least give me some hints," I asked, but he firmly refused.

"No.. You wouldn't understand."

I was angry, but I knew that I couldn't force him, so I decided to wait more.