thick//nomin

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"I guess he must really like you if he's let you in this quickly. It took Jungwoo months before Jeno could even spare a glance at him!" Taeyong chuckled as he shook his head, breaking Jaemin out of his revenge plan that may or may not have included some snakes and glue.

Jaemin blushed and looked down at his fingers which were fiddling the end of his sweater. There was no way that Jeno liked him.

Why would someone as handsome and amazing as Jeno like someone as weird and ugly as me Jaemin thought with a frown.

As Taeyong continued to speak, Jaemin's gaze focused on the cake down below.

It was wide and rectangular with black decor and gold coloring all around the cake, giving it a elegant vibe. I mean, Taeyong was just gonna buy some cheap five dollar frozen cake from the store nearby, but since this was Kun and everyone that they knew were attending were close friends, he might as well buy a nice cake. One that's large enough to feed the family of eighteen.

Jeno's head peeked through the door and he told Taeyong that everyone was gathered in the dining room again.

"Great! Jeno, I need you to carry these plates and utensils, Jaemin you go out there and announce the special and I'll bring the cake in once you give me the signal." Taeyong instructed while the two boys nodded.

Jaemin grabbed the supplies needed and handed them over to Jeno. As he passed them over, their fingers brushed each other's. Jaemin couldn't help but to feel an electric shock that went up his arm when Jeno's fingers touched his so gently.

"Thanks Nana." Jeno winked before turning and walking out the kitchen, leaving a blank faced Jaemin with wide eyes.

"Hunny, make a good use of your mouth and go out there and announce the cake!" Taeyong laughed while nudging Jaemin's shoulder playfully. The younger blushed and shook himself out of his trance before pushing the door and walking to the dining room.

As he entered, Jeno was passing out the supplies and the loud sounds of chatter filled the room. A bunch of heads then whipped around to look at him. Jaemin just smiled at the rowdy bunch before beginning to make the announcement.

"Hello everyone. I just wanted to thank you all for coming to this little welcoming party for our wonderful Kun hyung. Taeyong and I have prepared a little surprise for Kun and everyone else, so we hope that you enjoy it!"

As Jaemin clapped his hands, Taeyong entered the room slowly holding the large cake in both arms. The elders clapped and cheered while the younger teens gasped and jumped in their seats excitedly at the sight of cake. As Taeyong set down the cake in the middle of the table, he grabbed the knife that Jeno was holding out to him and turned to Kun, who was standing next to him.

"Kun, would you be the guest of honor and cut the first piece?"

Kun laughed and grabbed the sharp knife from Taeyong who sent him a sweet smile and squeezed his shoulder gently. "I would love to." He responded before everyone cheered as he dug the knife into the side of the cake and began to slice it up.

As Taeyong and Johnny helped pass out pieces of cake to the people in the room, Jaemin was standing to the side and leaning against the wall, just watching his small family socialize and eat dessert together.

"Jaemin."

The pink haired beauty jumped in surprise at the deep voice that whispered in his right ear. As he turned, he met eyes with Jeno's eye smile and couldn't help but to smile as well.

"Do you need anything Nono?" Jaemin asked with a tiny bit of confidence, his blush increasing and smile widening. Jeno died a little inside at the nickname and coughed a bit before composing himself again. Today is not the day he will fall apart in a soft mess in front of Jaemin.

"Actually, I wanted to ask you something that I've been meaning to tell you for a while."

Jaemin looked into the elder's dark eyes and bit his lip in nervousness. What does Jeno need to say? What if Jeno asks him out? What if Jeno friend zones him? As these thoughts penetrated his mind, he just kept a normal look on his face and nodded as signal for the taller male to go on.

"Well, I was wondering...uhmm, if you'd wanna maybe go-"

"Jaemin!!! Jeno!!!" Chenle screamed as he bounded up to the two older males. Jaemin frowned and turned to look at Chenle, and back at Jeno whose face grew a little sad at the intrusion.

"What's wrong Lele?" Jaemin asked as the younger blonde giggled and held up his baby blue Polaroid camera. "Jisungiee and I decided that we wanted to take pictures of everyone at the party and you and Jeno are the only ones who haven't taken a picture!"

As the younger explained this, Jaemin felt the blood rise to his cheeks and his palms get clammy. A picture with Jeno? As normal as it may seem, Jaemin can't help but to feel a little nervous around the elder, especially with taking a photo that requires them to be close.

"We can do it."

Wait, what?

Jaemin's head whipped around as he looked up at Jeno who was smiling once again and looked down to meet Jaemin's eyes. "Jaemin? Is that a yes?" Chenle asked while shaking his camera.

Jaemin diverged his eyes away and coughed gently while muttering out a "Sure, why not?"

"Alright, when I say go, you two do a memorable pose!"

As Chenle held up his camera, Jaemin held up the peace sign on his fingers and stood a great distance from Jeno, who obviously didn't like how far he was from the beauty.

Jeno reached and wrapped an arm tightly around Jaemin's small waist and pulled him closer so that the two boys were side to side. Jaemin gasped as he held onto the front of Jeno's jacket for stability as he stumbled a bit.

Jaemin looked up at Jeno again and the taller male was simply smirking down at the clearly flustered younger. As the two stared at each other, both stuck in another world, Chenle took the photo secretly. Both boys didn't seem to notice the flash as Chenle squealed and jumped in his spot. He then slid the photo in his back pocket to give to Jaemin later.

"Okay guys, for real now, smile for me!!" Chenle exclaimed as he held up the camera again. This time, Jeno and Jaemin both looked at the camera and smiled genuine smiles, both feeling extremely happy in the moment despite their hidden nerves.