Simon was too preoccupied with his seemingly broken heart to bother listening to Bo and Bailor's conversation.
"Everyone!" Sean announced. "Dinner is ready."
"Yay!" Bo jumped up from his seat and hurried to the kitchen. "I miss you, ge."
"We're under the same roof. Why do you miss me?"
"We're not in the same room."
"Aiyoh. Why are you so clingy?"
"Because...I'm cute," Bo answered.
"You are." Sean smiled in agreement.
"Too much cheese," Simon voiced. "I could feel my skin forming bumps."
Yohan placed the plate of fried noodles on the table and blinked in bewilderment. "We didn't use any cheese for this meal."
"Professor Zhu, Simon is just complaining because he's jealous of couples being mushy in front of him. It gives him goosebumps."
"I don't see why he needs to be jealous," Yohan voiced. "He has Jason."
Jason walked over to Simon and wrapped an arm over the lad's shoulders. "He does."
Simon looked up at Jason in surprise. "What?"
Making eye contact with Simon, Jason smiled. "You have me."
"Aren't you with...?" Simon couldn't finish what he wanted to say.
"Yohan?" Jason finished his inquiry for him.
Simon nodded. "Didn't you two get back together?"
"Why would I get back together with Yohan?"
"Because you still love him." Simon frowned.
"Who told you that?" Jason chuckled.
"You drank and mistaken me for him."
"I was drunk. I didn't know what I was doing."
"A person who's drunk tends to speak the truth."
"A person who's drunk has truth in his or her words, but that doesn't mean it is all true."
"You were very convincing," Simon insisted.
"Okay." Jason leaned over and kissed Simon's lips.
"W-What are you doing?" Simon sputtered.
"I thought you needed convincing."
"I said you were very convincing when you were drunk. I didn't ask to be convinced."
"Oh? I misunderstood." Jason pretended with a smirk.
Simon narrowed his eyes at Jason in disbelief. "I doubt that."
"Would you like more convincing?" Jason offered.
"He definitely needs more convincing," Bo declared.
"Yes," Sean agreed. "Feel free to convince him."
"What are all of you doing? Master Jason loves..."
"You," Bailor cut in.
"That's not possible. He's in love with..."
"You," Yohan intervened. "Didn't you tell him about yesterday, Jason?"
"What happened yesterday?" Simon inquired.
"Jason realized that you were the one he wanted to be with."
"What about you?"
Bailor snaked a hand over to grasp Yohan's hand. "Yohan ge has me now."
Simon's eyes widened. "You two are together?"
"Yes," Bailor responded with a huge smile.
"Since when?"
"Since Jason and I talked things over yesterday," Yohan explained. "What we had 2 years ago was perhaps never meant to be. Although painful memories have been lingering for years, they are now just that; memories. Our hearts have found new happiness with the ones we're meant to be with."
A smile finally appeared on Simon's face. "So, I'm the one...?"
"With all my heart," Jason informed.
"Really?"
"Yes." Jason caressed a side of Simon's face. "What do say?"
"About what?"
"Be my boyfriend?"
"I'm poor and homeless," Simon reminded.
"You could live here with me. I'll take care of you."
"I don't have anything to give you."
"You could give yourself to me," Jason suggested.
"But I," Simon threw him his killer sad puppy eyes, "don't want to take advantage of you."
"If you don't want to take advantage of me, then I'll take advantage of you instead." Jason grinned.
"Pervert." Simon lightly hit him on the chest and the man wasn't the least bit affected.
"Should we make some popcorn?" Bo's sudden question got everyone's attention and they turned to look at him.
"I could make some," Sean said.
"I could help." Yohan raised his hand.
"I could help Yohan ge with his helping," Bailor added.
"Aiyoh!" Simon grumbled. "Why are all of you so nosy? Quit staring at us. We're not a movie, so give us some privacy."
"This is better than a movie," Bo claimed.
"I concur." Yohan joined in.
"Yes." Bailor nodded.
"If you guys wanted privacy, you wouldn't be putting up a live show in front of all of us." Sean pointed out. "There are plenty of rooms in this house for you to choose from, for private matters."
Simon puffed out his cheeks and hurried to the dining table. "Let's eat!"
"You're going to let Jason ge eat you? Yay! This is the best movie ever!" Bo clapped his hands.
"Food. We're eating the food." Simon pulled out a chair and sat down.
"Yes. We're eating the food, while Jason eats you." Sean beamed.
"There will be no eating of me. I'm going to eat."
"Whether you're going to eat or be eaten, let the eating begin," Bo cheered and Sean giggled.
Simon shrank under the gazes of the four men and demanded. "Sit down and eat!"
"Listen to Simon," Jason instructed.
"Fine." Sean took a seat and the rest followed.
Yohan sat next to Bailor on the long side of the rectangular table, while Sean and Jason situated on opposite ends beside each of them. Bo grabbed the chair adjacent to Sean's and plopped down, leaving the last seat next to Simon's for Jason.
"I need to use the restroom," Simon blurted and shot up from his seat. "You guys eat first. I'll be right back." He practically made a run for it.
"I'll go with you." Jason stood up and hurried out after his maid.
"I thought only women go to the restroom together," Sean wondered. "I didn't know guys do that, too."
"Sean ge, you follow me to the bathroom all the time." Bo spilled the beans.
"That's not the same."
"Why not?"
"I go in there to enjoy the view. You are quite a sight."
"When I'm paying the water toll?"
"No, when you're au naturel in the shower."
"So, what's not the same?"
"You're right. Jason is my cousin after all, so I'm pretty sure he's just as perverted. He's probably drooling at Simon as we speak."
"All this talk about restroom adventures is making me thirsty." Bailor got up. "I need a drink. Yohan ge, I'll get you an iced tea."
"You know me well." Yohan smiled warmly at the lad.
"Anyone else wants one?"
"Water please." Bo waved a hand.
"I'll have a soda," Sean requested.
"Ge, sodas are bad for you."
Sean pouted and complied. "I'll have an iced tea as well."
"Don't pout." Bo cooed as he gently stroked the back of Sean's neck. "I'll reward you later."
"I can't wait." Sean gazed lovingly into Bo's eyes.
"You're speaking my mind."
"Well, you're speaking my heart."
"I love you."
"I love you more."
"I love you more than more."
"I love you more than more than more."
"Oh, my," Yohan muttered. "There is a lot of cheese."