Kiss Me if You Can-Chapter 18Vol. 2

Josh spoke affectionately and grabbed his shoulder, pulling him forward.

Today, Pete was wearing a narrow-brimmed straw hat that his mother had bought him the day before, a sailor suit, and shorts. When Pete checked himself in the mirror in the morning, he was very satisfied, saying that he looked like a cartoon character he had seen on TV a while ago. Of course, the only thing that resembled the character was the straw hat, but because Pete was so cute, Josh agreed several times that he was right.

“Isn’t he cute?”

Josh, who had sent the child in front of Chase, couldn’t hold back his pride and kissed Pete on the cheek. Pete, who was used to this behavior, laughed out loud in ticklishness, but he didn’t refuse Josh’s free expression of affection.

Chase just watched them silently. Josh lifted his head after pressing his lips to the child’s cheek with a finishing kiss. Immediately, his eyes met Chase’s.

“Pete.”

Josh opened his mouth.

“Hello, remember? Chase Miller. We met last time.”

Pete lifted his head, but Chase’s face was too high up, and the child’s hat was too big, covering his nose as he raised his head. Josh smiled and pushed the hat down to widen Pete’s field of vision. Chase followed suit, kneeling on one knee in front of Pete and bending down.

“Hello, Pete? How are you?”

Chase’s voice was gentler than usual, but it was shaking faintly. Josh noticed that he was nervous, but pretended not to notice. Instead, he gently pushed Pete away from Josh’s embrace again and pretended to be calm.

“Pete, Daddy has to go to work today. Can you spend the day with Mr. Miller instead?”

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“Huh?”

The boy looked back at Josh in surprise. His eyes were wide open, as if he had never expected this to happen, filled with confusion and anxiety.

“I said I was going to Disneyland.”

Josh gave Chase a quick tip and then spoke to Pete again.

“Today is the day Disneyland is closed. So let’s go to another amusement park. Daddy will find out and come back, so can you wait with Mr. Miller in the meantime? That’s okay.”

“Uh… … .”

Pete fluttered his eyelids several times and couldn’t answer right away. His anxiety was clearly revealed by the way he fiddled with his hands and shook his body. Chase suppressed his nervousness. If he missed this opportunity, he would never be able to restore his relationship with Pete. Chase didn’t want to miss a single day of Pete.

At that moment, Pete glanced at Chase. The moment their eyes met, the boy flinched and hugged Josh tightly. He sighed inwardly, thinking that it was the same pattern again. Suddenly, Josh’s words came to mind.

“Don’t worry, she’ll like you. Because… … .”

He didn’t hear what happened next. But somehow, Chase felt like he knew.

Let’s try it.

He swallowed dryly and opened his mouth.

“Pete.”

When he called his name in a soft voice, the boy’s back jumped in surprise and came into view. Chase held back the urge to hug him and continued.

“Today is my day off, but I don’t have any friends to play with. Can Pete play with me?”

“… … .”

“Huh?”

When he urged him affectionately, the boy hesitated for a moment and then carefully turned his head. When their eyes met again, Chase smiled at the right time. He knew. How he would make Josh lose his mind and stare at him. If his guess was right, Pete would react the same way. And his guess was right.

“Uh… … .”

Pete stared blankly at Chase with the same expression as Josh. The moment he saw Pete staring at his face with his mouth open, unable to turn his head, Chase’s nervousness disappeared and confidence took its place.

When he raised his head without hiding his deepening smile, Chase’s eyes met Josh’s, who was looking at him with the same expression as Pete. He couldn’t help but burst out laughing when he saw Josh and his mini-me losing their minds at the same time.

Pete blinked at Chase laughing out loud and let go of Josh’s shirt that he had been holding tightly. His gaze was still fixed on Chase. Josh, who noticed his change belatedly, quickly opened his mouth.

“Then Pete, are you okay? Even if you stay here with Mr. Miller.”

“… … Yeah.”

Pete finally turned his gaze to Josh after answering. The moment he saw his round cheeks blushing, Josh couldn’t help but kiss him.

*@Punhap*

“Oh, here.”

Mark raised his head at the jingling bell and waved. Josh walked straight toward the table where the members were sitting. The waitress who followed him put down a thinly coated single-page menu and smiled. Josh smiled back habitually. After the waitress left, Henry, who had been watching, spoke.

“You swindler, how many times do I have to tell you to wear a ring? Huh?”

Josh had just laughed it off until now, but now it was time to listen. Thinking back to Chase, who had been angry and jealous because he had talked to Laura, he thought he should now refrain from smiling habitually at other people. But his determination was in vain, and soon after, the waitress who came to take his order turned around and smiled, and he smiled again at her smiling face.

“Haa.”

Josh sighed at the self-loathing that came immediately, and shook his head. It’s not like it’s going to change easily since he’s been like this his whole life.

Is this a habit that needs to be fixed?

It was the first time he had thought about this because it was natural to smile when our eyes met.

Well, when I look at Henry, it doesn’t seem like he smiles every time we make eye contact.

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His glance met Henry’s, who was taking a big bite of his sandwich. Henry held up the third finger of his other hand while holding the sandwich in one hand. He didn’t smile at all. Josh just smiled and looked away.

“How have you all been? I heard you left the dorm.”

Mark took a sip of coffee and opened his mouth at Josh’s question.

“First of all, I moved to a motel. It’s hard to stay there all the time.”

“I don’t think anyone would notice even if we kept going, why bother?”

When Henry grumbled, Isaac pointed out.

“The guards would know, they patrol.”

Henry stamped his foot hard under the table without saying anything. Seth, who had glanced at Isaac groaning and crouching, opened his mouth.

“For now, Mark’s family is coming, and we don’t have any plans yet. Anyway, I’m thinking of taking a break. Traveling is fine.”

Seth, who was saying that, had a travel guide to Cuba in front of him. He followed Josh’s gaze and said casually.

“I’m going to buy cigars.”

“You don’t smoke, right? Cigars.”

He answered Josh’s question absentmindedly.

“So, I’m going to smoke when I go to Cuba.”

It was a vague plan. Josh figured he didn’t have any plans. Seth quickly changed the subject.

“What about you? How are you?”

“You must have a lot to prepare, if you need any help… … , ahem.”

Mark, who had casually suggested, immediately met Henry’s glaring gaze and hurriedly finished speaking. Isaac, who barely straightened his back, opened his mouth.

“The media is all quiet, when are you going to announce it?”

“Well, I don’t know.”

Seth answered Josh’s answer.

“Did you tell Pete? How did he react?”

Everyone paid attention to that. In any case, the members cherished Pete, whom Josh had raised alone, like a nephew. Josh answered without hesitation.

“I haven’t told him yet. I think it would be better after we become closer.”

“Become close, that guy? Ah.”

Josh pretended not to notice Isaac, who quickly closed his mouth, and continued.

“Yeah. He’s still unfamiliar… … . I came here because you two were supposed to spend some time together.”

“You left them alone? C and Pete?”

Mark asked in surprise. Knowing Chase’s temper well, they couldn’t hide their anxiety while thinking, “No way.”

“You know he’s your child, right?”

Josh nodded at Henry’s questioning doubt. Isaac, who noticed the meaning, lightly scolded him.

“Even C would hit his own child?”

“Are there parents who don’t hit their children?”

Henry immediately accepted the answer, but there was no sign of sarcasm. He truly thought that parents hit their children. Josh didn’t correct him right away, but he thought that if he ever got married and decided to have children, it would be good to have a serious conversation. Of course, Josh wasn’t the only one who thought that. Seth opened his mouth after meaninglessly fluttering the booklet.

“I still can’t believe it. “An angelic Pete is the child of a devil’s cub.”

He glanced at Josh and added.

“There was an article in England the other day about an omega getting pregnant and giving birth without an alpha.

“Derra.”

“Do you believe the British article?”

Henry jeered, but Josh answered indifferently.

“Me and C’s kid are right, Pete.”

Seth quickly raised a hand to stop him.

“You don’t have to tell me that you two slept together.”

Josh shut his mouth at his refusal. Another silence flowed, and this time Mark spoke up.

“Janet is coming with the kids next week. We’re going to spend a week at the beach. What do you guys want to do?”

The conversation then changed to something like which beach was good and which one was not so good, and they were going to look up information. Josh roughly agreed with their conversation and thought to himself.

Are you doing well?