We stepped out of the car and entered the airport taking our luggage. After the office meeting we directed towards the airport.
I looked at Taehyung walking ahead of me. It was another usual day. Everything happened last night felt like a dream when I woke up in the morning.
He was busy with business calls. We talked about work and presentation over the breakfast table. I was hesitant for some reason.
He was too quite since morning.
The day light was slowly disappearing.
We carried our luggage inside, checked-in and headed towards the waiting area.
It was bulked up reminding me the day one when we were coming here.
My eyes scanned the sitting area for the search of empty seat but Taehyung seemed to caught it first. He captured the seat making me to keep standing. I didn't make it obvious neither was he paying attention to me.
He was busy with some important work related to the company, he was busy in it throughout the journey to the airport.
His eyes were still glued to the iPad which he was holding. I stood near him looking around at nothingness.
Few minutes felt like hours. My legs begun to hurt so I started taking few steps back and forth.
"Tell your boyfriend to let you sit", my attention drifted to the stranger who spoke, as I assumed, to me. The lady looked someone in her late 40s.
"Pardon me.....", I caught Taehyung's attention as I spoke to the stranger.
He looked at me confused, probably wasn't aware of what's going on. I passed him a quick glance before shifting back to the lady.
"You seem weary, ask your boyfriend to let you sit", she said politely but in a stern manner. I was slightly taken aback.
"Uh.....I'm sorry but he isn't my boyfriend.....", I passed her a polite smile, her eyebrows raised up, she looked embarrassed.
"Oh, I'm really sorry.....", she apologized but in next second Taehyung pulled me down on his lap making the lady believe otherwise.
My eyeballs popped, I was left bemused by his subitaneous action. My glance shifted towards the lady. She gave me a confused look, but I chose to look away.
I started to get up because I was feeling embarrassed for some reason but Taehyung kept his arm around my waist, noticing my actions.
"I'm fine standing up.....", I said with hesitation.
"I didn't ask you......", he spoke turning to look at me for the first time in a while.
Fine! Can he be a little friendly!
He turned his attention again to his work. Meanwhile, I was constantly shifting myself as was getting conscious, I never sat on anyone's lap. More than hesitatant I was nervous sitting this close to him.
"Sit still.....", He spoke sternly.
"Why did you say I'm not your boyfriend?", He mumbled.
I looked at him. It felt peculiar to call him that and I wasn't sure if it was right to do that.
"I thought it will be embarrassing......", he stopped his fingers on the iPad's screen, turning off the screen to look at me.
"Am I embarrassing to you?", he asked sincerely. I furrowed and quickly denied his statement, that wasn't what I mean.
"I thought you will be embarrassed to be called that.....", I said shrugging.
He kept staring into my eyes.
"And why did you think that?", he asked taking my right hand which was resting on my lap. He casually started playing with a silver plane ring I had on my little finger.
"It's just that, that I'm unsure. It started from last night, I'm not sure if you were even serious about it, as we never got the chance to talk about it after that......you don't even accept me calling you by your name so calling you my 'boyfriend' felt a little too much.....", It was true, I wasn't sure if the things had started for real. Everything was still obscure to me.
He chuckled briefly.
"Then start calling me by my name.......and your boyfriend too.....", he said looking at me. An unconscious smile appeared on my face but I instantly wiped it off feeling embarrassed.
He let out a little laughter.
"Rare to see you like this and now when I know it is because of me, should I be flexing?", he said with a grin. I rolled my eyes at him hiding my own smile.
"Well, if this is the case then it is even more seldom to see you genuinely laughing and now when I know that it's because of me it instantly needed to be announced!", I exclaimed with amusement, earning another heartly titter from him.
His gaze shifted at me and his curved lips came back to normal. He was serious again.
"I love you......", he confessed in his whole sanity. His gaze was fixed over me, another shot of blood rush made my cheeks warm. I clinched my jaw subtly to not release out another shy smile.
I was hating this!
I looked away clearing my throat. He laughed again.
"Oh stop with this creepy laugh of yours!", I rolled my eyes unable to look at him, faking annoyance.
"Then let me kiss you instead?", he asked with innocent eyes. I squinted.
"Too innocent", I mocked and started getting up but his grip didn't let me.
"Well, I was serious but that's alright", he shrugged and started working on his iPad once again. I smiled at him when he wasn't looking.
I surrounded my arms around his neck and rest my cheek over his head.
An hour past by and we finally heard the call for our flight so we stood up to follow the pathway inside to the airplane.
Taehyung was walking ahead of me like he always do. I was looking around while walking.
"Woah!", I exclaimed when I bumped into someone due to me walking mindlessly.
"Where are you wandering around?" It was Taehyung. I shook my head.
He passed a little smile and held my wrist to pull me beside him. We walked like that till we reached our seats.
He looked outside the window maybe at the lights on the runway as it was dark outside.
My eyes were fixed to his side profile.
I was pondering how the couples usually call each other, the first thing that came up to my mind was 'babe' or 'baby'. I instantly felt disgusted just by the thought of me calling him that. I always cringe at others whenever they call eachother this.
I shook my head to myself and settled with just calling him Taehyung. I sighed to myself.
"What it is?", I turned to me low key making me startle.
"Nothing", I said shaking my head.
"Are you sure?", he asked again raising his one eyebrow.
"I wanted to ask you something.....", I was hesitating, he nodded for me to continue.
"What did Catherine tell you after the meeting was done?", I was dead curious but I didn't make it obvious, and the fact that he didn't tell me, was making me restless.
I noticed a little smug over his face and I immediately regretted asking him that.
"Do you really want to know?", he asked, I instantly nodded, my desperation was clearly showing.
"She was asking me out for a dinner whenever we'll meet again..... she's coming soon to our city", he informed, he wasn't joking and that shows.
"Oh....", I didn't want her to see him! I muffled my disdain.
He was sounding unaffected then why I was feeling that way?! I tried to keep myself look calm as well. I didn't want to look possessive or jealous when our relationship was just twenty four hours long.
I grabbed my cellphone to have a distraction, but my phone was taken away by him, almost instantly. Creases formed on my forehead.
"And I said 'yes'.....she wants to meet my family. So tell me.....", he paused, tell what??
I frowned.
".......tell me if you will accompany me because I want her to introduce to my girlfriend as well.....", he asked earnestly. I was bowl over, never have I ever seen the biggest tease like him.
I released a breath of relief.
"Why do you do that!? Why you have to make everything mysterious!?", I whined.
"It's interesting to see you breaking your brave eye contact, then getting bewilder, then finally amazed.....", he laughed enjoying everything he was doing to me.
"Stop doing that!", I complained looking onto my lap.
"Not until you confess to me", he refused.
"What!? I was the one who confessed first!", I felt offended, but he just threw another shrug.
"I didn't hear anything", he murmured. I released a breath, narrowing my eyes at him.
"FINE. I love you!", I spoke in agile. My heart was thumping in the middle of the dark sky.
"I love myself too", he shrugged coldly. I pressed my lips together in annoyance.
He turned his head to look me into my eyes.
"And you too.....", he whispered.
I was trying my best to keep my cool.
A moment later I heard him sighing.
"I'm hungry.....", he said looking for the air hostess around.
I smiled to myself.
"What will you prefer Mr. Kim?", I asked amusingly remembering the similar instances happened when we were coming here.
He looked puzzled but the frown vanished from his face the next second, he must have remembered that too.
I noticed a subtle smug on his face.
"Can I have you?", he asked purred politely. My cheeks heated up, it wasn't going the way I thought.
"How about a sweet tight punch right on your face?", I said sweetly.
"If it's coming from you then I'll gladly take", he said with a grin.
"Oh shut up!" I realized that I couldn't take the flirting back, I had no ability to counterattack with the same. He started laughing.
I rolled my eyes.
Just then an air hostess approached us with the food.
She started passing the food packets before I could take them Taehyung extended his hand, his hand brushed over the air hostess's fingers, I caught her blushing. I volunteered for the rest of the food.
"Thank you", I said.
"If you need something you can call me anytime.....thank you", she spoke looking at him.
"Nah, we are good, you've entertained much.....", I said faking a smile at her.
She flustered, probably out of embarrassment and left.
I was unconsciously glaring at her till she got out of my sight. I turned to Taehyung, he was already looking at me.
"Too possessive, ain't you?", he said.
"Not more than you.....", I shrugged giving me whole attention to the food that was kept in front of me.
He passed me the tissue and spoon.
[Three hours later]
I was awaken by an air hostess.
"We the near to the destination.....", she said informing me, she started to wake Taehyung up but I stopped.
"I'll do", I passed her a formal smile which she returned with a nod and passed by.
I looked at Taehyung his head was resting on my shoulder, sleepy him was always so innocent. I smiled looking at him.
"Taehyung......", I whispered near his ear. He opened his eyes on my second whisper.
He yawned lifting his head from my shoulder.
"My eyes are hurting.....", He mumbled in his raspy voice. Of course, it was past midnight.
We could see the city lights approaching as our flight was alighting.
We stood up to exit the airplane. None of us spoke till we were taking waiting for our luggage.
The weather was getting cold. As soon as this thought came to my mind Taehyung pulled my closer in his embrace, as if he could read my mind.
Soon our bags were arrived, we took and and moved to the airport's exit.
I was feeling drained out and unconsciously loaded the weight of my body over him. He kept an instant kiss on my head.
"Y/n!!", I lifted my head from his chest and looked around when I heard my name being called.
"There.....", I noticed Taehyung pointing towards someone. I noticed a familiar girl waving at us.
"Jade!", I exclaimed under my breath and almost pushing Taehyung away from me, he looked at me in daze.
"Heyyy!!", Jade gave me a hug as we approached her. Taehyung and I took a swift glance at eachother.
"Sir your car is there, I'm here to pick Y/n", she said smiling widely.
"Jade we both live in the same house......", Taehyung replied confused.
"I know but I want to spend some time with my friend, so can you please~", Jade requested. Taehyung looked at me then nodded.
"Yep, thank you", Jade said dragging me away from Taehyung. I turned to wave him, subtly. He didn't react to it and turned away to his car.
"So how was the trip?", Jade asked. I smiled at her.
"It was okay, better than expected", I chuckled.
"Yeah I can see that.....", She nudged at my shoulder.
"Well I'm happy for both of you......", She giggled.
I paused at my spot to look at her,
"Jade.....", she turned to me with the same sweet smile of her.
"Yeah, although I will miss my crush but I'm so happy for my friend.....", She spoke. I could she genuine happiness on his face.
I brought her into a hug.
"I love you!",
"I know!", she answered making me laugh a little.
"Now get in, I've to tell you so many things!",
"Is it about some guy?", I teased her sitting inside her car.
"Yes!", She squealed.
"Woah!", I was thrilled.
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Yes I'm not dead yet.