(A week later)
That crisp laugh sounded again in my ears.
"Iish, sister... I'm confiding here, i'm not trying to be funny.." I said annoyed.
I pursed my fully covered lip gloss lips while slamming my body on the light blue bean bag.
"Yeah, sorry, i just find it really funny. Maybe he's in a bad mood or you're just being too sensitive .." she said again. Her voice seemed to rise and fall over the phone.
It's been more than 10 minutes my mouth has been babbling non-stop talking about Taehyung's attitude which has been so cold towards me this week.
I think She also doesn't know the reason why he acted like that because she thinks Tae is one of the sweetest members when it comes to interact with her.
"Hmmf... where are you, actually? How come the sound is so unclear?" I asked surprised.
"I'm queuing at the obstetrician. In fact, my name has been called. We'll talk later okay?" she said hastily.
I pursed my lips even more. Luckily all the staff in this room were busy with their own business so they didn't notice how strange my face looked now.
"Fine.." I mumbled softly. She chuckled again on the other side
"Aiiish, don't worry. Just show that sweet smile of yours, i'm sure he'll melt instantly... he's actually a friendly person, it's just that his mood changes easily.." my sister tried to calm me down.
I sighed while nodding even though she couldn't see it.
I finally ended the conversation on the phone that afternoon because I had to go to Bangtan's apartment.
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Today is the exact 1 week I've been working back and forth in their apartment.
Overall I can say this job is fun. Bangtan boys especially Jimin and Jungkook are very warm to me and they are not a bother at all.
My job is actually the same in the morning : to make breakfast for them and do some house chorse there. Sometimes I become a shopper for those who find it difficult to find free time to just shop. Usually, their shopping lists are never far from foods and other toiletries.
I took a sip of warm tea on my small cup and gazed around the room. this chill out room today wasn't as full as it was in the morning, i think it's because almost everyone had gone to their respective departments. I glanced at the large canvas tote bag beside me which was full of Bangtan albums.
Yes, the reason I stopped by the office today was to pick up dozens of albums for Taehyung who will be holding a Vlive with the agenda of signing the Map Of The Soul : 7 album live this afternoon.
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I glanced at my tiny watch, 1.30 pm
Today is Saturday, which I shouldn't be working at all, but because brother Lee asked me to help Taehyung today and I don't have anything else to do, I immediately agreed.
After I finished drinking my hot tea, I immediately left the room.
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( 15 minutes later)
When the Bangtan's apartment door opened I was greeted by silence. The whole room looks neat and clean, but the laughing sounds of Bangtan's boys are not heard at all.
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I put my tote bag beside the sofa and then went straight to the kitchen to get mineral water. The weather today is quite hot, making me regret my decision to put a jeans jacket over the spaghetti strap midi dress that I was wearing.
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After I finished refreshing myself with a full glass of water, I walked down the corridor to Taehyung's room
"Hello... is anyone here?" I exclaimed. Surprised by the unusual silence.
Tae suddenly emerged from the bathroom door not far from where I was standing, wearing only baggy white trousers that had resignedly slumped down the line of his slender hips.
I cleared my throat quickly while turning my face the other way
Doesn't he have a shirt or t-shirt? He's not Tarzan is he? I grumbled in my heart to see that man again-shirtless in front of me.
"Oh Hi....do you bring the albums?" He asked without further ado while walked quickly towards me. His fresh scent followed him then greeted my sense of smell instantly. It looks like he just finished taking a shower.
"Yes, I brought many of them. It's downstairs .." I said briefly without looking at him.
Tae stops his steps right in front of me
"Do you know that talking to a person without even making an eye contact is consider as rude?" He said suddenly in a low, intimidating tone of voice.
I press my lips and slowly turned my head towards him. He was looking at me with his sharp brown eyes, a faint smirk appeared at the corner of his lips. Trust me, people willl do anything to get a stare like this from him.
I looked back into his eyes warmly then widened my smile as sweetly as possible
"Yes, Kim Taehyung.... where do you want me to put all the albums?" I said in a friendly tone.
He looked surprised at the change in my expression, his smirk disappeared to be replaced by a bulge of his lips that looked slightly gaping at me.
"Ah.. um.. just bring it here. I'll sign them in my room.." he suddenly said awkwardly.
I smiled sweetly at him while putting on my Aegyo (cutest face/expressions) possible.
"Okey dokeeeyy .." I said briefly then quickly went to the living room to get my bag, leaving Tae who still stunned looking at my back
ish! was that aegyo necessary? You're too much Lily ! Way too much.... I cursed myself while shaking my head ridiculously.
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When I came back to tae with a bag full of albums, he was already wearing a casual black t-shirt that said 'Celine'. Thank god, if he still in his tarzan mode i'm not sure i'm gonna survive today!
Tae opened the door to his room and slowly entered. I followed him a little hesitantly.
"Um... where are the others? How come it's so quiet today?" I asked as I glanced around the room.
He glanced at me
"It's Saturday, they all go home to their families. Usually they'll come back tomorrow or Monday.." he said while busy tidying his computer desk.
"Oh... and you didn't come home to visit your family?" I asked surprised
"Yup, I will... but I have to do this VLIVE first.." he said as he patted the bean bag which has a British flag pattern on it and invited me to sit there. I finally dropped my body there while watching Tae who was busy arranging his computer desk.
"Do you need help?" I asked.
He paused for a moment then lick his lips slowly
"Yes, could you please arrange the albums here?" He asked pointing to a small table beside the computer. I nodded quickly as I stood up.
I decided to tie my hair in a pony tail first because frankly I felt really hot today.
Then I quickly compiled the albums one by one while Tae was still cleaning up his computer desk. We stand side by side.
After a moment I realized that Tae just stood there silently looking at me. His eyes moved to mine.
"Yaaah... who said you can tie your hair like that?" Suddenly he squeaked.
I turned quickly towards him
"Hmm?"
He looked at me unblinkingly then pressed his jaw hard as if he was sucking in the words.
"Aargh... never mind..." he refuted himself, growling softly. I raised my eyebrows in confusion. What's wrong with him?
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After a few minutes the two of us finished arranging all the albums and prints that Tae needed for the VLIVE. Tae seemed to be sitting comfortably in his computer chair while pressing the keyboard keys while I sat back in the bean bag earlier.
"So... have you had your lunch yet?" I asked breaking the silence. Frankly, I feel awkward being in this room with him. Maybe it's better if I just make something in the kitchen.
Tae nodded without looking at me
"Oh... um..do you want some snacks then?" I tried to give him another option. Tae glanced at me with raised eyebrows
"What for?" He asked surprised
"Well, who knows you want to...umm, doing Vlive while eating snacks..." I said, smiling broadly at him. That's not a bad idea right?
"I'm not jungkook.." he said shortly then focused back on his computer screen
I grimaced slightly at his cold answer but then smirked at the thought of jungkook who was never absent from asking me to shop for snacks. I think he does have a special relationship with food.
"Ok then..." I mumbled finally giving up.
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I spread my eyes around the room which was dominated with white. Overall it looks neat and well organized. Tae doesn't seem to be the type of guy who likes to pile things up, it can be seen from the amount of space between his display items. On the right side of the computer desk there is a glass box table which is a place to store his collection of watches and various glasses.
Tae looks serious staring at his computer screen, he is now wearing his black-rimmed square glasses. I sighed slowly looking at the side sculpture of his face which was absolutely perfect. His lips are even reddish in color even though he doesn't even use lip gloss. Ah, how does it feel to wake up in the morning and be immediately treated to such handsome face like that? Especially if he shows his adorable 'signature boxy smile'... ah, my dull and cloudy days will vanished in an instant !
I can't help but smile to my self.
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"Find anything you like?" He asked suddenly interrupting my thoughts. Tae is looking at me with raised eyebrows, his glasses are no longer perched on his nose and his body position is right facing me for who knows when. He smirked slightly.
Damn! Did he catch my ridiculously smiling face earlier??
I cleared my throat and rubbed the back of my hand nervously
"Hm? Just wondering... do you..um..need something else?" I said changing the subject. I guess if he doesn't need me anymore then I'll just go home.
He was silent for a moment then looked at me intently, his eyes were sharp, causing an erratic pounding in my chest.
"Yes. I need you to stay here... with me." His voice was deep and low.
Deg!
His choices of words tho....
"Hm?" I mumbled to confirm what I heard.
"Do you have to go somewhere else?" he asked again with deep unblinking eyes.
I gulped slowly holding back the sudden beating of my heart
"Uh... no...but..." I stuttered
"Good. Stay then.." he smirked at me then turned his body back towards the screen.
I can only silently resigned to think about what to do here while he was doing live streaming. Just staring at him with a pounding heart? That would be very tiring.
One thing I've realized when I come face-to-face with Taehyung is that he can be very intimidating.
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Tae put on his white masker then glanced at me through his slightly messy hair.
"I'm gonna start the broadcast.." he said.
Not sure about his expression because he was covered by a mask so I just raised my thumb at him and shouted
"Fighting!" then smiled sweetly.
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A few minutes later Tae seemed to be talking alone in front of his computer screen, he occasionally played the background song that he had prepared beforehand.
Some of the songs he chose made me smile because they reminded me of my parents.
Yes, I just found out that Tae likes old, vintage and classic songs. My father is a fan of classical music and my mother always plays oldies songs every morning so that my ears are very familiar with this type of music.
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At the end of his album signing, Tae played Justin Bieber's song "Intentions" and started dancing to the rhythm, while his hands kept moving swiftly, signing dozens of album covers in front of him. Because tae is an ambidextrous-where both hands have a balanced ability and skill-then doing such a thing seems very effortless to him.
I can only watch all his behavior while smiling without making any sound. I can't imagine if the army (bangtan's fandom) knew that during the VLIVE there was a girl sitting in the room of their ultimate idol-kim taehyung. That would definitely be a disaster!
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It was almost 5:30 in the afternoon when the two of us finished putting all the albums back on the table. The live broadcast was over from 30 minutes ago and Tae started turning off his computer screen.
"Well, that's fun.." I smiled at him.
"Do you think so?" he asked as he took off his mask. His face looks more relaxed and brighter than before
"Yes! I just found out that you like Sammy davis Jr's songs.." I said smiling while tidying my jacket
Tae widened his eyes instantly
"You know Sammy Davis Jr?" He looked surprised.
I just smiled, my mother's image suddenly appeared on my mind
"Yeah..my mom used to play his songs every morning when i was little..you know, songs like birth of the blues, gonna build a mountain..." I said remembering
"Hey? Those are my favs!" Tae said suddenly as he stood up, his eyes shining and a big smile etched on his handsome face. This is the first time I've seen such a twinkle in his eyes.
"Really? Ah great choice. They are pure jams. For me, Those songs bring back good memories...so thankyou for playing them today.." I said smiling.
Tae was silent for a moment, his brown eyes flickering at me. I don't know what's on his mind.
"Yes... sure, anytime..." he said with a sweet smile on his lips.
A few seconds later we just stood still and looked at each other.
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Okeeeey....this is akward...
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"Um, so..aren't we going downstairs...now?" I asked clumsily breaking the silence
He was shocked
"Ah ya ..ya .." he rubbed the nape of his neck while clearing his throat and then let me step out of his room first. I breathed a sigh of relief as I tried to stifle my beating heart that had been pounding for a while.
The two of us went down to the living room, the wide window that dominated the living room wall was still open, revealing the sky outside which had started to darken with a beautiful stretch of orange gradation.
It's getting dark, but it still feels pretty warm.
"Thankyou, for accompanying me earlier .." he said suddenly. I turned towards him
"Oh...no problem. I'm really happy, I was afraid to disturb you actually.."I said honestly
He shook his head quickly as he took the high chair in front of the counter.
"So..Do you have plan for tonight?" he asked suddenly. I raised both my eyebrows at him
"Um.. tonight?" I asked to be sure.
He smirks
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I was silent for a moment.
"Ooh ... no, no...I don't..." I grimaced. I can't remember when was the last time I went out on a date on the weekend.
"Ow... okay. if that so, Um..would you mind staying here a little bit longer? .... with me." He looked at me deeply with his eyes. His tone was persuasive.
Wait what??
My heart was pounding again like I was running a marathon.
"Owh... okay... but don't you want to go home tonight?" I asked trying to cover my nervousness.
He brushed his hair towards the nape of the neck while smiling meaningfully
"I think I'm gonna make you some dinner first, as my gratitude for today..." he said as he slowly got up from his chair.
I can only be silent while gawking at him who casually approached the pantry. Is he kidding?
"It's ok... you don't have to do that, Tae.." I said feeling bad.
He keeps opening the fridge without heeding my words
"How about....soft tofu stew? Do you like it?" He asked turning to me.
Oh so he's serious?
I walked quickly towards him.
"Yes I do like it.. uum... how if we cook together...?" I offered to smile. I feel bad if I just sit around and don't help him with anything.
He smiled and then nodded.
I quickly tidied my hair and opened the jacket that made me stifled for a long time. Tae glanced at me without saying anything. I then rushed to get the white apron hanging on the side of the fridge. I realized that all this time Tae's brown eyes were gazing at me.
"Weh (what)? Why are looking at me like that?" I asked glancing at him. He just smiled and walked over to me. His brown eyes were staring at me intensely.
"I think I've changed my mind. Can I have....you...as my dinner?" he asked suddenly. His voice was deep and seductive.
I froze for a moment. Before I could answer anything suddenly Tae wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to his fragrant body. Then his fingers slowly traced my back until they stopped at the nape of my neck.
He brought his face closer with an intense look. I can only hold my breath realizing that his breath is now warmly brushing my cheek.
"Tae...what...are you doing?" I whisper nervously
His gaze traced my face then slowly fell to my lips
"Can I have your lips as my appetizer?....Hm?" He whispered seductively in my ear, evoking a surging heartbeat that was far from normal in my chest.
"Uhh?..i..." my tongue went numb for a moment as my whole body suddenly froze under his words.
"...i'll take that as a yess..." he whispered again breathlessly. Then without warning suddenly he kiss my lips quickly. Instantly my heart seemed to jump out of my chest.
Tae..?!
My shocked body seemed to lose its control. I tried to distance him from my body with my palm but Tae buried his lips even deeper, he seemed to want to eat my lips completely. The softness of his kiss made my knees feel weak for a moment.
"Ummh..." I mumbled trying to hold back the swish that was now appearing in my heart.
Tae hugged me tighter mercilessly until he finally parted his lips.
"Lily..." he whispered. His breath was warm on the surface of my lips. I couldn't help but gasp trying to control the beating of my heart that wouldn't subside.
"Tae...why..." I whisper still can't shake my shock
"...Let me help you with that..." he said suddenly, looking at me without blinking.
"Wh..what?" I don't understand
"Let me...
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....help you with that.." Tae's voice is getting clearer in my ears as if it brings me back to the real world.
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