Chae Young's POV
"Tae, wake up... w-wake the fuck up," I mumble. He just hums in response and digs his face in the crook of my neck.
"...ahh that tickles. T-Tae move. We have to make breakfast!" I say. He shakes his head and wraps his hands around my waist. I try pushing his hand away but damn his arms are so strong.
"Five more minutes, hmm?" his voice reverberates through his bare chest. As my fingers fiddle with his fluffy hair, he kisses my neck.
"N-No Tae, I'm not ready for round two. We really need to wake up," I say and cautiously push him away.
I stand up and grab my night robe. I walk to the kitchen and search for the milk carton in the refrigerator. Tae comes out of our room, scratching the back of his head, and searches for his shirt.
"Let's go to the grocery store," he says with his morning raspy voice.
We get in the car and I glare at his black jacket. Is he really that lazy?
"Why are you wearing your old black jacket? Too lazy to dig your closet?" I ask, sipping my coffee. He just chuckles and nods in response.
We reach the retail store where there are no CCTV cameras, in case people catch us. Well, yea I worked in this store when I was in Yonsei uni.
Han Gyeol fled to his hometown and the store was now supervised by Eric. That guy keeps visiting us for some reason. I still find him creepy.
The store was strangely empty. Eric was standing next to the billing counter with a smile and Tae... where's Tae?
Anyways, let me first check if there's dog food for Yeontan. I clearly warned Tae to never ask Jin again.
I feel a sudden weight over my head. Everything goes dark. There was a jacket over my head. Ok wait, it's Tae's black jacket. I remove the jacket and give Tae my signature what-the-fuck look.
Wait a second, Eric was standing right next to the counter, now where did he go? I told ya that guy is too creepy.
Jsksksksk why is Tae on his knees? Oh my god, he has a huge red box stretched out. But, we're already dating, dumbass. How many times will I have to tell him that I'm his girlfriend?
"Close your eyes and give your left hand," Tae says with a huge smile. Aww, a ring?
1..2.....8 seconds and my left-hand feels empty. I open my eyes.
Tae takes a step closer and pins something to my shirt. I look down to check what it was and see.... my name badge.
The name badge with my name, 'Baek Chae Young' that he had stolen when we first met. I had totally forgotten about it. He takes a marker out of his pocket and uncaps it.
He takes another step and pulls me closer. Bringing the marker close to my badge, he cuts the word 'Baek' and adds something in place of it.
'Kim'
"Kim Chae Young. Now perfect. You're mine now," he says with a puppy smile.
Typical Taehyung. He never 'asked' me if I could be his girlfriend a month back and now he still doesn't 'ask' me. He just claims to be mine.
I start giggling as happy tears run down my cheek. He pulls my neck closer and kisses me.
Now I get it why he wore that jacket. That's the jacket he used to save me when we first met. I had no clue he took my name badge that day, I thought I lost it.
He breaks the kiss and flashes his boxy smile. The smile that stole my heart. I giggle with him and hold his hands.
He's mine bitches. Back off.
He takes his phone and says, "wanna hear something? This is my favorite!" I nod and take the left ear pod. He wears the right one and clicks the play button.
"
9th March 2021. Hi, this is Kim Taehyung, and... ...and this Baek Chae Young.
Eight divided by four equals two right? Willyougooutwithme?
Yes...-wait what!?
"
Tears roll down my cheeks as I hear our voice recording. How could I ever forget it?
I remove the ear pods and hug him tightly. With my head against his chest, I hear his heartbeat. The mere sound of it made me feel precious and wanted.
We leave the store chuckling and reminiscing how we first met. I really wish Seok Woo was here.
"NO! I WANNA PLAY MY FAVOURITE SONG!" I scream.
"Everybody say N.O! I am not in a mood to listen to 'Wet Ass Pussy' by Cardi B," he shouts back.
I hiss at him and plan a murder mentally. I bet I'm going to kill him today.
We finally agree upon a decent song that even I like. We hum the lyrics with a wide smile etched on our faces. As the song comes to an end, we sing the last line together,
Sleep like a Winter Bear
Something suddenly forces me to open my eyes. It felt like my eyes were closed for.... a long time.
