Temptation [ Min Yoongi | ENG ]

T H I R T Y F O U R

I was sitting in the middle of his bed, my legs crossed, and I was organizing his T-shirts in a suitcase, while he was throwing new pieces of clothing without any care over my tidiness.

The day was nice and we had plans to go to Amsterdam after his suitcase was ready.

"How long are you staying there?"

"I will stay there until June 27th and will arrive here on the 28th in the early afternoon."

"Ugh, is the trip long?"

"A 14 hour flight..."

"Long." I continued to organize his pieces in the suitcase while he came and lay down beside me, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"I will miss your smell." He spoke against the skin on my hip.

"I will miss you so much."

"It's 22 days, but it will pass quickly." He spoke, pulling me around the waist and making me lie down too.

I turned to face him and his black bangs were all tossed aside. At that moment, lying there with him, watching his eyes shine squeezed by the smile that his red lips formed... I never felt younger than at that moment. I finally understood how it felt to be young.

The past few months gave me reason to be at ease with the distance we were going to experience. I had never felt so peaceful in a relationship and I know this was because the relationship was with him. He had a care for me that I have never experienced romantically. He had a respect for my limitations, an attention to my demands... he gave himself to me in a way that until then I did not know was possible.

It was not a question of perfection. He was not perfect for me and I was not perfect for him. We both had many issues that were reflected in the couple we were, but we also worked individually to keep our dynamics healthy. There was a mutual interest in being okay with each other.

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We were at Vondelpark in Amsterdam to watch a performance by the folk singer whose album he was producing. We took the train with Timo, Tulip and Grietje and walked to the park.

When the performance was over, Yoongi took us to meet the artist. She was a little shorter than me and dressed in a casual way, with a hippie aura about her. She couldn't contain her smile when talking to him.

"Yoon does such an incredible job, right?" She asked, looking at our group.

"Yes, he's really good, did he produce your entire album?" Timo asked.

"Yes, but he not only produced it, but also composed some of the songs. He is a super talented composer! I wonder who his muse is..." She spoke with a stupid smile on her lips and if I could, I would put my cigarette out on her forehead.

I did not like that interaction at all and I gradually moved away from the group to hear less and less of what was being said.

I was already a good distance from the group, fiddling with my cell phone, when I saw a pair of shoes stop beside me. I looked up and Grietje was there, her gaze on the four people who were still talking.

"Are you OK?" She asked me without looking at me.

"Um hmm."

"That girl is very unpleasant, damn!" She looked at me smiling.

When the conversation finally ended, Yoongi approached me, looking for my hand to hold.

"Why did you walk away?"

"I'm a little tired, the conversation was bothering me."

"Her energy is kind of difficult, right?"

"Hm..." I mumbled a no answer.

"You know she's not a threat, don't you?"

"For what?"

"We."

"Does she know you are with someone?"

"We never talk about personal matters."

"Then, no." I said and he didn't have an answer for me. "Maybe if she knew, she wouldn't behave that way."

"Maybe not or maybe yes, Roos, but what matters is that I am not interested." He stopped walking and pulled me towards him and caught me in his eyes. "I'm going to be away from you for three weeks and I don't want our farewell to be like this. You know I love you."

I didn't answer him.

"Don't you?"

"Yes..."

"Roos... don't do that. If even before we got together, you already lived rent free in my mind... now that we are together, you have my full attention."

His look was pleading and I saw the truth of what he was giving me. I took a deep breath and then let it out slowly through my lips. He was anxious for my answer. I took a step towards him, eliminating the space between us and kissed him.