Temptation [ Min Yoongi | ENG ]

F I F T Y S I X

Jaap spent the next few weeks making an enormous effort to keep things between us fine and I didn't feel entitled to ask anything of him.

He still stood by me whenever Theo van der Beek showed up and I could only hope that I would find another job soon, to free us both from that situation. I had already been called in for some interviews that had gone nowhere.

On the other hand, Bram didn't try anything else after that kiss that had happened almost a month ago. That same night he asked for my phone number, but we just exchanged a few texts.

I was sharing a pitcher of beer with Lotte when she interrupted my thoughts.

"Roosje, what are you going to do next Friday?" I looked up at her when I heard her voice and realized she was red in the face.

"The day after tomorrow?"

"Um... no. The one after this."

"I don't know? The usual, I guess. Work and come and drink here, why?"

"Could you take the afternoon off work?" Now sh was purple like a beet. "I need a witness to accompany me to the Gemeente. A witness and a maid of honour." She finally said.

I was silent absorbing what she had just said to me.

"What?!" I exclaimed incredulously, my eyes wide.

"Dirk asked me to marry him. And I said yes!" Her voice was low, but it was still like she was screaming with excitement. "But we don't want to have a ceremony or anything, so we made an appointment at the Gemeente. The closest date is the one I told you about."

"Lotte! I can't believe you! Are you getting married?"

"Yes, and I wanted you to be one of the witnesses and also my maid of honour..."

"Yes, of course!" I spoke and the color on her face started to give way, but it gave way to an expression of uncertainty. "What is it?"

"Dirk is going to ask Yoongi to be his witness and best man... I understand if you don't want to be there anymore..." She started, but I interrupted her.

"Lotte. Nothing is going to stop me from being there for you." I took her hand. "Even though he hasn't apologized to me since before the new year, I feel like I've started to forgive him. This distance from him is helping me to forget."

I said remembering that since the night he saw me kissing Bram, he didn't try to talk to me anymore. Sometimes I still feel his gaze on my skin, but the frequency has decreased considerably. His presence as a whole has diminished. He must be spending all his free time with Jimin. That memory of Yoongi brought Bram to mind and Lotte followed my gaze towards the bar.

"This Bram keeps an eye on you..." She commented.

"Hm..." I mumbled. "He kissed me."

"What when?"

"The night I broke up with Jaap."

"Jeez! And how was it?" She rolled over in her seat, dying of curiosity.

"He asked for my phone number, we exchange texts from time to time... but that's all. He's super attentive to me when we talk at the counter, but that's it. He hasn't tried anything else."

"And did you want him to try?" She asked me, raising an eyebrow. I just shrugged my shoulders.

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