Love Me Again (Taehyung X Reader)

Chapter 22: "Can... can I kiss you?"

Y/N POV:

Taehyung calling me baby felt much nicer than I had expected and I could tell it was something he had been used to doing. I was surprised when he had hugged me since he had been keeping his distance so far, but at the same time, a rush of feeling had washed over me and I knew right away that this was where I was supposed to be all along. In his arms, snuggled close to his chest. I stepped back a little and I could see the reluctance on his face as he released me, but he said nothing.

"Um... you ready for dinner?" Taehyung asked, a bashful smile on his face.

Grinning at him, I nodded my head. I had been looking forward to this all day and was excited to spend some time with him, one on one. Texting was nice and we had been doing quite a bit of it, but seeing him in person was different. "Where... where are we going?"

"A new little Italian place opened up last week. I thought we could go there." Taehyung hesitated then rubbed a hand over the back of his neck. "It's only a 10 minute walk from here. I didn't know how you felt about riding in cars yet."

The compassion and understanding in his statement made my heart melt and with that I steadily fell in love. To see him be so sympathetic to how I felt about cars was beautiful to witness and I instantly knew why I had fallen in love with this man in the first place. "That sounds great. It's not somewhere we have been together?"

Taehyung shook his head. "No. I was going to take you to one of our places, but I thought... thought maybe we can make some new memories together." His cheeks were pink as he spoke and I could tell right away that he was nervous.

I reached out and took his hand, lacing my fingers with his, giving him a reassuring smile. "It's okay Tae. I like that idea. I wish I could remember our memories but making new memories with you will be just as nice."

Taehyung grinned at my words then tightened his grip on my fingers. We left the apartment and headed towards the restaurant he had chosen. As we walked, we made small talk and he told me a little more about the trip to Japan. "So... so I lied to Joy when I said I wouldn't have any time for sightseeing. I... I just didn't want to go anywhere with her."

Taehyung's sweet confession made me giggle. "Is that your way of saying you want to go sightseeing with me?" My voice was light and teasing and I giggled even harder when his cheeks turned bright red.

"No! That's not what I meant. I just... I meant... what I'm saying is..." Taehyung's voice stuttered in nervousness.

I stopped walking and placed a gentle hand on his cheek. "I'm teasing you Tae. I would... I would like to spend time with you."

Taehyung let out a sigh of relief and the tension in his frame visibly disappeared. "You always did like to tease me. You would always laugh afterwards and kiss..." Taehyung's words trailed off and I knew immediately what he had been about to say.

"I used to kiss you a lot, huh?" These were the types of memories I wanted to know about. What level of intimacy did we have with each other? "Did we... were we intimate with each other?"

Nodding his head, Taehyung focused his gaze on something else, not wanting to make eye contact with me and I could see his embarrassment. "Um... yeah. We were."

At his words, I felt my cheeks get hot, the thought of this man seeing me at my most vulnerable moments made a flash of desire race through me. I wondered what our intimate moments were like. Was he the type to go hard and rough? Was he gentle and sweet? Did we tease each other beforehand, dragging out the pleasure? Was that smooth skin the same everywhere? I gave myself a mental shake before I started pondering what Taehyung would look like naked. "Um... I talked to the hotel today. It... it seems as though Joy switched the double rooms to a two-room suite. The hotel couldn't change it without a huge fee."