Stay With Me

Chapter Twenty-three

It was quite a sight when the new lovers stepped inside, both soaked to the skin.

"If you were going to take him back, you should have done it sooner. At least then, you both wouldn't be drenched," RM remarked.

Just then, RJ and Chim entered, towels in hand. RJ passed a towel to JK, while Chim approached Taehyung and began drying his hair himself.

"I can handle it," Taehyung protested, his silver hair glistening.

"We all know you can manage on your own, but remember that night we first met at the party a year ago?" Chim countered.

Taehyung nodded shyly. "I do."

"And you mentioned you like being taken care of. So let me take care of you." With that, Chim continued to dry Taehyung's hair, which he clearly enjoyed. Meanwhile, two pairs of eyes were fixed on the duo—one glaring and the other biting back a smirk.

"Come with me; I'll get you some dry clothes. You're completely soaked," Chim insisted.

"No, it's fine. I'll just head back; my car is ready," Taehyung replied.

Chim's tone turned firm. "Have you seen the weather? It's dangerous to drive right now. I can't let you leave like this; you'll get sick. So come with me, no arguments."

"But—" Taehyung started to protest.

"I said come with me," Chim interrupted, taking Taehyung's hand and leading him to his room. The other four stood outside, mouths agape, unable to process what had just happened.

"Are you sure you and Chim are dating? Because that looked like something else," RM teased. 

"I had no idea Chim was so concerned about V," RJ added, trying to hide a grin. 

"He was the one who wanted to kill him most, and now he's taking care of him," RM remarked.

Meanwhile, JK felt a surge of jealousy welling up inside him. Without saying a word, he strode directly into Chim's room. The sight before him only fueled his anger: Chim was helping Taehyung dry off while they shared laughter. His eyes darkened as he poked his cheek with his tongue again before stepping inside.

"Hey JK!" Chim greeted cheerfully.

Taehyung turned to meet JK's gaze and instantly understood everything. He mentally smirked. "JK, it's been a year since we met. The first time we met, I shared everything with him and we became really close," Taehyung said seductively.

Unaware of Taehyung's intentions, Chim chimed in, "Yep! I remember that; we talked for hours and it felt like just a few minutes."

"Oh really?" a voice interrupted. They all turned to see a shorter male entering the room.

"Hey, you're Suga, right? Chimmy's boyfriend? Chimmy told me about you! Nice to meet you," Taehyung said with a little wave.

"Chimmy?" JK raised an eyebrow.

"That's what he called me the first time we met. We're pretty close now," Chim replied casually.

"JK, if you don't take your boyfriend out right now, I'll throw him out," Suga said flatly. All three widened their eyes in shock.

"Excuse me—" Taehyung began.

"Listen, I have no interest in talking to you. You're JK's boyfriend; just stay that way. You don't need to get close to us because I still want to kill you. I hope that's clear," Suga replied coldly.