You Can Paint Me

Chapter 28 (Part 1)

Taking slow and heavy steps down the staircase, I was regretting the moment I ever agreed to this. It's not like I had a choice, since my mom would kill me otherwise, but still, I was not looking forward to teaching this kid how to hold a paint brush properly.

I took a deep breath in and opened the door to my art studio. Well, I like to call it an art studio, but it's more like a room where I have all my art supplies and artworks there. Nothing like Hyunjin's professional room.

Once I stepped in the room, there he was, the descendant of a chimpanzee, standing at all his glory. Holding on his one hand a ridiculously beautiful pastel pink rose, with gold glitter dusted at the ends of its petals, and on his other hand delicious looking, chocolate truffles.

Oh fudge, I really like these chocolate truffles...

Too bad that my mom is the one eating them.

I let out a scoff and rolled my eyes, pointing a finger at the heavenly goodness infront of me.
"The chocolate is gonna melt, you know that right? You were at the kitchen with my mom for some time now, you could have given it to her there. Did you have to rub it in my face, first thing in the morning and make me crave it? Are you so irresponsible, that you let the chocolate melt?", I folded my arms accusingly, but the boy infront of me didn't smirk, as I was expecting him to. Instead, he gave me a sweet and yet, proud smile, as if he was a puppy that had accomplished something for his owner.

"Actually, shortcake, these are for you.", I could see his invisible tail wiggling around happily.

"What?", I choked out, shock portrayed in my eyes.

The little dillweed stepped closer to me, with his wide smile on, and handed me over the chocolate truffles. "These are for last time, because I felt bad for bringing only for your mom and you didn't get any.", he said apologetically and then handed me over the pink rose. " and this is a little something to make it up for cancelling on you three times this week, because I know you are busy as well and have a schedule to follow.", he flattered his eyelashes playfully, the guilt was painted all over his face.

I blinked twice, not really being able to process all this properly.
"Go sit at that chair, next to the easel.", I pointed a finger behind him, with a poker face on, that made the boy pout at the harshness of my tone.
"Thank you, though.", I cleared my throat awkwardly, swallowing down my pride just for the sake of being polite.

I watched as the pout he once had, turned into the huge grin he had previously and he dashed to sit at the chair obediently.
"But, don't think that you can sugarcoat the fact that you are irresponsible and you saw me naked.", I narrowed my gaze at him, regaining my fierce tone again. I made my way to the shelf, where I keep my paints and paint brushes.

"First of all, shortcake, I really do feel bad about it, but I couldn't do anything, because my coach is very strict. And second of all, you weren't naked naked, you had your bra on. Think of it as a swimwear.", he smirked, shrugging his shoulders while doing so.

"Right.", my lip twitched in displease of his comment. I then put the acrylic paints on the table next to him and proceeded to get a taste of the chocolate truffles. Since it's all for me, I might as well eat some of them now.

And oh sweet mother of cheesecake crust, it was delicious.

I don't know wether or not it's because I always have a sweetooth, but I want this smell in my shampoo as well.

I frowned my eyebrows and in satisfaction and closing my eyes in pure bliss. "Oh God, this it so good.", I mumbled to myself, taking my sweet time to savour this taste.

"I'm glad you like it.", there was a huge grin plastered on his face while saying that and I quickly regained my poker face, not wanting to give him the satisfaction he wanted for bringing these truffles.
"We are even now.", he added right after and I titled my head in confusion.