Twilight of Itaewon | Taekook ✔

58. Longing And Desires

The hot afternoon disappearing under the cold evening clouds. The warm wind brushing her soft hair one last time before leaving her alone to the chaos of her puzzled self. Her delicate fingers stirring the coffee in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions. The evening hue spreading around the rooftop cafe from the dip of the long and far ocean.

The cafe was empty. No crowd and loud as she sat there quietly enjoying her black coffee, tasteless but completes her perfect villain role. The white top she wearing tugged inside her tight blue jeans, her long hair is tied in a ponytail, manicured nails tapping on the table showing her impatience. Her eyes were gawking at the city lights, slowly melting with the dark moody clouds. The galaxy looks beautiful from there- up from the rooftop. But too bad, it's just a facade, to protect the shadow of their true self. Lonely self makes her poetic. Sighing, she took a sip from her drink, eyes on the stars, legs crossed.

It doesn't take a lot of time for the cafe door to open and two men walked inside. The chiming sound of the doorbell made her snap out of her thoughts and she turned her head slowly. A smirk lingering on her lips as she leaned back on her chair and trailed her eyes on the two men who sat opposite to her. She passed a smile before fixing her posture to a relaxed one. The males looked at her and then one of them broke the silence.

"Hey, Jennie... This is Taehyung. Tae, this is Jennie... My friend... I told you before..."

Taehyung pulled his face mask down to pass a soft smile to Jennie. His hazel eyes noticing her every movement as she extended her hand to shake. Taehyung held her hand gently while whispering a small hi to her. Jennie tugged her hair strand behind her ear and said.

"Jeongguk told me about you... You're beautiful... "

She said, masking a lot of emotions that are threatening to come out from the concealing smile. A small blush painted on Taehyung's cheeks and the male bowed his head, glancing at Jeongguk. The officer felt happy because of the sweet interaction of his friend and (lover). He smiled fondly at the way Taehyung fidgeting with his fingers before talking to Jennie.

"Umm... Thanks for... understanding and supporting Jeongguk... He told me that you both..."

Yeah. Jeongguk was the one to disclose about Jennie and the wedding story to Taehyung. The days were they talked, and then the silver-haired male happened, then things changed, feelings too. The winter break where they both called off the wedding plan and decided to be friends and sort out their feelings. He told everything, and Taehyung listened to him, understood Jeongguk's relationship with Jennie. He wanted to meet and thank her personally. And when Jeongguk talked about that to Jennie, she too was so excited to meet Taehyung. It's been a long story, twisted and full of love and longing. She wanted to meet Jeongguk's true love, finally.

The meeting was at the rooftop cafe Jennie send them the location. The perfect dusk falling into the right places. The wind and cafe were quiet. Jennie shook her head and replied.

"Hey, don't thank me. Jeongguk is a very kind-hearted person. And a good friend. I will do anything to make him happy.

I don't wanna lose him... "

Her last line trailed off and thankfully neither Jeongguk nor Taehyung noticed the change in that tone. The hidden warning oozing from those words was neglected behind her heartwarming smile. It took a moment for Jeongguk to realize when Taehyung held his hand under the table, linking their fingers. Jeongguk glanced at the male who has his lips pressed into a thin line while gazing at Jennie. Either way, he tightened the hold while moving a little closer to Taehyung than he already is. Jeongguk knows it's just an instinct of Taehyung to do that. The silver-haired male does these little things nowadays, which takes him as a surprise. But who is Jeongguk to complain?