Persona

Chapter 8

JUNE'S POV

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I woke up first the following morning to find Jimin spooning my back and his arm possessively encircling my waist. It felt good to open my eyes and have him there, his face buried in my hair. I hadn't slept so well or long in years, and it was wonderful. I didn't want to move. I wanted to savor this feeling for as long as I possibly could.

His arms tightened and he kissed the nape of my neck. "I've never slept with a girl before."

"Good." I turned so I could look into his beautiful eyes. "Keep it that way, cutie pie."

He grinned so widely his eyes disappeared.

My hand brushed his bleached hair away from his face, a face I was coming to love.

"Are you going to be a jealous girlfriend?" He stiffened against me, wondering if he'd gone too fast.

"Possibly, I've never really been in a relationship. So I can't really say." I ignored the girlfriend comment, I was not prepared to deal with that right now.

He noticed what I'd done, but seemed relieved that I had decided not to pick apart his words.

"We should get up before everyone else." I said, even as I kissed him gently on his full lips.

"Yeah," he sighed, hugging me close before slowly crawling out of bed.

"I'll see you later." I watched him go regretfully.

This whole trip was turning into something I had not expected, but something I really was glad was happening. I'd gone into this thinking I'd spend a few months or so exploring Seoul, visiting with old friends, renewing my use of Korean, doing what I could to help Yoongi heal as much as possible.

Now though, I was falling in love for the first time in my life and I had to think about what I was going to do about that when the time I planned to stay came to an end. I needed to consider that, because I knew I did not want a long distance relationship, especially after seeing Yoongi and Ash. I wouldn't be able to deal with that the way they were, it would break me.

That meant only one thing, I needed a job.

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After being locked in the van during the ride from the dorm June was rethinking staying with them. They were nuts the teasing, the constant chatter was giving her a massive headache. She wondered if she was going to manage a full day with them if this energy level continued.

Jimin took her hand and gave it a squeeze. "We'll calm down at some point. Are you okay?"

She nodded. "Not used to this much noise this early."

"Here," he passed his earbuds and chose some relaxing music for her to listen to while they finished their ride. Her eyes found his as she smiled her "thanks." He forgot sometimes how much the seven of the could be to someone who wasn't used to them.

June watched them get ready for the photoshoot, amazed that the same group of guys who had just been bouncing off the walls and driving her mad were now sitting quietly getting their makeup and hair done.  It was as if someone had flipped a switch. She'd thought they were all handsome prior to this, but seeing them all dressed up almost floored her.

As soon as he was done being fussed with, Jimin came over to her. "Enjoying yourself?"

"Yeah," she responded, looking at the most breathtaking man she'd ever been faced with in her life.