Let Me (JayB FF)

CHAPTER 10 - THE ANSWER

Elle roamed around the market to find some comfortable clothes for herself. She got a big size T-shirt, a pair of comfy pants, a jacket and a bucket hat before went back to the car. Jaebeom was waiting in the car because obviously he couldn't be seen in the market or there would be an uproar. They went to grab some lunch afterward because it was already late. They found a park nearby so they decided to go for a walk after lunch. They enjoyed the peaceful afternoon as much as they could. She was glad that he could get some quiet time on his last day just as he had planned. They went around to find a small hotel to spend the night. He told her to wait in the car first, then he would go up to the room and texted her the room number so she could go up later. Luckily the hotel was still old school so she didn't have to swipe the room key to get into the elevator or to punch the floor number. Jaebeom was talking on the phone when she went inside the room.

"Hyung, how's your gift?" she heard the other person talking since Jaebeom put the call on speaker. 

Jinyoung? she mouthed and Jaebeom nodded.

"You're crazy. How can you kidnap noona like that? How's the cafe? Is everything okay?" Jaebeom bombarded the other person with tons of questions.

"Hyung, can't you just enjoy your day and not be bothered by things like these?" Jinyoung complained.

"How can I when you guys interrupted my plan?" Jaebeom feigned annoyance while Elle tried to suppress her laughter. "So, how's the cafe? Is everything under control?" he kept asking.

"Yes, everything is fine. A bit problem though.. some fans dropped by and saw me so I guess I have to stop coming here for awhile after this," Jinyoung told him. "So, how's your gift? You haven't answered my question yet."

"Hmm.. no comment," Jaebeom sneaked a quick glance at Elle before answering. He kept his mouth shut but that made Jinyoung tease him even more. Elle decided to wash up to give Jaebeom some privacy so he could talk with Jinyoung freely. When she was out of the bathroom, he had already changed his clothes. He had taken out all of his snacks and turned on the TV already.

"Want some snack? I can't bring these with me, so we have to finish it or leave it," he offered her some snacks and she walked over to the bed and scanned her options. She sat next to him after picking some snacks and joined him watching the TV. They watched silently for awhile but the awkward air between them was thick. And it was killing Jaebeom not to say anything about it. At the end he couldn't stand it anymore.

"Since I'm leaving tomorrow, can I ask you questions you might not be comfortable to answer?" he started.

"Hmm.. can I pass if I feel too uncomfortable to answer?" Elle bargained and Jaebeom agreed to let her off the hook if she felt too uncomfortable with it.

"Okay, when you knew us back then when we were trainees, which one us was your favorite?" Jaebeom started. He had been curious about it since they met again, guessing that the answer would be him, but was afraid to be disappointed if the answer turned out to be someone else. 

"Hm, back then I couldn't understand Korean much, so obviously I was most comfortable with Jackson and Mark, but I don't see them as my favorite," she chuckled when Jaebeom blew a relief breath. It was no secret that those two were the most populars among the members. "They were okay to be friends with, but even back then, I knew that when you guys succeed as idols, they would be the ones that'd be 'out of reach', do you know what I mean?" He nodded but kept his eyes on her as he was still waiting for her answer.

"Back then.. my favorite?" she paused again. "Mm.. none. Your styles and hair were terrible," she laughed when she remembered those days. Oh my.. Jackson's plant hair? And those pants? Geez, who picked those outfits?