Euphoria | BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan)

"My Beautiful Girl..."

"So, you all want to buy a house together?" Sihyuk-Nim asks us. I'm looking down at my hands in my lap. I'm so nervous. I see Jungkook's hand reach out for mine as he laces our fingers together. I look at him and he smiles gently at me and then looks up to face the managers at the opposite end of the desk.

"Yes, we do" he said confidently and my heart swells at hearing him be so confident.

"I wouldn't be any different than what we are doing now except that Eleanor would have part ownership and would essentially pick the home with us. Eleanor owning this house with us is our way of being committed," Namjoon adds.

"Why not just have Eleanor purchase a home on her own?" Asks one of the other managers. I'm not entirely surprised by the question. I thought they would try and push us to not live together.

"With all due respect Jiwon-Nim," Yoongi says as I feel his hand come down on my thigh under the table. "But you don't know a lot about what's been going on. You're here as a formality because unfortunately as our financial advisor, we have to run any large purchases we decide to make with our own finances through you and the managers. Eleanor is our girlfriend. We want to live with her. We can't have a public relationship with her so the least you all could do is let us have a private one," he tells them. I look at him and he turns to me and squeezes my leg.

"Eleanor," Sihyuk-Nim says to me. I look up at him and he smiles at me.

"Yes?" I respond, clearing my throat quietly.

"What do you think about this?" He asks me. I feel like this is a trick question; asking me to see if i'm feeling insecure about the whole thing. I take a deep breath as I feel all eyes on me.

"I think all relationships follow a natural progression of growth and I feel like this is where our relationships are now. Just because our relationships are not traditional doesn't mean we shouldn't be granted the same liberties. I love them. They mean more to me than anything and anyone else and living with them is something I'd like to continue doing. My plan was to purchase my own home here either way. Unfortunately, the current situation has accelerated that process but since we are already living together, it only makes sense to continue doing so. I can't afford to buy a house for all of us on my own, or else I would," I tell them. Bang PD smiles at me.

"It's obvious that you're all on the same page with this. I think there's nothing wrong with you all continuing to live together and buying a house. Because home purchases are a matter of public record, we will need to use a trust in order to purchase the home, much like the one that you're all living in now. We have a preferred realtor that we work with and would like to hire them for this as well. Take a few days and get me a list of things you're looking for and need in the home and i'll send it to her so that she can get some listings together for you," he says as he looks around the room.

"We need to move quickly. Our security has already been breached and we can't continue to live in our current home," Taehyung adds.

"Yes, we understand this. The authorities have been keeping us updated with the situation and we understand that it's time sensitive. We will get it done in a few days. The faster you can get me your list, the quicker we can get you to look at homes," Bang-Nim reassures him.

"Now," Bang-Nim continues as he leans forward and flips the pen between his fingers. "On to the topic of Eleanor meeting family members and telling them about your relationship," he says.

"Sihyuk-Nim," Seokjin speaks quickly, as he's the one that is the most passionate about this topic. "I've spoken to you about this topic a few times. I can understand not going public but our families are very special to us and we want them to know. We want them to be able to visit us and not have to hide things from them. We want them to know we are happy," he tells him. Bang looks at each of them as they all await his answer. I feel Jungkook's thumb running across the top of my hand, stroking me gently.