MY Sweet Interlude

Part 22 - Bestfriends

Aliya had an early dinner with her mother the next day just before she went home. She again reassured her mom that she is fine with her relationship with Dr. Ahn, well, Uncle Rae as he said she should call him. 

"Thanks for understanding Aliya." Her mom told her daughter. "You know, I was thinking about what Mrs. Min said last night." Great here we go Aliya thought holding her breath. "I did remember seeing you dance with Yoongi at the wedding. I think he likes you."

"Mom!" Aliya's voice was louder than she hoped and she felt her cheeks burning. 

"What? I just said I think he likes you, what's wrong with that?" So-Young laughed as she watched her daughter's face turn more flushed. "And why are you reacting that way? Is there something you're not telling me?"

"No, I'm not." Aliya said quickly. She wished that she wouldn't blunder with this lie. She felt sorry for lying to her mom but she can't know what kind of relationship she has with him. "He just likes a lot of women, he doesn't want a relationship so don't keep your hopes up." Now that part is a fact.

So-Young looked slightly surprised. "Really? So he just hooks up with them?"

"Mother, seriously? You're using that term?" 

Her mom scoffed "I am old but not that  old dear. I hear and know things from the staff in the hospital. Going back to our topic, I don't want you to be just one of his girls. You deserve to be treated better." There goes the line again which Aliya heard more than once.

I'm sorry mom but I am just one of his girls. Aliya said quietly as she looked up at her mother who was looking at her too closely. She sighs before hugging her daughter. "I don't want to see you get your heart broken anymore Aliya because it breaks my heart too."

"Don't worry mom, I'll be fine. You won't see me with me heart broken anymore. Taehyung will be the first and last." She replied.

Aliya left to drive back to her place soon after their conversation. Her mom sent her a lot of her cooked meals and side dishes which was large enough to share with her friends. She knew Jimin and the other comes to her place often to eat so she wanted to make sure she made enough for everyone. 

She spent the rest of the time thinking about what her mom said, it made her wonder if she sensed anything from her reaction about Yoongi. Hopefully not. In all honesty, Aliya isn't sure how long this so called relationship she has with Yoongi would last. Will she be fine with that? Yes she would be, she'll miss having sex with him because that is the baseline of how everything started with them. Will she try to hook up with someone else after? She doesn't think so. Why? Well, she doesn't know the exact reason but maybe because she's tried it and it made her experience a different level of pleasure but it's not for her.

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Stepping out of the shower later that night, she back read through their gc as everyone started discussing about their trip to the lake house since Taehyung and Jia were back. Aliya didn't receive any text from Taehyung that they've returned. He usually texts her whenever he comes back from a trip whether it's business or pleasure. But then, he is married now so things are different. She shouldn't expect anything. Her doorbell rang  and she smiled thinking it's Jimin. He texted her earlier asking if she brought some food back. When she went to check the monitor, her breath hitched and her whole body turned cold as  she found out her who her guest is.

Aliya's legs felt like it had heavy weights on them as she made her way towards the door. She took one deep breath before finally opening it. Her eyes met his and for her, it felt time stopped as her heartbeat's rate doubled, is this what a person feels before having a heart attack? She tried to smile but her face was frozen. Her mom's words came to her, act like she normally would. Easier said than done. She did manage to nod her head and to take a step back from the door so he could come in. He made his way inside her house,  normally, he'd just key in her code and enter, he didn't do that today.