Lover Next Door

Chapter 24

Earlier that day

These classes are really a pain in the ass. Can't wait for the weekend to come already. I get a notification, from Taeyong.

hey can we meet after you're done?

sure where at?

the spot. but I need to talk to you alone about something

is everything okay?

Shit. Did something bad happen?

everything's fine. but there's just something i have to let you know about

oh okay. i'll let you know when i'm done then

I stare at the messages. Something doesn't feel right...

After class

As soon as the lesson is over I leave quickly to meet up with Taeyong. I really hope something bad didn't happen and he's just covering it.

I see him waiting for me. He looks so cute, but his face seems very distraught. Like something is bothering him.

"Hey you" I go up to him
"Hey" he hugs me we both sit down
"So what's up"
"Something happened today"
"What happened?" I look at him. He's being serious

"I met up with Jaehyun earlier"
"Jaehyun?" What the hell did he do now?
"Well he confronted me about something"
"What?"

He seems really hesitant to tell me, but it's slowly making me impatient.
"Yujin you know that I like you, right?"
I knew he liked me, but I didn't want to put it out there in case it was just in my head.
"Yeah, and I like you too"

"Well it seems like Jaehyun isn't thrilled to hear about that"
"What do you mean?"
"He told me he doesn't trust me. He also said that I should stay away from you"

My smile instantly fades away. This motherfucker really did not just pull this shit behind my back

"He said that to you?"
He nods
"I'm gonna kill him" I feel my jaw clench
"Look, I don't want to cause problems between you two. So if you think we shouldn't hangout anymore please tell me"
"What no. I'm still going to talk and hangout with you" It makes me feel bad that he even has to think that way

"Don't listen to him. I'm gonna talk to him"
"Just take it easy on him. I'm sure he's doing it out of protection" He's too sweet. Too bad I still want to beat Jaehyun's ass
"Okay. I'm gonna go see him right now"
"Thank you for telling me"
"Let me know if there's anything I can do for you"

We both part ways. Jung Jaehyun you're so fucking dead when I see you

-

I knock on his door and he answers
"Hey-"
I storm into his apartment. I'm not in the mood for his shit
"What the hell did you say to Taeyong?"
"What?"
"Don't act confused you nosy son of a bitch" I don't even care to watch what I say. Not this time

"He told you about today"
"So you do know what I'm talking about?"
"Look I just wanted to see what his intentions were"
"And what gives you the right to do so?!" I want to go off on him so badly
"I even told you that I don't trust him"
"YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A FUCKING PURPOSE TO NOT TRUST HIM" I holler
"I'm sorry okay? I should've approached him in a better way"
"No what you should've done is stayed the fuck out of my personal life. You're not my fucking body guard to do shit like this"

"You're seriously getting mad about this? Look I'm just trying to look out for you"
"No. You're fucking selfish and want every guy around me to look bad"
"That's not true"
"Are you sure about that? Because shit like this has happened before"

I can recall a few times where some guys would try to make a move on me. But because of him they would never go thru with it. It's pathetic.

"What gives you the right to get in the middle of my life like that?"

He doesn't say anything

"Exactly. You can't even explain yourself"
"I can't tell you why"
"Why? Because it's just to fuck with me? Just to be malicious"

He continues to stay silent

"I'm fucking done with this you actual piece of-
"Yujin I like you"

I freeze. There's no way he just said that.

"What?"
"I've liked you for the longest. I've tried so hard to keep it to myself but everyday it gets more and more harder for me"

Words can't even come out of my mouth right now. I'm completely stumped

"Can you please say something?" He pleads as he cups my face with his hands

I don't even know what to say, let alone feel. I'm not even focused on his face right now.

"Yujin look at me please"

My eyes finally look back at his. This is too much for me

"Jaehyun. I don't know what to say to you right now"
"You want me to take it back? I can do it but please don't shut me out again"
"No. There's no need to take anything back, you expressed your true feelings"
"But I need some time"

This feels weird to me. I feel like I'm being overdramatic but at the same time, there's nothing else for me to say or do. I grab his hands and slowly lower them down away from my face

"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to blurt it out like that"
"It's okay. But I still need some time to think"

He seems resentful

"I have to go" I quickly leave before he can say anything and go inside my apartment

Fuck. What is going on?

A/N: finally got to somewhere interesting y'all😩actually excited not gonna lie

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