Stay || 머무르다

Baekhyun's POV (7) [25]

The waitress come and handed us the menus. I take the menus and gave one to Taeyeon. She just take it even I know she looks confused.

"Order now." I said.

Taeyeon look at him. "But, I had my lunch already." I know that she lied.

I sigh and look at her coldly.

"Okay then." I take back the menu and give back to the waitress.

"Give her a cheesy pasta and one glass of orange juice. That's all."

The waitress nod and went away. Taeyeon look at me and frowned. "I thought I just say that I-"

"Stop lying to me, Kim Taeyeon."

I cut her and stared at her. Taeyeon then silent. She look away and crossed her arms.

"I know that you didn't had your lunch. Tell me why." I also crossed my arms.

"I've eat-"

"Liar." I cut her again. "Tell me, Kim Taeyeon."

Taeyeon look at me and sigh again.

"Don't act like you care. This is not your problem." She said.

"Who said I care about you? If yes, maybe just a little. Cause what? You are working with me. Especially, you're my personal assistant now. If you don't eat then you will get sick. Then you will take a rest, right? Means you will not come for work. Then? How can I managed my work and my schedule? If you really want to work with me, take care of your health."

Gosh, of course I care about you! Not just a little, but I'm so worried about you. Making up an excuses make my brain feel like gonna gone.

I hate making excuses. Especially in this situation. Of course I care and worried about you, Taeyeon. I'm worried sick when I saw her face look so pale.

"I know how to take care of my health. I still can survive my life even I don't eat." Taeyeon finally spoke.

I smirked and chuckled.

"How confident."

Then, the waitress come and served her orders.

I thanked the waitress before she went away.

"Now eat. I will be waiting for you."

Taeyeon raised her head and look at me. She then slowly eat the pasta. Silence again. Without I realized, I smiled staring at her.

This situation reminded me of our memory. The time when Taeyeon didn't want to eat but I forced her. I then realized that I stared at her and quickly pretended playing with my phone.

"You will go home by what?" suddenly I ask.

"Taxi. My car is having a problem this morning." Taeyeon replied before she sipped her juice.

I nodded. "Let me send you home. No buts."

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I went out from my room and go to Taeyeon's room. I saw her cleaning her stuffs and desk before grabbing her handbag.

She looks cute.

She went out and then yelped in shock when she saw me standing in front of her. I miss her yelping like that when she was shocked. Cute.

"Gosh, you scared me." she mumbled and touched her chest.

I just shook my head and hold my laugh. "Let's go."

Taeyeon frowned. "Where to?" she ask. I turned back and facing her. "Sending you home."

Taeyeon quickly shook her head.

"No no. I will go home by myself. It-"

"How old are you? Why did you forget so easily? I told you already that I will send you home. Geez." I sigh.

How can she forget it easily? She's really different now. She stay silent.

"No excuses. Can you get a taxi by this hour? It's dangerous. Let's go." without waiting for her response, I pulled her hand.

Secretly, I smiled. Her hand still soft like before. I love this feeling when touching her. I ignored my heart that beating faster because of her.

We get into the lift. I still didn't let her hand go. I feel like I don't want to let it go. I want to hold her hand forever lile this.

Ting!

The lift opened. We stepped out and went to the car parking.

Taeyeon then suddenly cleared her throat make me look at her.  "M-my hand." she accidently stuttered.

"Ah, sorry." I let her hand go and cleared my throat. Stay cool. I could feel that my cheeks burning. Geez, I blushed for the first time after two years.

She's the only girl that can make me feel like this.

They get into my car and I started to drive to Taeyeon's house.

Silence between us again. Suddenly Taeyeon's phone ringing. Taeyeon picked the call.

"Nae, Irene-ah?"

"Where are you? "

"I'm going home..by taxi. Don't worry I will coming home quickly."

"Nae, be faster. "

Taeyeon hummed and ended the call. I glanced at her.

"Why did you lie at her?" I ask.

"It's not important to let her know that you are the one who send me home."

"Why?"

Taeyeon stay silent for a while before spoke. "Or she will get worried and ask me to stop working with you." she mumbled.

But I can heard it.

"Because I look like your late boyfriend?"

Silence. Taeyeon just humming as a response. I nodded. Not look like your 'late' boyfriend, but I'm her boyfriend! Still! 

"The wallpaper on your phone?" I pretend to asking because I steal a glance at her phone.

Taeyeon look at her phone. She smiled a little before nod. "This is me and him. This was a last picture of me and him before he got into an accident and passed away."

I noticed that her voice changed. Cracked a little. I'm sorry, Taeyeon. I'm here. Close to you.

I glanced at the picture.

"If people saw this, they may thought that this is me and we are dating." I joked. It's totally me, dude.

Taeyeon chuckled. "Maybe." she respond.

I drive back when it's turn to green light. Then after a few minutes, we have arrived at her house.

"Thanks." she said and bow her head a little.

I just nod. Taeyeon got out from her cat and went into her house.

Goodnight, Taengoo.