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Chapter 32

The time with the guys went by pretty quickly. Well, it did for them. For Amara, it felt like they'd been together for forever. Despite it being late, they stayed with her for a long time and made sure to keep her smiling the entire time. Whenever her smile was gone, they'd make sure to bring it back. The only time they stopped trying, is when they were all beginning to fall asleep.

Jake was the first one to lose that fight. He'd ended up falling asleep on the floor, his face in the pillow he'd been using. The next to follow suit, was Riki. He didn't even try fighting it. He just let it happen and his head was resting on the coffee table. One by one, everyone fell asleep. One would fight it, only to lose. While the others would just let it happen. The last ones left awake, were Amara and Seonwoo.

Despite being the only two awake, Seonwoo wasn't having it with her staying up. He could also tell she was tired. "Let's get you into bed,"

She was already on the verge of falling asleep anyway, so he might as well. He got up and slid his arms under her, picking her up. Her head fell on his chest.

"I'm not tired," she mumbled to him.

He laughed quietly. "You can't fool me, you know," he carried her into her room.

He went up to her bed, laying her on it gently. He pulled the blankets over, so she'd be warm. He was about to leave, when she'd tiredly grabbed his hand. He looked at her, confused.

"Stay with me."

Amara's words were like arrows to his heart. Not in a bad way. Just in the sense that it made his heart swell up with happiness. He smiled and pulled his hand out of hers. He went to the other side of the bed, lifting the blankets and getting in with her.

Once he'd settled in, she moved closer to him. She laid her head on his chest, closing her eyes. He gently caressed her face with his free hand, before he moved it next to him. She breathed softly, listening to his steady heart beat. It was soothing with how it would beat against her cheek.

The two of them laid quietly and listening to each other make soft noises. Seonwoo gently wrapped his other arm around her middle, holding her close to him. She could barely feel the presence of his fingers resting on her stomach.

It wasn't until he actively started rubbing small circles on it, that she said something.

"What are you doing?" she mumbled to him.

"I'm rubbing your stomach," Seonwoo responded, sounding so nonchalant about it.

"I'm aware. But, why exactly?" she asked him.

"Is it making you uncomfortable?"

"No, but there's no need to rub my stomach," she laughed quietly.

He smiled and stopped what he was doing. She grabbed his hand and moved it to her lower back.

"You can rub there, though. It hurts," she mumbled, taking advantage of this.

It was his turn to laugh at her antics. But, he didn't refuse. He loved doing things for her. It made him very happy to do so. Seonwoo began to gently massage her lower back, making her hum from the relief it brought her.

It was nice having him with her.