Now and Again

17.

After round three when he had fallen asleep she extracted herself from his arms. Using the moonlight and then the flashlight from her phone she found her clothes and quietly put them on.

Staring down at him she ran her fingers through his hair and bent over to kiss his cheek. She had missed him, more than she wanted to admit. And quietly moving across the floor she opened the door then closed it silently behind her. She tiptoed down the stairs and once behind the wheel of her car she let out her breath.

As she drove to her parents she shook her head. Was she crazy? She had no business getting started with Jungkook again. Did she? But it was just Kookie, it's not like she had to see the others again.

But at ten am when she was sitting there eating the egg and spinach omelette with lots of cheese and spam on the side you wonder if while you were away the pod people had gotten ahold of some of your friends and your Mom. Your phone went off and when you looked at it you spit out the bite in your mouth.

Joonie: Hey do you have
any plans? I'm going to
go watch Jungkook's
filming today and was
thinking you might
like to go with me?

A date?

You sigh already expecting the answer all ready.

Yes. Is that okay?

Yes it is.

Okay cool, I'll
pick you up at 2.

Okay Joonie

In your room later you sat on your bed. Now a date with Namjoon. When your phone buzzes again you are surprised once more.

Suga: Hey I was
wondering if you
wanted to come to my place
Monday? I can bbq and we
could have a cookout?

Go over some of my music.

Sure sounds like fun.

Great, it's a date.
I'll text you the directions.

1 pm

All right

Okay see you then

So that was 3, but they had both messaged you on days that weren't theirs from last time. Which made you suspect they had talked and things were less strict. When you were doing your makeup and Tae messaged you offering to get some dinner Tuesday you agreed and when nothing came in from Jimin you thought maybe you were just wrong.

Finally picking out an outfit perfect for being outdoors. You looked cute but casual.

Heading downstairs close to 2 you didn't even have a chance to sit down and wait as your dad was opening the door and when you looked outside you almost felt faint.

Jake Ryan, Namjoon was leaning against a red sports car, wearing jeans, a green long sleeve shirt and green sweater vest dressed like Jake Ryan from sixteen candles.

He waved and you pointed at yourself and he chuckled. "Yeah you."

Your dad kisses your cheek and hands you the purse you had let drop at your side. Walking out to him he opens your door and closes it behind you.

Catching up as he drives you tell him some of the things you have been doing, holding the one part to your chest, not ready to talk about that yet.