OFF LIMITS || JK

MEL MADNESS {28}

"What do you mean you're in love?!" I ask, wide eyed as I stared at Tae who was pacing his room back in forth.

"I said I don't know if I am! I mean that's crazy right? I haven't even been dating Mel for that long but there's just something about her man. I like her so much already it's driving me crazy. I've got Mel madness." Tae says, his words rushed as he continued moving around his room like a crazy person.

"It's probably just puppy love. It's all so new so you're smitten, is all. I'm sure you don't need to worry." I say and that seems to calm him down.

"Yeah, maybe you're right. Puppy love, huh? Do you feel that with my sister?"

I stared at Tae for a moment, my stomach doing a flip at his words.

"Well?" He asks again, this time seeming super fixated on me now.

I pull my lips in as I nod. Tae smiled widely. "Does she know that?!"

"Of course not! We haven't been dating long and I don't want to freak her out by telling her 'oh yeah I'm totally head over heels for you and I'm going to fall in love with you way faster then I should."

Tae shrugs. "Why not, I'd say that."

I shake my head as I roll over onto his bed, placing my folded hands behind my head to keep it upright.

"Then go right ahead. I want to wait until I know for sure it's not just puppy love. Auburn deserves that much." I say and I meant it.

I didn't want to tell Auburn I love her until I know for sure I do. After all, we just started dating not too long ago and it's definitely still too soon.

What I do know though is that I really like her and that day will probably come sooner then anticipated but that's okay. For now, we'd just continue on as we are.

"Do you think Mel will be weirded out if I tell her that I like her like a lot lot?" Tae asks, the same worried expression taking back over his features.

"I don't know, honestly. Everyone is different so you don't know until you try." I shrug and Tae looks lost in thought.

I'm sure he was just overthinking himself into a ball of confusion. Still, it was funny to see him get so flustered like this.

He deserves to be happy and I'm glad he's found that with Mel.

I hope the two of them work out and stay together for a long time. From what I see, they seem perfect for each other and so of course I'm hoping it works out. I want nothing but the best for my best friend.

I'm rooting for them!
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A little later, the guys decided to come over and hang with us too.

"You're in love with Mel?!" Namjoon grins from ear to ear, joining in on the rest of the guys teasing Tae.

"No...maybe, I don't know!" He cried out, seeming to become even more stressed now that the guys were egging on his already too much for him to handle situation.

"I think she should know. This would be great for your relationship!" Jin smiles, distracting Tae from Namjoon's teasing.

As he continued to do that, I noticed Namjoon got too quiet so I looked over at him to see a phone in his hand. Not just any phone though, my phone.

"What are you doing?" I ask, reaching over to take the phone, only for him to pull back.

"I'm texting Mel and telling her Tae is in love with her. I already did it so no stopping me. It was already open to her texts I assume so I just sent it." Namjoon says and my brows furrow as I snatch the phone back.

When I looked at the name, my eyes widened as my mouth went dry.

It wasn't Tae's phone he had grabbed, and it wasn't Mel he had texted...

"What is your problem? Aren't you happy I told Mel how Tae feels so they can be in love and stuff?" Namjoon says, putting on an innocent smile.

"You grabbed my phone you idiot! And you didn't text Mel you texted Auburn!"

Namjoon's face fell once I said that, a look of regret filling his eyes.

"Oh god she's typing." I say, my nerves rising as I watched the three dots appear then disappear instantly.

I quickly typed back and told Auburn what happened. I felt embarrassed and even more so since she hadn't said anything back.

"I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I really thought it was Tae's phone." Namjoon frowns and I could tell he felt bad about it.

"It's fine." I sigh as I lean back, waiting for Auburn's reply after my explanation.

She started typing again and this time a message came through.

A- Oh you scared me there for a second! Okay, haha.

I stared at the text but I didn't know what to say. This was definitely awkward because for that slight moment, she had to have thought I was actually saying I love you.

Of course, I would never say it for the first time over text like this. When I feel it, I want when I say it to be special.

Because love is special and precious, just like Auburn. I want to make sure everything is perfect when I say it for the first time.

"Now give me your phone!" Namjoon says as he launches at Tae, trying to grab his phone.

The two of them start fighting as I get lost in thought.

I couldn't help but to wonder how much differently that could have gone.

What if Auburn had said I love you too and I had to tell her it was just Namjoon fucking around? I would feel terrible.

I have to make sure things between us aren't awkward after that text because that's the last thing I want.

I really like Auburn and I want this to work out. Just as Tae likes Mel, I have the same disease.

Auburn Madness.

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