Taehyung POV
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A warm hand on my shoulder startles me out of reading my patient's chart
"Dr. Kim don't you think it's time you took a break? You've been working for 48 hours straight" Dr. Namjoon's concerned brown eyes take the bite out of his words
As the chief of surgery, it's his job to make sure doctors are at their best. Most doctors couldn't be at their best after several days without sleep, but I'm the exception. I wonder what Dr. Namjoon would say if I told him it's been 400 years since the last time I took a nap. The thought makes me chuckle
"I'm okay Dr. Kim" I tell him with a smile, making sure not to show too many teeth "Coffee is a miracle worker"
"Taehyung" His tone is more serious now "You know the hospital policy. Now get out of here and I don't want to see your face for at least 24 hours" With a smile and a pat on the back, he heads down the hall with my patient's chart in his hands
I just shake my head and head to my office. Dr. Namjoon is a good man and an excellent doctor. I appreciate his concern for his employees and patients. In our field, we can't afford to make any mistakes
My office is small but sufficient. I have a small sofa that I pretend to take naps on for my interns' benefits and a medium-sized desk. There are a few bookshelves along the walls but they mostly contain photos of the kids and a few awards that I've won. I keep all of my medical books and old patient files in my home office. I don't want anyone to be suspicious of how old my resources are or find a patient chart from 1920 with my name in it
Quickly, I exchange my lab coat for my navy blue winter coat, I don't really need it, but keeping up the human appearance is second nature to me now. Locking the office behind me, I head out to my car
The employee parking lot is located at the back of the hospital and I always park in the farthest space away. I don't get tired from walking too far, so I like to leave the close parking spaces for those who do
As I get closer to my Mercedes, I hear an erratic heartbeat. There must be someone walking along the street, although I don't know why any humans would be out in this weather. Walking closer, I quickly realize that the heartbeat and shuffling about that I hear is coming from inside my car. Probably some kid trying to look 'cool' in front of his friends. Sighing, I look up at the sky. Why are people like this?
Steeling myself to give someone a stern lecture, I reach for the door handle as a wonderful scent makes me pause. It wafts up to my face and I close my eyes to breathe it in slowly. There's no bloodlust, which isn't unusual for me, but other parts of my anatomy are responding to this scent, and that is unusual. It has to be a human, I've never smelt an animal even remotely close to this before
"Damn it" A broken voice growls pulling me from my thoughts. It's a woman's voice and she sounds like she's trying hard to be angry but really she just sounds lost and defeated. When the smell of saltwater joins her scent, I pull the door open
"You might want to look in the trunk. There's a whole toolbox in there"
At the sound of my voice, she freezes except for her heartbeat which increases tenfold. All I can see of her is a baggy coat and some thin sweatpants wrapped around even thinner legs. Her shoes are old and full of holes, and her hair is long and wavy. Concentrating a little more, I can smell the blood just under the surface of her skin, like she has fresh bruises
Crouching down, I try to speak to her again "Do you need help getting somewhere? I can help you, just tell me where you need to go"
I don't know why I'm offering to help a complete stranger, especially one that I just found trying to steal my car, but I feel a connection to her. Somehow I know she needs help
After a few seconds of silence, she turns to me, keeping her eyes cast downward and I have to hold back my growl. Her stunningly beautiful face is swollen and bruised. Her lip is split and I'm not sure how she can see out of her left eye. At that moment I make a vow to protect her forever
"You want to help me? Why? You don't even know me." She says quietly but her voice is steady
"Well it seems to me that you don't look like the kind of woman who goes around hot-wiring cars especially since this car has an electronic ignition and key making it almost impossible to steal"
I chuckle as she blushes and looks down
"I'm sorry" She whispers almost inaudibly "I didn't know what to do. My car broke down I thought I would freeze to death if I walked in the cold anymore. I was only going to borrow the car to drive to a motel, then I was going to abandon it. I never planned to steal it outright" She finishes quietly and I can hear the guilt in her voice
"I'm sorry that you found yourself in that situation, but I'd be glad to drive you to a motel or anywhere you need to go"
"I don't know you and I'm not in the habit of trusting strangers. How do I know I can trust you?"
Moving my face down, I wait until she has no choice but to look me in the eyes, she gasps and bites her bottom lip, but I ignore it. It feels like my heart is being pulled out of my chest and given to her. I let her see the sincerity in my eyes before speaking again "Because I would never hurt you"
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Jennie POV
This man is an angel, he has to be. He is the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen. Looking into his soft eyes, I find myself trusting him. I never trust anyone. Why him? It feels like I was meant to know him, like I've been searching my whole life for him, I just didn't know it. He's looking at me waiting for an answer to his life-changing statement, but all I can say is "okay" as I try to catch my breath from the moment we just had. A beautiful smile lights up his face and I'm completely convinced. He's an angel
"Well okay then. Why don't you let me help you over to the other side of the car and we can be on our way" He says as he stands and offers me his hand. I want to take it and let him help me up, but I don't know if I can handle a man touching me so soon after Taeyong
Clinching my fist tightly around my bag, I carefully climb out of the car on my own. His hand drops as does his smile, but he doesn't try to touch me. It takes me a little while to get around the car and mystery man hovers over me the whole trip, but he doesn't try to touch me again. When I reach the door, his hand reaches out and opens it for me. I smile at him in thanks before carefully lowering myself into the seat. My door is shut and he's sitting in the driver's seat in just a few seconds. With the touch of a button, the car starts and quickly warms up
"Um if you could just drop me at the nearest motel that would be great" I tell him as I hold my hands in front of the vent to warm them up
"Of course, miss..." He trails off with one eyebrow raised
"Jennie" I tell him "Just Jennie"
Theres no way I can give anyone my full name, it would be too easy to trace back to Taeyong
"Well just Jennie" He says with a smile "I'm Taehyung Kim. Well actually it's Dr. Taehyung Kim but you can just call me Taehyung" We stop at a stop sign and he smiles warmly at me
"Thank you, Taehyung" I tell him shyly. I'm sure I've blushed more in the past half hour than I have in my entire life
"Well Jennie" He says while parking the car "I think you may have to stay somewhere else tonight"
Following his eyes, I see the no vacancy sign in flashing neon below the words MOTEL on the crumby building
"Crap" I gasp under my breath. "Are there any other motels in the area?"
"I'm afraid not. There are a few rental cabins along the coast, but I doubt you would be interested in those"
"No" I whisper looking out the window
I've made it this far and it's all over because of one blinking sign at a tacky motel in the middle of nowhere
The first tear falls without my permission and I quickly wipe it away
"Hey it will be okay" He says softly and his hand twitches towards me but he doesn't touch me "I know you don't know me but I was wondering if you would like to come home with me"
My eyebrows about shoot off my head before he launches into a long explanation
"I would really like to get a better look at that contusion on your face and my medical supplies are at my home. I could take you to the hospital but they would need your last name and I'm guessing you wouldn't want to give it to them" He raises an eyebrow at the implied question and I just shake my head in response "That's what I thought. Now all of my friends are away so you would have four bedrooms to choose from including the guest room. We could throw your clothes in the wash and make something to eat because sweetheart, I can hear your stomach from over here" He chuckles as my cheeks turn red "I promise nothing bad will happen. You will be safe"
After taking a minute to think it over, I nod my head "Um I guess. Just for one night though" I tell him as I day dream about a warm house and bed all to myself
"Whatever you want, Jennie" He says quietly before pulling out of the parking lot "I live in a small town about 30 minutes away from here"
"Why did you choose to work so far from home?" I ask as I relax down into the comfortable seat
"My house in Forks was owned by a long line of Kims. My friends all finished high school in Alaska and I worked at the hospital there but when they all decided to go to college in Seattle, I was offered the position at the Port Angeles hospital. They have a decent facility with great resources, so I took it. My friends told me that I should move closer to work and to them, but I didn't want to give up my family's home"
"That's really sweet" I tell him honestly "How many friends do you have?"
"I have six best friends. I met Jin and Rose first, next came Jimin and Lisa, and last was Jungkook and Jisoo. They all are married"
"Wow that's extremely generous of you to have an amazing friends that's are family" I tell him the truth
"That's what most people say but honestly I don't feel as if I had a choice. As soon as I saw each of them, they were mine. It didn't matter that I was alone. It didn't matter that they weren't my siblings and cousins. They're mine. They're my best friends. There's never been any doubt"
The conviction and passion in his voice leaves me speechless. I've never met a man like him. He's compassionate, loving, intelligent, selfless and... beautiful. Deciding it's best to just keep my mouth shut so none of my thoughts leak out, I look out the window and watch the darkness fly by
Don't ask any questions regarding the story as the story will progress, you will eventually find out ur all answer to ur all question :)
