🔞I May be Falling in Love // Hwang Hyunjin🔞

🖤Chapter 56🖤

Why on earth would Harley buy me something? Cole got Harley a gift, and I made sure he simply scribbled his name on it so that I had nothing to do with him.

Harley gifting me anything seems unusual, and no matter what the gift is, I don't want to unwrap it in front of everyone. He is the sort to buy something simple and compassionate, but also to play a wicked trick on me, which will undoubtedly enhance the tension in the room.

I start sweating as the anxiousness takes me; I don't want to open it right now.

"Open it when we get back to mine, not all gifts have to be opened now." Felix's reassuring remarks calm my nerves.

"Y-Yeah, I think that's a better option." I stutter as the anxiety ceases.

I rise up and take Harley's gift to my bag, making sure he doesn't expect me to open it in front of everyone.

"I'll start!" Hayden fires loudly, as if it were a contest to see who gets to go first. When he sees a huge square velvety package from Hayden, his lovely chubby cheeks blaze scarlet. Opening it, there are two silver rings with their initials etched into them, as well as an infinity symbol necklace with a few diamonds set in it. "Oh my god! They are beautiful!" Hayden yells, wrapping his arms around his partner.

"They are promise rings for us and also your necklace since I already have the bracelet version that you bought me for my birthday." Luke smiles at the brunette in his arms, rubbing circles on his back.

Everyone receives their gifts and is delighted with what they have received. Kiki got me some stunning diamond hoop earrings and a beauty gift card, and Cole got me two concert tickets to a band we both have been looking forwards to seeing.

The last gift was a little square case that made me wonder what it was. When I unwrapped the fragile thing, I discovered a CD with the words 'You pulled us closer and made us stay, thus we are letting you be the first to listen to our music we recorded as a group.'

I turn my head to look at all the boys in awe. Chris steps forward and speaks, "No one has ever heard these yet, not even our partners, so you are the first. Thank you for encouraging us to pursue music, Audrey."

"Stop it you guys! This is really sweet of you, I can't wait to listen." I reply, tears brimming the edges of my eyes.

After all of the meaningful presents, everyone began eating, and we are now all on our way to drunkville. I never left Felix's side the whole time; he and Harley were the only ones who didn't drink. Felix didn't drink because we were about to drive back to his apartment, and Harley still refuses to drink, which astonished me.

His sloppy lover has already gone insane and is drunker than everyone else. She is starting to make the group uncomfortable with her abrupt grinds on Harley's lap and her 'sexy' dance. "Harley, I think you should take your girlfriend home." Chris says quietly so the ugly blonde wouldn't hear.

"I want a chat with Audrey first and then I'll go." He replies back sternly, causing my attention to rest on him. The boy and I make eye contact and this time, I feel the chills stagger through my body as his icy cold stare invades my comfort.

"I'll be back, heading to the bathroom." I whisper into Felix's ear. No, this was not so I could talk to Harley, I did genuinely need the restroom.

As soon as I start pacing down the long hallway, I feel the vibrations of heavy footsteps behind me.

Harley.

"What do you want?" I scold.

Harley looks hurt by my words, surprised that they came off rude. "Just let me talk, please! I want your forgive-"

"No!" I yell, interrupting his remarks. "I don't want to hear anything you have to say, I will never forgive you, I will never love you, and I will never be your friend!" Through my teeth, I shout.

"B-but-"

"Enough, Harley. You're out of my life for good."

Leaving the hallway, I slam the bathroom door behind me, causing the conversations in the living room to stop abruptly as everyone walks towards the sound.

Soon enough, the chatter continues but I hear a soft knock against the door. "Is everything okay?" I hear Felix's calming tone.

"Y-yeah." I whimper, wiping my tearful eyes as I step out of the bathroom.

Felix immediately guides me back into the restroom, closing the door behind us. "What on earth happened?" His voice trailing with concern as he reaches for toilet paper to wipe my eyes.

"N-nothing, Harley tried to talk to me and ask for my forgiveness, but I don't think I can ever forgive him. He h-hurt me s-so much." I fall forwards into Felix, gripping him firmly as he gently rubs my back and shushes me to help me relax down.

"You don't have to forgive him Audrey. Come on, we should go home now."

I nod into his shoulder before we walk out and say goodbye to everyone, not sparing a single glance at Harley or his so-called 'girlfriend'.

The drive to Felix's was quiet, all that ran through my mind was how mean I may have been to Harley. Was I too harsh? No, he deserves every bit of pain that he caused me.

I brush off my thoughts as the two of us enter his vacant house, no Chris or his wife in sight. While Felix walks over to the modest Christmas tree set up, I place all of my possessions on the spacious living room couch. Felix picks up a rectangle box.

"Here is gift number one." The boy beams.

I return the smile while accepting the gift, gently unwrapping it to reveal a massive gingerbread house set.

"I thought we could make a gingerbread house together, it's something I've always wanted to do with a partner."

"This is amazing Felix, thank you." I chirp, grinning at the boy as I take the gift to the kitchen counter, grabbing everything out of the box. This is definitely something I've always wanted to do as well so I'm very pleased with the kind gift he got me.

As soon as everything was taken out of the box, the assembly began. I'm doing my best to keep things looking clean, only using the icing when absolutely required. Felix is usually doing the same thing, his tongue slightly protruding from the side of his mouth and his eyes wide with concentration. I laugh at his appearance since he's so cute, so I take some icing on my finger and dab a tiny amount into the tip of his nose.

This definitely caught his attention.