In the dark

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Peri and Jin had soaked to the point of pruning. Peri could have gone longer in the tub, but under Jin's insistence, the two finally stepped out of the tub and into the closet.

Jin had a towel wrapped around his midsection, and Peri was in her favorite robe as they were rummaging around, looking for some clothes to put on. Jin selected khaki Bermuda shorts with a white t-shirt with a brightly colored geometric pattern running across the chest. Peri pulled out her denim shorts and put them on with a true blue and white striped halter top with a keyhole in the front. 

Peri had tossed her hair into her new favorite messy-bun style and looked over a Jin, who was caught staring at her. "What?!" she asked him.

"Remind me to thank whoever bought you that top." Peri rolled her eyes and reached for a lightweight matching blue denim jacket. She held it to her face and took a big inhale. A tropical aroma filled her nose. Jin came up behind her while she was distracted and kissed her bare shoulder. "You look beautiful," he whispered in her ear. 

Peri slipped the jacket over her shoulders and turned around to look at Jin. She removed some hair from his forehead so that it was there for all the world to see and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "I do believe Tae was the one who purchased the shirt. I am sure he will be happy to hear you like his style choice. Where is everyone, by the way? Aren't you supposed to be heading off to some shoot today?"

"Yoongi and Jungkook are in the studio working on a song for jungkook. Namjoon is off doing BTS work. Hobi is probably off at the dance studio working on choreography. We are all supposed to meet at the company before going to the shoot."

"Can I come?" Peri asked enthusiastically. Her eyes were wide with hope. 

Jin nodded his head and wrapped his hand around hers. He pulled her out of the bedroom and to the main room. The other two men were already dressed and ready to go. Tae wore a pair of black slacks and a shirt similar to Peri's. 

"We look like a couple!" Tae exclaimed as he pulled Peri out of Jin's arms and into his own. Tae gave a big boxy smile as he gestured to the two matching shirts.

"I don't want to intrude on your style. Should I go change?" Peri asked with a tease in her voice.

"NO!" shouted all three of them. Peri's eyes went wide in shock when she heard them- loud and clear. She put her hands up to surrender. There were no changing clothes for Peri today. 

The elevator doors dinged open, and the four of them stepped in. Jimin yanked Peri over and crashed her into his chest. "That's twice I have woken up without you next to me. I am starting to get offended."

Peri gave him her best mega-watt smile. "I'm sorry for not staying with you. If it makes you feel any better, I like watching you sleep. You look like a pufferfish when you sleep. Your cheeks all puffed out," She told him, and she took each one of her index fingers and poked the sides of his face. Her fingers were indenting into where she was pressing. "Besides, I was next to the hot box" Peri turned to look over at Tae. "You are like my own personal space heater. Remind me to find you when it's winter again." 

Tae blushed at her comment. "She is right, though. Tae is notoriously warm. I get all sweaty when I have to share a bed with him. It's really nice to cuddle with the winter bear when it's cold outside!" Jimin announced. Tae covered his mouth and shook his shoulder violently as he tried to contain his laughter. Jimin only laughed more when he saw his friends' ruby cheeks. 

The four of them laughed all the way to the car. Peri sat in the far back, next to Jimin. He wasn't done having his time with Peri. Although once the car started moving, there was a shift in her behavior. He noticed her religiously looking out all the windows. She huffed at every stop light, and her fingers were tapping rapidly against her thighs during the drive. He wondered what was getting her all spun up. He had seen her in a car before. She didn't appear to be afraid of them.