•License for Love•

Chapter 7

After having a perfect encounter with Hana's grandmother, Taehyung was all set to leave the place. It was 7 in the evening.

"Why don't you have the dinner with us, dear? We would feel great."

He smiled at the polite old lady's proposal. "I would love to grandma but I've got some official work to finish by tonight so I need to take leave, I apologize."

The lady laughed. "You're such a gentleman! Take care, please visit us someday again."

Both Hana and Taehyung chuckled hearing the term gentleman as they remembered the way they were sharing jokes before entering the mansion.

"I loved meeting you, I'd surely be here again! Thank you grandma, goodbye."

He politely bowed to her and before leaving, saw a smiling Hana almost hiding behind her grandmother.

He waved at her smiling, "Goodbye, Eve. See you in the class."

She waved back, nervously.

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Time kept flying. It had been quite usual for Taehyung to visit Hana's grandmother. Her mom used to be out of country most of the time, this time she went for a trip of a week again.

Taehyung and Hana were like friends now, even though Hana barely knew anything about him.

It was an usual day at college. Hana was attending Taehyung's sessions and as soon as he got out of the class, she ran behind him.

"Mr. Kim! Please stop!"

He turned around and they stood face to face in the hallways.

"Yes? You need anything?"

"Actually.. Grandma has invited you for for some coffee this evening. She loves men like you! So, if you're not busy.. would you mind..?"

Taehyung let out a soft smile. "Of course, and I love ladies like her! I would love to."

"Thank you so much Mr. Kim!"

That's how Taehyung was often invited at their place, and he enjoyed sharing his talks over there a lot as well. He felt like he found another family.

Another thing by this time confirm was, Hana's crush. She could not but accept the fact that she fell deeply for Mr. Kim at first sight and could not help falling for him everyday.

Her diary was full of just their beautiful moments trapped in writing.

In the evening, Taehyung appeared at her home in casual outfit.

"Mr. Kim, you keep chatting with Grandma, I'd be back soon. I'm actually going to buy some important grocery items." Hana said and bowed to both of them receiving a quick nod as approval.

There were only grandmother and Taehyung in the living room now, more specifically in the whole house.

Taehyung was randomly talking about his job and lifestyle as the old lady suddenly approached to say something, serious.

She sighed. "Son, please protect her. I trust you, more than anyone else. So does she."

Taehyung was dumbfounded. "Sorry grandma, what are you talking about? I mean.. who is.."

"Hana."

"Oh."

"Have you ever thought of her?"

"Hm?"

"At night? Before meeting her? Or after seeing her?"

He was out of words. As if he did not have the time to organize his statements anymore.

"I.. did."

"Because she does. A lot."

Taehyung's cheeks got tinted with crimson red as he felt shy at the woman's words. After a long time he felt something different.

"Wait."

She quickly got a few offset papers out of her small drawer beside the couch and handed them slowly to the handsome well mannered man sitting in front of her.

"What is it?"

"Some stuff, I got from her books. She usually writes her feeling down on her personal notebook but these are random, she just wrote and stuck in between her book pages that I got. I knew it since the starting, she talked a lot about you. She wanted to know you and I bet, she has never ever been so interested in anyone else before.''

Taehyung's eyes widened, he slowly opened the papers one after another.

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I felt him when he just said, "excuse me, please."

A little more when he asked if with him I was nervous.

Just a little more when he wanted to know about me.

More when he said that he loved Sprite.

Even a bit more when he accepted my every proposal.

And I died every time, he smiled. At me.

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"Who could this 'he' be?"

Taehyung looked up at the lady. He recalled each of the moments that were noted on the paper. Their first meet, their talks, everything.

"Grandma.. you mean.. she..lov-"

"I'm not sure, dear. Most probably, it's an yes."

Taehyung stood up gently and bowed. "I'm sorry, I can never let this happen."

"Why, son?" The woman patiently asked softening her eyes.

"I just can't grandma, please pardon me. I'll see you. I would like to take leave now. Please take care."

Bowing another time, he started leaving the house but stopped just at the main door, when he met the person he absolutely did not want to.

"Mr. Kim you're already leav-"

He did not spare a glance at the girl and left from there lowering his sight.

Hana was confused, she kind of disliked the way she got ignored; by her loved one.