𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚖𝚎 *ੈ✩‧₊˚ - minhyun x eunwoo ff (completed)

✧*̥˚ 16 | the arrival *̥˚✧

I'm waiting for our luggages to appear on the belt, so I decide to take out my phone to send the message I left for Minhyun. When I turn on my phone and connect it to data, my notifications start coming in. My phone is pinging non-stop one after the other, and I immediately silence it when Eunwoo looks over at me. I look back at him with an embarrassed smile.

I check my messages and am surprised to see that they're all from Mina. She's spamming me that she is here to pick me up with Jaebum and will meet me at the Arrival Gate. I was so touched that they'd come all this way to get me.

As I walk towards the Arrival Gate, I spot Mina holding a cute handmade sign that wrote
"나랑해, Welcome Home! ❤️"

나랑해 (Na-rang-hae) was a nickname she came up with for me that was a cute play on the Korean word for Love, "사랑해 (Sa-rang-hae)" and my name, 나은 (Na-eun). I beam at her and wave excitedly, super happy to see my Bestie. It was so nice to see a familiar face after being in a foreign country.

I rush to hug her, and we both squeal as we squeeze each other tightly.

"I missed youuu!! Did you enjoy yourself in Paris?!" Mina asks in her sweet, familiar voice.

"Paris was soo beautiful!!" We sway, still hugging each other. "I have so much to update you!"

Still hugging Mina, I spot Eunwoo smiling across from us as if to bid Goodbye, not wanting to disturb the moment. His hand makes a phone gesture and shakes it near his ear, he mouths the words, "I'll call you."

I quickly signal an "OK" gesture back at him and nod once, smiling back at him - my arms still behind Mina's back. I felt a little tug at my heart as he walks away, I wanted to stay with him a little while longer.

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Mina is helping me with my luggage as we're walking to the point where Jaebum will pick us up.

Mina's on the phone with him, "Ah! I okay I see you!"

She points at Black car coming toward us and I immediately recognise the person in the driver's seat. It wasn't Jaebum.

Minhyun.

Shook, my eyes grow big and I stare straight at Mina. "What's going on?!"

"Well... Jaebum is really here," she smiles cheekily points at the silver car behind the black one. "Sorry not sorry, babe but Minhyun messaged a couple of days ago to arrange this-"

"-Seems like you have a lot to catch me up on," she smirks and looks at me with a look like I had some explaining to do.

"How..." I reply in disbelief. "What?" Nothing else came to me.

Minhyun opens the door and steps out, Jaebum following after.

"Hey," Minhyun wraps his arms around me without hesitation, and I naturally hug him back - but still speechless.

Mina looks at me with an equally surprised expression. I can already hear her voice saying "Oh, okaaayyy," sassily in my mind.

"Surprised?" Minhyun smiles at me while still holding me in his arms. Butterflies awaken in my stomach. I missed his voice... that smile. His touch and the way his body wrapped around me, it felt like the safest place in the whole world. I missed him so much.

I was so excited to see him, but I could feel I was also a little hardened. It was like there was an invisible barrier that was holding my heart down from fully leaping out of my chest and and running straight for him. My emotions were conflicted; a million questions shooting and bouncing off the walls of my mind. Wasn't he busy filming his drama? Why is he here? Why is he acting like nothing happened? He hasn't talked to me for days and he just shows up here? How did he arrange all this with Mina?

"Thank you both for doing this," Minhyun says to Mina as Jaebum is helping me to load my luggage in Minhyun's car.

"No problem," Mina winks at him and looks at me. "Jaebum and I are going to go. All four of us should catch up together soon okay?"

"Thanks for coming," I hug her and whisper in her ear, "You have to catch me up about this too."

We let go of each other and she smiles at me knowingly - she'll message me later.

"Thanks, Jaebum! Get back safely!" I shout across to him as he's walking back to his car.

"No prob! See you soon!" He grins at me with a quick wave before getting in.

Minhyun and I watch as they drive off, and then and I turn to him. Feeling more comfortable that it's now just two of us.

"I'm happy to see you, but I'm also mad at you!" I say to him. "Why didn't you message me?!" I smack his arm gently.

"Come here," he laughs and pulls me into another hug. "I missed you-"

"-and I know I have some explaining to do," he looks down at me. "But let's do it at home okay?"

"Okay." I reply him, a little surprised that he referred to his home like it was ours.

I missed him too. I melt into him, whatever tiny anger I had completely fizzling away.

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As we drive back to his place, he suddenly takes my hand and places it to rest on his thigh, "Keep it here."

I smile at this, loving this small but significant intimacy. How can I stay mad at him? The barrier around my hardened heart, disintegrating with each passing second - even though we were sitting in silence. We had an unspoken understanding that we'd do all the talking back at home. For now, we just enjoyed being in each others' presence.

I look over at his strong hands that gripped the steering wheel moving it with ease, commanding the vehicle effortlessly. He exuded an air of dependability and quiet confidence, making me feel safe and secure beside him. My gosh, he was so attractive... How did I get so lucky?