Dancing Hearts

Chapter 7

The next morning I wake up to Channie still in bed, and Hyunjin is gone. I see a note with a heart on the nightstand. I reach over to get it and lay my head back on his pillow.

"Have a photoshoot this morning. Will be back in time for when you get ready. Love you immensely. Jinnie"

I put the note back on the nightstand and put my arm over my eyes. I hear Channie stir.

"Morning," he says sleepily. "Did you sleep at all?"

I move closer to him, and he wraps his arm around my waist. "I got some. But both of you were snoring, in harmony. It was quite cute," I laugh.

"Oh naurrrr," he says, hiding his face in the pillow. "You needed rest before your competition."

I look at the clock. "Well, I can sleep a little longer. The latest I need to get out of bed is one. Aja will be here to get me ready."

Chan pushes himself up and grabs his phone. He sets an alarm for 11 am and puts it back on the nightstand. He lays back down and holds his arm out. I put my head on his chest and inhale his comforting scent. Did he sleep in clothes? He hates sleeping in clothes.

"I thought you had schedules today?" I ask.

"I rescheduled them for later this week. We aren't leaving you alone today," he says.

I shake my head. "I don't want you to get in trouble on my account."

He sits up and looks down at me, gently moving a strand of hair out of my eyes. "First, I won't get in trouble, I have a LOT of say in what we do with our schedules. Second, I am not leaving you alone."

He lowers his body down next to me and rests on his left elbow. He strokes my hair and looks at me tenderly. He searches my eyes and then brings his lips to mine. His kiss lights me on fire and I run my fingers through his curly hair. I open my mouth to him allowing him to explore. He tastes amazing and I sigh as I lift the bottom of his shirt up. I run my hands along his strong back. He releases my lips so he can reach behind him to take his shirt off. I continue to explore his upper body. I bring my hands around to the front of him. I run my fingers up his abs and then to his chest. I bring them around to his shoulders and down his arms. I release his lips and look up at him.

"Channie," I say. "You're beautiful." He lays down next to me and buries his face in my hair, giggling.

"Stop, I am not," he says groaning. I thump his arm with my finger. He pops his head up, eyes wide.

"I had to get your attention somehow, Christopher Bang Chan. Do you think when I tell you that you're beautiful that I am just talking about your exterior? Do you think that little of me?" I ask.

He shakes his head, "Never. I just..."

I sit up and look down at him, "When I say you are beautiful it means more than your looks. You care for others to where you would rather suffer yourself than see someone else suffer. You're generous, caring, a savvy entrepreneur, funny, sweet, and an excellent rapper, just to name a few. So when I pay you a compliment you should take it."

Chan blushes and reaches up to caress my face. "I guess that's why I have feelings for you. Because you are so real with us," he says. It's my turn to be wide-eyed. "What? You thought Hyunjin was the only one that could have feelings for you?" He brings my lips to his and kisses me sweetly. My head is spinning. Felix, I could see but Chan I didn't see coming. He rolls me on my back, kissing me until I am out of breath. He releases my lips and sees my confused look. "What is it?" he says, stroking my cheek with his thumb.

"I, I just wasn't expecting this. Hyunjin, Felix, you. It's a little overwhelming." I chuckle.

"None of us want you to feel overwhelmed. We are pretty open with things if you haven't figured that out by now," he chuckles. "We all heard about you for 5 years. It's like we have known you for that long. But for me, I knew I had feelings for you when I saw you do your spins in the Pilates studio. But I knew Jinnie had powerful feelings. So I facilitated things because I wanted him to be happy."