Sweet Pineapple

Chapter 13

Nyan's POV

The end of the week came like a blessing. I had no big issues at work during the day and, gratefully, no unwanted encounters with a certain idol. I didn't have many opportunities to talk to Jae-Eun, though. That made me anxious. I didn't want to let things go unexplained, he could misunderstand me and take me for a jerk. Well, maybe I was really a jerk. I kissed him and said all those things that he might be still trying to understand. Maybe it's for the best we haven't met this week. I can't let things move forward before I figure everything out. Well, I should stay away from him, for the best of us. At least until everything is cleared up. I even started a research online for some articles so I could understand everything that was going on. Jae intrigued me so much that I really needed to understand what was going on between us. It was really confusing. It had never happened to me before.

But it was my day off and I didn't want to crack my head up thinking about all that stuff. I spent the laziest day off that I could have imagined. Eating junk food and taking frequent naps on the couch with my cat Milo. But between those naps, I couldn't suppress the tingling feeling inside my chest and I grabbed my phone to text Jae-Eun.

Hi Jae, it's Nyan.

He has your number, idiot... he knows it's you!

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Hi Jae, I was wondering, wanna hang out somewhere?

What the hell.... You just said you need to keep your distance...

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Jae, I am sorry about the other da-

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Fuck...I give up. I had no idea what to say. Everything seems wrong. We didn't talk properly the whole week, maybe he forgot about what I said. Maybe he thought I was just stressed and talking nonsense. Maybe I could just pretend it didn't happen. Everything will be ok, right? I just need time...

I laid on the couch, my arm over my face. Milo sneakily climbed and curled up on my bare torso. I used the other hand to caress his head, scratching behind his ears. He purred in contentment. I was about to fall asleep, lulled by the rhythm of his purring when suddenly my cell phone rang. I jumped startled at the sound and Milo retaliated the shock by scratching me in the chest.

"Ahh, Milooo!" I yelled in pain.

The phone kept  ringing and I went to answer it. The name displayed on the screen made me shiver.

"What?" I answered.

"Wow, watch your manners, douchebag!"

"What do you want, Exy?"

"I just wanna talk, can we talk?" Is he drunk or something, why does he want to talk to me?

"I have nothing to say to you."

"Oh well, but I do. So, where do we meet?"

"Can't you just say it now, that's what phones are made for, you know?" I didn't really wanna go out now...especialy with Exy, and it's my fucking day off!

"I can go to your place..."

"No! Okay, give me 5 minutes, I'll meet you at KSE." I couldn't have Exy here, no way!

"Perfect. I'll be waiting for you."

I couldn't believe I was doing that. Going out in the middle of the night to meet Exy on my fucking day off. But yet I did. I was wearing just sweatpants so I grabbed the first hoodie I could find and pulled it over my head.

I live close to the company so it was a fast drive there. I took the elevator directly to his floor. There weren't many people around so I was glad no one would ask why I was there at that time.