Aera

Lovesick

"Stop shaking! She already loves you" Jungkook mutters while I stop in my tracks which causes him to almost fall due to our holding hands.

"That doesn't help! what if I don't live up to her expectations?" I shake my head while he throws his head back.

I have been a mess pretty much this whole day, as I prepared for this dinner tonight. 

"You're going to be fine" He tells me for the 10th time today.

"Wait! where are the flowers?" I question before I run back to the car where I was sure I left them in the back seat when I hear Jungkook groan.

I had Red bean Mochi cake in one hand and did my best to keep it steady as I grab the fresh bouquet of flowers out of the car. Jungkook is holding the wine. I wanted to bring more but he said I was already going overboard. But he just doesn't get it.

Making my way towards him, I gulp when my eyes fall on the front door of his family's home.

"They're your family...I really want them to like me" I mumble to Jungkook while he sighs and steps forward to knock on the door while I debate whether or not I should hide behind him.

Tonight was the night. 

I was finally getting to meet his family.

I've never wanted to be liked so bad in my life until tonight.

Not even debut time had me stressing this much!

...

I begin to shake even more when I begin to hear movement come from the inside of the house which sets my heart rate at a new profound speed that I can't even hear much right now except the loud pumping coming from my organs. I do feel Jungkook place his free hand on my back as he rubs it in circles but it didn't do much. My mouth was becoming dry and I was beginning to feel nauseous.

"I'm going to vomit" I mutter under my breath

"so will they...when they eat the cake you made" He shakes his head while I snap my head to look at him and I can feel my eyes bulging.

"You said it taste good!!" Fuck!" I'm about to go back to the car and leave the cake there because I definitely know my skills in the kitchen are...well... bad.

"Ani! I'm kidding! I'm just trying to take your mind off things" He shakes his head while I frown

"Why would that have calmed me down? I know I can't bake" I mumble and look down at my cake.

I truly and I mean TRULY did my best when making it. I followed directions. I had the chef on FaceTime watching me the whole time, making sure I was doing it right and I even had Jungkook plus my members taste test it (I had made 2 cakes originally). They all gave me the green light but maybe that was just them being nice.

They all know how stressed out I was today.

"Umma!" Jungkook piques up as soon as the door opens to reveal a lady who was just an inch or two shorter than me. She had perfectly neat black hair that reached her shoulders while she rocked side bangs. Her eyes shine bright as she embraces Jungkook in a hug which makes him take a sharp intake of breath from bone crushing embrace. literally. I think I just heard his back crack.

I see a man come up behind Mrs. Jeon and Jungkook quickly greets him as "appa"

"Aria!" Jungkook's mom finally turns her attention to me which I give her a big smile and lower myself to a 90 degree bow "annyeonghaseyo"

When I return to full height, I see she has her hand tucked under her chin as she smiles at me and just like Jungkook's, her eyes seem to sparkle and hold special warmth.