Always Loved You || Jikook ✅

5. (M) 🔞

Jungkook Pov

Jungkook had to resist the
urge to call Jimin the minute
he walked out the door.

He resisted that same urge an hour and a half later, when it
was clear he wasn't going to
be able to get any more sleep.

Especially since his sheets and pillows still held the faint scent
of cologne, shampoo and soap that his nose could always identify as belonging to Jimin.

Around lunch time, he
stopped unpacking for long enough to eat the leftovers
and picked up his phone to
call Jimin but hesitated before
he could dial the number.

Was it too soon?

It had still just been a few
hours since Jimin had left in
a hurry, clearly feeling guilty
for having spent the night
with Jungkook.

Would it seem needy or desperate to call now?

Would Jimin even want to
talk to him?

And okay, so the last part
might have been a little
dramatic but the rest was
valid, wasn't it?

He was pretty sure it
was, in fact, valid.

So he didn't call then, either.

Now though, looking at the
clock and doing some quick mental math, he realized it
had been nearly ten hours
since Jimin had left and
surely that was enough
time to warrant a phone call.

Plus, he had a legitimate
reason for inviting Jimin
over this time.

Jungkook wanted to pick up
a few things for the house—
rugs, curtains, those little
pillows to put on the couch
and he didn't have the
slightest idea of where to
begin.

Jimin would know, though.

It was right in his wheelhouse.

The thought of the two of
them spending the afternoon decorating together made
Him smile.

That wasn't desperate or
clingy, was it?

Whatever.

He was pretty sure Jimin
would appreciate the idea.

He picked up the phone and called Jimin's number before
he could talk himself out of
it again.

"Hey." Jimin answered on the second ring, sounding a little breathless.

"Didn't expect you to call
so soon, What's up?"

Jungkook froze.

I didn't expect you to call so soon?

What did that even mean?

Was he happy that Jungkook
was calling?

Upset?

He was clearly surprised but
that could go either way.

"I, ah..."

Jungkook cleared his throat
as he tried to come up with
some words that wouldn't
sound as anxious as he felt
at the moment.

"I was just calling to make
sure everything was okay
when you got home this morning."

"I know you were worried
about staying over and all..."

Perfect.

Not only was it the honest
truth but it was a
completely neutral topic.

He exhaled, pretty satisfied.