The Water Spirit

Part 14

A/N : My gratitude to vk_leaharte who brainstormed with me. Love you.

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The cafeteria is loud and crowded and Taehyung navigates the room carefully with his full tray. Other doctors and nurses greet him when he passes, and he smiles politely. One of his favorite times of the day was his lunch break with Jungkook when they could manage... and overall it was a perfectly good day.

He can sense Jungkook waiting for him in their typical corner and he hurries between the tables at the end of the cafeteria.

Taehyung steps around the big plant, that hides the table perfectly and Jungkook looks up from his phone and smiles.

"Hey babe," Taehyung grins and leans over the table, holding his cheek out to him.

Jungkook chuckles. "You don't have something on your cheek. You are all clean."

Taehyung turns his head to look scandalized at Jungkook, furrowing his brows slowly. Before he can chide his boyfriend, Jungkook leans forward, pecks his lips, and grins.

"How sneaky of you," Taehyung admires and sits down, shoving his chair closer to the table.

Jungkook smiles pleasantly. "You think you are so smooth."

"Of course I am," he grins, and they take up their chopsticks to eat.

"Are you having a good day?" Jungkook asks and digs into his food.

Taehyung gazes at him, drinking his beautiful face in. It was almost unhealthy how much he loved him. "I'm having a perfect day. It is much more perfect now after meeting you in the middle of the day."

"Same, babe," Jungkook answers and smiles some more. They look at each other for several seconds in silence, just appreciating the other's presence.

"Gosh we are so disgusting," Jungkook suddenly says and Taehyung snorts.

"True," he agrees and takes a spoonful of soup. "I can imagine the gagging sounds from our friends."

"That's why they don't want to have lunch with us."

"But they are still going out with us."

"Yeah, but not right after work. Hoseok said that I need Tae-time to recharge and then I am a human being again."

"Wise words from our Hobi-hyung," Taehyung nods.

"I don't think that was a compliment."

"Probably not, but let's ignore it and live in our bubble."

Jungkook huffs and they continue to eat.

Some voices draw nearer and a pair of heels sounds on the floor. Taehyung sits up and looks at Jungkook with big eyes. He knew that sound because it made the hair on his arms stand up in aversion.

Jungkook looks puzzled, but Taehyung lays a finger on his lips to signal him to be silent.

"We won't be overheard here," says a female voice, and Jungkook makes a face and rolls his eyes when he recognizes the voice.

They can hear the trays placed down and a male voice pipes up.

"Why are you looking around so much? Nobody is here."

Taehyung shakes his head, silently, when Jungkook wants to say something. Were the Chois really not aware that there was another table behind the big plant tub?

Taehyung leans one elbow on the table and rests his head on his hand, smiling at Jungkook, waiting. This was going to be good.

"I told you," pediatric Dr. Choi says to her husband, ER Dr. Choi. "...that no one should listen to this yet."