Why Don't You Stay: KimChay Fanfic

Chapter 4: Kiss

Previous Chapter:

I start to hear his even breathing suggesting sleep. I try to focus on the sound of his steady breaths and not how close his hands are to my lower body. I slowly fall into a deep sleep.

End of previous chapter.

Kim's POV:
I wake up with the faint noise of running water. Before I even open my eyes, I reach out to find Chay. I feel around and can't find him. I then open my eyes. I look towards the bathroom door and process the noise coming from it. I can't help, but let the grin show that I had held back since I came out of the shower last night. From Chay clearly eating me up with his eyes, his reddened face, and then Chay's very physical approval of me shirtless. I have a lot of reasons to smile. I'm still lost in my small bliss when the door to the bathroom opens.
I turn to see Chay walking out of the bathroom wearing nothing, but a towel around his waist.
I can't help, but stare. Forgetting the fact Chay has eyes too.

Chay: P'Kim?

I hear him calling me, but my brain is no longer functioning.

Chay: KIM!

Him yelling my name without Phi, brought my brain out of his trance. I met his eyes and felt immediately flustered. I turned my whole body completely around.

Kim: Why aren't you dressed?
You shouldn't just be in a towel.
God, I'm sorry Chay.
I'm really sorry.
I would never have looked at you in this state, but I was so caught off guard.
I-

Chay: P'Kim please take a breath and let me speak.

I stopped talking and took a few deep breaths.

Chay: I didn't mean to catch you off guard. I thought you were still asleep and I forgot to bring clothes to change into with me.

Chay stops speaking and I wonder if he wants me to respond. I try to find words to say, but all I can think of is I'm sorry. As I'm about to apologize again, I feel Chay's hands on my shoulders.
Despite my heart rate further increasing, his touch instantly relaxes my over racing mind.

Chay: You don't have to be sorry. It's only fair. Do you understand what I'm telling you?

Kim: I didn't think you would want to talk about it.

Chay: It's not that I didn't want to, but I didn't see a reason to.

Kim: You're really…comfortable me seeing you so…so..

Chay: Exposed.

Kim: Yes.

Chay: If I'm being completely honest with you, it's not like I haven't wanted you to see even more exposure than this.

I think my soul might have left my body. When I came back, I instantly turned around to face Chay. I looked into his eyes for any sign of a joke. All I could see was utter sincerity.

Kim: To clarify, when you say more exposure you mean?

Chay: Kim, I know you know what I mean.

Kim: We've just never properly talked about it. Recently I teased, but we never actually talked.

Chay: I told you it's okay to show interest. You don't have to hide behind jokes for it to be okay to show that interest.

Kim: Can you sit?

Chay: Stop overthinking what you want to say. If we're going to be together, then you have to feel comfortable speaking directly to me.

Kim: I want to have sex with you…wait did you just say together? As in a relationship?