Painted Love | Hwang Hyunjin

10

I woke up the next morning, still nestled in Hyunjin's arms, our legs tangled together. I sighed, savoring the warmth and contentment. How could he make me so happy just by holding me?

"Are you awake?" he whispered.

I nodded slightly, not wanting to break the moment.

"How did you sleep?" he asked, gently playing with my hair.

"I've never slept so well in my life," I mumbled, which made him chuckle.

"Honestly, me too," he said.

I smiled a little. "Can you just hold me like this forever?" I whispered.

"I would, but I have dance practice today," he said. "Do you want to come with me?"

I thought about it. Theoretically, I had a painting to finish, but practically, I could just work on it tomorrow if I skipped my lunch break. "Yes," I mumbled. "I'd love to."

We stayed in bed a little longer before finally getting up for breakfast. I stayed in Hyunjin's hoodie, finding it too comfortable to change into my own clothes. I just put on different pants and followed him to the kitchen, where seven pairs of eyes were staring at us.

"Sit down," Hyunjin said, gently pushing me toward a free chair as he went to the fridge. All the boys stared at me.

"Wait, did you stay the night?" Lee Know asked, smirking.

"Yeah... it was late yesterday," I replied, feeling a bit shy.

All the boys were now smirking at me and Hyunjin. "Don't even think about teasing us," Hyunjin warned them. No one said anything, but I knew what they were all thinking. We ate breakfast and then headed to the practice rooms.

Watching Hyunjin dance was... intense. The way he moved made me nervous. I'd seen it in videos, but it was much hotter in real life. Hyunjin turned toward me after finishing a dance. He was all sweaty, which made him even hotter. I just stared at him, which made him smirk. He slowly came over, and all I could do was extend his water bottle to him, my hand shaking badly.

He took it from me. "You like watching?" he asked, a seductive look on his face.

"Yeah, it's okay, I guess," I said nervously, standing up because I couldn't sit still with him looking at me like that.

He smirked again. "Stop looking at me like that!" I said, feeling my nerves fray.

"Why? How am I looking at you? That's just my face," he replied, smirking even more.

"You look at me all flirty! It makes me nervous!" I said, walking away from him.

He followed me. "Where are you going?" he asked, grabbing me by my waist and pulling me toward him.

"I don't know, away. You're teasing me!" I protested, but I didn't resist when he turned me to face him.

"I don't understand how I'm teasing you," he said, gently pushing me up against the wall behind me. I looked everywhere but at his eyes.

"Oh, come on. You know exactly what you're doing. Pinning me up against the wall like this? That's not even teasing anymore, that's just unfair," I mumbled.

Hyunjin placed his hand under my chin, forcing me to look at him, still with that infuriating smirk on his face. "It's so cute how you can't even look at me," he whispered, leaning closer. My heart started to race, and I felt my face heat up.

"Well, you're making it very hard for me to stay calm," I confessed, "sexy dancing and all..."

He was just a few inches away from my face. I just had to stand on my tiptoes to kiss him. "Tell me what you want, Mui," he demanded, as if he could read my mind.

I bit my lower lip, trying to gather my courage. Slowly, I started to stand on my tiptoes, but he pulled back. "No, I asked you what you want. Be a good girl and tell me," he whispered.

I looked at him, dumbfounded. Why was this so hot? "I-I... Hyunjin, I..." I started, but I couldn't get a straight sentence out.

Hyunjin came closer again, his lips hovering over mine. "Tell me, or you won't get it," he said. I felt his breath on my lips. I took a deep breath, trying to sort the thoughts flying around in my head.

"Can you kiss me?" I finally mumbled quietly.

He grinned wider. "I couldn't hear you. I think you need to talk louder," he teased.

I rolled my eyes. "Just kiss me already!" I said, louder this time, annoyed by his teasing. He didn't wait a second before he pressed his lips to mine. I slung my arms around his neck, giving in to the passion he put into the kiss. My knees grew weak as his grip around my waist tightened, pressing me harder against the wall. A whole firework exploded inside of me. His hands started roaming my body, and I couldn't hold myself back anymore, pressing myself against him, not wanting to part.

"Well, I didn't expect this, but it's fine, I guess. Could you just maybe get a room where you can lock the door?" a voice suddenly pulled me out of my trance-like state. Hyunjin and I jumped apart, only to see Chan, who had put his things down next to Hyunjin's. The other boys strolled in behind him, looking at us confused.

"Seriously? Couldn't you just wait a little bit?" Hyunjin asked, annoyed.

I turned away in embarrassment. "How long should I have been waiting? You didn't look like you were stopping soon, and we have practice. You can make out with your girlfriend when you're not on a schedule," Chan said, amused.

"Wait, what?" Felix asked, confused.

"You missed the show. You were two seconds late," Chan said, now grinning.

Hyunjin rolled his eyes. "We'll continue later," he smirked. I walked back to the couch in the back, hiding my red face in my hands.