My Best Coincidence (Seventeen S.Coups)

Part 19

"Hi," said a shy and nervous Seungcheol.

"Hi," I replied in the same way.

"I know you may be quite angry at me, and I understand, but you have to listen to me," he said in a rush. At least he was aware of what I was feeling.

"Alright," I responded, without looking at him.

Without more words, he drove through the streets of Seoul.

"Where are we going?" I was curious about our destination.

"To my house," he said nonchalantly, with his eyes fixed on the road.

After a few more minutes, Coups parked the car in a subterranean parking lot. We got out and headed straight to the lift. As the lift ascended, we reached the 6th floor, and as the doors opened, I was met with a big and spacious living room.

"Wow," was all I could say. Coups chuckled.

"I wanted to take you to my house. You've never been here, so I thought it was a good moment. Come." He grabbed my arm and led me around the place.

We entered the kitchen, where I saw a big dining table set up with fancy plates and decorations. There were even flowers decorating the whole table. In the center, there were different meals that looked home-cooked. I was pretty speechless.

"What is going on?" I asked, feeling confused. I was angry at him for not meeting me for two full weeks, but now, with all these preparations, I didn't know how to feel.

Seungcheol grabbed my waist from behind as I stood there, still observing the beautiful setup in front of my eyes.

"I know we haven't seen each other for two weeks, and I have a reason for that, which I will explain later. I missed you so much, and I kinda knew you would be mad at me, so I asked my mom to help me make it up to you." His voice was in my right ear. I felt a kiss on my cheek, and that was the last thing I needed to forget everything that happened.

"Your mom cooked all of this?" I asked, turning around.

"Well... I also helped," he said amusingly. "Also, Seungmin left so we could have some space to talk calmly."

"Thank you. For real. And thanks to your mother too. Everything looks delicious," I said, looking at everything again.

We sat down at the table and enjoyed the food.

"That meat is so good." Everything was delicious, but that particular dish was amazing.

"It's my favorite dish too. She used to cook it all the time when my brother and I were little," he said, smiling at the memories.

I smiled at his expression. It seemed like he missed those times.

"Do you miss it? Your childhood and your family?" I asked.

"Well... I still live with my brother, so that is still the same. But I do miss my parents and my family. Everyone is still in Daegu, and even though I try to visit as much as I can, there are times when I cannot visit that often," he said with a bittersweet smile.

"I understand you," I said. "It is difficult to be without your family."

"Yeah, but I have the boys and I have you. You are my new family." He grabbed my hand across the table, looking at me with sincerity. I smiled at him.

After finishing our meal and feeling full, we went to the couch to lie down.

"I know I haven't been nice to you these past weeks," he started. "I do feel guilty about it, but I needed some time to figure out something." His eyes were fixed on mine. "In six months, Seventeen will be on tour around Asia."

"That is great news!" I said, feeling hyped for them.

"Yeah, but we will be away for two months," he said, delivering the bad news.

"Oh..." I said. My mood dropping.

"Yeah... I just didn't want to be away from you for so long. So during these two weeks, I have been dealing with the company, having meetings with the team and the boss, trying to find a solution." What was he talking about? "Basically, I managed to get you a job in the makeup and hair team, so you could work for us and be with me all the time. You would travel with us and come to our concerts. We wouldn't have to be apart." His smile reached his ears; he was euphoric. I was not as much. I couldn't believe his words.

"That is so nice of you, Seungcheol, but I have my job, I have a life too. I just cannot leave everything aside and come with you." My mind was racing with all the information he had just told me. His smile faded away with my words.

"Oh... I understand. I hoped you would be happy. We could be together and see how we work."

"And I love that you have thought about that. I love that you have moved mountains for our relationship." I grabbed his hands, not wanting to disappoint him. "But love, that is something you should've discussed with me." I tried to make myself understood, as his face expressed confusion.

"I guess you're right. I'm okay, I just thought you would have liked the idea." He touched his hair in confusion.

"Coups, I love the idea, but I cannot give you an answer right now. You are literally asking me to leave my job and start one that I have never thought I would do. I am just confused too." I was truthful with him. I couldn't promise him anything. As much as I loved the idea and wanted to say yes right away, I had to consider many things. It was not an easy decision.

"Okay, I understand. It's alright. Just think about it carefully, please. I really think this could be a great opportunity for both of us," he said, his voice expressing disappointment.

I felt so bad. I was so eager to leave everything for him. But was I ready for that? My heart said yes, but my mind said I had to be careful. If I said yes, my life would completely change. At the same time, I got my current job by myself, because I worked hard for it, and this felt like my boyfriend had to get me everything. It didn't feel right... I didn't know what to do.

During the night, the atmosphere was tense, and we both could tell the other felt bad. To try to ease the environment, we decided to play a movie on his big TV. I don't know what time it was when I closed my eyes for a second and fell asleep in his arms.