Jungkook's infatuation with his literature professor quickly graduates from a sweet and innocent school boy crush to a hot and steamy Skool Luv Affair to a full blown forbidden romance that constantly tests their love for one another.
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ARIA
Lana's brows lifted slightly, and for a moment, she didn't say anything, the silence stretching between us like a thread, fragile but unbroken.
"You're serious," she muttered finally, her tone low, almost reflective.
I nodded, forcing myself to hold her gaze. "Yeah... I am. Remember the birthday trip we had planned?" Her eyes widened, but before she could say anything else I added, my voice softening. "But... things changed when we had to come here. Last night, after the fireworks and the excitement about the baby, Kookie just blurted out, 'Why wait until we get back to Korea? Why not just get married here, on the same day we'd already planned?'"
I went quiet for a moment, a soft smile tugging at my lips as I thought back to the way he looked at me when he'd said it—so sure, so steady, like he'd already made up his mind that nothing could be more perfect than us starting our forever here, now.
"He reminded me that this moment, this day, is about the two of us. It doesn't matter where, when, or how it happens. And I realized I couldn't argue with that. I think we both knew in that moment this was what we both wanted and needed. So, yeah... we're going to get married... here... tomorrow. Something simple and intimate... still, just the two of us."
I thought she might speak as I watched her expression shift from surprise, to curiosity, to something that looked a lot like hurt. When she didn't, I continued, feeling the need to explain myself more. "But... that's why I'm telling you now, because I knew I couldn't go through with this without telling you, not after spending these past few days with you.
"It's like, being apart made me forget how important you are to me. Or maybe it just seemed easier to keep things to myself when you were so far away. But I hope you know, it wasn't ever personal. It was more about protecting what little control I had left over my life and Jungkook's and my relationship. But now, after being here with you, it feels different. It was important to me that you got to share in all these joys with me. I wanted you to know how much it means to have you by my side through all of it.
"I think..." I took a breath, glancing at her, hoping she could feel the sincerity in my words. "I think maybe we were meant to end up here together. Like everything that's happened—the good and the bad—brought us to this moment for a reason. And maybe, part of that reason was so I'd stop hiding everything and open up to you so you could experience this with me, even if it's not in the way we might have imagined."
"So..." she paused, shaking her head slightly as if trying to wrap her mind around all that I'd told her, her mug hovering halfway to her lips. "You're saying this has always been the plan all along? Just the two of you?"
"It's what feels right, Lana. Everything has been so damn... complicated lately, and this... this just feels simple. It feels like us. I wanted to tell you because you coming all this way to support us means everything to me, to both of us. I couldn't let you be here, so close, without knowing. But at the same time, this moment... it's something we've always dreamed of keeping just between us."
