Fresh Air (Jay Park) COMPLETED

Family

Yeri's POV

His house is full of laughter and warmth. It's been a while since I've been to a place like this. I don't have a home like this to come back to, but it still warms my heart too. The way his brother welcomed me and his mother took me by the hand, it makes me feel like I'm a part of this somehow. They don't even know who I am or what I do, but they believe Jay unconditionally. They believe him when he says I'm the one for him and that I love him too. They believe him when he takes me home to meet the most important people in his life. It all takes me by surprise and makes me miss my own family. I never had the chance to take the guy I love home to them, to introduce him and have dinner with him there. These are all things I can do here, but the gaping hole inside my heart isn't filled with that. It makes me miss them even more. My parents are gone and are not coming back. 

"Could I have a few minutes to myself?" I ask Jay and he nods. He understands all too well the way I feel. He's been nothing but understanding ever since I came clean to him. 

He leaves me alone inside his room. It's big and spacious. It's obvious it's his room because it's styled the same way as it is at home. His room gives me some kind of familiarity and makes it feel more like home. It's crazy to think that his house feels like home to me now. I remember being against living there so much, but back then Jay didn't mean what he means to me now. He's my absolute world. He is the only person who knows about everything, the only person I trust enough not to break my heart. Even now, when I'm broken down and sad, he knows exactly what to do. Sometimes I need space to deal with everything and think things over. He's giving me exactly that at this point. I know he's right outside, ready to rush in if he hears me cry, and that's a comforting thing. His presence makes me feel a lot better. Whether I like it or not, I need him by my side from now on. There's no coming between us. 

"Yeri?" I hear him saying my name through the door and smile at how sweet it sounds coming from him. 

"Yes?" 

"Dinner is about to start. We can't begin without you, you're the guest of honor", he whispers. 

That's when I get up, slip on a dress and check if I'm looking okay. It's nothing a little make-up can't fix. When I leave the room Jay looks at me from head to toe. He's always like this, never misses a chance to make me feel good about how I look. Jay is the kind of person who wants you to feel confident about yourself. His confidence oozes out of every pore of his body and he wants me to feel the same way about myself. It's kind of working when he looks at me like that. 

"You look stunning", his grin reaches both sides of his face and makes me blush. 

"Don't shower me with compliments, some day I might just believe you", I joke and he kisses my forehead lightly. It makes me shiver because it's some kind of endearing gesture no one has ever given me. 

"I don't mind. Maybe you'll see what I see one day", he speaks into my ear and I give him a wide smile. "Come on." He pulls on my arm and takes me downstairs with him again. His mother is bent over the table with all of the food around her. She's setting it all up for us. When her eyes finally find me she smiles with the same warmth Jay has. I get where he gets it from now. She comes over and pulls me in for a hug. 

"Dear, you look amazing", she winks while pulling back. I guess that's another thing her son inherited from her. 

"Come on, mom", Jay whines and sits me down beside him. I'm comfortable being at a table with his family. Jehan is on the other side of the table from me and shoots me a smile too. 

"So how did my brother get such a beautiful girl like you fall for him?" he says and suddenly grabs his leg while shooting Jay an angry glare. "That hurt, jackass."