Between You & Me {KTH}

{21,5}

"Thank god you're alive. I was bloody worried."

For a second I forgot that the entire office is watching.

"Don't ever disappear like that ever again." he whisper desperately.

"Sir, everyone is watching." he didn't budge. "Taehyung, let me go."

He let me go but then pull me into his office. He closed the door behind me, and stayed infront of me, hovering me.

"Where were you last night? I told you not to leave your spare key under the mat! You live alone, god knows what could've happened to you!"

I'm scared, but I force myself to look at his eyes.

I thought he was mad, but all I could see is worry.

He is worried.

"I'm sorry, I stayed over at Suzy's last night."

He walk to his desk and support himself with his back facing me.

I stay at where I've been standing as I watch his head drop followed with another sigh of relieve.

"Don't be sorry. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pressured you like that. But thank god you're okay." He said as he turn around and lean on his desk.

I look at his tired features, and his obvious dark circles. I slowly step closer to him, until I'm close enough to put my hand on his temple.

"See, you're sick." I said as if he's been denying me. As if it was his fault.

"I'm better now." He said with a thin smile.

"Go home."

He shake his head, smiling with his tired eyes. "I'm okay." He insist.

I search through my bag for any cold medicine. To my luck, I have a strip I bought a few days ago.

"How did you get sick anyway." I said as I hand him a tablet.

He gulp it down with his water and look at me.

"I went to your apartment that night. I came to apologize, but you weren't answering. I know I shouldn't have done it, but i walk in with your spare key. And you weren't in there.

I thought you were going out for air, but I waited and waited and you still didn't come.

The next day you didn't come to the office too, so I searched everywhere. I can't sleep, I was worried."

I was gonna apologize again when he suddenly pull me to another hug.

"But you're alive and here. So I'm okay now."

The best way to prove someone's love is not by how they run after you, but how they try to make you stay.

That words. That made me realize.

That was his effort trying to make me stay.

He came to apologize even though I was the one at fault. He insisted on being the wrong one just to make me stay.

This time I hug him back.

If he's not gonna let me say sorry, I want to let him know that I'm sorry.

A sigh of relieve escapes his lips as he felt me hugging him back.

Was this all you ever wanted from me?

A hug?

To be hugged back?

Not long after that, the medicine kicks in, so he fell asleep on the couch in his office.

I walk out greeted by pairs of wondering eyes.

Soyou pulls me to the side, and I can already sense her curiosity.

"What's your status with Mr.Kim?"

A thousand answer flew pass my mind. "It's complicated." I went with that.

She snap her fingers in a knowing way. "I knew it! Jaewon told me that you two argued a few nights ago. He was a wreck yesterday."

"Really?"

She nod. "Ask everyone. He was basically lifeless yesterday." She answer as she walks away.

I went into my office welcomed by a stack of paperworks.

If I skip lunch, I can finish this today.

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It's 7, and I'm tidying up, ready to leave. When someone knock on my door, and I know exactly who it is.

The door open and I look up at him.

"Let's go home together."

I nod and turn off my computer.

I walk to the elevator with him in silence.

Even in the elevator we didn't talk to each other.

Until we reach the car, and I gather up enough courage.

I buckled myself up, as he took off his blazer and throw it to the back of the car.

"Taehyung."

He turn to me as he turn on the engine. "Hmm?"

"I know... We felt something when we kissed. I'd be lying if I told you I felt nothing. But... I'm not ready yet."

He look at me with his full attention on me. His lips curves into a thin smile, and his eyes looks into mine in the most calming way.

"It's okay. No pressure." He said calmly. "Just promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"Don't leave me hanging. Come to me once you're ready." He said holding up his pinky finger.

I can't help but smile at him.

I link my pinky with his, and then let our thumbs touch.

"Promise?"

"Promise."

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