The Artist and His Muse

Chapter 48

AN:  Hey there reader!  I'm hoping to finish this book by chapter 50.  I've desperately tried to make this book much shorter than TPP.  I know how daunting those chapter numbers can be.  Haha! *sigh*  So I say that to say that it may not be wrapped up all neat and tidy like a little package like TPP was.  I'll leave some things to your imagination.  I do plan on an epilogue so you'll have some gratuitous Jungkook/Yeon Ah moments.  (•̀ᴗ•́)و (I can't come up with a ship name for them...JenTae was easy...these two though, not so much.  Any suggestions appreciated.)

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Fans and art lovers alike poured into the exhibition.  The line to gain entrance was wrapped around the block and down several streets.  It was decided last minute to extend the exhibition for the entire weekend instead of one day.  However, this would be the only day Jungkook would be present. 

He sat behind a small table with a stack of his art books next to him.  As people filed by, expressing their gratitude to him, Yeon Ah watched from a darkened corner.  She watched him smile and laugh and his face light up when it was a fan he recognized.  He was in his element.  He may not be the king of fan service, after all, he did have his limits, but he certainly knew how to make his fans feel special and dear to him.

Jungkook felt a pair of eyes boring into the side of his head and he quickly glanced over to catch Yeon Ah staring at him intensely.  He winked and turned back to the next person stepping up to his table. 

She blushed profusely and backed even further into the corner.  She had been caught.  Yeon Ah smiled and kept observing.  He was certainly a professional.  One could tell he had been doing this sort of thing for years.

It was a life she knew very little about. She would gladly let him have all of the limelight if it meant she could just quietly and steadily support him from the shadows.

She glanced back towards the table and was surprised to see the next guest.  It took all she had to not run up and greet the guest.  Dad...

The older gentleman carefully laid his book down in front of the young man and smiled warmly.  Jungkook hadn't looked up yet but noticed the pair of hands that set the book before him.  He signed his name and looked up, eyes growing wide.   He quickly jumped from his seat and bowed deeply.  "It's an honor to see you again, sir," he said quietly. 

Yeon Ah's father chuckled and motioned for him to be seated again.  "Same to you, young man."

Jungkook smiled and thought a moment.  "Will you be staying in Seoul for a while?" 

"Me?  I'll be here long enough to take my daughter to dinner but then I have to head back home to Busan."  The older man looked a bit disappointed in his travel plans but it couldn't be helped.  He was needed at home.

"Ah.  I was hoping we could speak with each other after I'm done here?"  Jungkook looked at the older man hopefully.

Yeon Ah's father contemplated a moment and then nodded his consent. "I'll wait to speak to you."

Jungkook let out a sigh of relief and smiled, standing again and bowing.  The older man laughed and took his book back from Jungkook.  He closed it and placed it under his arm.  "Ah...I was wondering..."

"Back corner," said Jungkook with a wide smile.

The man grinned and nodded, his eyes quickly searching for the girl in the back corner.  Once he spotted her, he walked quickly over to her, pausing as she looked at him from the shadows.