Book V: Candy

Stuck On You

After being pulled back by him, Joy was again sitting on the side of the bed. "Don't go..." he whispered, his eyes begging. She felt as if a magnet was pulling her closer to him. Her eyes fluttered as her face slowly came closer to his. Instinctively, Sungjae held his chin up. In that moment, they both felt as if everything stood still.

The silence was broken by two knocks and the door swinging open. Sungjae and Joy jumped in surprise. Hyunsik gasped, covering his mouth. He was equally surprised by what he walked into. "Hyung!" Sungjae exclaimed while covering Joy's exposed legs with a blanket. "Oh! I'm sorry! Jinjja mianhe! I didn't realize you were still here, Joy-ah." Hyunsik said turning his head away.

Joy couldn't help but giggle. "Gwenchana, Hyunsik oppa. Don't mind this kid shouting at you."

"Ah hyung! You lost track of time again. How long are you gonna put up with all those alarms you set, but never wake up to?" Sungjae said.

Hyunsik scratched his head and his eyes disappeared. "Well...never mind that. I came to let you know that the van's picking us up in three hours." he replied.

Sungjae slapped his forehead with his palm. "Crap! Right! I forgot about our schedule. Thanks hyung, but that won't let you off the hook barging like that!"

"Arasso, arrasso!" his hyung said while closing the door.

Sungjae and Joy burst out in laughter as soon as the door closed. "That was..." she trailed off. "Perks of living them!" he shrugged sarcastically. "Sorry about that, baby."

"Ani, I'm the intruder here and he didn't know anyway." she replied. "Besides, they're like your brothers. You're practically stuck with them." she laughed.

"Well...what do you say we make them the intruder?" Sungjae suggested.

"Huh?"

"What if instead of them...it's you i'm gonna be stuck with?" he grinned in reply.

"What do you mean?" she pretended not to understand, her cheeks suddenly burning.

Sungjae laughed. "Nothing, come on, let me take you home. We have enough time before the van comes to pick us up." he brushed her question off.

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He held her hands in front of RV's dorm and took a step back to admire her. Sungjae couldn't shake off how extremely attractive Joy looked in his oversized shirt and sweatpants. The way her hair was tied up, with strands left hanging on the sides; took his breath away.

"Oppa, wae?"

He let out a sigh. "If I could take you with me, I would."

Joy let out a giggle. "Put me inside your pocket, then."

"Baby, you know I would if I could!" he rode along with her joke. "Don't you have any activity with your group?"

"No, we have today off. We'll be busy the whole week. I'm free next weekend, though." she smiled shyly.

He kissed her hand. "I'll make plans for us next weekend?" Joy nodded in agreement.

"Gumawo, Sooyoung-ah..." he said as he pulled her in his embrace. "What for?" she asked.

"For knocking on my door last night.. I thought I was ready to let you go. Just...thank you.." he was at a loss for words.

Joy teared up when she was reminded of what they had just gone through. "Babe, we're both going to be busy again. What if we..."

"We won't." he said curtly. The thought of losing her again angered him, but Sungjae's expression softened when he saw her teary eyes. Joy felt his thumb brush over her cheeks to wipe her tears. "Hush, baby. No matter how busy we'll be, how stubborn you get, or how childish I act...we're gonna pull through. You don't have a choice. You're gonna be stuck with me." he told her.

"Mwo?"

"Nothing. Go inside now. They're probably worried about you. Say hi to them for me and I'll call you tonight."

"But-"

She was cut off when he pulled her by the hand swiftly and grabbed the back of her head by the other. Sungjae landed his lips on hers and once again, they were in sync. He let out all his frustrations from the interrupted kiss that morning, through this one. Joys eyes closed, to savour the moment. She put her hand on the back of his neck, winding her fingers between his soft strands. In the midst of the intensity, Sungjae traced her bottom lip with his tongue. Joy welcomed this by slightly parting her mouth. In an instant, the two delved in each other's mouths. She felt her whole body surrender, until her hand absently let go of the bag she held.

A loud clinking noise was heard in the empty corridor, shaking both of them back to their senses. For the second time that day, Sungjae hissed inwardly out of forced hesitation. Joy smiled shyly, looking down. "Baby, you've got to stop doing that if you want me to earn a living." he joked.

"Wae? Stop doing what?" she said, biting her lip.

"That! That cute and sexy thing you do..."

She laughed and tiptoed to kiss his cheek. "I'm going inside. Have fun today oppa. Don't miss me too much!" With that, she opened the door and peeked just one last time before closing it.

Sungjae shook his head and let out a laugh before turning around to leave. You're a damn lucky guy, he thought. For the second time....she was his.

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A/N:

Ok, guys...I seriously need feedback. It's my first time writing like this. And I feel like this might escalate to a different level in the next book.
I always look forward to your comments! Please let me know what you think. They're my source of motivation and inspiration...second to the bbyu couple, of course!

As always...thank you for taking the time to read! Hope you're enjoying so far. 😙😊💙