Baseball (VHope)

Fourteen

At Hoseok's house, we sat in the living room and simply enjoyed each other's company. I wasn't in the mood to talk, nor was he. My brothers and Lucy left us alone and talked in the kitchen, their hushed voices the only thing breaking the silence. I simply let Hoseok hold me in his arms and listened to the steady beat of his heart and felt his calm breathing in my hair. This was a really good way to wind down after a hectic start to my day.

"I'm sorry, Taehyung," he sighed out after a while. I furrowed my eyebrows as I pulled away to look at him. "For what?" I asked and he shrugged. "For what happened to you. If I wasn't so... me, this wouldn't have happened. I'm so sorry." I shook my head wildly and held his face in my hands, forcing him to look at me. "No, this wasn't anyone's fault. It was Yeri's and that's all there is to it. This has been taken care of already, yeah? It's okay," I said quietly and pecked his lips. But he was stubborn. "I still feel guilty," he mumbled and I kissed him again, only harder this time so he knew I wasn't upset with him.

Hoseok wrapped his arms around my neck and kissed back, allowing me to hold him in my arms as his tongue ran over my bottom lip. I pulled away with a chuckle, shaking my head at him as he pouted a little. "Namjoon-hyung would kill you if he caught us kissing, baby. Sorry," I said and gently bopped his nose. He scrunched it at me and buried his face in my neck, hiding the blush that crept into his cheeks at the nickname.

A smile crossed my face because only I knew this side of Jung Hoseok. Everyone at school thought he was a god and I a mere plebian. But even gods have weaknesses, and this little plebian had the pleasure of finding it himself. And boy, do I use it to my advantage, especially right now.

The rest of the day was spent on the couch with Hoseok in my lap until dinner time, where my brothers and Lucy simply talked about our childhoods. And boy was that a fucking treat.

Laughter filled the air as Lucy tried to calm down to finish her story. "And-and then, Hoseokie somehow managed to get himself stuck in a trashcan! I peed myself I was laughing so hard!" My boyfriend slid down in his chair, face red with embarrassment, as we only laughed harder. Tears stung my eyes I was laughing so hard and Jin's signature laugh melted into this dying whale noise as he tried to breathe, too. Namjoon bashed his head on the table.

"Okay, no more!" Hoseok mumbled and I cooed and kissed his cheek while the adults settled down. Lucy pouted and rested her chin in her hand. "Oh, come on, Hoseokie! Lighten up!" she jested and he stuck his tongue out at her. "So menacing," I muttered sarcastically and rolled my eyes, earning a light pinch on my cheek from my boyfriend.

Jin sighed and stood up. "Thank you for dinner, Lucy. It was great and I'm glad we got to talk more. Joonie and I should probably get home now," he announced and Namjoon bowed politely. Lucy smiled and nodded, standing up to hug my brothers and show them to the door. Hoseok and I stood and cleared the table, putting away leftovers and washing dishes so Lucy wouldn't have to.

We fell into comfortable silence as we stood side-by-side at the sink, simply enjoying each other's presence as we did the dishes. It was nice because we didn't have to talk or mess with each other while we did it; we simply did the chore and took turns leaning into each other ever so often just because we could. It was so nice.

After we finished, Hoseok decided to shower first, so I stayed downstairs and watched television with Lucy. "How does it feel?" she asked randomly. I looked to her, eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Hm?" She sighed and gestured to the stairs. "Being Hoseok's boyfriend. How does it feel?" I sighed and shrugged. "It's nice. It's so nice and I can't really explain it," I admitted and she nodded slowly.