Falling for you... (A Taehyung fanfic)

🔘Chapter Seventeen🔘

I wake up to the bed empty the next morning. Tae isn't next to me. I get up and walk to the bathroom. I use it, splash water on my face, and run my fingers through my hair to try and make it stay down. I go looking for Tae, I look in the living room area but he's not there. I got into the kitchen... but he's not there either. I'm looking all around and I don't see him. I look around the living room and see the curtains moving on the far side of the room. I walk over and move them aside to see a balcony and Tae leaning over the railing. I walk out and lean next to him.
"Morning." He says and looks over at me.
"I didn't know you had a balcony. I've been looking for you all over this place, I thought you left without waking me up for a minute." I told him and he chuckled.
"I knew you would've found me that's why I left the door open." He said. I smile and put my arms around him.
"Do you feel better today?" I ask.
"Yeah, just a slight headache but other than that I feel fine." He said while turning around in my arms so he was now facing me. "What about you?" He continued.
"I'm fine. I don't hurt anywhere. So that's good. I feel okay enough to go to school." I say.
"Really. Well I guess we should both get ready then. Meet ya at the elevator in 20 minutes. Okay?" He says as he walks back inside and shuts the doors turning the lock and pulling he curtains closed. I follow him to his front door and hug him goodbye. He kisses my forehead and shuts the door after I leave. I wish he would kiss me again soon. Like on the lips, not on the head or forehead. I want to feel his lips against mine again. I walk to my apartment and get ready for school going through my normal routine.

I meet Tae at the elevator like normal and we rode down together. We go to walk past Namjoon when he stops us.
"Haylee, a women dropped these off for you early this morning. I hadn't seen you all day yesterday so I kept them here." He said as he handed me three envelopes. I looked down and seen my mothers name and hand writing on all of them.
"Thanks Namjoon." I say and smile at him.
"No problem. Have a good day at school. Tae practice hard." He says smiling making his eyes disappear.
"I will." I say walking to the door. I stop and wait for Tae.
"You know I always work hard. When will you be able to come to practice though you've missed the last two." He said and I looked at them in confusion. I knew that Tae and Namjoon were in the same band but I didn't know that they still practiced together.
"Once the new help comes in today I'll be there. He wasn't here yesterday so I can only hope he'll be here today." Namjoon said fixing some of the papers on his desk.
"Who's the new help-" Tae is interrupted by a man coming through the door rather loudly. I get a good look at him as he picks up his bag he dropped and ties his shoe. He gets up and looks at me and smiles. He walks over to Tae and Namjoon.
"Really. Oh my gosh Namjoon your gonna have to shut down with help like this nothing will get done." He teases the man who walked up. (A/N: pic above.)
"Baekhyun Hyung, it's been a while." Tae says slapping the man on the back.
"Tae, it has only been a week. Not that long man." He says as he walks around behind the desk with Namjoon.
"Did you realize that you were supposed to come in yesterday so I could show you how things go?" Namjoon asked Baekhyun.
"Sorry Joonie." He said.
"Hyung there's only one person that can call me that. And it's not you." Namjoon says scowling at Baekhyun.
"Okay sorry got it." Baekhyun says while putting his hands up. Tae then looks over at me and motions for me to come over. I walk towards him and he puts his arm around my shoulders.
"Hyung, this is Haylee." Tae says and Baekhyun looks at me and smiles. He looks at Tae and smiles bigger. I look at Tae in confusion. He smiles down at me and kisses my temple.
"Well Haylee you certainly have your hands full here with Tae. Keep an eye on him he tends to get himself into trouble." Baekhyun says. Tae rolls his eyes and we walk to the door after telling Namjoon by.
"Imma just show him around and then I'll be there Tae." He says as we leave. Tae waves so he knows he heard him.
"I'm confused." I say once we get outside.
"What about?" He asks.
"How do you know B-Baek-, I don't remember how to say his name." I say and look at him chuckling.
"Baekhyun hyung, he's in another band and we all know each other. We've known each other for quite some time." He explains. And I nod my head in understanding.
"So... another thing, I thought that you go and dance by yourself not with anyone else." I say.
"Oh well the band is working on something. So we kinda need all of us there." He says.
"Gotcha." I say.
"Hey, so after school today how about we go on that date." He says and I smile and look up at him.
"Yeah that would be great." I say. I look down to the letters in my hands. Three? Pathetic. Tae must have noticed my change in mood cause he stops and looks at me.
"What's a matter?" He asks looking concerned. Do I want to burden him with one of my problems? He's seen and heard so many already. I decide to tell him.
"These are letters from my mother." I say moving the letters in my hand.
"Oh. We'll do you want to read them?" He asks. I nod.
"Well to be completely honest I want to read them but then I don't cause I makes me so mad when I do." I look at him and I grabs my hand.
"Come on I know a quiet place to go so we can have privacy." He says as he walks down the sidewalk half pulling me along. We walk until we come to the gas station I went in on my run that day. He goes to the counter and greets the guy.
"Hey Jimin, do you mind if we use your back room?" He says.
"Awe man I just cleaned back there to put more boxes back there. Don't get it all messy. I don't want you smells to linger for days back there." He says in a winey voice.
"Dude. Really I'm not gonna have sex in your back room. We need some place quiet for her to read important letters." He says leaving the explanation at that.
"Oh well in that case sure." He says handing Tae a key.
"Thanks chimchim." He says. I thought his name was Jimin.
"No problem." He says as he starts to ring up a customer. We walk to the back of the gas station to a a door that's locked. Tae unlocks it and walks in turning on the light. The room is small but not too small. It does look like it's just been cleaned. He leads me to the back of the room after shutting the door.
"We can sit back here. I know that Jimin takes his breaks back here so there's a couch that we can sit on." We finally come to the very back and sure enough there's a couch back here. Tae sits and pulls me down next to him, my leg is half on and half off his. I go to move it but he pulls it back up and across his lap. I look at him and he smiles at me.
"Let's hear those letters. If you're still up to reading them." He says nodding his head to the letters still clutched in my hands. I open the first one and pull out the letter and begin to read.
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Dear Haylee,
I miss you so much. I just went to visit your father yesterday he misses you too. I asked if you ever visited him and he said no. Haylee honey I know what happened was bad but I really wish you would visit him. He's not doing so well, he gotten beaten by several inmates once they figured out why he's in there. He asks if your in college or if you're working. I don't know either of those so I don't know what to tell him. I had to tell him that you never contact me and that you didn't answer my last letter. He got very upset. Even when I try to talk to Callie's family they won't answer their door or return my calls. I tried to call you but you've blocked my number cause I couldn't get through. I said it was disconnected. Maybe you changed your number. Your father would like to hear your voice sometimes you know. Well whatever your doing now a days, I hope your doing good. I still love you honey even though you left. I'll always love you, your my one and only daughter. Please return my letter and at least let me call you to check up on you.
Waiting for your letter,
Mom
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Once I was done reading I folded it back up and put it back in the envelope. The I looked up at Tae. He was looking at me with a blank expression.
"You father was beaten by inmates for what he did to you and your mother wants you to visit him?" He says. I just nod and look at my hands. I leans closer to me and puts his hand on my cheek. I flinch and he draws back some. I grab his hand and put it back on my cheek.
"Do you want to visit him?" He says almost whispering. I shake my head and look him in the eyes.
"He caused me so much pain for years. I don't want to see the man who did that. Just knowing he's behind bars and can't touch me anymore is enough." I say.
"Okay." He says and sits back removing his hand from my cheek.
"Read the next one." He says handing me the next.
"What about school. It starts in 15 minutes." I say starting to get up.
"So what you'll be a little late. Don't worry. You were sick yesterday what's being a little late gonna do." He says and I sit back down.
"Okay." I say. He hands me the next letter and I open it. I take a deep breath and begin to read this one.
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Dear Haylee,
Still waiting for your letter back or for you to unblock my number. I called Callie and she answered. I told her it was me and she hung up on me. I can't believe that sweet little girl could be so rude. Did you tell her what happened? Did you tell her why your father was taken to prison? I'm getting really worried. I'm your mother I need to know how your doing. It kills me inside that I didn't help you. And you can take that however you want. I just want to let you know that your father had a parole hearing earlier today but he was denied. He won't get another chance for parole again until next year. Please write me back or unblock my number. Please Haylee. I love you honey.
Mom
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When I'm done I fold that one up and put it back in the envelope. I let out a big sigh.
"Are you okay?" Tae asks.
"Yeah I guess. It's just surprising that he was so close to getting out. I'm glad he was denied and I hope he's denied next time too. I hate the man with a passion. I don't care that he's my father. If he was to get out I don't know what I would do. That's what scares me the most and that letter just let me know that he can get out. Eventually." I say and look at him.
"Don't worry about it right now. You have at least another year before you have to even think about it." He says and pats you knee.
"I know. I'm just terrified of him and I know he'll do anything to find me if he gets out." I say.
"I won't let that happen. He won't get to you. I promise you." He says.
"You can't promise that. But I appreciate it TaeTae." I say and smile at him.
"I can surly try. Can't I?" He says and leans forward. Before I know what he's doing he has connected our lips. He kisses me softly and slowly. His soft lips moving in sync with mine. His hand reaches around to the back of my neck. He doesn't deepen it and it stays soft. Showing me just how much he cares. We break for breath and he smiles at me.
"I'm curious, did you block your mother or did you get a new number?" He says leaning back against the couch.
"Oh I got a different number after I moved out. Within the next week I got a different number. You, Callie, her parents, the school and my doctor are the only ones that have my number." I tell him.
"Gotcha. That's smart actually." He says. I nod and look at the last letter. He picks it up and hands it to me.
"Last one. It's almost over." He says. I open the letter to read it, this one I notice is considerably shorter than the rest.
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Dear Haylee,
I miss you. I wish that you would talk to me. I wish you would visit your father. I hope your doing fine. Callie has blocked me now. When I would call before she would cancel the call and immediately send me to her voice mail but now when I call it says it's unavailable. Be carful who you tell our secrets to young lady. Be careful who you trust. By honey I love you always.
Mom
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When I'm done I look at Tae and he has a smirk on his lips.
"What's the smirk for?" I ask.
"Well for one your mother just told you to be careful who you trust. Really?" He said and I chuckled.
"I wonder if she rereads her letters or if she just sends them in the condition they're in." I say as I fold that letter up and put it back in the envelope.
"I don't know. What did you do with the other one you got from her shortly after you got here?" He asked pulling me onto his lap.
"I threw it away. I don't want them lingering with their desperateness. If that's even a word." I say laughing.
"So you wanna do the same to these?" He asks me and I nod. He pushes me off of him gently and grabs the letters. I get up and follow him. On the other side of the room is a large paper shredder. He turns it on and hands me the letters.
"You do the honors." He says and I stick the first one in slowly. After that one is shredded I push the second one through. I pause on the third one and look at Tae.
"Since you've been here for me and you listened to my letters and you didn't run away when you seen how much of a mess I really am, I want you to shred this one." I say handing him the letter.
"We'll do it together. They're your letters, I just listen." I nod and together we send the last one through the shredder. I feel relieved. Tae smiles at me and hugs me from behind.
"You feel okay now?" He asks and I nod. I turn around and hug him properly.
"Thank you TaeTae." I say into his shirt. He rubs his hand in circles on my back.
"No problem Haylee. I'm glad I can help." He said and hugged me tighter. I glance at the clock on the wall and see that it's already 9:00, school started an hour ago. I pull back from Tae and walk back to the couch. I pick up my bag and turn to him.
"We have to go now. I'm late for school and your late for work." I tell him and he motions for me to walk. We walk back the way we came and Tae shuts and locks the door back. On the way out Tae tosses the keys to Jimin and gives him a wave. We walk to the school gates and I go to walk in when Tae grabs my sleeve.
"Wait. Haylee, remember we have our date after school." He says.
"How could I forget. I'll be waiting." I say and kiss him on the cheek. He holds on to me and brings his lips to mine giving me and passionate kiss. He pulls away and winks.
"No more kisses on the cheek, that's what I want." He says and pecks my lips once again. He turns and walks away. My phone pings as I close the gates and it's Tae.

TaeTae:
Have a good day at school beautiful. See ya after school. 😏

Me:
Thanks. And have a good day at work. See ya. 😊

TaeTae:
Can't wait.

I swear the boy will be the death of me one day. I put my phone up and sprint the rest of the way to the office. Ready to be scolded by Jin, I mean Mr. Kim.

(A/N: sorry for the long chapter. Be ready for the next chapter. Note that I haven't been on a real date before so the next chapter will be a combination of what I think it would be like along with what I've read in books and seen on TV. Hehe.... hopefully it won't be terrible. Anyways enjoy.
Word count: 3084)