~Time skip: 2 months~
Things had finally settled down between Geonhak and I. Luckily, none of the managers caught wind of it. Youngjo was now taking Geonhak to therapy sessions, hoping to get to the root of things. We continued promotions like normal, as if nothing was going on in the background. Things were finally good again.
"Hwan-ah!" "Listening." I showed him the recipe I wanted to try and hoped he was willing to try with me. "Looks good." "Lets make it together, yeah?" "Can't. I'm going out with Seoho and then I have a few things lined up. Let me know how it goes though." I pouted as he walked away. I hadn't heard of him having any separate scheduling today, so I found it highly suspicious. I followed him, hoping to get answers.
"Are you annoyed with me?" "No." "Upset?" "No." "Then why did you lie? Do you really not want to be around me? I thought-" He placed a finger on my lips then sighed. "I'm just not in the mood for baking. That's all." "Sorry..." His eyes seemed to have soften at my apology. "You're fine, Keon." I couldn't help the warm and fuzzy feelings that rose inside of me. It was familiar yet different.
I stood alone in the kitchen as I stirred the batter. The others had left long ago and I was now house sitting. It was fun for a while to have the place all to yourself, but then you start to miss them. And that's exactly what I was feeling. I put the soon to be a cake in the oven then closed it. Another long wait. My phone started to ring and I was quick to answer it. "Hwan-ah? Did you leave something?" "Yeah. Could you tie a bow on your wrist then come here? I'll send directions." He hung up and I bustled about. I turned off the oven then stored the batter in the fridge.
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I spotted him from afar then noticed he was standing outside a park. He held a small bag in his hands as well. "Keon, you're here. Did you tie a bow?" "Yeah." "Hand the string over." I was confused by what was going on until I watched him produce a small box from his pocket. He tied the string around it then handed it to me. "This is...?" "Open it." I untied the bow then lifted the top. "Studs...?"
He gently touched my ears, reminding me of the ones I currently wore. "You don't need these anymore." He took them out of my earlobes then put in the new ones. "I'll hold onto these. You don't need this memory." "Thank you..." He smiled softly then pecked my lips. "What..." He slightly tilted his head in confusion. "Something wrong?" "You just kissed me." "I did not." "Yes you did." He suddenly sprinted into the park and I soon followed suit.
I finally caught him and pinned him down. "Why?" "Why what?" "The kiss you dolt." He was quiet then closed his eyes. "I like you." "I like you too, but that's not-" He popped up and now the tables had turned. I was now staring up at him. "Romantically, Keon." I didn't know what to say. It was sudden. "Forget I said anything..." He pushed up off of me then helped me up. "I'm not going to forget." "Why..." "Because..." I kind of liked him too. I wanted to wait and make sure these feelings weren't fleeting.
I wanted to make him happy without half baked feelings. "It's fine, you don't have to give a reason." "I want to be able to match your intensity with my own." He looked me with surprise then smiled. "I appreciate it. I think." I couldn't help but laugh and pull him closer. It may not be now, but I was positive that sometime in the future, we'd be each other's everything.
