Capturing One's Heart [ShowKi: A Photographer & a CEO fic]

XIV

Hyunwoo's POV

I couldn't tell when was the last time true happiness visited my life. Every hour, every minute, Kihyun knows how to make our moments fleet to its right place. It's as if I'm having a reassuring time where I cannot hit a lie.

We have been dating for almost three weeks and if only I could picture my smiles whenever I'm with him, I may have the best photography collection to show to my family and then I would proudly tell them that only Kihyun could execute that smile to their beloved son. But the sad part, I have no family to introduce him with.

Little by little, my familiarity with his habits had progressed, even those little things he does that easily amaze me. If you don't know him and just seeing him from afar, you could say he has uninteresting expressionless mood. But if you initiate a conversation with him, he would change into a recipe with disaster. He lowkey wants to be complimented. Once you drop good words to anything he does, he would: act like he doesn't care about you, turns around to continue what he's doing or if you're lucky enough, you could catch up to his rare smile. I'm so lucky to witness that a very few times, and whenever I did, the corner of my lips would also curls up. 

"You can't say such stuff you know?" He would say expressionless, but I know by that moment, I put a smile on his heart.

After all, making him drown to my sweet words is the hardest yet an exciting task for me.

Although I see him almost everyday, I still miss him as if I just wanted him sitting by my side. So I came to a decision of offering him a position in my company. But since Kihyun is Kihyun, he rejected my offer. He told me he doesn't want any additional obligations that would disrupt his free timeline or whichever would caused him unable to handle his own time.

"I am the boss of my time." He declared. In all honesty, I already expected him rejecting my offer, because I've been telling the whole world he is my boss and no one could manipulate my boss.

"We must have potatoes.." snapped Kihyun as he stopped by the silver rack of potatoes. Lately, we were busying ourselves filling my home with any stuffs in his mind because he forced me to believe that my house is as "empty" as my life as it's basically composed of "works" and "sleeps" only.

While he was choosing some potatoes from his standard, I was distracted by something. He kept glancing down to his phone. I thought he just made a list of what to buy from his notepad app and checking if he picked the right thing but when I saw how he reacts and chuckles from it, I figured out he was texting someone. I wanted to ask but I was somehow afraid that I may break something especially our moment if I did. We casually talks but the feeling of uneasiness is still belying somewhere in me. So..

"Could you please stop texting for awhile and just focus on me?" I blurted out when I already hit the limit of my patience. We were already inside my car, I was the one who drive while he was busy typing on his phone. He turned to me but I didn't, my gaze still focus straight to the road. I couldn't see him, or rather chose not to look because I know I surprised him with my unusual act.

"Okay. What was that?" Kihyun asked which I ignored.

It was one of the time where I realize how my lips began to dry whenever I feel tense and so I wipe it with my tongue. I felt guilty with my sudden words. He might be thinking I'm being dramatic now but I couldn't help it. I mean, who was he talking to? Is he someone who's better at occupying his time than how I do? My eyes rambled on the road until I felt a hand on my leg. That's where I turned to him.

Kihyun was smiling at me. Ahh the smile that instantly melts all the doubts that surrounds me?

"Give me your hand, baby." He said. Weaker than how it was before, my hand began reaching the tiniest and palest yet the softest thing that my hand ever hope to kindle for.

"Good. You really know how to surprise me Woo." He intertwined our hands together and kissed it, with a little of sniffing. "Did I disappoint you?"

I licked my lips again before I spoke. "I'm sorry but yes. Can you say who's been stealing my precious time with my baby?"

"He's nothing to be jealous of."

"I'm not jealous." I defended.

"Okay then. He was sort of a special person for me." He stated.

"Oh? He is? Then why not rather choose to be with him than sitting there talking to me? Ask him out, there's a nearby cafe where you two can enjoy the fresh air while you talk about what you like to each other or reminisce how you met?"

Instead of answering, he gave me his cutest chuckles. "Are you sure we're not dealing in any kind jealousy right now?"

"W-we're not. I'm just suggesting?" My brows started to furrow.

"Wow. I just made the president of Montrer jealous. I feel proud." He said laughing.

"Jeez.."  I gave up. This is going nowhere. As I sulk, something hit my realization so I looked back to him who's still have his eyes on me. From furrowed face, my face brightened up while staring at him.

"What?"

Confusion drawed his face. I shook my head as I voiced out what was actually struck me right on the spot."I'm just grabbing the chance of seeing you smile like that."

I grinned as I saw him swallowed and looked away."Whatever."

It's my time to let out chuckles . The jealousy was totally vanish. So I finally admit this one huh?

"You wanna meet him?" Kihyun asked.

"Meet who?"

"Changkyun..." He was still looking out the window as he told me a name I never heard of.

"...my friend since school-age. The one who caused you jealousy." he continued.

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It was three days after when Kihyun finally set the day to introduce his friend to me. I recommended some famous restaurant to do our conversations together but Kihyun disagreed because Changkyun been craving for his own kimchi hot pot recipe. At the end, we decided to do our meet-up in his own house. I managed to review our monthly sales report and handed them to Minhyuk as quickly as possible before I drived home.

Kihyun greeted me with a kiss on my cheeks as he informed me Changkyun's already inside. The thought of my boyfriend introducing his friend to me? This feeling was actually new to me.

I couldn't decipher clearly how Kihyun feels. He was being random before every settings had made.

"Hyunwoo, he is my dereast friend, Changkyun.  He just came from Boston to do his vacation here for a few days." Kihyun started.

I caught his dimple first before anything else. He is somewhat as tall as Kihyun, I don't know I can't tell.

"So you must be Hyunwoo. Someone got some handsome man here." Changkyun extended his hand for me to shake, eyes turned to Kihyun then back to me. I formally grab it and gave him an awkward smile since I don't know how to react to someone who's dearest to your boyfriend.

"Nice to meet you Mr. Changkyun." I simply said.

"I ain't no Mister to be called for so please drop it. I'm actually the youngest here so Changkyun will do."

"He tends to be formal sometimes so you must get used to it." Kihyun commented from a corner.

"Just like your father." Changkyun said.

"Yes. Just like my father." He repeated and they laughed together. I forced a smile trying to be fit in but then decided to just tucked my lips in.

It was my first time meeting someone that related to Kihyun and I couldn't deny the excitement with nervousity.

Changkyun, a special person to Kihyun. I mentally noted once again.

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Hi hello anneyong! I miss photographer Kiki and President Nunu. ❤❤❤
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