~Taeyong's POV~
It was a beautiful Saturday morning and Jae and I were walking along the Han River hand in hand. We just got done with a hard week of finals and were enjoying our time together as a break. My mind was all over the place, coming back to the same thing over and over. It was the middle of April and school got out at the end of May. I was a senior, so I would be graduating at that time. Jae was still a sophomore. He still had two more years of school to go through before we could move and start a life together, if we even stayed together that long. What would I do all day without him?
I was so out of it that I didn't even notice that Jae had let go of my hand and was at a food truck ordering hot chocolate for us. I looked at him and smiled. I still couldn't believe that I was two years older than him. How did that even happen?
"Here babe," Jae said, handing me a cup and taking a sip of his own.
"So.... what do you want to do for the rest of the day?" I asked him as we continued to walk. We passed by a park, glancing at the little kids that braved the cold weather to play on the slides and swings.
"I thought we were gonna go to your house and get your stuff this weekend? Wanna do that today?"
I looked down at the ground, thinking about what he said. Should we even go there? What would my parents do? What would my dad do?
"I-I guess we could. I'm just scared...." I answered, my voice trailing off. Jaehyun stopped walking and turned me to face him. He peered into my eyes, intense love showing in them. Am I really two years older than this boy?
"Tae, you know I won't let anything happen to you while we're there. I'll make sure your dad knows who I am and that I don't fuck around when it comes to someone I love, ok? If he even touches you I'll make him wish he wasn't an asshole to his only son. I'll protect you Taeyong. I love you too much for you to get hurt," he explained, his eyes never leaving mine. A tear escaped and rolled down my cheek. He wiped it off with his thumb and gave me a soft kiss on the lips. Then he grabbed my hand and directed us to his car. We got in and he started it, turning the heater up all the way. We buckled and he started toward the highway.
I couldn't help but feel like our rolls should be switched. Jae acts so much older than me. But I just pushed this aside and looked out the window as buildings passed by. I was hoping that my family wouldn't even be home. That would make this so much easier. But I already knew that I could never be that lucky. The little bit of luck I did had got me a boyfriend two years younger than me that I loved with all my heart. How could I ever get so lucky again?
It didn't take too long for the familiar street I lived on my whole life to appear in front of us. Jae pulled onto it and drove down to my driveway, turning and stopping in front of my garage. I couldn't tell if anyone was home because the garage was closed and that's where my mom always parked the car. I took a shaky breath when Jaehyun turned the car off and started opening his door. I looked over at him and he grabbed my hand and squeezed it. I nodded slightly and got out, walking to the front of the car and linking hands with him before slowly, nervously, walking to my front door.
I reached out and twisted the handle, finding it unlocked. Butterflies swarmed my stomach. Someone was home. I opened the door and walked in before Jae.
When I walked in, I heard noises in the kitchen. They stopped when I shut the door.
"Who's here?" my mom called. I let go of the breath I was holding, letting go of Jae's hand and nearly running to her, falling into her arms. She was surprised for a second but then wrapped her arms around me and gently rubbed my back. Tears started falling down my cheeks.
"Taeyong, I'm so sorry for leaving you when you needed me most. I know how your dad is. I'm so sorry," she said, kissing me on the top of my head.
"I-it's ok Mom," I replied, pulling away from her. "I just came to get my stuff. And... m-my boyfriend is here. Just in case Dad was here."
She nodded and let me lead her to the bottom of the stairs where I left Jae. He was leaning against the wall with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the floor. He looked up when he heard me coming. Then he saw my mother and regained his posture, standing straighter and smiling slightly.
"Mom, this is Jaehyun. He's.... Jaehyun," I introduced nervously. She smiled at him.
"Hello Mrs. Lee. It's nice to meet you," Jae greeted, sticking his hand out for her to shake. She just shook her head and pulled him into a tight hug, startling him and confusing me. After a few seconds she pulled away and rested her hands on his shoulders and looked into his eyes, smiling with a few tears in her eyes.
"Thank you so much Jaehyun for watching over my boy. He needs you," she hugged him again. "Thank you."
"You're welcome Mrs. Lee," he answered when she let go of him for the second time. I stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do.
"Alright. You boys better get to packing. Your father is at work Tae and he should be home in a few hours. You don't have to rush but go quickly just in case. I don't know if he'll come home for lunch like he usually does. I'll go grab you some suitcases, ok?" I nodded and kissed her on the cheek, grabbing Jae's hand and bringing him up the stairs behind me and into my room. There I closed my door behind us and collapsed against his chest, nervous tears spilling down my cheeks as I took a few shaky breaths. He rubbed my back soothingly.
"It's ok babe. She supports us. Let's get packing," he said gently. I nodded against his chest.
For the next three hours Jae and I packed all my things into boxes and suitcases. Every now and then he would find something from my childhood and tease me about it. Other times we would get lost in each other and start making out. We tried not to go further since my mom was just downstairs. All in all we had a good time cleaning out my room. We were never interrupted, which was good. I'm so glad that today turned out good instead of how it could've actually turned out.
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Heyy it's been awhile hasn't it? anyway lol there you go! a new chapter for all my lovely readers. hope you enjoyed~
BUT WAIT
we have to talk about Wakey Wakey!
Who else is shook?
bc i am-
SHOOKETH
our boys SLAYED. Taeyong with black hair? LOVE IT. all them tummy flashes? I DIED. hyuckie is back? IT'S ABOUT FUCKING TIME (i didn't even know where he was or why he was gone RIP). Sicheng not promoting with 127 or being able to go on tour with them? FUCK SM. Johnny's hair? VJHCVJKVH
anyway love youuu~
Kelly <3
