Deal With The Pain | Namgi

Chapter 10

Looking myself over in the mirror in my bathroom, I take a deep breath. I'm unbelievably nervous for this date with Jimin, even if Namjoon is still where my heart lies. Jimin's one of my best friends though, and I'm scared to ruin anything with him. I know he's a sweetheart and it's so painfully obvious that I don't even deserve him right now.

It doesn't help the fact that I actually had to close up shop early tonight so that I could go on this date. It's only Sunday evening, the day after Jiminie asked me, but we couldn't decide on a better time when the others wouldn't be able to find out anyways. For the time being, we're deciding to keep this between us until I feel comfortable enough with him to be able to go as far as telling the others about us.

Glancing myself over in the mirror, my eyes trail over the clothes I'm wearing, hoping I don't look too terrible. I've got on a pair of black ripped skinny jeans and a cream colored sweater, my mint green hair just left fairly untouched. Jimin said it wasn't going to be anything too fancy, knowing it wouldn't be my style.

With another deep breath, I exit my bathroom and head over to my door, not wanting to be late for Jimin. I quickly slip my shoes on, making sure I have my phone and wallet and keys with me before leaving my apartment and locking up. I jog down the stairs to the back of the bakery quickly, double checking my watch to make sure I'm not late.

Though, just as I reach the front of the shop, I hear the chime of the door opening. Looking over in the direction of the sound, I smile shyly as Jimin enters the shop. He's dawning a pair of white skinny jeans and a baby blue sweater, truthfully a beautiful sight.

"Ready to go, hyung?" Jimin asks lightly as he walks over to me. I bite my lip lightly at the question, nodding.

"You're still certain about this? Even though you know nothing may come of it?" I ask softly as I walk around the counter and display cases to reach the side he's stood on. He smiles at this, nodding his head as he reaches his hand out and takes my hand in his.

"I promise, hyung. Don't feel like you have to get anything out of anything we do. I'm not forcing you to do any of this. I know what we've got and what you've got." Jimin reassures gently, rubbing the pad of his thumb over the back of my hand gently. I take a deep breath, nodding my head a bit at this.

"Okay, Jiminie." I whisper quietly, letting out a soft sigh, knowing my arguing wouldn't get me anywhere. It's not like I couldn't use a date for once, I've not had free time since I moved here and I've never even been on a date before. Plus, it's with one of my best friends, and I trust Jimin.

With a bigger smile now ever present on his face, he leads me out of the shop, pausing to let me lock up before we leave completely. Once that's finished though, he leads us down the street.

"Where are we going?" I ask curiously, looking over to the younger boy. He giggles at this though, shaking his head.

"Nothing too fancy, obviously, but it's still a surprise." Jimin says with a playful wink. I smile lightly at this, finding myself blushing just the lightest bit.

The conversation dies down again after that, but it doesn't feel like a painfully heavy silence. It's actually a comfortable one, both of us just being able to enjoy the others presence.

We don't actually end up going too far though, and we're soon stopping in front of a familiar small restaurant. It's one that most people would drive or walk right by, one that doesn't have a large street appearance compared to most things around the area, having been the reason I walked inside my very first year in this area.

"I visited this place my first year here after hearing you talk so highly about it. I still come around here occasionally because it left a really good impression. I thought it'd be a nice place for us to go together since I know you probably haven't had the time in quite a while." Jimin explains shyly. I smile over at him, pulling him into a gentle hug.

"This is a perfect place, Jiminie. Thank you." I whisper lightly before letting go again. He giggles at this, nodding before leading us inside.

We easily get sat quickly, being given a seat near the back of the place. It's not too loud inside, fairly quiet actually since there's not too many people inside. It's not surprising that there's not too many, knowing a lot of people probably don't find this place often.

It's still perfect nonetheless though, and I'm definitely glad that this is where Jiminie chose for us to go.