Meant To Be

21- "There's something you need to know."

Chapter 21

"Taehyung?"

"Yeah, who else did you expect," He says and lets out a small laugh.

"Dude, what the actual fuck? What're you doing here at this time of the hour?" I ask with my heart still racing.

"You know, I could ask you the same thing." He replies and sits near me in the leathered loveseat, leaving very little space between us.

I roll my eyes and look away.

"Aww is my baby girl annoyed at me now?" He asks and pinches my cheeks.

Baby girl.

My heart immediately tugs, almost physically as he called me that, and now it's round two of my heart racing.

Thank God the light wasn't too bright because my face is as red as a tomato and I couldn't have imagined what Taehyung would have done if he saw me like that. It was weird how he called me baby girl, considering he already knew that I had a boyfriend.

Should I tell him that? Or should I not? But if I tell him, it might seem like I'm asking for attention right? But if I don't ask him, he might get the wrong idea. But again if I tell him, wouldn't it hurt his feelings?

He's probably just teasing, right?

Hopefully.

"Hey loosen up. I already know about you and Ethan. I wasn't trying to hit on you or anything." He punches my arm.

I let out a long sigh internally.

"Oh no, I wasn't thinking about it at all," I say cheerfully and wave my hands about in the air, trying to make it sound natural and realistic.

He looks at me weirdly for a few seconds and thankfully after that, he stops.

"So isn't it super stressful?" I ask, facing towards him.

"What is?" He asks, turning to face me.

"Tours and concerts and fan sign events and these special ones." I drag.

"I mean it was pretty tiring in the beginning but I guess we eventually got used to it you know?"

I nod.

"Plus like we didn't have much of a choice. It was either this or look after dad's business for the rest of my life. And when you really think about it, would you rather work tirelessly doing something you hate or love?"

"Definitely the latter," I reply firmly.

"That was a rhetorical question but whatever." He replies making me laugh.

"Shit sorry." I quickly respond, trying to stop laughing at my stupidity, but terribly failing.

"No, it's fine." He smiles.

"So Ava, what do you wanna do in university? Like what do you want to major in?" He asks with his eyes filled with curiosity.

I immediately go silent and really think about the question. What do I really want to do in university? I've always been interested in psychology and biology but I also like performing on stage and singing and dancing and make people happy but I obviously can't tell him that.

Though we've been friends for long, if I tell him, he'll probably think I'm joking around and wouldn't take me seriously. He'll just make a comment and that'll be the end of it.

I think I'll just tell him I haven't thought abo-

"Earth to Ava!" Taehyung exclaims and shakes me by my shoulders, bringing me back to reality.

I blink quickly and start to stammer and ramble.

"O-oh y-yeah uh I was uh just thinking ya know like t-thinking about that, uh you asked."

"Ava, what's wrong? Are you sick or something? I just asked you a question why are you rambling like this?" He smiles a little and takes his hands in mine, something that sent chills down my spine and gave me more comfort than I thought it would give.

I let out a huge breath and decide to tell him the truth. For the next ten minutes, I tell him about how psychology is my favorite subject but how I also love performing on stage and singing and just having fun at the moment.

"But nobody really understands actually. I once told Ethan and he told me to quit dreaming and get a day job where I could make just enough to make both ends meet. But I feel like having fun in what you're doing is more important than just meeting both ends meet. Even if it's a job that doesn't pay you a lot, if you are genuinely enjoying what you're doing, you don't have to care about the financial gains. Oh god, Taehyung I'm sorry you don't give a shit do you?" I smile and finish.

"Ava no! What're you talking about? I understand. I really do. I get everything you say. It's necessary that you need to love what you're doing. It's something that not many people get. But, on the other hand, I do. I know how it feels like to not have others appreciate when you're doing what you love. I've been there and felt that." He says.

We both just sit in silence for a few minutes, just letting everything sink in.

"Taehyung?"

"Yeah, baby girl?"

Oh my god. Calm down, heart. It's okay. We got this. It's just a word. It's just baby girl. Deep breaths.

"I want to become a singer," I say and immediately cover my mouth with my hand.

He looks at me like I've gone crazy and removes my hand from my mouth and he tightly holds it in his hands.

"You didn't say anything wrong, Ava. You just said you wanted to become a singer. There's no need to cover your mouth with your hands for something like this." He replies and lets a small laugh with his head tilted back.

His Adam's apple was freaking gorgeous.

Ava, what the real fuck now?

"No, it's not that. It sounded much better in my head and I haven't exactly told anybody that I wanted to become a singer barring a few." I reply with a shrug.

"Ava?"

"Hmm?"

"There's something you need to know."

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