HOUSEKEEPER - JAEHYUN x READER

christmas (pt.2)

The day had evolved into the evening, and I had just gotten ready for the Christmas dinner in one of the spare rooms in the house. I was done fixing myself, I had put on a red dress that was not really long, but not really short either. I did my hair into a ponytail, and for makeup, I went with red lipstick and a bit of golden eyeshadow. I even nailed the wing eyeliner, which was a Christmas miracle. It all went pretty well together.

Jaehyun ordered someone to make the Christmas dinner for us, and the wonderful smell of delicious food made me hungry.
I went down into the living room just as the chef was about to leave, and I thanked her as well as wishing her a merry Christmas.

Jaehyun had put the tall tree in the corner of the big living room and had decorated everything in red and green colors with lights lit up everywhere. The atmosphere left me amazed by everything. It smelled like Christmas, looked like Christmas, and even felt like Christmas, which was a pleasant feeling. The warmth of the fireplace was a great addition to the rest of the decorations, with Christmas stockings hanging over it, filled with candy Jaehyun had bought the day before.

After admiring the beautiful living room, Baekhyun and Suho suddenly came to visit. The four of us were all sitting on the sofa while catching up.
"So, have you been practicing your walking, Y/N?" Suho asked after a while of talking.
"Yes, and I'm much better now, thanks to the medicine you gave me," I answered, and told them to wait for me in the living room while I went to the kitchen to get their surprise, the cookies.

I brought some of the chocolate chip cookies we made out on a small plate with plastic wrapped around to go. "Wow, thank you!" Suho said as I handed him the cookies. "They better be good, I can't really remember you being a great cook." Baekhyun laughed and I just hit him lightly in the shoulder. "You have gained some strength back, you seem to be a lot healthier." He said as he covered his other hand where I hit him to be dramatic. "Just remember to give some to Xiumin too," I said before guiding them outside since they were about to leave.

When Suho went out to get the car, Baekhyun gave me one last hug before he left. He held me tight and whispered, "Remember to be careful, don't do anything I wouldn't do." I just laughed and asked him what that wouldn't be since Baekhyun has always been the crazy one in the family. As Baekhyun was ready to leave, he eyed Jaehyun and said, "You better watch yourself, young man." and by that, he shut the door.

"Sorry about him," I said and gave Jaehyun a small smile before we went back to our table. All the food was laying on the dining table, and it all looked so delicious. Jaehyun gave me a smile, and he went on to pull out the chair for me as a real gentleman. I thanked him and waited for him to sit down at the chair across from me.

"You look stunning tonight." His eyes looked directly into mine, and again, I became flustered. The piercing gaze of Jung Jaehyun would be dangerous for anyone, no matter in denying that. "Thank you, Jaehyun. You look good, yourself."

After eating for some time, while talking about the past.

The past that existed before his sister died,

the past before I met Juwon, and my parents loved me.

And it made me realize, I wanted to give him his gift right now. "I have a present for you." He looked at me confused and surprised. "How did you-" I cut him off. "Just wait here."

I walked to the place where Baekhyun had hidden it. It hurt a bit to walk, but it was fine. Baekhyun did a good job with the packaging, where it was a big bow on the top of the present.

I wondered if it was Baekhyun that did this himself, or if he got some help, considering his skills weren't the best. Looking at the present made me feel appreciative of my brothers, I missed them a bit.

"Here you go." I handed the present wrapped in red paper over to Jaehyun. A 'wooow' left his mouth as he opened it.

His eyes widened when he looked down on the latest album from his favorite band alongside a good wine. "Thank you so much, how did you do this?" He asked while holding the present in his hands as if he never would let it go. "Baekhyun helped me." I smiled, seeing him this happy made me happy.

"I have a gift for you too." Jaehyun bowed down beside his chair and got the present. "Jaehyun, you have already done so much for me, I don't need a present."

It was true, I meant it by my whole heart. He gave me the biggest gift to me when he decided to help me out of the suffering and welcomed me with open arms into a new world I didn't know existed.

"Well, you deserve a present," Jaehyun said and handed over a present wrapped in dark blue paper. My hands brushed over it lightly while I looked at him. I could tell that he was excited when I started opening up.

My eyes were now looking down at a whole painting set, with different sets of colors and brushes. "Thank you so much, I've missed doing these things," I said and Jaehyun stood up to play the new cassette. The man that was wearing a tuxedo, walked over to me, took my hand and pecked it, and he led me to the middle of the floor.

We started dancing to the slow music that played throughout the living room. Everything at this moment was so perfect. His eyes looked directly into mine as we held each other tight and swayed along to the music.

"Y/N," He suddenly said, "will you make me the happiest man in the world, and let me call you my girlfriend."

At this moment, the world stopped. It felt as if everything paused and it was only the two of us that mattered. I felt safe with him, I felt at peace. So when he asked me to be his girlfriend I really wanted to, but there was something that could not leave my mind.

I had definitely gotten some trust issues after everything that had happened earlier on. What if he left? What if he would stop being this kind man, and turn into a monster like Juwon? I knew Jaehyun was different, I knew that, but this was still an overwhelming feeling of memories and thoughts occurring at this moment.

I've been stupid before, I've been way naive and trusted people too easily. But somehow this did not feel the same. I took a deep breath, and I could see Jaehyun getting very nervous and a bit shy.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked." Jaehyun looked down while we continued the dancing. I wanted to say something, but was struggling to find the right words to say. He seemed so hurt, I didn't want him to feel like this after everything he has done for me to be happy.

My heart started beating like crazy, may the fastest it has ever beaten. I could feel my hands getting a bit sweaty from my nervousness. I looked up at Jaehyun, but his face was still faced down in embarrassment from earlier. I took a deep breath before I lifted up his chin to face me.

"Jaehyun, I want to be yours. "