Nayeon x Reader- Stay, Stay, Stay With Me- Complete!

Chapter 5

~Four months later~

"Just wanna be me, be me... I wanna be me, me, me."

Y/N pushed the home button on her phone and switched her playlist off, leaning back in her car seat with a sigh. She glanced back at Mina in the front car mirror, but she was just scrolling on her phone until she felt eyes on her and looked up.

"So how was your last day at the program?" Y/N asked, brushing a lock of hair behind her ear and slumping over. They had been waiting for a good ten minutes, and they had thought they had gotten there late. She'd have to joke that this girl was more trouble than she was worth. But it would always be a joke.

"It was pretty emotional," Mina murmured, sitting up and setting her phone down beside her. "I knew kinda how the graduation went because I've seen a couple people go through it already." Y/N was sure she had- she'd heard her stories about Sam and David and Isabelle and how they were all doing before they inevitably left the program. "But it's different going through it yourself."

"How so?" Y/N tried but failed to crack her neck to the right but succeeded to the left. She saw Mina scrunch up her nose in distaste at the sound, but she knew the girl well enough by now to know she'd look past it.

"They go around the room and have everyone say something about or to you, no matter how new they are," Mina explained, one leg starting to bounce. "So like there was a girl who had only been there for two days who had to say something encouraging to a practical stranger."

"That... makes no sense," Y/N said, raising an eyebrow. "Isn't that just putting the girl through unnecessary anxiety? And when her anxiety's probably at its worst if she just started no less."

"Yes and no." Mina crossed one leg over the other in an attempt to stop it from bouncing. "The thing is that you get to compare yourself to that girl that's only been there for two days. You get to see where you were when you got there and how far you've progressed since then." She shook her head. "Then, they ask you to say something. It's not like a speech or anything. You just spit out whatever comes to mind from your seat... But I'd like to think that girl got to see who she could become through what I had to say."

Y/N pursed her lips and glanced at the entrance of the shop once more to see if she was finally coming, but there was no one there. "You have changed a lot," she said. She physically turned back to look her in the eye. "You used to be this little ball of anxiety. You're still introverted, but you've really grown into your own."

Mina reached up to wipe the tears in her eyes away like they were pesky bugs. "You've grown a lot too." She cocked her head to the side and added, "You and Nayeon both. And without the program too." She frowned slightly. "I was so scared when you guys got kicked out... But you made it work."

Y/N started to tear up too and turned to face forward again, so Mina wouldn't see her get emotional like that. She had worked her little butt off in therapy for the past few months to get to where she was now, and she knew Nayeon had done the same if not more. "I'm gonna check and see what Nayeon's still doing," she decided, and Mina nodded as she stepped out of the car. "I'm gonna lock you in if that's okay."

"I'll be fine," Mina told her, giving her a thumbs up before going back to her phone.

Y/N walked the short distance to the entrance of the flower shop. An old man with a large bouquet of flowers she definitely couldn't identify held the door open for her, and she quietly thanked him as she headed inside.

Nayeon was at the counter, talking to a guy around their age, maybe a few years older with a bunch of roses in hand. She looked relieved when Y/N showed up, her shoulders losing some tension, and Y/N raised a curious eyebrow.

"This is my girlfriend," Nayeon said with a tone of finality, and the guy glanced over at Y/N, whose confusion was clear on her face- eyebrows furrowed, lips pursed, inside of her cheek bitten. He immediately deflated at the sight of her.

Nayeon kissed Y/N on the cheek once she got close enough. Her aunt, who Y/N recognized behind the counter, made a face but didn't say anything. She'd liked Y/N before they started dating, but she didn't let the woman's new attitude bother her too much.

"Sorry I bothered you," the guy said with a sigh. He took his roses and left, head bent down, forlorn.

Nayeon shook her head, smiling in pure embarrassment. "Sorry I had to drag you into that," she said, blowing some strands of hair out of her face. She turned around to take her apron off but stopped short when she saw the clock in the corner of her eye. "Oh shit. I really made you guys wait that long? Shit. I'm sorry."

"It's fine," Y/N reassured her, turning to leave once Nayeon was done abandoning her apron and grabbing her coat and bag. They waved goodbye to her aunt, who didn't say anything, although that was probably for the best. The two stepped out of the store into the cool night, and Nayeon zipped up her jacket as they walked.

"This jacket's kinda tight these days," she commented, breaking their silence. Y/N turned to look at her, concern already written on her face. "I guess that means I've gained weight... But I don't feel bad about that anymore." She spoke slowly, "My body is filled with health and vitality." It was a mantra she repeated often.

"And you've never been more beautiful," Y/N said, kissing her on the cheek before they went their separate ways to get to opposite sides of the car.

"Hey," Nayeon breathed once Y/N opened the passenger's side door. She smiled at Mina. "Sorry I made you wait. Some guy was being a flirt. Can't really help it, being this pretty and all." She nudged Y/N as they both sat down. "You could stand to be a little more jealous, you know."

"What do I have to be jealous of?" Y/N asked, rolling her eyes but grinning at the same time. "I know you love me. Can't really help it, being this great and all."

Nayeon rolled her eyes and huffed. "It'd be romantic though."

"Let's not be too mushy," Y/N argued. "Mina didn't sign up to be a third wheel here."

"You guys are cute," Mina said. "I'll give you that. But yeah. Please don't make this like last time."

"We said we were sorry!" Nayeon interjected, and Y/N ran a hand over her face as she put the keys in the ignition and started her playlist up again. "We won't do it again."

"We'll see," Mina said, shaking her head and laughing. "Otherwise, I'll be forced to believe you only bring me over to smooth things over with your parents."

Y/N groaned. Her parents were never quite happy when she brought Nayeon over- but they always loved Mina. "I swear that's not the reason," she pleaded. But she did admit, "It definitely doesn't hurt though."

"I knew it," Mina said matter of factly.

Nayeon ignored them and started singing along to the music, and the other two quieted down to listen to her, Y/N silently starting the drive to her house.

"You know what that line means?" Nayeon asked at the end of one verse, and Y/N glanced at her in the corner of her eye.

""I don't expect a lot right now. Just stay with me"," Mina murmured.

"I love that line. Because that's all I want." Nayeon bit her lip. "It's all you've ever done, but that's still all I want," she said. "Just stay with me."

"I promise I'll stay," Mina told her, looking her in the eyes through the front car mirror.

Y/N had to bite her lip to keep from smiling because she knew, if she let herself smile, she'd start to cry. "That's all I'll ever do."

Nayeon sat up with a grin, satisfied with those answers. "Thank you."

Hi! I hope you enjoyed this story. I hope the ending was okay. It would mean the world if you would leave a comment. <3 Also, I have an Im Nayeon x reader modern Pride and Prejudice retelling that I'm currently working on, so expect more from me soon.