Here's My Number

28

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Jimin's hand tightens on the wheel as he turns right into the mall parking lot.

Little update: Jimin can drive. You'd never really thought about it until he said Mikey would let him use the car.

Today Jimin's taking you to another movie. The theatre is doing an event that they do every few years where they'll pick one theme for every month and play old movies that aren't new in theaters anymore. And a bonus to that is cheaper tickets ranging between five to ten bucks.

On Wednesday, you and Jimin went and saw Back to the Future for twelve bucks altogether- minus popcorn and drinks.

September's theme was 'Old but Gold' movies from before the 2000s. Once you saw the movie on the AMC theatre website, you told him he had to see it and he could pick the next movie.

He loved it. The two of you watched the other Back to the Future movies at home the next day. Jimin's favorite was the third one because of the Wild West theme.

It's Saturday now, and October 2nd. This month's theme is superheroes. Jimin chose SpiderMan- the Tom Holland SpiderMan, of course.

"I saw this once a while ago," Jimin says. "And never got to watch it again."

"Well good thing they're playing it here," you say, unbuckling your seatbelt. "And since you're paying for tickets this time, I pay for snacks."

"You don't have to..." Jimin says.

"Pfft, what's a movie without popcorn?" You ask. "Plus, you got snacks last time. I'm not gonna be cheap today."

You open your door and climb out. The weather is cloudy but warm. A nice break from all the chilly weather you've been getting.

Jimin walks you into the mall and the two of you head for the snack line. It's not terribly long, but the wait would be torturous if Jimin wasn't there with you. It's kind of hard to be bored when he's kind of your boyfriend.

Ah. Yes. Boyfriend. Is that a valid term or does he not think so? Maybe there's nothing to be worried about. Maybe the real problem here is how anxious you're feeling about it when you could just ask him what your relationship is.

But asking a question like that is hard, and for two people with a small anxiety problem, it's only harder. Jimin has social anxiety because of his inability to make and keep friends before high school.

By asking him if you're officially a couple, he might wonder if you're really into the whole thing, and if he decides you aren't, he could think that you are waiting for a chance to leave him, and then he could get really anxious and worried and-

"Y/n? You good?"

Jimin peers at you with curious eyes. You blink. You are way overthinking it, stupid. What is there to worry about?

"Um, yeah," you say. "Sorry, I was just thinking."

Jimin gives you a small smile. "What were you thinking about?"

"Oh nothing important. Just... random things that come to mind."

"Well whatever goes on in your head must be pretty interesting, because I just told you I'm actually 38 years old and working for the CIA, and you went along with it." Jimin laughs and takes your hand, dragging you closer to the concession counter. "Also, the line moved."

You blush. "Sorry." There's only one more group in line in front of you. You pull your wallet out of your back pocket and hold it at the ready.

"What do you think about?" You ask Jimin. Jimin shrugs. "I think about a lot of things," he says. "Kind of a hard question to answer."

"What are you thinking right now then?"

"Right now? I'm thinking about how we're gonna talk to the guy at the counter, and about the movie, and about your hair. I like it like that."

Ah frick, you're blushing again. You had Lily French braid your hair today. Your hair is usually down or in a ponytail when you're around Jimin, so you thought maybe a change would be good. You were right.

"Thanks," you say. "Lily did it."

The people in front of you move out of the line with their concessions and you and Jimin step up to the counter to get snacks for the movie.

Once you're done, you head down a hallway and into a theatre room on your tickets. In there, you find your seats. Sit down. Watch ads.

Jimin holds your hand.

This'll be a fun movie.

Sorry for a short chapter. More coming soon. Love you all, thanks for reading!

PS) next chapter is coming tonight and it's gonna be... a freaking bomb. And a cliffhanger *maybe* so... that's why this is short :) I apologize for the long note

-L