Here's My Number

44

I am so sorry for taking this long. I'm moving tomorrow and I've been trying to fit time in for my friends. This is a longer chapter than normal anyway though so here you go :)

"Thanks for inviting me," Autumn says. "I haven't really been out in a while."

Nathan nods. "Of course. It's better if the teams here are even, and you're friends with everyone here, right?"

"Yeah," Autumn says, shooting you a smile. You don't return it.

Yesterday Nathan invited Autumn last minute. You and Jimin are the only ones who know about what happened. You decided to keep it between the two of you and you figured that maybe you would talk to Autumn eventually anyway.

But the fact that she is acting as if she hasn't been ignoring you for the past couple of weeks makes you feel angry and embarrassed. What if her hurtful words were only a misunderstanding?

She just smiles. Smiles. Nothing else. She hasn't said a word to you. She shoots you glances but you've been stuck to Jimin like glue since you first saw her and Gavin. They won't bother much you if you're with him. But today may not be as fun as you thought it would be.

"Y/n?"

You blink and break your gaze away from the two sitting across from you. "Y/n are you okay?" Jimin asks. "You're spacing out."

"What? No I'm fine."

Jimin gives you a concerned frown for a second but then shakes it off and smiles at you warmly. "You better not lose your focus in there," he says, gesturing toward the laser tag room. "Or you might get shot."

You match his grin with a challenging look in your eyes. "Oh don't worry," you say confidently. "I'm a master at this."

"God, when will the other team finish?" Autumn huffs impatiently. "We've been sitting out here for fifteen minutes."

"Chill, love. It's been seven minutes," Gavin says.

Cassandra turns off her phone and shoves it in her pocket. You almost forgot she's here. She's been so quiet.

Autumn folds her arms and pouts at the floor. "Feels like more," she grumbles. Nathan looks at her amusedly. Except he stares too long. And that switches a lever in your brain, causing all of your attention to shift to him. He just keeps staring. Is there something hiding beneath that look?

Jimin's nuzzles the side of your face. "You're doing it again," he murmurs. "You're frowning. Are you sure you're okay?"

Jimin can read you too easily.

"I'm okay," you say. "Just distracted."

Today is just a bad mood day. You might start your period soon. From the moment you woke up this morning, you started getting pissed at the most random things. Maybe this activity will help.

Jimin looks unsure. He wraps his arm around your shoulders and pulls you closer.

"Dude," Autumn says, addressing you and Jimin. "Have y'all like, kissed yet?" She asks. "I never see you two when you're together except at school."

You blink and glance at her, then fix your eyes on the floor.

Memories of your first kiss with Jimin not long ago in the photo booth fill your mind. Not to mention all of the other times you've kissed (and made out), like in your room, in the boys' bathroom, in the library, in the pillow fort last night- you realize how many times you've kissed him and all of them happened after Autumn decided to ignore you.

You look at Jimin, who just smiles and leans his head back against the wall. Autumn gasps. "What kind of an answer is that!?" She asks. She looks at you. "Y/n, did you have your first kiss and not tell me about it?"