Secrets In The Sunset | KTH 18+ ✔️

Chapter Seventeen

"Here, Ava. Take my card. I want you and Taehyung to go get you some new things for school. Clothes, shoes, supplies. Whatever you need. If you don't come back with at least six bags, you'll be in trouble." Uncle Kim jokes as he passes me a credit card.

"Thank you Uncle Kim." I stand on my tippy toes and give him a tight squeeze.

He's momentarily shocked by the interaction but eventually gives in and hugs me back.

He's been an unexpected blessing in my life. Opening up his home to me, making sure I'm well taken care of, being someone we could talk to, and now he's making sure I have what I need for school. All of which he never had to do in the first place. I'm convinced that this earth does have angels and he's one of them.

Taehyung and I end up going to the same shopping mall we went to during our first out of town excursion. This time, it wasn't nearly as packed and we were able to take our time in the stores as I pick out multiple outfits and other things I needed. Taehyung on the other hand, not so much.

"Aren't you going to get anything else?" I ask as I flip through a rack of clothes.

He shakes his head, "Probably not too much. I can't take a lot with me back to Korea."

While I was excited to just go shopping in general, Taehyung hasn't even smiled once today. I know that this is just a reminder for him that we're getting closer and closer to our time apart.

"What about this for the first day?" I ask trying to not dwell on it too much. It's not like either of us could stop it.

He shrugs. "It's nice I guess."

This is going to be a long day.

"What about this?" I hold up another dress.

He nods and looks away as he continues to pout.

I grab an extremely short school girl skirt and crop top and hold it up. "This?"

He turns his head to look back over to me with his brow furrowing and his eyes piercing into me as if I just said something completely offensive.

"Hell no!"

I start to giggle at his jealousy. "What? You don't like this? I think it's cute!"

"Hell no, Ava! Not around all of those college guys." His jaw clenches.

"Oh, so if I wore it around town, it'd be okay? Let me go see if I can change into it and wear it right now then."

I begin to walk off towards the back of the store when he grabs my arm and pulls me back to him. I am laughing about it all, but he is not.

"Why are you being such an asshole right now?" He asks, still not smiling.

"I'm just playing babe. I wouldn't wear this. You know that." I place the hangers back on the rack.

"But I don't. I won't be around. I don't know who will be flirting with you or if you'll lose interest in me before I can finish school." He places his hands in his pockets and leans up on the wall, his jaw still clenching.

"You really think I'm just going to be out on so many dates or forgetting about you that easily? Are you forgetting you're the only guy I've been in a relationship with or been with...sexually?" I readjust the clothes hanging over my arm.

He sighs. "But now that you have, you don't think you'll want to explore? Get to know other guys?"

He's jealous and I haven't even indicated that I'll be moving on. But I know it's just stemming from worry and sadness.