Secrets In The Sunset | KTH 18+ ✔️

Chapter Thirty-Four

"A little to the left baby. Higher. Yes! Right there." I tell Taehyung as he helps me hang the last painting for the show tonight.

He steps back once it's firmly attached to the gallery wall and runs his fingers through his hair. Wrapping his arms around me when he stands behind me, he rests his chin on the top of my head so that we can look at the finished layout together.

"It looks so...sad." He says as he admires the paintings with me.

"Yeah, I think so too. That's what I was hoping the attendees would notice as well. Makes me wonder what Ethan was going through when he painted these." I remark.

Lucas walks over handing Taehyung and I a bottle of water before beginning to sweep the floors and Taehyung grabs a towel to help me begin dusting.

"Ethan, huh? On a first name basis with the artist now?" Lucas teases.

"He said to not call him Mr. Michaels?" I shrug and Taehyung looks over at me with an eyebrow raised.

I swat the air towards Lucas and roll my eyes to gesture to Taehyung to not pay him any mind. Sure, I've had more run ins with Ethan than I've informed Taehyung of and he doesn't know he's staying in our same hotel, but Ethan is only just an artist that I have to be extra polite to while he's here. There's absolutely no sense in making a big deal over nothing.

Right?

Once the entire gallery has been swept, mopped and dusted and the vendors have all been confirmed once again, we three head back to our respective humble abodes to grab something to eat and get dressed for the night.

After he opened my door for me, he walks around the car to the driver's side and as I admire his soft yet masculine beauty, I think about how head over heels in love with him I really am. It's more than just physical attraction or sexual desire. My heart aches and rejoices for him at the same time. I'm in love with him. So deeply in love it scares me because I know that I'm at a point of no return. He has the power to ruin me completely yet I wouldn't dare think of running away.

He sits down and buckles his seat belt without looking over to me. His eyes strictly trained on the task at hand.

"What?" He giggles. "I know you've been staring at me again."

I smile softly and cup his cheek with the palm of my hand so that he can look at me.

"I love you, Kim Taehyung." I declare as I stare deep into his brown eyes.

"I love you too, Ava Young. Future Mrs. Kim." He smiles at me and bites his lip.

"Forever yours." I whisper.

"Forever yours." He nods and leans over to kiss me softly.

Knowing we're short on time due to some small albeit unforeseen problems earlier today, we grab some fast food and head back to the hotel so that we can jump in the shower.

Traffic was heavier than usual due to a concert being held tonight so by the time we finally make it to the hotel, we're both damn near jogging to get to the room.

"Go ahead and get in the shower. I'll steam out your dress and my suit since I don't take as long in there." He directs before holding up his hand to shush me before I had a chance to speak. "And I know, I know. You have a lot more to do than I do."

He smacks me on the ass to tell me to hurry up, making me giggle and jolt towards the bathroom door.

I wrap my long hair up to keep it from getting wet, choosing not to wash it so that the curl will hold better. Plus, my hair was still so glossy from my hair treatment the day before,  I didn't want to risk dulling it with my cheap shampoo.