10 - Last Chance

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Jungkook

It’s been a full week now.  Since I've seen him.  I was starting to believe it was never meant to be.  He would be just another one of those people that come in and out of your life for a fleeting moment.  I sighed at my thoughts.

I’m at the beach again.  Not really expecting to see him here.  But I needed to get away from the house, and the weather today is spectacular.  Not too hot… Not too cold…

I continued walking to the edge of our beach town, toward the old pier.  No one usually comes out this far, but there is someone sitting on the end of it.  I squint my eyes, but still could not make out any details.  My curiosity increasing, I kept walking in that direction, wondering who it was.

As I came to the pier and started walking out on it, I paused with a gasp.  Is it…?  I started walking toward them again, my heart beating faster.  Coming up from behind them, now I can clearly see who it was.  I couldn’t help but smile at his back.  I sighed and sat down next to him, my feet dangling close to the water.

For a minute, neither one of us said anything.  He was still looking out into the water, as if he was looking for something.

“Tae…”  I hesitated, not wanting to interrogate him as to why he was gone for so long.  “Where… I mean, ….you were gone for so long this time.  I… I missed you.”

He looked at me for the first time in a week and smiled.  My heart skipped a beat seeing that again.  “I missed you too.  Sorry I was gone for so long.  I had some things to sort out.”

I sighed, my worries dissipating, “It’s okay, I just… because I don’t even know how to contact you, I wasn’t sure if…”

“...I would come back?”  he finished.

“...Yeah.”

“I wanted to.  …  I had a lot to think about.”  He grabbed my hand and held it with both of his.  “Do you like me?  Like really like me?”

“...Yeah.  I...do… …  There has never been anyone else that… makes my heart beat like this.”  god, what am I saying?  “I mean… I just… I feel drawn to you.  You feel like a best friend, but… you’re so beautiful and I just… I want more.  I mean, I want to be a part of your life.  Whatever that turns out to be.”  Shit.  Did that even make sense?  I was looking down, scared of his reaction toward my more detailed confession.  I was also trying to hide my flushed cheeks.

I heard him chuckle and then squeeze my hand.

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