Intimately Enchanted → pjm ✓

Epilogue

The sun was setting into the horizon, the hues of pink and orange bleeding into each other. Warm evening winds blew past Lorraine's cheeks, making her heart numb, serenity washing over her. She felt nostalgic. The last time they were here, it was a big breakthrough in hers and Jimin's relationship. 

She has learned a lot since then. She has learned so much from Jimin. 

They were sitting in the balcony of her villa, staring at the soft waves of the sea. She looked at Jimin, looking ahead of him, his freckles more prominent because of the beautiful tan adorning his skin. Lorraine reached out and brushed back his hair, wondering what did she ever do to deserve him. She just knew that she will fight for him, them. Every time, she will do it every damn time. 

She will not lose her purpose because of her past anymore. She will not let it drag her down like before. She will heal this time. 

When Jimin looked at her, a small giggle leaving his pretty lips because he was already a little tipsy, Lorraine pulled him in for a sweet kiss, tasting the beer on his lips. They separate after a while. 

Jimin asks. 

"So, Tom does not want the business for himself." 

Lorraine grimaces. "Yes, it stinks of black money." 

"What will he do with it, then?" 

Lorraine smiles. "Ton of charity. I mean- something good should come out of that wretched business, right?" 

A smile stretches across Jimin's lips at the answer. "I'm so proud of you, Lorraine." 

The woman grins. "You better be." 

*

"Lorraine Acker and Park Jimin. The once-hot trending couple has split up. They say that they won't really call it an official break-up but they have paused their relationship for some time. Both of them say that they still love each other and there's no one else in their lives apart from them but life has been keeping them busy and they barely get to meet each other and they have to travel a lot. So, in order to not make or seem their relationship toxic, they have decided to give it a pause...."

"I swear I learned those lines of that woman, Jimin. And she's lying for God's sake, why do you keep listening to her?" Hoseok yelled from behind. "Weird way to miss your girlfriend."

Jimin looked down at his hand holding the remote control. He switched the television off, threw the remote aside on the couch, and finally stood up to get ready for the morning.

Even though he had a shit lot of work to do, he was bored to death. Just one thing lingered on his mind. And he couldn't show that to anybody.

He took out his phone from his sweats and decided to message Lorraine.

–Good Morning/evening. Fuck this time difference, honestly.

He pressed the send button then regretted it immediately. Damn the message would only remind her of why they can't meet daily. But now what was done was done.

He sighed defeatedly, knowing she won't reply yet because her phone must be in her vanity van while she would be shooting.

It has been four years.

Four years, since they started their relationship.

One year since they haven't seen each other.

Keeping a long-distance relationship isn't a piece of cake.

It's cool or maybe bearable when you know that you'll meet your partner and then never would have to separate. But not when you don't know when exactly that time would come.