Dancing On Thin Ice // KTH

Chapter 81

Carmela woke up the next morning in her bed, with fire in her veins. The room was bright and sunny; her mood was nothing but the opposite.

"Ah..." Dragging her fists through her aching head, she rubbed the weariness off her face and straightened up.

Her phone was on the nightstand next to her, and she reached to get it. It beeped with notifications. They were from Jungkook and Hosi.

*Hey Carmela. Wondering if you'd wanna hang out with us?* --Jungkook

*Come hang out with us. I wanna make it up to u for last time. Ik I was an asshole n I'm sry babe. Let's meet?* --Hosi

Carmela pursed her lips and groaned miserably. There were so many things going on right now... Tae... he was out of custody and free of charge. They think he didn't rape Jules... to death? A-are they messed in the head?

"Ugh..." Just proves once again that this is a man's damn world.

But maybe...

Not this time.

Maybe Carmela could prove that he raped her...

Just maybe.

She could put him back in jail.

But how?

And should she really hang out with the boys... Tae's best friends? Hell, no. Her feelings about them were sort of scattered right now. And she knew it wasn't fair to judge them based on what Tae did but--

Wait.

That's it.

His friends.

That's how she'd get the answer. The boys... they had to know something about that night. And the fact that Hosi and Tae knew Jules somehow, even before Heather and Mr. Jung married. Everything... it was so confusing and Hosi refused to talk about his late sister.

"Okay..." Carmela straightened out her thoughts, a plan forming in her racing mind.

This was the only way.

She felt bad about going to meet them only to find out more about Tae... especially Jungkook, he was so small. But it was her right to know everything about that night. And she barely knew anything since she immediatly just left the city after Jules's funeral.

She grabbed her phone, typing a reply to Jungkook and Hosi both.

*sure. i wanna talk to u guys. let's have breakfast.*

*okay Hosi. try as much as u want to.*

They exchanged locations and times, setting up to meet. Jimin would come and pick her up in a couple of minutes. With an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach, she swung her legs off the bed and quickly went into the bathroom. Her mind raced and racked as she washed up.

"Mija? You in there, honey?" Aunt Kass called through the bathroom door, with a knock.

"Yes." Carmela replied, rushing to tie up her long straight blonde hair.

"How are you feeling?"

"Fine."

"Oh, okay. Well... Oh, I have breakfast on the table for you."

Carmela opened the door and smiled at her aunt quickly, before brushing aside to her room.

"Thanks Aunt Kass, but I'm going out for breakfast with JK and the boys."

"That's great, Carmela. Go and enjoy yourself, love." Aunt Kass leaned in and kissed her on the cheek.

"I love you, Aunt Kass." She said before closing the door to her room.

"Love you too!" Her aunt called through the door.

Hurrying to the closet, Carmela fished out a random outfit. White skinny jeans with a white crop top, and a ripped denim jacket overtop. Combing her hair out, she quickly grabbed her phone and crossbody bag, before exiting the room and speeding down the hallway to the front door. She slipped her sneakers on, feeling uneasier by the second.

If Tae was free now...

That meant he would be able to find her...

But he knows where she lives...

Which means...

Shit.

He was on his way--

*********

Jimin's car pulled up in front of Carmela. With a thudding heart, she took a deep breath and pulled open the back door. Hosi and JK were seated inside, with Hosi sitting at the seat right next to the door Carnela had opened. Jin was at the front with Jimin.

"Hey." Jimin smiled from the drivers seat.

"Hey!" Carmela replied, feeling awkward because of her harsh words at the funeral.

"Yo." Hosi nodded, pulling his gold-rimmed shades off. His buttoned light pink shirt was open at the top, revealing part of his smooth, tanned chest. Carmela quickly took her eyes off him though.

"Thanks for picking me up. Guys I... I'm sorry about yesterday--" She started but Jimin cut her off.

"It don't matter, Carmela. We kinda deserved it. And we can figure all that out later, 'cause right now I just wanna eat!" Jimin laughed.

"Come and sit, Carmela." JK waved with a grin, and scooted over.

There was a small seat between Hosi and JK, the one meant for baby carseats.

"Are you kidding? I can't fit in there." Carmela complained.

"You can fit better than us. Do you know how small your ass is--" Hosi said, snickering.

"Hosi, how bout you SHUT UP." She groaned and moved to climb in.

"Just messing with you, jeez... we both know how nice your--"

"Leave her alone, man." Jin called from the front.

Carmela stepped into the car and moved over Hosi, trying to sit between him and JK. But she lost her balance and fell back.

Right onto his lap.

Oh no.

Oh hell.

Kill me now.

"Ah!" She let out a shout, but Hosi just laughed.

"You okay there, baby girl?" He spoke in a low deep voice against the back of her neck, that for some reason sent tingles up her spine.

"Y-yeah, sorry. And... don't call me that!" She stammered.

She tried to wriggle off of his muscular thighs by pushing off of his body but the space was so damn small, it was too hard. JK stiffled a giggle, as Jimin laughed out loud.

"Hosi?" Jin scolded, turning around from the front.

"Here." Hosi said behind her, his breath hot against her neck. "Let me help you."

He placed both his hands on Carmela's hips, and gently slid her off his lap, into the seat next to him. Carmela bumped against JK as she sat, and felt her cheeks burn hot.

"I didn't need your help." She mumbled as she buckeled her seatbelt. Hosi's touch still felt hot on her hips, and she couldn't figure out why she felt this way. Maybe because it had been such a long time since a man had touched her.

"Carmela, you set?" Jimin called.

"Yeah, I'm good. Sorry about that." She replied.

"No worries. I enjoyed it." Hosi winked at her, as Jimin drove them away.

"If this is your idea of making it up to me, it isn't exactly working!" She snapped, glaring at him.

"Huh? Oh, I haven't even started. You ain't seen nothing yet, Carmela. I'm gonna make it up to you so nicely, they'll hear you screaming in--"

But he didn't finish, because Carmela had whacked his face with the back of her hand.

"OW MY--" Hosi groaned, clutching his nose.

"JIMIN. CAN YOU PLAY THE DAMN--sorry. Jimin, can you please put some music on?"