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8.

"Who are you, Kim Seokjin?" she finally asked.

Seokjin looked up and saw her looking straight into his eyes that were so confused, yet angry and even concerned. After a whole week of not seeing her, he had expected her to react this way but he hadn't expected her to ask who he was.

Who was he really though? A million-dollar question with no specific answer. Not one that wouldn't make her uncomfortable or shocked or maybe even make her reject him.

As if understanding his inner debate, she stepped closer, giving him the warmth he had been craving the whole week he had been away. She surprised him further by cupping his face with her hand and moving her thumb along his cheek. He leaned into her soft, reassuring touch and kept his eyes on her.

"I won't judge you, Seokjin. I promise. You can trust me even though we know absolutely nothing about each other. I-I've had a tough life myself, Seokjin. I can understand if you don't want to speak just yet but I'm always here to listen."

He put his hand over her's. "It's not about trust. It's about how you'd treat me after finding out who I truly am. I-I-I have been alone for a long time now, Sehee. You're the first woman in the last few years in whom I've been interested enough to risk it all. I can't explain it but it's as if we were meant to meet. I'm just afraid my identity would ruin your peaceful life."

She smiled then, for the first time since he stepped into her house. It made all his fatigue vanish, just like that. "Tell me when you are ready then. I won't force you. I just hope whatever you do doesn't involve guns and knives."

He chuckled feeling the tension also melting away seeing her accept him like this. "Just give me some time. I really want to keep seeing you, Sehee-ah. I like you very much."

Butterflies took off in her stomach at his earnest words. She gulped, her lips twitching with a shy smile. "I like you too, Seokjin. But before we continue we really need to exchange numbers." He laughed. It was true. The grief they had been through just because they didn't exchange numbers was too much to repeat.

Seokjin ended up sleeping on the couch in Sehee's apartment. It was amusing to see his tall figure sprawled over her baby pink sofa. He looked so peaceful as he slept that Sehee couldn't help but press a gentle kiss on his forehead before retiring for the night.

***

Seokjin woke up to sounds of water running and something sizzling. It was soon followed by delicious smells that made his stomach instantly growl.

Sitting up, he saw it was 7 in the morning. He was a little confused looking around and finding himself on a very cute sofa. He suddenly remembered last night. He was at Sehee's place, on her sofa. He had spent the night here.

Shit! Cursing mentally he checked his phone to find multiple messages from his members asking where he is and when he'd be back home.

"Oh, you are finally awake." Sehee's cheerful voice caught his attention. Her beautiful features stunned him every time he looked at her but she was looking even more beautiful this morning. She was wearing a pair of sweatpants along with a light coloured t-shirt. Her waist-length hair was a little wet at the ends and her skin had a lovely glow in the morning sunshine.

"The bathroom is on the right side if you go down that hallway. Second door. There should be a brush in the cupboard," she said smiling and turning around again, cooking breakfast.

He got freshened quickly, finding the toothbrush and other items needed quite efficiently. He noticed not only her living room but the whole house was well kept. It had a vibrant theme all over and was quite warm. Everything felt personal here and as if she took extreme care of her belongings. That's why he didn't disturb anything.

"You should probably talk with whoever has been messaging you. I have been hearing your notifications since I woke up," Sehee said as sat down on the small round dining table beside him, passing him a big sandwich cut diagonally that looked too good to eat.

"I'm sorry if it bothered you." She chuckled. "It's alright. I can understand, especially after knowing that you guys are pretty close."

He smiled, taking a sip of his coffee. "I want you to meet them someday." She looked down, her bangs covering her eyes completely but they couldn't hide her blush.

"Someday. I think it's best we keep it off for some time. We should get to know each other better first." He nodded taking a bite of his sandwich. "Yeah, that'd be best. I'm not ready to share you yet."

Sehee choked. Seokjin's eyes widened as he patted her back, passing her water to calm down. When she got enough control she started laughing. "Seokjin-ah, it's not like I'm going to leave you. And I'm definitely not into that sharing stuff."

Seokjin became red completely for two reasons. First, she called him 'Seokjin-ah' and second she took his words in the wrong way.

"Yah, I wasn't talking like that! I was just saying that I want to spend all my free time only with you. Nothing like what you were thinking. Ah, you're a really dirty-minded girl," he said, dramatically rubbing his fingers between his eyes.

Sehee could only laugh seeing him so flustered and red for once. She found her new hobby, flustering Seokjin because he was damn cute.

"Sorry, Seokjin-ah. I know you didn't mean it like that but you are just so cute." She squished his bread cheeks with her hands and laughed even more seeing the way his already full lips formed into a pout. Gosh! This guy was really cute.

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A/N:

Just so you know, I am a very cool dude type of person and I don't do anything cute like this. I don't even know where this is all coming from.

I hope you are taking care of yourselves. Don't forget to keep yourself hydrated.

Thank you for reading!!