freckles

* chapter fifty seven *

Claudette giggled as Taehyung wiggled his eyebrows at her, all eight of them shoved into one elevator, most of them sitting or standing on luggage. They all refused to take two elevators, that would mean they would waste time.

"So what are we doing today?" Claudette asked Taehyung, smiling up at him with loving eyes. "Bang gave you guys a day-"

"We'll let you settle in and then-"

"I GET TO TAKE YOU ON A DATE AHAHAHAHAH!"

"Can I come-"

"NO SHUSH BOYFRIEND I'M GOING WITH GIRLFRIEND!"

"WHO YOU CALLING 'BOYFRIEND' DUMBASS??!?!"

"Oh my God it was a mistake letting them have a poly."

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"Ah fuck me." Claudette mumbled, her toe slamming against the couch leg.

"With pleasure." Taehyung grinned, dropping his phone instantly.

"No." Claudette responding instantly, Hoseok bursting out in laughter once Taehyung's jaw dropped.

His voice broke into a fake cry of his, her bluntness 'hitting him hard.' Of course, he wasn't serious about what he said, and he didn't move at all towards her, just a little joke. He wasn't like that.

"No no no." Claudette laughed and hurried over to her 'crying' boyfriend. "I'm sorry baby I didn't mean to be mean."

"Baby??" He stopped his tantrum. "You called me baby!"

"Oh shi-"

"HAHA!!" Taehyung hugged her tightly, Claudette laughing nervously, feeling bad she hasn't called anyone else 'baby.' "I'M THE FAVORITE!"

"NO YOU'RE NOT!"

"STOP SCREAMING."

(oh god i need to stop)

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"Wow, this is real Eliot, Layla." Claudette sat on her bed, the door to her new room open. "We live here now."

Layla sat in front of her owner patiently, listening the best she could, giving her comfort through her stare. Eliot,, Eliot was chewing on his foot.

So Eliot was being Eliot.

"I'm not scared." Claudette told herself, and Layla. "It's just a change you know?"

Namjoon stopped in the hallway, about to go into her room to check on her. He stood straighter, listening intently.

"I know they'll be nice to me." Claudette laid back on her bed, Layla jumping up beside her and laying her head on her stomach, like she always did. "They're so nice Layla, you'll love them. Maybe Jungkook can run with you, because I know you always like to drag me around."

Namjoon smiled as he looked down, finding Claudette's little talk to herself absolutely adorable.

"But I'm a bit nervous." Claudette stroked Layla's head slowly, staring up at the ceiling. "I hope I can be enough for all seven of them."

'You're more than enough my Dear.' Namjoon thought to himself.

"Hey Claud." Namjoon knocked and stood outside her room, Claudette sitting up, Layla turning to look at him. "Can I come in?"

"Yeah of course." Claudette nodded and motioned him in, jumping to her feet with a smile. "Everything alright?"

"Oh yeah, of course it is." Namjoon nodded, figuring she was still concerned about the previous day. "I came here to check on you, see if you needed any help?"