Holding Me Back

Chapter 24

Narrator's POV

The first rays of sunlight lit up Jongkook's room. The dawn chorus of melodic birdsong drifted in. Somin's eyes fluttered open and she glanced at the man hugging her waist. She smiled affectionately at the sight of Jongkook's messy hair and pout. She quietly took off his muscly arms on her waist.

As she successfully removed his arms on her waist, she pecked his forehead before she stood up and stretched. Her eyebrows frowned as she realised how dark his black-coloured room was. She reached for the curtains and drew the curtains open to let the sunshine in. Her eyes squinted as the sunray hit Jongkook's room, making it bright. She heard a groan.

She looked at Jongkook, who was covering himself with the blanket, clearly avoiding the sunlight. She sighed and shooked her head. She decided to shower and cook for him before he woke up. Somin casually went to Jongkook's closet and picked out a shirt. She grinned to see a pink shirt at the end of the closet and willingly took it before heading to the guest bathroom.

After a few minutes, Somin finished showering and quickly cooked a meal for her and Jongkook. She scanned through the fridge to see enough ingredients to cook kimchi jjigae (spicy kimchi stew). She cooked the meal within no time as it was a dish which you can throw in anything and it'd still be nice, since it was mainly kimchi based. She smelled the aroma and beamed. She took a bite of the dish and nodded happily, indicating that it was delicious.

She grabbed the microwaveable cooked rice, the one where you can get in any convenience stores in Korea. She microwaved it for 1 minute and 30 seconds. She hurriedly plated the dish nicely for the both of them. At the right time, she heard footsteps. She glanced to see Jongkook yawning with his messy hair. "You're finally up. I thought I was going to eat breakfast by myself," Somin said as she placed the rice and a bowl of kimchi jjigae infront of Jongkook.

She placed the dish infront of her as well, eager to eat it since she was hungry. Jongkook took a second to process the moment and widened his eyes. "What is this?" His groggy voice sounded surprised. "What do you think? Food," Somin took a seat and gestured for him to sit as well. "No, I mean..you cooked this?" He sat down and looked at his girlfriend. She nodded, not knowing what the big deal was.

Jongkook grinned fondly at the woman before him. "I'll enjoy the food," He elated and took a bite of the kimchi jjigae with the rice. Somin looked at him, wanting to see his reaction. Jongkook nodded, approving the savoury taste of the stew. "Is it delicious?" She asked. "It is," He took another bite as Somin proudly smiled. She started eating the dish she cooked and the both of them ate in comfortable silence.

After they finished the meal, Jongkook glanced at Somin. "Oh? Where did you get that shirt?" He questioned, feeling a sense of familiarity from the pink shirt. "From your closet," She answered. "Without my permission? You're bold," He crossed his arms and arched an eyebrow. "You sound like my mom. Shows that you're getting old," She said playfully. Jongkook gritted his teeth, lazy to argue with her in the morning.

"Whatever," He cracked his knuckles and stretched. "Oh and thank you for the meal. It was nice. I never had anyone other than my mom to cook for me breakfast," He chuckled, touching his ear that indicated his shyness. "Then you should repay me," Somin suddenly demanded. "What do you mean?"

"Let's go out on a date," She said. "Now that you're mentioning that, it'll be our first date, then?" Jongkook realised, excited about the idea. She nodded. "So where should we go?" He asked, thinking of a place. "Karaoke," She smiled widely. "No,' He disagreed. "What? Why?" She pouted. "It's probably a place where you and your ex-boyfriends go to, alot of times. I don't want to," He guessed, knowing how much Somin loved karaoke and is the go-to dating place.

"Wow, how do you know that?" Somin was surprised as Jongkook scoffed. "But, you know we can't go to places that are exposed and popular. We may get caught," She voiced out. He nodded. "I know. I have many places in mind that are not too exposed," He replied. Somin frowned. "You must have go on alot of dates with your ex-girlfriends, huh? Amazing," She sarcastically said. Jongkook laughed softly.

"Yes, I have. Why? You're jealous?" He teased her. "No thanks. I had boyfriends who took me out on alot of dates too," She rolled her eyes, suddenly making it into a competition. "Must've been boring," He said. "No, it was fun," She stated. "No. I mean, for them," He indicated. Somin snickered. "Whatever, I'm too lazy to argue with you. Let's just not go out on a date then," She declared and stood up to wash her plates.

Jongkook laughed as he watched her wash the plates angrily. He stood up and grabbed his plates. He purposely place the plates in the sink and walked away slowly. "Hey! Wash your own plates," Somin stopped the tap water from running and called out to Jongkook. He faced her. "And if I don't want to?" He responded, only to tease her more. She sighed heavily. She walked towards him and grabbed his arm.

She stumbled on her feet when she pulled him forcefully as he resisted, pulling her towards him instead. It made her bump into his chest. Their chest meet and Jongkook's hands went onto her waist, firmly gripping on it. She gulped, tensing up because of the close distance betweent them. "Somin-ah," He whispered softly. "Y..yes?" She stuttered, feeling all nervous suddenly.

"Don't you want to go out on a date?" He tucked in her hair behind her ear and caressed her cheek. "Oh? Yeah.." She trailed off her words, glancing at his lips instead. He leaned in, only to whisper something. "Then can you wash my plates while I shower? Thanks," He kissed her cheek before pulling away and ran off.

"What?" She shouted and scoffed. She sighed and just washed the plates instead. "Oh yeah, I need to get my belongings from my manager," She realised after she washed the plates.

After Jongkook showered, he went out with a black shirt and jeans. He saw Somin watching the TV and sat down beside her. "Oh, oppa. Can you take my phone from your room? I need to call my manager," She said. Jongkook grimaced but still stood up to take her phone.

After she made the call, she explained to Jongkook. "Okay so, he is at Bucheon right now with my stuff," She said as Jongkook nodded. "It's only about 10 minutes to get there from Incheon. Should we go now?" He asked, standing up. Somin nodded.

Both of them went out and head to the carpark. Jongkook and Somin quickly got in the car and drove off to Bucheon. After 10 minutes or so, she head out to meet her manager while Jongkook waited for her.

Somin's POV

I walked towards the train station entrance to meet my manager. I saw him, waiting for me with my bag, full of my belongings. I quickly ran to him. "Oh, Somin. You're here. Here are your belongings. I'm sorry that I couldn't hand them to you yesterday," He gave me my belongings as he explained. I shooked my head. "No, it's really fine. I understand if it's about your personal matters," I smiled, assuring him that it was fine.

"Where did you sleep last night?" He arched an eyebrow. "Oh? Well, I slept at Jongkook oppa's place," I answered shyly. "So you two are really together? That's amazing. I thought you'd end up with Sechan," He laughed. "Right? It's fascinating to me too," I laughed along. "Hope you guys will be careful when going out. You know how hard it is to maintain a public relationship," He mentioned.

"I know. I'll be careful. Alright, I'll go now. Thank you for handing me my belongings. Have a good day, Mr Kim," I jokingly saluted and bowed before going back to Jongkook oppa's car.

I went in the car and buckled my seatbelt. "You're done? Lets go then," Jongkook oppa noted. "Not yet. I need to go to my house first to change," I gestured my hands at my bare face, the pink shirt and short denim pants. "You are already pretty enough," He mentioned coolly. I giggled as I heard that. "That's sweet but I still need to change, oppa. After all, I want to impress my guy," I nudged his shoulders playfully.

Jongkook's POV

I blushed at Somin's statement. "My guy," She said. I touched my ear and shooked my head, still thinking about that two words. "Alright, you better impress your guy then," I went along and drove off to her house.