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“Will you open this place with me?” Jaehee asked. She grabbed your hand and placed a key into your palm. “I want you to be my partner.” You looked up at her, Jaehee looked at you with a smile. The smile that you had recently started seeing in the chat, pictures didn’t do her justice. The way her eyes looked at you with such warmth and love. You hadn’t felt that in a while. You stood there for a moment, just taking in her features. You met each other’s height almost perfectly. By the way she had carried herself, you thought she would have been taller. Her brown eyes looked at you like you were the only thing in the room. Her smile, it made you smile even more. More than anything, you wanted to kiss her. Seeing her finally in front of you; it filled you with so many emotions, you almost felt nervous being in front of her.
Finally, you nodded, “I would do anything with you. Just as long as I get to stay by your side.” Jaehee let out a sigh, “I’m so glad to hear you say that.” Jaehee used her hand to close your hand around the key. “Please find me after the party, I’m sure you want to go around and talk to the others.” You placed the key into the purse you were carrying. You shook your head, “If it’s okay,” you felt like your heart was about to come out of your chest. Jaehee looked at you with wide eyes, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Jaehee used her other hand to cup your face, “You look pale.” Her hand was warm against your cheek. Her thumb lightly rubbed against your cheek, you could tell Jaehee was trying to comfort you. You almost wanted to close your eyes and let yourself relax into her touch. “Are you okay? I knew this would be too much for you, I should have helped y- “
Before Jaehee could finish, you grabbed her wrist and pulled her away from the crowd and the party. You quickly walked to one of the powder rooms and pulled Jaehee inside. You dropped her wrist and walked in further to check that no one else was inside the room. It was empty and you sighed in relief. You walked up the sink and leaned over it.
“You know,” Jaehee said, “You’ll get wrinkles if you sigh.”
You let out a small chuckle. She was repeating what you had said to her that night she was staying up waiting for Jumin. You heard Jaehee walk closer towards you. Your hair created a veil on both sides of your face. You looked down at the white sink. You knew your own feelings towards Jaehee. You almost wanted to say that you loved her, this wasn’t a simple crush. Although, what scared you the most was if Jaehee didn’t feel the same.
“Hey,” Jaehee whispered. She was right next to you, she pulled one side of your hair back to reveal your face. She tucked it behind you ear, “What’s wrong?” Jaehee gently rested her hand onto your back. She slowly moved her hand up and down your back as a sign of comfort.
You shut your eyes and took a deep breath, “What if I said that what I feel for you is more than friendship? What if I said that I loved you?” Your voice dropped at the last two words. As the words left your mouth, you felt Jaehee freeze in her place. You shut your eyes, waiting for something along the lines of, I don’t see you that way. I value you as a friend, nothing like that.
“I would say I love you too.”
Your eyes widen and you looked up at her. You stood up straight and looked at her. You felt tears prick at your eyes. This time, you cupped her face with both hands. The past week had been a whirlwind for you. Right now, being able to hold and see Jaehee, you finally felt like you could relax. You looked down at her lips and then at her again.
“Can I?” You asked Jaehee quietly. She gave a small nod and soon enough your lips meet hers. You kissed her gently, you could taste faint traces of coffee from her mouth. You felt warmth spread Jaehee placed her hands onto your waist. You felt her pull you closer towards her and it deepened your kiss. Your brain went haywire feeling Jaehee’s body pressed against yours. You felt yourself melt in her embrace and Jaehee started to return the kiss more confidently.
Soon enough, the both of you need air and you pulled away from the kiss. For a minute, the only sound that filled the room was your heavy breathing. You noticed that Jaehee was flushed pink in her face. She didn’t loosen her arms that were wrapped around your waist. She kept you in locked in place. You ran a hand through her hair and kissed her forehead.
“You don’t know,” you started, “how much I wanted to do that.”
Jaehee smiled and managed to turn a deeper shade of pink. You giggled and Jaehee let out a bigger smile, “You don’t know how much I wanted to hear that laugh of yours. It sounds beautiful.”
Now, it was your turn to blush. This time Jaehee leaned in and gave you a quick peck on your lips. You tucked your head onto her shoulder.
“We should return; everyone must be wondering where we went.” Jaehee said softly. You nodded, you had pulled her away from the party long enough.
“I meant to ask, if you could stay by my side tonight? I don’t think I can handle talking to everyone alone.” You lifted your head and waited for her answer.
Jaehee gave a soft nod, “I’ll always be by your side. No matter what.”