8 - See Each Other

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He sat down and soon we started talking again. It was nice because he also waited patiently when I had to help other customers.

       'You know..... I have been wondering' Taehyung started

         'about?'

        'Why are you working another job during the day?'

Because I need to pay for my father's health care.

But I wasn't planning on telling him that. I didn't really know this guy for that long to begin with, I was surely not going to share that kind of information with him. Yet there was this small part of me that wanted to tell him, and I wasn't even too sure why.

I tried to produce some kind of laugh.

        'Because I like the extra money plus I get to drive these really insane cars.'

        'Alright, and next to working almost full time, is there anything else you do as a hobby?'

I chuckled, because his intonation showed his apparent incomprehension to why I was working two jobs.

       'I paint, whenever I can.'

Taehyung's face lit up

       'Really? What kind of paintings do you make?'

I pointed at a painting that was on the wall, the one my parents had proudly hung there back when I was younger. He turned his head to look at it.

       'What? You made that? it looks really good y/n.'

I was flattered by his compliment and it really made me feel joyful.

       'You're just saying that in the hope I will put these beers on the house again, aren't you?' I joked. He laughed but then turned serious

       'I am not letting you overshadow my compliment with this joke. I am serious, it really looks good.'

My cheeks heated up and I was hoping that in the lightning Taehyung wouldn't be able to properly see my tomato face.

      'uhm thank you.. so what about you?' 

He looked away, slightly shy? It was the first time I had seen him like that.

        'There is something' I concluded from his change in behavior. He nodded and then took a deep breath

       'I write songs.'

It was perhaps the last thing I had expected.

      'Songs?'

       'Yes, like lyrics'

        'Can I read one?' I asked

Taehyung aggressively shook his head

       'No, those songs I will keep very private, they are top secret'

I pouted 'please?'

       'No, I mean it I don't feel confident enough about that.' he then looked at me 'you are the first person I have ever told about them.'

Again that weird feeling in my stomach

        'Thank you for sharing that Taehyung.'

        'Do I now get the beers for free?' Taehyung joked and I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Weeks passed and Taehyung had come by the bar multiple times, I felt rather bad because I was always working so he had to make all the effort to come. Another week had started and that meant that tonight I had no bar duty, so today it was only my work at the car dealer.

Hiro greeted me happily

       'y/n as you are so appreciated for your car delivery services, I have another client today for you.'

        'Ah, where am I going now?'

         'It's Mr Park's house, it's in the same area as Mr Kim, so you are familiar.'

         'yes, and what am I driving?'

          'a Porsche 911 Carrera'

My face lit up with enthusiasm

         'Your favorite right?' Hiro added and I nodded enthusiastically

         'I guess it's your lucky day then' Hiro concluded and chuckled. 

I thought about how it was so close to Taehyungs.

Should I ask him if he is home?

No don't be stupid, the man works for a living.

But still, perhaps today he finished early or something. The entire day I was going back and forth in my thoughts on whether I should ask him or not.

In the end, I did text Taehyung, I just couldn't help myself, If I was so close to his house it would surely be stupid not to just meet up, right?

Okay I just really wanted to see him again.


Taehyung pov

I was reviewing some documents when my phone buzzed. I already saw it was from y/n so I quickly grabbed the phone and opened the message.

y/n: Uhm so random question but are you perhaps around the area of your house later today?

The question was so vague.

Taehyung: What do you mean y/n?

Y/n: I need to deliver a car near your house so I thought perhaps I could see you?

My stomach made flip

I had so much work to do though

Taehyung: I am at work and I am afraid I won't be home early, my apologies

y/n: no need to apologize, and no problem

I tried to focus on work so that perhaps I could finish very early. Not that it mattered there was always work piling up, plus I had the meetings.

You can just visit her bar tomorrow again and see her then, no problem. 

Near five though I couldn't hold myself back anymore. I called my secretary to cancel my 6 o'clock appointment and I quickly gathered my stuff.

       'Sir is everything okay?' she asked me as I walked out.

        'yes, everything is fine, I will resume work later tonight. I just got be somewhere.'

She looked suspiciously at me but I just continued my way down. I got in my car and drove, way too fast, to my neighborhood. It was so dumb actually because I had no idea if she was still there or that she had already left. This whole action was only done out of a sense of emotion and not based on any rationale.

ugh, this was the worst.

I could call her!

I dialed the number in my car, but she unfortunately, didn't pick up.

I drove around aimlessly, until at the bus stop I saw a figure; a girl. I actually never saw someone at the bus stop, so it immediately caught my eye.

y/n 

I stopped in front of her and opened the car window.

      'Get in, I'll drive you home' I indicated

It seemed she needed a moment to process I was there in the first place, but she, after a minute opened the car door and got in.

       'uhm, thank you' she said

         'You can type the address on the screen' I said.

It was weird because I was suddenly so nervous. I had thought of things to talk about, about ways to invite her for a drink at my place, but that all didn't come out of my mouth.

     'I thought you wouldn't be back early?' y/n asked

Yes but I left all my work behind like an absolute idiot because I could only think of you.

       'uhm yes true, but uhhh my appointments got canceled, and I will do some work later tonight'

       'oh' y/n replied

There was this weird tension in the air, I was feeling hot, as if the temperature had suddenly increased. I turned up the aircon even more, in the hope that would make it better.

Eventually, the navigation indicated we had arrived at her place. I parked the car at the side of the street. It was this old-looking complex building. Maybe she put in the wrong address?

y/n was ready to get out but before she opened the door, she looked at me.

       'Again, thank you so much Taehyung,  do you perhaps want to come inside for tea or something?'

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