Chapter 56

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A/N:  So just a fair warning.  A certain member gets verbally dangerous in this chapter.  Dangerous in that the Mature rating is definitely in effect.  Making it a NSFW chapter.  :)   Also, I do apologize but this chapter only really focuses on two members.  

To say that I had been surprised by Jiwoo's presence once I entered the waiting room of the doctor's office would have been an understatement. I was definitely more than surprised. "You could have texted me to let me know you would be waiting. Not only that but let me know that you were not only planning on taking me out to grab some lunch but that we would also be shopping afterward."

We were now in what she lovingly referred to as her little boutique. Little was of course an outlandish understatement. The high end shop specialized in catering to women looking to spend top dollar. I recognized a pair of Louboutin's strictly because of their signature red sole on the bottom. To say I was nervous to look at the price tags of any of the items in the store would have been an exaggerated understatement.

Jiwoo must have recognized the panicked look on my face because she stilled my progression further into the store by putting a hand on my upper arm. "You will be attending the grand opening of a club with seven of the most influential Korean idols ever. They will expect you to be dressed to the nines. Trust me. Plus, if it makes you feel better about it, anything you purchase here you will get a family discount on."

I sigh because she is most definitely right about the first part, and she definitely knew how to get me to calm down with the second. "So, a club outfit. What would you suggest?"

Those must have been the magic words because suddenly she is whirling away from me, pivoting from rack to rack and starting a pile in my empty hands.

A few hours later I have not only an outfit for the club outing, but a couple other outfits that once I tried on Jiwoo insisted I couldn't do without. Korain escorts me to the door once we arrive back home. "I can make it from here. Thank you, Korain."

He bows and heads back down the steps to his car.

When I walk in Hobi immediately drags me into his arms. "I'm sorry if I was being an asshole this morning."

I sigh into his chest, because for some reason, despite it only being a few hours since I last saw him, I felt like I had been missing this for days. It was probably partially due to his odd behavior this morning. "I'm not going to agree you were an asshole. I think that is overstating things. But, why did you seem so off this morning?"

It's his turn to sigh. "Let's get this stuff up to your room. I'll try to explain up there."

I relinquish my bags to him even though I am quite capable of carrying them myself. I didn't buy that much after all. I have a feeling he mostly just needs to feel like he is helping, and probably also do something with his hands. Of course now that my own hands are empty I decide to clutch the handle of the purse that is dangling by its strap from my shoulder so I too am doing something with my own hands.

Once we get into my room he tosses my bags on the bed, which I frown at. It's not a very Hobi thing to just throw something like that haphazardly. I feel like he would normally insist on helping me put stuff away, right away, rather than throw things around and leave them where they dropped. "I told myself I would ask you how your day went first. So, how did you day go? With the doctor? Shopping with my sister?"

I feel like he might be fishing for information, and honestly call me stubborn, but this isn't about me right now it's about him. "Regarding the doctor's appointment. I'll fill you all in later together. That way I don't have to repeat myself. Regarding shopping with your sister?" I point at the long garment bag plus the two large shopping bags. "That should at least partially answer your question. Now, let's get back to you. What was going on this morning?"

He sighs. His shoulders slumping. He metaphorically seems to deflate like a balloon. "The easy part would be to say that I have just been worried. This thing with the club opening coming up, it's not normal. I'm quite nervous about it to be honest."

I nod. That seems fair. "Perhaps you should focus on something else about that night."

He arches an eyebrow. "Like what?"

I'm about to say the most daring thing I think I have ever said to him. I stand and circle around him somewhat illustrating the points I make as I state them. "Dancing in the darkened club with me." I put my hands on his shoulders from behind. "Bodies scant inches apart." I drag my hands down the panel of his chest and back up again. "Thumping bass." I pull my hands away from him and circle back toward his front. My back against his chest and letting the lower part of our anatomy mold together before I echo my next words with movement. "Gyrating hips."

"This is exceptionally dangerous of you, Petal."

I step away and smirk at him. "I'm well aware, Hobi." I turn away from him trying to catch my breath and pretend that the whole moment didn't affect me like it did.

I shouldn't be surprised that he suddenly attacks me from behind and somehow I'm spun around so that I end up sprawled on the bed underneath him, somehow managing to miss the shopping bags entirely that he discarded there. His eyes have darkened with the desire I evoked. I sigh into the heated kiss we share. It's punishing, my lips already swollen and bruised from his attentions. I don't even realize that I scrape at his back with my nails until he pulls away hissing in response.

My head clears for a moment. "I got the impression that something else was bothering you. What was it?"

He groans and I can tell it's both in annoyance and playfulness. "I will never get how you flip a switch like that." He sighs. "We'll come back to what was bothering me before and address what is bothering me right now. Petal, you can't tease me like that and not expect repercussions. If I didn't know you hadn't been with anyone before you know what I would be wanting to do right now?"

I know my face is aflame but I am more excited than nervous right now. I shake my head though because I seem to have no words.

"I would be wanting to fuck you so hard you wouldn't be able to walk straight for hours. The sheets on the bed would peel away with how vigorous I would take you. And despite the thick walls I'm pretty confident everyone in this house would know the pleasure we were both experiencing because I would make sure you wouldn't hold back with your sounds of gratification, and I definitely wouldn't hold back my own. Not to mention the sound the headboard would make as it ricocheted off the wall in a replicated rhythm to the rapid pace I would take you."

Well crap. That sounds...hot.

Hobi pulls away and off the bed. He puts a few feet between us. I imagine so he can focus. "Now, what were we talking about? Oh yes, what else was bothering me. Tae confided in me last night. He told me what he told you, and, while I'm not jealous, I'm definitely beyond annoyed that I didn't get to be the first to say it."

Now I'm confused. "Say what first?"

"He told me he said something rather important to you last night." Hobi is starting to look just as confused as I am now.

"We had a Korean lesson last night. The whole lesson I guess could be deemed as important." I shrug my shoulders.

Hobi steps away. "Of all the... He must have said it to you in Korean. Was there anything he didn't explain to you the meaning of?"

I think back to last night. We were going back and forth with the definition of Korean words. Then he tricked me into kissing him. Oh yeah, there was something he did say between the kisses, and it most definitely seemed significant.

The 'aha' moment I had must be completely written on my face. "Tell me what he said, Petal."

"My pronunciation is atrocious but I will try." I lick my lips before I proceed and nearly lose focus when I watch his eyes trace the movement. I quickly clear my throat before making an attempt at repeating what Tae said. "Nuhbahkeh uhpsuh. Saranghae nae cheonsa."

Hobi runs his hands through his hair. He doesn't look exactly unhappy. But he definitely isn't happy either. "I'll break it down for you, because either he wasn't thinking things through or he chickened out. 'Nuhbankeh uhpsuh.' That translates to 'You're one of a kind.' 'Nae cheonsa' is definitely something you will be hearing specifically from Taehyungie because he called you 'my angel' there. But 'saranghae' in particular you will eventually end up hearing from each of us. That means, 'I love you.'"

Tae told me he loved me last night. Wait, yes that's important, I will address that again later on with him. Hobi said he was mad that Tae told me this because he didn't get to be the first to say it.

"Hobi?"

He's pacing back and forth. I don't think he is realizing he is even doing it. "What Petal?"

"Look at me Hobi." He pauses mid step and casts his eyes at me. But, I want to make sure he is looking at me, so I stand and take his own hands in mine.

I smile brightly at him. "Tae may have told me first. But, I didn't know what he said so I didn't get to say it back. That means this first is still all yours. I love you, Hobi." I never thought he would be the first one I confessed to. Not with how we banter back and forth and tease each other. But, this moment feels like it belongs to him, and he claims it. He whispers I love you over and over again in my ear before he carries me back to my bed and breaths it against my lips over and over in between sweet, tender kisses.

I couldn't say how much later it is, but I know a significant amount of time has passed before he is pulling away from me. "I better stop before I no longer can. But, could I come back tonight? I'd like to spend the night here with you."

I nod. "I'd like that too, Hobi." Once Hobi leaves the room and I bask in our declarations with each other for who knows how long I decide that while he may not have explained to me what it meant that I can't simply leave Tae hanging.

I hop out of bed and head to the bedroom door I know belongs to him. I knock and hope he's inside. If he isn't I will have to text him because tracking anyone down in this house is kind of ridiculous. I take in the fact that his hair is damp as he peeks out the door at me. "Well, hi angel." He smiles that wide smile at me.

I force my way past him into his room. Once the door is shut behind him. I turn back to him and smile. "I just had an interesting discussion with Hobi. He explained something to me regarding last night. Do you know what that was?"

Tae looks thoughtful and confused for a moment or two. Then he starts sputtering stuff in Korean. I can't tell if he is embarrassed or angry at Hobi for spilling the beans. But, I don't let him feel this way for long. "Tae?" His eyes sharpen on me. "I love you, too."

His jaw goes slack, and he freezes in place for a few seconds before he grabs me and does that whole body cuddle hug thing that is so completely him. I just realized in that moment what he reminds me of. I pull away. "I've been trying to place what your hugs remind me of." He waits patiently for me to explain. He isn't patient regarding everything in life. But he is pretty attentive like this when someone is saying something important. "I once saw this picture of a tiger hugging a human. He was basically draping his whole body all over him. That's kind of what your hugs remind me of."

"Are you saying I'm your tiger, Angel?" He grins. Not just the wide smile, but something a bit more playful and mischievous.

"Yes, yes I am. But, to be clear, I still like calling you Tae too."

He nods. "I don't mind being both." He pauses for a moment, reflecting inwardly before his dark eyes blaze with an idea. "I know you can just call me Taeger."

I roll that thought over in my head for only a second or two. "I like that. You're so clever!" I pause for a moment. "I may still call you Tae occasionally for convenience though. I mean it is shorter."

A/N:  This last moment was edited because one read, 0AnonymousBookworm0, made a very clever pun and I had to include Taeger.  I like it way more than just Tiger.  :) 

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