Letting Go

Part 8 (Baekhyun's POV)

*TW: Assault*

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One hour.

There was only one hour left until Baekhyun was going to see you.

Of course, you three had to show up late to the party. Jia swore the birthday girl had to be the last to arrive, which Baekhyun didn't understand, but he learned not to question her. There was no point in trying to argue with Jia. She was one of the most stubborn people he had ever known.

Baekhyun was excited to see you. He hadn't seen or heard from you since the party he and the boys threw. He had texted you a few times, but you weren't willing to give him much conversation. It drove him nuts, but it was 100% his fault. He was the one who asked for space, which he immediately regretted by the end of the night.

After you had overheard his conversation, you avoided him like the plague, or maybe you were avoiding him because he asked you to. Baekhyun really wasn't sure at that point. He had stopped himself three times from going up to you that night to talk to you. You looked like you were having fun talking to the other guys, and Baekhyun wanted to be a part of it. He almost wanted to take back his "let's have space" request, but he decided to stick to his words, and just watched you have fun instead.

He spent the whole next week deciding what he was going to say when he saw you, and when he wasn't doing that, he was trying to figure out what to wear to the club to impress you. That was where he was at in life.

After his conversation with Chanyeol's girlfriend, he sat down and worked through his thoughts and feelings. He had figured a few important things out, which relieved him and lifted some weight off his shoulders.

He had moved on.

Truthfully, he had moved on weeks before, but he was still holding onto that comfort that she used to provide him. It wasn't anything she was doing, it was wishful thinking paired with loneliness on his part.

When you came into the picture, he was so hung up on the idea that he liked someone else, that he never gave you a fair shot at building anything with him. Yet somehow, over time, you wormed your way into his thoughts and feelings, and now you were completely nestled in them. Which was exactly how Baekhyun wanted it. Once he realized that he had moved on from Chanyeol's girlfriend, it opened him up to realize another thing.

He wanted to be with you.

He wanted to start over with you and give the two of you a fair shot. There was undeniable chemistry between the two of you, Baekhyun had felt drawn to you almost immediately, and he wanted to see where that chemistry would lead.

He was almost positive that you felt the same way, which is why he was so excited to see you tonight. He wanted to tell you all this and see where the night would take the two of you. He felt happy and when he looked at Chanyeol, he finally didn't feel guilty. That was how he knew he was on the right track.

Over the next hour, Baekhyun watched the entrance of the club, waiting for your arrival. He didn't know how he was going to play it when he saw you. Should he tell you right away? Should he give you a little time to get comfortable before springing all these realizations on you? He also wondered if you were mad at him for asking for space...

A crowd of people moved by the door, catching his attention, and his eyes instantly found you. Nerves started flowing through his body as he watched the three of you climb the stairs up to the VIP. Even though you were farther away, he could see the amazement on your face. You looked around at the lights and the people dancing, and Baekhyun figured this was your first time at a Korean club.