One Rule! • JK x Reader•

124. Cuddles

It was quiet for a while in the car between you both after you'd pulled away from your parents home, not an uncomfortable silence but a silence all the same. Jungkook broke it eventually with a quiet whisper; "we didn't have to leave so soon you know... if... if you wanted to spend time with your parents I understand... y... you don't have to be afraid to tell me things" he slips a gentle hand onto your thigh and waits for your response.

You stay silent for another heartbeat; you can't handle how caring he is to you, it makes everything in your mind spiral worse. The eventual truth you surely know is coming, just comes quicker! And you have to stop it!

"Thank you Jungkook..."

You feel his eyes glaring at you, but you say nothing more for the moment.

"Jungkook? We back to full name terms or?..." he quizzes.

"No, no I just... honestly thank you, it... it means a lot you thought of me, I... I miss my parents of course like we all do but I have my own life too now and..." you reach your hand from the steering wheel and rest it on top of his that was still casually sat on top of your thigh, "... I want to spend time with you... I..."

Your brain screaming 'I think I love you'! You swallow it down, "... I just want to enjoy some alone time with you, for us to be... I don't know, real" you hope he doesn't catch the blush creeping slowly up your cheeks at your own minds admissions.

"Real? We are real, don't ever think just because we can't tell others that we're together that I think of you any less, this is so real to me I promise" he squeezes your thigh a little and you breathe out.

"I know, I just... you must feel it too? When everyone is around all the time I..." should you tell him what you told your mum or does it let out too much? But after a deep breathe, you decide to do it anyway and screw any potential future consequences, "... I... want to keep you safe, protect you, I... sometimes when you're having a bad day at the studio or things are stressful I just want to hug you... ki.... never mind..." you shake your head stopping yourself from diving too far, too fast.

"But I feel the same..." he sighs, his thumb now gently rolling back and forward on its place on your thigh.

He feels the same? Surely he doesn't feel...

"...I want to make sure you're safe and happy and... god, I want to kiss you so bad sometimes when it looks like you've had a day from hell and all I want to do is spend time with you and wrap you up and... I get it Y/N... I do, I really do... so I guess we're both on the same wavelength here"

You stop at a red traffic light and glance over at him with a soft smile; "thank gosh because... I was begging to wonder if I was being pathetic" you giggle lightly but he shakes his head, no.

"Don't ever think that... I... I want you so bad, don't think anything less"

His words make your heart skip and race and the butterflies in your stomach do flips.

When you reach Jennie's apartment there's nerves buzzing around your skin and every cell in your body though; the thought that after you shove the door open to her apartment and Jungkook follows you inside, you're truly alone, a concept so alien after everything.

The minute you're inside Jungkook slips his arms around your waist, his head in your neck, his lips skimming the soft skin below your ear; "hmmm, I missed you" he whispers, the breath hitting your neck causing shivers all over.

"Missed me? I've been right here the whole time?"

"No... I didn't get to do this at your parents place..." he giggles tightening the hold on you as you grip his wrists, pulling him tighter against your back.

"True, but then again, this is why, this..." you turn in his hold, staring right at him with wide eyes, "... this is so nice now, to be alone... finally" you say quietly, tipping your head up and inviting him closer. It doesn't take him long to accept the invite; crashing his lips against yours pulling you into a kiss that has been long, long anticipated. When he starts to shift his hands, his fingers brushing more at the point where your skin could be exposed you stop him and pull back, he looks a little confused.

"Kook... I, sorry, I... can we just, I dunno cuddle tonight? I want to be close to you, but like, I don't want all this rushed stuff I, I wanna cuddle with and enjoy just well, time with you while, well, we're alone?"

He looks softly at you and then pushes all your hair from your face so he can really see you, his face relaxing; "sounds amazing baby... I'll do whatever you want, I... I miss things like that, like when we first started getting close"

You blush at the memories, the hotel beds and secrets hugs; "yeah? I... I kinda really liked those moments too, so, what do you say we crash on the sofa with snacks and a movie and then, snuggle?" You can't believe you're asking him for something so domestic but this is where you want it to go, how you want it to be, it's the outside world that's stopping it happening, so while the outside world is well, outside, you may as well live the dream.

The rest of the afternoon and evening you truly do spend, huddled close on the sofa watching anything that takes your fancy; Jungkook causally trailing his fingertips in patterns along your back over your top and at some point he ends up leaning on your chest while sat between your legs and you message his shoulders as if playing out the scene from what seems like such a long time ago now, right at the start!

When you climb into bed, you can't stop touching each other; hands trialing over bodies and soft whispers between you, but nothing that's going to escalate! Nothing needing to move on to more; both of you with an understanding that what you need most right now is just each other, being close not sex or rushing through things! Just closeness, a different type of intimacy; a full blown soft, not leading anywhere make out and then cuddles. Cuddles so warm and welcoming that you were both drifting off into the land of nod in no time.

But not before a long kiss goodnight, with the promise that the week will be great, filled with everything you both need!