Heartthrob Snob // D.O.

Chapter 40: Jung Bomi

Eunmi's Point of View

The words flew around my head like butterflies. I couldn't really comprehend whether he was serious or if it was just in my imagination. However, after having slapped myself in front of him, I was made aware it was real and he did really ask me out. I didn't even know what to say or what to do. He was my first kiss, but that only happened because I was upset with D.O at that time and Baekhyun just happened to be there for me. Baekhyun was... always there for me. I realised it now. Whenever something would go wrong between D.O and I, it was always Baekhyun who would comfort me and told me that everything would be okay.

Maybe the reason why things always went down with D.O was because perhaps it was Baekhyun that was meant for me. If that made any sense at all.

I couldn't come up with an answer, though, because I was still kind of confused and I just didn't want to make any decisions I would regret. Baekhyun took my silence as a cue for him to carry on talking.

"It's okay if you don't answer me right now," he began. "I'll give you a week to consider and if you don't answer me by then... Well, I guess I would have to give up."

"Baek..."

"It's fine, you don't have to say anything," he smiled, even though I could tell it was forced. "But, I gotta go. I'll see you whenever."

After that, Baekhyun stood up and headed for the door, before closing it behind him when he exited. Everything went by so fast that my head almost got a whiplash. I lay back down on my bed again and faced the ceiling, thinking over the things that could happen if I said yes, or if I said no. Would it even be right to go out with Baekhyun? There wasn't any harm if I did, right?

Unfortunately, one week went by too quickly and I had to give Baek an answer. It was currently 6:28 in the morning and I had to make it fast because my sister was arriving in fifty minutes. I stared at my phone, reading his name over and over again in my contacts. Nervously, I pressed call next to his name and waited for it to ring. My heart was thumping against my chest so fast, that if it went any faster I was afraid I would have had a heart attack. Four rings later, Baekhyun picked up and I had to gulp down the lump in my throat.

"H-Hey," I stuttered.

"H-Hi," he greeted back, almost sounding as nervous as I was.

"Uh, about your question."

"Yes?"

"I, um..."

The words were trapped in my lungs. I didn't know how to say it, which was making me even more nervous.

"It's okay, take your time. Breathe in and breathe out," he said, but by the sound of it, it looked like he needed to breathe in and breathe out more than I did.

"Okay, here goes," I said. "Baek, you're a really nice guy and you've been there for me since the start, and I totally appreciate that."

"I think I know where this is headed," he commented, his voice sounding a bit disappointed.

"Do you? Then you know that I'm going to say yes?" I asked him, my tone sarcastic.

"Yeah, wait what?" he asked, surprised.

"You heard me," I chuckled.

"Wait, are you serious? You're not joking, right? Because that would just be cruel. Hang on, did you even say yes? Are you actually agreeing to going out with me? Or maybe that was just my brain teasing me. I--"

"Yes, Baek, I'm saying I'm going to go out with you," I clarified.

There was a pause from his side of the line, but I could hear he was laughing. I couldn't help but smile, too.