Our Summer

Chapter 29

Seori lets out one long tired sigh after ending her last meeting for the day, sinking into the chair as she takes a breather, eyes shut and not moving even an inch. She has been at the bookstore since morning, meeting after meeting, discussion after discussion and she has not talked to anyone except Namjoon. He was very kind to buy her lunch when he came to check on her two hours ago and has been very thoughtful to not disturb her whenever she was engaged in meetings.

Checking the time, she groans realizing it is almost five in the evening. She has been too occupied with all her work for the day that she did not realize how late the time is. Stretching her hand to take her phone, her eyes perk up when she sees an Instagram notification. Sitting up straight, she taps on the notification to see.

Kimth_ has requested to follow you

Her heart skips a beat as her face literally lights up at the name. It takes her a few seconds to actually realize the person is none other than Kim Taehyung - the grumpy farm man. His account is clearly empty and there is not even a profile picture. The only person he is following is her.

She smiles to herself, feeling the dopamine rush traveling through her veins as she leans back into her chair, just staring at Taehyung's empty Instagram page. She makes a mental note to tease him about this. She puts her phone down and stares absentmindedly at the ceiling, letting the thoughts of him come back slowly.

His words has been replaying in her head over and over again, and each time she had to force herself not to smile like a fool. All of this feels too sudden to her and she has yet to understand how did they get to this point.

Whenever he crosses her mind, her heart beats a little harder. Whenever he is close to her, her entire body sparks alive and warmth travel all over her skin.

Even right now, she can feel something blooming inside of her, making her heart flutter so much to the point she has to gently rub her chest - too overwhelming.

"Damn, this is not good", she sighs, twirling on her chair.

"What is not good?"

Hearing his voice startles her as she freezes on her chair, then slowly turns herself to the direction of the door. Her heart accelerates the second she sees Taehyung standing there, one hand holding the doorknob, eyebrows raised as if he is waiting for her to answer his initial question.

"Nothing", she clears her throat, eyes quickly scanning his attire. Then she frowns, realizing he looks all dressed up as if he is going somewhere. "Why are you all...dressed up?"

Taehyung looks at himself, palming the front of his dark green cotton shirt before swiftly fixing his rolled-up sleeves - intentionally. He catches the way her eyes linger longer at his arms before looking up at his face. He arches an eyebrow at her and she looks away quickly.

"I have some matters to attend - will be away for a few days"

Her face drops immediately, without her realizing it, and Taehyung sees it. The way his heart softens at her reaction to him going away is making him think twice about actually leaving the village. Something shifts inside of him, pulling a shy yet foolish smile as he finally steps into the room, walking straight to the side of her table.

"You look like you are going to miss me", he tilts his head slightly, a teasing smile on his face.

Her eyes perk up in surprise. "I-I will not"

"Don't miss me that much, Park Seori"

Seori bites the insides of her cheeks, avoiding his gaze as she casually arranges the papers on her table. "I will not"