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A/N: A heads up, this chapter is a bit more PG-13 than usual. Very mild, but please be warned if you hate any form of sexual storytelling.

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Ticklish


"Sohee—" Taeyoung stumbles behind me. "You shouldn't leave like that, your dad—"

I stop and turn to face him. "My dad is barely my dad, and he kicked you out which means he kicked me out as well."

My face is stern, reflecting the anger that is bubbling inside of me. How did this evening turn into such a mess?

"But Sohee, he's right. I shouldn't have been so aggressive. I shouldn't let my emotions control my mind like that. What caring father wouldn't get upset when his first meeting with his daughter's boyfriend is seeing him knock a guy out? "

His look is one full of shame. He's angry at himself for what he did and the disappointed pout on his face breaks my heart.

"I know, but it's okay. It's over now, there's nothing we can do. Besides, you really helped me there. I wasn't sure what to do."

"I messed everything up." He laughs a laugh that sounds angry and humiliated.

I look at him with a confused expression. The November air nips at my bare arms and I use my hands to rub friction in order to create heat.

"I had it planned out. I would eat at the restaurant, then when you were done work I would take you to this spot by the Han River that I like, where you can see the skyline in Yongsan-gu lit up. Then I'd tell you that I love you."

A small smile forms on my lips. He had it planned out? I hold his face and turn it to look at my own.

"It's okay that the plan didn't work out. There's no way I can forget your confession." I laugh a bit when I remember his words as the turmoil ensued behind us. But he doesn't laugh. He still looks sullen, eyes dull as they look at mine apologetically.

"I even got a car, so that we could leave whenever we wanted."

"What?"

He points to a modest black car parked on the side of the road behind me. "I saved up my modelling money to finally get a car."

"Oh." My mind is a blur from all the new information. "That's great!"

I smile up at him with my teeth showing. I try to show him that I'm completely okay with how things turned out, even if it is all a shock. Yeah, I don't like that he resorted to violence to deal with that guy, but it's clear that he feels terrible about it.

"Let's go then, it's too cold out here." I try to pull him out of his thoughts.

"Oh, your uniform." He looks down at my waitress clothes.

"I'm not going back there yet. Not today."

He pulls me back and slowly shrugs his bomber jacket off of his shoulders. He wraps it around me, the arms hanging over me. Its baggy size consumes me whole, and I catch him smile a bit as he looks at me.

"귀엽다 [cutie]." His soft smile grows as he tugs the arms of the coat. Before he begins to walk away, I move my body so that I'm leaning against him, my head against his chest. I wrap my arms around him. It takes a moment for him to give in and lean his head down onto mine. His arms envelope around me.

"I swear you're not real."

I freeze from his whispered words. I slowly turn my head up with his forehead pressed against mine.

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