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24.

"You are home! Finally!" A male voice bellowed as soon as Sehee stepped foot in her house.

For a moment, she couldn't recognise who it was in her current state. Worried and thinking what to do next. How to keep her loved ones safe.

But then she got engulfed into a warm hug, the strong body permeating some much needed heat. Taking a deep breath filled with his distinctive scent, she relaxed against him.

"What are you doing here, Seokjin?" She asked pulling back a little. Seokjin smiled, "Did you forget? I texted you this morning that I'm going to spend the night and the next day with you."

Sehee chuckled nervously, looking anywhere but at his beautiful face. "Ah, sorry. It must've slipped my mind." He brushed his fingers on her face, lifting up her chin to look at her. "It's okay. I can understand. Don't apologise."

Leaning down, he pressed his soft lips against her chewed down lips. "You've been thinking about something." He said pulling back and rubbing a thumb over her red lips.

Pulling his hand away and smiling as brightly as possible, Sehee proceeded to remove her shoes. "Just normal things, Seokjin. Nothing serious."

"You expect me to believe you?" He asked, crossing his arms and his face suddenly becoming serious. Sehee sighed, moving towards her room, Seokjin trailing behind her. "Let it go, Seokjin. It's nothing."

"I'm still not believing you, Choi Sehee. You only chew your lips when you are thinking about something serious." He stated sternly.

Sehee didn't get angry easily but the meeting with Shin had drained her already. She didn't have the energy to deal with Seokjin's curiosity. It was getting on her nerves.

"Don't pretend as if you know everything about me, Seokjin." She retorted, her voice turning hard. Her eyes were cold as she stared at Seokjin's equally hard eyes. "I have the right to keep some things secret just like you do. Tell me, Seokjin. Have I ever asked you what you do? How you can afford taking me to expensive places every now and then? Getting me such expensive gifts?" She demanded, pointing to her necklace. "I never pry for your secrets then why do you have to be so curious about every damn thing!"

Huffing heavily and completely ignoring the shattered look in his eyes, Sehee took a change of clothes and walked towards the bathroom. Hot tears burned in her eyes thinking about everything that had happened till now. This was just getting a lot for her to handle.

Sehee stopped in her tracks as soon as she opened the door to the bathroom. The floor of the bathroom was covered with rose petals, making a path towards the bathtub filled with even more rose petals. The candles scattered across the bathroom filled the air with a delicious apple and cinnamon scent. Two glasses and a bottle of wine sat near the tub.

Sehee immediately understood what Seokjin had planned for them. Hot tears started flowing down her cheeks as she realised how harsh her words had been just a moment ago and how crestfallen he had looked listening to her. Guilt twisted in her, piercing her heart like a sharp knife cutting through it.

Wiping her tears vigorously, she turned around to apologise to Seokjin but she didn't have to go far. He stood right behind her, his head hanging low, his whole demeanor screaming hopelessness.

"I know you don't deserve someone like me, Sehee-ah. I question myself everyday. Why does someone as amazing as Sehee lets me see her, love her, touch her? I'm not worthy of your love and attention but I'm just so freaking addicted to you." Laughing humourlessly, he racked a hand through his hair. "You are right. I don't have any right to question you because I haven't been the most honest person in this relationship. I'm a coward and I know it but I can't live without you. I just can't. I'm sorry for being so nosy. I'll leave if you want."

Before he even finished his sentence, Sehee's feet were moving. She put her arms around his waist, pressing her face against his chest, his arms already like a steel band around her.

"I don't want you to leave, Seokjin and I don't want you to feel pressured because of me. That was low of me, bringing something that you are uncomfortable with into our fight. I was just so stressed. I needed to cool down but I did it the wrong way. Forgive me?" She said, connecting their teary eyes.

Seokjin chuckled, wiping away their tears. "Only if you do." Sehee could only nod as she stood up on her tiptoes, pressing a sweet kiss against his lips. "I forgive you." She whispered.

Seokjin hummed. "We should get into the bath before the water gets cold." Giggling, Sehee starts stripping, getting into the bathtub quickly, Seokjin joining her a moment later.

Enjoying the hot water and a warm, naked body behind her, Sehee felt her worries melting away. If only in this love bubble of theirs.

"Seokjin?" She said sometime later, intertwining her fingers with his. He hummed in answer, sending a shiver through her. "You know I won't do anything without a reason, don't you? You'll trust any decision I take, won't you?"

"What kind of question is that?" He asked instead. She turned around in his embrace, straddling his thighs to be comfortable. "Just answer me, Seokjin. Will you trust me?"

He smirked. "Of course, I will trust your judgement. Now, enough talking. I have been trying to keep my hands off of you with herculean effort here."

With that he had her silenced with his lips as he took her to a whole new dimension that night.

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A/N:

I was supposed to update yesterday but I was so busy that I completely forgot. I'm so sorry.

I hope you liked this chapter.

Thank you so much for reading!!