Sejin reached over and patted my shoulder. "Don't start thinking negative until you've talked to her. Does she love you? Really love you?"

I thought about all the nice things that Y/N has done for me: ordering my favorite foods, not being upset that I can't take her on dates, letting me hug and kiss her whenever I want, texting me to check on me, the clear look of love on her face every time she looked at me. "Yeah. She really does. Just like I love her."

Sejin grinned. "Then don't think negative. If she loves you, really loves you like you believe she does then think positive."

Nodding my head, I tried to keep Sejin's words in mind. "Yeah. You're right." Sejin gave me a grin and squeezed my shoulder one more time before standing up. I stood up too and grabbed my trash from lunch, knowing I needed to get back to practice. We still had a lot to do to get ready for our concert in Los Angeles and even though the online concert was successful, there were some things we needed to iron out.

Thinking about the online concert made me laugh. I had gone to Y/N's flat after it was over and she pounced on me as I walked in the door, attaching her lips to mine. When she pulled back, giving us both a chance to breathe, she was full of compliments about everything from my attire to my dancing to my singing. We ended up in her bed and I was able to show her again just how good my stamina is. More than once actually. Thinking about those times with her made me feel a little hot and flustered. It didn't matter how many times we were together, every time felt like the first time, special and perfect.

I headed into the practice room, a grin on my face and Taehyung hurried over as soon as I walked into the room. "Did you find Y/N a car?"

Nodding, I pulled up the picture on my phone. "Yeah. This Hyundai Avante. Manager Sejin helped me find it. They're washing it and everything then will deliver it to the dorm. Since we have an earlier day tomorrow, I want to bring her by so I can give it to her. I can show her my apartment at the same time."

Taehyung nudged me, a smirk on his face. "Don't you mean your and her apartment? She did agree to move in, right?"

I grinned. "She did. She's going to let the people who put her up in the apartment know that she doesn't need it anymore. I've got some people coming to move her stuff on Saturday."

"Are you nervous about living with your girlfriend?" Taehyung's voice was worried and I was grateful for my caring friend.

"No. Not really. I'm more excited than anything else. I spend so much time at her place now that it's almost like we are already living together."

Taehyung nodded. "But what if she doesn't like your furniture? Or the way you have the room set up?"

I shrugged. "Then I buy new furniture or change it. I didn't choose the stuff anyways so it might be fun to choose new stuff together, really make it our own."

"What are you going to do when Y/N goes back to the United States in February?"

The thought of Y/N leaving me made my heart fall and my stomach clench in pain. "I... I'm going to ask her to marry me." My words were quiet, almost too quiet and Taehyung's mouth dropped open and his eyes went wide in shock.

"YOU'RE GOING TO WHAT?" The words came out in a shout and I put my hand over his mouth.

"Shhh! I don't want anyone else knowing yet, but yes. I'm going to ask her to marry me." I looked around, noticing that everyone else was still distracted. "I love her Taehyungie and I want to be with her forever. She's it for me and the only one I want. I want... I want a family with her, to spend my life loving her."

Taehyung's eyes softened and he put an arm around my shoulders. "Damn Jiminie. You really are serious about her, huh?" I nodded, my heart filled with so much love for her. "Then it looks like we're going to have to plan one hell of a proposal."

***

"Ugh. I can't wait to do this in our place." I leaned forward and picked up the plate on the table and grabbed a pair of chopsticks. Taking a bite, I looked over to see my beautiful girlfriend seated next to me. She had her own plate and I grinned when I saw her use the chopsticks. After 7 ½ months in Korea, she had finally mastered using the chopsticks. I used to tease her and tell her she could use a fork, but she said if she was going to eat Korean food then she wanted to do it right.

Y/N smiled at me, but there was a little bit of apprehension in her eyes, in the soft way she looked at me. "Are you absolutely sure this is what you want?"

Setting my plate down, I took hers then pulled my girl into my arms. "Yes. I am sure. I want you to move in with me. To be with me everyday, to always be with me. You... you are the one for me, the one I want to be with forever. I love you."

"Jimin? What's... what's going to happen when I go back to the United States?" Y/N's question was quiet, full of sadness.

My heart dropped like a stone at her words. Thinking about her leaving was the worst thing I could imagine and something I didn't even want to entertain. The idea of her leaving Korea shattered me, breaking my heart even though she was still here in my arms. "W-what if I wanted you to stay?" I couldn't stop the question from pouring from my lips. I needed to know if you would at least think about it or if I would have to come up with another solution, another way to still have the love of my life.

Y/N's eyes widened. "What do you mean by stay?"

"I mean stay. Stay here in Korea with me. I mean not go back to the United States. Would you... would you be willing to?" At her teary eyes, I hurried to continue, afraid she was going to say no. "We can live in my apartment, maybe eventually find something else. You could continue working at the school or move to a different one. You could become a Naturalized citizen and stay... stay here with me."

"But Jimin are you sure that's what you want?" Y/N's words were soft, gentle, giving me a chance to back out of it all, giving me a chance to run away, but running was the last thing on my mind.

"I want it all with you. A house, a life, a... a family." At the sweet smile on Y/N's face, some of my anxiety with the situation began to fade and I felt a little bit more at ease. "I meant it when I said you're the one for me. I want you in my life forever. I don't ever want to let you go."

The tears spilled down Y/N's cheeks and for a moment, I felt my heart shatter again, but then she smiled, her eyes so full of love and hope that I felt like everything I ever needed, ever wanted was right here in front of me. "I love you Jimin. So much. You... being with you is all I want, all I will ever want. I want... I want to stay here with you."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "You... you do?" Y/N nodded, giving me a watery smile. Unable to stop myself, I pulled her into my arms, smothering her with kisses, pressing my lips to every bare inch of skin I could reach, making her laugh out at my actions. "I love you. I love you. I love you so much. You're everything to me. Everything to me. Please... please don't ever leave me."

Pulling back, Y/N cupped my face between her hands and leaned in, giving me a sweet gentle kiss. "I love you Jimin. Now and always."

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