You Could Call It Love

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Ae-ri's POV

My eyes fluttered open as the sun shone from the window. I groaned softly as I felt a throbbing headache. I opened my eyes as I felt someone's arm around my waist.

I opened my eyes to see Jimin and I cuddled up still in our clothes from the party. Ahh shit. How did we end up like this?

Flashbacks from last night took over my mind.

*Flashback*

We became breathless as we both pulled away from the kiss.

"We should go home now Jimin, I think we are a bit drunk.", I said as I looked at my feet embarrassed.

"Yeah you are right.", he said as he rubbed his neck awkwardly.

The whole ride home neither he nor me said anything. We both plopped on the sofa as we both were tired. The awkward silence between us was so hard to bear.

"I am sorry that I kissed you. I-I didnt mean to.", Jimin said as he looked at me apologetically while my heart sank when I heard that the kiss didn't mean anything to him.

"Its okay, let's not talk about this, we are drunk so we don't know what we were doing. Its my fault too.", I said faintly smiling at him.

"Let's go now.", I said getting up to head to my bedroom but Jimin held my wrist.

"Can you ju-just stay for a while.", he stuttered with his ears turning red.

I just nodded and sat there beside him saying nothing. I didnt know when my eyes shut and when I fell asleep and neither did he. I don't even know how we cuddled up together and how the couch was big enough to fit us for us to sleep comfortably.

*Present*

My eyes went to the alarm clock showing 9:30am. Shit now both of us will be late. I got up slowly not wanting to wake him up because he slept so comfortably and also I couldn't face, not after all that happened yesterday.

I showered and quickly dressed in a white shirt and blue coloured pencil skirt which was the first thing I saw in my closet. When I came to the living room Jimin was not there on the couch, maybe he woke up and left to shower.

I didnt have time to eat breakfast so I left for office without eating anything. The throbbing headache was still there and I couldn't find the painkillers. I should have not drank yesterday. Ugh I haven't even woken up for a full 1 hour and this is already a bad day!

"Why are you late today and even Jimin didn't come yet.", Hoseok said as he saw me enter my office.

"Long story, I don't have time nor energy but just tell someone to send coffee to my office and please prepare those papers for the meeting in the afternoon with Mrs. Choi.", I instructed him.

"Yeah I will, and about the meeting, they rescheduled it a bit late in the afternoon.", Hoseok responded.

"Ughh, why? I thought I would go home early today.", I said as I groaned.

"You okay Ae-ri? I can request them to reschedule it again if you are not well.", he said worriedly.

"No its okay, don't worry I will be fine.", I said smiling a bit to make him feel less worried.

I got to work as soon as I entered my office. Even after drinking some coffee, I couldn't gather myself to do my work. I skipped lunch as I needed to focus on my work and finish it. But my mind interrupted me with the thoughts of Jimin. What would he be doing? What would he be thinking? Why did he kiss me and why did he tell me to stay with him yesterday? Ugh shut up Ae-ri!

I muttered a come in as I heard a knock on my office. The door opened revealing Jimin standing there awkwardly with some food.

"I didn't see you at lunch and also you didn't have breakfast so I thought I should bring you some food.", he said while keeping the food on the coffee table but not making eye contact with me.

"And yeah there is some hangover soup for your headache.", he said slightly looking at me and then breaking the eye contact immediately.

"Oh thank you so much Jimin.", I thanked him while smiling as I couldn't help but smile at his caring nature.

"I-I should go then.", he said as he turned around to go back.

"Yo-You can stay if you want.", I said after gathering some courage to say it.

"Oh o-okay.", he stuttered as he sat down on the couch along with me. Both of us seemed equally nervous as we both stuttered at every sentence and had almost the same shade of redness on our cheeks.

"You should take care of yourself. Eat well and dont skip meals, okay.", he said as I nodded.

He stayed till I finished eating even though we didn't speak a single word. It was a bit awkward but it felt nice but I couldn't help but have butterflies in my stomach.

"Ae-ri.", he said making me look at him as I hummed in response.

"We probably ne-need to talk.", he said looking at me.

"I-no-I mean now? I mean sure wh-why not.", I replied stupidly as my mind got jumbled with what he just said.

"About the kiss, I wanted to let you know tha-", Jimin started saying as I listened attentively but my heart was scared I will get a negative answer but a knock on the door interrupted him.

"Come in.", I said as I sighed. Now seriously?

"We have a meeting now, so you guys should head to the conference hall.", he reminded us as we nodded.

"Let's just talk when we get home.", he said as he slightly smiled.

"Yeah you are right. Let's go now.", I said as we both headed to the conference hall.

What was he gonna say?

I was a bit lost in my thoughts when I bumped into someone when I entered the hall.

"Don't you have eyes?", the person said in an annoyed tone.

I looked at the person properly just to see Jin-ah, Jimin's ex....