Fate

Chapter 121

Namjoon's POV
Her lips were so soft, pressing against mine. They felt cool to the touch.. Was menthol in her lip balm? It contrasted so well with the warmth of her hips under the palm of my hands- Damn, I forgot to put my phone on silent. We exchanged: a humorous chuckle on her part and an annoyed sigh on mine. "Sorry, Foxy. Let me just get that.." I didn't bother to read the name. "Hello?"

"Hey, hyung! I wanted to know if you wanted me to pick you up for practice or if you'd walk?"

No way. "Practice is today?" I checked the time. "I could use the ride, Kookie. If you don't mind it. I'll be ready in 30 minutes." He seemed happy I took his offer.

Mina was still trying to cover her laughter. "If only I caught that expression on camera. It was priceless." She gave me a peck. "Mixed up your dates in your calendar?"

I reluctantly got up. "Seems so. I never do that!"

She sat up. "I can fix your practice bag while you get ready."

With only my sweatpants on, I climbed back onto the bed. "You're too nice, Miny." I snatched a kiss from her. "Do nothing for once. You'll find it's nice."
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"So, noona met your mother?"

I nodded at the driver. "Your younger than you noona, yes." I looked at the text messages my mom left me after meeting with her. "I can't tell if it went well."

He frowned. "What do you mean, hyung? You said she asked Min to call her mother. It's great, no?"

"I don't know if she's playing a game with Minmin or throwing a diss at me or being a nice human. She's a kind person, don't get me wrong. She's also the type to speak her mind."

"A game? Why? And diss you? What is there to diss about?" He made a good point.

"You know Mina has trouble interpreting facial expressions. What if my mother said condescending things that didn't seem like it unless I saw her face? Also, she could easily diss me by liking how much better mannered my Western foreign caucasian girlfriend is compared to her own son."

He laughed so hard. "You're freaking out for nothing. You make a great pair and I'm sure she saw that."

"She asked me for her social media and other things she wrote. I think she's running an investigation on her or something!" I half joked.

He shrugged. "Suga hyung basically did the same thing. How can your mom doing it surprise you?"

He what?

Mina's POV
"Hello, Yoon Mina. Ah! Taemin-ssi. I was waiting for your call. How are you?"

He seemed pleased. "I typed it right! Hi, Mina-ssi. I'm great. Is it a good time?"

I chuckled and looked at my paused TV show. "It is. What can I do for you?"

"I have an offer for you, actually, for dancers in your circle. Don't worry, it's not for the show in two days, I'm not monster!" He laughed.

I was amused, I had to say. "Let me hear it first before I accept anything."

He detailed it. "I'm going on tour from February to September and I have a few dates in Toronto. I know it's not close to where you live, but if you have a group of dancers you think would like to work on those dates, we can fly them out. It's less costly for everyone and you get 3 days in Toronto. We'd send the practice clips and everything." He ended. "Interested?"

I nodded happy. "Very. I'll give you my email address to send me the details. If I can make it, it's a yes for sure! If not, I'll let the dance groups I know aware of your offer."

A sweet sigh. "Ah.. you really are nice. Think you have time today to discuss of it? I still don't know how big of a team I need."

He was serious? "Hmm, yeah! I don't have anything planned today. Tell me a time and place. I'll be there."

Namjoon's POV
"Did you directly tell her My sweet girlfriend that I love so much, I would like to lend you my second apartment for you to keep working in Seoul when I'm not here, so you can stay as long as you'd like. Did you?" Tae asked.

I crossed my arms. "I'd never start it like that! Maybe I should, but I didn't."

"Did Mimi ask to stay longer?"

I wished. "No.. She has work back home she needs to tend to, but if only she did." I smiled to myself. "She doesn't want to overstep you know?"

Tae frowned, pointed at me and looked at Jungkook. "Why is he smiling? I don't get it."

The maknae shrugged. "Why do you ask me?"

I answered him. "She never asks for anything, she doesn't overstep, she doesn't brag.. I love that."

I heard Taehyung strangle his laugh. "Makes a difference? I mean, it's not like she needs to brag about dating you. She's doing pretty well by herself."

True, yet hurtful? "Thank you? You're right, though. She texted me she's having lunch with Taemin sunbaenim at the moment. Contract talk I think."

Tae's eyes went wide. "Woah.. That's great! Maybe she'll have to come here longer and more often."

"You'd lend her your second apartment, for real?" Kookie said.

I mean.. "I was already looking at her art room pictures to give me an idea on how I could furnish it."

It was so nicely arranged back home. I wanted to emulate that. "You weren't joking when you told your mom Mina was the permanent kind of girlfriend." He added.

I looked at my half of the skeleton rings on my index. "Jungkook.. I'd never joke about that."