Apricity

Chapter 5

You removed the earplugs when the car ride came to a halt . " Thanks Jongdae for dropping me home ." You smiled at him and he shook his head . " It's isn't big a deal . Moreover , I was excited to meet you ." He explained . "But I disturbed your sleep . It's going to be midnight . I-" He cut you off by hitting you on the head and you glared at him . " That's why you should go inside and annoy your boyfriend who was supposed to pick you up , not me ." You smacked his head and quickly got out of his car before he could retaliate . You stuck out your tongue at him before he drove off .

You were standing outside his house , thinking about different ways of roasting your boyfriend . You were in Paris for a week to attend an art workshop and he was supposed to pick you up today . You were so excited to see him after a week but he didn't come to see you and instead sent Jongdae to pick you up . Seeing your best friend was nice , but you wanted to see him too . You fished out the keys of the house from your purse and unlocked the door . What was inside the house was ethereal . You felt that you had opened the door to heaven . Your feet moved on their own and you closed the door behind you .

Candles were lined up on the floor on your either sides . Unfamiliar drawings with stick figures hung on the wall . You laughed as you observed each one of them ; it was as if a child was asked to draw them . The first drawing was about your first date with him . It showed a couple on a picnic who were kissing each other .The second picture was about your second date , it showed you and him playing rock , paper , scissors to decided who will pay the bill . The drawings that followed it were about your dates and special moments you shared like when both of you cooked together , when you were caught kissing in the meeting room , when you painted his face when he was asleep . You stopped when you saw a plain white sheet hung on the wall . You were momentarily surprised when you felt arms around your waist and immediately turned around to look at the culprit . " What is all this Baekhyun ?" He just smiled at you and held your hands .

" Y/F/N , thanks for giving me a second life . I had a life before but it only had space for work . Since you came , I became distracted but I don't care as long as you are the distraction . I had everything but you . I thought it was a cute little crush but it was way beyond that . When we started dating , I felt like a teenage girl who fangirls about the boy bands she loves . I just wanted to be with you all day , it was unbelievable that it was real . I found myself falling deeper in love with you each day . You are my universe and I love you so much . I just can't wait for the time when we'll have a family of our own , when we'll have kids , when we'll wear wedding rings . So Y/F/N , will you marry me ?" He kissed your hands and you saw nothing but love in his eyes . You just jumped on him , your hands around his neck and legs around his torso . " Yes ! Yes ! A million times yes !" You whispered and pecked his nose . He spun you around and kissed your forehead .

You spent the rest of the night talking about your future plans and before falling asleep , he drew a drawing of him proposing to you on the plain , white sheet .

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Your eyes widened as you saw the balls knocking down the pins . The boy danced with ecstasy and hugged his buddy . You had never tried your hand at bowling in your life . Jongdae reiterating invited you to bowling but you never were interested . Lifting the balls and then knocking down the pins , there was no sense of pleasure in that. Your interest was confined to the claw machine. As a matter of fact , you were good at it. Your dexterity with the buttons was good. The felicity you experienced after successfully picking up a toy was immense.

You had never imagined playing bowling with your fiancé. Baekhyun had been throwing tantrums and had literally dragged to the bowling arena at his hotel. He had fine bowling skills , you had heard. You were reluctant to go but then he promised to teach you. He had also challenged you to a match which you had accepted without any regret. Friendship. It is an important component of your relationship. Both of you are like best friends. Just like your relationship with Jongdae. By the way , he is ignoring you. Every time you two meet , he complains about your divided attention. He argues how you always are busy with your art gallery and your fiancé and have long forgotten your best friend. God bless you , even before marriage you have two children to look after .