XIII.

                                    

                                          
W.c.: 1k. 
Danyi's POV
"Danyi... I need to tell you something..." Jake said as I swallowed the last bite of my food and looked up at him. I had zero idea what he'd say now after what happened. 
When my and Jake's eyes met, he looked down for a moment and then back into my eyes. He stayed silent for a few more minutes and then licked his lips before started talking. 
"I'm... uhh... I don't remember if I told you this already or not but... even if I did, I need your answer now. Will you go to our concert next week?... you don't need to pay or anything, the whole group agreed that you can be the VIP guest for our concerts... So what do you think?" Jake asked. While saying everything, he was looking down at his plate and then up at me over and over again. He was nervous and I found it cute. 
"Yeah, I will. I mean, I'm ENGENE after all, right" I said and smiled at him brightly. I could feel that Jake was feeling uncomfortable with me now and it made me sad. Jake smiled back at me, but his smile wasn't genuine. 
We finished our drinks and then Jake and I had a fight about who would pay. Jake won. Except that he didn't even try talking back at me or anything like that, when the waiter came to us, Jake just gave his card to the waiter and paid. Jake didn't even blink once while doing it all. 
After he paid, both of us got our stuff and left. The car was not too far away from the restaurant but we needed to walk a few minutes. It was getting even darker now and the breeze of the late evening was blowing into my face. It wasn't cold, it was refreshing and calming. I liked it. 
While we were walking, I felt Jake being very tense and I stopped halfway through our walk to the car. When he noticed that I had stopped, he stopped too, and turned around to look at me. "Everything's okay?" I could hear a bit of worry in his voice. 
"No... Actually, it's not okay. Not okay at all... I know that what you did next to the river is... not the best thing, and we both know it. But I don't want that to destroy the friendship that we have. Even though it's a really new friendship, I still want to keep it. And not because you're an idol." I said as I looked Jake in the eyes. I was speaking the truth and we both knew it.
Jake didn't say anything. We stood there in complete silence for a few moments, then, he walked closer to me, looked at my hand, and took it. Then looked me in the eyes and smiled. Jake didn't say anything back, just turned around while still holding my hand. He guided me to the car. 
When both of us were in the car, the bodyguard started driving away. Jake didn't say anything and neither did I. After a few moments I noticed that we were driving to my home direction and I felt sad. Not because I was going back home, I missed my bed actually because I was drained, but because that meant that Jake would be away and I wouldn't see his face or feel his presence next to me. And I was totally right because five minutes later we stopped next to my apartment building.
I got out of the car and when I turned around to say goodbye to Jake and the bodyguards, Jake got out of the car and then bent down to the car window where one of the bodyguards was sitting. "I'll be back. I want to walk her to the door." Jake said and then walked around the car to me. "Let's go." He said and walked past me but when I didn't start walking, he stopped and looked back at me while saying "Coming? I don't know where your apartment is." A few minutes later both of us were standing next to my apartment. 
I turned around when we were standing right next to my apartment door. Jake was already looking at me when I turned to face him. "So... thank you for... everything... It was fun today..." I still didn't want him to go but I knew that I couldn't hold him from going back to his and his members' apartment.
"I'm happy that you had fun today... Danyi... before I leave... can I ask you something?" Jake said as he looked down and then back up at me. I nodded as our eyes met. "About the kiss... I'm truly sorry—" I interrupted him "It's okay. Let's just forget about that part of the day." I said and then opened the door. As I was now standing in the doorway, looking at Jake, I was about to say goodbye for the last time but Jake stepped inside of my apartment, wrapping his hands around my waist and pushing me further into the apartment.
He pushed me against the wall and closed the door behind himself, his hands were still locked tightly around my waist. "And what if... I don't want to... forget...?" Jake's eyes were traveling up and down my face. From my eyes to my lips and the other way around. I could feel that he wasn't thinking of me as only his fan anymore and I didn't know if I didn't like it or if I was just scared. Scared that if anyone found out that we were in love, Jake would get canceled or fired, and I would be stalked by his fans.
He started moving his face closer and closer to mine and eventually, I could feel his hot breath hitting my face. I tried to control myself and not do anything stupid but seconds later Jake's lips were on mine. I didn't do anything stupid but Jake did, and I didn't stop him. I kissed him back, our lips fit perfectly together. One of his hands fell from my waist and took my hand in his big one. He pulled away after a long minute.
"Danyi... I don't want to forget... and I know that you don't want to forget either..."
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I have been writing this chapter for WEEKS and I'm finally done with it :)