Jungkook

A velvety skin rests on my chest as I break free from my slumber. I'm greeted with a bush of hair and a big smile spreads on my lips because it could be the most beautiful sight in the whole world. Waking up next to Elaine was an experience I have long imagined and yearned for and I could wake up like this every day without getting tired of it.

I look through the slightly split curtains and notice the sun as it welcomes the day. Apparently I haven't slept that long, but I don't feel tired at all. They say that when you are happy, sleep is just something in passing, and considering what happened last night, I can confirm that with all my heart.

I had one of my best days, maybe even the best. The date went very well, everything went according to plan – well, except for the fall into the lake, which was a bit embarrassing of course, but after seeing how heartily Elaine laughed, I didn't care. I would even jump in again voluntarily if it meant I could hear her beautiful laugh.

Her gaze, which literally called out to me, drew me into her apartment and I'm damn sure that my gaze expressed exactly the same desire for her. We ended up having sex and it wasn't just any sex, no casual sex, nor a one-night stand. Even though maybe we were a little too wild it was still the best sex I ever had. There was emotion in it, especially after Elaine responded positively to my request to make her my girlfriend.

How she shifted back and forth under me, how her mouth fell open when I let her feel good with my tongue, how she moaned my name as she scratched her nails across my back–

My thoughts are interrupted when Elaine starts moving on me, her cheek brushes against my chest causing her hair to tickle me and she starts caressing my skin with her fingers. As I tilt my head slightly to see her face, I notice that she is still sleeping and I have to hold back my laughter because she does this unconsciously in her sleep.

I notice a different tensing in my lower body and when I lift the blanket I already detect the problem. My morning wood welcomes me, which is why I try to get out of Elaine's grip, but she is almost lying with her whole body on me. The more I move the more firmly she grabs me and eventually wraps her thigh around my hip, tracing my member in the process and I hiss at the contact.

But she continues to sleep undisturbed and smacks her lips as she slumbers sweetly and finally lies completely still again, her warm breath hitting my chest. I manage to free myself from her with some difficulty without waking her up before I get out of bed. I carefully spread the blanket over her naked body, slowly brushing her hair out of her face and placing the softest kiss on her shoulder before I make my way into her bathroom.

I freshen up there, obviously also freeing myself from the problem my friend down there was causing me, and run back into the bedroom. Elaine is still asleep, but considering that it is still early and that I have probably worn her out, I decide not to wake her up and prepare some breakfast.

I drop the towel that I had wrapped around my waist and slip into my boxers and my pants, leaving my upper body exposed because I don't feel like wearing a shirt.

Once in the kitchen, I start preparing a simple but delicious breakfast, which consists of an omelet and toast, while humming slightly to myself.

I smile the whole time because I feel very comfortable and happy again after a long time. I can't remember the last time I truly said from the bottom of my heart that I felt good, that I forgot the rest even if it was only for a moment. And Elaine was the cause for all that.

When I showed up at her place that evening with a disfigured face and kissed her with the kick of the moment, I acted completely out of feeling. I didn't even notice that I got in the car and drove to her, I just found myself at her front door. I have to admit, it hurt a little bit that she just left me sitting there, but I can't blame her. After all, I know what it feels like to be hurt.

I've been through this often enough, I've never acted like Elaine though and shut out the possibilities in my life, but in return, I've destroyed everything around me. I think everyone deals with their pain differently.

But the fact that Elaine and I are dating now makes me forget everything I didn't want to think about. I don't know if one can call it fate, since it's too early to say anything about it, but I feel like she was sent into my life to fill the hole inside me, to heal the wounds, to get me back on my feet. Maybe I just wanted her to do it, maybe I wanted her to be the one bringing back the old Jungkook but I couldn't stop thinking about her, her stunning eyes, the sweet and full laughter, and her presence in general just made me feel good every time.

"Good morning."

"Shit." Startled by the sudden voice behind me, although it's so soft, I drop the fork that's on the kitchen counter next to me on the floor. A smooth giggle resounds in my ears and as I turn around the source of the voice that I want to hear every morning devours all my senses.

I choke on my own saliva when I notice what she is wearing when I look back at her. My shirt, the bottom button of which I tore off last night, lies loosely over her upper body, the black fabric reaching down to the middle of her thighs and giving me a delicate view of the soft skin. She has left the top two buttons undone and I swallow hard as I catch a glimpse of the curve of her breasts.

Holy shit.

"I was hoping to wake up next to you," she says as she walks up to me and leans against the kitchen counter with an elbow folded against the cold surface.

"I wanted to prepare you breakfast and bring it to bed, but you woke up earlier than I planned," I say, my throat dry as the Sahara desert and my eyes constantly leaping down to her appearance.

The sudden confidence she radiates leaves me perplexed and I don't know how to react. It's not that she usually has no self-confidence, but right now at this moment, bravery seems to override her. It seems as if she has got this after-sex glow, her curls wildly around her face, which without make-up looks simply enchantingly fresh and bright.

I sneak a hand around her waist after I put the spatula down and lock her between my arms and the kitchen counter.

"Did you sleep well?" I ask, my voice raspier and deeper with a grin present on my lips.

"Yes, very well, and you?"

"Better than ever," I say, biting my lower lip. I don't know why I've been walking around like a hormonal teenager since I met Elaine, but I just can't think straight in front of her. She drives me crazy and I'm sure she doesn't even realize it. My eyes jump from her beaming eyes down to her cherry-like plump lips and I get the urge to kiss her.

And I do it.

Not wasting another second I place a kiss on the soft pillows that have become my drug, causing her to become shy and look away. I tilt my head to meet her gaze but she still looks away stubbornly so I place little kisses all over her face making her squeak and then burst into laughter when I start tickling her sides.

"Jungkook, stop it." she laughs as she tries to get away but I have her locked in my embrace so she can't move.

This is a morning I want to experience over and over again. I want her laughter to brighten my day like the sun in the sky, I want her eyes to be the first thing I see and her touch to be what lingers on my skin all day long.

I stop tickling her because she is slowly running out of air and she takes a deep breath to come down from her laughter. We both look at each other for a while, but nobody says anything. I take a breath as I bring a hand up to brush her curls out of her face. It's become a habit since I met her. Her beautiful hair, soft-looking like the clouds, is giving her facial features with prominent cheekbones and a tiny nose the last touch of beauty.

"Take a shower while I finish preparing breakfast," I suggest, but grinning I think of something better. "Or we could forget about breakfast and take one together."

She gasps and her eyes double in size before she slaps my shoulder with a scolding hand, causing me to grin and back away a little.

"What?" I ask confidently, knowing that my outspoken manner embarrassed her. "Are you still shy after what we did last night, baby?"

A faint blush creeps up her adorable cheeks as she looks at me while I'm raising one of my eyebrows up and she smiles shyly as she wiggles her way out of my arms. She walks up the stairs swaying her hips and I look at her biting my lip.

"My offer still stands," I call out after her because she hasn't answered me and because I want to tease her.

"Shut up," she calls back and I break out in a laugh before continuing with the preparation for breakfast, the big happy grin not leaving my lips.

As soon as Elaine is done with her shower, she comes down the stairs with slow steps, an oversized shirt on her upper body, and a pair of shorts underneath. I already love how comfortable and close we can get along with each other, there is nothing forced and nothing pretended with us. We are just as we are.

I put the two plates, which I have properly filled with food, on the table so that we can enjoy our meal together because I was about to starve. Elaine pulls out the chair to sit down and as I pass by, my nostrils fill with the heavenly scent of vanilla and wild berries just like the first time I came to her apartment.

I look at her, watching her reaction to my cooking, and a contented sigh leaves my lips as she begins to chew happily and nod in approval.

"This tastes awesome. Thank you." she smiles as she wipes the corners of her mouth with a napkin and I smile back at her as I scoop a large spoon into my mouth.

"What are you doing today?" she asks enthusiastically.

"I have to go back to my workshop because Taehyung is stopping by with his dad's car." my smile drops as I see her lips squeeze into a tight line before her lower lip forms a sweet pout.

"I'll come back tonight, don't worry." I cup her cheek placing a quick peck on her pouty lips and she nods in understanding but she doesn't seem to be entirely happy about it.

"Promise?"

"Yes, I promise." I chuckle.

"Okay." she smiles with her chocolate eyes forming the most beautiful shapes of almonds I have ever seen. I get lost in them and don't even realize that I was leaning in until I feel her soft lips against mine. I don't know what it is that keeps me pulling in but I want to kiss her nonstop, I want to be attached to her, I want to see her all the time.

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Back in my workshop, after I could hardly leave Elaine because I had to kiss her again and again at the doorstep until her neighbor interrupted us and I had to take off, I'm now preparing all the tools for the fix. I wish I hadn't put the repairs off until today, because I was dying inside to be with her, but I couldn't have known that things would turn out the way they did. I didn't know I was going to get this far with Elaine in such a short time.

"Hey, there," Taehyung yells as he jogs over to me from the front gate, and when he gets to me, he pins me under his armpit and fuzzes my hair with his hand.

"Stop it." I scold playfully as I kick my foot up his ass.

"Ouch. Since when do you beat your hyung? I have to make you respect me again."

"Shut up." I chuckle.

Tae and I get along best within our group of friends or let's say we know exactly how the other one feels. He is the first person I met out of the group and probably because he is only two years older than me, he also knows best how I function. He has always been there for me, for which I'm very grateful to him because without him the tough time would have been only half as bearable. I'm grateful for my friends and for what they have done for me.

"Where's the car?" I ask, a little impatient because I want to get the repairs done as soon as possible so that I can go back to Elaine quickly.

"It's outside," Taehyung answers as he grabs my toolbox and runs out, me following him with a few steps behind.

I attach the car to the car lift that is in front of the workshop and lift it up in the air so that I can have a closer look at the lower part. Humming to myself I use various tools to repair the damage, Taehyung watching me while I do so and I'm glad because I notice that not much needs to be done. I twist and turn the parts while my thoughts are always on Elaine and her beautiful smile, remembering the moments of yesterday.

"What are you smiling about?" Taehyung asks me, taking me out of my daydreaming, and I only now realize that I was smiling the whole time.

"I didn't tell you guys, but Elaine and I went on a date last night," I proudly say.

His eyebrows jump up in the air and an amused grin takes in his amazed look, which makes me nod, wiping out his confusion.

"A date? Did you get laid?"

"Tae! Don't say that." I rant, my eyes wide, now a little shy about his prediction. I've never been shy about topics like this, but simply because I never cared.

"What? It's not like you never said these things on your own initiative."

"Yeah, I know, but Elaine's something else," I mutter playing with the screwdriver in my hand. "We're seeing each other now."

"Already? Don't you think it's a little too soon?" he asks unsettled. "I'm not sure if that's a good thing."

I get irritated by his question. Why should it be too soon when we have admitted our true feelings to each other? After all, there is no rule or limit to how many weeks, months, or years must pass before you can date a person. I made it clear to Elaine a long time ago how I feel about her and she returned my feelings, we went on a date and even had sex. Why shouldn't I ask her to be my girlfriend? Besides, it's my life and I'm old enough to make my own decisions. I admit I didn't do any of these things I do now with Elaine with anyone else but that's simply because they didn't matter.

"I don't know what the problem is. You should be happy for me." I roll my eyes. Actually, there was so much more I wanted to say, but I didn't want to start a fight.

"Don't get me wrong right away. I'm happy if you're happy. I'm just worried about you Jungkook. I have seen how long you have suffered, how you have fallen deeper every day, how you have fought with yourself every damned day." he grips my shoulder with one hand, squeezing it a little and I look down in shame because of the sincerity reflected in his dark orbs.

"But I have also seen how you were looking at her on your birthday, I have seen the look in your eyes, Jungkook. Man, you gotta pull yourself together, she's already got you under control." he chuckles now, spicing up the atmosphere. "I just don't want you to get hurt again because I know that if you do, you'll hit bottom this time."

"I know you only want the best for me, Tae. But it's different with her. I can feel it. You must think I'm crazy or childish, but I felt it from the second I first saw her."

It may sound really crazy, but deep down I got this feeling that she can't hurt me. I've never seen such fitting energy in anyone before. We laugh about the same things, we think the same, we have endless fun together and she is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. What more could I ask for?

I just hope that my feeling doesn't let me down this time.

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A/N: thank you guys for taking your time to read it, I really appreciate y'all ♥️