The two parted ways before it became too late at night, but the next morning they decided to meet again in the coffee shop. This time, it was Hoseok waiting with one black coffee and one vanilla latte.

Yoongi walked the younger to work and was invited in to chat as Hoseok prepped for his class. Yoongi followed Hoseok with his eyes as he bounced around the studio, marking out x's on the shiny hardwood flooring with colored masking tape.

Then his eyes fell on the pile of mats in the corner.

He thought of Hoseok's hands trailing over his back as they laid there last night. He thought of the soft kisses he placed on his ear that at once made him shiver and feel at ease.

Arms hugged around Yoongi's waist from behind and he had sudden palpitations at the voice that followed.

"Kiss me."

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"Soooooo?" Jin blocked the doorway to the restaurant kitchen. "How'd it go?"

"Why do you need to know?"

"Why? Pshhh. Because I'm practically cupid. I gave you the day off so you could have a beautiful date. -- If it wasn't beautiful, I take no responsibility."

Yoongi rolled his eyes. "Are you listening to the words that are coming out of your mouth?"

"No," retorted Jin. "Too busy waiting for words to come out of your mouth. Now spill. You're going to need to tell me everything. And also Joonie. Joonie is dying to know."

Yoongi glanced around as some of the other servers, who were clearly listening in, walked by. "I'll tell you both about it later when Joon comes after closing. But only if you make samgyeopsal for dinner."

"Done."

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Jin, Namjoon, Yoongi, and Jungkook were seated around the table in the restaurant's kitchen, having dinner. Bora was in her high chair between her parents, playing with some toys and eating chopped fruit. Yoongi had just told everyone about his date: about the game Hoseok devised in the bookstore in order to get to know him, glossing over the part about his panic attack, and their cute pizza dinner back at the studio - again, providing a short version of what happened afterward.

"Keep him, he clearly values books," Namjoon ordered.

Jin had a familiar glint in his eye.

"Don't," Yoongi warned.

"Sounds like your date was a real page-turner!!!"

"Hyuuung," Yoongi shook his head and Jungkook giggled at his annoyed expression.

"Wait! Wait! WAIT: Sounds like you've started a new chapter in your life!!!"

Both Namjoon and Yoongi groaned.

"Hold on, one more! I think your--"

"Hyung, if you don't shut up, I promise you I--"

"Language!," Jin interrupted, pointing with his eyes to where his toddler was playing contentedly with shape blocks in her high chair.

"What? Shut up isn't bad language. Beside Bora isn't even listening--"

"Shup!," the little girl declared brightly. "Daddy shup. SHUP!!"

Jin, who had turned to look at his little girl in shock, slowly rotated his head to look at Yoongi in a manner to rival any supernatural horror movie scene.

"Run," Namjoon sputtered while Jungkook simply nodded with wide eyes.

Yoongi didn't think twice. He grabbed his bag and scrambled out the door as Jin rose from his chair, yelling after him, "MIN YOONGI YOU -- THIS IS NOT OVER!"