"Good morning, what's happening?" she comes closer and closes the door, but once she sets her eyes on y/n, her gentle and sympathetic face changes of expression. "Good morning, I'm here to talk about y/n and this," I put the test into her sight. "She explained to me what happened, and I know more than anyone that y/n is not a bad or disrespectful student. She doesn't deserve a zero only because her table mate is problematic."

"Oh...uhm..." she doesn't say anything, looking nervous while staring at the piece of paper. "I remember what happened, I just noticed her talk with her table mate, that's the reason why—"

"No," I cut her off and chuckle out of irritation. "She only talked because he was bothering her while she was doing her work. So I do not accept this, and on top of that, you do not have the right to call her a hypocrite when she told you the truth. Aren't you supposed to respect your students?" I never take my eyes off of her, not bearing just the thought of this happening to my baby.

"Sir..." she brushes her hair back, finally looking at me. "I'm sorry about this...I will make her pass the test again..." she suddenly acts weak. "That's not the only thing that matters, I want you to apologize to her for talking to her like that."

"I didn't mean it, y/n. You know it," she does as told without making me wait. "I apologize, I'll make sure to keep Yongsun away from you now. Is that okay?"

She nods to her, and this woman now looks back at me. "I'm sorry about that...This won't happen again."

I acquiesce without saying anything since I know she's acting like that only because she's in front of me. I take y/n's hand in mine and step out for the building with her. "If something like that happens just once more, tell me. All right?" I get hold of her bag to place the test back in the binder, but she smiles at me and nods. Once it's done, I close the zipper and help her to hang her bag on her shoulders.

"Work well, baby. I love you," I cup her face to press a kiss on her lips, but she emits a little sound and grips my jacket. I smile, understanding what she wants, I step forth and envelop her in a warm, fond embrace. She hugs me back as tightly as she can and snuggles her face against my chest. "I love you," she tells me, putting a beam on my face. "I love you too, my little one," I pass my hand over her back to caress it, and I pull away. "See you later, we'll eat your favorite meal," I give a little chuck under her chin and force myself to leave her.

— Four days later —

Friday, January 31, 2020.

4 pm.

I grab my car keys and bag to get out of my office, feeling down at a moment of the day I usually love because I know I'm going home to see my baby and start the weekend.

I step out and close the door behind me but fall upon a few colleagues and my boss, who are talking together and seeming joyful. "Jungkook!" Mister Lee stops me, putting his hand on my shoulder. "What will you bring for the meeting this evening?"

I don't return the smile but put my hand in my pocket. "I'm sorry, but I'm not coming," I say, being honest but seeing the reaction from my colleagues. "What do you mean...? You can't skip it, it's going to be amazing," my boss exasperates me. "I want to stay with my woman. I don't want to celebrate something I'm not happy about," I let it out straightforwardly and step away. I bow to them to be respectful but leave, not willing to stay with them for longer.

This week was tough only because of him, because he decides what I do without asking for my opinion. It passed at the speed of light, way faster than usual weeks that seem long when I want to be at the weekend and stay close to my baby. She cried last night because she knows I'm leaving in three days, and seeing her cry is like the hardest thing for me, especially when it's from pain. I love her more than anything, and we already have to be separated after only three months of relationship, and this will last for two years, I can still not realize it.

30 minutes later...

I stop in front of the bus stop where y/n is, noticing her at miles away. I open the passenger door for her, and she comes in, smiles at me in a faint manner, and presses a kiss on my lips. She sits down and puts her bag in the back to buckle her seat belt on.

"How was your day?" I place my hand on her thigh, going back on the road. "As usual...and you?" she doesn't describe her days anymore, her mood exuding different emotions lately. I stroke her cold skin with my thumb and focus on the road. "That was fine. I didn't work a lot but took all my stuff back. I ate well with the lunch you cooked for me," I smile to relieve and get rid of the tension, caressing her skin to bring her some comfort. I know in three days all of this routine I'm used to having will be over, and that breaks my heart.

"I'm glad you ate well," she finally shows some happiness, her hands touching mine. "I thought about going back to the beach we visited when we were together for the first time tomorrow...what do you think?" I turn my hand upside down to intertwine our fingers, and I peek at her.

"Yeah," her lips curve up, her fingers hugging mine. "I love this place a lot."

I smile and hold her hand in mine, with fondness, feeling happy that she accepts it. I can't wait to be tomorrow, even though I want the time to slow down. "What do you want to eat today?" I try not to let any quietness remain, spending my day with her as if it was a normal one. "Pasta. I love it when you cook the ones with special sauces."

"All right," I nod, stopping at a red light and taking this occasion to lay my eyes on her. I think about all the days I'm going to have to go through without seeing her, touching her, hearing her close to me. This hurts me a lot, it physically aches, no matter what I show to her, I pretend to be okay to make sure she doesn't get any more affected by this departure, but inside of me is nothing like what she sees from my behavior.

She returns the gaze as I'm not saying a word, but I smile at her, making her do so. "Do you have a lot of homework to do?" I ask. She shakes her head. "Fortunately, I don't."

"That's good then," I feel some relief for her, but the red light turns green, so I go back on the road.

— Next day —

Saturday, February 1, 2020.

7 pm.

I park the car on the sand, noticing that the beach is empty. Y/n leaves the vehicle, and I do so. The weather is way different from when we last came here, it's cold, but nothing is able to change what I feel in my heart. The memories of that moment when I was with y/n, when we were not a couple yet, keeps my heart warm.

"Oh, you're waiting for me this time?" I point out as she turned around to not go without me, but she giggles and wraps her arms around mine, looking into my eyes with sparkles into them. I beam at her but bring us closer to the water, feeling the fluffiness of her oversized coat that keeps her warm enough with her beanie.

Her fingers slide down the inner part of my arm, and she intertwines them with mine, but I turn towards her and take her in my arms. Never in my life I've cuddled the one I love so much without feeling too clingy, she makes me feel like she never gets enough of it, she's never bothered by my closeness, my love for her, and that makes me feel so good.

I press a kiss on her ear, and she clings onto me, holding me tight and making some cute noise in my chest. "I love you," I remind her, closing my eyes and keeping my head on hers. "I love you more," she speaks against my sweater, but I laugh with softness. "Shh. You know this is not possible."

"This is very possible, my man," she tries to squeeze me, but I giggle at her. "And you better not contradict me, or else I throw you in the ocean and you'll lose your pants again."

"Oh my god, you're making fun of me again," I bite my lips and pretend to be offended, playfully. I bring my hands to her waist and grip it, gazing down into her eyes. "You know you can't throw me, you're too little for this," I state with confidence, poking the tip of her nose with mine. "But this little girl I am already made you weak. Okay?" she doesn't break the eye contact, not nervous anymore to stare deep into my eyes. I peck her glossy lips. "Little brat."

She sticks her tongue out against my lips but laughs and jumps on me, making me react momentarily to carry her. Being two clingy people allows us to stay warm even with this weather.

I sit down on the sand to enjoy this moment a bit more, the sun now very low in the landscape. I lie down without caring about the sand in my hair and hold her tight, as much as I can to never forget the feeling of her body close to mine. She puts her hood on and drops a kiss on my lips, so I open my eyes.

"Your lips are cold," she repeats her action, smiling. "I need to warm them up," she finds an excuse to kiss me, but I like it and enjoy what she gives me. I kiss her back and warm her lips up as well, both doing it softly. I believe that she is addicted to kissing me, she always needs it, she's adorable.

She plays with my hair, filling my veins with more sweetness, relaxing me. Her tongue licks my bottom lip, but she clasps it with hers right after to end the kiss full of fondness. She smiles like a baby, and we both get into eye contact. "If you had to compare your love for me to something, what would it be?" her silly but cute question melts me.

I bring my hands to her rosy, warm cheeks, feeling soft at the sight of it since it was caused by our kiss. "I would say..." I think of something, planning to tease her. "A pea?"

She gasps from shock and sits up. "A pea? I would have said the sun...!" she expresses her disappointment, but I giggle and pull her down to squeeze her in my arms. "I'm joking, baby! I love you to the moon and back, I wanted to say a pea if the galaxy was a grain of sand," I make it up with cheesy words, but she pinches my hand. "Too late, now I know your love for me is as big as a pea."

"But if our galaxy was as small as a grain of sand, then the pea is giant compared to this," I explain, seeing she's not taking it. She lifts her head from my chest and glares at me. "If the galaxy was as tiny as that, then the pea would be even tinier, stop acting smart, you crushed my heart."

"Oh, come on, baby," I cup her face but cannot help laughing at her cuteness. "Don't say that, your heart is not crushed, I'll never hurt it. I love you too much for that," I state the truth and manage to put a smile on her face. "I let it pass for this time because you're a cute man," she lands a kiss on my lips. "We could make love on the sand right now...to make it special..." she whispers against my lips, my hands still on her cheeks to be warmed up by them and the hood. I smile and gaze into her eyes. "People might see us. We can do it in our car if you want."

"Oh, this idea is great too," she never stops being adorable, grinning against my lips. "I would have proposed to do it in the ocean but since the water is freezing...we both know this won't be possible," she titters at her dirty insinuation, and I cannot hold my laughter back. "You're such a naughty girl..."

"I know," she doesn't deny it but kisses my cheekbone. "I have to show you something," she sits up to straddle me, and she takes something out of the pocket which remained closed since earlier. "I told myself to wait on Monday to give it to you, but I can't. It's better to give it to you now," she gets it out of her pocket and hands me a cute white box. I sit up to take a closer look at this but already feel overwhelmed. "And I got this too," she shows me two bracelets that seem to be connected. "But look at this first."

I smile at her and open the box, she moves away to be between my legs, so I slide them up the sand but feel some strong emotions at the sight of the two very thin, red bracelets that are made for couples, and the text that goes with it.

'Distance means so little when you mean so much to me'

I cover my mouth uncontrollably, feeling a bit too emotional. "And here you have these two special Bond Touch bracelets, you need to connect it to your phone and use it with Bluetooth, but when you give little taps on it, this will send a light to mine in the color you choose," she explains to me, expressing some evident happiness about it. She looks at me with a broad smile, but everything causes me to tear up.

"Baby..." my voice trembles, and I pull her in a hug to not let her see my tears. "I love you so much..." I let my emotions talk. Just seeing her smile so brightly, doing everything to reduce the distance there will be between us is so moving to me. The best thing about this is that I bought us a pair of couple bracelets as well but planned to give her the one for her before leaving on the plane.

"I love you too," she kisses my cheek and hugs me back, smiling against my face. She's the sweetest and most kind-hearted girl on earth, and I love her so much.

She moves back, so I look down at the bracelets and put one around my wrist. This will for sure stays there all the time and never leave me.

She takes hers and wears it as well. "You don't have to wear the connected one all the time if it annoys you, I just thought this was a great idea to make sure you know I think about you," she holds the two others, but I grab one in a gentle manner to wrap it around the same wrist. "I'll never remove it," I assure her. This is the best bracelet I've never heard of, I can't believe we'll touch each other in a certain way even when we'll be far away from each other, this is the best thing created.

My response makes her even happier, and she does as I did to already wear what will keep us together. "Thank you so much," I stare into her eyes, placing my hand on the side of her face. "You have no idea how much I love you..." I bite my lips, holding my tears of bliss back. She presses a kiss on my hand that causes her face to look tiny, but she enjoys the feeling of it on her skin. "You have no idea how much I love you either."

We both smile at each other, the glisten in her eyes increasing the effect of this meaningful moment.

No matter all the love and passion I feel in my chest, no matter the way it bedazzles it, I can not erase the words we both said to each other a few weeks ago.

'...Someone who loves you will never be hurt if you're still there to love them and remind them you're here even with some distance...Love isn't just 'I'm next to you twenty-four hours a day'...as long as you love the person and come back home every day, that's the most important. You can't bring the money, and at the same time, take care of the one you love, unless you're rich and have everything you need, you have to work and that's not something you can change...'

All those words now have a different meaning, a different impact on me, but even more with the ones I told her right after. 

'...but that's the reason why this is better that way, I don't want to hurt someone because I'm never there for them...'

'...but there are days where you can not just handle it anymore. On a daily basis, that's different for a couple...'

How is this going to be? Will it end the way my answer tells it, or will she be the right one? I know she will be hurt, this will be terribly hard for us to handle it, even more for her since I'm her first love, since she's not used to this, so I'll hurt her for not being there in the end, won't I?

Never I would have expected those words to come back in my life and make me doubt my own statement. What if this talk was not just random, but a sort of prediction?