~Minseo~

I closed the door behind me as I let myself into the dark house.

Sniffling, I took off my heels and placed them where the shoe rack was.

That's when the lights flickered on.

I winced at the bright light and saw a tall male figure standing and leaning against the wall, arms crossed. When my eyes adjusted to the light, I saw that it was Taehyung. Not that I needed my eyes to adjust anyways. I can tell it's him by the way my heart wouldn't stop pounding in my chest.

His eyes narrowed on me, dangerously, "What happened?"

And that was enough to have me burst into tears.

Taehyung straightened himself and I knew he was going to come towards me but I didn't wait for that to happen. I ran straight towards him and threw myself in his arms, wrapping my arms around him.

~Taehyung~

His first thought when he saw Minseo: Wow, she's beautiful.

His second thought: Shit, she went out to meet that guy looking like this?

Then his thoughts vanished when he saw tears in her eyes. She'd been crying. Well, shit, that's not a good thing. His heart broke at the sight of her tears and he held her tightly against him as she cried in his arms.

Rubbing a hand over her back, he asked in a soothing voice, "What, did something happen?" he swallowed. "Did he—hurt you?"

Still crying, Minseo nodded and Taehyung's hold on her tightened. He glared, "I'm going to f#&*ing fire the—"

He didn't finish his sentence because Minseo moved out from his hold and started wailing. "No!"

Taehyung crossed his arms and then watched as Minseo dropped to the floor, stretching her legs out and continued wailing. He closed his eyes briefly. She was drunk. He could smell the alcohol.

"What do I do?" she wailed. "I'm so embarrassed!"

Taehyung crouched down to her level, "Don't be embarrass about letting that guy know how you feel."

"But I am!"

He grabbed one of her shoulder with his hand and lightly shook her, "Hey, how much did you drink? Are you drunk? Don't tell me you walked home like this?"

"I drank a little," she sniffled. "Just a little. I'm not drunk."

Taehyung frowned. "But you're wailing."

Minseo wiped at her tears and then glared at him, "Do you think I'm one of those girls who cries prettily?"

Now that she mentioned it...

Taehyung sighed, "Come on. Let's get you to bed."

"I don't want to sleep," she snapped. "I'm so embarrassed I could die. I don't think I can ever face Kijoon again."

"Great," Taehyung muttered. "Maybe we can fire him."

Minseo glared at him. "Don't you dare."

Taehyung rolled his eyes. Even after rejecting her like this, causing her to cry and hurt like this, she's still willing to keep that guy around. Women.

"I'm thinking you will regret sitting here on the floor, crying like this in the morning," Taehyung told Minseo. "The members will be home soon and I don't think you'd want them to see you like this too."

Minseo froze.

"Come on," he said, placing his hands on either side of her body before lifting her up like you would to a child. When she was on her feet, he hesitantly reached out and ran his fingers through her hair, watching as she closed her eyes.

"I don't want to be alone tonight," Minseo said, opening her eyes. "Can you stay up with me for a bit?"

Taehyung nodded slowly.

Minseo stepped away from him and Taehyung dropped his hand from her. Minseo then gave him a small smile that didn't reach her eyes.

Taehyung moved towards the fridge and opened it. Throwing her a look over his shoulder, he said to her, "I'll even drink with you. Drinking will help you numb the pain. At least for tonight anyways."

"You can't even drink!" she said, loudly, shaking her head.

Taehyung's lips twitched. "I can't exactly let you drink alone."

He turned his back to her once more. 

"Why are you being nice to me?" she asked in a quiet voice. So quiet Taehyung almost didn't hear her. "You're not even making fun of me too."

He took out two beers and placed it on the counter.

"Because I know what it's like to be rejected," Taehyung said, his eyes locking with her.

She opened her mouth and then closed it. "I... What?"

"It's okay if you don't get it," he muttered, turning his back to her and then opened the cupboard, looking for a glass. He won't be able to drink the whole thing. Maybe just a little so that she won't feel as though she's in pain alone.

~Minseo~

"B-but I hurt you," I blurted. "Aren't you going to... I don't know, make fun of me? Call me stupid for not noticing the signs that Kijoon's been giving?"

Taehyung grunted. "Do you think I'm that heartless I'd make fun of your pain?"

I blinked, feeling a wave of fresh tears hitting me. "You're a good man."

Taehyung stopped what he was doing and smirked at me, "I know. So, why did you reject me, huh?"

Tears rolled down my face at his words.

Taehyung's features softened when he saw my tears and I swear if I wasn't already feeling anything towards this man, I was now falling harder than the first time.

"Come here," he said, softly.

I shouldn't. I know that but my body never listens to me anyways. So I go towards Taehyung, wiping my tears absently with my sleeves.

When I was close enough, Taehyung placed his hand at the back of my head and guide it towards his chest. I grabbed hold of his shirt, trying to control my crying as I buried my face against him.

Taehyung ran his hand up and down my arm in an attempt to comfort me but he doesn't know that having him here was enough for me.

"He's—with someone," I said, quietly. "That's why he rejected me." 

I have no idea why I was telling him this but I did anyways. I needed to remind myself why Kijoon rejected me.

Taehyung stiffened at what I'd just said before softening once more.

"Don't cry," he murmured. "And don't hurt over that. Kijoon doesn't know what he lost. That's not a loss on your part, Minseo but a gain, yeah?"

I laughed softly at that, shaking my head. The guy was thinking I was hurting because Kijoon was with someone else and rejected me. That may be the reason I'm crying but I wasn't exactly hurt because of the rejection.

I snuggled against Taehyung's large frame, wrapping my arms around him. I wasn't crying because of that. I may have liked Kijoon and wanted a relationship with him but having him reject me... well, a part of me was relieved. That's why I cried. I shouldn't feel that way but I did anyways. I wanted to forget Taehyung and what it feels when I'm with him that I wanted to try with Kijoon... someone who's good for me. Someone I can really fall in love with if I tried hard enough. 

I was hurting because I knew that what I feel towards Taehyung outweighs my feelings for Kijoon. And that sucks because I know I can never be the one he wanted me to be. Still, Taehyung doesn't need to know that.

Resting my chin against his chest, I tilted my head back so that we could make eye contact. There, I saw the concern in his eyes and couldn't help but smile at that. He's so warm and gentle. So, so precious.

Yeah, I was going to bury my feelings. 

I have less than two months here and leading him on and then dropping him... will not only hurt him but hurt me too. I wasn't going to stay when these five months are over. I was going to get out of here and far away from Taehyung. Still, I wanted to be a little selfish and be close to him... even if it's physically and not emotionally. Even if our hearts don't touch, that's fine with me.