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"Areum! Taehyung's here." Aera announced and I ran down the steps, to the living room almost immediately.

"I'll be back home at 7, we can go for our dinner then." Aera tiptoed lightly, giving Taehyung a quick peck on the cheek as he nodded. Aera turned towards me, waving me goodbye as she left for work.

"Alright," Taehyung looked at me, spotting something in the distance. "Don't tell me you finished the pie already." His mouth agape and eyes wide as he stared at the empty box that laid on the counter top.

"No, I haven't touched it. It's in the fridge." I laughed as he sighed in relief. "Alright bring it out, we shall start our movie marathon." He let out, excitement bubbling through him.

"Marathon?" I questioned, only aware of the one movie he rented.

"Oh, right." He reached in his bag and pulled out two movies. "I think our marathon will end with the second movie though." He chuckled as he flashed Gone with the Wind. I stared at him, a smile breaking through my lips.

"Are you up for over 5 hours of old movies?" He asked playfully, popping the CD in right before plopping himself onto the couch.

I quickly rushed to the kitchen, grabbing the pie and two forks so that he'd be able to share it with me. I quickly hopped onto the couch next to him as the movie began. I motioned the pie towards him and he took the fork, taking a piece of the pie without even passing it a glance, his full attention focused on the movie.

I glanced towards him and a giggle escapes my lips. It was nice seeing someone as interested in something as much as I was. I smiled to myself, finally able to enjoy an old movie to the fullest.

An hour and a half goes by in a blink of an eye and we're staring at the black screen with an empty plate. "Oh my gosh, that was hilarious." I say and he jumped on the couch a little, his excitement pouring out of him.

"Right?" His eyes glued onto mine, tilting his body towards me so that he'd face me.

"But, all those jokes aside, that movie actually teaches a great lesson. How to stand up for yourself, going against societal norms. It's amazing." I said and he nodded elatedly.

"Yes! I'm so glad you got that." He crossed his legs in front of him as I went deeper into the conversation.

"I especially loved how Jack stood up for his kid like," and then I catch him staring at me and I stop speaking, afraid that I was boring him like how I would with Jae. "Sorry, I'm speaking too much." I shake my head leaning against the sofa.

"What? No you aren't." He shook his head, "go on." He said, eagerness tinting his eyes.

"Really?" I asked, a little baffled.

"Yes, really." He frowned a little as he cocked his head to the side, probably confused as to why I was so reluctant.

"Wow," I scoffed a little, "if this was Jae he probably would've asked me to shut up." I joked but Taehyung tenses up.

"Wait, seriously?" He asked, his brows knitting into a frown deeper than before.

"I mean, yea, but it's fine." I quickly brush it off, just realising what I had said. I didn't want it to come off the way it did.

"You know, you-"

"It's okay." I cut him off, "really. I don't want to get into it now." I said and he paused, sighing a little as he leaned back into the leather couch.

"Alright." He lets out, focusing his eyes back onto the black screen.

We stayed that way for a bit until the deafening silence became unbearable for me. "Don't you have work today?" I asked and he looked at me.

"I took a day off." He said, pressing his lips into a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.

"For this?" I asked and he let his head bob into a weak nod. "Woah, thanks." My brows furrowed lightly, not being able to believe him.

"I'm taking-"

"A gap year, yea. Aera told me." He completed my sentence for me, his mood noticeably down.

"Taehyung." I called out and he turned to me slowly. "I'm sorry, I just didn't want to talk about him. I hate making people think that he's the bad guy."

"And he isn't?" He asks softly, treading on eggshells.

"He isn't." I was quick to defend him but the look in Taehyung's eyes made me doubt myself. "I mean, I don't know." I slumped into the couch.

Jae and I have been together since the second year of high school. He was a year older than me and was the stereotypical jock, with girls swarming around him each second. So the fact that he chose to be with me then, made my heart flutter.

He had never failed to make me feel special, but everything changed ever since he graduated. Being with him now was more of a commitment than anything else. For some reason I felt like I had to stick with him, because it became a routine. It was something familiar and in my comfort zone.

But I still loved him. Even through all this, I knew my love for him was something undebatable.

Taehyung noticed my frustrated form and sighed, "I get it. It's okay, we don't have to talk about him." He said and I simply nod, eyes fixated on my fingers as they fiddled with each other.

"Ready for Gone with the Wind?" Taehyung peeped, arching an eyebrow as he stuck out the disc.

The corners of my lips tug upwards, into a smile as I nodded. The movie started playing but my mind was elsewhere. My brain rethinking my entire relationship with Jaesun, overthinking the slightest details like how I always would.

I realised how much of myself I break just to make him happy, but that's what love was, right? Getting happiness from his, even if it meant tearing out a part of me.

"Hello?" Taehyung suddenly speaks and I snap out of my thoughts. I noticed him speaking on the phone. "Seriously?" He groaned slightly, reaching forward to pause the movie.

I looked at the television screen and noticed that over 2 hours of the movie had passed, realising that that was how long I had been overthinking.

"This is the 3rd time this month. Alright, fine. Yea, love you too." Taehyung hung up as he raked his fingers through his hair.

"Is everything okay?" I asked, and he nods.

"Everything's fine. Aera got held up at work again so I have to cancel our reservation." He sighed, dialling a number on his phone but before he could call it he paused, his head darting up as though a light bulb had been lit in his head.

"Wait, why don't you have dinner with me?" He asked and I choke slightly.

"What?" I coughed out.

"I had to put in a non refundable deposit for the reservation and I really don't want to see it go to waste." He pouted a little, eyes pleading with me.

"I guess I could?" I shrugged lightly and he instantly shoots up from his seat.

"Great then, I'll get ready and pick you up." He smiled.

"O-okay." I stuttered, trying to get myself caught up with him.

"Be ready by 7!" Taehyung chimed.

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A/N: I hope you guys are enjoying the story? I'm exploring new writing styles and coming out of my comfort zone, plot wise, so I'm kinda insecure and afraid of the outcome.

I'm sorry if you feel like the book is too draggy! I always feel like I rush my work so I'm going to make this one a long one, with longer chapters. I hope you'll be fine with it. xx