"Put your lips close to mine, as long as they don't touch"

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"You.. You are married Jungkook?" she stuttered her eyes moving back and forth from Eun Ae towards Jungkook who was staring at her blankly unable to understand what he should be saying.

"Yes" Rhea interrupted as she somehow sensed that it was awkward for Jungkook and Eun Ae to answer her question also she knew what kind of relationship Minji had with Jungkook. It was all past now and she did not wanted Minji to ruin her brother's relationship.

"Oh... i was not knowing..." she smiled weakly looking at Eun Ae probably thinking that how lucky she is to become Jungkook's wife.

Jungkook cleared his throat and looked at his noona who was staring at Minji already devouring her in her mind.

"Minji... i will call a cab for you" Jungkook quickly looked at Minji as he sensed the tension. He did not wanted Minji to spat about what happened few hours ago at least not infront of his noona.

"Ohh.. no fine i can go..." she faked smile, lastly glancing at Rhea and then taking a brief look at Eun Ae she walked away from the scene. Jungkook sighed.

~~~

"Who was she Jungkook?" Eun Ae unable to hold the question inside her finally spat as she was completely clueless about the situation. For an instant she thought that Jungkook and Rhea knew something about that girl which she doesn't.

"Oh she was Choi Minji, my..." his tongue begging for words which was unable to find.

"One of your girl?" she asked raising her eyebrow. She sighed as she saw a small grin appeared on his lips which clearly meant that she guessed it right.

As the time passed by the tension inside the car increased which was never expected by her. Eun Ae fleetingly looked at him who was now concentrating on the road. She decided to break the silence because it was totally weird as they were never this way at least not these days.

"Why Rhea unnie rejected the offer of coming with us?" she looked at him.

"Well she went with Jin hyung as he had some work with appa" Jungkook glanced at her for a moment.

"Why Jin oppa wants to meet Mr. Jeon?"

"Hyung's hotel is almost on the verge of completion and i guess he had some paper work to do with appa"

"Mr. Jeon is helping Jin oppa with his hotel? I thought Jin oppa is rich like i saw his house it was pretty lavish and posh" she was not able to believe his words.

"Yeah actually hyung's appa wanted him to take over his company but hyung is more of interested in owning a hotel. His appa refused to help him so instead he asked for my appa to help him. Jin hyung said that he will pay everything once his business starts" Jungkook sighed as he entered the gate towards the parking area.

"Great i really like people who follow their passion..." she exclaimed clapping her hands. A quick jerk and her head was almost an inch away from hitting the glove compartment of the car.

"What the hell Jungkook" she retorted as she was angry on him for applying the brake too forcefully and suddenly.

"Excuse me?" she raised her head only to see him glowering at her.

"What?" she asked still confused.

"Are you indirectly trying to insult me?" he asked. Eun Ae noticed how hoarse his voice was. Practically he was venting his anger on her which she really doesn't deserve.

"Why are you saying that? i never took your name. I am not dissing you..." she replied cutely. Jungkook almost lost at this moment. From the time the tension between Rhea and Minji grew he completely forgot about Eun Ae's make over. Throughout the road trip he was too busy to find out the way to answer Minji as he knew he cannot tell her the truth about the contract nor he can lie to her telling that he married Eun Ae because he loves her. In both the ways it's him who will be trapped. He was just too afraid.

"Ahh... nothing.." he looked away, his heart racing at the sight of her well groomed self. It's not like she wasn't beautiful before it was just that he liked this version of her more.

"Sorry.." he muttered and started the car.

~~~

"Eun Ae can you just make that pal li? i am so hungry" he closed his laptop and stretched his arms, yawning. The living room was filled with the aroma of her cooking which was practically stirring his stomach, provoking the beast inside him.

"Wait a second Jungkook... almost over" she shouted. Jungkook smiled, biting his lips. Her cooking never fails to impress him and even she makes sure to cook his favourite things everytime that too without asking him. Jungkook was not a kind of person who would sit at home eating home-made dinner and lunch like a typical husband but there was something in her cooking which made him addicted to it. With puppy eyes he was looking at the kitchen entrance almost waiting for a her to come up with the food which makes him weak.

His wait was completely ruined by the harsh knocking on the door. Someone was banging way to rigourously​.

"God what is this?" he exclaimed before getting up.

His eyes went wide when he saw the door bell camera.

"What is she doing here?" he mumbled. He quickly unlocked the door and saw a familiar figure standing. Her face was covered with her hairs, her head hanging down, shoulders drooping and a bottle in her hand. She smirked at him from the slit of some hair strands. Jungkook saw how leering her stare was which made him somewhat afraid.

"M..Minji.. what are you doing here?" he asked, his eyes switched from the bottle towards her face. She was looking creepy like a ghost from some horror movie. It was a relief that there was no one in the corridor or else they would have got horrified at the sight of her.

"Hey...Junnggggkookk... fuckkk mehhh..." she slurred as she walked inside towards him. She was losing her balance and wobbling.

"Yah.. what happened to you? you should have called me right?" Jungkook held her forearms as she almost lost balance and collapsed in his chest.

"Jung..jungkook i need you.." she spoke in his chest, wrapping her arms around his body.

"Jungkook who is-" Eun Ae paused as she saw Minji in Jungkook's arms. She gulped looking away.

"Eun Ae please help me.." his eyes were almost pleading for help as he was unable to handle the drunk girl himself. Eun Ae sighed before walking towards him, she never thought that in her life she will be able to go through such situation.

"Okay" she grabbed her forearm and was just about to pull her slightly but then the drunk girl raised her head from his chest giving her a disgusted look. She pushed Eun Ae.

"Yah don't do that" Jungkook scolded as he saw how badly she treated Eun Ae. Jungkook snatched the bottle from her and handed it to Eun Ae and then carried her by wrapping his arms around her waist and took her towards the couch. Eun Ae unable to understand what she must be doing just locked the door and followed Jungkook.

"Jungggkkook i was missing yo..u" she giggled and pulled his collar making him to land with her on the couch. Jungkook hurriedly released himself and stood aside from the unpleasant scene.

"Wae?" she slurred and looked at him, her head continuously drooping down due to slowed motor skills. She gave a bloodshot stare to Eun Ae who was standing beside Jungkook.

"Yah yah you..." Minji pointed at her and clenched her jaws, "H..How dare you.. steal Junngkoookk from meh? He is mine... you bittchh.. backoff" she yelled and even did a failed attempt to get up from the couch but then collapsed.

"Ahh.. my back aches" she pressed her left hand on her back and scrunched her nose in pain, her eyes tight shut.

Eun Ae unable to understand what to do she just gulped and looked at Jungkook who was himself in shock.

"Jungkook.. what are we going to do?" Eun Ae whispered to him and he just shrugged his shoulders.

"Jungggkookk... i love youuhh.. please marrryy me... i need you so badly in my life" they both were shocked with the sudden confession from her. Jungkook never thought that she will develop feelings for him someday.

"Minji-ah you are out of your mind.. okay just sleep now, we can talk tomorrow morning okay?" he went towards her and patted her head thinking that she will listen to him but little did he know she was dead drunk and out of her mind, her only enemy in this world right now was Eun Ae. Minji quickly turned her head towards Eun Ae shooting a stare at her. Eun Ae noticed her red-rimmed eyes which only had a feeling of hate for her.

"What youuu... saw in her... which is not in mmee?? I have.. given you everythinggg.. Jungkookkk.. everythingg.. we slept together and we-" she was cut off as he placed his index finger on her lips.

"Will you listen to me once Minji?" he asked politely as he knew it was only him who can comfort her right now. She nodded her head and giggled.

"Just sleep for now. I promise we can talk tomorrow okay?" he asked and she said yes in a slow tone.

"Fine now i'll take you in the room. So sleep for now fine?"

"Yes.. but i wanntt to-" she hiccuped, "sleep in your armss.." she pouted like a child on which he looked at Eun Ae for a second and then at Minji only to nod.

Jungkook carried Minji towards his room after telling Eun Ae to wait for him in the living room. He placed her on the bed and covered her with the blanket. He slept near her and she quickly wrapped her arms around his waist and dug her face in his chest to inhale his scent. Jungkook for a second felt weird as he never actually cuddled with anybody except Eun Ae. With Minji he had a relationship beyond friendship, of fuckbuddies but never he felt the urge of staying by her side to feel her warm embrace but with Eun Ae it was little different.

He heard some light snores and he sighed. He slowly pushed her arm aside and after making sure she is fast asleep he made his way towards the living room where Eun Ae was waiting for him. He felt at ease when he saw her.

"Jungkook i-"

"I am sorry Eun Ae.." before she could complete he plopped his weight on the couch and hugged her real tight.

"Mhh.. Juunngkook" she struggled in his chest, unable to breathe.

"Oh mianhe.." he felt embarrassed as his actions were out of blue. He adjusted his shorts and sat beside her.

"Jungkook"

"Eun Ae" they both laughed as they called each other at the same time.

"You go first"

"Ani, you go"

"Just tell me Jungkook...i will ask you afterwards"

Jungkook smiled and looked down at his feet and then at her.

"She is Choi Minji.. we were friends with benefits in our last year with no strings attached but then she got married due her family's business things i exactly don't have any idea about that and she got settled in Canada. I never contacted her after that as i did not wanted to ruin her relationship with her husband. I got a message from her few weeks ago saying she will be back and today i met her in the morning." he completed and stared at her expecting her to speak.

"So today in the morning you were with her?" she asked him and he nodded.

"Oh you should have told me Jungkook" Eun Ae felt somewhat sad as he did not even informed her about this.

"Sorry.. i just wanted to meet her. I never thought that she will be coming home this way."

"So what are you going to do in the morning when she gets up? are you going to tell her about our marriage?" she raised her eyebrows and saw him biting his lips thinking about this as he himself was unsure.

"I don't know"

"Come on Jungkook she will be asking you questions tomorrow you need to figure it out as soon as possible or else it will be hard for you" she was impatient seeing how casually Jungkook was behaving as if he is not worried. She wanted him to choose and decide it because even her future was depended on his decision.

"I don't know Eun Ae. I am clueless..!"

"Jungkook.. do you like... i mean, love her?"

"Do you think i am type of guy to fall in love with anybody?" his words were like draggers and she realised his playboy self which she had forgotten somehow.

"So you need to tell her something or else it will be impossible for you..!" she retorted.

"What to do Eun Ae...? I made a mistake of sleeping with her in the morning. Aishh.. i shouldn't have did that in the first place... god.. why this happens to me?" he leaned back and looked at ceiling thinking that why he was not able to stop himself from touching her in the morning. Her eyes widened due to his confession. She clenched her fist and gulped thinking that how stupid it was of her to think that Jungkook will ever change. She also felt weird as in the morning she was waiting for Jungkook thinking that he must be in the gym or with Taehyung for helping him with the preparing but actually he was making out with Minji.

"See Jungkook if you are really interested in her then just go for it because she loves you or else just tell her you can't agree with her confession" she placed her hand on his shoulder. Jungkook raised his head to gazed at her beautiful face which was glowing in the dim light making her to look more beautiful, fragile and captivating.

Unknowingly, he placed his hands on her cheeks. Unable to control his urge he leaned towards her. He was drowning in her dreamy eyes, her soft lips which were little parted in shock was making him crazy. Something inside him was pushing him towards her, he was not able to control his raging hormones which wanted him to be close to her. Eun Ae stood froze with the sudden action, her brain was constantly commanding her to push him off but her mind had its own command which refuse to back off. Jungkook became more confident when he noticed she capitulated herself to him. He did not wasted time to decrease the distance between them. He touched her nose with his and parted his mouth. His eyes gazing at her lips and back towards her eyes which were tight shut, He smiled biting his lips to see how hard she was trying to breathe. There was a pin drop silence in the room and the only thing which was audible to him was his and her heartbeats. Their breathe were fighting with each other and for a moment Jungkook forgot which air he was actually breathing.

Her mind was possessed by his scent, his touch driving her crazy. She felt his soft lips on her lips. He did not moved nor kissed her. He just stayed still feeling her lips. She felt little weird thinking that why he is not kissing her which she was expecting at this moment may be out of lust. She just wanted him to initiate the kiss and make her mind go blank with the feelings which she never felt.

Eun Ae opened her eyes weakly to see what he was actually trying to do. She could feel his chest which heaved rhythmically as he was trying to breathe hard. Something struck her mind and she soon realised that she was just about to kiss a playboy out of nowhere as her mind was now able to think straight after landing safely from the sea of lust.

"Shit" she pushed him away. She felt her cheeks heating up as they were too close to kissing.

"Ahh.. mianhe.. i..it just.. happened" he cursed under breathe and looked away. He bit his inner cheeks, not wanting to look at her again. It was the first time he was truly embarrassed for taking his move and he himself was confused as to why he didn't kissed her even after getting a good chance.

"Fine.. don't do that again..! you were about to steal my first kiss" she fanned herself.

Jungkook stared at her briefly and then his eyes landed on her lips which she was biting in anger. For a moment Jungkook regretted not being able to be her first kiss. He was clueless​ as to why he wanted to kiss her at first place and after getting so close to her why he didn't kissed her? the feeling of her lips on his was the only thing which was satisfying for him at that moment. He wondered what would have happened if he would have kissed her.

"Are we eating dinner?" she asked, her eyes gazing everywhere apart from his existence.

"hmm... okay" he answered.

The dinner time was full of awkwardness, stealing glances, stuttering and weird.

Later he slept on the couch and Eun Ae in her room.

~~~

Next morning the door bell rang. They were surprised as it was too early for anybody to visit them. Minji was still sleeping, Eun Ae was sipping her coffee while Jungkook was concentrating on his presentation.

"I'll see" he said and got up from the couch, she did not responded.

Jungkook saw an unknown man standing from the door bell camera.

"Yes?" he asked as he saw the man standing wearing a well tailored suit. He removed his goggles as soon as Jungkook asked him.