"Min- Wait, what are you doing?" I asked as his face came closer to mine, his nose touching mine.

"Hmm?" He said, smiling. I felt his breath on my face, and I immediately turned bright red and tried to look away.

Minho turned my face back to look at him, smirking a little.

"I've thought about you- ever since I made that stupid phone call..." He said, which made me bite my lip subconsciously, and I saw him smirk even wider as I looked into his eyes.

"Oh yeah, that stupid phone call-" I said, moving my arms out of his grasp, but Minho held them by my side, his hand lacing with mine.

"I can't stop thinking about you." He said.

"Well obviously- I'm Dami's teacher." I said, he shook his head.

"You know what I mean-" He said, as he brushed his lips over mine.

"Well- you are very drunk..." I said, my heart fluttering.

To be honest, I couldn't smell any alcohol on him, he probably didn't have any, or just a little.

"I'm sober-" He said, putting his arms around my waist.

"Hmm-" I said skeptically but then he kissed me.

Like.

Full on kissed me.

"Minho- what are you doing?" I said, pushing him away slightly.

"Ssh-" He said, and I melted when his hands touched my cheek.

He pressed his lips up against mine, pulling my face close to his and the butterflies in my stomach only increased.

"And you said you weren't dating?" Chan's voice said from beside us.

I turned to face him, mouth dropping as he smirked at the both of us.

I didn't say anything because I was embarrassed, but Minho chuckled.

"Channie-hyung, please go away..."

"I was just seeing the birthday boy- but he seems to be pre-occupied." He said, winking at me before walking off.

"Now- where were we?" He asked, leading me to the corner of his living room.

"Minho- stop." I said, as he kissed my forehead.

"Why?" He pouted, which made my heart jump a little bit.

"I'm sorry-" I said, running off.

"ANNIE!" Minho shouted, but I didn't turn back and I left the apartment.

Fuck. Why did I screw it up?

My heart was beating so fast, and I had to stop walking for a second to breath before entering my apartment.

I lay down on my bed, covering my face with my hands.

"ARGH!" I shouted into my pillow.

"Fuck. Fuck, fuck." I said, almost crying, because I'm so stupid with feelings.

Well, with Minho.

It wasn't until Saturday afternoon that I got up, smelling coffee.

Did someone break in?

I quickly walked into the living room, holding a broom.

"Morning Annie-"

I turned around to see Minho holding two mugs, one red and another green.

"How did you-?" I asked.

"I have the key remember?" He said, chuckling as he handed me the red mug and pulled the key out from his pocket.

"Why did you run away?" He asked, sitting down on the sofa.

"Sorry-"

"MISS WANG!" Dami shouted as she entered the room from the kitchen.

Minho took a deep breath, like he was annoyed, as Dami sat on his lap.

"Dami-ah..." I said, looking at Minho who looked at me with sad eyes.

"Yes?"

"Watch TV, your dad and I are just going to talk in the kitchen-" I said, "Just for a few minutes."

I got up, Minho did too and followed me into the kitchen.

"I'm sorry for running away-" I said, "I didn't know what to do..."

"But you've had boyfriends before?"

"Yeah- but this is different." I said, looking down and playing with my hands.

"How?"

"You make- it just is-" I said, looking him in the eyes and he smiled.

"I like you Miss Annie Wang." He said.

"You think I didn't know that?"

He scoffed, which made me laugh too.

"Let me take you out on a date."

"When?"

"You agree?"

"Why not? If we're getting food, it's even better."

"Restaurant, we'll choose later."

"What about Dami?"

"I'll send her to Chan's."

"Where does he live?" I asked, Minho's hands wrapped around mine.

"Just half an hour away." He smiled and kissed my cheek.

I turned bright red which made him smirk.

"Alright then." I said, pulling away and leaving the kitchen.

"Do you want to go to Chan's later?"

"UNCLE CHAN AND AUNTIE MINHEE!"

"And Felix, don't forget Felix." I said, chuckling.

"Of course- FELIX-OPPA!" She said, giggling.

"Why am I going by myself?"

"Miss Wang and I are going out." Minho replied, standing in the doorway.

"ON A DATE?"

"You could call it that." Minho said, winking at me.

"FINALLY! I WILL HAVE THE BEST MUM EVER!"

"Aish- I'm not your mum darling." I said to her but she just giggled.

"I wish-" She said, folding her arms.

"Do you guys need to do anything today?"

"Homework-" Dami moaned.

"Rightly so- I shall not be helping you, Min- help your daughter with her homework." I told him, and he chuckled.

"I will- if she ever tells me what it is."

As Dami and Minho talked about her homework, which was just a few multiplication and division questions, I went to the kitchen to eat my breakfast, consisting of a small bowl of cereals and a banana.

"How's your ex-wife?" I asked Minho as he walked in the kitchen alone.

"She's in a care home at the moment."

"Do you still love her?"

"No- I did, but now, no. I have to keep in touch and talk to her because of Dami- but no... I don't love her." He said, enunciating the last clause as he looked at me.

"Alright-" I said, believing him as my eyes met his and I heard loud thumping noises coming from my chest.

I looked around my kitchen, smiling at the picture of the four of us; Jackson, Mum, Dad and I. I was hugging onto my Dad's leg as Jackson hugged Mum's waist. Only a few years before her sudden death, well, I say sudden but she had brain cancer.

I miss mum a lot.

"Is this you when you were a child?" Minho asked, giggling, which caught me completely off guard and I choked a little on my cereal.

"Yeah- my mum, dad and Jack." I said, laughing a little, remembering exactly when the picture was taken.

It was a November morning in the park, back in Hong Kong, and the leaves had all fallen, everything was lit with an orangey brown glow and it smelt like chestnuts.

"Dad! LOOK! A SQUIRREL!"

"What should we name him?" My dad asked, bending down to my height as we watched the cute squirrel scurry across the paths and grass.

"JISUNG!" I said, and my dad chuckled.

"Jisung it is." My dad laughed along before we caught up with Jack and mum who were feeding the ducks.

I noticed I was crying lightly, two tears falling down each of my cheeks as I tried to hold it back.

"Annie-" Minho whispered, pulling me into a hug.

"I miss them all-" I said into his chest.

I miss seeing Jackson all the time, and his goofiness. Now he's always away, doing things he loves which is amazing, but I wish I could spend more time with him.

I miss my mum, cuddling her and baking with her in the winter when the snow outside our house was too thick to open the door. She always made the best chocolate and peanut butter cookies, I miss those too.

I miss my dad, how he used to be so relaxed and caring towards Jack and I. Now all he seems to care about his new family, completely forgetting about us, even pushing Changbin aside though he was part of the new family.

"Can we phone Jackson or something? Or go see your dad? Or- write a letter to your mum?" Minho asked, rubbing my back as I cried softly.

I shook my head.

"I'll phone Jackson when he's free."

"What about your dad then?"

"I'll deal with him later."

"Do it now- you're doing nothing else today, so why not do it now?"

"Minho-"

"I'm going to help Dami- just phone him goddmanit-" He said, kissing my temple for a few seconds before leaving for the living room.

I got out my phone, and took a deep breath before calling his number.