What are you doing?

Getting ready to head down to the pool

Are you working all day?

Pretty much

I'll text you when I'm done

K 😘

Alex was ready for some relaxation in the sun. After a quick week in New York, they were finally in Miami, the last city of the tour in the U.S. The guys were all hanging inside, but Alex needed to get out in the fresh air. She grabbed her towel and sunscreen and headed for the pool.

It wasn't too crowded once she got down there. Kids were still in school and families weren't vacationing yet. Early weekdays seemed pretty calm which was how she liked it. She laid out her towel, sprayed on her tanning lotion, then laid down to settle in with the book she had remembered to bring at the last minute. She lost track of time as the day went on and had fallen asleep on the lounger by the pool. She was awakened by her phone ringing.

"Hello?" (Alex tried pushing herself up off her stomach when she suddenly felt her skin tighten across the entire back side of her body.) "Oh, shit."

"Lex? What's wrong? Where are you?"

"Ugh! I fell asleep by the pool and got burnt." (She finally scooted off the lounger and got her coverup on.)

"Well that was foolish to stay out there all day."

"Excuse me, did you just call me foolish? What time is it anyways?

"5pm."

(She counted the hours in her head.) "Holy crap, I've been out here for eight hours!"

"How bad is the burn?"

"I'm not sure yet. I'm on my way up in the elevator now. I'll call you in a bit."

Alex stepped off the elevator and headed to her room. Yoongi was already waiting at her door. He was looking her up and down to see how badly she was burnt. "It's not the front, it's the back." They walked into her room and she carefully took off her pullover to look in the mirror.

Yoongi's eyes bulged out of his head when he saw her back, "Lex! Are you crazy? What were you thinking?"

She rolled her eyes at him, "Well, I wasn't planning on turning the color of Rudolph's nose, but here we are." She turned to look in the mirror. It was bad. She went over to her bed and flopped down on her stomach. "Maybe if I don't move I won't feel it."

Yoongi walked over and gently put his finger on her back. She hissed threw her teeth. "I don't think that's the solution. Stay there, I'll be right back." He grabbed her room key off the table and left.

"Sure. Fine. I'll just be here till you get back." She slowly slid her arms out to her sides. Her skin was starting to get tighter and she was shivering. "Ow. . . . Why am I so stupid?" She closed her eyes praying for a blanket to stop the shivers, and an ice storm to stop the heat that was radiating from her body.

She had almost fallen asleep when Yoongi came back in, "The doctor is here."

"You brought a doctor?!" She pushed off the bed only to stop in pain as her skin stretched across her back.

"No, I'm the doctor. I brought supplies to hopefully help with the pain." He came over to the side of the bed to hand her water and some ibuprofen. "Take this. I'm going to put some stuff on your back that may sting for a second but won't last long." Alex took the pills and washed them down with water. "Don't complain about the smell."

"You're putting vinegar on me aren't you?" She crinkled her face as the smell hit her nose right before Yoongi laid the first vinegar rag on her back.

"Yes, we're going to put these all over your back and legs. Then, once that's done, I've got some moisturizer and a bottle of aloe." Alex stayed still as he laid the rags across her back and shoulders, her thighs, and her calves. The sting only lasted for a few seconds then faded so she could relax. He knelt beside the bed and pushed her hair away from her eyes, "You're going to hate life for the next couple of days." She nodded her head in agreement. "I'm going to run back down to my room real quick, I'll be right back."

A couple minutes later he walked in and set his stuff down on the table and then went to lay next to her on the bed. She turned her head the other way so she could see him, "What did you bring with you?"

"My phone charger, a book, and my tablet. I'll try to get some stuff done while you're stuck here." He smiled then smacked her butt as he slid off the bed.

"Hey, that hurts!" She tried to turn and look at him but she was afraid the rags would slip off her back.

"Why? That's the one spot on you that isn't burnt." He laughed as he took his tablet out of his bag.

"Well, maybe it didn't. Just a knee-jerk reaction I guess."

He came back over to the bed and propped himself against the headboard. "Just relax, we'll take the rags off in about fifteen minutes."

"OK." She laid there quietly for about five minutes. "Hey Yoongers."

He stopped what he was doing and slowly looked down at her, "Yoongers?"

She smiled sweetly up at him, "Just seeing how it felt saying it. It seems to annoy you. Maybe I'll just save it for special occasions."

"Uh huh, what do you need?"

"Could you pretty please order some food? I haven't eaten all day and I'm starving." To prove her point her stomach suddenly rumbled.

He sighed, "Hold on." He pulled out his phone to call Jungkook. "Hey, can your bring down a plate for Lex? . . . . .No, she got burnt at the pool and can't move . . . . .Thanks." He tossed his phone back on the bed, "Dinner will be served in just a few minutes."

A little bit later Jungkook knocked on the door. Yoongi got up to answer it but only cracked it so he couldn't see Alex on the bed. "Thanks."

Jungkook yelled from the doorway, "Get better Nuna! Next time wear sunscreen."

Yoongi shut the door and brought Alex her food, "Can you sit up enough to eat or do I need to feed you like a baby?"

She glared at him, then took the plate and rested on her elbows while she ate. When she was done she set the plate on the nightstand, "Is it time to take these rags off yet?"

Yoongi nodded his head and started taking them off one by one. He took the pile of them into the bathroom, then grabbed the moisturizer. He rubbed it between his hands to warm it, then slowly started massaging it onto her back and shoulders.

Alex's voice was muffled by the blanket, "You know, if this didn't hurt so bad, I would be thoroughly enjoying this moment."

Yoongi chuckled, "It's not hurting me, and I'm enjoying it." After letting the moisturizer absorb in, he took the bottle of aloe next. This time he didn't warm it up for her and squirted it straight onto her back.

"COLD! COLD!" Alex practically jumped off the bed. Yoongi was laughing hysterically. "You're lucky I can't move right now or I'd smother you with a pillow."

Yoongi reached over and took the pillow next to her and threw it on the floor. "There, weapon diverted." He finished applying the aloe then went to the bathroom to wash his hands. When he came back out he hopped on the bed, "I think you should try moving around, that's as good as it's going to get for now."

Alex gingerly rolled off the bed and went to change into her pj's. When she came out of the bathroom she crawled back into the bed and awkwardly laid on her side next to Yoongi while he worked on his tablet. "Thank you, for taking care of me."

"You're welcome." He was still focusing on his tablet.

"Is there any way I can repay you?"

"Mm hm." He still wasn't paying attention.

Alex started to walk her fingers up his thigh as she watched his face. He suddenly stopped looking at the tablet and was watching her fingers as they climbed higher. "I think . . . . it would be wise, based on your current condition, if your fingers stopped their journey, and you went to sleep." He looked down at her and grabbed her chin then leaned down to give her a quick kiss on the lips. "Sleep. I'll stay here tonight."

Alex gave him a small pout, then scooted down in the bed to try and get comfortable. Her back was on fire and every little thing that touched her felt like knives sliding across her back. She finally flipped over onto her stomach and stayed like that. Yoongi reached over and patted her head then went back to his tablet.