WILL YOU LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND NOW?
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"Ella what're you-"
"Kim Taehyung. Would you go out on a date with me?"
"What?", Taehyung gawked at you as his eyes widened, all traces of sleep going away.
"I said... Would you go out with me?"
"I heard what you said. Did you mean it?", Taehyung asked, suddenly looking very lively as he gripped your shoulders tightly. A simple nod and a smile from you were enough to make the guy cry out in happiness and crush you in a huge bear hug as you squealed from the shock and the tightness of the hug.
"Oh god, Ella! You don't know how happy you make me.", Taehyung started as he stared at you with hearty eyes, grabbing both your hands and holding them extremely gently in his, almost as if he was afraid that you'd run away again.
"I'm sorry...", you sighed as you let go of his hands, making his smile drop almost instantaneously.
"What? What for?"
"I'm sorry I ever pushed you away. I'm sorry I wasn't ready to accept my feelings for you. No one's ever liked me for who I am Tae... No one except you.", you looked up in his eyes, the moisture making his figure a bit wobbly.
"You're the most beautiful girl I've seen Ella... literally as well as metaphorically. I don't care what others say, as long as I have you and the boys, I'll always be happy.", Taehyung whispered as he grabbed hold of your hands again, gently guiding you inside. You hadn't noticed but you had been shivering from how cold it was that night.
"I think a child is hiding behind this façade of yours... This strong, sassy girl who talks back to everyone.", You both chuckled as you remembered the first time you both met. "And I wanna discover that child and give her all the love that I possibly can.", He continued. You never realized that you were now seated on Taehyung's couch, the said boy crouching on his knees in front of you as if addressing a little girl.
"I like you a lot Elena.", he said as he softly ran his fingers against your cheek.
"I like you too Tae...", you whispered. If it wasn't so quiet, it would've probably passed off as an incoherent mumble.
Taehyung smiled as he looked in your eyes, then at your lips and back at your eyes again. You got the hint and smiled back, slowly closing your eyes, engulfed in darkness. A second later you felt a soft pair of lips against yours. It wasn't desperate or fast, it was full of passion and softness, something that you had craved all your life. Fireworks lit up in your stomach as you suddenly felt lightheaded. It was an amazing feeling, something you knew was addicting but you didn't want it to stop.
You pulled away, slightly out of breath and smiling at him as you wrapped your arms around him. He engulfed you in his arms, tugging you off the sofa and to the ground, pulling you closer to his warm frame. It was warm, it was comfortable, it felt safe.
You didn't realize how long you were sitting there, hugging the boy and inhaling in his scent when he finally broke the hug and relaxed his back on the foot of one of the chairs.
"So..."
"So?", you asked, suddenly nervous.
"You gonna spend the night here or what?", Taehyung smirked as your cheeks turned cherry red.