(Previously)
"Can i....um....treat you dinner....tonight?" Jk said as he looked me in the eye.
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The question took me by surprise.. my tongue suddenly went numb and I seemed to be at a loss for words
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Riiing !! ....... rrrringg......!!!!
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Suddenly my phone rang in my hand, cutting off the intense view of jk
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Ah, tae....!
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"Yeah...." I mumbled slowly picking up the phone
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"Well, why is it taking so long? Didn’t you find the room?" Tae asked with a sulky tone.
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"i did... and I've got everything you need... wait for some minutes, ok...?” I said slowly as I meant to leave but jk gently held my shoulder.
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"Is that, Tae-hyung?" Jk suddenly asked
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I nodded slowly at him.
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"Lily? Who are you talking to?" Tae asked on the other side of the phone.
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I think it’s because jk was standing so close to me so Tae could hear his voice too
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"Oh ... I’m talking to jeykey ..." I answered briefly.
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Jk suddenly stuck out his fingers and took the phone from my ear without me being able to prevent it.
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"Hi hyung, will lily be off duty tonight as your assistant?" Jk asked suddenly, it took me by surprise
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Tae's voice is faintly heard on the other side
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"Ooh.... what time will she be free? I want to... hum.. ask her to have dinner with me..." he said bluntly as he glanced at me, making me cupped my lips nervously.
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Oh my gosh, jeykey?? Why did he tell Tae?
I haven't said that I agree to go with him
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"... she can’t ? Why..??" Jk suddenly hissed in disappointment.
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I raised my eyebrows, trying to guess the words Tae said.
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"Fine..." jk muttered with a frown on his face then handed the phone back to my hand.
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I sighed quietly, did not understand what was going on.
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"Yes..." I mumbled softly, returning with the phone on my ear
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"The paints, lily..... I want to paint immediately.." Tae said in a tone that sounded flat
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"Ok.." I answered simply. Before I could speak again, Tae had hung up the phone.
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He sounded annoyed.
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“Tae-hyung said you should accompany him to the chun family residence tonight?” Jk asked with a bent face
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I nodded slowly
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"Sorry jeykey... I have no other choice..." I said biting my lip slowly
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Jk just looked at me while pressing his jaw hard.
"Yeah I know... but next time please spare some time for me ok?" He asked then smiled sweetly.
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I smile while nodding
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"Now I have to hurry upstairs...." I said
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"Let me help you .." he offered, carrying a pile of newspapers.
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We both finally left the storage room and headed to Tae's room.
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Arriving at the 2nd floor, Tae was already standing in front of the door looking at the two of us with his sharp gaze.
He seemed to be frowning when he looked at Jk who was carrying a pile of newspapers
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"I'll take that, thank you..." he said grabbing a pile of newspapers from jk's hand. Tae quickly gave a signal for me to enter the room.
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"Hey, hyung..... about tonight..." jk opens his mouth
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"No, you can't..." Tae shook his head quickly.
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"But..."
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"Bye, Jeykey..." Tae said quickly then closed the bedroom door in front of Jk's surprised face.
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I was suddenly nervous when I saw the white door was closed tightly. The two of us had never been in this room with the door closed.
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After that, tae stepped towards me who could only froze while hugging the paint cans.
He stepped forward with a sharp gaze forcing me to step back nervously. His face was stern and not a word came out of his mouth.
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"Mmph..." I was surprised when I realized that I was stopped because my back hit the surface of the cupboard.
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Tae leans closer and closes the distance between the two of us, making me squeez the paint cans even tighter in my arms.
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"You took so long..." he mumbled, sounding annoyed. He pursed his red lips at me.
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I cleared my throat
"W-well.... you're the one whose requests are endless... I have to go back and forth to take these..." I grimaced while pointing at the paint cans with my chin.
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Tae sighed softly then brought his face closer, making me hold my breath
"You...aren't you taking a long time talking to jk?" He asked looking at me blankly.
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"Hmm?" I'm confused what to answer
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"I know....jk is asking you out..." he whispered softly, his fingers suddenly moving and touching a strand of my hair. He seemed to be swallowing his own saliva while looking at me intently.
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"Is this the reason you don't want to go out with me tonight? Because you're going on a date with jk?" he asked slowly. His tone was soft and his gaze was sad at me, making my heart flutter softly.
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"What....? it's not like that, I didn't say yes to him..." I muttered in denial.
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"Really? So you.... said No. to him?" He looked surprised with slightly sparkling eyes.
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"Um..w-why? Do I have another choice?" I said raising an eyebrow at him.
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"iiish.... so the reason why you turned it down because you still have to be my assistant tonight? That's all?" He sneered in disappointment.
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I stared at him silently.
Frankly, I don't know what answer I should give JK if the situation is different. I'm still confused.
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All of this confused me.
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"Hisss....you've come to your own conclusion..." I muttered under my breath a little annoyed.
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I've decided to accompany Tae tonight according to my job desk, I hope he doesn't question the reason anymore because I'm not sure I can answer it.
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"Hm okay, the point is.... tonight you still go with me right?" he asked with slightly sparkling eyes.
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I nodded slowly.
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Tae smiled at me without breaking his gaze.
"That's great. So you prefer me over jk?" He smirked proudly.
Aish, his blunt conclusion made my cheeks heat up instantly.
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"Yaaah, don't be arrogant... i'm just doing my job..." I said glaring softly.
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Tae smiled.
"I guarantee you won't regret your decision...." he said in a deep voice.
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his meaningful gaze made me suddenly bit my lip nervously.
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Tae suddenly fell silent as he stared fixedly at the lump of my lips.
"Hhhhh.... You have a dangerous habit..." he whispered snorting softly. He seemed to be pressing his jaw hard.
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Without being able to prevent it, he quickly pressed his body and brought his face closer to mine.
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"Umm? uh.... t-tae...." I stuttered as I pushed my back against the wall.
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"Mm?" He mumbled quietly, staring at my lips.
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Damn, I can't go anywhere else.
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He bent his arm across the cupboard, right next to my face.
He drew closer with a wistful gaze, as if to touch my slightly parted lips.
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Oh, No.... what should I do?
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Spontaneously I grabbed one of the red paint cans in my arms and put it quickly on Tae's lips who were now being too close.
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muuah!
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"Hmmfff...." Tae was surprised to find the cold surface of the can suddenly stuck to his lips, stopping his movement towards me suddenly.
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I quickly moved away from the surface of the cupboard, keeping some distance from his body.
"Y-yaah....don't you want to paint...?...why haven't you started yet? Let's start quickly..." I said frantically looking for an excuse.
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Tae still cupped the can of paint on his face grinning
“Geee……you… why do you like to stuff things into my mouth?” He grumbled softly as he rubbed his red lips slowly. His gaze followed me as I drifted away from him.
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"Come on, shall we start?" i asked while grin nervously, trying to distract tae who is still looking at me
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Tae snorted softly then lazily walked over to the canvas.
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He finally asked me to put all the paint cans on the floor and help him spread the newspaper as a layer under the canvas. With a sulky face he prepared all his painting equipment and asked me to sit in a chair in front of his computer.
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He prepared everything without saying a word, apparently he was still annoyed with my attitude that suddenly thrust the cold can to his face.
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It was so cute tho to see his sulky face, it made me smile quitely.
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"Ok, ready? I will start painting.." he said glanced at me who nodded quickly.
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"Aah yeah, almost forgot..." he said suddenly getting up from his seat and walking towards the audio set. He turned it on quickly and the saxophone instrumental music played softly.
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I smiled while shaking my head slightly to the soft rhythm of the "autumn leaves" playing.
In certain situations I really enjoy slow jazz music like this.
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"Yaaah.... don't move much..." he hissed in protest at me.
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I suddenly stopped and rolled my eyes at him.
Iish, fun killer! I grumbled in my heart.
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Then Tae started swinging his brush with a serious expression, painting me accompanied by soft jazz music playing, while I just sat quietly looking at the shape of his face which looked like a real life painting in front of me.
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(Extra)
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"Wait? What's this??" I shrieked softly at the painting in front of me.
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Tae smiles proudly
"Presenting.... it's you.... and me....." he continued, showing off his two canvases in front of my face.
The painting based on black and pink with a picture of two faces with abstract lines looked at me absurdly.
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"Umm.......your painting style is quite...ung..interesting..." I cleared my throat, unsure of what to say.
When he said he was going to paint me I thought he would paint my 'real' face.
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Tae laughed out loud seeing the expression on my face which might look weird
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"I call this the VANTE style....my own style." He grins widely
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"Oh... some kind of abstract style, hm?" I said trying hard to understand.
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"Well, don't you feel like you're similar to my painting? This pink one is look like you, right....? see....??” he sulked, pointing at the two faces he draw that were exactly the same on the canvases, only the colors were different.
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He must be kidding.
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I grimaced softly, still couldn’t understand his randomness
"So you're saying we both look like twins, huh?"
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Tae laughed loudly then put his two canvases on the floor and stepped closer to me.
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"Hmm... to be honest, I've been imagining this painting in my head since a few days ago...." he said smiling broadly right in front of me.
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I was stunned to hear the answer.
Makes me realize something
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"Wait, if that So....
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You don't really need a model for your painting?" I furrowed my brows spontaneously
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Tae chuckled softly as he brought his handsome face closer. He then cupped my face with both of his palms, surprising me.
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His gaze slowly trailed down my face then stopped at my brown eyes.
his two thumbs gently caress the surface of my cheek, making me nervous for a moment.
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"You should have known, Lily Byeol....... I'll do anything to keep you close to me..."
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The triumphant smile on his face instantly left me speechless.