“You’re good?” Seokmin gives her a thumbs up with his eyebrows raised.
She’s poking her straw through the lid, shooing him away. “Go ahead before you miss the good trailers.”
“Okay, be right back.” He pats the top of her head before walking down the stairs and leaving the theater.
Eden takes her coat off, spreading it across her lap before looking at the soft pretzels they ordered. She was tempted to take a few bites until he returned, but she held herself back. She reclined her seat, kicking her feet and swiping through her phone. She takes small bites of popcorn with one hand to make sure that her screen doesn’t get greasy.
She clams up when she hears the beginning of her OST playing through the speakers. She’s heard it plenty of times but not out in public. She looks up, expecting to see scenes from the drama but instead sees photos of herself as a baby. And then Seokmin.
Her head whips back and forth, looking around to see who’s behind this. She doesn’t see anyone. She has no doubt that Seokmin has something to do with it.
She sets her phone down, covering her mouth with her palm as she watches a photo montage of pictures of them throughout their childhood, both him and her. She snorts once a picture of him with a pot over his head pops up. It gets to pictures of their trainee days, until one photo shows up, their first picture together. It had to be a few weeks after they first met. Then a bunch of pictures appear of the two of them.
Eden finally realizes what’s going on. It’s a proposal. And the thought itself has tears filling her eyes. It dawns on her that this is the same cinema where they first met.
Her OST fades out and only a white screen remains. A head pokes out from the entrance and she can see her boyfriend turning towards her with a microphone in his hand. And he starts singing.
It’s not a song she’s ever heard before.
She covers her face with both hands, curling into herself on the recliner. She stops breathing for a second, clenching her jaw to keep the sobs contained. She can hear his voice falter for a split second and she’s not sure if it’s because he’s getting flustered or he’s crying.
Eden steadies her breathing, her feet flat on the floor as she pulls her phone out and turns on the flashlight. He busts into laughter, turning away from her and she can only hear him and the instrumental. He collects himself fast so he can sing the rest of his song to her.
Her heart feels like it’s gonna explode out of her chest. Her favorite person, her favorite voice in the entire world right before her and there is nothing she wouldn’t do for him.
The song finishes and he bows at a 90 degree angle. Eden claps until her palms are numb.
“Did you like your song?” He speaks into the mic, smiling as he squeezes it in both of his hands.
Her song. “I was busy crying so I didn’t get most of the lyrics, but you sounded beautiful!”
“That’s okay, we'll have the rest of our lives together so that I can sing it again for you, along with plenty of other songs.”
She laughs, wiping her eyes dry and standing to her feet. Eden practically leaps into his arms, wrapping hers around his neck as he squeezes her tightly. He swirls a comforting hand against her back, inhaling the scent of her shampoo.
She pulls away, her hands resting on his neck. “Tell me this is not what I think it is.”
He sighs. “It feels like forever ago that I first met you here. When I stop and think about it, I can close my eyes and just remember every detail about it like it was yesterday. We were so young back then, I had no idea that I would sit next to the absolute love of my life that night.”
Eden is crying again, trying to blink away her tears but they keep filling up. “Baby…”
“I practiced what I was going to say but now that it’s finally time, I’m freaking out.” He chuckles and his own voice is wobbly. “You have no idea how many times I wanted to propose to you in the past few weeks but I couldn’t because I had prepared this.”
She nodded, holding onto his waist while smiling.
“God, I feel so stupid for leaving my letter at home.” He hides his flushed face on her shoulder. “I feel like I wouldn’t be able to get through the whole thing without us both crying.”
She pats the small of his back. Laughing through her tears. “You’re doing amazing, Minee.”
Seokmin straightens his back and she can see the glassy look of his eyes. Her lips turn into a pout.
“I love you, Lee Eunhye. I was probably too naive then to notice it, but there was a tiny corner in my brain and heart that knew you would be the one. It knew how important you would become to me. I’ve never told you this, but when we first got together, I could sense how scared you were. For us. You didn’t know where the road would take us,” He pauses, gently taking her hand and putting it against his chest. “You trusted me enough to at least give it a shot. You are the one I want to spend the rest of my life with, the one I want to build a family with. I want our children to take from us, your eyes and your beautiful mind. But most of all, I want to grow old with you. I want to go through life together and experience all the wonders the world has to offer. The highs and the lows. I want you to be right there by my side when our hair is gray and our skin is all wrinkly. We might be incompetent but I know we lived a long and happy life together.”
Seokmin lets her go and sets the mic down on one of the seats, turning the corner towards the entrance and coming back with a box and a huge bouquet of pink flowers in his hands. Eden clutches her hands to her chest. Her heart may actually burst.
“It’s always been you and it will always be you. Forever. If you’ll let me, I promise to do everything in my power to treat you like a princess, like you deserve. I promise you, I will make you the happiest person in the world. Because you deserve the world.” He takes a deep breath, switching the bouquet to one arm as he opens the jewelry box and gets down on one knee. “Will you marry me?”
Eden tips her head to the ceiling and cries out into the empty theater. She might even hear him whining under her own sobs. She stomps her foot down, turning around and heading back to her seat. A puzzled look grows onto his face, not expecting her to walk away from him.
She digs in her bag for something.
She grabs a box from her bag, coming back to him and opening the lid. “I can't believe this.” She has a ring of her own. For him.
Seokmin drops his head and starts laughing. “Were you planning on proposing too?”
“Yes! I thought I would take the initiative this time. I’ve carried it around for months but I’ve been too scared.” She wipes under her eyes, giggling along with him because of how ridiculous this situation is.
“You’re not supposed to do that! I’m supposed to be doing this!”
Eden starts to kneel when Seokmin quickly stands up, pulling her up and into his arms. She breaks down into his shirt, hugging him so tight as she cries. The flowers may be getting squished but neither of them seem to be aware.
“I love you.” He whispers into her hair, rubbing his hand down her back. She tries her best to keep herself composed, but she still hiccups.
“Thank you so much.”
“I love you so much.” He mumbles and even now he’s starting to cry.
She pulls away and snorts when she sees the mascara on his white shirt. She tries to wipe it away but it won’t budge. She sniffles, looking up into his eyes and wiping his tears. “I love you too, Seok. And of course, yes!”
His smile is content and soon his teeth start to show. He kisses her forehead and then her lips.
“I already said yes but I’ll say it again. I’ll say yes and yes and yes again and again. I’ll keep saying yes. I will always say yes.” She pecks him between each sentence, sniffing and looking over his face through her own blurry vision. She wraps her arms around his neck as they keep reciting their love for each other in whispers. They stand there comfortably in each other's arms for a few moments.
“You know, my answer is yes too.” He speaks up, distancing themselves as he looks over her face. She giggles, taking the ring out of her box and grabbing his hand. He grins, spacing out his fingers as she slides it on. “My turn.”
Seokmin hands the bouquet to her, running his fingers down her arm as he holds her hand. He kisses the back of it before sliding his own ring on her finger as well. He sticks the box in his pocket, wrapping his arms around her waist and leaning in to kiss her. “I love you so much.”
“I love you too.” She mumbles against his lips, smiling as she looks up into his eyes.
He blushes, shaking his head as he tries to keep his excitement contained.
“What?” She laughs, resting her palm against his cheek.
“Nothing,” He sighs happily. “I’m already anticipating the day I get to call you my wife.”
Eden lets more tears fall from her eyes, chuckling in disbelief. “You already sneak in that nickname at the most random times. And every time, it makes my stomach do a tumble when I remember how certain you are that you wanna spend the rest of your life with me.”
“I wouldn’t want it any other way. As long as it’s always you.” He reaches for her hands with both of his, the bouquet slipping to the crease in her arm as he brings her hands to his lips and kisses them tenderly.
She melts into his touch, hugging him tight as she inhales the scent of his clothes. They stay wrapped around each other for a moment before Eden clears her throat. “So is there actually a movie or?”
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He plops his bottom down in the sand, spreading his legs and opening his arms for her. He grabbed her cup of hot chocolate while she dropped to her knees and used her hands to brace herself. She crawled, sitting down between his legs and falling back against him. She took back her cup as he wrapped his arms around her, swaying them from side to side while exchanging giggles.
They had arrived just on time for the sun to begin setting. The drone show would begin soon, and they would have a perfect view of the entire thing.
He let go of her with one arm, pulling his scarf out from under his coat and unraveling the tie. He tried to squish them together as tight as he could, flipping the scarf over her. He crossed one side over the other, making a scarf for both of them.
“Warm enough?” He kissed the side of her head that was covered by her beanie. Then he rested his chin on her shoulder.
“Yes, love. I don’t even feel that cold.” She threw her head back in an attempt to show him some affection from the absence of her hands. “You?”
“My butt’s cold.”
Eden snorted and he could feel her entire body shake as she laughed. “You know what the cure for a cold butt is?”
He read her mind completely. “A hot bubble bath?”
“Absolutely.” She clicked her tongue, biting her lip because he knew her so well. “What was your favorite part from today?”
“You.” He said with no hesitation.
“Other than me.”
“That chocolate cake was really good, I liked that.”
She chuckled, nodding along with him. “Yeah, that cake was really good.” Eden pressed her lips to the cup, slowly sipping to make sure she didn’t burn her tongue. The hot chocolate was at the perfect temperature and was so rich. “Mmm, try it.”
She directed the cup towards him, watching him blow into the little opening on the lid before sipping. He enjoyed it as well, humming in delight.
Seokmin handed it back to her and she took another sip before pressing it down in the sand, making sure it didn’t fall over.
She craned her neck upwards, kissing him on the jaw. Then she started digging through her bag to find his birthday present. She had already given him his valentines gift last night so the anticipation for this was eating away at her.
Except she couldn’t find the little cassette player she purchased for the special occasion. She must have forgotten to get it out of her luggage. She sighed, pressing her palm to her forehead.
“What’s wrong?” He brushed her hair behind her ear, pressing his lips to it.
“Well, I was gonna give you your birthday present but I forgot another part of it at the bnb.” Her shoulders slumped, wanting to hit herself on the head. But she was too antsy to just wait to give it to him when she had all the parts together. So this would have to do.
Eden distanced herself from him, the scarf coming undone and scooting around on her tush to get a better look at him. She pulled the wrapped present from her bag. It was red with white ribbon wrapped around it, the words ‘From yours, with love’ written in cursive in a black sharpie.
“Happy birthday, my love.” She held it out for him with both of her hands, the corners of her lips twitching to hide her smile.
His eyes lit up with wonder, holding the starry night sky in them. It was tiny but he knew without a doubt that it was one of a kind, so he had to handle it with care. He took it like he was holding a baby puppy, causing her to laugh.
“Open it, then I’ll tell you what I forgot.” Her anxiety increased so she readjusted and chose to sit on her legs.
Seokmin untied the shiny white ribbon, carefully pulling off the pieces of tape he found so he could save the wrapping paper. Anything she touched or wrote on was precious to him.
He stared down at the cassette tape, the word ‘Always’ in Eden’s cursive written on the middle of it where the label was.
His smile was already so wide, as it always is. He traced his fingers over the wheels and notches, looking up at her and waiting.
She folded her hands together, struggling to find words to explain herself. “So I… I had bought a cassette tape for it but I left it in my luggage at the house so you’ll have to wait to listen to it. Sorry.”
Seokmin leaned forward, pecking her on the lips as he beamed down at her gift.
“It’s over an hour long of songs I’ve written, demos I’ve recorded on my audio app, some melodie’s that come to me, random words and poems I’ve written. All that I’ve done while thinking of you, writing about you and for you.”
Eden watches as he clutches his heart, his eyes wide and his mouth wide open. “E…”
“You’re my biggest inspiration, and now that I finally have the freedom to do what I want, I thought you should be the one that hears it first, in its purest form.” She looks at the tape in his hands. “I used the guitar you got me in some of them, and I still only know the basic chords so it’s not much but–“
“I love it, Eden.” Seokmin sounds unsteady, so Eden’s gaze shoots straight up to his face and his eyes are glassy. “Seriously, it’s perfect.”
She pushes her bottom lip out in a pout, reaching her hand out and wiping away his tears before they can fall down his face. “But you haven’t listened to it yet.”
“It doesn’t matter.” He takes her hand, keeping it cupped to his cheek. “Anything written by you is perfect. Your voice is such a treasure. Anything created by you is beautiful and precious.”
She tilts her head, her pout intensifying as she steps over to him on her knees, kissing him. Seokmin holds the tape close to him, his lips moving along with hers. She pulls away, her thumb swiping over his mole as she smiles, trying to keep her own tears at bay.
“I’m glad I can finally share some with you. Just know that there’s plenty more and this isn’t even a fraction of it.” She scans his face, grinning at him. “Because I love you so much.”
“I love you. I can’t wait to listen to this.” He turns his head to kiss the inside of her wrist.
Eden nods. “Okay, but don’t listen to it in front of me.”
“Why not?” He whines, pouting and slouching his shoulders.
“I just…it makes me feel vulnerable.”
“You know I love everything you have a hand in making. But if it’ll ease your mind, I’ll just wait til you fall asleep.” He smirked, sticking out his tongue. She covers her face with her hands, shaking her head as he laughs.
“Fine.” She falls back to sit on her legs, resting her hand on his knee.
He stores the tape, along with the wrapping paper in his cross bag, seeing his own birthday present for her.
“I also have your birthday present right here,” He dug into a pocket in the inside of his bag, revealing a box.
“Seok, you can’t keep getting me jewelry.” She tilts her head with a pout, her eyes softening.
He took her comment into consideration, knowing he would not listen whatsoever.
“At this rate, you’ll be buying wedding bands next year.” She joked.
“Is that something you’re hoping for next year?” He joked right back.
“No, no, no! Of course, I hope for it. But not next year… whenever we’re both ready and have discussed settling down.” She stumbled over her words, panicking. She didn’t want to make him feel rushed, knowing how dedicated he was to his members. She wasn’t quite sure if she was ready yet either.
“Don’t worry, it’s not jewelry.” He smirked, leaning forward to give her a peck. “It’s even better.”
She widened her eyes. “Better than jewelry?” She couldn’t imagine anything better than jewelry in the tiny little box he was holding. Nothing else came to her mind of what it could be.
He tilted his head with a grin.
“Let’s see it.” She smiled, scooting to sit beside him with her bottom flat on the sand. She leaned her weight on one hand, watching his face.
“The second we left last year, I was already thinking about what to get you this year,” Seokmin rotated the box in his palm, growing nervous. “It’s pretty hard to top promise rings.” He stuck up his ring finger, making her chuckle.
“Very hard.” She stuck hers up as well, interlocking their fingers together.
“And you’re probably right, we would be writing out our vows earlier than expected if we kept up our gifts each year.”
Eden grew more antsy as he continued on, having trouble imagining what could possibly be sitting in the box.
He gently grabbed her hand, placing the velvety box on her palm and leaving her to it. She looked down, then back up at him.
“Go ahead.” He pushed her hair behind her shoulder, leaning in to press his warm lips below her ear.
She wasn’t sure if she could actually open it herself with how her hands were shaking. With his eyes on her and her heart close to beating out of her chest, she got over herself and opened the box.
Much like the box last year, a light shone onto the silver brass key. A key.
Her mind went into overdrive, thinking of everything but the actual thing the key was made for.
“You didn’t…fish our love lock out of the river, did you?” Eden turned her head to him slowly, her eyes bulging.
“No, baby! No, of course not!” He wrapped his arms around her. “Our key and the lock still remain in that river in Paris. They’ll always be in that river. They’re never going anywhere. I promise.”
“Okay, okay.” She pressed her free hand to her chest, feeling her cheeks heat up from embarrassment. It was an irrational fear of hers. “Where does the key go?
He smiled, letting out a tiny snort before reaching up and kissing her temple. He picks the key out of the luxurious box and runs his fingers along the engravings.
“You remember the loft we looked at a few months ago? The one with a full kitchen, and the bathtub with the glass roof? You loved it.”
The moment he says the word ‘apartment’ everything snaps into place. She whips her head to him, her jaw hanging open. “Seokmin.”
“This is the key—though we probably won’t use it much because there’s a keypad and whatnot. But just in case we get locked out, we have it.” He hands the key to her.
“You’re saying…” She looks at it in disbelief. Tears begin to well up in her eyes.
“It's been waiting for us for a couple weeks now.” He rests his chin on her shoulder, smiling.
“It’s ours?” Her vision blurs through the tears, but she can still see the nod of his head.
“It’s ours.”
Eden lets out a cry, smiling and looking up toward the sky, letting the tears make their way down her cheek and neck. Even as she cries, her feelings are only that of happiness. She is happy. Elated. She launches herself at him, going down with him against the sand as she hugs him. He was unexpecting, laughing as he wraps one arm around her waist.
“I don’t know what to say!” She squeals into his neck, using her hands to lift herself off of him. She hovers over him. “It’s really ours?”
“Yes!”
She starts to attack him with kisses. Several on his forehead, many across both of his cheeks, his nose and eyelids, leaving pecks on top of his lips. He giggles, taking it all in stride. “I’m so happy, Seok. This is perfect. Thank you.”
“I told you, anything you want, I’ll make it happen for you.” He strokes her cheek. “You, me, and our home.”
The word ‘home’ floats on the tip of her tongue, staring down into his eyes with adoration. “Have you been staying there by yourself?”
“I move in some of my things when I have the time, but I’m not gonna stay or sleep there until you’re with me.”
She pouts, feeling her heart ache. “Awe, sweetie.” She caresses his cheek with her hand, her thumb holding the key in place on her palm. “Can we go see it when we get back?”
“Of course.” He stretches his neck up to kiss her.
Eden giggled again, kissing him back and a few more times for good measure. “I love you! I love it.” She raises her hand, holding the key between her fingers and eyeing it. “I love this.” She presses the key to her lips before leaning down and kissing him once more. Harder and Deeper.
“I love you, and I am ready to make a home of our own.”
Her body had woken itself up all on its own, eyes opening and squinting while looking around the room. It was still dark from what she could see outside the windows. She rolled over, reaching for her phone on the nightstand and seeing it was almost 3 a.m. She set it back down, lying flat on her back as she rubbed her eyes with her fingers. When she stretched her arm over to feel his side of the bed, it was empty. She sat up to see the bathroom door closed with the light emitting from under the frame.
As if on cue, Seokmin opened the door before shutting the light off. He didn’t look as tired as she expected him to be. He must have been awake for a while. He jumped a bit when he noticed her staring back at him. She smirked at the contrast between his mannerisms and the way he was dressed. No shirt and The Shorts. She was a goner.
Her hair was disheveled, making him laugh softly. He launched himself onto the bed, scooting closer to her as he leaned on his arm. “What are you doing awake?”
“I could ask you the same thing.” She laid back down, pulling the blankets back up and folding her hands over her stomach. “I guess my body has its own alarm clock.”
“I couldn’t sleep so I cleaned up a bit and packed.” He rested his hand on her wrist, snuggling in closer to her warmth. He sighed, brushing his fingers against her skin in smooth circles. “I don’t wanna go home.”
She frowned, sighing because she felt the exact same way he did. This is the longest they’ve spent with each other in a while thanks to their busy schedules. “I want to stay here for at least another week.”
His smile had a sort of sadness to it. His head dipped between her neck, pressing a kiss to her shoulder. They lay in their comfortable silence for a few more minutes. Eden raked her fingers through his hair, shaping it to her liking and then smoothing it down to do it all over again.
After a few, she leaned in closer to him, whispering in his ear. “Would it be completely deranged of me to say that I want you again?”
He lifts his head from her neck, looking up at her to see the lust on her face. She can’t tell whether his expression is what it is because he’s flustered or that he’s thinking the same thing. He looked excited and hopeful.
“Why?” He brings his hand to her cheek, his thumb running over her bottom lip. “Were you having naughty dreams about me?”
“Maybe.” She leans in closer, eyes drifting down to his lips but not going for the kill. “Please, I wasn’t asleep long enough to dream. If I was dreaming, it’s been too long to recall any of it.”
“Then should we try to refresh your memory?” He kisses her softly. She breathes quietly against his lips, his teeth grazing her tongue as his hand takes hers out of his hair and intertwines their fingers together.
He let go while his kisses remained, using his hands to push himself up to hover over her. She reaches up to hold his face in her hands as their lips move against one another. Both of their need grows with every stroke of their mouths.
He kisses her one more time before breaking away, panting and pressing his forehead to hers to catch his breath. He shifts his weight to one arm, using his other to push her hair away from her neck. He leaves kisses on her cheeks that lead to her ear, licking his lips swiftly before gently sucking on the spot where her hair meets her neck.
She moans, arching her back and feeling her chest pressed to his. He doesn’t suck as hard as she did just merely a few hours ago. Not enough to leave a mark. “Smell so good.” He praises her before his cold hands travel up her arm and to the top of her shoulder.
She throws her head back further, giving him more access to her neck to do as he pleases. He feels her gulp before letting out a whine, the sound going straight to his cock as he ushers in discomfort. He pushed himself backward with his arms, lifting both of her legs so he could kneel between her thighs.
He runs his hand up her leg before stopping at her hip, pressing into her soft skin, and walking himself back up her body with his palms. He kisses her lips, feeling her tongue against his as he groans. She places her hands on his shoulders, watching as he moves lower to kiss all over her chest.
She was exactly as they left things hours prior. Still in her lingerie top that he admired earlier. Other than her bra, she was completely naked. It always saddened her when he was quick to put his clothes back on whenever they had sex. Sometimes she just loved their skin-to-skin contact.
He squeezed one of her breasts between his hands, the clothing blocking him from touching her bare skin. “E.”
She looked down into his eyes, her eyebrows contorting into a frown. “What’s wrong?”
“You know you’re the prettiest thing to ever walk this Earth, right baby?” He looks up from her cleavage, his chin resting between her breasts. “You look so… beautiful…” He kisses her breasts between words. Her left and then her right much harder than before. “My pretty girl.” His kisses lead up to her lips. “But I need this off right now. Can I?”
She laughs, covering her red cheeks with her hands. “Go ahead, Minee.” Before she has enough time to arch her back off the bed, his hand is already sneaking behind her and unclasping her bra. He sits back on his knees, gently pulling the straps down her arms and tossing the garment behind him.
He takes her right nipple into his mouth, squeezing her side with his hand as his tongue swirls around the bud. She twirls strands of his hair around her fingers, trying to make up for everything he’s done for her. She can already feel the slickness pooling between her legs with the addition of his warm mouth on hers.
He kisses a path back up to her lips, smiling when they are face to face again. Seokmin cups her cheek as their tongues gently move with each other while his other hand rests against her pillow, keeping the top of her head safe.
He pulls away, looking into her eyes and she can only see darkness filling his. He uses one of his knees to part her thighs, whispering against her ear. “Open.”
She furrows her eyebrows, confusion etched into the features of her face but she complies. She opens her mouth, searching his face for any indication of what he has planned. She was unprepared for him sticking two fingers in her mouth. He raised his eyebrows and she took that as a sign to wrap her lips around him. Once he pulled them out, their eye contact continued while he slipped his hand between her legs, applying her saliva to her already wet pussy.
The flames keep spreading inside her chest and the next thing she knows, the butterflies are flapping around in her stomach along with a blush creeping onto her cheeks. It may have even traveled to her ears. Perhaps the distance and time apart from each other have made him more risqué. He has opened up a lot more since his last comeback and he exudes confidence. She is not complaining though.
Her teeth sink into her bottom lip, breath hitching in her throat as Seokmin softly draws circles around her. It felt good but she needed way more. And he gave her just that. One finger dipped effortlessly into her entrance and it made her all the more relaxed. He watched her go from being on edge, anticipating his touch to relaxing against the sheets, sighing as he delved a finger inside her.
He looked down between them, pushing her legs even further apart, causing her to moan. He added another finger, watching as her head fell back on the pillow, arching into his touch. She gripped onto the back of his neck, fingers digging into the area below his hair. It’s hard to believe that he’s doing such sinful things to her when his hair is dyed close to pinkish red. She would have called him cute and adorable if his hand wasn’t buried between her legs.
“Is this okay?” He whispers into her ear, peppering kisses along her jawline.
Eden presses her lips together to whine, nodding her head so he has no doubt that he’s doing a good job. He curls his fingers upwards, trying to restrain himself as his teeth meet her neck. Her other hand finds its way toward his shorts, slipping past the band and feeling his boner in his boxers. Maybe she shouldn’t have taken him by surprise like that because his fingers quickly come in contact with her g-spot and he restrains a grunt against her lips. Gripping him tighter as a storm builds up inside her.
Her hips grind against his hand, matching his flow as she's a writhing mess beneath him. He feels her squeeze around his fingers tighter, knowing she’s close. She pumps him through his clothes, her strokes inconsistent with how good he’s making her feel.
“I’m gonna come–” She tries to whisper but her voice cracks and her moans are loud in the bedroom.
Seokmin quickly stops, dragging his fingers up the center of her body until they’re close enough he can suck her juices off of them. She’s rubbing her thighs together at the absence of his hand until he pins one of her legs down to the bed before kissing her, letting her taste herself. She groans against him, pressing herself onto his thigh for more contact.
“Not yet. Let’s come together.” He kisses her once more before pulling the blankets off, discarding his boxers, and getting a condom.
When he returns, she scoots over a bit to give him some room. He lays on his side next to her, tilting her face towards him and kissing her. He slips his arm underneath her neck,
When she feels his erection poking her leg, she reaches to give it a few good pumps. He feels his head spin, taking her hand so he can kiss her knuckles.
Eden smiles as her eyes flutter shut, his arm around her reaching down to grope her breasts. He guides her leg over his hip as his hand reaches between her legs to give her wetness a few strokes. He carefully aligns his cock with her entrance and settles his hand on her hip, slowly pushing into her.
Once he’s all the way in, he uses his free hand to guide her hips back and forth, creating a gentle rhythm that they can both feel deeply. Her upper body rolls over a bit, moaning as she squeezes onto his wrist with both hands. He is painfully slow to begin with, giving Eden more time to get her stomach in knots again.
He pulls her closer to him with the arm that's under her, pecking the back of her neck until she turns back to face him. She smiles at him, steadying himself as he leans in to kiss her. Her hand tangles itself in his hair towards the back of his head, smiling against his lips.
Seokmin presses his forehead to hers, fingers digging into her hip with more pressure. “So perfect.” He whispers, nuzzling his nose against hers as they breathe the same air. “You are made for me.”
She blushes, pushing her bottom against his hips as she chuckles quietly. If there was a slither of space between the two, there sure wasn’t any now. “Just for you. Only you.”
What she says and does riles something inside of him because he starts thrusting into her a little faster. His hand moves lower down her leg, lifting her thigh and driving his cock deeper. She’s a whimpering mess, her eyes rolling to the back of her head as she tries to hold on longer.
Sweat beads on his forehead as he kisses her shoulder, moving down far enough that he’s level with her shoulder blades. He decides to repay the favor from earlier, closing his lips around the spot on her back as he begins sucking.
When a fresh bruise forms on her skin, he starts going harder. The moment they both hear the slapping of each other’s skin on one another, they know Seokmin is close. He lays her thigh over his and his hand sneaks in front between her legs. He finds her clit, rubbing violent circles around it as he supresses his grunts against her shoulder.
Eden’s cries get louder and higher in pitch before they halt for a second, the knot unraveling in her stomach as she comes hard, moaning out into the bedroom. He is right behind her, his thrusts becoming inconsistent and messy as he spills into the condom. She whines every time his hips spasm, pushing into her hard and abruptly until he rides out his high.
Their pants fill the bedroom as Seokmin hugs her closer, kissing her neck before he gently pulls out of her. The smell of her hair invades his senses as he brushes his nose against her ear.
“Do you remember your dream yet?” He grins, stretching to peck her cheek.
She huffs before laughing, stretching in his grasp and arching back against him. “It’s coming back to me.”
“I love you.” He kisses her twice, taking his arm from underneath her back and pushing himself off the bed. “I’ll be right–“
“Don’t.” She reaches behind herself, catching onto his thigh as she’s working to catch her breath. “Stay here with me. Let’s just stay like this for a while.”
“Don’t you wish we had more freedom like we’ve had these past few days?”
“Freedom…” She starts, laying flat against his chest again as she runs her hands up her thighs. “Like I could walk around the house without having to cover up too much?”
“If that’s what you want, my love, then I will make that happen for you.” He kisses behind her ear, his hands placed on her shoulders as he rubs his thumbs back and forth.
“We’ll have the freedom to decorate our home as we please?”
“Yes. That too.” Seokmin’s hands start their descent down her arms.
“With a big bathtub fit for the both of us?”
“Absolutely.”
She hums, feeling his fingers lock with his on her thighs. She continues to flirt. “We’ll have the freedom to do whatever we want, where we want, however loud we want?”
He takes in a sharp inhale, wrapping both of their hands around her waist. He parts his lips against her neck, his tongue briefly coming in contact with her skin. “Not too loud though.”
Her cheeks warm up, remembering they’d have more freedom but not too much. “It sounds perfect.”
He lets go of one of her hands, gliding his hand up her body to squeeze her breast between his fingers. “Maybe in a year or so, it will become our reality.”
He pinches her nipples, resulting in her throwing her head back on his shoulder. She lets out a sigh as she brings her legs together, trying to satisfy the ache.
Her left hand hovers over his on her chest, while her other reaches behind her to find his hardening length. She feels his front flex against her back, increasing the pressure on her nipple. She runs her thumb over his tip for a few sets before stroking him entirely between her palm.
“Do you have any idea what you do to me?” He whispers next to her ear, his other hand roaming her stomach.
“I think I have an idea.” She chuckles, squeezing his cock.
He throws his head back, biting his lower lip with a groan. His hand travels further south, stopping to massage her inner thighs.
Eden squirms, feeling her eyes roll back as she arches her back. “Baby…”
“Tell me what you want.” He kisses where her neck meets her shoulder, switching his left hand to her other hard nipple.
“Please, touch me.” Her whines are sweet and full of desire, but she never stops pumping his cock.
“Anything you want, I’ll do it for you.” He smirks, using one of his calves to assist him in spreading her legs wider.
He runs his middle finger down her center under the water, taking in every sound and jolt that comes from her body when they touch.
“Fuck…” She curses under the breath, caressing his length. She makes the fortunate mistake to look down at herself, seeing his one hand travel higher until he is caressing her neck, and the other between her legs. The sight is so arousing to her, she uses her free hand to gather some of the leftover bubbles, spreading and swirling them around on her front, leading up to his hand. She can’t help but notice how soft her skin feels, wanting and needing more.
His fingertips carve out the line of her jaw, tipping her head back so he can kiss her. He swallows her moans as he picks up the pace on her clit. Eden becomes painfully aware of the water splashing around in the tub. She tries not to move too much to not make a mess, but she can’t help it with the knot forming in her center.
She pulls away from his lips, her cries echoing off the bathroom walls before she squeezes her legs closed around his hand. He stops altogether, his abs flexing against her back as she grips his length.
Eden pants, trying to catch her breath and paying close attention to the water calming down again. Then she starts snickering because she did not expect to be doing this for the third time in less than 24 hours.
“What?” Seokmin smirks while rubbing his hands up and down her arms.
She lets go of him, using her palms against his thighs to push herself up, turning her body around in the tub to face him. She crawls onto his lap with a smile on her face, placing her hands on his shoulders. “We’re animals.”
He doesn’t say anything, but the blush on his cheeks gives him away and they both laugh together. She feels him against her thigh, feeling herself getting excited all over again. She cups his face with both of her hands, leaning in to kiss him. He tastes perfect, of everything she loves and more.
Eden tries not to dig her fingers in his hair with her wet hands as she moves her kisses to his ear. Then she kisses a trail lower down his neck. She reaches between them, stroking his length with a grip much softer than before.
“What was that word you used?” He breathes heavily against her ear, his core tightening as she gently squeezes his cock.
“Hmm?” She hums against his neck, feeling his pulse against her lips.
“Arrang… No wait… It was deranged.” He stutters before the word actually comes to him. “Would it be deranged to say that I need you?”
She snorts, leaning in to kiss him with a smile. “Not in here, though.”
“No?” He looks around the tub, appearing as if he was actually considering having sex right where they were.
“I don’t want to flood the bathroom or one of us gets a nasty infection. So no.” She shakes her head. He’s thankful that she was smarter than him. Knowing himself, he wouldn’t have even considered that fact.
He manages to release the stopper on the drain with his foot, gripping her hips tight as he helps her stand to her feet. He steps out onto the towel placed on the floor, Eden giggling as she reaches to dry herself off. But before she can do anything, he scoops her up in his arms. She squeals, wrapping her arms around his neck and holding him tight. Seokmin carries her across the bathroom, finding the box of condoms they packed for the trip.
“Oh look,” His arm supports her bottom half, using the other to pick a condom out of the box. “One left.” He cocks his eyebrow, bringing the foil to his mouth and biting down on it with his teeth. He traps the wrapper in his mouth as his hand assumes its position to her back.
“Oh my god.” She ducks her head in his neck, covering her face with her palm from embarrassment as he carries her to the bed.
He lays her down as softly as possible, taking the condom from between his teeth and setting it aside. He crawls over top of her, cupping her cheek with one hand as he reaches down to kiss her. She smiles against his lips, feeling the muscles in his back with her hands. It feels odd for them both to still be wet from the bath and coming in contact with their bedsheets.
It also feels a hundred times more erotic to see each other in their barest forms in broad daylight. Light shines through the window with no barrier, and for the first time in her life, she is thanking the sun for its existence. It shines down on Seokmin so beautifully, enhancing every dip and curve on his stunning tanned body.
Eden parts her thighs, welcoming him by wrapping her legs around his waist. He nips her bottom lip into his mouth, pulling away from her to spread kisses on her neck. He works his way down her body, sucking and kissing every inch of her until he is level with her heat.
He wastes no time, getting straight to work. He licks a line straight down her center, grabbing hold of her thighs as his tongue sinks into her. She bites back a moan, feeling the cold air on her damp body, it only intensifies her awareness of how his mouth is exploring her. She gently presses the soles of her feet into his back, turning her head to the side and shutting her eyes.
His fingers dig into the skin of her thighs, his nose brushing against her clit whenever he tries to aim his tongue deeper. Seokmin looks upwards to check her reactions, only to be met with her jaw. He smirks against her and she feels the buzz jolt up her body. She presses her lips in a tight line as she whines, lifting her head to look down at him. She could come just from the sight alone.
His right hand slides up her body, his fingers squeezing one of her breasts before pinching her nipple. Her moans get louder and her body shudders underneath him. She grabs onto his wrist with both of her hands, keeping his on her chest as she tries to push herself down on his mouth.
His other hand lets go of her thigh and travels to her middle. One finger comes in contact with his tongue before he pushes it past her entrance.
“Fuck.” She curses, letting him go and gripping the sheets underneath her.
“Absolutely perfect.” She can’t see the grin on his face, only the sinful whispers of his voice as he pulls away and studies her reacting to his fingers. He peppers kisses along her inner thighs as she breathes heavily. His tongue licks at her clit and she can feel the knot collecting in her stomach.
Eden can’t contain herself when her back arches off the bed, letting out a cry as one hand falls on her breast. She’s close and they both know it. She pushes on his forehead with her other hand, her soles trying to achieve the same thing. “Oh god. Hold on a sec…”
Seokmin grins to himself before sitting back on his knees, running his palms up and down her thighs to cool her down. “You okay?”
She brings her thighs together, covering her face while panting. “Yes, I was just…wow.”
“Let me see your pretty face.” He smiles, moving her legs aside and holding himself up with his fists. He gently removes her hand from her face, brushing her disheveled hair flat against the bed and leaning down to kiss her. He swallows her uneven breaths, subconsciously grinding his cock against the back of her thigh for more friction.
Their lips move together while he reaches for the condom he grabbed. He leaves one last kiss on her cheek before sitting back, tearing the wrapper open and sliding it down his length. She parts her legs once again, watching him with a dazed expression as he nestles himself between her thighs.
Seokmin grabs hold of her right leg, throwing it over his shoulder while pressing his fingers into her skin. He turns his head to give the inside of her knee a peck. Giving himself a few strokes, he teases her entrance by swiping up and down with his tip.
“Please…” She whispers, reaching forward for him.
“Anything.” He complies, a hand on her hip while the other locks around her thigh before he slowly pushes his cock into her.
She moans while throwing her head back. She only knows she’s taken all of him when her palm comes in contact with his abdomen. He pulls back out, seeing his tip hidden in her before driving back into her at a painfully slow pace. She feels him much deeper, clawing at his abs while her other hand holds onto his wrist at her hip.
“Oh god.” Her back arches once more as he continues his measured thrusts. It is so agonizing.
“You like that, baby?” He speaks low, letting go of her hip to trail his fingers up her arm, stopping to cup her breast.
“Y-yes…” She cries, watching as he pulls out again, anticipating his next thrust. He pushes in slowly before quickening his pace, feeling him snap against her. The motion itself is enough for her to see stars. Her eyes roll back, biting down on her lip as her moans climb in volume. “I…fuck. So good.”
He carefully guides her leg back down, throwing it around his waist before leaning forward and hovering over her. Her lids are heavy but that doesn’t stop her from reaching behind his neck, pulling him down and against her lips.
He transfers his weight to his forearms, cradling her head as he slips his tongue into her mouth. Her fingers tangle in his hair, locking her legs around him and savoring how well he fills her up. Her chest is flush with his, moaning against him as his hips find a faster rhythm for her.
With every thrust, her back is arching into his chest, her breasts coming in contact with his skin. He dips his head to her neck, breathing hard against her pulse as he fucks her. Eden moans every time his cock brushes her sensitive spot, feeling a shock shooting straight up her spine. She hooks her arms underneath his, her hands and legs holding onto him for dear life.
She’s close to her climax given how he completely devoured her, letting both of her legs fall to the side as wide as they can go. She can’t decide whether it was a mistake or a blessing because the change has her seeing specks of white in her vision. She is convulsing with pleasure, squeezing around Seokmin as he groans. He accidentally bites down on her shoulder from how intense the feeling is.
“Seok, I’m gonna c-come.” She cries, her fingernails digging into his shoulder and she swears she feels like she’s falling.
He pushes himself back with his palms, sitting back and dragging his hands down her body until he gets a tight grip on her hips. He halts his movements for a split second before resuming his slow and gentle thrusts. “I’ve got you, baby. Come for me.” Before she has time to process what he says, he is slamming into her at a much faster rate.
Eden can barely keep up as her hand slides between her legs, trying to draw circles on her clit but being too overcome with bliss to concentrate. She grabs his wrists, squeezing so hard and hoping it’s enough to keep her grounded. The instant his hand reaches between them and starts swiping patterns against her clit, she is gone. Her orgasm rips through her every vessel, her cries filling the bedroom when her memory goes foggy.
Seokmin isn’t too far behind her, proceeding with his thrusts as they become more erratic and sloppy. He spills into the condom, muttering profanities delivered with groans as he empties himself. He’s out of breath, panting and it takes everything in him not to fall forward and pass out for her to bear all his weight.
He’s gentle and a bit shaky when pulling out of her, collapsing on his back beside her. Eden eventually comes to, catching her breath and covering her face with her arm. She starts giggling to herself, turning over and curling into his body.
“What?” He smiles, taking her hair out of the clip at the top of her head and tucking his arm underneath her neck.
“Animals.” She rests her hand on his chest, looking up at him.
He looks away in embarrassment, the couple snorting together. She rolls onto her stomach, propping herself up with wobbly elbows. “I think we should take a shower after that.”
He lets out a sigh of relief, his cheeks hurting from smiling. “That’s probably a good idea.”
“No funny business though.”
He brushes loose strands away from her face, smoothing the back of her hair down. “Don’t worry, I’ll behave.”
He scoots off the bed, holding his hand out for her. She sits up, taking it and he pulls her up effortlessly, Eden crashing into his chest as she laughs. They walk in each other's arms to the bathroom, Seokmin heading straight for the shower and turning the faucet on. While it heats up, he steps away to dispose of the condom in the trash can, finding their clothes and checking to make sure they didn’t get wet in the process.
She steps under the showerhead, not caring how everything they did this morning was destined to set them back at least two hours. Now she had to worry about not going out with a wet head.
She’s surprised when she feels him bump into her from behind. He places his hands on her shoulders, turning her around to face him. He cups both of her cheeks with his palms and kisses her intently, enough to push her back against the tile.
He’s standing directly under the water, letting it wash away his sweat. He pulls away, able to taste the water on her lips.
“I thought I said no funny business?” She raises a brow, playfully jabbing her knuckles into his side.
“I know, I just really wanted to kiss you.” He steals another kiss before giving her the puppy dog eyes. “It’s been a while since we’ve taken a shower together.”
Eden tilts her head, pouting while she does the math in her head. It has been a while. So long that she can’t even remember the last time.
She wraps her arms around his waist, smiling as she rests her ear against his heart. She can’t hear much from the water running, but she knows it’s there. Beating just for her.
“I love you.” She whispers.
He bends his neck down, collecting her wet hair at the base of her neck before kissing her head. “I love you too.”
“Right here.” Eden pointed to Evelyn’s house with her free hand.
Seokmin pulls into the driveway, putting the car into park before getting a look at the exterior of her house. “It looks so different from the last time I was here.”
“Oh yeah, she liked to move stuff around when she was pregnant.” She unbuckled her seatbelt, turning her body towards him with an anticipating smile. “Are you ready?”
He nodded, chuckling with uncertainty. “Yeah but you’re making me kind of nervous.”
“No, don’t be nervous. It’s gonna be fine.”
She got out, meeting him on his side of the car, watching as he grabbed a gift bag from the backseat. “What’s that?”
“Oh, nothing.” He winked, holding his hand out for her.
She took his hand, leading him to the doorstep and ringing the doorbell. Within seconds, Noah opened the door.
“Hey!” His eyes widened, speaking to Seokmin in his broken Korean.
Eden pouted as they both gave each other a pat on the back.
“Welcome back, kiddo.” She reaches her arms around him to give him a quick hug. “It feels like yesterday that we last saw each other.
Eden rolls her eyes, giving him a playful punch to the gut. “It was yesterday, you dork.”
He stepped aside to let them in, shutting the door behind them. “You made it back just in time, dinner is almost ready.”
She swears she could see delight flash in Seokmin’s eyes. He loved Evelyn’s cooking. But he loved her kimchi even more.
“Is that drool I see?” She joked.
He snapped out of his daze, covering his mouth to make sure he wasn’t actually drooling.
“Don’t worry, I’m the same way.” Noah nodded at him with sympathy.
They discarded their shoes and coats before venturing deeper into the house. Eden grabbed Seokmin’s hand, leading him into the kitchen where the tasty aroma was coming from.
“Oh, Evelyn.” She sang, watching as she put the wooden spoon down and turned to them. She quickly smiled upon seeing Seokmin.
“Welcome back! I haven’t seen you in forever!” She turned the dial down on the stove, quickly making her way to wrap her arms around him. “How have you been?”
“Very well, thank you. I hope everything’s going well for you too.”
“Better than expected, thanks to my baby sister.” She let go of Seokmin, moving on to give Eden a kiss on the side of her head with a hug. “I was wondering why you went home last night and asked for a double batch.”
“Surprise!”
“Will you be staying?” Evelyn looked between the couple with a hopeful look.
Eden bumped her elbow into Seokmin’s side with a smirk. “Pay up.”
“What were you making bets on?”
“That you would ask him to stay.” She looked up at him. “Told you that overnight bag would come in handy.”
“She’s right about that.” Evelyn raised her hand to Eden, the two girls giving each other a high five. “I have about thirty minutes left for dinner. You wanna go say hi to Evangeline while you wait?”
Seokmin looked at his girlfriend with a gleam in his eyes. It did not go unnoticed how much he loved children. “Can we?”
“Of course.” Evelyn turned on her heel, making her way back to the stove. “Who else would I trust to watch her whenever Noah and I have a date or weekend getaway?”
“See? I told you that too.” She was right about everything. She told Seokmin way back that they would be the first people they would call if they needed someone to watch Eva when they had errands to run or wanted to take a short vacation.
Noah led them to the living room where Evangeline was laying in her baby swing, reaching above her for the clouds that dangled in the air. Her father sat down on the couch beside her, watching as Seokmin carefully tiptoed behind Eden.
Eden sat on her knees in front of the rocker, looking up at her boyfriend. His eyes were wide and he was covering his mouth with his hand. She reached out her hand for him, motioning him to sit down next to her. Her smile was bigger than life when watching his reaction to the baby.
“Eunbyeol,” She whispered to him. He crossed his legs, plopping down next to her.
The child was kicking her feet with a smile on her face at the familiar and unfamiliar face in front of her.
Seokmin looked between Evangeline and Noah, smiling at how alike they looked. “She looks like you.” He spoke softly.
“She has the best parts of both of us,” He folds his hands together, rotating the ring around his finger. “Some days, I see myself in her, but other days, all I see is Evelyn.”
“She’s…” He trailed off, trying to form the right words but nothing coming out.
“She’s perfect, right?” Eden helped him, tucking her hair behind her ear as she gave the rocker a tiny push so she could keep swinging.
“Perfect about sums it up.”
“Even then, perfect isn’t the right word to describe her, but it’s the closest thing so we’re going with that.” Noah directed his smile towards Eden, reciting her previous words back to her.
“She’s so cute.” Seokmin pouts, tilting his head while watching the girl having the funnest time swinging back and forth.
“For the sake of full disclosure, there’s no one we trust more with her than you guys.” He reassured him, knowing that there was a possibility he would have the same doubts as Eden.
Eden snorted, patting her palm against Seokmin’s back. He looked at her with a smile, watching her eyes float from his to his mole.
“I do ask that we wait til after dinner to hold her because she just ate not too long ago, and I don’t think either of you will wanna be holding her when she drops that atomic bomb.”
Eden covered her face, leaning into Seokmin as she began laughing. “He’s right. It’s absolutely terrible.”
His cheeks flushed as he tried not to show too much of a reaction. He wasn’t sure if he wanted to laugh or cry.
The whole family was stuffed from dinner, Noah and Evelyn taking to the couch to settle down and watch over Evangeline. Eden was pulling Seokmin upstairs to show her the nursery. She had sent him pictures a few weeks ago, but it was so much better in person.
She held his hand, pushing open the door and turning on the light. It wasn’t a lot, but it was something she was proud of. She gave him a tour of the room, pulling open the drawers and pushing them back. Then she showed him the crib, pointing to the Krunk doll with Eden’s outfit on. “Don’t ask.”
Seokmin giggled, squeezing onto her hand tighter. He paid half attention to their surroundings, the other half fixated on her. He could tell just by looking at her face and the way she showed him around just how passionate she was about her work. His heart ached.
“And lastly…” She walked over to the nightlight Evelyn had bought, turning it on before switching off the ceiling light. They both looked up to see the device projecting the northern lights. “I hadn’t actually seen it in absolute darkness yet.”
Seokmin’s mouth was agape as the lights flowed seamlessly on the ceiling. She flipped back on the light, turning the projector off and approaching him to wrap her arms around his waist. “What do you think?”
He smiled down at her, flattening the sides of her hair. “It’s even better than the pictures.” He left a soft kiss on her lips, brushing his thumb against her cheek. He kept smiling and it was enough to make her forget where they were and who was waiting for them.
“Ready to introduce yourself to Eunbyeol?” Eden grabbed his hand, holding it inside both of hers.
“It’s not like I’ve been waiting all night.” He mumbled to himself.
“Trust me, I noticed.” She didn’t let go of his hand as they left the nursery, walking back downstairs to the couch.
Seokmin didn’t notice at all, but Eden and Evelyn shared a look, a silent understanding that he was ready to meet Eva.
“Oh wait, I gotta go get her my present.” The lightbulb went off on the top of his head, excusing himself from the room.
Eden tucked her hair behind her shoulders, kneeling to where Evangeline was rocking in her swing and carefully picking her up. She looked 100x more interested in Eden’s features than the mobile that hung over her. Evelyn audibly pouted, something she did every time her sister would pick her up.
“Hi there,” Her voice climbed a few octaves, pressing her nose against Eva’s as they both giggled. She took a seat on the sofa, the baby fitting perfectly in the fold of her arm as she tucked her legs under herself. She noticed a fallen eyelash on her cheek, gently dusting it away with her finger. Her tiny eyes curved into a smile, but her attention wasn’t on Eden.
Eden looked to her left, seeing Seokmin standing in the entryway. She wasn’t sure how long he had been standing there, but she quickly patted the spot next to her for him to sit. “Lookie,”
He sat down next to her, resting his chin on her shoulder to look closely at Evangeline’s face. Eden took her pacifier out and the girl started to coo. It was something she did when she was happy. She then started to squeak, a giggle on the edge of her tongue.
Seokmin gasped silently, covering his mouth in shock. He completely forgot about the present in his hand until Evelyn brought attention to it.
“So, what did you get her?” She seemed even more excited than the baby.
“Oh right,” He grabbed the gift bag that sat next to his feet, reaching in to pull out a tiny object wrapped in pink paper.
Eden watched him take apart the wrapping paper, eyes widening and lips pouting as she realized what it was.
“Here’s your own BongBongie!” He spoke softly, waving it to Evangeline to mimic dancing.
“They are literally so perfect for each other.” Evelyn turned her head to whisper to Noah. The other couple raised their heads, not hearing her the first time. She shook her head and waved them off as Noah chuckled, wrapping his arm around his wife.
Seokmin’s attention turned back to the baby girl, humming a song as he marched the tiny BongBongie plush up her onesie. She was happy and delighted from the noises she was making, they just didn’t know what from. Seokmin or the BongBongie toy?
“Ready to hold her?” Eden looked at him, motioning Evangeline to him. He shuffled a bit on the cushions like he was being handed a huge responsibility. He put his gift down on her lap and held out his arms. She smiled, gently passing her to Seokmin and not letting go until she was certain he had a firm hold on her.
Eden looked at her sister and Noah, both having the same look of approval on their faces. She turned back to Seokmin, placing her elbow on the top of the couch and using her hand to hold her head up.
“Hellooo, hello,” He said hello to her twice, one time in Korean and the other in English. “Nice to finally meet you, Eunbyeol. I’m Seokmin.”
She stared up at him, her mouth open as all eyes were on them. Eden wondered for a moment if Eva saw the same thing that she did whenever she looked at Seokmin.
She blew messy raspberries past her lips, giggling and squealing up at the man. He didn’t notice how the entire room let out a sigh of relief when Eva voiced her approval for him.
“Almost a month old and she already has a good judge of character.” Evelyn’s grin is hidden behind her wine glass as she sips from it. Seokmin and Eden both look at her.
“Does she?” He cocked his eyebrow at her, looking down at Eva to see she liked what he did with his eyebrows. He continued to make goofy faces for her and filled the living room with her adorable laughs.
“I am wholeheartedly convinced. She hated being picked up by the nurses at the hospital, the doctors, even Noah’s brother. She started crying when mom and dad held her for the first time.” Evelyn shared her observation with Eden. It all came back to her and she was starting to think that maybe she was right.
“But you two, she must have a sixth sense when it comes to people. She didn’t cry or fuss when Eden held her for the first time. Look at her now, she really likes you, Seokmin.” Evelyn pursed her lips, trying to hide her emotions in front of them. Being postpartum made her more sensitive to everything. “At least we know she’s in good hands when we have to leave her.”
Evelyn put her palm over Noah’s knee, giving him a hopeful squeeze.
Eden tasted something salty on her lips, not realizing that she was tearing up as her sister spoke. She quickly wiped all evidence of it away, resting her chin on Seokmin’s shoulder as they both watched Eva.
They let the movie they were watching play until it was over. Evangeline managed to fall asleep soundly in Seokmin’s arms without a fuss. Evelyn too fell asleep but was magically ready to wake up and take Eva to bed once the credits started rolling. She pushed herself off the couch, toeing over to him with a smile.
“Thank you for looking after her.” She thanked him, taking Eva from his arms as she stirred a bit from feeling her being taken away from Seokmin, who she had already grown used to.
He winced, truly feeling the static in his arm from holding her for so long. Eden reached over for him, her fingers pressing into the skin of his shoulder, all the way down to his wrist.
“It happens, but we endure it for her.” She smiled.
Noah got up from the couch, rubbing his palms together. “We’ll be heading to bed soon. Have to stick to a schedule or everyone will be all out of sorts. Please, make yourself at home.”
“Thank you.” Seokmin raised his hand, thanking Noah. He nodded, walking toward them and reaching for Eva’s new BongBongie plush. “I have a feeling Evelyn will want this.”
Eden giggled, holding her boyfriend's hand as they watched Noah disappear upstairs. She sighed, smiling to herself. “Are you tired?”
He pulled her closer to his chest, muffling her laughs in his chest. “My body is. I feel like I may have a cramp or two. You?”
“A little. The wine and all.” She put her hands on his chest, looking down at his smile. “Did you bring your things in?”
He shook his head. “I should go get that.” She used her knees to crawl off of him, reaching her arms up and doing her best to pull him off the couch. He wasn’t helping her in any way.”
“I’ll go get the bed ready. Meet you upstairs.”
Seokmin nodded, giving her one last departing kiss on top of her head before he made his way to the foyer and out the door. Eden got the bedroom ready, pulling out the sheets and changing into comfier clothes.
She perked up when seeing him in the hallway with his bag, stepping aside and closing the door when he was in. They did their best to be quiet and get ready for bed in the guest bathroom.
She sat on her side of the bed, covering her bottom half with the comforter and watching him plop down next to her with a big sigh.
“Long day?” She laid her chin on his chest, looking up at him.
He smiled, subtly shaking his head. He smiled in her direction, brushing his fingers through her hair.
“So… what do you think?” She waited for him to answer with a grin, knowing that he would validate what she knew to be true.
“She really is perfect.” His eyes smiled along with his lips at the sight of hers. “Really, like she looks equally like her mom and dad. And she’s so…calm.”
“I knew she would like you.” She traced her finger over the embroidery on his shirt. When she looked back up into his eyes, she sensed something deeper in meaning behind his expression.
He didn’t have to use words to get his point across. It seemed they had both thought of the same thing at one point. They both were so completely unaware of the need to see each other with children. Now that they both witnessed it, it seemed their minds were running overtime to come up with different scenarios in which they saw more of the other with kids. He was clearly imagining what Eden would look like holding their very own child in the future. It flashed before his eyes for a split second before Evangeline had acknowledged him, bringing him back to reality. He was certain, believing that she was indeed compatible with children. Tonight was only more confirmation.
She would be lying if she said she wasn’t imagining the same exact things as him.
warnings :: there's a scene where eden helps dk with shaving his face, so there is mentioning of the words razor, cut, and nicked. i rly don't know how to write shaving so bear with me. they also take a bath together.
a/n :: this is not all that happened on their final day. there will be an entirely different post for the smut c: then after that THE BUSAN TRIP IS FINISHED! it only took me a year
She stood in the door of the bathroom, gripping the blanket against her naked body as she watched him rearrange his products. She couldn’t help but check him out, eyeing his broad shoulders with all the moles scattered on his body. When he dampened his face with water, he got startled seeing her standing there, her arms crossed and head against the doorframe. He turned around, squealing a bit as he clutched his chest.
Eden snickered to herself, collecting her robe off the hook which prompted him to quickly turn back around to give her some privacy. “Did I scare you?”
“Yes, I didn’t know you were awake yet.” He pouts, trying to keep his eyes on lathering up his shave soap while he blushes.
She was now in her fluffy, cozy robe, walking towards him before pressing her front to his back, wrapping her arms around his waist and hugging him. “That’s what I came to tell you.” She placed a kiss on the center of his back, reaching up on her toes to kiss the mole on his shoulder. “I’m awake.”
He grinned, looking at the top of her head that he could barely see behind him due to her height. He bends his knees a bit, Eden taking it upon herself to kiss his cheek.
“Good morning. Did you sleep okay?” Seokmin asks her, raising his eyebrow.
“Never better.” She pecks him on the lips. “Whatcha doing?”
She moves next to him, turning around and hoisting herself up on the counter. She purses her lips while admiring his body, her attention quickly switching to all his products laid out. She’s never seen him shave before. She can’t remember a time, if any, where she has felt anything other than his baby soft skin on his face. It was always something he did by himself in private.
“Shaving.” He runs his fingers along his jaw, studying himself in the mirror, taking the towel he laid out and wrapping it around his neck.
She blinks a couple of times before leaning closer to him, squinting her eyes. If she wasn’t so close to his face, she wouldn’t have noticed the tiniest hairs coming in.
Seokmin is quick to explain himself when seeing her confused face. “I know what you’re thinking. It’s just a peeve of mine.”
“It’s cute. This is why your skin is always so soft, huh?” She coos, rubbing her fingers through his hair to tease him. The tips of his ears grow red as he picks up the brush, swirling it around the soap some more. He is about to put the cream on his jaw until she stops him. “Can I?”
“You wanna do it?”
“Could be fun.” She takes the brush out of his hand and picks up some of the cream, spreading it across his skin. She tries to apply it elegantly, making sure it isn’t messy.
“You don’t have to be so gentle. I usually just go in.” He makes a quick swirling motion as Eden takes more, mirroring what he is doing. She laughs, feeling uncertain whether she’s being too rough.
She smacks her lips together and he flattens his so she can run the brush across his lips. She isn’t sure whether she’s using too much or too little, but by the time she thinks it’s evenly applied, he resembles Santa Claus.
“Ho ho ho. You’re so cute!” She forces her voice lower, the couple snorting together while Seokmin gets his razor out. He’s about to start shaving until his eyes turn to her.
“Why don’t you give it a try?” He holds out the razor to her and she takes it without a second thought.
She looks excited until she stops. “I’m not gonna cut you, right? I mean I’ve never nicked myself before so I won’t cut you, right?”
“No baby, you won’t cut me.” He points his finger. “I go down. Wash. Left across, wash, right, wash again, and if I have to I go up last.”
“That’s an elaborate shaving regimen.” She smirks, placing her hand on his shoulder while her dominant one drags the razor down his face. He rests his palms on her thighs, trying not to smile when seeing her so concentrated. Her vision must have defied her because she hears the sound of the prickly hairs being cut away and she knows that he had growth coming in. Seokmin turns on the faucet, taking the metal razor from her and rinsing it out under the water and handing it back to her.
She shakes out the excess water before going back over his skin. Her eyebrows frown as she leans closer, watching as she glides away the cream. He can’t help but study her features, especially her tongue just poking out from
between her lips. “Keep looking at me like that and I might actually cut you.”
He rolls his eyes, unable to speak as he pushes out his jaw to give her easier access to his chin. When she’s done in that area, she starts on the other side of his face.
“Should I look forward to this in the future when we move in together?”
“Of course. I don’t think I could do it everyday but of course.” Her lips curve upwards, kissing him on the forehead.
“I don’t do it everyday.” He pauses once he sees she’s not phased. “Every other day... Okay, four days maximum. That’s all I can take.”
“I can work with that.” She finishes up on the first round, watching as he splashes water on his face to get rid of any leftover cream. He leaves his face wet as his eyes point to the tiny cup. She grabs his application brush again, gathering more cream and painting it on his face. “This is so fun.”
She starts going to the left now, having difficulty focusing with his fingers pressing into her thighs. “I wish shaving was this fun–“
Seokmin takes a sharp inhale quickly, pulling away from her. She widens her eyes, dropping his razor in the sink and turning his head towards her with her fingers, not paying any attention to the shaving cream getting on her.
“Did I get you? Shit.” She curses to herself, trying to find exactly where he got cut but finding no evidence of it. “Where did I get you? I’m sorry–“
His eyebrows relax, pecking her on the lips and getting some of his shaving cream on her face. She tries to blink away the tears that are pooling her eyes when she realizes he is just messing with her.
“You can be a real jerk, you know that?” Eden swipes the towel from around his neck, wiping her hands clean before throwing it at him.
“I’m sorry!” He apologizes, trying to kiss her some more and laughing when she pushes him away.
“Sure.” She rubs the back of her hand on her face, pushing herself forward off the counter and going to walk away.
He catches her waist, his eyes pleading and she almost falls for his golden retriever act. “I still have 2 more rounds to do.”
Eden tucks her lips into a pout, approaching him to put her hands on his shoulders and going up on her toes. She kisses his forehead which seems to be the only vacant spot without shaving cream covering him. “Then you’ll have no problem finishing it on your own.”
He’s almost convinced until she bursts his bubble. She clicks her tongue before strutting back into the bedroom. “You let me know when you’re sorry and ready to use the bathtub.”
“I am sorry!”
She settled on sorting all her clothes into her luggage, leaving an outfit set aside for when they got out of the bathtub. She left her necessary skincare products on the sink, packing the rest of what she didn’t need.
Half an hour passed before he finally finished shaving, sitting on the edge of the tub in his robe, dipping his hand under the faucet before he thought it was the perfect temperature. He really should have been packing too, but he wanted to delay going home as much as possible.
Eden made sure everything was where it belonged and didn’t leave anything out. When she zipped her pouch, she looked in the mirror to see him with a content smile on his face, checking her out. She pursed her lips, spinning around on her heel to face him. He cleared his throat to save himself before looking behind him and seeing how full the tub was.
She let out a heavy sigh before sitting on his thigh, wrapping her arms around his neck. She leaned in, whispering in his ear. “I saw that.” She pecked his earlobe, breaking away and kissing his forehead.
“I have no shame.” He hugs her tighter by the waist, resting his head against her chest. “This trip has been so amazing.”
She agrees with a hum, brushing her fingers through his hair. “I have a suggestion.”
“Tell me.”
She rubs her thumb back and forth on his cheek, kissing him on his brow bone. “Let’s try to come back here every year. To this exact house.”
He smirks before pulling away from her chest. He looks up at her with a smile, nodding before gently pressing his lips to hers. “I’d love that. O-obviously if you don’t have any schedules and it would always have to be after we celebrate carats birthd–”
A smile creeps onto her face, scrunching her nose before letting her giggle escape. “I know. Even if it’s not exactly on our birthdays, I would love nothing more than to come back here and celebrate each other around that time. Or any time for that matter.”
“Anywhere you want, anything you want.”
Seokmin’s eyes glimmer while looking at her, getting lost in her gaze. She breaks their eye contact by leaning over to see the tub filled with bubbles. “I think it’s ready.”
He wasted no time getting into the bathtub as Eden clipped her hair up before stepping into the water. She felt Seokmin’s hands on her hips as he helped her sit down. The gesture itself makes her body rise in temperature. She spreads the bubbles around evenly, making sure her body is covered before laying back against his chest.
He pushes his fingers gently into her shoulder, trying to get her to relax some more. Her eyebrows scrunch up together as he manages to ease the tension in her back and a moan sounds off from her body.
He would continue to massage her back but he’s afraid of what he would do if she kept moaning like that. Instead, he wraps his arms around her, bubbles dripping down his arm as he kisses her neck.
She grins, shutting her eyes as she runs her fingers across his wrist. “I am going to miss this tub.”
He chuckles next to her ear, feeling his warm breath blow against her skin. “Why don’t you find a place that has a bathtub?”
“Wouldn’t that require me living alone?”
Seokmin clicks his tongue, trying to think of some alternatives for her but finding none. Until an idea popped into his brain. It was illogical but he didn’t care one bit.
“When should we move in together?”
They’ve talked about it a few times but nothing came of it. He still lives with some of his members and Eden has been encouraged by the girls a few times to venture out on her own. It would be a big step for him and her both.
“Is that something you’d like to do in the near future?” She asked him, letting go of his hand and swirling circles around her kneecap. She watched the bubbles dissolve to keep her mind distracted from running a marathon.
He grabs her left hand, running his thumb over her ring. “There’s nothing I’ve dreamed about more.”
Eden uses her other hand to intertwine their fingers together, wiping the bubbles off his hand to see his ring more clearly. “What would we do if we’re away?”
“Well, I guess I can just keep my room and stay with Vernon and Chan when I want to. I’m sure the girls would always be happy to have you, your sister too. Then we can be together whenever our schedules allow us.”
She nods. “That sounds perfect.” She turns her head a bit to look back at him. She is immediately met with his smile and he leans in to kiss her.
“Wanna start looking in our free time?” He asks her, and Eden nods. It was as simple as that. There was no doubt they wanted to live together and they didn’t need to dwell on the possibility any longer.
Eden smiles like an idiot, letting her head fall back against him as she inspects their connected hands. The water soaks into the spaces where his hands are peeling.
“The prettiest hands.” She whispers to herself but he hears her clearly.
“Not so much.” Seokmin lets go of her hand, pulling his away so he can dip it back underwater. He has confided in her many times about his eczema. She’s saddened by how insecure he is about it but she still thinks he’s beautiful regardless.
Eden grabs his hand back, holding it close to her chest. “My favorite hands.”
“They just don’t look good.” He frowns, resting his chin on her shoulder. “I don’t like looking at them.”
She spreads his fingers out, pressing her lips all over his hand, adoring each spot that he finds to be unpretty. “It’s okay, Minee. They are perfectly imperfect.” She kisses the back of his hand one more time before using his arm as a pillow.
They spend the next few minutes in the same position, hearing the drip drops of the faucet and their combined breathing. He joins his hands together in her middle, swiping his thumbs against her stomach. He feels her tense a bit until she laughs.
“Ticklish?” He kisses a spot behind her ear as he giggles along with her.
Eden turns in his grasp, reaching her hand up to cup his cheek. She hovers her lips over his with a smile. He quickly pecks the tip of her nose, grabbing a handful of bubbles from behind her and spreading them over her back.
“You meant what you said about moving in, right?” Eden’s fingertips trace his bone structure on his shoulders.
“Always.”
She smiles, kissing him and feeling her stomach flutter as he drags a hand down her spine. Eden starts to imagine going to sleep and waking up next to him daily.
“You wanna know something else?” Seokmin speaks seductively next to her ear.
“Hmm?”
“Once we move in together, we’ll have tons of privacy.”
“Because we need lots of that.” She chuckles, leaving a kiss along his jaw.
“I think we deserve that at the very least.” His palm supports the back of her neck as he begins to nip at her lips. When he’s done enough teasing, he kisses her long and hard. “Don’t you wish we had more freedom like we’ve had these past few days?”
The couple spent the rest of the morning packing their belongings, as well as picking up the house. They didn’t make too much of a mess, but they really just wanted to make housekeeping's job easier.
“Do we have everything?” Eden asked, blocking the sun with her hand.
“I think so. Wanna double check?”
They did one last sweep of the house, easing Eden’s mind. She always had a big fear of leaving something precious behind whenever they traveled.
Once the rental car was packed and loaded, Seokmin put the keys back into their box and walked back to the car where she was sitting in the passenger seat.
He laid his hand flat in the center, palm faced up. She smiled, grabbing his hand and squeezing as she looked out the window. He started to drive, watching how she waved goodbye to the house.
“Are you sad?” He shook their intertwined hands together, watching the road but also catching glances at her with every chance he got.
“A little. I don’t want this to end…”
“It’s okay baby. We’ll be back next year.” He brings their joined hands to his lips, pressing a kiss to the back of hers.
“I know, you’re right.” She looks over, her lips curving upwards.
“Wanna go for a walk on the beach before we have to go to the airport? We have a bit of time to spare.”
“Can we get a milkshake too?” Her eyes grew wide as she pushed out her bottom lip.
He smiles, unable to stop the snort he lets out. He never intends to ever tell her no, but he loves seeing the hopeful gleam in her eyes everytime. “Of course. Anything you want.”
They agree on one place they discovered on their first day in Busan, ordering two chocolate milkshakes to go. The beach was just a little walk from the cafe, so they parked their rental and started to stroll while sipping on their milkshakes.
“I don’t know how you drink cold stuff with the weather like this.” Seokmin held her hand as they walked in the sand, while he pulled his sleeve down to cover his bare hand from the cold drink.
“If it tastes good, then I don’t mind.” She smiled, squinting from how bright the sun was. She was mostly finished with hers, the two of them both snorting at the slurping sounds coming from her straw.
“I think you got it.”
“You never truly have it all.” Her smile fades and she looks up at him, hoping to mask the little sadness in her voice.
He notices the change in her body language immediately, giving her hand a squeeze that turns her skin white. “Look.”
“Hmm?” He lets go of her hand, crouching down to start drawing their initials in the sand.
Eden smiles and her heart flips in every direction. She uses his back for support, lowering herself down next to and leaning her head on his shoulder. She proceeds to draw hearts, big and small, around the letters. Whatever feeling she was feeling prior, it’s all gone now.
“We’ll be back.” He turns his head, placing a kiss on her temple. He flips the switch on his camera to take a picture of the scene before them. “I promise.”
She nods, flipping the hair blowing in her face behind her ear. “Okay.”
“Hey,” Seokmin stroked the top of her head as the plane was about to land. She squinted one of her eyes open to see him looking down at her. She didn’t even remember falling asleep.
“Are we here?” She pulled her coat higher up to cover her shoulders.
“Yeah.” He reached around her, working to fasten her seatbelt. Then he started to stroke her cheek with his thumb to wake her up a bit more.
“I didn’t mean to fall asleep on you.” She stretched her arms, arching her back off the seat.
“Don’t worry. I know you need the rest.” He kissed her eyelid, searching for her hand under her coat.
They inevitably got stuck in traffic on the way home, filling the time they had left with small talk. They discussed what other things they would do the next time they visited Busan, restaurants and attractions. He told her about his schedules for the next few days, the girl feeling excited for him.
Eden held the door open for him, shutting it behind herself as he carried her luggage inside her dorm.
“We’re home!” She shouted as both of them changed out of their shoes. She grabbed his hand while he wheeled her suitcase into the main room.
They didn’t expect all of her members to be huddled up together on the couch, awaiting their arrival. He got shy, waving at the girls hesitantly.
“How was it?” Rosé was the first one to speak.
“It was so much fun.” Eden smiled, squeezing his hand and leaning against him.
“Let’s see it!” Lisa clapped her hands together, letting go of her legs that were to her chest.
Eden was confused, looking between the girls and her boyfriend. “See what?”
“About that…” He scratched the back of his neck, chuckling nervously.
Jennie raised her hand. “Seungkwan and I helped him pick out your ring.”
“You did?” Her jaw dropped, holding on tighter to his hand as she looked back and forth between them. “Did you?”
“I couldn’t remember your ring size, so I asked Jennie. I thought it’d be better the more help I had.”
Eden pouted, letting go of his hand and going on her toes to wrap her arms around his neck. “Minee…” She kissed his cheek before letting go, walking over to the couch and plopping down next to Jennie. She put her hand out, flexing her fingers as they all got a good look at the new ring on her finger.
“He really does have impeccable taste.” Jennie turned her head to smile at her. Eden’s face made her elaborate more. “He had three candidates and each one suited you so well. But this one, this one was made for you.”
Eden tried not to shed anymore tears, closing her eyes as she pursed her lips. She was so thankful to have her members and Seokmin. “Awe, I love you guys.”
“We love you too.” Jennie kissed the side of her head.
She looked back towards Seokmin, taking notice of him playing with the handle of her luggage awkwardly. She pushed herself off the couch. “Okay, enough ogling,” She reached for his free hand and dragged him back to her room.
Once he was in, she shut the door behind him and took her luggage from him. She stood it beside her bed, turning to pull him into her arms. He leaned down a bit to make it easier for her, clutching his wrist with one hand as they rested low around her waist.
“Thank you so much.” She murmured into his shoulder, squeezing him tighter.
“Of course. I love you.” He kissed her temple, rubbing his hand up and down her back.
“I love you more.” There was mischief in her tone, knowing just the right way to set him off.
“Oh no you don’t,” He lifted her by the hips, wrapping her legs around his waist as she squealed, holding on to him tightly. He sat them down on the edge of her bed, pressing his fingers into the fabric of her pants.
She pecked him on the lips, getting a good look at all his features. She smiled, looking into his eyes before his lips, then kissing him a bit longer. “You’ll make sure Vernon gets his present, right?”
“Yes, of course.” He nuzzled his face into her chest, hugging her and inhaling her perfume. “Did you have fun?”
“Fun is an understatement.” Eden brushed her fingers through his hair at the base of his neck, while she swept her thumb against his ear. “It was beautiful. We needed this.”
“Good, because we’re doing the entire thing over again next year.” He pressed a raspberry to her collarbone, making her squirm away from his lips.
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Eden had just finished taking her pictures of the tray, putting their freshly brewed coffee down. She made hers how she liked it and tried her best to match his taste. She got up extra early to shower, get ready, and plan out their day to celebrate Seokmin’s birthday.
It was their last full day in Busan together and she wanted to dedicate the day to him and celebrate his birthday that she couldn’t be with him for on the 18th.
She debated what time to wake him up so he could rest fully, but she was getting impatient and wanted to treat him to breakfast. So she put her phone in her back pocket, making sure things looked tidy on the tray before picking it up and carefully walking upstairs.
She pushed the cracked door open with her back, tiptoeing in and setting the tray on the dresser. He was sleeping peacefully, curled into a ball with the blankets draping over his head to block out the sun.
She sat on the edge of the bed, pulling the covers off of him and kissing his elbow, all the way up to his shoulder. He budged slightly, but not enough to wake up fully.
“Minee…” She whispered his nickname, running her fingertips along his back. Nothing.
“Honey…” He shifted slightly, letting out a hum.
She tried so hard to bite her tongue, wondering whether this was an appropriate thing to say. She bent down close to his ear, kissing his neck before whispering again. “…Oppa,”
He finally opened his eyes, turning back at her with a hum. He squinted his eyes from the sun, stretching out his limbs as she giggled.
“That woke you right up.” She kissed the corners of his lip, then his forehead before pushing his hair out of his eyes.
“What’d you say just now?”
“Hmm? I said something?” She furrowed her eyebrows, playing dumb.
“The names.”
“Minee?” He shook his head. “Honey?” He smiled but shook his head again. “That’s all I said.”
“No I swear you said-“
“Oppa?” The couple said the word at the same time, Seokmin’s eyes bulging as he lay flat against the mattress. He covered his face to hide his blush.
“I’m not saying it ever again.” She patted his stomach over the blanket, standing up and approaching the dresser.
“Just once more? At least let me record it!” He pouted, kicking his legs.
“Nope.” She picked up the tray, walking over to him, and setting it on the mattress. “Happy birthday!”
She picked up the kazoo, blowing into it as he jumped right up. She laughed as he sat up, pulling the blankets up to cover his chest. He ran his hand across his eyes, smiling as he was surprised with breakfast in bed.
“But it’s not my-“ He tried to speak before Eden put her hand over his mouth.
“No, it’s not your birthday yet. But it is our last full day so we’re celebrating early.” Their banter from the previous day about her birthday made its way into the next day. She put her hand under his chin, massaging it like a cat. “Since you were so good to me yesterday, I’m spoiling you today.” She kissed him on the lips quickly,
“Your food is gonna get cold. Dig in.” She motioned to him, sitting back with her hands in her lap. He picked up the spoon, mixing the egg, rice, and seaweed and topping it with the kimchi. He took a big bite, closing his eyes with a look of satisfaction on his face. “Is it okay?”
“Very good.” He covers his mouth, filling his cheeks with the food and taking his time to chew. “Did you make all this?”
They made eye contact for several seconds before they both snorted. He knew she wasn’t big on cooking, but he still appreciated her going out of her way.
“I didn’t want to cook you something bad, so I ordered these this morning and plated it. I did make the coffee though.”
He sipped on the coffee quickly, nodding to himself as a smile crept into his face. “It’s very good, E. Thank you.”
“Go ahead and eat.” She ruffled her fingers through his messy hair with a smile. “Do you want me to run you a bath or start a shower?”
He smiled, chewing his food and swallowing before answering. “I’ll go for a shower. Are you gonna join me?”
She snickered, throwing her head down. “I showered earlier, so not today.”
He pouted, turning his head as he played with his food. “Not even for my birthday?”
She held his face in her hands, leaning forward and kissing his forehead. “But I have so much planned for you today.”
A grin slowly crept on his face, looking up into her eyes. He looked less bummed as she ran her thumb against his cheek. “We’ll definitely have to pick out a house with a bathtub when we move in together.”
She nodded her head, getting off the bed and going over to his suitcase. “Eat. I’ll warm your clothes up and start the water.”
So he finished eating his breakfast as she took some of his clothes downstairs to the laundry room. When she came back up, she started his shower, making sure he had towels laid out neatly for him.
While he showered, Eden took his tray and began doing the dishes. As she was tidying everything up, she was humming to herself with a smile on her face as the sun lit up the entire house. She was a bit bummed knowing their trip would end soon but she was looking forward to more happy days like these.
“I’m done.” She turned around, seeing him dressed in a loose shirt that exposed his arms and chest and his wet hair covering his forehead.
She turned back around, finishing drying the plates as he walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. Eden threw her head back against his shoulder, wiping her hands dry as he kissed her neck.
“I don’t wanna go home.” He pouted, voice muffled against her skin. She smiled, putting her hands over his and sighing.
“I know how you feel.”
“I just wanna marry you already. And have so many more mornings like this. Everyday.” He blurted out, turning her around to face him in his arms. He snuck his hand behind her neck, kissing her forehead before her lips.
Her hands rested at his waist, smiling as they touched each other. “We just got promise rings, let’s slow down a bit.” She joked with a chuckle. “I want nothing more than to wake up next to you every day.”
Seokmin couldn’t hide the blush creeping onto his face, feeling his heart explode at her words. He lifted her up by the hips, setting her on the countertop before hugging her. He pressed his face against her chest, sighing contently as she brushed her fingers through his wet hair.
“Do you think our children will be vocalists or rappers?” He asked her with the straightest face ever. She laughed a bit too hard, throwing her head back and hitting it against the cabinet.
He gasped, looking up at her and putting his hand behind her head. “Oh my god, I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay, don’t worry.” She snorted, covering her mouth as he relaxed just a little bit. He hated when things like this happened in fear of hurting her.
“I think they’ll be a vocal.” She smiled, pursing her lips. “How could they not?”
“You’re right. You do have such a beautiful voice.”
“I was talking about you, Minee.” She pressed her finger against his forehead, rolling her eyes.
“They’ll be born from good vocalists. But they’ll get their rapping skills from their mom.” She leaned back against the cabinet carefully, laughing at his comment. She broke their contact, looking off to the side as her smile faded.
He took note of her facial expressions, his soon falling too. He stroked her cheek, turning her attention back to him. “I think I got too ahead of myself. We can drop it.”
After all, he didn’t want to pressure or overwhelm her when talking about their future together. She shook her head, holding his hand.
“No, you’re fine. I’ve just always wondered if I would be a good mother.”
He frowned. “How come?”
“I don’t know, maybe it’s because of the way I grew up?” She said with uncertainty, being reminded of her childhood. “Some people, it’s just in their nature. It’s like they’re born with motherly instincts. I guess I want to be a better parent than what I got as a child.”
He was all ears, trying his best to understand how she felt and putting himself in her shoes. All he could do was hug her, placing his head against her chest and sighing. “For what it’s worth, I think you’d be an amazing mom. And it will be a long time before that happens, so just tell me if you’re not comfortable discussing it.”
Eden smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck and feeling her heart ache. “You will no doubt be an amazing dad. I’m certain.” She whispered against his ear, knowing that even though he had his face snuggled into her chest, he was blushing.
“So today, I was thinking we could work on one of your Lego sets.” She pulled him back, hands resting on his cheeks. “Obviously the one with fewer pieces though.”
“Oh yeah, of course.” His eyes lit up instantly, the little passionate boy in him coming out.
“And then we head to the market.” She cocked her eyebrows up with excitement.
“The market?”
“Yeah. I wanted to have a little cookout with a bonfire and s’mores.”
His eyes widened with stars in them. “S’mores?”
“Oh, and I also want to see if I can find a present for Vernon. I don’t know what he likes though.” She stroked his hair at the base of his neck.
“I can help.” He reassured her with a smile.
She nodded, pushing him back just a bit so she could hop off the counter. “I’ll go get the lego’s.” Her hand brushed his shoulder before she skipped up the stairs and to the bedroom.
Eden came back, set the box down on the table before sitting across from him. The next two hours would be a lot of trial and error.
She kept referring back to the instructions, getting frustrated when some of the pieces wouldn’t go together. She laughed like she was going insane, Seokmin reaching over the table to reassure her. Even when she thought she broke one of the pieces, all he could do was smile and fix the pieces in her hand.
“You’re doing great.” He smiled, looking up from his big piece to see her getting the hang of things. “And now we just…” He handed her his piece, motioning for her to connect hers with his.
She was careful, making sure not to break or mess up what he had already made. With a bit of force, the pieces forged together and completed the moon part.
She let out a big sigh, slamming her head against the table a little too hard. He gasped, reaching over the table and putting his hands around her head.
“This is so intense.” She snorted, feeling her sanity fading when building legos.
“You and hard surfaces.” He giggled with her but deep down he was worried about how hard she hit her head. “You need to be more careful baby.”
“I know I know.” She used her elbows to hold her face up, reaching for the instructions. “What’s next?”
“Why don’t you let me finish it and you can start making a list of everything we need at the market?” He slid the paper over to himself with his finger, looking up at her.
“Are you sure? I don’t want to let you finish it by yourself.”
“I’ll be okay. We’ve already got the hard part over with.” He held up the moon with a smile on his face. “You’re practically a pro Lego builder now.”
“No, I am not.” She rolled her eyes, standing to her feet before walking to the other side of the table.
“But you are. For someone who hasn’t built legos before in their life, you’re great.” She walked behind him, wrapping her arms around his neck as he looked up at her. She shook her head with a smirk, leaning down to kiss him on the forehead.
She observed him from behind, resting her chin on top of his head as he continued to build the legos. She asked him what kind of meat he was craving and any sides that popped into his mind. She took the seat next to him, scooting closer as she pulled out her notes app and started typing down their grocery list. Their knees were touching, never being able to get enough physical contact.
“And done.” He used the last piece, completing the building and turning the LED light on. Eden looked up from her phone, widening her eyes when seeing the bear all put together. He looked in her direction, leaning to give her a peck on the cheek “It’s cute!”
“Where are you gonna put it?” She asked him, looking down at his lips before they shifted to his eyes.
“Should I put it on my nightstand? Or what about my shelf?”
“Wherever you’d like, but it’d be perfect as a nightlight.”
She felt like she won the lottery when entering this one vintage shop that had almost everything she needed. They left the airbnb as soon as Seokmin finished building his Lego set. They had been to several shops already, only buying things for each other and Eden finding it extremely difficult to pick out a gift for Vernon.
“Are you sure he’s gonna like it?” She watched the cashier scan her items, turning to Seokmin.
“Yes, don’t worry. He will appreciate anything you get him. And these are completely up his alley.
She pursed her lips as the woman packaged the cat mug. She also got him cat socks and a coaster. She can’t remember the last time she had this much trouble picking out presents for someone. But when she thought of Vernon, the first thing that came to her mind was cats.
After paying, they exited the shop hand in hand. “Are you getting hungry?” She asked him with a smile, making their way back to their car.
“Starving.” He pulled her closer by wrapping his arm around her, stumbling as her bag hit his knee accidentally. She chuckled, putting all their stuff in the backseat.
“To the market?” She fastened her seatbelt, watching him start the car and getting comfy. He rubbed his hands together since it was still very cold outside.
“I’ve been craving barbecue so bad these past few weeks.” Seokmin held his palm open over the center, wasting no time in intertwining their fingers. “I just don’t want to buy more than we can eat and waste food.”
“We’ll just have to eat all night then.”
“But I have other plans for the rest of the night.” She mumbled under her breath, looking out the window and watching each sidewalk crack pass.
“What was that?” He smirked, locking eyes with her as she stuttered to speak.
She played dumb, raising her eyebrows. “Hmm?”
“I thought I heard you say something.” He returned his eyes to the road as he snickered. He knew what she said loud and clear but wasn’t going to pry any further.
They found the market closest to where they were staying, Eden pulling out her phone while entering. She noticed how he wasn’t by her side, turning around and seeing him grab a shopping cart. There was a loud noise as he pulled it from another cart, Seokmin flinching and steering it in her direction. He stopped, pursing his lips as his ears turned red.
She giggled, grabbing the end with her hand and leading him throughout the store. They collected all their vegetables and side dishes that they desired for tonight. Eden contemplated what type of meat to buy, looking over the selection.
He seemed to have fallen behind, getting distracted by all the meat and accidentally running over her ankles with the cart. “Oh- I’m so sorry!”
She reached for her sock, pulling them back up after he ran them over. She was being too quiet which worried him. Instead, she joined his side, insisting that they switch places.
“Here, you can run me over too.” He stood in front of the cart, turning his back and waiting for him to hit his ankles. All she did was push the cart past him.
“Don’t worry, I’ll get you when you least expect it.” She gave him a devilish grin, knowing he was in for it big time.
Almost an hour went by when they made it to the checkout. Seokmin finished putting all their things on the belt before pulling out his wallet. Just as he was about to give his card to the woman, Eden gripped the bars on the cart, pushing it forward and clashing right with his ankle. She didn’t expect it to be that rough and immediately regretted it.
She widened her eyes with a gasp, her mouth hanging open as she pulled the cart back and grabbed his arm. “I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean to do it that hard!”
He pouted his lips, handing his card to the lady but never breaking eye contact with Eden.
“Are you okay?” Her hand touched his shoulder, looking down at his foot. He took his opportunity to tease her.
He nodded, not speaking as the woman handed his card back. The stranger tried her best not to eavesdrop on them but she couldn’t help the smirk on her face at how cute they were.
He was still giving her the silent treatment when walking back to their car. Now she was really
growing paranoid.
“Minee, you know I didn’t mean it.” She tried patting his back, only to be ignored again.
Eden attempted to help him load the car with all their groceries, but he beat her to it and was really worried that he might actually be mad at her.
“Hey, please don’t ignore me.” She frowned, rubbing her fingers over her knuckles to hopefully ease the lump growing in her throat.
“Seokmin-“ Once he shut the car trunk, he quickly grabbed her face and planted a kiss on her lips. Her anxiety vanished as they kissed, but when she pulled away, she crossed her arms and avoided his gaze.
“You little shit.” She rolled her eyes as he started to giggle. He pulled her into a hug, kissing the top of her head.
“You’re so cute when you're all worried like that.”
“There’s nothing cute about almost making me cry.” She turned her body, standing on the passenger side and waiting for him to unlock the door. He hurried to put their cart away.
He smiled at her from the other side of the car, making faces at her through the window.
“If you don’t open the damn door right now-“ He quickly unlocked the doors, sitting down and getting himself buckled in.
She stared straight forward as her fingers played with the straps on her purse. He leaned forward, trying to see if she would look at him.
“Don’t look at me like that.” She didn’t even have to make eye contact to know he was doing his pouty puppy dog face.
“Are you mad?” He reached over to twirl a piece of her hair around his finger. She sighed, ignoring his question and slouching in the seat.
Each time she tried to look away, he would only lean forward more. “Oh baby…”
“We’re not leaving till you at least hold my hand.” He held his hand open on the center console, flexing his fingers as he waited.
She didn’t want to give in too easily, but he started humming while tapping his fingers on the wheel. She was a sucker for his singing, and the big sigh he let out caused her to cave.
His hand felt much warmer now, smiling to himself as they made their way back to where they were staying. “I’m sorry for messing with you, E.”
“Yeah yeah.” She pursed her lips, putting her head back against the seat and looking over at him.
“I love you.” He filled his cheeks up with air, pleading with his eyes for her to say it back.
“I love you too.” She used her other hand to pat his wrist.
“Then can I get a kiss?”
She reached over to give him a kiss on the cheek, but he turned his head at the last second and pecked her on the lips. She flattened her lips, rolling her eyes with a sigh. He noticed her clenching her jaw from being so flustered. She looked away, Seokmin squeezing her hand tighter than before.
“So cute.”
Once they got back to the airbnb, they got straight to preparing dinner. Seokmin helped prepare the side dishes, as well as grilling the meat. She was never a good cook but she still wanted to try her best for his birthday.
After filling their tummies with their first round of meat, she asked him to coach her through grilling the meat. She caught on quickly, not needing too much guidance from him. As always, he thought it was appropriate to capture the moment, snapping pictures on his camera.
He tried her cooking first, making sure to reassure her that it was really yummy. And when she tasted it herself, she was surprised.
Once they grilled all the meat they bought, the couple was shocked that there weren’t that many leftovers. It was still a bit chilly outside, but they had the heat from the grill to warm them up.
Eden and Seokmin returned inside, washing all their dishes from dinner and neatly putting them back where they belonged. Sometime during dinner, he started the bonfire where they would roast their s’mores later.
“I don’t think I’ve had s’mores since my childhood.” Eden was putting together the crackers and the chocolates, sticking the marshmallows on skewers.
“It’s gonna be so good.” He sat by the fire, holding the skewer far from the actual flame because he feared it would catch on fire. She sat down next to him, their shoulders touching as she turned her marshmallow and letting it roast perfectly.
“Minee, you gotta actually hold it close to the fire to cook.” She gently guided his hand closer, watching as the marshmallow turned into a golden color.
“You’re a pro at this.” He looked over at her, smiling as their eyes met. She blushed, turning to face the fire when she gasped. While he was admiring her profile, he held the marshmallow over the fire too long and it caught on fire.
“Your marshmallow!”
He whipped his head forward, eyes widening as he pulled the skewer out of the fire and blowing hard to put out the flame. He pouted, fake crying as he dropped his head.
“You can have mine, don’t worry.” She snorted, taking his skewer away from him and standing to her feet. She walked over to the table where she had most of their sandwiches ready, only having to put the marshmallow in the middle and top it.
She looked back at him, taking another marshmallow out of the bag and sticking a candle into the middle of it. She had secretly snuck candle toppers into the cart when they were shopping.
“Close your eyes!” She shouted, lighting the wick as he put his hands over his eyes. On his plate was his s’more and next to it was a plain marshmallow with a candle in it. She didn’t know how to make it stick to the top of the s’more without it falling over and probably creating a bigger mess than they had already made.
She sat down next to him, holding the plate in front of his face and smiling. “Open.”
He removed his hands from his eyes, jaw dropping as he gasped. She started singing happy birthday to him, his eyes shifting back and forth from the s’more to Eden. The sandwich itself looked so yummy and put together, and then he saw the candle.
When she finally finished singing, she leaned in to give him a kiss on the cheek. “Happy birthday, my love. Now make a wish.”
He giggled, folding his hands together and closing his eyes. She focused on his features as the candle lit up his face. He really was so handsome.
A few seconds passed and he opened his eyes, blowing the candle out and taking the plate from her. “I already have everything I want.” Her cheeks and ears flushed red, Seokmin guiding her chin towards him with his finger and kissing her on the lips.
She couldn’t help but stare at his lips when they finally pulled away. They looked so tempting. But he quickly snapped her out of her thoughts as he sat the plate down on his lap, and took a big bite of the s’more. It was messy to say the least. He had chocolate and marshmallows on the corners of his lips.
“Is it good?” She snorted, standing up to get a napkin for him.
“It’s heaven.”
She sat back down next to him, turning his head and cleaning his lips off for him. “Let me have a bite too.” He offered his sandwich up, Eden holding onto his wrist as she tried to take a bite without being too messy with it.
“Even better than when I was younger.” He took the napkin from her, patting her lips off as well.
They had at least two more sandwiches before they were done eating. She told him she would clean up and put everything away, so all he had to do was sit back and enjoy the fire. She was inside for a while before she came back out, holding one of the throw blankets from the couch and unfolding it.
“May I sit?” She smiled, rotating the blanket and wrapping it around herself as he nodded quickly.
Eden sat down on his lap, covering the both of them with the blanket as she relaxed against him. He kissed her temple, wrapping his arm around her back as his other hand held her legs up.
She smiled, letting her head rest on his shoulder as she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Did you have a good pre-birthday?”
He couldn’t help but chuckle, patting her thigh. “Of course. Today was perfect.”
“I’m glad.” She folded her hands at the base of his neck, eyeing his lips before finally kissing him.
They both turned their attention to the fire that crackled before them. The day was finally coming to an end.
Eden looked up towards the sky, seeing the sparks that disappeared into the night and finding all the stars that were hidden behind the passing clouds. “Do you know anything about stars or constellations?”
“Probably not any more than you.” He tilted his up too, following close behind her.
She chuckled as she searched for the north star. She even tried to connect dots in her mind to complete any shape or object, but to no avail. She sighed, closing her eyes and resting against him as they enjoyed the quiet atmosphere with the fire to calm their worries.
If it wasn’t so cold outside, she would want to spend the night under the stars with the love of her life. When she finally opened her eyes, she looked back up to the night sky, finding the moon that had finally revealed itself.
“There’s the moon.” She pointed her hand up to the sky, looking at the man in her arms. Her content expression soon fell, seeing his glassy eyes watching the moon. “Baby, why are you crying?”
It seemed he didn’t even realize the tears pooling in his eyes, being snapped out of his own thoughts and looking at her. She frowned, stroking his cheek and wiping his tears away with the back of her finger. “What’s wrong?”
He scoffed at himself, patting his eyes with the blanket. “I’m okay. I’m just happy.”
“You’re crying happy tears?”
He nodded, pressing his forehead against hers and patting her head. “I love you so much.”
She smiled, holding back her own tears. Something they had in common was that they both felt like crying when seeing each other cry. “I love you more. Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yes, I’m so happy.” He grabbed her hand, squeezing it close to his chest. “I am so happy to be here with you right now.”
Eden smiled, blinking a lot to not cry herself. “I love you. It’s okay if your head is running a little wild.” She tapped her fingers against his forehead, giggling together.
He tucked her hair behind her ear, holding her cheek as he kissed her. Her hands wrapped around his neck as she smiled against his lips.
“Your pre-birthday isn’t over yet, you know.” She whispered, brushing her fingers through his hair at his neck.
“Is that what we’re calling the time between your birthday and mine?” He snickered, his hands gripping her waist tighter.
“It’s smart once you think about it.” She chuckled, flipping her hair behind her shoulder. “We should probably put out the fire first before I give you my other present.”
He tapped her leg, signaling her to get up. She laughed loud, gripping the blanket close as she got off of him. He now had a little pep in his step.
The girl slept peacefully under her covers, in such a deep slumber that she didn’t feel or hear the man get up from the bed and start readying himself to leave. He loved falling asleep at her place. It felt more spacious and cozy and less suffocating than his did.
So when she did manage to fall asleep with him there, he would be damned if he did anything to disturb her. But she always told him no matter how far in dreamland she was, that he always say goodbye to her because she hated waking up alone and not knowing when he left.
Seokmin pulls her covers up on her, bundling her up so none of the cold air gets in through any openings in the blanket. He reaches down and pushes her bangs apart to kiss her on the forehead. “E?”
He strokes her cheek with his hand, smiling as she shuffled awake. Her eyebrows furrow as she doesn’t open her eyes but instead hums.
“I have to leave soon.” He whispers, rubbing his hand in circles on her back. And he prepares himself, waiting for the next part in their routine.
She turns her head into the pillow, her speech slurred and quiet. “5 more minutes.” In no time, she undoes all his tucking in and holds the blanket up for him to get under. She would never know that he gets ready to leave 5 minutes earlier than when he’s supposed to, just so he can spend those spare minutes in bed with her.
He sighs with a smile on his face, putting his bag down and climbing into the bed with her. “5 more minutes.” He watches as her lips curl upwards, scooting closer to him so they can feel both of their heartbeats against each others.
His arm works its way under her pillow, pulling her closer and hugging her against his chest. He pecks just above her eyebrow as her arm draped over his side. She’s snuggling into him like a cat, inhaling the scent of his shirt. It’s almost enough for her to drift off to sleep again, but she fights to stay awake so she can enjoy the pure bliss of holding the man she loves and cherishing his presence.
He loves this. She loves this. They both love this short and sweet time they have just before the other leaves for their duties for the day. It is the closest thing to heaven that they experience while grounded to the earth.
He will sometimes hum to her or trace his own piece of artwork over her skin as they count down the seconds before he has to leave. It is almost the exact same scenario whenever she stays at his place and has to leave earlier before him.
In no time, their 5 minutes are up and now he wishes that he got ready to leave 10 minutes earlier so they could have double that time.
He sighs, hugging her tight and kissing her temple. “E, I really have to leave this time.” They both frown and Eden is hesitant to let her grip around him go. She regrettably nods, fumbling under the sheets for his hand and holding it.
“I love you.” He whispers, scooting out from under the covers and bundling her up again. He kisses her eyelids and cheek before leaving a peck on the top of her lip. “I’ll text you later, okay.”
“I love you more.” She mumbles with a nod, sleep threatening to take over her. He just smiles, brushing his hand through her hair and patting her shoulder that is covered with her blanket. He tiptoes out of her room, quietly shutting the door and in no time, she falls back into sleep.
He stood outside her bedroom door, watching his watch finally strike midnight. He opened the door, holding her cake with one hand as he began to sing her happy birthday. Jisoo, Jennie, and Lisa followed behind him. Eden covered her face, ears and cheeks flushing red before sitting up and chuckling like an idiot.
“Happy birthday to you.” He smiled, making sure to protect the lit candles before she could blow them out. How he managed to hide a cake in her dorms was beyond her. As they finished singing to her, the girls clapped their hands as Seokmin sat down on the edge of her bed, holding the cake closer to her.
“Make a wish!”
She folded her hands together, shutting her eyes but being unable to prevent the corners of her lips from curling upwards. When she finally thought of her wish, she opened her eyes, blowing out all the candles on the cake as her audience clapped.
“What should we give you? 26 flicks or pinches?” Lisa joked, prepared to flick her across the forehead until Jisoo held her back.
“No flicks or pinches tonight. Her boyfriend is here tonight, let’s leave them.”
Eden held her hand out for the girls, thanking them for wishing her happy birthday at exactly midnight.
“Goodnight miss.” Jennie kissed the top of her head, pushing the rest of the girls out of her room.
Jisoo was the last one out, pulling the door shut as the couples attention was back on each other. Eden finally took a moment to look at her cake.
“How cute.” She looked up at him, unaware of him dipping his finger into the pink icing and leaving a dollop on her nose. “Hey!”
“So cute.” He started, chuckling before turning his face to kiss her on the lips. He tried not to get any icing on him but failed when he picked up a bit on the side of his nose.
She couldn’t help but wipe the little bit of icing off his nose, sticking her finger in her mouth to get a taste. Her eyes widened when her tastebuds met the sweetness. “This is pretty good icing.”
“Really?” His curiosity got the best of him, licking the icing off the tip of her nose and nodding in agreement with her. “Yummy.”
Eden snorted, covering her mouth as he set the cake on her nightstand, climbing onto the bed and hovering over her. His hands tickled her sides, causing her to squeal before he started his kiss attacks.
He left many kisses all over her, causing her to giggle. He pecked her collarbones, her neck, jawline, even all the high points of her face.
“Happy birthday, my love.” He squished her cheeks together, finally kissing her on the lips as she smiled against him.
Once she laid flat against her pillow, she couldn’t help but flash her endearing eyes at him. “Thank you. I love you.”
“And I love you.” He pushed a stray hair of hers behind her ear, leaning down to kiss her forehead. “I’ll pick you up as soon as I get off and then it’s all about you.”
Eden didn’t feel the need to go all out for her birthday, but the day itself was so special to Seokmin. He got to celebrate the birthdays of people who mattered most to him. Over the years, their schedules have always been packed so they couldn’t properly celebrate each other's birthdays. He wanted to do it right this year and make it one she could never forget.
She didn’t sleep much throughout the night. He had been telling her how much he was looking forward to their little date and she was getting excited. She even took it upon herself to get him a gift.
She was asleep for only two hours before she awakened to feel his hand snake around her waist, pulling her closer against him. Her hair tickled his cheek, being able to smell the fresh floral scent of her shampoo.
Eden hummed, pulling her blanket up just enough to cover her nose.
“Did you sleep?” His voice was muffled against her shoulder.
“Not really. Just a little.”
“It’s a bit chilly in here, isn’t it?” He tried spooning her until there was no space left between them, just their bodies pressed together.
She hummed again but in agreement with him, keeping her eyes shut as she turned in the bed to face him. She scooted closer to him, tangling her legs with his as he tucked the blanket under her body to prevent any cold air from creeping in.
“It’s usually like this in the mornings.” She pressed her nose to his chest, feeling him shudder before rubbing down her nose bridge with his fingers.
“I’ll get you warmed up.” He chuckled, pulling the covers all the way over their heads and his palm circling her back.
“Well, I’d like to breathe too.”
“You will,” He smiled, kissing her eyelid. “I’d hate for my baby to get a cold before our trip.”
She finally opened her eyes at his wording. It was dim in her bedroom so she didn’t have to worry about the blinding sun. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. “Trip?”
His expression went blank for a few seconds before trying to save himself. “Uhh, trip?”
“You said trip, Seok.” She pursed her lips, getting over the initial shock and trying not to laugh at how flustered he was getting.
He sighed, his head dipping down to her chest. “Surprise...” He sounded bummed that he had spoiled the surprise he was so desperately trying to keep from her.
“So we’re going on a trip?”
“Yeah.” He nodded, draping his legs over hers as he pouted. “I meant for it to be a surprise.”
“It’s still a surprise, baby. Cheer up.” She smiled, kissing the corner of his lips. “But I don’t know if my schedule is clear.”
“It is. I asked the girls if you had anything planned. They helped me out.” Her hair had fallen to her back, brushing his fingers through the ends gently. “We can celebrate our birthdays together.”
Eden smiled before her lips parted in a giggle. “Well now I’m even more excited.”
He nodded, taking the blanket off from over their heads to get some air.
“How long are we going?”
“It’s just a few days. We’ll be back before my birthday.”
She widened her eyes. “A few days? What am I supposed to bring?”
Seokmin smiled, pulling her against him as he giggled. “Just bring yourself. And some clothes of course.”
Her hands sneaked under his shirt, feeling his back until he shivered at her cold fingers. He snickered, pulling her closer.
“I’m gonna have to find all the blankets in your dorm and cover you up before I leave.” He teased, pressing his nose to her cheek as he traced over her ear.
“How soon do you have to leave?” She pouted, holding on tighter to him so he couldn’t go anywhere.
“I have about an hour left.” He sympathized with her, not wanting to leave either but he had several schedules today. “Are you gonna go back to sleep?”
She sighed, letting out a huff before she laid flat on her back. “I probably should. At least it’ll make the day go by faster.” He propped himself up on his elbow, leaning over to kiss just below her ear. Eden rested her hand on the back of his neck, laughing as he left tickling kisses on her chest.
“I can't wait to spend this time with you.” He used his free hand to stroke her cheek, pressing a long kiss to her lips and smiling after.
“I think I’m too excited now to go back to sleep.”
Seokmin had delayed getting out of bed, using his last 5 minutes getting dressed and packing his bag before having to be picked up.
She followed her boyfriend to the front door, wrapping herself with one of her spare blankets as he engulfed her into a hug.
She closed her eyes, feeling the warmth he had to offer as he cradled her head against his chest. “I’ll call you as soon as I’m off.” He kissed her temple, pulling away as he cupped her face in his hands.
Eden nodded, smiling at his lips before her attention drifted to his eyes. “Have fun.”
He leaned down, kissing her on the lips as they stood in her dorms. “Happy birthday, E.”
She reached for the doorknob, pulling the door open as she left a kiss on his chin. “Thank you, baby. Now hurry back.”
He snorted as she gently pushed him by the shoulders out the door. She was going to shut the door until his hands stopped her, sneaking back in and stealing one final kiss.
“You still aren’t going to tell me where we’re going?” The woman had her legs crossed in the passenger seat, looking at Seokmin’s face that was lit up by the traffic.
“Nope. You’ll find out once we get there.” Seokmin grinned, resting his arm against the center console and opening his palm. She quickly grabbed his hand, letting her head rest against the seat.
“How was your day?” She smiled over at him, watching as his gaze met hers as his car took another stop. It seemed there would always be traffic when driving through Seoul, it didn’t matter what hour it was.
He relaxed his body, squeezing her hand. “It was nice. I saw some of the boys again after not meeting with them in a few weeks. And we celebrated carats birthday too.”
She loved hearing him talk about things he was passionate about. Like his work and people he cherished.
“And you had fun?”
“Lots of fun.” He started, bringing their intertwined hands to his lips and pressing a kiss to the back of her hand. “Now I get to spend the rest of it with you.”
She was about to lean in closer to him to kiss him until a car behind them honked. The traffic began to move again, Seokmin stepping in the gas and coughing to clear the air.
“Did you eat?” She asked him, raising her eyebrows. He quickly frowned, squeezing onto her hand once more.
“I did. If you haven't eaten yet, I can cook you something when we get in.”
“No, it’s okay. We can just order takeout or something. You’ll probably be really tired once we get there.”
It took them awhile before arriving at the airport, exchanging tiny talk and wasting no time in getting everything ready for their flight. Eden didn’t catch her breath until they were seated on their plane, looking down at her plane ticket.
“Busan, huh?” She looked over at him, smirking as he blushed.
“Yeah. I’ve always wanted to go there with you. Just you.” He raised his eyebrows, thinking of the time Eden tagged along with him and Joshua to Busan. He grabbed her hand, slouching in his seat before resting his head on her shoulder. “Can I nap here for a bit?”
“Go ahead. You had a long day anyways.” She pecked the top of his head, running her fingers through his ginger hair. She then rested her free hand atop their intertwined hands. Their flight took off and Seokmin had dozed off in no time.
Eden tried shutting her eyes too, but she failed to even drift off. She was more excited than she was this morning, she couldn’t even go back to sleep after he left her dorms.
“Oh sleepy puppy,” She cooed while patting his head, trying her best to wake him up as the plane was about to land.
He hummed, rubbing his cheek against her shoulder as he shuffled awake.
“We’re here. Wake up.” She tickled the bottom of his jaw like a cat, chuckling at his drowsy reactions.
“A few more minutes.” He whined under his breath, cuddling her arm close.
“A few more minutes and then you have to wake up cause I have no idea where we are going.”
It was already so late by the time they got their rental car and found a place to get food. When they finally pulled up for the cute, tiny cottage Seokmin had booked for a couple days, Eden’s heart began to pulse faster.
It wasn’t too big but not too tiny for the couple, and she could already imagine how fun their getaway was going to be.
“It’s so cute.” Her eyes were wide and her mouth agape as he came to stand next to her, entering the code to get their key.
“Wait til you see the inside.” He finally got the key out of the box, unlocking the doors and pushing them open.
She walked in first, carrying the food and pulling open the door so he had room to bring in all their luggage. He dropped their suitcases down, closing and locking the door behind them as he let out a big sigh of relief.
“And we’re here.” Her eyes twinkled as she took a tour through the house. It was so neat and cozy, and perhaps the closest thing to what she wanted her living space to be like.
There was a sit in window showcasing the beach and the bridge. It all looked so stunning and twinkly during the night.
“It’s beautiful.”
“Yeah but not like you.” He snickered, grabbing the takeout from her hand and leading her to the kitchen. She was a blushing mess upon seeing the huge bouquet of pink roses on the dining table, accompanying them with several bottles of red wine for their stay.
He put the food on the table before holding out his arms, Eden wasting no time before wrapping herself around him.
“I love you. Thank you so much.” She pressed her cheek against his chest that was covered by a fuzzy sweater.
“I love you too. Happy birthday, E.”
She pulled her head away, standing on her toes to give him a kiss. “Shall we eat?”
They talked about anything and everything over dinner. It wasn’t too long before the wine was cracked open. All the food they got was too much for Eden to finish herself, so Seokmin ate a bit more with what his stomach could handle.
She threw her head back, letting out a big sigh with her hand over her belly. “I’m so full.”
Eden noticed how Seokmin was a bit dazed and drowsy as she collected all her trash and separated it from the leftovers that would go in the fridge. “Should we go see the bedroom?” She pulled on his wrist, flashing her a lazy smile as he got up and stretched his arms before grabbing her hand.
He led her up the stairs, pushing the bedroom door open and being shocked at the sight. It was spacious despite how big the actual bed was. There was another window where you could gaze upon the city.
As the two reached the bathroom, she gasped at the hot tub in front of another window. It had its own plank for drinks and other assortments.
“I think I could live here if given the chance.” She chuckled, sitting on the edge of the tub and staring out the window. “It’s perfect.”
He smiled, approaching her and kissing the top of her head. He then rested his hand on her shoulder. “I knew you would like it. The girls did too.”
“You guys know me so well.” She put her hand over his, looking up at him with genuine eyes. “I didn’t bring a suit though.”
“Something tells me we won’t be needing any.” He covered his mouth before laughing, Eden quickly swatting at his arm.
“Let me wash my face and stuff.” She grabbed the hair tie off her wrist, putting her hair up before exiting the bathroom. Seokmin remembered that they forgot to bring up their luggage when seeing her standing around the bedroom looking clueless.
“I’ll go get them.”
He quickly brought up their luggage, Eden taking hers straight to the bathroom before locking the door behind her. His present was packed in her stuff and she didn’t want to risk him seeing it. She quickly found all of her skincare and placed it on the sink, which took more than 10 minutes.
She covered his presents at the bottom of her suitcase, throwing anything on top of it and zipping it up. When she was finally done, she took her hair out of the ponytail and opened the bathroom door.
She quickly stopped herself from saying anything when she saw Seokmin fast asleep on the bed. She gently closed the door and walked to his bedside.
He was worn out. He had promotions back to back and she couldn’t imagine how little sleep he got in the past two weeks. Even despite his busy schedule, he still made time to plan such a special trip for the two of them. And for that she couldn’t be any more grateful.
She grabbed the throw blanket at the end of the bed, covering him up before turning out all the lights. She figured she would tidy up the kitchen before joining him in bed.
