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“You did what?!”

“Uhh. . I sorta, kinda arranged a double date with Mark and Jaehyun.” She mumbles quite low, hoping you wouldn't hear her.

“Making you Jaehyun’s date. Well obviously right. You couldn’t possibly be Mark’s...you know since that's why I'm here.” She continues, laughing nervously as she looks down to her feet.

If looks could kill, she definitely would have been gone by now. She remains looking down to avoid your burning gaze.

Taking a deep and exasperated breath, you fall onto the bed. “Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right now.”

“I can give you three reasons!” She exclaims as she jumps beside you.

You turn to face her, knowing exactly what one of her reasons is going to be but still intrigued by the other two. Looking back at you with a beaming smile she continues.

“Number One! Also known as the most important one, hence why its number one.” She says, holding one finger in your face.

“You. Love. Me. That's a fact.”

You laughed and roll your eyes at the awkward wink she gave you with her witty comment.

“Anyways, reason number two! I technically wasn’t the only one who planned this whole thing out, Mark and Jaehyun had to do a lot with it too. Jaehyun was basically the mastermind behind the whole thing. So you will not only have one but three deaths hunting your conscious.” She looks at you, basically waiting for a response.

You lay there oblivion to the fact that your best friend is staring down at you in complete confusion waiting for some kind of reaction. It finally hits you.

“Wait, What? Jaehyun...was the one who came up with the idea of the double date?” You ask her.

“Yeah, well he suggested it and we went with it. Which brings me to reason number three.” She pauses as to create more of a dramatic tension.

“Mark and I came to the conclusion that Jaehyun feels the same way you do for him. We’re fully sure that he does.” She explains. “You should have seen the way his eyes glistened at the mention of every detail he had in my mind. Wanting everything to be perfect for you. He’s really into you y/n!” She says excitedly, jumping up and down.

Jaehyun is into me? You lay there pondering unable to fully process what is going on.

“Y/n? Are you okay?” Y/F/N asks as she waves her hands in a frantic motion in your face. Breaking away from your thoughts, you blink a few times and nod in response.

Nothing more in life made you the happiest to know that the guy that you have had a crush on for the longest, actually feels the exact same way. It was just all too unreal to be true.

For the longest you have wanted to confess what you felt but just didn’t know how or when to do it. Mainly afraid of rejection, you weren’t exactly sure how he would react or respond. But this is your chance and you’re going to take it, even though your insides are twisting and turning at full speed just at the thought. There’s literally no going back now.

“What should I wear?” You turn to ask quite determined yet nervous while looking at her as the corners of her mouth rapidly form into a huge grin.

“Don’t worry, you’re in great hands.”

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The whole night consisted of you moving uncomfortably due to the tight clothing you wore.

I dug my own grave, you thought as you stared down at the tight fabric hugging the midst of your thighs. Reminiscing at the thought of how crazy you looked walking in with a tight dress, face full of makeup and in heels. You weren’t at all accustomed to wearing such things, but what did you except when you asked the most vain person you know to dress you.

She always went all out with her outfits. Carrying herself very confidently, she wore tight bodycon things to flaunt her attributes. You couldn’t blame her, you wished you had at least half the confidence she holds but unfortunately, you didn’t.

You shift uncomfortably once again in your seat, pulling the short skirt as low as possible but it was useless. You let out a sigh of frustration. If she was here, you would have definitely killed her. But you couldn't because she bailed last minute, claiming that Mark had the stomach flu and she would stay to take care of him. It was just an excuse and you knew it, something smelled cheesy and it sure wasn't the slice of pizza sitting in front of you.

“You okay?” He amusingly asks.

You look up but immediately shy away as you meet eye to eye with him. Wow, so close...too close, you gulp as your cheeks begin turning into a deep shade of red. His stare still fixed on you as you continue to mess with the fabric. Awkward tension growing minute by minute.

The only thing that you can say made it a bit less awkward was the distant conversations of the other people in the restaurant. You had been in your own world ever since you guys arrived. Either too busy trying to pull the skirt from riding up your thighs or thinking about how you should tell Jaehyun about your feelings.

You have to admit, that was the whole reason you came, you wanted to talk to him and confess your feelings. But everything including your insides made a three sixty turn when you saw him. From his perfect hair to his boyfriend vibe he always gave off, to his dimples that simply would make your heart melt and your legs turn into jelly. He was in all honesty too perfect, which scared you.

Jaehyun clears his throat. ”Not having too much fun are you? ” He says with a giggle that didn’t do much of a good job of hiding the evident hurt. Catching you off guard, you nod but immediately retract. “ No! I mean...I'm actually having fun, it’s just that this skirt...is not comfortable at all. I'm so sorry.” You felt awful.

He smirks, dimples full in display. “I’m just messing with you. I think you look very good by the way, I meant to tell you when I saw you at first but...I didn’t know how.” Cheeks turning a deep shade of pink as he looked down, completely embarrassed.

“Thanks.” You say, returning a smile. Your heart racing quicker than before but the awkward tension no longer there. “You don't look so bad yourself.” You add as he gives you another dimpled smile. The tension now disappearing completely.

“You didn't expect for them to flake did you?”

“Honestly, I did. Especially knowing how my friend is.” You say as you take a bite of the now cold pizza. He laughs at your comment.

“I was actually surprised when Mark came to me and told me that you had planned a double date with him and Y/F/N. I was completely in shock when he confessed that you wanted me to be your date.” He confesses as he stares at you.

With furrowed eyebrows you look back at him.

“I meant shocked in a good way.” He corrects himself afraid that your expression is because of that.You continue to stare at him confused as you eat your pizza.

“What happened? Is it something I said? I didn't mean to offend you.”

You shake your head. “It's not that.” You say assuring him. He lets out a deep breath that he had clearly been holding.

“Mark told you that I was the one who came up with the double date? Not only that...he also said that I wanted YOU to be MY DATE?” He nods answering all of your questions.

You let out a small laugh not believing it. They set us up.

“It was all a setup, they set us up. They lied to both of us, Mark is not sick! They did all of this just to get us together and alone.” You explain. Jaehyun stares at you completely lost.

“Jaehyun, I never told Mark anything about a double date. My friend had actually told me that YOU were the one who came with the idea.” You say pointing at him. It was like a lightbulb had gone off in his head. He begins to laugh.“Wow, it’s obvious that that was their plan all along, but why?”

You shrugged, you knew the exact reason why they probably did it. Your friend probably did all of this just to make it easier for you to confess your feelings to Jaehyun. But honestly, you’re scared more than ever now. You have to do it though. She more than anyone knows how much you avoided confrontation with him and now you have him here in front of you served on a platter. I have to do this.

Jaehyun is just staring at you worried when you look up at him. You smile.

“You’ve been off this whole night, what’s wrong?” He states. You take a deep breath, preparing for what you are about to say.

“Jaehyun, I know why they did this.” Staring at you he nods and you continue.

“I don’t know how to put this or if there is a right way to say this but I’m just going to go for it, Jaehyun...I like you. I have always felt this way towards you ever since the first day I met you. Until today, after various conflicts not only with myself but with Y/F/N, I actually made it happened and confessed.” You face him, no expression or words coming out of him. He sat there completely oblivion to what has been told to him.

Clearing your throat you continue, “I completely understand if the feeling isn't mutual...trust me I don't expect you to feel the same way. This was something that I knew I had to do, mainly to have inner peace.” You state, feeling the tears threatening to come out. It hurt. Even if he hadn't said a word, his silence evidently spoke louder. He sat, still motionless and mute. You hang your head low as your eyes become glossy with tears, an unwanted tear fell from your eyes. Quickly wiping it off you get up from where you were sitting, you turn to him but don't face him.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn't have said anything. I ruined the moment. It would be best if you just forget about everything that happened.” Taking your bag, you begin making your way out.

Just as you were about to make it through the door, you feel a hand on your arm and it pulls you back in. You crash into that someone’s chest, their shirt and scent familiar. Slowly, you begin lifting your head and are met with his eyes.

Jaehyun? You immediately turn away, but he lifts your head back up so you are facing each other again. “You didn’t even wait for my response. You just assumed and bolted.” He says as his gaze continues to burn into yours.

“Jaehyun, I know what you’re going to say, you’re basically going to tell me what I already know. You will say that I do-”

“Like you too. I feel the same exact way. I like you Y/N!” He exclaims, as he shows the same dimpled smile he has given you the whole night.

You stand there in complete awe, slowly comprehending what has been told to you. You couldn’t believe it. He said it. He likes me too! But wait...what if he is just saying this because he feels bad? It has to be. This is too good to be true.

You sigh, the happiness that you felt rapidly fading away and taken over by overthinking and doubt.

“You don't have to fake this out of pity for me Jaehyun, seriously. I don't need you to feel bad for me.”

“What? What are you talking about Y/N? I’m not faking anything.” He says confused.

“I’m serious, I don’t need-” You are stopped mid sentence as something soft yet wet hits your lips. You stand there not knowing what to do, eyes wide open at the scene happening before you.

He pulls away, your face now the color of his red lips. He kissed me! He kissed me? Jaehyun kissed me! Never in your wildest dream did you ever think something like this would've ever happen but it did.

“W-what was that for?” You stutter. He laughs.

“Have you ever heard of the expression, actions speak louder than words?” You nod. “Well, it’s moments like this when its suppose to be used.” You are now the one standing there speechless.

“What did you think? Did you like it? You believe me now don’t you?” He asks amused. You roll your eyes and get closer, close enough to meet eye to eye. You tiptoe tall enough to reach his lips. You return the gratitude, once again touching his soft lips but for a short time.

He stands still has his face turns beat red and his signature smile that you oh so love appears again.