You're now staring at your TV, watching a show called Love on the Pole while thinking about Taehyung.

You're still finding it hard to process how your crush on Taehyung formed. Not because of him not being your type or anything, because he definitely is. Just because of the fact that your crush developed so slowly.

You went from seeing him as an excuse to get out of bad dates to wanting to take him on a date yourself. How did that manage to happen so slowly? Normally, you develop crushes easily. Unless your mind subconsciously knows something you don't.

As you watch the show, you can't help but sigh.

It's so easy for these characters to realize their feelings. The main leading lady's decision is a no-brainer. Ditch the emotionally abusive cheater and go with the sweet, funny pole dancing instructor. It's not difficult. There's no risk of rejection, failed friendships, or drama. It's easy.

Your situation? Not so much.

You lay back on your bed and take a deep breath.

After a few seconds, there's a knock on your door. You glance to the side before yelling out to the person.

"Who is it?"

"Campus food delivery." You furrow your eyebrows as you hear this. Upon recognizing the deep voice immediately, you sit up in your bed and widen your eyes.

This would be the first time you're seeing Taehyung after realizing your crush on him.

Normally, you never overthink or worry about your appearance around him. How are you going to act now that you know you care what he thinks?

You bite onto your lower lip before shaking your head quickly, already knowing you shouldn't get too caught up in overthinking.

You gulp before opening your mouth to speak.

"No such thing!" you yell back out, voice coming out a bit hoarse as you do so. This causes you to shut your eyes tightly, mentally face-palming yourself.

"Okay, bad date bodyguard services!" Taehyung yells back once more. You smile as he says this, reopening your eyes. You then sit up in your bed, sighing as you grab the pillow nearest to you to hold in case you get nervous.

"Door's open!" you say, staring at the door. The door opens quickly, Taehyung's head peeking into the room.

"The door was open the whole time but you made me go through all of that yelling?" he questions, lifting his eyebrows. You take this moment to admire his features as he fully steps into your room, closing the door behind him.

Today, his hair is gelled back with the exception of a little section of hair that's dangling down his forehead. It's parted down the middle.

You stare at the man as he then locks the door behind him.

Today, he's wearing some concealer and you can tell he's used a little bit of eyeshadow. He's wearing a purple dress shirt and black slacks.

"Well, you look nice." You state, causing him to now make eye contact with you. He grins before shrugging his shoulders.

"I know." He states before running his hand through his gelled-back hair. After giving you a little smirk, he then eyes you up and down before his smirk drops. He's staring at you, eyebrows furrowed as a confused face replaces the cocky one. "You're... not dressed?" he asks.

You furrow your eyebrows as you look down at your clothes. You then take a second to think.

"Did... we have plans today?" you immediately ask.

"I bumped into your friend Seulgi yesterday and told her to tell you." He states before shaking his head. "Well, that's the last time I tell Seulgi to get a message to you."

"Might want to add Sunmi on that list, she has the memory of a goldfish." You joke. This causes Taehyung to let out a soft laugh.

"Our plans tonight were supposed to be me taking you to this fancy party my friend is hosting." He states.

"Fancy party?" you echo. He nods his head before tucking his hands into his pockets.

"Yeah. Namjoon." He states. "He's the CEO of a company called HYBE." You raise your eyebrows.

"HYBE? As in the HYBE that is known for music?" you question. He nods. You widen your eyes. "And you waited until now to mention this to me?" your voice raises a little from excitement.

Taehyung's smile is on his face once more as he stares over at you.

"I wanted to wait until we were close to tell you." He states. "Remember how I mentioned I hate people who are fake?" you nod. "Let's just say I dated a girl, mentioned what Namjoon does on the first date, and then got burned in the end." He explains.

This causes your excitement to falter. Your shoulders droop a little as you stare over at him, now concerned.

"Is this why you're not dating?" you question. He shrugs his shoulders before stepping towards your desk. He then sits on the chair near your desk and swivels it around to face you.

"Partially." He states.

"Partially? There's other reasons?" you question. He holds his hand up, waving it to dismiss the topic as he speaks.

"Don't worry about it." He says before it gets quiet.

You want to push further to figure out what the other reasons are. However, you know Taehyung enough to know not to piss him off.

While it's quiet, Taehyung's drawn to the TV.

"Ah, Love on the Pole?" he questions before laughing softly. "That's a good show. We always tease my friend Jungkook about this show." This causes you to furrow your eyebrows.

"What? Why?" he laughs softly.

"My friend Yoongi read the book this show is based on and said Jungkook would've been the best actor to play the pole dancing instructor." He states. "Jungkook's very fit, could probably kill me if he wanted to. He has the right body and attitude for that character."

You let out a soft laugh before it gets quiet once more, the show playing in the background. You then look over at Taehyung and admire his facial features for a second. While looking over at him, you bite onto your lower lip.

"Hey, Tae?" you question, causing him to look over at you. "If we go to this fancy party tonight... would I get to meet all of your friends that you're talking about?" He nods his head.

"Yeah, along with two other friends of mine that you haven't met yet. Jimin's also going to be there with Soojin." This statement alone causes you to stand up. Taehyung watches your movements as you step towards your closet. You start going through outfits for a second as he watches in silence, grinning.

Until you pause and look back at him.

"Well? Are you going to help me pick an outfit or not?" you ask. This causes him to laugh before nodding his head. He makes his way towards your closet and stands directly next to you as the two of you begin to rummage through the different items of clothing hung in your closet.

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"You're sure this looks okay?" you question while looking back at Taehyung. He nods, a smile present on his face. As he eyes you up and down, he bites onto his lower lip while smiling at you.

"You look great." He states before stepping towards your bed. Grabbing your bag, he steps towards you before handing it to you. "But don't forget this." You nod before taking your purse, smiling over at him.

"Thanks." You state before stepping towards your door. "Are you ready to go?" he nods his head.

"Yep, let's head over there." He states.

You two then exit the dorm building and make your way towards the parking lot. You look around, expecting to see his motorcycle parked outside.

However, it's not there.

You furrow your eyebrows before looking over at Taehyung, already confused.

"Um... where's your motorcycle?" you question. He looks over at you, letting out a soft laugh before running his hands through his hair.

"I may be good at driving my motorcycle but there's no way I could've driven it with my hair looking this neat. It definitely would've gotten messed up." He states. "Plus Namjoon hates when I drive my motorcycle. He wanted to make sure I got there safely so he had someone pick me up." He points towards the direction of the car that Namjoon got him.

You see a large Aston Martin starting to pull up in front of you.

You widen your eyes before looking over at Taehyung.

"And he decided to send an Aston Martin instead of an, I don't know, normal car?" you question. Taehyung laughs softly before nodding his head.

"You're still in shock that he's a CEO, I see." He states before stepping towards the car and opening the door for you. He nods his head, gesturing for you to get in before him.

"I guess I am." You state before getting into the car, immediately buckling your seatbelt. Taehyung gets in next to you, doing the same before the driver starts taking the route to the party.

As you two continue to ride in silence, you stare out the window before Taehyung gently taps your shoulder.

"Hey, I forgot to mention, I found a new song I think you'd like since you liked that one Frank Sinatra song I sent you." He states before unlocking his phone, going into his music app, and pulling up a playlist. He then starts playing a slow song and you listen intently, nodding your head along to the rhythm of it.

Taehyung watches you as you listen to the song, smiling softly as he sees you starting to smile.

"I like it." You state. "Can you send me the name of it so I can add it to my monthly playlist?" you question. He tilts his head to the side before grinning.

"How about I just send you the whole playlist and you can let me know what songs you like the most out of them?" he questions. "That way I know what kinds of songs to recommend to you in the future." You nod your head eagerly, biting onto your lower lip.

"Yeah, I'd like that." You state before looking down at his phone as he allows you to stare at it.

You can't help but feel your heart speeding up as you stare over at him. He's giving you a whole playlist of just his taste in music so you can understand what he likes.

It gives you a feeling that maybe he might feel the same way you do. Maybe he has a little crush on you as well.

After all, the kiss you two shared was indescribable. You both were so into the kiss that you triggered his motorcycle alarm. Clearly, you two were lost in that moment.

You press your lips together while turning your head to look out of the window. As you stare out the window, you fail to hide the smile forming on your face.

You continue to grow excited as you think about the fact that he's sending you a playlist.

"Alright, we're here." The driver suddenly says, causing you and Taehyung to both look in his direction.

Taehyung then looks over at you, arching an eyebrow as he smiles.

"Are you ready for our next practice date?" he questions, holding his hand out to you as the driver gets out of the car to open the door for you two. You look down at his hand before biting onto your lower lip. You then place your hand in his and smile widely, bottom lip still tucked in between your teeth as you do so.

"I'm in, boyfriend." You respond, causing him to laugh.

"Then let's go, girlfriend."