Taehyung slowly opened his eyes only to be greeted by the rays of sunlight passing through the aperture of the window in his room.

He yawned as he stretched his limbs up, feeling too energized after having a good rest.

The clock on top of his bedside table made him jump out of bed in a haste.

"Shit.. I overslept." He groaned, rushing out of his room and was greeted by Jimin who's comfortably lying on the couch.

"Morning." Jimin waived his hand, eyes glued on the drama he's watching on the television.

"Why are you still here?" Taehyung asked as he made his way to the kitchen to have a drink.

"I'm too tired to go to work." Jimin simply answered.

"I bet you made another excuse, huh?" Taehyung said as he poured water on a glass and drank it in one go.

He heard Jimin's laugh followed by a naughty 'You bet!' that made Taehyung shake his head.

"Our date yesterday got me so tired. I need to recharge." Jimin added.

Taehyung emerged from the kitchen with an apple in hand. He sat opposite to where Jimin was lying, curiously eyeing the television screen.

"What are you watching?" Taehyung asked.

"It's Okay to Not Be Okay." Jimin responded, too engrossed with the drama he's watching.

"Hmm.." Taehyung hummed, eyes glued on the screen while munching on the apple which served as his breakfast for the day.

"Don't you need to get ready?" Jimin suddenly asked, making Taehyung frown.

"Me?" He asked in confusion.

"No, me." Jimin sarcastically answered, rolling his eyes to add drama to his words.

Taehyung snorted. He grabbed a cushion and threw it to Jimin who shrieked in laughter when the material landed on his face.

"Fuck you!" Jimin laughed, throwing the cushion back to Taehyung who immediately blocked it with his arms.

He poked his tongue out to annoy Jimin, but the latter just copied him which made him laugh.

"You look ugly." Taehyung uttered, making Jimin scoff.

"Back at you, bitch." Jimin made a face that had Taehyung laughing out loud.

The two of them kept on bickering until Jimin blurted out something that made Taehyung stop.

"Seriously, you should get ready by now." Jimin uttered.

"Why? I'm not going anywhere." Taehyung responded.

"Bitch. You didn't look at your phone?" Jimin asked in disbelief.

"No. Why?" Taehyung inquired.

"Jeongguk said he'll pick you up before lunch time." Jimin informed, making Taehyung jump from his seat.

"He what?" Taehyung asked in urgency as he rushed back to his room to check on his phone.

He rummaged through the sheets, quickly finding the phone almost falling off the bed, hanging for dear life by the edge.

With quick tap of his fingers, Taehyung saw a lot of messages from Jeongguk, one for today and 11 from last night.

"What the.." He checked on the message sent today, reading it quickly before checking on the 11 unread messages.

He frowned as he made his way back to the living room.

"Chim, did Jeongguk come here last night?" Taehyung asked as he stared at the other.

Jimin nodded his head. "Yeah. I thought he woke you up?"

"No.." Taehyung said, scanning the messages.

"He rushed here because you're not replying to his messages. He even went in your room and held your hand." Jimin smiled, seeing the confusion on Taehyung's face.

"Check his insta." Jimin suggested which Taehyung immediately did.

Jimin couldn't help but to whistle upon seeing the sudden change in Taehyung's face with almost a hint of pink tint on his cheeks.

"He held your hand while you sleep." Jimin shakes his head. "Bitch that's too soft for my heart." He added.

He looked at the other and naughtily pointed out the reddening of his face.

"Bitch, you're blushing!" He teased, making Taehyung groan.

"I'm not." He defended, quickly running back to his room to get ready, disregarding the continuous teasing of his best friend.

"You're fucking blushing!" Jimin yelled once more followed by a laugh that quickly died down as soon as Taehyung closed the door.

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Taehyung quietly sat on the passenger seat as Jeongguk maneuvered the car away from his house.

He glanced at the ravenette before deciding to open his mouth and start a conversation.

"Where are we going?" Taehyung asked, gazing at the ravenette who smiled.

"Let's have lunch first. Where do you want to eat?" Jeongguk asked, wanting to consider his suggestion.

Taehyung shrugged his shoulders. "Anywhere you want."

"Okay." Jeongguk nodded his head and smiled.

There's a comfortable silence that fell between them before Jeongguk spoke once more.

"You're not mad, right?" He asked, uncertain.

Taehyung furrowed his brows at the question.

"For letting you pick where to eat? No, I'm not." Taehyung answered which made Jeongguk smile.

"No, not about that.." He trailed off, seemingly choosing the right words to say which Taehyung was quick to understand.

"Oh, last night.." He uttered, making Jeongguk shyly smile.

"Yeah." He responded, eyes fixated on the road.

"No, I'm not." Taehyung answered, smiling at the ravenette. He saw how Jeongguk's face light up from his words.

"That's good to know." Jeongguk muttered. He side-glanced at Taehyung, seeing the latter smiling at him too.

"Just to clarify though.. Jin-hyung is like a brother to me. I knew him even before Namjoon and Hoseok. He's like a family so.." He couldn't finish his words, feeling a bit awkward to continue.

"So I shouldn't be jealous of him?" Taehyung finished his sentence with a smile.

"Yeah.." Jeongguk answered shyly.

Taehyung chuckled. "I'm not jealous of him." He assured.

"I understand that he's close to you just like how Yoongi-hyung is to me." He added which made Jeongguk sigh in relief.

"I'm glad you understand." He smiled, glancing discreetly on the other before continuing.

"So.. Is it okay if the two of you finally meet up?" Jeongguk asked, uncertain.

Taehyung looked at him for a moment before answering.

"I don't see any reason why not." Taehyung smiled in response.

Jeongguk couldn't help but take Taehyung's hand with his free hand, intertwining it with his own.

"I'm glad you agreed." Jeongguk whispered.

Taehyung couldn't help but stare at their clasped hands, feeling warm all over.

"Honestly, I was really scared last night, thinking that you got mad because of the photo he posted." Jeongguk said in a low voice.

"I'm not really the 'unreasonably jealous' type." Taehyung uttered which earned a chuckle from Jeongguk.

"I'm glad." The ravenette smiled, glancing over the other with a fond smile.

"However, it made me realize that I haven't introduced any of my closest friends to you." Jeongguk paused, thumb gliding at the back of Taehyung's hand.

"I've known Jimin and even Yoongi-hyung. Both of them are really amazing." Jeongguk honestly said with a fond smile on his face.

"I would really want you to meet my friends too." He added, tenderly squeezing Taehyung's hand.

Taehyung couldn't help but feel a warm sensation spreading across his heart in the way Jeongguk was looking and holding him.

"I want that too."

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