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CHRISTMAS Eve, 6:16pm.

Eunhee stood up, wrapping her blanket around her frame as she trudged over to her front door. The girl reached her hand out, unlocking it before pulling it open, revealing a smiling Jungwon.

"Woah, you're so festive." Eunhee gawked, eyeing the Santa hat he wore. The boy nodded his head, smiling cheekily as he hugged the girl softly.

"Mhm. I wanted to get into the Christmas spirit." He shrugged, pulling away from the hug and stepping inside the apartment.

After slipping his shoes and coat off, he followed her into her living room, watching as she plopped back down onto her couch, a small yawn escaping her lips.

Jungwon sat down next to her, setting his backpack on the floor. "You seem tired." He quirked a brow, earning a hum in response.

"Yeah. I'm gonna be honest, I just woke up from a nap.. I lost track of time and slept too long." She admitted, pressing her lips together in a thin line.

Jungwon let out a quiet laugh, shaking his head a smile crept up onto his lips. He opened his arms out wide, watching as she crawled into them with a huff, cuddling up to his chest.

"Hey, wait, does that mean I woke you up?" Jungwon tilted his head.

"No, you didn't. I woke up like, three minutes before you got here and I was just on my phone." Eunhee replied.

Jungwon let out a breath of relief, humming in response. He'd feel guilty if he had woken her up.

"What all do we plan on doing tonight?" The boy questioned, brushing his fingers through her hair.

"I don't know.. honestly, the only plans I really know we'll actually do is watch movies and make cookies." She chuckled, fiddling with the hem of his sweatshirt.

"That's alright. We'll find stuff to do.. for starters, are you hungry? It's getting late."

"Mhm. I can order it." Eunhee perked up, nodding her head as she removed herself from his hold.

Jungwon scoffed, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her back towards him. "You're joking, right? There's no way I'm gonna let you pay for it." He rolled his eyes, shaking his head as he clicked his tongue.

"Yang Jungwon, seriously, let me pay for it. Think of it as a Christmas gift." Eunhee suggested, attempting to reach for her phone, which was on her coffee table.

"Think of me buying us food as a Christmas gift to you." Jungwon repeated pretty much the same thing, humming to himself as he grabbed his phone out of his pocket.

"Jungwon, seriously.." she groaned in frustration, squirming around in his hold.

"What would you like to eat?.. are you okay with pizza?" He questioned, ignoring her protests as he happily continued to scroll through door dash.

After awhile, the girl grew tired, going still in his arms as she let out a small huff. Silence surrounded them, the only noise being the faint sound of the AC running, as well as the TV playing a random cartoon quietly in the background.

"Eun, seriously tho, what do you want?" The boy asked, breaking the silence. Not receiving an answer, he quirked a brow as he leaned forward, tilting his head to see her face.

A winsome smile spread across his lips, letting out a scoff as he rolled his eyes playfully. "Eunhee, don't ignore me." Jungwon chuckled, poking her cheek lazily with his index finger.

"Ahh, so stubborn." He mumbled, sighing as he laid his head back on the headrest of the couch.

Suddenly, an idea clicked in his head, smirking to himself as he leaned forward, pressing his lips to her cheek.

He watched with amusement as her face grew a dusty pink, but she still chose to ignore him. Seeing as he failed the first time, he decided to try again, planting a small kiss on her forehead this time.

"I won't stop until you talk to me, Eun." He spoke, waiting for a few seconds to let her answer.

Although, she stayed silent, turning her head away from him in an attempt at blocking him from kissing her at all.

Of course, this didn't stop him, as he only turned her around, giggling to himself as he peppered her whole face with kisses. Only when he planted his lips on hers for a quick peck, she broke character and let out a small squeal, burying her face in the crook of his neck.

"Pizza is fine." She mumbled, her cheeks burning with a crimson flame as her lips tingled, the feeling of his own pressed against hers lingering.

Jungwon smiled, feeling proud of himself. "Really? Are you sure?"

"Yes."

The boy nodded his head, chuckling at her short responses as he pressed his a quick kiss to the top of her head, clicking onto a random pizza restaurant. After a few minutes of deciding what kind of toppings they wanted, he finally managed to place an order.

"It'll be here in around thirty minutes." He informed, earning a small hum from the girl who pulled away from his hold.

"In the meantime, should we choose what movie we want to watch?" She asked, tilting her head slightly.

Jungwon hummed in agreement, watching her reach out for her TV remote. After plopping herself back down on the couch beside him, she let out a small breath.

"Oh, I'm paying next time, by the way." She spoke, not even sparing him a glance as her eyes were glued to the TV screen.

Jungwon stifled in a laugh, "mm.. yeah, okay.." he said sarcastically, patting her head lightly.

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"I'm going to be kinda upset once Christmas is over, because then I feel like my apartment will look so boring since I'll have to take down all of my decorations." Eunhee admitted, taking a bite out of the chocolate chip cookie both her and Jungwon had made together earlier on in the night.

"It won't. You shouldn't even worry about that.. you're interior designing skills are literally so good. It'll take a little bit to get used to not seeing a bunch of Christmas stuff, tho." Jungwon replied, looking around as he admired all of the decor.

"Plus, the fact that you only have it up for a certain amount of time is what makes it so fun. It wouldn't be special anymore if you had everything up all year round." The boy added on.

"Yeah.. I guess you're right." Eunhee sighed out, sipping from her glass of milk as she stared down at the plate of cookies she had set in her lap.

"Jungwon, what happens next? What do you think 2023 will be like?" Eunhee tilted her head, looking up at the boy with curiosity.

"I'm not sure, but I hope it's only filled with good things. Hopefully, we'll be together by then." Jungwon replied, earning a hum from the girl.

"Oh, please, you know I'd take up the offer to be with you anytime." The girl huffed out, taking another bite of her cookie.

His expression softened, smiling as his gaze shifted down. "Is that so?"

"Mhm."

"Yet, you still get flustered everytime I kiss you." The boy teased, rolling his eyes playfully.

"It's not my fault! I'm just not used to.. affection like that yet." Eunhee grumbled, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Are you implying that I should kiss you more often for you to get used to it?" He raised his brow, watching as Eunhee's cheeks grew red.

"What-- no!"

"You're blushing again."

"I'm not, it's just the lighting."

"Yeah, sure. Whatever helps you sleep at night." Jungwon sighed out, patting her cheek lighting.

Scoffing, Eunhee turned her head away, finishing off the cookie she was eating.

"Jungwon," she called out, earning a hum from said boy. "I'll go brush my teeth and get changed now." She informed, earning a small thumbs up from him, as he was still chewing on his cookie and couldn't quite verbally respond.

His eyes followed her figure as she disappeared into her bedroom to get ready to sleep, looking down at his hands as he fiddled around with them nervously.

He just hoped everything would go as planned, feeling his heart beat rapidly in his chest.

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AUTHOR'S CORNER
long chapter because this book is coming to an end :(

i started planning the next book i'll publish! already have my whole layout set up and i have the playlist and cast finished lol

currently working on the first chapter :]

also since you all are adamant on marrying me, when's the wedding??? 🤨🤭
february 25th, 2023 -- 8:32pm.

not proofread.