"What happened, sweetheart? Where did that 'You will bite dirt after losing to me' girl go?"

Taehyung cackled in a wicked manner while cycling further away from me.

Damn him. His long legs were definitely an advantage when it comes to riding a bicycle.

"You can't even reach me at this rate, honey," he sang while giggling. His deep voice was anything but adorable... in any other time but this, though.

"Shut up," I huffed out. "It's just that my legs are shorter than yours and not muscular enough to be exercising all of a sudden!"

With a snort, he chimed, "Whatever you say~"

With the intention to slap his head in the back, I poured all my energy into cycling faster than I physically could, leaning my weight onto my front.

I finally caught up with him but that was because I was working like a donkey whereas he was leisurely going by his momentum.

"Why aren't you slapping my head," he asked, looking at me with a soft smile. "Isn't that why you cycled as if it's the end of the world?"

I shook my head bitterly. "Suddenly didn't feel like it..."

He brushed my hair away from my neck, his fingers grazing my skin in the process but I didn't even flinch.

We were now cycling side by side.

A light sigh escaped my lips when I focused on our surroundings.

"Let's just enjoy the moment... I don't want to waste my time holding grudge against you the whole day when we could just watch the sunset in peace."

The view was absolutely breathtaking.

As if golden orange paint was spilling over the blue canvas, the sky was becoming saturated with warmth. It was oozing out, enveloping us in a tender ambience.

The gentle cool breeze that was blowing my face soothed my soul, making me close my eyes to focus on feeling the serenity that was stirring my heart.

A healing time like this was very much needed after a week of trying to balance school and work.

And the main remedy was the man beside me.

Times like this would cloud your judgement and intensify your inner feelings and hidden thoughts, and that was exactly what was happening to me.

"Taehyung..."

He hummed, his gaze lingering on me.

"How much do you love me?"

Even though he was surprised, he didn't show it on his face.

With a giggle, he asked, "Why? Are you suddenly doubting my love for you? Because I'm teasing you like this?"

"Not really... Just wanted to hear it, that's all."

He sighed softly, his gaze now falling on the horizon.

"You may not believe it, but... our love transcends time..."

He was right.

I didn't believe it...

"Even if we die and get reincarnated, I would still search the whole world only to find you. My soul is deep, deep in love with your soul. My love for you keeps me sane... It keeps me going through every passing minute, every torturous second..."

"Just the fleeting image of you appearing in my desolate mind is what holds my crumbling soul together..."

What was this feeling that was taking over me?

"Without your presence near me, I would fall beyond salvation."

I let out a shuddering breath, overwhelmed by his sincere words that were spilling ever so naturally out of his mouth.

I never would have imagined that I meant that much to him.

He was laying out his heart for me, exposing himself fully. Ever so vulnerable before me.

"Let's take a break there," he said, pointing at a huge tree inside the park.

Once we arrived, we got off our bicycles and sat down next to the tree.

My legs were twitching from cycling too hard for a long time and I tried rubbing them to ease the throbbing pain while sitting.

Taehyung suddenly pulled them over his legs and started massaging them with his warm hands, skillfully soothing the tense muscles. I groaned internally at the feeling.

"Thank you."

He shook his head, smiling. "No need to thank me, honey. Just doing what a man has to do to alleviate the pain of his woman."

My heart swelled and my stomach twisted and turned, spreading warmth all over my body.

Did he really have to be this perfect?

His lips were forming a pout as he concentrated on my sore muscles.

How much I wanted to kiss them... to feel them against mine someday...

I leaned down to kiss his soft cheek before brushing his messy hair that was disheveled by the wind.

"You don't know how desirable you look right now," I whispered.

He chuckled. "Don't I always?"

"Way to ruin the moment," I hissed and lightly hit his shoulder.

"Okay okay, sorry..."

I suddenly remembered that wanted to go and visit my parents.

"By the way, Tae, I'm visiting my parents this weekend. I asked the human resource if I could get a leave and they actually allowed me..." I narrowed my eyes at him. What if they were that nice to me because of him? "Anyways, I was wondering if you could come with me. My parents are interested in meeting you."

He snapped his head up at me, his eyes dancing with excitement.

"T-They are?" He whispered surprised. "I-I can come?"

I pinched his cheeks, giggling. "If you're free."

He placed a gentle kiss on my temple.

"I'm always free to spend time with you and your parents."

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