Third Person's P.O.V :-

A Pomeranian was peacefully perching on the couch, snoozing until he was rudely interrupted by the sounds of the door lock turning.

The canine perked up at the familiar noise and barked, immediately running towards the door to welcome his father.

"Was that a bark?" Jimin asked V when the other was unlocking the door.

V chuckled as he twisted the door, pushing it back a little but not fully opening it as he glanced back at Jimin with a smug smile,"Is it too late to give the 'beware of the dog, he's cute as hell' warning?" He asked, gaiety clear in his voice.

Jimin's bland face started to break into a smile after he digested V's words,"Oh you definitely should have given me a heads up, I would have prepared my heart" He answered with a hand over his heart, acting as if he was shot in there with a Cupid's arrow.

V grinned at Jimin's words and pushed the door open,"Tannie~" He called out sweetly getting down on his kness as a fluffball came speeding through the dark room and jumped into V's arms.

V littered the pup with kisses all over before he stood up with him still in his arms and turned towards Jimin,"Jimin-ssi, meet Yeontan, my son" He whispered as he stared at the pupper in adoration and cuddled it, making faces and gestures as if he was cooing at a baby.

Jimin stared at the scene in front of him with warm eyes,"Your son?" He asked, a delightful smile resting on his lips.

V looked up from snuggling Yeontan and nodded vigorously,"I'm a proud father of one" He whispered and instantly broke into a gleeful chuckle, making Jimin grine as well.

"Oh how rude of me! Please come inside, Jimin-ssi!" V whispered in a panicked manner as he side stepped to let his guest in, blushing a little at his clumsy self.

"No need to feel embarrassed, I really enjoyed watching you love your son" Jimin spoke out reassuringly as he walked in after V.

Jimin closed the door behind him and took in the small and cluttered apartment. Jimin was lost at how to describe it, the apartment look messy yet organised, it looked very lived in. It looked like a home rather than a house to sleep in, at night.

V noticed Jimin looking around his apartment and had a jarring realisation that nothing was organised. There were clothes on the floor, dirty dishes in the sink, laundry on the bed, magazine scattered over the coffee table, his intern uniform was thrown over the couch. V felt all the blood rushing up to his face.

"Oh forgive me, everything is messy, I didn't have time to organize it, the boss insisted I show up early for the meal prep!" He babbled out anxiously, thinking Jimin might think he's some kind of lazy bum.

Which he was. He lied about him having a tight schedule. He remembered deliberately coming back home from his shift, throwing the uniform on the couch aimlessly, rummaging through his closet to find some comfy clothes to wear, letting other garments fall on the floor deciding he'd pick them up later, feeding Yeontan, heating up some food he brought from the restaurant, going to sit on the couch to watch TV where he scattered all the magazines in order to find the remote, throwing the dirty plates in the sink to wash later, going out on the balcony to collect the laundry and throwing them on the bed to fold later and then taking Yeontan out on a walk.

He even had enough time to do all of his unfinished tasks after returning from the walk but he chose to be lazy about it and played games on his phone instead, leaving after an hour to go to his boss's house for meal prep.

Of course, he definitely couldn't tell Jimin that.

"Oh it's fine, a little bit of mess is necessary otherwise it just looks superficial" Jimin replied in a heartened tone, wiping away all of V's worries,"And Lord forbid you ever step inside my room, it looks like it survived a level 7 earthquake" He added while chuckling a little.

V sighed in relief and nodded,"I'll get you some water, please sit down on the couch" He invited his guest to sit and put Yeontan down on the floor, stepping towards the kitchen to get some water.

Jimin sat down on the cozy couch piled under a mountain of pillow and relaxed, he felt Yeontan sniffling his leg and looked down at the little fluffball,"Hey there, buddy, what's up?" He asked gently as he offered his hand to Yeontan to sniff.

Yeontan wagged his tail at Jimin and put his crawls on Jimin's leg, banking a little.

Jimin smiled gleefully at the Pomeranian and picked him up with ease, making the puppy sit on his lap while he played with him.

V came back from the kitchen with a tray holding a glass of water and paused in his tracks to observed the cuteness taking place on his couch.

Jimin playing with Yeontan on his couch was certainly something that V didn't know he needed in his life, but he did. As a person who was really possessive and particular about who touched his Tan and who didn't, V found Jimin blending right in with ease.

It just felt so strangely familiar that V wanted it to turn into a daily occurrence. He almost didn't want to interrupt them but he invited Jimin for some water, he'd have to interrupt sooner or later. V cleared his throat, gaining Jimin's attention who was busy blowing raspberries on Yeontan's belly.

"Oh! V-ssi! Sorry, Tannie was so adorable I couldn't help myself" Jimin grinned at him from the couch as he let Yeontan sit beside him on the couch.

V smiled,"He has that effect on everyone, I don't blame you" He said with warm eyes as he extended the glass of water to Jimin who graciously took it, thanking him softly in response.

V put the tray down on the couch and sat down beside Jimin, Yeontan instantly took that opportunity and climbed up on his lap.

V's hand gave loving pats to Yeontan while he once again dedicated himself to admiring Jimin's side profile. The way those plump lips engulf themselves around the bottom edge that glass, the way that Adam's apple wobbled while he drank the water, the way those elegant little hands wrapped themselves around the glass, holding it in place firmly.

Jimin's sharp jaw was the world's eighth wonder, according to V. He just wanted to sit down on Jimin's lap, wrap his arms around his neck and kiss him, with each passing second he grew more and more impatient.

Jimin tilted his head back as he drank the entire glass in one go and sighed with fulfillment after finishing it,"Thank you very much for the water, V-ssi, I didn't realize I was that thirsty" He uttered gratefully as he placed the glass down on the table.

V had internally started to panic, Jimin was done with the water so he no longer had any reason to stay there. But he wanted him to stay longer.

"Would you like to go stand in my balcony?" V found himself blurting that out before he could even properly think about it,"It's not as nice as the bridge, But I promise you, a little part of the lagoon can be seen from here!" He insisted with anticipating eyes.

Jimin looked a bit surprised at the sudden offer before he smiled heartily,"I'd love to, I'm in no hurry to return to my sad little room, I'll take today's outing as V-ssi giving me his house tour" He chuckled a little to ease the atmosphere, easing V's nerves in the process as well.

Soon both of them were standing on the balcony and staring out into the night view.

"Jimin-ssi mentioned he doesn't want to return to his sad little room, is the room not big enough?" V asked as he turned to Jimin, Yeontan sleeping in his arms.

Jimin leaned on the railing of the balcony and grinned,"No, quite the opposite, it's really big" He answered, simply,"It's not even a room actually, it's a private home, our company left no stones unturned, expense wise, they want the marketing campaign to be a success so they're providing the employees with only the best" He added as he reached out and patted Yeontan's head.

V frowned,"Forgive my rudeness, but can I ask where you live?" He questioned carefully, trying not to be too intrusive.

"It's Casa Lole" Jimin answered as he looked up at V to see him wide eyed,"Do you happen to know that place, V-ssi?" He asked while he laughed a little.

V blinked back at him, feeling his breathing hitch in his throat,"You don't mean Casa Lole, the most expensive house in Bacalar which has it's own private pier and free kayaks!" He gasped out unable to believe what he just heard.

Jimin laughed out loudly at V's flabbergasted face and shook his head at the hilarity of the situation,"I'm afraid I do mean that expensive house though" He confirmed after recovering from his laughing hazard.

"But it makes no sense, you had a private pier attached to your house so why would you walk all the way over here to visit the public pier?" V inquired, his curiosity getting the best of him.

Jimin leaned on the pillar behind him while he looked back at him with melancholic eyes, his large grine had mellowed into a small smile,"I felt alone" He whispered in a bittersweet manner,"I felt like the house was too large, too empty, too silent, it made me feel awful, I came out to socialize and talk to people only to find out everyone preferred staying home instead" He laughed at the irony and gazed out into the lagoon which could be seen in the distance.

"Does Jimin-ssi hate being alone?" V asked as he took a step towards Jimin.

His mind kept on saying he could be the one to help Jimin out with his loneliness. The man in front of him consumed so much of his thoughts that he was convinced he'd do anything to make the other happy.

Jimin was always smiling and laughing saying all the right things yet his smiles never really reached his eyes, those eyes hid a sort of pain within themselves. Jimin was sad, he was always sad. The more V observed him, the more intrigued he became. What was bothering Jimin? What could he do to help Jimin?

Did he have an argument with someone? Was he sad to be away from his son? Did he miss his lover? Did he simply dislike being by himself? Was he missing someone? Was he still coping with the loss of his parents?

V wanted to know, he wanted to know everything.

Jimin nodded as he kept on looking in the distance,"I hate being by myself, I always get consumed with my own thoughts, it's scary down there" He uttered softly.

V observed the detached demur with concerned eyes,"Do you miss your son, Jimin-ssi?" He asked as he let Yeontan down on one of the chairs behind him and stood up straight only to go and lean on the railing beside Jimin, while he looked at him, waiting for an answer.

Jimin smiled at the mention of his son,"I do, I try to make time and call him three times a day to make up for not being by his side but it's not about him" He replied staring at V's face while the gentle wind blew and fluttered the intern's black curly hair a little.

Unknown to Jimin, V's stomach had started churning the moment the other had hinted that he was missing someone else other than his son.

'Who?' V thought to himself as he gritted his teeth and looked away into the view, knowing he wouldn't be able to see Jimin positively reacting to his next question.

"Then are you missing your significant other?" He asked while he glared at a random tree.

Jimin observed the irritated look on V's face and somehow found himself getting amused,"I don't have a significant other, at least, not right now" He provided to ease away the pout that was forming on V's lips,"You'd laugh at me if I tell you the entire thing" He added.

V, who had perked up at the confirmation of no significant other looked visibly perplexed at his words.

"I will not, I would like to know more about Jimin-ssi, I've been curious all day" He said firmly, waiting for Jimin to indulge him more.

Jimin took in V's face for a few more seconds and felt goosebumps traveling all over his skin, V was looking back at him as if he wanted to open him up and consume all his being. It made butterflies erupt inside Jimin's stomach.

"Do I.." Jimin began as he slightly licked his lips, effectively drawing V's attention to them. Jimin felt his air supply being cut off at the way V's eyes transfixed themselves on his lips,"Do I look like an interesting person to V-ssi?" He finally asked.

"You're the most fascinating person I've ever come across" V whispered, his gaze still strained on Jimin's pretty face as he leaned away from the railing and stepped towards Jimin, cornering him on the pillar of the balcony,"So please tell me, I have been dying to know" He added, staring deeply into Jimin's eyes.

Jimin gulped the dry lump in his throat at the close proximity and looked at V's attractive face,"I'm a divorced man, V-ssi" Jimin uttered softly surprising V,"I didn't realise it at first but I was in love with my husband but by the time I confessed, he had already found someone else who loved him, who he loved so I thought getting a divorce and letting them be together would be the wisest decision but my feelings for my ex husband never went away" He explained while he sniffed a little, feeling the misery slowly washing over him in waves.

"So I'm afraid to be alone, whenever I'm by myself my thoughts wander back to the time when we were still together" He mourned,"I look at my empty bed and my gut twists in awful ways, it drives me crazy" He admitted in a defeated tone while he stared at the floor,"V-ssi, I'm not a decent man, I sleep around a lot with many different people, just to make myself feel less lonely, I'm definitely not the type of company a kind and wonderful person like you deserves" He whispered while he waited for V's response.

V didn't say anything in return, it unnerved Jimin, instead he just reached his hand out and wiped something away from Jimin's cheeks.

Jimin had unknowingly started crying while he was telling V the reason behind his misery.

"Can I come closer, Jimin-ssi?" V asked, sidestepping all of the new information Jimin just poured out in front of him.

Jimin had no idea what V had in his mind but he found himself nodding. V stepped closer, now fully caging Jimin on the balcony pillar. His hands reached out to gently caress Jimin's cheeks which had tear marks adorning them.

Jimin's breath quivered, he felt like a touch starved puppy as he tightly closed his wet eyes, making a few more tears roll down and savored the moment.

V's hands traced down from his face to his slender neck until they started to travel down his arms.

V could not believe Jimin allowed him, the moment he heard Jimin still hovered feelings for his ex husband he felt his blood run cold but the fact that Jimin had allowed him to approach and touch, it must have meant Jimin didn't despise the idea of being with him.

V had reached a point where he felt like he'd be happy with whatever Jimin threw his way. He stared at the other's sombre expression. He just could not figure out how could someone that beautiful hover such deep pain.

V forrowed his brows and leaned down to hug Jimin. He nuzzled his face in the crook of Jimin's neck while his hands encircled themselves around Jimin's waist. As soon as V took a deep breath in, Jimin's citrusy floral smell engulfed him, almost pulling him in a trance. He found himself snuggling in closer so that he could smell more of that addictive scent.

This was bad he was so tempted to just kiss the pristine skin of Jimin's collarbones and leave bite marks there that he physically had to bite down on his lips to stop himself from giving in to his urges.

Jimin had been frozen all this time, V was starting to get worried thinking he was making the other boy uncomfortable but just as he was about to step back, he felt arms wrapping themselves around him.

Jimin was hugging him back, pulling him in closer. One of the hand sneaked its way into V's hair, drawing him closer while the other hand glided its way down his back to rest at the base of his spine.

V felt tingles all over his body when Jimin touched him. He desperately wanted to lean back and deeply kiss Jimin, trace his hands all over his body and slide a knee between Jimin's legs, slowly bringing it up to suggestively press against his crotch.

Jimin could tell V was excited, the other was gasping for air within his arms yet showed no signs to pull apart. Jimin was half expecting the intern to just give in to his desires and go in for a kiss but the other stood his ground and only resorted to sniffing him further. Jimin admired the self restraint as the sniffing and snuggling continued. He told himself that he should be a little bit creeped out but strangely he found the gesture endearing, V was reacting like a kitty marking his favourite owner, almost trying to scent him.

Jimin closed his eyes in contentment, feeling happy because of the excessive physical touch and enjoyed the moment for a little while longer.

"V-ssi, you are a great hugger" Jimin whispered after moments of remaining in that same position.

"It's Jimin-ssi, who's a great person to hug" Came the muffled reply from Jimin's neck.

Jimin smiled at the words and decided to be a bit mischievous,"Is that so? Or does V-ssi like being in my arms?" He asked in a teasing voice, eager eyes waiting for a reply.

V felt like arching up in the embrace and mushing their abdomens together at Jimin's words. Why was the other testing him so much? Didn't the office worker know he was on the edge of losing control?

V nuzzled his way up till his lips were only inches away from kissing Jimin's left earlobe,"And if I say yes...what will Jimin-ssi do?" He whispered, his warm breath making shivers go down Jimin's body.

Jimin's heartbeat started to quicken as he leaned back to look at V's eyes and instantly wished he hadn't. V was looking back at him through dark lustful eyes, as if he wanted nothing more than to strip him naked and have his way with him.

Jimin knew if he took V to the bed, he'd let him do it, it was written all over his face that he wanted it more than anyone.

Yet Jimin couldn't.

That face...belonged to someone else as well, that face reminded him of someone else, the exact reason why he was spending so much time with a mere restaurant intern he had met just that morning.

He was trying to live moments that he never got to live with Taehyung, through V. If he took V to bed, he wouldn't be the one on Jimin's mind.

And that alone was messed up because the person Jimin would be imagining is now someone else's husband.

"Then I guess I'll ask you to like it a little less because my arms are starting to go numb now" Jimin chuckled sheepishly, effectively breaking that little moment they had developed.

V blinked a little in confusion as the lights started to shine in his previously dark eyes,"I-...I see" He said in dejection as he stepped back and scratched his head awkwardly,"Then, would Jimin-ssi like some beer? I have some cans in the fridge, maybe we can drink and chat out in the garden until Jimin-ssi feels tired enough to go home?" He asked out again, with hope shining in his eyes.

Jimin could tell V wanted to spend more time with him and found himself unconsciously smiling. He felt elated at the unconditional attention he was getting. That was the sole reason he went out every night and slept around. For company and attention, and now here he was being handed both of those without even having to put in any efforts.

"I love that idea, V-ssi" He replied with a polite smile and watched V's face lit up.

"Please follow me, I'll lead you to the garden bench, the moon is beautiful tonight, you can admire it while I arrive back with the drinks and snacks" He suggested enthusiastically, his breath a little airy from excitement.

Jimin grinned, his eyes turning into crescents,"I'd love that" He replied, following V back inside the house again.
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Just as V had said the moon looked beautiful that night, Jimin had been sitting there in the garden, over the bench, admiring the night sky of Bacalar and the moon for the past 10 minutes now. He had no idea how that much time had passed while he was busy admiring the moon and stars.

Soon he heard the rustling of leaves and footsteps, indicating the host was back with the food and beverages. Jimin looked up and saw V smiling at him while he came forward with two empty beer mugs filled to the middle with ice, two beer cans clutched to his chest and a tray which carried a bunch of chips packets.

Jimin laughed at the preparation and stood up to go help V a little. He graciously took the cans from his chest and lifted the tray off of his other hand while smiling. V blushed a little and followed behind Jimin while carrying the two mugs holding the ice.

"Does V-ssi have company over very often?" Jimin asked as he set the items down on the bench and sat down on one side, so that V could sit down on the other end of the bench.

The host just shook his head in denial,"Jimin-ssi is probably the 4th person I have ever invited in my house" V answered as he started to pour the beer down in the mugs,"I'm not particularly a social person" V added a little while later while smiling clumsily.

Jimin was looking back at him in amusement,"It never felt like that when I met V-ssi" He said, trying to ease his embarrassed host,"On the contrary I felt very seen and heard" He added as he picked up one of the mugs to sip on it.

V grinned as he opened a chip packet and poured all of its content down on the tray,"That is because I was in a particularly good mood today, Jimin-ssi just got lucky" V chuckled and picked up the other glass to take a sip as well.

"So I'm getting special treatment?" Jimin asked merrily as he looked at V's face which was becoming more and more flushed the more he drank.

V nodded and gave a toothy grin,"Very special treatment" He whispered cheekily and took a big gulp from his drink.

Jimin laughed at the very obvious drunken behavior and just admired V's beautiful face,"Does V-ssi have a lover?" He suddenly asked, unable to help his curiosity.

V got visibly startled by the question as he looked back at Jimin with a red face, and Jimin knew for a fact that alcohol wasn't the cause of that. V just blushed more as he saw the knowing look on Jimin's face and looked down.

"I-..um, no, I used to have a boyfriend but I'm single right now" V softly voiced out while keeping his gaze stuck on his beer mug and shyly peeked up at his guest,"Just like Jimin-ssi" He added cautiously.

Jimin felt his gut churning. The intern in front of him was focusing more on the part that he was a single guy rather than on the part of him being a divorced man who slept around. Not only that he also sneakily revealed that he was interested in men, Jimin wanted to applaud him for such a smooth delivery. Sadly though, that revelation didn't reveal anything as Jimin had already figured out V was interested in him merely based off of the way he behaved around him.

"Is V-ssi looking for a relationship?" Jimin asked. He needed to know. He was fully aware that V had a crush on him but if the intern wanted a serious and committed relationship, Jimin was definitely not the right guy for him. If the answer of question turned out to be 'yes', Jimin definitely should not waste anymore of V's time by occupying it, as he himself was opposed to the idea of a committed relationship.

Moreover, V had Taehyung's face. No matter how much Jimin thought about it, he could not see it working out. But perhaps, both of them could be friends. Jimin wasn't opposed to that.

It hadn't even been a day since they met yet Jimin already felt like he knew V for a month now, the bond formed quickly because of the familiar face.

"N-no!" V answered Jimin's question while panicking a little,"I-I'm not looking for anything serious yet, I'd prefer something light and temporary, situationships are alright as well! And.." He trailed off as his eyes traced down from Jimin's eyes to his lips,"I'm fine with one night stands too" He whispered, oblivious to the fact that he was staring at Jimin's lips for the past ten seconds.

'Liar, if you were confident with those you'd have asked out loud by now, you wouldn't be hinting it while playing the role of a friend, you don't want to be rejected, you want something serious' Jimin thought while he stared back at V with a pretend pleasant smile, coming across as if he didn't notice V's intense gaze on his lips.

Jimin wondered how much more obvious the intern was going to make his crush seem. To say he was fine with one night stands to a man, who had just previously revealed that he sleeps around with different people, was undoubtedly insanity.

If Jimin used the slang language that they used in the clubs of Seoul, he'd say V was asking for it.

For a brief moment, Jimin wondered what would happen if he pushed V down on the bench and kissed him. Would the other pull him closer to kiss him better? Wrap his legs around Jimin's waist? Ask him to do more?

The way V was looking at him in the balcony, all those seemed like possible outcomes.

"Is V-ssi very experienced when it comes to one night stands?" Jimin asked, playing along with V's words even though he knew those words were not true.

V blushed and kicked his feet in the air in nervousness while looking down at the garden pebbles,"No...I've only ever done it with my ex boyfriend" He uttered softly,"But I'm open to new experiences that's why I said I was fine with it!" He added later with determination as he looked back at Jimin.

Jimin smiled at the answer and looked forward, towards the view in front of them,"I see, I wish V-ssi luck with his future endeavours" He said and started to drink his beer.

A strong gust of wind blew past them and V got to smell Jimin's addictive scent again. He peered up and observed the exposed neck and the low cut of the white flowy shirt. The suit that Jimin wore that morning was so tight around his neck that no scent was able to get through it or perhaps the evening smell of rain was also to be partially blamed for it.

But V was glad Jimin wore that low cut shirt that night, that smell was probably V's favourite scent to sniff, it made him feel like he wanted to take a bite out of Jimin. Entrancing.

Jimin must have felt his gaze on his neck as he looked back and gave that smug little smile that sat deliciously on his lips,"What? Is there something on my face?" He asked as he touched his face a little.

V quickly shook his head and focused back on his beer but not wanting to get the moment be awkward he tried to conjure a topic up.

"Jimin-ssi said he has a son, was he the result of a careless one night stand?" V asked, he at first had asked to fill the awkward silence but now he genuinely wanted to know the answer.

Jimin laughed out loud at the question, the inquiry seemed bizarre to him,"Ah no, I don't swing that way, I only like men" He provided while keeping a hand in front of his mouth, still chuckling a little,"It was a surrogacy actually, You can say I really wanted to be a father" He said as he calmed down from his laughing hazard and leaned back on his palms.

"Isn't it hard? Being a single father? When you fly around the world for business, where does he stay?" V asked as he took a couple of chips and munched on it.

Jimin wanted to coo, V looked like a chipmunk with his cheeks all puffed up like that.

"I have some few very trustworthy friends, they've been helping me take care of Jihoon since I bought him home from the hospital" Jimin answered, softly smiling while the nostalgia hit him.

"Jihoon, such a beautiful name, did Jimin-ssi give it to him?" V asked, looking back at Jimin with equally jovial eyes.

"Yeah" Jimin let out a quivering breath as he laughed a little,"I wanted to be old fashioned and have my son's name start with the same syllable as me" He responded and looked away, blushing a little at his own past actions.

"I think it's a wonderful name, he'll thank you when he's all grown up, Park Jihoon sounds like the person you'd wanna hang out with" V said while he pushed the tray of chips towards Jimin, urging him to take a few.

"And what about Park Jimin?" Jimin playfully asked as he grabbed a handful of chips.

"I mean I'm already hanging out with him so that should speak for itself, Jimin-ssi" He chirped and grinned childishly.

Jimin was looking back at him in endearment,"Just Jimin" He whispered softly.

"Yes?" V asked out, clueless as an infant.

"You can drop the redundant formalities, we've drunk together under the open sky, I feel like our bond is definitely deeper now, calling me simply by my name is fine" Jimin explained and glanced at him playfully,"Unless, of course, you want to call me something else" He added and leaned in closer, making V hold his breath.

The intern was expecting Jimin to steal a kiss but the other only clinked their beer mugs together and looked up, mirth shining in his eyes,"Cheers" He said merrily and went back to his spot to sit properly while laughing a little.

V could feel his heartbeat ringing in his ears as he sat there with red cheeks. His little crush was no longer little anymore.

"Yo-You can call me just V as well!" He stammered out. He felt like steam would start coming out of his cheeks by the way they were heating up.

"Alright then, V" Jimin uttered and smiled. His eyes turned into crescent moons while a small beam of light was twinkling in his eyes that tried to look back at him through the heavy lids. V felt his breath getting knocked out of his system. His grip tightened around the handle of the mug.

He wanted to be with Jimin.
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A/n :- V is down so bad 💀 man's hopelessly in love, it's so funny and endearing. And Jimin's teasing doesn't help at all. Honestly I don't blame our homeboy, V.

His taste in men is 📈📈📈

Thank you very much for reading voting and commenting until now guys!

Love ya all!!! ❤❤❤