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I love it, I don't want it to stop. Every minute I'm without you always seems like a lot. Feels like I'm in a dream when I'm not every time I get close to you. Please don't wake me baby cause I really hate seeing you go. — Stacie Orrico, "Take Me Away" (2006)

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"I need to fucking smoke" Han Seokjin let out, as they finally left the arrival hall at the Kahului airport. Choi Yaeeun giggled. "Gimme a puff" she followed him. Meredith walked behind them. She looked for Johnny. He was supposed to pick them up, but there was no sign of the tall Aquarius.

"Wait for me!" Meredith sped up and followed her friends out of the airport. Seokjin was already standing by an ash tray and unpacked his cigarettes. He didn't smoke very often, but when he was stressed or tired he liked to have a cigarette to calm down.

Meredith walked up to him, watching him light the cigarette and taking a puff before handing it to his best friend. Yaeeun took a deep puff and handed it back to him, before releasing the smoke into the air.

"Ah, that felt good" the blonde lass spoke and smiled at Meredith. "I can't believe I'm actually in Hawai'i!", she smiled and grabbed onto Meredith's hands. "Just thanks to you." Yaeeun pouted and Meredith grinned, before she looked up to Seokjin.

His cheeks were hollow as he sucked in from his cigarette. He looked absolutely gorgeous. His hair was messy from the flight and he had slight bags under his eyes. He had worked on some of his law school projects during the flight—something he needed for continuing after his bachelors degree.

Meredith stood on her tip toes and pressed a kiss onto Seokjin's jaw. "Don't frown babe" she whispered and the tall man looked at her. "I'm not frowning, Meredith" he said and grinned. "I'm just tired. I want to fucking sleep."

Yaeeun and Seokjin were majorly jet lagged. Meredith didn't feel the Jetlag as much, since she was quite used to commuting all across the world. "Y'all can rest once we're home" she said and held Seokjin's hand. She gently pulled the boy down.

Seokjin's cheeks were full of smoke and he turned to her and gently blew the smoke onto Meredith's face. Yaeeun watched this and chuckled. "That's disgusting, Jin" she said and Seokjin looked at her and took another puff before blowing it in Yaeeun's face.

Meredith scrunched up her nose. She didn't like the smell of cigarettes—even though Seokjin looked pretty hot smoking. It wasn't something for her though. She did try smoking weed once. She didn't like cigarettes, nor weed.

She let go off her boyfriends hands and wanted to grab her phone, when she heard someone call her name. She looked up and smiled. Coming from the other direction was Johnny, followed by a smaller male with a loose black shirt and shorts.

"Johnny!", Meredith smiled and left her luggage with her friends before jogging towards her brother. She threw herself onto his strong arms and Johnny gently lifted her off the ground. Meredith could hear Johnny's laugh. "You already missed me so much?", he asked when he set her down. Meredith gently hit his shoulder and turned to look at Mark.

"Hey" she whispered and hugged the man. Mark had showered. The scent of his aftershave was hitting her, as she nudged her face into the crook of his neck. "How was your flight?", she asked, but before Mark could answer two strong arms wrapped themselves around Meredith's middle and she was pulled out of Mark's embrace.

Mark looked flustered when he locked eyes with the taller male behind Meredith.

Meredith chuckled, feeling how tight Seokjin was holding her. "Babe, this is my brother Johnny" Meredith said and pointed to Johnny who waved, "and this is my BFF Mark." Seokjin and Mark looked at each other for a second before Seokjin let go of Meredith and pressed a kiss onto her temple.

"Hi, I'm Han Seokjin" he said and held his hand towards Johnny, "Meredith's boyfriend" he shook Johnny's hand and then turned to Mark, roughly shaking the hands of the Leo. "Nice to meet you Seokjin" Johnny said and watched the blonde lass in the bag struggling with the suitcases of her friends.

"I guess she belongs to y'all?", Johnny asked and Meredith and Seokjin turned around and watched Yaeeun. "Yes" Meredith chuckled. "That's my best friend Yaeeun" she smiled and dragged Seokjin over to Yaeeun to take their stuff from her.

Once Yaeeun reached Johnny and Mark, she politely bowed and introduced herself. "She's single by the way" Meredith said and looked at Mark. Mark cocked an eyebrow and looked at his best friend. "And why are you telling me this?", he asked and Meredith gently hit his side. "Just in case" Meredith smiled and Mark rolled his eyes.

Seokjin watched the two of them and got closer to Meredith. "So, can we go home now? I'm kinda really tired" he said and finished his cigarette. Johnny and Mark watched Seokjin blow one more puff of smoke into Meredith's face, before kissing her.

Mark turned away.

Johnny cocked an eyebrow. Quite surprised by the behavior of Meredith's boyfriend. He would definitely ask her about him later.

"Sure" Johnny smiled, "the car is just over there" he said and pointed to the parking lot. Mark immediately turned around and started walking. "Mark, wait" Meredith yelled and ran up to her best friend. She laced her arm in his, while dragging her suitcase behind her.

"Are you okay?", she asked him and Mark looked at her. "I'm just a little tired" he confessed and carefully looked towards Seokjin, Yaeeun and Johnny. "So this is the guy who left this love bite on your neck?", he asked and Meredith nodded. "Yes" she smiled, "he's pretty handsome, isn't he?", she smiled and laid her head on his shoulder.

"Ehm, from a dudes point of view he is quite the catch" he said and Meredith smiled happily. "Do you approve of him being my boyfie?" Meredith looked at Mark who only chuckled. "Mer, I don't know the kid. How am I supposed to see if he's good enough for you."

"He doesn't use racist slurs" Meredith teased and Mark rolled his eyes. "His name is more Korean than both of our names together, Meredith. If he'd ever use slurs against Asians something must be completely wrong in his head."

Meredith chuckled and looked at Mark. "The flight was exhausting, huh?", she asked and Mark nodded. "I was resting but when Johnny told me he was going to pick you up I wanted to tag along."

"Did you miss me?"

Meredith's question hung in the air and didn't get an answer, as she felt Seokjin slip in between her and Mark, making Meredith let go of her best friend. Mark bit the inside of his lip. He tried to keep his composure.

"So this is the dude you've been friends with since ten years?" Seokjin asked and Meredith chuckled. "Fifteen, babe" she said and Seokjin gently took her hand. "Thanks for taking care of my Meredith so much" he told Mark. "She's in great hands now" the dark haired Libra spoke and Mark nodded.

"I can see that."

Mark watched Meredith smile at the taller boy and rolled his eyes. "Meredith told us a lot about you" a meek voice spoke up and Mark turned around to see the blonde lass who introduced herself as Choi Yaeeun. "I hope only positive stuff" Mark said with a friendly smile and Yaeeun chuckled behind her hand.

"Oh my, of course she did!" Yaeeun looked at Mark. Meredith didn't lie when she said that Mark was handsome. He had quite the charming face. "She told us you're studying at Oxford" Yaeeun said, as Johnny unlocked the Honda and started heaving the suitcases in the trunk.

"Yes, I'm in my fourth year" Mark answered and pointed at Yaeeuns suitcase. "Mind if I help you?", he asked and Yaeeun quickly shook her head. "Oh my, I can't let you carry this! It's heavy!" Mark only chuckled and lifted the suitcase onto the trunk. "Thank you" Yaeeun said and smiled warmly.

Meredith definitely didn't lie about how nice Mark was. Maybe she could start a summer fling with him. Meredith wouldn't mind... right? Yaeeun moved her hand through her hair and smiled at the Canadian lad. Mark smiled back before walking to the passenger seat of the car.

Meredith and Seokjin were already sitting in the backseat and Yaeeun quickly climbed on the backseat as well. Meredith was sitting in the middle and the Korean lass leaned over to her best friend. "He's really handsome" she whispered and nodded her head towards Mark.

Meredith smiled. "He's really handsome. My mum's head over heels for him" she whispered back and looked at Mark's side profile. "Maybe he's worth a summer fling" Yaeeun smiled cheekily and Meredith looked at the blonde woman.

A pang went through her chest and she put on a smile. She chuckled weakly. "T-Try it" she whispered and tried to ignore the weird pain in her chest. Whatever that was, it wasn't feeling nice.

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Half an hour later the group arrived at the Seo's vacation home. Yaeeun and Seokjin were quite shocked when they saw the huge house the Seo's owned. Once out of the car, Meredith's eyes went to the jet black Mustang GT.

"Dear heavens" she gasped and walked around the car. Her Jetlag washed away immediately. Mark jumped out of the passenger seat and ran over to Meredith, who ogled the car with heart eyes.

"That's one sexy ride" she whispered and Mark chuckled, "I was surprised you didn't choose a Maserati or something even more expensive." Meredith looked at him. "I still have time to ride a freaking Maserati but look at this beast, ugh!" Meredith let her hands glide over the hood of the car.

"What's this, babe?" Seokjin and Yaeeun had walked up to the two best friends. "This" Meredith said and gently put her upper body on the hood, "is my ride for the vacation." She smiled and Yaeeun nodded. "Wow" she said and gently scratched her neck. "I don't know a thing about cars. I'm quite the girl, huh?", she said with a cute voice and both—Meredith and Seokjin—looked at Yaeeun in surprise.

Yaeeun had never, not once, talked like this. Seokjin and Meredith exchanged a glance and Meredith shook her shoulders. Surprised herself.

"Girls are allowed to play with cars as well" Mark simply stated, "it's not that un-girly to like cars." Mark looked at Yaeeun, who's smile faded immediately. "Mer, Hyelin wants to meet you!", Johnny called and Meredith pushed herself off the car.

"Let's get inside" she said and grabbed Seokjin's hand. "Did you hear that?" Meredith asked her boyfriend who nodded. "I have no idea what that was" Seokjin chuckled and gently squeezed Meredith's hand.

Hyelin was standing in the hallway of the house. She was standing on her tiptoes waiting for the little sister of her boyfriend to walk in. Once Hyelin set eyes on Meredith, her smile grew.

"Mer!", she called and rushed over to the small girl. Meredith let go off Seokjin's hand and hugged the older woman. "It's so nice seeing you again, Hyelin!", Meredith answered and rubbed the back of the Capricorn. "It's been way too long, Meredith! And that's all because you're studying at the end of the world!" Hyelin pouted and then straightened her back.

"You must be Meredith's boyfriend" Hyelin said and held her hands towards Seokjin. "Nice to meet you, I'm Han Seokjin" he bowed politely and then pressed a butterfly kiss onto Hyelin's hand. "Oh my!", Hyelin giggled, "he's a keeper!" Then Hyelin went to greet Yaeeun.

"We ordered pizza for dinner" Hyelin explained, "I hope you're alright with Margarita." The Capricorn looked at the newcomers and Yaeeun lifted her hand. "I don't eat dinner after six p.m." she said and Hyelin opened her mouth, "I'm working on my figure" the blonde lass added and Hyelin closed her mouth.

"Oh, I see" she looked over to Johnny, quite flustered by the sudden confession. "Y'all look hot though, so you can just eat it." Yaeeun tilted her head and smiled softly. Seokjin looked at his best friend before turning to the brunette woman opposite of him.

"But we do love some good ole pizza, right Meredith?", Seokjin said, trying to lift the mood. He quickly shot a glance at Yaeeun who only widened her eyes and shook her shoulders.

"Oh, I love pizza!"

Mark looked at Yaeeun and then to Meredith. "If you don't want to join dinner I can show you your room" Mark said. "I'll join you guys in a minute" he added towards Meredith who nodded and watched Mark lead Yaeeun upstairs.

Another pang went through her chest and she quickly took a deep breath and looked at Seokjin. The younger boy grinned at the Aquarius and nodded. "So, can I meet Jaehyun and Baekhee now or are you gatekeeping them?", Meredith asked her brother who only chuckled.

"They can't wait to meet you either, Mer."

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𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠!

𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞.

𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

—𝕤𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕗𝕝𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕞𝕪𝕝𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕠𝕡