•✧ JENNIE'S POV ✧•

“Long drive?” - Jennie asked, peeking up to look in his eyes while he nods in assurance.

Both of them were cuddled up in the living room as the television in front of them played a kdrama, Taehyung's fingers gently combed through her hair as he lowly hums a melody every now and then when the drama would become boring. He wasn't a big fan of watching TV shows, for now he was fulfilling his girlfriend's wish.

“Yes, a long late night drive.” - His eyes divert to look at her as she sits up, thinking about his offer. It was a good one indeed, she loved drives but at the same time she hesitated because of the thought that Haerim would be alone.

“What about your cousin?” - Before he could even answer her question, a sleepy voice was heard from the stairs as Haerim pokes her head out from behind the wall.

“I'm going to sleep, I'm tired.” - She excuses herself and climbs back upstairs making Taehyung chuckle.

“Well that answers your question. So?” - Since it was enough to convince her already, she stands up from the couch with a smile on her lips.

“I'll just go and change into something warm.” - He mirrored her smile and nodded as he extended his arm to grab the TV remote while Jennie hurried upstairs.

She came back downstairs only ten minutes later, all dressed up in a white turtleneck sweater and black high-rise baggy jeans. Her medium-length hair fell down her shoulders as the natural curls in them were left untouched. Her look was simple yet classy and she never failed to look adorable in his eyes, maybe it was his affection but she was pretty anyway. Even when her face was completely make-up free.

“I'm afraid there aren't enough words for me to describe your beauty, princess.” - She blushed, the natural pink tint on her cheeks and nose getting darker as she stepped closer to him and brushed a soft kiss to his cheek.

“I'm flattered, but you don't need to compliment me every time I dress up.” - He raised his eyebrow, circling his arms around her petite waist as he pulled her closer making their bodies come in contact.

“Why not? I love telling the truth.” - She giggled and pulled away, not wanting for him to possibly start eating her right there in the living room, it wasn't like she minded it but the long drive seemed more fun at the moment.

“Don't start again, let's go.” - He cheekily smiled and engulfed her small hand in his as he placed a kiss to her knuckles before pulling her outside with him, making sure to make her wear her coat since he couldn't risk getting her sick.

The weather outside was colder than ever as the wind blew like it was in a hurry. Their breaths turned into puffs of white smoke because of the minus degree temperature, the temperature had dropped a lot because of the snow.

“It's so cold.” - Jennie expressed as Taehyung hurriedly unlocked his car and opened the door for her to sit inside, closing it afterwards as he went to the other side and entered the car as well.

“I'll turn the heater on.” - He closed the door and pressed his finger on a button as the heater got turned on making the car warmer in just a few minutes.

A sigh of relief left her lips as she slumped back into the seat to get more comfortable while Taehyung started the car's engine, wasting no time as he pulled out of the driveway and took off.

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The car ride was filled with continuous talks and laughter as Jennie and Taehyung told each other various interesting stories about their lives, it was a nice way of getting to know each other more deeply as their bond grew stronger with each day passing by. Their relationship was progressing quite well, just like how Jennie wanted it to be. She didn't want to rush things even though they had probably taken the biggest step already but that wasn't a barrier in their way. It didn't matter what other people would view their relationship as, all that mattered to her was their personal and mutual feelings that were only growing stronger second by second.

“When I was still under training, our seniors would play a lot of pranks on us. It was one hell of an experience being tricked by them, but it only made us learn things faster.” - He spoke, chuckling afterwards as he remembered a lot of good things that took place during his training period.

“You told me that dad was your trainer, was he strict?” - He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel, thinking of an honest answer as he looked over at her.

“He was strict but in a friendly way. He wasn't arrogant or something like that, everyone respected him a lot.” - She nodded as silence took over the car.

Her eyes wandered outside the window as she looked up at the night sky that was full of clouds, not a single star could be seen because of the foggy weather and even the moon was hidden somewhere behind the greyish clouds in the sky.

“Did you exchange numbers with your mom?” - Taehyung broke the silence, glancing over at the girl as she shook her head.

“It slipped my mind.” - He suddenly pulled the car over at the side of the road making her confused until she looked outside. They were very close to a cliff, the waves crashing in the ocean could be heard even inside the car.

“Here.” - He handed her a folded piece of paper as she stared at it, she slowly took it in her hold and unfolded it which revealed a number written inside.

“It's your mom's number. Now come on.” - She smiled and kept it in her pocket before stepping out of the car along with him, the cold breeze immediately brushed along her skin making her shiver at the sudden contact.

He stood beside her, engulfing her hand in his warm one before shoving both of them in his pocket making her chuckle, her rosy nose and cheeks making him want to bite her hard. The way he felt like writing long paragraphs about his love for her was absolutely crazy, if he wanted he could write books about his feelings for her that continued to drive him mad every second now. Her adorableness and beauty was too much for his poor heart, and the way she looked at him with so much affection in her doe eyes made him want to kiss her and never pull away.

“You're going to drive me insane if you keep smiling at me like that, princess.” - He expressed with a sigh as she giggled again, her eyes turning into crescents while her smile was so wide that he could see her gummies.

“Can I have my kiss now, by the way?” - A foolish grin appeared on his lips when he saw her getting flushed. Her already tinted cheeks weren't able to hide how she blushed so furiously whenever he teased her.

“What.. kiss?” - She shyly spoke, trying to look anywhere but in his eyes that held so much power over her.

“This kiss.” - He pulled their hands out of his pocket before pulling her closer by grabbing her nape as the palms of her hands landed on his buffed chest.

He slammed his lips on hers and in just a few seconds he was hungrily devouring her mouth while she was shamelessly smiling into the kiss, showing how much she loved it when he kissed her like that. His hand sneaked down to her waist as he caressed it in a way that caused her to release a sinful sound, the sound of her loving his touch and hold, the sound that was like music to his ears.

“As much as I'd love to make you feel good right here, I'm afraid it's too cold for us to get naked.” - He mumbled against her lips, her small laugh vibrating in his body as she shakes her head.

“Instead of being a pervert, how about you tell me where we are?” - He grinned and pulled away from her, still keeping his hands on her waist as he speaks.

“Nowhere specifically, I come to this spot often so I thought we'd watch the ocean together this time.” - Jennie softly smiled upon noticing how happy he looked. It was a rare and admirable sight.

“You look.. happier?” - She voiced her thoughts in a whisper-like tone, clearly noticing he wasn't usually all smiley back in the Military base.

Hearing her question he didn't reply, himself realizing that he had indeed been happier the previous month. Was it her presence in his life? Or the thought that he finally had someone who genuinely cared about him besides his late grandmother? Only thinking about it made his smile drop as he lowered his head, the girl in his embrace slightly panicked thinking she made him upset for some reason.

“W-what's wrong?” - Her alert voice made him look up again as he chuckled upon noticing her doe concerned eyes.

“It's nothing, love. There's just.. some things I longed to have in my life. One of them was genuine love and care, which I'm obviously receiving from you so I'm happy. But all of this only makes me realize that even having parents can be sad sometimes, they don't really care about my existence. Never did.” - His voice got shakier towards the end, his mind and heart flooded with emotions which he couldn't let out easily.

Jennie might not know everything about Taehyung but one thing she knew for sure was that he was hiding a lot of pain within him. He didn't want to show anyone that these things affected him, and there was obviously a whole backstory to that as well. She knew that he didn't randomly develop a soft spot for her. He had seen his younger self in her.. his possessiveness towards her started from the day she had gotten bullied. At first it was the want to not let anyone else experience what he did, and then it slowly converted into this silly thing called love. Her innocence, genuine love for her close ones, and that stupid habit of easily forgiving people was what he fell for. Alongside her internal beauty was her enchanting external beauty which he could compliment for days. In his eyes, she was the most precious and delicate human being in the entire world.

“Don't worry, my mom will love both of us equally and my dad is already sending his blessings to us. I'll never let you feel unloved.” - That was it, that innocent little habit of hers to say the silliest stuff that still lifted his mood. He loved it, he loved her.

Her hand reaches up to his cheek as she caresses it before bringing his head down so he can snuggle in her neck, the smile returns to his face, just a little smaller than before as he sighs and tightens his grip on her waist.

“I love you..”  - His voice reached her ears, eliciting a swarm of butterflies inside her stomach.

“I love you too.”

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