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"How would you know that?"

"We aren't even dating but you want to sit on my lap," he said. "You noticed how you suddenly felt turned on because of it didn't you? It happens to me too but a lot worse and I believe you know it. You even felt it right now didn't you?"

You chuckled feeling your cheeks burning up. Your body started getting hotter and hotter imagining things that could happen with him.

"Stop thinking so much," he smirked. "You don't have to dream about me when I'm right here."

"Stop that. I like to dream."

He chuckled, wrapping both arms around your torso hugging you tight, "I'd like to make your dreams reality, but that means you'll have to officially become my girlfriend before that."

"You must really want to date me."

He nodded, leaving a soft kiss on your neck. That was his goal. Having you for him and only him.

"Tell me what are going to be the advantages of me dating you then. What's going to happen?"

He looked up and said, "Well first of all, you'll be dating a very handsome and funny man. You'll receive a lot of cuddles and back hugs when I see you. You'll get a lot of kisses and demonstrations of my affection. You'll be treated like my princess and my everything 24/7. If you need me for anything I'll always be there for you. Anything else you'd recommend?"

"Not much. I like all of that. You should start as soon as you'd like. I'm willing to be your girlfriend now, Jungkook."

He looked up, surprised at your response as a smile appeared on his face, "You don't know how happy you just made me."

He pecked your lips softly and caressed your hand, "I'm so glad to have found you."

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Before Jungkook's classes finished, Yeonjun had already told you it was okay to come back home so you just waited until Jungkook finished teaching by taking a nap. Jungkook took you to his house to pick up your new bought clothes and then he took you to your house.

"Would you like it for me to walk the steps with you?" He asked but you shook your head.

"I don't want Yeonjun to see us together yet. It's going to be too shocking to him. I'll let him know little by little."

He nodded as you suddenly pecked his lips. He smiled and pulled you to him to fully kiss your lips this time. For today, all he needed was one last kiss before going home.

"I'll miss you, beautiful," he said, making you blush.

"I'll miss you too," you said as you opened the car door. When you were inside your house, Yeonjun was on his phone as he looked up to see you.

"Why do you have those shopping bags?" He asked, walking to you. "Did you and your friend go shopping?"

"Well yeah."

Suddenly something came to your mind. You had left stuff at Jungkook's house.

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At home, Jungkook had to do the laundry but he always had a housekeeper do it for him. She was older than him around her mid 50's and Jungkook always considered her as a mom to him.

As she was doing the laundry and folding the clothes she noticed girl clothes. She chuckled seeing a bra and underwear.

"Jungkook," she called as Jungkook walked over to her. "Did you have fun?"

He looked at her confused but when she pointed at the underwear and bra he suddenly smiled blushing.

"I bet she really makes you happy because you're smiling so much," she said and he nodded sitting next to her.

"She's my girlfriend, ma," he said. "She stayed over and she had to change into something else so I took her to buy clothes. She must have forgotten these. I'll put them away in my room. Thanks for telling me."

He left it in a drawer as he kept smiling to himself thinking of you wearing them. He chuckled looking at his phone and seeing you calling him knowing the exact reason for the call.

"Did I leave anything at your house perhaps? By any chance?"

"I guess you just figured it out. I put them away in my room so don't worry. You should've told me earlier. My housekeeper suddenly thought I was doing things with someone and I was really embarrassed."

On the other side of the call your face was completely red, fully embarrassed of the situation.

"I'm so sorry! It's my fault I completely forgot."

"Princess, don't worry about it. You just made me feel exactly the same way you felt the time you sat on my lap. It wasn't fun since I couldn't do anything about it, but since you're now my girlfriend I can excuse it any time. Just warm me next time before I suddenly get turned on," he said as he chuckled through the phone. A moment of silence went by as he recalled the reason why you couldn't be home the night before and he asked, "Is everything okay back home?"

"Yeah, Yeonjun is here. Mom left."

He nodded, relieved, but then thought of something else so he asked, "What about this guy, Taejun? Is he still bothering you? And what about Mark?"

"Mark I haven't heard from in a while. Taejun neither, since the day I saw you. And since I've been mostly going out with you I really haven't been paying attention to him anymore. I haven't been scared whenever I go out. At first it was just him stalking me when we were young so Yeonjun went to confront him. The day after that was when he had almost used me for the first time. I hope everything just calms down and I don't see him again."

Jungkook sat on his bed and felt his heart break at your words.

"Can't you tell the police?"

"Will they even do anything? I mean, Taejun was underage at that time. He might not look like it but he just turned twenty a few months back. At the time he assaulted me he was underage."

"That scum was underage?" Jungkook asked as he scoffed. "How do you know him if he's five years younger than you?"

"Because when Mark and I used to be friends, he introduced me to his brother when we were ending high school. He was very young so he was just all cute and innocent. After a long friendship, Mark and I dated in college, but it didn't last long. The only time we went out, Taejun was there too. Mark and I were twenty-one and Taejun was sixteen in high school, when he had abused me. After that I started cutting ties with him and his brother because I was scared of them both."

"Did you think Mark would turn out just like Taejun?" Jungkook asked and you nodded even though he couldn't see you.

"Even with years of friendship I couldn't fully trust him again. I confronted Mark last year while finishing my masters, telling him that he and his brother should leave. We promised that it was going to happen but now they are involved in my mother's business and she lives with them in her house not wanting them to leave. She wants to sell me to Taejun. It's the reason why Yeonjun and I moved out."

Jungkook stayed silent that whole entire time listening to your words. He couldn't believe what had happened to you and he felt your pain through your words. Your life was already complicated enough just for another young man to come into your life and destroy it just like that. He never knew such pain before until he met you.

"I want to say sorry but I know my apologies won't be enough. All I wanna ask is, are you okay?"

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