Aya's Pov

It's our vacant time right now so I went to our University's library to look for my favourite book. I was wandering along the aisle of the accounting books when someone suddenly startled me by hugging my waist. I can already determine whoever is hugging by the smell of his addictive cologne and, of course, because there's only one person who can hug me this way.

"I knew it was you." Namjoon whispered to my ear, as I feel my body shiver with the warmth of his breath.

"Namjoon, someone might see us." I nervously whispered back, as I look around to check, but gladly no one is around.

"No one will see us here." He assuringly said without letting me go.

I raised my brow and faced him. "And how can you be so sure?"

"Because I was here 30 minutes before you, and in between, no one except you has entered the library. And besides, students rarely go to the library during their vacant periods and they would rather stay at the cafeteria or at the school lawn." He explained with a smile.

"Okay, I guess, you're right... By the way, what are you doing here? It's not your vacant period, right?" I asked out of confusion.

I heard him chuckle softly while squishing gently me with his warm embrace. Good thing that the aisle we're in is far from the bookkeeper's desk. We would surely get detention if someone caught us here, being all so sweet and cuddly.

"My girlfriend knows my schedule, huh? Well, I'm very moved to know that you're concern, but our professor had an emergency call so we had our unexpected vacant period."

I just nod my head and roamed my eyes to the books in front of us. We've been together ever since our first year in college and now, we're already in our last year, so it means that we've been in a relationship for more than four years already. We're both students from the Business Administration Department but in different areas, he's taking Entrepreneurship while I'm in the Accountancy.

"So how's my soon-to-be accountant?" He sweetly asked, making me face him.

"I'm still fine but I'm so tired of analyzing a lot of accounts." I answered in pout.

"Hmm, what can I do to ease your tiredness away?" He asked with concern in his voice.

"Your hug is already easing it." I answered with a smile.

He then tighten his hug and rested his cheek on my temple.

"How about you? How's my future businessman?" I endearingly asked.

I look at our hands that are being intertwined and it made me smile to feel the warmth of his embrace. I heard a long sigh, as he pull me closer to his chest, while gently burying his face in the crook of my neck. If only we're at home, I would definitely cuddle him back.

"Here, busy studying for our upcoming exams about financial services. I feel so drained lately but whenever you're around me, I suddenly feel so energized." He said, as if he's persuading me to always stay beside him.

He let his chin rest on my shoulder so I just used my hand to pinch his squishy cheek, making him grin that shows his cute dimples.

"I love you, baby." He sweetly whispered and kissed my cheek, until he starts to pepper it with soft little pecks.

"I love you too." I replied with a smile, gladly receiving his sweet gestures to me.

"What the..."

We we're aback after hearing someone speak, causing us to let each other go swiftly, only to see Sunhi, standing by the end of the aisle while looking so surprised with what she witnessed.

"I knew it..." She said while walking towards us, shock yet certainty is on her face.

"S-Sunhi, let me ex-"

"Aya, why didn't you tell me that you really have a boyfriend?" She asked in disbelief, still managing the loudness of her voice to avoid attention, while scanning Namjoon from head to toe.

I glance at Namjoon and he's just giving Sunhi a timid smile while rubbing his nape. I took a deep breath before I held her hands to get her attention and pulled her a meter away from Namjoon.

"Sunhi, I will explain everything later but promise me first that you will never tell anyone about what you witnessed. Please, Sunhi?" I softly pleaded and I felt relieved when she nodded with a smile.

"Of course, Aya, I promise."

"Thank you so much, Sunhi." I said and gave her a very tight hug.

Sunhi is my bestfriend ever since I started college here in our University. She's in the same course, Accountancy, and we've became friends because of that one incident that happened to her. However, she was never aware of my relationship with Namjoon. After pulling away, I dragged her closer to introduce Namjoon.

"Sunhi, this is Namjoon, my boyfriend. Namjoon, this is Sunhi, my bestfriend." I said while pointing at each.

Namjoon offered her hand for a handshake and Sunhi lend hers as a response.

"I'm Kim Namjoon, from the Business Administration Department. It's a pleasure to meet you, Sunhi." He sincerely said with a smile.

"I'm Choi Sunhi, a student from the Accountancy of Business Administration Department. I'm also Aya's bestfriend since the start of her college journey here in the University. It's nice to meet you too, Namjoon, Aya's boyfriend." She sternly said with a smirk carved on her lips.

I noticed that her grip is starting to get tighter, and Namjoon is getting uncomfortable with it, so I nervously pulled her hand away from Namjoon's.

"You got a lot of explaining to do..." She whispered without removing her gaze from Namjoon.

I gulped nervously, as I try to put up a smile. I'm so doomed later for sure. I look back at Namjoon and saw that he's checking his watch, then a frown formed on his lips.

"Uhm... Aya, I only have ten minutes until our next class. I have to go now, I'll just see you soon, okay?"

"Sure, I understand." I approved while nodding my head, slightly feeling the pressure of being alone with Sunhi.

"Bye, Aya. Study well and don't exhaust yourself too much." He sweetly said and kissed my forehead.

"Same to you as well, Namjoon."

He gave me his sweetest smile, then he did a little bow to Sunhi before leaving the two of us here. I faced Sunhi and now, she's staring at me while her arms are crossed.

"Let's look for a place to sit?" I offered with a bashful smile.

She let out a sigh before nodding her head, so I held her hand and pulled her to the reading table inside our library. I offered her to sit down, as I sit on the chair in front of hers.

"Now, explain everything." She said in a serious tone, both hands placed on the table, as if I'm being interviewed for doing a crime.

I took a deep breath before I tell her about it. The teeny-weeny secret of mine will be revealed in any second now.

"It all started when...."

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Sunhi's Pov

"Now, explain everything." I said in a serious tone, even though I'm just kidding her.

I already know that she's in a relationship with someone, but I didn't know who until I caught the two in the library. It wasn't my choice to go here at first but I remember that I have to ask Mirae about our homework in our Business and Accounts subject, so I followed her here. I was about to walk closer when a tall, blonde guy sneak behind her and hugged her waist. When she tried to look around, I squat down to hide myself and accidentally heard all of their conversations.

"It all started when we were still in high school. Namjoon and I were classmates during our sophomore years upto the 12th grade. It was all nice and casual... until he confessed his feelings to me during the middle of 11th grade. We were friends before that confession but it became awkward after I knew what he truly feels towards me...." She then paused, and a small smile started to carve on her lips.

"Then, at our recognition day in 11th grade, he asked for my father's permission to court me. My father gave him his permission, so Namjoon courted me for a year and a half. We both chose the same University, so I told him that if he passed the entrance exam, I will give him my answer but the truth is, I just want to motivate him to study hard. When the results were out, we both passed and that's when I gave him my 'yes'. So, right now, we've been together for more than four years already." She calmly explained with a grin, showing how happy she is while reminiscing their history together.

I don't really mind if she hides her relationship with him, because it's her personal life, but I'm glad that she openly told me about it. It made me smile after knowing how adorable their relationship history is and it amazed me when she said that Namjoon courted her for that long. It only shows how genuine his love is to Aya, and I feel so happy for them.

"I admire your love towards each other, Aya. I mean, I rarely see a man that would patiently wait for the woman that he loves. I wish for your relationship to grow stronger, so that I could be your maid of honour on your wedding." I joked and saw her blush.

"It may take a few more years before that wedding, Sunhi. I still want him to enjoy his youth, and same with me too. We're still young, he's 24 while I'm 23."

I nod at her response, because whether you like it or not, when you're married, you cannot do the things that you used to do when you were still single. Besides, she's right, we're still young and we still have a lot of things to achieve.

"You're right, you should enjoy your youth first because marriage will naturally come next. But, what if he suddenly asked you for marriage? Would you say 'yes' to his proposal?"

She smiled at me but it took her a while before she could answer my questions.

"If ever Namjoon proposes a marriage to me, I will surely accept his proposal, as long as the both of us are really ready for the commitment of being married."

"Did the two of you ever talked about getting married? I mean, like you know? Talk about your future together or something."

"Sometimes, we do talk about it." She replied while nodding.

"Who initiates?" I curiously asked.

"Well, most of the time, he initiates that topic. He would tell me about his future plans with me, as his wife, and would also ask me things about it. For example, he once asked me if I would like to live in Ilsan, his hometown, with him in the near future, or when he asked me if I wanted to live in a house by the hill, by the shore, or near the city, or when he tells me how he imagined me as his wife."

It made me smile at awe after hearing that. It's so adorable to know that he sees his future with Aya and that he's so open about it.

"What do you feel when he talks about those things?"

"I feel blissful whenever he talks about his future with me... To be honest, it's my first time to hear a man imagine his future with the woman he loves because I thought, only women do that often. I find him cute whenever he tells me how he would like our future to be."

I cupped my face, as I elbow my arms on the table, and scoot my chair closer. It made her chuckle to see how I'm so into their love story. A love story that a girl like me would want to have as well with my future lover.

"What kind of boyfriend is he?"

"Hmm..." She then rubbed her chin upon thinking. "Namjoon is a very romantic gentleman, he loves doing things that would show his love towards me. He's so cuddly and he loves to cuddle me, if there's a chance for him to do so, just like what you saw a while ago." She blushed all of a sudden, slightly chuckling, before continuing. "Uhm, he's also sweet and caring, he would do anything to ease the negative feelings or pain that I feel. He's also possessive when it comes to me, but in a way that you're not getting suffocated with his possessiveness. He's not meddling with what I want to wear, what I eat, what I do, and with whom I can bond with, either a boy or a girl, as long as my safety isn't abused. He's also trustworthy, he knows the things that would ruin my trust so he does everything he can to avoid or prevent himself from doing it."

"Wow, he's so ideal." I senselessly whispered in amuse.

She smiled at me while nodding her head. It suddenly reminded me something, yes, the reason why she needs to explain all of this to me.

"But why are you keeping your relationship as a secret? Is your relationship illicit to your parents?"

"Nope, both of our parents are aware of our relationship and they are very supportive about it. The reason why we keep it is, I don't want people to dive in to our personal life. You know? People..." She sighed, "They love to make false rumors and gossips about somebody's life, so we both agreed that we will act casually when we're in the school and other public places to avoid false rumors to spread. We don't want to be ruined by other people's fake gossips, that's why only our trusted friends, including you, know about us."

"I see. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about it."

"Thank you, I appreciate it. I will hold onto your word, Sunhi."

"You can count on me, Aya... Now I know, why you kept on refusing when we tease you and Jimin together. It's because you already have a beau, isn't it?" I questioned and she chuckled as she nod.

"Yeah, and Jimin is just my bestfriend. We've been bestfriends since the start of my high school and until now. Anyways, it's almost time for our next class. Let's go?"

I nod at her and we both left the library to go to our next class. It feels like there's a new milestone that I accomplished after knowing more about Aya.