"Seriously, Tae, marry that man." Jimin told me as he took a sip of his boba tea.

"I still barely know him! We've been on one official date!"

Jimin shrugged. "He's hot and he sent you flowers and chocolates. Who cares about knowing the person when you can get married and have him to yourself? You'd be able to jump his bones like hourly!"

I cringed at my best friend's words, shaking my head incredulously. "Jimin, I'm not a hoe, okay?"

Jimin merely sighed. "Damn shame too. You would've gotten laid by now."

"Hey! I've had sex before!" I shouted, cheeks burning bright red when the two women at the nearby table glanced in my direction.

"Okay... Zico doesn't count."

"Why not?"

Jimin raised his eyebrows, taking another sip of his drink. "Because he sleeps with anyone who has a hole attached to their body."

I turned my nose up at his choice of words. "Okay, so... what about... um..." I went through the roladex of people in my mind, feeling my face burn red once more. "Shit."

Jimin reached across the table and gave my hand a squeeze. "It's okay to be innocent, Tae. If I actually felt emotional attachments to people, I probably would be too."

I snickered, shaking my hand. "We know you wouldn't be. You like dick too much."

Jimin shrugged with a small smile. "You're right about that. Speaking of which, I have a hot threesome scheduled for tonight. I should probably head home and prepare."

I scrunched up my nose again, slapping my best friend on the arm as he laughed his way out of the small cafe.

•••

"So, Tae, I wanted to ask if you wanted to go on another date?"

"We just went on one two days ago..."

Jungkook sighed. "So? I miss you! I've been busy with work, but don't have anyone scheduled for tonight. We could have a chill night in? Movies and pizza at my place, if you want, of course?"

I thought for a moment before smiling over the phone. "Sure. Sounds like fun."

Jungkook chuckled.  "Oh thank God! I already ordered the pizza to be delivered at 7:30!"

"And what if I turned out to be busy?"

Jungkook scoffed. "I still would've eaten pizza, I just would've been eating it out of being sad instead of being social."

I laughed loudly, covering my mouth to try to hide the sound. "I'm sure Yeontan would've wanted to join you for your hot date."

"Pft," Jungkook scoffed playfully. "Yeontan would steal the pizza and then pee on me."

"Because you're so focused on getting in my pants that you forget you're still his dog trainer."

"Oh yeah," Jungkook hummed. "I guess I should spend more time training him. But hey, that means I can see you more."

"Someone needs to get a life," I joked.

Jungkook chuckled. "What can I say? I'm absolutely crazy about you, Tae. Truly."

My cheeks burned bright red at his words. I opened and closed my mouth many times, trying to find the right words to say.

"Tae? You went quiet. Are you okay?"

"I-" I took in a sharp breath, thinking through my decision. "I know we have barely started to see each other."

"Oh no. Is this the beginnings of the 'We barely know each other but I'm just not feeling it' talk?"

I chuckled lightly, shaking my head. "I wanted to ask you something, actually."

Jungkook hummed, which I took as a sign to continue.

"I have a second bedroom in my apartment, and it's pretty much just being used for storage. For the sake of our wallets, and our relationship, what do you think about maybe moving into the second bedroom? We can live together, and test our relationship out, without sharing a bed."

Jungkook hummed again, this time more quietly. After a minute, I heard a click, and I checked my phone.

His contact photo and name were gone, indicating that he hung up.

Tears stung my eyes as I sat down on my couch.

I remained on the couch, silent tears falling down my cheeks. I checked the time on my phone, seeing that it was 7:28. It had been a few hours since he hung up the phone, and now would've been the time the pizza would be about to arrive at his place.

He was probably eating it without me.

At 7:30 on the dot, there was a knock on my door, making me groan as I stood up. I checked the peephole, frowning when I saw a stanger wearing a hat.

I opened the door a crack, the man giving me a shy smile.

"Are you Kim Taehyung?"

I nodded.

He handed me a box of pizza, with another small box on top. "Here is your pizza. Have a nice night."

Once the boxes were in my hands, the man walked off, making me unable to complain about the pizza needing to be delivered to another address.

I sighed, shutting my door with my foot and walking to the couch to grab my phone.

With my left foot tapping against the ground, I dialed Jungkook to tell him his pizza was delivered here by mistake.

"Hello?"

"Hey, um, your pizza and stuff were delivered at my place. Do you want me to run them to you or?"

"No!" Jungkook shouted, making me jump. He sighed. "I'm already almost to your place to get it. Give me two minutes."

He hung up the phone, making me frown once more. I would've cried more, but my tear ducts are empty. I sniffled, setting the pizza down on the table to grab a tissue.

When a pair of arms wrapped around my waist, I froze, sucking in a sharp breath of air, lnly releasing it when I faced my attacker.

"Jungkook?"

He smirked. "Sorry to startle you, Tae."

I shook my head, resting a hand on my hip. "You could've knocked or something. I would've brought the pizza out to you!"

He quirked up an eyebrow. "Why would I need to knock to enter my new apartment?"

Now it was my turn to be confused.

Jungkook sighed. "I know me hanging up on you was... probably not wise. I can see now that you were crying. I'm so sorry. I just- I freaked. I called the pizza place to change the delivery address and took the next few hours picking out a few essentials to bring with me to start moving in, if you'll still have me."

I released a breathy chuckle, walking towards him slowly. I wrapped my arms around his neck with a small smile on my lips.

"You son of a bitch. You really scared me, you know that?"

Jungkook laughed, throwing his head back slightly, until my hand pushed it back upright. "You're just so adorable, Tae, I wanted to do something small to-"

I cut him off by placing my lips on his roughly. We fought for dominance, with me walking him back until he was against the wall. His hands moved to my hips, moving forwards and backwards like he couldn't keep still.

Hell, I couldn't either. His touch was electrifying.

I continued to kiss him roughly for a little longer before I pulled back, licking up any saliva that joined us together.

Jungkook shook his head, hands squeezing my hips. "Fuck, Tae. You really are something."

I winked, stepping away to grab two plates for the pizza. "Let's eat, roomie."

I heard Jungkook chuckle before heading for the box of pizza.

••••

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate(d)! Mine was amazing, as always.

Happy New Years to everyone as well! May 2021 be less of a shitshow than 2020!