?MY LIGHT IN THE DARK ? || JIKOOK ?

25.

"I don't think you want to
give him the wrong idea."

I laughed but felt bad.

Maybe I should have called Jungkook instead but he
had a lot going on too.

School.

Hospital shifts.

I needed to man up but
right now it felt like I was crashing from everything
that happened yesterday.

By my third round of doubles, the world started to become
a much more pleasant place.

I was glad I had called Hunter.

I needed that kind of no-
pressure friendship tonight.

We laughed and talked and traded stories and it was like
old times again but just that
little bit more.

I felt appreciative in a way
I never had before, after
almost getting shot.

We laughed until our
stomachs hurt and we almost slipped off the stools and
the other patrons began
glaring at us, not even sure
what we were laughing about.

It was about two hours later when Hunter finally brought up Jungkook again and the way
my life has changed since the last time we talked alone.

"So, Jungkook? Finally?" he smirked.

His smile was a little lopsided, the side effect of our fifth
glass of whiskey.

Whiskey really wasn't meant
to be drunk like this but we couldn't bring ourselves to
admit what we were doing enough to just straight up
order the vodka we used
to get soused on together.

I grinned like an absolute loon.

"I'm so happy, Hunter."

"I really am."

"I mean, I guess I always
knew I would be, always
knew he would make me
happy this way but I don't
think I ever knew what happiness was before."

"I'm the luckiest guy in the
world to get to come home
to him every night."

I saw a shadow pass over Hunter's face and I looked at
him carefully for a moment.

It had been a long time since he'd talked about some
one important in his life.

I remembered what it was
like for me before Jungkook, wondering if I'd ever find
some one who made me
happy, some one who'd
be able to handle my job.

I didn't want to end up like
Pete, divorced almost as
soon as it started.

Some people weren't cut
out to be a cop's husband.

I wanted to tell Hunter that
he would find someone but I knew now wasn't the time.

We were too drunk and I
was too happy.

"Are you hearing the bells
yet?" Hunter asked.

I knew he was kidding but
I kind of was.

"I mean...." I started and
his eyes lit up.

He seemed genuinely happy
for us and for me in the way
only a real friend can be,
like they are vicariously
living through you and
loving every minute of it.

"I mean...." I teased him a
bit now, confident that he
was with me on this.

"I want to marry him."

"I want to put a ring on his
finger and a baby in his belly."

"Hell." I added with gusto I
didn't normally possess.

"maybe two or three babies."

"I want to take care of him
and every day see him
accept more and more
the love he deserves."

"I want to spoil him rotten."

Hunter cocked his head and
went to rest his chin on his
hand but missed.

Laughing, he tried again
and made it stick this time.

"Good."

"You damn well better."

"I'd never forgive you if you
let that man get away."

"I know."

"I wouldn't forgive me either."

"I just have to wait until
Jiwoo is put away to pop
the question, you know?"

"Do it up right."

Hunter smiled and ordered
us another round of drinks
to celebrate, not that we
needed them.

Later that night, much later, after we drank a lot more,
talked a lot more and then
tried to sober up a little, I
snuck into my room to find Jungkook sleeping in my bed.

It was always the best part of
my day, coming home to him.

I stripped off my clothes that smelled of stale alcohol and crawled right into bed next
to him, feeling a burst of gratitude for the fact that
I was allowed to do that.

Jungkook mumbled a bit in
his sleep, waking up slightly, turning to me and curling into my body as if he'd been waiting for his blanket to show up.

Into my neck he whispered.

"I love you Alpha."

I wasn't sure if it was the
alcohol or the time of night but
I felt like my world started spinning all over again.

"I love you, too." I whispered back.

I kissed his neck, he kissed
mine in return and we fell
asleep together at last.