In Between Skins [+18]

He got up and let me stand. He took my bra on the couch and wore it on me. Wow that’s a first.

I looked at the TV screen, and he played my paused music which was titled Never Close Enough by Kristel Fulgar.

Woah- he pulled my hands and he placed it on his shoulders while his was on my waist.

“Stand on my feet.” I didn’t ask anymore why and just did it.

He moved his feet and we were dancing, which made me stare for a moment before I smirked at him while he smiled at me.

“What’s all this for?” 

“Showing you a different side..” he whispered while I looked at him like it’s bluff and he laughed a little, showing his teeth and for a moment, he looked so.. genuine.

“A killer doesn’t dance in the day with a mellow song he doesn’t know,” he added.

I laughed. “Are you trying to prove something, Mr. Killer?” 

“Can you tell?” He acted like he got busted making me smile a little again. 

I just let him dance us, this feels.. comforting. 

I smiled then I looked away.. after some time, he slowed down to stop.

I looked at him.

“I really love you. Not me as a hitman, but me as Jungkook. Give me a chance, to be Jungkook in your eyes..” 

I could only stare at him. Not as a hitman..

“Jungkook..” I said, tasting his name on my tongue like it’s my first time knowing him again. 

“Yes, Jungkook.” 

I stared, “..why only now?”

“If you knew me as Jungkook before as a hitman, would I mark your mind the same way?” 

I looked down, he’s right somehow..

He lifted my chin, “You will not hear me regret killing your aunt, or that if I could turn back time.. because it’s fated to happen, she will still die one way or another, maybe not by me, but someone else, somewhere else.. don’t tie your feelings about me with hers, cupcake.” 

“You’re right.. but every time I see you, I remember..” 

He nodded, “I also see her every time I see you.” 

It felt like a needle pierced in my lung.. I was thinking one-sided, I never knew he felt the same.

I could only imagine.. the guilt. 

My brain felt like he got unpinned as an evil person and just someone that does a job done..

I closed my eyes, feeling guilty and messed up.

He sat us down on the couch and pulled me to rest on his chest as he hugged me.

“I’m sorry.. that in this timeline, I pulled the trigger for her..” 

I sat up straight to look at him, “timeline?”

“It might sound childish, but I believe in different timelines in different universes.” 

“In this one, I’m a hitman, in another, I’m the target..” 

“No, I.. believe in that too..” I smiled a little.

“Somewhere in a different universe right now, we probably met near a fountain, fell in love and are talking on this exact same couch.”

I smiled thinking how nice that sounds and in awe that he actually thinks romantically.

“I just know there’s never a universe where we never met.” 

“How so?”

“Because we met in this one in the most profound circumstance, I know we’ll never run out of ways to meet.” 

I faced him, “this is Jungkook?” 

“Is it less charming than the hitman?” 

“Wait, who was fucking me?” 

He rubbed his nape, making me shocked. “Wow..” 

He chuckled. 

–

“Why is Jen not here today?” I typed on my phone to text her while I asked him that.

“Oh I let them off for a week.. I just wanted it to be us for now.” 

“Them? Even my guards?” He nodded, placing the food down the table.

He cooked half naked with an apron and all I did was sit back, watch his back muscles flex..

We ate and it’s getting more and more.. comfortable knowing Jungkook. 

–

I woke up facing him, hugging me in his sleep.

Jungkook..

For the first time, I woke up seeing him as just a man, nothing else.

I carefully held his face and he woke up like he didn’t sleep at all, just on guard..

“Sorry..” 

He shaked his head and pulled my hand back to place it on his cheek and he shut his eyes.

Oh..

–

I’m whisking the eggs when I felt him hug me from behind.

“Is this permanent now?” 

“What is?” 

“This ‘Jungkook’ side of yours.” 

“Ahh, haha. That depends on you, cupcake.” 

“Why me? Just be you..” I added a little salt.

“If you..” 

“If I?..” 

“Be my girl?” 

I stopped whisking and faced him. “You finally asked nicely.” I pat his chest as a good job, making him chortle a little.

“If I reject you for the nth time, will you turn to the devil again?” I curled a side of my lips.

“Yes..” he whispered right on my lips while he looked at it.

“Hmm.. what a way to court a woman.” I looked at his eyes that looked like he wanted to kiss me.

“One of a kind, don’t you think so too?” he smirked.

He kissed me, pulling my back for a hug and I kissed him back.

I sighed after the kiss, “I.. I still don’t know-”

“You do. You’re just not admitting it.” 

“Where are you getting that confidence?” I chuckled.

“You conceal it by your smart mouth and furrowed brows, but I never forget to look at those eyes. Eyes never lie, cupcake.” 

“Oh, well sorry my eyes couldn’t convince you enough by turning red or black.” I smirked, but shit, am I..

“Nice try, cupcake. You know what, I’m not going to ask you anymore.” 

“Good.” I gave a smug face-

“Because you’re mine now.” 

I just smiled and shaked my head. “That’s not going to work on me.” 

“Maybe this will?..” he slowly went down to my neck and gave a peck on different spots.