*Key’s POV*

Unlike the ride there, I enjoyed sitting with Brianna on the ride back. We argued and teased each other, but now we both knew that it had more meaning than that. When I insulted her and she snapped back with a smart comment, we were really saying how much we cared about each other.

*Carolyn’s POV*

I didn’t mind the fact that Nicole was sitting on my left, because Taemin was on my other side, and now we were free to hold hands.

“I’m so glad this is all finally out in the open,” I remarked, squeezing Taemin’s hand.

He smiled back at me, then went back to the movie we had been watching on his iPad. I didn’t and laugh. Gosh, I love his laugh!

*Onew’s POV*

Kill me now. Kill me now. Kill me now. Kill me now.

I had avoided Rebecca all morning, but reality hit me when we began filing into the van. I was going to have to sit next to her for three hours. What made it even more awkward was that we never really admitted our feelings to each other. They just kind of existed. Both of us knew about them, but we pretended we didn’t. This made it more awkward because now I couldn’t say sorry and she couldn’t say why she was angry. It was just all insanely awkward!!!

*Rebecca’s POV*

I was sitting as close to Minho as my seatbelt would let me. I had to begin healing my heart, and it didn’t help that Onew was sitting right next to me. It was now my job to get over him. Minho could treat me better anyway.

Since we left early in the morning, I pretended to be tired so I wouldn’t have to talk. Minho let me lean my head against him and ‘fall asleep’. I held onto his arm, sitting snuggled up against him. I felt so safe with him, but then I’d peak over to see Onew sitting to my right, and I’d feel the pain come back.

“I have to use the bathroommmmmm,” Nicole complained.

“But we just stopped!” argued the manager.

“Um, when a girl has to use the bathroom, you don’t argue back!”

He immediately shut up and switched into the lane heading down the off ramp.

“Now, anybody that has to go, do it now!” the manager said.

I didn’t have to go, so I pretended to still just be asleep against Minho’s arm.

“Minho, if you have to go, wake her up and go. I’m not stopping again,” the manager directed.

“No, I’m fine,” he answered.

“Suit yourself,” I heard the manager say before shutting the doors.

The voices outside the van began to fade until it was dead silent. The only sound was of Minho’s and my breathing. Finally I decided to break the silence.

“Minho?” I startled him with my voice.

“Oh, I thought you were asleep,” he said, once he realized it was my voice that had spoken.

“Minho, I need to ask you something,” I said, sitting up to look him in the eye.

“What is it?” 

I took his hand in mine and looked deep into his eyes. My heart kept telling me that it should be Onew sitting in front of me, but I ignored it. I had to get over Onew, and this was the first step.

“Minho, do you care about me?” I finally asked.

“Of course I care about you-,”

“No, I mean reallyyyy care about me.”

“Rebecca I… I don’t know if we’re allowed to do this. You’re assigned to Onew-,”

“So what? Your manager just so happened to put us in those pairings. They mean nothing when he’s not around.”

“They do to Key, Brianna, Carolyn and Taemin,” he answered.

“Yes, but what about to the rest of us?”

“I guess you’re right.”

“I’ll ask you again. Do you, Minho, have feelings for me?”

He brushed the hair out of my face with his free hand. “Rebecca, I’ve had feelings for you since the first day I met you-,”

At that I didn’t wait any longer. I leaned over and kissed him. After a second or two, I felt a smile growing across Minho’s face. He cupped my face in his hands and kissed me back.

I was now Minho’s. I told myself that the pain didn’t matter anymore. Onew didn’t matter anymore. I was on the road to recovery from Onew.

I like Minho. Minho is a good guy. I should totally like him. Yet why do I have to convince myself of this…?