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Reminiscence
“Are you okay, Haekyung-ah?" Luhan asked me as I walked through the day-care center's parking lot. I wasn't expecting him so I slightly jumped in surprised when he suddenly appeared in front of me. He looked so fresh in his suit. It's only been days since I last saw him but it felt like weeks already because of the problem I've been facing right now.
"Luhan," I feigned a smile. "You scared me."
"You're kinda jumpy. Are you okay?" He asked again and I nodded.
"Yeah." I replied. "Why do you ask?"
"You seem under a lot of pressure lately. You look so stressed out." He said. To my surprise, he led his hand to my forehead and I shook my head telling him I don't have fever. "Are you sure you're fine? Because you don't seem to me."
I smiled again. "I'm fine, don't worry about me."
Luhan smiled at me as he slowly pulled me closer, until his arms were finally wrapped around me. My chin was on his shoulder as I blinked my eyes. I don't know why I didn't pull him away when there was a great possibility that HaeSeok might see us. "I'm really worried about you, Haekyung-ah. Stop making me worried sick for you, okay?" He was beaming when he pulled away to see my face.
"L-Luhan..." I said softly. I honestly don't know what to say. Still smiling, Luhan cupped my chin and raised my head so I could fully meet his eyes. We stared at each other's eyes for a couple of seconds, until I noticed him slowly leaning closer towards me. I know what he was going to do but before I could pull away, he kissed me full on the lips. I wasn't shocked anymore, unlike our first kiss that he had stolen from me. When we finally broke the kiss, Luhan was still cupping my cheeks. He placed his forehead against mine as he stared at me.
"Haekyung—"
"W-Why did you kiss me?" I asked all of a sudden. The question hang inside my head the moment our lips touched and I wanted to ask him why. "Why? Because you just want to?" I asked again as I freed my face from his hand and took a step back.
"I fancy you." He blurted out, making me gasped out. He chuckled. "I thought you're already aware of it?"
"I-I..."
"I fancy you the first time I saw you...right then and there." He said. "And it doesn't make me like you less knowing that you have a son. I don't care about your past, Haekyung-ah. It doesn't matter to me."
"L-Luhan..."
"I'm not forcing you to like me back." He was giving me a genuine smile again and I know he was being honest with his feelings for me. "I'm not pressuring you or anything. I'll give you time to think things over. I'm not going to add whatever problems you have been dealing with right now." And then he kissed me again on the forehead. When he pulled back, that's when HaeSeok came running towards me. Luhan was still smiling. I couldn't help but to smile back at him.
“So when are you planning to tell him?" Minseok asked me
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