Second to last day (last full day)

*Carolyn’s POV*

We spent the last full day packing, cleaning and organizing. The manager told us that we had to leave the mansion looking exactly how it did before we moved in. It was a lousy way to spend the last day, but I guess there wasn’t much else to do because it was raining outside.

“Is there anything else I can help you with?” Taemin asked. He insisted on assisting me in packing because I was still on crutches.

“No, I think I’m all set,” I smiled, hobbling over to him. “Thank you.”

“Of course,” he smiled, taking my hand. His face then turned shy and he looked down at the floor. “So, have you thought about my proposition? You know; about coming to Korea with me?”

“I have,” I answered.

“And?” He looked up, biting his lip to hide his smile.

“Let’s sit down.”

His smile faded.

We hobbled over to my bed and took our seats. Neither of us spoke for what seemed like an eternity. Finally I opened my mouth.

“I can’t go with you Taemin.” I stayed facing forward, my face like a stone wall.

“Wae?” he asked. I could feel him staring at me. “You can’t go back to your uncle’s.”

“Taemin,” I finally brought myself to look into his pain-filled eyes. “You’ve been so good to me and you mean so much to me. But, I just can’t leave my life here yet. I’m not ready to go.”

“Oh,” he looked down at his lap, playing with his hands uneasily. “So, tomorrow’s it then.”

It wasn’t really a question. In fact he wasn’t really even talking to me. It was more of an empty statement to himself. I rested a hand on top of his to stop them from moving and to make him focus.

“You’ll still be with me in my heart,” I whispered.

“But it’s not the same. I want to feel your body in my arms, hold you close, kiss your soft face and lips. I need you,” his voice said brokenly.

“You’ll have me. When it’s time. I promise we’ll see each other again. We’ll stay in touch somehow. They have video chat now. Maybe I can find a computer with a camera and we can talk,” I said, trying to make him feel better.

“Alright,” he answered breathily.

“Taemin,” I lifted his face. “I’ll be strong for you if you’re strong for me. When I graduate from high school I’ll go to you, you hear me? I’ll come find you.”

He just nodded and wrapped me in a tight hug. Our bodies rose and fell together with our breathing, both of us trying to hold back salty tears.

“I guess we should probably finish packing,” I whispered, pulling away to look into his water eyes with my own.

“Yeah,” he agreed, taking my hand and helping me up off the bed.

*Jonghyun’s POV*

“Oh my goshhh honey; will you stop crying already?!”

“I can’t help it,” I sobbed to my beautiful girlfriend.

“Look, if you don’t stop crying then I’ll leave without even kissing you goodbye,” she threatened. I immediately tried to gain control of myself.

“Okay,” I squeaked. “I think I’m good now.”

“Jjong,” she laughed, taking my hand. “Let’s take a break and go somewhere; just the two of us. We’ve done enough packing for the day.”

“But it’s raining outside,” I pointed out.

She just smiled simply at me. “I’ve always wanted to dance in the rain.”

A smile found its way across my face. She giggled and we ran out of the room hand in hand.

We ran out the front door into the downpour. When we got outside I let go of her hand and she ran ahead of me down the driveway. She stopped and spun in circles, looking up at the sky with her arms out wide, laughing joyously.

“Come on,” she ran over to me, taking my hand again. “Catch rain drops with me!” She tilted her head back and stuck out her tongue, running around like a little girl while chasing her targeted raindrops.

I laughed and began to do the same. We skipped around laughing and catching the sky’s tears on our tongues. Since we couldn’t see where we were going, we ended up running into each other, making us burst out in laughter.

I took her by the hands and we began to spin in a circle, our faces titled back, letting the raindrops kiss our noses and cheeks. I let go with one hand, spinning her out away from me. With a tug of my arm she twirled back in toward me and I wrapped her in my arms. She giggled and turned to face me, a smile permanently planted across her face. 

I held her hands in mine, close to both of our hearts. My eyes wandered all over her beautiful face, watching the glittering droplets drip off her nose and eye lashes.

She didn’t start the kiss and neither did I. It was as if we both went in at the same exact time. I took her hands and put them around my neck, then pulled her body close to mine. We moved together in our kisses, neither of us out doing the other. It was more romantic than anything I’d ever read, seen or imagined. When we finally broke apart for oxygen our faces were covered in smiles from ear to ear.

“I love you,” I said above the roar of the rain shower.

“I… I love you too Jjong,” she replied. “…so much.”

“Aww oh my gosh!” We were interrupted by someone’s voice coming from the porch. We turned to see Rebecca jumping up and down. “Stay there! This is beautiful! I need to get my camera!” she shouted to us before running back inside the mansion.

Annie and I looked at each other, back at the porch, then laughed.

“I guess we are kinda cute,” she smiled.

“Of course we are," I smirked. And with that we continued our kiss.