The next day, after university, you caught the first train back to Mokpo and were pleasantly surprised to see the Choi family also there. Hyeongsuk had suddenly disappeared the week before and you hadn't seen him since then, even though you were neighbours.

The train ride back to Mokpo was quiet and you decided to talk to Donghae since hadn't talked to him in the morning and were going to meet up with him later.

You
Hey :)

Lee Donghae
Hellooo how are you

You
I'm good, what about you?

Lee Donghae
I'm good too

Lee Donghae
I'm at Seoul station

You
Oh? How come?

Lee Donghae
We have a date in Mokpo, remember??

You
Ohh right XD

Lee Donghae
Yep so I have to catch the train to Mokpo to see eomma n hyung and then my friend will come later to hang out so I'm not lonely and waiting for so long :((

You
It's not THAT long...

Lee Donghae
Sweetheart, there's 13 hours left till we meet -_-

You
Oh

You
Yeah

You
I forgot XD

Lee Donghae
You mad? How could you forget

You
Idkk xD

Lee Donghae
Aigoo

Lee Donghae
Are you coming Seoul rn?

You
Yup I have uni

Lee Donghae
Ohh do you think we can meet?

You
When? At the train station?

Lee Donghae
I mean if it's possible..?

You
Oh um sure I guess

You
For like 2 mins tho because Jinwoo-ssi insisted he drop me off to uni in the morning

Lee Donghae
Oh? Has this happened before?

You
No he randomly mentioned it yesterday, he hasn't done it before

Lee Donghae
It's a conspiracy! XD

You
Well I mean it's possible 😂

Lee Donghae
Haha, so we can meet, right??

You
Yeah I guess, it's not like he'll be inside the station so we can probably meet for a few mins before we have to separate xD

Lee Donghae
Oh that's perfect then

Lee Donghae
Thank you for letting me meet you :)

You
You shouldn't thank me for that, I want to meet you too

Lee Donghae
Ah okay then

Lee Donghae
Dammit I'm starving tho ugh

Lee Donghae
Is there any food courts around here that you recommend?

You
Ohh ummm there's a Subway there, you can get a sandwich from there and you can get snacks from the cart bar

Lee Donghae
Oh okay, thanks for the recommendation

You
No problem :D

Lee Donghae
Hmm do you want something?

You
Uhhh...

You
Well..

Lee Donghae
Hm?

You
You're amazing

Lee Donghae
Huh?

You
I love you :')

Lee Donghae
I love you too? Where is this coming from xD

You
I want money

Lee Donghae
Right xD

You
Kidding kidding

You
What I really want

You
Is food

Lee Donghae
Hmm tell me what you want, I'll buy it rn

You
Please? :0

Lee Donghae
Haha sure

You
Really??

Lee Donghae
I'm sure

Lee Donghae
How much do you need? :)

You
LOTS!!

Lee Donghae
Okay love I'll give it to you when we meet up

You
Serious???

Lee Donghae
Yup

You
THANK YOU MY LOVE

Lee Donghae
Np 😂💕

You
You're the best

Lee Donghae
Ofc I am

Lee Donghae
Do you want Subway sandwich or hot food?

You
Ummmm

Lee Donghae
Tteokbokki?

You
Nah that's too much, junk food is fine thank you

Lee Donghae
Ya, you can't eat junk rn!

Lee Donghae
I'll buy you a nutritious sandwich.. someone needs to look after your diet, kid! XD

You
Shush, I'm very responsible!

Lee Donghae
Whatever you say

You
Hmph!

Lee Donghae
So, why do you not have good anyway?

You
I mean it's exam season so I've barely had time to eat breakfast lately because I've been waking up late

Lee Donghae
Hmm don't overwork yourself

Lee Donghae
You still need to have energy to do other things

You
Yeah don't worry about anything like that haha

Lee Donghae
Why would I not be concerned ny love xD

You
Thank you 💙

Lee Donghae
Smh no problem 💕

Lee Donghae
Hahah xD

Lee Donghae
I'll see you in a while

Lee Donghae
I'll text you where I am when the train reaches

You
Okay thank youuuu

Lee Donghae
Byee

You
Byeeeee

You grinned to yourself and turned your phone off before you decided to catch up on some sleep. Mr and Mrs Choi congratulated you for your new job before you did so and Jaechan promised you something 'exciting' as he put it, but after that you were left in slumber.

When the train arrived at Seoul station, you felt slightly queasy at the thought of meeting Donghae and so sat for a few minutes to calm yourself down before you followed the passengers out of the train. You only paused to see why your phone buzzed in your pocket.

Lee Donghae
Meet at the lamppost closest to the bathrooms :)

When you reached the location he had suggested, you were met with the sight of someone you assumed to be Donghae since he was wearing the exact same outfit that Donghae had been wearing just a few months ago. Your suspicions were confirmed when he waved at you hesitantly and then offered the white carrier bag in your direction.

"Hello, (Y/N)," he greeted happily and you smiled weakly at him before hugging him back with a pat to his back. "Hi, Donghae."

"Not like this in real life she said," he suddenly mimicked and you looked at him with rounded eyes before you giggled under your breath, feeling touched that he remembered.

"Of course, Donghae-ssi~"

-

When you reached back to Mokpo, you immediately went to the police station to find out about your job.

Most of the older officers were nice to you and one, Kim Hyunbin, even agreed to be your mentor as he was a profiler turned detec