“Hyerin-ah “ 

“Hyerin-ah” Taemin came in shouting, as she heard the door unlock,

 She looked up to see him, from the dining table she was sitting at to work on her promotional event project next month.

He walked in, placing the car keys on the narrow table in front of the entrance, as he sprinted in, with a wide smile on his face.

“What is the good news?” she asked, smiling at his bright face, distracted from the laptop screen, as she was taking quick glances, back & forth.

“Finally the world tour is finalized” he informed.

“Oh!” she took off her hand from the keyboard, crossing them on the table, to watch him, as he sat across her, 

“I was so worried” “I thought they will push it more but they said it’s manageable in next three months” 

He was happy, more than just happy actually, as she watched the twinkle growing as he went on with the details, and she kept listening, feeling proud of him then, “You were following on so I think it helped” she added as he finished, making him nod, “Yeah” “I think so too”

“Ah!” he groaned, running his fingers through his bangs, as they fell back back on his forehead, making him blink cutely, “It’s really a relief now” he was calm & relaxed, as he leaned back on the chair, watching her with the smile not fading at all, as she pursed her lips together, watching him lovingly, 

“Should we have wine after dinner today?” she asked, raising her eyes at his smiling face, as he met her eyes, nodding in agreement.

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Both of them were cleaning the dishes together after dinner, 

Hyerin was washing them, handing it to Taemin standing on her side, as they talked about a few things from the day, filling each other with their passing of day respectively.

They were on the last plate, as he placed it in the cabinet above, when she dried her hands with the towel, placing it back on the hanger.

His eyes shifted back to her, finding her watching him with a soft smile, as he moved closer to her, smirking himself, squinting his eyes in curiosity now, “Why are you looking at me like that?” 

He extended his arms out, walking to her, but she stepped back, keeping the smile, making him raise his eyes in confusion, “I remembered something” she said, the smile on her lips was getting wider, as he found it more suspicious now.

“What?” he blinked,

“Choi Sooyoung came to the cafe today” 

“Choi Sooyoung?” 

“The champagne launch?” “The Choi siblings?” she reminded, as he blinked remembering then, though watching her with same confusion,

“She really has a big crush on you” Hyerin gasped, moving out of the kitchen, making Taemin smile too finally, as he walked behind her,

“How do you know?” he asked following her, teasing smile lurking on his face now, 

“I asked her” Hyerin blurted, as she moved to the sofa to settle down, “She has been to all your concerts-”

“Even your fansigns-” her eyes went wider in shock, “And she has a blanket, pillow, tshirt and what not with your face on it.” she huffed out a chuckle reminiscing the details Sooyoung told her in the excitement,

He went to sit beside her, watching her face turning red slowly, “I mean, how can a busy person like her have time for all these things in the world” she went on talking staring at the black screen of the television in front of her, “It’s so childish to have a blanket like that-” she scoffed out a chuckle, making him let out the snicker he was holding in.

He had her attention now, as he found her glaring eyes on him, 

“Why would you ask that?” he ask with a calm smile, making her blink softly, “I was curious-” she pouted, looking down, knowing now what she was doing, as her voice lowered with embarrassment, “Since Mr Choi told me she wanted to work with you”

He couldn’t stop himself from pulling her cheeks, “Aigoo” “My baby does get jealous in a while” he was giggling, making her blush, as she looked up gasping at his words, “Curiosity!” she corrected, taking a giggle from him,

“The strong aura she has around herself, how can I believe she is such a big fangirl” her explanation continued, making Taemin hum lazily in response, taking another dead look from her, as she shot his arm then to stop him, 

“She does have an attractive aura” he said looking away, making a thinking face now, as she narrowed her eyes on him, making him watch her through the corner again, feeling her strong gaze on him.

He smiled, turning back to her, matching eyes with her, “And still I had my eyes on you the whole night” 

Her heart skipped a beat, as she composed herself from giving out the smile right away, watching him calmly for a second, but a subtle smile crept up her lips slowly, knowing which night he was talking about, as she cleared , blinking her eyes down, to focus on her anxious toes tapping the floor, as she breathed out a long sigh, “That night!” she murmured, feeling the flush immediately, as she looked up to him her lips, 

“Weren’t you the jealous one that day?” she was watching him with a teasing look now, as he gaped in surprise at her memory of it, “Me?” 

“Uhmm!” “I had my eyes on you too” she gave him an indicative eye, making him smirk in response, as they shared a quick smile, 

“You don’t remember anything after you got drunk?” she asked curious, trying to guess from his expressions, as he went into rethinking mode, his face showing every sign of his lost memory, 

“I remember crying in the car” he admitted, foolishly laughing at himself now, making her laugh too then.

“Poor Euisoo-ssi” she smiled, “You made him wait for an hour there” she filled him, making him nod pouting, “Therefore I apologized next day” he confessed, making her smile back, speechlessly.

“Did I spill any dirty secrets about myself?” he whispered, smirking at her in tease, as she watched him for a while, pressing her lips together, 

“a big one” she nodded softly, as he nodded back with her continuing the tease, completely away from the knowledge of his drunk confession, 

“I’m serious” she blinked, switching to a serious face, standing up to walk back to the kitchen to get the wine & glasses then.

He sat there trying to recollect his memory, but everything was blank in his head, after he was shifted in her car.

He got up in haste, catching up behind her, as she approached the fridge to get the bottle, “What did we talk about?” he asked, observing her expressions now, as she pulled out the wine bottle from the fridge, looking back at him with the same poker face for a moment, before shrugging her shoulders, walking past him.

“You’re just teasing me” he rolled his eyes turning back to her, as he found her watching him for a second or two silently, “Let’s say that”

She went away, answering back casually, but he was bothered by the distress of that missing memory now.

“There’s rarely anything I haven’t told you” he continued, following her inside the bedroom, “We don’t have any secrets” 

He was too innocently confessing that, making her smile, as she handed him one of the glasses.

He watched her suspiciously, as she handed him the bottle to pull out the cork with the cockscrew attached on it, as they took seat on the couch,

“But there’s something you know,” he was the only one talking now, as he twisted out the cork with the help of corkscrew, handing it to her then,

She continued to pour the wine in the glasses in their hands, keeping her lips silent, making him curious with every growing second now, as he watched her throughout, making it difficult for her to continue keeping the dramatic expression to .

“As long as it didn’t upset you, I don’t care” he finally gave up, convincing himself, as he sipped the wine, shrugging away the pressure on his shoulders now,

She found herself flushing on his statement, as she sipped on her own wine to mask her cheeks turning red now,

“Would you mind if I visit your coming concert?” she asked, turning to him, as he watched her amazed, “I wanted you to come” he grinned, making her blush more, as her cheeks were getting warmer now, because of the wine, 

“I will be there then” she added, smiling to herself, as she looked at her fingers circling the glass, but she could feel his eyes on her, till she looked up to find them again.

He took another sip, keeping eye contact, “Are you sure you will be okay hearing the girls my name?” he smirked, as she scoffed, glaring at him, “Is it so?” 

“Okay!” she exclaimed, watching his coy expression, as she moved closer to him on the couch, “You better not waver from your motive, Taemin-ssi” she added, raising her hand to give soft pats on his chest, making him smile wider, as she ended up giggling herself.

She leaned back on the couch, as she felt his arm behind her shoulders, as he took the glass in another hand to put it on the table, pulling her into his arms, making her shift closer in his arms, as she leaned back on his shoulders then, sipping the wine from the glass. 

“I want you to come to my every concert” he spoke, making her smile, as she played her fingers on the glass, happily,

“I will” she whispered s