❝October's Rush❞

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6:53 pm

Friday. 

This is not what Inha pictured when she had decided to pick up Sehun. 

Her sitting on the swing-chair while him seated closer and their ears plugged in her airpods with a book in her hands, and his head on her shoulder; his eyes were closed. 

The swing-chair that she had asked him to buy it to place it by the corner of their room nearby the glass window so they could sightsee the terrace view without having to leave the room and it was just a suggestion but who knew that her man of a jerk would take it seriously enough to buy it and she found it on the exact said place when visiting the place. 

She had given him a gaped look, and he had given her his foolish satisfied smile; oh, she really was getting whipped for him. 

However, this scene was far from her mind as she was here to pick him up after getting ready from her place while he was having his swimming practice session after being back from his schedule and Inha waited for him until Sehun had insisted of taking some rest since he hadn't had it where she had nodded it off as given his health came first foremost while letting him know about her waiting for him in the swing-chair with a book, and to her surprise, he had taken the place next her for a rest. 

She let him be wordless like always. 

But it has been an hour now as Inha couldn't help but sigh. "Celeb," 

Sehun was silent for a moment to hum. "Yes?" 

A smile graced her lips at his obedient action before closing the book as she placed it on her lap; it was another new book of hers that she'd been taking here for both of them since he had taken a liking towards reading where the living room's one of the drawer was becoming a small bookshelf now. 

It was strange but slowly her things were being welcomed here like it was only hers to do so like her presence in this home, and in his life. 

"What are we doing?" 

Inha leaned her head on his to feel his arm linking around hers as he snuggled more into her neck with an audible mumble. "Resting." 

"I was supposed to pick you up not resting here." 

Her lips puckered, as her eyes glanced through the glass window to the terrace to greet the bluish shade of the almost night knocking in afterwards before lifting her shoulder gently for him to raise his head yet he didn't budge, instead, wrapped his arm around her front waist. "Stop moving, Inha." 

"I'll bang your big-brain if you don't get up this instant, Sehun." 

And just earn another lazy hum from his lips. 

Inha groaned, letting him be for a moment before checking her phone to find a bunch of messages from Jinsoo with his dramatic threats of not getting late since he freed his precious schedule for the hang out tonight so no one should be late. 

"Look at this," Inha paused, pushing the phone towards Sehun, "Jinsoo is already ready with his threats." 

His eyes opened with a squinting flutter as he read the message. "Let me block him for you." 

"I should block you instead." 

The next second, Inha felt his mouth on her upper-arm with a soft bite as she yelped to look at him to find him smiling lightly and slapped his cheek lightly. "This jerk." 

"Come on, be a good boy, and get up." 

"And who says I'm a good boy?" 

"Right, you are not." 

He lifted his head, and she met his sleepy eyes with a blank stare as he leaned the back of his head against the swing-chair before reaching out to palm her cheek. "If I become a little bit of a bad boy, will you dump me?" 

Inha had to blink at his sudden change of expression; sullen, and she tilted her head with a playful smile on her lips. "If you behave well enough." 

A frown appeared between his eyebrows along with his puckered lips. "I do behave well now." 

"This is not good behavior." 

Sehun rolled his eyes; his hands squished her cheeks and Inha didn't let go to speak through her puckered lips. "If you don't let go, and run to the bathroom to change, I'll send this video to the grown up kids and will let Jinsoo tease you for the rest of your life." 

Her words were muffled, and Sehun couldn't help but adore her actions as he almost pecked her puckered lips but listening to her words had him let her go with his widened eyes. "You didn't delete it yet?" 

Inha tilted her head; a mischievous smile on her lips again. "I'd never delete that treasure." 

He attempted to grab her phone but Inha was quick to get up along with the book followed by his figure standing up in his plain shirt, and pajamas as he tilted his head at her actions of provoking him by showing her phone towards him. "Should I send it?" 

"Don't you pick a fight with me, doc-lady." 

"I am, what are you going to do, celeb?" 

Inha gave him her sass of a look, and he nodded, his jaw clenching as he took a big step towards her only for her to step aside towards the swing-chair while throwing the book in it where Sehun reached out, grabbing her hand during her this actions but his woman was quick to pull it back with her soft laughter erupting along and he rolled his eyes again before taking another step towards her. 

The next thing they found themselves running around the swing-chair that was swinging in a twirl like their figures as Inha wouldn't stop provoking him while Sehun wouldn't stop chasing her; just like always. 

Inha was quick to run towards the bed as she climbed on it until Sehun was standing by it with a tilt of his head, and a victorious smirk on his lips where Inha rolled her eyes not even giving up as she stepped aside only for him to block her way that had her huff, and he grinned his foolish smile before she tried to trick him by going to the other side only to go for another one but her jerk of a man was smart enough to grab her figure towards him. 

"Gotcha!" 

He held her still on the bed by his arms around her waist, as he stood by the footboard while her figure slightly towered him as she wrapped her arms around his neck, making her face inches closer to him as he glanced at her lips to meet her eyes. "You better delete it." 

Inha tilted her head with a pondering look as her eyes squinted to meet his eyes with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "No can do." 

"Now who's bad behavior should we consider?" 

Sehun tilted his head, his eyes boring into hers with a knowing look and Inha's forehead creased, faking an innocent face. "So, you're gonna dump me, Sehun?" 

Damn, this adorable being and only his. 

His lips graced a smile as he reached out, squishing her cheeks. "I have come to love this handful piece too much to let go." 

Inha's cheeks warmed to smile as she nodded, squishing his cheeks back. "Now you're like my good boy." 

He nodded. "Now be my good girl, and delete it." 

Inha's smile dropped to pucker her lips as she sighed, and brought the phone to their sights as she was about to do it only for him to hover his hand over hers while leaving a soft kiss on her cheek. "Just keep it safe for me." 

She nodded, smiling with a quick kiss on his forehead. "Deal." 

Until a message popped up that both of them checked to find the gang of new friends already leaving their places to be at the bowling pub they were supposed to meet for a hang out and Inha was quick to gasp. "We're going to be late, Oh Sehun!" 

"I'm going, Baek Inha!" 

The next moment, he had turned around taking a hold of the neckline of his shirt, as within a second, he had taken it off leaving his upper-torso bare displaying his chain around for her eyes to round as she stood still, feeling her cheeks warming while watching his back in her sight as he paced ahead to the wardrobe while plugging out the airpod from his ear with a quick brush through his hair to choose the clothes where she stood still on the bed. 

This hot jerk. 

She got down while taking off her airpod before walking to the swing-chair as she grabbed the book to settle down with her sneaky gazes on him until he glanced over his shoulder to meet her eyes with a startle to her system and her cheeks heated up at his lingering gaze on her entire figure. 

"What are you doing?" 

Sehun blinked. "I'm looking at you."

"Because?" 

"Because you have been doing the same." 

He grinned, turning back until he had taken out a pair of blue pants, and gray hoodie to match it up with a black leather jacket where Inha tilted her head, and a chuckle left her lips as he literally matched his outfit with hers as the knitted-gray shirt had hugged her figure paired up with her blue jeans, except, her jacket was a black denim placed on the couch downstairs. 

"How do you actually have the color of outfits matching mine?" 

He turned around with a lift of his shoulder while holding the clothes as his eyes stared into hers with a soft glint. "We have the same choices, Inha."

A pleasant smile graced her lips at his words, understanding the reason, and meaning behind it as she nodded. "Yeah, good choices." 

Her eyes flickered in a confused look as he walked to her seated figure until he was towering over her as she looked up at him for a moment to bore her eyes into his intent that he had been doing and her cheeks heated up. 

"Yah, Oh Sehun." 

"What, Baek Inha." 

The next second, he bent over with his hands either side of her thighs on the soft cushion as his clothes placed on her lap in the flow like her back leaned against the backrest as he tilted his head with a smile on his lips. 

She felt warm by his radiating warmth through him while him boring his eyes into her with an adoration didn't help much as she sighed. "Aren't you going to change?" 

"That's not what your eyes are saying." 

He mumbled, glancing at her lips for a moment to meet her eyes again as her lips parted, and her head tilted. "What do they say?" 

"Like you're gonna do something wild with me."

Her eyes squinted, and his smile widened. 

And his smiling lips had leaned in closer as he had brushed his nose through hers in a soft graze to feel the warmth of her lips fanning against his lips as he had his lips meet hers but felt the cold cover of the book on his lips as he met her eyes with a frown to find her blinking until her giggle was felt against the book from the other side where she had her lips on. 

"If we get into a wild mood, Jinsoo is going to beat us." 

He rolled his eyes, leaning back. "I'll bang your small-brain before him." 

"And I'll chop your big-brain even before that." 

He shook his head, his eyes squinting with a fake disappointed expression. "I miss Inha from that night," He trailed off, with a nod of approval. "She was wild." 

Inha rolled her eyes, grabbing his cheeks in a squish. "I'm still me." 

"Not much." 

"And you're a jerk." 

He grabbed her cheeks in a squish. "And I know that." 

"Get lost." 

Inha let him go to look down at her phone only to feel his gentle grip on her cheeks have her head tilt up as the next second, he had pressed his lips on her parted ones while her eyes closed immediately at the action with a thud of her heart as he leaned back to wriggle her cheeks softly. "Now I will." 

The next thing Inha watched him closing the bathroom door as she sat still with her flushed cheeks of a blush to smile slowly before recalling his words that reminded her the night of the moment when she had met Chen, and her ended up being drunk, and their intimate moment in the car had left her in a whoosh of more warmth into her system. 

She had remembered every single thing the next day, and he didn't leave a chance of teasing her like always as she could reminisce about the actions of her getting more into her desire led by her intoxication but it was not just it, her heart, and mind knew that their relationship was getting more deeper, and stronger with a knock of another phase that was being led by their little intimate moments to end up getting more deeper now. 

She didn't feel scared, and she could feel him getting in the same pace with her but for her, he was being careful with her like always and she was falling more and more in love with him wondering if it was even possible to do. 

But living in the moments with him, it probably was, scratch it, it was definite. 

And it was alright; they had been getting into every phase at their respective pace so this one will flow on its own. 

At the moment, the door opened, and Sehun walked out in his attire as his jacket was still on Inha's lap who was in a lost trance of her thoughts that he saw through the mirror that he was standing in front of while combing his hair as he turned around to walk to her before leaning down to place a kiss on her head. 

"Where is your soul lost again, doc-lady?" 

Inha blinked a couple of times at his casual soft look. "Oh, you're done." 

"You wanted to doll me up?" 

Her eyes lit up. "I'd do a fantastic job." 

"No can do." 

He grinned, holding out his hand for her as she grabbed it with a flat stare at him to get up with her phone, and he grabbed his jacket to walk only for her to stop as she checked herself in the mirror for the last time. 

"You look perfect, Inha." 

"Who says I don't?" 

He chuckled, and she smiled, as he wore his jacket that she helped him out with it before he walked ahead until a yelp left his lips at her sudden jump on his back, and he was quick to hold the back of her thighs like her arms had hugged his neck with her feet locked around his waist. 

"Come on, my hot piece." 

Sehun had to roll his eyes at the familiar name yet he complied while walking ahead with Inha in his hold, and them being in their safe holds. 

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October's third weekend had knocked in the lives of the beings who had gathered at the bowling pub, the last two weeks of October had passed in rapid days that Jinsoo's autumn collection was already almost out of stock, as Sehun's advertisements had been up for two weeks as the news of Inha, and his relationship didn't put much negativity to their side since it was more like a positive one, as the man had been single for years to be in a relationship with someone he loves, and his supporting people were by his side. 

And that had led them to date around, go hand in hand without being sneaky as though Inha missed the thrill of sneaking around but she was happy to roam around with Sehun freely. 

Their parents, and their friend's parents along with Minho were worried about it, Sehun felt nervous about how he'd face Daewon after promising him Inha's safety but Inha had assured him that it'd be alright, and it was when Daewon had understood their situation after his little scolding, along with his own parents yet they had been the supporter they always had been followed by Minho who didn't stop his nag of them being careless like always but he was the first one to understand them with his big brother energy. 

Ah-Young's movie shoot was almost in the phase of finishing as the last shoot was at the end of the November while Mingyu was living his life in his journalism that had him write another article for Sehun and Inha, whom he was befriending with wholeheartedly after that one conversation with Ah-Young. 

Soomin, and Si-woo had been going on their good pace, as he had told how their parents have been getting along with each other while Si-woo was getting more drawn to Soomin for the time they had been spending together even though their respective works had been falling between but they were working out with it. 

Jinsoo had been busy with his W&J, the autumn collection had brought yet another success in his business that he was happy about, plus his best buddy was another reason behind for the success as the new gang of friends had a treat at Minho's Café along with him, and Heewon. 

Yoojung's trial wasn't something she could just push back, as the October month had brought much after but this month had brought other things; her birthday, and her grandmother, Ae-Cha'a memorial that the squad had visited her graveyard that day and in the evening, the family and the old neighbors of friends had gathered to greet her in their old neighborhood, and at the old house of Ae-Cha. 

Another thing was Jinsoo and Yoojung's wedding getting close; it was during the third week of November that they had decided, as their schedules weren't much packed, and it was going to be in Hawaii, like Jinsoo had suggested, and Yoojung had agreed wholeheartedly for them. 

The month of passing had knocked their heads at how they haven't been able to spend time together and Yoojung had suggested for a hang out, while Sehun had given the suggestion for going to bowling where everyone had agreed to be here at the moment. 

It was ten past nine, and the gang had gathered after deciding the teams that was going to be girl verses boys. 

"Could you brief me a bit?" 

Ah-Young asked, standing in her casuals while her cap in a backward position as she stood in front of the bowls placed in some different colors like their different shapes unlike the basketball, and football ones and it was a first time she had been in the bowling pub for a game since back in her days of high school, she wasn't allowed to go for a hang out given her father's strictness. 

"Mingyu is good at briefing." 

Sehun nodded at him, and Mingyu gave him a look but unable to shut him up since he was right, as back in high school, his so-called friends would bunk the school to play games that included bowling and Sehun knew it because he had been with him once. 

"Good job at using your big-brain for once, celeb." 

Inha praised him, and Sehun turned to her to find her proud smile towards him as they were settled on one of the chairs while he was helping her out with the glove in her hand for the game as he nodded. "As one of us should." 

Inha tilted her head. "Are you asking for a fight?" 

He chuckled, "No," He trailed off, sliding her sleeve up that displayed the symbol bracelet around her wrist like his wrist had etched and was displaying by his slide up sleeves as he wore the glove that Inha helped him out with as she patted it. "It's done." 

"Are you both twinning again?" 

Soomin questioned, after taking a picture with Yoojung who was now wearing the glove in her hand while her bracelet in the sight where Inha shrugged. "We got the same good choices." 

"Aren't you two actually doing it on purpose?" 

She shook her head, bringing up the phone to their direction where Inha was quick to wrap her arm around Sehun's neck, and he turned to the scene to instantly lean his head against Inha as she brought her gloved hand up with a pose, and he followed suit with the same pose. 

Soomin nodded. "Nice." 

She roamed the phone around the area to find her boyfriend, Si-woo and Jinsoo standing in their casuals like them to find them playing darts as they had been going for the bullseye before roaming it around to the twinning couple to find Sehun teaching Inha some basics but getting her reply of knowing everything that had him given her his sass of a reply to get a headlock from her.

The sight was nothing new as she shook her head to record Yoojung who was in Jinsoo's hoodie while tying up her hair in a bun to wave at the camera before stopping the camera at the new sight to find Mingyu teaching Ah-Young the basics of bowling. 

The awkward pair didn't seem awkward anymore but appeared much more than that. 

"You have to hold the ball like this," 

Mingyu instructed, holding the ball in his hand to show her before handing it to Ah-Young as she felt the heaviness of it to hold it still before imitating his way of holding the ball yet not being able to do so where he stepped closer to her and Ah-Young met his eyes; his hair down on his forehead unlike his usual self like his casual look attire. 

He cleared his throat, and she snapped out, feeling flustered after her long gaze on him until he asked her softly. "Can I?" 

He had his hand almost hovering over to ask if he could get closer to her as if he was asking about the pace that had followed between them to cross it to the other phase, as his eyes bored into hers and he felt pleasant the moment she had answered him. "Yes." 

The next moment, Ah-Young had felt him closer to her side that made her realize of how tall he was next to her that she reached to his shoulder until his palm had grazed the back of her hand in a gentle hold, "You have to hold it this way so you don't hurt your muscles," He muttered, helping her with it where Ah-Young nodded, understanding it to hold it in an instant correctly. 

And their eyes met with their soft smiles behind the flutter of their hearts. 

"I didn't know you were unaware of the basics." 

Mingyu commented, not mocking her but genuinely asking as if he wanted to know more about her after that little conversation of theirs had him take a courageous step towards her and Ah-Young met his eyes to continue her task of practicing. "Dad was always worried about my life, and studies since he wanted me to focus more on studies than hanging out with friends so I hardly had time for it but I did exactly the opposite of his wish since I'm in a different position now." 

Mingyu heard her attentively to understand, and realize that he wasn't the only one with worries, and past because her words had indicated how hard it was for her to reach where she was at the moment, and her people weren't her side and that night of his taunt had left a guilt in his system. 

"Then," 

Ah-Young turned to him to find him looking at her softly. "You can come to me if you want to learn about anything that I can help with." 

Her heart warmed, and nodded. "You better not back out." 

And he let out a chuckle that made her smile back. 

The pair was back in the mode of learning and teaching but the friends of theirs had watched them with a smile before Jinsoo let out a groan who was still not over his inability to target the bullseye. 

"Let's just get started!" 

Sehun rolled his eyes, standing up while patting Inha's head. "You just can't accept that you lost against Si-woo." 

Jinsoo scoffed. "I'm not wearing glasses." 

"Since when do you wear one?" 

Yoojung questioned, and Soomin let out a laugh, while Jinsoo had to gasp dramatically. "Honey, you can't expose me like that!" 

"Do you really need glasses? Should I book an appointment for you at the hospital tomorrow?" Si-woo joked, and earned a roll of Jinsoo's eyes. "No, thank you." 

"Okay, come on now." 

Yoojung stood up as the next second, Jinsoo, Si-woo along with Soomin had followed her where Mingyu and Ah-Young were already standing and before Sehun could follow, he had felt a tug over his shoe to find Inha bent over while seated, and tying his shoelace. 

Inha stood up to find him staring at her with a soft glint in his eyes and she tilted her head with a smile. "Don't be so touched, it was for you to not to pick a fight with me later for being unfair when you'd lose." 

"This little doc-lady." 

Sehun let out a scoff, and the next second, he had wrapped his arm around her neck as if pretending to headlock her where Inha laughed as they followed the others. 

The next thing they were already in the intense game of theirs; the start of the game was with Yoojung being the leader of the team as she had brought a strike where the girls had cheered with Inha not letting go of her while the boys had gave her an approving nod with some claps while Jinsoo being the whipped one had to shower her with the compliments until Sehun had reminded him being the head of the boys team. 

Next was Mingyu from their team who had been the good player as he did brought a strike and did a highfive with a boys while girls were waving them off except Ah-Young who was impressed by his skills yet again only to be teased by the girls. 

The game continued with Ah-Young being the still learner had did a pretty good job of not getting a gutter ball, and Mingyu looked impressed by it, the next happened with Jinsoo bringing a strike with him as he and Sehun had roared together like two idiots left in a zoo where Yoojung had to shut them up while Inha had closed her ears since her jerk of a man was roaring into her ears deliberately. 

Si-woo who claimed to be a decent players had scored the highest that Soomin had pointed at him. "You told me you're not good at it!" 

Si-woo shrugged. "It just happened." 

Inha patted Soomin's back. "It's just luck."

"It better be." 

Soomin mumbled, before getting up as it was her turn to throw the ball rolling ahead but left a few bottles standing on as she pouted, and Si-woo chuckled softly to ruffle her hair while the boys grabbing him back as they were being too much of lovers at the moment unlike the two competitive lovers. 

"Now watch me."

Sehun mouthed to Inha doing his two fingers gesture to his eyes then back to her with a smirk, and Inha made a funny face at him to watch him throwing the ball ahead with his style of pose that him look hot at the moment but it was not the time to think about it, as the next thing he was roaring again loudly with his arm up as he hit the target perfectly while giving a highfive to Jinsoo along with boys. 

He sent a flying kiss to her and she waved it off. 

The next moment, it was Inha's turn, her competitive self was to bring high scores as she slid her sleeves up to her elbows with her with a quick brush of her fingers through her hair back unaware of her man gawking at the sight with his all rights where Inha had throw the ball ahead behind her girls cheering up loudly that got even louder the moment she had scored higher. 

Inha turned around to meet Sehun's eyes with a smile; her sassy smile and a flip of her hair after she sent a flying kiss to him as he nodded, smiling proudly to watch her walking in a style to the girls. 

The moment continued with the competition as the scores were getting better and better with their laughter, and screams of cheers for it. 

"This doesn't make sense!" 

Yoojung shouted, after Jinsoo had throw the ball crossing the lane and he huffed. "I did not cheat," He trailed off, standing on the line with the ball. "You have to stand here," He paused, throwing the ball ahead. "And you gotta throw it." 

"Oh, don't teach me the lines now." 

"I'm not, I'm just saying that you have to stand here to throw the ball!"

Yoojung nodded. "Alright." 

The next thing the gang had watched the pair standing still until Yoojung had brought the ball to throw where Jinsoo had been standing as it went ahead bringing perfect scores for the girls and she smiled at him. "Alright?"

Jinsoo groaned. "This is not how it's done, honey." 

"Oh, please, you guys are literally cheating now." 

Inha stood beside Yoojung with her crossed arms, and Yoojung nodded where Jinsoo tilted his head. "Aren't you both being too much?" 

"How so?"

"Then, we'll cheat too."

Sehun was already grabbing another ball as he crossed the lane of the line, standing a bit further ahead from the trio to throw the ball that went rolling forward to bring down all the pins in a swift to throw his cheeky smile at them as Yoojung and Jinsoo stared at him with a blank stare, until Inha was passing by them with the ball to pass by Sehun's figure as she stood in front of the pins to throw the ball ahead as it scored higher. 

She turned back to him with a smile. "Then, I'll do this."

"Oh, they are so annoying." 

Jinsoo looked up with a sigh but followed their action of doing the same as Sehun and him had highfived with a laugh where Inha had dragged Yoojung to do the same and Yoojung had done so until Inha had pushed Sehun out of the way to throw the ball only for him to grab her from behind for Jinsoo to do it but Yoojung was already on the spot to stop. 

"Yah, Oh Sehun!" 

"What, Baek Inha!" 

"Let me go!"

"No can do." 

Inha tried to wriggle out of his grasp only to slip onto the slippery floor with a thud and took him while her hand onto Jinsoo had pushed him ahead as the ball rolled ahead while Yoojung had jumped aside with a yelp before the squad of four had stare at each other for a moment at their doings to burst out laughing together. 

Inha's hands clapping as her back leaned on Sehun's chest behind her with his bent legs eith