NEW YORK 2.0 (1/1)

[S] I woke up naked and cold beside Mino. He’s sound asleep. I pulled the blanket to cover him up as I see him without his shirt on too. My body is craving something hot. I put on an oversized shirt and tiptoed to the kitchen, where I saw a canned soup in the pantry. I heated it up in a pot and toasted some of the leftover bagels from breakfast. I decided to eat this in my room to share with Mino in case he wakes up. Carrying everything on a tray, I slowly left the kitchen back to my cave. But then I heard a faint music coming somewhere from the patio. The curtains were drawn, but I can see some silhouette of people outside. I took a peek and saw my mom and dad sitting out there, with there hands holding each other and enjoying Carole King's Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? They really did find a way to love each other again and that makes me happy. Maybe that’s why they also wanted to keep the house. It was a place that traced their story, not just mine. I felt like being an intruder in their quiet moment so I just stepped back with my tray and went to my room. Mino is still asleep, probably tired, and I can’t blame him. My back hurts after all the lovemaking we’ve done in just a day, plus, he’s been performing almost every two days since April. I sat on the floor and ate my soup before it gets cold. The first spoonful went straight to my stomach and warmed me up really nice. I dipped the toasted bagels on the soup and enjoyed the salty and soggy lump of bread in my mouth. I left a tiny portion of the soup, and a quarter of bagel for my boyfriend. I don’t know if he’ll wake up as hungry as I am, but I left it anyway. I went back to bed without any intentions of going back to sleep. It has always been mom’s rule: never sleep when you’re full. I just sat there checking my phone when I saw Sunmi online. “Mimi!” Oh god, you’re aliveHow’s NYC? “Brutally hot, actually.” Isn’t it night time there? Why are you still up?PLEASE DON’T TELL ME THIS IS AN AFTER SEX TRIP. I laughed at her reaction and checked if that woke up Mino. “What even is an AFTER SEX TRIP?! Is that one of your kinks with Seunghoonie?” WOW. That hit me hard.Where’s your boy toy by the way? “He’s sleeping beside me. Naked.” You’re giving me a headache. “Want me to send a photo?” Aish, don’t you dare! You’re the worst girlfriend. “And you’re the best friend ever.” Fine. How was the meetup? Did Mino cry? “Why would he cry? Wait, maybe he did when my dad asked him if he has plans to marry me.” OH MY GOD. WILL YOU ALL PLEASE STOP GETTING MARRIED. “Stop exaggerating. Of course, we’re not getting married.” HE SAID NO?! “I mean, we’re not getting married anytime soon. Yes, he said yes.” Damn. Seunghoon better come back fast. Our call ended just around the time I started to get sleepy. I put my arms around Mino and he grunted a little. I don’t know if I woke him up, but he put his arms around me as well. He feels warm and toasty and hot and I better sleep now. --------[M] Mino woke up feeling dry in his mouth. He badly needs to drink water. He carefully stood up and saw a tray by the floor. Sara must have eaten alone last night. He was so knocked out after that swim and extra exercise. The glass was empty, but there are spoonfuls left of soup on the bowl. He tried to take it in, but it only made his throat feel worse. He looked at Sara sleeping peacefully. He didn’t want to wake her up just to ask her to join him in the kitchen. He put on a shirt and his pajamas before carefully walking out of the room. He was almost at the kitchen when he saw Sara’s mom preparing coffee. He wanted to backout but his throat keeps bothering him. Sara’s mom turned and saw him. There’s no turning back now. “Mino! You’re up early.” She smiled at him. “Good morning, ma’am. Sorry to bother you, I just need to get a glass of water.” His voice faded out as his throat felt itchy again. Please Subscribe to read the full chapter