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Taehyung looked over at the girl sitting across from him, quite confused. “Eunji, why did you ask me here?”

Eunji looked up from her steak, having not touched it despite staring at it for minutes. “I wanted to tell you something…I don’t know how to tell you, though.”

“Eunji, you can tell me anything.  I’ll understand you.  I’m your best friend, remember?”

Eunji took a deep breath.  All right.  Here goes nothing. “I like you.”

Taehyung stopped functioning.  His glass stood motionless in his hand, shock lacing his features. “You mean…you’re in love with me?”  That made him so happy!  But so sad at the same time…

“Mhm.”

“Oh…” He set his glass down and looked at her.  He saw the worry in her eyes, but he had already made his decision, despite the fact that this statement was just thrown at him suddenly. “Eunji…you’re a wonderful girl…it’s just…I think of you as a sister…I’m sorry…”

Eunji nodded slowly, tears welling in her eyes. “It’s all right, you don’t have to like me back…I just…” She paused. “Never mind…I should go…”

Taehyung looked out the window.  He was trying to distract himself from her tears and seem not interested in her. “But it’s raining.  You’ll get sick.” He looked back at her.

Eunji shook her head. “I’ll be fine.” She stood up and was about to walk out, but Taehyung stopped her.

He pulled his blazer off the back of his chair and handed it to her. “Take it, it’ll keep you warm.”

She hesitated but nodded and took it from him. “Thank you, Taehyung…” She looked down at it and pulled it around her shoulders.  She smiled faintly at him before leaving.

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Taehyung watched Eunji walk out the door, and his heart shattered.  But he was doing it for Namjoon.  Namjoon deserved her, Tae didn’t.  He looked out the window just as it started pouring.  His eyes widened.  Eunji!  She’d get sick in this weather!  He ran outside.

“Eunji!  Eunji!”

Where was she?  He couldn’t see anything…was she ok?

After about twenty minutes, he gave up looking for her.  He was soaked now.  Where was she?  What if she wasn’t ok?  He was too tired to keep going…

He trudged to his car.  He climbed in, leaning his head on the steering wheel after shutting his door.  He hoped she was ok…  He soon drifted off to sleep, his head still laid on the steering wheel.

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Eunji walked out of the restaurant, completely crushed.  She pulled the blazer that Taehyung had so sweetly given to her tightly around herself.  She looked up at the clouded sky as a gentle raindrop hit her face.  Tears started pouring down her face, mirroring the rain around her.  She walked out into the rain, not caring if she got soaked.  Normally, Taehyung would come to her rescue, but not tonight.  Tonight he was still sitting in the restaurant, probably staring at a wine glass as he held it in front of his face.  Tears continued to spill down her face as she walked down the sidewalk.  They wouldn’t stop.  She wanted someone to comfort her, but who?  She shivered as the rain kept pouring down.  No doubt she’d end up with a cold, but she didn’t care.  She just continued to walk down the sidewalk, rain mixing with the tears as they rolled down her face.  She got more and more tired as she walked, and soon was tired to the point that she almost couldn’t walk.  Just then, she felt two strong arms embrace her from behind.  If she had had the strength to even think about it, she would’ve freaked out, but right now the arms had the strength she lacked, so she leaned into them.

“Eunji, what are you doing?  You’re going to get sick!”

Namjoon.  Peace flooded over her and she relaxed even more in his arms, allowing him to pick her up.  He quickly rushed her to his car, hoping she wouldn’t get sick.  She was already shivering.

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Eunji was now sitting on Namjoon’s couch, wearing a pair of his sweatpants and one of his sweatshirts.  She huddled into the sweatshirt, hoping he’d return soon.  Then, as if he could read her thoughts, Namjoon walked slowly into the room, carrying a bowl of soup.  He set it down on the table and sat next to her.

“Are you all right, Eunji?  What happened that you were in the rain in the first place?”

Eunji ignored his words, staring tiredly at his chest, longing to lay her head there as he rocked her to sleep.  She needed comfort after Tae had broken her heart…

“Eunji?” Namjoon waved his hand in front of her face.

She blinked and focused on his face. “Hmm?”

“Eunji, I think you need to sleep.  You’re not focusing on me at all.  Would you like to go sleep in my bed?  I can sleep on the couch tonight.”

She shook her head and lay her head on his chest. “I need warmth… please stay with me…”

Namjoon just stared at her, quite perplexed.  Was she wanting to snuggle him?  Was she delirious?  Did she for some reason think he was Taehyung?

“Namjoon…please…” She wrapped her arms around his waist in an attempt to pull him closer.

He sighed and pulled her onto his lap.  This was just how it would be tonight, he supposed.

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An hour had passed since Taehyung had fallen asleep in his car.  He had slept about a half an hour before waking up from a headache.  After a long while of sitting in his car, he finally willed himself to drive home.  His head was pounding, and he could barely see out the window from the rain that was still pouring.  It would take him much longer to get home than he had anticipated…