Chapter 14

"Oh my god right there~" I hummed.

Seokjin grinned at the unholy sound that just exited my lips before applying a bit more pressure to my legs.

"You know, you should drop the CEO act and become a professional masseuse. I'll be your number one customer so you can give me all the leg massages you want," I joked.

He scoffed, "You're becoming very privileged Miss Kwon. When the baby comes out, the first thing you're doing is giving me a massage. I've never worked this hard for someone else."

I snickered, "Well then you're in for a big surprise CEO Kim. When the tiny human comes out, everything you do will be for them. You'll have to change their diapers, and feed them, and burp them, and put them to sleep, and sing and read to them, and love them. If you thought I was bad, wait till you've got baby fever."

There was a sudden knock at the door that made Seokjin cheekily push my legs off of him.

He quickly spoke to the person at the door and signed something before carrying in a big package and some envelopes.

I quickly got up to help him with the falling envelopes while he handled the big package.

"Jeez what did you order?" I questioned.

He shrugged, "I don't even know. Namjoon told me to order it so I did."

I sifted through the mail mindlessly until my eyes landed on a beautiful designed envelope.

I gasped, "No way!"

Seokjin jumped at my outburst, peeking over my shoulder to see what I was so excited about.

Dear My Lovely Sister~

After so long, your lovely custom-made card will have arrived. Consider this your formal invitation to Chanhyuk and I's wedding in two weeks. Yes I know it's late, but you told me you wanted to prettiest card and you know I deliver, so I had to get the message and everything personalized.

I know it's last minute but we decided not to have a rehearsal dinner so we'll see you on wedding day my sister of honor~

Also, bring CEO Kim with you. It's high time the Kwon's met our newest addition's baby daddy.

I blushed embarrassedly at the casualness of her message.

I could practically feel Seokjin smirking next to my ear.

"So...they want to meet the baby daddy huh?" He grinned.

I was about to retort his cocky statement when my eyes widened in realization and horror.

"Oh my god! I need to buy a new dress! I grew out of my other one!" I exclaimed.

I had gone dress shopping with Eunbi about a month before I got pregnant and it totally slipped my mind that the fitted dress wouldn't be so fitted anymore.

Seokjin amusedly chuckled at my frantic panic.

"Why are you freaking out so much? Did you forget who I am? This is the perfect opportunity for us to go out in public and stir up trouble."

I frowned, remembering the horrible things said about me the last time I went out in public with him.

He laughed sweetly, making my heart flutter.

"I'm just kidding. I wouldn't do that to you. We'll go out in disguises. Specifically me. Believe it or not, I have lots of casual clothes that I wear when I need to blend in," he grinned.

"Oh yeah? Define casual. I'm sure you mean Gucci casual right?" I taunted.

He pouted, "That was a low blow. Just you wait, you won't recognize me."

He rushed off to go change while I waited anxiously on the couch.

To be honest, even though Seokjin made a point to tell me I was beautiful everyday and make my heart flutter and whatever, it wasn't easy to just believe him.

And it wasn't anybody's fault, it was just my body was changing on a daily basis, so it was easy to feel disheartened and confused.

Seokjin came back into the living room, whistling happily as he modeled off his casual wear. He proved me wrong to say the least.

There he was.

The most famous 'gem' of them all and the richest, prancing around his multi-million dollar won mansion in a sweatshirt, ripped jeans, and worn down sneakers.

Looks like I traveled back into the alternate universe.

He grinned cheekily, "Aren't I cute?"

I choked, "Y-yeah sure."

He slipped his hand into mine and pulled me off of the couch without hesitation.

My face went bright red as I felt the tender warmth of his hand against mine.

I should've been used to this kind of skin-ship since he had been doing it a lot, but I still became a flustered mess whenever he did it.

Our relationship was so unclear. On one hand, Seokjin was doing this stuff with me that he never ever did with anyone, but on the other hand, these were just friendly actions right? There's no feelings attached to simple affections like this.

"How are we going? They'll know it's you if we go with a driver," I commented.

He gave me a lopsided grin, pulling out my car keys from his back pocket.

"That's why we're taking your car. It's sat prettily in my garage and now is its time for proper use," he hummed.

It was a strange sense of comfort to be sitting in my own car again after so long.

I watched amusedly as Seokjin drove. It was so out of place for him, but so attractive. He looked almost at peace being able to do it all on his own.

But was most flustering was the fact that he was driving with one hand. One hand was on the wheel while the other was interlaced with mine.

I softly smiled while looking out the window. Everything was so perfect. And it was about to get a whole lot better.

Time Skip

I let out an audible squeal as Seokjin pulled up to the mystery store he was raving about.

"IS THIS JUNG DAWON'S BOUTIQUE?!"

He laughed, "Yeah. I figured you'd want the best of the best."

"ARE YOU CRAZY?! MY SISTER AND I IDOLIZE HER!" I exclaimed.

Seokjin grimaced, "That's great, could you maybe stop screaming though?"

"Sorry. But how did you do this? Why? She must be so busy, everyone is gonna see and recognize you," I scolded.

He flashed me a toothy grin, "Not quite. Hoseok owed me a favor and since this is his older sister, I asked him to have her rent it out just for us. There aren't any employees or customers. It'll be just you, me, and her."

I raised an eyebrow, "How did you set it up so fast?"

He scratched his neck awkwardly, "Well actually, I was planning on taking you out shopping anyway. But I guess that invitation gave us a perfect excuse. I need a new suit anyway too. Plus, Dawon has a really good collection of maternity wear that I was thinking of getting for you."

I was totally awestruck as I got out of the car and gawked at the lavish store.

Seokjin actually had to drag me along to move me because I was rooted in my spot due to shock.

"Dawon noona~" Seokjin sweetly called.

A very pretty woman poked her head out from behind the counter with a very bright smile, resemblant of her younger brother's.

I was totally starstruck.

"Hi Seokjinnie!" She turned to me with a warm smile. "And you must be Kwon Yubin. I've heard a lot about you. The boys don't seem to stop talking about you."

"Oh my god hi!" I squealed.

She chuckled, "Oh my gosh you're so cute! I like you already. You've got a good baby mama Mister Kim. Alright, so I was told we were in a wedding emergency for mama over here. Well don't worry Yubin, I have got you covered. I've also got a big selection of maternity wear for you since I'm sure some of your other clothes might be getting uncomfortable."

She excitedly led me through her shop, setting off fireworks in my body from being so starstruck.

And apparently Seokjin thought I was hilarious because he was snickered behind me the whole time.

Dawon led me around the store and showed me different things I could try on.

Dresses upon dresses and normal clothes began piling up in our arms as we made our massive selection.

Seokjin had insisted on paying for everyone despite my protests so he was practically egging on Dawon to continue adding more clothes.

"This is way too much," I murmured.

"Don't worry about it Yubin. I want you to be comfortable and feel beautiful. Don't think I haven't seen you pouting at yourself in the mirror because your jeans don't fit anymore. This literally won't make a dent in my fortune. Do it for me, please."

I sighed, reluctantly trudging along to pick up more clothes.

By the time we had glazed over all the racks, the three of us were carrying massive piles of clothes.

Dawon led us to the dressing room and explained that she'd wait at the register for whatever we wanted.

Once she was gone, I whirled on Seokjin.

"We're not getting all of this," I scolded.

"What? Why?"

"Seokjin...new clothes are great, but I don't need an entire walk-in closet," I argued.

"But you have to be prepared," he pouted.

"I will be. Just not with this much," I hummed.

"But...I may have already paid for all the maternity wear. We were honestly only here to pick up a dress and suit," he admitted.

My jaw dropped, "Seokjin...you did not. What am I gonna do with all these clothes?!"

"Wear them?"

I rolled my eyes, "I can't believe this. Thank you, but you really don't need to go so over the top for me. Here's what I'm gonna suggest, we're gonna go home and sort through these clothes and I will pick what I want, but the rest of it is going to be donated in your name to shelters and places that can give out these clothes."

He cocked an eyebrow, "Give designer clothes to shelters."

"Yes. There are plenty of people out there who need it more than you and I," I huffed.

He lightly chuckled, "You're really something else Kwon Yubin."

We hoisted the plethora of clothes into the empty changing room, surveying the massive amount of clothes I would have to try on.

Seokjin wanted me to model the clothes for him which of course made me very shy, but he did have impeccable fashion sense so maybe he could help me pick the most perfect dress that wouldn't make me look like a bloated whale.

And so I began my impromptu fashion show. I started with all the maternity wear, deciding to have fun with it and really put on a show for Seokjin.

So I came out modeling each of the clothes. Surprisingly, they were extremely comfortable and stretchy so it would probably fit even when I got a little bigger.

None of it accentuated the bump too much in a weird way but framed it perfectly so that I looked perfectly pregnant.

Honestly, if I was slightly more greedy, I might've asked Seokjin to buy all of it for me, because it was like wearable heaven, but I knew there were people who could probably put them to much better use than I could.

I'd only be pregnant once or twice in my life, but some people were out there with only the clothes on their backs.

After what felt like hours of modeling and sorting through the maternity clothes, we finally arrived at the most important part which was the dresses.

All of the dresses had been designed to stretch and fit accordingly, however, that didn't change how I felt about the sight of my body in it.

The first few dresses were really skin tight and short, probably meant to be a bit more sexy than a wedding was looking for.

Even Seokjin agreed that they probably weren't the best for a more joyous occasion.

The next batch of dresses were more wedding appropriate but I absolutely loathed how I looked in them.

I dejectedly modeled it off to Seokjin who caught on quickly and immediately showered me in compliments. He was truly the sweetest.

I continued to try on dresses, but ultimately feeling hopeless with all of them. None of them looked good on me. Some made me feel bloated and others didn't match the color scheme of the wedding, and some just plain didn't fit.

Literally nothing was working.

Time Skip

I trudged out in one of the last dresses.

I grimly showed it off to Seokjin who was looking equally as tired. I felt bad because I had been holding him up here for hours.

"We should just go home. I'll borrow something from my mom," my lip quivered.

Tears were welling up in my eyes from an overwhelming amount of stress, exhaustion, and hormones.

Seokjin tugged at my hands gently, pulling me onto his lap.

His forehead automatically pressed against mine and his hands rested on my hips.

Our breaths were mingling together in the silent air, deviously teasing the two of us. His lips were mere centimeters from mine. It was up to one of us to just slightly close that distance.

And how badly I wanted to.

But instead, like an emotional idiot, tears began rolling down my cheeks.

"Why are you crying baby?" He cooed.

My heart skipped a beat at the slip of the pet name.

"Because...none of these dresses look right at all! All of Eunbi's friends are going to be there with their perfect bodies and I'm here looking like this," I sniffled.

Seokjin brushed a strand of hair out of my face.

"Baby, what have I said? You don't need to compare yourself to others as justification for what you think you look like. You're beautiful and nothing will change that. And stop being so hard on yourself. You've got a human inside of you so people are just going to have to deal with it. Especially since it's my child, they only deserve the best from their best mommy."

My hand subconsciously cupped his face, angling it perfect for a kiss.

My eyes fluttered shut as our noses ever-so-slightly brushed against each other.

I felt our lips barely graze each other before Dawon came in to check up on us.

In a panic, the two of us moved at the same time, and painfully ended up bumping heads.

"Ow good god what is your head made of bricks?!" I hissed.

He huffed, "You're one to talk cinder block head."

Dawon awkwardly chuckled, "Uh just came to make sure everything was okay."

I cleared my throat and blushed, "Y-yeah we're fine. Thanks."

She nodded quickly before shuffling out.

I quickly got off of Seokjin's lap and scampered back into the dressing room to hide the crimson tint on my cheeks.

I was breathing hard and leaned against the wall to calm my racing heart.

What is that man doing to me?

He was a rich CEO and yet here I was falling for him like some high school crush.

To distract myself from my racing thoughts, I quickly changed into the next dress without really looking at myself in the mirror.

I avoided Seokjin's gaze as I modeled it until he let out a satisfied hum.

"This is the one," he said.

My eyes widened, "Really?"

I glanced at myself in a nearby mirror, my jaw dropping to the floor as I saw myself properly.

I looked...stunning.

The dress was a crimson red color that wasn't too skin tight. But it wasn't too poofy either. It was perfect.

(Here ya go 😉)

My bump was visible enough that one could tell I was five months along, but it was also not so prominent that I looked bloated.

Eunbi had made it clear that she wanted her wedding to be colorful. So even the bridesmaids were coming in different colored dresses.

And as the honorary sister-of-honor, I had a right to stand out, and what's not more eye-catching than a deep red?

In the corner of my eyes, I noticed Seokjin staring at me with a very clouded gaze in his eyes. I internally shuddered from the intensity of his stare as I felt him mentally undress me with his eyes.

Okay maybe that was a bit far but you get what I mean.

"I love it," I hummed.

Seokjin clapped, "PERFECT! This is the one! We've got a deal! I'll go talk to Dawon noona and pay for it. Just leave the others in the dressing room. She'll get the maternity clothes bagged up and delivered to us."

Seokjin tenderly held onto my hand, tightly interlacing his fingers with mine.

The way he held it, it wasn't so casual anymore. I couldn't deny it. I couldn't explain it, but it just felt different. Friendly hand-holding usually consisted of very light finger locking and it typically didn't feel that encompassing. But the way Seokjin held my hand, it felt like if he let go, I'd never feel his hand again. It was warm and felt safe.

I didn't want to let go.

So instead, I reciprocated his force and rested my head on his wide shoulder while we paid.

At this point, I had no clue what our relationship was, but if not knowing meant that we could comfortably do these little things without awkwardly saying anything, then maybe I'd enjoy the bliss of not-knowing for a little bit longer.

____________________________________Okkk late chapter ik. But I'm just here to say, I've been streaming Dynamite all day and I'm so proud of us!!! It's still a bop and you best believe I be lighting it up like dynamite.

On top of that, I have started school 😔 so updates will be mega slow. I'm sorry, I've got so much going on. 9 school classes + vocal lessons + choir x 2 + piano. I'm not trying to complain because I really love all of it so it's not a problem, but it's just I have a lot going on, so I will try to get my updates out as soon as possible. But please no I'm not trying to complain about my workload and I hope you all are doing well with school starting and all of that.

It's super late here, so good night to the queen of 2020 Dynamite 🧨

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