Everyone's love

Everyone's Love 26

This story is fiction

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Love, who had returned to her ordinary daily life, started work and

comes back in after lunch with her coworkers

"Hey, Love, do you have some kind of worry these days?"

"..Why?"

"You just look kind of drained, so I was wondering if you fought with your boyfriend?"

She was briefly flustered at her coworker’s words asking if she had fought with her boyfriend, but quickly pulled herself together

"What are you talking about? I don’t have a boyfriend"

"Huh? Really? Then who was that guy who came by before?"

"Oh, he’s a friend. A guy friend"

At the words “guy friend,” they narrowed their eyes and looked at Love suspiciously

"No way, the look on the guy friend watching Love is dripping with honey, you know?"

"Haha;; Was it?"

"No way! What guy friend is like that?"

"Jiwon, stop saying useless stuff and get back to work"

"Yes!"

At the team leader’s words, the coworker straightened up and sat properly in her chair, focusing on the monitor

Love quietly let out a sigh of relief and went back to the remaining work. Before long, it was time to go home

One by one, people started leaving work, and Love finished up what she was doing; it was almost 7

only then did she get up from her seat. After greeting the people who were left, she took the elevator

down to the first-floor lobby and looked toward the front entrance, where snow was falling quite a bit

'It’s March, and it’s snowing? What a strange thing.'

The heroine, fully prepared, buttoned up her coat and came out in front of the entrance

If she had an umbrella, she would’ve used it and gone, but she was glad it wasn’t rain as she

walked down the street. It wasn’t cold because of the snow, but her cheeks and the tip of her nose were

red. And she was excited at the thought of eating a late-night snack

"Huh?"

She didn’t know when it had started. Once she realized she was no longer getting hit by the snow, Love thought it odd

stopped in her tracks and looked up to check. An umbrella was held over her head, and

when she turned around, BUMGYU, with moist eyes, was standing there looking at her

Soon Love’s eyes shook wide, and tears quickly welled up

" ....Love, I’m here"

" ..Choi..Bumgyu?"

"Yeah!"

Seeing Bumgyu struggling to speak while holding back tears, she immediately

fell into his arms. His shoulders were trembling faintly, so he must have been crying. The umbrella was

already long since rolling on the ground. He wrapped his arms warmly around Love

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The place they arrived at was Bumgyu’s studio apartment

Ah, so he was this close all along. How infuriating. Love glared at Bumgyu

He scratched his head, apologetic, and as if nothing had happened

they brushed snow off each other’s hair and shoulders, and only awkward silence continued

Bumgyu’s image from two years ago was similar, but it had almost vanished

and now he seemed broader and more masculine; Love’s face grew redder and redder

She hung her coat on a hanger and carefully sat down on the floor

Soon Bumgyu placed a warm cocoa in front of Love

The two of them took a sip, warming their chilled bodies

Bumgyu spoke up with difficulty

"I’m sorry, Love. I thought I’d be able to come to you right away, but

I couldn’t. My mom was sick, so I couldn’t properly contact you

and even after coming back to Korea, I couldn’t figure out what to do"

"...."

"I really didn’t know it would take this long to get to you

How can I make you forgive me?"

"...."

"The truth is, I still can’t sleep without you

I keep having nightmares about the day you got hurt in my place.. over and over

I couldn’t even sleep well on rainy days"

"Tsk, Choi Bumgyu, you said you could sleep without me—what am I supposed to put up with?"

"Hm, did I say that?"

The awkward air had long since disappeared. As if they saw each other every day

before they knew it, smiles had bloomed on their faces

"I really wanted to go back to where you were, but

even if I hate it, she’s still my mom, so I can’t just leave her.. Love?"

Before Bumgyu could even finish, Love suddenly hugged him, causing him to lose his balance

He fell to the floor, and over him, Love cried in Bumgyu’s arms

Bumgyu found the situation both funny and sorry. He patted Love’s back

"Love, don’t cry"

"You’re really annoying. You should eat well and live well

What is this? You’re so skinny—what are you trying to do, get even thinner than me!"

"You’re the same, though. I hear about you from Soobin every day

You’re always saying you drink, and what? You’re running away with Taehyun?"

"Damn it, this is all because of you, Choi Bumgyu! I really was trying to forget you"

"Okay, I get it. I’ll stick to you like gum from now on, and even if you say you hate it, I’ll never let go"

"I really missed you"

"I missed you too, Love. We really shouldn’t be apart, huh?"

Crying, she hit Bumgyu’s chest. Tears fell from her eyes

Her lips puckered as she glared at Bumgyu. That look was

so beautiful it was driving Bumgyu crazy. Their eyes met, and only their breathing could be heard

"We’re adults now, right?"

"Huh?"

Before he could answer, smack—Love’s lips brushed Bumgyu’s lips

then pulled away, and Love, unable to process what had happened, just blinked

Bumgyu’s mouth curved up at how cute that was

"What? What did you just do to me?"

"Pretending you don’t know? Want me to do it again?"

"Wh-what?! Choi Bumgyu, you pervert!"

Only then did Love catch on, and she tried to get out of Bumgyu’s arms, but

Bumgyu, not letting go of Love, pulled her back into another hug

With her face fully flushed, she listened to Bumgyu’s heartbeat

"I’ll really do better, Love"

"Yeah, otherwise you’re dead, Choi Bumgyu"

"Pfft, is that a threat?"

"Yeah. I’ll show you how scary the price of hurting me is"

"Ah, cute, Love"

"Now you notice I’m cute?"

They felt like they’d returned to how things used to be, and it made them happy

And that way, the two of them could smile again

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Is this right..🙄

I’m dying of secondhand embarrassment