[24]

| april 21, 2018 | 8:26 am est | 9:26 pm kst |

L e a h.

"Good morning!" He sings through the phone, smiling at my sleepy state.

"Tae..." I wine tiredly, "Too loud."

He chuckles, "I thought you'd be up."

I groan and sit up in my bed, "I am now," I glare at the phone.

"You're not a morning person, are you?" He smiles and I just roll my eyes and slowly move out of bed.

I walk to my door, phone in hand, in route for the kitchen.

"What're you doing?" I ask before mouthing a good morning to mom.

"I'm sitting with Jungkook in his studio." He moves the camera to show Jungkook, who's facing his computer with headphones over his ears.

"Ah," I nod. "So it's a music studio?"

He nods, "Jungkook's producing right now." He grins happily and proudly while looking at his younger.

"That's so cool," I smile. "Tell him to send me something of his." The camera flips again to show his nodding head.

"Have you eaten?" He asks--as he does every time we're on the phone.

"I just woke up, Tae." I laugh, "Of course, I haven't eaten yet."

"Oh right," He laughs awkwardly, rubbing his neck with a grin. "I forgot..."

"In those few minutes?" My brows raise as I look down at my phone. I shake my head at his sheepish grin and return my gaze on the fridge.

I grab the eggs and sausage from the shelves, happily smiling while thinking about the breakfast I'm about to make. As I'm closing the refrigerator door, my mom's throat clears.

I turn to her, "Yes?"

She puts her book down, an amused look on her face. "Aren't you chipper this morning," She grins.

My nose scrunches as I say, "Chipper? Since when have you used the word 'chipper'?"

She clears her throat once more, "That's beside the point, Lee. We're talking about you right now."

I laugh, "Oh are we? And what exactly about me, are we discussing?" I move to the stove and place down the foods, turning afterward to look at her.

Her brows wiggle in a suggestive manner, "The fact that you're on the phone—early in the morning—with no pants on."

I look down quickly, eyes widening.

I laugh awkwardly, "Wow, uhm..." I look down at the phone in my hand and to Tae's smirking face. I shake my head at his expression, clearing my throat, "I'll be right back Tae."

He nods in response and I place the phone on the island counter before running back upstairs to put some pants on.

<.>

"So how old are you Taehyung?" My eyes widen as I hear my mother's voice from the bottom of the stairs.

I run, again, to the kitchen to save him from her interrogations. I get there quickly, speaking out, "Mom..."

She simply smiles innocently at me, "Well that was fast."

I nod, "Yeah, I felt bad leaving him down here, so vulnerable to my crazy mom."

She laughs, "I'm not crazy."

My brows raise at that, "Are you sure about that?"

She sighs and shakes her head, "Ina will be here for dinner," She says, a smile blooming on her face. She picks up her book and turns to leave the room.

I nod, picking up my phone and returning to the stove, "Sounds good." I set up my phone against the wall and look at him. "Hey," I smile, to which he grins in return.

"You got pants on now?" He laughs at my pouty face.

I narrow my eyes at him, "Yes, I do." I smirk as a thought pops into my head. "Why? Did you want me to keep them off?" I arch an eyebrow at him, watching as his eyes seem to shine for a moment.

He clears his throat, looking away briefly then returning his gaze to the screen. "Yes."

My eyes widen, "Huh?"

He smirks as well, shrugging as he says, "You should've kept them off."

"Woah there Tae..." I begin to laugh awkwardly, definitely not expecting something like that to come from him.

He grins, laughs escaping his lips. "I'm only joking Liora. I didn't even know about it."

I bit my lip to keep the a squeal from leaving my lips. His suggestive words let excitement bloom through me. I had hoped he did mean it.

I clear my throat and begin cooking my breakfast.

| 9:19 am |

After bringing my food upstairs I decided to at least open my school bag. Of course, I had yet to take anything out of it, not bothering to take out something I know won't get done. Both Taehyung and Jungkook were looking directly into the camera, which made it hard to want to do anything else. I drop my gaze after a few long seconds of us staring at each other, a rosy hue slowly blooming on my skin.

Taehyung chuckles but doesn't point it out. Instead he asks, "Can you sing for us?"

I look up at the phone that's leaned against my desk lamp, my last bite of eggs puffing out my cheeks as I try to speak. "Why...?"

Taehyung smiles at my chipmunk cheeks. "Jungkook hasn't heard you sing before."

"Tae... Are you seriously going to ask me to sing for every single friend of yours?" I raise an eyebrow at him, recognizing the way he asked me to sing for a few of them already.

He grins, "Yep."

I shake my head, a smile on my face as I ask, "How come it's always me who has to sing?"

"We'll sing if you do," He offers.

"Really?" I smile.

He nods, turning his head to get Jungkook's attention. "She said yes?" I hear Jungkook say excitedly. Tae's face being in the camera still, I can see the grin on his face as he nods to him. "Sweet! Okay!"

It takes a few moments before the camera is moved to show both of them—Jungkook in a swivel chair with Tae sitting next to him on a futon.

"Whenever you're ready," Tae smiles.

I shake my head, chuckle leaving my lips. "And you'll both sing after me right?"

Jungkook smiles, "Yup!"

"Okay..." I draw out.

I begin to tap my foot, thinking about the song I want to sing.

"~He's my sunshine in the rain

My Tylenol when I'm in pain yeah

Let me tell you what he means to me

Like a tall glass of lemonade

When it's burning hot on summer days

He's exactly what I need

"He's soothing like,

the ocean rushing on the sand

He takes care of me baby

And he helps me be a better woman

He's so wonderful,

sometimes I stop to close my eyes

He's exactly what I need~"