Chapter 12

We have so much fun together. Ooohing and aaahing over the various fluffy little creatures we see, and he makes me laugh by doing random impressions of them, my favourite being of a meerkat.

Whilst we wander, holding hands, we snap pictures of us, making sure to get as many as we can with the animals making appearances in the background too. I feel so at ease with him and i'm really falling for his soft side.

We talk about more personal things today. I find myself disclosing about my previous relationships and how I have been hurt in the past and now single for just over 2 years. He too discusses dating and how difficult it is with such a busy schedule and the worlds media watching, not too mention how being so coveted by his fans makes him question how having a girlfriend would effect the band.

I find out that he has had a couple of relationships, one before the band debuted when he was just 17. He said it was passionate mainly due to raging hormones and they had been intimate but he regretted it wishing he could have saved it for being in love. The other woman was later at age 23. She was also in the business and they had a few secret dates and spent a couple of weekends together but it was too difficult to maintain and it fizzled out. He has been single since.

I'm amazed by this. I would have thought that he would be a playboy and sleep with any woman he wanted in any country he visits and the fact he is telling me different speaks volumes of his character. I think I have missed a trick here and should have been dating South Korean men all my life as it appears they are raised well, to be honourable to women and treat them right. Not like the men I have had in my life.

We decide to take a break from the walking for a bit and find a bench situated under a willow tree. We sit close, our bodies turned in to each other and he takes both my hands in his and places them in his lap. He sighs and looks down towards the floor. I watch him in silence, listening to the breeze in the thin branches above our head and wonder what he is thinking. I don't have to wait long before he looks up at me and asks "Aimee, could I please kiss you?"

A broad grin fills my face, giving away my answer and we simultaneously close the small gap between our bodies. I allow a breath to escape my lungs trying to calm my nerves and our lips touch. We kiss gently at first, both of us with our eyes closed but then he brushes his knuckles over my cheek and allows his hand to settle on the nape of my neck. I open my mouth wider and our tongues entwine. My pulse quickens and my heart beats so fast I hear it in my ears.

He pulls away after what seems like ages and presses the tips of our noses together, looking in to my eyes. I smile and he releases me from the gentle touch he has had on my neck then boops my nose. I chuckle and say back to him "gwiyeobda" hoping that I get it right.

Jimin gives me a thumbs up and nods in appreciation of my attempt at his language. I could sit and look at him all day, but the spell is broken by my tummy gurgling extremely loudly. I haven't eaten yet today, I think I need too. "Wow" he says in amazement at the noise and continues with "I'm hungry too Aimee's tummy" talking to my stomach. I laugh and stand up, grabbing his hands to pull him up too. I point at a little kiosk further along and we link arms to go and find some sustenance.