TWO.5

I wake up and feel as though everything that happened the day before was a dream. I spent the day with all the boys of BTS. Jungkook wanted to see me again without the cameras. I blush just remembering it all.

Martin bursts into my room suddenly. I jump and put my hand on my heart to keep it from leaving my chest. He is still in his pajamas, but he rushes over to my bed with his phone in his hand. That thing seemed to be glued to his hand.

"Martin! You almost gave me a heart attack!"

"Jess, shut up! I'm about to give you another one!"

I raise an eyebrow. "What did Tae Min do?"

He shakes his head, eyes still glued to his phone. "Nothing, for once! They're giving you and the boys a break after each date. BTS, I'm afraid, doesn't want a break from you, though. They're the ones who are giving you a heart attack today!"

"Can you please just tell me what's going on, Martin?"

Martin scoots closer to me and shows me a text he has received. Unfortunately, it's in Korean.

"This is from the boys' manager. He said they all really enjoyed your company yesterday. They want to invite you to their dorm tonight to celebrate the holidays with them. They don't get to invite people over often, so they hope you accept."

All I can do is blink. It takes me forever to finally find my voice. "M-Martin. You're kidding."

He shakes his head. "Shall I accept? They're waiting for our response, Jess."

I gulp. "Yeah, accept. Tell them I'm beyond grateful. Can I bring you along?"

"I was invited, too. No worries!"

I nod and watch Martin type away on his phone as I imagine what the night will be like.

A few hours later, I am on the doorstep of BTS' dorm. Martin is holding a bottle of champagne as I fiddle with the strap on my purse. We rang the door bell and are waiting for someone to let us in. The door is decorated with a wreath while the steps leading up to the door were lit up with Christmas lights on the floor.

Finally, the door is opened by Park Jimin. Butterflies form in my stomach immediately.

Jimin smiles at me warmly and swings the door opened. He opens his arms to me and wraps himself around me tightly.

"Jess! I'm happy you're here!" He lets me go and turns his attention to Martin. "Martin, I'm glad you came, too! We were hoping you would come, we didn't want Jess to feel like a stranger. We wanted someone she knew around us so she could be herself around us."

Martin nods and shakes Jimin's hand. After the handshake, Jimin takes the bottle of champagne from Martin. "Thank you for inviting us. You boys are too kind."

Behind Jimin, I hear some of the other members asking who is at the door. Jimin smiles again and waves us inside. "Jess, everyone is so excited to see you. Jungkook wouldn't stop talking about your night together. I heard you really got him to come out of his shell."

As we turn a corner, we suddenly bump into Jungkook. He looks surprised to see us as he was in the middle of yelling to Jimin, asking if Martin and I were at the door. He scratches the back of his head and moves out of the way to let us go by him.

"Jess," Jungkook says. "You really came."

I blush immediately and keep my eyes on the floor. "Of course. Martin and I were bored in that hotel room anyway. We figured we'd enjoy ourselves more here."

He nods. "I understand. We've spent plenty of holidays in a hotel room in another country. It isn't very exciting, is it?"

I shake my head.

Jimin and Jungkook now lead us to the living room. It is spacious with a high ceiling. There are white couches surrounding a coffee table facing a large flatscreen mounted on the cream walls. The boys are all scattered around the living room. Jin, RM, and Suga are all in the kitchen area sitting at the island near the couches. The rest of the members are either sitting on the couch watching tv or are on the floor leaning on the couches. When they all see Martin and I, they smile and come to greet us. Taehyung practically pushes everyone out of his way to grab my wrist and walk me to the kitchen. The stoves are all on and have pans on them, each one cooking something different.

Taehyung gives me a sample of everything that is being cooked. He askes me 'do you like it?' after everything I taste. I smile and nod every time.

"Jin cooked most of it," Taehyung says. "He asked us all to help prep something, but since I'm so bad in the kitchen, he asked me to just set the table."

I smile. "I can't wait to try everything! Seokjin Oppa, everything is so good! You should teach me how to cook sometime, I'm terrible at it!"

Jin nods. "Of course, whenever you'd like. Maybe we can squeeze it in when it's our turn to go on our date."

Jungkook walks over to me, grabs my wrist, and walks me to the dining table. It is glass and long enough to seat all of us comfortably. The chairs are white and go passed our heads. He motions me to sit down between him and Martin.

"Jess," Jungkook says. "Let us serve you tonight. After we're done eating we can open presents. Sound like a plan?"

I nod and eagerly await my plate. Each member drops something off in front of me. When Suga reaches me, he puffs his cheeks shyly. "We decided each member could make something they enjoy eating around the holiday season and give you some to try. Hope you came with an empty stomach."

Finally, everyone sits down and we're all ready to eat. Jungkook and I giggle as we have our own private conversation away from everyone. J-Hope, who is sitting across from me, interrupts every once in a while to ask questions about me in order to get to know me. Jungkook doesn't mind at first but he looks more annoyed every time he interrupts.

After our meal, we all sit around and continue to have small talk. Jungkook mentions opening gifts every once in a while, but everyone speaks over him and we speak for over an hour.

We finally move over to the tree that's set up in the corner of the living room near the stairs. The tree is surrounded by presents wrapped in colorful paper. We all sit on the floor as RM passes out gifts to everyone. Once we all have our gifts, we all start opening presents. I receive name brand clothes from each member and I feel overwhelmed by their generosity. All I was able to get them were small figurines from different shows they all like. I feel as though my gifts are inferior to what they gave me.

Jungkook puts an arm around me and puts his temple against mine. He points my attention to Taehyung who is pointing his camera at us. "Say cheese!" Jungkook says.

We all gather around the tree and take pictures together as a group. After that, Taehyung insists that I take pictures with each member individually. By the end of it all, my cheeks are achingand I'm glad the photoshoot is over.

Martin leaves before I do, claiming he has to be up earlier than the rest of us to make sure everything is ready for tomorrow's date. I decide to stay and chat with the maknae line as all the older members go to bed one by one. At the end of the night, it is just Jungkook and I sitting on the floor wrapped up in our own blankets.

"Jess."

I meet his gaze. "Yes?"

He blushes slightly. "You look beautiful tonight. Just thought I'd let you know."

I smile and lean my head on his shoulder. "Thank you."

We sit like that for a few minutes until I finally fall asleep.