All at once he felt everything make sense to him. He was standing in his shower, looking blankly at the white marble tiles as he realized how much he loved Cara. It all made sense. On why he needed to hear her voice, why he needed to somehow find a way to feel her mere presence every single day. At first he thought that he was lonely for too long that he needed Cara since she was a breath of fresh air. He was thinking irrationally, he knew he loved her the moment he saved her from being abducted in Rika's apartment. He knew, yet he was too naive to actually believe what his heart was saying.

He suddenly felt worried.

He started to scour his mind to look for things that would even hint that she too felt the same. She wasn't this sweet to any of the people of the RFA right? He started to think about things that he shouldn't be thinking about. He was getting overwhelmed with all the thoughts and epiphany he was having in his own shower. He started to panic. He closed the shower as he simply stood there, trying to calm himself down.

Was he ready to get hurt if this love he had for her can never be reciprocated?

He was.

But he wasn't ready to tell her yet. He knew she needed time to accept things on her own. He can only be by her side. He had to wait.

But he was scared. He was so damn scared.

What if she never loves him back?

"Hyun?" he heard a soft voice outside his bathroom. His head snapped up as he heard footsteps outside. She must've woken up in the middle of his bath. He could now hear the footsteps come near the bathroom and he suddenly grabbed his towel and placed it in his front as the door opened and he saw the most provocative thing ever.

He didn't see her outfit when he arrived since she was covered with two blankets but as she stood there, he realized she was wearing his shirt underneath her wool sweater. The sweater and his shirt were slipping down her right shoulders. Her hair was down and it was in disarray as she rubbed her eyes. He could see her legs and her bare feet.

She just stared at him as if she was registering what she was seeing. She squinted and she went completely inside the bathroom.

They stood there, staring at each other. Zen was dripping wet as his right hand covered his front with a front. He was completely bare in front of the woman she loves, but at this exact moment it was awkward. Dammit, it was supposed to be sexy. He could feel himself stir at the innocent look she was giving him. She was looking at his face, then slowly her eyes moved down to his entire physique.

"Oh. There you are." she said.

Zen was speechless.

"Hyun." She called thrice.

"Y-yeah?" he stuttered.

"Hyun. I need to pee. Get out." she said as she yawned and raised her arms up.

Critical hit.

As she raised her arms, her clothing seemed to rise up, showing her wonderfully shaped legs.

Oh no.

She was so intensely sleepy that she never noticed that Hyun was naked in front of her. She could feel Hyun run past her in his towels and she felt the cold swoosh of air run past her and she could feel her bladder complain.

After relieving herself, she went out of the room and she saw Hyun standing in the center of the room clad in his black sweater and gray sweatpants. She became conscious of how she looked like. She felt a hot rush spread over her face and she started to pull her sweater in front of her.

"Ah.. Please tell me you didn't see anything." Hyun awkwardly asked. He scratched the back of his head and sheepishly looked at Cara. She blushed as the image of him dripping wet in the bathroom while he covered his front flashed on her mind and she felt her blush deepen. She looked away from him and she simply said, "No."

Hyun nodded and he started for the door.

"Go back to sleep, Cara. I apologize for waking you up. Oh! I placed the invitation for the after party of the show. I would really love you to come with me." He smiled and he closed the door.

She sat by the bed as she opened her phone and messaged Jaehee.

Jaehee? I need help.

Amidst his slumber, a sudden cry made him wake up. His eyes opened in a flash and his feet, as if it has a mind on its own, moved quickly to where the cry came from. He opened the door to his bedroom and opened the lights and saw Cara, head thrashing from side to side, crying as her eyes were closed. He went near her and sat on the side of the bed as he gripped her shoulders and shook her awake.

"No, please don't. Don't! Somebody, help me!" She kept on crying.

"Cara, Cara! It's not real! It's not real!" He kept on shaking her, but whatever he does he couldn't shake her off from her nightmare. Cara continued to trash around, as if she was unsettled and as if she was running for her life in her dream. Beads of sweat rolled on the side of her face, making her curls stick onto her skin and glisten in the light.

"Hyun, Hyun! No, Please! Don't take him away from me, please! NO! NO!" She screamed as she cried harder. Zen's eyes widened at her scream and he worried that if he didn't wake her up from this nightmare, she would never get out from it. He had no choice but to shake her hard and she her eyes open with a gasp.

"H-hyun?" She whispered as she sleepily searched for his eyes, her whole being trembling from the nightmare she just escaped from.

"It's just a dream, Cara. I'm here. I'm here." He cooed as he moved the hairs off of her face and cradled her face between his hands. "I'm here. Nothing's gonna hurt you. I'm here." He whispered.

What happened next, completely caught him off guard.

"i-I thought you got hurt. I-in my dream, you were saving me from the fire and you got burned and got hurt and you d-died. B-b-because of me..." Fresh tears flowed from her face as she said it. She shook her head as she shakily grasped the front of his shirt and she suddenly whispered brokenly, "I can't bear it. I can't bear it if that happened. I can't."

And she pulled him to her and crashed her lips against his.