He knows why they shouldn't kiss? What does that even mean? He asks himself. What does he know? Does she feel like they shouldn't because she is in love with someone else? That is what he heard when he entered the balcony earlier. He's been trying to figure out who the guy is. Did she meet someone when he was away? Then his thoughts keeps on going back to Jin. They have been close before and they do talk a lot ever since he broke up with Miya. But he always thought her relationship with him is the same as the rest of the guys. He did notice how he's been giving her a lot of attention lately specially tonight. His hands keeps on touching her. Why would she also think that he's busy while he's home? He can't think of a reason why unless she found out about Sara but how? He is sure Namjoon won't tell her, he isn't that type of guy. He's kept his secret for quite a while now. His mind is full of questions again and the most important of it all is why does he still want to kiss Aliya when he's already back with Sara?

For the past days, things had been going well between him and Sara. He barely thinks of Aliya anymore until he gets back here. Even if Sara's the one in his house, he still thinks of that time Aliya spent the weekend with him. His house seems brighter and complete as she works in the kitchen or while she lays on his bed. It's awful of him to think about this, he is a jerk and he admits it.

Sara has no clue on what's happening. She's with her family right now making the most of the holiday since she hasn't been home since last year. She is the same sweet and understanding woman she has been before. She never demands anything from him except his love. He isn't ready to take her to meet his friends because of Aliya. Most of the guys knows what went on with them and it's too soon to bring her to meet them even though he's been in a relationship with her before Aliya.

He gets back to the living room to find everyone starting to sing karaoke. His friends only starts singing when they're drunk. Thank god for the thick walls of Taehyung's house, otherwise the neighbors would be complaining. Jungkook and Jimin were singing and dancing to a Bruno Mars song and he just shakes his head at them as he sits next to Hoseok and Namjoon. The girls were huddled in one corner with Aliya looking as if she's ready to fall asleep. She doesn't look at his direction, he finds himself hating that. She used to turn the minute he enters a room and she'd give him a smile whenever she did. Now, she'd either look away as soon as their eyes meet or not look at him at all. He takes another glass of whiskey and downs it with one go.

Namjoon taps him at the shoulder and he just looks at him with a smirk. He hasn't shared to him his inner struggle about Aliya, he's not sure how he would take that since she is his friend too.

He wouldn't be able to drive home, he has to leave his car and come back for it tomorrow. He didn't want to leave yet, no one is showing any signs of leaving either.

"You are all welcome to stay." Taehyung announces.

"Yeah, I don't think I can live up with the guilt should anything happen to anyone of you guys." Jia said with a pout.

"We have enough room for everyone." Taehyung said before turning to Aliya. "You're staying in a room by yourself."

"I don't mind sharing my room." Aliya said before snickering quietly.

"No, not when you're that drunk." Her best friend tells her.

So Namjoon and Nari stays in one room, Aliya gets a room for herself while the rest of the boys stays in one room together.

Yoongi volunteers to sleep at the floor taking the blankets Jia gave them. Four of his friends share the two large beds. He missed being around with his friends which is why he stayed as well. Going home in an empty house knowing they are all gathered in one place together isn't very appealing to him. Honestly, he also wants to keep an eye on Jin should he try to sneak out and get into Aliya's room.

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The chaos for breakfast the next morning is quite pleasant. Jin volunteers to make breakfast while the rest of the boys set the dishes or prepares the fruits. the girls, minus Aliya were just asked to sit and wait.

"Let's go see if we can wake Aliya." Jia suggested which Nari agrees to. They were on their way but Aliya's door opened and she appeared with her hair still wet from shower.

"Good morning." She greets everyone.

"How's your head? Hang over pains?" Jia asks her.

Aliya wrinkles her nose as she walked to where the ladies are. "Yeah, that's why I had to shower." She looks around. "What's going on here? The boys are working?"

"No one forced them to, they just volunteered." Nari answers back.

Walking towards the coffee machine, Aliya had to pass by Yoongi who she casually greets good morning. He greets her back when his phone starts ringing. He looks at the screen before excusing himself so he can take the call. Nari looks pointedly at Aliya. It can't be work because it's Sunday and if it's his family, he'd answer it first before walking away.

By the time Yoongi got back, breakfast is ready.

"Aliya, I made over easy eggs for you just as you want them." Jin tells her as he sets her plate before her.

"That's so nice of you Jin." Aliya tells him. "I promise to try eating it because right now, I don't have any appetite."

Jin hands her a hang over medicine. "I knew you'd say that so here you go."

She laughs as she takes the bottle. "Thank you."

He winks at her. "Anything for my favorite girl." The others boys started snickering as he said that, except for Yoongi who just remained eating his food.

"This is fun. All of us having breakfast after an impromptu overnight sleep." Taehyung says.

"Thanks to you and Jia." Hoseok says lifting his coffee cup at them.

Almost everyone left at the same time. Aliya walks steals a glance at Yoongi when she reached her car, but he's talking with Jimin and Jungkook so he didn't see her.

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He managed to get some sleep and he woke up when he hears the rustling of the bed when Jungkook got up. Just like good old times, the rest remained in bed and just started talking about random things.

"Any Japanese girl you fancied?" Jimin asks him.

He grunts in reply. "Didn't get to go out that much."

"That's new." Hobi replies with a laugh.

"Maybe if one of you guys were there, it'll be different." He replies. He can't make himself talk about Sara to them.

"Is that an invitation?" Jungkook asks as he joins them.

Yoongi chuckles. "I'm not holding you back but I've got work so I can't even promise my weekends."

"You can't be that busy." Jimin tells him.

"There are days that I am and there are days that I am not." He replies which is the truth anyway.

During breakfast, he tried to stay away from Aliya but she comes up to him and greets him a casual good morning. He never thought she'd even bother so he greets him back. He wants to say more but his phone rings, it's Sara so he had to leave the room. She just wants to know if they'd meet up in the afternoon as planned and he said yes.

Aliya walked with them when they left Jia and Taehyung's place. She's talking quietly with Jin while Jimin and Jungkook were asking him about some of the designs they wanted to do in their room at the lake house. By the time he looks up, Aliya's gone. Jungkook and Jimin next to him waves at a white Lexus suv. He's never seen that car before although it does look familiar.

"Damn, Aliya's new car is so cool." Jungkook tells them.

"She has a new car?" He asks.

"Yeah, she got it as a birthday gift from her mom's new husband." Jimin tells him.

Yoongi scowls as he watched the departing car. He didn't know that.

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"Aliya, we're going out this afternoon, just you and me. Uncle Rae is meeting with an old friend in Seoul so I'm thinking we can take that time to bond while he's away." So-Young tells her daughter over the phone.

Aliya has two hours to get ready so agrees to it. As usual, her mom senses her distress so she comes to her rescue even if she didn't ask for it. She's always grateful for that.

Uncle Rae and her mom picks her up promptly before they start driving towards the mall they were headed to. After getting dropped off, Aliya and her mom starts strolling around one of the popular malls in Seoul. They walk into the ladies' cosmetic section and Aliya looks around trying out makeups.

So-Young waits patiently for her but she didn't buy anything. She moves to the perfume section next. Aliya have tried at least eight scents when her mom speaks. "Can your nose still smell which is which?"

Aliya smiles at her. "Honestly, they're starting to smell the same now."

"So, there's a new guy?" So-Young asks her daughter as they left the store they were in. She has a keen sense in knowing things like that.

Aliya shrugs she's not denying it since there no point in doing it. "It's done even before it started."

"So there is one." She replies.

She holds on to her mom's arm. "There was one."

"And?"

"Like I said, it ended. We're not for each other I guess." Aliya tells her mom.

"Do you want to tell me more?" So-Young asks again.

"There's nothing to tell mom. I'm fine really, it's not the same as with Taehyung." She replies.

So-Young watched her daughter as they continued to walk around the mall. "You want to think that you're fine but reality is you are not. You are not crying as you had been with Taehyung but inside your heart, you are."

Aliya stopped walking and turns to her mother. "Mom, you're giving me goosebumps right now like I'm serious, look." She lifts her arm to her mom to show her the proof. She is so right on point as usual. How can she do that?

"Like I said, you're my daughter. You were once connected to me when I had you in my tummy. That connection doesn't end once you give birth." She replies.

"Still, not all moms are like that." Aliya tells her as she continues walking. She gasps when she sees a dress on display. "Mom, I want to try that on." She tells her pulling her mom's hand towards the store. She asks the sales lady for her size and heads straight to the dressing room. It's a perfect fit so she goes out to ask for her mom's opinion since she's good at it.

"Aliya, look who's here." So-Young tells her as soon as she comes out. Her eyes turns and locks with Yoongi.

Just in time, a woman comes up to him with a dress in her hand. She looks at her mom then at Aliya then back at Yoongi. Her face breaks into a bright smile. "Hi, you guys obviously know each other. I'm Sara."