The next morning, they were in the air on their way to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Yoongi had secluded himself towards the front of the plane with his recording equipment. A bomb could have gone off and he wouldn't have noticed. Alex was in the back with Namjoon and Jungkook playing poker to pass the time.

Jimin came over and knelt down next to them. "Is he back to being antisocial?" He nodded his head towards Yoongi.

Alex shook her head while she focused on her cards, "No, he's neck deep in a song right now. Which means he's left earth."

"Left earth?" Hobi looked confused from his seat across the isle.

Alex laughed, "It's an inside joke. Whenever he gets lost in his music and needs to come up for air, I always text him and start it off with "Earth to Yoongi". When he's ready he responds "Yoongi is back to earth"." She shrugged her shoulders. "It's a thing." They went back to playing their game.

Alex was glad to be back in the swing of things. This trip would be a bit special since they would be celebrating the new year in South America. Another first, bringing in the new year with BTS. The staff had planned a small party for them at their hotel for that night, so Alex made sure to bring something sassy to wear. She couldn't wait to see Yoongi's face when he saw her dress. That is, if he wasn't locked away in his room working on his music.

When their flight landed it was late so they were able to get out pretty quick without a swarm of fans. When they got to the hotel, they headed up to their rooms and ordered a quick dinner in the group suite. Yoongi declined the invite and headed straight to his room. This wasn't new so it didn't really bother Alex. She knew when he was ready he would resurface. That night when she went to bed, she allowed herself the luxury of setting her alarm a couple of hours later than usual. There wasn't much on the agenda until after the new year, so she decided to sleep in the next day and be lazy.

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The next morning, it wasn't her alarm that woke her up, but a rhythmic knocking on her hotel door. She looked at her phone to see the time, it was 6am. So much for sleeping in. She grabbed the satin robe her mom had given her for Christmas off the desk chair and wrapped it over the matching satin camisole and shorts she was wearing. She peeked out the security hole and her eyes perked up. She flung the door open.

"Good morning." Yoongi stood there with two coffees and a smile.

Alex rubbed her eyes and looked at him again. So, he came back to earth earlier than expected. "Aren't you chipper this morning."

He shrugged his shoulders, "A bit. Do you want to come have coffee with me over at the group suite, on the balcony?"

She tilted her head to the side, did he think she would say no? "I'd love to." She threw on her slippers and headed down the hall with him to the other room. It was warm in South America, so most of her clothes were light and thin to stay comfortable in the heat. She suddenly became self conscious of the pajamas and robe she was wearing.

Yoongi handed her a coffee as they sat on the chairs and looked out over the city. She took a sip and let out an "mmm", it was strong, just the way she liked it. Yoongi was watching her, enjoying the "morning Alex" he was getting a view of. Her messy bun was lopsided from sleeping on it, her face still had sleep lines from her pillow, and her robe had fallen open slightly exposing her thigh. She was the poster child for a hot mess, but he loved it.

"I see you staring at me." She said into her cup as she took another drink of her coffee.

Yoongi chuckled, "I'm just enjoying the view."

She looked over at him with a dry look, "It's that way." She pointed to the city in front of them.

"Meh, I like this one better." He continued watching her as she ignored him. Alex was generally a morning person, but she hadn't gotten much sleep since she left the states. It was the perfect formula to make her testy. Yoongi leaned over and pulled a piece of lint out of her hair then flicked it away, "You know, you're beautiful when you're sassy."

Alex couldn't hide the smile. He was trying to brighten her mood, and it was working. "Sorry, I'm not at my best when I'm overly tired. A nap will fix me right up though."

Taking a nap did sound good, especially if he could convince her to let him take one with her. He scooted his chair over closer to hers and leaned against the arm of the chair. "Would you by any chance need some company while you sleep?"

Alex slowly turned her head to look at him with huge eyes. "Do you think that's a good idea? What if we get caught?"

Yoongi rolled his eyes, "It's not like we're laying out in the hallway for everyone to see. We can go to your room, or mine." He wiggled his eyebrows at her.

Alex squinted her eyes at him while she thought about her answer. "OK, we can take a nap, but there are rules. No funny business!"

Yoongi put his hands in the air, palms out, "I promise to be a good boy."

Alex laughed at his use of Tae's famous phrase. "Alright, let's go, it's getting harder to keep my eyes open."

They left the suite and started speed walking down the hall to his room, trying to make it there before anyone came out. They both looked around to make sure no one was coming in either direction, then sprinted through his door and slammed it shut. They were both laughing hysterically. "I feel like I'm a teenager again trying to sneak a boy into the house. Can you imagine what we looked like just now?" Alex was trying to catch her breath from laughing so hard.

Yoongi wiped a tear from the corner of his eye as he laughed, "I'll have to remember to ask security for a copy of that."

Alex turned in a circle as she took a look around his room. He had his music equipment sprawled across the hotel desk, there was no trash in sight, and a towel hung on the back of the chair from his shower that morning. It was clean and neat. Yoongi hopped on the bed and reclined back against the headboard. He patted the space on the mattress next to him.

Alex walked over to the bed, but just stood there. "The rule is, napping only, understood?"

Yoongi rolled his eyes at her, "Quit being a prude and get over here."

She stuck her tongue out at him then crawled in under the covers and laid on her side. Yoongi scooted in behind her and wrapped his arm around her waist. Alex became very aware of just how close he was to her, his breath was tickling the back of her neck. She was fidgeting, trying to get comfortable, and brought her knees up towards her which made her butt push out against Yoongi.

Yoongi cleared his throat, "Lex?"

"Yeah?"

"I really am trying to be a good guy here, so I'm going to need you to stop wiggling around, if you don't mind." Alex suddenly realized what he meant. She tried covering her mouth to hide the laughter but he could feel her shaking against him. "I'm glad you find this so funny. Maybe I shouldn't play the gentleman after all." He started to slide his hand up slowly.

"Nope! Nope!" Alex grabbed his hand and put it back around her waist. "I'll stop. No more moving. Now, go to sleep." She closed her eyes, and tried not to think about the fact that she had Yoongi all to herself, without any eyes watching them, or any BTS members threatening to burst in at any moment. She was going to have to follow her own rule and just nap. What a stupid rule.

Yoongi felt Alex's breathing slow as she fell asleep. He wasn't really tired, but had used the nap as an excuse to be close to her. He was struggling with the temptation of having her against him, but he could fight it until the time was right. He was finally ready to ask her out, officially. He had finished the song the night before, and was waiting for the right moment for her to hear it. He didn't fight his feelings for her anymore. She had come into his space when he thought he needed no one. He knew now that he not only wanted her there, but needed her there.