Her Name | pjm

September .C h a p t e r F i f t e e n.

I took my laptop and was leaving the room when Jimin planted a kiss on my cheek for goodbye. I ran down the stairs feeling incredibly excited for the meeting with everyone today, I took some of my university stuff just in case I'd decide to sleep over. As soon as I walked outside I noticed that a lot of students were whispering to each other and pointing at the direction of the car park. These idiots. Yu-jun and Ye-jun were at the very front of the parking lot, just in front of the housing. They both were leaning at Dan's black Mercedes Jeep and were mirroring each others actions. As usual, they were wearing black leather jackets, sunglasses and black jeans with combat boots, guess in what colour? Black. These kids didn't even try to look at least a little less suspicious. I started to wave at them as I was approaching them and as soon as they saw me they launched at full speed. "Bunny!" Ye-jun yelled and hugged me, even before catching a breath to respond, Yu-jun ripped him away and in turn lifted me up. "Oh it's so good to see you!" He exclaimed, while spinning me around. We were the centre of attention, to say the least. "Put me down you monster! " I hissed, but my smile betrayed me. Yu-jun put me down and both of them hugged me again. This time I returned the hug and hurried them to the car. Yu-jun opened the doors for me, as he always had been doing, and I sat down. Yu-jun gave me a cup of take away coffee and winked at me, he knew my addiction very well. I looked through the window of the jeep and my heart sunk a bit. Jimin was standing in the balcony, leaning on the railing and staring at us with an unreadable expression. I bit my lip in worry, hoping that he'd not misunderstand. I did tell him that my family was coming to pick me up, but I also explicitly said that I only have a brother left. I brushed these thoughts aside, I will take care of this problem once it arises, in no way I'm going to ruin my mood over my own insecurities.

We were halfway back home, I was laughing at the usual bickering of the twins when I received a text. Smilingly I checked my phone and saw Jimin's name pop up. My stomach twisted instantly, something told me this was not going to be a cute message. I opened it. I will have to touch you for the whole night to clean off the fingertips of those bastards that dared to dirty you in front of my eyes. Be ready, roommate. My head started to spin and I got a bit weak in the knees. I felt a lot of anger in that message, but most prominently - jealousy. For a second I debated if I should answer or ignore it, and if I should answer then what should I say. I decided to abuse the fact that I might not come back for the night and send a risky text back. First of all, those bastards are my family. Second of all, touching me will not be enough in order to remove all the traces. You'll have to try harder, roommate. I pressed send and put my phone on mute. In no way I was going to read any responses for the upcoming few hours. Smiling like an idiot I popped my head into the front in between the brothers and joined their bickering.

When all of us were sitting at the table, it felt as if I had never left. Dan and the twins were telling me what stupid accidents they got into while I was away, and I in turn told him about the friends I made. Dan's best friend also came to visit us this time. I knew Sungwoon since I moved into the family. He and Dan were very close, and as I was starting to grow up, I noticed that perhaps, Sungwoon didn't see me as a family member only, perhaps, just a little bit, he wanted to be more. I couldn't deny, when I was a teenager, I had a massive crush on him, but Dan instantly put a block on it. Sungwoon was very much involved in Dan's business, you could have called him his right hand, so in no way my brother would have allowed a man so dirty to be with me.

We finished eating and were drinking cocktails, which to me, was the best remedy after yesterdays outing. "So, bunny.." Ye-jun began grinning like a fool. "Any boys you like yet?" Sungwoon, Dan adn Ye-jun instantly perked up waiting for my response. I kept biting on the inside of my cheek, thinking if it's ok to tell them or not, especially so early in the relationship. I exhaled. "Well, there is .. a boy." I answered as calmly as possible. Dan instantly put his drink down, but he didn't seem angry. "Is he A boy or THE boy?" He emphasised. I thought for a second and answered "A boy.. at least for now. I like him a lot, and he does too, but it's really too early to say anything." Dan seemed pleased with my answer. He leaned back on the chair and looked at me with the eyes, that were screaming my little girl is growing up. I smiled back at him, the tension in the room slowly diffused. "Well, tell us more about him!" Ye-jun nagged, waiving his arms around, almost spilling his drink on Yu-jun. I giggled at his clumsiness. "I am not going to tell you his name, I know you guys, you will instantly use all the resources to dig everything on him. Once he becomes THE boy, you will be able to dig all the dirt you want, but for now, leave it up to me to figure everything out. However, I can tell you that he is incredibly nice to me. He is very charming, incredibly handsome and seems to like me a lot." I felt myself blushing, Dan simply laughed. "I'll trust in your decision, Kieran. I know that you're not stupid." Dan stated, "But if he hurts you I will break his neck." He finished. I saw in his eyes, that even if he was smiling, the claim was no joking matter. I smiled at him and nodded in agreement. Sungwoon leaned over. "Why don't you invite him over? For us to assess, if he is.. um.. you know. Good enough for you." I knew Sungwoon was a little bit jealous, but his heart was in the right place. I pretended to think hardly, by tilting my head and lifting my hand towards my chin. "You know what? If he starts feeling like the THE boy, I will do that."

Dan made sure that all of his plans for the evening were taken care of in prior, so that he could spend all of his free time with me. Sungwoon and the twins also stayed. Some of Dan's subordinates kept running around the house, doing God knows what, but I was used to that already, so I simply ignored them. We all squeezed on the sofa and turned on a horror movie. Yu-jun ran into the room as the movie began and gave all of us popcorn and drinks. I felt at such peace with my family, I couldn't even describe it in words. We laughed, we screamed, and we yelled at Ye-jun when he spilled all of his drink on us due to a jump scare. As the evening was closing in, I kept thinking how lucky I actually was, to have the chance to call such amazing people my family.

After the movie, Dan asked me if we could talk in private and my stomach turned. His tone was serious, face lacked the usual charm. I nodded and we went into his office. This action scared me even more, as Dan would never allow me to go to any of his offices in any of our houses. The only time I was allowed to step there was when Fathers death was announced to all of the subordinates.

I followed Dan quietly, thinking, if by chance he found out about my lie in regards of my roommate, but I didn't want to jump to conclusions. Dan opened the doors and invited me in. I came inside the room and felt the sombre feeling once more. Throughout all of the homes that we owned, Dan kept the decorations of the office the same. It still looked like Fathers office, all the books put in the same order, table set at the end of the room with two chairs in front. There was a faint smell of dust and old books. I wondered if this was Dan's way of respecting Fathers memory, or reminding himself that everything here still belongs to him. Dan sat on the table and I, in turn, sat on the chair. I kept feeling more anxious as Dan was stalling. "Jesus Dan, you're scaring me, what's up? " I asked and Dan cleared his throat. "I will be breaking our promise a little bit. I know you're not supposed to be involved in this, and I really don't want you to be, but I have a few questions to you about dad." I simply kept still, waiting for him to continue. I knew if Dan was bringing up Father and the business, it was because he didn't have any other choice. Dan cleared his throat again. "Listen, Kieran. Dad always had a sweet spot for you and was much more comfortable and open around you than anyone else. I'll need you to dig through your memories a bit." I narrowed my eyes "Dan, what's going on?" I felt uneasiness eating me from inside. Dan looked out of the window and spoke "I have a reason to believe that dad has actually written a will before he passed. And we don't know where it is." I tilted my head in confusion. "What do you mean a will? You're his only son? Or are you perhaps thinking that he left something for me? " I asked and giggled, trying to diffuse the situation. Dan took a long breath and exhaled, turned to me and opened his mouth. After a second of no sound coming out he closed it. I shook my head in a motion to urge him to speak. He finally opened his mouth again. "Kieran, I have a brother. And we didn't separate on good terms."