Doubler || NCT || Completed

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SERF Group - Private Security Company
Park Sunyoung
Co-Founder and CEO

Yujin frowned at the business card in her hand. She had found it from the floor next to Jeno's desk. She remembered receiving it from the poacher leader after the robbery incidence in Dalah Café. She had left the card in Jeno's room when she'd been getting ready for her escape for Shanghai, and now it had caught her eye again.

She really wanted to throw the card away. She didn't want to see anything related to the poachers ever again, not when Taeil, Jeno and the other members had spent the last two hours making one uncertain plan after another on how they could break into the poacher headquarters.

They had finally agreed on a plan and even thinking about it made Yujin's skin crawl. Everything was happening so quickly, and while that was a part of the plan, it made her uneasy.

"Are you there, noona?" Jeno's voice asked from behind the door. "Can I come in?"

"Yeah", Yujin answered absentmindedly and shoved the business card into the pocket of her close-fitting, dark sweat pants she had worn for better mobility. "Come in."

She didn't turn to look when she heard the door open, and was soon embraced in warmth when Jeno circled his arms around her stomach, hugging her from behind.

"Are you ready?" he asked softly, his jaw caressing the side of her head.

Yujin leaned against his warm chest, resting her head against him, and closed her eyes. His hands pulled her even closer, and she placed her own hands on top of his, taking his gentle presence in.

"I think so", she sighed. "What time is it - are we heading out soon?"

"It's 1AM", he said. His heart was beating fast against her back, Yujin knew that the plan was stressing him out. "Some of the guys are napping. Jaehyun and Taeyong went to get some stuff from their place that they forgot to bring earlier. When they get back, we'll go."

"I'm scared", the words left Yujin's mouth as a whisper.

Jeno was silent for a second. "Me too. But I promise that I'll protect you."

Yujin turned around in his embrace, wanting to see his face. She placed her hands on his shoulders and looked into his eyes.

"Protect yourself first", she told him firmly. Her eyes were serious. "You can protect me by taking care of yourself. Don't do anything stupid or risk yourself for me, okay?"

While Jeno's one hand remained against Yujin's waist, he touched her cheek with the other one. His eyes held as much seriousness as hers did. "Can you promise me the same?"

Tense silence fell between them, as they stared at each other.

Jeno's fingers tilted Yujin's face slightly, making it easier for him to kiss her. Her eyes fluttered closed when their lips met and her hands traveled towards his neck, pulling his head down, closer to her.

His lips pushed hers open and the kiss turned from a light, reassuring touch into something stronger, more passionate and intense. It made Yujin's knees go weak, as her body felt heavy and light at the same time, while Jeno's hands ran up and down her hoodie-covered back. When Yujin pulled his lower lip between her teeth, he sighed against her mouth and his hands against her body became almost frantic.

"If you can't pick your own lip, you'll do it to me, huh?" he mumbled between the kisses he started trailing against her jaw after she released his lip.

A breathy giggle escaped Yujin. "Are you saying that you didn't like it?" she asked, even though she knew the truth based on his physical response to her touch. He answered by gracing his teeth teasingly against the sensitive skin beneath her ear. Yujin gasped in surprise and her fingers grasped the roots of his hair instinctively.