love bath|seochangbin

-sixteen-

"Seo ChangBin—please—please shut your mouth before I stick another needle in your skin to sew it shut." SeungMin complains as he rubs at his temples.

"I honestly agree with him. Please close your mouth." Chan sighs as he leans back in his chair.

"Do you think they'll come back? I mean—they know our shipment will be here any minute—what if they try to hijack it?" HyunJin questions as he sits on the edge of Chan's desk.

"They hijack it it's not on us. We don't pay until they get here. Once it's delivered and in our hands, then we take the hit. We're just lucky when they hit us we didn't have a ton. If we had more they would've pushed harder to get in. It'll be fine." Chan attempts to reassure them, but even he looks a little uneasy.

"The delivery is coming. It's at the gates." Someone peeks their head into the room as ChangBin pulls me into his lap. I rest my head on his shoulder and glance toward the clock on the wall. It's almost two. There delivery got delayed and now that it's finally here, everyone is clearly on edge.

"Bin—do you think you can come with me? If they come in behind the delivery we'll need extra support down there to control it before it can really start." Chan slowly gets to his feet as he looks toward us.

"I—" ChangBin goes to object as he looks down at me.

"Go, Binnie." I encourage as I climb off of him. I fall down next to MinHo and rub at my eyes—exhausted.

"She should be downstairs. It'd at least give her a chance of getting away if she needs to. If she stays up here, she'd have to come down into the main area unprotected or stay locked in the building until someone finds her. She should be the first one of us that gets out." ChangBin grabs my arm and pulls me up onto my feet as Chan slips out of the room.

"I agree with you, ChangBin, but you should've done it like ten minutes ago. They're going to be here any minute. If they get here while you're getting her situated, what's the point? They'll see her and she'll be their first target." MinHo sighs as he squeezes my shoulder.

"I'll go with. I trust you, Binnie. If you want me with you I'll go. I'm sure it'll go smoothly. I'm not worried." I get to my feet and take his hand in mine. The others glance at each other hesitantly as ChangBin nods weakly. He leads me toward the door and we slip out after Chan.

"Wait—you're bringing her? What if something happens?" Chan is hesitant to accept our decision, but he shrugs. He knows that we'll do whatever we want. There's no one who can stop us.

"She's staying with me. If something happens I'm the best person to protect her." ChangBin states firmly as we stop near the open garage door. He situates himself in front of me and reaches back to guide my arms to his waist. I hug him from behind happily and rest my chin on his shoulder.

"If nothing's happening yet it should go smooth. They were checking at the gate to make sure that the delivery was in there and the drivers were familiar. Just keep her behind you and it should be fine." Chan nods as he steps forward to meet the incoming trucks. He motions them into the warehouse and moves to meet the guy at the driver side door.

"Listen to me, Baby. These guys come here all the time. They aren't bad people—they just might be a little rough around the edges. If they say something that makes you uncomfortable just tell me. I'll take care of it, okay? Don't challenge them. I don't know what they're capable if they feel threatened." ChangBin advises me as he turns to take my face in his hands. I nod as he reaches down to claim my hand.

"ChangBin—the one and only. How's life, man?" The guy asks ChangBin as we come around the front of the truck.

"Pretty good, you?" ChangBin slips away from me to give him a casually hug. He pats his back before pulling away and holding his arm out for me to grab it.