"Have I ever told you how sexy you sound reading someone their Miranda rights?"
Chantelle throws her head back against his shoulder with laughter. "No, but you have now."
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a rookie nypd detective and a famous korean private investigator must...
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"Last Christmas, I gave you my heart! But the very next day, you gave it away."
"Jimin-"
"This year, to save me from-"
"Jimin!" Chantelle practically has to scream in order to be heard over the Christmas music Dr. Park is blasting in his office. She loves hearing his angelic voice, she really does, but there are more important matters at hand.
"Oh! Sorry." He smiles sheepishly, reaching for his phone to turn the volume down. "Did you need something?"
"Yeah, I have some clothing that was found in the woods behind Imani's school." She says, holding up the bag. "Can you get it to the lab and process it?"
"Oh yeah, of course." He smiles, taking the bag from her hands. "I'm on it."
"Alright, thanks." Chantelle nods, turning around to leave and go back upstairs.
"Wait." The word makes her pause in her tracks. "Is everything okay?"
Chantelle turns around to face him. "Yeah, I'm fine."
Jimin says nothing, narrowing his eyes at her. She feels self conscious as he scrutinizes every inch of her appearance. "Your shoulders are slouching, you have bags under your eyes, and you didn't even look excited to see me this morning which, obviously, is a problem."
The detective immediately straightens her back and tries to rub at the bags under her eyes, although she knows that won't get rid of them. "How do you see through me like that?"
"I got that best friend X-ray vision. Now, come here."
Chantelle steps closer until she is right in front of Jimin's desk. He grabs both of her hands and looks straight into her eyes. "Tell me what's wrong."
"Jin, he..we got in a fight yesterday." Chantelle confesses. "A big one."
"Did he put his hands on you?" Jimin raises an eyebrow. "Because I swear to God I will fuck him up."
She shakes her head, not wanting to give him a reason to freak out. Or commit a murder. "No, but he got really possessive and creepy. Talking about how he was watching me and Taehyung together so I must have cheated on him, but it's okay because I belong to him."
"Um.." Jimin blinks rapidly. "Has this man lost his mind?"
"That's what I'm saying! Ever since Taehyung got back, he's been acting like a completely different person."
Her best friend shakes his head. "I understand the jealousy part, but he's taking it way too far. You need to drop him."
"You think so?"
"Chantelle, you are the most independent and self-reliant person I have ever known. You're gonna let a man tell you that he owns you?" He raises an eyebrow.
