knight in amor | na jaemin

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"relax the arms" taeil repeated once more as he steadily held the injection at Jaemin's arm, getting ready to insert the needle into his skin. Yeseul could feel the tension and anxiety radiating off his skin, which looked too good to be real.

"hey guys, where do spiders seek medical advice?" she asked, trying to break the tension and the two men hummed in response

"WebMD" she joked, laughing at her own bad joke making taeil laugh at the over told joke often said around the hospital, jaemin loosened up at the joke with a chuckle

"okay, what's red and bad for your teeth?" she asked, thinking of another joke

"hmmm, coca cola?" jaemin answered and she deadpanned him for a few seconds

"oh jeez...that was actually a pretty legitimate answer" she said and he chuckled

"why? what was your answer?" he asked with a faint smile

".....a brick" she said sheepishly and he burst out laughing at her really lame joke

"okay, all done" taeil said, closing the lip on the blood test tube

"oh really? I didn't even feel it" Jaemin said, surprised

"well you know what they say, laughter is the best medicine" taeil said, signally him to sit up straight before placing the stethoscope onto his chest, the cold metal against his hot skin making his shudder, Yeseul smiled unknowingly, finding it somewhat cute. she took out her phone to see a few texts and missed calls, she quickly texted both jeyi and jungwoo, informing them that she was going stay with jaemin tonight, which they also responded weirdly to.

"you're all good, i'll text you the results before you leave tomorrow" taeil said and jaemin nodded, thanking him.

yeseul and jaemin bowed to him in respect before jaemin lead him out of his house.

"you can sleep on the bed if you're tired, i have quite a bit of paperwork to do tonight so i'll be up for a bit" jaemin said and she nodded

"do you...want me to make you a coffee or something?" she asked and he shook his head

"do you mind if i give you some company for a while?" she asked, feeling bored by the mere thought of going to sleep, she knew exactly what she needed right now

"that sounds...perfect, feel free to go through my closet to find something more comfortable" he said with a smile at the fact that she initiated to spend time with him while he did many of his incredibly mundane tasks

"be right back" she said with a small smile, she was definitely feeling a lot more frisky today, allowing herself to feel good in his company was the least she could do for herself right now.

she walked into his room and opened the closet, she knew that the best decision wasn't to wear an expensive celine shirt but she simply couldnt help it, it was the softest one he had, and for some weird reason, she wanted something that smelled like him, and unfortunately his other tshirts were washed. she changed into the tshirt, pulling her sweats back onto her legs, worried that her period might just go haywire if she didn't wear anything underneath.

she treaded to the bar stand and took two large wine glasses a bottle of pinot grigio before walking back to jaemin who was sat at the office desk. he turned his head towards the girl who was walking towards him. he smiled as she pulled a chair next to him, filling up the two glasses neatly without spilling. 

"come here" jaemin said, signalling her to sit on his lap but she awkwardly denies

"why? am i making you uncomfortable?" he asked her, worried that he had received all the wrong signals from her but she was quick to deny it

"no its uh...i'm...on my period so...yeah i dont want to like....bleed...on you" she said, incredibly embarrassed of the words coming out of her mouth and he smiled

"i don't care about that, it's not the end of the world" he said and she reluctantly agreed, she was trying to make him feel a little better tonight, thats the least she could do to repay him for everything he had done, yet another part of her wasn't doing it to pay him back, she genuinely wanted this for a reason unknown to them both.

"wait hold on" he said before she could make a move, he quickly rushed to the kitchen, turning on the kettle before getting a hot water bottle from his room. he got some painkillers and a cup of tea while he waited for the kettle to finish. once he finished up, he brought everything to the study table and she gasped as he set it all down on in front of her

"are you comfortable?" he asked as she sat on his lap, he tried making it as comfortable as possible for her, grabbing a fluffy blanket from one of the chairs, wrapping it loosely around her body. she nodded and he smiled, using one hand to press the hot water bottle against her lower abdomen, while his other hand signed various sheets of paper, taking the occasional sips of wine every now and then.

"your signature is so cool" she said, watching the way his fingers held the pen as he lightly planted his name across the pages that had the sign mark

"you think so?" he asked with a smile, his focus remaining on the papers

"mhmm...oh sorry am i disturbing y-"

"not at all" he said, resting the pen down momentarily as he stared at her for a bit before giving her a goofy smile making her burst out into a fit of giggles before he continued to sign and read the papers

"as of closing date, the surviving corporation will possess all...rights transferred...immunities...party A...ah this shit is so boring, can't you do this some other day?" she asked with a sigh as she turned to look at him, the friction against his pants making him immediately look up at her.

"i'm afraid i have to get all this done before tomorrow baby" he said with a pout, placing his pen down again, smiling as she drunkenly thrashed her arms as she remained in his grip.

"looks like someone is a bit dru-"

"no! i'm fine" she huffed, crossing her arms over her chest 

"close your eyes and sleep if you're tired darling" he said, his soothing voice sending her into another realm

"what's the deal with the two million won?" he asked her, knowing she would drunkenly admit the truth

"that stupid loan shark wants me to give him 2 million in cash to pay off jisung's debt, he doubled an interest rate of 20% can you believe that?! stupid kid for agreeing to something like that, should've negotiated better" she sighed

"well firstly, you should never borrow from a loan shark" jaemin said, furrowing his eyebrows

"trust me, i've had a terrible experience with one...that's why i'm so adamant on helping sungie...they're ruthless" she said, shuddering from her past experience with one

"what happened?" he asked and she sighed

"i didn't pay the guy back in time and he tracked me down, found out that i was working at that club and forced my manager to make me give him a 'private show' " she said with a sigh and Jaemin's eyes darkened, his heart rate picking up steadily as he couldn't find himself relax at the story

"i felt really humiliated, he made me do things i didn't want to...i had only just turned 18 as well" she said, a tear falling down from her cheek and Jaemin's eyes immediately softened 

"i'm so sorry you had to go through that love" he said, his fingers tracing over the red mark on her cheek again, her eyes had landed onto his, his soft ones looking far too comforting for her own good, she felt her body move towards him, making a mistake she could never come back from, a mistake that eventually turned everything around for her.