Once, forever (unsure fate)

Eight

"It's rare we see you pouting, Y/N-ie, what's wrong?" Bogum asks as he dries the dishes with me, my pout deepens as I think back to when Jin and Namjoon left the coffee shop after a small wave of the hand.

I couldn't even hug them or anything because the morning rush had started and I had to take the orders and it feels awful, the time we had together this morning was not enough, it was definitely not enough.

An arm wraps around my waist and I look up to find Hoseok smiling at me before he brings his gaze to our mutual friend and coworker, Park Bogum, a nice man who's always smiling and cheering us up, he's amazing, a living rainbow.

"She met her ex-boyfriends yesterday at the restaurant after five years of being unable to find each other, they were the guys she came in with this morning, she's going to make that face for a while whenever they'll be leaving her, you'll have to get used to it".

I nibble on my bottom lip as I keep wiping the glasses so they're dry and shining, Hoseok is really just going to let everyone know about my poly relationship, isn't he?

"Oh! Those two men from earlier?". "Yes, the very same men".

A hand on my shoulder and I look up to meet Bogum's excited eyes. "I approve of them, they were very nice and polite when they ordered at the counter. I was wondering why they were looking at you like that but it makes sense now, I hope they'll take good care of you, come see me if you ever need someone to scold them".

Relief floods me as I smile at him with a nod of the head, how could I even fear a bad reaction coming from him, Bogum sees everything with pink glasses.

"I will, thank you Bogum, your support means a lot".

Hoseok pats my waist, Bogum squeezes my shoulder and we continue on with our tasks in a good mood, a smile back on my lips as I set the stacked plates with the others before doing the same with the utensils.

"So are you seeing them again soon?".

I hum. "Namjoon is going to pick me up at 16h15 today and we'll have dinner together, Jin won't be there but he said he'd see if he can have a solo date with me soon, he hasn't said when exactly but I'm sure he's busy with work, whatever it is that he does now".

A whistle. "Damn, bun, we're not going to be able to see you much from now on. Not complaining, Yoongi and I will have more time together without having to babysit you".

I roll my eyes and bump my hip against his butt, he giggles before kissing the side of my head as I walk past him to go clean the nearby tables.

"I'm just kidding, but really, I'm happy for you Y/N, it makes me so excited for you, I know how much you've longed for this and to see the way you're beaming like a star now that it's happening, you don't know how much I needed to see you like this".

I raise my eyes from the table to gaze at him, the emotions that got stuck in his voice near the end alarming me and indeed, here he is with his eyes wet, he blinks multiple times to keep the tears in before clearing his throat, I melt at the sight.

Hoseok saw me at my worst from the very start, I never thought about it but... he never saw me at my best, he only ever saw me at my worst.

"You're going to make me cry, Hobi, you can't do that while we're working" I whine and he chuckles through his sneaky tears. "I'm sorry bun, it was just as sudden for me, don't cry we're going to scare away the customers".

Bogum sighs and shakes his head lovingly. "What have I done to deserve such cute coworkers? It's heartwarming to see how much you love each other, you're like the three musketeers with Yoongi".