Keep Your Enemies Closer - JohnTen

Chapter 32

I got voodoo, I got hoodoo
I got things I ain't even tried!
And I got friends on the other side

Friends On The Other Side by Keith David

When Johnny pulled up to my apartment, the heavy rain that had lingered over our heads since the beginning of our date started to fall from the clouds. Johnny grabbed an umbrella off of the back seats and ran around the front of the car. I opened the door and he pulled me up and close to his chest, even though the the umbrella was big enough for the both of us. He led me to the steps of the complex and unwrapped his arms from my waist.

"Do I really need to go now?" He asked.

"Sorry," I said. "I don't bang on the first date, and Chenle is home."

He laughed, "Not what I meant, but I get the message."

"You can have a kiss," I proposed.

"I'd like that."

I got up into my toes and pecked his lips. He pulled me back in and kissed me slowly. It was like a scene out of a movie, and I could've stayed there forever if I hadn't remembered that I was needed at the penthouse.

I broke the kiss and smiled at him, "Goodnight, Johnny.

"Goodnight, Ten," He said.

He made his way back to his car and slid inside. He waved at me, which I returned, before driving off. Once he was around the corner and out of sight, I turned to open the garage to get my car, but I saw a dark green car stop in the spot that Johnny was once in. I walked towards in and pulled the passenger door open.

"I thought you said to meet you there," I said as I sat down and closed the door.

"Doing it this way is quicker," Chenle said as we zoomed towards the main street. "Anyway, how was your date with your sugar daddy?"

"Sugar daddy?" I raised an eyebrow.

"I saw his car as I came here."

I scoffed, "Please. I could've paid for everything we did and more. I'm my own sugar daddy."

"Sure, but that doesn't answer my question."

"It was magical," I smiled happily as I remembered everything.

"I call dibs on being the godfather to your child."

I wrinkled my nose, "Trusting you with my child? You would probably lose it within five seconds."

"Not true," Chenle grumbled. "Who would possibly do a better job than me?"

"Kun, Lisa, anyone else."

"What about Renjun?"

I thought for a second, "At least I know he wouldn't forget about the child."

We parked in the underground garage after a few more minutes of driving, and Chenle and I dashed to the elevator. We rode up to the 23rd floor, went through the security procedures, and I followed Chenle to the tech room.

"Finally," Kun exclaimed. "You're here."

"Yes I am. Now what info do we have about the hair?" I asked.

"It doesn't match any database I've hacked," Renjun groaned.

"Did you try-"

"-the NCT database? I'm two steps ahead of you. Our tech couldn't break through. I tried everything."

"Well what could break it?" Chenle asked.

"Probably some black market shit," Renjun replied.

"We don't have that. Or any connections to stuff like that," Lucas said.

"Thank you, Captain Obvious," Yangyang said to him.

"Hold that thought," I said before pulling out my phone. "We do have a connection."

Lucas taunted Yangyang by sticking out his tongue as I tapped Zico's contact and put my phone up to my ear. It rang twice before he picked up.

"What?" He said sleepily, and I knew I had woken him up.

"Sorry to wake you, but how do you feel about hacking NCT's database?" I asked.

There was silence before he replied in a fully awake voice, "I'm listening."

Heyyyyy y'all!!! The bitch is back 💅

I hope you liked this chapter. I finished all of my editing and changed the description to make it a bit more
✨ ominous ✨

I also realized I missed the perfect chance to name this story 'In The Morning' from Itzy's title track, but I didn't realize how amazing the song was until yesterday.

I would like to formally apologize to Itzy for thinking 'In The Morning' was their worst title track. Idk wtf I was thinking, but I have reformed 😔

N e gays thank you to everyone who stuck around through my shit show of a mental health rollercoaster and kept reading my books. Y'all are the best, and I would love to know what you think of this book (plz I love hearing from y'all.)

See y'all in the next chapter!!!😊💕