wounds that never bleed | h.ran

chapter eight

"Staying with—what?" You took a step closer, looking left and right to check if someone is listening. you then leaned to him a little. "You're not in any form of an illegal substance, right?"

"What?" Ran held your shoulders and gently pushed you away, "So, worrying now is a bad thing?"

"Worrying?" You repeated. Ran's body jolted upon realizing what he just said he panicked a little, looking away.

"Yeah! uhm as an employer, I care for all my employees."

You paused, staring at him. Ran immediately averted his gaze. He has a point "Oh, yeah, I remember you all took care of me when I got wasted."

"Exactly."

"But I can't, I can't go with you let alone stay in your house."

"Penthouse." He corrected.

"Penthouse." You repeated. "Penthouse?" Your eyes widened. You didn't know that he lives in a penthouse.

"Yeah, so let's go. I have plenty of room available." he was about to turn around when you answer.

"No."

He halted and faced you again. "What? Why? You're obviously holding a knife, which means you're scared. Why are you rejecting my offer?"

Why? Because we're exes and exes don't share the night on the same roof especially if the other one still has feelings for the other. Just let me move on from you in peace!

"I just can't. I'll be fine and besides, I'll just have a quick nap. I need to get up at five to deliver milk."

"Okay, then I'll stay here for the night." He said, stepping inside your apartment, you panicked and your small brain let him through.

"What?"

"Is it too hard to understand, y/n? Who is in the right mind would let a woman be alone in a den of men who, I don't know... criminals? serial killers? I don't trust the people around here."

"Isn't that a bit too judgy on your part?"

"And holding a knife isn't judgy?"

You sighed, "Why are we even arguing?"

"Because of your stubbornness."

"You can't sleep here. I don't have a bed. I only sleep in a futon and I only have one."

"Then we'll share."

"What?!"

"Kidding, I'll sleep on the couc—" Ran paused when he got a chance to look at your place. Though it's clean and organized, the place looks like it will collapse at any time.

"Nope, na-ah. this is not safe. you are going with me." Ran immediately held your hand, not your wrist, and gently dragged you out. You can't even resist because you're too stunned by his actions.

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"Again, how did I end up here?" You whispered while sitting pretty still on his couch. With just a little more stiffness, you would look like a statue in your position.

"I feel like I would break something if I move. I can't afford to break anything here." You whispered as you wandered your eyes around his penthouse. Your jaws dropped at how huge the place was. Rich people really do live in a different world. The design is elegant yet simple. You can easily tell that a man is living here just by looking at the interior.

"I prepared some towels, my t-shirt and a pajama, I don't have any girls' clothes with me and you're still in your working clothes so... The uhm—the bathroom has toiletries so you don't have to worry, it has a new toothbrush and toothpaste. Rin often sleeps here so It's always prepared." Ran said as he stopped in front of you. "Why are you like... compressing yourself? There's a lot of space. Relax, y/n."