PROTECT YOU <JUNGKOOK X READER>

CHAPTER SIXTY NINE

Y/n

A year later

I'm moving to a smaller house in the town of Gwangju, near my restaurant to make me easier to go to work. Irish is now in elementary school, Lucas still be my personal driver, mostly to keep Irish save. Although all of my enemies is died, I can't take risks.

Surprisingly. Butter still live around as my good neighbor. He work as an actor and when he has a free duty, he help out at the restaurant. With him still investing in Hoseok's company that Ms. Cho lead nicely. I wasn't choose the wrong person when I decided. Ms. Cho is very responsible and dedicative. Open minded and honest. He lead the benefits from the company to an orphan house and house for homeless people. If Hoseok still here, he just be proud of what his godmother doing for his legacy.

I even changed my restaurant name, it's sunshine palace. Included at top ten restaurant with good service and best food in Korea.

Lunch begin as my restaurant filled with costumers and I was busy preparing their order. Burger is now their favorite order this week.

I bring the plate out to the customer when I saw Butter's car outside in the parking lot. He step out of his car as he took off his glasses, being cool as ever. He look around before crossing the road like it was at one of his drama scene.

He enter the restaurant with those imaginary dove flying behind him as the bright light shining on him. In the same time, highschool girls in their table screaming inside their he'd as they saw Butter magical enter. This man know how to used his aura to melt the girls down. He's a hot frying pan with when butter touches him, they melted. I laugh at his silly act. But he approaches me and give me a hug. Instantly shattering their hope into million pieces.

"Hey, sweetheart." He said and patted my back, I hug him back warmly.

"You promise you won't call me that." I chuckles and let him go. He push his hair back. I can see that he's getting skinnier due to his busy schedule, he must've been poorly sleep and skipping food.

"Can't help it, you're such a sweetheart." I smile and grab hold his hand to take him into the empty seat. I sit in front of him.

"You came here for lunch, right?"

"Yes, and something else I wanna asked you." He said with certain, and I frown.

"What?"

"Will you go on a date with me?"

My eyes widened as I heard his straight forward request. Simply he just asked me out? Casually?

"Date with you?" I even ask, in disbelief. Butter is not that type if guy who's easily ask woman on a date. He's very introvert when people look at him as an extrovert.

"Yes, just go to park or wherever you want."

I sighs. Knowing how much he already asking me the same and I always refused. He's my friend and I'm not ready to start a relationship with anyone. Right now, I wanna focus on, Irish and how our life will be.

"You know that I will not say yes to that request, right?" I smile at him weakly. He just smile bitterly in return. Knowing this is hurting him.

"Butter, you're my friend, I can never date you." He's nod, but that's it.

"I thought you might wanna try again, it's been a year since he passed away. Aren't you missed the feeling of having partner?" He's right, at some point, what he meant.

"I'm not thinking about that at all, Butter, all I care now is Irish. She's way more important than everything."

"I understand, but what about you? You deserved to be love too, Y/n, you always giving care to people, but what about you?" He reach my hand to hold. I can feel his care in each stroke of his thumb in the back of my hand. I smile seeing this.