Chapter 15

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Jeonghan's Pov :

"I have some work, I'll see you guys later", I said to Jisoo and Y/N before I made my way out of the campus.
I got my car to the garage and then went to Mingyu hyung's office after I received a call from him.
Somehow I've been hanging out with their group since the past few weeks. They're fun to be around but a part of me feels guilty for keeping it a secret from Y/N. I know I don't have to do that but still I couldn't tell her about it.

Eunwoo : "How about we all go on a trip to Jeju-do after the wedding?"
Jungkook : "It's better to go there in between Sept-Nov. We can visit somewhere else now"
Eunwoo : "How about we go to Daegu now and then we can visit Jeju-do in September?"
Wonwoo : "Sounds good"
"Gotta take the girls to Jeju, your sister's been wanting to go there", I said pointing towards Mingyu.
Mingyu : "Yeah, she'll be pissed if I visit Jeju Island without her"
Jungkook : "Let's fix a date and a place to stay in"

We decided to spend some time together for a few days in Daegu.

Author's Pov :

"I'm still a member of the anti-Mingyu club, trust me", Jeonghan said while snuggling under the covers with Y/N on her bed as Season 2, Episode 5 of the "Loki" series played on her laptop.
"Hey, it's absolutely fine. You can be friends with him and be my Hanie at the same time", she said.
Y/N thought she had no reason to be upset with him for hanging out with them or keeping it a secret from her when she herself have been keeping things from him.
Jeonghan told her about the trip they're planning to go after the wedding.
Y/N : "Whose wedding?"
Jeonghan : "Now that you mentioned, I actually don't know.

Y/N's Pov :

It's the start of vacation and all I have on my plate for now is my job at the cafe, Yoonji's wedding and being with the people that I care about.
Wonwoo's gonna come to spend some time with me this evening as we didn't really get the chance to catch up with each other lately. We planned on making some treats for ourselves so I went to do a bit of grocery shopping before his arrival.
I was picking up my items from the shelves when I bumped into Mingyu. He helped me with the rest of the list and paid for my stuffs even after my refusals.
"Are you trying to be my sugar daddy?", I asked.
"Your daddy; that I am. Sugar; not so sure", he smirked and I rolled my eyes.
We walked out of the store and I took my leave.
Mingyu : "I'm dropping you off"
Y/N : "You're not"
Before he could say more I added, "Can't risk being seen with you so often".
"Will it be that bad?", Mingyu asked.
"Yes", I replied after a silence.
I took a step back and turned to cross the road when a truck came out of nowhere on full speed. I felt like a deer caught in headlights and didn't know what to do.
A strong arm pulled me instantly right before the truck could hit me.
"Are you fucking out of your mind? It would've hit you if I wasn't on time. Are you okay?", Mingyu yelled.
I blinked my eyes and nodded. Mingyu caressed my head with his palms and I could see his chest heaving up and down.
He dropped me off to my place and I made him promise to not let others know about the incident.
That truck's break failed and it hit a wall after it passed by me. The driver survived with injuries and was taken to the hospital.

I settled the grocery bags in the kitchen and sat on the couch.
A thought has been bothering me for the past few weeks but I can't discuss it with anyone.
I know I and Mingyu agreed on 'no strings attached' but I can't help but want more on certain times. Times when he worries about me, times when he makes me laugh, times when he just rests his head on my lap because he had a bad day, times when he stays longer after we have sex and times when it doesn't feel like he's fucking me just for his carnal desire.
He makes me feel all of this but then a voice in my head mocks me saying that it's one sided. He never said anything about wanting me in any other way than just physical and I'm scared that if it continues, I'll end up falling for him hard but he wouldn't even trip.
I guess I know what should be done.
We should end our arrangement before it ruins things.

Wonwoo brought a bottle of wine and my favourite pizza.
We decided to have them later in the night.
We baked brownies together and he made his special cheese sandwich for me.
"How's Yoona though?", I asked munching on my sandwich.
Wonwoo's expression faltered followed by seconds of silence while I waited for an answer.
"She...she moved on", he replied.
Yoona's Wonwoo oppa's girlfriend. They met abroad. Though I didn't have a chance to see or talk to her but Wonwoo would always tell me about her and how she makes him happy.
"I'm sorry", I said calmly.
Wonwoo : "It's alright. How's the sandwich?"
I know he's trying to change the topic. I'm not gonna push it and let him have his space.
I tried to make sure he spent a good time with me. We ate the pizza and sipped on the sweet wine while music reverberated out of my mini speakers.
We shared this and that and a foreign pain bloomed in my heart every time he mentioned Mingyu.
Wonwoo knows about my crush on Jungkook and he wasn't planning on letting it slide tonight.
"Shut up", I lightly hit him with a pillow.
Wonwoo left at 2am even though I offered him to stay.
"You know he likes you too", he said over his shoulder before stepping out of the main door.
"As a friend", I corrected.
Wonwoo : "Potato, potahto"
"Drive home safe", I pushed him by his shoulder and closed the door and he just laughed.

Next few days went by like any other day except for me avoiding Mingyu. He texted and called but I've been making excuses. He knocked on my window the other night but I didn't let him in and lied about being asleep later. I spent these days hanging out with Jungkook whenever I didn't have to work at the cafe. We went to arcades and he had been waiting for me outside the coffee shop to get me home after work.
We even went on to late night rides on his bike.
I'd like to believe that he's waiting for me tonight as well.
We were closing soon when Karina hugged me from behind right after I was done taking Yoonji's order.
"He's here again", Karina whispered in my ear.
"Do I smell a power couple?", she asked.
"No, you don't", I whispered back.
"He seems like a nice guy and he's hot too. Let me know if we're gonna have another wedding soon", Karina grinned.
Y/N : "Not anytime soon, baby"
Karina : "So it's a yes?"
Y/N : "What's a yes?"
Karina : "You guys are a thing?"
Y/N : "No, he's a good friend"
I took two more orders while Karina kept her arms wrapped around me with her chin resting on my shoulder.
"You know you can do this all later and be productive right now because Heeseung and I ain't got more than a pair of hands each!", Yunjin hissed at Karina.
"Go", I unwrapped Karina's arms.
They all went back to work.
"Not trying to be nosy but what about the taller one?", Karina stopped by again to ask me about Mingyu.
I averted my gaze towards the monitor and replied after a bit, "He's a good friend too".

It was after hours and I remembered about Jungkook waiting for me. I rushed out of the coffee house.
A sight of him casually chatting with Yoonji on the sidewalk slowed me down.
Jungkook noticed me and walked towards me after waving off Yoonji.
"I've been waiting for you", Jungkook smiled.
"You didn't have to, Jungkook-ssi", I smiled back.
Y/N : "Um, so you know Yoonji unnie?"
"You didn't know?", Jungkook asked as if it's an information equivalent to my Parents' names which I'm supposed to know.
Y/N : "Know what?"
Jungkook : "Yoonji's a friend of ours"
Ours.
My mouth formed an O.

I wanted to grab ice cream before I went home from a particular parlour where I haven't been to in mouths.
Jungkook : "Anything for you but not that"
Y/N : "Please, Kook?"
"You know I can't say no to you", Jungkook narrowed his eyes at me.
We were near the ice cream parlour where I could already see its name on the neon board on top of its glass door.
"Are you sure you wanna have ice cream in 2°C?", Jungkook asked with one hand on the steering wheel of his car.
"Very much", I smiled ear to ear.

We both bought a big scoop of same flavour each and walked back to where his car was parked.
We sat on top of the cars dickey as the cold air embraced us.
The temperature dropped by degrees at night and I wasn't clothed warmly enough for it. Jungkook noticed it and took off his jacket to wrap it around me.
"I'm okay. You're gonna get cold, take it", I said to him.
"I don't need it right now but if I feel cold later, you can just hug me", Jungkook said with his bunny coded toothy grin.
Smooth.
Each bite of the cold treat felt brain freezing but I wasn't about to admit it.
I could feel his stare on me.
I looked at him, we're just mere inches away from each other. His eyes lowered to my lips. A sense of warmth enveloped my cheeks.
Jungkook raised a hand and gently swiped his thumb from the corner of my mouth to my bottom lip.
I wasn't aware that I had the ice cream smeared there. He collected the ice cream on his fingertip and then licked it off without any hesitation.
"Tastes better"
I made a face at that comment.
Jungkook saw it, "Cliche?".
"Very much", I said taking another bite of my ice cream.
"But really, it tasted better. How about we reconfirm it?", Jungkook suggested.
I hit his chest playfully making him groan with a chuckle.
I felt warm in his company but I wasn't aware that a certain someone's fuming somewhere.

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