Our Girl Book 1 {Stray Kids Fanfiction}

Chapter 64: Get to Work

The group of seven were gathered at the conference table. Each shared expressions of anger, stress, and heartbreak.

"I really thought she'd never have to think about this again." Han stated in a low, raspy voice.

Changbin shook his head in disgust. "That photo- she didn't deserve that and doesn't deserve it being viewed by anyone."

"Don't worry. I went through and blurred the pictures in the footage before I sent the file to Director Hwang." I.N added.

"As soon as the physical copy is in our possession, it is to be immediately destroyed." Leeknow instructed, not looking away from the spot on the floor he had been needlessly staring out.

"I wish it could be destroyed from my memory." Changbin added as he raked his fingers through his hair.

A tear slipped down Leeknow's cheek as the image forced him to remember their first encounter.

Suddenly, the door swung open. "Shouldn't you all be working?" Lily asked in a raspy yet stern tone.

She suddenly had all eyes staring back at her in shock, confusion, and concern. Chan stood from his chair. "Babygirl, are you-"

"I'm fine." She said sharply before turning to I.N. "I.N, you need to stay on top of those trackers."

Concern was even more evident in their emotions as Lily spoke like this was a typical mission. Chan locked eyes with Seungmin, who stood behind her, and gave a look that pleaded for his opinion on her mental status. Seungmin's returned expression was unreadable, which worried Chan even more as Lily continued.

"I've already sent a message to the Ateez chat. I'll be holding a video conference with them in a couple of hours to brief them. They are going to assist since we can't be seen right now. Wooyoung has a friend who works for the city building inspector. He agreed to take a small group in undercover for a surprise inspection tomorrow where they'll plant devices. We'll at least have Kwon covered for now. I want someone monitoring the trackers at all times. Considering how much they know, phase two needs to happen sooner rather than later. Everyone be on high alert and ready to act fast. Once I know their travel patterns, we'll plan the capture. Now let's go. We got work to do."

"Lily. Please stop for a minute." Chan softly yet sternly demanded as he made his way to her. "Babygirl, we will. Everything you said, we'll do. But can we please just take a minute? Are you really ok?" He asked as he cupped her red, swollen, tear stained face.

She closed her eyes and let out a deep sigh. "Channie, please- all of you listen to me. If I stop to think about this, I won't be ok. Just trust me, please. Let me do what I need to do to get through this. I can't promise I won't have my moments, but I promise I will come to you if I can't handle it anymore. Until then, can we please just treat this operation like any other?"

Chan searched for any signs of doubt in her eyes. Her gaze was dark, but assertive. "That's fair. We love you." Chan replied as he wrapped his arms around her and pressed a gentle kiss on her lips before letting her go.

"Thank you. I love yall more than you know. Now-" she playfully snapped her fingers and pointed to the command station. "-go get to work."

The boys all chuckled and stood to their feet. As they made their way toward the door, Lily cleared her throat dramatically as she tapped her lips.

"Ugh! How dare us." Leeknow said playfully, approaching her first. He wrapped his arms tightly around her. He squeezed her as hard as he could without hurting her before taking her lips into his in a passionate waltz.

"You're not kissing her for all of us- move on." Changbin whined.

Leeknow smiled against her lips before pulling back. He grazed his thumb across her lips and whispered, "To be continued."

As he walked away, Lily popped his ass, causing him to quickly spin back around. "Watch it, Kitten." He warned with a narrowed gaze followed by a wink.

"I like it when you're fiesty." Changbin said as his lips instantly met hers.

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After a while, everyone had settled into their tasks as Lily held a video conference with the members of Ateez. Hyunjin, who has remained fairly silent through the day, consumed with his thoughts, picked up his phone to chat with the others.