bodyguard || heejake

chapter thirteen

A/N: the pictures at the top of my chapters keep getting deleted 😭 it's so annoying i just put them all back up so lmk if u guys see it in the next chapters pls

this chapter is in heeseung's pov just because

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heeseung's POV:

on the ride back, everyone dozed off in the car except for me and jay, who was driving, so it was unusually silent. i looked at jake on my right who was sleeping peacefully. he looks so cute like this, i thought.

to my surprise, jake's head landed on my shoulder and i smiled slightly. i let it rest there and tried to be as still as possible so he'd be comfortable.

when we finally arrived, i felt a twinge of disappointment when jake sat up. he rubbed his eyes groggily and noticed me looking.

"shit, did i sleep on you?" he uttered. "i'm so sorry!"

i wanted him to know that he could do anything he wanted to me and i wouldn't complain but how could i express that to him? i went for the easier option and said, "don't worry about it."

he pursed his lips and relaxed his shoulders. i really hoped that he felt at ease with me because sometimes he acted nervous around me.

"see you guys tomorrow!" jake waved and unlocked the door to his house quietly. i watched him enter and only shifted my attention when it clicked behind him. i was looking forward to the sleepover if it meant seeing jake again.

i already came to terms with my crush a while ago, since even before i became his bodyguard. it was the reason i agreed to the job in the first place. i was the one who noticed him when he was busy swooning over sunghoon instead. my heart ached when i saw the way he looked at him.

when sunghoon rejected him, i wanted to feel bad for jake but i couldn't bring myself to. it made me feel guilty but i was relieved when the news got to me. i felt angry at the same time; i mean how could he turn down jake and make him cry?

when i got dropped off, i took a shower since i felt sticky from the sea water and the sand was still stuck on me.

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i decided to wake up early the next day to prepare for the sleepover at my house. since i was the host, i had to plan everything but i didn't mind. sometimes shopping by myself calmed me. i searched for everyone's favourite snacks and put in extra for jake.

i laid it out on the table and stretched tiredly. they were coming any second now. the doorbell rang and i rushed to open it but i frowned in dismay when i saw it was jay. he saw my expression and shook his head in disapproval.

"is this how you treat your guests?" he tutted. "you invited us, remember?" he flung himself onto the couch and turned on the tv. i sighed at him - he came over so often that it felt like he was practically living here.

the rest of our friends arrived in the next twenty minutes and i lit up when i saw jake. he came with jungwon and sunoo last so now everyone was here. i gave them a friendly smile and welcomed them in since this was their first time at my house.

"woah, your house is huge," jake opened his mouth in astonishment. "it's beautiful."

"if that's so, you can come here anytime you want," i winked at him playfully. i loved seeing the flustered look on his face whenever i flirted with him.

i led the three of them onto the couch where everyone was already sitting. jungwon flew into jay's arms and gave him a kiss as if they hadn't seen each other just yesterday.