Fated

Chapter 20: A Simple Trade

The plan was working wonderfully, the media ate up the news about a rookie artist who fell in love with a successful business woman during their first project together. Of course, not all Jimin's employee respected her enough not to sell news about her, but that was what they both had expected when Minjeong visited the company to review the short clips they had made and prepared for her next one with Ningning since she couldn't work yet because of her bruised face.

That day, she asked Jimin if they could talk, and in front of the team, not too loudly but not too quietly enough, she asked the woman in charge if she would like to have dinner together. Jimin had almost lost to the amusement, but thankfully, even though she had only started her acting career, Minjeong did it tremendously.

They even left the office together and deliberately let the reporters catch them.

Jimin had avoided her mother as much as she could, and because her grandfather had found out anyway, he helped her to explain bit by bit to his daughter and convinced both her and his wife that Jimin would explain everything to them soon.

Today, they were in action once again because Minjeong's wounds had almost fully healed and she was back to work. Everything was going right where they wanted them to be.

"So, are you two really going out?" Mr. Jung hesitantly asked Jimin as they both watched the makeup team work to cover the leftover cuts on Minjeong's face. "I mean, of course I won't judge, I'm not judging, really." He chuckled, rubbing the back of his head. "I'm just.. I'm curious."

Minjeong caught Jimin's staring and waved at her sweetly, which made her wave back in reflex before she cleared her throat and straightened up, giving the man her attention. "Curious about what, exactly?"

He blinked his eyes, gulped, then looked away. "Nevermind."

She was about to look away, back to Minjeong, to be exact, when he suddenly turned to her again, leaning closer.

"Are you a lesbian?" Jimin leaned away and frowned. "You know, is that why you've never been seen– no, no, I'm crossing the line here." He shook his head, and stepped away. "I'm not gonna ask."

Jimin chuckled at his internal battle, taking a deep breath, she didn't offer him any answer and looked at Minjeong once again.

"Have you eaten?" She mouthed and Jimin shook her head, earning a frown in disapproval. "I'll get you something to eat."

Rolling her eyes, she nodded anyway. "Thank you."

"I love you."

A grin spread across her face when Minjeong looked around after, making sure that nobody saw her before acting nonchalantly. Jimin grazed the ring on her finger when she saw Minjeong's. "I love you too." She whispered, whether Minjeong caught it or not, she knew that the blonde felt it.

These days, happiness never left her side. Everyday she woke up feeling giddy, because Minjeong would shower her skin with her kisses. Jimin had been contemplating this thought in her mind. Should she ask her to move in together?

Even before the media caught a sniff on their relationship, Jimin had mostly spent her nights in Minjeong's place anyway. Her home was barely a home when Minjeong was not there, the apartment they shared together was forgotten.

Though it had a lot of their memories together, they were always reminded by a certain someone.

But was it too soon?

More than a year had passed since they met each other. They spent their birthdays and their friends' birthdays together. But it was the first time for Jimin to want to spend this much time together with someone, she didn't know how the pace should be, whether they were moving in too fast, too slow or just right.