Fresh Air (Jay Park) COMPLETED

The Plan

Yeri's POV

When he pulled back I felt weak in the knees. I tried not to look too surprised at his kiss as we both turned back to face my boss. She had a faint smile on her face as she watched us. 

"Fine, you can go. Congrats", she told us both and I felt so relieved when she didn't question it any further. 

We walked out, Jay had my hand in his as we walked down the hall towards my office. Once we were in my office and the door was closed I pulled back. Now I had to deal with him. He saved my ass back there, but who the hell did he think he is? We both stare at each other with one slight difference: the look on our faces. His is playful and smug while mine is serious and annoyed. 

"Oh come on! You can't possibly be mad at me right now!" Jay says as he throws his hands up in defense. 

"I am mad at you! You waltz in there like you're calling all the shots!" I turn my back towards him to sit behind my desk. The desk between is like a barrier that I'm going to use to my advantage. Knowing him he'll want to make up with kissing and all the other stuff. I'm not in the mood. 

"I saved your ass and you know it", Jay crosses his arms in front of him and I sigh. He is right about that, but I'm not willing to let him know how I think. 

"I was handling it", I shake my head and he just laughs. 

"I saw that. If you call that 'handling it'... You looked like a drowning animal by the time I came in."

God, how much I want to wipe that smug smile off his face. He's getting on my nerves and he knows it. My hands go up to my head, massaging my temples as I try to think of a solution for all of this. My head hurts like hell. 

"I talked this over with the guys from AOMG. They thought this was the best idea for us both. Me going steady with someone will be good for press and you won't be branded as a slut. Best of both worlds", he shrugs and I want to slap him even more. He's thinking about 'good press'?  Selfish bastard. "You probably just heard the 'good press' part right? Well I'm not that dense, Yeri. I was thinking about you the most when I made this decision." 

That takes me by surprise. He's actually being sweet for me and trying to get me out of this mess. But I'm not fooled. He won't make his way into my heart any more than he already has. When I look back up he's leaning over the desk. Damn him for always wanting to close the gaps between us. I hate it. And I like it. It's confusing. He's too close. 

"Let's keep our distance", I blurt out and he laughs again. 

"We're a couple, won't it be weird if we're not close?" he says and he's right. Damn him again. 

"So what are you actually suggesting? That we ride this out for a couple of months until it all blows over?" I really want to know what he's thinking. 

"That's kind of the plan. But one condition is added", his grin grows and I feel more uncomfortable. 

"And that is?" I'm almost afraid to ask. 

"You have to move in with me", he says while cocking up his eyebrow. 

"No way in hell I am doing that."

"I thought you'd say that. But think about it: we'll seem like a real couple and people won't bother us that much. Once they see it's real it'll die down soon and we can 'break up'" his reasoning is solid and I really have to think about it. 

Being with Jay in the same place every day will be complicated. We're not really rational people when we're around each other. A shiver goes down my spine as I think about what could happen. It's not pretty.