The Last Boy Scout

40

"You ready?" Jimin opens the passenger door for Jin Yung.

"Yes, of course," she says, stepping out. "The real question is; are you?"

"Yeah, it's just Taehyung plus one, no biggie," Jimin laughed and the two walk inside the fancy restaurant.

As soon as Jimin stepped inside, he wanted to get out. There was Taehyung, his girlfriend, and Jungkook, sitting with a girl that was definitely not his Eomma, Jimin knew.

"What's wrong?" Jin Yung puts her hand on his back.

"That's what's wrong," Jimin gestures to the table near the aquarium. "Why is he here?"

"Just fake it," Jin Yung assures him. "Fake it like you always do,"

Jimin felt uneasy. They approach the table and everyone introduces themselves before they sit down.

"This is Seokyeon," the girl beside Jungkook waves and smiles. Jimin smiles back politely; she looked very nervous.

A waitress comes by and takes everyone's order. As they wait for their food, Jungkook and Taehyung naturally hold a conversation and make Jimin feel left out. Jin Yung seems to be enjoying the other girls' company. Jimin pulls out his phone and tries to ignore everything.

After a while, Jin Yung gets up and the two other girls follow. Jimin always wondered why girls went to the bathroom in groups. Now it was just the three remaining at the table. Taehyung and Jungkook's voices were hushed all of a sudden, and their faces were almost pressed against each other. Jimin didn't like it.

"Ahem," Jimin puts his phone down. The younger two look up at him. "Get a room,"

Jungkook looked embarrassed and Taehyung sat up. "Are you alright, Jimin?"

"I'm fine," Jimin lies, shooting a sideways glance at Jungkook. "How was the trip?" He asks, changing the subject.

"It was fun," Taehyung sat up straighter. "We went sightseeing, shopping, booked a hotel... nothing special,"

Jimin raised an eyebrow. He knew Taehyung was leaving something out. Jungkook's quiet expression told him.

"That's it?" Jimin was getting bored. "Nothing interesting? You know, other than the Twitter posts, what else happened?"

Taehyung looked over at Jungkook, who was sipping his water nervously. Yeah that's right, Jimin said in his head. You sip your water all innocent-like you little-

"Hey, Jungkook," Jimin changed the subject again. "How's your Eomma? I heard she visited the other day,"

"She's... good. She's healthy and doing well, thanks." Ju
"We're back," Jin Yung sat down. Jungkook looked up quickly. "Where's Seokyeon?"

"She's still in the bathroom, she told us to go without her, she wouldn't let us wait for her," Jihae smiled. "She's fine,"

Jungkook gets up anyway. Jimin watched him carefully.

"Hey," Jin Yung whispers. "Is everything alright?"

Jimin nods.