Ready for Love

24/7

When you train seven days a week, you need a good scenery to inspire you.

- Allistair Brownlee

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"Hi oppa." Jiwon said as she sat with me on the couch while I'm watching the television.

"You know some people fucked here in this very sofa, right?" I said hoping to make her squirm.

"Yeah. Jimin Oppa told me. Taehyung and I fucked here twice when you were all gone. It's actually a good sofa to straddle someone." She winked.

There's no winning in any discussion if you're talking with Jiwon. Now I'm the one who's uncomfortable, trying not to imagine them in my head.

"Why are you here? Where's Taehyung? Just fuck Taehyung. Straddle him to your heart's content. Just get away from my face."

"Sleeping. I'm bored of watching him." She said.

"—that or somebody, which we will call Jamnoon ask you to talk to me."

"You pick that up from Eonnie. She likes to do that, calling people by juggling their names." She said laughing.

I turned off the television and gave her the remote. "I'm sleeping."

"She spends time in the office until 10 PM now. She went back to their house. She says she feels lonely being alone. I'm glad when the two of you were friends. She seems happier. Now she's back to being serious, her mother can be toxic sometimes."

"I don't care. I'm going to sleep."

"I know you know it's her birthday tomorrow right? Unfortunately, her parents book a flight to see his brother getting married."

"Then she should travel with them to unwind."

"Aunt Hera told her to stay because Jessie's still not around. Imagine how sad her life is right now"

"You're her cousin. Make her happy." I said.

Why am I even entertaining this?

"I'm leaving tonight. Aunt J's coming with me to visit Portugal."

"I still don't care." I said as I slammed the door.

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"Jin?" Jaehee said as I rolled down the window of the passenger seat.

"Happy Birthday. Just get in. Your apartment or your house?" I said.

Fuck you Jiwon. Fuck you.

"My apartment. How did you know it's my birthday?" Jaehee asks as she ride the car.

"I got a friend. Let's hide her under the name Wijon. She's a bitch with a crude mouth and a twisted sense of humor." I said as I drive.

She laughed and it resonates inside me. A sense of comfort I never thought I missed badly.

It's the same feeling again, the same feeling I've felt with Hyuna. Finding comfort from someone but that eventually sizzled out. When we dated, the flame became smaller and smaller and when she left me, all that's left was smoke.

"Jin?" Jaehee said as she looked at me.

"Don't worry. This is a one time thing. I won't be picking you up tomorrow... but if you know, you want to be alone tonight. It's okay, I'll just drop you off."