innocence. || Vkook

XVII

Just as Hyungwon said, nine boys entered the club, all wearing pretty much the same clothes. Of course, Jungkook was among them and last to walk in.

Taehyung greeted all of them with a bow, but when Jungkook passed next to him he put a shy smile on his face. So did Jungkook.

That simple and seemingly insignificant gesture couldn't pass unseen by Hyungwon's eagle eye.

The boss came in the room few minutes after the boys.

"Taehyung, I don't see you cleaning up the place." - Mr. Gong said with his telephone between his ear and shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Gong, I was just about to take a broom." - Taehyung put his head down.

Hyungwon giggled mischievously, but decided not to be a douche bag.

"It's my fault Mr. Gong, I was talking to him and we got lost in our conversation for few minutes, I'll help him out." - Hyungwon's words actually touched Taehyung and the boy felt very grateful since their boss didn't seem to be in a good mood.

"Tonight is a big night, we gotta make a lot of money and I don't wanna see no drama between you two, clear?"

"Clear." - Hyungwon said unenthusiastically.

Taehyung heard Hyungwon defended him in front of their boss and it made him very proud of the older. He thought Hyungwon maybe wasn't as arrogant as he thought.

Guests started coming soon after they finished cleaning up the place. As Mr. Gong said, much more people, more precisely men, came to see the show.

Hyungwon was making cocktails in the bar while Taehyung was serving one older guest. Taehyung was disgusted by the fact the old man had a wedding ring on his hand, but nonetheless comes to see barely adult boys dance half naked.

Even though it was shocking at first, Taehyung got used to seeing and serving all those old men and watching the boys' act wasn't as uncomfortable as it used to be.

It would be a lie to say he didn't enjoy Jungkook's presence. The boys charisma was unbelievable when he'd step on the stage.

When one guest entered the club, it left Hyungwon completely shocked and Taehyung completely confused.

It was a tall boy with defined thighs, nice body structure, in his early twenties. He had a red undercut hairstyle and a very attractive whitish face.

Hyungwon still kept looking dazzled not moving a bit while Taehyung was just observing what was going on. It was the first time him seeing Hyungwon getting so lost.

As soon as Mr. Gong saw the attractive young man he approached him with his arms wide open.

"Wonho, darling, I haven't seen you in years, you've grown up in a very handsome man, haven't you?" - Mr. Gong said wholeheartedly while hugging the guy.

"Hyungwon, who is that dude?" - Taehyung whispered on Hyungwon's ear.

Taehyung's words made the older come to earth. He shook his head and got back in the "usual cold-as-an-iceberg Hyungwon".

"That is, um... Wonho. Lee Wonho." - Hyungwon said trying to sound normal.

"Well, he's very handsome, he could've been an idol for sure."

"Yeah... He used to come here from time to time last year, but he hasn't come here for more that 14 months I think.." - Hyungwon said still sounding a bit odd and Taehyung noticed it.

"Why are you looking at him like that, did something happen between you two?"

"WHAT?! What could had happened between us, he's just an ordinary guest as any other, why did you make such an assumption? Idiot..." - Hyungwon almost yelled at Taehyung not even noticing how loud he was.

"I was just asking, stop being so noisy, the boss told us he doesn't want negative energy between us tonight." - Taehyung snapped back and took the cocktails the older prepared.

What a weirdo... Something has happened between those two, I could bet. Maybe this dude's Hyungwon's ex.. or maybe even his one-sided love? - Taehyung thought while serving a few men in their fifties.

The show was about to start. While one younger man was introducing "The Innocence.", Mr. Gong came behind Taehyung's back and tapped his shoulder.

"Hey kid, I have something very important to tell you." - said Mr. Gong with a very low tone.

"Yes, sir." - Hyungwon put a tray full of empty glasses on the table.

"You see that young guy sitting there," the boss put his hand over Taehyung's shoulder and pointed his finger towards the handsome man,"his name is Lee Wonho, he's very rich and has a range of hotels in Busan. I want you to take off your apron and sit next to him and keep him company."

"But sir, I gotta serve so many..."

"Listen. He has tons of money and he told he's been very lonely. The amount of money he could give you can be more than twice we'd earn from all these guests this night. I'm just asking you to accompany him, that's all. As soon as boys finish with their act, he'll choose to hang out with one of them and that's all, it wouldn't last longer than hour and a half." - Mr. Gong was very pushy about it.

"But what about Hyungwon?" - Taehyung sad and looked at his coworker working his ass off, washing the dishes and serving all the guests at the same time.

"Don't worry, he's gonna make some great tips. Come on, go and sit next to him." - Mr. Gong said and pushed Taehyung from behind.

Taehyung hated the fact he had to serve as a hostess in order to fulfill his boss's materialistic goals, but he also knew very well how much he needed the job.

Just as he stood behind Wonho's back, the boy sighed and squeezed his paws in order not to let his frustration out. He faked a smile and walked in front of the handsome man.

"Hello, sir, I'm Kim Taehyung, nice to meet you." - Taehyung introduced himself politely and handed his hand.

"Oh, you're the hostess, huh?", Wonho said while chewing a gum without giving his hand back,"you're cute, I thought you were a member of the stripping boys."

Taehyung wanted to puke and then swallow the barf back at the uncultured words his interlocutor, but he had to stay professional.

"Oh, I'll take that as a compliment, but no, I'm not a stri-.. dancer, I work here just as a bartender... not hostess... nor entertainer.. just bartender." - Taehyung couldn't suppress his sour smile.

"Yeah, yeah, it's such a pity, you have a very nice face and long legs. I'm sure you have to offer a lot down there, don't you?" - Wonho put a perverted smile on his face while pointing at the boy's crotch.

"Umm... what would you like to drink, sir?" - Taehyung ignored that rude remark and just continued smoothly.

"Bring us a bottle of Jack Daniel's." - Wonho said while staring at his phone and the younger did so. While he was taking the bottle of hard liquor, he noticed he got an ugly stare from Hyungwon, but decided to act as he didn't notice.

Just as I thought, the Ice Queen's jealous af... must've been such a bummer Hyungwon, huh? - Taehyung thought with a mischievous smile on his face. He also thought how there possibly isn't a bigger douchebag than Wonho in the area of 100 square miles.

"There you go, sir." - Taehyung started pouring the drink and almost spilled it allover the table because Wonho grabbed him by his waist and made him sit next to him.

"Come here, you don't have to serve anyone tonight, just enjoy." - Wonho's voice disgusting to Taehyung's ears they almost started bleeding.
"Sir, I, um..."

"Shh, here they come.. Can't wait to see Jungkook's cute little ass slide down that pole." - Wonho hushed Taehyung with his finger and pulled him closer to himself.

I'm gonna kill this dude, I swear to god.

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