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Chapter 21 - I'm Sorry

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I opened my eyes to see that I'm still wearing my work uniform from the night before, except this I'm lying down under a blanket on a sofa which I've never seen before.

"You're finally awake (Y/N)." Jongdae said as he walked into the room, holding a mug.

"Jongdae? What the heck?" Was all that I managed to say.

"Are you alright? From last night I mean." Jongdae asked as he placed the mug on the table in front of me.

"Oh, so it was you that helped me. Thank you by the way and yeah, I'm fine."

"Good. Why wasn't Baekhyun with you?" Jongdae asked.

"I don't know. I'm guessing he forgot to pick me up or something." I answered. "Speaking of which, I should head back to Baekhyun's." I then took a big sip of the coffee Jongdae made.

"I'll join you. Unlike some people, I don't let women walk out at night by themselves." Jongdae said in a serious tone.

"It's not night though. Also, since when were you so serious?" I asked in a half joking tone.

"Since one of my best friends nearly got assaulted, that's when!" Jongdae shouted. I've never heard him so serious before let alone shout, so I was rendered speechless.

"Ah, don't make that face. I'm not angry at you, just your boyfriend." Jongdae added.

"I really appreciate your concern Jongdae but I'm sure Baekhyun had his reasons." I said as I finished my coffee and got up to leave. "If you're so intent on walking me home then we'd best go now."

Jongdae and I both left the house and he drove me to Baekhyun's house, though he didn't leave me there, he walked me to the front door and even knocked, waiting for Baekhyun to answer.

About a minute later Baekhyun eventually opened the door. He was still in his pyjamas with his bed hair and was rubbing his eyes groggily.

"What's up?" He groaned before looking at me. "(Y/N)? Where were you last night? Were you with him?"

"She was." Jongdae answered without hesitation, causing a sour expression to appear on Baekhyun's face.

"Jongdae!" I whined aware that Baekhyun definitely has the wrong idea without even having to say anything.

Baekhyun's face became even more distasteful and he was about to make a remark until Jongdae suddenly spoke again. "Because you didn't pick her up last night she was nearly assaulted, luckily I was there to save her."

The harsh expression on Baekhyun's face disappeared and it changed to a guilty one as he looked at me. "I, I lost my phone last night. I'm so sorry."

"Well that's a shitty excuse, you could see it was dark out and she hadn't come home, you could've done something." Jongdae said ruthlessly, making Baekhyun feel even more guilty.

Baekhyun looked down at the floor and looked as though he was about to cry.

"Thanks for your concern Jongdae but I think you should go." I said as I walked towards the door. Jongdae looked at me as though he was making sure that I was sure. I gave him a smile to let him know it was okay before he left.

Baekhyun and I entered the house and I closed the door, as soon as I turned around I was immediately enveloped by Baekhyun. "I'm so sorry." He apologised in a shaky voice.

"I-" I tried to tell him I was alright but I guess I just couldn't do it. I felt tears build up in my eyes and there was a lump in my throat. I refused to actually cry, Baekhyun already felt terrible already, I didn't want him to feel even worse.

"(Y/N)." He whispered, making me look up at his face. "It's okay to cry you know, otherwise you'll regret it later." It was as though he was reading my mind.

"I'm sorry." I said as I hid my head in his chest, feeling the tears come down my face.

"Hey you're not supposed to apologise!" He exclaimed, making me giggle.

We remained like that for a while until Baekhyun broke the hug. "I have to phone work but I don't know where my phone is."

"You can borrow mine, why do you need to phone work?" I asked as I wiped my cheeks."

"I'm gonna call in sick, after what happened last night it'd be a dick move to leave you here by yourself until late." He answered before calling his work.

"Done." He handed my phone back with a smile.

"Ah, thank you."

"It's the least I could do. Wait actually, I need that back." He then took my phone back off of me and called someone else.

"Who're you calling now?" I asked before hearing a phone vibrate from inside the sofa.

"There it is!" Baekhyun shouted before saving his phone from the depths of the sofa. "Now you can have it back." He then have the phone back to me, again.

"Thanks, again."

"Since we both have the day off let's go to bed and watch movies." Baekhyun suggested as he grabbed my hand and began to drag me to his room like a child dragging their parent to a sweet shop.

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