Penta Ent. | JungHo ✅

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I laid everything out on the bed then looked at the now empty closet. "I wish I could dedicate an entire closet to just dress shirts..." I looked at my notes to make sure I did the right organization. "By color...red to red." I hummed to myself as I hung them up in what I hoped was the correct order. I had taken note of the lack of people in his home. It didn't look as if anyone but him lived here. I hung up the last two then moved on to his dress jackets. "By color again..."

I closed the drawer full of dress pants then sat down. I didn't think organizing clothes was such a chore. Maybe it was because he had so many compared to me. I heard the door open and saw him walk in wearing pajamas. I couldn't help but take notice of his shorts as it was winter time. "Here." The tea was warm and I was thankful as the closet had a slight chill to it. "Mr. Jo." "We're in private." "Then, Jinho, may I ask why you're wearing shorts in such cold weather?" "It gets pretty warm when I sleep." "Oh." I didn't know what else to say that didn't sound boring or that I was prying into his life. "It's empty here isn't it?"

"Yeah...I've noticed." He stood up then walked over to his shirts. "I used to have people here..." "Family?" "When they came to visit." I didn't like that he was using past tense. "Did something happen?" "P.E's growth." I took notice of his hand messing around with the cuff of a shirt. "Why is that a bad thing?" "I couldn't trust them anymore. They changed you could say..." He had come back over and sat back down. I moved the cups to my other side then scooted over. "So, you've been alone all this time?" "I had Hui. Then the girls came along. So, all three of them. I have other friends too, but not many that I'm close with like Hui."

"Well, I'm your friend and I'd feel honored if I could take away any loneliness you might feel." It was bold, but judging from what he's told me and the state of certain rooms, it could lift his mood. "I appreciate it. Let's forget about the boss-worker boundary." I rapidly blinked at his sudden declaration. "You're quick to trust me. I've been wondering why..." He sat back, but kept his gaze with mine. "There's some feeling that I get from you. I feel you're trustworthy. Hell, I even brought you here, didn't I?" "I'm sure your other assistants have come here." He simply shook his head.

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It was well into the night when I had finally finished all the tasks he had given me. I hadn't seen him around, so I assumed he had gone off to bed. I checked the time then frowned. Staying over seemed like the better option at this point. I headed to the room he had assigned to me and couldn't wait to meet the bed. I opened the door and immediately started to strip. I took notice of the neatly made bed and mentally thanked Jinho. I decided to keep my button down on then hopped into bed.

"Jungwoo?" I sat up and saw Jinho standing in the doorway. "I'm awake." "Do you need anything? Another pillow? Another blanket?" "I'm fine. Thanks for asking." He seemed hesitant to leave. "Is something wrong?" "I uh...don't really like sleeping alone...despite doing so every night..." I couldn't help but chuckle at his childish side coming out. "There's plenty of room." "Are you sure? You aren't uncomfortable?" I shook my head then watched as he got into bed with me. I never would've thought my night would end with my boss asleep in the same bed as I.

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I found myself stirring then softly groaned at the sight of a dark room. I looked to my side then panicked as Jinho wasn't there. I sat up then saw him nodding off by the window. I slid off the bed then slowly approached him. "Jinho...?" "Huh?" "Why are you up?" "I couldn't sleep." "Bad dream?" He pursed his lips as he looked up at the sky. "Yeah." "I guess I should chase it away." "How will you do that?" "With a game." I sat him down on the bed then produced a pen and paper from my bag. "Tic tac toe?" I nodded then made my X. Our battle continued on with multiple ties until he finally beat me.

"Sleepy?" "Kinda." He moved them off to the side then crawled back over to his side. "Thanks, Jungwoo." "It's my job." I deserved overtime pay for something like this. I lied back down and my eyelids soon closed. I assumed I had given him good memories as he wasn't moving around in his sleep like before. A part of me wondered what else there was to Jinho that I had yet to learn about. Would we even progress that far?

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Morning rose and I slowly opened my eyes. They soon opened widely as Jinho's face was too close to my own. I silently eyed his features and made notes about little distinguishable spots on his face. All in all, his skin was flawless. "Wait, there's work today!" I shook his body and felt relieved that he started to stir. "Is someone trying to kill us?" "No, there's work today."

I felt something strong grab my shirt and kept me planted. "Let's not go..." I couldn't believe what I had just heard. "You're not going?" He shook his head then held me from behind. "I want to sleep..." I wasn't sure what to do. It didn't really matter for me as my entire job revolves around him. What if him missing a day made him look bad? "Jinho, whatever you do, don't close you eyes. Let's get you freshened up and dressed. I'll drive you to work." Little did I know that Jinho was smiling at me with soft eyes.