Penta Ent. | JungHo ✅

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I changed the channel as he ran his hands through my hair. "Looked for a new job yet?" "Mhm. I haven't heard back yet." I set the remote down as I was satisfied with old TV sitcoms. "I'm still surprised." "Why?" "Wouldn't you be if your best friend suddenly came over at 2 in the morning asking if they could stay for a while? You're lucky I had gotten into a new book recently." "I guess..." I pulled my knees closer as I watched.

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"I'm going out. I'll be back around 7ish." "That long?" "Yeah. I'm going to see someone." I eyed him as he put on dress shoes. "A date?" "Maybe." I grunted then looked away. "Jealous?" "You're free to date whoever." He patted my head while laughing. "I'll see you." "Yeah." I heard the door close then the sound of keys jangling. I fell onto my side and closed my eyes. Were my plants okay? I hadn't been to my apartment in days. I still had dirty laundry to wash and dishes too. Seeing as he wouldn't be back anytime soon, now was probably a good time to go.

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I put the spare keys in my pocket as I walked down the stairs. The sun was completely gone from the sky. The purple colored sky was always pleasing to see.

I opened the door to my apartment and saw that it wasn't the same way I left it. "Eh..." I heard a noise coming from my bedroom and was quick to grab a knife from the kitchen. I slowly approached the room then saw the door open. "I got you...Jae...?" "Could you put that down? It's dangerous." I placed the knife off to the side then waited for answers.

"You didn't seem like you were in any mood to clean up, so I went ahead and did it for you." "Oh, thanks." He smiled then walked past me. "So, you didn't actually have a date...?" "Nope." A part of me felt relieved. "Why don't you head back to my place? I'm fine on my own." "I'll help. I came over to clean anyway." "Then, you can wash the dishes. And take the knife with you." "Roger."

I hadn't spoken to anyone from Penta Ent. nor had I thought of them. All the thoughts had somehow led back to Jinho. So I banned the thoughts altogether. "Hey Jae." "Yep?" "Why don't we date?" As expected, his response wasn't immediate. "As much as I would love that, you wouldn't be happy." "Eh, how would you know?" "I just do." I pouted as I put a dried dish away. The old Jaehyun probably would've jumped at the chance. The buzzer sounded and I looked towards the door confusedly. "Did you invite someone?" "No." I walked over then let them in. It was probably a mis-press.

"You shouldn't always do that. You might let a killer in." "But we have Fred downstairs." "What if he was killed?" I shuddered. He made points. "I get it. Sorry." I went back to the sink to finish washing the rest of the dishes.

The buzzer went off again and Jaehyun had gone this time. "Jae, who is..." The door closed. "...it?" Was it really a killer like he said? "But he probably would've made a sound..." I hurried over to the door with a knife then looked through the peephole. I couldn't see anything as Jaehyun was blocking it. I tried listening through the door but they were talking in lower voices. So I opened it.

"Jungwoo." "Mr. Jo..." "Abd here I was, trying to-" I slammed the door shut. Why was he here? We no longer had anything to do with each other. Why? Why? I heard the door open and close then felt arms wrap around me. "He's gone." I looked back then felt Jaehyun kiss the top of my head. "Is that so..." I was in pain, yet my heart still wanted him. Harsh knocks were heard behind us. "I thought-" Jaehyun opened the door and faced Jinho. "Is it not getting through to you?" "Just let me speak with Jungwoo. It's something between us, not you." I stayed behind Jaehyun.

"Jungwoo, can we talk?" "What about?" "That night." "There were many nights." "You know what I'm talking about." "I don't." I didn't want an explanation. It would only hurt even more. "Mr. Jo, it's obvious you're not going to get that talk you wanted." I looked at Jinho who didn't seem deterred at all. How could he be so determined with such odds against him? "I know Jungwoo. He'll come around." "You know Jungwoo? I've known him longer than you have. Do you know what his favorite dishes are? His favorite sweets? Favorite place to be? What he likes to do? Anything?" "I don't know a lot, but I want to. I want to know Jungwoo better."

I subconsciously grabbed the back of Jaehyun's shirt as Jinho had looked directly at me while saying it. What was he trying to do? "Jungwoo, I'll ask again. Can we talk?" I stepped out from behind Jaehyun then sighed. "Fine." "Woo-" "It's fine, Jae. Go finish cleaning." He reluctantly went back inside and I moved Jinho farther from the door. "Why? Why did you come here? I'm not going back to Penta Ent." "That's not what I'm here for." "Then?" He grabbed my shirt then pulled me down towards him. "I came to get what I should've that night." "What night..." I could see the hesitancy in his eyes. What had him hesitating? He pulled me closer then connected his lips with mine.