Citrus and Wine | Jung Jaehyun

Chapter 17

You woke up early in the morning to avoid seeing Jaehyun. As you entered the kitchen you saw a woman in a robe standing there, making herself some coffee.

"Hey..." she said, becoming a little shy.

"Hi," you didn't even have to ask, you knew she slept with your roommate last night after your altercation. Funny how he implied that you were a slut, while he fucks different girls every week.

"Are you," she started and hesitated, "are you y/n?"

"Yeah, why?" You dragged on your syllables.

"Do you like Jaehyun?" She asked fiddling with the handle of her cup.

"No." You said and avoided eye contact.

"Well, I think he likes you..."

"You're crazy, he just had sex with you-"

"Yeah, and he moaned your name..." she said and looked down. You felt bad, cause even if they were just messing around she didn't want him thinking about someone else. But you were sure she probably heard something else.

"I don't think so, he probably said something else." You put the lid on your paper cup and grabbed your purse. "He hates my guts."

You entered the office and saw some flowers on Maria's desk. You were scared to approach her after yesterday's mess at Mark's gallery.

"Hey y/n!" She said excitedly, making you frown in confusion.

"Oh, um," you stuttered. "Hi." Your voice came out softer than intended.

"Guess what?" She asked, a wide smile plastered on her face.

"What?" A small smile forming on your lips.

"Mark asked me to be his girlfriend last night." Your eyes widened.

"No way!" You squealed and jumped, placing your arms on her counter.

"Yes! I also want to apologize for running away..." she laughed.

"Hey, in your defense Mark didn't specify." You said remembering Mark's words.

"Yeah, but now we're dating and I am so happy!" She said but her smile disappeared when she looked at the counter. "Y/n, what happened?" She asked, her eyes were full of concern.

"What do you mean?" You were confused.

"Your arm." She looked at you and reached for your arm, you hissed at the contact. "It's all bruised up." Fuck.

You looked down to your arm, in the rush of avoiding him you didn't realize your arm was bruised and didn't cover it up.

"I fell." You lied. "I tripped on the bathtub last night."

"Are you sure?" She asked, knowing you were lying.

"Yeah! Can I borrow some makeup?" She gave you her little bag and you turned around to walk away towards the restroom.

You bumped into someone who was clearly hiding behind a wall near your office.

"I am so sorry." You said and looked up, quickly turning to keep on walking.

"Y/n, wait." He said. "Did I do this?"

"It doesn't matter, Jaehyun." You took a step back, flinching when you saw his hand reach for you. He look at you with wide eyes as held on your wrist. "Let go of me."

He gulped and looked up to you, softly stroking your arm. For a second you thought he cared. You thought he was going to apologize, but instead, he just let go of your arm and walked away—like he always did.