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[I] ▪ hongjoong | boss pt.2

Your POV

When you wake up on your first day off, you don't know what to do with yourself. You're in awe that you were given a whole week off.

You glance at your clock to see that's 11:30 am.

You check your phone to see if anything needs your attention.

You see that you have a message from Hongjoong, which you find to be a little weird. You're nervous that something is wrong.

Kim Hongjoong aka The Boss™: Good Morning [Y/N]. I hope you're starting off your week off well. I don't anticipate that I'll need any of your help this week, as I'll have my other employees to help me. Thank you for all of your hard work, especially these past couple of months. See you next week and enjoy your time off.

You find the message to be touching, and your heart swells in happiness that he thought of you.

You think about why you're feeling this way.

Do you have feelings for your boss?

You're still nervous when you're around him, but a different kind of nervous. You still want to impress him because he's your boss, so you don't want to mess up. You're human, so you do make mistakes.

And when you do make mistakes, Hongjoong doesn't chastise you, but makes you comfortable. It's comforting that he's understanding.

You find him to be incredibly hardworking and kind as well. You love his smile and laugh, and how his smile always reaches his eyes.

He genuinely makes the work environment comfortable.

You realize that you're smiling as you're daydreaming about him.

Does he like you too? Is that why he tucked your hair behind your ear last night? Is that why he sent you a good morning text?

Wait, is he secretly a psychopath, sending his employee a good morning text?

You become panicked.

But you've become close over the last couple of weeks. You've exchanged text messages before, but it was all work related.

However, you have become more friendly with him. Maybe this showcases that he cares about his employees.

Hongjoong's POV

Was sending [Y/N] a text too much? Does she now know my feelings for her? Do I even know my feelings for her?

But I want her to know that I acknowledge her hard work.

I questioned putting a smiley face at the end of the message, but I'm glad I didn't. I need to keep things professional. But if she makes my heart flutter like this as well as nervous, then I must like her right?