Twenty Four

Chapter Thirty

*Hope's POV*

I wake up to the sound of chirping birds outside.

6:00 am.
Time to get up for work.

I get up to the washroom then to go change.

That's when I realize Taehyung's still sleeping in my room. To get my clothes for work I need to sneak into the room.

I tip toe into the room and grab my work outfit. As I walk back to the door, I look at the sleeping boy.

Now that I'm looking at his physical features, he does have a good looking face. The clear skin with a strong jawline and neat eyebrows, accompanied by his precise lips.

Before I leave for work, I call Jin.

"Jin?"
"Huh? Hope...? Why are you calling this early?"
"Good morning Jin, alright I need your help today."
"Whyyyy? I want to go back to sleep."
"Please Jinnie?"
"Alright, what's up?"
"I need to go to work right now, and Taehyung's sleeping in my room right now. He had a fever yesterday so he had to stay over. Can you come over and help take care of him for me please?"
"Taehyung's sick?! Okay I'm on my way!"

I can hear him scrabbling out of bed.

"Thank you."

I head down the apartment complex, and walk to the nearest bus stop.

Once I arrive at the cafe that I work at, I'm greeted by my best friend. Today, it's just the two of us for the morning.

"Hey Hope, how are you today?" Jasmine asks.

"I'm alright,
"By the way Jas, I have to get off shift half an hour earlier today, do you mind working by yourself for a bit?" I ask.

"Of course not, it's not like we're going to have many customers at that time anyways," she shrugs.

"Thank you, I just have a flight to catch," I explain.

"Righttt, you're going to Beijing with your man today," she teases.

I hate that I have to lie and play along with my best friend, because I feel like she should know but according to our contract the only people who can know is the boys.

"Yeah, I've never been to China in my life, it seems so cool there. Like the Great Wall Of China!" She sighs.

"Don't talk about China, I've never even been on a plane in my life," I exclaim.

"Well now you will," she smiles.

Soon, we get to work. Working at a cafe, a lot of the customers are the usual customers so they know us and we know them. It becomes a comfortable environment.

In the middle of putting the pastries in the oven to bake, my phone rings.

"Hello?"
"Hope, hey. How's work so far?"
"Like usual, what's up? Has Taehyung woken up yet?"
"Not yet, I wanted to call and ask about Taehyung. How sick is he?"
"He had a mild fever yesterday evening. When he wakes up, check his temperature. If he's hungry I made some soup this morning, it's on the stove. Feed him that."
"Okay, thanks. I'll let you get back to work, I'll see you later."

At 2:30, I start to take off my apron and notify Jasmine of my early leave.

Suddenly, I hear all the customers sitting by the window gasp.

"What's going on?" I ask Jasmine.

"Don't know,
"Looks like we have rich customers coming," she gestures towards the black Ferrari sitting in front of the cafe.