We can't

7

Irene tried her best to avoid coming to the hang out, insisting to the girls that they didn't have to go only to be met with menacing glares. Wendy sighed "Unnie this will be good, you might be able to get the closure you need from Jackson and vice versa." The others nodded in agreement. "You can't avoid him forever, you were bound to clash at one point and from what you told us happened yesterday it seems that you both still have feelings for each other." Said Joy. Irene sighed, they were right, "What are you planning to do Unnie?" Asked Yeri, she looked at them. "We will go chill with them but my plan is avoid Jackson." They laughed at her. They full on laughed at her, "Good luck with that Irene." They all said. Huffing she got up leaving the girls to get ready. "We need to get them alone so they can talk their shit out. It's been two years of her bouncing back and forth with her feelings. She likes him but wants to avoid him, how in the world does that make sense." Exclaimed Joy. Wendy looked at her "Regardless of Irene's bio polar behaviour the plan is to get them to talk end of." Suelgi grinned, "Mission Jackrene" she whispered, the other girls laughing but nodding as they placed their hands together and blowing them out.

Irene sat in front of the mirror paying particular attention to her appearance, straightening her hair and applying black eye liner and mascara she highlighted her lips in a a dark sensual red. Moving to her clothes she chose a black crop top and black jeans paired with a brown jacket and boots. She walked up to the girls who wore similar outfits before sighing. She took her glasses out and keys as they insisted that she drove.

Within twenty minutes they had arrived at their house, the girls piled out as Irene sat in the seat contemplating life, the boys had sweetly even came out to greet them each hugging them and asking about how they were and how the journey was, as they engaged in brief conversation, Bambam noticed Irene's missing presence "Where's Irene... did she not want to come."asked Bambam. "No she's here..." Wendy said whilst turning behind her, confused not seeing Irene there. Joy laughed signalling their attention. "She's still in the car... with her head on the steering wheel." Joy quickly snapped a picture before looking at them they all moved to the car. Yeri tappping on the window causing Irene to jump and hit her head, she glared at them as they laughed, she cursed as Mark opened the door giving her hand which she took greatfully. "I'm gonna kill you..." she muttered her eyes narrowing. The boys gave her warm hugs engaging her in brief conversation as she was passed down the line. Last was Jackson, they looked at each other not knowing what to do, it hurt their hearts that they lacked the easiness they once had. Giving up Irene tried moving away but he grabbed her waist crushing their bodies together, the got7 boys and red velvet girls smiled as they signalled each other inside. Her arms moved to his shoulders inhaling his scent against the advice her brain was giving her. Her arms stayed locked on him, she didn't want to let go. She couldn't but a cough from youngjae brought her back down into reality. In a swift, abrupt movement she pushed her body away from his running up the stairs of the front of their house and going straight in. He smirked at that before jogging up the stairs himself.

The house was in chaos a few hours later, laugher resounding in each corner of the house. Irene wore a soft smile as she looked on at the scene, detaching herself for a moment. She had seen her girls laugh but they had never been this carefree with others. It warmed her heart, her instincts knowing that these boys were phenomenal personas individually and she also knew they wouldn't let anything happen to any of them. She watched Wendy cuddle up to Mark, as Bambam had his arm around Yeri whispering something in her ear. Irene watched as Joy laughed at something JB said hitting him on the shoulder as she tried to control the noise that came out. She then turned to Suelgi and Jinyoung who had massive smiles on there faces as she rested her head in the crook of his neck. She smiled at the sight; her girls were happy, finding their halves in the best men she had met in her life. She didn't need to be explicitly told what her girls were feeling, after years of knowing them, she learnt to read them and she could see how fixed they were becoming on these amazing guys. She sighed as her eyes trailed back to
the movie they were supposed to be watching, her laughter breaking out at the scene playing on the screen. Jackson watched her whole face light up at the screen, his eyes transfixed on her natural essence, her laughter was infectious, he could feel himself laughing with her but not at the scene. He ridiculed himself before turning to actually face the screen just as her eyes landed on his form. She could see the tension in shoulders disappear as he talked with the girls, laughing and joking. He had established a relationship with them so quickly and she couldn't help but feel a sense of pride as he looked at them in a sisterly manner, teasing them and making them laugh. But everyone could see the protective aura in him, his silent vow with his eyes to protect these girls witnessed and shared by the other boys. The girls feeling adored to get brothers in the form of the got7 members. Bambam, Mark Jinyoung, JB, Youngjae and Yugeom sat around Irene, engaging her in a conversation and making her laugh, and the protective aura they shared for Irene seemed greater. Jackson was thankful, he knew that his boys from this day forth would protect her not just for him when he wasn't present but for the relationship they had each established with her. He saw the way her shell broke away with them, playfully punching and hitting them in a similar fashion to siblings. His smile was caught by the girls who winked at him causing him to blush. They joined back into one big group, deepening the already established connection. As conversation flowed Jackson's stomach rumbled followed by Youngjae who then tried to blame the others. They laughed loudly as Joy then said "I'm actually hungry though, we should eat." They all looked at each other deliberating what to eat as Wendy slyly looked at Irene. Irene's face scrunched up at the look on Wendy's face the boys silently watching back and forth at the two girls who were staring at each other. Wendy smirked and Irene knew she was about to throw her under a bus. "Unnie makes amazing seaweed soup, and noodles...." Suelgi catching on quickly agreed "yes Unnie, that way we won't have to order out..." Irene's eyes narrowed into slits as the guys wore hungry impressions pleading with Irene "Noona please.... we want to try your food." She wanted to say no, but looking at the faces of her new found brothers and Jackson she agreed, muttering to herself "your getting weak bae." Causing the others to break out in laughter.