2nd Chances // Park Jihoon FF

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Seoyoon's POV

I was staring out the window of my work's staff room as I wait for my shift to end.
The pay still counts so I wanted to wait til my actual time.
As usual, it was tiring and stressful, but work is work.
Finally, my time came and I lazily stood up from the seat to head out.

"I'll be off." I smiled to my manager.
He waved me goodbye and I finally exited the restaurant.
As I walked to the bus stop, I contiuously hit my shoulders with my fist due to the agonizing pain.
I haven't been able to rest for these past few weeks.
My body was starting to rebel.

"Painful?" I slight jumped at the voice who just happened to pop out of nowhere.

"Jihoon?" I called out.

"Hey." He smiled at me.
I let out a sigh of relief before smiling at him.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"Well I was passing by when I saw you, thought maybe i'd keep you company. Besides, I wanted to see you." He sweetly smiled to me.
I could feel my heart flutter at the way he talked.
The way he looked at me and the way he smiles.
He has always been the handsome type.
I just happen to appreciate that even more now knowing that I was..inlove with him.

"Oh uh, I see." I awkwardly said after literally getting lost at his beauty.

"You on your way home?" He asked, walking a little more closer to me.

"Yeah, I guess?"

"Have you had dinner?" He shyly asked.

"Are you trying to ask me out for dinner?" I cheekily smiled.

"Am I that obvious?" He chuckled, embarassed.

"A little." I chuckled back, looking away from hin.

"Well, then let me just cut the chaze. Will you have dinner with me?" He asked properly this time.
Do I have a choice?
No.
Do I really want to?
Yes.
Although I was a bit sceptical since I didn't want it to look like I was warming up that much to him.
Though, dinner won't hurt, right?
Besides, i'm pretty hungry.

"Okay." I smiled to him.

****

"How's work going for you?" He asked as he sliced on his steak.
He decided to take me somewhere expensive even though I said that I was fine even with just a simple meal.

"It's great. I'm planning on quitting soon." I informed him.

"Why is that?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, my mom wanted me to work with her."

"This is the first time your mom ever let you work in her company." He said surprised.
My mom wasn't really a fan of making me work in her company before.
My mom knew I had a talent in interior designing, and managed to get a degree after graduating. Although, I never got to use it.
Well thats because of you know what and ended up working in a hotel instead.
Also, She knew my father was gonna be against it.

"I know, right? I've always wanted to become an interior designer." My voice slightly raised due to excitement.
which caused Jihoon to look at me with an amused look on his face.

"Sorry was I too excited?" I embarrassedly asked.

"It's okay, it's cute." He flashed me a smile. There it is again, my heart.
He should really stop putting me in this situation.
He knows what it does to me whenever he smiles like that or whenever he says things like that.

"So what made your mom change her mind?" He asked, changing the topic as he felt that I felt a little uncomfortable.
Well, I wouldn't put it that way but I was indeed, awkward.

"Well, to start off, she was already planning on recruiting me long ago." I replied, stuffing some pasta in my mouth.

"But then the..-"

"Thing happened, yeah." I finished off for him. There was a short period of silence as the topic was still a little sensitive to the both of us.
but eventually we both got over it.

"So now that i'm back and fully recovered, she made it happen." I finished off and had my last bite of food.

"Well deserved. You've got skills." He winked to me.

"How would you know that?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"You showed me some of your designs before. and Jimin Hyung's Wedding reception. You did that too, remember?" He chuckled and quickly looked away after mentioning the most traumatic day for him.
Well, it's more of a traumatic day for the both of us but mostly for him.
It was the day he found out about me after grieving for 2 whole years.

"Yeah..right." I awkwardly chuckled back.
To be honest, I pretty much expected this.
I knew that it would be unavoidable for the two of us to not mention the painful days,
and as much as I hate it, it just happens.
But the fact that we're handling this in a very calm way, is a process.

"Anyway, you enjoyed your meal?" He kindly asked as he wipes his mouth with the tissue.
What the heck, even the way he wipes his mouth is beautiful.
Everything he does is literally making me so uncomfortably awkward.

"Yeah, Thank you, by the way." I smiled back and did the same as he did.
Except I think it looked less attractive.

"Shall we go then?" He asked.
I simply gave him a nod and he called for the bill.
I didn't want to let him pay for everything but as always, he would insist.
Many people at this point would say that i'm taking advantage of his kindness towards me but really,
I never asked him to do all these things to me.
All I ever wanted was for him to prove that it was worth it to go and trust him again.
But that doesn't include the money he spends on me or the gifts he gives me.

*****

We were both just walking around the mall to digest all the food we had earlier.
Jihoon unexpectedly ordered way too much and ended up making us eat all of it.
I didn't want to waste all the food he ordered and I couldn't say no since it wasn't me who paid for it.

"Jesus, I'm so stuffed!" He complained with a giggle while rubbing his now bloated tummy.

"Me too." I furrowed my brows and patted mine as well.
I wasn't always the flat-stomached-girl and the fact alone made me a little insecure.

"Is there anywhere else that you want to go to?" He asked with a smile.

"Well I was thinking...I haven't been able to visit Jinyoung in a while." I shyly said and stopped at my tracks.
I haven't mentioned Jinyoung's name for quite some time now.
so as seeing him.

"Should we go and see him then?" He smiled to me.
I was quite hesitant to follow him back to his car as I was too nervous to go and see the person I didn't even bother checking up on for so long.
He was sick, but I wasn't there for him.

"You coming?" Jihoon looked back at me.
I gave him a nod and followed after him.

If I wasn't ready to face Jinyoung now,
when will I ever be?