secret - lee juyeon

6

"do you want to watch us practice?" sunwoo asked, after the meeting which was basically just an official introduction to the producers, the other idols under the company, the managers, writers and choreographers.

"sure, why not? it's been a while since i've seen you dance," jieun said, nudging juyeon with her hip, making him jump a little at the sudden contact. she meant that in a friendly way, right? a smile crept up on juyeon's face soon enough, maybe jieun was starting to warm up to him.

jieun watched the twelve boys dance. it was mesmerising to watch them all perform with such passion and expertise. they were sure as hell talented and deserved everything they had accomplished so far. but throughout the practice, jieun just couldn't take her eyes off of juyeon, no matter how hard she tried to look away. every now and again she'd earn a smile from haknyeon when his part came up and she glanced across to him. meanwhile, juyeon saw this small interaction, and he felt jealousy well up inside of him like a volcano.

"you guys were amazing! i'm going to have to go and record now, though," jieun said, clapping then standing up shortly after.

"okay, jieun. have fun! we'll see you later," eric said, taking the water she was holding from her hands and thanking her.

jieun walked to the small recording studio she'd been allocated, and put down her bag. it wasn't empty, there were a few pieces of clothes and random objects scattered about, but jieun didn't mind. perhaps somebody was in the process of moving their things out for her to move in.

"we need to talk, jieun," a voice said from behind her as she turned to see that it was juyeon.

"we're talking right now, aren't we? when are you actually going to tell the boyz the truth? they'll be wondering where you are if you're here,"

juyeon walked forwards, closing the door behind him. "i told them i was going to the bathroom. it's fine. but in time, i'll tell them that we have a child together,"

jieun ran to him and shoved her hand over his mouth, jumping a little with the height difference. "stop, someone will hear you!"

"the door is closed, and the walls are soundproof! nobody will hear us, baby," juyeon said, realising what he had just said as he finished his sentence.

"i didn't mean-i-aghh, i'm sorry," juyeon said. he was so used to calling jieun baby and sweetheart that it would take a lot of time for him to get used to just being a friend to her, or maybe just someone she saw on a daily basis.

"no..." jieun said, getting down from her tiptoes and coming a little closer to juyeon. "don't be...i like it,"

without even realising it, the two were now touching noses, close enough to kiss each other. juyeon slowly leaned in, but jieun put her hand on his chest to prevent him getting any closer.

"no," she whispered quietly. "we can't,"

it took all the strength jieun had to say this, to push him away when she still loved him. even after everything that happened, she still had to accept that she would always love lee juyeon, and he would always love her.

"why not?"

"you should go..." she said, stepping back a little. "we shouldn't..."

"why not, jieun? i love you, and i never stopped," juyeon said, coming closer, and slipping his hands around her waist. jieun looked lovingly into his eyes for a few moments hearing those words. but she quickly gave herself a reality check and pushed his hands off of her.

"you need to go. the boyz will be wondering where you-" jieun said, walking over to the door and pushing the handle down.

"what is it?"

"we're locked in,"