Kitchen Confidential [Jin]

6.

There's a thing that Jungkook does whenever he has something to say, but doesn't want to say it. He tends to purse his lips, either in annoyance or in a desperate attempt to hold back his laughter. He looks away from the person he wants to say it to and it's usually followed with his leg bouncing up and down.

The lip thing started while you were still at the hotel parking lot. The leg thing started half a mile ago.

"Whatever it is that you're holding back, just say it!" you know you sound irritated and he hasn't even said anything. But knowing him, and sadly, you know him well, whatever it is... it's going to bother you.

"I'm not holding back anything," he insists, but he almost breaks out in a chuckle. He is barely holding back. You can tell that it's coming.

"Say it!" you growl at him.

"Seokjin and Y/N, sitting in a tree," he starts singing. Yep, you were right. It is bothering you. "K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes rivalry, then comes flirting, then comes-"

"Oh my god, stop!" you whine. The last thing you want to hear is how he plans on finishing the song. "I knew you were holding something back. There's nothing happening with Seokjin!"

"I know there isn't, you're still in denial," he laughs, not moving his eyes from the road. "You are now entering Denialtown. Population: you."

The easiest way to get Jungkook of your case is to simply ignore him. If you play along, he'll take that as a confirmation and think that he's right. If you get defensive, he won't let it go, at least not before this car ride is over. The best thing you could do was ignore him and stare through the window in silence. At least the view is beautiful, with the purple, orange and pinkish sky. You didn't get any rest over this weekend but at least you got a chance to spend some time outside, much more than you do on your regular weekends. Although a spa weekend would have been better. A spa weekend spent alone.

"I know you're trying to shut me out," you hear Jungkook chuckle. "By all means, do that. Still doesn't change that Seokjin has the hots for you and judging by those exchanged looks between you, you don't seem to mind."

You wanted to deny but you kept your mouth shut, knowing how this will play out. Of course you looked at him – it would have been incredibly rude not to, seeing as you spent a good chunk of the day talking with him. What Jungkook is forgetting and you can't is that you are still very much hurt with the events that preceded this weekend. Sure, Seokjin is acting all nice and yes, he's not that bad to look at. Also, he did apologize for stealing your recipe but that doesn't change the fact that he did it. You are still salty about it and whenever that saltiness starts to die down, you'll remind yourself of it, just like you're doing now. He can act all friendly and chummy but he straight up harmed your career.

The only reason he was being nice is because he knows what he has done. Perhaps he even fears your possible retaliation. Nice and cute he can be, but if you were not angry to the point of seeing red, this weekend wouldn't even happen. He wouldn't have been acting the way he was. You are 100% sure that he would have been his normal, annoying self, if that human part of him wasn't feeling guilty.

"Do you think you'll manage tomorrow on your own?" you blatantly change the topic. If he could afford to look away from the road before him, Jungkook would see that you are not amused, not in the least. Your tone must be enough for him to figure it out, because his teasing demeanor stops instantly, his smile turning into a frown. "I'm pretty sure I won't be able to stand tomorrow. At least not for the whole shift," you tell him.

It was settled before you left, that Jungkook will take your place. Namjoon insisted that you rest, however long it takes and no matter how much you were fighting him on it, he's the boss and his word is last. He also had a good point – if you were to strain yourself, it could easily backfire and lead to more pain or a longer paid sick leave. Sure, it hurts less than it did yesterday and tomorrow morning, it'll probably be better, but you know that Namjoon was right and that you really shouldn't risk it.