She slowly takes a step back. Each step he comes closer towards her, she goes backward. It's until her back meets the luxurious wall of his office and... she's now trapped between his buff arms on each side of her body. He pins her to the wall, making her unable to move an inch.

"Mr. Jeon...?!" Y/N widens her eyes, staring at him, a hint of fear lingering in them. What is he up to?! She gulps. She can feel her heart thump against her chest harder when he leans close to her face and stares into her soul with his dark orbs.

She narrows her eyes at him now. She stares back at him with the same intensity. No Y/N! You can't get scared of this bastard!

Suddenly, a wide smirk gets plastered on his face, as he moves his eyes all over her face, observing her features. He speaks in his husky voice, "Seems like someone is finally afraid of me..."

Those words leave her baffled. What does he mean? Was it just to scare me? He slowly pulls away from her and stands straight and tall, arms crossed over his chest while she stares at him with wide eyes, a hint of disbelief lingering in them.

He clears his throat, " That behaviour of yours...," his eyes darken, his voice deepens, "Don't dare show it again in front of my employees."

Y/N gives a sly smirk, "What if... I do it again?"

A smirk creeps up onto Jungkook's face as well, "No one's gonna be worse than me, honey."

Honey?! Holy crap-- He doesn't seem drunk! Is he? Y/N widens her eyes. She can't believe it.

"The punishment I'll give you... It'll be far beyond what you're expecting. Don't force me to ruin you, honey," the way he said it all in his deep voice, with a smirk plastered on his face and his eyes, darker and sharper than ever, it makes her heart beat faster. He looks so seductive right now.

Jungkook huffs, "So, as I had informed you, we're going tomorrow. The flight is at 10 p.m.," he briefly looks at her for a moment, "Be ready at around 8:30. I'll be picking you up from your residence."

"Okay, Mr. Jeon," she mumbles.

"And... One thing, the most important one," he stares at her sharply, his intense gaze devouring her soul, "Behave well. Don't dare show this extraordinary boldness of yours that I can't tolerate!"

Y/N sighs and shuts her eyes. Oh! Not again with his lectures!

"Remember, I'm not your boyfriend, even though forced one, when we're at the meeting. I'm the CEO and you're my secretary. Get it in your head." Y/N just nods at his words.

"Fine, you may take your leave," he gestures her with his finger to the door. Y/N bows to him briefly before making her way out of the office room.

:::

"Have you taken everything, Sweetie?"

"Yeah mom! Don't worry!" she says while flashing back a grin to her mom. She zips up her duffle bag and drags it towards the doorway.

When she returned home and informed her mother about her upcoming trip, she was overjoyed to hear it. Her eyes shone bright, clearly showing how proud she was for her daughter. Y/N couldn't help but chuckle then. Her mom was preparing everything for her hastily in excitement. Why not? Because her daughter was going abroad on a business trip for the first time!

"You know sweetie, I'm excited to meet your boss."

Y/N's smile fades away at those words. She gets lost into thinking. She's excited to see him? Why? Did she find out that I'm dating him...?!

"W-why so, mom?" her voice shakes as she asks her mom.

"Oh why not? I'd like to ask him how my daughter is in her work!" her mom gives a proud smile, proud of her daughter.

Y/N gulps. Oh no no! I hope she doesn't ask him about me! What if... what if he just insults me in front of my mom? It'll break her heart!! And... What if he... reveals it?! That he's my forced boyfriend?! Oh no no--

She is lost in her thoughts when her mom shakes her shoulder, bringing her out of her daze, "Y/N... Y/N!"

She shakes her head, "Ah... Yeah mom?"

"I guess he arrived," her mom snaps her head to the roadside, to a luxurious black Mercedes, a familiar one to Y/N. She nods to her mom and makes her way towards it.

Jungkook gets out of his car and helps her to put her luggage inside the trunk. He's about to sit back in the driver's seat when his gaze falls onto another figure. A middle aged woman, standing beside Y/N. He raises one of his brows in confusion and looks at her. Who?

My mom. She communicates with him through her mind.

"Ah... Greetings, Mrs. Choi," Jungkook bows to her with respect as she's older than him. He might be arrogant and full of himself but still, he minds his etiquette and respects elders.

"Greetings, Mr. Jeon, nice to meet you!" Y/N's mother flashes her toothy grin at him that makes Jungkook give her a small smile in return.

"Ah... I've heard a lot about you from Y/N and I'm glad to meet you in person today." Jungkook raises his eyebrows at it and glances at Y/N. About me? What did you tell your mom about me?

"Btw, how's my Y/N in her work? Is she doing good?" Y/N's mom asks him, a hint of hope and enthusiasm lingering in her eyes.

Y/N nibbles on her lower lip and sucks in her breath. Oh god! Save me! Hope he doesn't say it all! I can't see her disappointed and disheartened face!!

"She's good and she's doing well in her work. I'm satisfied with her," Jungkook says, a slight smile plastered on his face as he stares at her mom, without paying a single glance at her.

Y/N's eyebrows shoot up as she stares at him in disbelief. Oh my... Does he mean it? Did he really say it all??

Her mom chuckles. She looks at Y/N and pats her shoulder before looking at Jungkook with a thankful gaze, "Thank you, Mr. Jeon! I hope she does better in the future!"

He nods. He looks at Y/N and asks, "Are we good to go?" She nods at his words.

"Bye, Sweetie!! Take care, okay? And present well in the meeting!" her mom waves at her as she gets into the passenger seat and buckles up her seatbelt.

"Yeah mom! Take care too and take your meals in time!"

"Yes, Sweetie! Call me up when you reach Milan!"

"Sure, mom!" she nods.

Jungkook stares at Y/N and her mom and listens to the mother-daughter conversation. He looks away and clenches his jaw as Jimin's words flow back to his mind.

"You know, mom cries every night when she calls me, mentioning you. You don't even make a call to them once in a month! It's always her who calls you!"

He huffs. He feels guilty. I guess I'll call them after I reach Milan.

He starts the engine and drives off to the airport.

:::

The car ride to the airport is silent. As usual and as expected. But this time, surprisingly, it's Jungkook to break that silence, "She seemed nice."

"Uh? Who?" Y/N is so lost in her thoughts that she quite doesn't get it what he is addressing to.

"Your mom," he glances at her, "she seemed nice."

Y/N smirks, "Well, not seem. She IS nice," she says proudly.

"Yes. Unlike you," he says bluntly, rolling his eyes.

"Whatever. You're not nice either," she mumbles.

"Of course, I'm not. Who said I'm?" he smirks.

"No damn one," she says, being annoyed.

"Exactly."

They soon reach the airport and go through the necessary checking before getting into the plane.

Y/N is about to get into Economy class when Jungkook stops her, "Where do you think you're going?"

She raises her brows in confusion, "To my seat?"

Jungkook huffs in annoyance, "Are you blind? It's clearly written on your ticket: 'BUSINESS CLASS, Seat no. 14'."

"Oh?" she looks down at her ticket, in her hands and her eyes widen. She almost yelps, "Business class?! What?! For real?!"

"Then? Where is CEO Jeon supposed to travel? In economy?" he speaks, a hint of arrogance lingering in his voice.

"I just asked! You don't need to be so full of yourself!" she glares at him.

"Are you coming or you just wanna stay back here in Korea?" he asks her as he takes his backpack and makes his way to the Business class compartment. Y/N just curses and follows him.

:::

"Greetings Sir! May I help you with your seats?" The flight attendant bows to Jungkook.

He nods before speaking, "Yes. It's 13 and 14."

"Show me your tickets please, sir."

He looks at Y/N, indicating her to hand over her ticket to him. He then, hands over both of their tickets to the flight attendant.

The flight attendant briefly reads through the tickets. She nods and smiles at them, "Please, follow me!"

The lady guides them to their seats. In the meantime, as Y/N walks through the broad space between the seats, she looks around in awe. Everything looks so expensive...!

However, Jungkook's eyes widen when he notices his seat. A frown settles on his face soon after. He asks in confusion "Joined seats? We booked for two single seats!"

The lady raises her eyebrows and looks at the ticket once again, " But sir... It says Joined Seats," she looks at him, "You may have been mistaken, sir. You've booked Joined Seats."

Jungkook's frown deepens. What went wrong this time? Rest all the times, when he and his secretary were travelling, they were given separate seats in Business Class while the rest travelled in Economy Class. But why this time?

Suddenly, Jungkook's eyebrows shoot up and his eyes widen as if they're about to pop out. He almost chokes at the realisation.

Jimin... It's him! He did this!!

He remembers how he smirked and teased him with 'Have fun with your girl, brother.'

Shit!! He mentally curses and feels like chopping off Jimin's head at this mischievous act. How am I supposed to spend my peaceful travelling hours with this brat?!

"Jungkook...?"

"Huh...?" he snaps out of his thoughts and looks at her. Her expressions confused as she stares at him with a frown.

He sighs, "Get in. You go first," he gestures her to take her seat near the window.

They both settle in their seats and the attendant closes the door, "Safe journey to both of you! Please make sure to reach out to us if you need anything!"

Right after she leaves, Y/N looks at Jungkook, a devilish smirk plastered on her lips. She speaks, mockingly, "You planned it, didn't you? Us... Together...?"

He glares at her and snarls, "Oh, fuckin shut up! I'm already furious at that motherfucker... Now, don't spill Gasoline in the fire!"

She just rolls her eyes at him and then looks around. Damn... It's her first time travelling in a plane, let alone Business Class. She observes how luxurious everything is. It must have cost a lot.

A few moments later, an announcement by the cabin crew, resonates through the chaos of the Business Class section.

"Passengers, please fasten your seatbelts. The plane is about to take off. In case of emergency or shortness of breath, please pull down the oxygen mask by pressing the button above your head. Thank you."

Y/N and Jungkook get up from their slouched positions and buckle up their seatbelts.

Y/N suddenly stops breathing. She feels a weird sensation, truly weird that is making nauseous. She feels her stomach rumble and her heart thump harder. She looks down the window and shivers run down her spine.

It's just then that she realises, she's about to fly. And she also remembers then that... She has Acrophobia, fear of heights.

At that realisation, she shrieks and involuntarily, holds onto Jungkook, tightly. Jungkook jolts up at her sudden action, his breath hitching at his throat at their close proximity.

He is almost about to push her away and yell at her when he notices her tense expression- her eyes shut tight and she's biting harshly on her lower lip. He can feel her body shake. He realises that something is wrong with her.

"Y-Y/N...?" he mumbles hesitantly, "Are you okay?"

She vigorously shakes her head as 'no'. She lets out a shaky breath before she continues, "H-Heights... I'm scared of heights! I'll pass out!!"

Jungkook, wasting no time, frees his arm from her grasp and wraps it around her, pulling her close to him. Y/N is too engrossed in her fright to realise what he is doing.

Jungkook pats her shoulder and caresses her hair while he comforts her softly, "Don't be scared. You'll not die. It's gonna be alright."

Y/N mumbles with a shaky breath, "But I--"

"Hold onto me. You'll be fine. Trust me," he assures her. She burries her face in his chest, still shaking. Jungkook's heart beats faster at that. He has never been so close to a girl before. It feels different and kind of... Weird.

He gently taps her back, humming, "Take deep breaths. Don't tense up."

Y/N tries to calm down herself from her high. She takes deep breaths and lets it out. She feels herself calming slowly after.

The plane takes off soon, gliding into the air, going higher and higher. It tilts sometimes to the right and sometimes to the left, making Y/N feel dizzier and nauseous than ever.

She lays her head comfortably on his chest while he holds her firmly in his arms. The fact that both of them don't have any fuckin idea that they are doing all of this unintentionally.

A while later, Jungkook shifts his gaze onto Y/N, almost jumping up from his seat when he realises that he has been holding her firmly like this for some good minutes.

He clears his throat and calls out her name, "Choi-- uh...?"

He stops himself from calling out her name when he sees her fast asleep. Her face looks too cute right now, with that small pout on her lips and her eyes shut, giving him a good display of her long lashes. And also the way she clutches onto him, holding his Calvin Klein t-shirt into her first, it all makes his lips curve into a small smile.

He gently makes her lay onto the seat and covers her with a duvet. It might get cold due to the continuous usage of the air conditioner.

He steals a last glance at her before setting his eyes back to his phone. He chuckles to himself, staring at her lovingly.

Sleep well... Sleeping Beauty.

Phew.... Guysss! I wrote this damn chapter in one day 😭

Hope it was worth the wait.

Btw, just a quick question....

Are y'all ready for smut in the coming chapters...?

Stay tuned ^^