Jiah's phone keeps buzzing in her purse, while she's busy pretending that she's having the time of her life meeting such boring and workaholic people, all like her boss. Well, on a few exceptions, she'd say Park Jimin is a little better than these people, who just wouldn't stop smiling at her for absolutely no reason. They'd be talking to someone else, but frequently return their eyes to meet Jiah and then send a smile, as though they knew it would make her a little awkward.

One man even went out the way to actually take her hand a press a kiss on the back of it, to which Jiah had no idea how to respond, considering that she didn't know people still that especially when it's not some vintage movie aesthetics. She swore she would've fainted if it was Jimin- Or, okay not fainted maybe, she would definitely gasp and have the most memorable heart failure if it was her boss doing that to her.

For now,the most memorable heart failure that she remembers unfortunately is when she had Taehyung over for the first time, saying that he was just helping her out with something but ended up in the bed, his tongue hooking onto her features with delicacy yet the lust and hunger was enough to drive her out of sanity.

Jiah clears her throat, shaking her head a little and grabs a glass of water from the table near by, declaring herse crazy for even thinking about Taehyung right now- particularly about how he knew exactly what to do make her shudder. She gulps down the dryness of her mouth, now cursing at herself for thinking about him at all, knowing that it's hard to un-think about him once she starts.

So she forces her eyes to the side, ready to pull up another smile when she sees Jimin talking to someone, until another man comes up, making her blink her eyes a few times to confirm that it's not her mind playing weird tricks on her. She looks at the glass in her hand, frowning at the liquid, as it's not alcohol to make her see Taehyung here. It's just water. She's not drunk. This is really Kim Taehyung.

"Well, fuck," Jiah's lips mutter silently, but smiles the next second when Jimin looks over at her, sending her a signal that he wants her to meet these people. "I'm really gonna choke you some day, Park Jimin," She grits out to herself, never letting the smile drop as she walks over to the man and bow lightly to the other two, ignoring Taehyung's perplexed gaze on her.

"This is Jiah, my secretary," Jimin says, placing his hand on her back with a formal smile to the two males, before glancing at the girl, "Jiah, this is Mr Hwang, he's one of the senior directors in our company in Osaka,"

"Hello, Mr Hwang, it's a pleasure meeting you," Jiah smiles, shaking hands with the old looking man, almost giving off sugar-daddy vibes to her, for she can tell he must be filthy rich and by the way he's grabbed Jiah's hand, she'd entitle him with 'pervert'.

Although he says nothing and withdraws his hand with a tiny hiss of disappointed as another young man, taps on his arm from the side, whispering something into his ear that earns him a nod," I'm so sorry, I'll have to leave for a moment- But please, you guys carry on," Hwang says with a smile directed to Jimin, shaking hands with him and then with Taehyung, before walking away.

"Well, and this," Jimin says, gesturing his hand towards Taehyung, "-is Mr Kim Taehyung, he's been into acting and now into business for quite sometime. He's one of our new ambassadors,"

Jiah nods slowly, giving an awkward glance to Taehyung and holds out her hand, "It's nice meeting you, Mr Kim,"

Taehyung smiles at her, shaking her hand, "It's my pleasure, miss Jiah,"

Jiah looks away, pulling her hand back and gulps down, suddenly feeling too hot here. Jimin probably doesn't notice her anxious self, fiddling with her hands and changing the weight of her body from one leg to another, as he's busy having a chat with Taehyung. Both talking formally, yet sometimes they would laugh and Jiah was tempted to look at their faces, wanting her head to blow off if she actually sees Taehyung's boxy smile and Jimin's smooth voice dripping honey from his lips.

She heaves out a deep sigh, slowly looking up at her boss's face, tugging gently on his sleeve to have his attention. Jimin leans down, virtually asking if she wants anything and Jiah smiles nervously, "I... gotta use the restroom,"

"Oh, it's that way I guess," Jimin mumbles softly only for her to here, as he nods in the direction to their right, "Will you be fine by yourself? Or I'll ask someone to go with you,"

Jiah glances at Taehyung, noticing the unpleasant look his face fails to hide and purposely steps closer to Jimin, "Uhm maybe you can come...?" Jimin stares at her for a moment, and it dawns upon Jiah that her words, in reality, sound so wrong, "No, I didn't mean that, sir. What I wanna say is- uh that, you- I-"

"Shh, it's okay," He nods briefly, pulling himself straight and faces Taehyung again, "I'm sorry, Mr Kim, I think I have an urgent call to take. please excuse us,"

"Y-Yeah, sure, go ahead," Taehyung stares at Jiah who quickly looks away, cheeks burning in embarrassment and the little voice in her head telling her that it's about time she should jump off a cliff.

Jimin smiles at Taehyung before walking towards the direction of the restroom with Jiah. Her hands clutch her purse tightly, not knowing what to tell Jimin when he asks her why she needed him here. Well, this could be considered a memorable heart failure too...

"So,-"

"I'm sorry," Jiah blurts out first, cutting Jimin off in the middle, "I didn't know what I was saying, sir. I definitely didn't mean this... and-"

"Okay, relax," Jimin nods, entering the common restroom anyway and closes the door, "What's bugging you? I'm watching this behaviour for a while now. Is there anyone in the party to make you uncomfortable?"

"No..." Jiah stares at him, then snaps out of it, shaking her head "No, no, why would you think that?"

"You're sweating, Jiah. It's not even that hot," Jimin sighs, crossing his arms over his chest and leans back to support the back of his hips against the counter edge, though keeping his eyes on Jiah, "You can tell me if you want. I might have a way to deal with the person,"

Jiah sighs softly, copying him in the fashion he's standing, next to him, "I'm okay. It's just that I'm not used to such places... that's all,"

"So, it's not some old man trying to impress my secretary?"

Jiah smiles at that, breaking into a chuckle afterwards and she lifts up her gaze to meet his, "No," She shakes her head, "I'm not into older men anyway,"

"What age exactly?"

Jiah bites her lip, "Uhm I don't know, depends,"

"27?"

"That's not old,"

"Thank god," Jimin breathes out and Jiah bursts out laughing, her mind quickly reminding her that Jimin's a way better man than Taehyung and obviously much much better than Jungkook too.

When she's not laughing anymore, a small smile still resides on her lips, turning into a sad and hesitant one as she fiddles with her hands again, "Taehyung is my ex," She hushes out, "I didn't expect to see him here... So it was kinda weird,"

Jimin nods slowly, not speaking for a moment then takes a deep breath, "Ex as in... your son's...?"

"Yes," Jiah nods slowly, "He's my son's father- Jihun's father,"

"I... I'm sorry," Jimin glances at Jiah. She shakes her head, smiling assuringly at him, which eventually makes him smile too, "You're amazing,"

"Thanks," Jiah chuckles, turning to the mirror and fixes and dress, checking the make up before pulling out her phone. A gasp leaves her lips on seeing missed calls and messages from Yoongi that she didn't pay attention to.

"Who's it?"

"Oh Yoongi oppa- The friend I told you about that day,"

"Ah yeah, right. What about him?"

"He was calling me and I didn't answer. He's actually babysitting, Jihun,"

"Oh, call him back now,"

"Yeah," Jiah nods, about to call on Yoongi's number, but once again he's calling himself, making her smile to herself knowing that he must be worried as she couldn't answer earlier. So she answers right away, putting the phone a little away for the sake of her ear drum.

"Why weren't you answering my calls Park Jiah?!"

"I'm sorry, oppa. My phone was silent," She admits, "Anyway, what's Jihun doing? Is he asleep?"

"Yeah, he's sleeping,"

"Did you give him the milk? I forgot to tell you earlier-"

"Yes, he drank the milk and changed and heard three stories before finally falling asleep. Relax,"

Jiah sighs, "Thanks oppa, you should get some rest too. I'll probably take some time to return,"

"Alright, stay safe,"

"Yeah, Good night," She says, almost hanging up but then Yoongi's voice erupts out again, giving Jiah a heart attack.

"DON'T HOOK UP WITH YOUR BOSS!"

"Oppa!" She freaks out, whisper yelling on the phone while she gives a nervous smile to Jimin, ending the call right away and puts the phone in her purse without a word. Jimin stares at her with a questioning gaze, making her laugh lightly trying to dismiss the awkwardness in the air and pulls herself straight, "We should head out now, sir,"

"Yeah," Jimin nods, walking up to Jiah and tugs the loose strand of her hair behind her ear, "Doesn't it sound so good when you call me like that?" Jiah's face heats up, staring at him with hesitation quivering her eyes, getting a low chuckle from Jimin, "How about let your little ex boyfriend think that you're dating me now?"

"Uh Wha- No, there's no need for that," She hushes out softly, not sure about the idea and Jimin tilts his head at an angle, still staring at her.

"Really? Then why did you ask me to come with you to the restroom in front of him?"

Jiah falls silent at that, staring at her feet as she nods slowly, accepting that she did take that risk all for Kim Taehyung to think that she's moved on and living a good life now- with or without a man. She has a high paying job, a cute little son, a supportive group of friends who are all wiser and older than her to guide her through things, and most important of all she didn't want the man who left her just like that, back in her life. Of course Jiah's living well.

However the idea of making Taehyung realize his mistake feels like a light ignition inside Jiah, forcing her to look up and meet her boss's eyes, "But we're not dating-"

"We can always pretend,"

Jiah stares. Her lips pressed into a thin line, pondering over his words, cursing at herself for being such a bitch when she finds her mind screaming a big yes right in her ears. She sighs deeply, touching her forehead and nods, "Yeah, okay... yeah, let's do it. That asshole gotta know what he missed out on,"

"That's it," Jimin smiles widely, sneaking closer to the girl until he's gotten her tiny waist trapped in the narrow space between the counter and his arms, "Now that you've said yes I hope you won't be scared, because I can promise you, miss Jiah, this is might get huge,"

"Huge...?" Jiah arches up a brow in confusion.

"Do you really think nobody will know if one day Park Jimin suddenly comes out with a girl, grabbing her waist or maybe even kissing her?" Jimin speaks in a low tone of voice, rasping out mixed with his hot breath against Jiah's check, "You've read the articles and news that goes on about me, haven't you?"

"Yes, sir," Jiah shuts her eyes, not knowing what else to do, and forgets her own hand clasping the hem of Jimin's coat tightly, keeping him in the proximity.

"Should I start right now or what?"

"Huh?" Her eyes snap open, breath hitching on seeing his face so close, "Fuck me, god.."

"You're really something, miss Jiah," Jimin chuckles, shaking his head as he uncurls her fingers from his coat gently and cups her cheek in his hand, "You're gorgeous, and I think I'm losing it to you harder every time I look at you again,"

"Sir... please don't say all that..." Jiah nibbles on her lip, taking a deep breaths from her mouth and turns away to calm herself down, hoping that Jimin would just leave her mind for a while ahe doesn't face him.

"Okay, let's go out. I'm so gonna kiss you out of breath, miss Jiah and let everyone see, especially your ex boyfriend,"

"Sir-"

"That's what I thought, let's go,"

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a/n- i know you guys must be waiting for an update 😭😭 i am so sorry for leaving this book like this. but don't worry i'll try to update as much as possible. but it's gonna take some time since no further chapters are done. sigh. i'll do it anyway i'm a big girl 😤🔥 please vote and comment and everything. lemme see how many people are there gskshskshddn