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Ari was taking care of the flowers in her office creating a bouquet for a special order that had arrived at her flower shop this morning.

The young man who asked her seemed so happy and excited about his girlfriend's birthday and wanted to make her the happiest girl in the world as he confessed to Ari, allowing his enthusiasm to overwhelm him and speak words that were unnecessary.

Ari had laughed a little at the recalling before, her attention got distracted by the helping staff she had hired in her shop. The young girl had opened the door of her office and sneaked her head at the small opening of the door before speaking to her.

"You have guests. Should I Tell them to leave or...?" The girl asked and Ari answered positively, allowing the girl to close the door behind her so she could tell the guest that was waiting outside to enter.

Ari's flower shop was very well known and the work was going so well, varying from small orders like this bouquet that she had decided to make with her own hands for emotional reasons as she found the young man's behaviour adorable, to big orders like decorating a whole gala, weddings and up to five-star hotel rooms.

Ari got up from her chair as soon as the girl opened the door and to her surprise, Yoongi entered with a smile on his face.

"Yoongi! What brings you here?" She asked him as she knew he should be at his law firm at such time which was not so close to her shop.

"I had something to do around here and since it was lunch time I thought to come and get you and ask you to accompany me. I am not in the mood to eat alone." He informed her and Ari gave him a small smile understanding his side as Dae had mentioned many times in the past how much he grumbles when he is left to eat lunch alone because she can't always go to his office to eat alone.

"One moment. Let me get my bag and we'll be out." She replied as she moved to put her words into action, grabbing her coat and bag from the couch on the edge of the desk where she had left them.

A small thank you escaped her lips as he held the door for her to pass and then followed her down the stairs to the second floor where her workshop continued.

This would basically be the first time that Ari was to find herself eating alone with Yoongi but she did not feel uncomfortable or weird because they had an alpha friendship with each other since he was not only her best friend's boyfriend but also a close friend of her own boyfriend, Taehyung who definitely must have been working still at that moment, at the high school that he was working ad a physical education teacher.

---change of set---

You looked at Jungkook with a shocked expression, not believing your ears as he spoke, for when he had called you and requested to see him at his office, you hadn't thought much about anything and definitely, you hadn't thought of this.

"Hold up, Hold up. What do you mean I got hired? When did I ask you for a job and I do not remember?" You couldn't help but cut off his words, finding them absurd yet Jungkook just leaned back in his chair, looking quite serious and collected.

"Look, we have a position and we were looking for the right person to take over, so Seon showed me some of your works and I admit I didn't have you capable for much but I finally decided to give you a chance," Jungkook explained to you further, making your facial expression darken as soon as you heard that Seon had gotten involved when you had clearly told her many times not to interfere.

"I don't know what she said to convince you but I do not accept charity from anyone." Your voice sounded firm but he seemed unfazed by your rejection as he got up from the chair in which he was sitting, placed his hands on his desk and leaned a bit closer while maintaining eye contact with you.

"Do you know me as a man who shows favouritism when it comes to working?" His words made you fall silent for a bit for the truth was that he was a very strict person when it comes to business.

"Y/N, I honestly studied the situation and I think you are fit for the job, so just sit down and let's discuss it like professionals, leaving the fact that we know each other aside. What do you say?" His voice was cold and steady as Jungkook had already taken on his professional persona which made him look more serious but also mature.

You huffed a breath half annoyed but ultimately you did what he told you as you decided to listen to him till the end and then make a decision. If it really was a position you could have won with your sword or was he just surrendering to make his beloved wife happy.

You two talked for quite some time with Jungkook explaining the job and the reason he chose you, in an attempt to convince you to make a choice.

"Look I agree it is a perfect opportunity for someone unemployed like me and basically I would love it and I honestly appreciate that you would offer me such an opportunity to prove myself but -"

"But you do not feel confident and you think you can't do it. I understand." Jungkook interrupted your words deliberately as he realized that you were ready to refuse again and that was something he would not accept no matter what because when it comes to working, once he sets his eyes on something it has to go his way, no matter what.

"I didn't mean that. Of course, I can!" You argued by raising your voice a little because the way he had put it had bothered you because it was like he was lowering your capabilities and telling you that you have low self-confidence, which even though sometimes you did, there was no chance to admit it at all.

"Nice. Since you can then you start work tomorrow. Make a good start and be in your post at 8." Jungkook smiled at you as he shook your hand and then walked out of his office, not giving you another chance to react.

You remained motionless for quite some minutes after his exit, not believing in the mischief he had just used to make you accept while you didn't have such a purpose in the slightest.

This awful sneaky little one can play dirty I see. That sure surprised me.

You admitted after you had managed to gather your thoughts then you stood up, collecting your belongings and getting ready to leave.

As soon as you reached the elevator, you ended up waiting for a few minutes until it arrived, your gaze travelling around in hopes of seeing him anywhere again as you kept thinking that you still had time to cancel it if you wanted but unfortunately he was out of sight.

Once the elevator arrived and the door opened, you entered and gave a polite greeting to the young man who was already inside, carrying some files.

"Are you new here?" He addressed you once you were left alone in the secluded place and you turned your attention to him briefly before replying.

"Emmm... I guess so." Your words came off sceptical as so were you inside still.

"Nice. Glad to hear that...I guess that means we most likely will meet again huh." The young man smiled at you and you tried to hold back your poisonous tongue from uttering your thoughts, for if you were to tell him off, you would definitely not come off as friendly.

It was just that whenever someone tries to flirt with you in any way, it would always tick you off to the point of making you want to shut them down in the cruellest way possible.

"I don't think you should be glad to see me again." You ended up glaring at him making the man finally understand how his friendly attitude and excitement over meeting new people had made him once again be misunderstood.

He had no chance to explain as the elevator's door opened and you got confronted by a crowd of people waiting to enter. However, that was the floor you wanted to get off at so you started pushing to get through those who had started entering the elevator, swaying you with them instead of allowing you to get out. You didn't give up however as you started loudly telling people to excuse you while you decided to use all your strength to pull through, ending up losing control of the direction of your body when some people suddenly stepped aside, making way for you.

Unintentionally, your body that had so much push forward had brought you out of the elevator but also it had made you collide with someone and find yourself fallen on the ground, on top of someone else, who left some phonemes of pain once he had found himself abruptly colliding with the cold floor.

"Ouch!"

"Oops sorry, I am terr--" You quickly tried to pull away yet your words were cut short once you had risen your head and had come to face the man whose chest was lying beneath her palms.

"Jungkook!"

--- To be continued...