"Did you stalk me?" Heeseung asked as soon as he walked in the door. 

This man. He surely thinks a lot of himself. 

Aera opened her mouth to respond, but K beat her to it. 

"If she stalked you, would she come here? You're literally never here." 

Heeseung grinned, not looking at all sorry. "You're right," he said, sitting down. 

He turned his attention back to her. "So what are you doing here?" 

"My question exactly," Sunghoon said, coming in at that moment. He glared at her. "Why are you here?" 

She rolled her eyes at them. "You guys sure are friendly, aren't you?" 

"I've been more than friendly," Heeseung complained. "You're the one who's not friendly." 

"Your more than friendliness is the problem," she said in annoyance, punching his arm. 

Heeseung pouted at her. "Ow!" he complained. 

"Guys!" K said, clapping his hands to get their attention. "Can we focus here?" 

"Focus on what?" Sunghoon muttered, sitting down next to Aera. "You weren't doing anything." 

Heeseung snickered. 

Aera slapped them both. "Be respectful," she warned them. 

K was grinning at the three of them. Sunoo was looking at her with a mixture of awe and appreciation. 

"Okay," K said after a moment. "This is Aera. She will be our new... director of discipline." 

Heeseung's eyes glinted, and he opened his mouth, probably to say something sarcastic. Aera pointed a finger at him. "I will hit you," she warned. 

"I dare you to," he whispered, winking at her. 

Her heart skipped a beat. 

No. Get a hold of yourself. You will not, and I repeat not, be captivated by his flirting. No way. 

"Aren't you going to tell us more about this job of hers?" Sunghoon snapped, glaring at the two of them. "You two stop flirting." 

"Oh," K said. "That's another thing." 

"What?" Aera asked. 

"Are you two dating?" 

"Yes." 

"No." 

Aera and Heeseung spoke at the same time. 

She glared at him. "No," she repeated. "We are not dating." 

"But we will," Heeseung said. "Someday." 

"In your dreams," she growled, rolling her eyes at him. 

"Good," K said. "Because our manager said that's the only rule. None of us can date her." 

Heeseung laughed. "You know I'm not good at following rules," he said, putting his arm around Aera's shoulders. 

She pushed him away, hard, and stood up. "But I'm worried about losing my job," she told him coldly. "So I am." 

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A/N

It's not Friday, but... 

I decided to post two more chapters to celebrate reaching 1k!!! 

Also, this book is ranked #1 in Enhypen??!?!! 

Thank you guys so much for reading, voting, and commenting. You're the best🥺 And I hope you're enjoying the story so far💖