"Here's your water, Mr. Na." Jeno bows respectfully while handing out the bottle of cold water to his boss who had just came out of a big room.

Taking the bottle in his hand, with his fingertips slightly brushing Jeno's own, Jaemin flashes him a smile as he turns the cap and starts chugging it down.

Jeno bites his inner cheek to contain himself from grinning widely, in his opinion, he would probably look creepy to the elder man.

"Is there anything else we need to attend for today's schedule, Jeno-ssi?"

The brunet man hastily takes out his phone to check his Google notes, instead of carrying a notebook or piece of paper around; since he's sure there is a chance he might misplace it.

"Uhm... As for now, you don't have any meetings and such to attend to, Mr. Na." Jeno replies after scanning his notes carefully.

Nodding off, Jaemin places the cap back on the empty bottle and wipes his mouth with a handkerchief he always carries around.

"I see, if there is any phone calls or added schedules, make sure to let me know as soon as you can. I will take it from there, alright?" Jeno nods obediently at his words.

"Well, in that case. You can have an early lunch, Jeno-ssi." Jaemin announces as he checks the time on his watch.

Jeno bows respectfully to him and excuses himself politely, but as he was about to walk off, Jaemin's voice stops him on his tracks.

"Ah, wait a minute, Jeno." The said man looks over his shoulder to meet his boss's gaze. Gulping at the sudden intensity and nervousness he felt from it.

Such a simple look Jaemin is giving him, but how can it manage to make Jeno squirm on his spot so easily?

"Let me drive you to where Lia is instead, you and her will be having lunch together right?" Jaemin asks in affirmation at the end.

When he gets a small nod from the slightly younger man, Jaemin thought that was it. However, he had guessed wrong as Jeno spoke up the next second.

"It's okay, Mr. Na. You don't have to drive me there, I do not want to be a bother. You might have somewhere else to go to anyway."

"Where will you two be having lunch?" Jaemin suddenly asks, almost like he's interrogating one of his secretaries.

Jeno furrows his eyebrows for a split second before replying with, "just some restaurant down the street. I can take a cab or walk there, Mr. Na."

"Jeno-ssi, do you really expect me to let you walk out on the streets under the scorching heat? If I remembered correctly, I'm sure you left your umbrella in your office."

The brunet man blushes in embarrassment, forcing out a cough with his fist covering his mouth. "I... Err–"

"Let me drive you there, Jeno." Jeno thought that was it, the gaze Jaemin is flashing him is already enough for his beating heart to barely take.

But unfortunately for his mental state, the blue haired man continues to add. "I insist." In a soft yet husky voice, Jeno thinks he might have blanked out for a moment there.

Not trusting his own voice for the meantime, he didn't have any choice but to accept the kind offer. How could he take that down? From Na Jaemin too.

Receiving a satisfied and charming smile from his boss, he follows behind the elder man towards where his personal car was parked outside.

Jeno was slightly shaking from the butterflies in his stomach– to which it does not make sense to him, as he is pretty hungry, so it should be empty.

However, it's there alright. Each one alive, not even knowing how many are there because he's too lost in his thoughts.

It gets worse when Mr. Na opens the door on the passenger side for him, charming smile still present even when he closes the door shut after Jeno gets in.

Clicking the seatbelt and making sure it's locked, he slightly flinches when he hears Jaemin's voice a little too loud for him.

"Are you alright, Jeno? You're shaking quite a bit there..."

And when Jeno turns his head to meet his boss's gaze again out of respect, his breath hitches when he realizes how close their faces were.

It seems to be that the elder man has leaned in a bit to check Jeno's state more carefully, while maintaining to be so calm.

Unlike Jeno over here.

"I-I'm okay, Sir. Just, h-hungry and all." Jeno reasons out of the blue, not really thinking about his words properly as he laughs it off awkwardly.

He then inwardly slaps himself for his actions, cussing at how stupid he might have sounded to his boss.

"Ah, I see." Jaemin hums as his gaze scans Jeno's face for quite some time that it honestly makes the brunet man want to scream aloud.

"Are you sure you're alright, though? Your face is also turning red..."

God, does Jeno want to let every feeling he's getting out of him. He isn't sure how much he can take and how long he will last before he suddenly gets out of Jaemin's car or do something crazy.

His heart is beating fast and loud, his mind is not cooperating that well with him and he thinks he's about to throw up air instead because he's actually starving.

Or the butterflies in his stomach, who knows?

And for what? Because of Na Jaemin's treatment towards him?

Oh my goodness, Jeno. You're being ridiculous! Control yourself!

"I'm okay, Sir. It's just getting a little hot in here."

Goddamit, you idiot you sound like a flirt or a pervert!

"Oh, my apologies then. I'll turn the AC up for you," Jaemin so kindly says as he adjusts the air conditioning in his car.

"Is that better?" When he gets a brief nod from his secretary, he couldn't help but chuckle at the younger man.

Meanwhile, Jeno's too busy cursing at himself to even notice Jaemin's look.

"If you ever feel anything, just let me know, alright Jeno?" Jaemin says, earning a small hum from the said man.

But that wasn't the end... Like always, of course.

Jeno wasn't prepared for Jaemin's next words, especially on how he said it as he glances at him with a certain look in his eyes.

"And I mean any feeling."

If it weren't for the seatbelt, Jeno's sure he has already booked it out of the car by now.

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Well... That was something.

Anyways, thoughts on the first chapter that was fully focused on JaemJen?

Enjoy your day moonbubbas!