Taehyung and you entered the workplace while holding hands.
Your face was tinted with a blissful smile since that morning; it was the first time in a couple of days that you felt at peace. You genuinely felt happy in your relationship with Taehyung and you felt you could finally put the weird last five days behind you.
He gave you a quick peck on the lips before parting ways, leaving you in front of your office, ready for the day.

As hours flew by your focus was interrupted by the sound of your phone.
You gave a quick glance at the screen before picking it up. As you read the message a simile formed on your lips.

Park Jimin
1:12pm
Do you want to hang out after work?

1:12pm
Do you even need to ask?

Where are we going?

You quickly typed.

Park Jimin
1:13pm
Great! See you at Kook's house after work.
Love ya xxx

You furrowed your forehead.

Kook's house? Why would we go to Jungkook's house?

The message continued to confuse you as you stood up from your desk, exiting the room.
You knocked a few times on Jungkook's door before entering.

Jungkook raised his eyebrows when he saw you entering his office. He didn't see you since the night before.
"Hi Y/n, what can I do for you today?" his lips curved into a small smile.

The new relationship he had with you really agreed with him; he enjoyed your company and could actually image you two becoming good friends. The only thing he was uncertain of was your opinion on the matter; he didn't know if you making amends with Taehyung did actually make you change your mind about him, giving Taehyung's earlier display of jealousy.

"Hi" you quickly smiled before sitting down, in front of him.

"Please, sit" he ironically added while pointing at the chair.

"Why is Jimin inviting me to your house?" you asked.

"What?"

Instead of responding you showed him Jimin's messages.

He flicked his tongue.

"Yeah, I asked Jimin if he would come and hang out, play some videogames." He explained.
"I might have mentioned inviting you as well later today but..." he returned your phone " He beat me to it I guess".

"Oh..." you quietly said.

"Will you...come?"

"Yeah...why not?" you responded "I could use some the confidence boost after I beat your ass once again" you cheekily said.

"Is that so?" Jungkook asked as one corner of his mouth lifted.

You nodded while raising an eyebrow, your tongue glossing over your teeth.
"I warn you" Jungkook pointed his index finger at you "I won't be going easy on you anymore"
"Yeah...like you've been going easy on me the last time we've played" you smacked his hand pointing at you " I promise I'll go easy on you this time Jeon Jungkook"

"Who'll be going easy on whom over what?" Taehyung entered Jungkook's office.

"I was looking for you" he said as he approached you.

"Hi... we were talking about videogames. We thought it would be fun if we played together today after work" you said as you fiddled with your earring while looking at him "Is that okay? Jimin will be there too" you quickly added.

The last thing you wanted was angering Taehyung. You truly couldn't have the same argument as the night before, especially if it was already resolved.

Taehyung looked at you then at Jungkook who was peacefully sitting on his chair. He didn't seemed fazed by the intense look Taehyung gave him.

"That sounds fun, can I come too?" Taehyung asked. The question seemed to be aimed more at Jungkook than at you.

"But you don't play videogames" you said confused.
"No but I can always learn. Besides" he looked at Jungkook again " isn't four players better than three?"

Jungkook chuckled. Taehyung's jealousy and insecurity was obvious to him.

"Fine by me. Don't really care. I just want to play some videogames and drink beer"

"Good" Taehyung nodded. "I also came here to thank you for giving Y/n a ride home the night she was out. Thank you for taking care of her when I wasn't here"

"No problem" Jungkook said as he pushed his tongue against the inside of his cheeks.

You sat there watching the conversation between them happen.

A bizarre atmosphere had just formed and you felt you should somehow break the tension off.

"Should we go and grab a cup of tea together?" you asked Taehyung who seemed to relax a bit after meeting your eyes with his.

"Sure" he smiled at you.

"We'll see you after work at your house then?" you turned your head towards Jungkook.

He nodded at you while smiling lightly.

"Not immediately after work though. I still have some stuff to sort-out after work hours" Taehyung said.

"Oh...is it okay if I leave earlier with Jungkook and wait for you there?" you asked unsurely.
"I guess" he limited himself to say.

"Great" you smiled at him "Wait for me and then we can go together?" your gaze shifted to Jungkook.

"Sure Y/n" Jungkook played with his pen "see you later" he winked at you.

Taehyung rolled his eyes before putting his hand on your lower back, lightly pushing you out of Jungkook's office.
You let yourself be pushed out by him, still confused by the strange shift in dynamic that happened only moments ago.

"I don't think I ever walked this much around a supermarket in my entire life" Jungkook sighed while pushing the cart next to you.

You managed to convince him to make a quick stop at the supermarket before going to his place.
You wanted to make something for the four of you; some amazing western dish to serve before playing some games. The only problem was that you didn't know what exactly should you make nor which ingredients should you buy which made the two of you go in circles again and again.

"Sucks to be a peasant right?" you pocked fun of him as you continued your mission on finding the groceries.
"You know I wasn't always a millionaire, right?" Jungkook tilted his head as he watched you surpass him, your eyes fixed on the shelves next to you.
"I lived a normal life until a few years ago"
" Yeah...Jungkook I don't really care ...will you be of actual help or are you going to just whine?" you absently said to him as you continued to search around.
"It would actually help if I knew what the hell are we going to make?"

You blatantly ignored him while sharpening your vision as you glared through the store which made Jungkook smile; he found you cute every time you focused on something.

"How about this and this together?" Jungkook asked you; he wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible.

You raised an eyebrow when you saw him holding a bag of chips and a pineapple.
You rolled your eyes at him while turning on the other side.

"You lack vision Y/n"

"Oh I might have an idea. I'm going to ask someone where to find minced meat" you made a sharp turn to your right.

"Not with that pronunciation"

"Excuse me?" you eyed him down.
"You pronounce certain Korean words funny" Jungkook chuckled. In doing so his dimples were made even more visible.

"Excuse me?" you repeated yourself, more offended. "Did you understand what I said?".

Jungkook nodded while opening a candy bar, he was starting to feel famished.

"Then don't be a dick about it" you blurted out making him laugh.

"Just stay here, I'll ask for the meat. Do you need anything else?" he asked while walking away from you.

"I don't need your help Jeon Jungkook...and my Korean is perfect" you shouted at him while a couple of old people gave you scolding looks.

"You're so weird Y/n" you heard him respond.

"Why is this so hard to make though?" you sighed as you desperately kept molding the meat with your hands.

"Maybe because you are a bad cook" Jungkook was sitting at the kitchen counter watching you struggle with the ingredients while sipping on his beer.

"Shut up and give me a hand" you narrowed your eyes as you looked at him; he was happily sitting on his counter stool while you were struggling with your dinner. It was turning late and both of you were starving. In mere moments either Jimin or Taehyung would show up and you weren't even close in finishing your meal.

"No" Jungkook lifted his shoulders "I like watching you struggle"

"You little... then give me at least a sip of that beer" you pleaded; you were starting to feel thirsty as well.
Jungkook stood up and came near you, giving you a sip of his drink as your hands continued to torture the minced chicken.

"You do know you have bread crumbs in your hair right?" Jungkook laughed at the near sight of you before running his fingers through your soft locks. His actions made you look at him.

His soft expression was warm and welcoming as his lips turned into a joyful smile; the way his eyes travelled from your eyes to your lips to your eyes again made your heart skip a beat.

It was the first time something like that had happened to you with him.

Your gaze moved across Jungkook's face analyzing every single detail; the way the skin around his eyes wrinkled every time he sincerely smiled at you, the way his red, damp lips framed his beautiful, big smile hiding the small spot he had under his bottom lip that somehow you only now noticed. The way his black locks framed his face and the way those dimples appeared every time he was near you, taking your breath away. Suddenly, everything about him made you physically weak.

You locked eyes for a couple of seconds as Jungkook's smile slowly faded away. The way you looked at him made his heart beat faster. It was the first time since he'd known you that you looked at him that way and it shook him to his core.

All of a sudden a strange feeling spread across his stomach, making it contort.

"Ehm... will you get me another can of beer? Please?" you broke eye contact once you returned to focus on the meat.

You felt embarrassed by the way he made you feel. It was wrong.

"Sure" Jungkook walked to the fridge, giving the both of you some time to breathe.

He opened a can of beer and placed it near you.
"Thank you" you said, your head still lowered.
"Now come on, I'll help you" Jungkook pulled the sleeves of his shirt up.
"Tell me again the ingredients of this Italian meatball recipe of yours. Maybe you skipped a few"
"I didn't skip the ingredients Jungkook" you scoffed while playing with the lump of meat.
"Just do it. Trust me"
"Fine. Minced chicken, some mortadella, parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and...Oh my God" you smacked his arm with your dirty hand "An egg. We didn't put the egg Jeon Jungkook" you continued to slap his arm. "Go get me the egg" you urged him.

Jungkook's disgusted gaze travelled on his now dirty arm. He grabbed a couple of tissues on his way to the fridge, in the intent of finding you the egg you badly needed.
You quickly broke the egg and poured it into the mixture, uniting everything together with your hands.

"The egg, of course! That's why it didn't stick properly. I'm so stupid"

"Told you you don't know how to cook" Jungkook wiped his arm clean.

You frowned at him before rubbing a quarter of the mixture on his arm.
He just stood there, watching you rub raw meat, eggs and cheese all over his exposed skin.

"Did...did that make you feel better?" he kept standing there, accepting his fate.

"Actually yes, you should try it sometimes" you responded proudly.

"Then I think I might try it just now"

"What?" but before you could fully process what was going on you found yourself covered in meat. Jungkook had rubbed a good chunk of it on your face, getting an amount of it on your hair as well.
Your dumbfounded expression made Jungkook almost suffocate from laugher.

"Jeon Jungkook!" you yelled before you started to chase him around the apartment with the chicken in your hand.

He ran fast and dodged you easily with a couple of swift movements, making him impossible to catch. But you didn't give up; you chased him in the kitchen, in the living room, in the hallway, in the bathroom.

"Stop! Y/n seriously stop it!" Jungkook shouted cheerfully while escaping from you.

"You now too well this goddamn chicken will end up on your head!" you yelled at him, making him laugh.

"Why don't we call it off here?" Jungkook dodged your hands by a couple of inches "Stop it!" he added in between laughs.
"You stop it! You started it" you said amused.
"I started it? Me?" Jungkook pointed at himself as his brows raised.
"Yes you" you giggled at his expression.

The sound of laugher suddenly mixed with Jungkook's ringtone.

"Now stop it for real" Jungkook put his extended arm in between you two, making it difficult for you to reach him. "It's Jimin, I have to answer" he said bringing his phone close to his ear while still holding you far away from him.

You stopped, giving him the chance to answer the phone.
"Jimin-ssi" he answered. You stood there, in the bathroom watching him speak on the phone.
"Really? Why?" he said on the phone as you approached him slowly.
"Alright. See you tomorrow then" Jungkook said while giving you the side-eye as you poured almost the entire mixture of the bowl on his head. Again, he just stood there helpless while you were rubbing the minced meat all over his hair.

"Happy now?" Jungkook asked you while putting his phone back in his pocket.
"Extremely" you smiled proud at your masterpiece "What did Jimin say?"
"He said that he won't come tonight. Something came up at the theater" Jungkook wiped the dripping egg off of his left eye.

Your forehead frowned upon hearing those news; you were eager to spend some more time with Jimin.

"I don't think Taehyung will be coming either" he added.
"Oh...why?"

"I think he got stuck at work or otherwise he'd be here by now. Did you check your messages since we got here?"

You looked at him perplexed; you haven't checked your phone since you left your workplace with Jungkook. You walked to the living room where you had left your stuff.

Kim Taehyung
7:13pm
I won't make it tonight. Got still stuff to do here at work, have fun.
Love you.

Kim Taehyung
7:16pm
I want you to go home when Jimin does. You two should go home together

"You were right. Tae won't come" you sighed. "He texted me an hour ago"
Jungkook nodded as he went for some tissues in the kitchen.

"I don't think he knows Jimin didn't come either" you continued to speak with Jungkook once he came back to the living room.

"Why? What did he say?" Jungkook's face contorted in pain as he tried to pull out some of the dried egg from his hair.

"He told me to go home with Jimin" you bit your lip as a veil of embarrassment tinted your face.

Jungkook chuckled right before shaking his head "Is he really intimidated that much by me?" you noticed his question was more rhetorical than aimed at you.

"I don't think he is intimidated by you nor does he have a reason to be." you didn't hesitate to rebuke him.
"Taehyung is just protective of me" you shrugged your shoulders.

"You mean he is jealous" Jungkook corrected you. "He acts like you're a child. Forbidding you to choose your playmates by yourself"
"Child? Playmates? What are you talking about?" you brought your hands on your hips.
"You're telling me that you've never felt jealous of your girlfriend hanging out with another guy?"

"Don't know, never had a girlfriend." Jungkook lifted his shoulders.

"What?" you asked bewildered. "What do you mean you've never had a girlfriend?"

"The point is" he dismissed your question "I wouldn't be in a relationship with a beautiful woman if I couldn't handle her having male friends" Jungkook blurted out.

"You think I'm beautiful?" you asked.

"What? No, I mean...you're alright. You look fine" Jungkook stumbled upon his words.

"Aw Kookie you're blushing" you giggled as you approached him.

"Shut up. I'm not" he smiled at you while backtracking a bit as his cheeks were turning even redder.
"And stop calling me Kookie. You called me that the last time you were drunk as well"

"But I'm not drunk now. Maybe a little tipsy"

"Only you can get drunk with a single can of beer" Jungkook rubbed his forehead.

"Hey! I told you I wasn't drunk! " you jokingly frowned.

"Alright" Jungkook chuckled while rubbing his neck. "As I was saying" he took a big breath " Why can't we be friends? Are we not allowed to be friends?"

"So is that what we are now? Friends?" you asked him.

"Yeah"

"Okay...so Friends?"

"Friends"

"Friends"

You shook hands with him.

"Now what do you say we go and wash this filth off of us and then actually eat something, friend?" you asked Jungkook "You look ridiculous" you pointed at his sticky hair.

"And you look like an idiot, let's go"