CHAPTER 22
You joined Jungkook's family for breakfast the morning after.
Jungkook was already sipping his coffee, sitting at the table.
He glanced at you as you took your seat next to him.
"Did you have a good night's sleep, dear?" his mother asked you.
"Yes. Thank you once again for the hospitality" you gave her a sincere smile before glancing at Jungkook.
He was answering his emails, or trying his best to do so.
He could feel your eyes fixed on him but nonetheless he didn't look in your direction.
"Do you want me to pack you something for the road?" she asked Jungkook.
"No mom, we're going to an early lunch today before going home" Jungkook muttered without looking away for his phone.
"Do you want some coffee?" Jungkook's dad asked you.
"No thank you. Just tea if you have some" you asked cordially.
"I managed to schedule our lunch for an earlier reservation so we'll have to get ready and head out in an hour" Jungkook said without looking at you, his eyes still fixed on his phone.
"You slept in pretty late" Jungkook's mother mentioned.
In hearing those words Jungkook stiffened, giving you a quick look before getting up from the table.
Not long after you did the same, going to your room to get ready for the day.
That day, as spring began to approach, you opted for a flowy white shirt tucked in your leather pencil skirt. You completed your look with a low bun, a pair of black heels and a red lipstick.
"You look stunning my dear" Jungkook's mother gasped at the sight of you.
Jungkook got ready as well; he was wearing a dark purple suit with a white shirt underneath. He topped it off with a matching purple tie and belt. You've rarely seen him wear colors but when he did, he looked unreal.
He pushed his hair back before buttoning the buttons of the suit as he came in the entrance hallway were the rest of you were standing.
"Ah Jungkookie, let me fix your hair" his mother played with his locks "You should really get a haircut. You hair is getting too long now" she suggested while adjusting the collar of his shirt.
"Stop it, mom" Jungkook chuckled before running his hands through his hair again.
She looked at him with pride filling up her eyes.
"You are so handsome. My baby is so handsome" she pinched his cheek as tears began to build up.
Letting him go was always hard on her. She always missed him deeply whenever he left for Seoul.
"You both look very good" she then spoke to you as well "you look like you could conquer the world together"
"Thank you" you gave her a small bow.
Jungkook thanked her as well before grabbing the car keys. At the same time you grabbed your trench coat and your bag.
"We have to go now" Jungkook announced. He hugged his parents as you stood by their side watching.
"It was nice meeting you" you smiled at them "I had a lovely time. Thank you".
"It was nice meeting you too, Y/n" his dad smiled at you.
"Yes. You can come and visit us anytime you want" his mother added "Given that our Jungkookie here actually comes to visit us in the next year" she gave him the side-eye "you are welcome to come with him every time".
"Thank you. Goodbye" you exited with Jungkook beside you.
"Goodbye. Take care Y/n".
"And...son?"
"Yes dad?"
"Make sure to give us a call once you've arrived in Seoul".
"Sure dad. Bye" Jungkook waved once again before placing his hand on your lower back, guiding you slightly to his car.
The second meeting went even better than the first one, getting Jungkook the deal that he was craving to get.
Shortly after you began your long drive home.
"You look good today" Jungkook said once you entered the highway.
It was the first thing he'd said to you since last night.
"Thank you. You also look good" you said before turning your head away, leaning on the glass of the window.
You were annoyed by his behavior; you couldn't understand why he was acting like that all of a sudden.
After hours of silence, the steady drive made your eyes feel heavy as you slowly faded away into dreamland.
"Y/n?" Jungkook's voice reached your ears.
"Y/n wake up. We're here".
You slowly opened your eyes. You saw Jungkook looking at you in the dark, the only thing that was illuminating his face were the street lights from across the street.
You recomposed yourself once you've realized that it was night. Somehow, you've managed to sleep through the whole trip back to Seoul.
"Shit. I overslept the whole car ride home?" you asked Jungkook.
Your hand went to the back of your neck, massaging it due to the uncomfortable position you slept in.
"Yes" Jungkook responded.
"Sorry. You must've been bored to death all by yourself" you searched for your bag in the back.
"Eh, it wasn't that bad"
"Okay. Well...goodnight, see you tomorrow" you were about to head out but Jungkook's hand stopped you.
"Stay. Please."
"What do you want now?" you asked irritated.
"What?" Jungkook's brows furrowed.
"You ignored me the whole day and now you want me to stay?".
"Yes. I want to talk with you".
"About...?".
"Last night? Our whole relationship? Everything" Jungkook noticed you got tense once those words had left his lips.
"What about last night?" you raised an eyebrow "Nothing happened last night".
"No but we wanted something to happen. Both of us" Jungkook emphasized.
"What are you talking about? We just slept in the same bed" you raised your voice.
"For fuck's sake Y/n!" Jungkook raised his voice as well " You know how it felt. You know damn well how our bodies reacted to each other's touches. Don't you dare tell me you didn't cause I know how you've felt. How you feel about us".
"Us? There's no us, Jungkook" your heart was beating fast "I'm with Taehyung and we are just fiends".
"Damn it Y/n!" Jungkook punched slightly the top of the car "You know how I feel about you. You've known it for a while now. I can't stop thinking about you" he blurted out.
Jungkook couldn't keep it in anymore. For the last month he wanted to talk to you about it but he never did. Until last night; being so close to you, feeling the warmth of your body pressed onto his during the night clouded his judgment. For the whole day he wanted to bring the topic up but he never found the right time.
"It drives me insane how much I think about you Y/n" Jungkook's eyes were fixed into yours.
"Jungkook please...don't go there" you begged him as tears were building up in your eyes.
"I don't know what it is. If it's just desire of something more but the fact is that just the thought of you is enough to drive me crazy" He caressed your lips with his thumb.
"Please...stop" your lips trembled as a breath left them.
"And I know you feel it too. I know how you feel and behave when being around me because it's the same way that I feel and behave around you. I know you've been trying to make sense of your feelings since that night at the club, just like me" Jungkook cupped your cheek with one hand while leaning in closer to you.
You were frozen on the spot. Unable to move, to speak or to breathe.
Jungkook's words hit you like a running bus, leaving you completely incapacitated.
You couldn't think properly; all you knew was that you wanted to get out of there.
"And Tae..." Jungkook sighed. Your eyes snapped back at him upon hearing that name.
"A day doesn't go by without me feeling disgusted by myself. Believe me. But I couldn't keep it in anymore" Jungkook cupped your other cheek with his other hand. "And I know that you feel the same".
"Stop telling me how I feel" you muttered.
"What?" Jungkook asked confused.
"Stop telling me how I feel" you repeated yourself with a steady voice this time "And stop talking about Tae. Don't you dare drag him into all of this" you threatened him.
Jungkook was surprised by your cold tone.
"I don't want to talk to you ever again" your lower lip trembled slightly.
"What? What do you mean?".
"You ruined everything Jungkook!" you burst "The fact that you're so arrogant to assume that I would cheat on my boyfriend with you is revolting. I find you disgusting and I don't want to ever have to speak to you. Ever again!" you shouted before exiting the car.
You ran to your building as fear and shame began to overwhelm you. You entered your apartment as tears ran down your cheeks. Thank God it was late and Jimin and Hoseok were asleep.
You closed the door and you went to your room, closing that door as well. It was like you wanted to put as much distance as you could between Jungkook and you.
It was too much for you. Everything was too much to you.
You kept replaying the conversation you had over and over until sleep hadn't taken over.
The following day you couldn't focus at work. Hoseok kept asking you what was wrong and why were you performing so badly. You had blamed it on the terrible headache that you had. Not that you were lying; you were actually having a horrible headache and you couldn't wait for the day to be over just to go home and rest. You haven't seen Jungkook that day.
It's better this way.
"Come on" Hoseok put his blazer back on.
"Where are we going?"
"Downstairs for a break. You could use some food" Hoseok said while grabbing his bag.
"You don't look so good Y/n. Are you sure it's just a headache?" he asked concerned.
You forced a smile.
"I'm fine Hobi. Really" you reassured him.
"Alright but we are still going to grab something to eat. We'll ask Tae to join us" he gave you one of his radiant smiles before exiting the office. You quickly followed.
In the hallway you ran into Jungkook and Yuna. Once your eyes met his your breath shortened and your head spun.
Hoseok greeted them once you reached them. Jungkook said hi to his friend while completely ignoring you.
He was leaning with his hand on the wall while Yuna was leaning on the wall on her back, facing Jungkook. They were standing awfully close and seemed engaged in a flirtatious chat.
"We're going to get lunch" Hoseok informed Jungkook "Tae and Joon will be joining us shortly. Will you come as well?" Hoseok asked but he knew Jungkook wouldn't come. He knew well what the expression on his face meant; Jungkook had found his new prey and wouldn't back away until he'd had her.
"No Hobi. Eat without me" was, in fact, the only thing Jungkook said before shifting his gaze back to Yuna.
He smirked at her making her giggle.
The sound of her giggling made your stomach contort. Her annoying laugher echoed in your ears; the way she was looking at him made your blood boil. But the worst part was the way he was looking at her; with hunger in his eyes.
You left for the elevator without saying anything. Hoseok quickly followed you and the two of you went down for a bite.
You were quickly greeted by Namjoon and Taehyung.
The four of you chatted a bit while eating.
As an hour flew by and you were ready to head back upstairs you were all joined by Jungkook.
"Hey kook what were you doing all this time?" Hoseok gave him a smirk.
" Please don't tell me you've fucked her in our workplace" Namjoon begged him with his eyes.
Jungkook smirked amused "Not yet. But I plan to fuck her tonight" he licked his lips "After I've taken her out" the smirk never left his lips.
"Well at least you're taking her out first. I count that as progress" Taehyung teased him.
"Just this once" Jungkook winked.
You were appalled by his behavior; it was like he'd gone back into his shell. He was acting like the old Jungkook. Not the one you'd started to care for.
The change in character was astonishing.
He never, even once, had looked at you.
You didn't exist for him anymore. You hurt him so bad last night that he was sure it would leave a mark on him, a permanent scar. He tried to open up to you but you've rejected him in the most brutal way.
He swore that he'd never try to open up again. He was much better as the old Jungkook and he was adamant to bring him back as soon as possible.
"Will you excuse me? I have to go home" you made your way through them "Is it okay if I go home to rest? I don't feel good".
"Do you want me to come with you?" Taehyung immediately asked.
"You can't" Namjoon interfered "We have that online meeting in half an hour"
"Then you'll just have to do it without me" Taehyung said without even giving it a second thought.
"No. You stay here. I'm going to take a cab. I'll be fine" you reassured him "I'll text you once I get home" you gave him a quick kiss before going to the exit, passing Jungkook in doing so. You trembled slightly once his smell had reached your nose, making your legs weak.
You exited the restaurant quickly. You called for a cab and you drove home.
It was only when you reached your empty apartment that your tears started to flow down.
A mixture of emotions were over flooding your body.
You felt your heart sink at the thought of Jungkook and Yuna together, making you physically sick.
You felt bad for hurting Jungkook's feelings so much the other night that it made him behave like that today.
But mostly you felt guilty; you felt guilty for doing that to Taehyung. Because deeply down you knew that Jungkook was right about every single word he'd said the night before; you did like him more than a friend. You were wondering how would his touches feel on your skin, his lips on your neck, his hands on your waist. You were thinking about him every day and it all started that night at the club. Deep down you knew even then that something had clicked between you two and it wasn't just a friendship.
You wanted him.
As hours flew by you've finally had that realization: you wanted him.
Nothing else mattered.
Suddenly, you got up from your bed.
You gave yourself a quick polish before rushing out of the apartment.
You texted Taehyung that you were going out for a walk and that you didn't want to be disturbed.
You grabbed another cab and you drove yourself to the district of Gangnam.
You gave a wave to the familiar receptionist before entering the elevator.
You must've pressed the button to the last floor a thousand times before it finally brought you up.
Your heart felt it could jump out of your ribcage as you approached his door.
You lifted your finger to the buzzer, pressing it a couple of times.
You forgot how to breathe once your eyes had met Jungkook's.
"Y/n?" he asked perplexed.
"I don't want you to go out with Yuna tonight" you blurted out. Pressure was starting to build up in your ears.
"What?" his wet locks fell rebellious on his forehead. He was standing there just in his sweatpants with a towel around his neck.
"I don't want you to go out with her" you repeated yourself, this time more decisive.
"You've come here just to tell me that?".
"No. I also came here to do this".
You said before pulling him in for a kiss.
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