They had so much to catch up on and it was good to have the house not filled with tension and worry. Jin had watched Charlie carefully to see what she remembered when asked by the other members. It seemed like most of her memory was coming back, just a couple gaps to fill here and there. All in all, Jin felt her recovery was promising, but warned everyone to ease up on making her remember everything.

Jungkook, however, still worried. He sat back, letting the other guys ask her questions about what she remembered and about Gangham. He chewed on his fingernails, wondering if she remembered their friendship….their relationship. He had hid his feelings for years and now, he may need to hide them again.

Yoongi let the group have the night to relax, but reminded them that they still had a job to do in the morning. 

As they headed off to bed, Jungkook walked to where Charlie’s room was and hesitated. He should leave her be. Just as he was turning to head back to his room, her door opened. 

“Jungkook? What’s up?” Charlie asked, now freshly showered and with clean clothes on and a high neck sweater. 

Jungkook struggled not reaching out and pulling her close to him. “Just wanted to see how you are doing?” Did she remember him? Did she remember them?

“Oh, doing well. Headaches off and on but Jin says that’s normal” She smiled a bit and then furrowed her brows. “You doing ok?”

He opened his mouth to speak, to scream that he would be better if he could just hold her a little more. His eyes dropped to the floor and he slowly nodded. “Better now that you are home.”

Charlie stepped forward and wrapped her arms around his waist. She had hugged all the members but when Jungkook held her, it felt different. She remembered how close they were, that they grew up together and were best friends, but there was something more. She felt that tug in her chest and that pit in her stomach but was that real? Was that a memory or something just starting now. Her eyes shut tightly as another headache creeped in and she pulled away. 

Jungkook didn’t want to let go. Her familiar shampoo filled his nose and he wanted to drown in it, but he saw how her eyes struggled to open and knew what was happening. 

“I’m sorry. Get some rest” He turned on his heels and headed for his door, refusing to turn back.

~☾~

The next morning, everyone stood around a table. Pictures of Ganghan members and locations they already knew about littered the stained and scratched wood top. 

“This is all we have on Gangham and it still isn’t enough” Yoongi sighed and then looked to Charlie. 

She nodded and placed her own manilla folder on the table, opening it up. “This is the information I was able to get”

“What’s that?” Taehyung inquired, pointing to the faint bruise on her neck.

Charlie mentally kicked herself for not wearing one of her high neck sweaters. She had completely forgotten when she got up this morning.

“Nothing,” she grumbled, wanting to forget about her time spent in Gangnam territory, her time with that man.

“No, it doesn’t look like it’s nothing, who the fuck hurt you? Tell me, who was it and I’m going to kick his ass,” Hoseok insisted while Charlie shook her head. He moved over to her and tried to get a better look but she pushed him away.

“It’s not like that,” she replied. Jin leaned in closer while she was focused on Hoseok, observing the mark before he looked back up at her. 

“Is that a hickey?” he asked, causing her face to heat up. Jungkook’s head snapped up, his eyes focusing on the faint mark on her neck before looking into his best friend’s eyes, dreading to hear her answer. 

“Yes, it’s a hickey, now can we focus on something else?” she asked, hoping that this conversation would end. 

“Hold up, who the fuck gave you a hickey?” Jimin jumped in and looked around the table, wondering which member she was potentially hooking up with.

“No one-”

“It was Ryder wasn’t it?” Hoseok asked, causing Jungkook to clench his fists tightly. He couldn’t stand the thought of her being with another man, but the fact that she was with that asshole, the one who forced them out of their home, made him furious. 

Before she could respond to his question, Jungkook spoke up. “Did you sleep with him?” 

She remained quiet, refusing to answer him, and that was all Jungkook needed to confirm that she had given herself to the guy he hated the most. The look on his face clutched her chest, but the memory of being with Ryder hurt more. 

“Look, let’s focus on the matter at hand, there’s more serious shit to worry about than Charlie’s sex life,” Yoongi chimed in, silencing everyone before glancing at Charlie who looked grateful for the shift in focus. “What intel were you able to gather?” he questioned.  

Charlie pushed down the uncomfortable feeling of all eyes on her and not for the right reasons. She pushed the pictures and documents in her folder out to the middle of the table. “I have official leadership. This woman,” she pointed to the picture of an older female with dark hair pulled back into a tight bun “is the head of Gangham”

Charlie looked around the table to gauge their reactions but in true mafia style, their expressions were blank. “she's also my mother” 

That was the bombshell she was most worried about and watched as each member peeled their eyes away from the picture and looked at her. 

“You're what?” Jimin spoke first, his previous blank expression shaping into shock. 

“Explains why they want you so bad,”  Yoongi stated, not looking surprised at all. 

“That's not all. She has a right hand man” Charlie pulled out another picture and tossed it to the table. Most members looked confused, never having seen him before. 

Charlie’s eyes started at the picture of the man she barely knew. 

“That's….that's my father” All eyes snapped to Namjoon whose voice sounded shaken. He looked up and then over to Yoongi who took a deep breath. 

“Well fuck” the leader said and let his hand move through his hair. 

Charlie was frozen. His father? She had to tell him….

“My mother told me that the man I thought was my father wasn't. She told me that she had an affair when she ran off and now wanted to be a family.” Joon met Charlie's eyes. “She told me that this was my real father” her finger pointed to the picture of the man….to Namjoons father. 

The room became eerily quiet as the members looked between Charlie and Namjoons who refused to look away from each other. 

“Holy shit you two are siblings!” Taehyung broke the silence. 

Namjoon's lips curved up into a smile and Charlie matched it. 

“Well, seems that family has a different meaning around here now” Namjoons said and looked down to the rest of the information. “Anyway, looks like you gathered some intel on various warehouses?”

“Yes” Charlie shook from her daze and pointed at a couple different documents. Job came first and then they could discuss their familiar relationship later. “seems that there are a handful of buildings and store rooms under Gangnam payroll in the Saneobui district. I'm guessing their main hold is there”

“Safe assumption” Yoongi nodded. “Circuit, I want everything you can find on that location. Security cameras, permits, everything” 

“You got it boss” Taehyung gathered the documents and then disappeared up the stairs. 

“Spider, let's see what you can come up with to get a meeting with some of the owners of the building that aren't Ganghan. I want a reason to get closer” 

Namjoons nodded and headed after Taehyung but not before stopping by Charlie. He opened his mouth to speak but Charlie spoke first. 

“I'll find you later” Joon nodded in thanks and hurried out as well. 

“I want everyone training and back into a routine. Once we have the information, I will be putting together a team. Be ready” Yoongi turned and headed to his office. 

The remaining team stood there for a bit and Charlie looked at Jungkook who was refusing to look at her. She scratched her neck, remembering the night with Ryder. Her body tensed and she pushed it away, trying to get the feeling of his hands all over out of his mind. 

His gaze finally met hers and instantly, he pushed himself away from the table and headed to the training room. 

“Hey” Jin walked to her side and spoke softly. “Yoongi wants everyone training but I need to medically clear you first. Mind if I do a quick exam?”

Charlie nodded and the two headed to the medbay. She was quiet and sat on the exam table. Her fingers drummed on the plastic cushion, nervous. 

“How have your headaches been since yesterday?” 

“Better. There are moments but….better” 

Jin took a light and shined in her eyes, moving it away and back. 

“Pupil reaction looks great” his hands moved to her neck, feeling her lymph nods. “so….those hickies.”

“Seriously?” Charlie groaned and pushed his hands away. 

“I want to have a different conversation about them….if that's ok?” Jin stepped back and once she looked up at him, he continued. “were things between you consensual?” 

There it was, the heavy question she had wondered if anyone would ask her but the truth was, it was. She had these feelings for him in the beginning, or so she thought were for him. The last time they were together, she gave in. He never forced her, always taking no for no, but he pestered. 

“It was but….I think my memories or feelings were mixed up a bit?” *She furrowed her brows slightly, trying to work through her own thoughts. “I don't know. It doesn't make sense but…he never forced me into anything” 

Jin slowly nodded and reached into a drawer, pulling on some gloves and grabbing a couple vials.

“Good. Now, I'm wondering if I can get a blood sample to see if the drugs are still in your system and see what we can find out”

“Of course” she offered her arms to him and watched him. He was always so careful and gentle. 

It was quiet between them as he drew a few vials of blood and set them on the counter. He handed her a gauze to hold against the small needle prick in her arm and came back with a bandaid. Placing the bandage on her arm, his eyes drifted to ivy ink on her arm. 

“I don’t want to push you, but I would like you to talk to me about what happened while you were gone. You were Ganghan’s prize so assume you were treated like royalty.” Jin chuckled and then his eyes finally met hers. She wasn’t smiling. He squeezed her hand and tiled his head to try to get her to look at him. “Hey….”

Charlie swallowed the lump in her throat and finally met his gaze. “I was treated like any other member of a gang. You mess up, there are consequences.”

Jin furrowed his brows and tried his best not to panic. “What kind of consequences?”

“Painful ones”

Jin’s hand grasped her face gently. The muscles in his jaw rippled slightly as he took a breath. “We don’t do that here. Do you remember that? If you mess up, you just get reprimanded and then are housebound for a while. We don’t hurt our own.”

“Oh…”

“What did they do to you?”

Her eyes left his, nervous of her next words. 

“Charlotte….”

“Charlotte!” Yoongi yelled at her 

Instantly she grabbed her head as memories of being yelled at by Yoongi pierced through her mind. 

“You’re ok” Jin had put her head on his shoulder as she groaned in pain. 

“What’s happening?” Yoongi rushed in and put a hand on her back. 

“She’s remembering” 

“I’m fine” she sat up, peeling herself away from Jin and rubbing her temples. Her eyes met Yoongi’s and they held nothing but concern. “You don’t hurt those under you?”

Yoongi glanced at Jin, confused, and then looked back at Charlie. His expression was stoic, but his words had a slight shake to them. “Never” 

Charlie couldn’t look at them anymore. She played with her fingers and then watched as a hand rested on them. Her eyes followed the arm and looked at Yoongi. 

“What did they do to you?”

She felt that wall crumbling down and grabbed onto Yoongi’s hand. 

“I can take a hit, you know that. I messed up a lot and I was beaten for it”

Yoongi squeezed her hand back, biting back his rage. “How bad?”

“Nothing permanently. Broken noses, cracked ribs.” She shrugged

“You good now though?” 

She nodded. “Much better” her shoulders relaxed. She truly believe those words and while there were missing memories and pieces, she knew this was where she needed to be. She couldn’t even remember how she got into the gang life but right now, she didn’t care. She wasn’t on edge and she had answers if only she could figure out the right questions to ask.

“Good.” Jin patted her knee. “I’m going to run some tests on this. Let me know if your head starts hurting more or if you experience any other strange symptoms.” 

“You got it” She hopped down and smiled at Yoongi. “You kept your promises” 

No one here would hurt her. He would get her back. All promises he hadn’t broken. 

Yoongi let out a breathy chuckle. Charlie didn’t need a response as she walked out of the medbay and headed upstairs. She had a couple more people to talk to and one of which she wasn’t looking forward to. 

~☾~

Charlie held the folded pieces of papers in her hand tightly as she knocked on his door. Looking down the hall, she made sure that no one else saw her as to not raise questions. Finally the door opened. 

“Charlie! Hi!”

“Hey Hoseok. You got a minute?”

“Of course. Come on it” he stepped aside and let her enter, closing the door behind him. “To what do I owe the pleasure of your company.”

“I know who killed Hana.” She figured she would just get right to it and not dance around the topic. 

Hoseok’s eyes went wide and he had to reach for the dresser that was next to the door to keep from falling over. His other hand clutched the lotus charm around his neck. 

“How?”

“It was someone in Ganghan. I went through their files when I was trying to find answers. I saw your picture first and knew I needed to look into it further” she held up her hand with the folded pieces of paper. “You were the target that night, not her.”

Hoseok reached out with a shaky hand. Charlie handed the papers over, but grabbed onto his hand. “I didn’t know till it was too late to change my actions. I’m sorry.”

He had no idea what she meant, but when she let go, he opened up the papers and read through them quickly. There was a hit out on him as a member of Bangtan. Pictures of him walking around, being reckless of course. He scanned the page until he read who took the job and that the member had royally fucked up. 

“Ryder….”

AN: please don't hate me! I promised I would finish this and I will get there! Really determined to wrap this up!