"I don't know, Namjoon-ah." Hoseok speaks up as he looks over at his phone. "I feel like Y/N is going to be upset that I haven't been able to call her as much." He bites onto his lower lip, growing a little nervous about you.

"She knows you're busy. You two have been actively communicating with each other and you're doing everything you can to ensure the relationship is okay." Namjoon responds. "You've talked to her about these things and she knows, hyung."

"Then why is she ignoring me?" Hoseok immediately questions.

"She's probably just hanging out with someone right now or is out running errands." Namjoon responds. "Just give her a bit to respond, I'm sure when we get out of the rehearsal, you'll have a response."

Hoseok lets out a slow, deep sigh before nodding his head. He runs his fingers through his hair before adjusting the waistband of his sweatpants as he stands up. Once he's fully standing up, he stretches his arms above his head before making his way towards the door.

The other members who are still in the room glance at each other.

"You think he'll be okay, hyung? Or will he need us to cheer him up?" Jimin questions while looking up at Namjoon.

"I think he'll be fine." Namjoon states. "He's just worried because we still haven't heard anything about bringing her back yet."

"Yeah, I honestly think she's just still running errands," Jungkook chimes in. "I mean, it's like us when we get back from a tour. Whenever we get back from tour, we always have so many things to do like catch up on laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, unpacking, etc."

Jimin and Namjoon nod.

"Exactly." Namjoon states before letting out a soft sigh. "Are you two ready to head into the room?" the two nod and get up from their seats. They follow Namjoon out of the room.

Upon getting into the next room they see that Hoseok is talking with Yoongi. Yoongi's eyes are squinted as he laughs, shoulders shaking while Hoseok makes him laugh.

Namjoon softly smiles as he sees this before looking over at Jimin and Jungkook.

"See? He just needs to be around Yoongi for a bit. Yoongi's good at talking him out of his overthinking." Namjoon states. The two nod in agreement before Hoseok glances over, seeing that the three have now entered the room.

"Alright! Everyone's here!" Hoseok states towards the choreographer.

"Sweet." The choreographer states. "Have all seven of you warmed up already?" the members glance at each other and nod their heads.

"Yep, we're ready to go." The choreographer nods his head before stepping towards the front of the studio. At the front of the studio in front of the mirror, the choreographer makes eye contact with each  member of the group.

"I expect all of you to practice this routine religiously for the next few days." He states. "Your performance is coming up in a few days and I know you all want this choreography to be perfect. As long as you all practice as much as possible when you have a chance, you'll do great."

The boys nod and look over at Hoseok.

"Hoseok-ah is the one responsible for making sure we continue to practice and perfect routines. He'll keep us all accountable." Seokjin states. "Especially me." he says before letting out a laugh.

"Stop talking yourself down, hyung." Hoseok states while looking over at Seokjin. "You've been improving so much and I'm really proud of you. Stop speaking badly about yourself." He says before stepping over to Seokjin, resting his hand on one of his shoulders before resting his chin on his other shoulder while staring over at him.

"Alright, let's get started then." The choreographer states while clapping his hands together. While he claps his hands together, he looks around at the boys and gets a big smile on his face.

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"Thank you so much for your time, Y/N. It's a pleasure getting to know you." Dr. Kang states while smiling over at you as you start to stand up. You nod your head and give her a grin.

She stands up as well as you start making your way towards the exit in her office.

This session went surprisingly well compared to previous visits with therapists.

She got to know you and didn't bring up anything you weren't comfortable with. You feel as though she's gotten to know you and was able to take notes on you to start diagnosing what things you may be struggling with right now.

You've never felt as comfortable with a therapist as you were with Dr. Kang.

You smile over at her as you arrive at the door and place your hand on the doorknob.

"Oh, before I forget, Y/N," she speaks up again. "I know with your job, you tend to have an unpredictable schedule. How would you like to go about future appointments together?"

You glance up at the ceiling as you think about it. Pressing your lips together, your mind drifts off to Hoseok and the guys.

If you were to get taken back as their flight attendant once this situation blows over, you're going to be in a different country for months. You have no idea how you'd be able to go about scheduling anything that's supposed to be on a set schedule.

"I'm... honestly not sure..." you state while staring over at her. "I'm going to end up being gone for a few months if I get to go back to the flights I was in charge of two weeks ago." You state.

"Oh, well, there are ways for us to schedule remote sessions."

"Remote? Like over the phone?" you question.

"If you want we can do it over the phone. There's also an app that's similar to FaceTime where we can just video chat." She states.

"Oh, yeah, I think that'll be best for when I do have to go back to work." You state. "I'm not sure when they're going to call me back in though because of the situation I'm currently dealing with. My clients had a security issue and they need to make sure I'm safe before bringing me back onto those flights."

"Okay." She says while giving you a soft smile. "You have the office's number whenever you want to schedule your next appointment. I recommend trying to talk to me once a month if that's doable. If not, whenever it's convenient for you works as well."

"Is it okay if I go more often than that while I'm at home too?"

"Always." She nods. You smile and nod your head before making your way out of her office.

As you say goodbye, you make your way to the front desk outside of her office and begin speaking to the receptionist as you talk about scheduling a next appointment.

Due to you being unsure, you decide to tell the receptionist that you'll call to schedule your next appointment. She agrees and you pull out your phone to check the time.

When you check your phone, your eyes widen as you see that you have a missed call from Hoseok.

Oh fuck.

Please tell me he's still free right now.

You immediately unmute your phone and click on his name to dial his number.

Putting your phone to your ear, you listen to the rings as they come.

One ring.

Two.

Three.

No answer. Robotic voicemail.

You let out a soft sigh before waiting for the beep to leave your voicemail.

Hopefully he'll be free in a bit.

You bite onto your lower lip before you speak.

"Hi, baby. I saw that you called. Sorry about missing it, I was in an appointment. Give me a call when you free up. I miss you. Bye." You say before hanging up after leaving the message.

You tuck your phone back into your pocket before beginning to walk back to your apartment.

Once you get into the apartment lobby, you wave at the neighbors that you're familiar with.

While there, you see Mark and Yejun standing in the lobby together.

You give both of them a wave before stepping towards them to talk to them for a few minutes.

"Hi, Mark. Hi, Yejun." You say while smiling softly.

"Hey, Y/N! How have you been?" Mark questions.

"I'm good! Just relaxing while I can." You say while laughing softly. You then look down at Yejun and smile at her. "How has school been Yejun? Were you able to ask your teacher for help on that math problem we couldn't figure out the other day?" you question, referring to when you were babysitting her while Mark was busy. She nods.

"Yeah. My teacher said I was doing it correctly. You were the one who was wrong." She says while pointing up at you accusingly. You widen your eyes and your lips part to make an 'o' shape. You pretend to be offended.

"Well, I haven't done math in years, Yejun. Not everyone can have as good of a memory as you." You say before gently laughing. "But I am glad you were right." She smiles softly before letting out a laugh.

"Unnie, you might want to go back to school and refresh your memory. You don't want to be old and forgetful like my dad." She says, causing Mark to look down at her, eyebrows lifted.

"Aish... I really need to remind you not to make fun of people." He says while shaking his head. "She gets all of her attitude and insults from her classmates." He rolls his eyes. You let out a soft laugh.

"Ah, yeah. You might want to make sure she knows when the right time to insult is. Don't want her picking fights with people on accident." You whisper to him. He nods. You look back down at Yejun, who's smiling up at you. "Well, let me know if you ever need me to look after her again. I still haven't gotten word back from my boss yet about my time off, so I'll be around." You say.

"Actually, would you be able to watch her tomorrow night?" he questions. You let out a soft laugh.

"Wow, you didn't even hesitate to accept my offer." You joke before nodding your head. "Yeah, I can watch her tomorrow." He smiles softly before bowing politely while thanking you.

"Thanks, Y/N. I really appreciate the help." You smile and nod before watching as he takes Yejun with him towards the exit of the apartment lobby.

"Bye, Y/N!" she says while waving at you.

"I'll see you tomorrow!" you say while waving back. You then make your way towards the elevator to get up to your apartment. As you wait patiently in the elevator, you glance back at your phone again to make sure you didn't accidentally miss another one of Hoseok's calls.

Letting out a sigh of relief, you see there's no missed notifications.

Upon getting into your apartment, you change into your pajamas and start making some ramen for dinner.

While you're making ramen, you leave your phone next to you on the counter in case Hoseok frees up soon.

Sitting on your couch with the steaming bowl of ramen on your lap in front of you, you reach for the remote. Turning the TV on, you see that the interview Hoseok and the guys had earlier is airing soon. You smile to yourself as you patiently wait for the interview before giving your phone another glance.

Nothing still.

God, when will I be able to go back to work again?

The waiting is driving me crazy.

*****
Early update because I'm not celebrating the 4th of July this year.

I forgot to mention and promote the boys' projects that have been coming out so I also want to take a second to do that since I didn't get a chance to in my last update.

Stream Left and Right by Charlie Puth ft JK. It's a really cute song and I love how hard JK worked on that project.

Stream More by Hobi and don't forget to stream Jack in the Box once that's released on the 15th!

Also, don't forget to listen to the podcast called Intersections that Namjoon did recently on all platforms.

I'm looking forward to the many other projects that will be coming out for each member. I'm so proud of all of them for getting to explore themselves. I'm so proud that they're all sharing different and new sides of themselves to all of us.

I know the initial announcement (because the media altered/twisted it and made it sound like a disbandment) scared a lot of people who didn't watch the FESTA dinner first. However, now that we're seeing what this does for every member and seeing how every member can do things and grow separately, I'm very excited to see what Jimin, Taehyung, Jin, and Yoongi have in store for us as well. I'm very proud.

I hope you all are doing well.

I'm still having a hard time grieving but I'm trying my best to take it one day at a time. So, again, I may/may not have moments where I don't post for a bit. If I do, I'll always let you all know so you're in the loop.

Thank you.

I purple you.
Kim 💜