The rest of the week had been insufferably boring and uneventful.

It's currently Friday afternoon and your fingertips are anxiously tapping onto the smooth surface of your desk as you wait to finally get out of work.

You're meeting up with Irene tonight to have dinner together at a restaurant that you've been dying to eat at since it opened.

Sighing to yourself, you stop tapping your fingers onto the desk. Your eyes dart towards the small numbers on the corner of your computer screen as you check the time.

"C'mon, only fifteen more minutes." You say as you take a deep breath before using your mouse to click on a work assignment that you were working on earlier in the day.

You managed to finish it earlier but maybe you can try to find some mistakes to keep yourself busy.

As you're about to click on the file, you hear the sound of an excited voice approaching your desk.

Turning your head, you're greeted by Jieun as she rushes towards your desk with a smile as wide as a mile on her face. You let out a soft laugh at the sight of her happiness.

"Hi, Jieun." You greet as she makes it to your desk. She holds up her phone wiggling it in front of your face.

"Hi! The parts of the song that I recorded earlier in the week with SUGA in the studio are finished being edited! He just sent me the draft. I was just about to go to the breakroom to refill my water bottle. Would you like to go with me so I can play the draft for you?" she asks eagerly, her legs wiggling in excitement. You let out a soft laugh before glancing around.

Hm, going to get a water during the last fifteen minutes of your shift should make that time go by faster, right? And it sure beats sitting at your desk trying to get work done when you've already finished everything you wanted to finish for the day.

"Sure." You say before getting up from your chair and grabbing your water bottle as well. She claps her hands excitedly as the two of you walk to the breakroom.

Once you two are in the breakroom, she glances around the room before she holds up her phone. As she does so, you walk towards the water cooler and get some water into your water bottle. She begins playing the song as you listen.

A smile forms on your face as you hear the song. Her voice sounds so angelic and soothing while also sounding so vulnerable.

While listening to the lyrics, you can't help but feel a slight emptiness in the pit of your stomach. The lyrics are so well written that you know the people that she's singing about would be so proud to hear this song.

You look over at her and see a proud smile on her face while her eyes tear up.

Tilting your head to the side, you smile fondly at the woman before stepping closer to her. You set your water bottle down on the nearest table before standing directly in front of her.

As you do so, she looks up at you curiously. You grin before giving a nod of approval.

"They'd be so proud of you and would love it." Your voice comes out soothing and encouraging. She smiles before nodding her head and reaching her hand up to wipe away some of the tears from her eyes.

"Thank you." She says quietly before taking a deep breath. "I still can't believe I managed to get a chance to work with SUGA and produce such a good song with meaningful lyrics. Life feels like a dream right now." Her last sentence causes a smile to form on your face as you look over at her.

"Well, it's not a dream, it's what you worked hard for." You state. "You're just getting the rewards for your hard work, which you rightfully deserve." She smiles widely before nodding her head.

"Listen, I'm going to record the next verse next week on Friday afternoon. I know that SUGA made you uncomfortable last time but if I talk to him and get him to stop, would you like to join me again?" she questions. You purse your lips as you think about it, your facial expression showing your hesitation.

"Um..." you say before biting onto your lower lip.

"Before you say no, Jonghoon can't make it this time." She states while holding her hands up with her palms pressed together in a pleading position. "I really don't want to go alone, having you there would make me less anxious about it." She says while looking over at you. You then sigh.

You can't leave the poor woman alone with him. That'd be putting her in a dangerous situation that she would have a hard time getting out of alone.

"Alright, fine. I'll come with you." You state before sighing. "But I do have to leave that session by 6. I have dinner plans that night." She immediately nods her head.

"Okay! I'll make sure we're out of there by then. Thank you so much, Y/N." She states, causing you to grin.

Glancing up at the clock, you notice that the fifteen minutes has now gone by and you can leave work now. You let out a sigh of relief and look over at her for a second.

"Well, I have to head out to meet with my friend, Irene." You state.

"Oh! Okay, thank you for taking the time to listen to my demo before you left. Have a great weekend, Y/N!" she greets. You smile and nod your head.

"Any time, and you too!" you say before making your way back towards your desk.

Once there, you log out of your work computer and begin packing up the belongings that you removed from your bag earlier in the day. After doing that, you clock out and make your way towards the employee parking lot.

Upon finding your car, you put in the directions on your GPS to find the way to the restaurant and immediately start making your way over there.

Once you get to the restaurant, you struggle to find parking for a few minutes before managing to get a spot as someone was leaving.

You pull out your phone and text Irene to let her know that you're parked.

Y/N: Hey Irene, I'm parked outside. Are you already here or did you need me to get inside to get our table?

Irene: I'm already inside! I'm seated near the bar.

You nod your head before getting out of your car and making your way towards the restaurant entrance.

Upon entering, you make your way towards the bar before seeing Irene seated at a booth. You smile softly before joining her.

"Hi!" you greet. This causes Irene's eyes to light up as you speak.

"Hey!" she responds. "I love that color on you." She says while gesturing towards your shirt. You glance down before smiling softly.

"Well thank you." You state before pointing towards your head. "You rarely wear your hair up like that. Special occasion?" you question. She lets out a soft laugh before shaking her head.

"Just feeling experimental today." She states. This statement causes you to raise your eyebrows as you look over at her.

"Uh oh, should I be worried?" you question before the waiter approaches.

"Hello, welcome to Chez Paul. Can I get you ladies something to drink?"

"I'll have a margarita." Irene states while smiling up at the man. The man nods his head, letting out a soft laugh before writing down the order.

As he smiles, you can't help but notice the way his eyes squint as he smiles. It's very adorable.

He has blonde hair, a slight baby face, and is about 5'9.

He licks his lips as he looks over at her.

"Well, seeing as you look young, I have to see your ID, miss." He states, smirking slightly at her as he attempts to flirt with Irene. Irene merely looks up at the man with an arched eyebrow. His voice is very soothing and gentle as he speaks but you can hear the sensual undertone that he has while he's flirting.

"Wow, I guess the waiters here are cute and suck-ups?" she teases back. This causes him to let out a soft laugh. She then reaches into her wallet and pulls out her ID, holding it up for him. He takes the ID, examining it before examining her and doing a double take between the two before nodding his head.

"Thank you." He states.

"No, thank you," she states before eyeing his name tag. "Jimin." He smiles softly before turning his attention to you.

"And for you, beautiful?" he questions. You merely laugh, amused at how upfront he is.

"I'll just have an iced tea." You state. He nods while writing that down.

"I will have those drinks out to you momentarily, ladies." He states before he then places his pen into his pocket and stands up straight. "Our specials today are the ahi tuna and the steak tartar. I will give you both a bit of time to look through the menu. If you have any questions or need anything from me, please feel free to press that red button on the wall by you." He says while gesturing towards the wall.

You and Irene nod your heads before giving him a friendly smile and 'thank you' as he walks away.

"Well, that was entertaining." Irene states while letting out a soft laugh. You nod in agreement before laughing as well.

"What were we even talking about before he got here?" you question. She furrows her eyebrows for a second before a small 'oh' escapes her lips.

"We were talking about how I'm feeling a little experimental today." She states. "I believe you asked me whether that was a good or bad thing."

"Yep, still questioning that." You state. This causes her to laugh before shaking her head.

"Definitely a good thing." She smirks. "Especially for you because I know you never went on another date with Eunwoo despite him being insanely gorgeous." She says before scowling at you. You hold your hands up in defense as you look over at her like a deer in headlights.

"Hey, in my defense, the guy gave me the ick right after the first date. Who asks permission to kiss after the first date?"

"Most normal people, Y/N." She states while narrowing her eyes at you.

"Yeah, well, I want a man who won't ask that and will just grab me and take the kiss." You say while sighing. "I want that passion, someone who knows exactly what he wants and will go for it, no hesitation required." Irene merely shakes her head before gesturing towards Jimin with a slight smirk on her face.

"Why don't you go for Mr. 'Flirts with His Customers' then?" she teases. This causes you to laugh for a second before you shrug your shoulders.

"Maybe I will, he clearly knows what he wants and will flirt until he gets it." You smugly state.

You then glance over in his direction to get another look at him.

As you look over at him, your jaw slightly drops as you see him talking to a table of men, one of which is familiar to you.

SUGA.

He's seated with a group of five other men patiently waiting for Jimin to write their orders down.

You tilt your head to the side as you curiously listen in on their conversation.

Irene sees you staring and turns her attention to that area of the restaurant as well.

"Jimin-ah, you look very handsome in your uniform." A man in their group teases him. He has dark, jet black hair, plump lips, and flawless skin. He has a teasing smile on his face as he looks up at Jimin.

"I know I do, Jin-hyung. Even comes with a fancy pen." Jimin states, holding up the pen to show them before putting his pen into his pocket. "Why did you guys come to visit me at work today? There's a table of cute girls over there, I don't want them hearing you making fun of me." he whines slightly.

As he says this, the group of six men look over at the table you and Irene are sitting at. You widen your eyes and look away immediately while Irene maintains eye contact with the men, giving Jimin a wave.

Jimin nervously waves back as you avoid eye contact, reaching for your menu to cover your face in hopes that SUGA doesn't see you.

However, little do you know that he did see you and he has a slight smile on his face upon seeing you.

He turns his attention away from your table and goes back to drinking his drink, speaking up to change the conversation.

"Don't worry, Jimin-ah, we won't embarrass you." He says in between sips of his drink. This causes you to let out a sigh of relief. "And you're right, they are cute." He says with a smirk on his face.

Upon hearing this, your face heats up as you mentally smack yourself in the face for getting seen by him.

*****
I hope all of you are doing well!

I finally recovered from my cold and was able to do a bit of writing today for this story. I'm so happy to see everyone getting hooked on this story so quickly.

I purple all of you so much
Kim 💜