8am sharp.

Seungcheol reported to the front desk of Jeonghan's building where he was required to show his ID and wait while the security guard checked his list. He was shown to the elevator where the guard swiped a card and pressed the big button labelled P at the top of the panel.

Penthouse....

Seungcheol rode the elevator for what felt like forever until he finally reached the top. The doors opened up into a small lobby area with another locked door and a speaker box and buzzer. He pressed the buzzer and waited. He tried again. He tried a third time.

He waited five minutes before trying again. After ten minutes he got worried. At fifteen and another attempt at the buzzer he searched for his phone and dialled the new phone number listed for Jeonghan's manager.

"Is there a problem?" Jisoo answered the phone on the third ring.

"I was sure you said 8am but I've been buzzing the buzzer for fifteen minutes and he won't let me in." Seungcheol replied.

He heard an audible sigh on the other side of the phone. "I'm on my way anyway. I'll get you an extra keycard as soon as I can."

Finally, at 8:35am, Seungcheol was greeted by Jisoo coming out of the elevator. "I told him you'd be here." He said as he shook his head. He swiped his keycard and opened the door and Seungcheol followed him inside. The place was not only stunningly beautiful but it was immaculate. The only scar on its flawless surface was Jeonghan wandering around in a pair of briefs with the heat turned right up. Seungcheol immediately took off his jacket and Jisoo did the same, taking them both and hanging them near the front door, before Jeonghan wandered over to them. "Good morning." He chirped to Jisoo's frown and Seungcheol's instant irritation. "You were supposed to be ready to go. Seungcheol's been outside waiting. I was hoping you would let him in and show him around a little like I asked." Jisoo tried hard to hide his annoyance but Seungcheol could hear it in his voice.

"Jisoo, you're so uptight, let's have coffee first." Jeonghan batted his lashes at Jisoo who frowned and turned away. "The company is expecting us at 9 and we're already going to be late." Jeonghan's eyes flicked to the side and he winked flirtatiously at Seungcheol before grabbing Jisoo by the waist and pulling them both onto a nearby couch. "Then who cares! Please I want coffee first...." Jeonghan snuggled into a furiously blushing Jisoo who stammered and wriggled around for freedom. "Get dressed and we'll get coffee on the way." He said as he freed himself from his boss's grasp. Jeonghan pouted at the loss of contact and turned his gaze to Seungcheol. "You'll make sure I get coffee won't you?" he asked sweetly.

Seungcheol didn't know how to process anything that had happened in the last five minutes. His new boss was not only almost naked, but clearly had no boundaries with his staff, and no intention of doing what he was told. Seungcheol shifted nervously and smiled at the man who smiled back in that innocent angelic way. "If you go and get dressed I'll make sure you get coffee sir. On the way." Jeonghan immediately got up from the couch and disappeared into what Seungcheol assumed was a bedroom and, thankfully, closed the door behind himself.

"See what I mean." Jisoo lamented to Seungcheol's knowing gaze. "He walks all over you. I can see that." Seungcheol said and Jisoo blushed again and got up from the couch. "I'll show you around." He said. Seungcheol followed him into the kitchen, bigger than his whole apartment, and showed him where he could make coffee or get water or whatever he wanted while he was in the apartment.

He showed him a bathroom down a hall, a few spare bedrooms containing an assortment of furniture suitable for guests, and finally the living room with a big balcony. "No blinds?" Seungcheol queried to Jisoo's shaking of his head. "Jeonghan likes looking at the city lights." "He needs blinds. Today." Seungcheol walked out on the balcony and looked around. The buildings close to them were shorter but Seungcheol knew that with the right equipment anyone within eyesight of the balcony could see in more than Jeonghan realised. "I'm not kidding. Today." Seungcheol said and Jisoo got his phone out and began making calls.

"What about the carpark and elevators?" he asked once Jisoo was off the phone. "All secure. Keycard access only. Jeonghan has one, I have one, and I've asked for one for you too. We should be able to pick it up later." Seungcheol continued to look around, inspecting the door panels, checking all the windows. "Just because we're up high doesn't mean it's safe." He said. "I want the glass in this door replaced. A heavy wood or steel door would be better." He inspected it closely. "I could smash this in with my elbow and be inside within less than a minute. I'd probably cut the shit out of myself but still....."

Jeonghan wasn't sighted for another twenty minutes. Jisoo made the arrangements with the building's maintenance to get the door replaced and Seungcheol wandered the apartment trying to get a sense of who Jeonghan was as a person but nothing in here screamed personality. He wondered what the bedroom looked like. He got his wish when the bedroom door suddenly swung open to reveal a room that looked almost as messy as his. Clothes were all over the floor and a pile of beauty products had been left strewn across the unmade bed. Seungcheol smirked a little and wished he had maids to clean up after him like Jeonghan did. Maybe they were more alike than he first thought.

Finally, an hour late, the three men crammed into the elevator. "You smell good." Jeonghan said as he leaned a little too close to Seungcheol who just smiled politely and maintained his silence. A good bodyguard should blend into the background, appear almost invisible, be as unobtrusive in the life of his client as possible. But with Jeonghan's flirty gaze fixed on him he didn't know how long he would be able to maintain that silence or composure.

As they climbed into the car Jisoo drove and Jeonghan climbed into the backseat grabbing Seungcheol by the arm. "We need to get to know each other." He said as he pulled the man into the backseat next to him. "And you promised me coffee and I'm not letting you get away." Jisoo drove them through the city as Jeonghan dragged small talk out of Seungcheol.

"So. How did you become a bodyguard?" Jeonghan pressed for information until Seungcheol gave it. Seungcheol glossed over the reasons he left the police force, he hated the looks people gave him when they knew he'd been shot, and confessed to Jeonghan this was his first real job. Jeonghan didn't seem too worried though. "I can tell you know what you're doing." He almost purred as he batted his eyelashes at Seungcheol and Seungcheol wondered if that always worked. He thought it might be a successful tactic.

"Got a husband?" Jeonghan asked as he ate Seuncheol up with his hungry eyes. "Nope." Seungcheol answered. "Boyfriend?" Jeonghan fried again and finally broke Seuncheol who started to laugh. "I've got a girlfriend. Her name is Luda. She's a dental assistant." Seungcheol got his phone out and when he pressed the home button a photo of the two of them flashes on the screen.

"Straight.... could have fooled me..." Jeonghan mumbled under his breath. We'll see about that, he thought, as he eyed his new employees biceps bulging out of the tight black tshirt that seemed to be his daily standard.

We'll see about that.