It was finally lunchtime, I got up from my office chair giddy with excitement, and headed to the third floor. My nerves alone almost made me turn around, but I couldn't ignore Taehyung's invitation!

Jin and Taehyung work together on the third floor. Sometimes, both our companies share offices like the conference room, break room, and the copy and print area. Heather's father owned the whole building so we could use any floor for business.

My heart was racing, as I got closer to his cubicle. Taehyung was laughing as he joked around with Jin. Jin glanced over at me with a smirk on his face.

Are they laughing at me? Did Jin tell Taehyung everything that's happened between us?

"Hi Cora! Are you ready for lunch?" Taehyung asked me when I approached the two handsome men.

"Yes! Let's go!"

"What about me?" Jin looked dismayed, we were leaving him behind.

I nervously glanced at Taehyung, I didn't really want Jin coming, it'll make the lunch very awkward.

Please say no...

"Yeah, you can come hyung! Oh...is that ok with you Cora?" Taehyung pleaded with his puppy dog eyes.

"Uh... of course he can come." I faked a smile.

"You don't seem to want me to come." Jin glanced at me with a pout.

"Why wouldn't I want you to come! Let's go!" I pretended to be fine with it.

"What should we eat? Cora, you like Korean food right?" Taehyung asked me cheerfully.

"I love Korean food! But aren't you guys sick of eating something you always eat?"

"We mostly eat Korean food, otherwise American food usually hurts our stomach." Taehyung rubbed his belly as it growled.

"I see, well Korean food it is!"

We headed to the parking lot, to get to Jin's SUV. I open the back door, and as I was about to climb in, Jin opened the front passenger door for me. He had an inviting smile on his face, gesturing for me to get in the front. I meekly got in, and got a whiff of his intoxicating cologne again, he smelled amazing!

His car had black leather seats, with that new car smell and was impeccably clean. Taehyung got in the back, and sat happily in anticipation to get food.

I reached for my seatbelt, when Jin reached over me, and grabbed it from my hand. I quickly dropped the belt, and he guided the seatbelt to lock it. He was in such close proximity to me, I froze and forgot how to breathe. I felt his gaze on me, as I tried to sink lower into the seat. I avoided his eyes by glancing out the window. He sure was taking his time, the moment seemed to last forever. I heard the click of the seatbelt, and I could finally breathe again as he moved away.

He was chuckling loudly, "Are you ok? I'm just making sure you're buckled in. Safety first!" He smirked at me and buckled his own seatbelt in.

"I could have done it myself." I explained.

"You're too easy to mess with. Don't worry, you're not my type." He smugly said.

"Hey hyung, don't be mean to her, she's an army." Taehyung chipped in.

I guess Taehyung figured I was a fan, even when I tried to hide it.

"You're an army?" Jin looked at me inquisitively.

"I am, but I'm not supposed to tell anyone that. Heather makes sure no fans are hired. She only lets me work here, because she knows I won't leak any information to the public. She trusts me and also, please don't tell anyone that she's my friend. She doesn't want my coworkers knowing. They'll think she's favoring me."

"Of course, we'll keep this between us." Jin said.

Once we arrived at the restaurant, Taehyung got out this time, and opened the door for me. Jin was behind him looking like he was waiting to open the door for me.

Why are they acting this way?

It was like they were competing to see who was more of a gentleman. It was actually kind of cute though.

The restaurant was an authentic Korean restaurant with the staff all Korean. Ajummas* greet us warmly, and immediately spoke in Korean to us. Jin and Taehyung must come here often, by the way they talked familiarly with them. They brightly smiled, and lead us to our table. We ordered our food and it came out quickly. I ordered Korean BBQ with rice and kimchi. Taehyung ordered Japchae* with steak. Jin ordered Naengmyeon*, he also ordered chicken fried rice with kimchi on the side.

"Wow, you're gonna eat all that yourself?" I asked in astonishment, eyeing the delicious plates in front of us.

"You never watched my mukbangs? I love eating, and I'm starving!" Jin began devouring, the tasty noodles.

I quietly ate my food, it was so delicious! It reminded me of my Halmeone's* cooking. Taehyung ate cheerfully, as he shoved food down his throat. They both acted like they hadn't eaten in days, and I quietly chuckled at the two of them.

"Sorry, we are just so happy to eat good Korean food!" Taehyung exclaimed with his mouth full.

"I see that, it is really good!" I stuck a spoonful of rice in my mouth to go with the savory meat.

"Cora who's your bias in BTS?" Taehyung asked me suddenly.

I was hesitant, but replied, "Actually, you are." I felt my face turning red.

"Whoa Cora has good taste! Right hyung?" Taehyung said, gloating with my answer.

Jin looked a bit disappointed, he didn't say anything, but nodded his head.

Does he seem jealous ? Nah, why would he be. He's got millions of adoring fans, what does it matter what I think of him.

We finished up, and went back to the car. Jin speed walked ahead of me, and opened the passenger car door again.

"You know, you don't have to be a gentleman to me." I said, while getting in the passenger seat.

"I treat all women this way." Jin responded as he closed the door for me.

This time I quickly put my seatbelt on, to avoid another awkward moment with Jin.

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Author's Note

Ajumma - married korean woman usually middle aged

Halmeone- grandmother in Korean

Japchae - sweet potato starch noodles stir fried with vegetables and meat.
Naengmyeon - Korean noodle dish of long and thin handmade noodles made from the flour and starch of various ingredients, including buckwheat. potatoes, sweet potatoes, arrowroot starch (darker color and chewier than buckwheat noodles), and kudzu.)

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