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❝ love is not a maybe thing. ❞
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IT WAS ALMOST AMUSING, the similarity could be seen between the two men, and the brunette was enjoying himself noticing these small details. it didn't make sense to him how someone would risk losing such a thing, just to attempt and replace it with something less satisfying. who would want to replace a diamond with a simple pebble.

"what are you smiling about?" his diamond said, glancing over and giving his thigh a light squeeze.

"nothing." taehyung said, looking back up at jungkook with that unwavering smile. "what do you think of him?"

the ravenette didn't even both to spare a glance at the man giving his speech about the hotel and siwol gala as a whole. sunwoo seemed to enjoy himself, speaking to such successful people he liked to think he was similar to. of course jungkook considered what the man was going with that woman, how he felt the need to keep her around. seohyun was a hard person to want to be around. he was glad those thoughts only lasted for a second, he was in a better place now. "i don't have an opinion."

taehyung just hummed and continued to focus more on the youngers hand touching his thigh rather than the actual speech.

no one else was really paying attention either. namjoon was getting anxious however, shifting his weight on his feet as his watch continued to tick and they still didn't get the 'all clear' from hoseok or jin.

"i'm ready." hoseok said instead, pulling himself up a little more into the air vent, his words meant for the small boy back in the suite room. jimin hurries as he heard this, going for the duffel of replicas wrapped neatly in bubble wrap with hopes of their safe keeping. "okay, heads up." he said, closing his eyes and sending the bag down with fingers crossed.

it was an abrupt drop into his arms, one hoseok was barely prepared for and nearly left to fall to the ground far below him. "fucks sake! what happened to lowering it?" he whisper shouted.

"there's no time for that." jimin said back, the more time they wasted the less of a chance they had to pull this off.

time was definitely running out. jungkook noticed this as sunwoo finished up his speech, giving thanks and starting to step off the small stage they built for tonight. a chorus of applause broke out, drowning out the youngers voice. "guys, wrap it up. jin get out now." he said. it was hard to stay seated there, only being able to tell people what to do instead of going and doing it himself. jungkook definitely hated being out of control.

"we're heading back up." namjoon said, making sure to grab a hold of jina as they started back up the stairs to go to the suite.

"no," yoongi broke in finally, "there's security checking out the floors. leave through the front." he told them.

"what about jimin?" namjoon asked, he had stopped walking, but now his mind was running full speed on new scenarios and what could be done to get up there and not seem suspicious leaving so suddenly.

jimin was listening in still, starting to clean up in the suite and rolling up wires to stuff into backpacks. "i have hobi hyung, don't worry joonie, we'll be back at the warehouse drinking stale beer in no time."

the statement was suppose to lighten the stressful atmosphere, but it was also a silent promise. they were all getting out. namjoon has to know this, so he reluctantly wrapped his arm around jinas waist as they started to stumble towards the hotel doors. she giggled drunkenly and clutched onto the tall boy keeping her up as she acted on, "oh joonie, are we gonna continue to party after this?" she pouted, making sure to say it loud enough that the security at the door could hear.

they cast them a bored look, paying no mind to a drunk couple leaving early to go mess around in a dark apartment somewhere else. leaving the hotel and stepping out onto the street was no relief, and it wouldn't be until all of them were back in the warehouse.

jin closed the lid to the produce box with shaky hands, the amount of worth in his possession right now was impossible to fathom. the professional stood out as he pushed the cart back down the hall and through the kitchen, the only people in here were busy cleaning up or just getting back from listening to the speeches. "alright you know the drill." jin said, getting straight back into his role at head kitchen staff. "extra ingredients labeled and repackaged, load it onto the van and not a speck on any surface."

it was only minutes that passed, but to hoseok it felt like an eternity, and even longer for the short boy waiting on him. by the time his sweaty head popped through the vent, jimin was ready to pass out and cheer at the same time. "please take your time." jimin said with all the sarcasm he could muster. hoseok just flipped him off and rolled over onto the floor before he could get the energy to pick himself up and help the boy collect all their gear.

yoongi had set everything back to normal in the security room, leaving no trace that the systems were altered for a moment. the two men working their were more focused on zooming in on pretty woman then seeing the mischief right behind them, yoongi just chuckled and left the room with a quick goodbye. he yanked the fake badge off and dropped it in the trash as he walked passed, only to tear off the security uniform to reveal a nice tux underneath. 

"status." jungkook said, his hand was still clutching taehyungs as they walked out of the ballroom together. it took a moment for him to spot his hyung walking over, all handsome and fancy looking in his get up. "well yoongis certainly looking good." taehyung smiled. the quieter boy couldn't help the sudden shyness coming over and slight visibility of his gums as he returned the smile.

"locked and loaded." jin said, updating the rest of them as he closed the back of the van and got into the drivers seat. he could finally breathe.

"we're coming down." hoseok said, taking one of the backpacks and slipping it over his shoulders. the two of them took the back stairs, ones that led to the kitchen and kept them away from main cameras and wandering eyes to remember their faces.

and that was it. jungkook held the brunettes hand a little tighter as they walked towards the lobby doors. it was done, the job finished as they stepped towards the fresh air ready to blow into their faces. he didn't expect to come back here, there was now no reason. what's done is done, and now only to move on to greater things. jungkook stopped for a second, receiving curious glances from the two boys beside him.

"what's wrong?" taehyung asked.

he could think of a million things are wrong. jungkook didn't want to though, none of those things mattered right now, not when he was staring at the boy he adored. "han is waiting for his high five." he said.

a grin broke out onto his face, all the worry disappearing as he turned to the doorman and giving him his usual high five before they finally stepped out of the usan. "have a good night you two." han said. okay so maybe jungkook had made an impression on those around the hotel with his constant affiliation with the pretty brunette. he wasn't going to complain now.

"now what?" taehyung asked once they crossed the street to get inside the youngers car. yoongi went into the back, while the other two occupied the front. they didn't leave right away, jungkook didn't want to. all he wanted right now was to cherish this moment, not for what they just earned or pulled off, but for the boy looking back at him.

right now should be a moment of anticipated celebration, for the drinks to be shared once they meet up at the warehouse and the smiles all around the room — none of that occurred to him. jungkook was happy, happy to be here with taehyung. he knew the boy meant something to him, but the true extent of that didn't come to the surface until tonight, when he realized that nothing could ever be stolen that would surpass the want that he has to always have taehyung around him. jungkook was hooked, and there was nothing else he wanted then to take taehyung away and leave this place to purely spend their time together, and hopefully that time lasted for a long while.

"now taehyung," he said, leaning over the console inside his car to kiss the boys lips, "we go home."

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