Keeping to her word of being more professional about working for Bangtan's strict company the last three days she was the prim and proper girl the company expected her to be. That means no friendly chatting with bts, and no hanging out with them in their rooms either. She would always turn down their invite to play games with them. Even though she wanted to she couldn't.

In interviews, she was serious in answering questions almost in a monotone way rather than her regular voice. Her attire was looser and not eye-catching- like jeans and long sleeves. Considering it was summer in LA she was hot most of the time but she had to stick it out. 

Her relationship with Jimin had grown distant they only talked when he needed something about work. If he came into the room she would leave and study in the lobby. That way the guys would not bother her too much.

It hurt her for sure, just when they were beginning to understand each other things got messy. Maybe if she wasn't working for them things would be better. Just when she was starting to make friends her age- feelings and complications find her way once more.

She watched the cup with a daze, the steam from the coffee swirling into nothingness while the receptionist clicked his tongue beside her.  

"Well I say to hell with the rules, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and you are only letting that nosy official stand in your way," Said her newfound friend Gregory the receptionist- the same one who checked them in rooms.

"I wish it was that simple if he sees I'm started to get too comfortable around the guys I'm scared of what he might do," 

He closed his eyes with a sigh. "Young people always find a way to make things complicated,"

"Heyy," She pouted but silently agreed with that. It could be the lack of experience with life in general that we don't know how to properly handle situations. Or we put our own self-doubt and anxieties first before anything else.

"I can't wait to be old and happy,"

"You will find your contentment in time and then you will be wishing for youth to enjoy it a little longer, trust me," He said as a ping from the elevator sounded off in the distance.

"Oh, Mr. Park just walked out of the elevator,"

"What?!" She ducked down and peeped over the chair to see it was indeed Jimin. He looked so handsome and... he was coming her way.

"I'll leave you to it then," Gregory gave a thumbs up before heading back behind the desk to finish his shift. 

Ashley laid down resting a rather heavy textbook on her face to hide from Jimin. She was not able to deal with him of all people right now.

Her heartbeat pelted and rang in her ears as the darkness quickly surrounded her and the idea of Jimin finding her panicked her. Footsteps came and go around her, yet some came towards the couch. Holding her breath she closed her eyes as she no longer felt the smooth pages on her face and the muted brightness shone behind closed lids. 

"Why are you hiding from me, Kitten?"

Everything about the sentence seemed to jolt her senses restless. Down to his choice of words to the tone of his honeyed voice. She kept her eyes shot in hopes he would think she was asleep and go away but the body tremors were a dead give away. A few moments later when neither she nor he said a word light flooded back into her watery eyes- surprised to see he was gone.

On one hand, she was relieved and on the other, she was confused and sad. She felt like she made a huge mistake and now her mind was going to tell her all the wrongs she did. Whether she wanted to know or not.

XXXX

In Jungkook and Tae's room Jimin let himself in. He was feeling a lot of things, hurt mostly. Like he was losing a good friend. He noticed that she was acting weirder than usually and keeping to herself most of the time. He figured she needed time to herself and he respected that. 

Until she was now bluntly avoiding all interactions with him and the guys.  Judging by the way she was acting just now, Ash did not want to been seen by him. It had something to do with Daejung but he wasn't entirely sure - he did know how to get her to act herself again.

Later that night Ash was just fresh out of the shower, the bedside table lamp offering faint lighting to her assist her reading as her paper cut fingers grazed the dully sharpened edges of the pages. When suddenly the door clicked open not bothering to look up thinking it was Jimin she heard more footsteps entered.

Glancing up to see the faces of the three younger ones smiling cutely. Jimin walked over to her bed, crouching down he took her textbook, closed it and set it aside on the table.

"Umm," Said Ash.

"Play with us tonight,"

Ehhh?!!!! What the hell is that question?!?!!

"Huh?"

Jungkook cleared his throat and shown a Monopoly game board that was hidden behind his back.

"Please?"

All of Ashley's being told her no. To just politely declined and leave the room. Yet the guilty part of her told her to stay and say yes. What could go wrong playing a game of Monopoly with her boys.

Sighing she lounged on the bed tying her hair in a loose ponytail.

"I'll be the banker," They all smiled and started setting up the game on the floor.

Three hours in the time was about minutes past eleven and the gang were invested in the game.  Surrounding them was full and empty soda cans, chips and candy wrappers.

"You guys better not be cheating!" V counted his money for the third time and double-checking his propriety cards.

"We're not you just suck," Said Jungkook collecting his rent from his frustrated friend.

"How are you so good at this game Ash?"

"Cause I'm a genius,"  Slapping her knee she let out a mocking guffaw. "No but I use to play a lot when I was younger,"

"With Ren Hyung?"

"Yep and I would always win,"

"Well I think it's time to change that," Jungkook suggested casting a determined smirk.

"You're on,"

 "How about we add some penalty to the loser,"

"What kind of penalty," Said V before munching into his second Snickers bar.

"Spanking," Said Jimin with a roll of the dice, eventually landing on double sixes the exact amount to claim Boardwalk for his Park Place.

Ash's mouth fell open while the others acted as if the punishment was as easy as a flick to the forearm. 

"Are you joking?"

"Nope," He said popping the 'p'.  Simpering at her worried expression he intrigued.

"Unless you're too afraid you'll lose, then no punishment,"

Her competitive side dangerously came out to play at that. She scrunched up her face. 

"No, I'm not scared,"

Yes, I am.

"I'll win,"

I fucking better.

Tae and Jungkook lost and had passed out on the bed while Jimin and Ash were neck and neck- one wrong more from both of them could be lethal. Jimin stayed cool as a cucumber no traces of fear or anxiety were present with him, which pissed Ash off and only increased her desire to win tenfold. 

Beads of sweat blotted on her forehead, she put in more concentration on the game than taking a final exam. 

She sipped the soda, holding the pop in her mouth to hear the fizzle. Shaking the dice vigorously she threw them hard praying it would not land on a five or an eight because Jimin's hotels were on those properties.

Swallowing down the soda the sensation of the fizz burned her throat and the fall of each die reading three and two caused the soda to drop in her stomach in an unsettling way. Shakily moving her thimble she ignored the shit-eating grin on Jimin's face. Her game piece looked so small and frail in front of Jimin's red hotel on Park Place.

"Well, well, well. I think you should call your lawyer cause you just got bankrupt."

"Let me see if he's available," With haste, she grabbed a bunch of money from the bank and threw it at him. Hurriedly she made an attempt to get up but he grabbed her hand and pulled her back down. All of the hotel and houses were knocked over by their mild wild play.

"You can call him when you are done receiving your punishment," He slyly said, his hands on her wrist and the position they were in reminded her of that day.

"Let's just get this over with,"

"Fine with me. On your knees,"

"I hate you so much right now,"

She was on all fours, arching her back slightly, craning her neck to see  V and Kookie still asleep. Good, this was better without an audience. 

Adrenaline shot and pumped through her veins her heart pounding in her rib cage when he was no longer in her view. 

"Aww, you're trembling," Jimin remarked. Indeed she was which made her all the more embarrassed in the moment.

"Don't worry I'll be gentle." He teased.

Ash rolled her eyes and scoffed. "Do whatever you want!" She snapped. Instantly regretting her words.

Crap.

"Whatever you say, Kitten,"

Fuck! I have got to learn to keep my mouth shut!

His finger tracing the back of her thigh lightly dragging his nail as he did it- not hard enough to hurt but dense enough to leave a pink mark.

"Ready?" He asked removing his finger off her skin. With a nod and with flushed cheeks she signalled to be ready.

Expecting a hard slap across her butt she squeezed her eyes shut but oddly it never came. What did came thought was rather unexpected.

Feeling her shirt being hiked up little the cold air encircling her exposed skin as a pair of warm lips graced her lower back. Shocked she turned her head to see him, eyes closed and kissing her skin. Removing contact for a second as if to savour the moment then to butterfly kiss her once more on the same spot. That seemed to take her breath away to another time and space.

Ripping his mouth off her flesh he raked his hand through his black hair, licking his lips for an aftertaste.

Catching her lost breath she gingerly situated on the bed eyeing him down like a frightened mouse. It all happened too fast her heart was still pounding in her ears.

 "Why did you do that?"

"You did say I could do whatever I want, so I did," He said while calmly gathering the money and property cards. Picking up the thimble he held it to the light and smiled.

"Think of it as an apology for pushing you off the bed."

Touching where his lips were- they still lingered on her very skin. Did he have some kind of magic kiss that can heal old wounds? Not possible right?

With the thought of Jimin fresh on her mind, it was going to be an awkward morning to come-  but for now, she was kinda hoping he would visit her in her dreams that night.

And she in his.