Yoongi's POV-

After Jimin finally showed up with all of the snacks and things I was able to head into the company to meet with Taehyung and Yeol. I wanted to treat the two to lunch as well as tell them about the date.

"The day would not have been nearly as great without your help."

"How was it? How did he like the observatory?"

"It really was perfect." I smile as I begin to tell them a little about how much we both enjoyed looking at the constellations as well as how I got to hear about his favorite ones.

He also asked how we liked the flower arrangement class Jimin had suggested and I told him how it was completely unexpected how much we actually enjoyed it.

Lastly, I tell them about how good the food was and how beautifully decorated the place was for the night, another courtesy of Taehyung.

"So really Taehyung. Thank you for everything you did to help make the night so special for Kook and I." I smile at him.

Before he can say anything else, Yeol speaks up from where he is sat next to Taehyung with a mouth full of food (an awful habit he has) and says, "You have started to make me look like I was a terrible unofficial assistant. You do more for him than I did."

"Started? I've been doing an excellent job since day one and you both know it." He scoffs in feigned offense.

"Yes Taehyung. You are the best and no one compares to you." I roll my eyes teasingly. "Anyway," I say as I stop picking over my plate with my chopsticks. "What is it you wanted to discuss with us?"

He sets his chopsticks down before he leans back into my couch while he folds his arms.

"Right." He glances at Yeol before he fixes his eyes on me, a much more serious expression on his face now. "It's about Irene."

Yeol speaks up immediately. "Oh good! Do you have information on her plan? What she is planning on doing to Yoongi?"

"The good news is that I don't think she cares about going after Yoongi anymore. I actually don't think she cares at all about getting back with him or getting back at him for the time being."

I can't help but feel a little taken back by his crassness. She doesn't care?

He continues in the same unemotional tone. "She is still pretty outraged with the way the stuff with Koo and the military turned out, but even that isn't getting her full attention right now."

"This is all good news! Whatever you are doing you are doing it right. Great job Tae." Yeol praises.

"I haven't gotten to the not so good news..."

The whole time he has spoken I've kept my mouth shut and just been observing him.

Taehyung is extremely aloof most of the time but every once in a while if you are watching closely enough his mask will slip and some emotion will come through.

He is still staring back at me, in fact his eyes have never left me since he began to tell us about her, and I can see faint flashes of uneasiness cross his eyes.

"What's happened with her Taehyung?"

"She isn't focused on you anymore because she's set her sights on me." He says slowly.

His answer was not what I was expecting at all and my surprise causes me to abruptly stand up from my chair, pushing it back harshly so it's sent sliding into my desk behind me. The reaction happens so quickly that I didn't even have time to think about it.

I am stood stunned in front of the two men as Yeol looks at me with a shocked face while Taehyung only has a brow raised.

"W-What? What do you mean?" I stutter out as my eyes remain glued on Taehyung.

"She has a crush on me." Taehyung replies unemotionally.

My pupils shake rapidly as I turn on my heal to walk back and forth in front of them.

It's quiet as I try to process what he has said.

She isn't thinking about me anymore because she likes Taehyung... She doesn't want me anymore because she wants him... Fucking him.

Why does everyone in my life gravitate to him? Why does he get to just take people away from me so easily? I snap my head back to the couch to look at him as my anger boils inside of me.

"Did you do this on purpose?"

He scoffs. "Are you kidding me. Do you honestly think I want to be with the person who tried to have one of the most important people in my life murdered?"

"Then why the hell did you go to her house and flirt with her Taehyung?! Why are you coming into my life and taking everyone I love away from me? What the fuck did I ever do to you!"

I begin to raise my voice as I walk around the coffee table to get to where Taehyung is sat, not really sure what I'll do but am ready to fight nonetheless. Yeol stands up before I make it to him, putting a hand on my chest to hold me back.

"Yoongs," he says in a soft tone. "Lets just calm down so we can talk about this."

"Calm down? This son of a bitch has done nothing but take from me for months and-"

Taehyung clicks his tongue in annoyance from the couch. "Interesting how not five minutes ago you were thanking me for all the help I've been to you." He brings his eyes up to mine as he stands up from his seat. "Which is it Yoongi? Am I taking things from you or helping you?"

"You selfish asshole! It wasn't enough to try to steal Kook away from me so now you have to steal her away too?" I yell as I try to push past Yeol.

Taehyung remains looking at me with anger in his eyes but no sign of backing away or backing down.

"I tried to steal him from you?" He says in a deathly calm voice.

I'm taken back a bit by his tone and watch his every move with widened eyes as he starts to walk around the table, as well as around Yeol, towards me.

Once he is stood in front of me he leans down a bit as he wipes all emotion from his expression again. "Am I the one Koo spends his days with? The one that gets to hold him after he wakes up screaming in the middle of the night because of his nightmares?

"The one he spends all day thinking about and missing from the moment I walk out of the apartment, even if just for a few minutes? Am I the one that he meant to thank for saving him and loving him despite all of the hurt his coma caused?

No. I wasn't. I wouldn't wish the heartbreak I have gone through on anyone. You own the heart of the only person I have and will ever love, so don't you dare patronize me with your fucking accusations you delusional asshole. I don't even know why you are so upset about Irene.

"You have someone, an absolutely perfect someone, at home right now that would do anything and everything for you. But despite this you are angry that your ex, the same one who attempted to permanently remove that someone, has a crush on me? Why the fuck do you care." He spits back harshly.

I'm speechless. He is absolutely right. I don't even understand why I'm so upset. Why I feel so... jealous that Irene doesn't want me when I have someone that treats me one million times better than she ever did by my side.

I feel my eyes begin to tear up as I continue to dissect these strange emotions I'm feeling. Why am I so upset?

As if reading my mind Taehyung begins to speak again.

"I think you are scared that she won't come back. You hate her, but you know that she will be there if everything falls apart. You think of her web of deceit and manipulation as a safety net instead of the trap that it is.

"You need to realize that he isn't going anywhere. You don't need her anymore. You finally have a real chance at letting her go. Fucking take it."

He's right and I have to blink a few times as the realization sinks in, causing a few tears to roll down my cheeks.

I look up at Yeol, who is looking at Taehyung in wonder and surprise before me moves his eyes to meet mine.

I see Taehyung take a step back from the corner of my eye before I turn to him and watch him walk back to the couch before taking a seat.

We stare at each other for a second before he gestures towards my chair.

"Now then. If you would both take a seat, I would very much like to discuss with you both how to handle this new situation."

Yeol steps away from me to take his place on the couch and I quickly reach my hand up to wipe my cheek as I turn towards my chair, pulling it back into place as I take a seat.

Once we are all seated again Yeol asks what Taehyung had in mind but I stop them.

"I'm sorry that I reacted so poorly. You have done so much an-"

"Let's just move on." Taehyung answers curtly before turning his attention back to Yeol.

I slump back in my chair as I listen for what he has to say, feeling completely guilty and embarrassed at my actions.

"This is definitely not ideal, but she has only recently started inviting me to tag along with Seulgi when they do things together. The two of us have been trying to show more PDA so that she can hopefully back off a little.

"Seulgi doesn't think she would try anything with me if we more clearly show that we are in a committed relationship with each other. So far that seems to have worked okay but she still has been quite flirtatious and a bit touchy."

I am staring down at the table between us as I listen to his words. I continue to feel my stomach twist and flip as I still can't help but feel upset by the situation. But his words are being repeated in my head as well. You do not need her anymore. You finally have a real chance at letting her go. Fucking take it.

I snap my eyes back up to him.

"Do you have a plan B?" I ask as I straighten up in my chair and lean forward with my elbows on my knees.

"Actually no..."

I am surprised when he says this. He always seems to have a Plan B, C, D and E.

I take a deep breath as I hesitate to voice my thought, but ultimately realize it is for the best and that I absolutely need to let her go for good.

"What if you pretend to cheat with her or something. Maybe even break up with Seulgi and date her."

They both stare at me with wide eyes and this is the first full-faced reaction I have seen out of Taehyung today.

"... Date her?" Yeol asks. "You want him to date Irene?"

I nod. "If plan A doesn't work. I would like to think she loves her friend enough to not go after her boyfriend but I also know Irene and when she wants something bad enough, as we have seen, she will literally kill for it.

"If the PDA angle doesn't work, what if you do pretend to be interested in Irene. It's not like it'll hurt Seulgi's feelings. Let her think that she is getting what she wants.

"Honestly, there is no better person who can combat her manipulation and turn the tables on her than you, Taehyung. She got so riled up in our fight that day in Daegu that she admitted to bribing and blackmailing people to get them out of my life.

"I have no doubt that if you just simply did what you do best and played the part, she would confide in you what she did to Kook. I know that you've spoken with Mrs Jeon just as I have, probably to an even further extent, about her rising issues in meeting with Hyuk.

"This could be our way to get a possible confession instead of waiting around for if or when she meets with him. I would even venture to say that this may be a more solid plan than her Hyuk angle."

Taehyung's lips begin to pull into an impresses smirk as he tilts his head. "Where has this Yoongi been this whole time?"

"That might actually work. That would be a solid plan if it comes to that." Yeol nods in agreement as he turns his attention from me to Taehyung. "Don't you think?"

"I agree." Taehyung smiles widely. His smile falters a little as he adds, "Honestly, I hope the PDA is enough, but if it isn't would you really be okay with that?"

I purse my lips as I think about his question. Am I actually okay with this? A feeling of relief washes over me as I nod.

"I think this should potentially be Plan A." I say as I lean back in my chair. "It would be uncomfortable, to put it mildly. Like you said, she is the one that tried to murder Kook and you would have to pretend to like treat her kindly as to not raise suspicion, so I understand if you don't want to do it. It's a lot to ask. But I really think you can do it. I think it would work."

He frowns before he says, "It is a lot to ask for me to pretend to like her. Then again, I was able to go to her house and, as you had put it 'insulted her' yet she still ended up liking me."

He pauses and the three of us let a silence settle between us until he speaks again. "Let's at least talk strategy. What would this plan entail if does become Plan A?"

We all seem to relax a bit as we begin to throw ideas around, going back and forth about possible ways Taehyung can go about initiating the plan as well as getting ideas from Yeol and I on what her reactions could be since, between the two of us, we know Irene very well.

The more we talk the more relieved and excited I get. This really could be a solid plan if it comes down to it. This could work.