You're at work.

Jimin hasn't come into the office since the breakup. They've had someone else come with Sowon to represent their company during the joint meetings.

You're relieved he's not here, but you're still hurting inside because Sowon is here, constantly reminding you of the argument that caused you to snap and end the relationship.

Only your family and friends know about the breakup. At work, you've been avoiding the breakroom, eating at your desk for lunch, and rushing out of the office as soon as your shift ends. Usually, you don't rush to get home because of traffic, but lately you don't want to deal with anyone asking you why you're acting differently.

You're at your desk, filling out paperwork on your computer as you keep your focus on the screen. You don't see Jungkook sitting at his desk as he stares over at you, curiously watching you.

"Hey Y/N!" You hear an enthusiastic voice behind you, causing you to jump in your seat. Your hand finds its way to your chest as you calm yourself before turning to face the person. Taken aback, you widen your eyes up at the person.

"Hoseok... hey..." you awkwardly state. His head tilts to the side as he stares down at you, his smile faltering a little at the tone of your voice.

"Not happy to see me?" he asks before his smile drops entirely. His shoulders slump a little as he stares down at you. You immediately hold both of your hands out and start to shake them as you speak.

"N-no! It's not that!" you state, causing Hoseok's ears to perk up. "I just... you scared me and I'm not feeling like myself lately." You let out a soft sigh before he nods his head slowly. "Anyways, what brings you here?" you ask before softly smiling up at the man.

"I was just stopping by to see my dad about something but figured I'd say hello to you to." He smiles.

"In that case, hi." You state with a soft smile. He nods his head and softly laughs.

"You know, I haven't heard from J-"

Oh god, don't say his name. Please don't say his name.

"Hoseok!" you hear a deeper enthusiastic voice echoing throughout the office. Turning your head, you see Mr. Jung coming up to Hoseok.

"Hey, dad." He says with a smile before giving his dad a hug.

"What brings you here?" he asks before glancing down at you. He lifts his eyebrows before looking over to Hoseok. "Son, no dating my employees." He jokes before nudging him. Hoseok smiles and shakes his head.

"As pretty as Y/N is," he states before winking over at you. "I'm not dating Y/N. She's dating my friend. You remember Ji-" You stand up behind Mr. Jung and immediately begin shaking your head and gesturing for him not to say it. He glances at you, his head tilting to the side for a moment before he closes his mouth for a moment.

"Who? Jin? Ji-young? Ji-won?" Mr. Jung persists before turning around to face you. You immediately stop making the gestures and smile at Mr. Jung.

"Yes, you got me. She's dating Ji-won." Hoseok states before looking over at you. You glance behind Mr. Jung to see Jungkook staring at the three of you curiously. Avoiding eye contact, you turn back to Mr. Jung.

"That's a shame," Mr. Jung states before turning to you. "Jimin mentioned how he'd take you on a date if he wasn't working here." He states. You feel a pain forming in your heart at this sentence but manage to give a small smile at Mr. Jung.

"That is a shame." you state before shrugging your shoulders.

"Maybe you two will have a chance one day when he gets a job somewhere else." Mr. Jung states before he places a hand on Hoseok's shoulder. "You're all still young and you never know what could happen." He states before winking over at you. Hoseok holds in his laughter while you give a sad smile.

"Yeah..." you mumble. Mr. Jung turns to Hoseok and pats his back gently.

"Alright, let's talk." He states before walking with Hoseok away from your desk. Hoseok waves back at you with a teasing smile on his face as he winks back at you.

Huffing out a sigh, you turn back to your computer and begin working once more.

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Lunch time.

You reach into your desk, ready to grab the lunch you prepared. While reaching your hand down, you don't feel the material of your lunch bag, causing you to panic a bit.

Fuck... I forgot my lunch today.

Looking around, you wait until your coworkers go to the cafeteria and you decide to sneak into the break room and grab one of the frozen dinners in the freezer of the break room.

Good thing I keep these in the freezer.

Shutting the freezer door, you're ready to walk towards the microwave but a tall figure stops you in your tracks. Avoiding eye contact, you stare down at the man's shoes and press your lips together.

"Hi, Jungkook." You state before stepping to the side as you make your way towards the microwave.

While you're heating up the frozen dinner, Jungkook is standing a few feet behind you, his head tilted to the side.

"Hi..." he states cautiously before you hear the fridge opening again. Jungkook pulls out his notorious Iron Man lunch bag from the fridge and glances back at you while you tap your fingers on the countertop. "You okay? Jimin hasn't been around the office lately."

"I'm fine," you state before biting onto your lower lip. You watch the food in the microwave spinning around and around as you shrug your shoulders. "He hasn't? I haven't noticed."

Yes, you have.

Jungkook looks back at you once more, furrowing his eyebrows as he places his lunch bag onto the table.

The microwave beeps as he does this and you rush to pull onto the handle and get your food out so you can make your way back to your desk. You grab the hot tray in your hand, not caring that the tray's burning your fingertips. The only thing you can think of is how you want to be out of this room, far away from Jungkook. Taehyung had warned you and you're going to heed his warning.

Turning around to start walking out of the door, you see Jungkook staring over at you. His eyes are filled with concern and confusion as he silently questions you.

"Well, I gotta go... I have a lot of work that I'm behind on so-"

"What's wrong?" he interrupts.

"Nothing's wrong." You quickly squeal out. He steps closer to you, causing you to step to the side. You're now one step closer to the door.

"Then why has Jimin stopped coming into the office?" You immediately shrug your shoulders and his eyes go wide as he gets quiet for a moment.

Couldn't keep up the act forever, I guess.

"You two broke up, didn't you?" he asks. You look down at the floor, avoiding eye contact as you stare at your heels. "Y/N?"

"Yes, we broke up." You mumble. Jungkook lifts his eyebrows as he immediately begins to point to himself.

"Oh God..." he states before he looks over apologetically at you. "Did Jimin break up with you because of me? I swear if he did, I'll kick his-"

"No. I broke up with him." You state bluntly. His shoulders relax but his eyes still remain wide with guilt. "Don't give me that 'dear in headlights' look, Jungkook. That breakup was bound to happen, you're not the reason for it." You state before immediately walking out of the break room.

You carry your frozen dinner to your desk and plop onto your chair, stuffing your face with the pasta. Not caring that you're burning your tongue, you continue to feed your hunger.

Jungkook pops his head out of the break room, glancing around to make sure the office is empty before he walks over to your desk, placing his Iron Man lunch bag onto the corner of your desk. When you open your mouth to question what he's doing, you look up and see him rolling his chair over to your desk. Plopping onto his chair, he starts unpacking his lunch bag and starts eating his sandwich.

"What do you mean it was bound to happen?" he slowly asks, unsure if you'd even be willing to answer the question.

"There was a lot of things building up." You respond before stuffing your face with more pasta. He nods his head slowly before he takes a bite of his sandwich.

"When did it happen?" You shrug your shoulders.

"I don't know," you lick the pasta sauce off of the side of your mouth before reaching down for a napkin. "I haven't been keeping track. Lately, every day is the same. It's either I go to work and stay here all day or I'm at home with my friend Joy, watching Disney movies while I stuff my face with ice cream."

"Jimin stopped coming into work three weeks ago..." Jungkook drifts off before looking over at you. "You've been following that routine for three weeks?" You nod your head.

"I guess so."

"Cancel your plans with Joy tomorrow." He states. You look over at him with furrowed eyebrows. "I'm taking you out." Your eyes immediately widen as you start shaking your head.

"Jungkook, I'm not ready to d-"

"Not for a date," he states before scratching the back of his neck as he looks down at his food. "Not yet, anyway." He mumbles. You stare over at the man as he looks up at you once more. He lifts his sandwich, ready to take a bite before he points the sandwich in your direction. This causes some of the lettuce to fall out of his sandwich and onto your desk. You merely blink before looking up at the man. "I'm taking you to a club." He nods to himself before taking a big bite of his sandwich.

"Jungkook, you really don't have to do that, Joy's been doing a good job of making me forget about the breakup." He looks over at you and lifts an eyebrow, giving you a 'cut the crap' face. "No, really! I'm fine!"

"You don't volunteer for projects anymore, you don't talk to Mr. Jung, you were acting weird around Mr. Jung's son earlier when he clearly made it look like he's friends with you, you don't even eat in the cafeteria or break room anymore," he argues. "You're upset and everyone in the office can tell something's up with you. I'm taking you. Hell, I'll even bring Tae, if that makes you feel better about it."

You let out a frustrated sigh, not being able to handle the man's persistence.

"Fine," you state. This causes Jungkook to smile widely. "I'll go." You watch as he prepares to start doing a happy dance, which causes you to stick up your finger to point at him. "Under two conditions!"

Jungkook pauses, his smile dropping for a moment as he listens.

"I get to bring Joy and no funny business."

"You don't need me to bring Tae?" You shake your head.

"No. Just Joy." You state before shrugging your shoulders as you lean back in your chair. He nods his head and gives you a small smile as he does a tiny victory dance in his chair.

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Hi, everyone. I hope you enjoyed this update. There's a lot of stuff that's going to come out during these next few chapters (things that need acknowledgement).

However, my anxiety is getting better. Since going out the other day, I feel much better and less stressed.

I was wondering if you all could help me with something. I need help finding name of any male idols or celebrities that begin with the letters: A, Y, U, T (I already have Taehyung) and R. A lot of you helped me out last time and I like having you all help me because it feels as though we worked on it together. Also, I think you'll love the reason why I'm asking this.

When I get less overwhelmed with the news, I'll start to use my platform to spread more news about the BLM movement, Vanessa Guillen and all of the important things that need our attention and support. I just can't watch the news right now or check the social media posts about these things because it just worsens my anxiety. I'd rather let my anxiety get better in order for me to be informative and helpful.

Also, I have a summer class starting in a week. It's only one class and it's online so it shouldn't affect my updating schedule because everything is prewritten anyways. However, just in case, I thought I'd let you all know.

Wear your masks, eat (sorta) healthy, and stay happy and healthy mentally.

I love you.

Kim 💗