Second Chances

~Fourteen~

It's been a couple weeks of Zuho and Y/n sleeping together. Of course they hide it, not wanting to get in trouble. They had a no dating clause on their contract, but it was only for the first three years after debut. They're well past that. But they were still careful because they were sure it would be heavily frowned upon for a staff member to be sleeping with one of the idols. Neither could help it though. She was completely smitten with him and him with her. They tried to act normal around the other members, and even kept it from Youngbin, who she trusted enough to tell her about what happened with Jimin. They thought they were doing a good job too. "Y/n, can I talk to you for a second?" Yeji is standing in the doorway of the gym. "Sure." Y/n replies. She turns to the guys and sternly says, "finish your reps and remember, there's cameras in here I can review if I think your slacking or cheating. Especially you Theo." They all laugh at the pouting boy as she walks over to Yeji. She steps outside and Y/n follows. She can tell that whatever she wants to talk to her about is serious or not good because Yeji doesn't have her usual smile on. "Ok....I'm just going to come out and ask straight forward. Are you sleeping with Zuho?" Y/n feels like she got punched. What should she say? Her head is screaming DENY but her mind is telling her that Yeji is smart and if she's asking she already knows. She sighs and looks down. "Yes" she softly says. Yeji sighs and nods. "I had a feeling. It's pretty obvious." Y/n looks up at her with a scared expression. "Am I getting fired?" Yeji sighs again and shakes her head. "Not today. I don't know if anyone else knows. I could just see it with you two. You weren't obvious but you were obvious." Y/n keeps her eyes down. "I'm sorry. I take responsibility. We didn't mean for it to happen, it just sort of, did." Yeji nods and grabs her shoulders. "No one else suspects as far as I know. Just be careful. Dating an idol is risky. I know first hand." Y/n's eyes go wide. Yeji dated an idol? Yeji chuckles looking at Y/n's face. "Rinnie's dad is Jooheon from Monsta X." Y/n's mouth drops open. "Yep. My baby daddy is an idol. He's a good dad too. But we obviously didn't work out. The media almost found out when I was seven months pregnant and Starship made him choose. Me or Monsta X. You can guess which he chose." Y/n stood there in utter shock. "I was a trainer there, that's how we met. There was a spark as soon as we met and we were sleeping together within a month. I was head over heels for him. And I thought he was for me too. But, in the end, he chose himself over me and Rinnie. I shouldn't say that, he's still a daddy to her. And a good one. So I guess he chose himself over just me. We split parenting time and it's ugly and hard. He's not on her birth certificate in fear of a fan digging it up and exposing him. Rinnie is with me for a week and then a stylist comes to get her to take her to him for a week. Then back to me. That's why I take two hours at lunch when I have her. She's two and it still guts me every time she's carried away with that stylist. I'm sure the media thinks she's her kid because Jooyeon dotes on her and insists she's on set with them when he has her. Like I said, he's a great dad. I've seen a few posts from fans gushing over what a great dad he'll be someday because he's so sweet to his staffs kids. That's my kid.....HIS kid! But we can never let the world know."

Y/n sees tears glistening in Yeji's eyes. "I loved him so much. I still do. I don't know how he feels because once he made his choice, almost all correspondence went through his staff in fear of being caught. Still works that way now. The little we do talk is brief and only about Rinnie, like if she gets sick in the middle of the night or something. Emergency type situations. So that's why I'm telling you to be careful. I'm not saying Zuho's a bad guy or is going to knock you up and then leave you. I'm saying that when it comes out, and it will in some capacity, it can get ugly quick. So be careful." Y/n wipes a stray tear away and nods. Yeji sighs and rubs her arm. "I'm not being very nice or supportive. Zuho is a great guy. Like super sweet and nice and helpful. He's so smart and does most of the writing for their songs. I'm not saying he's like Jooyeon or that, if he had to, he'd choose himself over you. I just want you to be careful. And....if things get serious you need to talk about telling the company so they know upfront and aren't blindsided with it." Y/n nods again. "I will. I don't....I don't know what we are. But I enjoy being with him. We've never talked about it or put a label on anything." Yeji smiles and says, "you might want to talk about it. Because I can promise you it's going to come out at the very least in the company." Yeji squeezes her arm lightly and gives her a reassuring smile, then turns and walks down the hall to the easier group, SF9.