i pushed back my hair in frustration as i stared at the monitor in front of me. glancing at my coffee cup next to me, noticing that it was empty. i sighed and pulled my hair slightly before grabbing it and walking over to the break room. i approached the coffee machine and slowly started filling up my cup again, focusing on reading a poster that was plastered on the wall in front of me. i was completely obnoxious of my surroundings, too obnoxious to notice my manager staring at me.
my focus was taken off the poster by my boss, mingi, leaning on the wall next to the coffee machine. he stared at me with a smirk before finally speaking to me
"you look stressed, what's up? he said, his head tilting slightly as he spoke. i gave off an unamused look before grabbing my cup and turning to him.
"your work schedules are incredibly long and stressful, you should let people cut down on work a little" i said, avoiding eye contact with him.
he hummed in agreement and slumped back on the wall, staring at the ceiling.
"oh y/n.." he mumbled, still focused on the ceiling as i started to turn around and walk out. that was until i felt a hand on my waist.
"come to my office, we can talk about your schedule. i'm free right now" he mumbled lowly into my ear causing my cheeks to tint red. i didn't say anything, just simply nodding before walking to his office, remaining in front of him. i opened the door and took a seat at one of the metal chairs in front of the desk, at which he shook his head and laughed.
"take my seat y/n it's a lot comfier" he said, grabbing my arm lightly and guiding me to the black chair behind his desk. i thanked him and looked down, flustered at his actions.
"so about my work hours?" i suddenly spoke up making his head perk up slightly, he nodded his head and started walking towards the desk infront of me, taking a seat.
"i mean i can't do much since it's nearly christmas and everyone is putting extra hours in to buy gifts" he said, looking at the floor with his arms crossed
"i don't need to buy gifts for anyone, give my hours to someone that does!" i said while rolling my eyes, earning a small laugh from mingi
"alright y/n i can try and give away some of your hours, well you can even go home early for today, take care y/n" he said grabbing my hand and guiding me out of his office slowly, patting me on my lower back when we got to the door
"goodbye mingi, have a good night" i said, nodding, before leaving the office quickly with my bag. mingi stood in his office doorframe smiling as he watched you leave, in all truth you drove him crazy. it's because of how stubborn yet awkward you are, something about that made him fall for you.
i made my way out of the building and reached my car, unlocking it and climbing inside quickly. i locked the doors and leaned back on my head rest in relief that the day was over. i grabbed my keys and tried to start my car to no avail, i guess it's too cold, sometimes i hate winter. i groaned and hung my head, staring at the floor beneath me. that was until i was interrupted by a knock on my car window, i turned my head to see mingi looking at me with confusion, one eyebrow raised higher than the other. i lowered the window and mingi unlocked the door from the inside, opening the car door.
"i thought you would be gone by now" he spoke suddenly, leaning one of his hands on the car
"i would, if my engine was working" i said sighing, as i leaned my head on my seat in annoyance. mingi looked around as if he was thinking and turned back to me.
"i'll give you a ride home, it's dangerous outside at night as a woman. you don't have to walk." he said, not letting me argue back before grabbing my hand gently and pulling me out of the car, grabbing my keys from my back pocket and locking the car for me, before placing the keys back in my pocket. he smiled at me as he draped his arm around my shoulder, guiding me to his car. when we got there he opened the door for me as i climbed into the car, not saying a word the whole time. how am i supposed to react to this? he had always been friendly but giving me a lift home without me even asking is a whole new level of nice.
as we were driving he tried to initiate conversation with me, to which i would only respond with single words or short sentences. i cursed myself for that, and my inability to make small talk or conversation. we came to a red light, mingi decided to attempt to have a conversation with me once again.
"sooo, do you have any plans on the weekend? christmas shopping or anything?" he said, keeping an eye on the road
"i don't really have anyone to buy gifts for, i spend all my time working or sleeping nowadays. so i have no opportunities to make friends." i said while letting out a small sigh, looking up to meet mingi staring back at me
"is that fun at least?" i sighed once again, nodding my head at him
"i guess it's okay because i do like sleeping and buying no gifts means more money for me." i said letting out a small laugh causing mingi to laugh too
we finally reached my house, i stepped out of the door slowly, closing it behind me. i quickly turned back around and thanked mingi for the ride home, to which he nodded and smiled at me. i flattened my skirt and smiled back before walking over to my front door, mingi watching the whole time to make sure i got inside safely. time to eat dinner then go to sleep for the nth time in a row, life is just a cycle that repeats over and over again at this point.
—————— new day!!
i woke up and checked my alarm, i had set it to wake me up a little earlier as my car was still in the parking lot at work. i quickly got up and chose what i was going to wear for work, i settled for a short black slip dress which i paired with a slightly oversized white cardigan, white heels and some jewellery which i laid out on my bed while i went to wash my face and fix my hair. after i got changed i made my way downstairs and grabbed something to eat before leaving the house.
obviously when i got there i was exhausted, i had never walked to work before, i always had a car. the backs of my shins hurt like hell, i decided to take the elevator instead of the stairs today to give my legs a break. i entered the cramped elevator and smiled at everyone before pressing the number 4 which lit up, i always feel awkward pressing a button that no one else has, i don't want to cause them any inconvenience. as the elevator slowly started moving i felt the guy next to me move his arm to touch my thigh, i thought it was because of how cramped it was but he moved it from the front of my thigh to the side of my thigh which made me get startled. i quickly grabbed his hand and moved it without saying anything, not wanting to cause a scene. i had never seen this man, or spoke to him in my life, yet men have the audacity to do this to random women. we reached my stop and i sighed in relief, i saw that the guy followed me towards the glass door with our company name written on it, maybe he is a visitor. i thought nothing of it, that was until i reached out to grab the door handle only to be pulled back by him.
"i've never seen a pretty woman like you around here, can i get your number?" he said, gripping my wrist. i scoffed and tried to shake his hand off of me as his grip tightened around my wrist.
"no! i don't give my number to random people like you, please leave me alone!" i said, desperately shaking my wrist by now. suddenly he stopped trying to fight back and his grip weakened as he looked up slightly where the door was, in response i turned around too. i saw mingi towering over him with a look full of anger and disgust on his face, as i felt the guy let go off my wrist i ran over to mingi, pulling him in for a hug.
"who the hell are you?! this is none of your business!" the stranger screamed at mingi, causing a few people to turn their heads at us.
"well.. i am her boyfriend.. yeah.. boyfriend. so back off and leave my girlfriend alone, do you hear me?" mingi said wrapping one of his arms around me as i hugged him
"whatever, she's not even that hot anyway" the man said as he stormed into the stairwell, his angry footsteps slowly fading away in the distance. i heard mingi sigh as he slowly pulled out of the hug,
"don't listen to him i think you look really pretty today" he said with a small smile causing my cheeks to turn pink.
"oh, thank you.. do you mean it?" does he really think i'm pretty? a man like him?
"of course i do, i would never lie about something like that. i am brutally honest." he said with a small laugh before guiding me into the office. i took a seat at my small cubicle with painfully white walls as i logged into my computer.
i was caught off guard by an email popping up in the corner of my screen, i checked it instantly, anything for a small distraction from work. when i saw it was from mingi i sighed as i assumed it was about work, clicking on the email slowly i started to read what it said,
'y/n come to my office please, i need to tell you something' i slumped back in my chair out of confusion before slowly getting up and walking towards the office, i knocked 3 times and then opened the door to see mingi standing there staring out of his window.
"hey" i said softly, not wanting to startle him whilst he was staring outside. he turned around, smiling at me.
"hello y/n, i called you in here because i need to do something that i have been forcing myself to hold back on for a very long time" he said, jogging over to windows facing into the office, shutting the blinds on all of the windows. he then started to slowly walk over to me, cornering me in the corner of his office. i stared at him, looking defense less. honestly it was kind of nerve racking especially since he is like 6'0 tall.
"i'm gonna kiss you y/n.. please tell me right now if you don't want me to do it before i do something that i regret" he said, desperation plastered across his face. i didn't say anything, i just carried on staring into his eyes as he towered over me. i was caught off guard by his lips crashing into mine, one of his hands trailing down to my thigh, hoisting it up to the side of his waist, still not breaking the kiss. he used one of his hands to push my hair back as he pulled away suddenly, we both stared into each others eyes, both speechless about what just happened. he smiled suddenly burying his head into my neck, probably embarrassed because he suddenly just made out with one of his employees.
—————— <— end of the work day
i walked out of the building, approaching my car that was still in the same place as last night, until i felt an arm wrap around my waist.
"y/n.. wanna pretend that your car still isn't working and come home with me?" he said, rubbing the back of his neck. i let out a small laugh before answering
"ehh.. sure why not it's friday after all" i said letting out a small laugh