"O-ouch!" Taehyung grimaced, feeling his face sting as Jimin treated his wounds from the cat fight he had with Lisa.
"Bitch, I haven't even pressed it yet." Jimin rolled his eyes, carefully treating Taehyung's wounds.
"If you're going to have a fight with someone again, make sure your face won't be hit!" Jimin pressed hard, making Taehyung flinch.
"Jiminie!" He whined as the older continued to scold him.
"God, Tae. How old do you think you are to still be involved in cat fights? and worst, during work hours!" Jimin retorted in disbelief.
Taehyung couldn't help but pout. "That bitch started it. She deserved everything I did to her." He reasoned out, only to be smacked by Jimin in the forehead.
"Bitch, if that's the case, you shouldn't have let yourself be wounded as well. You should have smashed her face and tied her hands to stop her from hitting you back." Jimin held him by the chin, scanning his face.
"Look at you! How could you let that bitch scratch your pretty face? She should be thankful I was not around that time or else I'll make sure she'll be borrowing a face to a dog." He added in an annoyed voice that had Taehyung snorting.
"Yah! Give justice to the dog." Taehyung remarked which made the two of them burst into laughter.
"And besides, I thought you said I'm too old to be involved in cat fights?" Taehyung added, smirking at the older.
"Did I say that?" Jimin asked, grinning sassily. "Well there are exceptions of course. Bitches should be dragged to their rightful place. You did great, my lovely Taehyung." He pinched his cheeks, careful not to touch his scratches.
The door suddenly opened, revealing Jin who's smiling at the two.
"You looked like you haven't gotten into a fight just few hours ago." Jin commented, seeing Taehyung's infectious smile.
The brunet grinned. "Were you able to make a call?" He asked as the latter sat beside him.
"Yeah. I already explained to our direct supervisor that there's been an emergency." Jin smiled reassuringly.
Taehyung felt beyond grateful to have his friends by his side. When he asked them to get him far away from their company, they didn't hesitate to go home with him.
"I'm sorry for being such a pain in the ass." Taehyung uttered as he looked down to his hands.
Jimin and Jin both shake their heads with a small smile on their lips.
"Nah.. We're also getting bored in the company, so this is fine." Jimin winked, thrashing his body on the bed, lying down comfortably on the mattress.
"It's nice to have a break from work sometimes." Jin added, lying on the bed as well.
Taehyung couldn't help but smile. He looked at his friends, feeling grateful to them.
"Thank you.. really." He mumured as he occupied the space between the two.
The three of them stayed silent for long while as they stared at the ceiling. Jimin was on his left while Jin was on his right.
There's a comfortable silence when he felt Jimin shift on the bed to look at him.
"Tae.." He whispered, making Taehyung look his way.
"Hm?" He asked, seeing the seriousness on his face.
"I know you said that everything is good between you and... Mr. Jeon." Jimin started. He looked back at the ceiling before continuing.
"But after what happened today.. when he didn't even show concern for you.." Jimin trailed off, not wanting to sound offensive. He's thinking of right words to say when Taehyung suddenly spoke.
"We broke up."
Jimin and Jin turned their heads to the brunet, looking surprised. "What?" They uttered in unison.
"Is that bitch the reason?" Jimin asked in an angry voice.
Taehyung chuckled, trying to make the mood lighter. "It's not entirely her fault.." He whispered, staring at the ceiling.
"We're just having problems... I guess." Taehyung added, not wanting to lie to his friends but right now, he couldn't voice out to them about the real reason.
It's not like it's easy to announce that 'Hey. we broke up because my whore of a mother had a thing with Jungkook's dad.'
Taehyung felt ashamed. He couldn't tell his friends about it... for now.
"I'm going to make things work out between us again. Don't worry too much." Taehyung reassured, seeing the concerned look on his friend's faces.
"Are you sure, Tae? If he's only hurting you.. wouldn't it be better to just leave him?" Jin asked as he stared at the brunet for a long time.
Taehyung laughed, a forced one. "No..he's not hurting me. We were just having minor problems.. you know.. it's normal in a relationship, right?"
"Yeah.. I guess.." Jin mumbled.
A long silence followed, and Taehyung felt a bit uncomfortable. He patted his friend's stomach, making them groan.
Taehyung laughed. "Don't worry too much. Everything's fine." He said in a reassuring voice.
He's convincing them, but as he stared at the ceiling, it's more like he's convincing himself.
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The next day, Taehyung was welcomed by the news that Jungkook won't be around for two days because he's attending a business meeting out of the country.
This pissed Taehyung off more than anything. The ravenette went without him, his secretary.
It's even devastating that he had to know about it from the people on the front desk.
He's the CEO's secretary for fuck's sake and yet he doesn't know anything about the boss's whereabouts.
He sighed, feeling so useless as he sat on his chair, doing nothing but stare at the monitor in front of him.
Rumors started spreading that he'll be replaced in no time, which only added to his annoyance.
His friends didn't say anything, though Taehyung knows they already have an idea that the problem he had with Jungkook wasn't just minor as he claimed it to be.
They didn't say a word, respecting his decision not to tell them the real reason yet.
For two days, he tried making himself productive. He arranged the files inside the CEO's office, made sure all the minutes of the meetings were typewritten, checked the future schedules and a lot more secretarial duties.
He didn't bother himself into thinking about Lisa and her threats to sue him. He worked his ass off, not wanting to be treated as someone useless.
Friday afternoon, when Taehyung was already arranging his things before going home, Jimin and Jin went to his cubicle.
The two of them were asking him out to let loose and have some fun which he gladly accepted.
He's beaten up and in need of a breather. The three of them went to their usual hangout place.
"I need to get wasted." Taehyung uttered as soon as his butt landed on his seat.
"Same. I feel like shit." Jimin agreed as they ordered drinks.
"Why?" Taehyung asked, scrutinizing his friend's face.
"Just work and all." Jimin shrugged his shoulders.
"It's probably because of Yoongi." Jin commented which earned a glare from Jimin.
"The fuck.." Jimin cursed as he drank the vile alcohol in one go.
Taehyung couldn't help but laugh. "Hey.. Don't get too drunk. Remember what happened last time." He reminded, making Jimin pout.
"I won't. And if I ever will, I know I have the two of you to save my ass." Jimin grinned, making Taehyung and Jin shake their heads.
The three of them partied all night, drinking away their worries, not caring if they get wasted.
In the middle of their conversation about random things, a waiter suddenly made his way to their table with a drink in hand.
"No, we didn't order that." Jimin brushed him off but was surprised to see the waiter handing the drink to Taehyung.
"Someone wanted you to have this, sir." the waiter smiled, gesturing to the man by the counter who's currently looking at their direction.
Taehyung furrowed his brows. "No, I don't accept drinks from strangers." He declined but the waiter just smiled.
"Rest assured sir there's nothing harmful in that drink." the waiter politely placed the drink in front of him.
Taehyung wanted to protest but the waiter already excused himself.
"Bitch.. Someone's interested in you." Jimin wriggled his brows as he looked at the man by the counter.
"And damn.. he's fucking hot." Jimin added with a naughty smile on his lips.
Taehyung rolled his eyes, not interested. He pushed the drink toward Jimin who looked at him as if he had grown three heads.
"Here. You drink this." Taehyung plainly uttered.
"Nah-ah. You drink that. Can't you see he's staring at you?" Jimin whispered which made Taehyung look at the man.
And Jimin's right. He's really staring at him.
This made Taehyung uncomfortable. He took the drink and stood.
"You're going to him?" Jimin's eyes widened in excitement.
"Yeah. I'm going to give this back and ask him to stop staring at me. Damn. Doesn't he know it's creepy?" Taehyung sassily uttered as he went ahead.
"Hey bitch! Don't.." Jimin shakes his head, not believing that Taehyung would let such a hot opportunity go.
Jin laughed as he trailed his eyes to the brunet who now stood in front of the stranger.
"Let him be. We both know why he's not entertaining even hot guys like that one."
Jimin scoffed. "If I'll be honest here, I want our Taehyung to just leave that jerk Jungkook."
He turned his annoyed gaze to Jin who's just smiling at him.
"Yes, he's handsome and a good catch but he's a jerk for treating Taehyung this way. Even though he's not saying anything to us, I know he's hurting and I'm really pissed because of that." Jimin uttered in all honesty.
"I could understand your point Jimin, but for now, let's just support Taehyung. He knows what he's doing and -"
Jin wasn't able to finish his statement when his phone started ringing.
"Hold on." He smiled apologetically, making Jimin roll his eyes.
"Lover boy's calling, huh?" Jimin snorted, feeling envious.
"I wish I have one too." He sighed, turning his attention to Taehyung and the hot stranger.
He was suddenly interrupted by Jin's panicked voice.
"What? Why are you here? I told you I'll be fine with my friends." Jin uttered, making Jimin chuckle.
"What?! Wait.. babe.." Jin turned to look at Jimin with worried eyes.
"Why? He's coming?" Jimin asked in an amused tone. "It's totally fine with me." He added with a shrug.
"Yes.. but he's with.. Yoongi.."
Jimin's eyes turned wide. "What?!"
"and... Jungkook." Jin gulped, eyes darting on the door of the club.
"Bitch what?! Isn't he supposed to be on a business trip? Tell them to go the fuck away! Tell them!" Jimin shakes Jin's shoulders in panic.
The older just bit his lower lip. "But they're already.. here." He mumbled which made Jimin's eyes turn wide.
"Fuck my life."
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