The Game Played Right [4]
Pairing : Kim Junmyeon / Reader
Genre : Angst, Fluff, Smut, CEO! AU
āWhat do you mean you have to go? Y/N weāre in the middle of a meeting.ā Joohyun began to argue as I gathered my things.
I gave her a shake of my head, āIām sorry but itās urgent.ā
āThis is urgent!ā She yelled, raising her voice for the first time in front of the others.
āY/N canāt it wait?ā My assistant, Taeoh asked.
I gave him a look before looking over at Joohyun, āIām sorry.ā
That was all I said as I practically ran out of the room, flinching at hearing the anger in Joohyunās voice when she yelled after me. I ran straight for the elevator, glad to see one already open, saving me time. I looked down at my phone. Junmyeon had been spamming my phone for the past hour. I had thought to let his messages go unanswered since I havenāt heard from him in days but his last message is what had got me. All his previous messages were simple ones like āwhat are you doing?ā āHey!ā 'answer meā things like that but the last one just had three letters, S.O.S.
I ran out of the elevator once I reached the floor his office was on but stopped when I almost bumped into Heejoon. He looked confused to see me there.
āY/N? What are you doing here?ā
āI got a few texts from Junmyeon. The last one said S.O.S.ā
He looked even more confused than he was before, his eyebrows furrowed as he tried to figure out what exactly was going on, āHeās been in his office all dayā¦why would he send that to you? Heās seemed fine all day.ā
āIām just gonna check on him real quick.ā I said, still slightly worried over him.
As soon as I opened the door to his office that worry completely vanished. He was sitting in his chair, spinning around lazily as he looked up at the ceiling. I noticed his clothes werenāt what heād usually wear to the office, the clothes he had on were way too casual.
He looked over at me at the sound of my voice, a smile immediately finding its way to his face, āYouāre here.ā
āYeahā¦your last message sounded urgentā¦so I, uh, came over as quickly as I couldā¦ā
He sat up, the small smile on his face turning into a grin, āPlay with me today.ā
I coughed at that, choking on air as my brain processed what he had just said. He seemed to notice the confusion on my face as he stood up, walking around to lean against his desk.
āIāve been needing to destress recently, all this work has my head ready to explode.ā He said nonchalantly tucking his hands into his jean pockets.
I scoffed at his words, my fingers tightening over the strap of my bag as I tried to calm myself down but it was too late. Once I opened my eyes I can practically feel the fire that was burning behind them. With the annoyance and frustration rising inside of me I did the only thing I could think of, I threw my bag at him. I aimed for his head but he ducked at the very last second. He looked over at me with wide eyes.
āY/N what the fuck?!ā
āYou call me out of work, making me think you were in actual trouble and needed my helpā¦to fucking play?!ā I all but spat out, making my way over to him slowly.
He smiled nervously, putting a hand out in front of him as he made his way back behind his desk, āY/N, c'mon, lighten up a bit. I just wanted a bit of a break from my own work so I thought youād be up for it.ā
āI was in the middle of an important meeting! Who knows if Joohyunās gonna fire me or not! I came over as quickly as I could because I was genuinely worried but all this was because you wanted to play?ā I said through gritted teeth as I reached out for him but he jumped back before I could grab him.
āY/N calm down will you? Look Iāll make it up to you.ā
He said nothing for a few seconds, my anger growing the longer he stayed silent. In my anger I reached out to grab a book he had on his desk, ready to throw it at him when someone entered the room. I froze mid throw as I looked over at the woman that entered his office. She wore an extremely tight dress with heavy makeup and high heels to go with the whole outfit. As I examined her choice of clothes I wondered how she hasnāt frozen to death with the weather being so cold recently. But her outfit wasnāt the thing that had me drop the book that I had in my hand, it was the coat she carried in her hands, Junmyeonās coat. It didnāt take a genius to figure out why she had his coat, the look on Junmyeonās face was all the confirmation I needed. I sighed heavily to myself, ignoring the way my heart constricted as I went to pick up my bag. I kept my face blank as I walked towards the door before turning back to face Junmyeon. I could tell he had something he wanted to say but no words came out so instead I did the talking.
āDonāt call me out of work for things like this, as a matter of fact donāt call me at all for awhile.ā I said with a blank expression, trying to hide my emotions.
He frowned heavily at my words, something I didnāt recognize swimming in his eyes but before he could say anything I turned on my heel and left. I ignored Heejoonās calls for me as I headed for the stairs, not wanting to wait for the elevator to arrive. I couldnāt help but laugh at myself as I walked down the stairs. To think I had been waiting for his call on the days that I heard nothing from him. I felt pathetic. I had the ability to leave this damned side job but I chose not to. Even when I had quit out of anger I had let him reel me back in and for what? To have my feeling all thrown out of whack as he seemed unphased and unchanging? To hell with this.
I picked up my pace when I heard a door open from up above. I had no idea if it was Junmyeon or not but I really didnāt want to wait to find out even if I held out hope that he had come after me. I blocked out everything as I pushed the door that lead to the underground parking structure open with my shoulder. I dug through my bag, looking for my keys as I walked towards the place I remember parking my car. I mustāve been too focused in looking for my keys when I suddenly heard the sound of a car horn making me look up towards the sound. My eyes widened as I noticed how close the car was, the person behind the wheel not being able to press the breaks in time. Just as I thought the car was about to hit me I felt someone grab my forearm from behind, pulling me back and out of the way. I could feel my hands trembling, dropping the keys that had been in my hand the whole time.
āDammit Y/N pay attention.ā Junmyeon scolded me, his hands resting on my shoulders, looking me over as if checking to see that I was alright.
I shook my head, trying to get rid of this feeling and stepped away from him. I let out a deep breath, finally able to keep my shaking under control. I knelt down and picked up my keys, walking away from him. I heard him sigh heavily, his footsteps following after me. I paid him no mind as I unlocked my car about to pull the door open when he brought his hand out to stop me. I looked over at him with the most blank and emotionless expression I could muster.
He stayed put, staring at me for a few seconds before speaking, āWhy are you being like this? Look Iām sorry I called you out of work simply because I was bored. I just wanted to see you. Hell I even save your life and you canāt even say a simple thank you?ā
āThanks. Now will you move. I have to go beg my boss to let me keep my job, y'know, the one I actually enjoy doing.ā I said in a monotone voice, ignoring the way my heart skipped a beat when he said he had wanted to see me, āNow can you move?ā
He let out a dry chuckle, leaning against the car door with his arms crossed over his chest, āOh so you hate doing this job then? Really? Huhā¦last I remember you seemed to enjoy this job, more so than youād like to admit.ā
I couldnāt help but let a blush coat my cheeks at his words, knowing he was referring to that time in his office. He smirked at my reaction, taking a step closer to me. He reached out to place a hand on my waist, his smirk turning into a smile when he noticed I didnāt move away. He stepped closer, pressing our bodies together before he placed his other hand on the side of my neck and leaned in for a kiss. I kept my hands at my sides as I let him kiss me but I held myself back on kissing him. He mustāve realized that I wasnāt responded, pulling away from the kiss to give me a questioning look. I kept my face blank as I stared into his eyes, looking away after a second and sighed heavily. He slowly let his hands fall to his sides allowing me to take a step back and put some space in between us.
āIām leaving now, either in my car or walking but Iām leaving either way.ā
He opened his mouth to object but shut it immediately. There was an unfamiliar emotion swimming in his eyes for a few seconds before he quickly masked it. He looked away, giving a shake of his head and moved aside. I went to open my car door but stopped, my hand gripping the handle tightly.
āYou donāt have to pay me for today, Iāll count this as a day that never happened so donāt worry about it.ā I said as coldly as I could before opening the car door and getting in.
I watched as she drove away, sighing heavily before the smallest of smiles made its way onto my face. I knew why she was acting this way, it was too obvious. Sure she had a bit of a temper but overreacting because of something like this was a bit too much, even for her. She wasnāt angry at the fact that I called her out of work, well she was but that wasnāt why she was acting like this. It was because of that woman that came into my office.
āThis girl reallyā¦ā I said to myself, trailing off as I let a chuckle fall from my lips.
I shook my head, shoving my hands into my pockets as the smile I had on my face slowly turned into a frown. Though I was slightly joyed at seeing her so jealous I couldnāt help but feel my heart constricting in my chest at the look on her face when she pieced everything together. Even if she pieced it together all wrong.
āWhat the hell am I even doing?ā I asked myself as I let out a heavy sigh, turning on my heel and heading back upstairs.
āSir this invitation just came in.ā Ā Heejoon said as he entered my office, placing an envelope on my desk.
I didnāt even bother looking up, keeping my eyes on the computer screen, āI thought I told you not to accept these kinds of things.ā
āItās from your father.ā
At his words my fingers stopped, freezing over the keyboard. I gave him a quick look before grabbing the envelope, pulling out the invitation it had inside. It was for a banquet, my father trying to get us new investors. I looked down at the date, a heavy sigh leaving my lips as I read that it was going to be held this Friday. I knew I had to take Y/N with me but I havenāt checked up on her since that day of the incident in my office. She said she didnāt want me to call for awhile so I respected her decision.
āSirā¦ā Heejoon trailed off, wanting to say something but held his tongue.
I threw the invitation down onto my desk, leaning back in my chair and looked up at him, āWhat is it?ā
āWhy not exclude Y/N from this one? Sheās been having a hard time for the past few weeks and I-ā
āAnd how do you know sheās been having a hard time?ā I asked, cutting him off.
He hesitated to answer for a few seconds but answered either way, āWeāreā¦old friends. Weāve known each other since we were kidsā¦ā
I raised an eyebrow at the new information, setting my jaw. This unexplainable sense of betrayal and anger ran through me. Well not really anger but I didnāt want to admit that it was jealousy. Now this had me thinking how much of Y/N he knew that I didnāt. I know I really had no right to get jealous since the relationship between Y/N and myself wasnāt even real but I couldnāt help myself.
āMaybe itād be best to call that woman that-ā
āThat woman and I have nothing going on. Her father invited me over for a couple drinks to discuss some things. I left my coat at their place and he sent her over with it, nothing more nothing less.ā I cut him off once more, not liking how shady he was being, āMaybe Iāve let you get a little too comfortable.ā
He lowered his head at those words but the way his hands balled into fists didnāt go unnoticed. I could see him set his jaw, his gaze kept down as he spoke, āShould I notify Y/N then?ā
I thought it over. I really didnāt want her to be uncomfortable the whole time. If she really was having a hard time like he said she was I needed to talk to her before taking her to this banquet. I got up from my chair, grabbing my coat and headed towards the door.
āNo. Iāll tell her myself.ā
I stood outside her door, unable to bring myself to knock. I felt guilty even though I knew there was nothing for me to feel guilty for, I did nothing wrong. Nothing happened between that woman and I Ā but she didnāt really give me the opportunity to explain. I hated how I was starting to get attached. This was only supposed to be for appearances and nothing more. There was really no reason for me to see her when there was no one else around but I couldnāt keep myself away. There was something between us, something more than just a business relationship, whether either of us took the time to address it properly in the future I donāt know. I sighed, shaking my head to clear my thoughts and raised my fist to knock on the door lightly. Before my fist could even make contact with her door it opened, a guy around my height staring at me in surprise.
āY/N thereās someone at the door for you!ā He called out to her.
I stayed silent, shoving my hands into my coat pockets as I stared at the guy. I know I was glaring more than just simply staring but I couldnāt help myself. Why was this guy here? With Y/Nā¦aloneā¦in her home? Before I could even try and figure it out in my head I heard her make her way over to the door.
āWho? I donāt remember inviting anyone else overā¦ā She said but trailed off when she saw that it was me.
She just stared at me, the surprise on her face clear. I let a small smile grace my lips at finally seeing her; she was in a simple oversized hoodie, her shorts barely peeking through underneath the hem of her sweater.
āUh, Taeoh, Iāll see you later. Donāt forget what I told you, it needs to be perfect.ā
He grinned at her before giving her a mock salute, a laugh falling from her lips, āIāve got everything covered, captain. You wonāt be disappointed.ā
She grinned widely, reaching over to ruffle his hair in an affectionate manner, āGet going you clown, youāre gonna be late.ā
He gave her one last farewell, bowing to me slightly before finally leaving. As soon as he was gone the smile that was on her face vanished. She turned her attention to me, leaning against her door frame with her arms crossed over her chest. She didnāt say a word, waiting for me to speak up and tell her why I suddenly showed up to her door. Seeing her like this cause all the confidence I had to vanish, my mind going blank.
I watched as he fidgeted in his place, his fingers combing through his hair as his eyes darted around. I had to admit he looked pretty adorable when he was flustered. I had always seen him with his head held high, his confidence oozing out of him. He had such a strong aura most people were intimidated by him but now all that was gone. It was times like this when I saw the real him. Not the one that had the future of a company on his shoulders and had to seem well put together all the time. But a regular twenty seven year old trying to get his bearings together so he could speak.
āWell? Are you going to tell me why youāre here? I donāt remember having anything planned with you today.ā I said, wincing internally at how unintentionally cold my voice sounded to my own ears.
āAnswer my question first.ā He said in a soft voice, the look on his face vulnerable, āWhy didnāt you tell me you and Heejoon knew each other before I hired you?ā
āHe didnāt want me saying anything. I only agreed to do this cause his job was on the line.ā
āAnd that guy that just left? Who is he?ā
I let out a dry chuckle, combing the hair that had fallen over my face aside with my fingers, āThatās none of your business.ā
āLike hell it isnāt. You and I-ā
āAre in a fake relationship. None of this is real, nothing ever meant anything. It was all for show remember? Who I know and donāt know is my personal business. You have no reason to know who I associate myself with.ā I cut him off, the anger I felt from that day returning.
I had a lot of time to think this whole thing over. My feelings werenāt worth this. I didnāt want to fall for a man like him, someone who has so little disregard for others. I mean he didnāt even need me, he had plenty of other women lined up, ready to take my place. It took awhile for me to realize that everything said, every kiss shared meant nothing, everything was just for show. Sure it went further than just a kiss once but wasnāt that really just to convince me to stay? Iām sure he felt nothing but here I was, going through some inner turmoil because my heart decided to set its eyes on him.
āSeriously? So youāre telling me you never felt anything the times we were together?ā He asked, his eyes showing exactly how he was feeling.
I kept a blank face, my eyes searching his. Feeling how my heart was pounding in my heart was enough for me to know that I had already fallen for him, no matter how many times I had denied it before. I avoided his gaze as I pushed myself off the door frame, letting my arms fall to my side. I had to end it before anyone, i.e me, got hurt from this whole show weāve been putting on. I made sure to mask any feelings showing through my eyes, keeping my face clear of any emotion.
āNo, never. This had been nothing more than a job for me, no strings attached.ā
He looked down at my words, a bitter smile on his face when he looked back up, āGreat. Thatās great then, makes it easier for me,ā He chuckled lowly, the look in his eyes empty, āThis saves me the trouble of ending this later, y'know, before youāve developed feeling for me. This is good. People wouldāve thought it was strange to keep the same woman around me after staying single for so long. I gotta switch you out with someone else, keep them from digging too much.ā
My mouth hung open at his words, tears gathering in my eyes as his cold tone hit home, āFuck you.ā
That was all I said before slamming the door in his face angrily. I leaned my head against the door, sighing heavily to try and hold back my tears. I had no idea that he was still on the other side of the door, the smile on his face completely falling and forming a frown. I turned around, leaning my back against the door before I slid down it to sit on the floor. Angelo came up to me when I did, rubbing his head against my knee. I smiled softly, wiping away at the one tear that managed to escape.
āYou here to tell me I was an idiot for falling for him too? Well I donāt need to hear it, I get enough of that from Joon.ā I said softly.
Angelo just meowed in response, climbing into my lap. I cradled him in my arms, trying to ignore my feelings for as long as I could. I didnāt want to have to think about it. I didnāt want to have to think about how Iād never see him again, how Iād never hear his laugh, see his smile. Instead I pulled out my phone, holding the number three for a few seconds before bringing the phone up to my ear. It didnāt take long for her to pick up the phone, hearing her voice through the phone had the tears in my eyes falling.
āHyun-ahā¦Hyunieā¦do you want to have a drink with me?ā I asked, unable to keep my voice from cracking.
āY/N? Are you okay? Whatās wrong?ā She asked, the sound of papers rustling telling me she was still at the office.
I hummed out a response, wiping my tears with the sleeve of my sweater. I heard her sigh heavily before speaking.
āOkay. Do you want to drink at home or go out?ā
She sighed once more, āAlright Iāll be there in a bit. Do you want me to stay on the line?ā
I shook my head before realizing she couldnāt see me, āNo itās okay. Iāll go get readyā¦ā
āY/Nā¦are you sure youāre okay?ā
I thought it over for a few seconds before coming to the conclusion that I wasnāt. I was far from okay.