4

"Yes Mr. Kim, everything is perfectly fine," he chuckled twisting his neck from side to side till he heard the satisfying pop of his bones cracking. The car came to a halt and I didn't think twice before jumping to check for any cameras around while Mr. Kim put on his face mask since the gym was still a minute's walk away. He got down and followed my lead once I had gestured for him to do so.

"Mr. Kim, I think you should take a break from practice today. I mean, you should maybe go out with a friend or something after working out," I suggested without looking back at him.

"I don't have such friends Miss Y/n but sure I could use a break," he mumbled facing downwards as he walked behind me aimlessly since he knew I would lead him anyway.

"Yeah. You've been overworking yourself, maybe I'll accompany you," I said the last part almost inaudibly and scratched the back of my head walking into the gym. 

"Mhm, sounds nice. It's not like we have somewhere to be," he said walking past me and straight to the changing rooms. I hummed without paying attention and made my way to the treadmills.

I quickly adjusted the settings to my preference and got to walking briskly. My attention was so directed to the task at hand that I didn't notice Mr. Kim set foot on the one to my left.

I stared out of the glass pane that showed a high-class view of the richest Seoul neighborhood, I always used to wonder how it must be like to be this rich but when I started working with Mr. Kim, I realized that everything comes with its disadvantages. He's an amazing person, handsome beyond belief, successful and rich, girls are lined up for him left to right but the only one he fell for, cheated on him. If I had it in me, I would've asked Mr. Kim to stop going out with her a long time ago. Her intentions were crystal clear from the beginning, I wonder why he let her do everything knowing she's not worth it.

"Miss Y/n? Are you aware of how long you've been running on that damn treadmill?", Mr. Kim's pants and huffs brought me out of the trance I had dived in and I shook my head pressing the stop button on the machine, and hopped down. He huffed loudly and rested his palms on his knees bending over to catch his breath. I stifled my giggles and gave him back a slight pat.

"I went running before, that's why I wasn't able to keep up with you otherwise I could've easily defeated you", he exclaimed trying to prove himself while following me. If he wasn't wearing that sleeveless top, I could've said he looked cute trailing behind me 24/7 like a lost puppy but with the sweat trickling down the side of his face and him towering over me so much, he definitely didn't look 'cute'.

"I know Mr. Kim, you're amazing, now please lie down here," he groaned before getting on the floor in front of me rolling his eyes. I chuckled extending both my hands towards him and he grabbed them softly in order to avoid making me fall onto him and adjusted himself till he was in a crunching position right in front of me and I placed my feet on top of his letting go of his hand.

"I still don't understand how you manage to keep me still under you even though you're like almost half of me. Literally," I gasped applying slightly more pressure on his foot telling him to shut up which he did but the smirk didn't leave his face even when he started doing the crunches.

"You're tiny," he commented again, trying to gain my attention and I gave him a bored look. Whenever I had the chance to catch a glimpse of some hot guy passing by he'd just magically start speaking as if he knew what I was doing.

"How do you even grab things in the kitchen when you cook for me?", he chuckled flashing me a cheeky grin and I drew in a deep breath. This wasn't the first time he tried annoying me just to get attention and I'm pretty sure this wasn't gonna be the last one either.

"Are you running out of comebacks Miss Y/n?", he shot again and this time I couldn't hold myself back. How much more attention does he want? I'm literally standing on top of his feet, making sure he works out properly. I stay glued to him the whole day!

"Mr. Kim, if you don't shut up right now-", I slapped a hand to my mouth when I saw the look he was giving me. His eyebrows were up in amusement and arrogance and his eyes screamed dominance.

"I don't think I quite heard you Miss Y/n. Would you like to repeat that?", I bit the insides of the corners of my mouth and shook my head earning a chuckle from him. Fortunately, he got back to doing his last set of crunches.

"You need a lot of attention, Mr. Kim," I stated as he fell flat on his back exhausted after the numerous crunches. He chuckled hoarsely reaching his hand up for a towel and I tossed it to him as quick as I could.

"That is absolutely not correct Miss Y/n. I just dislike it when you divide my share of attention with others," he said with a cheeky expression and I clashed my brows in confusion.

"Mr. Kim, all of my attention is directed to you the whole day."

"Still not enough," he said clicking his tongue in disagreement proceeding to grab two of the heavier dumbells from the racks. I rolled my eyes, grabbing two comparatively really light dumbells for myself, even though deep down both of us knew I was liking the teasing. The coloring on my cheeks kind of gave it away.

"I wonder what made you so talkative today," I said glaring at him sideway but he just shrugged in response, jutting his thick bottom lip out. He got back to doing his reps but I couldn't take my eyes off his lips. He was a bit too attractive for me. As much as I absolutely found every part of him gorgeous, I knew I would never catch feelings for him. Ours was a strictly professional relationship at first but it just softened slightly with time as we somehow became friends.

"Sophie? Bub, is that you?", My ears perked up at the unusually familiar voice and I could already feet my throat tighten. I didn't even have to take a double look to recognize his voice. With the dumbells now thrown back on the racks, I turned on my heels and dashed to him.

"Oof, slow down darling," he chuckled lifting me off the ground and wrapped his arms around my waist while mine hugged his neck as tight as I could. He patted the back of my head and I pulled away sniffling slightly.

"Why'd you leave me alone after getting me such a tedious job?", I asked playfully as he placed me back down. A beautiful chuckle erupted from his throat as he threw his head back in mirth.

"Josh," Mr. Kim acknowledged with a tight smile followed by a handshake. Josh used to be in my place four years ago but since he had to go back to Busan to support his parents, he asked me if I'd be willing to work in his place and the pay was so high that I could never deny it.

"Mr. Kim! What great timing, right?", he asked with a slight chuckle which wasn't returned by Mr. Kim but the fond look in his eyes was unmistakable. It was his 'Josh' smile. Both of them were extremely fond of each other and since Josh had been my best friend for a lot of years I could understand both of their point of view.

"Jo, where are you living right now?", I asked as soon as the idea had struck me. Maybe we could stay together like we used to do during college. He hummed raising his brows.

"Oh, I was thinking of staying with a friend," My eyes lit up and I softly clasped my hands together.

"Perfect, you're gonna move in with me!", I exclaimed raising my hand to brush my fingers through his thick black locks and he just shrugged going along with me.

"Or he could just live with me?"

-

"Mr. Kim?", I asked with much precaution standing beside him as he lifts a heavyweight barbell over his shoulders. He immediately diverted his attention to me slowly putting the weights down. His eyes turned to warmer shades when he saw the hesitation on my face and I swore that the warmth in his expressions made me melt on the spot. 

"Yes Sophie?", he urged for me to speak as we looked at each other through the mirror in front of him. I cleared my throat suddenly finding it unnecessary to speak about it but Josh was in the washroom hence it was the only time I could talk to him about this. 

"I, Uh," I paused for a moment pursing my lips together and tightly closed my eyes before speaking, "I don't want Josh staying with you." I slowly opened one eye to find him staring at me in surprise. 

What was he even expecting me to say?

"Why?", he questioned in a clear tone and I opened my mouth to say something but I could see Josh coming from my peripheral vision so I gestured Mr. Kim to come closer. He furrowed his brows but complied anyway taking two big strides towards me. I got on my tippy toes and held onto the neckline of his top. It wasn't my intention for us to be this close, I just wanted to get it off my chest without anybody else hearing. 

He flinched out of surprise and was about to gasp but when I pulled him down slightly tugging at his clothes his breath hitched and he shut up completely. 

"I want a roommate plus I missed Josh plus I don't think he'll be comfortable staying with his ex-boss," I quickly whispered in his ear and he let out a sound of confusion. I clicked my tongue in annoyance and leaned in again but this time he placed his large hand on my lower back pulling me closer against him to hear me better. I repeated the same words and let go of his collar quickly stepping away before Josh could come to question it. 

"Oh, right. You're right he won't be comfortable," he frowned innocently facing downwards and guilt swarmed up in me. He was a lonely man plus I guess if he wanted Josh to stay in his house it was probably because the house was mostly empty except the maids now that Teressa was gone and out of his life. 

"Mr. Kim? Soph? I think I need to go, for now, you guys can continue, I need to pack up my stuff," Jungkook said coming up behind me and slithering his arm around my waist casually. 

"Right. Josh, I think you should stay with Sophie," then Mr. Kim turned around, picking up the barbell again, and started doing his squats. I sighed and looked back at Josh with exhaustion. 

"I'll explain later, why don't you go and pack?", he nodded still in doubt but left anyway. As soon as I saw him disappear from my line of sight I turned back to Mr. Kim and crossed my fingers holding them behind my back.  

I cleared my throat hoping he'd hear it but he just walked past me after keeping the weights back in place and strode to the more spacious areas of the gym. The gym was mostly empty except for two women working out on the first floor so I knew nobody would eavesdrop on our conversation. I followed him with quick steps and got on my tippy toes to tapping on his shoulder. He glanced over it like always but looked away quickly.