5: THE CONTRACT

The church's bell ringed sending invisible vibrations as it mixed with the cold breeze of the evening, you close your eyes shut feeling the ramming of your heart inside you.

"Are you alright miss?" The cab driver asked looking at you through the rear view mirror. You had passed by a church on your way back home, and it's probably exactly 6pm since the bells were being sounded already.

You nodded and smiled weakly.

You haven't done anything that day but just sat inside Jungkook's office with Hoseok while you both waited for the havoc outside to fade, but still, you felt tired and drained.

Hoseok escorted you out of the building after, making sure that no one sees you before calling in for a cab to bring you home.

It still bothered you though, you haven't even had the chance to talk to Jungkook again the whole day and you haven't seen the guy after the presscon. He looked tired and stressed the last time you saw him up close this morning when he cupped your face with his warm, soft hands-----...

Wwwwhhyy are you even worried about him?

Shaking your head to get rid of the thought you paid the driver with the fare Hoseok forcefully gave you as you finally reached your apartment just in time for the rain to start pouring out.

After taking a warm bath, you half awake-half asleep changed to a pair of shorts and oversized white tee, you just wanted to sleep comfy tonight that's all, --- or so you thought you will until a loud prompt knock on your door brought you running towards it, totally forgetting that you had no bra on, and your oversized shirt was too big making it looked like you only have your panties on.

You swung the door open and a drenched Jungkook appeared in front of you.

"Y/N..." He mumbled, your eyes widen as he started to approach you closing the distance between you. Your sleepiness vanished hearing the door behind him automatically closed and you slowly walked backwards, wrapping your arms around your body protecting it from Jungkook but he didn't stop walking until he reached for your arm and landed his head on your shoulder with a slight impact. You managed to keep your balance but his weight was starting to bore on you so you placed your hands on his biceps while you tried to push him away with all of your strength, you even tried punching him but he still didn't respond, and only then you did realized that he actually fainted. Eyes widen as you instinctively ran your palms on his skin and you were shocked by how hot his skin felt against your touch.

After a few tugs, and a few dragging, you finally reached your room and threw his body on the bed with a grunt as you watched the mattress bounced due to the impact of his weight. He started groaning pulling on his damp shirt while shifting uncomfortably on the bed which made you remember that he actually got wet from the rain.

I have to, or he'll get worse, you thought to yourself.

Trying your best to be as cautious as possible, you get rid of his socks and shoes first. But your hands started to shake when you slowly remove his shirt out, you were careful not to wake him up and also afraid of the hateful memories from when you were younger flashing before you but you still made yourself to do what you had to do since you couldn't just let the guy sleep with his wet clothes on especially when he has a fever. A heavy sigh left your mouth as you finally able to remove his shirt completely which of course revealed his well built upper body.

You gulped peaking through your fingers while you placed your left hand on your eyes to cover them, your other hand was holding Jungkook's wet shirt as you threw it on the laundry basket, and you patted on Jungkook's pants after thanking the higher power that the fabric was not made of cotton allowing you to just brush off the few droplets of rain on it.

After that you dashed to your wardrobe to look for anything for him to wear, good thing you have a lot of oversized shirts so you took a striped black and white colored one and decided to let the guy borrow it for now.

Sitting on the bed you carefully pulled his arm up to put the sleeves on him first but you weren't able to do so as you ended up squealing when his hand suddenly held your wrist and pulled you down on the mattress with him wrapping you around his strong arms as he hugged you like a plush toy.

You pushed him away from you but you were too close to his steaming body that you couldn't exert your full force on him. Heart started pounding inside you as panic spread through your veins, you close your eyes shut weren't able to scream just like before, --- the memory appeared in front of you once again, the man hovering on top of you as he stared on your face with his blood shut eyes, your mom screaming from the outside of the room while the other man restrained her.

"Sorry... Y/N," Jungkook's voice snapped you out of your delirium causing you to open your eyes and push your head up to look at him sleeping. "Sorry," he mumbled again.

He wasn't trying to do anything to you, he was just sleeping this whole time, and you were just too crazy for thinking too many things.

You were able to breathe normally after realizing this. You couldn't brought yourself to look away from his sleeping face though, from your current position, you were able to see his sharp jaw line-- a feature of his face that the girls he's been with probably loved, his Adam's apple slightly moving as he gulp lightly.

You could also make out his long, thick lashes attached on his lids, his beautifully shaped nose and his slightly parted red lips.

Your eyes started to get heavy though, his bare top wrapping around you emitting warmth around your small frame made you felt sleepy and before you even knew it, you drifted to dreamland with your palms pressed on his chest.

Jungkook squinted his eyes while slowly opening them.

The place was unfamiliar with him, it didn't look like a hotel room to him. He tried to think, but all he could remember was drinking a few shots on the bar after the presscon. He felt really bad for dragging you into this chaos so he decided to get drunk, all he wanted in the first place was to just get his father into low-key but it turned out into a totally different outcome, he remembered getting out of the bar and not finding where he parked his car due to tiredness, sleepiness and drunkenness, and all that was on his head that time was you.

He just wanted to apologize to you, that's all, he kept walking while thinking of you when droplets of rain started to pour down...

He groaned feeling the ache pulsating on his temple when you shifted from your sleep still enveloped by his arms. When he looked down, that's the only time he realized that you were actually there beside him on the bed while he was hugging your small frame.

He still couldn't remember how he got there on your apartment but he didn't care anymore as it felt way too comfy laying there on your bed with you attached to him. He tugged you in even closer while pulling the covers up to your bodies as he inhaled the light scent of your hair allowing him to went back to sleep once again.

You moved dreamily on the bed feeling the covers wrapped around your body comfortably, few seconds later you remembered everything that happened last night and you immediately sat up on the bed making you realized that Jungkook was no longer beside you.

A distinctive groan coming from the bathroom echoed and you hurriedly checked on Jungkook who was spewing on the sink. His eyes met yours as you approached him placing your palm on his forehead feeling his burning skin. The fever had gone down already but he obviously still needed some attention.

"I'm fine really, I need to go now," he said when you started dragging him out of the bathroom and making him sit on the edge of the bed. "I need to talk to Dad." You reached for the oversized shirt you got last night and made him wore it, you couldn't let his abs distract you from nursing him. "Y/N--." You cut him, flicking your finger on his forehead making him hissed in pain.

You gestured him to zip his mouth as you went to the bathroom and prepare some warm water and towel. After a few arguments you finally made him lay on the bed, pulling the blanket over him and placing the warm towel on his forehead while he just stared at you. He gulped to himself, seeing you on that white shirt with your nipples denting on the clothing from time to time, and your exposed thighs fully on display for him was making him lose his mind, he has been restraining himself since this morning but you were not making it any easier for him.

He sighed heavily, "Could you--," he started, but it seemed like you didn't heard him or just ignored him since you just continued patting on the towel on his forehead, so he gripped your wrist getting you to look at him, "put some bra on?"

Your eyes widen as you looked down on yourself totally forgetting what you were wearing.

Stupid, stupid, stupid!

You ran towards your wardrobe get some clothes and then put them on fast inside the bathroom.

When you went back to Jungkook, the guy was already sleeping.

Thank goodness.

You felt his cheeks on your palm realizing that the fever was continuously getting lower so you went to the kitchen to make some porridge.

A deep sigh escaped Jungkook's mouth when you finally exited the room. He just realized how hard it was to pretend to be sleeping especially when he could feel his friend down there getting all worked up by the thought of you.

Damn his hormones.

His thoughts were suddenly cut by his phone's vibration on his pocket. And he immediately answered the call; he needed to talk to him anyways.

"Dad."

"Let's talk."

"Yes, we should."

"Bring her with you."

"What?" you heard Jungkook's voice rose which caused you to go the bedroom door and eavesdrop, "No Dad."

"I know she's not really your girlfriend Jungkook."

The younger guy's expression turned from shocked to angry in no time. If his dad knew about this already, then why did he have to announce a freaking wedding?

"I have a proposal for the both of you, bring her to the mansion now."

Jungkook breathed and before he could even say something the other line went blank.

You hurriedly ran to the kitchen as you heard Jungkook getting up and continued pouring some porridge on the bowl.

"I need to go," Jungkook said, "I'll just bring this back when I have the time," he held your shirt he was wearing, "and you could skip today's work," he added.

He was about to reach for the door knob when you slid in front of him, arms wide open not allowing him to pass through.

He needed to eat something.

You turned him around and pushed him towards the table where a bowl of porridge was place.

Eat, you acted.

He just stared at you not doing anything so you grabbed a spoonful and was about to shove it on his mouth when he stopped your hand.

"Fine, I can feed myself, I'm not a baby," he complained. You rolled your eyes as he started eating, you were about to feel his forehead with your palm when he blocked your wrist. "I said I'm fine Y/N," he said with a serious tone.

Why do you have to be so caring after what he'd put you through? You even still took care of him last night, and you doing all those things only made him felt bad. He couldn't let you get close to him too, because you might get too comfy and fall for him, or he might be the one falling for you first. Either way, he couldn't let that happen.

You on the other hand was kind of annoyed by his recent action that got you frowning at him for a minute until a knock on the door sent you both looking at the front door. When you opened the door a man wearing a tux stared back at you with a very serious expression which got you to step back a little, Jungkook saw this and he immediately followed you by the door only to see a familiar face to him.

"Miss Y/N, Mr. Jeon is inviting you to his mansion. We came here to fetch you," the man in a suit said.

"What the actual f--."

"Language young master, you also need to come with."

It's not like you have any choice anyway so you came with the men in black wearing your oversized white t-shirt and pajamas. Jungkook on the other hand wouldn't shut up the whole ride to the Jeon Mansion as he continued complaining about his father doing whatever he wants whenever he wants.

---

"So you were together the whole night last night?" The CEO asked looking at his son who was seated on the couch with you beside him, "that was fast."

Jungkook made a first and dart an annoyed look on his father, he looked like he was ready to punch the lights out of the man.

"We--, I," Jungkook couldn't finish his sentence he was boiling inside he couldn't even think properly anymore, more over his head was aching again.

"Whatever you say son," the older man said, "Let's get to the important matters. The date of the wedding."

"I told you! There will be no wedding, you know she's not my girlfriend--."

"Three months Miss Y/N," the CEO said looking at you as if he didn't hear his son, “I would take care of all the hospital expenses including the operation."

Shock was written all over your face, how did he knew about your mother. You turned to Jungkook who looked as confused.

The CEO turned to Jungkook who was about to ask what he was talking about when the older man cleared his confusion.

"You don't even know why she took your offer. Her mother is in the hospital and in need for an operation."

"I didn't--."

"--Know. Yes of course, because all you think is about yourself," his father said and you could hear Jungkook as he let out a shaky breath.

"The whole wedding is going to be fake," the CEO continued, "and after three months when the scandal is finally silent, we could all get back to our old lives."

Your mom's operation and hospital bill,-- all would be taken care of if you'll accept this offer, it'll only last for three months and after that you'll be back to your normal life, plus it's not like you're going to be married for real anyways. It's just fake, everything would be fake.

You gulped thickly, trying to think in a logical way, mind running back and forth, up and down and all you could think of was the most practical answer.

"You don't have to drag yourself into this if you don't want to," Jungkook said, his voice sounded so gentle.

But you had to, you thought.

The CEO, gestured to his assistant who was standing at the corner and the man took out a folder and a pen and placed those in front of you.

"I've already made the contract. Read it, and then sign at the end if you accept the offer."

Jungkook chuckled mockingly beside you, "You really did prepare for this huh."

"Only to clean off the mess you made."

"Tss!"

You read the contract: three months,-- you'll pretend to be Jungkook's wife and live in the mansion with him, three months,-- every hospital expenses would be shouldered by the CEO, or until your mom gets better if necessary. A very good deal, especially now that you were need of immediate money. Biting on your lips, you reached for the pen on the table and grip on it staring intently on the paper where you need to put your signature on.

Jungkook looked at your delicate looking hand holding the pen, why was his heart beating so fast as if it was nervously anticipating for your next action? Deep inside him, he wanted you to sign the piece of paper but he also couldn't brush off the fact that he was afraid to get married, even if it was all just going to fake, still. He never imagined himself as a married man, he was always caught up by the present where he could have any girl he wanted that he didn't had the time to actually thought of having a single girl that he would settle with.

You let out a heavy breath and wrote your signature on the paper as you raised your head to met the CEO's smiling face.

---

"Yes," Jungkook said without any seconds to waste.

The pastor then turned to you and asked the same question, but it seemed like your whole body went numb and you didn't know how to respond. They told you that you just to look at the pastor and nod but as you looked at Jungkook and around you, at the unfamiliar faces of people seated on the church's pews, you suddenly felt the urge of running away from where you were standing.

The panic on your face was visible to Jungkook while he stared at you, you must be afraid like he was, so he reached for your icy cold hands and held it with his while rubbing his thumbs on your skin.

Your gaze went back to him, he stared at you softly while smiling just as sweet and gentle and it almost melt your heart.

"It's okay," he mumbled and smiled, he's telling you that it's fine to say no if you really couldn't,-- you were not sure but you thought you saw pain on his eyes and it kinda hurt you seeing his twinkling orbs looking so sad it made you soft and suddenly cleared your mind.

Turning your head to the pastor, you flashed a smile and nod.

Jungkook had this surprised expression on him when you turned back your eyes on him.

"You may now kiss the bride."