《MY Sweet Interlude》12- Friends or Strangers
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Moments after they danced, Aliya's in the ladies room when she sees that she has a text from Jimin.
Hey, are you and your ex back together? Was his message.
Aliya raised an eyebrow over the strange question. Why are you asking that?
Coz I just saw you on the dancefloor with him.
Wait, you're here?
Yes, I'm right outside the ladies room.
Aliya rushed to go out and there he is, wearing a dark printed shirt and a jacket looking breathtaking. He hugs her as she walks towards him. She playfully hits him at the tummy. "Busy eh but not too busy to go clubbing."
"We just wrapped up our work this afternoon. JK and I thought it's time to unwind." He responds with a guilty smile.
"Yeah whatever." Aliya replies in a flat tone.
Jimin laughs at her reaction and throws an arm around her neck as he leads her to their table. "We're with some uh friends we met earlier, so please don't judge." He whispers.
"Ha, don't judge huh? You're asking me not to judge you when you were too quick to judge me last week." She replied knowing too well who those "friends" might be.
"Yeah, we still need to talk about that. Maybe tomorrow." Jimin said as they reached their table. Jungkook was there looking hot in his black shirt and pants, his hair tossed casually leaving a few loose strands over his forehead. He was standing next to two women wearing dresses similar to what Jenny and Ara were wearing. They were pretty but they didn't seem very happy to see Aliya arrive with Jimin holding her close. Jungkook stepped forward and gave Aliya a quick hug making the girls look at her spitefully.
"I told you that was her." He told Jimin. "Aliya, are you back with your ex?" He asked.
"I am not back with him. It's pure coincidence that he is here tonight too." She explained.
"Uh-huh." Jungkook replied dryly. "And it's pure coincidence that you are dancing like you're ready to jump on each other any time."
"We were just dancing and you guys are exaggerating because we don't look like that. You guys ignore me for days not even bothering to ask if I am still breathing and now you grill me about my ex. Really, I just saw him here. Just like me seeing you guys here too." She replied pretending to be hurt.
"That was not just dancing. Ok, so maybe you don't look like you are about to jump him but man, he's so into you." Jimin told Aliya.
"So you guys were just watching me and Jihyun from here the whole time?" Aliya asked shaking her head at them. They do have a view of the area where she and Jihyun were earlier.
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"It was Yoongi that spotted you first." Jungkook replied watching for her reaction.
Aliya froze at her spot at the mention of Yoongi's name. He is here, well, obviously he has no intention of seeing her again because if these two men were here looking for a hook up, so is he. It's no big deal, she expected that from the start and she is aware how her friends are watching her for a reaction right now. She simply shrugged dismissing the subject and turned to the girls they were with, she gave them a friendly smile which they didn't return but continued to look at her from head to toe.
Jimin cleared his throat and introduced Aliya to the two girls named Jo and Lily. Aliya said hello to them which they responded to with a slight nod. She rolled her eyes when she turned to the two boys who gave a sheepish smile at her. She didn't really care about their attitude because by tomorrow, they will history for these two boys.
"Well, I got to go guys I've been holding you up for too long already." She said sarcastically throwing a look at the girls before looking back at her friends.
"Yeah, run back to pretty boy's waiting arms." Jimin teased as Aliya started to leave walking backwards still facing them.
"I will." She joked as she turned away and almost collided into a dark grey shirt which belonged to Yoongi. He didn't bother to look at her or respond when she said sorry. Maybe he didn't hear her, she told herself before her eyes shifted to the woman who was standing too close next to him. She is so beautiful, sophisticated looking, slim and tall with her high heeled shoes, she's an inch or two taller than Yoongi. So this might be the woman he's hooking up with for the night, she thought. She also noticed how she is tightly clutching Yoongi's arm.
It's really not her business at all but seeing her just confirms her thoughts earlier. It just feels awkward for her because she's not used to this at all, hooking up with someone then seeing him again with another woman and he just ignores you like you're a complete stranger. Her thoughts flew back to what happened that night and she felt her skin warming up not just because she was embarrassed but because her body remembers it too. She shook her head as she cleared those thoughts away.
Aliya told Jihyun why she got held up a bit when she got back. He smiled at her and asked how things were with them. After briefly mentioning about Taehyung's wedding, she agreed to Jihyun's question if she wanted to go back and dance. Seeing Yoongi again tonight got her body wake up as she couldn't erase the thoughts that were coming back to that night they were together. Sometime during the past week, those thoughts kept on coming back too and she managed to bury them through her work. But tonight, it's hard specially when she is dancing with a really hot guy.
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Jihyun is a good dancer but not as good as any of her friends. He knew how to move and Aliya still kept her distance from him although she allowed him to wrap his arms around her waist while dancing. Whenever he tried to pull her closer, she place both of her hands on his chest to remind him what they talked about earlier.
Sometime during that night, there was a man dancing on the dancefloor who was obviously drunk bumping into other people carelessly. He was almost going to collide into Aliya but Jihyun was quick to pull her towards him making him crash to the floor. People yelled and some girls screamed because his body landed on their feet. Some staff in charge of security came in and took him off the dance floor.
"Are you ok?" Jihyun asked his arms still around Aliya.
She nodded in response, wide eyed in shock but she managed a smile. "What was that?"
"Some jerk who doesn't know how to handle his liquor." He replied. "Let's go back to our table."
Aliya finished the contents of her second glass of cocktail when they got back. "I think I'm going to call it a night. That drunk dude just made my mood sour about dancing."
Jihyun stood up "Can I see you home? If nobody is taking you."
"I was thinking of getting a cab." Aliya replied. Meeting Jihyun here was unexpected so going home with him was just as unexpected too. Well, he is just dropping her home. "But sure, ok and thank you."
He followed her as she said goodbye to her friends who were still dancing with Jihyun's friends at the dancefloor. They told them they were leaving and Yuna gave Aliya a meaningful wink which she only responded to by rolling her eyes. She had no intentions of getting back or sleeping with Jihyun.
"For old times sake." Jenny whispered at Aliya's ears and she responded with a snort making the other girl laugh. "He's hot girl." He encouraged Aliya. Jihyun did get hotter but he obviously still loves her and she can't go back to feeling guilty and hating herself every time she has sex with him.
There was an awkward silence in the cab when they first got on but Jihyun managed to open a topic which he knew would be safe to talk about, his dog Apollo. He is a chocolate brown poodle that just rolls around and turns whenever he sees Aliya. She adored him and sometimes she'd even borrow him for the weekend. He kept her updated on his new tricks and that he became a dad through a female white poodle that belonged to his mom's friend. He showed the pictures to Aliya.
"Ahh, the puppies are all cute two came out like Apollo and 3 like the mom." Aliya cooed. "Congratulations, you're a grandpa now." She laughed.
"I never thought of it that way." Jihyun replied shyly rubbing the back of his neck.
"You are Apollo's dad so that makes his puppies your grandchildren." Aliya explained.
They arrived at her apartment, and he quietly asked. "Can I stay a bit if it's ok?"
Aliya wanted to tell him no but she can't do that to him when he was nice the whole time. She also wanted to tell him right away that she had no intentions of getting back with him. She didn't want to give him the wrong impression. She nodded her head and they started walking into the building. The elevator was about to close but Aliya asked to wait for them and so the door slowly opened again and she came face to face with three of her friends again well, they're six now because they each had someone with them. Their eyes landed on Jihyun who bowed at them and greeted them politely. Jimin gave Aliya a pointed look while Jungkook raised an eyebrow at her. Yoongi didn't look at her but rather looked impatient as they just stood in front of the elevator.
"Never mind, I think it's full." Aliya told Jihyun holding on to his sleeve to pull him back.
"No it's not full yet, 10 people max it says there at the sign." Jimin said pointing at the side of the door.
Aliya wanted to hit her friend knowing he intentionally wanted them to be in the same elevator. She nodded as she made her way in followed by Jihyun. "Finally." Said a female voice behind them. Aliya wasn't sure who said that so she turned her head to look at them, but none of the girls made eye contact with her though two of her friends had that embarrassed look in their faces.
When the elevator stopped at her floor, she turned to her friends and gave them a wave. Jimin and Jungkook said goodnight to her although they gave a wary look at Jihyun. Yoongi finally looked at her but he just had an unreadable expression on his face. It's one of those looks he makes which makes you think what on earth is he thinking? She gave him a small smile which he didn't return of course. She said goodbye to everyone before joining Jihyun who casually placed an arm around her shoulders. He probably did that to piss her friends.
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