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20 Seconds of Bravery Ch 34

***WARNING*****THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SOME GRAPHIC CONTENT. MENTIONS OF BLOOD, TORTURE, ASSAULT, AND GENERAL VIOLENCE.******* The beginning of this chapter talks about MC's past and what Alex did to her, however I didn't go too far into detail of it. Also be aware that further into the chapter another character gets injured and their injuries are talked about. Again I tried not to go too into detail as a way to be fair to all readers, but it is there and there will probably be more to come as the story draws to a close. Just so that everyone can keep that in mind. I will this under a cut and also put a summary with the next chapter for anyone who wants to skip this one.

V and I had finally made it to my mother's grave and of course he noticed the the dried blood on it. He turned me away from it and held me tightly. "It's ok MC, we'll find out who did this." I could hear the anger in his voice but I only shook my head and pushed away from him.

"I already know who did this. Alex did this the night he nearly killed me." I took a deep breath and looked at the headstone. "Jake hadn't been in jail very long at the time and I had decided to finally visit my mom and tell her everything that had happened. However Alex was here waiting for me. Jake had told him he could do whatever he wanted to me except for killing me. While he was assaulting me Alex told me how he had planned it out down to the last detail." I tried to keep my voice from trembling but I failed. V wrapped his arms around me again and I took some deep breaths.

"Just what did he do to you?" I swallowed the lump in my throat and recalled that night.

"He really didn't hold back. It started out with a beating. He broke my ribs, my leg and dislocated my shoulder. To keep me from passing out he gave me adrenaline shots. He got his rocks off by torturing me with small cuts and burns. Anything he could do to cause pain and keep me awake. The scar I showed you before is from that night. He kept cutting me and burning the wound closed. At some point the drugs weren't enough to keep me awake and I passed out. I have no idea what he did at the point." V tightened his hold on me and I assumed he knew what I meant. "No one thought I was going to survive after I got to the hospital. Marco told me that the landscapers found me in the morning. After that I not only avoided the grave but leaving my house too. That's also when I started carrying a gun." I was out of words now and we just stood there in silence. The longer it went the more I wanted V to say something, anything really. Finally he broke the silence.

"The first thing I'm going to do as your husband is order a new head stone for your mother's grave. Secondly I'm going to make sure that we take care of Jake and Alex." I looked up at him and I could see how tense his jaw was. His eyes were burning with anger, but it faded away when he met my eyes. V was normally so gentle and I wasn't sure what to think of the eyes I just saw. He leaned down and brushed our lips together. "I still can't believe you went through something like that. I'll never forgive either of them." His voice was heavy with anger and again I didn't know how to feel about it. Seeing it made part of me afraid but also happy that he cared enough to be so angry.

"The past is the past. I just want to focus on my future with you. And right now I want to introduce you to my mom." I smiled at him and his face softened. He let go of me and grabbed my hand before we stepped closer to the grave. I ran my hand over the stone and it felt warm from the sun's rays. "Hey Mom, long time no see. I'm getting married tomorrow and I wanted you to properly meet V." I squeezed his hand and I could feel the tears choking my voice. "I wish you could be there with me but I met my cousin Jaehee. Apparently her parents died in a car crash too. I hope you and your brother had a good reunion." A few tears fell from my eyes but I didn't try to hide them. "I brought some rice balls for you and I'm sorry I was gone so long. I'll try to come back more often." I put the rice balls on the grave and stood next to V. Any other words I had wanted to say got stuck in my throat and I began to cry. V put an arm over my shoulder and I leaned into him.

"Hello mama. It's nice to meet you." I looked at V with surprise when he started talking to the grave. "You're daughter is an amazing person but I'm sure you already knew that. I promise to cherish her and protect her too." V looked at me when he said the last part and I smiled softly at him. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed me. I felt so safe and warm in his arms and I never wanted to leave. When he pulled away his thumb brushed across my cheek. "Are you ready to head home?" I nodded and we headed back to the car.

"I wish we could get married today instead of waiting till tomorrow." He chuckled and kissed my hand before opening the car door for me. When he got back in the car he gave me another quick kiss.

"I wish we could too, but as far as I'm concerned we're already married. Mrs. Kim." He flashed me a teasing smile and I rolled my eyes. "What you don't like it?"

"No I do but I don't want you to call me that until it's official. Otherwise I feel like a relative not your wife." V began to laugh as he reached across the console for my hand.

"Your way of thinking certainly is strange sometimes dear. Why on earth would it make you feel like a relative?" I only shrugged but he was clearly amused.

"I don't know. Just feels like you're teasing me since I'm not actually your wife yet. Which I know you're not but that's what my brain tells me. Not to say that I don't want to be called that because I really do but," V let go of my hand and instantly put it in my hair calming me. I realized that I needed to breathe so I took a deep breath and the tension in my body disappeared.

"Better?" I smiled at him but before I could answer him my phone began to ring, loudly, cause me to jump. "Who is it?" I could hear the concern in his voice as I checked the caller ID. Thankfully it wasn't an unknown number.

"It's Jaehee." I answered the phone and spoke into it. "Hello?"

"Oh thank god you answered MC. V isn't answering. Is he with you." Her voice sounded more frantic than usual and it worried me.

"Of course he is. Is everything ok Jaehee?" Now I was starting to worry.

"I'm afraid it's not. Mr. Han was, I'm afraid he's," she couldn't even get the words out, "V needs to get here now, please."

"Hold on Jaehee. V's driving so I'm going to put you on speaker." I could tell that V was confused but I put the phone on speaker. "Ok Jaehee what's going on?" I heard her take a deep breathing and I copied her. I could feel her anxiety pouring through the phone.

"Mr. Han was attacked this morning on his way to the office. He's in surgery right now. I don't know what happened but before they took him back he said he needed to see V. Please get here soon." Jaehee's voice sounded like it was trembling and it made my heart sink. I already had a pretty good idea of what had happened and I hoped I wasn't right.........

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20 Seconds of Bravery Ch 28

It’s finally here! About time too right I got all the chapters on Ao3 updated so I can finally post a new chapter! talk about taking an eternity I hope everyone enjoys ^_^

When I woke up the sun wasn't even up yet. I rolled over and looked at the time on my phone. Six thirty in the fucking morning, god I hated my messed up sleep schedule. My alarm wasn't set to go off for another hour or so at least. I carefully got out of bed and made sure that I didn't wake up V. I made my way to the kitchen and found Jumin feeding Elizabeth. "Good morning MC. Why are you up so early?" I shrugged my shoulders and began making some tea.

"Hell if I know. It's only because of V that I even sleep anymore. Are you about to head to work?"

"I still have about and hour before I leave. Elizabeth was hungry though so I woke up early." He leaned against the counter and looked at his cat with a fondness. I smiled at the two and wondered where my own cats were at. "If you're looking for your cats Azul was on the balcony and Yeti is on the sofa." I nodded at him and took a drink of my tea. It stayed silent for a bit which was unusual because it had become normal for Jumin and I to be up alone with each other.

"Is something the matter Jumin?" He seemed a bit surprised but smiled softly at me.

"Nothing is really the matter. I'm just thinking about how soon Elizabeth and I will be alone here. I'm worried about how she'll adjust." I smiled at Jumin and knew what he really meant.

"If you're going to be lonely you could always get a girlfriend." I winked at him and he rolled his eyes.

"I don't find that funny at all. You know I have no interest in that sort of thing." I shrugged and petted Elizabeth.

"What about getting another cat? Blue Russians are a good breed." Jumin seemed to think it over but didn't seem that interested. "But seriously I know a neurosurgeon whose single and doesn't care for romance. Considering how busy you both are I think you'd match well." This time he didn't roll his but almost seemed curious. It was brief but he seemed like he wanted to ask, maybe there was hope. "No pressure though. You'll meet her at the wedding anyway." I sipped my tea and waited to see if I had peaked his interest.

"Why is that?" I smiled behind my tea cup.

"She was my foster sister after Rika and we've stayed in touch through the years. She was also always the who treated me under the radar when I was with Jake. She's very stubborn and headstrong but she's good at her job and she cares more than she'll admit." Jumin gave me a stern look as he realized what I was doing.

"I can see what you're trying to do and it's not going to work. My resolve to stay away from relationships is firm and no woman will change that."

"What about a man then? Maybe someone like Zen." My suggestion definitely caught him off guard and I couldn't help but laugh. "Hey I'm not judging. Being bisexual isn't a bad thing. It would put an end to all those rumors." Jumin's cheeks were flushed as he coughed.

"You sound ridiculous. Anyone who would believe such nonsense is an idiot." Seeing him so flustered had me laughing and he gave me a very flat look. "You're hardly one to give life advice anyway. You've only loved one man your whole life." I sipped my tea and shrugged.

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20 Seconds of Bravery Ch 29

I really wish I could just stick to my update schedule but where’s the fun in that?

Almost a week passed since my lunch with V's father. I tried several times to talk to V about his father but he was a master of distracting me. Today I was trying again and this time I had an ace up my sleeve. "Hey V can you come here a second?" I yelled from the kitchen. He appeared in the doorway and raised an eyebrow when he saw me holding a ham. "Can you give me the brown sugar out of the cupboard?" He did as I asked but still seemed confused.

"What's this all about?" He asked setting the sugar down next to me.

"Oh I just figured we could celebrate properly. You and I are engaged now, we're finally back in our house, and our exes seemed to of backed off. So I figured we'd invite some people over and celebrate." I noticed V staring at me and I could tell that he was suspicious.

"And who all are we having over?" He moved hair out of my face and kissed my neck. I felt like he already knew but I still wasn't sure if I should say it.

"Just the usual people. Jumin, maybe. Definitely your father." After I said that V stepped back from me and crossed his arms.

"I knew you were up to something when you said people were coming over. You hate having company. Why is my father coming over?" I wiped my hands off with a towel and faced him.

"First of all I don't hate all company. Secondly, because you've been dogging me on this for a week now. Your dad loves you but he's convinced that you hate him." V looked down at the floor and I could see the guilt on his face. I walked over to him and put my hands on his shoulders. He was still pouting but put his hands on my hips. "Jihyun you can't honestly tell me that you don't want to make up with him. I know that you do." He tried to avoid looking in my eyes but I gently turned his face back towards me. "I know it seems like I'm being pushy but it breaks my heart that you two are so distant. If I could get even five seconds to talk to either of my parents I'd do anything. I don't want you to carry the burden of unspoken words when you can actually speak them." V gave me a soft smile and kissed my forehead.

"I can't believe you just pulled the dead parent card on me." I pouted but couldn't resist that smirk.

"Well you're not giving me much of a choice. You're too stubborn to listen to reason." V sighed and pinched the bridge of nose. In that moment I knew I had won.

"What time will he be here?" I looked at the clock on the wall and smiled.

"You've got about an hour before he gets here." I didn't bother to hide my excitement and V seemed to notice.

"Alright. Do you need any help with anything?"

"If want to peel and chop those potatoes that would be a great help." I pointed to the bowl on the counter and V nodded. "Just be careful I always cut myself when I do it" V nodded and started peeling. We fell into a comfortable silence as we worked on dinner. V had begun humming a pleasant tune as I pulled the ham out of the oven. It sounded familiar but I couldn't quite place it. I found myself swaying a bit to the tune. When I noticed V staring at me I stopped moving and felt my cheeks get hot. He walked over to me and held out his hand.

"May I have this dance?" I blushed even more and almost didn't take his hand.

"I guess. I'll probably just step on you though. I've never danced before." V raised an eyebrow and had a look of intrigue on his face.

"I'm sure you're a wonderful dancer." As soon as he said that I stepped on his foot and he flinched a little.

"Sorry." I went to stop but V held me tightly and kept us dancing.

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20 Seconds of Bravery Ch 23

Sorry updates are taking so long >.< I’ve been busy going to various graduation parties for family members

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V's father was standing right in front of me and I had no idea what to say. He had asked me a question but I hadn't done anything but stare at him. "Um yes. Sorry I didn't realize you were coming." I took a deep breathe and tried to smile but his facial expression remained stern. "I can take you to him if you want." My voice sounded so small and I was kicking myself for it. V's father nodded and I turned back around to head back towards the room. I knocked on the door and heard V tell us to come in. When I walked into the room I could see the slight shock on Jumin's face, but he quickly recovered.

"How did your phone call go MC?" I let out a nervous laugh.

"I didn't make it. Instead I ran into your father." V's shoulders straightened up once I said that. He stood up and held his hand out to me. I took it in an instant and he leaned on me.

"Hello Father. Why are you here?" His father seemed to stiffen at his question.

"My secretary was informed that you were having surgery so naturally I was concerned." V let out of sigh but I didn't understand it.

"I'm assuming that you had something to do with this Jumin." I looked over at Jumin and he was almost smirking.

"I will neither confirm or deny that, but MC and I will step outside so you two can talk." Before I could say anything in protest Jumin was pulling me out of the room and out into the hallway. He stuck his head into the door to say one last thing but I could barely hear it. Once he closed the door he began to walk down the hall. I was beyond shocked as I chased after Jumin.

"This is going to sound very rude, but what the hell Jumin? Was that really V's dad? Why did you call them here?" I was so full of questions but I stopped when Jumin put his hand on my shoulder.

"They have a lot to talk about. V and his father are very distant and I think it's time they close that gap. Plus I know that my father would want to know if I had a life changing operation. Do you oppose to V seeing his father?"

"Of course not. Everyone should be with their family if they can. I just feel bad about surprising him with it. He's barely been awake for an hour. What if this overwhelms him." I looked back to the room and Jumin sighed.

"I'm sure V will be fine. He may not admit it but he misses his father and I also think his father would want to be part of his son's happiness. That means meeting you and knowing about V's life." I was blushing now as I recalled my encounter with V's father.

"Well I'm positive I already made a terrible first impression." We were now at a vending machine and Jumin was studying it. "Not to mention my appearance. I look like I just rolled out of bed." Jumin glanced at me as I leaned against one of the machines. Thinking more about it I didn't really know anything about V's father. All V had ever told me was that he owned various galleries and other art business. He seemed like a very serious man from what I saw of him. I had never met anyone's parents before. Hell I wasn't even used to the people in my life having parents, let alone such serious ones.

"I don't really see what your appearance has to do with it. You're in a hospital so you're not expected to be dressed in a professional manner." He began trying to put a fifty dollar bill into the vending machine only to have it spat back out.

"Says the man in a suit who is trying to put a fifty dollar bill into a vending machine." I rolled my eyes and handed him a one dollar bill instead. "Use this and then punch in the letter and number of the item you want. I can't believe you've never used a vending machine before." He followed my instructions and seemed almost amazed.

"It's not something I've come across before now. As for the way I'm dressed, it's not necessarily by choice. I was at the office all morning so I didn't really have time to change. Not to mention reporters are still following me ever since it leaked that you're staying at the penthouse." His face had become annoyed as he reached down for his snack. I didn't blame him for being annoyed. Those gossip articles had been such a pain by saying that I was dating Jumin. They all started when Jumin came to the shops grand opening ceremony and offered me a ride home. Even though V was there with me one of the reporters twisted it to look like I was dating Jumin. Ever since then he was constantly being bugged by reporters about it. That's part of the many reasons V's operation was at a hospital two towns away.

"Yeah but my point still stands. You say first impressions matter all the time." We had began walking back towards the room and Jumin was pouting.

"They matter in business. You know that's what I said. This is hardly business. Just don't worry about V's father. Once he actually meets you and talks to you I'm sure you'll charm him." As if on cue we saw V's father leaving the room and heading towards us. He stopped in front of us and shook hands with Jumin.

"It was good to see you Jumin. Tell your father I said hello."

"I will. Also I'm not sure if you were aware but this is MC, Jihyun's girlfriend. She's a very talented web designer and artist." Jumin gestured to me and V's father reached his hand out to me. Just pretend he's a potential client, I said to myself in my head. I shook his hand and smiled at him.

"It's very nice to finally meet you sir." His handshake was firm and he didn't return my smile. He gaze was so stern and I felt like he was judging me. Inside I was freaking out but I somehow managed to hold it together. When he let go of my hand he didn't bother to say anything else as he moved past us. Once he was out of sight I let out a breath. "Well that was interesting. I honestly couldn't tell if he liked me or not." I opened the door to V's room and saw a nurse in there holding some papers. She was obvious to us coming in as she sat on the bed next to V and handed him the papers. It may of just been my insecurities but her hands seemed to linger a bit too long when she did it. I listened to her as she read everything on the papers to V and even as she giggled at some of his comments. Then she put her hand on V's shoulder and kept it there. I cleared my throat and she jumped off the bed. V smiled in my direction

"I was wondering how long you were going to stand there Darling." I couldn't see his eyes but he was clearly amused which means he knew the nurse was flirting with him. I walked over to V and kissed the top of his head. The nurse and I locked eyes but she didn't seem to be intimidated by me. She then bent over and was very close to V's face.

"And lastly here's my personal number if you ever have any questions. You can call me anytime." She shot me one last look and strut out of the room, almost as if she thought she had won. I gently took the papers from V and sneered at the number.

"Well we definitely won't be needing that number." I said scratching it out with a pen. I heard V laugh and I glared at him.

"MC are you jealous?" I blushed at his accusation and held the papers close to my face.

"No! She was just obnoxiously flirting with my boyfriend instead of doing her job." I had never been jealous of anyone in my life and I wasn't about to admit it had just happened, at least not with Jumin there. "So are you all set to leave now?" I was desperate to change the subject.

"Yes as long as you're willing to help me leave." He held out his hands and I helped him up. "I'm supposed to wait for them to bring a wheelchair but we can avoid that if we hurry."

"Alright." Jumin opened the door for us and we headed out. When we finally got to the lobby I really needed to pee. "Jumin can you help V to the car? I need to use the restroom before we leave." Jumin nodded at me and guided V to the car. I walked over to the sign that showed where the restroom was but they were closed for cleaning. I let out a sigh and began to head back to an entrance when I felt someone tug on my arm. It was man about Saeyoung's height with ashy blonde hair. "Do I know you?" I asked trying to pull my arm back. The man just looked at me and and tightened his grip on my arm.

"No but I know very well who you are. We really need to talk so you should just come with me." This time I jerked my arm away and stepped back from him.

"Why the hell would I do that? I don't even know you and my ride is waiting on me." My heart was beginning to race and this guys serious stare didn't help. He stepped closer and whispered in my ear.

"Because if you don't come with me then your car is going to crash and they'll take you by force. Jake knows you're here and I'm supposed to take you to him." I immediately tensed at his words. "Don't worry I'm not going to follow through with my orders. Just call the CEO and tell him you met an old friend. Once you know they're safely home I'll let you go and tell Jake that you got away. You've been training with Jane right?"

"How do I know I can trust you?" My throat was so tight that the words barely came out. The guy let out a sigh and I could tell he was getting frustrated.

"Let's just say that I don't like Jake and I owe Jane a favor. Now make the call before the guy who came with me comes over to make you comply. I'll tell you more once we're in my car. Now make the call." He had grabbed my arm again and was squeezing it. My brain was screaming to kick him and run away but if there was even a chance of V getting hurt I wasn't going to risk it. I pulled out my phone and called Jumin.

"Hey Jumin. I ran into an old classmate from school so I'm going to catch up with him. Go ahead and take V back to the penthouse.

"Are you sure MC? Do you want me to send a car back fro you?" I could hear V's voice in the background asking questions. It broke my heart to lie to them but I had no choice.

"No they'll bring me back after it's done. Just let me know when you guys get back to the penthouse. Tell V I love him if you don't mind."

"I will. Please let me know if you need a car or anything else. Goodbye."

"Good bye." I hung up the phone and the guy began to drag me towards the parking garage. "Do I at least get to know the name of my kidnapper?" We stopped next to a black car and he faced me.

"It's Gavin. Now be quite and just do what I tell you to." He opened the trunk of the car and pulled out a roll of duct tape and a a blind fold. "Don't worry I'll let you out as soon as I can. Now turn around." I did as he said and he put the blind over my eyes. He took my hands and folded them behind my back and I felt him tape them together. My heart was going nuts and I was beginning to panic. He walked me around the car a bit and I heard the door open. "Lay down. Jake's going to call soon so act scared."

"Like that's hard to do." I said as he closed the car door. I heard it open again as he settled into the front seat.

"Oh I almost forgot about your mouth. It will look suspicous if I don't." I tried to sawllow the knot in my throat as he pressed the tape on to my mouth. It was quite for a moment before I heard the car door open again and heard a new voice.

"Damn that Ricky is a pain. He left with a damn nurse and took the keys with him. So did you get the girl?"

"She's in the back seat. I'm just waiting on the boss to call and check in. What am I supposed to do with you? Boss said only I should go to the safe house cause three will look suspicious." The frustration in Gavin's voice was obvious.

"I guess you'll have to ask him." He let out whistle and I felt someone move hair out of my face. I instantly moved away and the new voice laughed. "Damn she's hot. Think the boss will let us as some fun with her before he comes to get her?" He sounded almost excited and a whimper escaped me.

"I guess you'll have to ask him. For now just leave her alone. She belongs to the boss."

"I know but nothing turns me on more that a tied up girl. They just look so helpless." I didn't know who this other guy was but I could tell that he was as sick as Jake. I also knew that Jake had no problem sharing me with his 'friends' as long as he got his hands on me. While I was lost in my thoughts Gavin's phone began to rind and snapped me out of it.

"Hey boss. I got the girl but Ricky ditched Nathan. Should I still go to the safe house?"

"Let me see her." Jake's voice shot through me like cold steel. My breathing became erratic and I didn't feel like I was getting enough air. "Perfect. Take her to the safe house and I'll meet you there in three hours. You two may do with her as you please until I get there. Just don't over do it."

"Alight! You're the best boss. I promise not to break her before you get there." Nathan was laughing as the car began to move. I still didn't know if I could trust what Gavin said but it looked like now I had no choice. I just hoped he could get me out of there before Nathan got to me.

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20 Seconds of Bravery Ch 19

Man. Sorry updates are so slow. Life has been hectic. Thank you all for your patience ♥ Oh and I should also mention that there are spoilers from my other story Dear Mom if you haven’t read that one yet.

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It took me while to notice that not only was it morning but also that Jumin was awake and staring at me. He cleared his throat and I nearly fell off the couch. Jumin walked across the floor and handed me my stylus that had fallen. "My apologies MC. I didn't mean to scare you. I just didn't expect to see you up this early. Have you been up long?"

"Depends. Can you wake up if you never went to sleep."

"I see. You should really get some sleep. It's not healthy to stay up so much." I shrugged my shoulders.

"I'm used to it. Before meeting V I always had restless sleep patterns." He sat on the couch next to me and peered at my screen. "Is this digital art?" I nodded at him as he studied my work. "It's quite amazing. I knew you had talent but this is beyond my expectations. It might even be better than V's art." I blushed and shook my head.

"An artist is only as good as their inpirations and intentions. That's what my mom always told me." Jumin seemed confused so I explained. "V is my inpiration and freedom and love are my intentions. If none of those were good then the art would be lacking and be very negative."

"I see. So it's like how having good business partners will make your business better." I nodded and smiled at him. "Fascinating. I normally don't understand art very well but having you explain it makes it seem very simple. You're an excellent teacher." I laughed a little and sighed sadly.

"That used to be the goal. I originally went to school to become an art teacher but then my anxiety got bad so I switched to graphic design. Jake didn't really help with that either." Jumin listened intently with a serious look on his face.

"I see. Well I hope that one day you are able to achieve your dream." I smiled at him and saved my drawing on the computer. "V said that the night of your accident you two were coming up from your studio. Does that mean you do more than digital art?"

"Yeah. I'm a pretty decent painter and I love to work with charcoal. I've also dabbled with clay and metal work." Jumin almost had a sparkle in his eye.

"Fascinating. I have a business deal for you MC." I raised an eyebrow at him and he smiled. "C&R is about to expand into the creative arts, so after V's operation, I would like you to teach me about art. I will of course compensate you for all the materials that you need." I began to chuckle at how serious he was and it made me feel better.

"Jumin you don't need to pay me, and I'm sorry for laughing. You're just always dressed so neatly and picturing you in a messy studio is amusing. Of course you can come to my studio and learn." He smiled at me and held out his hand. I shook it and he stood up from the couch.

"Alright. I need to leave for the office now but we can work out more details later. Will you tell V I said goodbye?" I nodded and he headed out the door. After talking to Jumin I felt more relaxed and not as restless. I closed my laptop and walked over to a nearby bookshelf. There were mostly business books but I saw a copy of my favorite book, Dorian Grey. "Looks like I just keep having things in common with Jumin." I said to myself. At first I tried reading on the couch but it wasn't all that comfy now that I was feeling drowsy. I quietly crept back into the bedroom and saw that V was still sleeping. He looked so peaceful and calm that I just stood there forgetting about the book in my hands. It didn't seem to matter how many times I saw him but every time I did my heart strings got all tangled up and I fell hard. We had been together about a month if you counted my coma time and yet without fail he continued to stay with me. I used to think that he would of gotten bored of me an left with in the first week, but he didn't. It was beginning to come clear that he truly loved me despite how broken and flawed I was. I always believed that I wasn't worthy of love or family and that I would die alone, but V was changing all of that. I could feel this feeling stirring inside of me and it was getting stronger. I wanted to change and be a better person and I actually believed that it was possible. My mom always told me that real love was powerful enough to move mountains and change the world. I moved over to the bed and laid down next to V. He stirred a little bit but didn't wake up. I opened up my book and V's arm snaked over my waist and I smiled. With him next to me I suddenly felt even more drowsy and I barely read the first few pages before I fell back asleep.

When I woke up I didn't see V but the clock on the wall said that it was well past noon. I sat up in a groggy state and saw all three cats on the bed. The bedroom door was half open and I could hear some faint noise. I carefully stood up as not to disturb the cats and headed out the door. When I got out there I saw Jane sitting on the couch looking at her phone. She noticed my presence without even looking up from her phone. "Morning MC. If you're looking for V, Saeyoung took him to a doctor appointment." It was weird to have her read me so easily and I started to feel awkward. Jane was one of the only people in the RFA who I had yet to spend any time with so I didn't know her very well. I didn't know what to say to her or anything.

"So you got stuck babysitting me then?" Now she looked up from her phone and raised an eyebrow at me.

"I wouldn't really call it babysitting. More of keeping you company because your ex keeps traumatizing you. Plus I felt like you could use some girl time." I felt bad for sounding so grumpy just a minute ago.

"Sorry. I can be a little grumpy when I first wake up. It's good to see you again Jane." She smiled and patted the seat next to her. I walked over and sat down next to her. She handed me the phone she had been look at and I became confused.

"V said that you broke yours last night, so Saeyoung brought you a new one over. I went ahead and set it up for you while you were sleeping." I stared in shock as I looked over the phone. It was a brand new model much better than my old one.

"Thank you. He didn't have to do that though, this must of been expensive." She waved her hand and smiled.

"Please, don't worry about it. My husband has boxes of various electronics around the house. We can stand to part with it." I laughed with her and she smiled. "It also has the RFA app on it so you can talk with everyone on there. It's going to be a little confusing at first but I'm sure you'll get the hang of it."

"So does that make me part of the RFA then?" She nodded at me and smiled.

"Welcome to the family, Sis." I felt my eyes start to water and she smiled sweetly at me. "I know, it feels great to be part of a family doesn't it?" I was both happy and confused by her words.

"It really does. I gave up my dream of belonging to a family a long time ago." She pulled me into a hug and it felt so good. I used to have foster sisters but they never hugged me or got close.

"I was the same way before I met everyone. I grew up with no one and was very distant when I met the RFA. Then I fell in love with the biggest idiot on the planet. They all had absolutely no reason to trust me or anything but they did."

"Can I ask why you were an orphan?" Her eyes turned a bit sad but she nodded.

"My mom died when I was a kid and my dad wanted nothing to do with me so I was on my own. It's actually quite a long story for another time. I'm just glad you're happy about joining us." We smiled at each other and then I remembered Jumin telling me how Jane and Saeyoung saved V.

"That reminds me, thank you for saving V. I don't really know what happened but Jumin said that you and Saeyoung saved V from Mint Eye, so thank you." She blushed a little bit and smiled.

"So you haven't heard the whole story yet?" I shook my head and she laughed a little bit. "Wow you must really love V to just ignore his past like that."

"I don't ignore it. I just don't push him to talk about it because I know it's sensitive. He's told me most of it, just not every detail. I haven't told him everything about my past either."

"That's a fair point. Do you want me to tell you the short version?" I nodded and she sat back on the couch. "Well basically Saeyoung and I used to work for the same intelligence agency, so when we learned that my father had teamed up with Rika we used our combined skills to take them down. When it was over though Rika became super psycho and tried to shoot V but I managed to knock him out of the way." My face was in shock and she just nodded. "I know it sounds like some cliche action movie but I swear that all happened."

"I don't doubt you I just never thought Rika would go that far." I paused trying to find the right words. "What a bitch." I covered my mouth after I said it. I didn't know if Jane was close to Rika like everyone else. She began to laugh and I realized that my words didn't bother her.

"That's a lot nicer than what I expected you to say, but you're right. She really was a crazy one and the way she manipulated people was scary. Poor Saeran was so under her thumb that he had split personalities for a while there. He had a very rough recovery because of her and if you ask me she deserved much worse that what she got."

"V told me she was far away getting help but he didn't really go beyond that." Jane rolled her eyes.

"Yeah. See do to the extent of her charges and being partners with my father, Jumin couldn't protect her anymore, but before he could turn her over to the police Yoosung and Zen sent her to to Alaska. They said she could heal in peace there." She rolled her eyes and took a drink of the tea in front of her. "I personally think she should rot in prison with my father but I know she didn't mean as much to me as everyone else."

"I know what you mean. Everyone keeps asking me questions about what she was like when we were young and it's hard not to be honest. She was awful and even though I don't harbor any hate towards her, the truth about her makes it sound like I do. I also don't want to confuse any one any more than they already are."

"That's understandable, but enough talking about her. You should hurry up and go get dressed." I gave her a look and she smiled. "I told you we're having a girls day. You need to get out of this boring penthouse and get some good greasy food." I fitgedted some what on the couch but smiled at her offer.

"Are you sure that's such a good idea?" She rolled her eyes again and pulled me off the couch.

"Of course I'm sure. I promise you're 100% safe with me. Plus you definitely need some girl time, a new outfit, and I need some spicy talk on V." I blushed and her eyes went wide. "So you guys did do it!" My face turned completely red and I hurried to the bedroom. I could hear Jane laughing as I pulled on some clothes. When I came back out in the living room she had a smug look on her face as she tossed me my jacket. I glared at her and she laughed a bit. "What? My mom always said that if you can't talk about sex then you shouldn't be having it." Now it was my turn to roll my eyes.

"I can talk about it, you just caught me off guard. Let's just go get some food." I put my jacket on and headed towards the door. She didn't say thing until we were halfway down the elevator.

"So is the sex good?" I started thinking back to that night and couldn't help but smile. "I'll take that as a yes. Damn you guys move faster than Saeyoung and I did. Saeyoung asked if we could wait until we were married before we did it and that was hard."

"I honestly didn't expect it so fast. I haven't had sex since I was with Jake and none of that was fun. In fact is was never even wanted. Then I found out that Jake was out of jail and something changed in me. That night the future became so unsure and in that moment I wanted to give V everything I had." The elevator dinged and I realized everything I said and blushed. We got off the elevator and Jane hooked our arms together.

"That's really romantic. You guys really are perfect for each other." I continued to blush and we walked out of the building into the huge plaza. This had been the first time I'd been outside since that day I had to go get V. The sun was warm but the breeze made it comfortably cool. "Saeyoung tries to be romantic but he usually ends up turning it into some kind of joke which I think is better. Before I met him I never really laughed so I found his childish humor charming. The first time we had sex he was a blushing mess and refused to let me take over." She laughed a little and her eyes had a fondness in them.

"I'm glad that you two make each other happy. I hope everyone can find that kind of happiness." She smiled at me and seemed to agree. "So where should we eat?" My stomach growled at the mention of food and I realized that I hadn't eaten since yesterday morning.

"I know an awesome food truck near buy. They have the best dumplings." I smiled at her as she lead the way. Once we were at the truck it didn't take long for us to get our food. We made pleasant small talk in between bites. I couldn't believe that I had been so nervous to talk to her just an hour ago. Now it seemed like we'd known each other for years. After eating our food Jane dragged me to several stores to find what she called the perfect date outfit. I rejected all of them because they seemed like something you'd wear to a night club.

"Jane none of these outfits are my style. They're way to sexy for me to pull off."

"Don't talk like that. You look amazing in anything." She said as she thrusted a a short, strapless, black dress. I held it up and looked at it in horror.

"No way Jane. I have t-shirts longer than this. Plus I'm too curvy and the fabric will just ride up." She looked at the dress thinking about what I said and took it away.

"Valid point. I'll try it on instead." I rolled my eyes as she pulled a few more things off the racks. "Alright let's hit the dressing room." We headed back over to the dressing rooms and I looked through all the clothes. Most of them were either too short or super low cut and I didn't bother trying them on. Then I noticed a burgundy dress with a halter top neck. I took the dress and held it up against my body and it looked decent. I pulled it on after removing my jeans and shirt. I tied the neck and looked in the mirror. It hit in the middle of my knees and had a plunging v neck line, but it still looked classy. I tried spinning in it and the way the dress unfurled looked like a movie dress. The dress was so distracting that I didn't even hear Jane yelling on the other side of the door. "MC come on out and let me see something." I took a deep breathe opened the door. She whistled at me and I blushed.

"It dosen't look stupid does it?" She shook her head and I tucked some hair behind my ear.

"Are you sure? I feel like it's too much skin. Are you sure I don't look like a hooker?" She laughed and dragged me over to the mirrors. I could now see myself in every angle.

"No way. I think you need to get this dress for your date tonight. Not only is is V's favorite color but you look super hot in it." I smiled at her words as I looked in the mirror. I really did like this dress and it was simple enough for any occasion, so I could wear it often.

"I think I will get it. I really like it." I gave the dress one last spin and we both laughed. Jane was right I really did need a girls day. "Hey Jane. This has been a really fun afternoon, thank you." She smiled at me and pulled me into a hug.

"Funny I was about to say the same thing to you." I gave her a curious look and she smiled. "You brought peace to V and everyone else. Since the whole mint eye thing everyone has been really confused, emotionally speaking. You've helped everyone sort out the emotions and for that I thank you." I was blushing again and then she grabbed my hands. "Enough of this sappy talk. Go change so we can pay for that dress and go do your hair and stuff." She was pushing me back towards the dressing room and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Alright I'm going, I'm going." As soon as I got back into the dressing room I heard a phone go off. I thought it was mine until I heard Jane talking. I tried my best to to eavesdrop but it was hard because she was right next to me. The way she answered the phone made it obvious she was talking to Saeyoung. I was putting on my street clothes back on while she sat outside talking. Her voice sounded cheerful but in a fake customer service way. When I stepped out of the dressing room I saw that her face was actually very annoyed. When she saw me she rolled her eyes and pointed to the phone. She then ended the phone call and laughed a little.

"Sorry about that. I forgot to tell V and Saeyoung that we were leaving the penthouse and ditching the body guards. It freaked them out a little bit." It felt like all the color drained from my face as I realized that we left so suddenly.

"I should probably call V shouldn't I?" Jane shook her head.

"Nope we're too busy to make phone calls. They know you're in safe hands." She grabbed my hand and began dragging me to the register. After leaving the store with my dress she insisted that I needed matching shoes and my nails done. She wanted to get our hair done too but I managed to talk her out of that one. I liked my hair the way it was and didn't need any help with it. By the time we were done with all of that the sun was starting to set and I was feeling tired.

"Jane not that I haven't been having fun, but I should probably get back to the penthouse soon. It's already past six and I still have to get ready." She looked at her watch and her eyes widened.

"Damn, you're right. Good think the building is only two blocks away. Let's get a move on girl!" I smiled at her and we headed back. We walked silently for a couple minutes before Jane said something. "Oh MC, I was wondering something. Do you always carry a gun when you travel outside?" I almost stopped walking because her question caught me so off guard. I thought it was perfectly concealed and I blushed.

"Yes. It's the only way I feel safe going anywhere. I stopped doing it once Jake was in jail and Alex left me alone, but recently it's the only way I feel safe when I go places. I don't like carrying it but it's better than being defenseless."

"I understand that. Before I met Saeyoung I worked with gun and he didn't like it one bit. I'll tell you this though, don't ever pull the trigger. Killing someone will change you and not for the better." Her face was serious and I could read the pain in her eyes.

"I'm aware of that. Carrying it really has me torn. I don't want to die but I also don't want to kill anyone, even if it's Jake. It's like a double edge sword and I'm scared of both outcomes. Does that even make any sense?"

"It does. It makes you a good person who still has an innocence inside of them. Starting tomorrow I'm going to train you so that you don't need the gun. I promise that you won't have to be afraid anymore." I smiled at her as we walked back into the C&R building. She pressed the elevator button and we waited. "Just be ready cause it's going to be hard at first but you seem capable enough to get the hang of my training." The elevator doors opened and we stepped inside. Just as they were about to close a voice called out.

"Hold the doors please!" Jane instantly stuck her arm between the doors and they opened back up. We then saw Jaehee hurrying towards us. "Jane thank you so much." She then noticed my presence "Oh MC it's good to see you too. I've actually been wanting to talk to you since you woke up."

"I know. V told me that you had something to tell me. I was going to see if we could meet at lunch but I overslept and then Jane made me go shopping." I noticed she was carrying a lot of papers and struggling with them. "Here let me help you." I said, taking some folders before she could protest. Jane also took some and Jaehee thanked us profusely.

"So let me guess. All of these are papers that Jumin forgot to sign before he left his office?" Jane said after eyeing each stack. Jaehee nodded and suddenly seemed very tired.

"You'd be correct. He said something about being inspired and needed to go gather art supplies. I have no idea what that was about." I suddenly felt bad and blushed. The elevator opened on the penthouse floor and the three of us walked in.

"That's my fault Jaehee. Jumin saw me drawing this morning and asked me if I could teach him about art. I didn't know he'd neglect his work because of it. I'm sorry." She sighed but smiled at me as we set the papers down on the coffee table.

"I see. Well it's hardly your fault MC. Mr. Han is easily distracted when he has a project on his mind. I'm just grateful it's not any cat related business." Jane and Jaehee laughed and I just smiled. I noticed that it was now seven and I really had to start getting ready.

"Well I'll be sure to make sure his art ventures don't give you more work. Now I'm going to go get ready. I'll be right back."

"I should also leave since Mr. Han isn't here."

"No Jaehee stay. You can help get MC ready and tell her your news." I had once again forgotten that Jaehee needed to talk to me.

"That's a good idea. I mean I don't know what Jane means by help but now is a great time for us to talk." I smiled at her and Jane seemed beyond excited. Seeing her like this made it hard to picture her working for an agency but that was probably made her so good.

"Alright if you're ok with that MC." I nodded at her and she smiled. Then the three of us headed towards the bedroom. I hung my dress up on the wall and went to the bathroom to start on my hair. I pulled it out of the bun and noticed that it already had some lose curls in it. I started up my curling iron and went to check on Jaehee and Jane. They were both sitting on my bed looking at their phones.

"So what's this big news that you need to tell me Jaehee?" She looked between Jane and I almost like she was nervous.

"Well you see when you were in the hospital I learned your last name and it sounded familiar. Well I did some digging and found out that our late parents were siblings." I began to realize what she was saying and my heart started to pound.

"So then that would make us,"

"Cousins." She finished with a smile. The smile on my face matched and I began to cry.

"Jaehee that's amazing!" I said wiping my eyes. "I was told that I didn't have any living family. How did they miss you?"

"I'm honestly not sure. It could because of the fact that I took my moms last name after she died. Or maybe our parents had a falling out and your mom never told anyone about them."

"That could be. I had always assumed my mom was an only child because she never talked about any siblings. I wonder what caused such a wall between them." I walked to the bathroom and picked up the curling iron. I stood in the doorway of the bathroom so that I could still talk to the girls.

"I have no idea. My father mentioned having a sister once but told me she lived abroad. I never asked about it after that." She seemed to ponder for a minute. "MC, if I may ask, when did your mom die?" I did my best not to look sad but I did a pretty poor job. "I'm sorry if the question upset you." I finished another curl and let it cool.

"It's alright. I was eleven when she died and I'm about to turn twenty six, so it was about fifteen years ago. Do you think that has something to do with it?"

"Possibly. She died before mine so maybe that's why my father never talked about her. My parents didn't die until I was almost in college. Knowing that though still doesn't answer the question as to why the authorities didn't send you to us." I shrugged and put the curling iron back in the bathroom. I brought my makeup bag out and sat on the floor across from the bed.

"Oh please let me do your make up MC! I've always wanted to do it to someone else." I was surprised by her request but held the brush out to her and she jumped off the bed.

"Anyway, Jaehee, I have a lot of records that my attorney gave me once I turned eighteen. I even have her will, maybe there will be something in there." I closed my eyes as Jane rubbed the brush across them.

"Possibly. I'm not sure when I'll be free to go over there but I'll put in the request to Mr. Han." I couldn't see her but her voice sounded defeated already.

"Well if he denies it then I'll talk to him. It won't kill him to give you a day off to learn about our family." I was finally able to open up my eyes and she was smiling.

"Thank you MC. I really am going to get going though. It's almost eight and I can hear a Zen DVD calling my name." Jane stood up and and pulled me off the floor.

"Yeah my work here is done so I should head out. Have fun MC but not too much. You've got training tomorrow." She winked and me and then they both left. I took the dress off of the hanger and put it on. My heart began to beat and I had to talk myself down. This was my first real date with V and I was really nervous. I tried telling myself that dinner at my house counted but this was different. I was dressed nice and V had been planning this for two days. There was excitement and nervousness swimming inside of me as I slipped on my shoes. They were black with straps that twisted up to my ankles, and a little higher than what I was used to but I managed. Now I just needed to find a light sweater or something, but failed to find one in the suitcase. Then I heard a knock at the door and practically jumped.

"MC, are you in there?" It was V's voice and my heart began to flutter. I went over to the door and slowly opened it. When it was open I stood in front of V and saw that he was wear a long sleeved black dress shirt, and a grey jacket, with tan pants, and he had the first few buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned. "Wow MC." My cheeks blushed and I fidgeted with my hands.

"Do I look ok?" I asked trying not to sound nervous. He simply bent down and kissed my hand.

"You look stunning. I don't know how I ended up with such a beautiful date." I blushed as he placed my hand on his arm. "Shall we?" He asked and I nodded. We then set off for our date.

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20 Seconds of Bravery Ch 16

This was originally part of ch 15 but it cut it in half cause I felt it got too long.

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The front of the elevator was glass and I could see just how high we were and the view was amazing. "Jumin how high up is your penthouse?" He seemed to think about it for a second as if counting.

"I believe it's on the 60th floor. Why, do heights bother you also?" I shook my head and continued to look out the glass.

"No actually quite the opposite actually. Heights make me feel lighter, they're like an escape from all my troubles. When I was younger I used to climb trees and just spend days looking over everything. It was fascinating that no matter how high I climbed I could never see everything. I felt like there were limitless possibilities." Suddenly the elevator lurched to a stop and I fell flat on my butt.

"That's rather peculiar. The elevator seems to have stopped. This won't do." He held out a hand and helped me up. "Are you alright MC?" I stood up and rubbed my butt.

"Yeah. Just a little surprised. Is this normal?" I looked to Jumin and I could tell that he was angry. "Hey could be worse. At least we got a killer view."

"This still should not be happening. The technician said that this problem wouldn't occur again. My signal also seems to be weak but I should be able to get a message to Assistant Kang. Can you reach anyone?" I pulled out my phone out of my bag and checked the signal.

"I've got nothing but I've still got Wifi so I can maybe get a message to Shelby." I opened Fobook messenger and tried to tell her what was going on. After five minutes of the messenger telling that it was still connecting I gave up. "Looks like it's not going to happen." Jumin leaned against the wall of the elevator with a scowl on his face. "Well there might be another way to call for help if someone hasn't noticed already." His expression perked up a bit as I walked over to the elevator panel. I kneeled down and popped open the panel. There wasn't a fire phone but there were three buttons labeled front desk, fire department, and police. I went ahead and pushed all three and a voice came out of the speaker.

"Hello? Is everything ok?" The girl on the other end sounded nervous.

"Would we be having this conversation is everything was ok?" Jumins words sounded really harsh.

"Mmmr. Han. I'm sorry I didn't know it was you. I'm sorry." I shot Jumin a look but he was oblivious to it. He was about to say something but I held my hand up to stop him.

"Hi sorry about that. Mr. Han is just nervous about the elevator not working." He tried to interject but I held my hand up. "See we got stuck still pretty high up. I already pushed the buttons for the fire and police departments. When they get here could you just fill them in on the situation?"

"Of course. I'll go ahead and let Assistant Kang know too. We'll get you out of there as fast as we can." The speaker then went silent and and it was just Jumin and I.

"For the record I never said I was nervous. If anything I'm angry that this happened in my building." I rolled my eyes at him but applauded his bravado. I sank down on the floor and looked out the window. It stayed silent for almost thirty minutes before Jumin finally caved and sat on the floor across from me. "Are you handling it ok? I know you'd rather be stuck with V than me."

"Don't be ridiculous. I'm honored that I get to spend this time with you. V talks about you a lot so I've actually grown quite curious of you. So even though I know you called off work to watch me for V, I'm glad we get to spend some time together." He laughed a little and took his sunglasses off his head.

"Seems you already know him well. When did you realize that was his plan?"

"I suspected something was up when you stayed at the penthouse with me after everyone left. Then when you offered to go to the shop with me I knew that V probably asked you to stay with me today. You know how overprotective he can be." Jumin smiled at me and seemed impressed.

"You really do know him well. I'm glad that you're able to call him out on his habits though. They've gotten him into trouble in the past."

"I know. He told me about his past with Rika and the awful things she did. I'm sorry you all had to go through all that but I understand. Rika was really good at fooling people and twisting them her way." Jumin's face became full of curiosity and he almost jumped up.

"So you really did know Rika before all of us." I nodded and he seemed to be reflecting on something. "So she wasn't a good person when you knew her?" I saw the hope on his face just like Yoosung. I wanted so badly to lie to them all and not cause them any pain but I knew better than anyone that wouldn't help them heal.

"I could tell that she wanted to be, but I think that the trials of being an orphan twisted her. Like me she was bullied at lot and even abused by adults, but somewhere along the way I think she gave into that pain and despair. It happened to a lot of kids but I think Rika completely gave into it. I'm sorry if that's not the answer you were hoping for. I know you all really cared for her so I try not to sound too mean. I honestly hope that one day she gets better and can be happy." Jumin closed his eyes for a moment as if to sort out his emotions. I could see that he was hurting but didn't want to show it. "Jumin it's ok to show your emotions. I'm not saying you have to cry but it's ok to talk about them. I know how lonely it can get if you keep everything locked up." His eyes snapped opened and he looked surprised.

"It's funny cause Rika used to tell me the same thing but she never sounded as sincere as you just did. This may sound strange but I think the Rika we knew was trying to be like you. I can see it know that I have all the information. That must be why everyone feels so comfortable around you." I was both flattered and taken aback by his words.

"I can't say I'd be surprised if that's what she did. Rika was like a mirror that reflected kindness but it prevented her from absorbing any of it. If that even makes sense. That's just how an old school friend described it when Rika went to school with us. I'm sorry if this isn't help you feel any better."

"No this is good information to have. For the past year since Rika went away myself and the other members have had so many confused feelings. We didn't know which Rika was the real one and I think we all felt confused. This information actually helps me process everything. For the first time in a year I feel at peace, so thank you MC." He smiled at me and I blushed.

"Well I'm glad I was able to help. I can tell that Rika is still a touchy subject with all of you. Especially V."

"Well V was the only one who knew the truth about Rika. He shouldered everything about her by himself and was even willing to sacrifice himself to her. If Saeyoung and Jane wouldn't of stepped in V probably would of died in that clut."

"Oh wow. Really?"

"Yes. Did V not tell you all of this?"

"Well he told me everything that happened but I didn't really push for details. V gets this distant look in his eye when we talk about our tramas so I try not to push it." I looked at my phone and saw that and hour and a half had passed. "Any idea how much longer we'll be stuck here?" Jumin checked his watch and took off his cardigan.

"Hopefully not much longer. I'm really starting to worry about Elizabeth."

"How did you get Elizabeth?" He seemed surprised at my question.

"Oh. Rika got her for me and V actually named her. She quickly became my only companion and I told her everything. The only woman in my life who didn't want anything from me." He paused as if trying to find the right words. "Even though she doesn't understand most of what I say it feels good to have someone to talk to."

"I understand what you mean. I'm the same way with my cats. People often listen with intent to respond but not animals."

"Precisely. Seems we have more in common that I thought. You're actually rather enjoyable to talk to." I blushed a little but smiled. I mean it wasn't every day a billionaire told you that he liked you.

"Thank you. I enjoy talking to you too." We smiled at each other and then fell silent for a bit. I looked down at all the people and noticed that they were close enough to see us yet no one seemed to noticed. Then I saw a familiar head of teal hair. "Jumin look it's V!" I pressed up to the glass and waved at him but he didn't see me. I knew it was a long shot that he'd see with since we were high up and he had bad eyes.

"He couldn't see us even if he had good vision. The glass is two way, we can see out but no one can see in." I sat down defeated. Seeing V had me all excited and not being able to see him was frustrating. "I'm sure he's going to want to call Saeyoung as soon as he finds out what's going on. That's his way of panicking." I walked back over to the panel and pushed the front desk button. I waited to see if anyone one would respond. It was almost six so it was possible that the girl had went home. Suddenly a gruff voice came over the speaker.

"Yes what is it?" He almost sounded annoyed.

"Um we were just wondering how much longer we were going to be stuck in here." I tried my best to sound polite.

"Can't say Miss. Were doing everything we can but we don't even know what floor you are on so it's been a bit of a guessing game. The motor powering the elevators went out so the emergency brakes are the only thing keep you both in place. We just have to hope you stopped in a location that we can reach you." My heart sank a little knowing that how much longer we'd be in here.

"So if we can find out what floor we're on it will speed things up?" Jumin said from cross the elevator.

"Yes Mr. Han that's the idea."

"Alright. Let us know if anything changes."

"Yes Sir." The gruff voice hung up and everything was silent again. Jumin was looking out the window and seemed deep in thought. I looked around the elevator and saw a hatch in the roof of it. An idea began to form in my head and a lump formed in my throat. I swallowed the jumped up to push the hatch. When I landed the elevator rocked and we both froze.

"Ok not my smartest idea. Sorry."

"It's alright. I think you were on to something though." Jumin walked over to me and reached up to the hatch. His hand stopped just short of it. He scowled in disapproval but continued to try and reach it. Finally he sighed and put his arms down. "It's useless. I can't reach it." He seemed to be thinking again and then looked at me. "Our only option is for me to lift you up so that you can open it." I couldn't help but groan.

"I knew you were gonna say that." I took a deep breathe and pulled my sweater off. "Alright just please don't drop me." I said as I put my hair in a messy bun.

"You have my word." He crouched down and laced his fingers together as a foothold. I placed a foot on his hands and braced myself on his shoulders. Once I was steady he slowly lifted me up and I used one had to reach for the door. I unlocked the latch but the hatch iself was really heavy. Using all my strength I pushed it open causing a loud thud to echo in the chamber.

"Alright lift me higher so that I can climb up." He lifted me up until I was able to pull myself up into the hatch. I was too scared to stand up so I sat there and looked around. It was too dark to see anything inside so I stuck my head over the hatch. "Hey Jumin hand me bag. I think I have a flashlight in it." Jumin handed me my bag and I rummaged through it until I found my small red flash light. I turned it on and began to look around. I soon found the door to the floor above us and it looked like we had stopped just a couple feet below it. "I found the door to the floor above us. We're just couple feet below it."

"Great job MC. Is there a number or anything next to the door?" I shined the light around the door and saw a small number but I was too far away to see it.

"There is but I'm too far away to see it." Another lump formed in my throat that I swallowed. "I'm going to have to walk over there and get a closer look."

"Just be careful MC. I can't imagine that it's very safe up there." I kept his words in mind as I slowly stood up. The metal creaked under my feet and each one made my heart race more and more. Despite how movies made it seem there was hardly any foot space on the roof of the elevator, and all the metal brackets had made it far from flat. Luckily there were lots of cables I could use to steady myself. I stopped when I was almost to the wall and looked back up to see the number. It was a 25. I hastily made my way back over to the hatch in the roof.

"Jumin!" He seemed to be startled by my sudden outburst but looked glad that I was ok. "Jumin it's floor 25. That must mean we got stuck on 24!" He smile and went over to the panel. With in a few seconds a voice was on the intercom, I soon recognized it as Jaehee.

"Hello? Mr. Han, MC. Are you alright?"

"I wish people would stop asking that everytime we push this button."

"Jaehee! Tell them we think we're on floor 24!" I yelled from my hole in the ceiling.

"Very well." There was a pause and then she came back on. "MC V wants to know if there's anything you need for when you get out of there. What should I tell him?"

"Take out, wine, and probably a bandage. I'm like eighty percent sure I cut my leg."

"Are you sure you don't want a doctor? Is it bad?"

"Well for Jumin's sake I'm trying not to look at it cause if I do then I'm going to pass out. It doesn't hurt though so I don't think it's deep. That's what I get for wearing shorts today I guess." I laughed to try and lighten the situation but Jumin looked very cross and I knew V would be upset. "Jaehee just focus on getting us out of here. One thing at a time."

"Alright I'll let him know. Just sit tight." The speaker went dead again and Jumin stood under the hatch. The look on his face was far from pleasant.

"Ooooo. I know that look. V gave me that look when I got hurt on the tree." Jumin's face softened and now he just seemed annoyed. "If it helps I was going to tell you about it after I figured out how to get down without looking at it." He sighed and walked away only to return with his cardigan.

"Close your eyes and put your injured leg through the hatch. I'll cover it with this and help you down."

"Use my sweater instead. It's thicker and I won't bleed through it. Plus that sweater is really ugly and now I'll have a reason to throw it away." He raised an eyebrow but brought the sweater over anyway. I took a keep breath and closed my eyes before adjusting so that my leg could stick out of the hatch. I felt Jumin wrap the sweater around my leg a few times before he actually felt satisfied.

"Alright that should do. Now let me help you down." I put my arms in front of me and hung down from the hatch. Jumin placed his hands on my waist and I could see a faint blush on his cheeks. As soon as I touched the ground he cleared his throat and turned around. We were both going to need a lot of wine after this crazy day. I sat down on the floor and Jumin stood against the glass.

"Thank you Jumin. This would of been really stressful if I would of been alone. Plus without you I wouldn't of been able to find the floor number."

"I didn't really do much but I'm glad you found my actions helpful." I sat back down and we both fell into silence. The air seemed more anxious now that we knew our rescue was on its way. I tried to think of something to talk but I was starting to feel worn out. I pulled my headphones out of my bag and plugged them into my phone. I put one of the buds in my ear and held the other one out to Jumin.

"Do you want to listen?" He raised and eyebrow at me but didn't move.

"What kind of music are you listening to?" I shrugged my shoulders and scrolled through my phone.

"A little bit of everything. Jazz, pop, classical, there's even some punk rock in here." I held the ear bud out to him but he still seemed hesitant. "Come on. You might find something new you like." He finally moved over to me and sat down. He took the ear bud from me and put it in his ear. I hit play on the phone and it started with a modern jazz song. As we listened to the music I could feel my eyes getting heavy and wanting to close. I probably would of passed out if it wouldn't of been for the sound of groaning metal. Jumin and I both jumped up. I wanted to get closer to the door and see if anyone could hear me but Jumin held out and arm and stopped me.

"We should remain still. There's no way to if that was them trying to open the door or gravity straining the breaks." His words had my heart racing. It had been three and a half hours since we got stuck and it was really starting to wear on me. If I didn't get out of here soon I was going to have an attack.

"Jumin if we don't get out of here soon I might have an attack. I've been handling it pretty well since you're here but this is getting more and more dangerous and I'm getting worn out." I crossed my arms across my chest and squeezed my arms with my hands. Jumin turned to face me and put his hand on my head.

"Don't worry MC. As long as you're in here V will try and move mountains to get you out. He's that stubborn and he loves you that much." Hearing Jumin's words made me a feel a little more at ease and as if on cue I saw the door starting to crack open.

"Jumin, MC can you hear me? Are you two ok?" It was V's voice and I felt my heart soar, even Jumin seemed excited.

"MC is getting a little stressed but other than that we're fine." The doors were only part open but this was enough to lift our spirits.

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When I opened my eyes everything was bright and I had to use my hand to shield my eyes. When they finally adjusted to the light I looked around. I wasn’t in my house but Azul was laying on my chest. The room was very cool colored itself and had sunflowers all over it. I sat up and felt a tug on my arm, there was an IV in my hand. I pulled it out and put some gauze pads over it. I felt like there was something really important that I was forgetting but then I heard the door open. My eyes stayed locked on the door hoping that some answers would come through it. A tall man with light teal hair walked through the door holding some more sunflowers. My eyes welled up with tears but I didn’t know why. The man dropped the flowers and ran to my bedside. He pulled me into an embrace and I was too shocked to speak. His scent made my heart ache and I wanted to badly to remember something about this man. “MC I’m so glad you’re ok. Everyone has been so worried. People were beginning to think you weren’t going to wake up.” This mans words had me shocked and I didn’t know what to say. My chest was hurting so badly but I couldn’t figure out why. I needed to say something to him but what? “I’ll be right back I’m going to call the doctor and tell everyone else you’re awake.” Almost as quickly as he entered he left the room and I was even more confused. A doctor soon came in and looked me over. He told me that I hit my head during an accident and that I had been unconscious for almost a week. He left after that and I processed everything he told me. A little after the doctor my friend Shelby came in and I was so relieved to see a familiar face.

“Shelby what’s going on? I can barely remember anything and after seeing that guy with the blue hair I feel so hurt. Is Jake the reason I’m in here?” She gave me a confused look and then her face turned sad.

“You don’t remember V?” I shook my head and she looked disappointed. “V is the name of the guy with the blue hair.” When she told me his name my heart began to thump. I searched for a memory of him but I couldn’t find any and my eyes began to water.

“Why does it hurt so much that I don’t remember him? Shelby what happened?” She looked almost nervous with my questions. Instead of answering them she put a bag on the bed.

“The doctor says that you’re ok to leave. So get dressed and we can talk at my place. I’m gonna go tell everyone what’s going on.” She left the room and I was just more confused. As I moved to get the bag I got an itch on my shoulder. When I used my hand to reach it felt crusty. I looked at my hand and saw yellow flakes under my nails. I was both concerned and curious so I went over to the mirror in the bathroom. I pulled down the hospital gown and looked at the mirror. There were broken sunflowers that went down my back and even though they were almost gone I could still see the beauty in it. Suddenly, like a flood gate, everything came back to me. I remembered V and all my new friends and I remembered what happened in the basement. My eyes begin to flood with tears at the fact that I had actually forgotten my time with V. I felt like some cliche girl in a soap opera. I put my clothes on and headed for the door. I had to find V. Before I got to the door it opened and I saw V.

“Oh, sorry MC I was just,” I didn’t even hesitate to throw my arms around him.

“I’m sorry V. I’m so sorry that I forgot you. I’m so sorry.” He put his arms around me and I felt him breathe a deep sigh.

“You’re such a silly girl. I was never even angry. I knew you’d find your way back to me eventually.” He tilted my chin up and wiped away my tears. “I won’t lie though, when Shelby said you didn’t remember me my heart broke. I felt so helpless, like a huge piece of me had disappeared.” V paused as he stroked my hair. “Just out of curiosity, what made you remember?” I tilted my head up and looked at him.

“I saw remnants of your painting on my back and everything came flooding back. It gave me a killer headache but it’s worth it.” V walked me over to the bed and I noticed that it wasn’t a hospital bed. It was an actual bed. “V where are we and what happened at the house?” He clenched his fist on his knee and I knew it was bad.

“There was a security breach with the security guards. Some of Jake’s associates took the place of some guards and snuck into the house. Apparently their plan was to grab you and teach me a lesson.” My heart sank when I heard V’s words. I was instantly filled with worry.

“Are you ok? How did everything turn out ok?” I hated to think it but it didn’t make any sense.

“Well Saeyoung noticed that Jake’s phone was really close to your place so him and Saeran came back. They realized something was wrong when they saw the security guards go inside. So they came in and helped me.” He ran his hand through his hair and seemed angry. “I honestly don’t know what would of happened if they wouldn’t have shown up. Even when I tried to protect you I just ended up hurting you.” After he said that I realized that he blamed himself for what happened to me.

“Now stop that. It’s not your fault that they surprised us and it’s not your fault I fell down my illy constructed stairs. And honestly one of those goons probably would have pushed me down them anyway. It wouldn’t have been the first time.” I folded my hands in my lap and V placed one of his on top of mine.

“Speaking of, while you were still in the hospital they told me about the extent of your past injuries. They said that a lot of them should of been fatel. One nurse was even amazed that you were still alive. How come you never told me how badly he used to hurt you?” I shrugged my shoulders and traced my fingers on V’s hand.

“I didn’t really see a point. Plus I don’t really want to rehash the trama. The injuries may be healed but I still remember them like they were yesterday.” He put his arm around me and I rested my head on his shoulder. “So are you going to tell me where we are now? This doesn’t seem like a hospital.”

“We’re in Jumin’s penthouse. The plan was just to move you back to your house so you wouldn’t be scared when you woke up. Then Jumin suggested we move you here.” I looked around and processed what V told me.

“And he was just ok with everything? Like even bringing my cats?” I began to feel guilty for causing Jumin so much trouble.

“He actually insisted on it. He said he needed to take responsibility for his security being so weak. I was just going to aske Saeyoung or Saeran to watch your cats but Jumin pointed out that since they’re therapy cats so they might help you recover. So we brought them over and they’ve barely left the room.” I petted Yeti as he laid beside me.

“Was I really out for almost a week?” I felt bad that I had made everyone worry so much.

“Yes. Everyone was worried but we all knew you’d pull through. Eric and Shelby just kept saying that you’ve been through worse and I had a feeling they were talking about your past.” I laid back on the bed and put my feet across V.

“That doesn’t really narrow it down but they’re probably talking the last time Alex got ahold of me.” My hand instinctively went to my side and V noticed.

“You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to but I hope that one day you can.” I did want to tell him but I didn’t know if I could talk about of of that yet. I took a deep breathe and lifted up my shirt so that V could see the scars on my side. His eyes went wide as he inspected it himself. I could see a mix of anger and sadness building inside him. He traced the scar across my and stopped when it disappeared under my pants.

“This is what’s left of Alex’s visit.” There was no hiding the bitterness in my voice. I was used to blocking my trama but that was the only one I kept fresh in my mind. “I’ll tell you if you want but it isn’t pretty.”

“I do want to know but we should wait until later. Everyone is waiting to see you so I don’t think now is the right time.” My eyes widened as I remembered that I had everyone waiting. “What’s wrong?” I shook my head and smiled at him.

“Nothing. I just always feel like I’m in my own world when I’m with you. Everything else just disappeared, including our friends.” I blushed and he just laughed.

“I know exactly what you mean. If we don’t go out there soon they’ll probably barge in. You go ahead and go, I’m going to clean up the vase I broke.” I got off the bed and gave him a light kiss before heading to the door. “Oh and when you get a chance you should talk to Jaehee. She has some news for you.” I gave him a look but he just smiled and shrugged. After rolling my eyes at him I went out the door. The hallway outside the room was very lush but gave off a cold feeling. Since I was unsure which way to go so I followed the sounds of voices. When I got the the end of the hall I saw most of the RFA and Shelby. AJ was playing with Saeran and they were the first to see me. AJ ran over to me and made me pick him up. Everyone else turned to see what was going on and their faces filled with relief.

“Well you seem in a good mood. I thought you were gonna come out all sour once V went in there.” Shelby took AJ from me and I gave her a confused look. Then I remembered that everyone still thought I had forgotten who V was.

“Oh. Yeah about that, I actually got my memories back when I saw V’s painting on my back. So I cried like a baby and he filled me in on what happened.” Everyone seemed really happy about this and the air seemed a lot lighter.

“That’s great MC! So are you going to stay here then?” I nodded at her and she hugged me. “Alright. I’m gonna go fill Eric in. He couldn’t get away from the shop to come see you. Call us if you need anything.” We hugged again and then she left with AJ. I looked at everyone else and I didn’t really know what to say.

“I’m sorry that I had everyone so worried. If I was stronger, then you all wouldn’t of had to worry so much.”

“MC you’re being ridiculous.” Jumin said from the couch with his cat.

“Yeah. Jumin’s right MC. You literally slammed your head on concrete. V said they had to cut into your skull to relieve the bleeding. Anyone would have a hard time with that.” Yoosung gave me a warm hearted smile and I started to feel better.

“Not to mention the doctor was pretty amazed at how fast you woke up. He said that people who don’t wake up a couple days after surgery almost never wake up.” Yoosung’s face turned a bit sad but it was quickly replaced with a smile.

“They’re all right MC.” I turned around and saw V standing behind me. “Everyone was worried because they care.” He put his arm around me and I blushed.

“MC why don’t you sit down. You should still take it easy.” Saeran threw a cat toy across the room and Elizabeth ran after it.

“No I’m fine. Sleeping for a week has me feeling restless. Sitting is the last thing I wanna do, plus I gotta think about what I’m gonna do about Jake.” I looked at V and I could see that he was thinking. “I know you’re against me training with Jane but after what happened I need it. Plus you have your operation coming up and we’ll be defenseless.” I could tell that V wasn’t happy with my idea but he knew I had a point.

“I already told V that you are both more than welcome to say here while he recovers from his operation. Anything you two need I will do my best to help.” Jumin didn’t look up from his phone as he spoke but I could feel his sincerity.

“Are you sure Jumin? I know you’re really busy and I’ve already been enough trouble.” Jumin stood up and put his phone in his jacket pocket.

“Oh course I’m sure. I wouldn’t have offered if I wasn’t sure. Not to mention I get something out of it.”

“What do you get out of MC and V staying here?” Yoosung seemed filled with curiosity

“It’s a joke between V and I. What did you call it V?”

“An inside joke.”

“Yes that’s it. Since they are staying here I get to see more of my friend and have nights like we used to.”

“Well thank you Jumin. I greatly appreciate your hospitality and please let me know if there’s anything I can do to thank you.” He waved his hand in dismissal at my notion.

“There’s no need. Seeing my friend happy is thanks enough.” He looked our direction and gave us a small smile. Suddenly a very loud growling noise filled the silence and my face turned red. Before anyone could say anything Saeran had appread and grabbed my wrist. I looked back at V, who looked as confused as everyone else, as Saeran lead me through the penthouse. We ended up in the kitchen and Saeran sat me down in a chair. His face had been flushed since he grabbed me and I was beyond confused. A bowl of noodles was placed in front of me and wouldn’t look at me. Right as I was about speak I heard V call out to me.

“MC is everything alright?”

“Yes I’m fine. I’ll be back in a second.” I looked back at Saeran and he almost seemed annoyed. “Saeran, did you make this for me?” He turned around so that his back was facing me and ran a hand through his hair.

“When I was in the hospital I got really hungry after I woke up so I figured you would too.” He faced me again but he seemed too embarrassed to look me in the eye. I just smiled at him and took a bite of the noodles.

“Thank you Saeran. It’s delicious!” He looked so happy when I told him that but then he just left the kitchen and headed back to the others. As I was eating Jumin’s cat Elizabeth jumped up on the table across from me. “Hello Elizabeth. I hope my boys are minding their manners.” She meowed at me and I swear my heart exploded because of how cute it sounded. “You have a very beautiful voice. Jumin is very lucky to have you.” She meowed another time. “So tell me, do you like being called Elizabeth,” She didn’t make a sound. “or Elley?” She meowed almost instantly. “I see. Well Jumin isn’t going to be happy about that.” I laughed to myself and continued eating. When I was done eating she walked across the table and climbed on my shoulders. “Are you sure you want to do that? I have to get up and go back to V.” She only meowed but didn’t move. I got up very slowly but she didn’t seem to mind. Her purring was very soothing and her fur was soft. Jumin obviously took really good care of her. When I walked back into the main room everyone seemed to be in awe.

“Wow MC! That’s so cool! How did you get her to do that?” Yoosung looked like a kid at the circus.

“She just waited for me to finish eating and then climbed up. She’s also very chatty. Aren’t you Elizabeth?” She meowed and Jumin was in awe.

“Remarkable. I’ve never heard her talk so loudly. She must like you very much.” Elizabeth meowed and rubbed her head against my cheek. I laughed as her fur tickled my nose.

“Alright Elizabeth time to get down. We wouldn’t want you to fall.” She made no intention to move.

“How very right you are MC. Come here please Elizabeth.” I sighed when she didn’t move but my shoulders were getting tired and I had to sneeze.

“Elley. Get down please.” I said in a firm voice. Jumin was about to interject but then she jumped down and rubbed herself around Jumin’s legs. He had a sour look on his face like he was in denial.

“MC you’re like some kind of cat whisper.” I shrugged my shoulders and then sneezed.

“Not really. I just get along really well with them.” I fidgeted with my hands in embarrassment.

“There’s no doubt about that. Maybe I should consult you on all of my cat business.” I was going to ask him to clarify but this his phone rang. “Excuse me I have to take this.” He walked into another room and I felt awkward. I was starting to miss my home but I didn’t know how to say that without sounding rude.

“Well I have to get going. I have work soon and I’ve got to get Saeran home. I’m really glad to see your awake MC.” Yoosung walked over to the door and Saeran followed. “Oh and V let us know when your operation is.” V simply nodded and they walked out the door. Once it was the door closed V walked over to me and slipped his hands around my waist. I smiled and leaned into him.

“So do you think you feel good enough for a date tomorrow?” I gasped and pretended to me shocked.

“Why Mr. Kim. You are very bold to ask out a lady who just got out of a coma.” I poked his forehead and he rolled his eyes at me.

“I can’t help it. I missed you so much. I talked to you everyday with no way of knowing if my words reached you.” His face turned sad and I put my hand on his cheek.

“Hey, I’m ok. There’s no way a little bump on the head is going to keep me from you. And I know that your words reached me because it broke my heart when I couldn’t remember you.” We moved over to the couch and sat down. “So of course I’ll go on a date with you. What did you have in mind?” He smiled and kissed my forehead.

“That’s for me to know and you to find out.” I pouted a little and he laughed. “I’m going to have to spend the day getting it all together though if that’s ok.” I nodded.

“Yeah. I should probably call all my clients and explain to them what happened. Hopefully not too many of them left. Did you bring my laptop from the house?”

“I did. There’s a suitcase in the closet of the room you were staying. It has your computer, phone, and clothes in it. I also put all your bathroom stuff in the bathroom.” He kissed my forehead and moved off the couch. “I have to go talk to Jumin real quick. Is there anything you need?”

“No I’m just going to shower quick and call my clients. Maybe I’ll go the shop after all that. Oh and I should probably call Jaehee.”

“Alright I’ll go find Jumin now and then take care of my errands. I’ll be back later.” We headed our different directions but then V called out to me. “MC will you please let me know if you’re going to the shop.”

“Of course. I love you.” He blushed a little but he looked happy.

“You have no idea how happy I am to hear those words again. I love you too.” I smiled at him and then turned around to head to the room. When I got in there I found the suitcase V mentioned and pulled some clothes out of it. My shower felt really nice after being stuck in a bed for a week. When I got out of the shower I felt newly refreshed and my headache was slightly better. I went back to the bedroom and pulled booted up my laptop. As expected my inbox was full and it took me a good hour to sort through it and call my clients. Eric and Shelby had managed to reach some of them for me but I still lost the current projects I was working on, including my big one that I’d been working on for a month. I walked back out to the living room feeling slightly dejected. Jumin was sitting on the couch looking at his phone, he only looked up briefly to acknowledge my presence.

“Hello MC. How did everything go with your clients?” He asked still looking at his phone. I sat down on the couch next to him and sighed.

“As good as it could I guess. Since I was asleep all of my current projects got taken over by someone else. So I’m out of work for a bit it seems other than the Aurora site, but that one I mostly do for free.” Jumin looked up from his phone and gave me a confused look.

“Why would you do work for free especially with having lost all your clients.”

“The Aurora site is like my baby. It was the first site I designed and it’s what got me out there. So it’s not really work anymore. I just had changes to it a lot cause of all the events at the shop.”

“I see. And that’s the shop that your friends own?” I nodded and he appeared to be thinking. “V mentioned that you might want to go there today. Would you mind if I came with you? I’m very curious about this game business. It might benefit to look into it.” I raised an eyebrow at him but he didn’t seem to notice.

“Aren’t you really busy with your work though?”

“I had Assistant Kang move all of my meeting to Monday and everything else is just paperwork that I can also sign on Monday. So no I’m not busy.” I raised my eyebrow again but then shrugged my shoulders.

“If you really want to come I won’t stop you but you might not want to wear a suit.”

“What’s wrong with wearing my suit?” He almost seemed offended.

“Nothing but we have to walk there and the environment there is very casual. I just think you’ll feel better in casual attire.” He gave some thought to what I said and seemed to understand.

“That sounds very logical. Alright I’ll go change and then we can leave. Make sure you tell V that we’re leaving.” Jumin got up and headed to another part of his penthouse with Elizabeth following him. It seemed somewhat surreal that I was about to spend the day with Jumin Han but then again my whole life seemed like that these days. I dialed V’s number and listened to it ring. He picked up and I almost melted at his voice.

“MC is everything ok?” I heard lots of noise behind him and figured he was outside.

“Yeah everything is fine. I was just calling to let you know that I’m about to head to the shop with Jumin.” He laughed and I rolled my eyes.

“Really Jumin is going to go with you? That should be interesting. It will be quite a story over dinner.” I laughed with him.

“It will. I should go now, stay safe. I love you.”

“I will and I love you too.” He hung up the phone and I was left feeling bitter sweet. I knew we couldn’t spend every second together but I wished we could. It just felt unnatural to not be with him.

“Will this suffice MC?” I turned around and saw Jumin. He was wearing some tan slacks and a grey cardigan over a white t-shirt. He even had a pair of sunglasses on his head. I had to admit that was a lot better than I expected. I opened up my phone and took a picture of him. “Seems you and V have taking surprise pictures in common. No wonder you two get along so well. I suppose you’re going to send it to him?” I stood up and put my phone in my pocket.

“Yep. Are you ready to go?”

“Of course. Are you sure you don’t want to take a car? It’s a safer option.” I froze in my place and did my best to keep myself composed.

“If you really want to drive then I’ll meet you there. I can’t ride in a car, they honestly terrify me. Since my mom died I’ve only ridden in a car once and it was to go get V.” I could feel my hands starting to shake.

“Alright. Then we’ll walk. I’m sorry if I upset you. V told me you had anxieties but he didn’t go beyond that. Next time I’ll ask for a list. I apologize.” I laughed a little and rolled my eyes.

“Jumin there isn’t enough paper in the world to list my anxieties. But thank you for trying to be considerate.” We exited the penthouse and headed towards the elevator.

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When I walked into the living room I recognized the officer. He was older now but he was the one who always responded to calls about Jake and I when we were together, he was also Jake's cousin. When he saw me he put on the good cop act but his eyes said everything. He was enjoying this. I sat down next to V and he pecked me on the cheek before handing me the tea.

"Hello ma'am. Do you mind answering some questions?" I set the tea cup down and nodded.

"Of course officer. I want to do everything I can to catch the sick bastard who did this." When I said that the officers eye twitched and I knew I struck a nerve.

"That's understandable ma'am. Can you think of anyone who would want to cause you harm or distress?" I pretended to think about his question as if we both didn't already know the answer.

"Well maybe my ex boyfriend. He didn't handle our break up very well and I know that he's not happy about my current relationship. But this should all be in the file since I had pressed charges against him in the past."

"I see, and what were the charges against him?" The officer tapped his pen on his tiny notebook.

"Sexual assault and aggravated assault. There were other charges but those were the ones he was convicted for." I felt V squeeze my hand and it felt good to have him near. "These are all in the file and I'd rather not rehash them if I don't have to. It's not exactly fun to talk about." The officer nodded his head and looked to V.

"And you're the new boyfriend?" He asked as if trying to sum up V.

"Yes I am, but I don't see how that's relevant to the package that was delivered. It was nothing but malice towards MC."

"I'm just trying to sort everything out Sir. We want to find out who sent it as much as you." It took all my self control not to roll my eyes at him.

"But she just told you who was most likely to have sent it and you didn't ask anything else." I could see that V was getting angry.

"V it's alright. I'm sure the officer is just doing the job he was given." I looked back to the officer. "Do you have any other questions for me?"

"No ma'am. I think I have everything I need. I'll go through the file you mentioned and look into this ex of yours. If you think of anyone else in the meantime please feel free to call my direct line." He handed me a card and I put it on the coffee table.

"Thank you officer. I'm sure you'll find that file helpful and something happened to it or anything just call my lawyer. He made several copies just to be safe." The officer's eyes were flaming with anger now.

"Very well ma'am. Thank you for your cooperation." He turned around an quickly left the penthouse. Jumin locked the door behind him and walked over to us.

"Well that was a complete waste of time. Are you alright MC?" Jumin sat on the couch next to us and leaned back.

"I'm alright." I was still shaking but It was small now and I didn't think anyone would notice.

"And how are you V?" I could see that the question surprised V.

"I guess I'm mostly angry but I'm glad that MC is ok." He was pouring himself the last of the wine. "I knew he was going to try something but how did he even know that she was awake? The official hospital record said that she was brain dead." This had me choking on my tea.

"Wait, what?" V instantly regretted what he said. "I was pronounced dead?"

"Yes and no. The only way they would let us move you is under a hospice title. And the ER doctor honestly thought you wouldn't wake up. So according to that hospital you were dead. It probably says that we sought a second opinion but that hardly means anything. We all knew you would wake up though and we were right." I was still shocked that they actually said I was dead. "Please don't be upset MC."

"I'm not upset. It's just a bit to process. I mean with Jake and everything it makes sense but I wish you would of told me." I rubbed my temple with my hand and closed my eyes.

"To be fair, V wanted to tell you but the doctor told him that he should wait. Something about a possible relapse if we overwhelmed you too much." Jumin said from my left. I bit my lip not knowing what to say. "However V brings up a good point. Jake should not have known you were awake yet considering that you didn't even get to leave the building today. He must carefully be watching all of us." My head was really starting to hurt from the days events.

"Well we need to do something soon. And the police are going to be no help. That officer who was just here, that's Jake's cousin. He handles all the domestic calls for the city and he's always swept Jake's abuse under the rug. And the file that I mentioned to him probably doesn't even exist anymore. That's why I brought up my lawyer. He was an old friend of my moms and he made sure that several copies of the file was made."

"That's a very smart thing to do. Especially if he has help inside the police department." Jumin looked to V. "What do you want to do next V?" V leaned his head on his fist and knitted his eyebrows together.

"I think for now we should all just get some rest. This evening as been stressful on all of us." Jumin and I both nodded in agreement.

"Sounds like a good idea. Then I'll bid you too good night." With that Jumin disappeared into the penthouse and everything went silent.

"I guess I'll go get ready for bed then." I stood up from the couch and looked at V. "Are you coming too." He smiled at me and kissed my hand.

"I'll be right there. I'm just going to call Saeyoung and fill him in on everything." I leaned down and kissed him real quick.

"Alright. I'll see you in there." I left V to his phone call and headed to the room that Jumin was letting us stay in. I changed into a pair of sweatpants and a loose sweater that hung off my shoulder. As I brushed my teeth I could feel my exhaustion catching up to me. I washed my face and then got into the bed and almost instantly fell asleep. I was already half asleep by the V got into the bed and pulled me close to him. He was so warm that I couldn't fight it anymore and I drifted asleep in his arms. While I slept I dreamed that I was back home and my mom was sitting on my couch petting Azul. My eyes began to water and I ran to her. "Mom!" I tried to hug her but I fell right through her and onto the couch. Disappointment filled my heart. "This is a dream isn't it?" She nodded her head and put her hand near my cheek, I could swear that I felt the warmth of her hand. "I've missed you so much Mom. There's so much going on and I could really use your advice."

"I know sweetie. I'm sorry I can't be there for you, but I'm here now, so I'll do what I can." Hearing her voice was the sweetest sound I'd ever heard and my eyes began to water. "Why do you start by telling me about the boy you gave my shirt to." She waved her hand and an image of V appeared in front of us. I couldn't help but blush. My mom had died before I was interested in boys so I never got to have this talk.

"That's Jihyun, but everyone calls him V. He's an amazing photographer and an even better person. I thought he was a creep when I first met him but we've been through so much already and he continues to stand by him. Through him I've met some amazing people and even have a family." I realized that I was basically gushing and I blushed even more. "I hope you're not mad that I gave him your shirt." She smiled and shook her head.

"Not at all. In fact it's quite suiting that you gave it to him considering that your father gave it to me. I'm glad to finally see you happy after everything you've been through." I smiled at her and she waved the image away. "But what do you plan to do about Jake? " My smile fell and I looked at my hands.

"I honestly don't know. I want there to be a peaceful solution but I know he won't allow that. I'm not even sure if there's any good left inside of him. Deep down I know that I have to fight him but I'm not sure how. I don't think I'll be strong enough to physically fight him, and he has too many connections to fight him legally. He really has me backed into a corner."

"You keep looking for solutions on your own but you keep forgetting that you're not alone anymore. You have a life full of love, you have a family. I know you don't want to be a burden but acting alone will only hurt them more." I knew she was right and I hung my head in shame. I had been trying to handle everything on my own when in reality I had some very talented people who could help me. Suddenly I heard a faint ringing noise and my mom began to fade away. "Looks like this is all the time we get. Be brave MC nothing worth having comes easy. I know you can get through this."

"No. Mom you can't go again. I need you. Please don't leave me alone!" I tried to reach for her and only fell to my knees. Tears fell down my face as I cried for her not to leave. She said something to me but the ringing was so loud now that I couldn't hear her. Once her image was completely gone everything went dark before I shot up in bed. I wiped the tears and found the source of the ringing. It was a cell phone with and unknown number calling. I threw it across the room and sobbed into my knees. It took about ten minutes before I realized that V wasn't in the bed with me. I looked to the bathroom but the lights were off and the spot where he was laying was cold. After wiping my face off I stood up and headed towards the door. I opened it slowly and walked out to the hallway. There was a light on at the end of the hall and I could hear hushed voices. As I got closer I was able to make out V's voice but I wasn't sure about the other two. When I got to the end of the hall I looked around the corner and saw V, Jumin, and Eric. I was going to make my presence known when Eric said something that caught my attention.

"So have you told her about the baby yet?" My breath hitched in my chest and a hand flew to my stomach.

"No. The plan was to tell her tomorrow but after everything that happened I don't know if I should wait. I'm just worried that she'll blame herself. We haven't really talked about having kids so I don't even know where she stands on the issue but I know she'll be heartbroken when she finds out she lost a baby." V's words echoed in my head. I had lost a baby that I didn't even know about.

"Well she loves kids but after what Alex did to her the doctor wasn't sure if she'd even be able to conceive. I always assumed that she had come to terms with that but this might give her hope. So I think you should tell her. I mean if there's anyone she'd want to have kids with it's you." I listened as Eric and he was right. I always did wanted kids but thanks to Alex I never thought I could. My eye's became misty and I decided to step into the room. Both Eric and Jumin's faces turned sour and I could see that V instantly felt bad. No one said anything and I was struggling to keep in my tears.

"Is it true, was I really pregnant?" I choked on the words as I said them. V stood up but couldn't even look me in the eye.

"We didn't know till after you're surgery." Eric tried to tell me but I cut it off.

"No. I need to hear it from V." I looked at V and I knew he was upset but I needed to hear it. "V, did I lose our baby?" He took a step towards me and I could see the pain in his eyes and I knew it was true. I turned around and ran back to our room. V was following behind me but as soon as I got in the room I locked myself in the bathroom. As soon as I was locked in there I sank to the floor and cried. V knocked softly on the door but I didn't open it.

"MC I'm sorry. Please don't shut me out." I couldn't even talk and I heard V slid down the other side of the door. "I really did want to tell you. I wanted to tell you the second I found out but I couldn't. I had to deal with that loss on my own even though we didn't know about the baby it still hurt." I could tell he was upset about it and I didn't know what to do.

"When were you going to tell me?" I tried not to sound bitter but I was hurt that he'd kept this from me.

"I was going to tell you tomorrow after our date. I just wanted to see you happy before I broke your heart, but I couldn't even do that." I heard a thump on the other side of the door as I processed V's reasons. "Are you mad?" I let out a deep breath and stood up. I unlocked the door and opened it up. When I did V fell backwards onto the floor.

"I'm not mad. I don't know what I am." I stepped over him and sat on the bed. "I woke up from a dream about my mom, you weren't there, and then I found you in the living room having some kind of secret conversation. I don't know what I'm supposed to be thinking. Why was Eric even here?" V stood up and leaned on the wall across from me.

"He came over to check on you after he closed the shop but by the time he got here you were already sleeping. I only knew because I couldn't sleep and went to go get a drink. Then we all just started talking." V's eyes look almost like they were on the verge of tears and I could see how sincere he was trying to be. I let out a deep sigh and stood up. I walked over to V and hugged him tightly. He seemed surprised by the sudden hug but he gladly wrapped his arms around me. "I'm sorry MC. I keep saying that I won't keep things from you but I do."

"It's alright. I know you don't do it on purpose and that your heart is in the right place. As long as you don't lie to my face I won't get too mad." He kissed the top my head and I smiled into his chest.

"Well there's something else I haven't told you but only because Jaehee asked to tell you in person." I looked up at him and raised my eyebrow. "Just make sure you call her tomorrow. She's pretty excited to talk to you about it." I let go of V and walked over to where I threw my phone. I picked it up and saw that the screen was cracked and it wouldn't turn on.

"Well I'll probably have to get a new phone first. I guess I don't know my own strength." V took the phone and looked it over in his hands.

"Why did you throw it so hard?" He asked almost surprised.

"It woke me up from my dream because an unknown number was calling me. I should of answered it but I was took angry that it stopped me from seeing my mom." I sat back down on the bed and V followed me.

"Do you want to talk about your dream? I can tell it's got you all emotional." I blushed when V saw through me.

"I honestly don't even know what to say about it. I was in my house and she was sitting on my couch. It all seemed so real but I couldn't even hug her. It's been years since I've had a dream about her and it hurt so bad." I laid back on the bed and V laid with me. "The dream did make realize something though." V swept my hair back and raised his eyebrow at me. "She yelled at me for trying to find a solution about Jake on my own. I think she was right though. All of the solutions inside my head involve me facing him alone but I don't think it has to be that way. I mean every solution I have for Jake is me facing him on my own but I'm not alone and I to stop thinking that I am." I looked at V and seemed surprised by my words. He put his arm around my waist and pulled into a kiss.

"I'm glad you finally believe that. Everyone really wants to help you move on. However I have the best motivation of all of them if you ask me." I gave him a curious look and he blushed. "I have something to give you but I wanted to wait a bit longer." I laughed a little at his embarrassment.

"Well what is it?" He bit his lip and I played with his hair. "You should at least give me a hint. Who knows when I'll go into another coma." He gave me a look and I just shrugged my shoulders. "Just being realistic given our current luck." He rolled over to the night stand on his side of the bed. I heard him open the drawer and pull something out. Whatever it was he held it behind his back and smiled.

"Alright you can have a hint. Close your eyes and hold out your hand." I did as I was told. V placed something small and fuzzy in my hand. I rubbed my thumb over it and realized that it was velvet. I closed my hand around the object and realized it was a small box.

"V is this a jewelry box?" I was a mix of nervous and excited. V took the box out of my hand and I heard him put it back in the nightstand. I opened my eyes and saw him smiling.

"It could be but I guess you'll just have to wait and see." I shot him a look and he just smiled.

"You didn't need to get me anything ya know. I'm more sentimental than materialistic ya know." He kissed my forehead and smiled.

"I know and I didn't plan on getting it but I saw it and thought of you. That's the only reason I got it." I blushed and hid my face in his chest. We fell into silence and I noticed that V had fallen asleep. I tried my best to follow him but my head was swimming and I began to feel restless. I rolled over several times but finally decided to grab my computer and head to the living room. The hours all blurred together as I just began to draw and soon the sun began to peep into the penthouse.

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