Got7 Short Stories

At the office, Mark was having a hard time clearing up the work you left behind for the weekend. He knew you had worked all nighters for the last few days since he too did so and couldn’t bear to make you burn your weekends. He figured it wouldn’t make a difference anyway if you stuck around looking tired either.
"Hey bro aren’t you heading back yet?" Asked a cheery Jackson who was passing by to head off.
"It’s gonna be a long night. Doubt I’d be done soon." Mark sighed and stood up to make a drink.
"Chinjja??? Isn’t there anything i could do to help you?" Offered the newbie Jackson.
"Nah, I don’t wanna spoil your weekend " said Mark
Jackson didn’t have much on anyways and so began helping Mark and started learning along the way.
"Bro.. there’s something I wanted to ask you…" He casually slipped in the question, "…are you by any chance…. dating anyone?" Taking a quick glance at Mark, he then waited for an answer.
Mark took a while as usual to respond “you mean Mandy right.. no we aren’t , we are just compatible working partners from before. What’s up, haha?” now it was his turn to steal a glance at Jackson.
"No its nothing, I was just kinda curious …. since you 2 look quite good together.. haha…" awkward laughter came out from Jackson to suggest something else.
"Well, she’s probably not looking for love in the office tho so if you’re thinking about that you might be on the wrong job." Mark knew it better than anyone after working closely with you for so long and shot Jackson a small smirk before patting him on the back as if to comfort him.
"I can’t deny she’s really nice and my ideal type." Blurted Jackson out of the blue.
"But she doesn’t seem to like me much." With a shrug he stood up from the desk and walked over to yours to have a peek. He never really got to do that since you were always working there.
He wanted to find clues as to what you might like and how to impress you since you were also his boss. “Wow she’s got lots of friends huh..” Seeing the number of birthday cards and greetings that accumulated over the years.
"Yeah but none meeting up to her expectations." Mark had also met most of your friends since you had been working together for some time and he was undoubtedly the most good looking among most of your colleagues.
The more Jackson observed, the more he felt an instant connection to you. He wanted to break the invisible barrier of superiority you had over him because of the office hierarchy, in order to get closer to you. Taking out his phone he decided to make the most of his weekend and see where it would get him.
“Bro, let’s head for a bite after we are done. I’m starved!” Complained Jackson after he saw that it was getting late.
"Sure. I know a place nearby. Anyways I need to drop by Mandy’s place too she left her keys in the office. Im wondering how she got home without it… maybe we should get going before its too late. Let me give her a call." Mark and his sharp eyes noticed that the bunch of keys were still hanging on your drawer after you locked it.
(on the phone) “Hey babe it’s me. Where you at?”
“Oh hey… I’m having dinner nearby. What’s up?”
“Are your keys with you?” He jingled them and you heard the familiar clinking sound at the other end of the line.
"Oh shoots… don’t tell me I left them at the office….." totally in sighs, you stood up and started packing your bag.
Just then, when Mark was about to say he would pick you up and give you a lift home, he heard another male voice in the background.
"If you need them now I can drop them off to you… I’m heading off for a bite with Jackson but if you don’t I can always drop it off to you tomorrow morning." Mark was always the gentle considerate guy that you could count on.
"It’s no worries, I’ll meet you at the eatery in 10mins and pick it up from you. It was a good thing you called, Mark, else I’d really not have a place to sleep tonight." You didn’t want him to get the wrong idea but it was also inconvenient to speak too much as you were unexpectedly in the house of another guy.
"Sure. I’ll see you there." Mark hung up but felt uneasy. He was pretty sure he heard a men’s voice and it sounded like you were in a house. Quickly he packed his stuff and headed down to wait for you.
Jackson didn’t know all that and was excitedly thinking about getting to see you even though it was nearly midnight. He hardly felt tired and kept rehearsing what to say so it didn’t sound too cheesy. Little did he know what he was going to see in just a short while.
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Picking up your bag, JB held it out to you. “You’re heading somewhere else in his state?” He asked with a worried frown on his face. “Is it nearby? I can send you there and wait for you.”
"No thanks Jaebum, I’m thankful enough for the meal tonight … I’m feeling alot better now." You assured him and gave him a confident smile. "Besides, I don’t think it’s convenient for you to be seen hanging around in public with me. I don’t wanna appear like this in tabloids…"
JB weakly smiled back and agreed. He sent you all the way to his door step and watched you walk off in the distance. “No this isn’t it.” He didn’t feel good about sending you off this way and quickly grabbed a jacket and put a cap over his head, and tailed you from a distance all the way to the eatery.
As you approached the little cafe you saw Jackson pacing up and down outside the entrance rubbing his hands together and breathing hot air on them to keep warm. Realising that you took a little over 10mins you ran up to him quickly.
“OH Mandy!!” Jackson almost wanted to hug you but stopped himself “You’re here, Mark hyung said you weren’t feeling well when you left. You better now?”
"Why are you waiting out here in the cold???" You approached him and saw that his nose was a little red and getting watery. "Get in quickly, you look frozen." Hastily you nudged him into the cafe where it was comfortably warmer. "Why didn’t you wait inside?"
"Cos he said you might not know we’re here." Mark came from the side and pulled out a chair for you. "Have a seat. Where were you anyways?"
"Oh I …was.."
"I heard another voice when you were on the phone. Where you with someone?" The seriousness in Mark’s voice made Jackson silent and made you feel slightly conscious all of a sudden. He was accustomed to looking out for you and you did feel somewhat accountable to him as a friend. For some reason it sounded like you were trying to hide when in fact there wasn’t anything to hide in the first place. Perhaps you were guilty for not heading home immediately after leaving work early and didn’t want him to get the wrong idea of you.
"Yeah an old friend showed up just when I was about to head home and so I had dinner and took a rest there."
The guys fell silent at your response making you feel guilty for leaving them to work while you were chilling. “You must be hungry let me get you guys some food. Jackson is this your first time here? Let me recommend you some—”
suddenly you felt a hand press on your forehead. “Are you ok now?” Mark’s concern was written all over his face as he checked if you were running a fever and indeed you were. “Omg your head is burning.”
"Jjincha??" Jackson grabbed your hand and put it against own head "You’re really warm!" He said and began fussing over you together with Mark.
"Chill you two .. I’ll be fine! I’m just gonna head home and have a bath and I’ll be okay… why don’t you guys eat up first? I feel bad enough as it is for leaving you both to work on a Friday night." You hurriedly grab a menu and placed some orders.
At that moment a few heads turned and JB had strolled in casually trying to look for you. He saw that you were being fussed over by 2 other guys, while you stared straight at the menu oblivious to their commotion. It was a strange sight since he had never seen you being surrounded by guys much less 2 good looking ones. His competitive spirit fired up in an instant.
"Jagiya"(darling) you heard a voice from behind you and turned around to see JB tapping you on your shoulders.
As shocked as you were, Mark and Jackson turned to see who it was to call you such an affectionate term, only to be met with JB’s stare.
"What??!?!?!" You choked on your own breath to see him standing there and worse yet, using such a cheesy way to call you in front of your unknowing coworkers.
"Jagiya, was my cooking that bad?"

Notes

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