I took a few minutes to think about his proposal, consider the alternatives. I wasn't completely against a "mutual partnership" as he put it, but I wanted to be sure of what exactly that would entail. I looked up at Erik, searching his face for any show of emotion before speaking… "When you say mutual partnership do you mean you make the decisions and order and I obey with no say or do you mean we discuss things, and come to a mutual decision?" I say taking deep breaths to keep myself calm.
I watched Erik who seemed to be contemplating his answer, finally, he said "As I said before I've been watching you and it is obvious that you care about this place just as much as I do. So when I say mutual agreement I mean that we will discuss things and come to an agreement and then you will work on getting Levigne to see things our way. Even in just the time you've been here you have done a great job of holding that office together and making excellent suggestions for being as young as you are you seem to know what you're doing and I have no doubts that with my help and guidance you'll be able to keep those morons from destroying the only home I've ever known."
I couldn't help the smirk on my face at "Erik's" mention of my being "young." It took all of my willpower not to tell him that he is actually 7 years younger than me. But the smirk was quickly replaced by a look of worry... "the only home he's ever known." Who exactly does Jungkook believe himself to be? If I'm going to help him that is exactly what I need to find out.
After a few moments of thought, I nodded my head and smiled at Erik agreeing to this partnership. "So does this mean I can go now?" I said sitting up, making sure the blanket stayed in place.
"No Mon Ange I think it would be better if you stayed a few days. If we are going to be working together then I think it would be best for us to get to know each other better." He said smiling slightly.
I crossed my arms over my chest defiantly. "What if I don't want to stay here? I need to get back so I can get back to work and back to my life."
Erik laughed a full loud laugh that bounced off the walls. "Darling who said anything about you having a choice. You're staying here with my period. And don't talk to me about your supposed life. I was watching you remember. You weren't living your life, you weren't even functioning, you were barely surviving. You will stay here for a few days; it will give you a chance to rest and relax."
At this point Erik stood up and walked over to me, leaning down toward me, a mischievous grin on his face. He grabbed a handful of my hair at the back of my head and pulled me toward him into a full-on kiss and he took my surprised gasp as an opportunity to stick his unusually long tongue into my mouth and curl it around my own tongue.
No matter what he thought, this was Jeon Jungkook. This man had played a hand in completely changing my life, this man who I had had a crush on for years. Without even realizing it, without a second thought I was kissing him back and had my arms around his neck, my hands grabbing his hair just as he was doing to mine. Jungkook continued to kiss me while sub-consciously without even realizing it I slid a hand to the corner of his mask.
He pulled away as if I had struck him. He was breathing heavily and his lips were puffy from our kissing as I'm sure mine was. "You will be here with me for the next few days may be longer if I decide I'm not ready to let you go. I'm positive we will share many intimate moments like the one we just had. But let me make one thing absolutely clear, you may make yourself comfortable in my home, you may touch or use whatever you like, and I will gladly let you have access to any part of my body you would like but you WILL NOT remove my mask." He leaned down putting his face as close to mine as he could without actually touching me. "Do you understand?"
Only about half of what he had said had actually registered in my mind, my head was still reeling from the unexpected kiss and my equally as unexpected reaction. I sat there stunned unable to form a coherent thought let alone an entire sentence. But I managed to nod my head.
Erik smiled leaning forward and kissing me softly and said "Good, then you may make yourself at home in any of the guest rooms. Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I need a cold shower." He said laughing glancing down at the bulge in his pants to make sure I understood what he was saying. He leaned forward and kissed me once more then turned and walked away down a hallway on my left.
I sat there for another ten minutes processing everything that had happened in the last few hours. How had this happened? How had Jungkook ended up here and what had happened to him after the accident?
