Somehow, Mallory’s parents had talked the staff into allowing her to go home that night, instead of the following day like had been planned. Suga had left so he could be at the dorm when they were supposed to go to their practice, meaning Mallory was sleeping alone. She wasn’t too bothered by this fact, since she’d been sleeping without Suga before the accident. It just bummed her out.

She was told she had to bring her air tank and breathing tubes home with her, and they were given two refill tanks. If she were to experience shortness of breath after three days, she was to return to the hospital. Immediately after this, her parents whisked her away.

Even though her parents had taken one of her cars, Mallory had to sit in the back, in the middle seat so her father could look into the rearview mirror at all times, and she also wasn’t allowed to touch any of the things that were brought for her in the hospital. Her parents were convinced the teddy bears may be infected, which Mallory didn’t argue with, since there was no real point.

Already, she was regretting that her parents had come for her.

Zhen walked towards the food court, where she’d promised to meet Ha Jae, with her hands in the pocket of the hooded shirt she was wearing. She spotted him immediately, and as she started towards him, who stood and opened his arms to offer a hug.

She walked straight into his arms. “You know,” She said, taking a step back and smiling. “You still smell like home.”

He shrugged. “When I moved out, I bought the same candles mom had… because I like the way they smell.” He smiled at this, and Zhen immediately laughed. “Sit! Let’s talk for a little while.”

Zhen nodded and sat on one side of the table Ha Jae had been sitting at. When Ha Jae moved to sit, his phone rang. An annoyed expression played his face, and he reached into his pocket to pull the phone out. His eyes scanned the screen and he turned the ringer off on his phone before setting it on the table. “It’s just work.” He said, sitting across from Zhen.

Her eyes widened. “Shouldn’t you answer it then?” She asked, sitting straighter and gesturing to his phone.

He made a face. “I called out today and asked not to be disturbed. It’s my day off, and they need to learn how to handle things without me.” He said flatly, and crossed his arms over his chest. The phone stopped ringing, and Ha Jae looked smug. “There, see?”

Almost immediately after he said this, his phone started ringing again. Zhen smirked. “Are you going to get that, or am I going to have to do it for you?” She asked, reaching towards the phone.

Ha Jae rolled his eyes and snatched his phone, pressing the talk button and putting it to his cheek. “Hello?” He said, turning his face away from Zhen and angling his body out of the booth. “Yes, I did.” He said, sighing. “Jung Hee, please, I called out for a reason.” He said sternly. “No, no that’s not it,” He said, his face softening slightly. “Please listen,” He bit his lip and looked at Zhen. “No, Jung Hee, will you-” He stopped and sighed. “He hung up.”

“Is everything alright?” Zhen asked.

Ha Jae shrugged. “Not really. I guess there’s been a few errors on one of the processing court dates for one of our cases. I need to go in and fix a few things, but if you’d like to come you can sit and look pretty so people think highly of me.” He said, smiling brightly.

Zhen laughed and moved to stand. “We should probably get going then.”

After finally being given a break, the Bangtan Boys found themselves filing into their favorite little food stop for lunch, exhausted, and starving, as they found themselves a place to sit.

While all were filing in to sit down, Suga spotted Jimin sitting at the far end, already scanning through the menu. Suga immediately pushed past the others and dropped down beside him, watching as Jimin looked up and instantly looked to find another seat, but there were none.

“We need to talk.” Suga said flatly, turning towards Jimin, who looked a little annoyed. “I’m sorry I was a jerk earlier. For everything. It wasn’t my place to be angry, and it wasn’t my place to tell you off about it. I’m sorry I said anything.”

Jimin shrugged. “You weren’t wrong. I shouldn’t have kissed Mallory. I knew how you felt, and I knew how she felt, and I was just being selfish.”

“You didn’t come see her because I was there, right?” Jimin shrugged. “That hurt her, Jimin. You know how much you mean to her, even if it isn’t in the way you want.”

Jimin sighed. “Yeah, I know.” He said, shaking his head. “I’m just still nursing my ego.” He smirked, and Suga laughed. “She’s going home today, isn’t she?”

Suga nodded. “Her parents apparently checked her out this morning, instead of tonight. Last I heard, she was on her way to the apartment.”

Jimin nodded and the two were silent for a long few moments. “Are they going to convict Claude?”

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