All I need is to ask?

 

 

 

 

Previously:

 

 

“It’s Yunho... call me Yunho when you are here...” 

 

Jaejoong’s cheeks blushed as he bowed again saying  

 

“Thank you... Yunho...”    

 

Before he turned and walked out of the office avoiding eye contact. 

 

“Cute...” 

 

Yunho said as the other disappeared behind his office door. 

 

“It’s going to be interesting... working with you... Kim Jaejoong...” 

 

Yunho couldn’t help but smile to himself as he sat back down to start his work. 

 

*********************** 

 

The next few weeks were hectic, Jaejoong followed Junsu like a Shadow, writing every detail in his note book, bringing files with him at home studying the business deals, documents and every person who played a role Yunho’s office life... until he knew more than Junsu himself. 

 

“You can do it...” 

 

Jaejoong cheered looking at himself in the  bathroom mirror, fixing his suit and his black locks before heading to the bedroom to make sure she is ready. 

 

“You look pretty, baby...” 

 

He said watching his little girl brush her soft ebony hair. 

 

“I love this dress Umma, thank you!” 

 

Melody stood up turning around in her blue dress before she ran to her mother to hold his hand, carrying her pink backpack ready for school. 

 

“Anything for my princess” 

 

He said smiling to his happy child as they locked the door walking out of the condo into the street where he parked his car. 

 

“Umma... I miss uncle Minmin...” 

 

“You are right baby... I miss him too... how about I call him for dinner tonight...” 

 

“Yaaaay! Let’s make him kimchi jjigae... I want to help!” 

 

“You got it Sweetheart... I’ll call Uncle Minmin today and ask him to come eat Melody’s kimchi jjigae... I’m sure he won’t say no....” 

 

Melody chuckled nodding happily to her mother as they parked in front of a nice house. 

 

“Be a good girl for Umma... ok baby? And give Jiyeon’s Umma this bag... be careful...” 

  

Jaejoong said helping Melody out of the car into Jiyeon house, where Jiyeon’s mother, Shinhye, was kind enough to take Melody with her daughter to school as it starts at nine, so Jaejoong would be able to be in the office at 8:30. 

 

“Good morning Shinhye-ssi... thank you again and please enjoy these hotteoks!” 

 

Jaejoong waved smiling seeing melody run to hug her friend Jinyeon running into the house after giving the other mother the bag in hand.  

 

“No worries, Jaejoong-ssi... Have a good day... you didn’t have to get anything... thank you!” 

 

She waved back before going inside following the two hyperactive girls. 

 

Driving to his work, He smiled thinking how kind Shinhye was to offer her help in the morning when they met at the park a few days ago for their daughters play date. 

 

Today... it will be his first day alone without Junsu... He thought parking his car next to Yunho’s... he was nervous yet determined thinking how hard he worked hard for this. 

 

Taking a deep breath, he headed to the elevators, standing in front of the mirror fixing his hair again. 

 

“Nothing changed... You’ve worked hard the past few weeks and you barely needed Junsu... you got this...” 

 

He mumbled before heading into the office when the elevator door opened. 

 

“First thing... we make the coffee...” 

 

He hung his coat and headed to the small kitchen to make his boss his morning coffee like every day, putting a small smile on his face hoping for a good day today. 

 

“Good M-mo-morning...” 

 

Jaejoong hands shook holding the tray firmly as he knocked on his boss door entering to see the other lifting his head of the desk like he has just woke up. 

 

Jaejoong felt his heart go crazy watching how attractive his boss looked with his messy hair, ed shirt that showed the toned tanned chest and the sleepy glassy eyes, which he rubbed gently pouting his heart shaped lips before looking at him more focused. 

 

“God...” 

 

His boss groaned stretching his arms and shoulders, sending Jaejoong’s heart to the roof watching his boss in amazement. 

 

“What time is it?” 

  

“Eight thirty...” 

 

Jaejoong answered shortly trying not to show his discomfort. 

  

“Is that coffee? God! You are an angel!” 

 

Yunho said with a warm smile eyeing the hot cup in his hands. 

 

“I’m sorry, I look like a mess, you must be surprised to see me in this state...” 

 

Jaejoong put the coffee in front of his boss slowly trying not to show how nervous he was, watching the other comb his soft hair with his fingers. 

 

“The deal with the Jin company blew up, so I had to stay the weekend here and work it out... Fortunately... we won...” 

 

Yunho smiled to him widely announcing his accomplishment before taking a big galop of the hot water. 

 

“Aish... Hot...” 

 

Jaejoong giggled softly watching the other acting like a young careless man unlike the serious firm boss he knew. 

 

“Here, Drink this....” 

 

Jaejoong handed him a glass of cold water which he had on the tray. 

 

“Thank you...” 

 

Yunho said accepting the glass chuckling at the other with embarrassment, before he drank some. 

 

Jaejoong was about to ask about today’s schedule when a strange noise was heard. 

 

 “eh?” 

 

He looked at his boss who held his stomach looking away with a red face. 

 

“When was the last time you ate?” 

 

Jaejoong asked finding his embarrassed boss cute.

 

“I... I don’t remember... Friday I guess...” 

 

“What?! You haven’t eaten in 2 days!!” 

 

Jaejoong looked at his boss in disbelief, when Junsu said that this man in workaholic, he meant it. 

 

“Yeah... I was too busy to think about food...” 

 

Jaejoong looked at him in discontent before he asked: 

 

“Do you like hotteoks?”  

 

Yunho looked at him in confusion before his eyes twinkled. 

 

“Don’t tell me you can get hotteoks right now?!” 

 

Jaejoong couldn’t help but smile at the other’s cuteness. 

 

“Actually, I made a bunch this morning and I got some with me, they are in my car...” 

 

“Yes, Please! That would be wonderful Jaejoong-ah... I really appreciate it!” 

 

Jaejoong smiled gently walking out after saying: 

 

“I’ll be back in ten minutes...” 

 

Heading back to the car, Jaejoong took the dozen of hotteoks he got with him today, he was planning to share these at lunch with his new friend Mina from the Design floor, but plans have changed. 

 

Heading back to the office, Jaejoong placed the 8 savory hotteoks carefully into a big dish before setting them to heat up in the microwave. 

 

Having a small kitchen at your work place is a bonus since you can have something warm for lunch instead of the cold lunch boxes he used to have at his previous work. 

 

after heating the first dish, he placed the rest 4 sweet hotteoks in another plate into the microwave. 

 

After about 15 minutes, Jaejoong knocked his boss’s door again before entering with a tray full of heavenly smelling steaming hotteoks. 

 

“They smell amazing!” 

 

Yunho said entering the office from his private room door, looking freshly showered, wearing a new ironed suit and his hair was nicely combed still wet. 

 

“There you go... Enjoy your breakfast...” 

 

Jaejoong said placing the tray on the disk in front of his boss who sat on his chair looking at the tray with excitement. 

 

“And you made a new coffee... Jaejoong-ah! You are the best assistant ever!!... but don’t tell Junsu that... He would kill me!” 

 

Jaejoong smiled at the other’s childish cuteness. 

 

“Um... Aren’t you going to eat with me?” 

 

Jaejoong turned to leave when those words stopped him. 

 

“I... I already had my breakfast...” 

 

“Come on... I won’t accept these and I won’t take a bite if you don’t join me...” 

 

“Yunho-ssi... I...” 

 

“Jaejoong-ah! I’m Yunho in this office not Yunho-ssi... Please remember that... come sit down... I don’t want to eat alone... Please...” 

 

Jaejoong was confused, his boss was apparently a very friendly and a cute man, just like Junsu said, yet he still finds it hard to accept that side... as it’s easier to deal with the cold serious one. 

 

“O-ok” 

 

He sighed sitting at the chair in front of the other. 

 

“Waaaah! This smells so good!” 

 

Yunho swallowed hard smelling one of the hotteoks he grabbed before taking a big bite of it, as soon as he tasted it his eyes grew wide looking at his pale assisstant in surprise. 

 

“You made this?” 

 

His mouth was full yet he couldn’t help but ask, before taking another huge bite at the taste seeing the other nodding at him answering his question. 

 

“These are amazing! Man... I’ve never had a good beef hotteok before...” 

 

Yunho said swallowing the rest of the one in his hand giving the other a thumbs up, getting a shy smile and a nod in return. 

 

“Are all of these, beef?” 

 

He asked looking at the other who shook his head. 

 

“These 8 are savory ones, 4 types, 2 beef, 2 vegetables, 2 kimchi and 2 egg with cheese... the ones on the other plate are sweet... 2 red bean paste and 2 chocolate ones...” 

 

“Wow...” 

 

Yunho eyed the plate not sure which one to choose before he looked at the other asking: 

 

“Which one is your favorite?” 

 

“huh?” 

 

Jaejoong was taken aback by the question. 

 

“I... I like the kimchi one...” 

 

Yunho smiled wide asking which of them were the kimchi ones, making the other point at the outer two. 

 

“There, this is yours...” 

 

He said as he held one to Jaejoong making sure the other took it before taking a bite himself at the taste. 

 

“Jaejoong-ah... I’m not joking... these things are amazing!” 

 

Yunho said finishing his kimchi one heading for a third piece, eyeing his assistant who took a small bite of his, chewing slowly and gently while looking away with red cheeks. 

 

“They are ok... they taste good to you because you haven’t eaten for 2 days... which I don’t understand nor accept... You could fall sick... You need to eat...” 

   

Jaejoong said in a serious tone, yet a caring one, as he felt the need to take care of this man who can’t seem to take care of his own health.  

 

Hearing the other chuckle, he looked at him in question. 

 

“You sound like my Umma...” 

 

‘His Umma?’ 

 

Jaejoong thought feeling curious about the other’s family. 

 

“I used to be a Mommy boy...” 

 

Yunho said chuckling at he took a bite of the 6th hotteok in the plate. 

 

“i guess I still am... She worries about me a lot and every time she calls, she would lecture me about my meals taking care of my health...” 

 

“She sounds lovely...” 

 

Jaejoong said with a gentle smile thinking how nice it would feel to have a loving mother like that. 

 

“She is... and Appa too... They are a match... you would meet them I guess when they come visit...” 

 

“It would be my pleasure...” 

 

Jaejoong said smiling seeing the other almost finished the first plate. 

 

“How come I never had these hotteoks before?” 

 

Yunho asked eating a sweet one. 

 

“Because you never asked?” 

 

Jaejoong answered gently still nibbling on half of his hotteoks. 

 

“So... If I want something... All I need is to ask?” 

 

Hearing the change of tone, Jajeoong looked up meeting the other’s sharp eyes and smirking lips choking on the kimchi he just swallowed, sensing some hidden meaning to this question. 

 

“Are you alright?” 

 

Yunho stood up walking to the coughing man quickly holding the water glass to the other in worry, patting his back gently hoping it would help, but the other’s back stiffened and moved away from him. 

 

“Here drink this...” 

 

Yunho handed him the water watching the other drink it down, and cough a couple of times before taking a deep breath. 

 

“Are you ok?” 

 

Jaejoong nodded before standing up looking away. 

 

“I’m sorry, I’ll get you another water...” 

 

Before Yunho could say anything, Jaejoong was out of his office, closing the door. 

 

 

Yunho smiled looking back at the tray devouring the rest of the hotteoks mumbling:  

 

“Aaaah, Jaejoong-ah.... Jaejoong-ah.... There is something about you... I can feel it... I’m sure about it...” 

 

‘Is that why I gave him the job?’ 

 

The thought passed his mind making him frown. 

 

‘No! I chose him because he has excellent qualifications for this job... and that’s it! Yes, that’s I...’ 

 

‘Yeah right.... excellent qualifications... with an extra beauty...’ 

 

“Damn it...” 

 

Yunho frown deepened as he washed his hands, heading back to his desk busying himself with work trying to get a certain man out of his thoughts.