The sudden ringing of Siwon’s cell phone penetrates the soft silence that has surrounded the pair. Zhou Mi groans in disappointment as Siwon’s fumbling around for his phone in the jacket that’s been displaced somehow while they’ve been making out.

“Hello?” Siwon turns away from Zhou Mi, partly in an effort to gain his head from the cloud of desire that is coursing through his body, and partly to concentrate on the phone call.

“Is this Choi Siwon?” An unfamiliar female voice asks.

“Yes? Who is this?” Siwon’s not happy that someone unfamiliar has his contact information.

“I’m calling in regards to a Park Min Yeon? She was brought in a few minutes ago and your contact information was amongst her things.” The female relays.

Siwon tenses. His assistant was in the hospital? “What….what happened?” He was surprised suddenly at the burst of emotion that came out.

“She was involved in some sort of pedestrian vehicle accident. Mr. Choi, it’s….it’s not good.” The female admitted. “She doesn’t have anyone else listed as an emergency contact, so we’re asking if you would be so kind as to come down and take care of things until we can get her conscious…” The female’s voice is abruptly cut off by Siwon’s voice.

“She’s unconscious?” Siwon’s so unfamiliar with the sense of panic that he’s practically quivering with the emotion. “Ok, I’ll be right down.” He’s audibly rattling off the hospital’s name and address, somehow knowing that Zhou Mi’s memorizing the information even though Siwon’s not consciously aware at the moment of Zhou Mi behind him.

Zhou Mi’s already got his keys and jacket in hand, Siwon’s jacket in his other as Siwon whirls around and nearly collides with the model in his panicked state. “, you scared me.”

“It’s ok. I’ll drive since you’ve drank, and you are not really in a good state to be driving.” Zhou Mi’s steering Siwon gently out of back yard, through the house and into the garage where he opens the passenger door for Siwon.

“I just…I’m sorry Mi.” Siwon’s alternating between being jittery and unsure. Surprisingly he’s come to like Min Yeon as his assistant once she’d gotten over the initial terror of her position. Siwon knows the rumors that spread about because of his ways, but it doesn’t stop him from doing what he’s best at, being a businessman who gets what he wants, no matter the cost.

Zhou Mi reaches over, places a comforting hand on Siwon’s leg and squeezes his knee gently. “It’s ok Siwon.” He’s secretly pleased that the older man is now comfortable enough to use a nickname. “Just try to relax. I bet it’s not as bad as it sounds.”

Siwon’s relaxing under the comforting touch of Zhou Mi’s hand on his knee as he calmly navigates the congested roads. In the daze of his panic, Siwon realizes that the thing that’s kept him interested in Zhou Mi is not that the model is easy on the eyes, nor the way he commands attention just by being in a room, but in the way he cares about others and seems to know exactly what to do in order to comfort people.

It’s only been a month, but Siwon’s already falling in love with the man he intends to use as leverage to gain a foothold into the modeling agency. He knows it’s stupid to continue his plans when he’s becoming emotionally compromised, but he’s determined to find out the secret behind the success of the business and see if he can’t transfer that secret to benefit himself, and maybe his parents too.

When they arrive at the hospital a few moments later, Siwon’s surprisingly grateful for the comfort and strength of Zhou Mi as he lays eyes upon his assistant laying in a hospital bed, wires and monitors hooked up and beeping quietly in the emergency room, the light reddish tinge of blood still evident on her face.

Siwon knows that he shouldn’t be upset. He’s only used the girl for her foreign looks to disarm the people he’s ended up buying out in the beginning. She’s not the best assistant he’s ever had, but she tries harder than he’s ever seen any other person in his company try, and for that he can’t help but feel sorry for her, and upset that she’s been put in such a state.

While Siwon’s listening to the doctors explain what they’ve found, Zhou Mi is paying attention to Min Yeon, laying on in the bed, looking pale and fragile and…’Don’t you dare think that Zhou Mi!’ Niqui’s practically vibrating with anger. ‘We need to tell Yesung. He likes the girl.’

Zhou Mi knows that Yesung likes Min Yeon. The other shifter had pretty much admitted it the last time he’d been at the café. ‘We’re going to have to wait to see what Siwon wants to do before we tell Yesung though.’ He tells his feline, frowning.

Zhou Mi feels the grip on his shoulder, and knows that Siwon needs him. “Hey.” The doctors have left them alone for the moment, the curtains drawn so as to not bring attention to Siwon, knowing who he is.

“I’m sorry. I…I can’t handle things like this well.” Siwon’s whispering. “They….” He swallows hard. “They said she might be dying. And she has no family to turn to. They are all either in America, or she hasn't talked to them in a long time."

Zhou Mi's sure that the reason Min Yeon's not been in contact with her family is more to do with Siwon's business practices than just being in Korea. "Well, what do you want to do? Is there anything they can do at this point?" Zhou Mi doesn't want to know what losing Min Yeon will do to Siwon, who's shown more emotion tonight than he has in the past month.

Siwon sighs, staring off into the room, not looking at either person. He doesn't want to think about what would happen should Min Yeon die. He doesn't want her to die. He'd hate to have to find and train a new assistant. "I told them to do whatever was needed to keep her alive."

Niqui huffed. 'Can we tell Yesung now? He's wondering why you are upset and jittery.'

'Yeah, tell him. I....I have to take care of our mate. He's not handling this well.' Zhou Mi tells his feline. Turning to his mate, whose face is slowly losing all color, he manages to lead Siwon over to a chair next to the bed. "I'm here." He whispers to Siwon. "What do you want me to do?"

Siwon doesn't care at the moment about the stigma being gay in Korea has. He doesn’t care in that moment that he’s going to continue to use the model for selfish reasons. Right now all he cares about is that someone he’s responsible for, is going to die, and he has no control over it. He might be a cold and heartless businessman, but beneath the exterior, he’s an unconfident young adult who’s lonely and isolated due to his reputation and his past. He looks at Zhou Mi, gulps, and knows that he's in deeper than he'd thought before. "Hold me, please." The request is soft, almost pleading. Siwon's never felt more vulnerable than he does right now, and he's not even the one in the hospital bed.