"Oh, hey man, come in." Himchan said while pulling Sang Hee out of the way.

Namjoon grinned as he stepped into the apartment and kicked his shoes off before handing Sang Hee flowers.

"This is for you. Hope you get well soon!"

She gave him a confused smile as she took the flowers from him, "Thanks."

She turned and walked up to the table and stared at the vase of Himchan's flowers before awkwardly placing Namjoon's bouquet next to it.

Himchan closed the door and patted his friend on the back, "Haven't seen you in a while, man. How've you been?"

"Good, busy, but I thought I'd drop by when I heard about her accident."

"That's…nice of you." Himchan said with a nod, tight lipped, as they both looked over at Sang Hee who was talking to Chae Mi. Namjoon nudged Himchan, getting his attention, before turning to him.

"Hey, so you know about her offer, right?" Namjoon asked quietly for only the two of them to hear.

Himchan nodded with a straight face, "Woon filled me in. I'm surprised you jumped on her so quickly."

"What can I say? I know talent when I see it and I want anyone who can make DSU stronger." Namjoon said seriously.

Himchan's face revealed no emotion, "According to Woon, Violent Crimes needs her too."

"Oh come on." Namjoon said cheekily, "Violent Crimes is doing just fine, they have you for 's sake, they don't need her too."

Himchan was quiet for a moment as he looked back at Sang Hee, "Maybe you're right."

"And?"

He held back a snort, "And? I don't know what you want me to say, man. She proved herself at the club and at the interrogation, she'd be an asset to DSU. I'm not dumb enough to be blind to that."

"Okay, then we're good? You don't mind her leaving?" Namjoon asked while letting out a breath of relief.

Himchan quirked a brow, his lips twitching as he fought back a smile, "Sure, but you should remember that she hasn't taken you up on your offer just yet."

And then he walked away.

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Himchan wasn't bothered by Namjoon.

He didn't care that he was sitting beside Sang Hee, making her laugh.

He didn't care that Dong Chul kept looking at the pair in worry and jealousy.

He didn't care that Chae Mi and Chin Hwae were seeing who could shove more marshmallows in their mouths.

All he could care about was that Namjoon was most likely going to tell Sang Hee about the offer to transfer to the DSU.

He was on edge the whole night, waiting for Namjoon to ask her if she was planning on taking the offer.

She still had 2 weeks left and if Namjoon tells her about the DSU, it would be too soon. Sure, he wasn't Sang Hee's number one fan, but he genuinely wanted to see what she was capable of.

He wasn't going to let go of good talent and if she really does reach his standards for a partner, he's not going to let Namjoon take her.

It was too early to tell if he wanted her to stick around and if Namjoon says anything today then he'll be forced to make a decision.

But at the end of the day, nothing he says would have any impact on the final decision.

That was all up to Sang Hee.

"So, quick question." Namjoon spoke up suddenly,

Himchan's eyes flickered to his friend as everyone else quieted down, "Why did you choose Himchan's house to hold her welcome back party? Shouldn't you have just done it at her place?"

Everyone stiffened nervously as Namjoon blinked innocently at Himchan. Sang Hee glanced at him in panic, but he just smiled with ease.

"Since Dong Chul and Chin Hwae live on the level under me, we thought it'd just be easier. And we don't have the key to her place so we wouldn't have gotten in." He lied effortlessly.

Namjoon clucked his tongue, "You guys are making me jealous. The three of you live in the same building, you're so lucky. After our first two years, Yoongi moved in with his girlfriend and I live alone. It's boring as hell."

Sang Hee nodded and laughed soullessly as she stared at Namjoon with narrowed eyes.  

Why?

Because she realized that Namjoon looked familiar to her.

Too familiar.

She didn't know what it was, but somewhere in the middle of his story, she realized that she had recognized his face from somewhere, she just couldn't place him.

She tried to shake it off, but it was clinging to the back of her head.

It was hard to pay attention to his stories because all she could think about was where she knew him from.

God, why couldn't she put her finger on it?

"So, I'm guessing the two of you are getting along since you took a stab for him, huh? I'm pretty sure people don't do that if they hate someone." Namjoon asked while looking at Sang Hee and Himchan.

Sang Hee let out an involuntary snort, earning a glare from Himchan who stared her down. She caught his look and stuck her tongue out at him, making him scoff.

"Really, tiger? How old are you? Grow up." He fired back.

She scrunched her face up at him, "You're just insecure because you feel grateful but you don't want people to know."

"I already thanked you once!" He exclaimed in exasperation. "And trust me, I'm not that grateful, tiger. You're still alive."

Namjoon raised his brows, amused, "You call her tiger?"

"I know right?" Chin Hwae deadpanned from the couch before reaching for another marshmallow.

"Uh…yeah, I guess…why?" Himchan felt a weird prick of insecurity.

Calling her tiger was second nature to him, he didn't think it was that big of a deal. He liked using nicknames on people, he didn't think it was such a big deal.

It was a stupid joke.

Namjoon shrugged emotionlessly, "I think it's cute you call her that."

"Cute?" Sang Hee blurted in disgust, "He calls me tiger ironically. He thinks that I'm not tough enough. It's not cute, trust me."

Himchan couldn't fight the grin off his face, "Aww, is the little tiger getting riled up?"

Sang Hee lifted a cushion and threw it at him, "Shut up."

"You don't think she's tough enough? That's surprising, Sang Hee's one of the toughest I've seen." Namjoon quipped.

Dong Chul straightened up and scoffed, "Everyone knows how tough Sang Hee is."

She grinned cockily until she saw Himchan hunched over.

"Yeah well she's not your partner, so you're not the one that has to work with her." He muttered.

Sang Hee made a face, "Alright, let's tone it down, okay? I'm sitting right here, straight from the hospital. Have mercy on me."

"Mercy? You're acting like you're a defenceless victim. Why don't you talk about why you're so mean?" He said evenly.  

"Because, I'm already pretty, funny and smart. If I'm also nice, then that wouldn't be fair to everyone else. If I'm too perfect, everyone else would be too intimidated." She said with a flip of her hair.

Namjoon chuckled, "But still, you can't be that hard on her just because you two bicker a little."

"I'm not sure if I trust her yet." Himchan said quietly, grabbing everyone's attention as he slowly lifted his head to stare her in the eye, "But she is good at what she does."

Sang Hee's glare melted into a look of awe as she met his eye but he quickly averted his gaze and pinned it above their heads, at the wall.

"I don't know why the people at Organized Crime didn't give her the chance to show it."

Sang Hee's jaw was basically on the floor as Himchan stood up, "But that doesn't mean I trust her to be my partner."

Everyone watched as he walked to the kitchen and eve Dong Chul and Chin Hwae gaped at their friend who busied himself with the fridge.

Chae Min snorted as she lifted her glass of water, "Looks like Sang Hee taking a dive for him, really affected him."

Namjoon stayed silent, but unlike the others, his eyes were on Sang Hee who was chewing on the inside of her cheek.

His eyebrow raised in intrigue when she started tugging on the ends of her hair.

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