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Stranger in my Bed - 9

Jin Ah felt much better the following day and even told Jin-Woo that she was ready to go back to work.

"Alright," he said. "I'll be moving out tomorrow as well so I won't be here to bother you when you get back. Don't miss me too much."

Jin Ah rolled her eyes. When he handed her the money he owed for renting the room temporarily, she recalled something she had been thinking about. "Umm..."

"Yes?"

"I was just wondering, do you think there are some odd jobs in your company that I can do? I can be a messenger or a repair person who can come in after office hours?" she pitched.

"What do you do at your job anyway?" he asked as they ate lunch.

She shared that she was a manager at a coffee franchise. It was a stable desk job, but it did not leave her a lot of extra money to add a significant amount of savings. "I just want an extra gig to add to my funds."

"This is why you did that acting job before?" he asked.

Jin Ah nodded. "Yes! But I really liked that. I once thought I'd be an actress but no agency booked me. Then, I realized that not everyone had the opportunity to chase after their dreams." Shrugging, she added, "I like my job. I don't love it but it's not the worst thing in the world. Besides, it allows me time to do all these other side jobs I'm interested in."

Jin-woo thought about what she said. "I can't think of anything right now but I'll let you know once I've assessed the situation at the office. For now, you need to be resting. I'll call you in a few days and let you know if there are things you could help us out with. If you're interested then let me know. Do you have a CV that I could take with me?"

While she was retrieving her resume to email to him, he asked, "Did you ever try auditioning again?"

"Yes. I still go once in awhile. I just stopped when I started dating Chul-soo. He doesn't like actors so much."

Jin-woo shook his head upon hearing that but decided to say nothing. "A friend of mine used to own an agency and I watched some auditions. They seem to be quite tough," he commented.

The following day, they parted ways as Jin Ah headed out for work while Jin-woo went on to his own apartment to move in. The day was unremarkable for both but when it came to an end, Jin-woo sat in his luxury flat and felt like something was missing.

On the other side of town, Jin Ah came home to a darkened apartment, still carrying a faint smell of musk but without the source of that delicious scent. Sighing, she murmured, "It's just you and me, Self. Like always."

*

Two days. 

It took him two days to find a job in his office that she might be interested in. Sure, there were the odd jobs that she told him she would be willing to take but she also shared that acting was something she really liked to do and he would rather offer her something along those lines.

When his advertising department came up to present the marketing proposal, Jin-woo said, "Talk to the agency who will be shooting the materials. There's a talent that I would like them to hire."

Later that night, Jin Ah called him. "Hi!"

"Hey, how'd you get my number?" he asked.

"Emma," she replied simply. "Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for telling the ad agency to hire me!"

"I hope they gave you a good offer," he said. "We need print and commercial films."

"Yes! They hired me for all of it and it's load of money!" Jin Ah shared excitedly. "Plus, they liked my photos so much they're getting me for a beauty product they're also working on."