Unrequited Love | MYG ✅

Chapter Twenty

Yoongi's POV

I'm surprised when Jimin leads Lily into the practice room, and I find it difficult to concentrate. I told her that we needed to keep things professional, and I know that is the right move in the long run, but it has been challenging. I miss the easy way we used to talk about music and the world in general. Being myself was so easy with her, and that is so rare.

I flashback to when I woke up in her apartment, and she was asleep, resting her head on my chest. I remember raking my fingers through her hair and wishing I could feel that way every day.

Idol life is a bit of a lie. Idols appear as if they don't date, but that's unrealistic. Our company has always been good about us having our quiet experiences after we established ourselves in the industry, as long as we were careful about dating.

Admittedly, dating is challenging for all the members because we have always been so busy, and it is even more complicated because whoever any of us get involved with has to sign an iron-clad NDA. Nothing makes an already difficult dating situation more challenging than telling someone they have to sign a piece of paper stating they will get sued and lose everything if they ever mention anything about the relationship.  How do you ask someone to take a chance on loving you if they can't even tell the world they know you?

I sigh as I watch the other guys shower her with attention. I knew if I kept going the way I was with Lily, we would be more than friends. Lily IS special. She's not the kind of girl you have fun with and throw away. She is high quality, but she's also under an employment contract, and I can't risk anything that may ruin her career. She is too talented, and it's absolutely insane to me that she is producing hits for everyone else when she can sing better than half the idols we know. I glance over at her quickly, she's beautiful, and I make myself look away. I have to remind myself that I had to pump the breaks on us, it was all too risky.

I'm finding it difficult to keep acting like I'm fine with her being at practice; it is bugging the shit out of me. My mind wanders, and I wonder what it would be like to taste her lips and pull her tight into my body.

I'm feeling restless while watching the guys playing with her and flirting when I know she should be mine. They are harmless, but I can still feel the tightness spreading in my chest while Jimin is shaking his ass at her like a male stripper.

That's for the stage. It shouldn't be for Lily.

I'm suffering, watching her face flush from the attention of the others while knowing it used to be me that summoned that reaction from her and all I had to do was share an earbud and a playlist with her. It was more than just physical, it was cerebral with us. It makes the display that I'm watching unfold in front of my eyes presently even more frustrating.

We break for a bit, and I quietly watch as Hobi and Jimin approach her. I can't hear their interaction, but I observe Jimin glance over his shoulder and then move close to her like he's protecting her from something or someone. I know him too well, something is wrong with her, and I can't help myself. I start moving in their direction. It's like a magnetic pull I can't seem to break.

As I'm moving towards them, I see what looks as if they are exchanging phone numbers. Ugh, here I am protecting her, and these two fools are ready to risk it all.

I've almost reached them, but she glances at me warily and heads straight for the door. I sigh, and my chest starts to tighten a bit again. I hate that she is like this with me now.

"What was that all about?"

"Oh, you know, I'm just working on Lily falling in love with me," Jimin answers, his eyes steady with mine as if he can read my thoughts.

"You know she is under a contract and has signed an NDA. You guys could ruin her entire career if something goes wrong." I'm utterly exasperated with Jimin right now. If he genuinely cared about her, he wouldn't dream of being so careless.

"Hyung, how much longer is she going to be under contract? You know that our work moves quickly. How many people have we met that aren't trying to leverage a relationship with us for their own benefit? I'd say anyone that throws away the opportunity to get to know her is a complete idiot."

I'm speechless, but a slight gasp escapes me to my own surprise. I tend to be on the quiet side, but I am rarely ever rendered speechless, but right now, I'm dumbfounded by his reasoning.

"Spending time with Lily as a friend, or in any other capacity, seems like a bulletproof plan to me in the long run, Hyung!"

He turns on his heel and walks away, leaving me to stew in my thoughts. I glance over to Hobi, and his eyes narrow slightly with a look of complete seriousness. "Lily's my precious friend now, and nobody is going to stop me from hanging out with her tonight," he says simply and walks away.

What the fuck.