The Concept Game, Volume #2

"'Be a bodyguard,' they said. It'll pay well, they said.'" Jaehyun muttered under his breath, following close behind you as you left the bar, drink in hand.

"And they were correct." You said, taking a sip of your drink. Jaehyun glared at you, fighting the urge to roll his eyes at you.

You see, you're the heir to a very successful family business, so you need protection at all times, especially when going out. You enjoyed going out to clubs and lounges, which stressed Jaehyun the most because you would drink past your limit.

"Just make sure you don't drink past your limit again. You have that meeting on Monday."

"Okay, and it's Friday night. What's your point?" You asked, not understanding why he's bringing up something that won't happen for a couple of days.

"You have brunch tomorrow, too, remember? It's going to take you forever to sober up."

"Geez Jaehyun, you're making it seem like I have a low tolerance." You said, downing the rest of your drink.

"That's because you DO have a low tolerance." He said, grabbing your glass and putting it down on the server's tray that was passing by with empty glasses.

"Alright, alright, I won't go too hard tonight." You said with a smile, batting your eyelashes twice. Jaehyun squinted his eyes at you, not trusting those words.

You ate your words, or rather drank them, as you took shot after shot. Jaehyun could only shake his head after you took each other shot. He let out a sigh of relief when you stopped to dance to your favorite song. That sigh of relief quickly turned into a deep inhale as he watched danced recklessly on the floor. It's almost as if he's watching the alcohol affect your system in real time as your moves got crazier as the song progressed.

Not wanting you to descend further into your drunk dance, for the safety of yourself and literally everyone else there, Jaehyun rushed over to you and led you away from the dance floor. Not only that, he knows that if anyone got a video of it, the press would have a field day talking badly about you.

"Alright, you're done for the night." He said.

"You never let me have any fun." You said with a pout.

"It's not that I don't want you to have fun, it's-"

"My reputation and ties to the family. I know this already, Jaehyun." You said, getting in the car after he opened the door open for you. He could tell you were genuinely upset despite being intoxicated. Once he got into the driver's seat and pulled away from the venue, he asked you if you wanted to vent to him.

"I mean...what is there for me to complain about? I'm living very comfortably financially speaking, and I could have anything I want. People WISH for this lifestyle, but they rarely mention the downside of having eyes on you 24/7. I could do 99 right things, but the one SINGULAR time I mess up, suddenly I'm a disgrace to the family." You rambled rather quickly, not realizing that you started to cry. Jaehyun looks between the road and you in the rearview mirror in pity, seeing firsthand the experiences you're referring to.

"You have every right to complain about being in the public eye. There's a lot of pressure on your shoulders, so the frustration will build up over time."

"Oh, it's been building alright." You said with a sniffle. Pulling into the privacy of your home garage, Jaehyun parks and shuts off the car. He pulls tissues out of the glove box and hands them to you. You thank him and take it as you wipe your tears away. What surprised you, though, was instead of him getting out of the car to open the door for you, he joined you in the back.

"Can I tell you something?" He asked you, to which you nodded.

"I'm doing this in here because this is the most private it'll get for us. You're doing such a great job at this whole...heir thing. I bet that if other people were in your spot, they'd drop out so fast. It's normal to crack under pressure. That's how diamonds are made, and ______, you are the shiniest one amongst them all. I'm not just saying this because I work for you...I genuinely mean it." You looked at him with your mouth agape.

"I didn't know you were a motivational speaker like that, Jae." You said in shock.

"Eh, what can I say? I'm a man of many talents." He said with a smirk, causing you to roll your eyes and shove his shouler. He exclaimed in fake pain, holding his shoulder for dramatic effect.

"If you're going to treat me like that, I'll take back what I said."

"I pay you, remember?" You said with a smile, not hiding your amusement.

"You KNOW I'm kidding." He said, matching your expression. He's glad to see that he was able to make you feel better.

"I know, I know. But seriously, thank you for what you said. I really needed to hear that." You expressed wholeheartedly.

"Anytime you need me, you know I'm always there." He said before exiting the car and coming to open your door.

"And I'm glad you are. I'm also glad you applied for this bodyguard job because I can't imagine anyone else." You said as you stepped out of the car.

"I'm glad I applied too. Now come on, we need to get water in your system, and you ready for bed." He walked alongside of you to make sure that you don't hurt yourself since the alcohol was still in your system. He helped you with your night-time routine and had water and pain relief ready for you on your bedside table.

You sure put him through a lot of things sometimes, but there's no better bodyguard for you than him.