"I'm disappointed in you, Yoongi" the older man said with a frown and a serious tone. The rapper under his firm looked down at the floor ashamed.

"I'm so sorry, Bang nim" he said bowing low in repentance.

"You know that our company aims to have an equal treatment with all of you, there was no reason not to trust we would understand and proceed as needed" Sihyuk said feeling sad that this was not clear enough to Yoongi with whom he had worked for so long now.

"That's right. I'm truly sorry, Bang nim" he apologized again. The producer was not one to lose his temper, but he was strict and he was not sure if he had accepted his apology just yet. His calm demeanor could be confusing.

"I understand you are a grown man and there's no dating ban in this contract. You're old enough to make your own decisions now, Yoongi" the younger one nodded eagerly without looking up.

"I take it that during this last trip to Seoul you were visiting her?" he inquired curiously and Yoongi swallowed hard, but the dryness of his throat didn't get better. He had made up a work related reason to head back for those four days. About needing some of his work, even if he had all his equipment and files with him.

"Yes, Bang nim" he said in a low voice full of regret for not having been honest. The older man nodded and turned around to look outside the window as he carefully considered what the next step to take was. His hands held together behind his back. Yoongi looked up when he didn't hear him say anything.

He turned around once more and looked at him with a stern expression. Yoongi looked like he was indeed sorry for his actions. "Is there anything else I need to know?" he glanced down at his hand briefly and thought about the fact that he was wearing his big 'S' ring that he only wore for concerts.

Yoongi shut his eyes and took a deep breath, he didn't know why he got nervous when the ring was not what most people thought considering the length of the relationship. He kind of wished the tradition of couple rings wasn't exclusive to earlier stages.

"It's nothing, just an anniversary gift" he reassured his elder and explained himself "It's covered to avoid attracting attention." Sihyuk nodded approving of his decision.

"I'll arrange for someone to pick her up then and take her to your apartment. This will be a temporary measure until we can assess the situation once the photographs are published" the old man explained what the next steps were.

"You will have to release a statement while on tour, this can not wait or it will take too much attention away from the upcoming concerts" he frowned in concern, but they had no choice. It couldn't be ignored for two months or there would be bigger consequences.

"Yoongi, we'll take care of this and ensure your girlfriend is safe. There's no need to worry, so please keep working hard as per usual" Sihyuk comforted him and offered reassurance so this would not disturb his performance.

The young rapper bowed gratefully "Thank you Bang nim, I apologize once more. I will focus on doing my best for the upcoming concerts." He excused himself and left. He was lucky he could talk to him in person as he was in Japan for business. He'd normally be in Seoul and he was relieved he'd go back soon to personally keep an eye on you.

You packed your clothes as Yoongi told you they would pick you up soon and made your way out once a lady from the staff called you on your phone. Getting into the black car, you were greeted by who you assumed was the woman you talked to.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Hwa Eunjoo. You can keep my number in case you need anything" she said offering a warm smile. She was around your mother's age probably, maybe a little younger, and she looked rather friendly.

"Thank you, Ms. Hwa" you nodded and she said you could call her by her first name. "Alright, Eunjoo-ssi" you smiled back at her. It was nice to have someone you could count on.

As you were thinking about that, you started remembering everyone in your life who didn't know about you and Yoongi. You'd have to face them as well and you were sure more than one person was going to be hurt and claim you didn't trust them. The situation was very particular though, it was not that.

Daehyun, Jiji and your group of friends, your parents and family. It's like only just now you were starting to realize what dating Yoongi meant. Even if it had been over a year, this part of him had been kept separate from your relationship and barely talked about. It wouldn't be like that from now on, there was no division anymore. This was your famous boyfriend from the biggest boy band in South Korea.

You were suddenly grateful you had brought up the topic during your dinner date. You would have been feeling a lot more anxious if you didn't know how Yoongi felt about this whole situation and your secret being revealed against your will.

Eunjoo walked you to the apartment and handed you the key. "Please stay inside, if you need anything, let me know and we'll bring it for you" she asked of you and then showed you around. The fridge was fully stocked now that you were going to be living there. Yoongi had asked them to let you sleep in his room.

Once you were alone you headed with your suitcase to Yoongi's room. You closed the door behind you and threw your case and jacket to a side. Burying yourself in his pillows, you hugged one tightly and couldn't help but start crying again. The perfume was calming, as usual, you laughed softly at yourself remembering how Yoongi mocked you for finding comfort in this drug of his.

You opened his closet and took a random t-shirt to change into. The splitting headache you had was unbearable and in all honesty, you needed a break from everyone and everything.  Getting into bed, you curled up and fell asleep a lot sooner than you would have expected considering how stressed you were. All the emotions and adrenaline had been exhausting though.

The sound of your phone ringing on the bedside table woke you up. You saw the screen and accidentally started a video call. "Ah, crap" you said covering your face as you sat down on the bed and Yoongi chuckled.

"I see you're in my room already" he said smiling softly and feeling relieved at the sight "are you wearing my kumamon t-shirt?" Yoongi grinned overcome by cuteness.

"Huh? I just took the first thing I could to get some sleep. I had a really bad headache, it's better now" you croaked and his face dropped. Letting your arm fall, you gave up trying to cover your sleepy face. "You've seen me in the morning, I don't care anymore" you sighed and laid back against the wall. Yoongi chuckled.

"In more than one way for sure, not your worst state" he commented nonchalantly.

"Excuse you? With everything that's going on and you're here telling me I look terrible" you scoffed. He shook his head amused.

"I needed to lighten the mood" he said and he smirked raising an eyebrow "you missed the point though" he clarified and you frowned unamused as he giggled.

"Also not the time for your horndog jokes, Yoongi" you crossed your arms over your chest, you clearly were not looking any more relaxed. He cleared his throat blushing awkwardly and tried to think of something else. "I'm sorry" you rubbed your eyes with the heels of your hands as you kept talking, "that sounded mean, I like your stupid jokes. I'm just not in the mood for messing around."

"Should I be offended?" he asked tentatively to see how you'd take the playful comment.

"No, come on, you love stupid" you deadpanned and added with a chuckle "that's what you love about me." He was shocked, he didn't mean you were, but he never once said that out loud. Had he? He was deep in thought when you talked and he had your attention once more. "It looked like your life flashed before your eyes, are you okay?" you asked giggling at the shaken look.

"Stupid cute" he blurted out and you looked at him puzzled. "That's what you are" Yoongi explained himself as if you had asked. You chuckled amused.

"You still look like a deer in the headlights, seriously, you're scaring me" you said with a more serious look. He blinked a few times, ruffled his hair and fixed eyes on yours at last instead of looking into space.

"I think that" he said shyly and confessed "but you said it out loud." You looked at him surprised and your face flushed. "jagi, neoneun wanjeon gwiyeowo*" he mustered the courage to say it when you looked at him with that softer shy gaze that melted him. A small smile drew itself on your face.

You talked about the events of the day in a more relaxed way now, you explained in detail how everything went and he told you all about the arrangements made and Bang PD nim's reaction to finding out about your relationship

The fact that he was so familiar with all of this situation made everything less scary. It was all new, but he was there to guide you and support you through whatever it was that was to come.

He said goodbye when it was nearly time to get ready for tonight's concert. You wished him good luck as usual and made yourself a quick dinner and returned to bed.

The moment Yoongi splashed the crowd with his water bottle and dropped it, he cursed. "Shit, not again**" he said looking at his left hand. The 'U' ring had flown out of his ring finger exposing his band, how convenient. He groaned annoyed and immediately moved the 'G' from his middle finger to the one on the left to hide it.

It only took a second to fix it between throwing the water, realizing what had happened and fixing it, but that was enough for the photographers to immortalize the moment. A smile creeped on a woman's face as she sent a text

"Got it."

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* Means 'You're so cute, jagi'

** Yoongi casually losing his ring.

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