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@ʰ ☾ jesse lewis Chungha regretted letting those words slipping through , she did not want him to see him as weak. Usually she would not have been so careless and it made her wonder why she did that. She was thankful that he decided not to pursue the topic and just smiled. "Yeah, I usually don't refuse those calls, but I would definitely for you." She winked playfully, pushing the previous thoughts to the back of her head. She typed Jesse's name in the search bar and as expected his name did not come up on the screen. So when he started telling her his number, she typed it in like a behaved student. "No problem, I will keep it super secret.", she said with a child-like grin on her face.

Like she expected, Jesse wasn't fond of her calling him cute. Seeing his reaction was quite funny and she let out a light chuckle. Now she has a something to with. She was flattered that she caught his attention as he had caught hers too. A guy who was hiding his secrets behind this playful mask. "Same here."

@ʰ ☾ jesse lewis “Hmm, it’s true. The only place I could do that.” The last words came out softer. She took a sip of her drink as if he would be able to see her vulnerability through any kind of eye contact. The drink was burning and made a funny feeling as it reached her stomach. “Blegh, I’m done.” She shoved the half-full drink towards the other end of the bartop. “Hmm, I’m not sure though. Clients can be unexpected sometimes.” She popped another snack in , examining the male’s suit for no particular reason. opened and her eyes widened a bit at the sudden thought. “ We can message each other when we’re free. Do I have your number?” Chungha opened her small Chanel purse to grab her phone in order to get the answer to her question herself.

“Cute like a puppy.” She said and stuck her tongue out, guessing his macho side would dislike her reply. “Ah, a man with experience.” She teased back. “Did I catch your attention?” She asked flirtatiously, ready to follow up with a “just kidding”.

@ʰ ☾ jesse lewis When the bartender wasn't looking Chungha reached her body over the counter to swipe one of those plates of snacks and she succeeded without spilling the contents. She popped a peanut in before sliding it towards Jesse. "How different?" She was curious how he saw her, an heiress with a secret job as a host. Was it that odd? Not that it will change her mind in any way. She felt comfortable here, but to know how other perceive this is interesting. "Wow, I like that! You're a planner aren't you?." Chungha clapped approvingly, amazed that he thought of getting outside of the host club to drink so as not to be disturbed.

She laughed at his silliness, her hand before before she fanned herself with the same hand. When she complimented her, she threw the compliment back to him. "You are cute too." She copied the temple and explosion from before as to . "Jus a little huh?" she side-eyed him suspiciously.

@ʰ ☾ jesse lewis “Hmm I do hope so. One of the reasons I decided to do this as a side job.” That was not really reason, but it was still a perk. Besides giving such an answer did keep the playfulness around. “Maybe we should drink together one time.” She eyed the drinks in both their hands, laughed at the irony as they were already doing that. “I mean for real. This is child’s play.”
“That’s not fair!” She reached her hands to Jesse shoulders and gave him a little push to the side, she liked the playful atmosphere between them two, so she kept going with it. “You’re gonna make me blush.” She patted her cheeks lightly, as if touching a really hot surface. “You must be real popular with the ladies.”

@ʰ ☾ jesse lewis Chungha nods to his words, she could understand where he came from as she had also dealt with female patrons like that too. Females are more emotional after all. It felt nice to talk to Jesse, his entire aura radiates playfulness and it's something Chungha appreciated. "I'm not that bad actually, just when compared to the most of you, I'm considered an amateur", she sighed. "Hey, you aren't allowed to do that to a lady!" She huffed in disapprovement, pouting and her arms crossed over her chest before breaking into another playful smile. Her hands were now cupped around the overly strong cocktail, she lifted it up and proceeded to take little sips from the drink. "Are you sure I have a chance against your charms?"

@☾ jesse lewis "Hmm, how difficult? I have female customers too though?", she took a smaller sip of her drink this time. She slapped her colleague's shoulder playfully as a response to him laughing at her previous reaction of the cocktail. "Hey! Don't laugh." She scolded him in a light hearted manner. "It's not like I can help it." She pouted, but quickly continued with an index finger before her lips, "It's a secret between us, okay?!".
"Oh, that's so kind of you, to spend time with me.", she said, her tone a bit mocking, but playful. "I'm just here to chill. No client today."

@☾ jesse lewis "Is that so? I will need to charge for my accompany then.", Chungha joked, her eyes observing his side profile as he took a sip of his drink. "Yeah, and sometimes it's a pain in the . I'm jealous of you boys." She pouted, while she complained over the effort she needed to put in her hair and make-up everyday. She proceeded to take a solid sip of the cocktail, but she scrunched her face as she did not expect it to be that strong. "Damn. Is this even a cocktail?" she asked no one in particular, but her gaze landed at the bartender, who gave her a meaningful look. She rolled her eyes before facing Jesse again, "Do you have a client today?"

@☾ jesse lewis Chungha was glad to have someone to drink with, because it was lonely otherwise. Talking to someone was more fun than to stare a wine glass. The other seemed happy to see her too, which brought a wider smile to her face and she walked over with quickened step, but still careful as to not fall over in those pointed heels. She took the seat next to him and grinned, “I’m good, how about you?” While waiting for his answer, the bartender handed her drink to her and she took it while mouthing a ‘thank you’ to the bartender before turning to face Jesse again. She noticed his messy hair and laughed, “You’re the only that can still look good in that hair.”

@☾ jesse lewis The last few days has been slow and this day is no exception. Chungha got bored, so she thought why not go grab a drink at the bar. She whispered her order to the bartender at the outermost corner of the bar and the bartender gave her a knowing nod, before she sat down on one of the leather stool. Chungha was looking around, her fingers drumming the side of her cheeks, when she spotted one of her co-workers on the other end of the bar. She stood up from the stool to walk towards him before she called out, "Jesse."