Kiss Me if You Can-Chapter 17Vol. 2 .1

It was two days ago that Laura informed him that the contract was over. Josh was basically ordered to return home instead of returning. As expected, everyone was packing up, and the dorm was in complete disarray. Mark came back to the dorm right then and there, and soon he found Josh.

“Josh! You!”

Mark hugged Josh with both arms wide open, rubbed his back, and then let him go.

“You’ve been through a lot, right? It’s all over now, let’s go.”

Josh couldn’t nod readily to him, who held his shoulders and spoke with a face full of trust. Instead, he made a troubled expression, and everyone watching felt that something was wrong.

“What’s wrong? Is there anything left to do?”

Seth, who was as quick-witted as ever, asked. Isaac looked at him with a puzzled look.

“What do you mean, left to do?”

Seth added an explanation, as if he was used to this kind of thing.

“Since Josh didn’t react to the news that he was going back, I wondered if there was something here that he couldn’t go back.”

Josh had no choice but to agree with everyone else. He nodded, once again impressed by Seth’s intuition.

“Right, actually, that’s why I have something to say.”

A small tension rose in the relaxed atmosphere. Henry took out his cell phone and found a note with the details of the bet, Isaac looked at Pete with a hardened face, and Mark steeled himself not to be surprised by whatever he said. Seth stared at Josh’s mouth, wondering if his guess was right. Finally, Josh spoke.

“First of all, regarding future work, we will work as a team as much as possible. We won’t miss anything unless it’s a very, very special case.”

“Oh, that’s fine.”

Mark said, relaxing his tension, but the other members thought differently. Seth glanced at Mark, who had cut Josh off, and asked Josh.

“So? That’s not all you have to say, is it?”

“Of course not. The main point is now… … .”

The tension rose between them again. Josh cleared his throat and opened his mouth.

“Actually, um. We’re getting married here.”

“… … .”

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He thought there would be shouts of surprise here and there, but surprisingly, it was the opposite. Everyone was as silent as death. Not even a breath. Josh awkwardly scratched his head at the reactions of the members who just gaped with their mouths open and their eyes wide open.

“No, not that surprising.”

That became the signal for everyone to suddenly wake up from their shock. And the reactions were even more intense than Josh had expected.

“Marriage? That’s ridiculous, marriage?”

“Did I hear you correctly? Oh, Josh. What did you just say to me?”

“You’re getting married, Josh? No, I didn’t even know you were dating. Marriage?”

“Are you lying? Aren’t you doing a hidden camera? I saw it last time, a hidden camera on a regular person.”

“That’s just catching a passerby and setting up a situation, but who would do a hidden camera if they knew Josh?”

Even so, Seth was the only one who made a sharp remark. Mark blinked in embarrassment and protested, “But still.”

“You could just see how the people around you react in a situation like this. And why don’t you know Josh? Josh.”

“He’s a bodyguard. He’s our team’s ace.”

“Yeah, he’s the ace! Josh is like family to us. But what are we going to do if we get married? Do we all have to come here? Or do we just meet there when we get a job? Josh, what the hell is this?”

Everyone, including Mark, started talking nonsense as if they were in a panic. Henry was talking about how the world would end tomorrow, how he would blow all the money he received in Vegas, how he wanted to raise a hamster but it just wouldn’t work out for him, and Isaac was lost in thought, then suddenly started reciting a prayer, then lost in thought again, then started grabbing his hair and mumbling some unknown French.

In the midst of the chaos, Seth and Josh seemed to be the only ones who were sane. At least on the outside, that was how it was. Seth, who had been silently watching the members’ frenzy, turned his gaze to Josh. As if wondering what was going on.

“Ahem.”

Josh waited until the members showed signs of calming down a bit, then coughed to get their attention. In the suddenly quiet atmosphere, he opened his mouth.

“I don’t know why everyone is so surprised.”

“Of course I’m surprised. It’s not anyone else, but Josh, you’re getting married!”

“Are you really getting married? Did you go to Vegas during your break and make a mistake while drinking?”

“If that’s the case, you can get a divorce, right? How long has it been? If you just report it within the period… … .”

Josh started to get annoyed at the words that kept pouring out.

“Why on earth does everyone talk about divorce when I say I’m getting married?”

The members stopped and shut their mouths when he couldn’t hold it in anymore and got angry. Josh regretted seeing their reactions, but he didn’t really think he did anything wrong. Even though this was their first time talking about it, Josh got the same reaction every time he declared his marriage. He couldn’t help but get sick of it.

Josh sighed, calmed down, and continued.

“It’s not a mistake, and it’s not someone else’s. It’s right for me to get married, Mark.”

Josh, who had declared coolly, quickly added before they could start screaming again.

“The other party is Pete’s dad.”

“What?”

“Wait, what did you just say?”

“Isn’t this really a hidden camera? Where’s the camera? Find it!”

Once again, a single scream erupted from here and there. This time, Seth’s eyes widened as if he hadn’t expected it.

“Wait, Josh. I don’t understand right now.”

Seth held out his palm as if to tell them to wait, clearly showing his confusion.

“You’re marrying Pete’s dad? So you two have been meeting secretly all this time? Since when?”

Henry barely managed to hold back from shouting, “How much do you want?” He knew how to read the mood that he shouldn’t break the labor pains right now. He bit his lips and waited for Josh’s answer, but Seth, who had let out an unusual groan, “Ugh.”, continued.

“What happened during your forced break? I’m sorry for making you uncomfortable, but you’re actually the most unmarried person I know? And out of all the guys I nominated, you’re the first to announce marriage. What happened? And Pete’s daddy? Was it a guy? An alpha? Did you get back together? I’m sorry for asking so many questions, but I’m so confused right now.”

Seth spoke an unusual amount. While he spoke, the rest of his colleagues kept their mouths shut and just nodded. On the other hand, Henry envied Seth, wishing he could calmly and efficiently pick out the things he was curious about.

After Seth finished speaking, everyone waited in silence for Josh’s answer. There were many things they wanted to say, but it seemed that was the question they were most curious about. Josh sighed and opened his mouth. Everyone just stared at his mouth. Josh laughed out of embarrassment.

“Can’t you go somewhere else?”

I tried to joke, but all I got in return was a cold response from Seth.

“Tell me quickly.”

Everyone’s reaction was the same. Josh had no choice but to say the words he had prepared one by one according to the question.

“I met Pete’s dad when I came to California before. We forgot about each other and met again when I came here to work.”

“You always liked him, Josh?”

“Shut up, Isaac.”

Henry cut him off, gritting his teeth. Josh continued as matter-of-factly as he could.

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“We somehow got along and decided to get married. I’m going to explain it to Pete soon. I’m also thinking of moving here, but I’ll join you in any state when the job comes. I don’t plan on quitting my job.”

Now the biggest problem remained. His colleagues were confused, but they mostly accepted his words. Of course, that was before Josh pulled out the bomb he had hidden and dropped it. But before he could take out the bomb, something unexpected happened first. Seth turned to Henry and said,

“Okay, I won, right? Give it to me.”

“Fuck!”

Henry cursed and searched his pockets, took out a crumpled bill, and handed it to Seth’s outstretched hand with a thud. Mark just laughed, leaving Josh bewildered, and Isaac just lowered his head.

What the heck… …?

“Josh, we actually thought you were acting strange.”

Seth, who checked the bill, spoke in his usual calm voice. Josh, who was puzzled by the unexpected topic, continued talking casually.

“Isaac was the first to say that you’ve been acting strange lately.”

Seth glanced at Isaac, then looked back at Josh.

“We were guessing the reason and then we made a bet for fun. As you can see, I won the money thanks to you.”

He smiled and shook the bill between his fingers. Josh, who was dumbfounded by the absurd story, looked around and saw that in fact Isaac nodded with a dead face.

“I thought you were sick and hiding it from us and going to the hospital.”

“No way.”

Henry quickly stepped forward at Josh’s words.

“That’s what I mean, that kid takes pictures like that.”

Mark laughed loudly behind Henry, who was dissing Isaac without missing a chance.

“Do you know what Henry said? He said you were into gambling.”

Henry was confident even after hearing that.

“Gambling isn’t as retarded as guessing you go to the hospital, Mark.”

Josh turned his gaze to Seth as Henry confirmed Isaac’s answer by saying, “You’re the retarded one.”

“So you’re saying I bet you’re dating someone?”

“Yeah.”

Seth smirked. His smile was full of confidence, as if he knew he had the right answer. Josh smiled at him and warned him in a friendly voice.

“You might get kidnapped and locked up without anyone knowing, Seth.”

“Me? Why?”

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The reason was that he was so quick-witted, but this time Seth didn’t know why. Josh didn’t bother answering and changed the subject.

“Anyway, I’m glad everyone seems to understand. I thought that if something happened, you wouldn’t be able to fire me.”

“No, absolutely not! You don’t have to worry about that, Josh.”

Mark quickly waved his hand in denial. He added with a more affectionate smile than ever before.

“You can stay as long as you want, Josh. Our company is always open to you.”

“Thank you, Mark.”

The two shook hands in trust. Isaac, who was watching, spoke absentmindedly.

“But Josh, who are you talking to?”

Josh paused for a moment, and Mark continued, as if he had just remembered something.

“Right, where are we going to have the wedding? Do we need to prepare tuxedos too?”

Mark asked in a higher voice, as if his heart was already racing at the thought of being the groom’s best man. Josh realized belatedly that he needed a best man at the unexpected question.

“Yes, I’ll look into what I’m going to prepare later and tell you. If it’s okay, I’d like you to be my best man.”

Josh looked around at his colleagues as if they were all the same. Seth nodded as if it was obvious, and Isaac whispered a small “yes.” Henry could already tell the answer from his sparkling eyes and flushed cheeks without even saying anything.

“Who’s going to get the bouquet?”