It's the start of the week and Aliya had been on her feet for the most part of the day going from one department to another. By the time she got to her desk, she was just exhausted and counting the hours until work is done for the day. She checks her phone which she hasn't touched since lunch break and sees that she has a message from Yoongi. He is asking if he had plans on Friday. Although Yuna had been asking her to join them on their usual Friday clubbing, she didn't make commitments with her yet. Before she can text her reply, her phone starts to ring. 

"I decided to call you because it's taking you forever to answer my text." Yoongi tells her as soon as she answers the phone.

"Well I was in another department earlier and I just got back at my desk." She tells him as she stretches out her back with a soft grunt.

"Busy?" He asks her. 

"Yes so busy that my legs are killing me." She tells him.

He chuckles before asking again. "So are you free on Friday after work?" 

 "Uh, yeah I am free but..." Before she can finish her sentence, he cuts her off.

"What time do you get off work?" 

Is he full of questions today, she thought. "I want to leave at five because the day had been so toxic for me." 

She could hear the smile on his voice when he said. "Ok, I'll see you later then." 

"Wait." She said but he already hangs up. This guy is something else, she told herself as she goes back to work. He doesn't have any patience, doesn't bother to say hello or goodbye. And what's happening on Friday anyway? 

"Aliya, how do you get to be friends with all these good-looking men?" 

"Pardon me?" One of her co-workers is standing next to her. She looks at the time and realized an hour has passed since Yoongi called. 

"Some hot guy is asking for you outside." She said before leaving, mumbling on how some people can get so lucky.

Aliya makes her way towards the waiting room and finds Yoongi, as the "hot guy" her workmate had mentioned earlier. He is standing next to the window casually looking out and she can see why she referred to him as that.

"Hey, is this what you meant with see you later?" She greets him.

He turns to her studying the printed dress she is wearing which accented her figure and the high heeled shoes she matched it with. 

He nods his head before speaking, "If you're ready to leave then let's go."

"Go? Go where?" He mentions a name of a high end mall. 

"Why are we going there?" Aliya asks feeling lost.

"I need to pick clothes for Friday and you need to get one for yourself too." He answers.

"Wait what? Why would I need to get clothes and what's with Friday?" Now, she's the one full of questions. 

"It's for the kick off party of the project I am working on. Clients, vendors and all the people involved are coming. You said you are free so I'm taking you with me." Yoongi tells her looking a bit impatient as he answers her questions.

"Oh," Aliya said then added "You must've missed the part to ask me if I'd agree to come with you."

He scowls at her. "Are you saying you don't want to go?"

Yoongi looks confused and Aliya can't help but smile over the fact that this guy isn't used to getting a no for an answer. He looks so puzzled when she gave a different answer than he expected. Even if their friendship has gone better, he still needs to ask. "I didn't say that, but why would you like to take me?"

He casually shrugs in response. "I know for a fact that you can mingle well with people and you won't go whining if I can't give you enough attention when I get busy."

That made a lot of sense for her although she finds the whining part funny. She remembered how she behaved at the lake house which is so unlike her. He tends to have that effect on women, bring out a different side of themselves. 

Moments later, Aliya follows Yoongi as he leads the way through the chic mall . She can't forget how she witnessed one of his beaming smile, that got her off track, when she finally agreed on coming with him for their company event. She never thought it'll make him that happy. 

At the escalator, Yoongi stayed close at her side, when they reached the top floor, she turns to her right but was surprised when she gets grabbed by her waist as he ushers her to the opposite direction. That simple move made her get flustered, he's just not the touchy type of a guy, unless they're having sex. She immediately diverts her thoughts away and looks at the display windows instead.

They entered a popular signature store and were greeted by the sales staff and manager, who tells Yoongi, that his suit is ready for fitting.

He nods before speaking. "Miss Lee is going to need a dress as well." He turns to Aliya "See if there's any dress you'd like to wear." 

"Yoongi, you don't have to buy me a dress." Aliya mutters under her breath. The manager and the staff casually stepped away from them to give them more privacy.

"I'm taking you to the dinner party for my work's project, you're helping me out by coming with me so let me just get one for you." 

"But I've got dresses at home that I can use. No need to spend money on me." She does have lots of clothes which she can use. They maybe close friends now, but she didn't feel comfortable that he's spending money for her. 

He steps closer to her "Are you saying no to me Aliya?" He asked in a dangerously low voice that made her shiver involuntarily. He is standing so close to her she could feel his breath on her face and smell the familiar scent of his cologne. With her thoughts earlier and his current closeness to her, she could feel her hormones surging. 

She looks up at him and saw that familiar glint in his eyes, which she for a while thought was gone. She licks her lower lip unconsciously and feels the adrenaline and the drive to ask her next question. "What would you do if I did?" 

He lowers his head and whispers in her ear, "Fuck you till you scream yes." Her knees almost buckled beneath hers at his response. He smirks at her reaction, he knows her well enough now. 

The manager came back clearing his throat before entering the area they were at. "Find a dress you'd like to wear, I'll be in the other room to try on my suit." He casually walks away with a blank expression as if nothing happened. 

A lady who looks just a little older than Aliya comes to help her out. Her knees were still weak but she started looking for a dress as she was told. She hates that she felt pressured in finding a dress all of a sudden. 

 The sales staff, who's nametag says her name is Hyo, shows her a beautiful beige long gown with studded stones around the waist. "I recommend this for you, ma'am it accents your figure and skin tone." She said. Aliya's eyes admires the design and material of the dress, it's beautiful and elegant. Once she had it on, she knew this is the dress for her. It fits her perfectly though the only thing that needs to get altered is the hem.

Hyo also shows her a pair of shoes that matches it and Aliya decides that her search is over. However, buying the set for one occasion seems impractical because the price isn't exactly cheap. She's always been practical when it comes to spending for things, her mom raised her that way. She owns signatures items but does not live for it. She takes off the gown and tells Hyo she'll have to think about it.

Aliya finds Yoongi waiting for her by the fitting room sipping tea. "Did you find one?" He asks.

"I think, I have a dress at home I can use." Aliya tells him.

Yoongi turns as Hyo starts to leave the dressing room with the dress she tried on. He stops her and had a look at the dress. "What's wrong with this one?"

"It's a pretty dress but you don't need to get me anything." Aliya replied.

"Did it fit you?" When Aliya didn't answer, he turns questioningly to Hyo who jumps up in attention.

"It fits her sir; the length just needs some alteration." She answered.

"You can get it done right?" When she said yes, he looks at the box of shoes she is holding. "We'll take them. Add it to my bill for my suit."

Aliya starts to protest but Yoongi ignores her as he walks towards the payment area. He takes out his card and handed it to the manager. He asked Aliya to write her home address at the paper that was handed to her for the delivery of her dress and shoes. Her measurements were taken and she knew there's no way of talking him out of it anymore, so she had no choice but to give in.

Their next stop was dinner, Yoongi tells her that he was also busy during the day he barely ate anything. "Let me buy us dinner then." Aliya tells him as they walked towards the restaurant in the same mall.

Yoongi shakes his head. "No, you're doing me a favor so I need to do it."

The restaurant they went to is known for their steaks and the ambiance is classy and cozy, dimly lit and is obviously for intimate dinners. "This is a dating place." Aliya commented after they've placed their orders.

"I don't think of it that way, for me, it's a restaurant that cooks good steak that's what it is." He replied. "We're going to another spot after this, we both had a busy day."

"Really? Where would that be?" Aliya asks him.

He gives her a small smile. "You'll find out later, let's eat first."

Dinner had been great. The food is superb, the steak melts in your mouth and the rest of the courses were just as awesome too. Aliya will definitely give the place a high rating. She noticed how Yoongi had been more casual with their conversation. He is more relaxed, cracking jokes which Aliya found actually funny. 

Their next spot is a pleasant surprise for Aliya, it's a spa and he had booked them in a couple's room for a massage, although they can't be classified as a "couple". Aliya feels a bit conscious when they were in the room with just robes on. When the masseuse came out, she had to do a double take when she saw the woman who'd be massaging Yoongi. She has a mask on but you can tell she's pretty and has a good figure. But this is her job so she shouldn't be bothered by that. In fact she shouldn't be bothered by anything at all but she finds it hard not to be affected specially with everything he had shown her today. He might say otherwise, but everything they did today is something you do on a date.