A/N: very lengthly, please excuse the small errors I didn't catch and this was inspired by: Let Me Explain by Bryson Tiller

[I: i'm going to the club tonight with the girls. I'm not coming home.]

[J: you're still mad at me?]
[J: just let me explain]

[I: you don't need to explain nothing Jack. I'll be out tonight. Bye]

[J: I love you]

[Seen]

He sighs, throwing his phone on the stack of papers on his desk. He sighs once again tapping the pen in between his fingers on the glass office desk. He shakes his head thinking of ways to convince Irene that he didn't mean any harm. He stands to his feet cleaning off his desk getting ready to head home to an empty house. He gathered his belongings before walking out of his office. He looks down at his phone seeing if Irene would text back to listen to him or change her mind, but that wasn't the case.

He shook his head sliding his phone into his back pocket. He stepped on the elevator once the door opened. He hit the ground level riding down. His phone binged in pocket as he hurried to grab the phone. He opened it rolling his eyes seeing it was his friends.

[JB: Jack you're still up to go to the club?]

[J: yeah ig]

[Bam: you and Irene are still arguing?]

[J: no]

[JB: well you need a drink. go home and get dress Yug and Bam will pick you up]

[J: alright]

He turns off his phone sliding it in his pocket as the elevator doors open. Walking off heading out of the building. He finds his car heading home.

Over the past week Irene and Jackson have been fighting. Fighting over how Jackson treats her. He didn't know he was doing that honestly because they were always open and she never brought it up. She claims he's been doing this for awhile. But that wasn't the thing that triggered the arguing. They both owned companies that were passed down from their parents. They are together, of course, but their parents don't know that; they kept it on the low. They didn't want their parents to know for the sake of their relationship and their companies. And honestly it was hard on the two. They spent numerous holidays apart from each other, hiding from the public, acting "normal" at business events, ect. And that bothers them alot. They just wanted to be a couple without problems. But of course there are problems.

He gets home going into his empty house getting ready for the club. And once he's done he gets a text from YugBam that they are waiting outside. He leaves the quiet house getting into Bambam's car.

"Hey man! You're ready to have fun?" Jackson nodded dapping them up.

"Of course!"

Yugyeom laughs, turning up the music as BamBam makes his way to the club.

---

"You look good Unnie! And you're drinking a lot unnie!"

Joy yells over the club music to Irene who's waiting for her new glass of alcohol to be poured.

"What do you mean?! I'm just enjoying myself! It's Friday~ the weekend is just beginning!" She slurs pulling down her short black dress. "Thank you!" She bows slightly grabbing her glass before taking a long glup.

"I agree!" Seulgi stumbles into the bar stool. "Let's lighten up! We had a hard week at work~ once again! Our significant others are low key pains in the asses, but we love them dearly! Let's just celebrate a hectic week!~" Seulgi smiles, clicking her glass with Joy's and Irene's as she begins to dance. Irene joins in swaying her hips sipping on her drink.

She was ready to get loose and try to forget about her problems with Jackson. But as she closes her eyes she thinks of him and her. She hated being mad at him and treating him this way, but it's what he deserves after treating her the same for the past few months. Being out late, coming home whenever, having lack of communication, coming home smelling like alcohol, never being open about things that bother him. And it bothered her. When she brought this to his attention (when he was sober) he tried arguing it out. His reasons were for work and being stressed out over his parents and their relationship that caused once more; another fight. But there was something that added on to the flumes making the fire only wilder and hotter.

"Unnie let's go to the dance floor!" Joy suggests pulling Irene towards the dance floor, following behind Seulgi. Their bodies swayed together on beat. Giggles leaving their lips at the movement as they were so close to one another that they were basically grinding on each other. Irene closed her eyes enjoying the dance movements and the song that played, as she almost forgot about Jackson.

"Baby!"

Irene's eyes shot open looking towards Seulgi who suddenly gasped and stopped the trio's movement. She saw JB who hugged and kissed the drunk Seulgi before greeting her and Joy. She looked passed him seeing BamBam, Yugyeom, Jinyoung and Jackson. She stopped the urge to roll her eyes, hugging BamBam, Yugyeom, and Jinyoung.

"Is Mark and Wendy here?" BamBam asked, Irene nodding. "They're at VIP, near the DJ!" Irene says before turning on her heels. She debated whether or not to greet Jackson in front of her friends. She should knowing what she had told the girls prior:

"Me and Jackson are on good terms now.. you know make-up sex and all!"

It was partly true. That was Monday when she'd told them that. When their first argument broke out on Saturday, they made up on Sunday all morning long before cuddling in bed all night. But as in a result of now, that wasn't the case.

She was about to turn on her feet but was stopped by a pair of hands on her waist. She turned around quickly seeing it was Jackson who pulled her close to him. One hand on her ass the other secured around her petite waist. They stared at each other long enough to feel the tense rise between them. She kisses his lips quick but slow enough to tease him and let him taste the tart but sweet taste of alcohol on her lips. She pulls away smirking getting herself another helping of alcohol.

---

He's now at the DJ booth in the VIP with everyone. There all scattered around the VIP section. Mark and Wendy next to him being the sappy drunk couple they are. BamBam is talking to a young college student who apparently knows Irene. Seulgi and JB heading to a bathroom. Jinyoung finds his girlfriend who he invited at the entrance of the VIP section. And Irene: with Yugyeom and Joy dancing very close to each other. In the same way as early; seeing her, Joy, and Seulgi grinding and dancing on one another.

Irene knows what she's doing because she looks up at him drinking the light liquor before going back to doing the action once more. He's conflicted on whether he should be mad that she's grinding with their closest friends or turned on how short and tight her black dress is. Every movement she makes the thick tight fabric moves up her pale skin causing her to pull it down. And when she pulls it down the sleeveless dress moves down exposing the top of her breast with the fading hickeys he had given her on Tuesday when they went out to eat with their friends.

She was such a tease and she knew. He knew it.

His mouth was dry from looking down from the DJ booth onto her. He whispered into Mark's ear telling him that he'll grab him another drink. He walks away going down the steps to the lower part of the VIP going to the bar ordering a shot of Hennessy. He immediately gulps it down once he gets the shot. He puts the shot glass on the counter. He orders one more and now his blood is rushing and he's calming down a bit. But that doesn't last very long.

He takes the shot glass swirling it around looking at irene. From the bar it's a clear view; her back is turned to him as she dances. Soon, Joy and Yugyeom part from Irene going somewhere else, leaving Irene dancing by herself. A man comes up to Irene trying to dance with her but she refuses. She begins arguing with the guy who grabs her by the arm. Jackson swallows his drink slamming it down on the counter before going over to Irene and the ignorant man. He shoves him away trying hard not to punch the shit out of the guy.

"She doesn't want to dance with you, so take the hint dumbass."

"You're not her boyfriend, she said she was alone." Jackson blood boils more as Irene rolls her eyes.

"I didn't say that dumbass! You fucking touching me like your my boyfriend!" She slurs holding onto Jackson.

"Maybe if she wasn't dress like a—"

Jackson punches him causing the man to stumble back. He grabs him by his collar pulling him close to Jackson.

"Your lucky I don't fucking kill your ass for calling my girl a fucking hoe! Now, I suggest you go home before I beat your ass like your mother did!" He yells, shoving him back before grabbing Irene's arm and dragging her to the bathroom. He lets go of her arm hearing a toilet flush where a drunk lesbian couple stumbles out and wash there hands before hurrying to exit the bathroom. Jackson walks to the door moving a trash can in front of the door. He walks back over to Irene who avoids his glaze and moves around him. He grabs her waist pulling her against the wall using his hands to block her. Now she's blocked, nowhere to go. She fixes her dress looking over Jackson.

His black Polo shirt tight on him, to where you could see his abs. His biceps flexed showing his tattoos and his veins. His polo paired with his black slacks and Nike sneakers. It was simple but turned her on. She should be mad but she couldn't help herself.

She crosses her arms and legs looking up at Jackson.

"Why are you here anyways? Why aren't you getting ready to go to China~ with your parents and marry that bitch from thailand and have her kids and forget about me." She rolls her eyes, Jackson sighing.

"How many times do I have to say I'm sorry! Please let me explain."

"Why! I thought we were supposed to tell each other shit! All about our exes, our past, everything! And that hasn't been happening! You treat me like I'm your friends where you pick and fucking chose what you want to tell me! I'm your girlfriend for two fucking years not your friend!" She exclaims Jackson running his hand down his face.

"And I'm sorry. Me and her were nothing. One night stand. I was living with my parents at the time, they saw her leave and thought we were together till this day for some reason."

"There has to be a reason why they think that. Was she more than a one night stand?" She asks looking at him. He wanted to lie, but this is what got them to this point.

"No. We had a few more nights together but I cut her off. I got interested in you. And it was protected. I brought my own condoms for my safety." She rolled her eyes leaning on the wall. "I'm sorry okay. I didn't think my mom would pull some shit before we came out to our parents. And I'm sorry, I can't control everything but I can control my actions and I'm sorry for being a shitty boyfriend."

She sighed looking to the side of her before back at him. "I'm going to forgive you, but you're in the dog house until you get shit sorted out with your parents."

"What—"

"Yes. You're too hot for me to be mad at you for long." He smirks looking over her form. "So…"

"So?" She shrugs following his hard glazes. She chuckles pushing him back. "You're in the dog house. Meaning no sex until you get shit fixed and I feel like it." His eyes widened. "So if I put you on this counter and—"

"No Wang," she giggles. "Even if you have to miss out on it for months?"

"I can wait, you jack rabbit." She rolls her eyes playfully walking past him. "Alright. Oh and no more wearing short strapless dresses. You have boys thinking you're single." He says walking closely behind her.

"It's my body and I can wear whatever I want. And if boys can't keep it in their pants then they're sick."

She laughs grabbing his hand walking out of the bathroom.

---

They are now on the dance floor together. Dancing in the same fashion as early but now together. Her back turned to him, grinding and dancing on one another. Jackson was so amazed and honored to have Irene, he bounded not to fuck up again. Knowing Irene and how her past relationships treated her, she gave them each three chances and by the second time they fucked up she was out of the door never looking back.

He loves Irene and doesn't want to risk it. Compared to his past relationships he always been with a girl and never saw a future with them past a year or two dating. Just dating around for experience. But with Irene it was different. He could see kids in their future, possibly marriage, with a big wedding and a dream home. He couldn't bound to fuck that up.

But with what's going on with his mother, their relationship is going to put on the line.

"Jack I'm ready to go home." She whines turning around to him wrapping her arms around his torso.

"I don't know how we'll get home, I drove with Yugyeom and Bam." She sucked her teeth. "The girls rode with me and I don't know if they have a ride. I'm not leaving them here by themselves if the boys won't take them." She explains leaning into his chest.

"I'll text them and see." She nodded as he pulled out his phone.

He texted them all seeing if they were leaving with the girls. And once they all responded leaving with one of the girls Irene bought with her, they headed out the club. They found her car Irene passing Jackson the keys as she got in taking off her heels. Her feet ached in pain as she tied up her black straighten hair before grabbing her hoodie she brought with her. She put it on reclining the seat back a little, closing her eyes. Jackson started up the car putting on his seat belt before pulling off.

---

The next morning Irene wakes up first. She sits up slowly, her head pounding badly. She looked down at Jackson who slept peaceful next to her. She got up going to the kitchen making tea and bagel with cream cheese. She went back into the room with the items seeing Jackson now up. She handed him the tea and one half of the bagel. She went into the drawer getting two pills for each of them to take for their headaches. She sat besides himself drinking her tea.

"How'd you sleep?" He asks looking over at her. "I slept fine." She says before swallowing the two pills.

"My mother texted me, she wants me to meet Lisa." He says looking down at his phone.

"Who's Lisa?" Jackson chuckled.

"The bitch from thailand." He mocks, irene rolling her eyes. "Why do you have to meet her anyways?" He shrugged, putting down his phone.

"How about this. I met with Lisa and my Mom. You tell your parents that you want to meet me and I'll tell my parents the same." Irene shrugged her shoulders standing to her feet putting the mug in the nightstand. Jackson did the same action but grabbed her arm pulling her into his lap wrapping his arms around his waist.

"Don't be mad at me baby, I am trying to fix this and this is the easiest way." He says into her ear as she looks back at him nodding.

"Can you let go of me?"

"When I feel like it." He says picking her up and taking her to the bathroom. He shuts and locks the door putting her on the counter.

"Jackson I can go to the other bathroom and wash up for the day." He grabbed his toothbrush and toothpaste, ignoring her.

"You're so stubborn," she says, hopping off of the counter. Jackson quickly trapped her making her whine. "Jackson~ it's too early for this!"

"And it's too early for you to be mad and stubborn with me." She sighed. "I'm not mad at you, I'm just annoyed by this that's all. We should have been told our parents despite everything." Jackson nodded pushing strands of hair behind her ear.

"I know but this is our consequence. And I'm trying to figure this out, please bear with me and the processes." He reassures kissing her cheek.

"No kiss?" She pouts looking up at him. "My breathe stinks and still taste like very bitter alcohol mixed with tea."

"Ew!" She yells pushing him away grabbing her toothbrush. He laughed shaking his head.

---

Jackson gets out of the car gathering his thoughts before walking up to his mother's house. He knocks in the door waiting for someone to answer. The door opens revealing his mother who smiled widely.

"Jia'er! How are you!" She smiles pulling him a bone squeezing hug. "I-I'm good mom, thanks for asking." She pulled away smiling Jackson taking deep breaths.

"Come in, Lisa is waiting." She says stepping aside letting him in. He walks into the house heading to the living room seeing Lisa sitting on the couch on her phone.

"Lisa! My son Jackson— oh of course you know him. You guys did kick it before." Mrs. Wang says sitting on the couch opposite from Lisa and Jackson sitting next to her.

"Well not enough for us to know each other. Just a few one night stands." He explains Lisa nodding.

"Wow and no baby?" Mrs. Wang looks between the two Lisa staring at Jackson. "It was protected. I never slipped up." He explains looking at Lisa.

"Why aren't you saying anything? I know I don't have a child." She shook her head. "I was just thinking how years ago I thought I was pregnant by you—"

"Lisa." He says stern as she shakes her head. "No I wasn't pregnant, I'm not hiding no baby from you." He sighs in relief. He couldn't dig a bigger hole for himself.

"Well I suggest you guys get to know each other more. You guys will be getting married and be passed down our higher companies." Mrs. Wang explains Jackson biting his tongue.

"Getting married? Why not just pass it down without this whole marriage thing?" Mrs. Wang turned her head confused.

"Why do you say that Lisa? You were very interested in marrying my son?"

Lisa shook her head looking over at Jackson. "I wasn't—"

"You told me when me, my husband and your parents talked." Lisa avoided her glaze. Jackson rolled his eyes glaring at Lisa and his mother.

"Mom I'm going to go—"

"No, stay here and talk to Lisa I need to check on cake I'm cooking." She says standing to her feet hurried to the kitchen.

"So you lead this on even more." She sighed. "I really like you Jackson! You're the only one who treats me right."

"Well how if we only had sex? I don't want to get married, not right now and not to you." He says disgusted getting off of the couch. "Well you will marry me. Everything is final." Lisa says Jackson rolling his eyes walking into the kitchen.

"Mom, later you and dad meet me at the restaurant 10 minutes from here. Meet you there in two hours." He says walking away before she could even utter a word.

He left the house getting in his car speeding off home.

---

"Joy it's okay, just talk to him."

"But I don't want too. We're just friends and now it's awkward." Joy whines on the other end of the phone. Irene laughs at the younger girl shaking her head.

"Well then don't talk to him and just wait but you can't ignore Yugyeom for long."

"I know," she moans before sighing shortly after. "Well I have to go. Bye Unnie."

"Bye Sooyoung." Joy hangs up the phone, Irene laughing to herself walking out of her bedroom going to the living room area as the door opens, Jackson walking in.

"How'd it go?" She hesitantly asked, looking at his facial expressions. He looked pissed. He ignored her taking off his shoes before flopping on the couch.

"Lisa led it on more. She wants to get married to me." He sighs closing his eyes, Irene walks over to him sitting next to him. "Well did you at least tell your mother that you needed to talk to her?"

"Yeah, in a half an hour we'll meet them. You texted your parents?" She nodded. "Yeah I'm nervous but this is our life we shouldn't have hidden it." He nods sighing.

"Let's get ready then."

---

They pull up to the restaurant a bit earlier than their parents. They get out going into the restaurant claiming their seats. They sit in silence, nervous.

"Joohyun!"

Irene's parents greet. irene turning her head standing to her feet.

"Hi mom and dad, how are you?"

"Good. Who's this?" Irene looked back at Jackson who stood to his feet. "This is my boyfriend of two years, Jackson."

"Nice to meet you." Jackson says putting his hand out. Her parents looked at irene and then him sitting down at the seats on the other side of the table. Irene grabbed Jackson's hand to save him from the embarrassment he'd just condoned.

"Jia'er." Jackson let go of irene's hand seeing his mother approach the table. "Hi mom, where's dad?"

"He couldn't make it due to his work." Jackson nodded. "Um Irene, this is my mother, Mrs. Wang. Mom, this is my girlfriend of two years, Irene." Mrs. Wang looks at Jackson then at Irene before sighing to herself. Irene watch the older woman about to utter something, but hesitated and went to her seat.

"Oh, Mrs & Mr Bae, long time no see." Mrs. Wang, Ms. Bae rolling her eyes.

"Uhh Mom what do you mean?" Jackson questions looking over at irene who was just as confused as him.

"Your boyfriend's mother was sleeping around with your father." Mrs. Bae says, rolling her eyes towards Mrs. Wang. Irene and Jackson's eyes widened looking at each other.

"Does that mean—"

"No, you and your girlfriend are nowhere related. Me and Mr. Bae didn't have sex. But anyways to the real point we're, I'm guessing, is to announce you guys were dating." Mrs. Wang looks between the two, irene nodding.

"Jia'er you do know that—"

"Yes, and I brought my girlfriend here to tell the both of you guys. Me and her are dating and we are very happy. Despite anyone's decision." Jackson explains grabbing irene's hand under the table. He didn't feel that nervous anymore. It's his and Irene's life. Yeah their parents' opinion mattered, but it never validated their happiness.

"Well Jackson does your girlfriend kn—"

"I'm very aware. That's why we wanted to tell you guys both. We could have told you guys earlier but there was a lot going on with my company and things like that." Irene explains looking at her parents mostly. They seemed so disappointed.

It fell into silence. No one talked. Irene played with Jackson's hand ready to go to save herself from the disappointed vibes her parents radiated.

"Let's go home." Irene whispers into Jackson's ear as he nods. "We'll be going now. Bye everyone." He says before him and Irene get up. They leave quickly before anyone could utter a word to them. They leave the restaurant going into their car. They sat in silence before Jackson started up the car.

"We should take a vacation." Jackson says randomly as Irene nodded. "Yes, it's very needed. But aren't you bummed that our parents don't like us?" She asked as he turned his head nodding.

"Of course, especially since I see and want you in my future." He says, causing Irene to smile fondly. She bites her lip leaning back on the chair shaking her head.

"You're lying." She says in somewhat of a denial. She knew about his past relationships where he never saw a future with them, similar to her. She never wanted to be committed to anything long term but with Jackson, yes.

"It's true Joohyun," she knew he was serious once she used her real name. "I see you in my future, and I hope you do too because I'm not letting you go." He laughs, grabbing her hand.

"I am too Jack, honestly." She smiles happily. He stops at the stop light leaning over to Irene kissing her sweetly.

---

"Jackson, I was thinking… you seemed happy with your girlfriend today… I want to meet her more."

"For real mom?" Jackson says in disbelief sitting up on the bed. "Yeah. I would like to meet her and get to know her."

"So will this mean you'll call off the arrangement?" Her mother laughed.

"Yes Jia'er. I'm very sorry for forcing you into this arrangement. I have to go, bye I love you."

"It's okay and bye." He tossed the phone to the side of him, shocked by his mother's response. He never thought that she would change her mind.

"Baby what are you doing?" Irene asked once she walked into the room. She sits next to him on the bed moving his arm to lay on his chest.

"Well my mother cancelled the marriage and arrangement." He smiles irene sitting up gasping.

"For real!!! Wang!"

"Yes and she even want to know you better. I'm so glad." He says kissing the top of her head as she moves ontop kissing his lips.

"I'm so happy that at least your mother understands and likes me. But it's confusing because she didn't seem interested in me, like she didn't seem happy." She rambles on moving on top of Jackson distracting him. He picked her up moving her to the side pulling the cover over his lap followed by a pillow.

"Awe you nasty!" She yells hitting his shoulder. "What! You said I was in the dog house! So I have to control myself! You tease!" He says moving away from her pressing the pillow down in his lap.

"Well what did I say? Your in the dog house until you fix things." She whispers into his ear kissing his cheek causing him to freak out.

"Stap it!!!" He says watching her laugh. She moves the pillow and covers sitting on top of him. "You've fixed most of our problems… I guess." She giggles kissing his lips watching his expression change.

"So.."

"I think you know already." She says wrapping her arms around his neck as they switch position.

"I love you joohyun."

She smiles widely looking into his eyes.

"I love you too Wang."

4,623 words… 👉👈
Um debated on writing smut but if you want it lemme know. Hope you enjoyed!!

Secrets Fan Fiction 💞