in which a black lawyer from the big apple and a korean idol discover their bond in the middle of a pandemic.
*book two in the 'eternally yours' series!
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iris is a strong independent black woman, a lawyer and an advocate for sexual assault v...
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Iris POV
"Where are you going?" Namjoon groans, his grip tight on Iris' waist. "It's so early." His voice is deep and husky with sleep, making butterflies erupt in her stomach.
Woah, that's never happened before.
"I have my sentencing for my case today." Iris replies, wriggling out of his grasp.
He finally lets her go and she gets up, starting to get ready. Although the sentencing is virtual, she still needs to look presentable from the waist up.
She goes to the bathroom to brush her teeth, wash her face and change her clothes. Then she heads into the living room with her laptop.
She should probably order a small desk so she can have her own office space. Because from the way things are looking right now, she's going to be working from home for a while.
Iris turns on the laptop, logging into the Zoom meeting.
The sentencing itself is relatively quick, only lasting about fifteen minutes. And when it's over, she calls Cassandra to tell her the results.
"Hello?"
"This is Iris. Mr. Martinez got 2 to 7 years, which is the sentence we were hoping for."
"That's fantastic!" She can hear Cassandra breathing a sigh of relief on the other side of the line. "Thank you so much."
"Of course." Iris smiles. "I'm glad I got you the justice you deserved. How are you doing, by the way? With the case and pandemic and everything else?"
"It's pretty stressful, everyone at home is just trying their best to cope with it, you know? But this news definitely made my day. My whole week, actually."
"I'm happy to hear that." Iris hums. "Have a good day and stay safe."
"You too, bye."
After she hangs up the phone, she begins to strip off the uncomfortable dress top she had put on this morning, leaving her in just her bra. Then she walks back to her room, letting out a shriek when she sees Namjoon awake and still in bed.
"Ah!" She immediately covers herself up with the clothing in her hands.
"I didn't see anything!" Namjoon blurts out, putting his hands over his eyes.
She hopes that's the truth.
Iris goes over to her dresser, quickly picking a shirt and throwing it over her head. "You can open your eyes now."
Namjoon slowly peeks out from between his fingers before finally removing his hands completely.
Now she can see that his cheeks are tinted pink from the embarrassment of the situation.
"Sorry for almost blinding you." Iris jokes, letting out a nervous laugh.
"Oh, uh, it's okay. Don't worry about it." He insists, avoiding all eye contact.
