Mrs. Right

Situation Report

Something about this quickie was different. Maybe it was because the cat was out of the bag. Maybe it was because we knew we had even less privacy than we had in Seoul. Mostly, I think it was that we didn't have a quickie just for fun, but out of necessity. Finding brief snippets of time would be our only opportunity for intimacy while on tour.

I got dressed and ready for the morning, the whole time reflecting on my dinner with Daniel and my early morning tryst with Jimin. I had to get both events out of my mind and refocus on business. BTS had a packed schedule for the day with multiple appearances to make. I was going to meet with them in a couple of hours and go over interview prepping as the make-up artists worked their magic.

The knock at my door from room service came just in time. My stomach growled in sync with the knocks. I opened the door to welcome the server in when I heard Namjoon calling my name.

"Addy!" Namjoon walked down the hall toward me.

"Good morning, Namjoon! Come on in!"

I tipped the server, thanked her, and welcomed Namjoon in, closing the door.

"I was just going to eat, you want some?"

"No, thank you. I'm good."

"You don't mind if I go ahead, do you?" I asked as I sat down at the little table in the corner.

"Oh, no. It's fine. You realize there is food down in the prep room, right?"

"Yes, but I didn't think I could wait. Plus, I was desperate for bacon and eggs and I wasn't sure if there would be any. Here, sit with me." I gestured to the chair across from mine at the table.

"Are you sure you don't at least want some coffee? There is plenty here."

"Coffee would be nice, thank you."

I poured him a cup and began to eat.

He took a small sip of his coffee and looked at me intently. "Addy, how are you doing? You don't have to give me the details. I just want to make sure you are okay."

I had conveniently just shoved a mouthful of scrambled eggs into my mouth. I really didn't want him to know the whole truth, but he had made it clear yesterday that honesty was important to him. I finished chewing, swallowed, took a sip of my coffee, and opened up about the dinner with Daniel.

"Daniel asked me to go back with him to Colorado. He wants to reconcile."

"How do you feel about that?"

"I told him no."

"So what does that mean for your marriage, Addy?"

"You need to understand, Namjoon. I love Daniel. I really do."

"But?" Namjoon pressed.

"But, he pushed me away--me and our son. I don't think I am in a place to forgive him for that. Not yet. What I do know is that I am happy. For the first time in what feels like years, I am truly happy. I love my job. I love working with BTS. I realize this is temporary, but you all are important people in my life now. I'm not ready or willing to give that up like Daniel was ready to give up on his family."

"Does this mean you are getting a divorce?"

I chugged my coffee, delaying the inevitable admission as long as I could so I could gather up the courage to tell him. "Yes. I'm not sure how long it will take, but I let Daniel know that I have moved on."

"I see." Namjoon took another sip of his coffee as I continued to eat, trying to be as graceful as I could considering how hungry I was. Jimin was fabulous at helping me burn calories.

"Are you okay, though?" he asked.

Leave it to Namjoon to care more about me than the difficulties that I am causing him. I adored him for that.

"I am." I smiled as I poured myself another cup. "In fact, I told Daniel that I needed to love myself and I couldn't do that with him."

"Woah, that . . . that had to be a hard thing for you to admit. Good for you for standing up for yourself!"

"Thank you," I beamed.

Namjoon took another sip, a deep breath, and then looked at me with a serious expression. "What I said yesterday still goes. Let's just keep this divorce between us for now. Like you said, who knows how long it will take before it is finalized."

"Agreed," I nodded. As I finished up my coffee and eggs and took another bite of bacon, I realized the food wasn't quite settling with me right and I was feeling tired. It was probably my body crashing after going through the anxiety of everything that had happened since Daniel knocked on my hotel room door yesterday morning.

I poured and drank another cup of coffee quickly, hoping the caffeine would help perk me up.

"Okay, then!" I said. "I'm ready to go down to the prep room to talk business. How about you, Namjoon?"

"Sure. Let's walk together."

I stood up and had a sudden dizzy spell. Namjoon grabbed me by the arms. "Are you okay, Addy?"

"Yeah. I guess I just stood up too quickly." I shook my head and steadied myself.

Feeling better, I grabbed my purse and attache case so we could head out.

As we started to head out the door I heard a familiar voice call out, "Lemonade?!" My eyes grew big and I turned around to see if it really was him.

"Teddy Bear!" I called back. We walked to each other, meeting each other halfway and we hugged. I hadn't seen my brother Ted in over a year.