Jungkook is a ruthless and wealthy businessman who's only concern is getting the deal done and making money. He takes a flight 1225 from South Korea to LA for a Christmas day meeting. A meeting that will take his company to the next level if it is...
We have a grand time at breakfast. Tae and I have already made several decisions. It is all very big and messy in some ways. Kind of like a rough draft. But we have a plan. We will stay in LA for a while, and I will work from there. Tae has already texted his parents and they will help us find housing. Of course, Tae's grandmother is planning a big celebration for us once we arrive. Tae tried to talk her out of it, and I could only laugh knowing it was a lost cause. Grandma will not be told what to do. Tae's family is superb, and I am grateful for how they have embraced me, and I am looking forward to Los Angles, California, with my boyfriend.
Before we can rise to leave, two unexpected guests join us at our table. It is Troy and Taylor. Taylor is still quite bruised around his left eye and cheek. He doesn't give us eye contact. Troy starts to talk and places his phone on the center of the table. I see he has his Google translator app open.
"Can I please have a minute of your time?" I bite my lip as I listen to the English translation to Korean. Tae is surprised but his face softens, and he nods as I stay still and on my guard. Troy then nudges Taylor who turns towards Tae. He'd better choose his words carefully or he'll have more than one bruise.
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"Uh, I'm very sorry. I was inappropriate, gross, and drunk. Please forgive me. He briefly looks over to Tae and not to me. Tae softly smiles and thanks him for his apology. Taylor then rises and looks like an idiot as he bows overs and over again. Americans! Is all I can think. He then scurries away like a scared little mouse. I now guess it's Troy's turn.
He does not appear scared but far more confident. This should be interesting, I think.
"I want to express how very sorry and terribly ashamed I am for my behavior." He looks at Tae and then me. My expression is flat and does not read as friendly, but quite the opposite.
"I misread the situation. Also, it was terribly inappropriate for a representative of this hotel to make an advance towards a guest such as yourself. On top of that it was downright criminal of me to use the chip in your keycard to trace your whereabouts. I would have fired anyone on the spot had that occurred."
What? Troy is management. I certainly would not have known given his behavior. But outside of that he appears good at his job. I look over to Tae and I can see he is listening. What he did was out of bounds, but I question if he needs to be punished by losing his employment. I need to hear more first.
"Troy, I misled you about Jungkook. That was wrong." Tae shares. "Why should we not report your behavior to the owner? You tracking us was despicable. This is America and we have rights. That was surveillance of our personal selves, and it was a violation."
Wow, Tae is really letting this guy have it.
"Mr. Kim, I get why you did what you did. Not t-telling Mr. Jeon I...uh... w-was interested." For the first time I see a crack in his outer polished exterior as his eyes drop and he stammers. I get how embarrassing it must be for him to have made advances on me and to be rejected. And a violent rejection it was.
