rewind.

6

Johnny throws on his famous leather jacket. Walking down the streets to once again visit his boss. He would have taken his car, but he let Joey drive it for the day.

Johnny wants to complain about the unfair treatment he undergo everyday, however there isn't much that he can do.

Now entering the man's office, he takes in a deep breath. "You called me?" Johnny sits down knowing that it was going to be a long conversation. He isn't new to this. The players change, but the game remains the same.

"Look, mr.Suh, I know you want to go home to your husband, but I need someone to help me fix the papers, and you are by far the most efficient worker here...."

"I really do need to go home. I know it's a mess, but this isn't what we agreed to...." Johnny was cut off by the man slamming his fist down on the wooden surface.

"Suh, we didn't agree on a lot of things, but if you do this one favor, I will pull some strings for you."

Johnny bit his tongue. He didn't know he could be so kind. Wanting nothing more than to say a big fat fuck you, Johnny just keeps his mouth stapled shut and say, "Alright I will do my best to get everything done."

"That's the attitude sport."

Johnny bowed slightly before standing and leaving. He didn't see them but he felt the man's eyes. He also didn't see the way the man rolled his eyes but he had a hunch. "Have a nice day."

The American walks into his office and flops in his chair. He should be back at his office in South Korea. He should be hugging his husband. He felt awful because Jaehyun needs him yet he is here in this pale green office.

"Knock knock. You look like you can use a pick me up."

Johnny looks up and smiles at the woman. He grabs the mug she held in her hands. "Thanks Joey, I really needed this." He takes a nice swig out of the bitter beverage.

"It's the least I could do. After all you did loan me your car today."

Johnny waves off her comment, "Don't worry about it. I keep pulling you into my drama with..." Johnny tilts his head towards the left, "you know who."

The tan woman looks over her shoulder, a little skeptical she says. "Yes. We are talking about baby backyardigan right." She questions.

Johnny could help but laugh. That is their little nickname for the boss. She came up with it after he spilled red wine on her perfectly white gown at their company party three years ago. "Yes. He is making me stay another few weeks."

"What about your husband?" The woman gasp out in shock. She understands the taller male. Her brother isn't mentally stable, often times she finds her self worried. "Is he..."

"I...I'm so worried." The man covers his face immediately. In his head plays Jaehyun's words verbatim. He wanted to hug his husband and tell him everything is alright.

"Why is he making you stay?" Joey asks while trying to remove the older's hands from in front of his face. "Talk to me. I can try and help."

"The document were all destroyed three days before i could go home, it was a month worth of valuable information. How could they destroy it in such a short time?"

The woman looks down at all of the paperwork. She just realized the squalor of papers lingering everywhere. "This is a two person load, I'm going to go tal..."

"No!" Johnny grabs her wrist. "Please, he will fire me. He's already upset because of reasons." Johnny pleads to the woman with his eyes until she caves.

"Fine but he better not make you cry or I will throw him farther than his mama could catch him."

Someone clears their throat at the door. Johnny head snaps to the fellow, he wouldn't say that they are the closest, but for his best friend  Joey he has to friendly to this man.

"Steven I was talking to johnn..."

"Yeah boss man told me he has to stay for ruining the documents." Steven looks to johnny. "Be careful next time, maybe you could go home to your husband sooner."

Johnny squinted his eyes as his head cocks to the side. "Oh I see. When did I mess up the documents? I never touched a single one until now."

Steven puts his hands up in defense, "Hey that's what I was told."

Johnny slams his hands on his desk. He push pass Joey, he made sure to bump shoulders with Steven.

The American storms into his boss's office. "Mr.Chesterfield, did you say i ruined the documents?"

The older male with gray hair cursing his chin, he strokes it and nods his head yes. "That's what four employees reported to me. That's why told you to stay?"

Johnny looks over his shoulder to see Steven standing behind him. He looks back to mr.Chesterfield, "well I didn't do it. I have a husband to get home to."

"Johnny I can't allow you to go home because you must fix what you destroyed. If you didn't ruin the documents show me proof."

Johnny holds his tongue again. It's a trend at this point. He wanted to cuss and fuss so bad but he couldn't. He just storms out.

Way in the back of the building, in an ally, Johnny leans on the wall. His fist pounds on the bricks out of pure anger. Things he would do to keep a job that doesn't care about him.

As his balled up fist stay glued to the wall he remembers what Jaehyun said. Times like this he really wished he could go back and never quit from the Lee foundation.

However he wants to make a name for himself, he can't hide behind his cousin's name forever.
But it is so hard to not give up.

"Johnny this isn't fair. I know you didn't mess up those documents." Joey places her hand on his shoulder. "What do you need me to do?"

"N..no..nothing."

She was mortified. "I'm going kill both of them. No one should make you feel this way."

Johnny grabs her hand. "No, please just understand, this is my choice to stay. I can handle this."