Three to One

2. Love Note

Sunlight spills through the curtains of my hotel room, the plush blankets piled on top of me, my weighted blanket swaddling me. I hug my fluffy pillow to my chest and stretch my toes to the end of the bed. Begrudgingly, I climb out of the bed stretching my fingertips to the ceiling, and sigh. My first American tour all on my own. I head into the bathroom and splash some water on my face and get into my routine. My skin will look tired if I'm not careful and Deiji isn't going to be here to remind me to take care of it every morning and night. I place some under-eye masks on to help wake my skin up and head out to the living room. My muscles ache from last night but I still have to go do an hour of cardio and get some breakfast. I warm up some water before sitting in the kitchenette/living room. The couch serves as a divider between the two rooms. BDGH had full hotel suites to ourselves but this week is the last week for hotels, then I'll be on a tour bus most of the time at least for the America leg of my tour.

I sip my water as I scroll through my phone. Headlines with my name top blogs, Instagram posts, and clips of my concert last night are scattered over my TikTok feed. I pause on one when I spot Gun.

"He's so looking at her!" A girl screams, her phone shaking and there it is, the moment I see Gun. My mouth isn't hanging open like I thought it was at least.

"Gun x Bada!" Another girl screams. The video is already at a million views and it was only posted six hours ago. The comments are flooded with heart eyes. 'I ship it' and a few not-so-pleasant comments daring me to touch him. His fans are always the craziest. I set my phone aside and finish off my water.

A knock at the door makes me pause, there shouldn't be anyone coming to get me yet. Padding over to the door I tiptoe to peer through the view hole. A man with a hat and a large bouquet stands outside. I open the door and he offers me a slip

"Bada?" He asks.

I nod.

"Please sign."

I scrawl my name across the paper clipped to the small board and hand it back to him. He hands me the flowers already arranged in a vase. White lily petals brush against my neck as I back into my room and close the door. Water splashes over the rim and wets my shirt as I push it onto the counter. A beautiful arrangement of lilies, dahlias, and baby's breath with a card sitting in the center. I pluck the card and tear the envelope off.

Bada, Bada, Bada.
It does sound like a heartbeat. Please consider me among your heartbeats.
Congratulations on a successful debut. I can't wait to see you in person again.
In the meantime, would you like to spend tomorrow afternoon with me?
-Gun

My heart beats in my chest, my mouth for sure hanging open this time. Gun... Gun is asking me on a date. I scramble for my phone calling Deiji. She answers on the first few rings.

"Good morning my superstar." Deiji greets. "Care to join me for some cardio?"

"Are you in the hotel gym?" I ask.

"Yes."

"I'm coming down now, I have something to tell you." I hang up and change into some leggings and a sports bra.

Deij, Gi, and Hae are already on treadmills by the time I reach them. I hop on the one between Deiji and Hae and push the speed to five.

"You guys didn't wake me," I say feeling a sting of betrayal.

"You performed last night," Gi says peering around Hae. "We didn't. You needed the rest."

The separation hit me again. We were moving on to different phases of our lives. We wouldn't be doing everything together anymore. I shake the thought away.