Unexpected Love

34. My Own Free Time

When I woke up, I found myself alone in Yoongi's bed with a note on his pillow; he had to leave early to attend to his agenda. It was still relatively early, so I decided to cuddle on Yoongi's pillow for another while; that is until H came to the suite.

Manager H gave me the day off so I could recover from the day before; Yoongi had a busy schedule and we weren't going to be able to meet until the end of the day, so I asked H if Iseul could go with me, I really didn't want to be alone; he agreed with no problem at all, another stylist could take of Yoongi for the interview. I also asked him if I could drive us around, I wanted to take a rental out just for the day, and I wanted to feel free some way, he lowered his head grabbing his forehead but agreed anyway.

I really appreciate H's considerations towards me; I mean, I "joined" the team under very odd and forced circumstances, I don't have any job experience related to the entertainment field, I caused some major readjustments to the original plan, oh well... Yoongi's plan turned out to be somewhat a real challenge for Manager. And still, he "managed" everything at the highest expectations and professionalism, and... still had space to care for, and even be fond of, me.

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A/N: I already mentioned I am born American, and raised Mexican; well, my family and I lived in LA during part of my childhood, until I turned 10 years old. We used to go to the beach every weekend, and I missed that so much.

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I wanted to go to the beach, the weather was perfect, and I needed a place to space out. I met Iseul for breakfast, and the first check of our day was to go shopping for bathing suits. Iseul was so surprised when she saw that we were going on our own on the cool rental I picked; I wanted her to live the "classic" LA experience so I picked a dark grey convertible. So there we were, in stunning outfits, perfect sunglasses, and a need to have fun; we rolled the streets as if we were in a Hollywood movie.

First stop: bathing suits shopping at Rodeo Dr. I convinced Iseul to buy a quite daring one, Korean girls are not used to showing "too much skin", it's a thing between the extra care they take with their skin's sun exposure and cultural conventions of traditions; but as she said "YOLO" she went with the excitement of the day.

Second stop: Beverly Hills and Hollywood. We drove around main avenues just for fun, Iseul didn't stop taking pictures of everything she saw, and every single one she took of me she sent it directly to Yoongi.

Last stop: Venice Beach. Since it was a weekday the place wasn't that crowded, we got to a seafood restaurant for some lunch, then bought a Frappuccino from Starbucks, and started strolling down the ocean walk. Once we found a nice spot on the beach we went down took off our dresses and laid down under the sun. Just hearing the waves made my heart and mind feel at ease for a moment, even if I had constant things running around my head like crazy I felt how each thing took its place and I could once again think clearly. The two things that took most of my mind were my dad and Yoongi, but my heart helped my brain organize my thoughts, and both reconciled for my sake.

It was time to go back to the hotel. Iseul was so happy with the whole experience, that she gave me an "appreciation" gift that I didn't even notice when she bought it. We drove back with Agust D's album playing at its loudest on the car's sound system singing our lungs out. We had a great time!