A Melody of You: Book Five

Emma

I put on my best outfit as Leanne gets ready with me. She continues to watch a YouTube video on some heart surgery she came across. I frown at the glimpse of blood on her screen as she washes her teeth.

"How can you watch that without throwing up?"

"How can you deal with obnoxious children all day without wanting to strangle them?"

I snort at her comment as she continues to watch. I pass by her and push her head from behind. She turns to me with a glare and I giggle my way into the living room. I looked through my notes and emails I have gotten from my boss since he thought the meeting was yesterday. I am not nervous about this meeting. I think it can go very well. I'm mostly nervous for Danny. Mr. Hernandez and I can only do so much, but if he does not put in the effort...is it worth even coming here in the first place?

Leanne comes out of the room to sit on a couch and put on her shoes. I look up from my notes and raise a brow. "Where are you off to today?"

"I'm going to spend the day with Yujun again. He's giving me a tour of the best spots in Seoul."

I put my phone down and give her a playful gleam. "Again? You two seem pretty close."

Leanne looks up at my tease and rolls her eyes. "He's just a good friend."

"It's okay, unnie. If you two are doing something else other than touring, I get it. He's a handsome man."

Her eyes grow wide and I dodge a pillow she throws. She shudders and gets her purse. "That mind of yours is the scariest thing I'll ever encounter. Get your mind out of the gutter and concentrate on your meeting today! You punk!"

I laugh as she angrily looks through her purse with a blush. "Why are you so upset? I get it, unnie! I won't tell Mom. I promise!"

She immediately drops her purse on one of the chairs at the small dinner table and comes for me. I let out a yelp of surprise and started to squirm away on the couch. She came for my neck and I let out a loud laugh.

"Wait! You'll wrinkle my clothes! Unnie!" I kick her knee and she lets out a yelp of pain. I always forget that she does not back out of a fight like she used to when we were younger. She is more relentless even in our small fights. She comes for my arms and I quickly say, "Okay! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! You are a robot! You have no feelings whatsoever towards any man! I forgot!"

"You little--" She strongly pokes my forehead and I painfully rub it as she backs away. She looks down at me and then gives me a playful shrug before getting her purse.

I click my tongue at her with annoyance as the pain lingers on my forehead. She steps out without another word and I can say, "Geez. Why does she have to be so violent? I guess she does like him since she got so hostile like that."

I take another thirty minutes trying to fix my forehead so makeup can cover the red mark Leanne has left. She will pay for this but for now, I check myself in the mirror one last time to go into another fight. Danny waits for me with Mr. Hernandez in the lobby and they both stand when they hear the clacking of my high heels. I return Danny's sweet smile as we start towards his car outside.

"I have a good feeling about this," Mr. Hernandez says as he lets me have the passenger seat. "I can't lose a genius like Danny. Don't worry, buddy." He puts a quick hand on Danny's shoulder as he starts to drive. Danny does a nervous chuckle and clears his throat.

I notice his awkward silence. He fidgets with the air conditioner and the radio station. I quickly turn both of them off and he notices that I can see his nerves. He avoids my eyes and keeps silent until we arrive at the small building. This is the first time I arrived at Danny's original home. The place that created the genius Mr. Hernandez wants from Danny.