Overboard (iKON JunHwan Angst)

Chapter 19: A Night with You

Chapter 19: A Night With You

Junhoe waited for the lift wearing his bright smile. His breaktime is always his favorite because he can always be with his favorite person – his boyfriend. Junhoe could say, they were really going strong and every month they celebrated their special day with a simple dinner or a date which was all Jinhwan's request. Because of their busy schedules, they only got to enjoy each other's company freely during their rest days.

Their relationship had been going on for a few months now and Junhoe had been his best self yet – excelling in his operations manager post as well as impressing his father and the board of directors in the hotel. As they said, no one can beat an inspired person to do well in his field, for Junhoe, he was much more than inspired. He was in love. The project had been approved for a permanent service in their hotel as it increased the demand for new guests to try out this amenity. As busy as he was, Jinhwan had also been busier. But amidst their own responsibilities, both of them much enjoyed work – thanks to the fact that they both work for the same hotel.

The sound of the elevator echoed on the lobby and Junhoe excitedly hopped in. A few housekeeping staffs rode the elevator with him and as it descended, some executives joined the lift.

"Oh, hi Mr. Koo", greeted Mr. Park who was the Director of Food and Beverages who just entered the lift. He was with Mr. Choi too, the Director of Casino Operations.

Junhoe bowed to both before answering, "Hello Mr. Park."

"Having your lunch too? Why don't you join us, Mr. Koo?" Mr. Choi asked while tucking his hands in his pocket.

"Thank you for the invitation, Mr. Choi. I'll join you next time." Junhoe smiled shyly to him, feeling a little guilt for turning down the offer.

"Are you joining our new trainer for lunch again? I think you have been very close to our celebrity swimmer. Is that the secret for the success of your project? I've always seen you eating in the cafeteria almost everyday." Mr. Park said and Junhoe could hear the sarcasm coated in some of his words.

"Oh, Mr. Kim? Yeah. You did a good job recruiting a good-looking trainer. Guests always tall about him after their swimming sessions. That's why some staff called him Mr. Celebrity Swimmer." Mr. Choi added.

Junhoe honestly didn't like this kind of conversation. He tried his best to always leave for lunch before these high-ranked bumped into him. They always praise Jinhwan for his good looks and Junhoe should be proud of it. Sure, he is, but he can always feel the interrogation from their words – maybe because he is the son of the CEO and all the little things he does is a big deal for them. If it was Junhoe's assessment, he could say they were always waiting for a chance to give him a bad record.

The elevator sound tinged which distracted the conversation.

"Well, let's have lunch together next time. Bring Mr. Kim with you, okay?" Mr. Park softly tapped his arms twice before leaving the confines of the lift with Mr. Choi.

Junhoe discreetly sighed in relief as the elevator closed and he was left with some housekeeping staff who didn't dare talk to him. He waited the elevator to stop on 7th floor and he instantly wore his smile back before exiting the lift.

The smell of chlorine from the Olympic size swimming pool greeted him. His eyes immediately saw Jinhwan smiling and waving at him while holding the kickboards and other stuff used from his session. Jinhwan already finished training another guest and now tidying the pool area.

"Bet you have kids this time." Junhoe spoke first in which his voice echoed.

"I always have fun with kids. How I wish I can only receive kids as my students." Jinhwan joked and put the boards aside before fronting Junhoe.