Unexpected

Part 7

I have to be interviewed again after our first date, and I'm anxious. I haven't contacted Sangil yet, so I'm not sure how to proceed with the questioning. Be completely honest? Try to be in a ridiculous "love" mode? Something in between?

"How did you decide that he was your husband?" asks a staff person.

"He was the only one wearing a mic," I admit, not trying to come up with anything else.

"What if you had been wrong?"

I shrug. "I would have apologized."

"What did you think about his response to your proposal?"

I think back to what had happened. "He seemed to be in slight disbelief at first. But he smiled real wide in the photo that we took."

"How did that make you feel?"

What is this, a therapy session? I wonder. "I was glad. It would have been difficult to carry on as if nothing was wrong if he was disappointed."

"Do you think he matches your ideal type?"

"Yes. He has the nice and quiet down. He seems responsible, truthful, and hardworking. It's impossible to know someone after one meeting, but I haven't noticed negative traits."

There are more questions about what had happened and what was said, then they ask about ideas and suggestions for the coming weeks. "I want to go driving on a race track. At the Grand Prix I can drive him around, if it's on a certain day, but he won't have the opportunity to be behind the wheel. I want him to experience that. And I want to take a quiz on love languages."

I think I see a staff member raise their eyebrows. This may be fake, but I have a desire to show the audience a good example of a couple. I adore my parents. They have a strong, amazing marriage that us children see played out every day. They have respect, good communication, honesty, kindness, and many more qualities that I want in my marriage. Taiga had shown me clips of previous WGM couples, and not all were favorable.

"We were wondering about housing," continue the staff. "With all the travel, we're not sure that it's worth it to rent a place. Do you want to have activities that don't require a house?"

"I have an apartment in Yokosuka. I move in this Thursday. We can film there," I say. "When we're in Japan and need a place."

"If you truly are okay with that, we'll gladly take it. Maybe you can have a housewarming party with Snuper and some female friends."

I nod. Then tell them some more activities that I would like to participate in. Then we discuss filming on the opening race of the season, in Melbourne, Australia. Nissan had given them permission to be in the hospitality suite at a certain time, and they need the two of us to be ready to film. After the race and media obligations, we will film that evening and the next day. I also consult them about something Sangil and I talked about at the restaurant. I don't want just Sangho at a race; the other Snuper members would also love to be at a Grand Prix. Not the opening race (that will be chaotic enough), but later in the season. And that'll mean they will be around for all the filming.

As soon as it was over, I decide to text Sangil.

Shim-sama, during the interview I was very honest. I hope you were, too. When they asked how I knew you were my husband, I answered because you were the only one with a microphone. Don't be afraid of hurting my feelings. Answer truthfully.

Probably not the best first text, but it had to be done. If he was saying gushy things, and I was more on the brutally honest side, that would be awkward.

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