"Okuichi san!"
"Ah great," Kunihiko annoyedly sigh as she runs to his side and encircles her hand on his arm. "You're here." He ends the phone call from Senator Kinn, softly decline his suggestion to meet his daughter for dinner only to find her already found her way to him.
It was already 9 pm when Kunihiko finished with his dinner with Senator's daughter. His phone rang, and he answered it with an annoying tone.
"Are you not coming?" Jeremy's loud voice is trying to overcome the loud background music. "We're waiting! You should have come."
"Sorry to disappoint you, Jeremy," Kunihiko gave out a sigh while from the corner of his eyes, he can see Ms Kinn smiling shyly at him. "But I'll pass. I just had dinner with.." But his words were cut off. The background noises were loud that he couldn't hear anything from Kunihiko. The next words Jeremy continued, Kunihiko's heart jumps a beat at the mention of that person that he never knew the name yet.
''Is there any problems?'' Ms Kinn asked as she placed her palm down on top of his hand on the table.
''Nothing to be concern about. Let's go. I sent you home.'' Kunihiko hangs up on the phone without waiting for Jeremy to finish. It looks so natural as if they were a couple which annoys him more, but he acts coolly as he retracts his hand away, waving at a waiter for their bills.
Ms Kinn was reluctant at first which reflected on her antics, but he didn't bother to care at all. He drove them out from the parking not far from the restaurant into the main road. During the dinner, he was obviously distracted. Ms Kinn had to remind him of his mistakes twice before he gives up on trying to eat his food before Jeremy called. He has never been distracted like this before. Now, he was in the thinking mode. For the first time, he keeps on thinking about someone else other than friends and family. Something or someone had him to think about them which never happened before to all the women he ever dated. And that supposed to be an annoying thing but he doesn't feel that way. Instead, he feels the sense of belonging to that woman. He recalled himself standing side by side with her during the whole two hours session. He felt the same longing, fulfilled and attached as he watched her smiling with her sparkling eyes really resonant the feeling back to him and reflected him to have a similar sense of happiness.
''Watch out!'' A high pitching shout from beside him shocks him back to the real world. He managed to avoid any mishave thanks to Ms Kinn. Kunihiko heaved a relieved breath as he rests his forehead on the steering wheel. He turned to his side to see Ms Kinn's pale face as in shock. He nearly had an accident and almost killed them both. Feeling hilarious and relieved at the same time, Kunihiko let out a laugh. 'Just because of one woman, he nearly had them killed.'
After fifteen minutes, he ushered Ms Kinn out of the car. Make a few phone calls, and a taxi arrived to fetch Ms Kinn back home. Ms Kinn refused to leave him saying the night still early, and she doesn't want to go back home yet, but Kunihiko won't listen to her plea and ushered her into the taxi. As soon as the cab out of sight at the third block of the building, he hailed another cab. To 'Season'.
In thirty minutes, Kunihiko arrived at Season. The Season Club like always that loud and very much alive with customers at night. But it doesn't too hard to spot Jeremy's crews gathered at the corner of the night club. Not far from there, the open bar was occupied with several customers. There was also a familiar figure sitting at the end of the bar. Alone.
As much as he concern, Jeremy's group was not the reason he's anxious to see. It was the only way he can use to approach the woman. It seemed that it was true as Jeremy said. She is drunk. Alone at the bar with her hand supporting her head and in front of her were all her beer cans scathed around. 'How long has she been drinking?' Without realising what he is doing, he already headed towards the woman. Kunihiko noticed that she was closing her eyes as if she was sleeping. Her face was flushed red and amazingly it gave out a natural colour to her face. He gave the bartender a nod before the bartender went and prepare his liqueur.
As soon as he took the empty seat beside her with a soft cracking sound from the chair, she opened her eyes and looked at him with a smile before reach for her beer can in front of her. It was a long pause as she drank the beer in one go. She put down the empty can and raised the empty can to the bartender for another fresh can. He was watching the whole ordeal and was amazed by her look that it really makes her more sexy and erotic sleepy eyes that makes him gulp down nervously. Kunihiko continued to watch her moving and breathing It was a surprise to know she still onto it when she already that heavily drunk. His drink arrived together with the beer that she asked. She immediately peels the lid open and begins to consume it but Kunihiko subconsciously halts her hand and took the can to drank it himself. She confusedly watched him with her barely open eyes and she smiled at him. The same sweet dimple smile she flashed during the photoshoot.
"Hey," she stopped his hand as he was about to take another gulp from the beer can.''Get your own beer. Don't steal mine." She drank up in one gulp. Feeling furious with the empty can, she pound on the table for more. Now she rests her head on top of the bar. She looks tired and miserable. Kunihiko silently looked at her with a little compassion. The memory of catching her in tears remind him of her sadden gaze. He suddenly becomes curious to know what makes her shed those tears. She was about to get married and yet she shed tears during her dress fitting. But, it is understandable that even her own fiancee didn't come with her to the dress fitting & selecting. He thoughts that a bride should be happy with all the wedding preparations. He managed to get several shots of her in her wedding dress and also the last shot of her shedding tears was the precious shot he ever caught on camera. But, after watching her interaction with Henri he might understand her predicament. She is one of the unwilling bride and Henri is her boyfriend.
Kunihiko shook his head. 'This is not happening!' He sat there watching her getting wasted annoyed him further. He barely knew her name. He decided to leave when he felt his sleeve being pulled. When he turned to check, it was that woman. "Where are you going? Don't you supposed to accompany me to drink?"
Kunihiko silently stares her trying to grasp what is going on with him. Without even finish thinking, his body moved on his own as if it knew better than his brain, and in second, he already on the dance floor with the woman in his arms. The woman giggling with her eyes closed had him realised what he had done. The place was not overcrowded and yet the warmth from touches of her body makes him sweat and his heart pumping hard. The air felt stuffy. His arms around her small waist excited him. The rhythm of their dance moves in sync beautifully, pulled her soft body close to him. Her small warm body feels good and right at his touch. Every sway of her soft body closer to him was amazing and strangely feels delicious that he let out a shivering sigh.
''Hey, Kuni. You finally made it!'' Jeremy gave him a slap on his shoulder. ''Let's head to the other. Hana will surely be surprised." Kunihiko turned around only to see Jeremy's agape face reaction. ''Ah, I see. I'll leave you alone then.'' Kunihiko realised Jeremy's staring at the woman in his arms which only irritate him that his attempt to hide the woman makes Jeremy smirk widely. ''You owe me this one, Kuni.'' He gave another brother slap on his shoulder and head back to his drinking group.
Kunihiko followed Jeremy's direction to his group and noticed Hana is there with Jeremy and the rest of the crews. Jeremey's wife, Hana as well the owner of the bridal boutique that he just helps out to be the model for their bridal summer collections. He saw Jeremy whispering at Hana before she tilts her head toward him. She waved her hand to him with a knowing smile looking at the woman in his arms. He growled in annoyance tone. Jeremy, a Korean friend he met during their university periods. Same with William. The three of them were roommates on campus although with different study field. They shortly become good friends and they never did meddle others affair. But strangely having other people to watch him with this tiny woman really irritates him.
He looks down at the drunkard woman which asleep in his arms. Her face was in deep pink blush which looks really attractive to stare at. Her lips are slightly open and ready for kissing. Obviously she was drunken dead that she doesn't care or know whose beside her anymore. A sudden unknown irritation erupted from him as he begins to imagine what will happen if some strangers came and did something to her? He shut away from the thoughts in a shudder. She was rather small and fragile than other women he met or dated before. Suddenly a wild push from behind pushed them both forward that Kunihiko had to tighten his arms around the woman to protect her from hitting another person in front of them. Her face was slammed onto his broad hard chest.
"I don't want to go. Don't push me." Ally mumbling in her sleep. Kunihiko froze at her cute antics that he lands a kiss on her slightly open plump lips instead.
''We're done here. Let's go out of here.'' Kunihiko's strict voice tones as he whispered on her ear. Kunihiko wasn't sure if she had heard what he has said or not, but he needs to pull her away from this madness. The sudden jerking of her hands has her sober up a little. ''Let me sent you home.''
''Home?'' The woman voices sounded worried at the mentioned home. She shook her head several times as she tried to pull away from him. ''No.. not home. I want to stay. Or she'll get mad.''
Kunihiko frowning at her answer. ''Alright. Alright... Not home then," Kunihiko grabbed her shoulder steadily heading to the exit door.