In a very foul mood, Juho was sitting in his studio. The image of Taehee and Kamou flashing in front of his eyes. He knew he didn't have the right to get angry or jealous, but his feeling got the best of him.
Suddenly his phone vibrated, irritated he grabbed it to check who was disturbing him at this time. He saw her name in the notifications, his features softened a little. The mere mention of her, could bring a change in his whole life, let alone his mood.
'I am taking you out for dinner. Wednesday, at 9:00 p.m., Hilton Hotel.' her text read.
Wednesday:
Staring at the clothes in her closet, Kamou couldn't decide what to wear. From the past 15 minutes, she had been standing there wondering. She wanted to look perfect but deciding what to wear was a difficult choice to make.
In the end she took out a cute little maroon dress. The color complemented her skin well and was perfect for the fall season. She got ready quickly as she didn't want to keep him waiting.
Juho had not yet replied to her text invitation, yet she decided to go. Somewhere in her heart she knew he would be waiting for her at the hotel and left for the date.
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8:10 P.M.
Getting out of her car, Kamou almost ran into the hotel. She was late, only ten minutes, but she was excited to meet him. Once inside the dining area, she looked around, her eyes searching for him. She looked everywhere but she couldn't find him.
Restless, she turned around and there he was, standing at the door, looking at her. Her eyes fixed on him, never had she seen a man with eyes so beautiful and deep. Something changed in the way she looked at him. Yes, he was handsome before but since she realized his feeling, he looked more and more appealing. Kamou had not noticed yet, but she was slowly developing feelings for him.
Smiling she walked up to him unaware of the people around her. But seeing her come close, Juho started to walk away. She followed him into the lift without saying a word. Getting out of the lift he made his way to a private room quietly, occasionally checking whether she was coming behind.
After they entered the room, he locked the door behind and greeted her with a 'hello'.
Confused by his actions, Kamou went along and took a seat opposite to him after greeting him. He was acting bit strange, never had he in all this while acted so formal in front of her. Something was not right so she decided to directly confront him. She was a straightforward person and expressed what was in her heart.
"Is something bothering you? You are acting weird today?" she asked.
"You always wanted to keep our meetings a secret, so I booked this private room for us." Juho replied sweetly. By his words she knew he was pissed.
"Yeah, that's because I don't want any scandals at this stage of my career."
"I understand."
"You don't seem to be in a good mood, if you want, we can catch up later." She suggested getting up to leave.
"When are you leaving for London?"
"This Sunday."
"And why did you want to meet me today?" At this point Kamou got back on her seat.
"Maybe I missed you. Not sure, I just wanted to spend some time with you before I leave." Looking down she blushed a little while words came out of her mouth.
With that the rage he was feeling for the past two days was replaced by a smile. It was like she had a remote control for his feelings, she could switch them, change them in an instant. Her taking initiatives to know him better, to invite him for date and to maybe miss him was all he wanted now. Juho was like a small kid in front of her, craving for her attention and love. All he wanted from her was to accept him and all his insecurities would vanish.
Juho's smile lighted up the whole room, his eyes sparkling. Happy that he was acting normal again, Kamou smiled back at him. They both had their dinner, enjoyed talking about the most random topics. Once finished, Juho offered to drop her home, he knew he didn't have to do it every time since she was an independent and brave woman. Yet, he could not let her leave alone, specially at night-time, because he cared.
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In the parking lot of her apartment, they both got out of the vehicle. He came along, to drop her at her apartment door. She unlocked the door and invited him into her apartment, but since he had some work to do, he declined.
Smiling she said 'goodbye' to him, but he was expecting something else. He came close to her, embraced her, and whispered into her ears.
"Let me drop you at the airport on Sunday. You'll be gone for long. I would miss you."
A strange emotion crept in Kamou heart hearing him say these words. Something she could not explain as it was something she never felt. It was so safe, so comforting in his arms that she didn't want to leave. Her heartbeat erratic with a tingling sensation in her whole body, it felt weirdly nice.
Juho broke the hug now facing her, looking deep in her eyes. Soon she would be gone for more than a month and he won't be able to see her. Love is strange, you are afraid of losing someone, who isn't even yours in the first place.
"Sure, I will text you the flight timings." Kamou managed to say while her heart was in complete chaos now.
Saying goodnight, Juho tuned around and left. Kamou on the other hand kept staring at his slowly disappearing figure leaning on her door. She stood there for a while before finally coming back to her senses.
'What just happened? Was it a dream? It sure felt like one.' She thought still a bit dreamy.