Chapter 55

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Everyone enjoyed the delicious dinner Sun-Hee and Jin made. As they ate, the men started talking about old memories of when BTS just started. They talked about all sleeping in one room and how much work they put in. And about how tired and hungry they were a lot of the time. They had funny stories mixed in with the hard times. It sounded like they were hopeful even when things were difficult. Sun-Hee could tell that they had tried to focus on the things they could control and let go of the things they couldn't. She filed away these little nuggets of wisdom to think about later. She loved the way they had all been there for each other through the rough times, exactly like they were supporting her now. She couldn't be more grateful for these wonderful men that she loved so much.

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That night in Jungkook's bed, while snuggling, Jungkook asked, "What do you have planned for tomorrow?" 

"I'm not sure. I'm spending time with Hobi in the morning and Yoongi in the afternoon. Both of them want me to come to the Big Hit building." Sun-Hee loved laying in Jungkook's arms. He was so strong and he had such a beautiful fit body, she could feel his strength as he hugged her.

"Oh no! You're going to have to get dressed two days in a row!" Jungkook teased. Sun-Hee smacked him lightly on the arm. Then he asked, "What should we do the next day? I think Namjoon is in the morning and I'm in the afternoon."

"I actually had an idea about that. I was thinking you could teach me to do boxing. I've seen you beating up on that punching bag downstairs and I want to give it a try. I had defensive training last summer and my instructor said I had a talent for it. In fact I took three of his classes. But those were all for defense. I want to learn to be an offensive fighter also."

Jungkook closed his eyes and frowned in the darkness of the room, as if her question caused him pain. He knew why she was asking about learning to do boxing. He pulled her in for a more squeezing hug. "I'd love to teach you to box. But know that the sasaengs out there would like me NOT to teach you to punch." He said lightly.

He wished he could make the whole situation go away. He certainly hoped she would never need to know how to punch. But he would teach her and they'd probably really enjoy boxing together.

Jungkook was almost asleep when Tae quietly crept into his room and snuggled in on Sun-Hee's side. "Remind me why we didn't stay at your place." Jungkook mumbled to Sun-Hee. But Sun-Hee was already asleep and didn't reply. Tae pretended not to hear, he didn't want to do anything that would get him kicked out. He hadn't slept with them in what felt like forever. Tae cuddled up against Sun-Hee's back and sighed. This was the best way to go to sleep.

The next morning everyone got ready then left together to Big Hit. In the car, Jimin asked Hobi and Yoongi what they were planning to do with Sun-Hee that day. Hobi said that he had planned a spa day. He had a couple people coming to give them manicures and pedicures and a masseuse coming also. Sun-Hee smiled and clapped her hands, this sounded lovely. Jimin had been hoping it wasn't something good because he wanted to remind everyone they had played with kittens. But after hearing about the spa day, he didn't mention it. 

Yoongi said that he and Sun-Hee were going to hang out in his studio. All the men hoped he had more planned than that. They knew Yoongi loved spending time making music in his studio but they were pretty sure Sun-Hee wouldn't want to just sit and watch him work all afternoon.

Once they arrived, Sun-Hee and Hobi made their way to the 7th floor where the nail technicians were meeting them. First Hobi took Sun-Hee into a restroom where he helped her apply a Korean face mask. Sun-Hee had never used a face mask before but Hobi swore by them so she wanted to try it.

While they were getting their pedicures, Hobi and Sun-Hee looked through fashion magazines together. It was clear to Sun-Hee that when it came to style, Hobi knew his stuff. He had all kinds of suggestions for different outfits in the magazine. "This outfit would look so much better with a scarf for a pop of color... The black bag makes this outfit look too heavy, it would have been fresher with a tan bag... I love this teal sweater, I'm going to have to order that."

Hobi also had some great ideas about styles that would work well on Sun-Hee. She liked the styles he suggested for her. They were more mature than the clothes she wore now, more put together and thought out. The designer pieces he was suggesting were way outside her price range, but she could probably pull together similar outfits for less money. 

Hobi showed Sun-Hee how to wash off their face masks. Sun-Hee was so impressed by the softness of her skin, the face mask had worked wonders. She kept touching her face, "It's so soft." 

But Hobi brought her hands down. "Don't touch your face, you will give yourself pimples." So she tried not to but he had to remind her several times. 

During the manicures, Hobi and Sun-Hee moved on to talking about everything under the sun: BTS, growing up, family, friends, and they ended up comparing school life in the US and South Korea. Sun-Hee found it so easy to talk with Hobi. He was the most cheerful and encouraging person she had ever known. He was so genuinely kind that she felt like she could really be herself. She was able to let down all her defenses and just relax and enjoy their time together.

Next up was the massages. Two special tables were set up for Sun-Hee and Hobi to lie next to each other. After the hour long massage Sun-Hee's body felt so relaxed. She may have fallen asleep for a few minutes also but she wasn't going to admit it. The only one she hadn't fallen asleep with so far was Jin.

Hobi had ordered a snack for them to eat after the massage. They each had a smoothy and there was a lovely fruit tray with granola for them to share. There was also some dark chocolate. They were careful with their manicures as they ate with their chopsticks. Sun-Hee fed Hobi a piece of mango, "Taste this, it is delicious!" Then they spent the rest of their snack just feeding each other.

Sun-Hee felt positively pampered. "Wow, what a wonderful morning. Thank you so much for planning this for me." 

Hoseok gave her a big hug. "My pleasure! I had fun too! But we aren't done. Follow me."

Hobi took her down a couple floors and after walking through a few rooms they came to a back storage room filled with racks of clothes kept in garment bags. "These are costumes that we either didn't wear or we only wore a few times. Most of them are from a few years ago. I got permission to find you an outfit or two in here somewhere."

"Really?! How fun!" Sun-Hee clapped her hands with excitement. She knew Hobi was the best person to help her pick out clothes. The garment bags were clear so they could see what was inside them. Hobi went through and picked some that he liked while Sun-Hee was looking through other racks of clothes. She tried on several different tops and blazers while Hoseok turned his back. 

Hobi didn't need more than a second to vote 'yes' or 'no' on each item. "Yes for the blouse, no for the blazer."

After trying on multiple outfits and finding no pants that worked at all, she settled on two blouses and a teal velvet embroidered jacked that was to die for. Hobi really wanted her to take a gorgeous leather jacket that looked a lot like the one Tae wore in War of Hormone. But Sun-Hee thought that would be too much, she didn't want Hobi to get in trouble.

Right before they were going to leave Sun-Hee spotted a fuzzy blue zip up cardigan with a hood that was similar to the one Jimin wore at the end of the Spring Day video. It was a little big on her but she loved it instantly. "I would trade everything else for this beautiful fuzzy sweater."

Hobi smiled, "You don't have to trade anything, get that too! I'm still sorry you won't take one of those leather jackets."

By the time they were done it was lunch time. Sun-Hee wore one of her new blouses with the blue fuzzy sweater. She thought she probably should have washed them first because they had been in storage for a while but she was too excited to wear them to wait for that.

They met all the other boys in the cafeteria. They each fixed a plate and sat down at a table together. Jungkook sat across from Sun-Hee because they were still hiding their relationship from most Big Hit employees. Sun-Hee sat between Namjoon and Jimin. The boys noticed how relaxed both Sun-Hee and Hobi looked after their spa morning.

Jimin raised his eyebrows at Sun-Hee, "Are you wearing my clothes?"

Sun-Hee smiled, "It looks like your sweater from Spring Day doesn't it? We found it in a storage room, Hobi said I could have it."

Jimin smiled also, "I have mine at home, we can be twins sometime. Did you two have a relaxing morning?"

Sun-Hee nodded. She and Hobi told the men what they had done all morning. Everyone could tell they had a nice time. They were all glad Hobi had given Sun-Hee exactly what she needed today.

While they were talking, Jang-Mi stopped at their table. She stood right behind Jungkook and looked across the table at Sun-Hee. Her greeting was just a little too enthusiastic to be believed. "Sun-Hee! I haven't seen you in forever! How are you?!"

"Oh, hi Jang-Mi. I'm fine. Good to see you too." Sun-Hee tried to give a nice smile.

"I really hadn't seen you in so long that I thought you weren't interning with Namjoon any more. How is school going?" Jang-Mi asked.

There is no way Jang-Mi could have known she had quit school the day before and Sun-Hee did not want to explain. "Fine, everything is just fine. Thanks for asking." Sun-Hee realized she was becoming a better at lying all the time.

Jang-Mi put her hands on Jungkook's shoulders and brought them up to touch his neck a bit. Sun-Hee stiffened and Namjoon put his hand on her knee to calm her as Jang-Mi talked. "Well, if you are able to get this guy to talk about who's been giving him hickeys, let me know. I'd like to have a stern word with whoever it is. No one should be making marks on my men. Ha ha ha. Hickeys are so difficult to cover completely." She laughed and pointed around the table. "Understood?"

Some of the men gave a mirthless laugh. Others just said, "understood" or "okay." When Jang-Mi didn't immediately remove her hands from Jungkook, Sun-Hee growled a bit in her throat and started to get up. Namjoon reached across her pretending to get something off Jimin's plate while holding her down with the other hand. Jimin grabbed Sun-Hee's hand and whispered, "It's okay. Stay calm."

Hobi saw what was going on and called Jang-Mi over to look at a reddish spot on his cheek and give advice for how to treat it. Jin stood up and walked right between Jang-Mi and Jungkook, breaking the hold. It would have looked rude except Jin made it look like he was just trying to get out of her way so she could get to Hobi to answer his question.

Jang-Mi talked to Hobi for just a minute then moved on to get her food and eat. Namjoon gave Jungkook and the rest of the men a 'that was close' look. Sun-Hee gave a little apologetic smile and whispered, "Sorry!" 

She thought it was a good thing the men were there, because Sun-Hee was seriously wanting to physically pull Jang-Mi off Jungkook. It would not have made a pretty scene. For the rest of the meal Sun-Hee glared slightly every time she looked in Jang-Mi's direction.

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