Min Jun

The day finally came for me to meet up with Samantha. I had been doing well throughout the day, but as it got closer to the time for me to meet up with her, I had so much anxiety I was second guessing on meeting up with her. I mentioned to Jin that Samantha contacted me and he was not happy and told me to be on guard. He felt that she was up to something and he wanted me to be careful. I was mindful of his advice, but I can honestly say that I was very curious about what she wanted.

I arrived at Casa Latina around 12:30 pm figuring I would be there early to see her arrive. I picked a table located inside the restaurant. I was looking over the menu when Samantha walked in. Even though it had been a while, she looked the same. She saw me sitting at the table; I waved, she smiled and quickly walked over.

“Hi Min Jun, it’s so good to see you.” She said as she sat down across from me.

“Hello Samantha. It’s good to see you too. You look exactly the same.” I said. This was our first meeting since our break up.

“I’m glad you came. Let me get to the point. I’m not sure if you know, but I have a YouTube channel and I would like to use you in a video to promote my channel.” She said.

“Your YouTube channel? How am I supposed to help you with that?” I asked.

“Doing what you do best, dancing.” She replied.

“I don’t know about all of that. I work a regular job now. I don’t dance as much as you think.”

“But you still go by the dance studio don’t you?” She asked. How in the fuck did she know I still go?

“Why all of a sudden do you want me to help you? I’m sure you would do fine by yourself.”

“My channel is doing mediocre, but I know it would go viral if you were on it. Especially since you were a trainee.” It finally comes out. She wants to use my non-existent status to hype her channel.

“I don’t know.” I replied. I didn't feel comfortable to help her out simply because I felt she had to have some motives for just popping up all of a sudden.

The waiter came over to the table to take our order. I picked a few items off of the menu just to satisfy my hunger and it would give me more time to see what she was really after. She placed her order as well. We used to frequent this area back in the day but it has grown so much that not a lot of the places we would go were still around so everything looked a bit brand new.

“So how have you been Min Jun? I’ve missed you.” She said, taking a sip of her water. And here it comes, I thought. She knew how to play me like a fiddle, and just like a stupid fuck, I would just melt with her. I didn’t want her to get too interested in what I have been doing, especially when it came to my interest in Juniper.

“Really.” I said dryly. “I’ve been good, thanks for asking. I’m working, making a living like everyone else.”

“Yes, I’ve noticed. You’re working in the accounting department of OncePic. How’s that going?” She said with a sly grin.

“Have you been watching me?” I directly asked. How the fuck does she know this?

“I have my ways. I’ve known this for quite some time. I’ve been trying to find a way to approach you, but there hasn’t been a way, that is, until now.” She said. I didn’t like this at all. She’s been watching me. I wonder how much does she know. Does she know about Juniper?

“I see. Well what have you really been up to?” I asked leaning in making it seem I’m interested in extending this conversation. She smiled. She took the bait.

“Well, I’ve been traveling a bit for my channel and I was working as a buyer for a department store, but my channel has started taking off so I’m trying to see if I can get to increase before I decide to do it full time. That’s where you come in.” She said.

“Oh, I see. So you have been checking up on me.” I stated.

“Oh, I’m sorry Min Jun. Don’t be mad. I haven’t been stalking you much. Just recently. I wanted to know how you were doing and what you were doing. But there is one thing I haven’t found out.” She said openly.

“And what is that?” I bit the hook.

“I haven’t able to find out if you are seeing someone.” My stomach flipped and I felt a bit of growth in my pants as she smiled a shy, little smile as she gave me her 'cute face' look.

“Why? Aren’t you seeing someone?” I questioned.

“No, not anymore. It just didn’t work out.” She said, pretending to give me a disappointed look. It may have been a while since I’ve seen her but I still remember her little antics, not much has changed.

“Oh I see. Why is that?” I asked, trying to take the attention off of me.

“We were going on two different paths. He wanted more of a wife to stay at home and to raise a family. That’s not what I want just yet.” She answered. “I have things I would like to accomplish.” She said. I bet, she has an agenda and I’m not really sure of what it is, but I have a feeling she has included me in it.

“Well that’s understandable. Not everyone is for everybody. You have to find your match. Someone that meshes well with you.” I said thinking about Juniper. I believe she meshed well with me. I looked down and smiled just thinking about her.

“We mesh well together, don’t we?” She said and it threw me out of thought. I looked at her and she was serious.

“We did in the past. But we got to a point where we didn’t anymore.” I said remembering when she broke up with me. I was at my lowest point. I was depressed and she kept telling me how I wasn’t supporting her and how I just didn’t want to live life anymore because I had gotten cut. She didn’t want to try and work it out because she had it set in her mind that I was doing it all because I had met someone.

“Yes, I remember. You had gotten cut from the company.”

“ Yes and you believed I had met someone.” I answered coldly.

“Mianhae, I was wrong. I know now that you didn’t have someone else.” She said. I almost believed her but something kept saying in my mind, don’t trust her.

“Why did you really look me up?” I wanted an honest answer, hoping I would actually get one.

“I told you, I wanted to see if you could help me with my channel.” She said again. I’m not sure if she was being honest or not, but I couldn’t figure her out.

Our food arrived and as always, it was delicious. We had small talk while we ate, nothing serious. She talked about her parents and how they were disappointed in her because she doesn’t have a ‘real’ job. Some parents want to be proud of their children to the point they can brag about what they do for a living. It’s understandable, especially if they haven’t had the same opportunities. I’m glad my parents have always been so open and understanding in whatever I chose to do with my life, as long as I was happy. It was the total opposite for Samantha.

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Her parents were successful in having a grocery store chain and they wanted their daughters to marry well. Samantha’s younger sister did just that, she married a guy who was an engineer therefore she didn’t have to work. She stayed home and provided for her family, which in some cases was rewarding to some women. But for Samantha, she was not that kind of woman. She loved the spotlight and she wanted to be seen and heard and she didn’t want to go along with the traditional ways.

Especially with her being the oldest, she was supposed to marry first. I made as little small talk as possible because I didn’t want to give her anything to go on until I could find out what she was up to. The waiter brought over the bill and put it on the table.

“I’ll take care of this.” She said taking out her credit card and placing it on the bill. “I told you, my treat.”

“Thank you, that’s nice of you.” I said.

“So Min Jun, you haven’t given me an answer to my question.” What question? I thought. Was it about me seeing someone or me helping her with her channel?

“What question is that?” I asked curiously.

“Will you help me with my channel?” She asked again. It was the latter of the two questions in my mind.

“I don't know. I’ll think about it. I don’t want to make any promises.” I said getting up from the table.

“Ok, but don’t take too long. You know I don’t like to be kept waiting.” She said. I took it as a threat.

“I completely understand. But just give me some time to think about it honestly.” I asked.

“I will. If I don’t hear from you in a week, I will come around again. You know I can find you.” She said. I took that as a threat as well. She had done her work on finding me, not telling what she was up to.

“I see that.” She stood up and came closer to me. I could smell her perfume. I felt my dick move in my pants. I’m not touching this one, I thought. She opened her arms to give me a hug goodbye. I leaned in and we embraced. She held me close and rubbed her hands across my back. I softly patted her back.

“It’s good to see you again.” She said whispering. She gave me a small kiss on my cheek before she released me and walked out the door. Heat started growing in my groin. Down buddy, this ain’t what you want, trust me. She’s not the same, I thought.

I decided to head over to Jump Station. I needed to get a few feelings off of me. I felt so confused and incomplete. As soon as I stepped in the place, I was surprised, it was a bit more people there than I was used to. Sara waved at me from across the floor. I waved as Alex was dancing with a group on the floor. They were tearing it up, everyone was tuned into them. It was a group of about 5 guys and they were hitting the beats hard and Alex was right in front. I thought back in the day that he would have tried to join an Idol group, but he dared not, he couldn’t hold a note. He wasn’t really interested as much as Max and I, so I could understand.

I went back to the locker room and changed my clothes and returned back out front. They still were ruling the floor. I’m surprised that Alex hasn’t been picked up as a choreographer, but I’m sure he’s had prospects. He’s always loved to dance, just as much as me, I think that’s why we’ve been friends so long. I looked around the room and saw a few people with their phones out, recording them dancing. I can just imagine clips showing up on social media. When they finally finished, they had the entire room on their feet. Everyone was cheering and screaming their support. I saw a guy walk over to Alex, he didn’t look like the type of guy that would be at the studio for instruction. He looked like an executive. He walked over to Alex and shook his hand strongly and he was excited. Alex slightly bowed towards the man and they looked like they made an agreement. They walked off the floor and continued their conversation over to the side. I guess I had been staring at Alex for a while because Sara came over to join me.

“Hey you, how’s it going?” She said standing next to me and looking around the crowd.

“I’m doing good. How are you?” I asked while still being curious as to what was going on.

“I’m good, thanks for asking.” She paid attention to my view and saw that I was paying attention to Alex and the guy. “Oh, I see that you are wondering what is going on with Alex.” It was totally obvious.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to…” I started.

“It’s okay, it’s a good thing.” She interrupted. “Alex just landed a deal with a group. He is going to choreograph a few dances for the group.” She said.

“Really?” I said excitedly.

“Yeah, those guys that were just dancing with him, they were the group. They will be debuting soon and they need to have a few dances to go along with their songs.” She said.

“Oh shit, that’s nice!” I said.

“I know right. Now you see why we want you to come and work with us. I understand that you have other obligations with work, but we could really use the help. Who knows, you might land a deal yourself and then you can leave accounting behind.” She said. Sara was right, I could leave accounting behind if I landed a deal. I would be able to travel around just like I’ve always wanted.

“That is so true. I would love that.” I said looking at the group. I thought about Max and how he would be doing the same thing, learning dance moves, trying to get the steps memorized so he could debut and not look like an idiot in front of millions of people.

“So Min Jun, are you here to put it all out on the floor again?” She asked, turning towards me.

“Yes. I’ve had a long, confusing day and I need to get a few things off my chest. You know how it is.” I said looking at her.

She was just the right person to be with Alex. They were great for each other. Alex met Sara about a few years back, as she came from the U.S. to relocate her to study abroad. She had her red hair pinned up on top of her head. She was pretty and she matched Alex. She resembled the American actress, Alyson Hannigan from the movie, American Pie and Alex resembled the Korean actor, Park Ji-Hoon from Love Revolution and Blue Spring at a Distance. They made an amazing couple, they were truly meant for each other.

“Well you have the floor.” She said as she walked over to Alex and the executive.

I went over to the playlist and chose a song to get Samantha off of my mind. I needed to shake her off as much as possible. I just needed the right song to get in the zone, so I chose How I Move by Flipp Dinero and Lil Baby. I bounced to the bass, I loved the beat. My head started bouncing and I was in the moment. I love the “You say they watch how I move (yeah)” part. It made me think about showing Juniper how I dance. I needed to bring her to the studio so she could watch how I move, I’m sure she would love it. Alex had completed his conversation with the executive and he joined me on the floor while the group stood off to the side.

Up by Cardi came on and we took off. It’s been a while since Alex and I had danced together. We had one routine and it fit well with the song, and we killed it. We had the studio hyped, people were screaming and of course the phones were in the air. I wonder how Samantha was going to feel if she saw me on YouTube shorts dancing in the studio. I didn’t care to be honest, I was just out there to have a moment to myself and to shake her off.

Sara played Yungen with Rodd Wave and Jack Harlow, which was perfect to celebrate the project that Alex just landed. I was so happy for him, he truly deserved it, he has worked really hard to get where he is now. Just dancing with him brought back so many memories. I would love to do this for a living, I can just imagine dancing on stage in front of a bunch of people, just showing my true skills; that feeling just resonated throughout my entire body and I left it all out there on the floor. When we finished, the place lit up. We laughed because we totally snapped.

“Dude, you know we need you right?” Alex asked.

“Yeah, I heard, congrats man.”

“You know you love this man. I need you and you need this.” Alex stated, he was right, I really needed that. It was my outlet, especially since Samantha has just popped back up.

“I feel you man. I really do. I’ll come back as much as I can, I promise.” I said, I knew it would be beneficial for me and them.

“Cool, thanks man. I know that you have an accounting job, but just know, you won’t be staying there too much longer.” He stated. I figured he was right. I just needed to put in more of an effort to keep dancing as much as I could.

“Excuse me Oppa?” A voice spoke behind me. I turned around and it was a young girl who had her phone out with my picture on it. “Are you Lee Min Jun from Superstars 101?” She had mentioned the training camp show I participated in. I didn’t expect too many people to recognize me. I would get a few here and there but I thought it had just faded along with my career in music.

“Yes.” I responded honestly. She squealed. I could tell she was excited to see me.

“Can I take a picture with you?” She asked.

“Of course.” I wasn’t going to turn her down. I posed as she took a selfie. I can only imagine how fast that will post. It doesn’t bother me, I was used to it back in the day, it’s part of being part of the entertainment business. The young girl walked off and joined her friends who stood over to the side.

“I see you still got it. I can just imagine how many people will show up here once you become a regular.” Alex joked.

“Dude.” I laughed.

“Hey, I’m gonna ride right along with you as long as I can. I see the benefits of having you here.” He said. I figured if I could help Alex and Sara by showing up every now and then, I would, besides, I was getting something out of it too.