MinJun

Saturday finally came with unexpected results. It started out great, Juniper and I made breakfast in the morning; took a walk around the park for a while, went to a movie and had lunch before she went home to do some work. We decided to meet up later with the others for dinner.

As I was lounging around at home, Jin called frantically.

“Have you seen the latest video?” He said when I answered the phone.

“What do you mean latest video?” I asked opening my laptop and turn it on.

“It’s a video of you and Juniper outside the restaurant. It shows her getting out of the car, then you and her kissing in front of the restaurant. People are fascinated and they want to know who she is.” Jin said. I found a few videos online titled, ‘Min Jun's Mystery Woman’; comments were asking who this mystery woman was as she had taken my heart.

“Oh my goodness.” I said, looking at all of the videos that were posted of Juniper and I. The most were posted on the KPopPrincess channel. This was the same channel that broke the news about Juniper the first time at the studio.

The hairs on my neck stood up as I recognized this channel. Something in my gut was telling me that Samantha had to be behind all of this, but I had no proof. I needed to talk to her but I didn’t want her to drill me about Juniper or do anything stupid.

“Do you think Juniper knows?” Jin asked.

“I don’t think so, not yet anyway. I think I know who is behind this but I can say for certain.” I stated.

“Samantha.” Jin said and chills ran through my body.

“How do you know?” I asked.

“I just have a feeling. If she isn’t doing it, someone she knows is.”

“I believe so too.” My mind was racing so fast I couldn’t comprehend. What was she up to? “I believe she is having me followed.” I finally admitted.

“What? How do you know?” Jin asked.

“When Juniper and I were out shopping yesterday, I kept hearing someone taking pictures of us. I kept hearing a shutter flash. And then again in my apartment building, I could have sworn someone followed us.” I answered.

“What? Oh my goodness. What are you going to do? Are you going to tell Juniper?” Jin asked. I really didn’t know what to do.

“I’m not telling Juniper, unless she finds out before I find out who is behind it.” I said. “I’ve been thinking about calling Samantha and asking her if she’s been having someone follow me.”

“Do you think she would actually tell you the truth?” Jin stated. He was right, even if she was behind it, would she really tell me? Probably not. I needed to find a way to get her to talk and let her guard down.

“Well whatever you do, I think you should tell Juniper before she finds out.” Jin said.

“To be honest, when she found out about the other video, she handled it pretty well. She knows that I’m noticed and still have some fans here and there, maybe I could go that route until I find out if Samantha is behind it.” I replied.

“Maybe, but how are you going to find out?” He asked; I didn’t have a clue.

“I don’t know yet, but I need to talk to Samantha.” I said. I really didn’t want to, but I had to call her. She had a way of finding out where I worked and now where I lived, I didn’t need her to just pop up somewhere when I was out with Juniper.

“Be careful, Min Jun, I just don’t trust her.” Jin said. I took his advice into consideration, I needed to watch my back, but I needed to find out who was watching my back for her.

“I’ll talk to you later Jin. I need to talk to Samantha.” We disconnected and I looked for Samantha’s number. I was about to send her a text message but decided against it. I’ll contact her tomorrow as I didn’t want to start the evening off in a bad mood.

Juniper

A bunch of us met up at Doma for some Korean Barbeque. Chanel had her driver pick up Jong-dae, Jin and Mindi, a girl who Min Jun said Jin has a crush on who also works with them, while I rode with Min Jun. Taehyung picked up Se-ra and met us at the restaurant. Alex and Sara joined us as well to make it one big party. It was exciting to be out with good friends enjoying each other’s company. I hadn’t had the opportunity to eat Korean Barbeque and with this being Chane’s first time in Seoul, they were trying to show her the best places. It was great for me as well because I would be able to venture out to new places. Hopefully, when Chanel moves here, we would be more familiar with our surroundings to find new places.

As we took our seats, Se-ra started ordering in Korean. Min Jun and Jin jumped in as well. Chanel and I just let them order because they would know exactly what to get as this was our first time here as well. Sara joined in and ordered a round of beer and soju. We were about to get the party started.

“I want to make a toast.” Chanel stood up holding a glass of soju. “I want to thank all of you for welcoming me and my girl, Juniper, the way you have. I was worried about her coming alone, but just seeing that she has really good friends to support her, it makes me happy. I salute you all. She means a lot to me, she is my sister-girlfriend and I love her. I consider you all my family as I see that you have her best interest at hand. I may be joining you guys soon and become a resident as well, and I’m excited to gain a bunch of good friends like all of you.” Everyone cheered, clanked glasses and downed the drink. We had a blast eating and being merry. It was nice to look around the table and everyone was having a good time, good drinks and good food. The food was amazing, I will most definitely come back to this place.

“I’m finally happy to see Min Jun meet someone that makes him smile.” Sara said. Alex agreed. I looked at Min Jun and he blushed.

“He makes me happy too, so I think that’s a plus for us both.” I responded. He blushed so much, his ears started turning red. He smiled, covered his mouth and turned away. I bumped him and he looked back at me.

“Thank you for being you.” He said. I smiled.

“I don’t know how to be anyone else. Being me is the best me I can be.” I said. He leaned in and gave me a quick peck on the lips. Everyone oohed and aahed and we were partly shy. Mindi was smiling quietly, I wasn’t sure if she was comfortable with us being the way we were as she had never been out with us previously.

“Mindi, right?” I asked. She looked at me and nodded.

“Yes?”

“So you work with Jin and Min Jun, right?” I asked.

“Yes, I do. I’m in accounts receivables.” She responded.

“Oh ok, I’ve worked that position before. How long have you been there?” Chanel asked as she joined in the conversation.

“I’ve worked there for about a year. It’s a good job and nice people.” She glanced over at Jin, who was looking at her. They shyly turned away from each quickly but it was too late Chanel and I picked up on it.

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“So Mindi, what do you usually do when you’re not at work?” I asked, trying to find out her interests.

“Well, I love to go to the movies and I like to go to the bookstore nearest to my job. It’s really nice.” She said.

“Oh ok, what movies do you like? I like rom-coms and action movies. I really don’t like horror movies, but I will watch them if I have some to watch with me.” I said.

“Oh, I love action movies, rom-coms and horror. I also like comedy as well. My favorite is rom-coms though.”

“Really? We should hang out one day and go catch a movie. We can have a girls day, Se-ra, Sara and Chanel can join us.” I said

“I would like that. Yes, that sounds like fun.” She said smiling.

“Then it’s set.” I said pulling out my phone. “Can you give me your number so I can call you to set up a time and date for all of us to meet up?” I said, handing her my phone.

“Sure.” She said smiling. I looked at Min Jun and he knew what I was doing.

“Well how about this, when are you leaving Chanel?” He asked.

“I am leaving on Wednesday and I’ll be gone hopefully in about 2 weeks. Why, wassup?”

“There is a movie theater near Lotte World Magic Island. Why don’t we make a day of it tomorrow and we all can go catch a movie too.” He said.

“That sounds like a plan. Can everyone make it?” I asked, looking at everyone and Jin in particular. Everyone was in agreement.

“Awesome, then it’s a plan. Why don’t we all exchange numbers so we can make sure everyone has a ride so we won’t miss anyone.” Chanel said. “So everyone pass your phones around to those whose number you don’t have so we can make a group chat.” Chanel was on it, she already knew how to play this game. We were going to get Mindi and Jin together one way or another.

As we were having a great time enjoying each other, the unthinkable happened. People have been coming and going and we weren’t paying attention to those coming in really. It wasn’t until a person who I didn’t think I would have to deal with, decided to grace us with her presence. This woman came over to our table, with Min Jun in her sights.

“Hi Lee Min Jun.” She said standing behind Alex, who was sitting next across from Min Jun. I looked at her and she had her eyes dead set on him. I looked at Min Jun and he looked as if he had seen a ghost. Sara looked behind her and she instantly looked at me. Who the fuck was this woman and why was she trying to get the attention of Min Jun.

“Samantha.” He said. Samantha? Who the fuck is Samantha? My wheels started turning.

“I thought that was you, how long has it been? It’s been years huh?” She said smiling, acting a bit too friendly. The mood of those who knew her, turned negative immedately. As for those who didn’t know who the fuck she was, me included, wanted to know why she was here interrupting us.

“Yeah, it’s been a while. I didn’t know you were back in town.” He said, as he started moving as if the bench was getting hot under his ass.

“Yeah, I made it back a few months ago. I see you still hang out with some of the same friends, huh? Hi Jin, Sara, Alex.” They didn’t even reply or look her way. My gut feeling was telling me, she is someone I’m going to need to watch.

“What can we do for you, Samantha?” Alex asked.

“Well, I was trying to find Min Jun to catch up. It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other. I just wanted to see what you've been up to Min Jun.”

“Really, Samantha?” Sara chimed in. What the fuck is going on and why is she here? Obviously they didn’t like her and she didn’t give a fuck. She was looking at Min Jun intensely, then she brought her gaze to mine.

“I see there are some new people in your group.” She said, looking directly at me. “Hi I’m Samantha, Lee Min Jun’s ex girlfriend.” She said confidently. Holy Shit, this Bitch has balls. Big ones. Heat started building inside of me, as I had just met the enemy. She looked as if she had a plan to make her way back to the title without the ex. She was now my target.

“Nice to meet you Samantha. I’m Juniper, Lee Min Jun’s current girlfriend.” I let her know who I was and showed her who she would go up against. Min Jun reached for my hand under the table and laced my fingers with his. He held my hand tightly to reassure me he was mine.

“What do you want, Samantha?” He asked.

“Like I told you, I saw you here and I wanted to stop by to let you know I was back in town.” She said looking at him and then glancing at me.

“Well he knows now,” I said sarcastically. “And so do I.” I said confidently. Alex and Sara smiled in my direction. My eyes were intensely on Samantha, I was sending her an understanding, Don’t fuck with me.

“Well, I see that I’ve disturbed you and your meal. I apologize.” She said looking down the row of eyes on her. “It was nice seeing you Min Jun.” Min Jun said nothing to acknowledge her. “Nice to meet you.” Samantha said, looking at me.

“Trust me, the pleasure has been all mine.” I said, squeezing Min Jun’s hand. He looked at me and I turned towards him. I wanted to reassure him that I wasn’t going anywhere. I wasn’t about to give up that easily. I know he has a past, and it seemed to have just walked through the door. Just as things are going good, adversity always rears its ugly head. She turned around and walked out the door. It was a bit silent at the table, no one was sure of how to come back from such an uncomfortable situation. I released Min Jun’s hand and grabbed a shot glass, filled it with soju and dropped it in a big ass glass of beer. I downed the beer in just a few gulps. Everyone watched me as I excused myself to the restroom.

“Oh Shit.” Chanel said as she watched me walk away from the table. Min Jun looked at her with concern. “Let me go check on her.” Chanel excused herself from the table and headed towards the restroom with Se-ra following.

I was in a stall, trying to calm down. I got so heated, for good reason, but my mind was all over the place trying to figure out what the fuck did she want. I knew exactly what she wanted: Lee Min Jun. I had to keep it under control and just be alert.

“Juni, are you okay?” Chanel said as she entered the restroom.

“Yup, I’m good.” I answered too quickly. She would know I was lying.

“Liar.” She called me out. Mindi came into the restroom shortly after Chanel and Se-ra entered.

“I’m sorry, I gotta pee.” She said walking into the next stall.

“I’m good, for real. I just needed to regroup.” I said flushing the toilet. I opened the door and Se-ra and Chanel stared directly at me.

“You good?”

“Yeah. I can honestly say the bitch took me by surprise, hence the reason I downed the beer but I’m good.” I promised.

“Girl, you know how we do.” Chanel said.

“Yes, I know, but this is not the time nor the place. I don’t know how jail is here and I really don’t want to go to jail. I have a job interview to go to soon and I really want that job.” I said putting all my ducks in a row. Samantha was not going to upset my plans. Yes, she was unexpected but I was still at the wheel of this trip.

“Jail?” Se-ra said.

“Don’t worry Se-ra, I’m good. I’m not going. That chick left and we’re good.”

“It looks like Min Jun was surprised too.” Chanel said.

“Yeah, I saw that too. It’s cool. I’ll find out all about it tonight because I need to get a better understanding of how I need to feel. I don’t want to overthink and jump to conclusions, but I have a lot of questions.”

“I bet you do.” Se-ra replied. Mindi finished in the stall and exited. We looked at her as she washed her hands. I wanted to get the attention off of me and onto someone or something else, and Mindi was just the right person.

“Mindi, what’s the deal with you and Jin.” I asked.

“What do you mean?” She asked nervously.

“I saw how you two looked at each other at the table. So what’s the deal?” I asked.

“Uh, I….I uh, nothing.” She finally said.

“We all saw it, Mindi, and it’s just us girls, you can tell us.” Chanel chimed in. She felt defeated and opened up.

“I like him but I can’t confess and be rejected.” She said.

“What makes you think you will be rejected?” Se-ra asked.

“I don’t know. He’s so nice and sweet. I just don’t think he thinks of me that way.” She responded.

“Well we gotta do something about that.” Chanel said.

“Wait, please don’t say anything.” She pleaded.

“Calm down, we are not like that. We’re not gonna put you on blast like that. We do shit classy, so you just let us handle it. I promise you will know by the end of tomorrow.” Chanel said.

“Yup, tomorrow will be perfect. We will find out at Lotte World!” I said. She smiled nervously. “Trust me, it will be okay, promise.”

“Okay.” She smiled with a bit of hope on her face. She was shy and she was infatuated with Jin, she just needed a bit of help. And I needed to find out what the fuck Samantha was up to.