Zen has once again broken his promise to Suhee - on Christmas of all days! Will she be able to forgive him this time?
"God Suhee. I am so sorry! I didn't think the director would draw out our practice session that…long…" Zen apologized profusely, cheeks flushed from his hurry back home. He slowed his entrance and trailed off however when he saw the person he least expected standing in the middle of his living room. "Jumin?! What are you doing here?"
"I think the real question here is why you didn't even show up at the Christmas party."
"I had rehearsals and when the director decided we were going to practice for longer I swear I texted Suhee to let her know…" the actor checked his phone and upon seeing the unsent messages he realized the error he'd made. "Oh crap! They didn't go through in time and my phone died!" – he aimed a worried gaze at the corporate heir – "…How is Suhee…?"
"She got upset and had a few too many cocktails." Mira suddenly answered while exiting Zen's room. "Jumin was kind enough to escort her and me here where I've just put her in bed."
"Damn. I've messed up big time…" Zen sighed.
"Yes, you have. And now I leave her in your hands. Good luck." The elder Yun sister patted his shoulder. "I'd give her some space to begin with. Like I said, she's really upset. And drunk. And possibly still pretty angry." – she then turned to Jumin – "Ready to go then?"
"Whenever you are."
"Right then. Goodnight Zen. I hope for your sake Suhee forgives you for this one."
"…Yeah." The actor agreed with uncertainty.
The couple then left and Zen was now relatively alone with just his thoughts to keep him company.
'Damn…We didn't even get a chance to exchange gifts…' he thought while sitting on the couch and observing the unopened presents still laying under the tree nearby. He then noticed what time it was and the fact that the day wasn't quite over yet. 'Maybe…there's still time to try and make this up to her.'
Zen stood up and faced the door to his room, which was slightly ajar. He hesitated for a moment, steeling himself and approaching said door with confidence. He knocked gently and said, "Suhee, I'm coming in," before pausing to listen for an answer from her.
All he heard was a shuffling of fabric so he went ahead and pushed the door open. He decided not to turn on the light and instead relied on the light pouring in from the living room to find his girlfriend. Not that he really needed to find her though, seeing as she was obviously under the large mass of blankets on the bed.
Zen stifled a chuckle as he approached and sat beside the large mass. He then took a deep breath to calm himself and started with his apology.
"Suhee, I'm…I'm sorry I broke my promise to you…again." He started with a sigh, and he could tell that she had heard him from the sound of settling fabric from behind. "I know it's inexcusable but…I tried to text you about my predicament and my phone died before they could be sent so I'll take full responsibility…Anyway I'm here now and the day isn't over yet, so I thought we could at least open each other's presents…?"
For a long time she didn't reply at all, then finally her muffled answer was heard. "…Really? Are the presents all you can think about right now?"
"No! Of course not." Zen uttered quickly in response. "Having each other's company is more important, but I really just wanted to make it up to you."
"You can't make up for a broken promise…"
"I know princess…but I hate when we have such a rift between us that drives us away from each other." Her boyfriend explained sincerely. "I know I'm still bogged down with work for a little longer and I know that you're still upset because of it, but the least we can do is just spend what free time I have together and wait for when you can take the reins as my manager."
"Ugh. I hate it when you're right…"
"You're surprisingly calm about this babe. I was under the impression that you'd bite my head off if I so much as talked to you…"
"Mira was just exaggerating, though…I was pretty upset at first. I'm a little more sober now. Besides, I'm the girlfriend of a popular actor. This is pretty much expected and I'd only waste time if I gripe and groan about it anymore."
Zen's heart swelled at her sudden show of maturity. "So…if you're feeling a little better do you want to come out of there and hang for a while…maybe open gifts…?"
Suhee sighed deeply. "…No offense Hyun but I just want to get some rest right now."
"Okay. We can do that some other time then." He paused and faced her covered form before continuing. "Can I join you then? After I get ready for bed of course."
"…Yes."
He slipped into some comfier clothes quickly and when getting into bed she let him into her tent of covers.
"Oh it's nice and warm in here~"
Suhee took in a sharp breath. "Yes but your feet are cold!"
Zen chuckled and after a minute he asked, "So how was the party? Apart from you getting upset and drunk."
"Pretty much the same turnout as last year. Luciel was a no show as usual. For both parties."
"Parties? Why plural?"
"We decided to have an after drinking party. That's when I got upset and drunk." She covered her face in embarrassment. "I don't really want to talk about it. I regret it already…"
"Okay. Fair enough." Zen chuckled and then thought for a moment. "You know, it's hard to believe that this is our fourth Christmas together, and we've been a couple for three years already."
His girlfriend smiled at that. "I hope we stay together in the many years to come."
He smiled back earnestly. "Me too, Suhee. Me too…"
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"Now that I've got V's location and I've mapped out a plan, it's time for the last step before finding him and ending this." Seven announced seriously. "And that means finishing her…"
Hey, just thought I'd attach a little note here at the end. By the way, sorry for all the Christmas chapters even though it's already May. It's just that there's really nothing else to fill in those sort of empty blocks between the major events in the plot line.
Speaking of plot lines...Hopefully these little extras I'm putting at the end for how Seven's doing isn't messing with the main plot. I just thought I'd let you in on what he's up to leading to when he finally storms Mint Eye.
Anyway, hope you have a good one!
