11:47 PM. Soorin's bedroom.
Her phone buzzed.
Haejin: [How's the prep going?]
She smiled, typed back quickly.
[My parents are surprisingly helpful. Yours?]
[My brothers are teaching me to dodge questions like a politician. Also Doyun is blackmailing me.]
[WHAT]
[Long story. He knows about Vegas, remember? Not telling anyone but making my life hell.]
[Oh no]
[Oh yes. I'm apparently his favorite member now. By force.]
She laughed out loud.
[That's actually hilarious]
[It's torture]
[But he's keeping quiet?]
[For the price of eternal servitude, yes]
[Worth it?]
[Unfortunately yes]
[Nervous about tomorrow?]
[Terrified. You?]
[Same. But we've got this]
Her phone immediately rang. Video call.
She answered.
Haejin's face filled her screen. He looked tired but smiled when he saw her.
"Hi."
"Hi. Tell me about Doyun."
"Do I have to?"
"Yes. I need entertainment."
So he told her. About Doyun's knowing grin. The forty-five minutes comment. The blackmail demands.
