“Did she know you were coming?” Inati asked, sitting on his bed again. With Inati’s recession, the other four backed off Daniel as well, letting him speak freely.

“She didn’t.” Daniel couldn’t hide his smile. His surprise couldn’t have worked better. He was a little disappointed that Alex didn’t recognize him immediately, but he was sadder that he hadn’t been able to see Alex’s reaction to his signature, since he knew she’d look, being the curious and signature-loving person she was.

“Will we get to meet this girl?” Dari asked. “Before we leave?”

“Probably not,” Daniel conceded with a sigh. “She has a life.”

“By ‘life,’ I assume you mean ‘guy,’” Day Day told Daniel, grimacing a little for his friend.

Daniel shrugged.

“Who has a guy?” a voice suddenly asked from the room entrance, revealing a groggy Youngwon. “And when are we getting food?”