Hakyeon squinted and used his hand to block the brightness of the hot Southern California sun.
Hakyeon and Jackson are greeted by a man covered in tattoos wearing a gray fedora and sunglasses. He is standing next to black Bentley Mulsanne smoking a cigarette.
“Roy! Hyungnim!” Jackson exclaimed as he threw his arms around him.
“Jackson! You actually did it! What is your manager gonna say?” Roy tossed Jackson’s hair playfully and gestured him to get into the car.
Roy Choi is a famous chef and owner of Line Hotel in the heart of Los Angeles. “Defconn is going to kill you when he finds out you took his jet,” Roy laughed as he started the car.
Hakyeon is lying in the back seat, still nauseous.
“What’s with him?” Roy asked as he looked into the rearview mirror.
Jackson is busy fiddling with the various dials and switches on the dashboard, “he’s hungover,” Jackson stopped fidgeting and looked over at Roy, “but you got a cure for that don’t you?” Roy lets out a hearty laugh but doesn’t respond to the question.
“Look I’ve got important business guests staying in the Hollywood Hills apt suite so I’m going to put you guys up in the standard Apartment Suite.”
Jackson looked over his shoulder and replied, “that’s ok, I don’t plan on doing much sleeping anyway.”
Roy continued, “Houston brothers are hosting a party tonight at the Pot Lobby Bar, VIP will be on the pool deck.” Jackson shook his fists with excitement.
Hakyeon clapped his hand over his mouth and began dry heaving. Roy pulled the car over and reached into the glove compartment. He pulled out a mirrored cigarette case.
Jacksons eyes grew wide as he reached into the briefcase, “about time hyungnim, I thought you were holding out on us!”
Jackson pulled out a hundred dollar bill, rolled it up and said to Hakyeon “the cure!”
Roy arranged 3 lines of white powder on the cigarette case, quickly inhaled then handed the case to Jackson, “this is why I love America!” he exclaimed. After inhaling he passed the case to Hakyeon.
A crippling fear came over Hakyeon as he suddenly felt Taekwoon’s eyes on him but he looked up to see the ecstasy in Jacksons eyes and ignored the feeling,
“Ahhh, it burns!” Hakyeon yelled.
Jackson laughed and said, “give it a minute hyung.”
Hakyeons ill feelings were slowly being numbed in a wave of pleasure.
The pain of losing Taekwoon was drifting away from his broken heart.
A rush of euphoria filled his body and he suddenly exclaimed, “let’s go buy fur coats!”
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