Kat’s POV

From the boys busy schedules we hadn’t been able to do much with them but me and Maranda had been casually dating with Dae Hyun and Yong Guk. Finally after about three weeks we were able to go on a real date with them. The boys have been at the studio all day leaving me and Maranda at the house by ourselves. We mostly just watched TV and practiced our Korean. It got to 6:30 and we started getting ready. I got in the shower then blow dried my hair. By the time my hair was dried Maranda walked in.

“So how do you want your hair?” She asked me as she started brushing it out.

“What do you think will look good?” I asked her.

She started running her fingers through my long black hair contemplating different ideas.

“Let’s curl it and pin it up.” She says.

Maranda got to work curling while I put on my make-up. She had the underneath of my hair down in curls and pined the top section of curls so that they started to flow with the rest of the hair. I stood up from the chair in front of the mirror and walked over to my dresser.

“Did you already pick out what you’re going to wear?” Maranda asks me surprised.

“Dae Hyun picked it for me.” I admit laughing. I pulled out the black cocktail dress. It had mesh and beading going down some of the sides and middle of my waist and only had one strap.

“Of course.” She says laughing at me. “Well then you can help me.” She grabbed my hand and led me to her room and started going through her drawers throwing dresses in my direction. One of which was a very classy black lace cocktail dress with long sleeves.

“How about this one.” I say holding it up.

“Perfect!” She says to me. She started curling her hair and put it up into a messy bun with her bangs curled to the sides and a middle part. She started her make-up and I went to get dressed. It was already 7:45 and the boys were going to be home soon.

I put on the dress and a pair of black wedges with straps in the front. I looked at myself in the mirror to make sure everything was in order and then walked back to Maranda’s room.

She was already getting into her dress and walking to the closet to get shoes. No surprise there. Black stilettoes. She walked over to grab a purse and we headed to the living room to wait for them.

It seemed like forever until they got home at 7:55. Yong Guk gave Maranda the most lustful look I think he has ever done. While Dae Hyun was speechless looking at me.

“Stunning.” Dae Hyun finally go out.

“You boys better hurry or we’ll be late for our reservations.” Maranda says to them. They snapped out of their trance and went to get ready.

Both of them came back in black dress pants and shoes. Yong Guk had on a red dress shirt and black tie while Dae Hyun had on a white dress shirt and black tie.

“Let’s go!” Dae Hyun says excitedly to me. I put my hand in his waiting one and stood up to leave. Yong Guk and Maranda were behind us walking to the car. They picked out a solid black jaguar for us to go to dinner in.

Dae Hyun got into the driver’s seat so I hoped in the passenger next to him. Maranda and Yong Guk both got into the back.

“So where are we going?” I ask Dae Hyun.

“A restaurant.” He says to me smiling.

“What kind of restaurant?” I say emphasizing the kind.

“One with food.” He says.

“You jerk.” I say under my breath.

“Now you know how I feel Hooker!” I hear Maranda shout from the back seat.

“Love you!” I shout back to her.

Dae Hyun and Yong Guk start to laugh at our short exchange.

“So where are we going?” I ask again.

“We are taking you guys out to eat. You are getting food. Shut up! This is a fucking date!” Dae Hyun says to her.

“Ugh! Fine!” I say to him.

The car starts to slow down and I look out the window to see what is around us. There was a very nice looking Italian restaurant on the street and I see Dae Hyun pull over to the side where a valet is waiting.

“Cannoli!” I yell in excitement.

We get out of the car and head into the restaurant. Yong Guk goes to the hostess to check on our reservations. She immediately takes us to a nice table off to the side of the dining room. We start to look at the menus and realize. It’s all in Korean. Maranda puts her menu in front of her and leans over to me.

“Kat. Do you know what any of this says?” She asks me in a whisper.

I start to turn the menu in different directions. “I have no idea. But this is an Italian restaurant right? So normal Italian dishes right?” I ask her behind my menu also whispering.

“I think so but I don’t know what any of it says.”

“We can order what we normally get and just hope for the best.”

“Well what are you ordering?”

“Cheese ravioli.” I say blatantly.

“Really? You’re going to order that? At this restaurant?”

“Well I was but I guess not now.”

“Should we ask them what any of this says?”

“Am I aloud too?”

“Well it’s just kind of embarrassing.”

“You know I don’t get embarrassed right?”

“Oh I’m very well aware. I’m sure they know something is going on by now we’ve been talking
behind our menus for a while.”

“Are you guys ok over there?” Yong Guk asks us.

Maranda peaks over her menu. “Yeah we’re fine.”

Then I peak over the side of mine. “Actually-“ then all of a sudden Maranda’s hand is over my mouth pulling me back behind the menu.

“What was that for?” I ask her.

“You’re already going to embarrass us!” She says to me.

“You guys can’t read the menus can you?” Dae Hyun asks us.

“Maybe.” Maranda says.

“Nope!” I tell him.

Dae Hyun starts to laugh a little. Then Yong Guk chimes in. “You know you could have asked us?”

“Yeah but that would have been more embarrassing than talking behind the menu.” Maranda says to him.

“Well since I can’t have what I want.” I say glaring at Maranda. “Lamb. Order me Lamb.” I say to Dae Hyun.

“Well there are a few different ones.” He explains. “There’s Italian Spring Time lamb-“

“That!” I say cutting him off.

“Well there’s also-“

“No. I want that!” I say cutting him off again.

Yong Guk then looks over to Maranda. “Ok. What do you want me to look for?”

“Is there capelli with white wine sauce?” I ask him.

“Yes.”

“Ok I’ll have that.”

“Oh! And calamari!” I say excitedly.

The waitress comes back to get our drink order and the boys order something in Korean for us. She comes back with four wine glasses a bottle of sweet white and a cherry Italian soda for me.

The boys order our food and we just have casual conversation with them until the food comes. I see my pate of lamb coming over to us and start to get excited and grab my fork and knife ready to go at it.

“A little eager over there?” Dae Hyun asks me laughing.

“I love lamb.” I say to him starring at the waitress.

We finish dinner and continue to talk while we waited for the check. When out of nowhere a waiter falls and dumps a whole tray of sample desserts all over us. Both of the boys jump up and start yelling at the waiter while Maranda was trying to calm them down. I notice some icing on my cheek and taste it. Damn that’s good! I call over a waitress.

“I want this!” pointing at the remaining icing on my cheek. “Scratch that I want everything.” Pointing at the desserts. “To go. With a fork!”

I notice a girl at another table laughing and walk up to her. “Fun times?” I ask her.

“I know! I’m totally glad I tripped him!” She says not looking at me.

“Really now! So you’re the reason I’m covered in food and now have a ruined dress?” Without a pause I punch her straight in the face knocking her to the ground. The waitress sets the boxes and fork down and I pick them up. “Maranda! We need to leave.” I say as I walk past her to get the car from the valet.

Maranda’s POV

I Hear Kat and turn to see what she is talking about. I notice her walking out the door with a few to go boxes and then see a girl on the floor holding the side of her face. Oh shit! She punched someone. I grab Yong Guk’s arm and start to pull him towards the door.

“We need to go! Now!”

He looks over and sees the girl and the three of us make a run for it as she starts to stand back up. I run out the door and grab the keys from the valet.

“Who’s driving?” Kat asks.

“I am.” I say hopping into the driver’s seat.

Kat gets in the back along with Dae Hyun.

Dae Hyun notices the boxes in the car. “Kat, where did you-“ he starts to ask her as I take off full speed.

I notice a car coming up fast behind us and notice it’s a girl with a developing black eye driving. They followed us. I pick up my speed going through every light without hesitation and start to hear cheers of enjoyment coming from Kat and Dae Hyun is screaming in Korean. Yong Guk was pretty quiet next to me holding on to the ‘holy shit handle’ in the front seat. We make a few sharp turns and she is still right on our tail.

“Turn right!” I hear Kat yell from the back seat.

I notice an ally way and put my hand on the e brake.

“Hold on!” I yell to them.

Yong Guk realizes what I’m about to do. “No no no no no!” He starts yelling at me. But then I also had Kat yelling “Yes!” over and over.

Sorry Yong Guk but I don’t have a lot of options. I quickly pull the e brake and drift into the ally. We then hear a sudden crash and I’m pretty sure Dae Hyun thought it was us crashing from the scream he made. I looked into the rear view mirror and see the girl’s car crashed into the side of the building. I start to lower my speed and head to the house. I notice icing on Yong Guk’s cheek and whip it off with my finger.

“Should have got the strawberry cake!” I say after tasting it. I then see one of Kat’s white boxes emerge from the back seat and she opens it. Strawberry cake!

“Yes!” I say excitedly to her. We pull up in front of the house and we start to get out. Both the boys were still pretty speechless but Yong Guk gathers himself to ask one question before going inside.

“Where did you learn to drive like that?” He says looking straight at me.

“I used to be a street racer. I started a racing crew with Kat and that’s why we’re here in Korea. She has races to go to.”

“Yep! I just had one the night we got here and then my next one is in about a month. But this bitch quite racing so now I don’t have an opportunity to try to beat her!” Kat says to him carrying her boxes inside and eating a cannoli.

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