Chapter 10. PrioritiesI stood nervo

Chapter 10. Priorities

I stood nervously in the middle of the luxurious hotel lobby after one wedding shot, facing the biggest dilemma in my life.

Damn it, Asami! I thought you said that everything had been taken care of! But looked what happened! I knew I shouldn't have trusted the bastard.

Everything started in the afternoon when Asami decided that he didn't want to miss our regular Friday dinner just because I suddenly had a wedding to shoot that night. The lovely couple already told me that they could get an extra hotel room for me. But Asami being the great Asami Ryuichi refused to stay in a common deluxe room, even if it was a deluxe room in one of the most expensive five stars hotels in Tokyo. So he told me to cancel the booking and ordered Kirishima to book the presidential suite in the same hotel and to have a table ready for the two of us in the famous romantic restaurant located on the top floor of the hotel.

Which was the reason why I was in his office that same afternoon, arguing in great details about how the wedding was scheduled to be held until very late at night and how the couple wanted another post-wedding photo session around the hotel the next morning and how there wouldn't be any time for us to do ANYTHING else but sleep. When he ignored me and kept reading his business thingy, I continued my reasoning that it was such a waste to spend so much money booking a suite just to sleep for a few hours.

"The couple told me they could provide an extra room, anyway. But I know it won't meet your standard. The room is so plain and boring. So, you see, you don't have to force yourself to accompany me just for a few hours. I completely understand if you want to enjoy your evening in the comfort of your condo. And imagine how much money you can save if you don't book that suite. See? It is a win-win solution. You can save some money for your business, while I can do my work-"

"Akihito, should I buy the entire hotel now just to shut you up?" He didn't even lift his eyes from the papers that he read as he cut my blabbering. Asami looked annoyed since I told him that I couldn't make it to our dinner because of work. And I knew that his patience grew thinner the more I tried to persuade him to cancel our plan.

Okay, I had to make a confession here. I actually took this wedding shot on purpose. When I found out that the couple wanted to hire me from Friday night until Saturday afternoon, I grabbed the opportunity to avoid our regular Friday dinner right away. I was tired of waking up on Saturday morning with all the guilt for failing to refuse this selfish love affair churning inside my stomach.

I thought Asami would be more understanding if I told him that I wanted to cancel our dinner because of work. Wasn't there a rule that couple should be supportive of each other's work or something? Arata and I wouldn't complain if we had to cancel our plan because the other got work to do. And heaven knew how many times Arata and I did that lately. I had lost count already. At least, we wouldn't complain out loud and book a ridiculously expensive presidential suite just so we could stick to our plan. But as usual, Asami didn't react like how the other millions of human beings on earth would.

I sighed and tried to argue one last time. "Asami, I really won't have time to have dinner with you. And what's the purpose of spending so much money for a presidential suite if we can't take our time to enjoy it?"

"Fine. Kirishima, change the booking. Extend it until Sunday so my dear Akihito can take his time to enjoy the suite. Adjust my schedule accordingly."

Kirishima just nodded respectfully while I gawked at Asami in disbelief. Was this man crazy? Why did every time I try to lead him to one point, he just went the other way?

"Asami, I can't do that! What will I tell Arata? I don't want to lie to him anymore!" I blurted without thinking.

He finally looked at me. His irritation was clearly written on his handsome face. He didn't even look at his secretary as he calmly issued a new order. "Kirishima, tell Takagi that I would need him in Osaka by tonight. And give him something to keep him busy there until Monday morning at the very least."

I was speechless.

"Now, I am sure everything is taken care of then. Or do you have any other concern, Akihito?" His voice didn't show any emotion, but I knew he was pissed beyond reason already. The more I tried to make him agreeing, the more he would issue unbelievable orders just to show me that he could do that. If I argued more, I would just make everything worse. So, I shook my head resentfully.

"No, Asami-sama," I sneered angrily at him, "I don't have any more concern."

"Good," he said coolly and continued to read his stupid paperwork.

And that was why I now fidgeted in the hotel lobby, sweating nervously because one of my best friends apparently was a close cousin of the bride and now he wanted to stay with me in my hotel room for the night.

"Come on, Aki. It will be fun! We haven't spent much time together lately. And since my dear cousin Maria, has paid the room, let's enjoy it to our heart content."

Maria hit Kou playfully, laughing along with her new husband. I was sure that I stared at my best friend with a completely blank expression because my brain chose that exact moment to stop working.

The problem was I already told Maria that I would book the room myself. I thought that I could use the cash she gave me plus my photography fee to contribute to the presidential suite Asami booked. At least this way, I wouldn't feel like I was a whore visiting her customer's hotel room in the middle of the night.

Of course, Kirishima snorted rudely as soon as he saw the amount of money I passed him. But he accepted it nevertheless, telling me that he would make the booking under my name so I could rest as soon as possible. So, now, I didn't have any room but the presidential suite that I would share with Asami, and I didn't have any money to book another room. How could I tell my best friend that I would stay in a ridiculously expensive presidential suite that was clearly out of my budget just because my selfish secret lover didn't want to cancel our supposedly secret dinner no matter what?

"It is a good idea, Takaba-san. Tomorrow the four of us can have breakfast together before you take our photo," Maria pleasantly tried to persuade me. "I will make sure Kou help bringing your equipment during the photo session."

"Umm," I tried to reject the offer diplomatically, "I don't think it is nice of us to bother a newlywed. You must want to have time together as much as you can. We shouldn't disturb your breakfast."

The couple just laughed as they helped Kou dragging me to the check in counter.

"Oh please, Kou and I have always been close since we were young. It will be nice to have some time with him before I move abroad. My husband works in Hong Kong so I will move there to be with him," Maria explained along the way as she winked her eye to me.

"Excuse me, can you please check a booking under the name of Takaba Akihito?" Kou asked the lady behind the check in counter.

I could feel cold sweat streaming down my back. But before the lady asked for my identification card, there was a commotion from the entrance of the hotel. Everyone turned around to see what was happening.

And there he was. Asami Ryuichi. Looking as strikingly hot in an elegant way as ever. He wore a black custom-made stylish coat with a nicely matched dark blue scarf around his neck. The color accentuated his silky black hair and the golden color of his eyes. And everyone inside the lobby gawked at the sexy crime lord wrapped in all those expensive fabrics. Everyone. Including the beautiful bride who stood right beside me. I could practically see Maria drooling over Asami and I felt a surprising urge to yell at her, "Move on, you just got married less than three hours a go. He is mine!" But when I glanced at her new husband, the young man also stared at my lover as he fixed his jacket to cover his tented pant. I shook my head. Indeed, tonight Asami radiated stronger aura of power, wealth and danger. And all those just made him looked sexier, attracting every man and woman like moth to flames.

Asami stood there arrogantly, obiously was not oblivious to all the attention given to him but didn't care enough about these people to show any kind of reaction. His eyes scanned the room quickly until he found me. I saw him giving a subtle order to Kirishima and his right hand man immediately walked towards me.

"Aki, isn't that the man who picked you up after our new year party?" Kou asked behind me curiously.

I gulped. Great, things were just going to get worse.

Kirishima, blessed his heart, noticed that something was wrong as soon as he recognized Kou. When the man approached, he asked carefully, "Takaba-sensei, is everything okay?"

"..sensei?" Kou asked in confusion.

Now I got Kou, Maria, and her husband stared at me in wonder. And it just made me even more nervous.

"Ummmm," I murmured noncommittally, "yes?"

Kirishima's gaze at me was sharp before he looked at the lady behind the counter, who, of course, was also drooling over Asami. She blushed and quickly gave me back her attention, "Sorry, Sir. May I have your ID card to confirm your booking?

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Chapter 10. PrioritiesI stood nervously in the middle of the luxurious hotel lobby after one wedding shot, facing the biggest dilemma in my life.Damn it, Asami! I thought you said that everything had been taken care of! But looked what happened! I knew I shouldn't have trusted the bastard.Everything started in the afternoon when Asami decided that he didn't want to miss our regular Friday dinner just because I suddenly had a wedding to shoot that night. The lovely couple already told me that they could get an extra hotel room for me. But Asami being the great Asami Ryuichi refused to stay in a common deluxe room, even if it was a deluxe room in one of the most expensive five stars hotels in Tokyo. So he told me to cancel the booking and ordered Kirishima to book the presidential suite in the same hotel and to have a table ready for the two of us in the famous romantic restaurant located on the top floor of the hotel.Which was the reason why I was in his office that same afternoon, arguing in great details about how the wedding was scheduled to be held until very late at night and how the couple wanted another post-wedding photo session around the hotel the next morning and how there wouldn't be any time for us to do ANYTHING else but sleep. When he ignored me and kept reading his business thingy, I continued my reasoning that it was such a waste to spend so much money booking a suite just to sleep for a few hours."The couple told me they could provide an extra room, anyway. But I know it won't meet your standard. The room is so plain and boring. So, you see, you don't have to force yourself to accompany me just for a few hours. I completely understand if you want to enjoy your evening in the comfort of your condo. And imagine how much money you can save if you don't book that suite. See? It is a win-win solution. You can save some money for your business, while I can do my work-""Akihito, should I buy the entire hotel now just to shut you up?" He didn't even lift his eyes from the papers that he read as he cut my blabbering. Asami looked annoyed since I told him that I couldn't make it to our dinner because of work. And I knew that his patience grew thinner the more I tried to persuade him to cancel our plan.Okay, I had to make a confession here. I actually took this wedding shot on purpose. When I found out that the couple wanted to hire me from Friday night until Saturday afternoon, I grabbed the opportunity to avoid our regular Friday dinner right away. I was tired of waking up on Saturday morning with all the guilt for failing to refuse this selfish love affair churning inside my stomach.Tôi nghĩ rằng Asami sẽ là hiểu biết nhiều hơn nếu tôi nói với ông rằng tôi muốn hủy bỏ chúng tôi bữa ăn tối vì công việc. Không có một quy tắc rằng cặp vợ chồng nên hỗ trợ lẫn nhau làm việc hoặc một cái gì đó? Arata và tôi sẽ không khiếu nại nếu chúng tôi đã phải hủy bỏ kế hoạch của chúng tôi bởi vì các khác có việc phải làm. Trời biết bao nhiêu lần Arata và tôi đã làm điều đó gần đây. Tôi đã mất đi tính đã. Ít nhất, chúng tôi sẽ không phàn nàn lớn tiếng và Đặt phòng siêu VIP ridiculously đắt tiền chỉ để chúng tôi có thể dính vào kế hoạch của chúng tôi. Nhưng như thường lệ, Asami đã không phản ứng như thế nào khác hàng triệu con người trên trái đất.Tôi thở dài và cố gắng tranh luận một lần cuối cùng. "Asami, tôi thực sự sẽ không có thời gian để có bữa ăn tối với bạn. "Và những gì là mục đích của chi tiêu rất nhiều tiền cho một phòng siêu VIP nếu chúng tôi không thể mất thời gian của chúng tôi để tận hưởng nó?""Tốt. Kirishima, thay đổi Đặt phòng. Mở rộng nó cho đến chủ nhật để Akihito thân yêu của tôi có thể mất thời gian của mình để thưởng thức các bộ. Điều chỉnh lịch trình của tôi cho phù hợp."Kirishima chỉ gật đầu Trân trọng trong khi tôi gawked tại Asami trong sự hoài nghi. Là người đàn ông này điên? Mỗi khi tôi cố gắng dẫn anh ta đến một điểm sao, ông chỉ cần đi ngược?"Asami, tôi không thể làm điều đó! Những gì tôi sẽ nói với Arata? Tôi không muốn nói dối với anh ta nữa!" Tôi blurted mà không suy nghĩ.Ông cuối cùng nhìn tôi. Kích thích của ông rõ ràng đã được viết trên khuôn mặt đẹp trai của mình. Ông thậm chí không nhìn vào thư ký của mình như ông bình tĩnh đã ban hành một lệnh mới. "Kirishima, nói với Takagi rằng tôi sẽ cần anh ta ở Osaka bởi tối nay. "Và cung cấp cho anh ta một cái gì đó để giữ ông bận rộn có cho đến khi buổi sáng thứ hai tại rất ít."I was speechless."Now, I am sure everything is taken care of then. Or do you have any other concern, Akihito?" His voice didn't show any emotion, but I knew he was pissed beyond reason already. The more I tried to make him agreeing, the more he would issue unbelievable orders just to show me that he could do that. If I argued more, I would just make everything worse. So, I shook my head resentfully."No, Asami-sama," I sneered angrily at him, "I don't have any more concern.""Good," he said coolly and continued to read his stupid paperwork.And that was why I now fidgeted in the hotel lobby, sweating nervously because one of my best friends apparently was a close cousin of the bride and now he wanted to stay with me in my hotel room for the night."Come on, Aki. It will be fun! We haven't spent much time together lately. And since my dear cousin Maria, has paid the room, let's enjoy it to our heart content."Maria hit Kou playfully, laughing along with her new husband. I was sure that I stared at my best friend with a completely blank expression because my brain chose that exact moment to stop working.The problem was I already told Maria that I would book the room myself. I thought that I could use the cash she gave me plus my photography fee to contribute to the presidential suite Asami booked. At least this way, I wouldn't feel like I was a whore visiting her customer's hotel room in the middle of the night.Of course, Kirishima snorted rudely as soon as he saw the amount of money I passed him. But he accepted it nevertheless, telling me that he would make the booking under my name so I could rest as soon as possible. So, now, I didn't have any room but the presidential suite that I would share with Asami, and I didn't have any money to book another room. How could I tell my best friend that I would stay in a ridiculously expensive presidential suite that was clearly out of my budget just because my selfish secret lover didn't want to cancel our supposedly secret dinner no matter what?"It is a good idea, Takaba-san. Tomorrow the four of us can have breakfast together before you take our photo," Maria pleasantly tried to persuade me. "I will make sure Kou help bringing your equipment during the photo session.""Umm," I tried to reject the offer diplomatically, "I don't think it is nice of us to bother a newlywed. You must want to have time together as much as you can. We shouldn't disturb your breakfast."The couple just laughed as they helped Kou dragging me to the check in counter."Oh please, Kou and I have always been close since we were young. It will be nice to have some time with him before I move abroad. My husband works in Hong Kong so I will move there to be with him," Maria explained along the way as she winked her eye to me."Excuse me, can you please check a booking under the name of Takaba Akihito?" Kou asked the lady behind the check in counter.
I could feel cold sweat streaming down my back. But before the lady asked for my identification card, there was a commotion from the entrance of the hotel. Everyone turned around to see what was happening.

And there he was. Asami Ryuichi. Looking as strikingly hot in an elegant way as ever. He wore a black custom-made stylish coat with a nicely matched dark blue scarf around his neck. The color accentuated his silky black hair and the golden color of his eyes. And everyone inside the lobby gawked at the sexy crime lord wrapped in all those expensive fabrics. Everyone. Including the beautiful bride who stood right beside me. I could practically see Maria drooling over Asami and I felt a surprising urge to yell at her, "Move on, you just got married less than three hours a go. He is mine!" But when I glanced at her new husband, the young man also stared at my lover as he fixed his jacket to cover his tented pant. I shook my head. Indeed, tonight Asami radiated stronger aura of power, wealth and danger. And all those just made him looked sexier, attracting every man and woman like moth to flames.

Asami stood there arrogantly, obiously was not oblivious to all the attention given to him but didn't care enough about these people to show any kind of reaction. His eyes scanned the room quickly until he found me. I saw him giving a subtle order to Kirishima and his right hand man immediately walked towards me.

"Aki, isn't that the man who picked you up after our new year party?" Kou asked behind me curiously.

I gulped. Great, things were just going to get worse.

Kirishima, blessed his heart, noticed that something was wrong as soon as he recognized Kou. When the man approached, he asked carefully, "Takaba-sensei, is everything okay?"

"..sensei?" Kou asked in confusion.

Now I got Kou, Maria, and her husband stared at me in wonder. And it just made me even more nervous.

"Ummmm," I murmured noncommittally, "yes?"

Kirishima's gaze at me was sharp before he looked at the lady behind the counter, who, of course, was also drooling over Asami. She blushed and quickly gave me back her attention, "Sorry, Sir. May I have your ID card to confirm your booking?