A Year to Change Your Lives

Chapter 28

The arrival of the seven BTS members and Reader at the Billboard Music awards actually began eight hours prior when they arrived at the Beverly Wiltshire Hotel. It was one of the grandest buildings Reader had ever seen.

They had travelled with relatively few people but had been met at the airport by a small army of drivers, security and a styling team, all of whom were checking into the hotel with them. The studio didn't normally indulge in such a luxury but the rooms for the members were provided as a complementary rider for the performance they would give later. They had five individual, and she was sure beautiful rooms and a very large suite which Namjoon would share with whichever member wanted to and which would be used for the dressing later.

As it was, the boys had only come into the hotel to take what they needed out of their bags before being whisked away back to the Staples Centre which was where the awards were taking place. They had to run through the sound and lighting for their performance and meet the hosts who would be introducing them.

Reader took her place in the queue and waited to be called forward to collect her key.

"Okay," said the concierge clerk in a violently Californian accent. "Can I have your name please?" she asked, scanning the list of team members she was checking in. Reader gave it and she looked up a little startled.

"Oh sure, you're going to be in one of our Beverley Suites, Mam." She said smiling widely at Reader and riffling through her key box.

"Oh, I don't think I am. I'm with the crew." Said Reader, not wanting the mix up to cause a problem. The woman cocked her head and checked her computer screen against the paper list she was holding.

"It says that the room was upgraded, someone called and made the payment earlier this week. Which is weird actually, because none of the other rooms get paid for until tomorrow. There's a pre-authorised card on there."

Reader narrowed her eyes, "Can you tell me who's card it is?" she asked, knowing the answer already.

"I'm sorry Mam, that information's confidential." And she gave Reader a card envelope with a couple of keys and various information about wifi and checkout times.

The bellhops helped them all up into the lifts. With a huge number of cases between the party and wardrobe bags hanging off every available finger, Reader was reminded of a large family checking in en masse for a wedding. Her own garment bag was in the possession of the stylists; she was only permitted to touch it once she was in it.

No one batted an eyelid when they all got out on the same floor and she did not. She was accompanied by a security detail until she reached her door and then he left her telling her to call his room number if she needed anything.

Reader let herself into her room which, as she had suspected, was beautiful and a considerable boost on any that she had stayed in before.

On a large square coffee table in the middle of the sitting room was an exquisite bouquet of flowers. A stone vase housing a cascade of white roses and pink orchids and a small envelope peaking out between the petals. She walked steadily over, hear hert fluttering at how beautiful it was. She opened the card which read,

"Thank you for how beautiful I know you're going to be tonight. Thank you for taking care of me this week. Thank you Nae Salang.

Reader bit her lip and pulled out her phone, hoping to catch him before he disappeared into sound-check land.

"Annyong." He greeted her.

"I'm in a very nice room with some very nice flowers. I was just wondering who did this." She asked coyly running her fingers over the stone bathroom suite and imagining Jungkook in the shower with her later.