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Park Sandara <strong>is</strong> back in Korea, with a new apartment and a new<br />

job, she's ready to take over her life again and make a new set<br />

of memories.<br />

Three years ago, her fiance' cheated on her, leaving her alone<br />

and pregnant. But what push her to the edge <strong>is</strong> when she lost<br />

the baby.<br />

Heartbroken and in pain, she left and move to New York to heal<br />

her wounds.<br />

And now she's back with a new resolve. Never make the same<br />

m<strong>is</strong>take again....<br />

But her resolve were completely crushed when she woke up one<br />

morning in a stranger's bed, naked and with a hang over.<br />

She panic and left without saying a word...not even asking for<br />

"h<strong>is</strong> name"<br />

A DIMITRASKY/MZANNA COLLAB STORY


CHAPTER ONE<br />

DARA'S PAST<br />

BOM<br />

A loud bang on the door woke me up in <strong>my</strong> deep slumber. I groaned in annoyance and place <strong>my</strong> pillow over <strong>my</strong><br />

head, hoping that the loud banging sounds will go away but 5 minutes has already passed and the sound just<br />

keeps on coming.<br />

“YAH! IT’S A SUNDAY MORNING! GO AWAY!” I shouted from <strong>my</strong> room. I got up from <strong>my</strong> bed and drag<br />

<strong>my</strong>self towards the front door.<br />

“What the hell are you doing out so early Dara?” I asked <strong>my</strong> best friend in <strong>my</strong> grumpy voice“and where the hell<br />

<strong>is</strong> your key?”<br />

“Bommie! I’ll answer your questions later but please come down right now, I need money to pay the cab, I’ll<br />

return it” She said in a rush, it was only then that I noticed that she was panting and all sweaty. Sensing that<br />

something important had happened, I quickly grab <strong>my</strong> coat and <strong>my</strong> wallet and headed downstairs.<br />

“So what happened? Wait. Isn’t th<strong>is</strong> the dress you wore for Minzy’s party? You weren’t home the entire night?<br />

Where the hell have you been? Did you loose your keys? Were you mugged? Yah! Sandara Park!!!!” I<br />

bombarded her with questions, grabbing her shoulders and shook her, and she just stared at me, smiling<br />

lightly. She ra<strong>is</strong>ed her hand, stopping me from <strong>my</strong> monologue.<br />

“Bommie-yah! One question at a time okay?” She said calmly and I let go of her.<br />

“Yah! Tell me what happened already! Seriously, Dara you’re driving me nuts!!!” I pouted at her “Dee, I’m really<br />

glad that you’re back on your own two feet, you’re taking your life back again, partying and all but girl, you have


taken it to extremes. You need to have some fun but at the same time, you have to be cautious and take care of<br />

yourself, especially th<strong>is</strong>” I said to her and pointed at her heart.<br />

It’s been three years since she moved to New York. She was really devastated when she found out that Donghae<br />

was fucking h<strong>is</strong> secretary senseless while she was at home, waiting for him with food already on the table, but<br />

what really broke her heart <strong>is</strong> when she lost her baby because of them. It was the night when she caught the two<br />

of them in her fiance’s office, with Donghae humping h<strong>is</strong> secretary on the table.<br />

It was their anniversary and Dara wanted to surpr<strong>is</strong>e him. That day, Donghae called her, telling her that he<br />

won’t be home till midnight. Dara asked me to go with her and help her set up a dinner date in h<strong>is</strong> office but I<br />

wasn’t able to make it on time to help her out. I was out of town that very same day.<br />

FLASHBACK…..<br />

Dara carefully entered her fiance’s department, trying her best not to make any sound that might alarm her<br />

fiancé and ruin her surpr<strong>is</strong>e. It was their anniversary today and she wanted to celebrate it with him but<br />

Donghae was caught at work that she decided to bring the celebration in h<strong>is</strong> office instead.<br />

“Ohhh…” She was about to turn the knob to Donghae’s door when she suddenly heard a moan coming from the<br />

office next to her fiance’s. Her brows furrowed and she stared at the door with curiosity. She contemplated of<br />

whether she will check it out or let it be and mind her own business.<br />

“Ahhh….”<br />

Someone moaned again and th<strong>is</strong> time, it was a man’s voice. Being the righteous person that she <strong>is</strong>, she turned<br />

on her feet and walk towards the next office. She just can’t close her eyes and pretend to be deaf when someone<br />

in their office <strong>is</strong> clearly doing something inappropriate, d<strong>is</strong>respecting the company in the process. She will<br />

surely give them a piece of her mind.<br />

She slowly turned the numb, careful not to startle the two person inside the office. She was planning to catch<br />

them in surpr<strong>is</strong>e but her plan back fired because she was the one who was surpr<strong>is</strong>e as soon as she opened the<br />

door. She let out a loud gasped as shocked reg<strong>is</strong>tered in her face. She just saw her fiancé fucking her secretary<br />

Yoona from behind on the table.<br />

“D-Dara…” He called her name. She looked at him and h<strong>is</strong> face was as shocked as her. Slowly, she felt anger<br />

starting to build up inside her. Her v<strong>is</strong>ion went blur when hot tears started to form in the corner of her eyes.


“D-Dara…” Donghae moved forward to where she’s standing and she step back. Her gaze landed on Yoona, who<br />

had managed to put her clothes on, smirking at her. She was looking at her like she was telling her that she<br />

wins.<br />

“YOU BITCH!!!!” She shouted as she step forward and lounge at Yoona. She slapped her hard, she felt her<br />

hand stings as she slapped her. “YOU FUCKING BITCH!”<br />

She grabbed Yoona’s hair and pulled it as hard as she can. She could feel Donghae’s hands grabbing her arms,<br />

trying to stop her but she couldn’t. She was beyond mad, she was fuming.<br />

“LET GO OF ME! YOU ASSHOLE!!!” She shouted at him and push him away with all her might, causing<br />

the latter to stumble on the floor. Dara turned her attention to Yoona again, and she was about to attack her but<br />

Yoona kicked her directly on her stomach.<br />

And instantly, she felt the pain. She dropped on her knees, clutching her stomach.<br />

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Dara screamed in pain, just then she felt hot liquid running down her<br />

thighs. Her eyes widened realizing what just happened.<br />

“Oh shit! Dara I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to” She heard Yoona, she look at her with her shocked face. She saw<br />

Donghae grabbed her in the arms and shook her ridiculously.<br />

“What the fuck did you just do, she’s pregnant” Donghae said to her. H<strong>is</strong> voice with a hint of panic.<br />

Dara looked down and she burst into tears seeing blood dripping on the floor. Her v<strong>is</strong>ion started to get blurry,<br />

her head started to feel heavy. She knows she will pass out any time soon.<br />

“D-Donghae…o-our b-baby…s-save m-<strong>my</strong> b-baby” Was all she had managed to say before everything turns<br />

black.<br />

END OF FLASHBACK


I didn’t managed to save <strong>my</strong> best friend. I was too late when I got to the office. All I saw was an ambulance<br />

parked in the entrance and Dara <strong>is</strong> lying in the stretcher. She lost her baby. After her recovery, she resigned to<br />

where Donghae, her and I work and before what happened completely sink in me, Dara was already set to move<br />

to New York.<br />

And now that she’s back, I swear that th<strong>is</strong> time around, I will make sure that she won’t be in that situation all<br />

over again.<br />

Okay, enough with the drama. It’s not really <strong>my</strong> cup of tea and seriously, it’s been three years, the fucktard <strong>is</strong><br />

already in a place where he can’t touch Dara, no, I didn’t kill him, though I love to, he was assigned somewhere<br />

in Alaska, I had him assigned there. That’s what he gets from messing up with <strong>my</strong> best friend and me. Good<br />

luck fucking the Eskimos, I wonder if they can do it inside an igloo….<br />

So..yeah…..let’s get back with what Dara <strong>is</strong> saying. I kind of suddenly lost there.<br />

I watched Dara as she talks to me animatedly and smiled at her “Dee….”<br />

She stopped talking and looked at me with questioning eyes “Yeah?”<br />

“What were you saying again?”


CHAPTER TWO<br />

THE PRYING BESTFRIEND<br />

(1)<br />

“YOU DID WHAT???!!!” Bom’s voice boomed inside their apartment. Dara has to cover her ears or she will<br />

be deaf in no time. She shut her eyes as she prepare herself to be thrown out of the window.<br />

“W-Well, I-I r-really don’t remember much from last night” She stuttered. The kind of look that Bom <strong>is</strong> giving<br />

her makes her really nervous. “I have no idea how it happened or why. I have never been like th<strong>is</strong>. I was always<br />

the responsible person. Ottokae!” She said in one breathing. All of her frustration and confusion were coming<br />

out plus the fact the Bom might fry her ass any minute now.<br />

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA<br />

AAAA<br />

Dara stared at her best friend dumbfounded. She didn’t see th<strong>is</strong> coming. She seriously thought Bom was going<br />

to kill her for being so irresponsible and she <strong>is</strong> actually already praying silently for her soul to be in peace and in<br />

the spun of one minute her last will and testament <strong>is</strong> already planned in her mind. But here she was watching<br />

her best friend squeal like a pig, jumping around and hugging her happily.<br />

“Oh <strong>my</strong> God! I’m so happy for you Dara-yah” Bom said to her cheerfully.<br />

“Bwoh?!” She exclaimed. “What did you just say? Bommie-yah I’m telling you I may have slept with a complete<br />

stranger and all you can say <strong>is</strong> that you’re happy for me?” She looked at her in d<strong>is</strong>belief. “What kind of a best<br />

friend are you?”<br />

“I’m Korea’s best best friend” Bom grinned like an idiot “Now, tell me was he hot?”<br />

“Bommie!” She whined “Can’t you see how fucked up <strong>is</strong> th<strong>is</strong>?”


“Oh puh-lease..will you relax? Whatever that has to happen has already happened. Panicking will get you know<br />

no where…so was he hot?”<br />

Dara looked up in the ceiling and grinned remembering the man in boxers “Yesssssssss…wait. What?<br />

Bommie!!!!”<br />

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA<br />

AAAAAA<br />

Bom squealed again, and she covered ears like before. Aigoo! What does she do to have a best friend like<br />

her????<br />

(2)<br />

DARA<br />

“You need to loosen up Dee, it’s fine” Bom said to me and shoved a spoonful of corn in her mouth. “I mean,<br />

after your break up with that a-hole and m<strong>is</strong>carriage, you’ve never really got the time to heal”<br />

“Hey! I stayed in the hospital for an entire month”<br />

“Yeah, then you return in the office just to file your resignation and moved to New York, leaving your poor best<br />

friend alone for three years” Bom pouted and I rolled <strong>my</strong> eyes at her “and don’t say you’ve been going out and<br />

having the time of your life while you were overseas, I know you just spend your three years sulking in the<br />

corner” She said to me matter-of-factly. I opened <strong>my</strong> mouth to retaliate but nothing came out. What she’s<br />

saying <strong>is</strong> true anyway.<br />

She shove another spoonful of corn in her mouth. I watched her in d<strong>is</strong>gust as the corn juices drip on her mouth<br />

as munch the poor thing savagely. I’m glad that corns have no feelings or they will surely cry in pain.


“Ughh…you’re so d<strong>is</strong>gusting Bom, can’t you just eat that corn gently”<br />

“What? All that squealing made me hungry” She said nonchalantly “So, tell me about the guy in boxers.. was he<br />

cute? Was he big? What?”<br />

“Not much to tell, I panicked and run off the moment that I got the chance, I didn’t even know h<strong>is</strong> name” I said<br />

frowning. God! I didn’t even know h<strong>is</strong> name, not even h<strong>is</strong> nickname…I’m so stupid! Aigoo!<br />

“Why don’t you ask Minzy, I’m sure the boxer guy <strong>is</strong> a friend of hers since it was a private party, maybe she can<br />

fill the blanks of what really happened to you last night” Bom suggested and <strong>my</strong> face lightened up remembering<br />

Minzy but followed by a frown realizing that I have to tell Minzy about what happened th<strong>is</strong> morning. I mean<br />

telling Bom <strong>is</strong> already a hard task and now Minzy plus the fact that it’s 90% possible that he <strong>is</strong> her friend, that<br />

would be awkward.<br />

(3)<br />

After sometime Dara left Bom and went to the bathroom and take a bath. Her face cringed feeling the<br />

uneasiness in her womanhood.<br />

God! Was he that big that <strong>my</strong> cherry was beyond sore?<br />

She settled herself in the bathtub as she close her eyes, her mind drifted to the image of her ex-fiance. Donghae<br />

had really hurt her. She was beyond happy when she found out that she was pregnant, apparently, she was the<br />

only one. She thought that since Donghae had asked her for marriage, her pregnancy won’t be a big deal to him.<br />

Donghae didn’t want the baby, as soon as he learned about the news he became very d<strong>is</strong>tant. A part of her felt it<br />

but she shrugged it off. She’s wearing the ring, she shouldn’t be worried. But as times goes by, Donghae started<br />

working late hours, even though they are both working in the same company and living under the same roof,<br />

Donghae had managed to avoid her. He made sure that she was already asleep when he gets home and she<br />

already left for work before he gets up in the morning. He also changed h<strong>is</strong> working schedule two hours after<br />

her call time. She did questioned it but their <strong>boss</strong> supported the time schedule and she couldn’t say anything.<br />

When she was in the hospital, Donghae didn’t v<strong>is</strong>it her, not even once. How could he be so heartless? He lost h<strong>is</strong><br />

baby too.<br />

Apart from that Bom told her that Yoona were spreading false news about their incident. Yoona said that<br />

Donghae left her because he found out that she was cheating on him and the child she was carrying wasn’t h<strong>is</strong>,<br />

and Donghae supported it.


A loud knock on her door woke her up on her reverie. She moved her legs and cringed feeling a sharp pain on<br />

her down south. God! Mr. Boxerman probably was a beast last night!<br />

“YAH! SANDARA PARK!” Bom yelled at the other side of the door “What’s taking you so long? We have a<br />

phone call to make! Palli!”<br />

She got up from the tub and in a matter of minutes she’s done taking a bath. She opened that door and Bom’s<br />

excited face greeted her.<br />

“Seriously Bom..” She whined. Bom handed her the phone and grin at her. She rolled her eyes at her.<br />

“Palli! I’m tired of waiting”<br />

“You’re such a prying bitch” She snorted<br />

“Stop being such a baby and call”<br />

She took the phone with trembling hands and dialed Minzy’s number.


CHAPTER THREE<br />

MONDAY MISHAPS<br />

(1)<br />

DARA<br />

Monday morning.<br />

The sound of <strong>my</strong> alarm clock woke me up, I groaned. My weekend was a little too much for me to handle but as<br />

much as I’d like to stay in the comfort of <strong>my</strong> bed, I have to work <strong>my</strong> butt off. My <strong>boss</strong> <strong>is</strong> currently overseas, and<br />

I was left in charge. Can you believe that I haven’t seen <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong> since I joined the company two months ago?<br />

Minzy said the <strong>boss</strong>’ ass<strong>is</strong>tant suddenly left the company without any valid reason around the time that the <strong>boss</strong><br />

<strong>is</strong> in Japan, they needed to hire a new one a.s.a.p and lucky for me, <strong>my</strong> friend recommended me and I was hired<br />

immediately. The only time that I get to talk to <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong> <strong>is</strong> thru phone conversation or emails.<br />

“Do you think it’s him? That’s possible right?”<br />

My conversation with Bom yesterday echoed in <strong>my</strong> ears, I shook <strong>my</strong> head no, trying to erase everything that she<br />

said to me yesterday. There’s just no way that he could be him.<br />

“Nope, it’s impossible” I talked to <strong>my</strong> reflection on the mirror.<br />

“Unnie! You were awesome last night, You’re the bomb diggity bomb!”


I sighed, remembering Minzy’s words to me when I called her. I can’t believe I let that happened to me? What<br />

am I? A party deprived teenager?!!!<br />

FLASHBACK….<br />

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />

“You were dancing like crazy with everybody…and here I thought I am the best dancer, obviously I was<br />

wrong”<br />

“So, basically I made a fool of <strong>my</strong>self?”<br />

“Aniyo, unnie, you are the best, even our <strong>boss</strong> was impressed by you”<br />

“Mr. Kwon? But I he was overseas”<br />

“No, he got back yesterday afternoon, I invited him over and he had so much fun last night, it was all thanks<br />

to you, oh yeah, you were so drunk last night, how did you managed to left alone, you left alone right?”<br />

“Y-Yeah, I am alone in the cab”<br />

“Oh that’s good, I was a bit worried last night cause I know you were drunk”<br />

“Thanks”<br />

“So, I’ll see you in the office unnie”<br />

“Y-Yeah”<br />

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


“Nice way of evading her when she asked if you left alone!” Bom said in a sarcastic way.<br />

“Yah! I put you on speaker phone so that I would not have to repeat the whole thing since you wouldn’t leave<br />

without all the details, not for you to judge me”<br />

“Sorry it has been so long since I could tease you about something, I could not res<strong>is</strong>t”<br />

“Thanks a lot” I stuck <strong>my</strong> tongue at her and pouted.<br />

Bom turned to <strong>my</strong> side and face me “ So why didn’t you tell Minzy the truth?”<br />

“I didn’t want her to think I sleep around” I sighed. Minzy <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> friend but I treat her like a little s<strong>is</strong>ter so it’s<br />

kind of hard for me to open up to her when it comes to th<strong>is</strong> kind of topic, I just feel awkward. “And get th<strong>is</strong>, <strong>my</strong><br />

<strong>boss</strong> saw me drunk and dancing like crazy”<br />

“Pssh…He probably was tipsy too and got crazy like everyone else in the party” She said while checking her nails<br />

I covered <strong>my</strong> face with a pillow in frustration “I am so dead, <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong> saw it all”<br />

“Aniyooo, you’re not going to be dead Dee” She convinced me “Well, unless the boxer guy <strong>is</strong> your <strong>boss</strong> then<br />

you’re definitely dead”<br />

My eyes widened hearing it from her. I slapped her in her arm “YAH!!!!” and she just laughed, pointing a<br />

finger at me and then hold a peace sign after a while.<br />

Oh good god! Please don’t let it be him, every one else <strong>is</strong> fine just not Mr. Kwon.


END OF FLASHBACK<br />

Exiting <strong>my</strong> apartment I went straight to the parking lot to get <strong>my</strong> car. When I got closer I realized I had a flat<br />

tire. Great! Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> what I need early in the morning. If th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> an omen maybe I should return home and call in<br />

sick.<br />

But I can’t do that. I reached for <strong>my</strong> phone and called Minzy telling her that I had a flat tire and that I would be<br />

late.<br />

After 20 mins of waiting for a cab, I finally managed to grab one but maybe luck wasn’t really on <strong>my</strong> side right<br />

now, I was caught in traffic. Realizing that I am already half an hour late, I paid for <strong>my</strong> ride and decided to walk<br />

instead. I grab a coffee on <strong>my</strong> way and started to run only to bump into someone spilling <strong>my</strong> coffee all over h<strong>is</strong><br />

shirt.<br />

Great! Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> just fucking great! In panic, I reached for <strong>my</strong> wallet and handed the guy some wons for the dry<br />

cleaning fee.<br />

“Sorry, but I’m already running late” I said to him.<br />

The guy smiled at me “No, it’s fine” He said refusing to take the money in <strong>my</strong> hand.<br />

I grab h<strong>is</strong> hand and placed the money on h<strong>is</strong> palm “No, I ins<strong>is</strong>t” I said to him and left before he can utter a<br />

single word to me.<br />

After <strong>my</strong> m<strong>is</strong>haps on the streets, I have finally managed to get to <strong>my</strong> office an hour late. As soon as I entered <strong>my</strong><br />

office, I found a note on it that <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong> wanted to seem when I came in. Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> really good! It’s the first time<br />

that I will meet <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong> and I’m late, not to mention that he saw me making a fool of <strong>my</strong>self at the party.<br />

I took a deep breathe and went to h<strong>is</strong> office. I knocked on h<strong>is</strong> door nervously.<br />

“Come in” I heard him say.<br />

“Hello Mr. Kwon, I am sorry for being late…..Yoouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu????”


CHAPTER FOUR<br />

WHEN THEY MET<br />

(1)<br />

“Oppa, you have to come in <strong>my</strong> party”<br />

I received a messaged from Minzy that she will be having a get together party in her house tonight. I smiled<br />

remembering how she did her best to convince me to attend it. Minzy <strong>is</strong> not just <strong>my</strong> employee but <strong>is</strong> also one of<br />

<strong>my</strong> close friend, a s<strong>is</strong>ter, that <strong>is</strong> why he only addressed me as her <strong>boss</strong> if where are in the office.<br />

In a matter of minutes, I can already hear the blasting sounds in her house. I pulled over and parked <strong>my</strong> car at<br />

the side of the road.<br />

“Oppa!” Minzy greeted me cheerfully when she opened the door. “Glad you made it, here” She said and handed<br />

me a bottle of beer. Familiar faces of <strong>my</strong> employees greeted me when I entered her living room, except for one.<br />

My eyes landed on the brown haired girl, her pale complexion radiates inside the room, her petite but curvy<br />

figure will surely attracts any single man within the area. I watched her danced sexily with her partner, swaying<br />

her hips with the rhythm.<br />

“That <strong>is</strong> Sandara Park” Minzy suddenly spoke behind me. She must’ve sense that I am eyeing the unfamiliar<br />

girl. “Your ass<strong>is</strong>tant”<br />

“You sure knows how to pick Minzy-ah” I winked at her and she playfully slapped me in <strong>my</strong> arm.<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>sht..oppa…she’s <strong>my</strong> friend”


After a while, the party had started to get wild and lively. Drinks are everywhere, people are dancing around<br />

while some are just happily chatting with each other, Sandara Park became the life of the party. I watched her<br />

every move, from the time that she kick her shoes off and climb the table, giving us a freestyle dance,<br />

encouraging the others to dance with her, it was entertaining, she <strong>is</strong> like a magnet that I couldn’t take <strong>my</strong> eyes<br />

of her.<br />

(2)<br />

“Hey” I greeted her. I saw her went to the garden and followed her. I silently watched her for few minutes<br />

before I decided to approach her. She look back at me and smiled.<br />

“It’s Dara” She said to me and I nodded.<br />

“Feeling okay?” I asked her, I can sense that she’s already drunk because of her droopy eyes and the way she<br />

leaned on one of the pillars, supporting herself<br />

“I’m a bit dizzy but I guess I’m cool” She answered. She sat on the on the nearest bench and close her eyes, I<br />

followed her and sat beside her. We sat there in silence, just enjoying the quiet, feeling the cold breeze on our<br />

skin. It was relaxing. After some time, I felt some weight on <strong>my</strong> shoulder, I face her side and her sleeping face<br />

greeted me.<br />

I leaned closer to her ears “Is it okay if I drive you home?” and I smiled when she nodded. I scooped her up and<br />

carried her in <strong>my</strong> arms, I felt her hands snaked in <strong>my</strong> nape and leaned her head on <strong>my</strong> chest, I carefully placed<br />

her on the passenger seat of <strong>my</strong> car and settled <strong>my</strong>self in and drive off.<br />

Silence enveloped <strong>my</strong> car as I drive. I sometimes glance and smile seeing her calm sleeping face.<br />

“You know, staring <strong>is</strong> rude” She suddenly said to me, not bothering to open her eyes. I chuckled and yet<br />

surpr<strong>is</strong>ed.<br />

“How did you know?” I asked her<br />

“I just know, I can feel it” And she laugh.


“So, mind if you gave me the direction to your house?”<br />

“Can I crash in your place instead?” She asked and I almost lost control with her sudden question. I mean, I’m<br />

not being suggestive here and in all honesty, bedding <strong>my</strong> employee <strong>is</strong> a big no for me.<br />

“You don’t mind?” I asked her and she just nodded at me.<br />

I ushered inside <strong>my</strong> living room when we got home. She refused to let me carry her and ins<strong>is</strong>t of walking instead<br />

but she stumble the minute that she tried to stand up, luckily I was quick enough to support her.<br />

I felt the electricity as soon as our bodies touched. I laid her in the couch and just watched her. I look Dara up<br />

an down and I start to become very aroused by the figure and curve of her body. I quickly look away to control<br />

<strong>my</strong>self. I was starting to be a very bad boy.<br />

“You’re watching me” She said suddenly “Are you planning to eat me or something?” She teased.<br />

“No, I was planning to take you to bed so you can rest comfortably” I said to her. She lifted her arms trying to<br />

reached out to me<br />

“Pull me up” She said and I did. Her tiny body crash in to me and I was caught in surpr<strong>is</strong>e, I almost loose <strong>my</strong><br />

balance, it’s a good thing that were just a few steps away from the wall and used it to support us both.<br />

“Easy there” I said to her and I heard her giggle. She slowly opened her eyes and our eyes met. She has lovely<br />

hazelnut brown orbs.<br />

“You’re cute” She giggled like a kid and pinch <strong>my</strong> cheeks. I was taken a back by her actions. My eyes landed on<br />

her pink pouty lips, I swallowed the invincible lump on <strong>my</strong> throat when I felt the urge to k<strong>is</strong>s her. She looked at<br />

me with her teasing eyes and before I can react, she crashed her lips on mine and started to k<strong>is</strong>s me. I k<strong>is</strong>sed her<br />

back, I pinch her butt and she gasped. I took that opportunity to slid <strong>my</strong> tongue inside her mouth. My hands<br />

rubbing her back and I heard her moan.


I found <strong>my</strong> way inside her dress, I pulled her panties off her, I started to play with her clit as our tongue both<br />

battle for dominance.<br />

“Where’s your room?” She break are k<strong>is</strong>s and asked me. I k<strong>is</strong>sed her again as I lead her to <strong>my</strong> room, taking her<br />

dress one by one, she was completely naked by the time we made it inside <strong>my</strong> bedroom.<br />

She steps into the room. I watch as she smiles then sits on the bed. I slowly walk into the room and shut the<br />

door behind me.<br />

"What are you waiting for?" She asks in a playful voice.<br />

I smile as I walk closer to the bed. I watch her as she wraps her legs around <strong>my</strong> wa<strong>is</strong>t and pulls me closer to her<br />

so <strong>my</strong> cock <strong>is</strong> pressed in her womanhood. The warmth lets me know that she's wet and ready.<br />

I start taking <strong>my</strong> shirt off quickly while she pulls me even closer to her body, having me feel the warmth of her<br />

sex on <strong>my</strong> member.<br />

I throw it to the floor then start moving <strong>my</strong> hand gracefully up her leg. Wanting her nipple in <strong>my</strong> mouth, I<br />

slowly k<strong>is</strong>s further down, hoping she doesn't reject <strong>my</strong> move.<br />

I start k<strong>is</strong>sing her neck, feeling her put her hands on the back of <strong>my</strong> neck while brushing her fingers through <strong>my</strong><br />

hair. I slowly give her little k<strong>is</strong>ses until I reach the top of her breast. I slide <strong>my</strong> tongue down it. Wanting to reach<br />

her nipple.<br />

She pulls me close to her face and moves her lips to <strong>my</strong> ear and wh<strong>is</strong>pers, "Fuck me."<br />

I look at her while rubbing her right breast. She tells me again, "Fuck me, now."<br />

I don't waste any time at all and start caressing her nipple between <strong>my</strong> lips, nibbling softly. I take off <strong>my</strong> pants,<br />

having nothing but <strong>my</strong> boxers on. I look back at her. I pause and study her body carefully. Taking it all in.


"Are you going to be taking those off?" She asks while tugging at <strong>my</strong> boxers.<br />

I pull them down a few inches, showing off more of <strong>my</strong> v cut abs then start k<strong>is</strong>sing her again. I feel her hands<br />

slid down <strong>my</strong> back then meet with the top of <strong>my</strong> boxers. She starts pulling them down slowly. I smile as I slid<br />

<strong>my</strong> hand up her thigh gently, sending chill bumbs up her back.<br />

She pushes me away again and slides out from beneath me and makes her way onto the bed while spreading her<br />

legs for me. I get up and take <strong>my</strong> boxers all the way off, letting them fall to the floor.<br />

I cover <strong>my</strong> body over hers and drive <strong>my</strong> lips to her neck. She rejects <strong>my</strong> move. Putting her hands on each side of<br />

<strong>my</strong> neck, she pulls <strong>my</strong> face to hers and k<strong>is</strong>ses me, sucking at <strong>my</strong> bottom lip agressively.<br />

Still rushing <strong>my</strong> hand up her thigh further, I soon find her clit. I brush <strong>my</strong> fingers over it<br />

“Uhhh….that feels so good” She moans. I spread her legs a little farther apart as I move higher above her. I put<br />

<strong>my</strong> hands on each side of her body and lock <strong>my</strong> arms. I slowly slide the tip of <strong>my</strong> cock into her.<br />

“Oh God! Yes!”<br />

Everything goes quiet for those three seconds of entering her. Then her moan escapes her hard breathing. I<br />

keep in rhythm while grinding with her, wanting to hit a certain point, wanting to drive her crazy inside. I can<br />

feel sweat escaping from me again, rushing from the tips of <strong>my</strong> hair to her breasts, sliding past her hard nipples,<br />

then rushing down onto the bed sheets.<br />

“Uhhh…..fas…ter…uhhh….yes” She moaned in ecstacy<br />

“Fuck! Dara…you’re so…tight…uhhh….” I fastened <strong>my</strong> pace, Making sure that every thrust will hit her womb.<br />

“Uhhh…I’m com….ing…I’m com…ing”<br />

“Let’s come together” I said to her, and with one final thrust. I shoot <strong>my</strong> seed inside her, filling her in, I thrust<br />

some more to completely empty <strong>my</strong>self inside her.


CHAPTER FIVE<br />

AND THEY MEET AGAIN.......<br />

CHAPTER 5<br />

“Hello Mr. Kwon, I am sorry for being late…..Yoouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu????”<br />

============================================================================<br />

==================<br />

(1)<br />

DARA<br />

“Hello Ms. Park, are you always th<strong>is</strong> late on Mondays? Or did you think now you can come whenever you<br />

want?”<br />

I felt h<strong>is</strong> words crush on me like a thousand ice cubes. My <strong>boss</strong> was the guy I had slept with after the party. He<br />

was the one. Now how was I going to explain anything? I had played so many scenarios last night in <strong>my</strong> mind<br />

but none of them was convincing enough to think that <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong> <strong>is</strong> actually the one…Kwon Jiyong<br />

I am utterly shocked<br />

“Ms. Park Are you still here with me?”<br />

Uh-oh. I am so dead…


“I’m sorry sir, I was a little surpr<strong>is</strong>ed. I am not usually late. Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> actually the first time, I…uh…I had a flat tire<br />

sir”<br />

“A flat tire? And you were already an hour late? Way to go Ms.Park” He remarked in a sarcastic manner.<br />

Did he just mocked me? Oh hell no!<br />

“I don’t appreciate your sarcasm sir”<br />

He ra<strong>is</strong>ed h<strong>is</strong> brow at me “You should’ve have had a better excuse then. The road ass<strong>is</strong>tance <strong>is</strong> not that quick.”<br />

I was about the retaliate but the door suddenly opened revealing Minzy.<br />

“Mr. Kwon?” Minzy entered the office looking at me with questioning eyes.<br />

“What?”<br />

“Is something wrong? They called the third floor, they can hear you yelling from there…” She said as she was<br />

looking at me then to <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong> and back at me.<br />

“Nothing <strong>is</strong> the matter Minzy. I’m not yelling, we were d<strong>is</strong>cussing something work related but we have it<br />

covered now. Am I right Ms.Park” He looked at me with h<strong>is</strong> unreadable expression and for once I seriously<br />

wants to punch a guys face, especially <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong>’<br />

“Y-Yeah, it’s all covered now Mr. Kwon” I answered emphasizing h<strong>is</strong> name “If you don’t have anymore concern<br />

sir, I would like to go back now in <strong>my</strong> desk, so I can prepare the necessary documents you need for our meeting”<br />

He just nodded at me and on cue Minzy grab <strong>my</strong> wr<strong>is</strong>t and dragged me out of h<strong>is</strong> office.


(2)<br />

MINZY<br />

I was on <strong>my</strong> desk doing <strong>my</strong> presentation when someone from the third floor called me telling me about some<br />

trouble on the fourth floor where our <strong>boss</strong>’ office <strong>is</strong>. I got up to check it out and as I got nearer, I can hear h<strong>is</strong><br />

voice and Dara’s.<br />

Wait. Dara-unnie? I hurriedly peaked on the door and saw them arguing, well more like Jiyong-oppa <strong>is</strong><br />

scolding Dara-unnie.<br />

But why would he be upset with Dara-unnie, I already told him that unnie <strong>is</strong> running late today, and also, he<br />

was in a good mood earlier when he came in. I noticed unnie’s face <strong>is</strong> starting to darkened, oh, I know that look,<br />

she will blow up soon. I have to do something about it before it happen. Unnie needed th<strong>is</strong> job and she can’t<br />

afford to lose it, I have to drag her out there before things gets serious.<br />

“Yah Yah Yah! Don’t drag me like that” Dara-unnie protested as soon as we entered her office.<br />

“Okay, what happened back there unnie, why were you shouting with each other like that?” I asked her<br />

“He was upset I was late”<br />

“Why? I told him you were having car trouble. And it <strong>is</strong> not as if all of us haven’t been late one time or another”<br />

“Well, he was furious with me”<br />

My brow furrowed when she said that “Eh ? I don’t get it, he <strong>is</strong> always nice to everybody and he seemed to like<br />

you at <strong>my</strong> party”


“Perhaps he doesn’t appreciate the sober me as much as the drunk one”<br />

I shook <strong>my</strong> head, it’s not so typical when it comes to Jiyong-oppa “I am sure that’s not it, maybe something<br />

happened that got him upset and when you got in he took it off on you”<br />

“That’s not very professional of him. Does he do such a thing often?”<br />

“Nope. I have never seen him that angry”<br />

(3)<br />

JIYONG<br />

As soon as Minzy came in <strong>my</strong> office and told me that Dara would be late, I felt <strong>my</strong> blood starting to boil in<br />

anger. What a nerve!<br />

First, she accepts to come at <strong>my</strong> place after the party, okay I admit that it was not a very bright move for me, but<br />

she was so enchanting that night, I just have to talk to her, the coming at <strong>my</strong> place <strong>is</strong> really uncalled for, I was<br />

only planning to drive her home but she asked me if she can crash on <strong>my</strong> place.<br />

I really don’t have plans to sleep with her, it <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> rule, I don’t want problems in <strong>my</strong> work, but I was tempted, I<br />

was under her spell that night, I was not able to control <strong>my</strong>self.<br />

Secondly, she runaway the next morning like a thief without saying a word to me while I was in the shower, as<br />

if she wouldn’t have to face me again on Monday.<br />

And thirdly and most importantly she figured that our night together could give her right to come whenever she<br />

w<strong>is</strong>hed at the office using lame excuses like flat tire. Did she think I am that stupid or something?<br />

I am not going through that again!


Yes, it had happened before, no, not the sleeping with an employee part, it’s about <strong>my</strong> ass<strong>is</strong>tant before Dara.<br />

Hanbyul was <strong>my</strong> ass<strong>is</strong>tant before she became <strong>my</strong> friend’s girlfriend. And ever since then, Hanbyul took<br />

advantage with her position. I mean, she started to just come and go in the office with any notice and not even<br />

an apology, she started to do a very poor job as <strong>my</strong> ass<strong>is</strong>tant, I tried to tell her off one time and Dong-wook<br />

hyung went ball<strong>is</strong>tic on me threatening me to cut all ties if I do that again.<br />

To make the story short, I didn’t want to have a problem with <strong>my</strong> friend and let Hanbyul be, but in the end, she<br />

suddenly left the office, leaving all our projects hanging and I was the one who suffered. If Hanbyul took<br />

advantage of me just because she <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> friend’s girl, imagine what Dara would do as <strong>my</strong> lover.<br />

She had slept with me once and already she felt that she could come whenever she like at the office with lame<br />

excuses?!!<br />

Nah..you’re just grumpy because you got dumped after a hot night of hot hot hot sex<br />

A small voice started chanting in <strong>my</strong> head<br />

“Great” I mumbled. “I know her for one and a half days and I am already turning schizophrenic”<br />

You are not schizophrenic you ass! It <strong>is</strong> your subconscious telling you that you are just p<strong>is</strong>sed because she<br />

dared to leave your house the morning after you slept together.<br />

Fine! My ego was really bru<strong>is</strong>ed yesterday morning when I got out of the bathroom only to find her m<strong>is</strong>sing.<br />

And for the lie of me I can’t understand why she left. I mean, I did not forced her to come with me, she was not<br />

only willing but very seductive too, and in fact she was the one who asked me to take her to <strong>my</strong> place.<br />

She was very vocal on the things she wanted and on how it made her feel when she got them. She was the one<br />

who asked me to fuck her. I was astounded to find that she had left while I was taking a shower. I planned for us<br />

to have breakfast together and talk about how they could mix our professional with our personal lives.<br />

And I was a fool for thinking that our one night could end up in a relationship. No, I will not resume any kind of<br />

sexual relations with her, ever. I will strictly be her <strong>boss</strong> and nothing else. I do not intend to be friendly with her<br />

like with h<strong>is</strong> other employees. She m<strong>is</strong>sed that chance with her behavior yesterday and today. Ha! Take that<br />

Sandara Park!


CHAPTER SIX<br />

MY BOSS IS MR.BOXERMAN<br />

(1)<br />

DARA<br />

“Shit! Shit! Shit!” I repeatedly cursed and stomped <strong>my</strong> feet on the ground. after Minzy left <strong>my</strong> office. What am I<br />

going to do now?<br />

My <strong>boss</strong> <strong>is</strong> the one I slept with….<br />

No matter how many times I repeat that to <strong>my</strong>self I still cannot grab hold of the enormity if the awful situation<br />

I’m in. Geez! I left <strong>my</strong> old job and <strong>my</strong> old life because I am devastated about what <strong>my</strong> stupid ex did to m, three<br />

years after , I decided to go back and start again, I was super lucky when I decent job suddenly landed on <strong>my</strong> lap<br />

without even batting <strong>my</strong> eyelashes.<br />

And what did I do? Get drunk, spread <strong>my</strong> legs for <strong>my</strong> BOSS!<br />

I am going to get one hell of a reference note off him if he fires me. And he will fire me! Judging by h<strong>is</strong> actions<br />

towards me th<strong>is</strong> morning, I ‘am so sure he’s going to kick <strong>my</strong> ass out of the office.<br />

Aigoo! I fucked up big time. What do I have to let <strong>my</strong>self caught in th<strong>is</strong> kind of mess. Should I resign now? Or<br />

email him something? Ottokaeee!<br />

My thoughts were interrupted when <strong>my</strong> phone suddenly rang. I picked it up immediately.<br />

“Yeoboseyo”


“Ms. Park, Will you be coming back to <strong>my</strong> office today?” Speaking of the devil! Hearing the sarcasm in h<strong>is</strong> voice<br />

just makes <strong>my</strong> blood boil. I swear I am going to punch him in the face as soon as he announced that I’m fired.<br />

“Of course sir, I will be there in a few seconds” I bit <strong>my</strong> tongue so I can prevent <strong>my</strong>self from dropping some<br />

sarcastic remarks on him. I mean, Let’s face it, he <strong>is</strong> still <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong>.<br />

“It would be nice of you to work faster, it’s already bad that you arrived at work an hour late”<br />

I cursed when he suddenly slam the phone in <strong>my</strong> ears, I thought I just broke <strong>my</strong> ear drums. I let out a deep sigh.<br />

It’s not as if I can do anything about it anyway, I mean, let’s face it, Kwon Jiyong <strong>is</strong> still <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong>…<br />

After a few seconds I grabbed the folder sitting in <strong>my</strong> desk and stood up, I straightened <strong>my</strong> clothes and went off<br />

to go to h<strong>is</strong> office, holding <strong>my</strong> head high.<br />

“Enter” He said and I slowly opened the door and got into h<strong>is</strong> office.<br />

“I have brought the files to the deal I closed on Friday to d<strong>is</strong>cuss with you” I said to him, in <strong>my</strong> most<br />

professional manner of speaking.<br />

“Sure, come sit” He gestured me on the mini conference table inside h<strong>is</strong> office. “And before we begin, I would<br />

like to point out that delays like the one today will not be tolerated again!”<br />

I suddenly had the urge to roll <strong>my</strong> eyes at him when I heard him say that. I mean does he really have to repeat it<br />

over and over and over again. I mean in the first place, I’ve made a notice that I’m coming in late and second,<br />

it’s an accident, it’s not like I planned it right, it’s uncalled for, it just happened, like having sex with him. Wait!<br />

What am I saying?!<br />

“Okay” I answered him nonchalantly. I opened to folder that I’m holding and took out the document and<br />

handed it to him. “Well as you see here in the figures I have in th<strong>is</strong> table”


We kept on d<strong>is</strong>cussing the Friday’s deal for over six hours with out a break. As much as I wanted to go take a<br />

cup of coffee. I chose not too, I don’t dare interrupt our meeting. It’s not that I’m afraid of him or something,<br />

but still, he may have seen me outside of the office, I don’t want him to think that I am like that even here in the<br />

office. No. I won’t give him the opportunity to mocked me.<br />

Few more hours had passed and it’s already noon, I haven’t have a dose of caffeine yet, let alone lunch.<br />

“Hello, sorry to interrupt” Minzy slowly opened the door of Mr. Kwon’s office and slowly entered the room. “I’m<br />

going out for <strong>my</strong> lunch break. Will you take one or do you want me to order you something?”<br />

She asked Mr. Kwon who <strong>is</strong> smiling at her. Wow! Talk about bipolar.<br />

“Just order something for us Minzy. We still have some things here to process. I’ll have a chicken sandwich”<br />

“Will do oppa” Minzy giggled “How bout you unnie?”<br />

I smiled at her “Just <strong>my</strong> usual. Thanks”<br />

“Your usual?” He asked, ra<strong>is</strong>ing h<strong>is</strong> brow at me.<br />

“Yes, th<strong>is</strong> past two months I had a lot of work to deal with and usually ate at <strong>my</strong> office to save time”<br />

He just look at me with unreadable expression that p<strong>is</strong>ses me off big time. What seems to be the problem<br />

now?!!!<br />

“It’s in the job description” I just said to him<br />

“Of course you do” I heard him mumbled and that did it for me. The nerve of th<strong>is</strong> guy. Seriously!!!


I put down the folder I am holding and ra<strong>is</strong>ed <strong>my</strong> brow at him “What <strong>is</strong> that supposed to mean?”<br />

“What do you think?” He retorted. I sighed.<br />

“Let’s just continue, shall we?”<br />

“Of course”<br />

Luckily, the rest of the afternoon turned out smoothly, I tried <strong>my</strong> best to keep <strong>my</strong> sanity every time he drop<br />

some sarcastic remarks on me. At around six, I had managed to briefed him about the Friday’s deal and he<br />

finally called it a day. I gathered <strong>my</strong> files eagerly. I really wanted to get away from him before I lose <strong>my</strong> patience<br />

on him. I mean okay, he’s mad because I ran away but he doesn’t have to attack me personally.<br />

“Ms. Park” I was almost at the door when he called me “I think you forgot th<strong>is</strong> yesterday in such a hurry” He<br />

said smirking at me and handed me <strong>my</strong> m<strong>is</strong>sing purse.<br />

I felt <strong>my</strong> cheeks turned scarlet red in mill<strong>is</strong>econds. I grabbed <strong>my</strong> purse and turned to get off h<strong>is</strong> office. The<br />

moment I heard him saying that, I nearly fainted. I did not expect something like that. Not for a minute I did<br />

expect him to throw at me at the last minute possible.<br />

After spending the whole day in h<strong>is</strong> office without even a little break, working <strong>my</strong> butt of and he still treated me<br />

like that rudely. I felt <strong>my</strong> blood boiling inside me. I was furious beyond words!!!<br />

“THE NERVE OF THAT A-HOLE!!!” I screamed as soon as I got in the elevator making sure that I am<br />

alone. “I didn’t even have bathroom break all day” I ranted.<br />

A loud ping sound stopped me from ranting, I looked up and realized I am already in the ground floor. I exited<br />

the building and walk <strong>my</strong> way out when I noticed <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong> standing near the entrance of the parking lot. I<br />

marched up to him and I saw him just staring at me, watching me approach him.


When I am already standing in front of him. I smiled sweetly “Mr. Kwon, It was so nice of you to return <strong>my</strong><br />

purse” I said in <strong>my</strong> sarcastic tone. “But I would really appreciate it if we do th<strong>is</strong> outside the workplace, you see,<br />

unlike you, I like to separate <strong>my</strong> professional life from personal”<br />

Without giving him a chance to response, I turned <strong>my</strong> heels around and walk away. I looked back after a couple<br />

of steps “and for the record, you are a jerk Kwon Jiyong”


CHAPTER SEVEN<br />

CONFRONTATION......<br />

(1)<br />

Dara reached her home still fuming. She run up her apartment and entered it as quietly as she could. She did<br />

not want Bom to hear her and bombard her with questions regarding Mr. Boxerman aka Kwon “Jerk” Jiyong.<br />

She needed some time alone to absorb what had happened and make plans for the future. But as soon as she<br />

entered her apartment, she found Bom sitting on the couch ravaging a can of corn.<br />

“Where have you been? I’ve been waiting for you over an hour now. I even ordered some pizza for dinner. So,<br />

how did it go? What happened? Come on tell me” Bom patted the space next to her.<br />

“Oh <strong>my</strong> God Bommie! I am not through the door yet and you’ve already asked like a million questions!” Dara<br />

whined as she placed her bag and the purse on top of the coffee table. “What are you doing here anyway? I<br />

thought you have a date tonight?”<br />

“Ha! And let you off the hook? Na-uh!” Bom said wiggling her finger on Dara. “Come here, you are obviously<br />

pretty p<strong>is</strong>sed at something or someone…teellllllllllllllllllll me”<br />

“I am not going to get rid of you, am I?”<br />

Bom smiled brightly at her “No, deal with it! Besides, telling me will help you unwind. It always does”<br />

Dara let out a sighed of defeat and sat on the couch next to Bom ‘Well, I had a great start with a flat tire th<strong>is</strong><br />

morning which resulted to <strong>my</strong> being late at work”<br />

“Okay, so you were late once that <strong>is</strong> not a big deal <strong>is</strong> it?”


“My <strong>boss</strong> thought differently…”<br />

“What?!!! He gave you hell for being late? That <strong>is</strong> not very big of him especially since you went to the office<br />

every day 30 minutes earlier than your call time, when he was away, just to talk to him at a convenient time for<br />

him” Bom started to rant.<br />

“Yeahh…well he was pretty p<strong>is</strong>sed at me when I got at the office and I am pretty sure that me being late was not<br />

the only reason..”<br />

Bom looked at her confusedly “What then? Did he see you drunk at the party and he was judgmental? What an<br />

ass!”<br />

“Not exactly”<br />

“Than what? Come on spit it out”<br />

“Let’s just say he hates people leaving h<strong>is</strong> house without even saying goodbye”<br />

Bom’s eyes widened “No fucking way! He was the guy you slept with?”<br />

“Unfortunately yes” Dara covered her face with her hands “Arghh…th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> a total d<strong>is</strong>aster. He totally hates e and<br />

I am sure that he will be firing <strong>my</strong> ass soon enough”<br />

“But why? Why would he want to fire you? I mean usually <strong>boss</strong>es get frustrated when their employees don’t<br />

sleep around with them, you on the other hand..okay well, you runaway”


“BOMMIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE”<br />

Bom took another bite of pizza and chewed “What? I was just stating the truth, so what else happened?”<br />

“After that we started working non-stop on the deal I closed on Friday and when I say non-stop I really mean<br />

non-stop. If Minzy hadn’t come to interrupt us and offer to order lunch I would probably have not eaten<br />

anything. My first bathroom break was before I left the office today after our meeting ended”<br />

“What an airhead! He didn’t even leave you to go to the bathroom?”<br />

“Oh no I didn’t dare to ask. We were working non-stop. I was lucky I had time breathe through the whole<br />

ordeal”<br />

“You still haven’t told me what he told you about the night that you spent together”<br />

“He didn’t say a word”<br />

“Not a word?” Bom’s eyebrows furrowed.<br />

“Not until the end when the meeting was all over and I was leaving h<strong>is</strong> office. He waited until I was almost out<br />

to take the purse from h<strong>is</strong> drawer and handed it to me saying “oh and Ms. Park I think you forgot th<strong>is</strong> yesterday<br />

in such a hurry”<br />

“What a jerk!!!” Bom exclaimed.<br />

“I know right?”<br />

Bom was about to say something when the phone rings. She reached for it and answered it.


“Okay, I gotta go” Bom announced the second she put down the phone.<br />

“What? I thought your date with Sheunghyun <strong>is</strong> already cancelled?”<br />

Bom grinned naughtily “I lied”<br />

“You just wanted to know the juicy story aren’t you?”<br />

“Yeah”<br />

“Geez! Bommie what kind of best friend are you really?” Dara playfully slapped her friend’s shoulder.<br />

“I told you, the best best friend in Korea” She laughed and hug Dara “Sleep well baby girl, I’ll see you tomorrow”<br />

“Yeah, yeah, whatever, had a fun night” Dara bid her friend goodbye.<br />

After a couple of minutes, Dara decided to call it a night and went to her bedroom. As she lay down on her bed,<br />

her mind drifted to the events that happened to her in the office “ I will surely give that jerk a piece of <strong>my</strong> mind<br />

tomorrow!” She mumbled before she closed her eyes.<br />

(2)<br />

DARA


The next day I woke up before the alarm clock buzzed and run to the bathroom for a quick shower. I got dressed<br />

and was out of <strong>my</strong> apartment super fast. I really didn’t want a repeat performance of yesterday.<br />

When I arrived I was a half hour early than <strong>my</strong> call time. I organized <strong>my</strong> office and <strong>my</strong> files to kill time.<br />

“Good morning Dara-unnie…you’re early” Minzy greeted me as soon as she entered the room.<br />

“Morning Minzy, how are you today?” I asked grabbing the cup of coffee I placed in <strong>my</strong> desk.<br />

“I’m fine, how bout you? Did you manage to take a rest yesterday? I mean you were all day in Mr. Kwon’s office<br />

and were still there when I left in the afternoon. Was there a problem with the deal you were d<strong>is</strong>cussing?”<br />

“No, everything was fine it <strong>is</strong> just that he was gone for too long and now he has to be briefed on everything I<br />

have done during h<strong>is</strong> absence. That <strong>is</strong> going to take a while”<br />

“Yep, I can imagine. Th<strong>is</strong> was the first time he was away for so long. I just thought that since you spoke<br />

everyday in the phone everything would be okay”<br />

I sighed, remembering the events of yesterday “Apparently not”<br />

“Unnie…don’t worry about Mr. Kwon, he probably was just in a bad mood yesterday”<br />

“Yeah…I hope you’re right”<br />

(3)<br />

Everything went smoothly for Dara the whole morning. Surpr<strong>is</strong>ingly, her <strong>boss</strong> left her alone and let her be…she<br />

was somehow felt relieved. At least, Kwon “Jerk” Jiyong <strong>is</strong> decent enough to treat her in a professional manner,<br />

maybe telling him off yesterday was a good idea after all, she thought.


“Dara!” A voice interrupted her thoughts. She looked up and Sulli greeted her “Mr. Kwon wants to see you” She<br />

smiled.<br />

“Okay Thanks” She thanked her and she just gave her a thumbs up.<br />

Boy! I spoke way to early…..She mumbled to herself as she stood up and walk towards her <strong>boss</strong>’ office.<br />

“May I come in sir?” Dar asked after knocking on Mr. Kwon’s door.<br />

“Yes of course Ms. Park, I was expecting you. I need to talk to you about something” He was at h<strong>is</strong> office<br />

window with h<strong>is</strong> back on her. He seemed to be contemplating something.<br />

And now he <strong>is</strong> going to announce me that I’m fired… Dara thought. She froze temporarily at the thought but<br />

then she decided that if th<strong>is</strong> was going to be their last encounter, he was going to hear her side of the story.<br />

“Yes, there <strong>is</strong> something I want to talk to you about too” She replied to him.<br />

“I’m sorry, Dara, about the way I treated you yesterday” She was ready to start telling him about the night of the<br />

party, when he quickly interrupted her. “It was totally uncalled for. You were a perfect professional to me<br />

yesterday all day long and I should’ve been more civil while giving you your purse”<br />

Dara was speechless. She did not expect him to apologize to her, although she was a little bit d<strong>is</strong>appointed that<br />

he regretted not being professional and not the fact that he hurt her feelings by humiliating her.<br />

Focus Dara. Now <strong>is</strong> your chance to explain yourself over that night. She encouraged herself.<br />

“Mr. Kwon, I understand that you probably felt <strong>my</strong> behavior was inexcusable two days before. That’s why I<br />

wanted to explain <strong>my</strong>self about some things” She started


“There’s no reason to explain anything Ms. Park. We had a night together. You made it perfectly clear that that<br />

was it and now are relationship <strong>is</strong> back to strictly professional. I actually appreciate that, because I don’t usually<br />

have sexual relationships with <strong>my</strong> employees. It can be awkward on our field work”<br />

Dara couldn’t help but feel hurt. He was relieved they were not in a relationship. Well, no news there.<br />

Apparently she was not enough for a man and they always seemed to realize it after they slept with her. Maybe<br />

what that slut girlfriend of her ex was right and she was so bad at bed that men tend to leave her afterwards.<br />

Well, she was not going to leave that affect her work. He hired her for her work skills not how good she was in<br />

bed!<br />

“I still think I should clarify what happened that night for our better future relations. Work w<strong>is</strong>e of course”<br />

“Okay, if you must” Jiyong agreed and gestured to take the seat in front of h<strong>is</strong> desk.<br />

“I do! That night of the party, I was uhmm…I’m drunk”<br />

Jiyong laughed a little and Dara could not stop herself from thinking how handsome he was when he smiled!<br />

“It’s fine Ms. Park, I was a little tipsy <strong>my</strong>self that night since it was the first time for me to unwind a little bit<br />

after so much time that I was away for work”<br />

“Yes, but what I am trying to say <strong>is</strong> that …” Dara stopped talking for a moment to catch her breath “To be<br />

honest, I don’t even remember meeting you that day..let alone what happened after the party. So when I woke<br />

up in your bed the next morning I had no idea where I was or with whom, I panicked and left the house<br />

running. Nothing like th<strong>is</strong> has ever happened to me and I freaked out. “That last two sentences were spoken<br />

barely audibly. It was evident she was deeply ashamed of what she had just admitted.<br />

Dara at the point kept looking on the floor. She just couldn’t face him at the moment. A few moments passed<br />

and Jiyong did not say anything. Even if she did not want to, she knew she had to face hom. She looked up and<br />

saw him looking at her like she had grown two heads.


“Are you telling me that you don’t remember anything about when we slept together?”<br />

On the other hand, Jiyong felt h<strong>is</strong> blood boil when she said that she doesn’t remember him. How the fuck did<br />

that happen? Not only did she called him a jerk yesterday but now she’s deliberately stepping on h<strong>is</strong> ego by<br />

telling him she doesn’t remember a thing.<br />

And he was thinking that it was the best fuck he ever had on h<strong>is</strong> entire life……


CHAPTER EIGHT<br />

CONFRONTATION PART 2<br />

(1)<br />

“Like I said I don’t remember much about that night. I don’t even remember us being introduced that night”<br />

Jiyong saw how Dara’s face turned immediately a bright shade of red. He could sense that she <strong>is</strong> really<br />

embarrassed talking about what happened.<br />

“And you expect me to believe you?” He asked her, Dara looks genuine but he couldn’t find it in him to believe<br />

her, he needs more proof.<br />

“It <strong>is</strong> the truth…You can even ask Minzy, I called her the next day to give me the gory details of <strong>my</strong> behavior the<br />

previous night.<br />

“She told you that we left together?”<br />

Dara shook her head no “No, she had no idea when or whom with I left her place. And I would appreciate if that<br />

stayed that way. I don’t want everybody to start gossiping about me.<br />

“And how can you be so sure that someone else from the office did not see us leave together?” Jiyong asked her<br />

just to see her reaction. He could not believe that she did not remember the night they spent together. She was<br />

so active that night and so responsive that he just could not believe it.<br />

Jiyong watched Dara’s eyes widened as her face drained of all color. One minute she was apple red and the next<br />

she was paper white. The files dropped of her hands and she was ready to collapsed to the nearby chair. He just<br />

watched her in awe. Does that mean she really doesn’t have any idea of what happened that night? He asked<br />

in h<strong>is</strong> mind.<br />

“Oh <strong>my</strong> God! I did not think of that!” Dara exclaimed “Oh no, not again, but but but if something like that had<br />

happened would not someone already have told something to me? Oh God, someone talked you about it? Oh


shit! I’m screwed! Now everyone will start gossiping about me, that I slept with you to get the job, and when<br />

you’ll fire me that I could not keep you” Dara had her head in her hands now and seemed to be<br />

hyperventilating. Jiyong wanted to jump in triumph seeing Dara’s priceless reaction, Dara can call him a jerk<br />

for real now but man, he’s p<strong>is</strong>sed.<br />

Jiyong dropped on h<strong>is</strong> knees next to her chair and tried to calm her “Dara..Dara l<strong>is</strong>ten to me. Stop panicking. I<br />

am sure no one saw us leave together”<br />

“You can’t possibly know that. Even if word has not reached our ears yet, if we left together maybe someone<br />

noticed us when the door open and we exited, or something”<br />

“No, no that <strong>is</strong> not the way it happened” Jiyong’s mind started to work. A little prank won’t hurt. He said to<br />

himself. He also wanted to test her if she's really telling the truth that she has no recollection of what happened<br />

between them.<br />

“What do you mean?”<br />

“You left before me from the part. I left a little bit after you” He lied “I found you walking on the sidewalk. I<br />

stopped and asked you if you wanted a ride. You said that you sure would like to ride me and got in <strong>my</strong> car.<br />

After that, well you can imagine what happened”<br />

Jiyong bit h<strong>is</strong> tongue to stop himself from laughing. He watched her eyes and mouth went wide open, a million<br />

flies will surely fit in. She kept looking at him like that for a few minutes.<br />

“I-Is a-any o-of t-that t-true?” She stuttered.<br />

“Of course it <strong>is</strong>, so don’t worry about anyone noticing us together”<br />

“I-I w-want t-to r-ride y-you? I said that?” She asked again.<br />

“Yeah”


Dara looked down and wh<strong>is</strong>pered something Jiyong could not hear.<br />

“What? I can’t hear you” He lied.<br />

“I never act like that. W-What d-did I do next?” She wh<strong>is</strong>pered a little bit louder, enough for him to hear her<br />

“Nothing to be ashamed of I assure you” Jiyong tried to make her feel better. As much as he wanted to get back<br />

at her for bru<strong>is</strong>ing h<strong>is</strong> ego, looking at Dara like a lost child, makes him feel like he wanted to hug her and cradle<br />

her in h<strong>is</strong> arms, and tell him that everything <strong>is</strong> fine. Judging by her reaction, he now knows that she really was<br />

that drunk that night that she did not remember a thing.<br />

Maybe he m<strong>is</strong>understood her. Maybe she was not like h<strong>is</strong> previous ass<strong>is</strong>tant that took advantage of her<br />

relationship with h<strong>is</strong> friend.<br />

“I was a little tipsy <strong>my</strong>self that night and didn’t realize you were that drunk. I now feel like I took advantage of<br />

you” He told her honestly.<br />

“I am sure that if you weren’t tipsy you wouldn’t have started anything with me. Don’t worry. Could we please<br />

put th<strong>is</strong> behind as I really don’t want to lose <strong>my</strong> job over a night I got drunk” Dara looked at him straight in h<strong>is</strong><br />

eyes. Jiyong suddenly felt lost in her hazelnut brown orbs. H<strong>is</strong> gaze landed on her pink pouty lips. He<br />

remembered how soft her lips was, her sweet strawberry taste.<br />

He suddenly felt h<strong>is</strong> heartbeat doubled it’s pace, he felt h<strong>is</strong> bulge <strong>is</strong> beginning to throb.<br />

Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong>n’t good.He said to himself. He needs to get away from Dara before the heat h<strong>is</strong> feeling explode and take<br />

her right here, right now.<br />

He swallowed the lump that are starting to form in h<strong>is</strong> throat. “Your job was never on the line Dara, you proved<br />

your worth all th<strong>is</strong> time as I was away. Now, you can go back to your office”<br />

Dara looked at him questioningly. “But I have brought the files we need to d<strong>is</strong>cuss”


“Not now, I received a call from a client and I have to meet him in half an hour. We will talk about the files<br />

tomorrow. Th<strong>is</strong> appointment will take most of <strong>my</strong> day” He lied.<br />

“Do you need me to come with you?”<br />

“No, I need you to stay here”<br />

“Okay” Dara said to him and bent over to pick up her d<strong>is</strong>carded files. Jiyong, at the sight of her bending over<br />

unknowingly grabbed the corner h<strong>is</strong> desk. He watched her walk her way to door, he watched her hips sways<br />

gracefully as she walks.<br />

“Dara…”<br />

“Yes sir?”<br />

“Call me Jiyong, it’s awkward if you’ll address me as Mr. Kwon”<br />

Dara’s eyebrows furrowed “B-But, I don’t want the other employees to think that I’m treated as special”<br />

“Then call me Jiyong if it's only the two us” He said and she nodded.<br />

“Thank you sir..I mean Jiyong” She replied and left the office leaving him more puzzled than before.<br />

“Fuck!” He cursed when he noticed the tent caused by h<strong>is</strong> manhood.<br />

(3)


Jiyong sat on h<strong>is</strong> desk chair and drunk a big gulp of h<strong>is</strong> coffee. He really needed that. Especially after that<br />

conversation. He did not expect that.<br />

He grabbed the handset of the phone and dialed Minzy’s number “Minzy, can you send me the data of our<br />

employees”<br />

After a couple of minutes, Minzy entered h<strong>is</strong> office and handed him a usb d<strong>is</strong>k containing h<strong>is</strong> employees<br />

resumes. He quickly plugged it in and searched for Dara’s file. As soon as he found Dara’s, he opened it and<br />

scanned it.<br />

“What’s wrong oppa?” Minzy asked him, watching him with a puzzled look on h<strong>is</strong> face.<br />

He stopped reading Dara’s resume and look at her “Minzy-ah you’re the one who recommended Dara right?”<br />

“Neh” Minzy answered, still puzzled of why Jiyong <strong>is</strong> asking her about her friend. “Is there any problem?”<br />

“It says here, that she worked in three different companies, but she stayed longer on the previous one, I noticed<br />

that she has a three years gap before joining us” The fact that Dara <strong>is</strong> highly against her being the subject of<br />

office gossips puzzled him. He wanted to know if she had a habit of sleeping with her <strong>boss</strong>es. “Why?”<br />

“She’s in New York” Minzy answered<br />

“Why?”<br />

Jiyong noticed Minzy stiffened, and that puzzled him more “I’m not in the position to tell you that oppa, maybe<br />

you should ask Dara-unnie instead.”<br />

“I doubt if she will tell me anything” He said. Sensing that he won’t get anything with Minzy either, he decided<br />

to do it on h<strong>is</strong> own. “Okay then, I’ll try anyway” He d<strong>is</strong>m<strong>is</strong>sed her


Minzy walked closely to him “Oppa, Dara-unnie <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> friend, and you too, and trust me when I say that she’s a<br />

good girl, don’t do anything stupid oppa”<br />

Jiyong chuckled at Minzy’s remarks. H<strong>is</strong> curiosity heightened when Minzy suddenly turned defensive over<br />

Dara, he knows something <strong>is</strong> definitely up.


CHAPTER NINE<br />

WHAT NOW?<br />

(1)<br />

, Jiyong found out that h<strong>is</strong> friend Choi Sheunghyun <strong>is</strong> in the same company as Dara three years ago. He quickly<br />

grabbed the handset of the phone and dialed h<strong>is</strong> number. Thankfully, Sheunghyun had an opening around<br />

10:30 which gave him enough time to drive to the other part of the town where h<strong>is</strong> office was. He had asked<br />

Minzy to cancel all h<strong>is</strong> appointment all morning. He was not sure how much time he would have to spend in h<strong>is</strong><br />

friend’s office.<br />

Half an hour later, he <strong>is</strong> already inside Sheunghyun’s office. H<strong>is</strong> secretary told him that he would be free in<br />

about 10 minutes. He didn’t wait long and Sheunghyun’s door opened and a woman sporting a red hair,<br />

hugging a pile of folders exited h<strong>is</strong> office, followed by h<strong>is</strong> friend.<br />

“I’ll see you at dinner” He heard him said to her and the woman nodded and smiled at him sweetly. Right then,<br />

he knew that their relationship <strong>is</strong> more than officemates.<br />

“Well, well, well, long time no see Jiyong. Where have you been? I haven’t heard from you in years”<br />

Sheunghyun greeted him as soon as he spotted him on the reception couch, a huge grin appeared on h<strong>is</strong> face.<br />

“Yes, trying to establ<strong>is</strong>h <strong>my</strong>self in the business world <strong>is</strong> not an easy thing as you know yourself. How have you<br />

been hyung?”<br />

“I’m doing fine. Come in, we have a lot of catching up to do” He ushered him inside.<br />

Sheunghyun’s office <strong>is</strong> simple but elegant, everything was well thought of, from the furniture to the wall, floor<br />

and ceiling paint. It was warm and cozy.


“Ji-hye, keep <strong>my</strong> calls and notify me when <strong>my</strong> next appointment arrives” Jiyong heard him told h<strong>is</strong> secretary.<br />

He close the door after h<strong>is</strong> secretary responded to him. After I while, he turned to him, smiling “I’m so happy to<br />

see you Ji, and I’m really sorry I won’t be able to spend more than half an hour with you but I have an<br />

appointment next that I could not cancel it. I would really like for us to meet again when we will both have more<br />

time. Maybe, we could go for drinks some time like old times”<br />

Jiyong laughed whole heartedly suddenly remembering their college days “Oh God hyung, don’t remind me<br />

how our night when we used to hit the bars.”<br />

“I remember I was always the only one left standing and sane, I used to dragged you to your apartment.”<br />

“Yeah, but Donghae <strong>is</strong> really the weak one, just one shot and he’s out” Jiyong said “Speaking of Donghae, <strong>is</strong>n’t<br />

he working here as well? Is he here?”<br />

Jiyong noticed Sheunghyun stiffened, mentioning Donghae somewhat made the atmosphere tensed.<br />

“He’s not here” Sheunghyun said “He was assigned else where, so, anyway, you said you wanted to inquire<br />

about someone?”<br />

Jiyong sensed something <strong>is</strong> going on between Donghae and Sheunghyun, he noticed h<strong>is</strong> stern voice and h<strong>is</strong><br />

sudden changed of topic was an obvious hint that h<strong>is</strong> friend doesn’t want to talk about him. Jiyong shrugged it<br />

off, since h<strong>is</strong> reason being here <strong>is</strong> not about Donghae, but Dara.<br />

“Uhmm, It’s not really something big hyung, but I really would like your help. I want some information on a<br />

new employee of mine that used to work here. I wanted to be d<strong>is</strong>creet in <strong>my</strong> inquire and that <strong>is</strong> why I came to<br />

you”<br />

Sheunghyun tap h<strong>is</strong> chin and looked at him “Who <strong>is</strong> th<strong>is</strong> new employee? Is he causing you problems?”<br />

“No, she <strong>is</strong> an excellent employee so far and I was wondering why she left her previous jobs”


“What <strong>is</strong> her name?” Sheunghyun asked him curiously.<br />

“Sandara Park”<br />

“Dara?...So she’s working for you now…”<br />

Jiyong was surpr<strong>is</strong>ed hearing Sheunghyun called her by her nickname. He saw h<strong>is</strong> face lightened up and he felt<br />

something heavy in h<strong>is</strong> chest. “You sound surpr<strong>is</strong>e…should I be worried?”<br />

Sheunghyun chuckled “No, not at all. If you ask me you have hired a diamond”<br />

“So why did she leave?”<br />

“Well, She did not leave her first job on purpose. The guy that owned the company had to cut back and she, as<br />

the newest acqu<strong>is</strong>ition, was the first to go. But her references were excellent and that <strong>is</strong> why she was quickly<br />

hired on her second job. She did not last long there because the owner <strong>is</strong> a total creep and always hits on the<br />

women employees. The bastard tried to hit on Dara, so she left voluntarily. Then she landed here, I was the one<br />

who interviewed her and watched her progress. I personally am impressed by her work.”<br />

“So what happened here? Why did she leave? She was gone for three years before I hired her” Jiyong<br />

bombarded him with questions. With the way h<strong>is</strong> hyung talked about her, he sense that h<strong>is</strong> relationship with<br />

her <strong>is</strong> deeper than that of an employee.<br />

“Jiyong, Dara <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> friend, and I assure you whatever happened to her in th<strong>is</strong> company will not affect your<br />

work”<br />

“Then what happened? Did she sleep with the <strong>boss</strong> or something and it got weird afterwards?”<br />

A surpr<strong>is</strong>ed look appeared on Sheunghyun’s face that was quickly was replaced with a grin.


“You w<strong>is</strong>h that she was the type that sleeps with her <strong>boss</strong> don’t you Jiyong? I can see it in your eyes. Not that I<br />

blame you of course. She <strong>is</strong> an eye candy and if I was not in the serious relationship I would’ve made a move on<br />

her long time ago”<br />

Jiyong was agitated by h<strong>is</strong> hyung’s last words. A part of him doesn’t like the idea of h<strong>is</strong> friend making a move on<br />

her, no, he doesn’t want any other man make a move on her. “Stop fucking with me hyung. You know that from<br />

<strong>my</strong> college years I had a rule not to sleep with people I work with. Even if it was college essays then.”<br />

Sheunghyun laughed at him “I know, I still can’t believe you did not sleep with Kiko. She was so hot and she<br />

was throwing herself to you all through second year”<br />

“Enough of <strong>my</strong> past hyung. Why did she leave th<strong>is</strong> company?”<br />

“You are really putting me in a difficult position here man. It really won’t affect your company, it’s not a pretty<br />

thing and it <strong>is</strong> really a personal thing, it involves another person, and you won’t like it”<br />

“Hyung….” Jiyong pleaded. He doesn’t know why but the fact that th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> about her, he just can’t let it go. He<br />

must admit, that he’s doing th<strong>is</strong> now, for a h<strong>is</strong> personal gain, and not because of h<strong>is</strong> company.<br />

Sheunghyun let out a sigh of defeat “Man, you never stop until you get what you want, do you?”<br />

“No, so tell me before your next appointment comes here”<br />

“Man, <strong>my</strong> girlfriend will kill me if she finds out I’m telling you about th<strong>is</strong>.” He mumbled “A few months after<br />

she started working here, another colleague of hers started hitting on her hard. He can be very charming when<br />

he wants and in the end he convinced her to be h<strong>is</strong> girlfriend. They went out for a long time but in the end he<br />

got bored and started cheating on her with h<strong>is</strong> secretary. She <strong>is</strong> really slutty and obviously that <strong>is</strong> the kind he<br />

prefers. She caught them together in h<strong>is</strong> office one night. She got upset and she started to attacked h<strong>is</strong><br />

secretary, the girl fought back and accidentally kicked her on her stomach, at that time, Dara <strong>is</strong> already 4<br />

months pregnant, the kick had caused her to lose her baby. On top of that, her ex officially hooked up with h<strong>is</strong><br />

secretary that kept spreading malicious rumors for Dara all over the company. I don’t blame her for quitting. I<br />

would too”


Jiyong was silent. He kept replaying h<strong>is</strong> and Dara’s meeting. What Sheunghyun just told him explained why she<br />

freaked out about everybody in their office finding out about their night together. She had suffered a lot and he<br />

had been such an ass to her along with thinking the worst of her.<br />

“Yah! Kwon Jiyong! Where are you traveling man? You totally spaced out on me”<br />

“Sorry, what were you saying to me?”<br />

“Treat her good man, seriously, that girl had suffered so much, she has to go away from her friends for three<br />

years”<br />

Dara’s story bothered him, more than he wanted to admit. He could not stop thinking how sad she must have<br />

been when she caught her boyfriend cheating on her and lost her baby in one night. And all he wanted to do was<br />

find her and hug her until she felt happy again. He wanted to come find the guy who had hurt her and make<br />

him pay for hurting her. She was becoming an addiction he really could not afford.<br />

“Hyung…you said she’s not the only one involve…who’s the other one?”<br />

Sheunghyun eyed him suspiciously. For a few minutes he just stared at him and he seems like he <strong>is</strong> thinking<br />

deeply. “Why do I get th<strong>is</strong> feeling that you came here not because she’s your employee?”<br />

“What are you talking about hyung?” He blinked and he saw h<strong>is</strong> hyung smiled knowingly. “So who <strong>is</strong> the guy<br />

who did that to her?”<br />

“You don’t wanna know Jiyong”<br />

“Come on hyung….you know me…it’s not like I’m going to do something about it” Jiyong tried to convinced<br />

him.<br />

Sheunghyun let another sigh of defeat and look straight to him “ It was Donghae” Fuck! What now?!!!!


CHAPTER TEN<br />

GROWING FEELINGS???<br />

(1)<br />

After the talk with Sheunghyun, Jiyong couldn’t bring himself back to h<strong>is</strong> office and see Dara. He was afraid<br />

that he will lose it and will ran to her and just hug her as soon as he sees her. He doesn’t understand, he and<br />

Dara had just met days ago, Dara doesn’t even remember meeting him, let alone, spending a hot night with<br />

him, but he’s feeling something for her. Was it love? It’s impossible, it’s too early for that.<br />

He had learned a lot of things today about her and he really needed to process it and sort it out. He find h<strong>is</strong> way<br />

to h<strong>is</strong> favorite local bar around town, he ordered wh<strong>is</strong>key, the drink might calm him down. Image of Dara<br />

flooded h<strong>is</strong> mind, her face that screams innocent but alluring at the same time. He quickly ordered the second<br />

wh<strong>is</strong>key. It was going to be along day followed by a long night. Even if he did not want to admit it even to<br />

himself, he wanted to see her again and tomorrow was too far away.<br />

“Not doing good Jiyong. Not doing good” He kept mumbling to himself after the fourth drink. He kept drinking<br />

until it was dark outside. Her ex <strong>is</strong> Lee Donghae…he remembered Sheunghyun’s last word. “Fuck!” He cursed<br />

under h<strong>is</strong> breath. Donghae <strong>is</strong> a good friend, aside from Sheunghyun, he <strong>is</strong> next closest to him.<br />

He wanted to see him and pounced on him till he lose conciousness. He thinks he deserves it, he <strong>is</strong> a bastard<br />

after all. “I’m going crazy” He mumbled again. He seriously wanted to punch h<strong>is</strong> friend for Dara, back in the<br />

days, he doesn’t give a fuck if Donghae cheated on h<strong>is</strong> girlfriends, he always says that it’s the girls fault for<br />

believing in him despite h<strong>is</strong> bad reputation. Yes, Donghae was known as the resident bad boy when they were<br />

still in college.<br />

(2)<br />

DARA<br />

I kept trying all day to concentrate on <strong>my</strong> work but it was next to impossible. I kept rereading the same reports<br />

again and again but <strong>my</strong> minds always drifts on Jiyong. H<strong>is</strong> image kept playing in <strong>my</strong> head and I can’t seem to<br />

get him out of <strong>my</strong> mind no matter what I do.


I picture h<strong>is</strong> brown orbs staring at me, h<strong>is</strong> pink lips “Tsk! I couldn’t even remember what it feels like being<br />

k<strong>is</strong>sed by him, wait, what am I saying?!” I mumbled to <strong>my</strong>self “I’m going crazy!”<br />

After what seemed like a lifetime, Minzy knocked on <strong>my</strong> office door.<br />

“Unnie! It’s time for our lunch break and me and the girls are going to grab something to eat in the cafeteria<br />

next door, do you want to join us?”<br />

“Yes sure, just give me a minute to arrange <strong>my</strong> files here and get <strong>my</strong> bag” I answered her and quickly stood up<br />

to fix <strong>my</strong> things. Maybe going out for a little while will d<strong>is</strong>tract me from thinking about Jiyong.<br />

After fixing <strong>my</strong> things, I went out and met the other girls in the elevator. We went to the cafeteria together. As<br />

soon as we ordered and took our food, we sat in an empty table that was big enough for all six of us.<br />

“We m<strong>is</strong>sed you at lunch yesterday Dara” Sulli who <strong>is</strong> seating next to her told her.<br />

“Yes, I was in Mr. Kwon’s office, we have a lot of work load because of h<strong>is</strong> absence th<strong>is</strong> past months”<br />

“So….are you and Jiyong-oppa okay now?” Minzy butted in<br />

“Why? What happened yesterday?” Sulli asked<br />

“Nothing really, He was mad because I was late for work. I had a flat tire” I answered her.<br />

“That’s odd, he usually doesn’t care about things like that” A girl from IT Dept named Hyuna commented “Well,<br />

he’s just must have had a bad day or something. Don’t worry, Mr. Kwon <strong>is</strong> a great <strong>boss</strong>!”<br />

“Yeah, I w<strong>is</strong>h I could spend more time with him like you do. He <strong>is</strong> such a charming man and I really love the<br />

way he talks. I could sit there l<strong>is</strong>tening to him for hours” Sulli admitted and I could not suppress the wave of


jealousy that I suddenly felt. I knew I absolutely had no right to feel territorial towards him but the fact was that<br />

was how I felt. I wanted to tell her off and I chose not to. Thankfully, Minzy did it for me.<br />

“Wow! Sulli! Nice crush you are harboring for our <strong>boss</strong>. Should we warn him of your lustful intentions?” Minzy<br />

said<br />

“Yah! Don’t be a jerk Minzy, stop being over protective of your oppa. You know I am engaged and in love with<br />

<strong>my</strong> fiance’. It’s not bad to admire something nice even if you do not have any intention of acquiring it.” Sulli<br />

said and winked at me. I instantly felt better with the new’s of Sulli’s engagement.<br />

“Wait, you’re engaged?” I asked her, she nodded and giggled “With who?”<br />

“Lee Teamin from accounting department” She answered, she smiled as her eyes turned drea<strong>my</strong>. I was<br />

relieved. I don’t know why but <strong>my</strong> mood lightened up seeing her like that.<br />

“Well, it <strong>is</strong> not bad to think of your fiancée once in a while in the office instead of making gooey eyes to our<br />

<strong>boss</strong>” Yuri joined our conversation.<br />

“I am not making gooey eyes. Dara back me up here, h<strong>is</strong> too handsome not to notice on daily bas<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> he not?”<br />

Sulli turned to me, anticipating <strong>my</strong> answer.<br />

“Well, don’t look at me. I am not to incriminate <strong>my</strong>self and suffer Minzy’s constant tease” I answered cooly.<br />

“So, should I deduct from your answer that you like him like that?” Minzy turned her focus on me.<br />

“Hey, don’t get me into th<strong>is</strong>…I haven’t said a thing” I could not help but laugh at both of them.<br />

“Actually, If it’s you unnie, I don’t mind at all” Minzy said, still teasing me.<br />

“But come to think of it, Dara and Mr. Kwon looks good together” A girl from Minzy’s department named<br />

Amber commented. “Dara <strong>is</strong> really pretty, her looks compliments Mr. Kwon’s”


“They will be the perfect couple, don’t you think?” Ga-in with the same department as Hyuna joined in.<br />

“Yah! Why are you ganging up on me?” I pouted. I could feel <strong>my</strong> cheeks heats up and I know I’m blushing and<br />

they all burst into laughter seeing how <strong>my</strong> face turned beet red.<br />

Lunch <strong>is</strong> finally over and we had to go back in the office. The whole conversation with the girls got me really<br />

confused than before mostly with the way I reacted towards Sulli’s fascination with Jiyong. For some reason, I<br />

did not like the way I kept being possessive of him. One night of sex with him should not be able to do that.<br />

Especially since I actually had no recollection of that night.<br />

“Get your mind off the gutter Dara, you have some work to do, or when Jiyong comes back, he will be mad with<br />

you once more” I reprimanded <strong>my</strong>self over and over again. I started working on the file Jiyong had ask me to<br />

prepare and by the time I was fin<strong>is</strong>hing the sixth file Minzy knocked on <strong>my</strong> door.<br />

“Hey Unnie”<br />

“Jiyong wants me in h<strong>is</strong> office?” I asked her eagerly. Come to think of it, I haven’t seen nor heard from Jiyong<br />

since he left the office.<br />

“Eager much unnie?” Minzy laughed “He did not come back all day. Apparently th<strong>is</strong> meeting took more than he<br />

expected”<br />

“Ah okay” I was a little bit d<strong>is</strong>appointed. I really wanted to see him again today and tomorrow <strong>is</strong> far too away. “I<br />

thought he would come back to continue where we left of yesterday”<br />

“No, he never came back and what <strong>is</strong> weird <strong>is</strong> that he did not even call to tell me to cancel an appointment he<br />

had an hour ago. I had to make up a silly excuse to the client and re-schedule for tomorrow”<br />

“Why didn’t you tell me? I could have talked to him”


“Well it <strong>is</strong> a her and she always wants to do business with Jiyong-oppa, nobody else. Maybe h<strong>is</strong> morning<br />

appointment was also a woman and that <strong>is</strong> why he did not come back” Minzy said smirking at me and a new<br />

wave of jealousy flared up inside me. Seriously Dara! Get a hold of yourself!!!!<br />

“He does that a lot? He did not strike me as player”<br />

“Oh, he <strong>is</strong> not, and the lady from the appointment he skipped today always irritates him but there <strong>is</strong> always a<br />

first time for everything right?”<br />

“Sure, you are right. Anyways, it <strong>is</strong> not our business” I said to her nonchalantly.<br />

“Oh..unnie, trust me it’s going to be your business in no time” She said eyeing me.<br />

I snapped <strong>my</strong> head and look at her confusedly “What?”<br />

Minzy just giggled and looked at me knowingly “Nothing unnie, I said it’s almost time to leave”<br />

She said and left me along dumbfounded. What does she mean by that???


CHAPTER ELEVEN<br />

UNEXPECTED RENDEVOUZ<br />

(1)<br />

Dara made a small stop to the groceries before going home. Usually, she stocked her place with foods on<br />

weekends but th<strong>is</strong> was a strange weekend. She likes to do thing in routines, like having a program. That always<br />

irritated her ex.<br />

When she got home, she went straight to the kitchen and put the things she bought away to their proper places.<br />

“My God! Where have you been? Does Mr. Boxerman kept you working late again? You know you should ask<br />

him for a ra<strong>is</strong>e. You work too much to be treated that way” Bom said apparently frustrated. She was leaning by<br />

the kitchen door.<br />

“and you’re early” Dara continued putting the can goods away, she didn’t even bother looking at her best friend.<br />

“and no<strong>is</strong>y”<br />

“Come on..don’t bitch about it! You know you love me as much as I love you. I was worried about you. I wanted<br />

to know how things were with your <strong>boss</strong> today” Bom said making her lost puppy face that Dara could never<br />

res<strong>is</strong>t. And she knew it and took advantage of it often. At least th<strong>is</strong> time it was for a good cause. “So<br />

teeeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllll me! Did you talk to him like we said yesterday?”<br />

“Yes I did!”<br />

“Tell me about it palli!” Bom commanded.<br />

“Can we do it later, I’m hungry” Dara protested. Actually, she’s not really hungry, she just wanted to run away<br />

from Bom. She crossed her fingers hoping Bom will buy it.


“Forget about food, we’ll do it later, Sheunghyun <strong>is</strong> asking us out for dinner” Bom said happily and Dara’s face<br />

fell of d<strong>is</strong>appointment. She let out a sigh, guess, she has no way out.<br />

“Then let me take a shower first, I feel sticky already”<br />

Bom eyed her suspiciously “Are you trying to buy yourself time and hoping that I will forget about your <strong>boss</strong>?”<br />

“Aniyo” Damn! Th<strong>is</strong> girl <strong>is</strong> smart! Dara said inside her mind. “Okay give me 10 minutes”<br />

“Aghh…you’re such a tease Dara!” Bom stomped her foot at the floor. “Okay tell me while we’re eating”<br />

(2)<br />

Twenty minutes later they have reached the local bar near Dara’s office. During the drive Dara had not uttered a<br />

single word, while Bom had not stopped asking questions. So when they finally entered the place, she was about<br />

to burst.<br />

“We ordered now talk…while Tabi <strong>is</strong> still not here” Bom said pulling Dara in one of the chairs.<br />

“Okay….the good news <strong>is</strong> I am not fired”<br />

“Ha!” Bom interrupted her and clapped her hands “I knew if you gave him the talk he would not be able to tell<br />

you a thing”<br />

“Do you want me to say what happened or not?”


“Sorry” Bom stopped from squealing “Keep going I will be a good girl and will not interrupt you again”<br />

I “Hmf! When I went to h<strong>is</strong> office I told him that I wanted to talk to him about the night we spent together but<br />

he stopped me”<br />

“WHAT?! WHY?!” Bom exclaimed but Dara glared at her “Sorry, I’m zipping it” She said and acted like she’s<br />

zipping her mouth.<br />

“He stopped me because he wanted to apologize for h<strong>is</strong> behavior to me yesterday. He said h<strong>is</strong> behavior was not<br />

professional and should not have give me <strong>my</strong> purse like that”<br />

“He apologized????? I can’t shut up can’t I?” Bom grinned. Dara ignored her and continued. Deep inside she<br />

want Bom’s input on what happened that morning.<br />

“So I explained to him how I was drunk and I did not even remember meeting him, let alone sleeping with him”<br />

“I am sure he took that well” Bom laughed. Dara coughed to show her she should shut up and continued<br />

“He’s p<strong>is</strong>sed..He looked at me like he was planning of many ways of how to murder me”<br />

“Of course he will, you’ve just crushed h<strong>is</strong> ego” Bom chuckled “So what else happened?”<br />

“He told me what I did…Oh God! You’re not going to believe what he told me I did”<br />

“What? What did you do?”<br />

“I initiated it…he said he asked me if I want a ride and I said I want to ride him instead”


Bom looked straight at her and blinked for a couple of times.<br />

“Yah! Say something”<br />

“Pfft….hahahahahahahahahaha…you said that?” Bom burst into laughter “Hahahahaaha..you want to ride<br />

him?”<br />

“Who’s riding who?”<br />

A deep voice startled Bom and Dara, they both looked up and it was Sheunghyun. Sheunghyun look at Bom<br />

then to Dara and back Bom, h<strong>is</strong> face spells confusion. Dara elbowed her best friend to say something.<br />

‘DARA SLEPT WITH HER BOSS” Bom blurted out.<br />

“YOU SLEPT WITH KWON JIYONG?!” Sheunghyun exclaimed in shocked and pointed a finger at Dara<br />

‘YES I DID! Hey wait! How did you know him?” It was Dara’s turn to be shocked, learning that Sheunghyun<br />

knows h<strong>is</strong> <strong>boss</strong>.<br />

”He’s <strong>my</strong> friend, he v<strong>is</strong>ited me th<strong>is</strong> morning…” Sheunghyun explained “Ohhh..that sneaky brat…so that <strong>is</strong> why<br />

he v<strong>is</strong>ited me huh”<br />

“Oh..<strong>is</strong> that the guy th<strong>is</strong> morning…Kwon Jiyong..your friend?” Bom asked her boyfriend and the latter nodded,<br />

grinning like a fool. Bom turned to Dara “Ohh..he’s hot…nice pick Dara” Bom said in a teasing voice.<br />

‘YAH!!!!” Dara slapped her friend’s arms. Her cheeks felt hot and she knows she’s already blushing and<br />

Sheunghyun and Bom just laughed at her.<br />

“Hey <strong>is</strong>n’t that your <strong>boss</strong>?” Bom said eyeing a blonde guy at the bar, the guy <strong>is</strong> facing the entrance that’s why<br />

she could see h<strong>is</strong> face


Dara furrowed her brows “Who?”<br />

“Your <strong>boss</strong>” Bom pointed at the blonde guy and Dara gasped seeing her <strong>boss</strong>. Unfortunately, her <strong>boss</strong> happened<br />

to look at their the direction at the same time and their eyes met. Dara was the first one to look away and<br />

quickly grab the menu and tried to cover her face with it. Silently praying, that her <strong>boss</strong> would get the idea that<br />

she doesn’t want to talk to him right now and back away. Not tonight, that her heart <strong>is</strong> beating fast seeing him.<br />

“HEY! JIYONG! OVER HERE!” Sheunghyun suddenly shouted. Dara look at him and he saw him waving at<br />

her <strong>boss</strong> and gesturing him to sit with them. Dara kicked Sheunghyun’s foot under the table<br />

“What?” Sheunghyun looked at her innocently and Bom laughed high fiving her boyfriend.<br />

Dara just glared at the her two friends she stood up and ready to pounced of them when she felt someone<br />

standing behind her. She looked back and was greeted by the face of her <strong>boss</strong>.<br />

“M-Mr. K-Kwon” She stuttered and Jiyong just chuckled at her.<br />

“Did you forget..it’s Jiyong..Dara” He said to her. She shivered hearing h<strong>is</strong> husky voice.<br />

(3)<br />

“Okay th<strong>is</strong> one <strong>is</strong> knocked out already” Bom huffed, annoyingly eyeing her boyfriend. They only planned to have<br />

dinner and chat but it turned out differently. She stood up and tried to wake up her boyfriend but Sheunghyun<br />

didn’t even budge. She turned to Jiyong “Jiyong-sshi, will help me bring Tabi on h<strong>is</strong> car?”<br />

Jiyong nodded and stood up, he put Sheunghyun’s arms around h<strong>is</strong> shoulder and Bom did the same. Dara stood<br />

up as well and carried Bom’s purse, following her friends outside.<br />

She watched Bom and Jiyong placed Sheunghyun in the passenger seat. When Sheunghyun <strong>is</strong> finally settled in,<br />

Bom turned to her and took her purse.


“I’ll drive Sheunghyun home, will you be okay on your own?” Bom asked Dara worriedly. Dara just nodded, her<br />

best friend can be annoying and comical at times but she’s really caring when it comes to her and specially to<br />

Sheunghyun.<br />

“I’ll drive her home” Dara was startled when Jiyong suddenly butted in. She snapped her head at him and she<br />

w<strong>is</strong>hed she didn’t because Jiyong <strong>is</strong> looking directly at her. “If it’s okay with you”<br />

Dara was about to say no but Bom beat her into it “Oh that would be awesome, thank you Jiyong-sshi..please<br />

take good care of her” Bom quickly give her a peck on her cheeks and wh<strong>is</strong>pered “Fighting!!!!” and before she<br />

could protest, Bom rushed to Sheunghyun’s car and drive away, leaving her with Jiyong, dumbfounded.<br />

“So, let’s go?” Jiyong woke her up from her trance and she nodded. They walked silently towards h<strong>is</strong> car, he<br />

opened the door for her and guided her in.<br />

The drive was quiet. Both remained silent, glancing secretly at each other. Dara felt like her heart <strong>is</strong> about to<br />

blow up, it was beating so fast, and she knows the reason <strong>is</strong> the person beside her. Unknown to her, Jiyong <strong>is</strong><br />

feeling the same way too. Her presence makes him feel like he was on fire. Images of her that night <strong>is</strong> slowly<br />

flashing in h<strong>is</strong> mind. He glanced at her and he saw her looking outside the window. He studied her, he smiled<br />

unknowingly. He couldn’t believe that she had suffered a lot from her past and he applaud her for being a<br />

strong girl that she <strong>is</strong> despite her fragile look.<br />

After sometime, they finally managed to reached Dara’s apartment. Jiyong opened the car door for her and<br />

reached out h<strong>is</strong> hand to her. Dara looked at her confusedly and he smiled at her. Dara smiled back and took h<strong>is</strong><br />

hand, letting him guide her out of h<strong>is</strong> car.<br />

“I can take it from here” Dara said politely. “Thanks for driving me home Jiyong” She looked straight in h<strong>is</strong> eyes<br />

and for the nth time she w<strong>is</strong>hed she didn’t. She felt being lost in h<strong>is</strong> brown orbs.<br />

“No” Jiyong shook h<strong>is</strong> head no. “I prom<strong>is</strong>ed your friend that I’ll make sure you’re safe, so I’ll send you upstairs<br />

too”<br />

“But----“


“No buts Dara” He said to her, he looked straight in her eyes, and he felt h<strong>is</strong> heart beats faster. He smiled when<br />

Dara nodded at her. He watched as Dara turned around and walked towards her apartment’s entrance and he<br />

followed her. Dara chose to use the stairs instead. Being with Jiyong alone in the car <strong>is</strong> torturing her, the stares<br />

h<strong>is</strong> giving her <strong>is</strong> slowly affecting her, and she doesn’t think that being alone with him inside an elevator will help<br />

her.<br />

“So, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> me” Dara said to Jiyong when they finally get in front of her door. She smiled at him “Thanks<br />

Jiyong”<br />

Jiyong suddenly leaned in closer to her, she can smell the wh<strong>is</strong>key in h<strong>is</strong> breath and she felt intoxicated. Their<br />

eyes met and her gaze landed on h<strong>is</strong> lips. She heard him sigh and that’s her cue to stop herself from whatever<br />

she’s starting to feel for him. She grab the knob of her door and opened it. “Bye…” She wh<strong>is</strong>pered and quickly<br />

went inside and closed the door without waiting for Jiyong to say anything.<br />

She leaned on her door and let out a sigh of relief as soon as she closed the door. That’s when she realized that<br />

what she did <strong>is</strong> rude. She quickly turned around and opened the door hoping Jiyong <strong>is</strong> still there and he <strong>is</strong>.<br />

“I don’t know how to say th<strong>is</strong> but…..” He looked at her. Moving down, he k<strong>is</strong>sed her, and he looked back into<br />

her eyes. Dara looked at him expectantly; suddenly imagining him taking her there and then. Jiyong seemed to<br />

have the same thoughts. He k<strong>is</strong>sed her again and Dara opened her door widely, so Jiyong could get in. Without<br />

breaking their k<strong>is</strong>s, Dara had managed to close the door behind them.<br />

Jiyong picked her up “Where’s your room?”<br />

Dara pointed her room, still in Jiyong’s arms, she reached for her door knob, Jiyong pushed it open using h<strong>is</strong><br />

feet. He gently laid Dara on her bed. He looked down and Dara nodded. She slid her hand into h<strong>is</strong> trousers as if<br />

to tease him, any sign of being shy <strong>is</strong> gone and was changed by desire.<br />

Jiyong took Dara’s top off her and moved her bra up; he played with her nipples.<br />

“Ahhhh….” Dara moaned in delight. Jiyong unhooked her bra with one single move of h<strong>is</strong> thumb and took it off<br />

her, throwing it somewhere in her room. Dara was now lying there topless, her nipples erect. She could feel how<br />

wet she was. She sits up and undid Jiyong’s jeans. Pulling them off and pushing them aside she moved h<strong>is</strong><br />

boxers down, throwing it on the floor. Taking a firm grip on it, she started to toss him off, and every once in a<br />

while licking the head. She lay back down and moved her hand down her trousers, rubbing her clit and<br />

moaning slightly to tease Jiyong.


Jiyong removed h<strong>is</strong> top and k<strong>is</strong>sed Dara, un-doing her trousers,he slid them down her, hearing her moan in<br />

anticipation. He threw them on somewhere on the floor and moved h<strong>is</strong> hand inside her panties, feeling how wet<br />

she was.<br />

“Uhh…Ji…” Dara moaned when she felt h<strong>is</strong> finger into her hole and rubbed he G-spot. “Uhhh…..Jiyonggg….”<br />

She moaned loudly. He took h<strong>is</strong> finger out and licked her juices off, she rolled over, getting on top of him. She<br />

k<strong>is</strong>sed him and he pushed h<strong>is</strong> member into her, sliding h<strong>is</strong> member slowly in and out so that she got the most<br />

pleasure.<br />

“Ji….please fuck me hard” She moaned. Jiyong stood up and had her kneel in all fours. He went behind her and<br />

slammed h<strong>is</strong> member inside of her, fucking her from behind. He rubbed her nipples as he thrust inside her.<br />

“Oh <strong>my</strong> God! Jiyonggg….uhhhhhh…” Dara moaned in pleasure. Th<strong>is</strong> was the first time she did it in th<strong>is</strong><br />

position. She felt Jiyong hands grabbed her and guided her hands on her clit.<br />

“Rub it baby…” Jiyong said to her in h<strong>is</strong> husky voice, almost panting. She did as she’s told. And she almost felt<br />

delirious with how it felt good. She rubbed her clit as Jiyong’s member goes in and out inside of her fast<br />

“Uhhhhh….Ji…I’m coming…oh <strong>my</strong> god..i’m coming” She said to him.<br />

“Mmmhh…baby…come with me” Jiyong said as he fastened h<strong>is</strong> pace. Dara screamed h<strong>is</strong> name as she comes,<br />

she didn’t care if her neighbors will hear her. She was having the best fuck of her life with the hottest guy she<br />

had ever known. She k<strong>is</strong>sed him as she started to moan. She felt h<strong>is</strong> juice mix with hers.<br />

Jiyong slumped on the bed next to her. He pulled her closer to him, snaking h<strong>is</strong> arm on her wa<strong>is</strong>t and have her<br />

lean on h<strong>is</strong> chest. Silence engulfed them as both still trying to calm their heart.<br />

“Dara…” He called her. He tiled her chin and had her face him. “Th<strong>is</strong> may be so sudden but…”Jiyong pulled her<br />

closer and k<strong>is</strong>sed her, it only took seconds before he felt her responded to h<strong>is</strong> k<strong>is</strong>s.<br />

Dara was the first to pull from their k<strong>is</strong>s “What <strong>is</strong> it?”<br />

He looked straight in her eyes “Be <strong>my</strong> girl, Dara”


CHAPTER TWELVE<br />

JUST A DREAM<br />

(1)<br />

Jiyong woke up feeling like h<strong>is</strong> head was going to split in two and the fact that he had a dream about her doesn’t<br />

help him at all.<br />

“Fuck! That was a hot dream!” He cursed remembering h<strong>is</strong> dream about him and Dara doing it for the second<br />

time. H<strong>is</strong> dream seems so real, oh he love to have her in h<strong>is</strong> arms again.<br />

Yes. He now admits what h<strong>is</strong> feelings towards her. Liquor was good in loosening h<strong>is</strong> inhibitions and when h<strong>is</strong><br />

subconscious took over, he had no problem admitting how he felt about Dara. He was falling for her fast. So<br />

there goes h<strong>is</strong> policy about not sleeping with h<strong>is</strong> employees.<br />

Because the way he was going, there was not a chance he could restrain himself from attempting a relationship<br />

with her. The more he thought of it the more sense it made to him. She seemed like a really nice person so far<br />

and they were compatible in bed…too compatible…heart attack compatible.<br />

Momentary thinking about h<strong>is</strong> dream about her gave him a hard on from hell. So, cold shower for him th<strong>is</strong><br />

morning. Like every morning since that night, he could not help himself from dreaming of Dara each and every<br />

night.<br />

“Not doing well Jiyong. You keep rationalizing everything about her. You are in trouble. Big trouble” He said<br />

looking at h<strong>is</strong> huge protruding erection and he practically ran to the shower.<br />

(2)


“Here oppa..” Minzy handed Jiyong a double shot of espresso. “What happened to you oppa? You look like hell,<br />

<strong>is</strong> something wrong?”<br />

Jiyong quickly reached for the espresso and take a sip “No, don’t worry everything <strong>is</strong> fine. After I fin<strong>is</strong>hed <strong>my</strong><br />

meeting I met some friends and we had some drinks for old time’s sake. I just did not sleep much. Nothing a<br />

cup of coffee or two won’t cure”<br />

“I will make them three just to be sure” Minzy winked at him.<br />

“Ahhh..I knew I hired you for some reason” Joyong teased her.<br />

“Remember that when the time to give me a ra<strong>is</strong>e will come Boss” Minzy grinned “But seriously oppa, what’s<br />

bugging you?”<br />

Jiyong smiled brightly “Nothing your oppa can’t handle, now go back to work Mingkki-yah”<br />

“Yah! Oppa! Don’t call me that! Aigoo!” Minzy protested and pouted. Jiyong couldn’t help but laugh seeing h<strong>is</strong><br />

favorite deongsaeng acting like a kid.<br />

“Alright….alright…do your job” He said to her playfully “ Oh and when Dara comes, send her in and tell her to<br />

bring the Mizuhara’s file with her”<br />

“No problem. Dara unnie <strong>is</strong> already here, I will tell her to come” Minzy said and turned to leave the office. ‘Oh,<br />

speaking of, you had an appointment yesterday noon with Mrs. Mizuhara. You had not told me to cancel it and<br />

when she came I told her that you had a family emergency with your mother that happened on the last moment<br />

and we did not have time to notify her about cancellation. I rescheduled here for today at three. I hope you<br />

don’t mind”<br />

“Shit! I totally forgot about her. Thanks for covering for me..I hate it that she always throws at me but she <strong>is</strong> a<br />

valuable client here” Jiyong groaned.<br />

“I know that. As I know that she always ins<strong>is</strong>ts that she talks with you. That <strong>is</strong> why I did not ask Dara unnie to<br />

handle her”


“She would not accept it anyway. And I am sure Dara would be d<strong>is</strong>turbed I she rejected meeting with her”<br />

“You are right. When I told her about Mrs. Mizuhara, she did seem annoyed with her” Minzy said, d<strong>is</strong>creetly<br />

eyeing Jiyong’s reaction.<br />

Jiyong stiffened “Oh you told her?”<br />

“Yes! Shouldn’t I have told her?”<br />

“No, no, it’s okay I had every intention to include Dara in the meeting with Mrs. Mizuhara so that she can<br />

handle her from time to time, when she sees how capable Dara <strong>is</strong>. Now I fear Dara has a bad beginning with<br />

her”<br />

“Oh..I would not worry about that, Dara unnie <strong>is</strong> very professional and I am so to tell you but the reason Mrs.<br />

Mizuhara wants to speak only to you, <strong>is</strong> not that she thinks your other staff are incapable of handling her<br />

business. She just wants to sweet talk you to having an affair with her”<br />

Jiyong chuckled “As if that will ever happen” He said sarcastically.<br />

“Well, apparently she keeps hoping you will give in at some point”<br />

“Today, she will be introduced to Dara and she will learn to deal with her too” Jiyong started to get really<br />

irritated.<br />

Minzy laughed heartily “Hey Boss, don’t shoot the messenger. You want me to send Dara-unnie now? Maybe<br />

she can help you relax” Minzy teasingly said and winked at him.<br />

“What’s that supposed to mean?”<br />

“Oh nothing oppa” She said playfully “ But you know if you need help with love, I can be your cupid” She said to<br />

him and before Jiyong could retort she already exited h<strong>is</strong> office laughing.


(3)<br />

Dara woke up that morning with a head ache from hell and dreaming about Jiyong doesn’t help her at all. She<br />

dreamt that Jiyong and her shared another passionate night together in her bed.<br />

“Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> not good Dara…th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> the worst “ She mumbled to herself. Her mind drifted about last night and she<br />

suddenly felt her blood boiling.<br />

FLASHBACK<br />

‘DARA SLEPT WITH HER BOSS” Bom blurted out.<br />

“YOU SLEPT WITH KWON JIYONG?!” Sheunghyun exclaimed in shocked and pointed a finger at Dara<br />

‘YES I DID! Hey wait! How did you know him?” It was Dara’s turn to be shocked, learning that Sheunghyun<br />

knows h<strong>is</strong> <strong>boss</strong>.<br />

”He’s <strong>my</strong> friend, he v<strong>is</strong>ited me th<strong>is</strong> morning…” Sheunghyun explained “Ohhh..that sneaky brat…so that <strong>is</strong> why<br />

he v<strong>is</strong>ited me huh”<br />

“Oh..<strong>is</strong> that the guy th<strong>is</strong> morning…Kwon Jiyong..your friend?” Bom asked her boyfriend and the latter nodded,<br />

grinning like a fool. Bom turned to Dara “Ohh..he’s hot…nice pick Dara” Bom said in a teasing voice.<br />

‘YAH!!!!” Dara slapped her friend’s arms. Her cheeks felt hot and she knows she’s already blushing and<br />

Sheunghyun and Bom just laughed at her.<br />

“Hey <strong>is</strong>n’t that your <strong>boss</strong>?” Bom said eyeing a blonde guy at the bar, the guy <strong>is</strong> facing the entrance that’s why<br />

she could see h<strong>is</strong> face


Dara furrowed her brows “Who?”<br />

“Your <strong>boss</strong>” Bom pointed at the blonde guy and Dara gasped seeing her <strong>boss</strong><br />

“Oh <strong>my</strong> God!” She exclaimed<br />

“Come with me” Bom said to her and suddenly grabbing her hand and drag her towards her <strong>boss</strong>, Sheunghyun<br />

<strong>is</strong> trailing right behind them.<br />

“What? Wait! Don’t go there!” Dara h<strong>is</strong>sed, but it was too late, they are already now standing in front of a drunk<br />

Jiyong.<br />

“Woah! What happened here?” Sheunghyun asked the bartender “Man! Th<strong>is</strong> guy <strong>is</strong> really drunk”<br />

“Yeah, he will have a hangover in the morning but he will just be fine” The bartender said.<br />

“Oh, I see,, one of the regulars that overdo it on their drinking” Bom commented.<br />

“Oh no, he <strong>is</strong> no such case. He just heard some bad news about a lady that he obviously cares about and he was<br />

upset about it. He will be okay” Dara’s head snapped at the bartender when she heard him. She started to feel<br />

jealous. He had another woman in h<strong>is</strong> life that he cared about. Bom saw the sadness on her face and tried to<br />

console her.<br />

“Santokki..don’t worry I am sure th<strong>is</strong> was not about a current relationship of h<strong>is</strong>. I’m sure it’s someone in the<br />

past”<br />

“Yeah right! It’s not <strong>my</strong> business after all”


“You girls go on ahead, I’m driving Jiyong home” Sheunghyun announced and Bom just nodded at him.<br />

“Alright, call me when you get home okay?” Bom said to him and gave him a quick k<strong>is</strong>s on the lips.<br />

“Let’s go, I’m tired” Dara said tugging Bom by the hem of her blouse. She gave Sheunghyun at quick k<strong>is</strong>s on the<br />

cheek, like what she always do and bid him goodbye. Giving the drunk Jiyong one last look, she sighed.<br />

Bom and Dara went home and Dara did not utter a word until they reached their apartment. She went straight<br />

to her bed and tried to sleep the heavy feelings off. But each time she closed her eyes, she kept seeing Jiyong<br />

flirting and k<strong>is</strong>sing another woman. Sometimes that woman was blonde, sometimes brunette and sometimes a<br />

redhead but for the rest of times she thinks that it was her.<br />

END OF FLASHBACK<br />

(4)<br />

“You are early” Minzy said surpr<strong>is</strong>ed “I thought that now that Jiyong-oppa was back you would stop coming<br />

earlier than your normal schedule.”<br />

“Yes, I know. But I wanted to make sure I have everything ready for the morning appointments. Mr. Kwon has<br />

in case he does not come like yesterday”<br />

“Naahhh… that was a one time thing. He <strong>is</strong> always on time don’t worry. As a matter of fact he <strong>is</strong> already here.”<br />

“Well, that <strong>is</strong> for the best. I have a lot of things to do anyway” Dara said silently. She was afraid that she may<br />

have seemed a little too aggressive and she did not want to make her friend suspicious.<br />

“Oh well, I’m just bring th<strong>is</strong> coffee to oppa. He looks like hell..really” Minzy said and left her at the pantry.


‘Oh I bet he does” She mumbled irritated remembering what the bartender had said to them last night.<br />

“Shit! Why the hell I am getting jealous for?” She mumbled taking a sip of her coffee.


CHAPTER THIRTEEN<br />

AFTERSHOCK<br />

(1)<br />

Dara got the file out of the pile of the ones she had managed to work on yesterday and headed to h<strong>is</strong> office.<br />

She’s still fuming inside for God-knows-what reason when she walks towards Jiyong’s office. She knocked on<br />

h<strong>is</strong> door and had to take a deep breath to calm her nerves before going on.<br />

“Good morning” She greeted him, forcing a smile. She examined him. He seemed like he had a sleepless night<br />

but he looked much better than she expected. Apparently, he handled hangovers better than she did.<br />

Jiyong smiled brightly at her “Good morning Dara. I’m sorry I did not come back yesterday to continue our<br />

work. But we can win the lost time today. Our first appointment <strong>is</strong> today at 11:30 so I’m sure we will have some<br />

work done by then”<br />

“Of course” She said coolly. She just couldn’t get pass the fact that yesterday he ditched her to get drunk for<br />

another woman. Of course she did not have the right to be p<strong>is</strong>sed but she was.<br />

“Is everything okay?” Jiyong asked her. “You seem a little d<strong>is</strong>tracted” He was afraid that she was mad at him for<br />

tricking her yesterday to check if she was telling the truth about not remembering their night together.<br />

Dara gave him a half hearted smile “Of course everything <strong>is</strong> okay. We should start, I brought the Mizuhara file<br />

with me”<br />

“Are you mad about yesterday? I would like to apologize. It seems I tend to do that a lot around you” He said<br />

sheep<strong>is</strong>hly.<br />

“It’s okay. You are the <strong>boss</strong>.. it <strong>is</strong> your right to come or not come to your office whenever you want” She<br />

answered coldly.


“Wait. You are mad because I didn’t come back to the office yesterday noon?”<br />

“I’m not mad” Dara said but her eyes were throwing daggers at him. You pabo! I’m mad because you were out<br />

drinking because of some woman! She said to herself. Of course she’s not going to tell him that they saw him<br />

drunk last night in the bar.<br />

“I’m sorry I didn’t call. I found some d<strong>is</strong>turbing news about a member of <strong>my</strong> family and had to deal with it.”<br />

Jiyong lied. He was not going to tell her that he went around snooping at her past. She would quit on him faster<br />

than he could say d<strong>is</strong>aster. He saw her relax her stance a little bit at h<strong>is</strong> explanation.<br />

“I hope it was nothing too serious. But, if you did not know why I was mad about what were you apologizing<br />

for?”<br />

Jiyong was caught off guard “So, you accept you were mad?”<br />

“Don’t play children games with me. Why were you apologizing?” She knew she was pushing maybe too far. He<br />

was her <strong>boss</strong> after all.<br />

“I thought that you were mad because you find out I was testing you yesterday by telling you that you were the<br />

one who initiated everything” He said sheep<strong>is</strong>hly once again.<br />

At that, the fire returned to Dara’s eyes. “So you admit you did it on purpose? Well I hope you are proud of<br />

yourself you almost gave me a heart attack.” She was way of the limits of a professional relationship right now<br />

but she couldn’t contain her irritation.<br />

“I said I was sorry. It <strong>is</strong> just that you didn’t seem that drunk and you made me feel as if I took advantage of you.<br />

I wanted to be sure. I was wrong and I apologize.”<br />

Dara sighed. Her eyes softened “You did not take advantage of me. According to Minzy, nobody had realized<br />

how drunk I was.” She was blushing again. Jiyong loved the way he blushed. It reminded him of the pretty color<br />

all of her body took when she was aroused and on the brink of orgasm.


At that thought he instantly got hard. Shit! He cursed inside h<strong>is</strong> head. Thank God, he was sitting behind h<strong>is</strong><br />

office desk or th<strong>is</strong> meeting would’ve gotten more embarrassing.<br />

“Look, let’s forget about what I have said and done th<strong>is</strong> week. I am not proud of <strong>my</strong> behavior. I was wrong to<br />

treat you like that. You’ve been valuable to me..I mean to <strong>my</strong> company all th<strong>is</strong> time and I was being an ego<strong>is</strong>tic<br />

jerk. Can we erase these past days and start over?”<br />

“Okay” Dara said but she couldn’t help but wonder if he meant that he also wanted to erase their night together.<br />

She didn’t remember it but it hurt to think that he w<strong>is</strong>hed he didn’t remember either. All her insecurities came<br />

back with a vengeance.<br />

“Of course, that night <strong>is</strong> not included in it..I mean just the part when I acted like a jerk to you” Jiyong said<br />

noticing the sourness on her voice. And that’s when the only time she flashed him a big smile.<br />

“Great! Now, let’s get back to work shall we?” Jiyong said happily. He was relieved they had managed to resolve<br />

their m<strong>is</strong>understanding. Now with her acting more normal, he would’ve have all the time he needed to explore<br />

the feelings he kept having about her and to act upon them accordingly.<br />

They worked in harmony, a quiet productive moment between them until their first appointment was there.<br />

Jiyong explained to her that he wanted to deal with some appointments together because he valued her opinion<br />

and he wanted to make sure their clients trusted her as much as they trusted him. That of course, made Dara<br />

feel proud of herself. All the work she had put on the past months was not a waste after all. She had gained h<strong>is</strong><br />

trust and that made her feel all warm and fuzzy inside.<br />

(2)<br />

After they concluded their appointment, it was lunch time. As soon as they stayed alone in the office, a wave of<br />

awkwardness spread in the room. Jiyong didn’t want to part from her but he realized it would be cruel to tell<br />

her that they should keep working without her having a lunch break. What he really wanted to do was to invite<br />

her to lunch and take her to a nice restaurant.<br />

He appreciated her more and more each day he worked with her. He kept learning more and more about her<br />

personality from her interactions with him and their clients. She was trying to be strictly professional but she<br />

was like an open book. She showed her feelings and the clients appreciated that. It made them trust her more.<br />

To Jiyong, it only made him fall in love with her even faster.


He was in big trouble and he couldn’t do a damn thing about it.<br />

He was about to propose one of the greatest restaurants in town. He wanted to pamper her. He bet Donghae<br />

was a total asshole that never gave her all the things she deserved.<br />

“Dara, it’s time for lunch. We should continue after we put some food in our stomach don’t you think?” He<br />

asked her smiling. At that point her stomach growled proving him more than right. Dara laughed a little<br />

embarrassed.<br />

“Aigoo! How can I say no when <strong>my</strong> stomach <strong>is</strong> selling me out?”<br />

“I was wondering if----“<br />

Jiyong was cut off by the buzzer sound of h<strong>is</strong> intercom, interrupting h<strong>is</strong> proposal.<br />

“Yes?” He answered a little bit irritated.<br />

“Oppa! I saw your last appointment leave and wanted to remind you that your next appointment <strong>is</strong> at three with<br />

Mrs. Mizuhara”<br />

Jiyong frowned hearing h<strong>is</strong> client’s name “I know, I w<strong>is</strong>h I could forget again but I can’t” He pratically growled<br />

and Dara felt an inner sat<strong>is</strong>faction that he didn’t mean to accept Mrs. Mizuhara’s advances on him. She knew<br />

she was behaving crazy, more territorial than an official girlfriend but there was nothing she could do about it.<br />

“Okay <strong>boss</strong>!”Minzy paused then she kept going “I just wanted to ask one more thing”<br />

“Shoot!”


“It’s lunch break. Are you going to keep working with Dara-unnie? You want me to order something for both of<br />

you?”<br />

Dara butted in “No, we’re going to have a break until our appointment at three”<br />

“Oh okay, unnie, I’ll wait for you to go together for lunch then. The girls left five minutes ag for the cafeteria”<br />

“Okay” Dara replied. Give me five to take <strong>my</strong> files to <strong>my</strong> office and get <strong>my</strong> things. I’ll meet you at the elevator”<br />

“Okay, see you there unnie, I’m going oppa “ Minzy said and closed the intercom.<br />

Dara turned and looked at Jiyong. He didn’t seem happy.<br />

“Oh, you wanted me to stay? I can cancel with Minzy” She said quickly.<br />

“No, it’s okay. I’m just irritated with the prospect of <strong>my</strong> appointment with Mrs. Mizuhara.” He lied. He <strong>is</strong> p<strong>is</strong>sed<br />

off that Minzy beat him from asking Dara out. “You go ahead”<br />

“Do you want to join us?<br />

“No, I think I will leave you girls alone. I wouldn’t want to impose <strong>my</strong>self on you”<br />

“You will not impose on us. I’m sure all the girls would love for you to join us”<br />

“No, it’s okay. Some other time maybe” He lied. He couldn’t careless with the other girls, he just wanted to<br />

spend time with her alone. “There’s somewhere I have to go anyhow for a little while”


“Okay, I’ll see you later then” Dara felt d<strong>is</strong>appointed. She liked being with him even if that mean it would be<br />

salad for her. She didn’t want to scare him no matter how hungry she might be. She gathered her files.<br />

“We will resume at three with Mrs. Mizuhara” Jiyong said while watching her organizing her files.<br />

“I thought she wanted to deal only with you?” Dara said a little bit snappy.<br />

“Well, she’s going to meet you too. When I am away you will have to deal with her and it’s better if you meet<br />

each other first while I’m here. Don’t worry she will love you” Jiyong tried to placate her.<br />

“Okay, I’ll see you at three then”<br />

“Have a nice lunch” Jiyong smiled at her<br />

“You too” She smiled back and left h<strong>is</strong> office and went to hers. She grabbed her purse and run to the elevator<br />

and meet Minzy. She didn’t want to keep her waiting.<br />

(3)<br />

“Well, she <strong>is</strong> an important client of our company. She got divorced a few years ago. Since then she <strong>is</strong> trying to<br />

snatch up a new husband. It’s aggravating the way she keeps throwing herself to Jiyong-oppa. I mean I’m not<br />

interested in him sexually and she irritates me. I wouldn’t like her and oppa’s girlfriend to meet face to face” As<br />

they were descending Dara asked Minzy for details on Mrs. Mizuhara.<br />

“HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND????” Dara practically yield.<br />

Minzy looked at her suspiciously and she had to force herself not to blush.


“I-I mean..she has a girlfriend?? I-I mean poor Sulli that likes him so much” She stuttered<br />

“Yeah right” Minzy said clearly not convinced by her explanation. “I’m almost positive that he doesn’t have one<br />

but that can change any moment. He’s a very handsome man that attracts women like honey attracts the bees.<br />

I’m sure that any moment now some woman will snatch him up. Interested?” Minzy winked at Dara and th<strong>is</strong><br />

time she couldn’t help but blushing. Oh..unnie you’re so busted! Minzy said to herself, watching her unnie<br />

blush.<br />

“Yah! I’m not!!! After all, I’m sure there’s some policy to the company that says that <strong>boss</strong>es and employees<br />

aren’t allowed to be in a relationship”<br />

“I know nothing of such rule, although I have to admit that Jiyong-oppa hasn’t had a relationship with any of<br />

h<strong>is</strong> employees and I work with him since he first started th<strong>is</strong> business, but you know unnie, if you need <strong>my</strong><br />

help…I can be your cupid” Minzy said to her playfully and she just rolled her eyes at her.<br />

“Yah! Mingkki! Stop it!” She scowled at her<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>sht! Stop calling me Mingkki unnie!!!” Minzy pouted like a kid “A<strong>is</strong>shhtt…you and oppa are the same,<br />

always calling me Mingkki…tsk! You guys should date already, you’re compatible with each other anyway” She<br />

said to her before walking out of the elevator, leaving Dara dumbfounded and blushing like hell. She d<strong>is</strong>creetly<br />

looked back at her unnie and she giggled seeing her Dara unnie in her current state.<br />

“Aigoo! Th<strong>is</strong> two <strong>is</strong> being stubborn….as if I didn’t know what happened between them” Minzy mumbled and<br />

went back to get her frozen friend inside the elevator. “Yah! Unnie! Let’s go already”<br />

CHAPTER FOURTEEN<br />

KWON ON THE MOVE<br />

(1)<br />

“Hello, Mrs. Mizuhara, how are you?” Jiyong greeted h<strong>is</strong> client. He just stood there behind h<strong>is</strong> desk, reaching<br />

out h<strong>is</strong> hand on her for a shake hands.


Mrs. Mizuhara eagerly reached for h<strong>is</strong> hand and gave him a flirty smile “Ahh..Jiyong how many times do I have<br />

to tell you to just call me Kiko” She pouted.<br />

“And you know how I like to call all <strong>my</strong> clients by their surname. It gives more credibility to our business<br />

dealings. But before we begin, I would like to apologize for m<strong>is</strong>sing our yesterday’s appointment.” He said to<br />

her in h<strong>is</strong> usual business tone. Hoping that Mizuhara will get the idea that he only means business when it<br />

comes to her and nothing else. “There was a family emergency that couldn’t be avoided”<br />

Kiko placed her hand on top of h<strong>is</strong>, smiling sweetly “I understand, I hope everything <strong>is</strong> okay”<br />

“Yes, thank you for your concern” Jiyong, on the other hand d<strong>is</strong>creetly put h<strong>is</strong> hand away by grabbing the<br />

nearest folder he could reached “Back to our dealings, I had scheduled our appointment because I had some<br />

investment opportunities to d<strong>is</strong>cuss with you that I believe can multiply your gain.”<br />

“Oh please, tell me about it, you know I totally trust you”<br />

“Well, you shouldn’t. You must always take carefully in consideration what I propose to you”<br />

“See! You are taking care of me again!!!” She smiled seductively at him “You are like <strong>my</strong> guardian angel”<br />

At that, Dara knocked on the door and came in, and Jiyong quickly walk towards her.<br />

“Ah yes, Dara, I would like you to meet a very important client of ours Mrs. Mizuhara.” He smiled at her then<br />

look back at h<strong>is</strong> client “Mrs. Mizuhara, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> Sandara Park, <strong>my</strong> new ass<strong>is</strong>tant. She <strong>is</strong> a valuable asset of <strong>my</strong><br />

company and whenever I’m not available she will be the one to handle your investment.”<br />

“Nice to meet you Mrs. Mizuhara” Dara greeted her, emphasizing the word "Mrs", she smiled at her and<br />

extended her hand, the sour feeling from earlier van<strong>is</strong>hed because of the nice words Jiyong had said about her.<br />

Kiko just look at her hand and completely ignored her. Dara had to bite her tongue to prevent herself from<br />

throwing curses at her. Bitchy old hag!!! She said to her in her mind.<br />

“But Jiyong, you know I only want you to handle <strong>my</strong> assets” Kiko purred seductively at Jiyong and Dara barely<br />

contained a gag.


“Mrs. Mizuhara, be reasonable. I know you trust <strong>my</strong> judgement, so you know I wouldn’t propose such a thing if<br />

I was not completely sure that Dara <strong>is</strong> absolutely capable of dealing with you investments. I don’t want you to<br />

lose some big opportunity just because I’m away at that point of time, Dara can do the work for me. I assure you<br />

that whatever proposal we make you, we will d<strong>is</strong>cuss it together” He explained carefully and look at Dara “Me<br />

and Dara, by phone or via email”<br />

Kiko pouted “So why does she have to interfere? Why can’t we d<strong>is</strong>cuss things over the phone when you’re away?<br />

You can call me at home. No matter the hour, I’m always available for you”<br />

Dara saw red in an instant. Without warning she quickly grab the slut’s head and bang it on the desk.<br />

“YAH!!! YOU BITCH!!! HOW DARE YOU THROW YOURSELF THAT WAY TO MY MAN??!!!” She<br />

growled at her. She pulled her hair, forcing Kiko to face her “YOU THINK I’M INVISIBLE HUH???” She<br />

spats at her.<br />

Not quite sat<strong>is</strong>fied, Dara threw her on the floor and Kiko could only do nothing but yelp and groaned in pain.<br />

Jiyong on the other hand, was just cheering for Dara as he watched her wrestle Kiko.<br />

“Whoo! Babe! You’re the best!..Throw her out of the window babe..come on!!!”<br />

To which Dara obligingly did. Jiyong gave her a peck on her cheeks and we all her might, she stood up dragging<br />

Kiko with her, and like in a superhuman movie, she carried her like a sack of rice and threw her out of the<br />

window.<br />

“YOU NASTY OLD HAG!!!!!’ Dara said and laugh evilly. She looked back at Jiyong and grinned when he<br />

gave her a two thumbs up.<br />

(2)<br />

“Ms. Park…..” Dara came back to her senses hearing Jiyong’s voice. She looked at him and met h<strong>is</strong> confused but<br />

worried brown orbs. She noticed that she <strong>is</strong> still standing near the door and Jiyong <strong>is</strong> beside her, and in front of<br />

her <strong>is</strong> Mrs. Mizuhara ra<strong>is</strong>ing her brow at her and giving her a d<strong>is</strong>gusted look “Is everything okay Dara?” Jiyong<br />

asked her worriedly.


“Ahh…yes, yes, everything’s fine. Jiyong” She answered. She wanted to slap herself from drifting out at the time<br />

of their meeting but then remembering her imagination that she’s throwing h<strong>is</strong> client out of the window, puts a<br />

smile on her face. At least she can kill her in her dreams…she thought to herself. “Mrs. Mizuhara, I’m certain<br />

that if you give me a chance we will be able to work great together, as well as you work with Jiyong. Sure, you<br />

can understand that all the data of a business deal cannot be analyzed with you on the phone. Each proposal we<br />

make <strong>is</strong> always accompanied by charts and images that give you a greater perspective of our goals and strategy.”<br />

“Dara <strong>is</strong> right Mrs. Mizuhara and to prove her point let me start today’s presentation on our proposal” With<br />

that Jiyong started right away not giving her a chance for more objections and Kiko could only do nothing but<br />

let at a sigh and took her seat.<br />

“Okay Jiyong, you have convinced me. I see that it <strong>is</strong> great opportunity for me and I will take it.” Kiko finally<br />

said after an hour for presentation. “See, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> why I want you to handle <strong>my</strong> case always. You have such<br />

brilliant ideas”<br />

“Well, actually th<strong>is</strong> was one of Dara’s ideas. It’s one of the projects she worked on while I was away. One of our<br />

most prom<strong>is</strong>ing projects th<strong>is</strong> year” Jiyong said feeling happy and proud of Dara. He was beyond impressed with<br />

the work Dara had put on th<strong>is</strong> project while he was away, and he wanted to promote it the best way possible.<br />

But not only the project, but the person behind it as well, he wanted her to shine.<br />

Dara couldn’t help but smile brightly at him. She looked at Mrs. Mizuhara’s dump fooled expression and she<br />

wanted to laugh at her. Ha! In your face bitch!!! She said to her in her mind. Mrs. Mizuhara had<br />

unintentionally pra<strong>is</strong>ed her and there’s no way she could take it back.<br />

“Okay, so count me in on th<strong>is</strong> project” Kiko said stiffly and she stood up and ready to go. She did not even say<br />

goodbye to Dara, but turned to Jiyong. “I still want to talk to you when you’re here okay?”<br />

“Of course” He replied, irritated by the fact she didn’t even bid goodbye to Dara. But there was nothing he could<br />

do about it. She was the client and they had to accept such rude behaviors from time to time.<br />

“Okay then. Now that th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> over, how about the two of us go out for dinner to celebrate our deal?” She winked<br />

at him.<br />

Dara snapped her head at Jiyong, anticipating for h<strong>is</strong> answer “I’m sorry Mrs. Mizuhara, but we already have<br />

plans for dinner with another client” Jiyong answered looking straight at her eyes.


Kiko frowned “Can’t she go alone?”<br />

“I’m afraid not. When I’m in town I try to see all <strong>my</strong> clients, as I did with you. I know you understand”<br />

“Yeah, well it’s a shame” She said dejectedly “We can reschedule for some other time”<br />

“Of course”<br />

“Bye Jiyong” She said and left the office.<br />

(3)<br />

“Yeah, when hell freezes over, we will go out” He mumbled as soon as he closed the door. Dara couldn’t help but<br />

giggle hearing him say that. Well, she guess she has nothing to be jealous about after all. Jiyong looked at her<br />

“I’m sorry Dara for her rudeness”<br />

“It’s not your fault, don’t worry” I killed her in <strong>my</strong> mind many times over anyways. She said to herself. She was<br />

glad that they had finally gotten rid of the slut. For a moment, she thought that Jiyong might go for dinner with<br />

her, and that thought made her sick to her stomach. Now, that she was away, she started to feel better.<br />

“That was more than enough. I think we should call it a day”<br />

“Oh..I have some more things I have to do”<br />

“Leave them, and that’s an order” Jiyong said to her “After a meeting like that we both need some relaxation. So<br />

go home have a relaxing bath and I will pick you up at six thirty”<br />

Dara’s eyes widened and stared at him, confused “Excuse me?”


“Well, we said that we were going out. We can’t be caught lying. We have to go out” He said to her. He thought<br />

that it <strong>is</strong> a brilliant idea to make it as an alibi for him to take her out.<br />

“I’m certain we can keep it a secret. And after all there’s no client” Dara said hes<strong>is</strong>tantly.<br />

“We cannot be hold responsible if he doesn’t show. We’re going. After all we do have to celebrate th<strong>is</strong> deal. I’m<br />

sure it will be one of our most lucrative th<strong>is</strong> year. And I owe it to you”<br />

“No, really, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> part of <strong>my</strong> job. I can’t come”<br />

Jiyong pulled h<strong>is</strong> puppy look face and asked her again, clasping h<strong>is</strong> hand together “Please, are you going to<br />

leave me defenseless?” He pleaded. “What if Mrs. Mizuhara find me out dining alone and hits on me even<br />

harder. Who will defend me then?” He pouted even more. He knows that a guilt trip will definitely do the trick.<br />

He just silently pray that no one will walk in on them or h<strong>is</strong> credibility as a <strong>boss</strong> will surely go down the drain.<br />

Dara couldn’t believe what she’s seeing. Her <strong>boss</strong> <strong>is</strong> pouting like a kid in front of her, and honestly her heart <strong>is</strong><br />

doing some back flips and summersaults, and in truth, Jiyong doesn’t have to plead for her to say yes, because<br />

she already said yes to him, the first time he asked her. She was just acting like she doesn’t want to, she doesn’t<br />

like Jiyong to think that she’s easy, okay, she did spread her legs the first time they met but she’s drunk, and it’s<br />

a valid reason for her to act stupid, but not th<strong>is</strong> time, of course, she doesn’t Jiyong to think that he can play with<br />

her, she’s not like that and the fact that she has a heart to protect with.<br />

“Fine…I’ll come. If there’s no one else to defend your virtue, against the hordes of women that are after you”<br />

She said going with the flow.<br />

Jiyong beamed happily and came closer to her “I was thinking the Italian restaurant near Hongdae, do you like<br />

Italian food?”<br />

“Yes, I love it” Dara said a little bit breathlessly. She retreated. She was afraid of what she might do if she was<br />

th<strong>is</strong> close ti him. Her body wanted to get even closer to him. She can feel the sexual tension between them, and<br />

she knows she has to do something now before she lose herself, she knows she’s too weak to res<strong>is</strong>t him “Well, if<br />

I want to be on time for dinner and have that relaxing bath you told me I will have to leave soon. Is there<br />

anything you want me to do before I leave?”


K<strong>is</strong>s me. Jiyong said to himself. Images of her in a bath tub gloriously naked dressed only in bubbles filled h<strong>is</strong><br />

mind. He nearly winced at how fast h<strong>is</strong> manhood got hard. Unless he reined himself he would probably attack<br />

her by the time they serve them first course.<br />

“No, Everything <strong>is</strong> fine here. You go and relax yourself. I’ll come by your house around six thirty okay? I’ll get<br />

your address from Minzy. It’s on your personal file right?”<br />

“Yes, but there’s no reason to bother Minzy, I’ll write it down for you” She was to eager to give him the address<br />

and Jiyong realized it was because she wouldn’t want people at the office to know that they were going out for<br />

dinner together. He prom<strong>is</strong>ed himself that he would make her trust herself enough not to care what the others<br />

will say. People were mean and enjoyed gossips no matter how much hurt their gossip caused. Of course, she<br />

should be careful but not stop living for that reason.<br />

“All right, I’ll see you in a few hours” He told her while she was writing down her address. After that she saluted<br />

him and left. He picked up the phone right away and ordered twenty five red roses to be delivered in Dara’s<br />

place at six fifteen. He really wanted to see her face when she saw the flowers but he preferred not to make her<br />

feel awkward.<br />

He happily walked back to h<strong>is</strong> desk and pulled out a card calendar on h<strong>is</strong> drawer. Today <strong>is</strong> April 26 and he<br />

marked it as the start of him pursuing Dara to be h<strong>is</strong>.<br />

CHAPTER FIFTEEN<br />

HER DOUBTS.....<br />

(1)<br />

Dara exhaled deeply as soon as she left Jiyong’s office. She had to leave quickly and do some serious mental<br />

slapping on herself if she wanted to be ready to face Jiyong again. Now that he had stopped being a jerk to her<br />

and became charming instead. She started to see how good looking he <strong>is</strong>, he could easily passed as a prince of<br />

some kingdom, she’s not fond of guys dyeing their hair but with Jiyong, she finds h<strong>is</strong> blonde hair really sexy, he<br />

somehow looks boy<strong>is</strong>h and yet h<strong>is</strong> aura screams manly. He’s not buff but she finds h<strong>is</strong> slim body addictive.<br />

Dara knew shad no chance in res<strong>is</strong>ting h<strong>is</strong> advances, it was clear that he was making a move on her. She was not<br />

naïve enough not to recognize that. What she couldn’t understand was what made him change h<strong>is</strong> mind that<br />

quickly about her. Two days ago he was ready to eat her alive (in a bad way), and now he’s all sweet and caring.<br />

She wondered if h<strong>is</strong> changed was due to the fact that now he knew that she didn’t walk out on him that morning<br />

on purpose.


Her mind flooded with images of Jiyong, she didn’t noticed she already reached her place. She had left her<br />

office in daze, mechanically saying goodbye to her colleagues she met on her way out. She didn’t even<br />

remember what she responded to Minzy, when she teased her about Jiyong having the hots for her.<br />

She opened the door and went straight to the bathroom, started filling the bath tub with hot water, took off her<br />

clothes and settled down in the tub.<br />

“Oh <strong>my</strong> God!!!! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?” Dara screeched when she noticed Bom sitting in the<br />

toilet. “What are you doing sneaking up on me like that?”<br />

“Sneaking up on you? Girl, I was on the couch. You bypassed me not even looking at me even though I said<br />

hello, and you came straight here, nice peep show by the way” She winked at her “and now you’re telling me you<br />

never noticed me???”<br />

“Of course I didn’t noticed you. I wasn’t expecting you to be here until later.”<br />

“Well, Tabi and I took a leave today, you see were supposed to have an alone time last night but thanks to your<br />

hot <strong>boss</strong>, it was cancelled, so he came over right after you left h<strong>is</strong> morning and well, you know...” Bom said to<br />

her, winking. She just rolled her eyes at her. “and why are you here so early? And why are you in a daze?”<br />

Dara blushed and submerged her body deeper in the bath tub “We had a difficult day with a lot of appointments<br />

and after the last one, Jiyong told me to come home and relax”<br />

“That was sweet of him” Bom said suspiciously.<br />

“Yeah, well I did go half and hour early again today, so you can say I earned it”<br />

“Hmm…I don’t buy it Dara..keep going” She stood up from the toilet only to sit at the corner part of the tub.<br />

“How was your handsome <strong>boss</strong> today? Did he look like a zombie from too much booze in h<strong>is</strong> system? Did he<br />

sent you away in order to go and sleep it off?”<br />

“No, actually he looked pretty good considering that, the only thing that gave him away <strong>is</strong> that he drunk too<br />

many coffee.”


“Did you tell him that we saw him drunk last night and Tabi drive him home?”<br />

Dara’s eyes widened “Of course not. I want to keep <strong>my</strong> job you know”<br />

“Psshhh…that was boring, I was expecting more fire today” Bom pouted “Oh well, I leave you alone now, how<br />

bout we order pizza for dinner? Tabi <strong>is</strong> coming over tonight”<br />

“Another sex marathon? Pssh..you guys are like rabbits..anyway, I actually have plans for dinner tonight”<br />

“Really?” With whom? The girls from the office? And why am I not invited?” Bom started to question her<br />

excitedly.<br />

“No, it’s not the girls from the office. Jiyong had to tell an infuriating client that kept throwing herself at him<br />

that he had plans with me tonight, and now I have to go out with him to make the story legit” Bom’s jaw<br />

dropped and her eyes popped out.<br />

“YOU HAVE A DATE WITH JIYONG???!!!” Bom shouted and she winced.<br />

“I don’t have a date. I told you it’s a business dinner for making the story he made up legit” Dara explained.<br />

Okay that was a lie. She knows it’s a date but she’s not going to tell Bom that it <strong>is</strong>.<br />

“It’s a date” Bom ins<strong>is</strong>ted<br />

“It’s not”<br />

“It <strong>is</strong>”<br />

“It’s not”


“It’s not”<br />

“It <strong>is</strong>” Dara covered her mouth with her hands and Bom burst into laughter.<br />

“Gotcha!!!!” Bom said to her in between her laughs and left her sulking in the tub. Tsk! I’m so gonna get you<br />

one day Park Bom!!!!<br />

(2)<br />

A few minutes later, Dara entered her room and saw Bom choosing a dress for her. Her eyes widened seeing the<br />

dress that she chose. There was no way she was going to wear that and after some quarelling they got down to a<br />

black elegant but sexy dress Dara had not worn in ages. Bom retreated to the kitchen to grab her favorite corn<br />

to eat and leave Dara to prepare herself. At six fifteen Dara was still in her room when the doorbell rang.<br />

“BOM! CAN YOU GET THE DOOR PLEASE!!!’ Dara shouted from her room. When she’s done preparing<br />

she quickly went out of her room.<br />

“Is he here? He’s early” Dara wh<strong>is</strong>pered thinking Jiyong was waiting in her living room.<br />

“Nope, th<strong>is</strong> came for you” Bom gave her the flowers. Dara looked at them startled.<br />

“Who sent them?” She asked<br />

Bom checked the card attached on the bouquet “Well, Jiyong of course. H<strong>is</strong> name <strong>is</strong> in the card” She gave the<br />

flowers to her “Hmm..a date and flowers”<br />

“Bommie-yah, can you not look deep into th<strong>is</strong>..th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> nothing okay?” She whined


“I’m sorry baby girl, I’m just trying to pinpoint to you that he obviously likes you” Dara blushed because of what<br />

Bom said. At the back of her mind, she knew it, with the way Jiyong <strong>is</strong> treating her today, she can feel it.<br />

“But he’s <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong>. I can’t r<strong>is</strong>k <strong>my</strong> job by having an affair with him”<br />

“Th<strong>is</strong> has got nothing to do about who’s <strong>boss</strong> and who’s the employee. Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> about you being happy okay baby<br />

girl? Well, I just hope that he <strong>is</strong> a decent guy, well, Tabi said the he <strong>is</strong> a good man, because you deserve no less”<br />

“I’m not sure if I’m ready to have another relationship Bommie” Dara said truthfully. Yes, she admits that she<br />

feels territorial when it comes to Jiyong, she couldn’t deny the sexual tension building up inside her whenever<br />

he’s near and she admits that she <strong>is</strong> attracted to him, but she’s afraid, about the things that had happened to<br />

her, she doesn’t think that she could bring herself to give a new love a chance.<br />

Bom smiled at her sincerely “I understand you Dee, really, I do. But what if th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> the one? The man you’re<br />

meant to be with? Don’t you think you should at least give him a chance?”<br />

Dara didn’t answered. She doesn’t know how will she answer her. She knows she’s not yet ready for anything<br />

yet. The wounds that Donghae inflicted on her were already healed but it left a scar in her heart.<br />

“Come on Dara, what are you afraid off?”<br />

“I don’t know Bom, I’ve been feeling territorial towards him, earlier, I wanted to kill h<strong>is</strong> client who keeps on<br />

throwing herself at him because I’m jealous, and it scares me a lot, I’m attracted to him, yes, maybe I like him<br />

but I don’t think I can go deeper than that, because what if, what if….”<br />

“What if he turned out to be like Donghae?” Bom cuts her off and she nodded<br />

“I just don’t think I will be able to stand up again if what Donghae did to me will happen again with Jiyong, I<br />

know, I’m not supposed to judge Jiyong, it’s unfair but I want to protect <strong>my</strong>self you know, with Donghae, I<br />

barely made it and I’ve been thru a lot, and I don’t want to feel like that again”


“Okay, I understand you. Maybe we are thinking too much of th<strong>is</strong> and he’s just grateful for all the work you have<br />

done for him.” Bom knew what she said to her best friend was a lie. Sheunghyun told her about him and base<br />

on what her boyfriend says Jiyong won’t do things like th<strong>is</strong> to a girl especially if it’s someone from work unless<br />

he likes the girl. Her boyfriend also told her that Jiyong was a good man, he’s not the playboy type and can be<br />

trusted. Sheunghyun had told her that he knows him so well that with just one look at him, he knows that<br />

someone had caught Kwon Jiyong’s heart, in th<strong>is</strong> case, it’s Dara. But she won’t push th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong>sue to Dara, she<br />

could totally understand where Dara <strong>is</strong> coming from, why she’s hesitant about Jiyong, and besides it’s really up<br />

to Jiyong to do the move. “Just prom<strong>is</strong>e me one thing , you’re going to try to have fun tonight”<br />

Dara smiled and nodded. Bom was an eternal romantic even though she put on a hard face for the rest of the<br />

world to see. “I prom<strong>is</strong>e”<br />

Bom hugged Dara tightly and they just kept on giggling like high school girls. They only stop when the doorbell<br />

rang again.<br />

“Well, that must be Jiyong, are you ready?”<br />

“Yes, I only have to put on <strong>my</strong> shoes” Dara answered and went back to her room while Bom gets the door.<br />

“Hi..<strong>is</strong> th<strong>is</strong> D—B-Bom?”<br />

“D-Donghae?!!!!”<br />

CHAPTER SIXTEEN<br />

THE DATE<br />

(1)<br />

“B-Bom, I---“<br />

Donghae wasn’t able to fin<strong>is</strong>h h<strong>is</strong> sentence and found himself being dragged inside the apartment and was<br />

shoved inside a closet.


“Shut up and don’t you dare step out of th<strong>is</strong> closet until I tell you to or I will really kill you!!!” Bom h<strong>is</strong>sed. In<br />

daze, Donghae just nodded h<strong>is</strong> head, he doesn’t understand why she reacted that way but the angry Bom always<br />

scared him to death.<br />

“Shit!” Bom jumped in surpr<strong>is</strong>ed when the doorbell suddenly rang. She quickly closed the closet door leaving<br />

Donghae still dumbfounded and run for the door in an incredible speed. She halted when she saw Dara already<br />

at the door and Jiyong standing in front of it.<br />

BLAG!!!!!<br />

Bom lose her balance, she felt her legs wobbled, Donghae’s sudden appearance had messed with her system.<br />

She was beyond shocked and scared for Dara. She doesn’t want her to see the man who broke her heart and<br />

ruined her life, ever again. She will not permit it. Donghae got to go!!!!<br />

“Bommie?” A gentle tap on her shoulder brought her back in reality. She looked around and found herself lying<br />

on the floor “Are you okay?” Dara reached out her hand to her and she accepted it.<br />

“Y-Yeah, I’m fine, I just lose <strong>my</strong> balance, that’s all” She answered as she lets her best friend pull her up. Her<br />

gaze landed on Jiyong who’s now standing in the living room watching them. She gave her a small smile “Kwon<br />

Jiyong right?”<br />

Jiyong nodded. He studied her face and her striking red hair caught h<strong>is</strong> attention. She <strong>is</strong> awfully familiar. He<br />

was sure that he had saw her somewhere. Bom, on the other hand, studied h<strong>is</strong> physique and h<strong>is</strong> whole<br />

appearance. Woah! Th<strong>is</strong> guy <strong>is</strong> hot! Donghae won’t even stand a chance!! She thought to herself.<br />

“Oh, Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> best friend Park Bom” Dara introduced her to him. “Bom th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong>, Kwon Jiyong”<br />

Bom extended her hand to him and Jiyong gladly took it. “It was nice meeting you Bom-sshi, you look awfully<br />

familiar, have we met before?”<br />

Bom and Dara grinned at him “ Sheunghyun’s girlfriend. Choi Sheunghyun. You were at the office the other<br />

day”


Jiyong formed h<strong>is</strong> mouth into an “O” shape. Remembering the red hair girl he saw coming out of h<strong>is</strong> friend’s<br />

office. He suddenly turned pale thinking about h<strong>is</strong> purpose for coming over. Bom grinned at him. Sheunghyun<br />

had told her about Jiyong’s inquiries regarding her best friend.<br />

“Would you like to have a drink first before you go?” Bom offered the couch to him. She then look at Dara in a<br />

teasing manner that put the alarmed look on her best friend’s face.<br />

“Nope, we don’t won’t to be late” Dara quickly answered. Sensing that Bom has something up in her sleeves and<br />

she doesn’t like it one bit. Dara pratically dragged Jiyong with her as she exits the apartment, not giving him a<br />

chance to accept her best friend’s offer.<br />

“NICE TO MEET YOU BOM. MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME!” He shouted while Dara had a death grip<br />

on h<strong>is</strong> hand and was pushing him in the elevator.<br />

‘I’LL HOLD YOU TO THAT!!!” Bom shouted back and closed the door. She leaned against the closed door<br />

and let out a sigh of relief. “Phew! I thought they’re never gonna leave”<br />

(2)<br />

“Well, you were in a hurry to leave. You must be really hungry. Little Italy has great food and I’m sure you’ll be<br />

sat<strong>is</strong>fied” Jiyong said clearly amused by the whole situation.<br />

Dara blushed at that comment which reminded her that she hadn’t eaten anything yet since lunch and that she<br />

would be extremely hungry at dinner. That would be bad because she did not intend to scare him away with her<br />

eating habits.<br />

“No, I just wanted to spare you the third degree of Bom. I told her that th<strong>is</strong> was a business dinner but after your<br />

flowers arrived she couldn’t stop teasing me. By the way, thanks for the flowers, they were beautiful. You<br />

shouldn’t have bothered”<br />

Jiyong smiled one of h<strong>is</strong> overwhelming smiles at her “It was not a bother at all. Someone as beautiful and<br />

charming as you should be getting roses everyday”


Dara blushed even more and couldn’t find anything to say to him. Her mind had gone completely blank. Lucky<br />

for her the elevator reached the ground floor and they had to exit. Jiyong showed her to h<strong>is</strong> car and held open<br />

the door for her. That was a first for since Donghae never bothered to do it for her. He had also commented<br />

sometime that he thought it to be a sign of a weakness for a woman to need a man to open the door for her. If a<br />

woman considered herself powerful and confident, she should do most things by herself. She didn’t agree with<br />

him but didn’t want him to think of her as weak either so she had not spoken her mind on that matter.<br />

You are out with your gorgeous <strong>boss</strong> and you’re thinking of your scumbag ex boyfriend?!! Get a grip of<br />

yourself Dara!!!<br />

After a few minutes, they have reached the restaurant. Jiyong put h<strong>is</strong> hand on the small of Dara’s back and<br />

guided her in. Her reaction made him really happy. He saw her blushing and he was sat<strong>is</strong>fied that he’s not the<br />

only one affected by their close contact. He had repeatedly caught her staring at him during the drive when he<br />

was trying to steal glances of her. She was mesmerizing tonight. The dress she was wearing was very elegant<br />

and managed to show her curves, all in their perfect places.<br />

The waiter sat them down in a secluded table with candles and a vase with red roses. Dara looked around and<br />

saw that the other tables were lacking the roses. She wondered if he had asked the restaurant to put them on<br />

their table, but she refrained from asking him.<br />

Jiyong was just silently watching her every move. He saw her look around and he had sense what Dara was<br />

thinking. He looked deep in her eyes “ Our table <strong>is</strong> personalized” He said to her.<br />

Dara felt captivated by the intense stare of her <strong>boss</strong> that she startled and almost jump on her seat when the<br />

waiter approached them to take their order. Dara knew that although she’s fam<strong>is</strong>hed, she will only order a salad<br />

(it was a girl protocol in dinner dates) but Jiyong surpr<strong>is</strong>ed her when he ordered a fine wine and five different<br />

plates from the menu, which by the way are all her favorites.<br />

Jiyong knew what Dara were thinking and he chuckled seeing her reaction.<br />

“I knew you’re going to order just a salad if I’m going to let you order for yourself” He told her.<br />

“H-How did you know <strong>my</strong> favorites?” She beamed a smile to him


“It’s a secret” He winked at him and Dara has to fan herself with her hand, Jiyong just winked at her and she<br />

finds him sexy.<br />

As soon as the wine arrived and both took a sip, Dara finally managed to relax and started talking. At first their<br />

talk revolved around work. Dara had told him about how everybody had welcomed her in their company and<br />

how good they treated her so far as if she’s already working their for a long time.<br />

“Well, it <strong>is</strong> really a great place to work. I mean everyone <strong>is</strong> always very eager to help me in everything I need.<br />

That has been a life savior for me during those months you were away in Japan. I mean I had to replace you in<br />

running your company and if not for their cooperation I would’ve spend half <strong>my</strong> time searching for where most<br />

things were around the office.”<br />

Jiyong appreciated her honesty and the fact that she didn’t take any credit all to herself makes him admire her<br />

more. Dara <strong>is</strong> a selfless girl and at th<strong>is</strong> time, a girl like her <strong>is</strong> a rare gem.<br />

“I can assure you that I have hand picked every employee that I have. I know that in <strong>my</strong> line of work I have to be<br />

out of town from time to time and I needed people I can rely on with me. I didn’t want to have half <strong>my</strong> mind<br />

back in the office the minute I stepped out of it. After all the hard work we have put together all these years, I<br />

consider them as part of <strong>my</strong> family. I was leaving you in good hands “He winked at her.<br />

“So it was them you were sure of? Not <strong>my</strong> abilities” She sad clutching her hand in front of her chest pretending<br />

to be offended.<br />

“Sweetheart, like I told you I hand picked <strong>my</strong> employees carefully and I try to get the best of the best, that<br />

applied to you too” He smiled at and look at her with h<strong>is</strong> intense eyes and the butterflies in her stomach started<br />

their wild dance once again.<br />

After talking a little more about work that was of course the safest subject, the conversation moved to their<br />

families.<br />

“So, tell me about your family. Do you have any brothers I should be watching out for?” He teased her and she<br />

laughed heartily.<br />

“I have one brother and a s<strong>is</strong>ter. I’m the eldest. My brother Shanghyun <strong>is</strong> over protective of me but not a threat,<br />

<strong>my</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ter, well, she has her own life to worry about, she’s married and with three kids to take care of “


“How bout friends? Guy friends?” He asked excitedly and she laughed<br />

“Well, Bom <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> room mate and <strong>my</strong> best friend, she literally gave a whole new meaning with the word over<br />

protective. She’s like a s<strong>is</strong>ter to me, we stuck together in all the good and the bad moments that have come<br />

along our paths. We are each other’s rocks even though she’s a complete ‘nut case” and sometimes I just want to<br />

kill her “ Jiyong made a mental note that he had to win over Bom if he wanted a chance to have a successful<br />

relationship with Dara. She apparently loved Bom and valued her opinion.<br />

“ Then there’s Sheunghyun, Bom’s boyfriend, I believed that you’re friends with him.” She said remembering<br />

the time when they saw a drunk Jiyong in the bar and Sheunghyun has to drive him home. Jiyong stiffened at<br />

th<strong>is</strong>. The last thing he wanted <strong>is</strong> for Dara to see him in a mess. He was also worried that Dara might asked her<br />

how did he became friends with h<strong>is</strong> hyung and he might blurt out that he’s friends with her bastard ex too. He<br />

was glad that Dara didn’t ebalorate the topic any further.<br />

“And of course Minzy, she’s actually friends with <strong>my</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ter Durami, and I use to take care of her when she’s still<br />

young, when her parents died, <strong>my</strong> family took her in and so instantly have a younger s<strong>is</strong>ter in her.” Jiyong<br />

smiled at th<strong>is</strong>, at least he doesn’t have to impress Sheunghyun and Minzy, they know him inside and out.<br />

“So enough about me. I feel like I’m monopolizing th<strong>is</strong> conversation. Tell me about your family”<br />

“Both of <strong>my</strong> parents are still alive but are already divorced and have their own family. I have one real s<strong>is</strong>ter and<br />

a half s<strong>is</strong>ter, making me the only guy in the family. I am independent ever since I’m a kid, when I left for college<br />

I began planning <strong>my</strong> company and rarely had the chance to v<strong>is</strong>it them. I’m not too happy about that nowadays,<br />

<strong>my</strong> half s<strong>is</strong>ter recently got married and I was not there during the wedding, I was in Japan and <strong>my</strong> noona got<br />

married four years ago. I have two nieces I absolutely adore and regret not being able to v<strong>is</strong>it them more often.<br />

My s<strong>is</strong>ter always teases me that she’s glad that I don’t v<strong>is</strong>it them more because I always spoil <strong>my</strong> nieces when I<br />

v<strong>is</strong>it them.” H<strong>is</strong> eyes sparkled when he talked about h<strong>is</strong> nieces and she wondered how he would be with h<strong>is</strong> own<br />

kids someday. That thought unsettled her because the idea of him married to another woman made her mad as<br />

hell. She tried to rein her emotions. She didn’t want to ruin their evening that was going great so far. He seemed<br />

more interesting by the minute and she feared she wouldn’t be able to protect her heart against him for long.<br />

Dara was so engrossed in their conversation that she didn’t realized they had consumed almost all their food.<br />

When the waiter came to collect the plates and asked if they would like to order dessert she gasped at the empty<br />

plates. Jiyong ordered a piece of each of their chosen dessert and she begged him to cancel the order. She<br />

couldn’t believed she had eaten like that in front of him. She wondered what he might think of her, because he<br />

didn’t seem fazed from her appetite.


When the desserts arrived Dara blushed. Jiyong enveloped her hand in h<strong>is</strong> and fed her a little of each of their<br />

dessert. He sincerely loved the fact that no matter her objections she sampled all the plates he had ordered. And<br />

after she caught up in their conversation, she ate what he considered a normal proportion of food for dinner.<br />

He was sick and tired of women that ate only salad to keep themselves skinny. H<strong>is</strong> last girl friend didn’t have<br />

anything on her fridge or her cupboards that didn’t belong in the food groups whenever he stayed over, he<br />

almost starved. He remembered how mad he <strong>is</strong> at her. He avoided speaking to her for two days, preventing<br />

himself not to murder her and after that she sent him an email and said she’s breaking up with him because he<br />

was unreasonable.<br />

Ha! Unreasonable <strong>my</strong> ass!<br />

He quickly shoved the memory of h<strong>is</strong> ex girlfriend at the back of h<strong>is</strong> mind. She was not worth h<strong>is</strong> thoughts<br />

especially in the company of a sweet butterfly called Dara.<br />

Every time he fed her a spoon full of one of the sweet delicacies he had ordered, she closed her eyes in total<br />

bl<strong>is</strong>s. That was how she had reacted in the aftermath of each and every one of their love sessions that night and<br />

seeing her again like that, he almost spilled himself in h<strong>is</strong> briefs.<br />

When the waiter came in with the bill, Jiyong was d<strong>is</strong>appointed that their evening was coming to an end. He<br />

had no intention to ask her to come up her apartment for a drink. He wanted to take things slow, because he<br />

was certain that a more direct approach would scare her away. And that was the last thing he wanted to do. But<br />

he intended to steal a k<strong>is</strong>s from her. That was h<strong>is</strong> big goal for the night. Yet he didn’t want to be apart from her<br />

just yet.<br />

“How would you like it if we went for a drink in a nice bar I know near here?” He asked her as they get ready to<br />

leave the restaurant.<br />

“I would’ve love that” Dara replied happily that he didn’t want the night to end either “ But unfortunately<br />

tomorrow <strong>is</strong> a working day for both of us, and <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong> gets really angry when I’m late” She teased him<br />

Jiyong blushed for the first time. Since they had met she was doing all the blushing. “I already told you I’m<br />

sorry about that day. I overreacted. I’m not going to do such a thing again “ He said sheep<strong>is</strong>hly.<br />

Dara laughed “ I’m just teasing you, but still it <strong>is</strong> already late and we both have appointments tomorrow that we<br />

can’t ignore”


Jiyong huffed and for the first time since he founded h<strong>is</strong> company, he cursed h<strong>is</strong> professional<strong>is</strong>m. “You’re right”<br />

He said to her, he place h<strong>is</strong> hand on top of her and look intently in her eyes “ but prom<strong>is</strong>ed me that we’re going<br />

to repeat th<strong>is</strong> dinner over th<strong>is</strong> weekend”<br />

Dara chewed on her bottom lip and it took all he had not k<strong>is</strong>s her right there and then.<br />

“It’s not that I don’t want to go out with you again, but the girls from the office asked me to go with them on the<br />

movies and I wouldn’t want to blow them off. They’ve been so kind to me”<br />

“Don’t worry about it. Make your plans with the girls and afterwards we can make ours” He beamed and stood<br />

from their table and help her stand too. They left the restaurant with h<strong>is</strong> hand on Dara’s back. As they waited<br />

for their car to be brought to them by the valet, Dara leaned on Jiyong’s side for support and he, not m<strong>is</strong>sing the<br />

chance hugged her lightly and gave her a small peck on the lips.<br />

She had never felt like that before and she could do was stare at him in a daze.<br />

“Thanks for a wonderful evening! I look forward to more of the kind “ He wh<strong>is</strong>pered at her coming closer to her.<br />

Dara was looking at him deep in h<strong>is</strong> eyes. She opened her mouth to say something but no words came out.<br />

Jiyong not wanting to lose the opportunity, bent down and k<strong>is</strong>sed her. Th<strong>is</strong> was not a peck on the lips though. It<br />

was a thorough passionate k<strong>is</strong>s that stole her breath away. After a few moment or maybe an hour, he was not<br />

sure.<br />

Jiyong withdrew from the k<strong>is</strong>s. H<strong>is</strong> little butterfly in a complete daze and a wave of pride coursed through him.<br />

“Goodnight, Dara” He said to her, sealing their date with a last one peck on her lips<br />

“Goodnight” She replied still in a daze and entered her apartment.<br />

Jiyong could do a victory dance at that moment. He felt that good. He descended the stairs jumping happily at<br />

each stair like a kid and left with h<strong>is</strong> car for h<strong>is</strong> place.


Dara couldn’t believe th<strong>is</strong> night had happened. Everything was perfect. He made her feel so passionate and<br />

secured at the same time and she was afraid that something might happen to throw her from the top of the<br />

mountain that she was at the moment. She looked around her apartment and was happy to see Bom <strong>is</strong> not<br />

around to bombard her with questions about her date.<br />

She saw the note that her best friend left at the coffee table. Apparently, Sheunghyun came over and went out<br />

for a date. She should buy Sheunghyun a gift for saving her from Bom. She really needed to be alone and think<br />

about all the things that had happened to her from the past days since the party. She undressed and got to her<br />

bed. She was sure that she wouldn’t be able to sleep for some hours, but at least as she sleeps, her dreams would<br />

surely be happy tonight.<br />

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN<br />

ROMANCE IN THE WORK PLACE<br />

(1)<br />

BOM<br />

“What the fuck are you doing here Donghae?!!!!” I asked the son of the devil. As soon as I made sure that Dara<br />

and Jiyong already left the apartment building, I quickly went to where Donghae <strong>is</strong> hiding and dragged him in<br />

the kitchen. “You have one second to tell me “ I said to him as I picked up a plate and aim it on him. A d<strong>is</strong>h<br />

meets the solid wall and shatters into million pieces when he didn’t say anything. The bastard ducks just in<br />

time. He runs around the kitchen <strong>is</strong>land attempting to get a safe d<strong>is</strong>tance away from me.<br />

“B-B-om! Wait! Sto---“ I pick up a china bowl and launch it at him as hard as I can. It smashes into the oven as<br />

he jerks aside.<br />

“Time’s up Donghae! Get the fuck out of <strong>my</strong> house!” I h<strong>is</strong>sed at him and picked up a knife swing it wildly not<br />

ever seeing where it goes.<br />

“Oh <strong>my</strong> God! Bom! Are you trying to—“ He ducks another d<strong>is</strong>h hits the wall “Kill me?!!: H<strong>is</strong> stupid face<br />

reflected h<strong>is</strong> fear.


“Didn’t I say” I picked up another d<strong>is</strong>h and aim it at him, a loud crash was heard “not to show your face in front<br />

of me or Dara ever again!!!”<br />

I breath out heavily and desperately search for something painful and large to throw. “I warned you before<br />

right? I’m going to kill you if ever I saw your face again!!!”<br />

If th<strong>is</strong> bastard died I think I would be just fine and sat<strong>is</strong>fied at the moment. There <strong>is</strong> no way I will let th<strong>is</strong> fool<br />

ruin <strong>my</strong> best friend’s life the second time.<br />

In <strong>my</strong> raid for something large and dangerous I feel a pair of strong arms on <strong>my</strong> wa<strong>is</strong>t turning me to face him.<br />

“LET GO OF ME!!!” Thinking that it was Donghae, I screamed and struggle out of h<strong>is</strong> grasp. I try to hit him<br />

in the face, but both of h<strong>is</strong> hands dart up. One capturing both of <strong>my</strong> wr<strong>is</strong>t in a painful grip bru<strong>is</strong>ing them<br />

together. The other capturing <strong>my</strong> face, forcing me to look at him.<br />

“Babe!!!!” I stopped hearing the familiar deep voice of <strong>my</strong> boyfriend. It was only then that I realized that<br />

Sheunghyun <strong>is</strong> the one holding me. My eyes searched for Donghae and I saw him cowering in the corner of the<br />

room and I glared at him “I’m going to let go of you babe but prom<strong>is</strong>e me that you will stay calm” I just nodded.<br />

Sheunghyun loosen h<strong>is</strong> hold of me and I immediately launch at Donghae, I was about to kick him but again, I<br />

was captured by a pair of strong arms.<br />

“YAH!!! CHOI SHEUNGHYUN!!! LET GO OF ME!!! I’M GOING TO KILL THAT STUPID FRIEND<br />

OF YOURS!!!” I screamed at the top of <strong>my</strong> lungs as I try to kick the air hoping that <strong>my</strong> foot will reach<br />

Donghae.<br />

“What the fuck <strong>is</strong> he doing here anyway? What if Dara saw him? What do you think will happen to <strong>my</strong> best<br />

friend” I said as I try to wiggle from h<strong>is</strong> strong grasp.<br />

“B-Bom please l<strong>is</strong>ten to me” I stopped when I heard Donghae. He was looking at me pleadingly. I was taken a<br />

back when I saw the look on h<strong>is</strong> face. H<strong>is</strong> looks desperate. I can see longling, sadness and guilt in h<strong>is</strong> eyes. It<br />

was only then that I noticed that h<strong>is</strong> usual arrogant aura <strong>is</strong>n’t there anymore. I felt Sheunghyun released me<br />

and took a deep breathe to calm <strong>my</strong>self down or else <strong>my</strong> urge to kill <strong>my</strong> bestfriend’s ex boyfriend will activate<br />

again.


“Speak” I commanded him “But not here, Dara will be home any time soon and I don’t want her to see you”<br />

(2)<br />

The next morning Jiyong woke and he was still feeling like he was flying. He was that happy that the dinner last<br />

night had gone well. He got to know another side of Dara, the more personal side and if he was not in love<br />

before, he was sure as hell he <strong>is</strong> now. H<strong>is</strong> little butterfly was a jewel and for the life of him he had no idea how<br />

no one had snatched her yet. But he was no fool. He had every intention of snatching her and never letting<br />

anyone steal her from him.<br />

He got ready quickly and went to h<strong>is</strong> office. He made h<strong>is</strong> coffee and as soon as it turned nine o clock he called<br />

the flor<strong>is</strong>t and asked again for roses to be delivered to the office th<strong>is</strong> time. He carefully omitted to put a card on<br />

them so that people at the office wouldn’t know it was him. But she would know, and that was all that mattered.<br />

“Oppa” A few minutes later Minzy came into h<strong>is</strong> office to hand him h<strong>is</strong> schedule for the day. It was full of<br />

appointments. It would be a very tiring day but at least most of them would be held in Dara’s presence. Even<br />

the thought of her being in the same room with him, made h<strong>is</strong> day look shiny. Yes. He got it bad for Dara.<br />

“You look different today oppa” Minzy said. He look at her and she was eyeing her suspiciously. “Something<br />

good happened?”<br />

Jiyong had the urge to tell Minzy about h<strong>is</strong> date with Dara but he stopped himself from doing so. He knew Dara<br />

won’t be happy if he tells someone, of course Minzy <strong>is</strong> not just someone but still, it’s up to Dara if she wanted<br />

Minzy to know they went out and shared a romantic dinner.<br />

“You can say that” He smiled at her and that’s all he can do for now. To change the topic, he asked Minzy to<br />

inform Dara that she would be needed or the ten thirty appointment and told her what files he wanted Dara to<br />

being with her. He hoped that the flowers already arrived by then. He wanted them to make her day like she<br />

made h<strong>is</strong>. He knew he was turning all mushy but he realized for the first time in h<strong>is</strong> life that for the right<br />

woman, no move was considered mushy but sweet.<br />

(3)<br />

“Yes Minzy what <strong>is</strong> it?” Minzy knocked on her door. She went inside with a giant smirk on her face.


“Well, unnie, these arrived for you” She was holding a beautiful bouquet of red roses “It must be some secret<br />

admirer because there <strong>is</strong> no card attached”<br />

Dara blushed furiously. She had obviously should start wearing more foundation at work if she wanted to<br />

conceal her constant blushing.<br />

“OH MY GOD!!! YOU DO KNOW WHO SENT THEM!!!” Minzy shrieked. Dara wanted to deny it but<br />

how could she do such a thing when her constant blushing kept confirming everything.<br />

“I-It <strong>is</strong> just someone I met. Nothing to make a fuss about it. I’m not sure it <strong>is</strong> that serious anyway” She lamely<br />

tried to downplay the whole thing.<br />

“Yeah right unnie. With th<strong>is</strong> flowers? I don’t remember anyone bringing me that kind of flowers”<br />

“Me neither” Dara mumbled but unfortunately for her Minzy had ears of a dog and could here everything form<br />

a great d<strong>is</strong>tance.<br />

“I KNEW IT!” Minzy exclaimed “He must be really special. Tell me everything unnie”<br />

“Minzy. There’s nothing to tell. It’s not a relationship yet and I don’t know if it could never be one. Let’s just<br />

leave it for now..if I have something more solid I will tell you.”<br />

Minzy made her unhappy puppy face but didn’t push any further. She sensed Dara was in an internal battle<br />

over what to do.<br />

“Okay…unnie..if you say” Minzy pretended to give up and went out of her office. She pretended to walk away<br />

only to hid to a place where she can see her Dara unnie. She intentionally didn’t close her office door so she<br />

could take a peek. She watched her took the flowers in her embrace and inhaled their smell. A bright smile<br />

never leaving her face.<br />

Minzy giggled as she watched Dara acting like a smitten mademo<strong>is</strong>elle. Aigoo! These two..really…she mumbled<br />

as she decided to leave Dara alone and go back to her own office.


(4)<br />

“Good morning Jiyong” Dara said mostly looking down. She was afraid that if she faced him now she would<br />

begin her blushing all over again.<br />

“Good morning Dara! Did you sleep well?” Jiyong greeted her cheerfully. He was so happy to see her.<br />

“Yes. Thank you. I haven’t slept th<strong>is</strong> good in months” She had no idea why she confessed that to him but it was<br />

too late to take it back now. “Thanks for the flowers. They were beautiful. But you shouldn’t done that. You gave<br />

me flowers yesterday already”<br />

“You deserve each and every rose. I had a wonderful time last night, and it helped me have the best sleep I had<br />

in weeks too” He said and smiled brightly at her. By now she was not able to look down any more and she was<br />

captivated not only by h<strong>is</strong> smile but also by h<strong>is</strong> eyes. Once again she was at a loss of words. Her weak moment<br />

was interrupted by Minzy that announced their appointment’s arrival.<br />

Aigoo…really..these two are so obvious. Minzy giggled by herself watching the flustered face of her oppa and<br />

unnie.<br />

As soon as their client arrived, everything turned in a professional mode. Once again they worked side by side.<br />

Even more today since after their evening together the previous night, they already seemed to communicate on<br />

another level, which proved pretty valuable in their dealings with their clients. Jiyong was impressed by their<br />

level of communication since he had not managed to reach that level with h<strong>is</strong> previous ass<strong>is</strong>tants even after two<br />

years of working together side by side. He definitely had a jewel in h<strong>is</strong> hands.<br />

When it was time for lunch break, Jiyong once again let Dara go reluctantly. He would’ve found some silly<br />

reason to keep her with him and share lunch with her in h<strong>is</strong> office, but he wanted her to solidify her plans with<br />

the girls for the weekend, so that he could make plans for them<br />

Dara went with the rest of the girls for lunch as usual. They all seemed to know that she had received flowers<br />

since the beautiful arrangement was too big not to notice as the delivery boy brought it to the company. She<br />

didn’t feel good at being the center of their attention, but soon enough she realized that their questions and<br />

teasing was kind hearted and that they were happy for her. That calmed a little bit of her fears but she wasn’t<br />

sure their attitude would be the same after they realized that the man behind the flowers was their <strong>boss</strong>.


(5)<br />

By noon, Minzy calle her and told her that Jiyong wanted her in h<strong>is</strong> office. She didn’t know if it was for<br />

business, but she decided that she was going to tell him about her plans no matter how bold that moved<br />

seemed.<br />

“Jiyong, you asked for me?” She said as soon as she entered h<strong>is</strong> office.<br />

“Yes, I’m done for the day and I’ll be leaving soon, as will you I assume”<br />

“Yes, there are some last things I want to check, but I believe I will be done in a half an hour or so. Don’t worry I<br />

don’t intent to charge you overtime” She teased him.<br />

“Oh please do! Whenever you have to sit late, I want you to make not of it so that you get paid in the end of the<br />

month” He said to her seriously.<br />

“Relax Jiyong. You look offended as if I said that you’re a bad <strong>boss</strong>. I was just teasing you back there” She gave<br />

him one wicked smile and he instantly relaxed.<br />

“So…did you girls already have a plan?” He said smiling at her. He was looking at her with hope.<br />

“Yes we did!” She said enthusiastically. “We made plans for a Friday’s night movie like we had already said and<br />

additional plans for drinks.”<br />

Jiyong’s face instantly dropped. She had made plans for two nights. That meant Friday and Saturday. That left<br />

only Sunday for him and she wouldn’t want to stay late because Monday <strong>is</strong> work day. Well he wasn’t going to<br />

stay away from her for a whole weekend.<br />

“Okay then. How about we go out for lunch Saturday and then you can go for drinks with the girls at night” He<br />

proposed and Dara looked at him questioningly.


She smiled when she realized something “No, no you m<strong>is</strong>understood me. We will go to the movies tonight and<br />

for drinks afterwards. Not on Saturday.”<br />

Jiyong laughed and Dara felt her heart skip hearing h<strong>is</strong> laugh<br />

“My bad, sorry. So you’re free for the weekend?”<br />

“Yes, I’m free” She said shyly.<br />

“Great! There are tons of things we can do. We can go on a shopping trip Saturday morning. I want to buy some<br />

new clothes and I would really like your opinion. Then we can have lunch and rest for a while.”<br />

Dara was looking at him wide eyed “Y-You want us to spend all day Saturday together?”<br />

“Eh…Sorry I came on too strong. We don’t have to do all that. We can do whatever you want “He said<br />

sheep<strong>is</strong>hly<br />

“It’s okay. I would like us to do things together. You just took me by surpr<strong>is</strong>e that’s all” She said silently. So<br />

quiet he barely heard her. But that didn’t matter. What mattered now <strong>is</strong> she said yes.<br />

“Great. So what time do you want me to come by Saturday?”<br />

“Well, I think that we might be late with the girls tonight. SO why don’t we say around nine”<br />

“Sure. I will come by your place to take you”<br />

“Okay, I’ll see you tomorrow then” She said and started to leave. Before she had the chance she felt Jiyong’s<br />

hand touching her should and stopping her.


“Have a nice time with the girls tonight” He said and he bended and leaned in closer, k<strong>is</strong>sing her lightly on the<br />

lips. “And no heavy drinking without me around” He added seriously and Dara turned a bright shade of red.<br />

“T-That was a one time thing. I-t has never happened to me before” She stuttered. What the hell am I stuttering<br />

for????<br />

“I believe you. That doesn’t mean I don’t feel the need to stake <strong>my</strong> claim. “ He said and k<strong>is</strong>sed her passionately.<br />

Dara would’ve melted in a paddle on the floor if he hadn’t held her from her wa<strong>is</strong>t. She returned h<strong>is</strong> k<strong>is</strong>s not<br />

thinking for one minute that someone could walk in on them. Jiyong ended the k<strong>is</strong>s and touched h<strong>is</strong> forehead<br />

with hers “I will be counting the hours for tomorrow” He wh<strong>is</strong>pered and let her go.<br />

“Be careful arraseo?” He said to her lovingly<br />

“Arraseo” She answered. Jiyong gave her a light peck on her lips and she started to walk out of h<strong>is</strong> office.<br />

Dara almost run from h<strong>is</strong> office without saying anything. She was afraid that if she stayed a little bit longer, she<br />

swears she will attacked and ravaged him and k<strong>is</strong>s him more. She packed up her things and left. There was no<br />

way she could continue working after that k<strong>is</strong>s and the way Jiyong <strong>is</strong> acting so sweet towards her.<br />

On the other hand, Jiyong was left in h<strong>is</strong> office with a goofy grin on h<strong>is</strong> face. H<strong>is</strong> heart <strong>is</strong> beating fast. H<strong>is</strong> smile<br />

grew wider remembering the k<strong>is</strong>s he shared with Dara, he couldn’t help but touch h<strong>is</strong> lips, he still could taste<br />

Dara’s strawberry lips.<br />

Unknown to the two, <strong>is</strong> Minzy giggling like a high school girl, eyeing their closed doors.<br />

“Aigoo! These two!!!!!” Minzy finally said loudly. She couldn’t contain the giddiness she feels seeing her unnie<br />

and oppa.She finds it funny how the two <strong>is</strong> doing their best not to be found out when in fact, she already knows<br />

what’s between them since she saw Jiyong carrying Dara to h<strong>is</strong> car the night of her party.<br />

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN<br />

SECOND DATE<br />

(1)


The next morning, Dara woke up to the sound of her alarm clock on the first beep. She showered and got<br />

dressed quickly. Ten minutes to nine and she was all ready and waiting. She even had her morning coffee.<br />

At exactly nine o clock, her doorbell rung and Dara couldn’t help but wonder if he was already outside and was<br />

waiting for the clock to reach the prec<strong>is</strong>e time of their date.<br />

“Hi” Jiyong greeted her and gave her a peck on her lips, as if to remind her where they had left off the previous<br />

day at work. As if she could forget. The remembrance of that k<strong>is</strong>s lulled her to sleep the previous night.<br />

“Hi” She greeted him back. “Do you want to come in for some coffee?” She offered.<br />

“No thank you. I was wondering if you would like us to go and get some breakfast in a café I know near here. If<br />

you haven’t had any, that <strong>is</strong>”<br />

She smiled at him sweetly “No, I only had coffee. We can go if you like, let me get <strong>my</strong> jacket” She took her jacket<br />

and her purse and they left. Jiyong laced h<strong>is</strong> finger on her as they walk. The café was actually very close to her<br />

place but she hadn’t noticed it before. As they entered, a tall pretty girl greeted them.<br />

“Well, hello there stranger. Long time no see” The girl said to Jiyong.<br />

“I was out of the country noona. You know that if I’m here you’re feeding me the weekends”<br />

“You better. Or else no triple layer chocolate for you” She winked at him. “Ahhh I see you brought a lady friend<br />

with you. Well it was about time you got something th<strong>is</strong> sweet permanent in your life” She said as she seated<br />

them at a table. “What would you like sweetie?”<br />

Dara on the other hand was just looking at them, with curiosity in her eyes. Realizing that the girl <strong>is</strong> asking for<br />

her order, she quickly scanned the menu.<br />

“A cup of coffee and some of that cake you mentioned please” Dara said to her smiling.


“And she dares eat that many calories? You have a winner there sport, don’t lose her” The girl winked at Jiyong<br />

before leaving them alone.<br />

“So you come here often?” Dara said sarcastically to a laughing Jiyong.<br />

“Yes, I come here often. Gum<strong>my</strong>-noona <strong>is</strong> a college friend of <strong>my</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ter Dami. They were roommates when they<br />

were studying but when they both got married they left for different towns. Gum<strong>my</strong>-noona and her husband<br />

owned th<strong>is</strong> place and when I moved around here, she self appointed herself as <strong>my</strong> replacement s<strong>is</strong>ter. That<br />

explains her attitude”<br />

“So what was that about you not bringing any girl here? I’m sure you date a lot. Some of them had to be serious.<br />

I mean it’s our second date” Jiyong looked wide eyed and Dara realized how blunt she had been. She hadn’t<br />

meant to say that out loud. “Did I just say that? Let’s pretend I didn’t speak <strong>my</strong> inner thought right now. Let’s<br />

just enjoy our time together” She said. Deep inside her she knew she’s starting to panic.<br />

Jiyong didn’t answer for a couple of minutes. Dara was surpr<strong>is</strong>ed when she felt Jiyong hand taking hers. She<br />

look at him and he was staring at her with h<strong>is</strong> intense eyes<br />

“ I want to tell you why I brought you here. You’re special to me. I know that we don’t know each other long but<br />

I’ve grown to care about you th<strong>is</strong> past week much more than any other relationship I had over the years. You<br />

are kind, sincere, passionate about your job, you don’t advert<strong>is</strong>e your personal life, you don’t use it for your<br />

gain, you like being independent, you value your friends and family and from what I’ve seen, you have a healthy<br />

appetite and you eat everything. All that <strong>is</strong> how good you are on the inside” He took her hand near h<strong>is</strong> lips and<br />

k<strong>is</strong>s her knuckles “On the outside, you are so beautiful it makes me want to cry. Your body <strong>is</strong> just perfect. You<br />

carry yourself well, your curves in the right place just how I like it. And your face, with your delicate features,<br />

you are like a butterfly. My butterfly. You are a gift to me. And I’m not giving you back” He concluded hotly.<br />

Dara was looking at him open mouthed. She wasn’t expecting that kind of declaration from him. She knew she<br />

was falling fast for him but she never thought that he would return the sentiment. She didn’t know what to say.<br />

She was saved by Gum<strong>my</strong> that came bringing their order. Gum<strong>my</strong> sensed the tension between them and left<br />

without any further comments. Dara took her plate of chocolate cake in front of her and took a spoonful in her<br />

mouth. It was delicious and she moaned at the sear bl<strong>is</strong>s it brought her. All that chocolate made her brain start<br />

working again. And she tried to say something to Jiyong that was waiting for her.


“Jiyong…I… I know you mean what you said. I can see it in your eyes, and I would be a total hypocrite if I told<br />

you that I haven’t developed any feelings for you too. But everything <strong>is</strong> going to fast. Let’s just slow down things<br />

a little bit and let th<strong>is</strong> thing between us develop on a steady pace.”<br />

“The ever rational Dara” Jiyong shook h<strong>is</strong> head “And the bad thing <strong>is</strong> I adore that about you” He took a sip of<br />

h<strong>is</strong> coffee refusing to take h<strong>is</strong> eyes of Dara “Alright, we will take th<strong>is</strong> on your own pace. I’m adamant on one<br />

thing though”<br />

“What?”<br />

“Th<strong>is</strong> thing between us as you said. It <strong>is</strong>n’t a thing. It’s a relationship. We are on a relationship. An exclusive<br />

relationship. Do you agree with that?”<br />

Dara blushed at h<strong>is</strong> passionate response to her. She was not used to such devotion. Usually, she was the one to<br />

ask exclusivity, and most of the time she was the only one keeping that deal.<br />

She smiled at him “I agree. As long as exclusivity <strong>is</strong> granted for both parts”<br />

“Butterfly, I don’t intend to sleep with anyone but you” He said with a smile that was both radiant and wicked,<br />

full of prom<strong>is</strong>es. Dara’s insides heated immediately and a burning ache started developing in her neither areas.<br />

She resumed eating her cake to d<strong>is</strong>tract herself. It was so good that it managed to break her concentration form<br />

the gorgeous man sitting opposite to her.<br />

“You like the cake?” Jiyong asked<br />

“It <strong>is</strong> by far the best chocolate cake I’ve ever eaten. I need to congratulate Gum<strong>my</strong> for it”<br />

“I’m glad you liked it. I’m glad that you’re eating it for that matter.”<br />

Dara chuckled “Why wouldn’t I eat it? It looked and tasted delicious”


Jiyong gave her a humorless laugh “Most girls I’ve dated never ate sugar. The last one ate only vegetables and<br />

after a while she decided that I shouldn’t eat anything else either. She went to <strong>my</strong> place and dumped everything<br />

else. Imagine me returning from work to find in <strong>my</strong> fridge juice and various vegetables. I mean she even threw<br />

away <strong>my</strong> beers.” He said looking scandalized. Dara couldn’t help but laugh. She thought that she would feel<br />

pretty weird about him talking about h<strong>is</strong> ex girlfriends, but he made it sound so funny that she relaxed even<br />

more.<br />

“So, it’s not that you didn’t want to bring any of them here. You just didn’t want them to insult Gum<strong>my</strong>’s cake”<br />

She teased<br />

“I never felt the need to bring a girl I dated here, until now, until you” He said to her. And Dara has to bit her lip<br />

from too much giddiness she’s feeling deep inside her. Jiyong seeing her biting her lips lose her control and<br />

gave her a quick peck on her lips.<br />

“That’s what you do to me whenever I see you biting your lips” He said winking at her.<br />

(2)<br />

They left the café and drove to the mall. There they went in and out of a dozen shops. Apparently, Jiyong<br />

wanted to totally renew h<strong>is</strong> wardrobe and he wanted her to approve each and every one of the things he bought.<br />

He was holding her hand every time they’re not in a shop and she could feel h<strong>is</strong> warmth invading her body.<br />

After he was sat<strong>is</strong>fied with what he bought, he took her for lunch in a cozy restaurant and they talked while<br />

they’re eating. There never was a dull moment between them and Dara felt more close him by the minute. After<br />

they fin<strong>is</strong>h lunch, he told her he had one more stop to make and he took her to a jewelry shop.<br />

“W-What are we doing here?” Dara questioned him and he just answered him with a smile. He dragged her<br />

towards the stall and started looking for rings. Dara let him be thinking that maybe Jiyong <strong>is</strong> searching for a gift<br />

to a friend or a relative.<br />

After some time Jiyong picked a beautiful ring, it’s stone <strong>is</strong> shaped like a butterfly. “Dara…give me your finger”<br />

Realizing what Jiyong <strong>is</strong> trying to do. She shook her head “Jiyong…th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> too much”<br />

Dara had a huge quarrel with him inside the shop but in the end he got h<strong>is</strong> way and bought it for her. He<br />

explained to her that not only she deserved that and much more, but that he wanted to see something of h<strong>is</strong> in


her everyday. Dara felt overwhelmed, like her chest <strong>is</strong> going to blow up soon. She had never felt th<strong>is</strong> precious<br />

before, not even Donghae made her feel like th<strong>is</strong>.<br />

Afterwards, he took her home, so she could get ready for the concert. When he went back to get her, he was<br />

speechless by her beauty. Dara was wearing an red dress with its length a few inches above her knees, the end of<br />

her hair <strong>is</strong> curled to perfection, with a simple make up, she looked like a doll, a goddess. It was going to be very<br />

difficult for him to take it slow with her when she was so mouth watering gorgeous. They both enjoyed<br />

themselves while at the concert. Music was a secret passion of h<strong>is</strong> and he was glad that he could share it with<br />

her. The more time they spend together, the more they both feel the bond between them strengthen.<br />

After the concert, he took her home and escorted her to the apartment. She unlocked it and turn around facing<br />

him.<br />

“I know I said that we’re going to take it slow so I’m not going to ask you to invite me in. But I’m not leaving<br />

here without <strong>my</strong> goodnight k<strong>is</strong>s” He told her right before he crushed h<strong>is</strong> lips to hers. The k<strong>is</strong>s was so passionate<br />

Dara was surpr<strong>is</strong>ed they didn’t set the hallway on fire.<br />

They k<strong>is</strong>sed for a long time and finally Jiyong was the one who reluctantly ended the k<strong>is</strong>s, after giving her a light<br />

k<strong>is</strong>s on her forehead, he turned around and left. If he stayed one second longer he’s sure he would break h<strong>is</strong><br />

prom<strong>is</strong>e and take her straight to bed.<br />

Dara closed the door behind her and went to her room, sure that in her state of arousal she would not be able to<br />

sleep for some time.<br />

“Me and <strong>my</strong> big mouth. Why did I have to make him prom<strong>is</strong>e to take things slow” She huffed right before she<br />

went to bed.<br />

CHAPTER NINETEEN<br />

GIVING IN......<br />

(1)


Dara felt like a new woman when she woke up. She kept thinking of the time she and Jiyong had spend the<br />

previous day together, and of course, of h<strong>is</strong> talks about liking her and intending to keep her in h<strong>is</strong> life. It was as<br />

if he had opened the door of optim<strong>is</strong>m for her.<br />

“Hmm…somebody <strong>is</strong> in a good mood today” Bom chirped as she sips her coffee. She took a sit by the breakfast<br />

bar facing the living room. She watched her best friend pace back and forth as she cleans the clutter and sweeps<br />

the floor.<br />

“Good morning Bommie!!!” Dara greeted her happily. “and yes I am in a good mood”<br />

“So…what happened yesterday?” Bom asked Dara excitedly. Dara told her everything that had happened with<br />

her date. From Jiyong’s confession, the ring, and the goodbye k<strong>is</strong>s. Bom was happy for her and admitted that<br />

she had never seen Dara that happy in all the years that she knew her, Dara were thinking the same thing.<br />

At noon, a bouquet of red roses were delivered to her apartment followed by a phone call from Jiyong that was<br />

supposed to last minutes but in the end lasted two and half hours.<br />

On Monday, the flowers were waiting in her office when she got in along with a glowing Minzy that practically<br />

demanded to know who the <strong>my</strong>stery guy was.<br />

That week during the work time Dara and Jiyong worked side by side, the one perfectly supplementing the<br />

other. During lunch times most of the time, they ate together in h<strong>is</strong> office but once or two times Dara ate with<br />

the girls so that they wouldn’t suspect something of their relationship being more than professional. But those<br />

three times they spent lunch time together were enough for Jiyong to be announced Dara’s personal tyrant. The<br />

girls shared with her the title they now had for him on Friday and although she tried to convince them that she<br />

didn’t mind combining work and lunch, they kept calling him like that. Dara couldn’t wait to tease him about<br />

h<strong>is</strong> new found title.<br />

(2)<br />

Everyday after work they both go home, took a quick shower and then meet to go to the movies or for dinner or<br />

some concert they both liked. In general, they were glued to the hip and they both loved it. They talked about<br />

everyone and everything.<br />

It was the last day of the week and Dara and Jiyong just fin<strong>is</strong>h their last appointment of the day. Dara closed<br />

her eyes and tried to relax her mind for a bit. She moaned when she felt Jiyong’s thumb massaging her temples.


“It’s so good Ji” She said, her eyes still closed.<br />

“Are you tired?” Jiyong asked with concern and she just nodded her head. “Too tired for a movie?”<br />

Her eyes snapped open and she was welcomed by a pair of brown orbs staring down at her. She smiled at him<br />

sweetly “Hmm…”<br />

“How about a dinner and a movie at <strong>my</strong> place? I can be your personal chef” Jiyong asked and she finds it cute<br />

of him to attempt to bring her to h<strong>is</strong> home so that he could seduce her, as if she wasn’t already seduced. Each<br />

night, when Jiyong took her back to her apartment, she just couldn’t stop k<strong>is</strong>sing and touching him. She<br />

actually admired h<strong>is</strong> willpower to leave her without asking to come in for a night cap. He had prom<strong>is</strong>ed her to<br />

take it slow and now they were both suffering because of it. And he was suffering too much for her comfort. She<br />

could feel it not only in h<strong>is</strong> passionate k<strong>is</strong>ses, but also in the huge erection that teased her belly every night<br />

during their make out sessions. It was as if she was in highschool again and she loved the sweet torture of their<br />

nightly separation.<br />

“Sounds tempting Mr. Kwon” She teased him.<br />

“Is it working?”<br />

Dara stood up and had Jiyong sit on h<strong>is</strong> desk with her settled in between h<strong>is</strong> legs facing him. She snake h<strong>is</strong> arms<br />

around h<strong>is</strong> neck. “Convince me more” She smiled sweetly at him.<br />

Jiyong snake h<strong>is</strong> arms on her wa<strong>is</strong>t, he leaned closer to her until the tip of their noses touches. He brush h<strong>is</strong> lips<br />

on her and Dara giggled, he teased her with h<strong>is</strong> tongue as he playfully lick her bottom lip.<br />

“Need more convincing?” Jiyong wh<strong>is</strong>pered, h<strong>is</strong> voice <strong>is</strong> husky and it sends shivers down Dara’s spine.<br />

Dara giggled and gave him a quick peck on h<strong>is</strong> lips “Pick me up by seven chef”<br />

She pulled away from Jiyong’s arms and left h<strong>is</strong> office, leaving Jiyong smiling h<strong>is</strong> boy<strong>is</strong>h smile.


(3)<br />

“Everything looks beautiful Jiyong, thanks for dong th<strong>is</strong> for me” Dara looked around Jiyong’s apartment. H<strong>is</strong><br />

apartment <strong>is</strong> on the fourth floor and had a beautiful view on the back veranda. Inside was the living room where<br />

Jiyong had set the table. All around the living room were candles and on the table <strong>is</strong> a vase with red roses<br />

arranged exqu<strong>is</strong>itely. Dara nearly cried at the sight of all that. He had put so much effort on arranging<br />

everything to perfection. No one had ever done that for her.<br />

“I’ve told you before <strong>my</strong> butterfly and I’m going to say it again. You deserve th<strong>is</strong> and a whole lot more” Jiyong<br />

said and lightly k<strong>is</strong>sed her on the lips.<br />

“So, what are you going to feed me?” She said playfully.<br />

“Hmm…I made <strong>my</strong> specialty. For starters, a white wine paired with crackers and some crab salad, then some<br />

spinach lettuce and shrimps plus <strong>my</strong> secret dressings and for the main course spaghetti with lobster, and for the<br />

dessert, I cheated a little bit” Dara giggled “I passed from Gum<strong>my</strong> noona and took one of her famous chocolate<br />

cake. I know how much you enjoyed it last time”<br />

“Jiyong! Oh <strong>my</strong> God!” Dara squealed “You really didn’t have to get into so much trouble for me. I mean that<br />

sounds like a feast and you managed to do it in so little time”<br />

Jiyong grinned playfully “The secret <strong>is</strong> coordination. Nothing more”<br />

“Well, I am thoroughly impressed”<br />

“And you haven’t even tasted it yet. You are easy to please butterfly” He teased her. He had started calling her<br />

h<strong>is</strong> butterfly pretty often after h<strong>is</strong> declaration at the café and each time she felt all giddy inside. IT made her feel<br />

beautiful.<br />

He helped her sit on her chair and he sat beside her. The starters were already at the table and fed her small<br />

bites while talking.


Their previous relationships were a sore subject but Jiyong managed to make Dara feel comfortable enough to<br />

tell him some things about her d<strong>is</strong>astrous relationship with Donghae. He knew that she omitted the most<br />

embarrassing details and he didn’t push her to tell him more because he could see how uncomfortable it made<br />

her feel. The asshole had really done a number to her confidence. Jiyong wanted to kill Donghae more than<br />

ever, when he saw the hurt in her beautiful face. He was certain that they would make adorable babies together<br />

and if there was one in a million chance she could not conceive, he was all in for an adoption plan. Of course he<br />

didn’t share those last thoughts of h<strong>is</strong> with her, he doesn’t want to scare her, he knows Dara <strong>is</strong> still healing from<br />

the trauma of losing her baby and Donghae, he knows Dara <strong>is</strong>n’t ready for that, at least not yet.<br />

They were too engrossed with their conversation as they eat. Jiyong pulled h<strong>is</strong> chair closer to Dara after each<br />

course and by the time he served the dessert, he had Dara sitting on h<strong>is</strong> lap and feeding her with h<strong>is</strong> fingers. She<br />

licked all the chocolate out of them and Jiyong looked at her with eyes glazed from passion.<br />

“What? I didn’t want to waste any chocolate” Dara said innocently. But her puckering nipples that were pretty<br />

clear through the satin of her dress belied her statement.<br />

“I am all for that” Jiyong said huskily “You have some here” He showed the corner of her mouth with h<strong>is</strong> finger<br />

and before Dara had time to lick it he was there licking it for her. That was all it took to unleash the passion they<br />

felt for each other. They started k<strong>is</strong>sing fervently. Jiyong’s hands left the dessert and started roaming all over<br />

her body as their tongues fight for dominance. She locked her hands on the back of h<strong>is</strong> neck feeling the<br />

heavenly stroke of h<strong>is</strong> hair against her palms.<br />

She moaned when she felt the warmth of Jiyong’s palms caressing her thighs as he deepened their k<strong>is</strong>s, sucking<br />

her tongue in the process. Their desire for each other were overwhelming.<br />

Jiyong stood up with h<strong>is</strong> hand entwined with Dara’s. He lead her inside h<strong>is</strong> bedroom. He laid her down<br />

carefully and continued to k<strong>is</strong>s her, crashing h<strong>is</strong> lips on hers, he k<strong>is</strong>sed her passionately, circling h<strong>is</strong> tongue on<br />

hers. The temperature in the bedroom had r<strong>is</strong>en dangerously and Jiyong new that the point of no return was<br />

dangerously close. He stopped k<strong>is</strong>sing her and looked deep in her eyes.<br />

“Baby…do you want me to continue? Because if you think I’m going too fast now <strong>is</strong> the time for us to stop” He<br />

wh<strong>is</strong>pered to her, pleading her with h<strong>is</strong> eyes to continue.<br />

Dara smiled “I can’t stand th<strong>is</strong> waiting any more than you do. I think we’re both ready” He reached for her and<br />

held her close sensing her expectancy. He k<strong>is</strong>sed her again deep and with a new yearning. Her body ached for<br />

him in a way she never known it could.<br />

Jiyong began to plan soft lingering k<strong>is</strong>ses down her neck. Her nipples were ra<strong>is</strong>ed and erect through her satin<br />

blouse. She willed him further, encouraging him with her gasps and moans of approval.


“Uhhh…Ji” She moaned, Jiyong slip h<strong>is</strong> hands around her wa<strong>is</strong>t as nibbled on her earlobe, he undid the buttons<br />

of her shirt exposing her brassiere in the open air. He pushed her bra up, exposing her breast, h<strong>is</strong> mouth found<br />

her nipples and began to caress them gently.<br />

Her thighs clenched together and she arched her back instinctively, these sensations so yearned for and yet so<br />

new to her electrified body.<br />

Jiyong let h<strong>is</strong> tongue tease and torment her nipples, one breast and then the other, h<strong>is</strong> hands slowly squeezing<br />

and cupping them.<br />

“Uhhhhh…” She moaned in delight.<br />

“I just love how responsive you are. You drive me mad like you did the first time we slept together” Jiyong<br />

wh<strong>is</strong>pered seductively and she giggled playfully feeling h<strong>is</strong> warm breathe against her ear.<br />

Jiyong went back on teasing her nipples, h<strong>is</strong> tongue circled each one, sucking and biting it in the process. H<strong>is</strong><br />

hands began to slide up her thighs, gently squeezing the soft skin, gradually pushing her skirt up, stroking h<strong>is</strong><br />

way upwards and slipping in between them.<br />

Dara slightly parted her legs, giving Jiyong a better access to her sex. Th<strong>is</strong> time Jiyong’s tounge found the part<br />

in between her legs. He carefully removed her panties, exposing her sex for Jiyong to devour. He settled himself<br />

in between Dara’s legs and began caressing her clitor<strong>is</strong> using h<strong>is</strong> tongue.<br />

“Oh yes Ji….feels so good” Dara moaned, her pupils dilated, her mouth slightly opened as she let out the sound<br />

of pleasure. She let her head fall back as she close her eyes as Jiyong’s tongue flicked back and forth over her<br />

clitor<strong>is</strong> with wide circular motions giving way to gentle tabs. Waves of pleasure washed through her, increasing<br />

as she felt the heavenly sensation Jiyong was giving her.<br />

“Uhhhhh…Jiyong…” Dara moaned was again as Jiyong’s hand slowly drifted up her body and took her breast.<br />

She moaned as the feelings became overwhelming. Slowly but surely the pulsating tremor shifted to a roaring<br />

throb.<br />

Then it hit her. Her orgasm, she screamed as her body shook and convulsed with the sheer ecstacy. Jiyong held<br />

her close until she stopped shaking and her breathing returned to normal.


“Are you okay?” He asked her, h<strong>is</strong> voice full of gentleness as he look at her lovingly.<br />

“Just about” She joked and rested her head against h<strong>is</strong> chest. Jiyong k<strong>is</strong>sed her lips softly and they lay back on<br />

h<strong>is</strong> bed.<br />

After a few minutes, Dara looked up and grinned playfully.<br />

“What?” Jiyong asked her curiously.<br />

“Payback time” She grinned as her hand slides down h<strong>is</strong> belly in the direction if h<strong>is</strong> manhood. She playfully bit<br />

her lip as her fingers found their prize, slowly and gently she ran her fingers over it. Jiyong inhaled sharply and<br />

she undid h<strong>is</strong> flies to allow her access.<br />

Without breaking their stares, Dara had managed to pull Jiyong’s jeans off. She slowly crawled her way down<br />

until she’s eye level with h<strong>is</strong> manhood. Jiyong closed h<strong>is</strong> eyes and just enjoyed her touch.<br />

“Uhhhh….Dara…..” He growled but accepted her sweet torture. Her tongue swept round the base of the tip and<br />

her fingers continued to stroke h<strong>is</strong> shaft.<br />

“Oh..shit…uhhhh” Jiyong cursed when Dara took him inside her mouth, he felt her shaft hardened even more<br />

when he saw her bobbing her head, taking him whole.<br />

“Uhhhhh….Baby…..” Dara licked him thoroughly and he moaned in pure ecstacy. Jiyong couldn’t take it<br />

anymore and took her by her shoulders and lifter her up.<br />

“What? Did I do something wrong?” Dara almost panicked.<br />

“No baby, you did everything too well and if I don’t get inside you soon I’ll be spilling <strong>my</strong>self to the sheets” He<br />

said to her and she smiled happily at h<strong>is</strong> declaration and hugged him tightly.


“I don’t want to have sex with you Dara, I want to make love with you”<br />

Dara gazed at him helplessly. She was completely h<strong>is</strong> and he knew it. He pulled her to her feet and removed her<br />

remaining clothes, carefully ensuring that h<strong>is</strong> hands made contact with her skin. She helped him out removing<br />

h<strong>is</strong> clothes too. She smiled at him, her eyes begging him to take her.<br />

God! He was unbelievably sexy!<br />

He needed to have her. He k<strong>is</strong>sed her lips, th<strong>is</strong> time it was wild. Her nipples reacted immediately and her hands<br />

roamed h<strong>is</strong> body. She could feel that ache again in her belly and she desperately wanted him. He laid her back<br />

down and k<strong>is</strong>sed her soft lips and slipped h<strong>is</strong> hand back over her abdomen and beyond. H<strong>is</strong> fingers slowly<br />

pushed between her legs onto her waiting hole. He slipped one finger inside slowly.<br />

“Uhhh…Ji….” She gasped. The feeling was incredible as he moved in and out, adding another finger when he<br />

sensed she was ready.<br />

He couldn’t wait any longer. H<strong>is</strong> manhood was heard and ready. He took himself in h<strong>is</strong> hand and moved over<br />

her. Slowly sweeping himself over her clitor<strong>is</strong>, brushing it with the tip of h<strong>is</strong> shaft.<br />

“Baby..are you ready?” He wh<strong>is</strong>pered in her ear. She responded to him by nodding and moaning as he pushed<br />

himself inside her. Dara grabbed the bed sheet as he pushed himself deeper and she cried out in pleasure.<br />

“Oh baby…uhhh…Jiyong….” Dara trembled and clung to h<strong>is</strong> body as he began moving in and out of her. She can<br />

feel h<strong>is</strong> hardness deep inside her, hitting her womb again and again. She felt every touch as he slowly began to<br />

move faster. Pushing himself deeper, filling her more with each gentle thrust.<br />

She lifted her feet and wrapped them around h<strong>is</strong> wa<strong>is</strong>t. Her face turning from side to side.<br />

“Baby…you’re so wet…uh” Jiyong moaned. He was moving faster and breathing heavily on her neck, k<strong>is</strong>sing her<br />

skin and squeezing her breast in h<strong>is</strong> hand. He lifted himself onto h<strong>is</strong> hands and looked down at Dara. Her face<br />

filled with desire and sexual pleasure. He slipped h<strong>is</strong> hand around her wa<strong>is</strong>t and flipped them both over. Dara<br />

opened her eyes and sat herself across him. Slowly sinking onto him and letting her head fall back. Her own<br />

fingers now pleasuring her breast.


Jiyong watched and felt himself hurtling towards release. He grabbed her hips and pulled her down harder and<br />

she screamed out as he ra<strong>is</strong>ed h<strong>is</strong> hips thrusting himself deeper into her. H<strong>is</strong> finger found her clitor<strong>is</strong> and<br />

rubbed it as he thrust inside her.<br />

She rocked with abandon as h<strong>is</strong> fingers helped her nearer to her orgasm. She wanted to make th<strong>is</strong> feeling last as<br />

longs as possible. He couldn’t hold out much longer,. The sight of her riding him, was too much for him. He sat<br />

upright, h<strong>is</strong> face buried in her breast as h<strong>is</strong> orgasm shot deep inside her. He held her tight, so she couldn’t<br />

move.<br />

“Uhhhngggg” With one final thrust, both him and Dara reached their orgasm. He k<strong>is</strong>sed her forehead gently<br />

and laid her down next to him, having her head lean on h<strong>is</strong> chest as he wrapped h<strong>is</strong> arm around her, securing<br />

her in h<strong>is</strong> hold.<br />

Both drifted off with a smile on their faces….<br />

CHAPTER TWENTY<br />

I LOVE YOU<br />

(1)<br />

Jiyong slowly opened h<strong>is</strong> eyes and a smile crept on h<strong>is</strong> face when he was greeted by h<strong>is</strong> love’s sleeping face. He<br />

studied her, her beauty <strong>is</strong> radiating in the room. He can do th<strong>is</strong> every morning and he’s sure he’ll never get<br />

bored watching her sleep, he feels contented.<br />

“Hi” He greeted her as soon as she opens her eyes. He pulled her closer to him and k<strong>is</strong>sed her forehead. Dara<br />

snuggled close to him, wrapping her arm on h<strong>is</strong> wa<strong>is</strong>t as she lay her head on h<strong>is</strong> chest.<br />

Jiyong smiled and stared at the ceiling. They remained quiet, not bothering to talk, both of them feeling their<br />

heartbeats…it’s as if their hearts <strong>is</strong> the one talking for them.<br />

After some time, Dara decided to take a shower and Jiyong joined her. What started like cleaning session ended<br />

in another love session. After they finally left the shower they headed for the kitchen. He prom<strong>is</strong>ed to feed her,<br />

to regain some of her strength. He made her breakfast fit for a queen and she devoured all of it. She was not<br />

worried anymore of eating in front of him and he enjoyed watching her eat.


They spend all their weekend together at Jiyong’s house. Sunday evening she left or her place. All her stuff were<br />

there and it would be quite weird to go to work the next day with an evening satin dress. Jiyong seemed<br />

unhappy that he would part with her but he knew her reasong for leaving was valid.<br />

(2)<br />

“SANTOKKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII” Bom’s voice boomed inside the<br />

living room of their apartment as soon as she opened the door. It was so loud that Dara has to cover ears or she<br />

will go deaf in no time.<br />

“Bommie-yah! A<strong>is</strong>sh…be quiet will you?” She whined and Bom just laugh at her.<br />

“Give me details…palli…palli” Bom ignored her whines and pulled her on the couch. She was happy seeing Dara<br />

glowing, she wasn’t sure if she’s in love with Jiyong, she thinks it was too fast for to fall in love, it’s only been<br />

weeks since they met, but if it’s going to make her happy, then who <strong>is</strong> she to stop her.<br />

“Dee…”<br />

“Hmm?”<br />

“What if…what are you going to do if you see Donghae one day?” Bom asked her anxiously. She remembered<br />

her talk with him that night, she was glad that she and Sheunghyun had managed to get rid of him and Dara’s<br />

life and her relationship with Jiyong <strong>is</strong> smooth sailing. At least for now….<br />

She wants to know what Dara feels about Donghae now that Jiyong <strong>is</strong> with her, will he affect her in a bad way?<br />

Either way, she plans to keep her watch over her and Donghae, because she knows that sooner or later, they will<br />

meet.<br />

“I don’t know honestly Bom, I don’t want to think about it, but right now I’m happy with the way things are<br />

going between me and Jiyong” Dara smiled at her and she smiled back.


After quite sometime, they decided to order some pizza and have their bonding session. It’s been a while since<br />

they last did it. She was busy with her work and with Jiyong while Bom <strong>is</strong> always out at night as well, she knows<br />

her best friend <strong>is</strong> up to something, she just couldn’t figure it out what <strong>is</strong> it. She can feel Bom <strong>is</strong> bothered about<br />

something, she once asked Sheunghyun about it, thinking that him and her had a problem but her friend<br />

denied it.<br />

DING! DONG!<br />

“Are you expecting someone?” Bom asked her when their doorbell rung.<br />

“Nope”<br />

She opened the door and there was Jiyong with an overnight bag on h<strong>is</strong> hand and a box of pizza on the other.<br />

He saw Bom slumped in front of the TV with a pizza on her hand.<br />

“I brought <strong>my</strong> own pizza. Do you mind if I barge in on your slumber party?” He said sheep<strong>is</strong>hly.<br />

“Sure! You can answer some question <strong>my</strong> baby girl here refuses to answer” Bom was the one that spoke since<br />

Dara was still astound to see him on her door.<br />

“Run! Run for your life” Dara told him seriously.<br />

“Nah! I think I prefer to stay baby” He said happily they didn’t kick him out. He didn’t expect Bom in their<br />

apartment, earlier, he called h<strong>is</strong> hyung and asked him if he has plans with h<strong>is</strong> girlfriend and he said yes, but he’s<br />

cool with it anyway, th<strong>is</strong> was an opportunity to score some points with the best friend.<br />

They ate and talked for quite a while and Bom d<strong>is</strong>creetly left them alone, pretending to yawn and told them<br />

she’s already sleepy and headed to her room, she was content that Dara <strong>is</strong> in good hands now that she finally<br />

had a chance to talk to Jiyong. Sheunghyun <strong>is</strong> indeed telling the truth about Jiyong.<br />

“So I see you brought a night bag with you” Dara told him teasingly.


“Baby, I just couldn’t stay away. I don’t care in which apartment I am, as long as I’m with you” He told her<br />

lovingly right before he scooped her up and run to the corridor that obviously led to the bedroom.<br />

Another wonderful night lay ahead of them.<br />

(3)<br />

Jiyong left the following morning a little bit earlier than Dara because he had some business to take care of.<br />

Dara wanted to share breakfast with him, so she made a couple of sandwiches and stopped by Gum<strong>my</strong>’s café<br />

and took some muffins.<br />

“Hi” She greeted Minzy as soon as she came in the office<br />

“Hi unnie, wow, you seemed glowing nowadays unnie” Minzy complimented her and she giggiled. “What a<br />

coincidence, Jiyong-oppa <strong>is</strong> glowing too”<br />

Dara almost choked at Minzy’s remark and Minzy has to bit her tongue to prevent her from laughing out loud<br />

seeing her unnie’s reaction. A<strong>is</strong>sh! These two…oppa reacted the same way earlier….<br />

“Uhmm…I’ll see you later Minzy” Dara said and run off her office.<br />

After sometime, she received a call from her boyfriend asking her to meet him in h<strong>is</strong> office. She quickly grab the<br />

bag where she placed their breakfast and headed out.<br />

“Come in” Jiyong said as soon as he heard a knock on h<strong>is</strong> door. He smiled widely when it revealed Dara. “Hey<br />

baby”<br />

“Hi, Did everything go well in your meeting th<strong>is</strong> morning?”


“Yes, although I m<strong>is</strong>sed having breakfast with you” He answered<br />

Dara grinned m<strong>is</strong>chievously “I thought you would, that’s why I brought it with me to share” she said and<br />

showed him the bag of food.<br />

“You are a treasure butterfly” He went around h<strong>is</strong> desk took her in h<strong>is</strong> arms and k<strong>is</strong>sed her. They sat together on<br />

h<strong>is</strong> desk chair, she, on h<strong>is</strong> lap and ate quickly so that Minzy wouldn’t barge in and find them in such a<br />

comprom<strong>is</strong>ing position.<br />

The rest of the past without any mentionable incidents, as did the rest of the week. They developed a<br />

comfortable routine. They went separately to work and they did what they had to do. They ate lunch together<br />

only once a week since they didn’t want Jiyong’s title as the tyrant to stick. Dara kept giggling at that and Jiyong<br />

kept scowling.<br />

After they work they went home together, which home didn’t matter. Sometimes it was h<strong>is</strong> place and sometimes<br />

hers. They both constantly had an overnight bag in their trunks, because they always decided to sleep over the<br />

last minute. Most of the time, the choice of apartment was defined by how much they could hold themselves<br />

without attacking each other. Because as soon as they left their offices they became a beautiful couple crazy for<br />

one another. They dined together in a cozy restaurants or at home and spent the night making love again and<br />

again.<br />

Dara couldn’t believe she was experiencing such a thing. Every night while she fell asleep she feared that all th<strong>is</strong><br />

was a dream and that she would make up the next morning alone and be m<strong>is</strong>erable again. But each morning she<br />

woke up in Jiyong’s warm embrace, she loved how he never let her go while they were sleeping. He snuggled up<br />

with her and whenever he wanted to change position he just took her with him. And all that never waking up, as<br />

if h<strong>is</strong> body recognized hers as part of him. It was like a dream come true for her and she hoped it would last<br />

forever.<br />

(4)<br />

“Hey baby, do you want to go out of town th<strong>is</strong> coming weekend?” Jiyong proposed when the last day of the week<br />

came. It’s been two months now since they started dating and they were a bit surpr<strong>is</strong>ed that they had managed<br />

to hide their relationship in the office th<strong>is</strong> long and still no one suspects anything from them.<br />

“Where to?” Dara asked him, curiosity <strong>is</strong> written all over her pretty face. To tell the truth, she just wanted to be<br />

with him, the where and when didn’t matter to her and so she gladly agreed with him.


“It’s a secret” Jiyong winked at her.<br />

After work, they both went on separate ways to pack some things for the weekend. Dara huffed as she scans her<br />

closet, she has no idea where he was taking her. That wasn’t easy for her while packing her suitcase but he<br />

wanted to be a surpr<strong>is</strong>e and she didn’t want to spoil it. He was obviously very excited about it. They drove for a<br />

long time and finally they reached for a castle that apparently was renovated and worked as a hotel. A very<br />

special hotel. It was breathtaking. It had some medieval on the outside and that was kept on the inside as well.<br />

The bed was huge with drapes on each side. The wardrobe was wooden and beautifully carved. And in the<br />

bathroom, even the bath tub <strong>is</strong> medieval style. In a few words, it was a beautiful fantastic and just perfect. Dara<br />

felt enchanted. She kept looking everywhere with a drea<strong>my</strong> look.<br />

Jiyong closed their room door as soon as they brought their bags inside and went towards her. He hugged from<br />

behind and k<strong>is</strong>sed her on her neck.<br />

“Do you know why I chose th<strong>is</strong> place?” He wh<strong>is</strong>pered in her ear and she shivered all over.<br />

“Because it <strong>is</strong> the most beautiful place I’ve ever been to?” She guessed<br />

“Because a princess like you deserves to sleep in a palace like th<strong>is</strong>, where princesses <strong>is</strong> being worshipped”<br />

“Mmm…and I thought I was being worshipped every night and day” She said with a very sexy tone.<br />

“You’re driving me crazy” Jiyong said while scooping her up in h<strong>is</strong> hands and taking her to their bed. He took<br />

off her clothes and h<strong>is</strong> as quickly as he could and he proceeded to make frantic love to her. When they both<br />

orgasmed together he held her tight on h<strong>is</strong> chest, still inside of her.<br />

“Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> true happiness” He wh<strong>is</strong>pered to her ear.<br />

Like that they fell asleep together and didn’t wake up until the next morning. Dara woke up with her stomach<br />

growling. They had skipped dinner the previous night, too busy making love.<br />

“How was <strong>my</strong> princess feeling today?” Her stomach growled again giving an answer for her. Dara laughed even<br />

though she was embarrassed.


“She <strong>is</strong> very happy to be with you, but you neglected to feed her last night and her stomach <strong>is</strong> on a riot,<br />

embarrassing her, pretty romantic right?” She joked.<br />

“I should be pun<strong>is</strong>hed for neglecting such a sweet thing. It’s not <strong>my</strong> fault thought. Our friend down there took<br />

over and monopolized the scene” Jiyong laugh and pointed at h<strong>is</strong> manhood<br />

“You are right! I’m going to pun<strong>is</strong>h him right now!” She turned in h<strong>is</strong> embrace facing him, licked him behind h<strong>is</strong><br />

ear and squeezed h<strong>is</strong> semi hard member.<br />

“You are getting yourself in a whole lot of trouble baby. Leave the gun you are holding alone if you w<strong>is</strong>h to eat<br />

breakfast” She giggled playfully and k<strong>is</strong>sed him on the lips.<br />

“Feed me”<br />

He groaned and stood from the bed. He picked up the telephone and ordered breakfast for the two of them.<br />

“What’s wrong baby? Don’t you like th<strong>is</strong>? You want me to order something different for you?” Jiyong asked her<br />

worriedly when he sensed something was wrong with her.<br />

“No, everything <strong>is</strong> perfect. My stomach feels a little bit weird but that <strong>is</strong> probably because I didn’t eat anything<br />

last night. I’m sure that I’ll be fine. I don’t want anything to ruin our weekend”<br />

“Hey, you being healthy <strong>is</strong> what matters to me most. I love you baby, I know it’s too soon but I really love you”<br />

Dara looked at him and gasped as tears starting to form at the corner of her eyes.<br />

“I love you too Jiyong, I mean, I tried not to fall for you that fast, but it quickly became obvious to me that all<br />

<strong>my</strong> attempts were a lost cause”<br />

He hugged her furiously and k<strong>is</strong>sed her sweetly. He kept on k<strong>is</strong>sing her expecting her to stop him, since she<br />

didn’t feel too good, but she didn’t. Soon they were making love again. By noon, Dara felt pretty god and they


went for a walk together. The hotel had formed the whole area with the medieval theme and they had a lot of<br />

fun running around like a love sick couple.<br />

The manager of the hotel even send them some champagne compliments of the hotel, because after observing<br />

them, he thought they were newly weds. When they cleared that out, he ins<strong>is</strong>ted that they keep it for their real<br />

honeymoon. He even bet Jiyong money on how son the wedding would be. The possibility of them not getting<br />

married was non negotiable for either of them, and Dara couldn’t do anything but laugh at them and their<br />

stubbornness.<br />

The weekend passed on a blur. Like all good things it ended too soon and by Sunday afternoon, they started<br />

heading back to town. Jiyong took them to h<strong>is</strong> apartment just for a few moments, so that he could take some<br />

clothes for the next day and they headed to her apartment.<br />

He had no intention to sleep with out her unless it was absolutely necessary. EVER.<br />

He <strong>is</strong> already moving too fast for her standards. She had joked about the bet he had made with the owner of the<br />

hotel but he was serious as a heart attack. He would just give her a little more time to get used to the idea.<br />

She <strong>is</strong> h<strong>is</strong> butterfly.<br />

H<strong>is</strong> princess.<br />

H<strong>is</strong> woman.<br />

And he wanted her to be h<strong>is</strong> WIFE….<br />

CHAPTER TWENTY ONE<br />

WHAT'S GOING ON?<br />

(1)


“Well…Well…, You must’ve had a great weekend if you are smiling like that Dara” Hyuna commented while<br />

they were both pouring coffee in their mugs “That <strong>my</strong>stery man who sends you flowers everyday <strong>is</strong> definitely<br />

doing something right”<br />

“Hmm..now that I think about it, you have had that smile plastered to your face every morning for the past<br />

week. Well, girlfriend, why don’t you share some details and even better why don’t you give me h<strong>is</strong> phone to<br />

pass it to Taemin. Not that I have something to complain about but I would like to thank him for making you<br />

smile” Sulli joined in the conversation and winked and Dara’s face turned red as a ripe tomato.<br />

“Girls, let’s not exaggerate. It’s just that the previous months were pretty m<strong>is</strong>erable for me and now the change<br />

makes the whole situation a lot better” Dara explained. Of course, she half of what she said was true, now that<br />

Jiyong <strong>is</strong> back in the office, her work load were reduced to half but her main reason <strong>is</strong> of course Jiyong, himself.<br />

“Well, still you haven’t given us any details about him yet. Dara-yah…please share” Sulli pouted like a child<br />

“I will, I prom<strong>is</strong>e. Just give me some time to feel more sure about th<strong>is</strong> thing. It’s too soon yet and I’m afraid to<br />

jinx it. I know you girls mean well and I appreciate it.” Dara said truthfully. Deep inside her, she kind of feels<br />

guilty towards the girls, they’ve been nothing but good to her.<br />

“Yah! Yah! You girls leave Dara-unnie alone” Minzy butted in who just happened to pass by and overheard the<br />

girls asking her unnie about the “<strong>my</strong>stery man”. She knows her friend has a reason why she doesn’t want to<br />

reveal her relationship with Jiyong. She still feels uncertain about their relationship, of course, she knows<br />

Jiyong does love her, she has seen it in h<strong>is</strong> eyes and h<strong>is</strong> smile, it’s just that Dara has some trust <strong>is</strong>sues, all<br />

because of her ex fiancé who left her for another woman, costing the life of her child.<br />

“Fine! Fine!” Sulli giggled and ra<strong>is</strong>ed her hand in the air as a sign of surrender. “A<strong>is</strong>sh…Minzy-ah..I bet you<br />

already knew the guy” She said accusingly at Minzy<br />

“Well, maybe…maybe not” Minzy said playfully, winking at Dara. “Either way, you guys should go back to work<br />

now or our <strong>boss</strong> will surely kick your cute tushies out of here” She said playfully slapping the girls butts and<br />

Hyuna and Sulli giggled.<br />

“Alright…see you later at lunch” Hyuna and Sulli bid their goodbye and left. Dara let out a sigh of relief. It was<br />

only then that she realized that she’s been holding her breath the entire time.<br />

“Thanks” She said to Minzy and gave her a k<strong>is</strong>s on the cheek.


“All right unnie..but don’t think I’m letting you off the hook, you still have to tell me who he <strong>is</strong> okay?”<br />

Dara nodded “I prom<strong>is</strong>e”<br />

“Well, I have to leave now and take th<strong>is</strong> coffee to Jiyong-oppa.” She said as she pour coffee on the cup she’s<br />

holding. “Hmm..You know unnie, I think oppa <strong>is</strong> in a relationship too”<br />

“W-What makes you say that?” Dara nervously took a sip of her coffee<br />

“Because he has the same goofy smile you do every day” Minzy said and left right away. Dara on the other hand,<br />

spat her coffee in the air, hearing what Minzy had said. When she finally calm down, a smile crept on her lips,<br />

she <strong>is</strong> happy that she <strong>is</strong> the one that was making Jiyong happy and the sole reason of h<strong>is</strong> smile. Unknown to<br />

her, <strong>is</strong> Minzy peeking through the door, she too was happy seeing her two friends happy and at the same time,<br />

she’s really enjoying watching the two struggle to keep their relationship secret when all th<strong>is</strong> while, she already<br />

knows it.<br />

(2)<br />

Everything seemed right in the world for Dara, except for her stomach that was quite unsettled since yesterday.<br />

She thought that maybe it was because of something that she ate on the trip, she already took antacid and went<br />

back to work like usual trying to ignore it. It was a busy day but she made it through without complaining.<br />

“Baby, <strong>is</strong> everything okay? I’m getting some strange vibes from you” Jiyong asked her during lunch, h<strong>is</strong> voice<br />

with a hint of worry. Unknown to Dara, Jiyong has been observing her and noticed that something <strong>is</strong> a little bit<br />

off about her.<br />

“You don’t m<strong>is</strong>s anything do you?” Dara laughed humorlessly “My stomach <strong>is</strong>n’t very well th<strong>is</strong> morning, I think<br />

it must be something I ate at the hotel. Not that it was spoiled because you are obviously fine. Mine <strong>is</strong> just<br />

probably more sensitive and all that spice in the food affected me”


“A<strong>is</strong>sh…baby why didn’t you tell me earlier about th<strong>is</strong>?” Jiyong said rather a bit irritated because Dara hasn’t<br />

been feeling well and he let her work so hard today.<br />

“Don’t worry about it Ji…I’m sure that I’ll be fine by tomorrow, I already took some medicine” She cooed, her<br />

heart flatters seeing her boyfriend getting worked up because of such a little thing, it’s not that she likes him<br />

worrying, but th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> the first time that someone <strong>is</strong> worried about her being, Donghae didn’t when they were still<br />

together. Hell, the bastard even lets her go alone for her check up when she was pregnant. “As a matter of fact,<br />

I’m already feeling better and I’m quiet hungry. So I suggest we both eat our food, or I’m going to eat yours too”<br />

She tried to make fun of the situation.<br />

Jiyong smiled sweetly at her “Okay, but if th<strong>is</strong> keeps up tomorrow I’m taking you to a doctor, and I’m going to<br />

kill the hotel manager” He said seriously.<br />

“Hey baby, let’s not make a big deal out of th<strong>is</strong> okay?. I’m sure I’ll be fine by tomorrow” She said and k<strong>is</strong>sed him<br />

on the lips, to shut him up already.<br />

“Nobody dares hurt <strong>my</strong> baby and gets away with it” Jiyong declared and k<strong>is</strong>sed her passionately. He was saying<br />

the truth when he said it to her, he won’t let anyone hurt her for as long as he lives and even if he dies and he’s<br />

not only referring to Dara’s stomach ache but for somebody else.<br />

The day went by and nothing important happened in the office. By the they went to h<strong>is</strong> place, Dara <strong>is</strong> already<br />

feeling fine and fam<strong>is</strong>hed. She cooked for him and ended up eating most of it. Jiyong watched her devour all the<br />

food in awe, and was glad her stomach ache already subsided. When they were done he washed the d<strong>is</strong>hes with<br />

her and afterwards they sat on the love seat to watch “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. It was Dara’s favorite movie. He<br />

had seen it before and she prom<strong>is</strong>ed him that it was one of the movies that you just have to see at least once in a<br />

lifetime. He didn’t mind.<br />

As long Dara <strong>is</strong> seated on h<strong>is</strong> lap while watching, he was willing to see anything.<br />

At the end of the movie he scoop her in h<strong>is</strong> arms and took her their bedroom and gently laid her to their bed. He<br />

wanted to make love to her, but he was worried that it might not be good<br />

For her unsettled stomach to get overly excited, even if she was feeling fine during dinner. He cuddled with her<br />

and they both fell asleep.<br />

(3)


It was a wee hours in the morning when Jiyong felt Dara jolt up from their bed and run to the bathroom. A few<br />

seconds later, he heard her throwing up. He run to the bathroom and found her on the floor throwing up in the<br />

toilet. He sat beside her and held her hair. When she finally stopped, he took a damp towel and wipe her face<br />

with it. He helped her stand up, he silently watched her take her toothbrush and brush her teeth. He scooped<br />

her up and gently laid her back on their bed. He wrap her arms around her wa<strong>is</strong>t and pulled her closer to him.<br />

“Are you feeling okay?” He asked her, h<strong>is</strong> face <strong>is</strong> full of worry<br />

“Yeah, I’m fine now, just a bit dizzy” She answered, her brow creased and her eyes are close.<br />

“Baby, I was just thinking….” He stopped for a while, contemplating of whether he will tell her the thing that<br />

came in h<strong>is</strong> mind or not. Him and Dara were sexually active and as far as he knows, they’re not exactly<br />

practicing safe sex at least for him. He recognized the signs.<br />

“What?”<br />

“Could it be that your pregnant?” He finally voiced it out<br />

Dara snapped her eyes open “That’s not possible baby…I’m on pills”<br />

“You do?”<br />

“Yes, one of us should be responsible, you know”<br />

(4)<br />

The alarm clock woke the both of them up. Jiyong hugged her closely and k<strong>is</strong>sed her sweetly as he did every<br />

morning. He was ready to get up to hit the shower but Dara beat him to it. She jolt up from the bed and run to<br />

the bathroom. He followed her and saw her throwing up in the sink. He went near her and ass<strong>is</strong>ted her.


“So, no more of <strong>my</strong> k<strong>is</strong>ses in the morning? Bad reaction to them?” He tried to lighten the situation although he<br />

was sick of worry for her health. She laughed weakly and placed her head on the crook of h<strong>is</strong> neck for support.<br />

“I wouldn’t take it personally <strong>my</strong> love. I shouldn’t have eaten like a pig last night and now I’m paying for it”<br />

He was sad to see her weak but he couldn’t d<strong>is</strong>m<strong>is</strong>s the fact that she called him her love. If the situation was any<br />

different, he would be on h<strong>is</strong> feet jumping up and down.<br />

“Baby, I’m going to call the office and tell them we’re going to be late. I’m taking you to the doctor.”<br />

“No, don’t do that. I’m fine now. I don’t need any doctor. We have a lot of work to do and both of us can’t say we<br />

will be late th<strong>is</strong> morning. People are going to suspect something about our relationship”<br />

“I don’t care what they think. I want to make sure <strong>my</strong> babe <strong>is</strong> healthy” He pouted<br />

Dara giggled at th<strong>is</strong> “I’m fine baby, if th<strong>is</strong> keeps up I will go to the doctor in the afternoon, I prom<strong>is</strong>e”<br />

He didn’t like it but didn’t want to upset her more than she already <strong>is</strong>. He made her some tea and drove her to<br />

the office. She wanted to take her car but he wouldn’t back down, she relented and just hope nobody saw them<br />

driving together. Lucky for her, no one was in the parking lot when they arrived. They went up to their offices<br />

and proceeded to do their usual work. By noon, she was already feeling much better and when they got to h<strong>is</strong><br />

place, she was good as new. She was fam<strong>is</strong>hed but she ate lightly to avoid vomiting in the morning.<br />

The following day, Jiyong was treating her as if she was made of porcelain and she thought that it was cute but<br />

by the time they went to bed she was starting to get p<strong>is</strong>sed. He had cooked her dinner and didn’t let her help<br />

him do the d<strong>is</strong>hes. She talked to Bom while he cooked and she got more irritated when she ins<strong>is</strong>ted that Jiyong<br />

was right and that she should go see a doctor.<br />

But what really made her reach her limits, was when they got to bed and he refused to make love to her. That<br />

was it! She was going to show him what she was really made of.<br />

“Baby, I’ feel so hot” She pretended to fan herself using her hand. Jiyong stood up and went to turn on the AC in<br />

her room. “It’s not working…I still feel hot” With that, she stood up and strip off her pyjamas. She went back to


ed and snuggled close to Jiyong in her panties. She started humming in h<strong>is</strong> embrace and moving her body up<br />

and down against h<strong>is</strong> body. In two minutes tops she had him feel hot and ready to burst.<br />

“Baby, I’m taking off <strong>my</strong> panties okay…it feels so wet and it’s bothering me” She said innocently and she bit her<br />

lip to prevent her from laughing when she saw Jiyong’s eyes went wide as a saucer. As soon as her panties were<br />

off, she move closer to him, making sure that ass <strong>is</strong> brushing h<strong>is</strong> member.<br />

“B-Baby…” Jiyong mumbled, h<strong>is</strong> voice <strong>is</strong> getting husky by the minute. She smirked when she felt h<strong>is</strong> member<br />

hardened and being naughty as she <strong>is</strong>, she moaned.<br />

“Fuck th<strong>is</strong>!!!” Jiyong cursed. He tore h<strong>is</strong> boxers and entered her from behind in one swift move, repeatedly<br />

cursing himself for being so weak. She laughed devil<strong>is</strong>hly, but soon her laugh turned into moans of passion.<br />

She had won that round.<br />

(5)<br />

The next morning, Dara’s stomach <strong>is</strong> unsettled again but at least she didn’t throw up. They went to work and<br />

went through their appointments as usual. Around eleven o clock, during a mutual appointment of hers and<br />

Jiyong, Dara felt very hot although the AC <strong>is</strong> working perfectly. She stood and went to take a glass of water but<br />

only two steps later she collapsed on the floor.<br />

“Dara!!!!” Jiyong exclaimed and ran to her side as soon as he saw her waver on her way to the bar where he kept<br />

the water jug. But he wasn’t fast enough. That damn desk of h<strong>is</strong>, got in h<strong>is</strong> way and he was to late to catch her.<br />

She hit the floor roughly and a loud thud was heard. He’s color turned pale when he saw her hit her head hard<br />

and instantly prayed to God that the her fall wasn’t fatal. He dropped right next to her and tried to reach her<br />

pulse.<br />

Jiyong felt h<strong>is</strong> heart exploded when he felt that her pulse <strong>is</strong> weak. He immediately turned to their client that<br />

was watching the whole scene in shock.<br />

“Tell <strong>my</strong> secretary to call 119” He ordered him, h<strong>is</strong> voice in panic.


Their client stood up and run of to the office to Minzy’s desk “M<strong>is</strong>s, call 119 immediately. Mr. Kwon’s secretary<br />

just fainted to the floor. We didn’t managed t catch her before she fell. She’s alive but we’re not sure how hard<br />

the fall had caused, she hit her head really hard. Please tell them to hurry”<br />

Minzy called right away and then run to Jiyong’s office, leaving the client sitting breathless on the chair near<br />

her desk.<br />

“Oh My God! Oppa, what happened?!!!!” Minzy exclaimed as soon as she saw Dara on the floor, Jiyong couldn’t<br />

move her for fear that the move might damage Dara’s head more, he was sitting on the floor holding her hands.<br />

“I don’t know, she fainted and hit herself falling”<br />

“I didn’t hit <strong>my</strong>self” Dara said weakly “The carpet broke <strong>my</strong> fall. It’s a nice fluffy carpet I might even take it<br />

home and sleep on it” she joked trying to ease the tension inside the office. She knows Jiyong and Minzy <strong>is</strong><br />

already panicking “I would be on <strong>my</strong> feet now working like a normal person if Jiyong allowed me to stand up”<br />

“You are not standing up before the paramedics come here and take you to the hospital for a thorough exam”<br />

Jiyong said sternly.<br />

“You do realize you are over reacting right? Minzy please tell him he <strong>is</strong> over reacting”<br />

“Yah! I’m not over reacting Dara” He said in a serious tone “We don’t know why you fainted and you might faint<br />

again if you move. We don’t want that, do we?” He argued<br />

“Unnie, I’m with him on that. You should wait for the paramedics to come” Minzy sided with Jiyong.<br />

“Traitor” Dara said to Minzy irritated “You were supposed to be on <strong>my</strong> side”<br />

“We are both on your side baby, that <strong>is</strong> why we are keeping you here until help comes”


Both girls looked at him stunned. He had called her baby. Minzy already knew their relationship but she still<br />

didn’t expect him to call her that in front of her. Jiyong probably was in full panic mode, that he forgot their<br />

relationship <strong>is</strong> a secret.<br />

“Baby?” Minzy look at both Jiyong and Dara<br />

Dara paled once more and felt the world spinning around. Her eyes glazed and she heard Jiyong shouting. Then<br />

everything went black.<br />

“Dara..Dara…do you hear me? Baby wake up!” He talked to her, h<strong>is</strong> heart <strong>is</strong> beating so fast “Shit! She fainted<br />

again. Minzy bring me some water and some paper towels”<br />

Minzy stood up and went to where the towel and the jug <strong>is</strong> located. She positioned them to Dara’s forehead and<br />

neck. She stirred a little, moaned and then went silent as if she fell asleep. Jiyong checked her pulse. It looked<br />

normal and color had returned to her face. Her body probably forced her to drift off.<br />

“So baby?” Minzy finally said. She turned to Jiyong with a grin on her face.<br />

Jiyong’s eyes widened seeing the look in Minzy’s face “You knew..didn’t you?”<br />

Minzy laughed her ass off “Of course oppa, in case you didn’t know, I saw you carried her to your car at the<br />

party and also I overheard you calling the flor<strong>is</strong>t, I’m not your secretary for nothing you know”<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>hhh! You brat! Why didn’t you tell us? We look like idiots trying to hide our relationship and patting<br />

ourselves in the back thinking that we’re doing a great job keeping it a secret” He ranted<br />

“Sheesh…what’s the fun in that oppa” She said still laughing “So, you really are in a serious now oppa” She then<br />

said, th<strong>is</strong> time she stopped laughing and turned serious.<br />

“Of course Minzy. Why wouldn’t I let such a pretty butterfly slip from <strong>my</strong> fingers” He said looking at Dara<br />

adoringly. Minzy smiled watching her friends, she could see the love in Jiyong’s eyes.


“Well, <strong>boss</strong>, I surely haven’t seen you smitten like that before”<br />

“I have never met someone like her before. But the thing <strong>is</strong> Dara <strong>is</strong> afraid that if her colleagues find out about <strong>is</strong>,<br />

they will think she tried to drive herself to the top by sleeping with the <strong>boss</strong> and they will start gossiping about<br />

her. That’s why we have kept th<strong>is</strong> from everyone. She had a bad previous experience of office gossip. Not her<br />

fault”<br />

“I know oppa, why do you think I didn’t say anything about th<strong>is</strong> until now? It’s not just about <strong>my</strong> enjoyment<br />

seeing you guys struggling to keep your secret, I intend to protect your relationship, you and unnie were<br />

important to me and both of you deserves to be happy” She looked at Dara “Especially unnie, I’m assuming you<br />

already know what happened to her right?”<br />

Jiyong nodded at her. H<strong>is</strong> face turned grim remembering the things Donghae did to her. “So please, don’t tell<br />

anyone, at least not until she’s ready to tell people. I don’t want her to stress more over th<strong>is</strong>. Especially since we<br />

don’t know what caused her to faint.”<br />

“Well, if unnie <strong>is</strong> so adamant abut no one knowing about you two, you are going to have an earful when she<br />

recovers” Minzy joked<br />

“I don’t care as long as she’s alright. She can shout at me as much as she wants”<br />

“You’ve got it bad oppa” Minzy said affectionately “and don’t worry I’m not going to tell anyone about you two”<br />

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO<br />

A GOOD NEWS???<br />

(1)<br />

The paramedics came a few minutes later and gathered Dara on a stretcher. Jiyong followed them to the<br />

ambulance and since they would’ve not let him right with her, he went straight to the parking lot, took h<strong>is</strong> car<br />

and followed the ambulance to the hospital.


“IS THERE SOMEONE HERE ACCOMPANYING MS. SANDARA PARK?” A doctor who came out<br />

from the ER called out.<br />

“That would be me, how <strong>is</strong> she?” Jiyong stood up and quickly went to the doctor<br />

“Are you a relative?”<br />

“I’m her boyfriend” He answered. He’s starting to get irritated, he wanted to know what’s wrong with Dara and<br />

the doctor keeps on asking him questions he finds unnecessary.<br />

“Maybe I can help you” He ins<strong>is</strong>ted. He was looking at the doctor pleadingly although deep inside him, he<br />

wanted to strangle h<strong>is</strong> neck already.<br />

The doctor sighed and finally give in “The first exams we run didn’t show any damage” Jiyong let out a sighed of<br />

relief at th<strong>is</strong> “ But we want to proceed to more exams, there are some sensitive <strong>is</strong>sues we want to d<strong>is</strong>cuss with<br />

someone closer to her, <strong>is</strong> there any closer relative we can speak to?”<br />

“JIYONG!!!!”<br />

Their conversation was interrupted one someone shouted and called h<strong>is</strong> name. He turned around to see who it<br />

was and it was Bom. She was rushing to him, her face with curiosity and behind her <strong>is</strong> Sheunghyun.<br />

“Bom! Hyung!” He acknowledge the two.<br />

“Why are you here? What happened? Where’s Dara?” Bom bombarded him with questions.<br />

“Excuse me, are you a relative of Ms. Park Sandara?” Jiyong was about to answer Bom’s questions but the<br />

doctor interrupted him. Bom was looking intently at the doctor and back to Jiyong and he signaled her to just<br />

lie and nod her head yes.


“Yes. I..uh..I’m Park Bom, her cousin” Bom lied. She figured if the doctor mentioned Dara, then it has<br />

something to do with her best friend “Why? What happened?”<br />

“She’s in the ER. Mr. Kwon had told us she fainted earlier in the office” The doctor briefly explained.<br />

‘WHAT?????!!!!” She shrieked. The three men standing beside her literally jumped in surpr<strong>is</strong>e. Sheunghyun<br />

quickly place h<strong>is</strong> hand on her back and gently rub it to calm h<strong>is</strong> girl friend down.<br />

“She’s fine Ms. Park, like I said to Mr. Kwon, the test didn’t show any damage but we want to proceed to more<br />

exams and there are some sensitive <strong>is</strong>sues we want to d<strong>is</strong>cuss with someone close to her”<br />

Bom nodded and the doctor lead her to h<strong>is</strong> office. She gently placed her hand on Jiyong’s shoulder assuring him<br />

that everything <strong>is</strong> going to be fine before following the doctor. Jiyong can’t do anything but to watch Bom from<br />

afar. He only came back to h<strong>is</strong> senses when he felt a hand patting h<strong>is</strong> back. He turned around and it was<br />

Sheunghyun.<br />

“What happened?” Sheunghyun asked.<br />

“She’s been suffering a stomach ache for the past few days, she’s been throwing up and she told me she’s feeling<br />

dizzy and th<strong>is</strong> morning..well, she fainted”<br />

“Is she pregnant?”<br />

“I’m thinking the same thing too hyung, but she said she’s on pills” He answered him. “Geez, I think <strong>my</strong> ear<br />

drums got busted…didn’t know Bom can scream like that” He then said out of nowhere. Talking about Dara<br />

makes him nervous and so he decided to relax a bit and change the topic.<br />

Sheunghyun chuckled “She’s just surpr<strong>is</strong>ed, wait till you see her furious, she’s nuts…good thing I’m a fool and<br />

we clicked pretty well” He joked and Jiyong laughed.<br />

“So how’d you guys know we’re here in the hospital?”


Sheunghyun stiffened at Jiyong’s question and it didn’t unnoticed by Jiyong. He eyed him suspiciously.<br />

“I..uh..We..v<strong>is</strong>ited a friend” Sheunghyun answered nervously. “We just happened to see you here”<br />

“Do I know that friend? Maybe I can vi—“<br />

“Uh..no Jiyong…it’s uhmm..Bom’s friend..so…” Sheunghyun cut him off “Oh it’s getting hot in here, I’m getting<br />

a drink? You want some?”<br />

“Uhh..” Sheunghyun stood up and walk away without even waiting for h<strong>is</strong> answer “soda…” and before Jiyong<br />

could fin<strong>is</strong>h h<strong>is</strong> sentence, Sheunghyun <strong>is</strong> already out of sight. That hyung <strong>is</strong> weird!<br />

(2)<br />

“Ms. Park, do you know if she’s allergic to some medication, or if she has some health problem that you of? Has<br />

she had any operations last year? We also want to take some x-rays for her and we have to be sure she’s not<br />

pregnant to do that. Is there such a possibitly?”<br />

“She had a m<strong>is</strong>carriage three years ago, she had an accident, she was kicked straight in her belly, they said the<br />

kicked was so bad. She hasn’t had menstruation since then. She’s currently sexually active but she’s taking pills<br />

as soon as she started dating, I just don’t know if she never m<strong>is</strong>s one, so I can’t rule out the possibility of<br />

pregnancy. She doesn’t have any health problems or allergies that I know of but I can’t be a hundred percent<br />

sure about medicine allergies”<br />

The doctor nodded as he l<strong>is</strong>tens to her “Okay, we will run some more test before we proceed to do anything. I<br />

just have to call you if I have more news”<br />

“Has she regained her consciousness?”<br />

“Yes, but we gave her a mild sedative to sleep more. Her body needs it”


Bom went back to Jiyong, and she sighed seeing him pacing back and forth at the corridor of the waiting room.<br />

She watched him checked h<strong>is</strong> watch every time.<br />

“Hey” She called him.<br />

“What does the doctor say?” He asked him eagerly.<br />

“She’ll be fine don’t worry…do you think she’s pregnant?”<br />

“I don’t know Bom, she said she’s been taking pills since we started dating”<br />

Bom nodded but quickly snapped up when she remembered something. She grab Jiyong’s arms, much to h<strong>is</strong><br />

surpr<strong>is</strong>ed.<br />

“What about the night of the party? Did you use condom?” She asked him.<br />

Jiyong’s eyes went wide remembering the party “Oh Shit! No, I didn’t” and Bom suddenly slapped h<strong>is</strong> arm<br />

“Ow! What was that for?” Jiyong winced in pain “What did I do?”<br />

“You stupid! Don’t you know how to practice safe sex? You can’t just shove your dick to someone’s hole<br />

whenever you like you know!!!!!”<br />

“Yah! I was drunk that night okay? And besides…that hole <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> baby’s hole”<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>shh!!! You!!!” Bom glared at him and he just gave her a peace sign.<br />

“So, do you think I got her pregnant?” Jiyong asked, th<strong>is</strong> time h<strong>is</strong> voice <strong>is</strong> all giddy.


“Who knows”<br />

(3)<br />

A nurse came out from the ER and they practically run to her to ask her for information about Dara. The nurse<br />

explained that the test results they were running were not ready yet, and that the doctor would tell them when<br />

he had a clearer view of her situation. She also informed them that Dara woken up and was asking for him. The<br />

doctors usually didn’t allow v<strong>is</strong>itors inside but she was getting panicky and they wanted him to calm her down.<br />

He didn’t care about the reason, he was glad he got to be next to her once again. Although deep inside he felt a<br />

primal pride about the fact that he was the one she needed to feel calm and safe.<br />

“You go on ahead, I’m going to look and get TOP” Bom told him and left. The nurse showed him to Dara’s bed.<br />

He saw her laying on the bed with fear in her eyes.<br />

He gave her a warm smile and k<strong>is</strong>s the top of her head “Hi”<br />

“Hi” Dara answered her weakly<br />

“How are you feeling? Do you still feel dizzy?” He asked her worriedly.<br />

“I’m much better now. What happened in the office?”<br />

“You got pale and fainted on me again. Then the paramedics came and brought you here. I was right behind<br />

them in <strong>my</strong> car and on the waiting room afterwards but they wouldn’t let me in here until now. Ai<strong>is</strong>hhh…baby I<br />

was so worried about you” She extended her hand and touch him on h<strong>is</strong> cheek.<br />

“You needn’t have to worry so much. I’m sure that it’s some kind of bug I caught while we were away for the<br />

weekend. It’s nobody’s fault. My body <strong>is</strong>n’t in its best shape since <strong>my</strong> pregnancy from before. It’s no big deal”<br />

“Mmmmhh..so you are a doctor now?” He said teasing her “I would prefer if one of the guys with the white<br />

coats told me what the cause of all th<strong>is</strong>”


“What happened in the office?” She ignore him “What did Minzy say? Why did you call me baby in front of her,<br />

are you mad?!!” She wasn’t pale anymore. Now she was mad at him and her cheeks had a bright pink on them.<br />

After seeing her so pale in h<strong>is</strong> office, he didn’t mind even if she was furious and he was the one to pay for it.<br />

“You don’t’ have to stress over it. Minzy knew about <strong>is</strong> all th<strong>is</strong> time, since that night at her party, the <strong>my</strong>sterious<br />

boyfriend who kept sending you flowers, but she prom<strong>is</strong>ed me that she wouldn’t tell anyone”<br />

“Acckk!!! She knew!!! That brat!!!!” She shrieked and Jiyong just laughed.<br />

“Don’t worry about her baby, you know her, she wouldn’t do anything to harm us, especially you, if you only<br />

knew how protective she <strong>is</strong> of you, and after all I think that we should let people know about us. I love you baby<br />

and you scared the life out of me today and I don’t intend to m<strong>is</strong>s out on things so that people won’t gossip on<br />

us. Everybody in the office knows your worth. You proved you were the perfect person for your position at the<br />

company before you even met me face to face. IF some of them are petty enough to gossip about it, even if we<br />

don’t tell anyone they will find something else to say about you. So don’t worry your pretty head about such<br />

things”<br />

“Yes, but what happens to me if we break up? Everyone in the office will see me as the ex of the <strong>boss</strong>”<br />

“You are one silly butterfly, you know that?” He pinched her nose slightly “We have something pretty good<br />

between us don’t you agree?”<br />

“Yes” Dara wh<strong>is</strong>pered looking deep in h<strong>is</strong> eyes, mesmerized by the intensity of h<strong>is</strong> feelings that was mirrored<br />

there.<br />

“Then, I don’t see us breaking up in the near future” He smiled at her. He stood up and she watched her grab<br />

something on h<strong>is</strong> pocket. Her eyes went wide when she saw the thing he’s holding. It was a velvet box. He<br />

opened it and her eyes starting to get teary when it revealed a diamond ring.<br />

He sat next to her in the bed facing her and smiled “You won’t get rid of me that easily butterfly, Sandara Park,<br />

will you wear thing ring and take the honor to be <strong>my</strong> wife?”<br />

“J-Jiyong” Was all that she can say.


“I love you so much baby” He said to her with sincerety in h<strong>is</strong> voice.<br />

“H-How? W-When?”<br />

“I bought th<strong>is</strong> the moment you accepted to date me” He said to her “ when I pursued you I already know that<br />

you are the one for me and I don’t intend to let you go, never Dara, you are <strong>my</strong> life, <strong>my</strong> lifeline, without you, I’m<br />

know I’m going to die, will you marry Dara?”<br />

Dara choked as Jiyong’s words sink in. “Yes, I’ll marry you Jiyong” Jiyong carefully put the ring on her ring<br />

finger and k<strong>is</strong>sed it. He cupped her cheeks and k<strong>is</strong>sed her sweetly on the lips.<br />

“I love you so much Dara”<br />

They were interrupted by the doctor that came near them with a bunch of papers in h<strong>is</strong> hands.<br />

“Well, I have the results of your first test Dara and they seem to excuse your fainting spell. We will have to run<br />

more tests. But at least now we know where to begin. “Jiyong was on h<strong>is</strong> feet now looking at the doctor<br />

ominously.<br />

“What <strong>is</strong> it doctor? What’s wrong with her?” He asked him.<br />

“Baby, can I talk to the doctor privately?” Before the doctor could say anything to Jiyong, Dara already cut him<br />

off. Jiyong look at her confusedly. “Please, I just want to talk to him first, I prom<strong>is</strong>e I’ll let you know h<strong>is</strong><br />

findings”<br />

Jiyong just sighed, not wanting to leave Dara alone but he couldn’t do anything since it’s Dara’s w<strong>is</strong>h. With a<br />

heavy heart, he k<strong>is</strong>sed her on her cheeks and walk towards the door.<br />

“I’ll be just outside okay? Bom and Sheunghyun <strong>is</strong> here as well” He said to her and she just nodded.


“Doctor, I’m going to cut the chase, tell me, am I pregnant?” She asked him as soon as she made sure that<br />

Jiyong <strong>is</strong> already out of the room.<br />

“Yes, Ms. Park, you are two months pregnant”<br />

Dara’s mouth dropped open, her eyes were wide. She knows it already, unknown to Jiyong, she took a<br />

pregnancy test when she first threw up in h<strong>is</strong> bathroom. She’d been pregnant before and she knows the signs.<br />

She knows it’s possible, something happened between them the night of Minzy’s party and she’s not on pills at<br />

that time yet, she figured, Jiyong didn’t use any protection too.<br />

Without knowing, her tears suddenly fall and stream down her cheeks, she choked. The doctor just watched her<br />

in confusion.<br />

“Doctor” She called him weakly “Can you keep th<strong>is</strong> a secret please”<br />

“But..Ms. Park---“<br />

“Please doctor, if Jiyong asked you can you just tell him another reason, please, I’m begging you doctor” She<br />

asked her pleadingly. The doctor nodded in understanding and quietly left the room, leaving Dara alone.<br />

“Oh God! Not again!” Dara sobbed as soon as the doctor left. She clutch her chest as her past came back to her,<br />

her pregnancy, her engagement, Donghae cheating on her, her unborn baby…<br />

It’s happening again…a déjà vu and she’s scared…<br />

CHAPTER TWENTY THREE<br />

TRUTH BE TOLD<br />

(1)


Jiyong and Dara ate peacefully and Dara went to sit in the sofa to watch the news. Jiyong came up and sat with<br />

her and eventually Dara ended up in h<strong>is</strong> lap. They sat in silence; both drowned in their own world.<br />

Dara’s sudden change of behavior when they left the hospital earlier bothered him. He had asked her the<br />

findings of the doctor and she said that she was just stressed and nothing to be worried about. Dara’s gloo<strong>my</strong><br />

aura didn’t go unnoticed from him, he knows something <strong>is</strong> bothering her but she’s not telling him. He wanted<br />

to ask her but he still respects her privacy. He can’t do anything but to wait for her to open up to him.<br />

Dara, on the other hand, didn’t know if her dec<strong>is</strong>ion not to tell Jiyong of her pregnancy <strong>is</strong> the right thing to do,<br />

she knows she can’t hide the truth from him forever, in three or four months time, the bulge in her stomach will<br />

grow big and will be obvious for Jiyong to see, but she’s scared to tell him, it’s like everything that happened<br />

between her and Donghae <strong>is</strong> happening again, and th<strong>is</strong> time with Jiyong.<br />

She doesn’t want to go to that road again, see Jiyong slowly drifting apart from her when the time that he<br />

learned about her pregnancy then if worst comes to worst, he will cheat on her like what Donghae did, and she<br />

might lose her baby again…she couldn’t afford to be hurt like that again…she will die if she will lose another<br />

child again…<br />

(2)<br />

On the other hand, Sheunghyun and Bom almost had a heart attack back in the hospital. They had a hard time<br />

getting away from Jiyong and Dara. Good thing, the doctor already allowed Dara to go home, the only down low<br />

of that <strong>is</strong>, they have to go back home and back to the hospital right after without the couple turning suspicious<br />

on them. Jiyong almost had Sheunghyun earlier.<br />

“Whew! That was close!!!” Bom slumped down in the couch, she felt so tired now going back and forth from the<br />

ER to the doctor’s office, from the room they were in now then back to Jiyong. Then from the hospital back to<br />

the apartment and back again here in the hospital.<br />

“Jiyong almost cornered me earlier, who would’ve thought those two will end up here, of all times” Sheunghyun<br />

said feeling relieve that he finally gets to rest. “Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> all your fault” He turned to the person who just came in<br />

the room.<br />

“What did I do now?” The person whined and pouted. “I don’t even know what you guys were talking about”


“A<strong>is</strong>sh!!! Jiyong and Dara <strong>is</strong> here earlier you know, we almost got caught” Bom said, she looked at him intently,<br />

trying to see h<strong>is</strong> reaction and she saw how h<strong>is</strong> eyes lit up with the mention of her best friend’s name.<br />

“Then you should have told them I’m here” He frowned realizing that he m<strong>is</strong>sed an opportunity to meet her<br />

again.<br />

“No way in hell will I do that!” Bom exclaimed “Unless, you wanted Jiyong to kill you”<br />

He smiled bitterly “I will gladly accept it you know, it’s <strong>my</strong> fault anyway, I’ve ruined her”<br />

‘YAH! LEE DONGHAE!!!!” Sheunghyun shouted “We know you’ve been a jack ass and a bastard to Dara but<br />

still, don’t talk like that, like you deserve to die, you’re still a friend to me Donghae and I care for you too just<br />

like I care about Dara and Jiyong”<br />

Bom’s eyes turned into slits and looking at her boyfriend “You know I sometimes wonder if you’re just really<br />

kind or you’re an idiot”<br />

“Bom, we’ve talked about th<strong>is</strong>, and besides, he already apologized and I think what happened to th<strong>is</strong> bastard <strong>is</strong><br />

more than enough karma, I just think we should give him a second chance”<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>sh…will the two of you turn down your voices. My little prince <strong>is</strong> already sleeping and needs to rest”<br />

Donghae said<br />

FLASHBACK<br />

“So, what are you doing here you jerk!!!!” Bom spat as soon as the three of them settled themselves inside a café<br />

near the apartment. “Why did you came back?”<br />

“I just want to ask for Dara’s forgiveness Bom, that <strong>is</strong> all” He said seriously. But Bom just stared at him and<br />

then laugh hysterically.


“You’re a fucking idiot if you think you will have it, you ruined her life in case you didn’t know! What gave you<br />

the right to show your face to her after all the things you did to her, she fucking lose her baby and yours too and<br />

what did you do? You denied her, you stepped on her, you didn’t even went to your own child’s grave, you don’t<br />

have any idea how painful it <strong>is</strong> for her, and then you will come here just like that and just simply say that you<br />

want her forgiveness?!!!!! I won’t let you! You will have to kill me first before you get to Dara!!!”<br />

“I know how painful it <strong>is</strong> Bom” Donghae lowered h<strong>is</strong> head as tears started to form at the corner of h<strong>is</strong> eyes “I<br />

know now “<br />

“Eh? What do you mean?” Sheunghyun questioned him.<br />

“I…I-I have a son and he’s ill” Bom gasped and Sheunghyun’s eyes widened in shock. “He’s <strong>my</strong> child with<br />

Yoona”<br />

“Where <strong>is</strong> she?”<br />

“She left us, she’s never coming back, I don’t know where she went, it’s been a month now since I last saw her,<br />

she left our sick son to me”<br />

“Oh <strong>my</strong> God!” Bom exclaimed<br />

“It’s painful Bom, I never thought that I will become like th<strong>is</strong>, I love <strong>my</strong> child, he’s only sick but <strong>my</strong> heart <strong>is</strong><br />

breaking, like it’s killing me, how much more if he dies, just like…just like <strong>my</strong> unborn baby, I know now how<br />

painful it <strong>is</strong> for Dara..and <strong>my</strong> guilt <strong>is</strong> killing me as well, maybe, God found away to pun<strong>is</strong>h me by using <strong>my</strong> son, I<br />

know now what I did <strong>is</strong> unforgivable but still, I want to ask her to forgive me”<br />

END OF FLASHBACK<br />

Bom rolled her eyes “Fine. Fine. Whatever. But just so you know, if you screw up again, I swear I’m going to kill<br />

you, I don’t care anymore if Mikey will become fatherless” She threatened him.<br />

“So will you let me see her now?” Donghae said with hopeful eyes.


“No, she’s not ready….” Bom said in a serious tone. “She can’t yet”<br />

“Babe, what do you mean? She already have Jiyong with her, can’t you see how happy those two are? I think<br />

she’s ready now to meet Donghae”<br />

“No, you’re wrong, did you see Dara earlier? Something <strong>is</strong> wrong with her, I just don’t know what it <strong>is</strong>..and I’m<br />

going to find it out soon”<br />

(3)<br />

“Hello Jiyong, how <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> girlfriend doing?” Bom greeted as soon as she opened the door and found Jiyong and<br />

Dara on the couch “You are depriving me of her company too often. I never get to see her anymore”<br />

“Bommie!!!” Dara whined “Don’t be rude to Jiyong, after all you are the one that wanted me to be in a<br />

relationship and be happy” She pouted<br />

Bom chuckled “Relax, you two I’m just kidding, so, what’s for dinner?” She asked and went straight to the<br />

kitchen, she saw some covered plates in the dining table, without peeking she took it and settled herself on the<br />

breakfast bar facing the living room. She took a bite of the food and smiled, sat<strong>is</strong>fied with the taste. ‘Ohh..th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong><br />

good”<br />

“Where’s Sheunghyun?” Jiyong asked<br />

“Still in the hospital” Bom answered nonchalantly<br />

“Oh..what <strong>is</strong> he doing there?” Dara asked.<br />

“Oh, h<strong>is</strong> friend <strong>is</strong> in the hospital, we v<strong>is</strong>ited him earlier, and that <strong>is</strong> when we happened to see Jiyong there”


Jiyong’s brows furrowed “I thought Sheunghyun said it’s your friend?”<br />

“Oh, did I say h<strong>is</strong> friend? I mean our friend, yeah that’s it” She answered nervously. She wanted to mentally<br />

kicked herself for answering carelessly. She quickly shoved a spoonful of her food in her mouth to stop herself<br />

from answering stupidly “Ohh..th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> really good”<br />

After a while, she finally fin<strong>is</strong>hed eating. She d<strong>is</strong>creetly eyed the couple in the couch and noticed that Jiyong <strong>is</strong><br />

already sleeping while Dara’s eyes <strong>is</strong> glued on the TV, but seeing the look on Dara’s face she knows her mind <strong>is</strong><br />

off to somewhere. She stood up and walk towards her bestfriend. She needed to talk to talk and know what’s<br />

wrong.<br />

“Dara-yah” She called her in a low voice to prevent Jiyong from waking up. Dara jumped a little then look up at<br />

her. “Ler’s talk”<br />

Dara stared deep at her best friend’s eyes. She nodded seeing the look on her face. She knows that Bom knows<br />

something <strong>is</strong> bothering her, and there’s no way she will leave her alone unless she finds out what her problem<br />

<strong>is</strong>. And seriously, she has no intention to keep Bom in the dark about her pregnancy. She gently lead Jiyong’s<br />

head on the pillow and stood up following Bom in the kitchen.<br />

“Okay talk” Bom said as soon as they entered the kitchen. She watched Dara bowed her head and fiddle with<br />

her fingers “Tell me Dee”<br />

Dara looked up “Bom…I don’t know how it happened, or why…I guess I’m so stupid for letting <strong>my</strong>self in th<strong>is</strong><br />

mess….” Dara’s tears quickly stream down her face and Bom instantly went to her and hugged her<br />

“Tell me what’s wrong Dara? I’ll be with you all through out” She cooed<br />

“I don’t know if I should tell Jiyong about th<strong>is</strong>…but prom<strong>is</strong>e me first that you won’t tell him no matter what….”<br />

Dara pleaded. Bom not understanding what Dara meant nodded her head and prom<strong>is</strong>ed. She figured that the<br />

thing that Dara <strong>is</strong> hiding <strong>is</strong> really important and she’s scared and has something to do with Jiyong.<br />

“Bom, I’m pregnant”


Bom’s eyes widened in shock and gasped, the same time Jiyong’s eyes widened in surpr<strong>is</strong>ed who’s now standing<br />

near the kitchen door.<br />

“She’s pregnant and she has no plans to tell me? And she’s upset…” He mumbled. H<strong>is</strong> f<strong>is</strong>t clenched staring at<br />

the girl he love who’s now crying her eyes out in the arms of her bestfriend. H<strong>is</strong> watching her with the hurt in<br />

h<strong>is</strong> eyes……<br />

“But why Dara? Am I not worthy enough?” He said in a low voice and silently walk away.<br />

CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR<br />

CRUMBLING DOWN.....<br />

(1)<br />

Next morning, Jiyong and Dara went to work together. Jiyong had offered her a few days off, but she turned<br />

him down on the spot, she told him she was going to go crazy if she stayed home thinking of all the<br />

appointments she was going to cancel if she take a leave.<br />

The drive <strong>is</strong> quiet, too quiet for her liking. For some reason, Jiyong’s mood went sour, he’s not talking to her<br />

and just concentrated on the road. Dara wanted to ask him what’s wrong but decided not to and just gave him<br />

some space. She could sense that Jiyong <strong>is</strong> into deep thinking, and figured that it’s better to leave it that way for<br />

the meantime, at least she could by time not to tell him about her pregnancy.<br />

As soon as Dara entered her office, Minzy barged in right behind her.<br />

“What are you doing here?’ She closed the office door behind her “Unnie, you fainted yesterday, you should be<br />

home resting, not here. I thought a bonus of being the <strong>boss</strong>’s girlfriend was to be able to ditch work from time to<br />

time. Not work yourself to death.”<br />

“Ai<strong>is</strong>hh..Minzy-ah, keep your voice down will you? Do you want everyone in th<strong>is</strong> building to hear you?” She<br />

hushed her.


“Don’t worry unnie, the offices are pretty sound proof, you have to yell like how Jiyong-oppa yelled at you that<br />

day to be heard outside” She giggled.<br />

“Still, let’s keep it down just to be sure”<br />

“Okay, but that doesn’t answer <strong>my</strong> question. What are you doing here?”<br />

“The doctor said I could come if I wanted to, so I came. Nothing to worry about” She explained as she started<br />

going over her files in her table.<br />

“Nothing to worry about??!!” Minzy exclaimed in horror “Unnie, you fainted yesterday. Did they find out what<br />

happened to you?”<br />

“Y-Yes they did” She said in a low voice. She bowed her head and refused to make eye contact with Minzy.<br />

“Well? Care to tell me later? I have to go and get oppa some coffee, did something happened by the way? For<br />

some reason, oppa <strong>is</strong> in a foul mood”<br />

“No, we’re fine when we left the apartment” She said.<br />

“Well, I’m going now okay?” Minzy bid her goodbye<br />

“I got a little dizzy because I’m pregnant” Dara wh<strong>is</strong>pered but loud enough for Minzy to hear and stop her<br />

tracks.<br />

“You are what unnie?”<br />

Dara looked up and Minzy was taken aback seeing the tears streaming down Dara’s face. “I’m pregnant<br />

Minzy….”


“That’s good right? Unnie why are you crying?” Minzy pulled her into a tight hug when she choked and started<br />

to sobbed uncontrollably. “Does oppa knows about th<strong>is</strong>?”<br />

“No”<br />

“Why don’t you tell him unnie? Are you worried that he’ll panic and leave you?” Minzy sighed, she figured that<br />

Dara’s silence means a yes. “What are you trying to do unnie?”<br />

“I want to runaway” Dara said<br />

“No, No, No” Minzy’s eyes widened “No unnie, don’t do that, you should tell oppa about your baby, he has every<br />

right to know, he’s the father”<br />

“And what Minzy? What’s going to happen to me if I tell him? We’re just started dating, 2 months..only 2<br />

months”<br />

“Unnie he loves you”<br />

“It’s not enough Minzy-ah, he’s going to freak out if he hears about the baby, look what Donghae did, we’ve<br />

been going out for 3 fucking years, we knew each other for 3 long years and he freaked out when he learned I’m<br />

pregnant, how much more for Jiyong, who I’ve only been with for just 2 months…Minzy, I don’t want to lose<br />

another baby….I don’t think I can take it if Jiyong freaks out and leave me, and find another woman who <strong>is</strong>n’t<br />

pregnant…I got to save <strong>my</strong> baby’s life and save <strong>my</strong>self from another heart ache”<br />

“Unnie….Jiyong-oppa <strong>is</strong> different” Minzy tried to convinced Dara. She understands her, she’s scared but she<br />

knows Jiyong too…she knows that if only Dara will let him, she will be really happy with him.<br />

“And so <strong>is</strong> Donghae…but you know what, everything <strong>is</strong> the same for me, it’s happening again, Jiyong…Jiyong<br />

asked me to marry him yesterday…before the doctor told me I am pregnant, can’t you see Minzy, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> déjà<br />

vu…it’s going to happen again, and now, I want to save <strong>my</strong> baby’s life before everything will turn out for the<br />

worst, it’s better for me to be sorry now because I runaway than be sorry later because I let it all happen to me<br />

again”


And with that, Dara pulled away from Minzy’s hug and went out of her office, out of the building, f<strong>is</strong>hing her car<br />

keys on her bag, she went to where she parked her car and drove away.<br />

She doesn’t know if what she’s doing <strong>is</strong> right, she knows Jiyong will be hurt if he finds out, but, right now, all<br />

that matters <strong>is</strong> the life starting to grow in her tum<strong>my</strong>, her heart, her life.<br />

Right now…she wants to runaway…<br />

From the ghost of her past….<br />

And from Jiyong…<br />

Her heart breaks thinking about Jiyong. She won’t deny it, she really felt Jiyong’s love for her, and she loves<br />

him too but she’s afraid that it will all change once he finds out about the baby.<br />

(2)<br />

Jiyong’s heart breaks watching Dara runaway. He understands her but he couldn’t help but to feel hurt because<br />

Dara doesn’t trust him. He felt like dying when he heard her say that h<strong>is</strong> love <strong>is</strong> not enough for her to trust him,<br />

to entrust to him her heart, her life and their baby’s life<br />

He’s hurting because Dara doesn’t want to give him a chance to prove himself that he’s different from Donghae,<br />

he doesn’t want to give him that chance to take care of her and their baby despite the fact that he already asked<br />

her for marriage even without knowing that she’s pregnant.<br />

Why can’t Dara see that he will be the happiest man if he finds out that she’s pregnant, he couldn’t ask for more,<br />

a wife and a child, he will feel really bless. If only Dara gave him that chance, he will let her know and he will<br />

show her how different he <strong>is</strong> from the bastard who left her.<br />

“O-Oppa…I---“ Minzy was shocked seeing Jiyong standing outside Dara’s office when she came back from<br />

running after Dara. H<strong>is</strong> head hand low and h<strong>is</strong> shoulder slumped. By the way he looks, she knows he had heard<br />

everything “I’m sorry oppa”


Jiyong looked up and force a smile “It’s okay Minzy”<br />

“She will be back oppa, don’t worry” Minzy ensured him. She hugged him as she started to cry. For so many<br />

years that she’s been friends with Jiyong, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> really the first time that he saw him genuinely happy, she feels<br />

sad that her Dara-unnie to scared to see it, that she could trust him.<br />

“It’s fine Minzy…don’t worry about me…” He patted her head and went back to h<strong>is</strong> own office “Just cancel all of<br />

Dara and <strong>my</strong> appointments for today”<br />

(3)<br />

“SHE WHAT???!!!” Bom slammed her palms in her desk. Jiyong came in rushing in their office and just told<br />

them that Dara runaway. He told her that he heard everything from their talk last night and the talk between<br />

Dara and Minzy. “WHAT THE FUCK IS SHE THINKING??!!!! THAT IDIOT!!!!”<br />

Bom has mixed emotion, she’s feeling guilty because she agreed with Dara to keep her pregnancy a secret to<br />

Jiyong, she’s sad seeing the dejected look on Jiyong, he literally looks like a child who just lost a mother and<br />

she’s furious, because Dara <strong>is</strong> acting so stupid right now but at the same time she understands her, her past<br />

really had a huge impact on Dara and she really can’t blame her if she acted th<strong>is</strong> way, she scared…<br />

“ARGGHH! THAT GIRL!!!” She shrieked and Sheunghyun came to her and rub her back to calm her down<br />

“Babe, relax…”<br />

“How can I relax, your stupid friend got herself pregnant and runaway!”<br />

“Yah! How come when our friends did something idiotic, they instantly became <strong>my</strong> stupid friend?!!”<br />

Sheunghyun pouted. He’s worried about Dara and Jiyong but the gloo<strong>my</strong> aura inside <strong>is</strong> office <strong>is</strong> way to heavy<br />

for him, he feels like he’s going to suffocate in minute.<br />

Bom ignored her boyfriend and turned to Jiyong, she frowned seeing h<strong>is</strong> sad face. “Jiyong…”


Jiyong looked and force a smile “Don’t worry Bom, I’m fine”<br />

“She will be back, maybe she just needs time”<br />

“I know, I’m just worried, she’s pregnant and we don’t know where she went, what if something bad happened<br />

to her?” Bom’s face softened hearing Jiyong, now she’s convinced that Jiyong really love her best friend, despite<br />

the fact that Dara wants to hide her pregnancy from him and literally runaway from him, he’s still here<br />

worrying about her being, despite the fact that deep inside him he’s hurting as well.<br />

“What are planning to do now Ji?” Sheunghyun asked h<strong>is</strong> friend.<br />

“I’m going to wait for her” Jiyong said firmly “It doesn’t matter how long will it take her, I will wait for her, I’m<br />

just going to be here for her so when she decided that she wants to come back, she can find me easily.<br />

“You really love her huh” Bom said and Jiyong nodded<br />

“I love her too much Bom, and I’ll never let her go, even if she lets go of <strong>my</strong> hand, I’m still going to be here for<br />

her and reach out for her hand, time and time again, I will never grow tired and will never stop until she<br />

realized that I can be trusted and I am worthy of her trust and that <strong>my</strong> love for her <strong>is</strong> more than enough to keep<br />

her and our baby’s life safe and happy, I will give her all <strong>my</strong> love until I can make her see that I’m different from<br />

the bastard who ruined her life”<br />

“Ouch! That hurts bro!”<br />

Jiyong’s eyes widened in shock when Donghae suddenly entered Sheunghyun’s office. He look at Bom and<br />

Sheunghyun and was surpr<strong>is</strong>ed that they seemed to be expecting him here. Unknowingly, he clench h<strong>is</strong> f<strong>is</strong>t,<br />

remembering what he did to Dara. He was about to lunge a punch on h<strong>is</strong> face but Sheunghyun stop him.<br />

“Woah..easy Jiyong!”<br />

“YOU!!!” He growled in anger “THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!!”


CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE<br />

FORGIVENESS<br />

(1)<br />

“Hyung…just let him” Donghae said<br />

Jiyong’s f<strong>is</strong>t automatically flew on Donghae’s jaw as soon as Sheunghyun released him and he fell on the floor.<br />

“Guess I deserve that” Donghae muttered as he wipes the blood on h<strong>is</strong> lips and caress h<strong>is</strong> now bru<strong>is</strong>ed jaw.<br />

“YOU!!! HOW CAN YOU HURT HER LIKE THAT YOU ASSHOLE!!!!” Jiyong growled as he grab<br />

Donghae by the collar and shook him crazily. “Do you have any idea how much she had suffered because of<br />

you? Do you?”<br />

“Jiyong stop!” Bom tried to stop Jiyong and grab h<strong>is</strong> arms away from Donghae but Jiyong yanked her away.<br />

“Don’t try to stop me Bom, I’m going to kill th<strong>is</strong> son of a bitch!” He h<strong>is</strong>sed. He lunge another punch in Donghae<br />

“Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> for Dara”<br />

And another<br />

“Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> for her baby…”


And another<br />

“And th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> for me as the person who loves her”<br />

“JIYONG STOP!!!!”<br />

“APPA!!!!!”<br />

Jiyong was about to lunge another punch on Donghae when two voices stopped him from doing so. One came<br />

from from a kid and the other from Dara.The four of them looked up to where the voice came from and their<br />

eyes widened seeing Dara standing by the door, holding a kid in her arms.<br />

“APPA!!!!!!!” The little boy yanked away from Dara’s hold and run to where Donghae, crying h<strong>is</strong> eyes out.<br />

“Hey, there kiddo” Donghae look lovingly to h<strong>is</strong> son as he patter h<strong>is</strong> head “Stop crying now, appa <strong>is</strong>n’t even<br />

hurt, even a tiny bit”<br />

“Appa?” Jiyong watched the boy hugging Donghae<br />

“Ji----“ Jiyong felt someone tug the hem of h<strong>is</strong> shirt . He quickly shifted he’s gaze to the person who called her<br />

and h<strong>is</strong> eyes softened seeing Dara’s teary eyed face<br />

“Oh baby” He quickly cupped her cheeks and plants little k<strong>is</strong>ses over her face “Are you okay? Are you hurt?”<br />

“Sorry” Dara said bowing her head down. She felt ashamed for being so stupid, guilt embraced her heart seeing<br />

the hurt on Jiyong’s eyes. She had hurt him, all because of her stupidity. She couldn’t believe she almost<br />

runaway.<br />

FLASHBACK….


As soon as Dara drove away from the office, there <strong>is</strong> only one destination that she can think of. It’s been three<br />

years since she last v<strong>is</strong>ited that place.<br />

She parked her car at the sidewalk. Grabbing the flowers that she bought on the way, she let out a deep sigh.<br />

She felt guilty, she was too caught up with her life now that she failed to v<strong>is</strong>it her…<br />

Her baby’s grave….<br />

“Baby, Omma <strong>is</strong> sorry for neglecting you for a very long time” She kneeled in front of her baby’s grave “Omma<br />

needs to go away because omma <strong>is</strong> hurting so bad” She talk to no one. She gently arranged the flowers in a vase<br />

and placed it on top of the grave.<br />

She looked up in the sky and she smiled as she imagined that her child <strong>is</strong> just there looking at her “Omma <strong>is</strong><br />

really scared right now, you see, you have a sibling now” She said while gently caressing her tum<strong>my</strong> “but th<strong>is</strong><br />

one has a different dad though”<br />

“Baby….I’m sorry for not being able to save you, omma <strong>is</strong> so stupid that time” Her voice cracked as the events of<br />

yesterday flashes in her mind. “I’m sorry because I failed to protect you” She sobbed.<br />

“You are not stupid Dara” A voice stopped her from sobbing, she looked back and she gasped seeing the person<br />

who had hurt her in the past. Automatically, she clenched her f<strong>is</strong>t as she stared at the person she hates. She was<br />

about to spit curse words on him when she felt a gentle tug in the hem of her dress. She looked down and saw a<br />

little boy about the age of two looking up at her.<br />

“He’s Mikey, <strong>my</strong> son” Donghae said as he walks and picks up h<strong>is</strong> son.<br />

“You have a son?”<br />

“Yes, Yoona….”


Dara slumped her shoulders as she unclenched her f<strong>is</strong>t. For some reason, she suddenly couldn’t find in her<br />

heart to hate the man who hurt her in the past, when just minutes ago, she was ready to pounce on him.<br />

Donghae lead her to the nearest bench and she followed silently.<br />

Silence engulfed the two of them as they both watch Mikey run around and play in the grass.<br />

“How did you know th<strong>is</strong> place?” Dara finally managed to ask. As far as she remembers, no one knows that made<br />

a special place for her baby except her and Bom.<br />

“Bom told me about our baby’s grave”<br />

Her head snapped as soon as she heard what Donghae said. She felt her blood shoots up instantly.<br />

“You have no right to claim her yours! You neglected <strong>my</strong> baby!” She spat under her gritted teeth.<br />

“Dara……”<br />

Donghae look deep into her eyes. Dara was taken a back seeing a hint of remorse and guilt in h<strong>is</strong> eyes. She<br />

doesn’t understand but she feels like she’s talking to someone she doesn’t know, she feels like Donghae <strong>is</strong> not<br />

the same Donghae that she knows years ago, the Donghae that <strong>is</strong> now sitting beside her, has gentleness in h<strong>is</strong><br />

voice, watching h<strong>is</strong> son with all the love in h<strong>is</strong> eyes.<br />

“I’m sorry”<br />

“What?” Her voice cracked. She took a deep breath and tried to hold back the tears, she doesn’t want Donghae<br />

to think that she’s still the same weak girl that he used to know.<br />

“I’m sorry for ruining your life Dara” Dara gasped. Clearly shocked that Donghae <strong>is</strong> kneeling in front of her,<br />

bowing h<strong>is</strong> head and asking for her forgiveness. “You, you are the best thing that ever happened to me<br />

Dara,…believe me when I say that, nothing <strong>is</strong> wrong with you, I’m just too stupid to hurt you”


Dara’s silent cry turned into sobbed as she l<strong>is</strong>tens to him. For so long, th<strong>is</strong> only the first time that Donghae told<br />

her her worth, and somehow she feels like right now, Donghae <strong>is</strong> not just pretending, but he’s letting h<strong>is</strong> heart<br />

out for her, genuinely.<br />

“I’m sorry that I was the reason that we lost our baby….it maybe too late now, but I know now how much pain<br />

losing our baby had caused you. Dara…will you find it in your heart to forgive me?”<br />

“I don’t know Donghae, you hurt me too much”<br />

“I understand Dara…but..can you do me a favor Dara?”<br />

Dara looked at him confusedly “What?”<br />

“Don’t runaway from Jiyong, he loves you Dara…he really does, give him a chance to be a father to your child,<br />

let him prove to you how much he loves you Dara…he’s not me, we are different Dara, he’s not going to do what<br />

I did to you”<br />

“How do you know that? What makes you so sure?”<br />

“I just know Dara….please trust me one more time. Just always remember that you deserve to be love and be<br />

happy, you are worthy of any man’s love, it <strong>is</strong> all <strong>my</strong> fault that I made you like th<strong>is</strong> and believe me Dara....I did<br />

love you when were still together…”<br />

“But you didn’t love me enough to stay with me”<br />

“I loved you too much that it scared the hell out of me Dara….and I screwed up..I screwed up bigtime….I regret<br />

everything but we can’t turn back time Dara…and the only thing I could do for you <strong>is</strong> help you to be happy”<br />

“Go back to Jiyong…Dara”<br />

END OF FLASHBACK


(3)<br />

“I’m so sorry Jiyong” She sobbed as she felt Jiyong hugged her tightly.<br />

“Shhh..Baby…don’t cry, it’s okay” He cooed as he k<strong>is</strong>sed the top of her head “It’s okay baby, I love you, I love<br />

you so so much baby”<br />

“I’ve hurt you”<br />

“But you’re here now Dara..that’s what’s important and nothing else” He lifted her chin so he can see her face<br />

fully and plant a gentle k<strong>is</strong>s on her lips “I love you so much Dara, you don’t have to be scared because I’ am<br />

always be here for you”<br />

And with that Dara hugged him tightly and rested her head on h<strong>is</strong> chest “I love you Jiyong”<br />

“I love you too”<br />

“I’m pregnant”<br />

“I know baby, and I’m happy because you are pregnant”<br />

Dara’s looked up with a surpr<strong>is</strong>e look in her face “You are?”<br />

“Of course I am, you and our baby are the greatest gift that was given to me” He smiled at her lovingly.<br />

“Aww…aren’t they so sweet” Bom giggled and they all laughed.


“Well, I guess <strong>my</strong> work here <strong>is</strong> done” Donghae said. Jiyong let go of Dara and walked up to Donghae.<br />

“I’m sorry man” He apologized to him and offer h<strong>is</strong> hand to him.<br />

“It’s cool, I deserve a punch anyway” Donghae smiled and reached out for h<strong>is</strong> hand and shook it. “Well I guess<br />

we’re better go now, <strong>my</strong> son needs to rest” He said and carried the little boy who finally stopped from crying<br />

and headed to the door.<br />

“Donghae….” Dara called him out and he turned around to face her. She gave him a smile “I forgive you”<br />

Donghae smiled back at her “Thank you”<br />

CHAPTER TWENTY SIX<br />

WORRIES.....<br />

(1)<br />

“Jiyong, I don’t intend to endanger th<strong>is</strong> baby in any way and I prom<strong>is</strong>e I will always be careful, but I’m not<br />

going to stop working. It’s not like I’m lifting weights or anything in <strong>my</strong> line of work. I can easily manage the<br />

deals of the office till the time to deliver. And then when the baby comes I will have to stay home for a little<br />

while but after a couple of months I’m sure we will be able to figure something out for me to return to work”<br />

Jiyong was watched her bemused. She never failed to amaze him.<br />

“Butterfly, you don’t have to worry about things like that. I’m not going to lock you inside the house or<br />

anything. You can come to work as long as you w<strong>is</strong>h to, as long as that doesn’t hurt you and the baby butterfly<br />

inside you. We will go today to your doctor and we will follow her advice on all the subjects. But I’m warning<br />

you, if the doctor says that you shouldn’t work, I might have to tie you to the bed. That way, I will be able to<br />

have <strong>my</strong> way with you whenever I want” He teased her.<br />

“Mmmm…I like that idea, if you’re willing to stay in bed with me all the time” She teased him back.


“That doesn’t sound too bad. Nine months with you on a bed, that sounds heavenly baby” He had her sit on h<strong>is</strong><br />

lap and embrace her.<br />

“Well, I’m not sure you will think like that when I start getting fat and <strong>my</strong> belly will be like it’s about to explode”<br />

Jiyong lightly pinch her nose “You are being silly baby. You can’t imaging how proud it will make me to see your<br />

belly grow with <strong>my</strong> baby inside you. It’s the best gift you could ever give me. You’re going to be more beautiful<br />

than ever when you are nine months pregnant” He said honestly and she hugged him closer to her.<br />

Dara was so touched with what Jiyong had said that she couldn’t help to feel emotional. Never in her entire life<br />

did she felt precious and important to anyone until Jiyong. Her eyes suddenly turned watery.<br />

“Wae? Baby, what’s wrong? Did I say something wrong?” Jiyong panicked upon seeing Dara about to cry.<br />

Dara shook her head no “Hormones…” She answered him.<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>shh….you scared me there Dara…geez, you’ll be the death of me” Jiyong pouted and Dara finds him really<br />

cute and had the urge to pinch h<strong>is</strong> cheeks.<br />

“Ow! Ow! Baby…that hurts” Jiyong protested when Dara pinch h<strong>is</strong> cheeks hard while giggling. She was<br />

laughing while watching him caressed h<strong>is</strong> cheeks.<br />

“Aigoo! My baby <strong>is</strong> so cuteeeeee” Dara squealed and delight<br />

(2)<br />

“Dara, you have to get ready. Our appointment <strong>is</strong> in an hour” Jiyong reminded Dara. He woke her up th<strong>is</strong><br />

morning earlier than usual. He ins<strong>is</strong>ted for Dara to schedule an appointment to her ob before they went home<br />

yesterday. He wanted to know if their baby <strong>is</strong> okay.


“What appointment?” Bom came in just in time and sat beside Dara at the dining table.<br />

“We are going to her doctor. She needs to check her and the baby. We want to make sure everything <strong>is</strong> all right<br />

and that her previous m<strong>is</strong>carriage won’t affect the proceeding of th<strong>is</strong> pregnancy.” Jiyong said eagerly.<br />

“So you’re going to accompany her?” Bom asked<br />

Jiyong look at Bom like she had grown two heads “ Of course I’m going to go with her. What kind of asshole<br />

doesn’t go to see h<strong>is</strong> baby?”<br />

“Her ex” Bom replied and Jiyong growled.<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>sh! Bommie! Let’s leave the past where it belongs, I already forgave Donghae, he had suffered too as well<br />

and besides we have a future to focus on” Dara butted in. She fin<strong>is</strong>h the last bite of her food and stood up. “I’m<br />

going to get dress” Dara went to the bedroom, took a shower and get dress. When she came out, Bom and<br />

Jiyong <strong>is</strong> already sitting in the couch waiting for her.<br />

“Are you ready baby?” Jiyong asked when he noticed her going out of the bedroom. He was mesmerized seeing<br />

her in her simple white summer dress. She <strong>is</strong> getting prettier everyday.<br />

“I still can’t believe you are pregnant, not using a protection? What are you fifteen?” Bom said teasing the<br />

couple.<br />

“Hey, I was a little drunk <strong>my</strong>self, and it’s not as if I regret the whole thing. We are going to have a little<br />

butterfly” Jiyong defended himself<br />

“What <strong>is</strong> he talking about?” Bom look at Dara confusedly.<br />

“Don’t mind him Bommie. He <strong>is</strong> just excited that he <strong>is</strong> going to be a daddy. He’s positive that we are going to a<br />

little girl, a little butterfly as he calls her” Dara laughed and tried to explain.


“Right here <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> little sweet butterfly” Jiyong added hugging Dara tightly, placing h<strong>is</strong> hand to her belly and<br />

k<strong>is</strong>sing her on the forehead.<br />

“And ou are both all right with th<strong>is</strong>?” Bom asked the couple. She just wanted to make sure that the two <strong>is</strong>n’t<br />

rushing anything.<br />

Dara ra<strong>is</strong>ed her hand in front of Bom showing her the diamond ring Jiyong had gave her “He already planned<br />

our whole future”<br />

Bom gasped in surpr<strong>is</strong>e “Oh <strong>my</strong> God!”<br />

“I know a good thing when I see it. Th<strong>is</strong> girl <strong>is</strong> just perfect for me. I wasn’t going to let her get away from me. I<br />

love her and I want her in <strong>my</strong> life forever. Th<strong>is</strong> baby <strong>is</strong> an added bonus for me” Jiyong said honestly. Bom<br />

contemplated h<strong>is</strong> words for a little a while.<br />

“Okay but if you hurt her in any way you will have to deal with me” Bom said seriously.<br />

“You don’t have to worry about me Bom, I really love her so much”<br />

Bom beamed a smile “I know….I was just testing you Kwon! Your stunt yesterday had convinced me already…”<br />

(3)<br />

Jiyong drove Dara to her doctor and they went up to her office holding hands. Dara was getting more nervous<br />

by the minute. Jiyong kept stealing glances at her. After they got off the elevator, he hugged her from h<strong>is</strong> right<br />

hand and k<strong>is</strong>sed her forehead reassuringly.<br />

“Everything <strong>is</strong> going to be fine baby. Our little butterfly <strong>is</strong> going to be fine”


“I really hope so. I don’t know, I’ve been having a bad feeling about th<strong>is</strong>” She admitted. When they were in car,<br />

various thoughts had flooded her mind, she’s still afraid of the welfare of her baby, she had a m<strong>is</strong>carriage before<br />

and it worries her, she doesn’t know if it will affect her baby.<br />

As her doctor’s office came into view, she had a gut feeling that her doctor would tell them that there was<br />

something wrong with the baby, that she wuldnt be able to deliver it safely.<br />

“I will do whatever it takes little butterfly” She touched her belly lovingly and wh<strong>is</strong>pered.<br />

Dara gave her name to her doctor’s ass<strong>is</strong>tant. She affirmed their appointment and told them to sit in the waiting<br />

area. They both sat in the couch quietly. Dara felt Jiyong’s hands on her and gently squeezed it. She look at him<br />

and he was giving her a reassuring smile.<br />

“There <strong>is</strong> nothing to worry about, Love. Th<strong>is</strong> must be because of your bad experience from before,<br />

subconsciously it has you on edge. I assure I’m not going to let anything happen to you”<br />

Dara got close to him as it was appropriate, considering that they were in a doctor’s office. She felt the chillness<br />

inside subside a little when she drew from h<strong>is</strong> body heat. The doctor came out of her office a few minutes later,<br />

saluting her previous patient. As soon as she Dara on the couch, she came towards her.<br />

“Dara, how are you doing?”<br />

“I was kind of hoping you would tell me, Chaerin” She addressed her doctor by her first name. Chaerin and her<br />

had gotten close during her pregnancy from before and the latter ins<strong>is</strong>t that she could call her by her first name<br />

and not Dr. Lee.<br />

“Come to <strong>my</strong> office” Chaerin smiled and gestured the couple inside her office. “Now, tell me what happened”<br />

She said as soon as the couple settled in the chairs facing her desk.


“These past few day I’ve been feeling a little sick, <strong>my</strong> stomach gets queasy. The other day at work I felt kind of<br />

dizzy and fainted. They took me to the hospital, they ran some tests and told me I was pregnant. In the<br />

beginning I thought it was a m<strong>is</strong>take because I haven’t had <strong>my</strong> monthly cycle yet and I was on pills”<br />

Chaerin nodded in understanding “Yeah, if the test showed that you’re pregnant that would probably be the<br />

case” Her gazed landed on the man sitting beside Dara “Is he the father?”<br />

“Yes, Dr. Lee, I’m Kwon Jiyong”<br />

“Mr. Kwon, we hadn’t met during her previous pregnancy. It’s nice to finally meet you” Chaerin said a little bit<br />

judgemental. Dara’s cheeks got heated from the comment, just by the look on her doctor’s face she knows her<br />

doctor <strong>is</strong> having the wrong assumption on Jiyong. She opened her mouth to speak and try to correct her, but<br />

Jiyong answered for her.<br />

“I was not the father of Dara’s first baby, Dr. Lee, she was very unfortunate in her previous relationship. But<br />

she’s with me now and you can be sure that you will be seeing a lot of me for the next nine months” He said<br />

with determination.<br />

“I’m glad to hear that. She deserved better” Chaerin smiled warmly “So about your new baby now, how far long<br />

are you? Calculate it as best as you can”<br />

“Eight weeks and two days” Jiyong answered for her once more.<br />

Chaerin and Dara looked at him in awe, and <strong>is</strong> obviously impressed.<br />

“Alright. Let’s have an ultrasound to see what we can find out” Chaerin left so that Dara could change for the<br />

ultrasound, but Jiyong stayed with her. It was a ridiculous notion but Dara kind of felt embarrassed for<br />

dropping her dress just like that in front of Jiyong in the doctor’s office. Jiyong was looking at her and when<br />

her cheeks turned scarlet he started laughing.<br />

“Come on baby. I have seen each and every part of you naked. Hell! I even tasted each and every part and you<br />

are still self conscious next to me?” Dara blushed even more and Jiyong took her in h<strong>is</strong> arms. “You are the most<br />

adorable creature in th<strong>is</strong> world you know that? I’m going to turn around for you to change because I don’t want<br />

to stress you or our baby, but when we get home, I’m going to get thoroughly reacquainted with your whole<br />

body so that you can never ever feel self conscious around me”


After Jiyong turned around. Dara undressed quickly and sat on the chair Chaerin had appointed for her.<br />

Chaerin came back a couple of minutes later and he started the ultrasound. She didn’t speak for a minute or two<br />

and Dara’s heart was about to burst from the agony.<br />

CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN<br />

LOVE IS IN THE AIR ....<br />

(1)<br />

Jiyong took her hand into h<strong>is</strong> and squeezed it lightly. Dara had tears in her eyes and when she looked back at<br />

him he was looking at the monitor with awe.<br />

“Is everyting alright Chaerin? Do you think that <strong>my</strong> previous m<strong>is</strong>carriage could affect th<strong>is</strong> baby’s growth inside<br />

me?” Dara asked fully concerned.<br />

Chaerin looked at her and smile “Dara, relax, from what I can see we’re not going to have any problems. Want I<br />

want from you <strong>is</strong> to be calm and not exaggerate in any of your activities. We will often run tests on you to make<br />

sure everything <strong>is</strong> fine, but I’m sure I’ll be delivering a very healthy baby in a few months”<br />

“Should she get back to work Dr. Lee? What are the can and can’t we should follow?” Jiyong asked.<br />

“Yes, she can go on with her life as usual, but she must stop when she feels tired or weak.She should eat healthy<br />

food, drink a lot of milk and eat at least 2 fruits a day”<br />

“Can I have sex Chaerin?” Dara asked because she knew Jiyong was not going to ask th<strong>is</strong> time, and Jiyong had a<br />

silly grin on h<strong>is</strong> face<br />

“Sure you can. If something might bother you a little just don’t do that. You’ll both find the best way to do it<br />

harmlessly. There’s no specific position that I can suggest. It’s a trial and error thing. You two seem in love I ‘m<br />

sure you’ll have everything figured out by the next time you’ll come back here, which will be in two weeks from


now.” She smiled at the couple “Dara, I will also write you a prescription for some prenatal vitamins that I want<br />

you to take daily.”<br />

“Thanks Chaerin, you’re the best” Dara said<br />

“I’m glad for the both of you. You have <strong>my</strong> congratulations” Chaerin shook Jiyong’s hand and Dara and left<br />

them alone.<br />

“Come on baby, let me help you get up. I told you everything <strong>is</strong> going to be fine, didn’t I?”<br />

“Yes, you did and I’m very happy I was wrong”<br />

“Okay, let’s go home, I’m sure Bom <strong>is</strong> going to wait for us like a guard dog, and I don’t want to agitate her. She<br />

seems scary” He pretended to shiver.<br />

“Ha Ha! Admit it! You want to take me home and try all these positions Chaerin suggested we try until we find<br />

the best for <strong>my</strong> condition” Dara accused him smiling<br />

“Busted! Now hurry up before I begin <strong>my</strong> research her”<br />

JIyong’s predictions were true to a point. Bom <strong>is</strong> indeed waiting for them like a guard dog. She jumped towards<br />

Dara as soon as they entered the apartment.<br />

“What did the doctor say? Are you okay? Is the baby okay?”<br />

“Everything <strong>is</strong> fine so far. We’re going to go again in a few weeks to hear the baby”<br />

“That’s good” Bom sighed in relief “So I ordered pizza and salad. IT’s going to be here any minute now”


“You ordered salad? You never eat salad” Dara remarked<br />

“You are pregnant, now you have to eat vegetables” Bom said in a serious tone.<br />

“I’m not cutting off pizza” Dara pouted<br />

“Okay, for now, but you’re eating the salad” Bom said sternly<br />

“Oh, I like you even more” Jiyong said clearly amused<br />

“Hey don’t team up against me” Dara stomped her feet and pouted more<br />

“We are not teaming up against you baby, we are teaming up for you” He said sweetly and Dara snorted clearly<br />

d<strong>is</strong>approving their behavior. They ate all together and watched a comedy on the TV. The three of them decided<br />

to take a leave in their work and just hang out the whole day inside the apartment. They spend the whole day,<br />

just watching dvds and eat.<br />

Night came and Bom has to go over Sheunghyun’s place. After Bom left them alone Jiyong took Dara to ther<br />

bedroom, undressed her tentatively and proceeded to make sweet and tender love to her. When they had both<br />

come to their climax, Dara felt cher<strong>is</strong>hed and loved like never before in her life. They slept hugging each other<br />

tightly with a content smile in their faces.<br />

(2)<br />

“UNNIE!!!!” Minzy hugged her quickly when she saw her in the pantry “I’m so happy the you’re here”<br />

“I’m fine Minzy…sorry for scaring you like that the other day” She hugged her back with an apologetic smile on<br />

her face.<br />

“So are you okay now?” Minzy ask with concern in her eyes and she nodded “So how did Jiyong-oppa takes the<br />

news?”


“He <strong>is</strong> too happy if you ask me. I mean he’s acting like a child let loose in a candy store since he heard the news.<br />

Th<strong>is</strong> baby <strong>is</strong> going to have one set of crazy parents if you ask me”<br />

Minzy giggled “See, I told you, you don’t have to worry about oppa, he loves you, I’m very happy for you unnie”<br />

“I’m happy too”<br />

“Well, let me know whenever you need something, anything, as long as you don’t get tired, okay?” She said to<br />

her “I have to go and get the new daddy some coffee”<br />

“Minzy before you leave I have a favor to ask from you. I want you to keep <strong>my</strong> relationship with Jiyong a secret<br />

for the time being. I mean we will let people know about us, not just yet” She pleaded<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>sh..you don’t have to worry about that unnie, but if you’re going to ask me, there’s no reason for you to hid.<br />

You are obviously a match made in heaven” Minzy winked at her and left her alone.<br />

Dara contemplated Minzy’s last words. She knew she couldn’t keep her secret for long but she was still too<br />

scared. What if they all thought that she got pregnant on purpose to trap Jiyong?<br />

(3)<br />

“A cup of fresh coffee for the new daddy.” Minzy place the cup on Jiyong’s desk<br />

“Thanks Minzy, I don’t have any pictures to show you yet, but in a few weeks we will v<strong>is</strong>it the her doctor again<br />

and hopefully we will have a better view of our little butterfly” He said dreamily<br />

“Aigoo! You really have it bad, don’t you oppa?”


“You can’t imagine Minzy. With both mother and baby, That <strong>is</strong> why I want you too keep an eye on her, she<br />

shouldn’t over do it”<br />

“You didn’t have to ask oppa, I’m on it, I’ll be like a guard dog around her. You can call me pitbull from now on”<br />

Minzy said happily<br />

“Thanks, I really appreciate it”<br />

“Anything for a friend, and oppa, Dara-unnie <strong>is</strong> a great girl, I would do it even if she wasn’t your girlfriend”<br />

Jiyong beamed happily. He liked the fact that h<strong>is</strong> butterfly was appreciated by the rest of h<strong>is</strong> employees. That<br />

would make her transition from ass<strong>is</strong>tant to h<strong>is</strong> wife easier for her. He wanted to be married to her before the<br />

little butterfly came to their lives.<br />

Everything <strong>is</strong> going to be fine. H<strong>is</strong> life had finally found the little peace it was m<strong>is</strong>sing all th<strong>is</strong> time. Love to<br />

warm h<strong>is</strong> heart, h<strong>is</strong> butterfly was worth the wait of all these years when he was searching for the right woman to<br />

be h<strong>is</strong> other half.<br />

(4)<br />

The day passed without any problems. Dara had worked without any dizziness. Her only problem was her<br />

stomach <strong>is</strong> still unsettled and she constantly want to throw up. Minzy had brought her some tea that made the<br />

vomiting impulse less intense. At lunch break, MInzy told the rest of the girls that dara still wasn’t feeling well<br />

and that she was going to eat at her office. So, she ordered food for both Dara and Jiyong and they ate together,<br />

th<strong>is</strong> time on Dara’s office.<br />

“We shoulve told Minzy about our relationship since the beginning. That way she would’ve made up excuses for<br />

both of us and we would’ve shared all our meals” Jiyong said<br />

“Ha! And what makes you think I would want to spend all <strong>my</strong> lunch breaks with you?” Dara teased him. Jiyong<br />

faked being hurt, let h<strong>is</strong> fork dropped to h<strong>is</strong> knees and placed one hand to h<strong>is</strong> heart and the other to Dara’s<br />

hand


“Oh sweet butterfly, please prom<strong>is</strong>e me that you will grace me with your presence in all <strong>my</strong> lunch breaks form<br />

now on. I will be you faithful knight waiting for one kind word from you” Dara couldn’t help but laugh at h<strong>is</strong><br />

antics.<br />

“Come on Jiyong. Stand up. You know I like sharing <strong>my</strong> lunch breaks with you. You don’t have to give me oaths<br />

of your undying love”<br />

“Oh, but I want to, and you better get used to them” He stood up and k<strong>is</strong>sed her sweetly.<br />

The rest of the day passed with meetings that both of them attended so when the last one ended they gathred<br />

their things and left for Jiyong’s place. He told her he wanted them to go there because he had no more clean<br />

clothes at her house and she complied without any further conversation on the subject.<br />

When they got there he helped her sit on a chair next to h<strong>is</strong> breakfast counter, and he proceeded to make<br />

dinner. They ate together, feeding each other. It was a unique experience for Dara who usually was the one to<br />

do all the work around the house, no matter if it was her house or her boyfriend’s house.<br />

After they fin<strong>is</strong>hed eating, Jiyong took her to h<strong>is</strong> arms and lead her to the love seat in the living room.<br />

“I didn’t get any dessert. Will you forgive me?” He asked her sheep<strong>is</strong>hly<br />

“I don’t know. That was a grave m<strong>is</strong>take” She teased him<br />

“How about I make it up to you with th<strong>is</strong>” He said to her seductively, h<strong>is</strong> voice <strong>is</strong> husky. He leaned closer to her<br />

and brush h<strong>is</strong> lips on hers, teasing her with h<strong>is</strong> tongue.<br />

“Oh, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> the best” Dara said naughtily and crash her lips on h<strong>is</strong>. She k<strong>is</strong>sed him passionately and they didn’t<br />

stop until they were both cathing for air.<br />

“Are you feeling alright baby? Do you think we could try another position tonight?” He asked her with passion<br />

gleaming in h<strong>is</strong> eyes.


Dara stood up abruptly from h<strong>is</strong> lap and ran for the bedroom.<br />

“RACE YOU THERE!” She shouted just before she entered the bedroom “The loser gets less foreplay”<br />

“You cheated” He said seconds later entering the bedroom as well “and you are going to pay for that”<br />

She had taken off her dress and was only in her undies. She was on the bed in a very comprom<strong>is</strong>ing position.<br />

Her legs wide open for Jiyong to see all of her. Jiyong stopped dead on h<strong>is</strong> tracks. H<strong>is</strong> heart instantly started<br />

beating a lot faster. She would be the death of him for sure. He moved towards her like a predator to h<strong>is</strong> prey.<br />

He started k<strong>is</strong>sing and licking her everywhere. Soon she was begging him to enter her.<br />

“I thought you said the winner would have more foreplay?” He said innocently<br />

“You are the devil! Please please I want you” Dara pleaded<br />

“You have me baby”<br />

“Inside me, please!” Her plead had him turned on so much that he was about to burst in h<strong>is</strong> trousers. He<br />

undressed quickly and entered her bare. There was no reason for them to use protection anymore. She was<br />

already having h<strong>is</strong> baby. The friction of bare flesh to bare flesh turned him on even more and their coupling was<br />

intense and fierce. Soon they were both panting after their combined completion.<br />

“I love you baby” Jiyong wh<strong>is</strong>pered lovingly in her ear<br />

“I love you too”<br />

CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT<br />

LOVE IS IN THE AIR 2..


(1)<br />

“You are going to hear the baby today?” Lydia, the reception<strong>is</strong>t smiled knowingly at them.<br />

“Yes” Jiyong said sheep<strong>is</strong>hly ‘We are a little bit early, aren’t we?”<br />

“Yes you are, but don’’t worry, you’re luckly. There was a cancellation in our schedule so Dr. Lee can see you<br />

now”<br />

“How are you feeling, Dara?” Chaerin smiled as soon as the couple entered her office.<br />

“I’m good Chaerin”<br />

She left the room so that Dara can change her dress. After a few minutes, she was ready on the special chair,<br />

with Jiyong holding her hand tightly. Chaerin came in and started the ultrasound. A couple of seconds later,<br />

they heard a weird sound, it was very quick thump-ing sound. Jiyong didn’t know what it was and looked<br />

expectantly at her for some explanation, because Dara <strong>is</strong> already squeezing the life of h<strong>is</strong> hand.<br />

“Do you hear that?” She asked the couple<br />

“Yes” Both Jiyong and Dara answered in un<strong>is</strong>on<br />

“That <strong>is</strong> the heartbeat of your baby. It’s a very strong heartbeat. Congratulations!” She beamed a smile at them.<br />

Jiyong squeezed Dara’s hand back but didn’t look at her. Both their eyes were glued to the screen in front of<br />

them.<br />

“And th<strong>is</strong>” Chaerin pointed at the form in the monitor “Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> your baby” Still they didn’t say anything. They<br />

kept looking at the monitor.


“Well, I’m glad some things stays the same” Chaerin laughed and commented on the couple’s reaction “You<br />

have the exact same reaction you had when you first saw your previous baby, I’m just glad you have someone to<br />

share the moment with. And from what I can see, he <strong>is</strong> worse than you” She laughed again.<br />

Jiyong woke up at that point from h<strong>is</strong> trans like state. “I’m sorry Dr. Lee. It’s just that, I didn’t expect it to be<br />

like that. It’s amazing That <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> little butterfly” A single tear dropped form h<strong>is</strong> eyes. He bent down and k<strong>is</strong>sed<br />

Dara who still had her eyes locked on the monitor. She hadn’t uttered a thing but her eyes running freely.<br />

“Our little butterfly” She turned to Jiyong and smiled as tears of joy <strong>is</strong> slowly streaming down her cheeks<br />

“Aigoo! Dara. I know th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> very emotional period for you, especially with the hormonal imbalance you are<br />

experiencing right now, but please try to calm yourself. Stressing yourself <strong>is</strong>n’t good for your baby” Chaerin<br />

calmed Dara down.<br />

Dara hugged Jiyong closer, place her head to h<strong>is</strong> chest and slowly calmed herself and stopped crying.<br />

“I’m sorry Chaerin, it’s just that after <strong>my</strong> previous m<strong>is</strong>carriage, I had fiven hope of having a baby again and to<br />

see one inside me again, it just seems like a miracle”<br />

“Why would you think of something like that? I assured you that you would be able to get pregnant again. Your<br />

accident wasn’t grave enough to cause permanent damage” Chaerin explained carefully. “Okay from what I see,<br />

everything seems fine with the baby and the mother, so keep the same routine and I will see you again in a few<br />

weeks. If you have any problems, call me any time”<br />

“Thanks Chaerin, and I’m sorry for <strong>my</strong> emotional breakdown”<br />

“It’s fine Dara…hey, I’m not only your doctor, I’m your friend too, so I completely understand you and I’m<br />

really glad that you have someone now that loves you very much” Chaerin said while eyeing Jiyong.<br />

Jiyong holds Dara close in h<strong>is</strong> embrace. They didn’t say much but they didn’t need to. It was a comfortable<br />

silence. They were happy. They saw their baby and heard their baby’s heartbeat for he first time.


When they got home, Jiyong ordered some dinner for them and made her sit down on the couch. Dara looked at<br />

him, puzzled but sat down nonetheless.<br />

“Dara, we need to talk” He said in a serious tone.<br />

The second these words left h<strong>is</strong> mouth her nerves sky rocketed. He was going to break up with her, all her fears<br />

would materialize. Her face paled and sweat started dripping from her forehead.<br />

“Baby, what <strong>is</strong> it? Are you in pain? What <strong>is</strong> it? Why did you get pale all of a sudden?” Jiyong panicked upon<br />

seeing Dara’s face.<br />

“W-what do you want to alk about?” She stuttered<br />

Jiyong chuckled “You silly thing, <strong>is</strong> that why you paled? There’s nothing bad with the thing that I want to talk<br />

you about”<br />

“You’re not going to break up with me?” She said trembling.<br />

“How many times do I have to tell you that I love you more than <strong>my</strong> life for it to sink in you silly head? Do you<br />

want me to chase after Donghae and punch the life out of him again?” He gently cupped her face “Baby, I don’t<br />

want us to break up, for God’s sake, we are already engaged, why would you think of something so absurd? On<br />

the contrary, I want us to get married before our little butterfly <strong>is</strong> born, don’t answer right now, I want you to<br />

think about it first and ….I want us to go to your hometown th<strong>is</strong> weekend and meet your parents”<br />

“Isn’t it a little bit early for that? I mean I haven’t told them yet I’m pregnant”<br />

“That’s exactly why I want to meet them. I don’t want them to worry that you are all alone in all th<strong>is</strong>. If they<br />

meet me beore they learn about your pregnancy, they will sleep more peacefully at night knowing that I’m<br />

always next to you, protecting you.”<br />

“I hate it when you present everything so rationally” Dara pouted


“Come on baby, you know th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> the best solution. Unless…..”<br />

“Unless what?”<br />

“Unless, you fear that they won’t like me” Dara couldn’t help but laugh at that.<br />

“Yah! Like there are a lot of people that met you and don’t like you instantly. I know they will love you, it’s just<br />

that I have never brought a boyfriend back home”<br />

Jiyong blinked twice with what Dara had said “What do you mean by that? Didn’t Donghae come to meet your<br />

parents when you found out your’e pregnant?”<br />

“No, they never met him, not even after the accident. Considering the comprom<strong>is</strong>ing position, I found him<br />

before <strong>my</strong> accident, he never came to the hospital. What I saw terminated our relationship automatically and<br />

the next time I faced him was at the office when I returned to patch up things before leaving for good”<br />

“You have got to be kidding me!” He exclaimed. He couldn’t believe that Donghae did that.<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>sh…it’s all in the past now, Donghae and I are fine now, you’re fine with him now right?”<br />

He nodded “Yeah…but if I have known th<strong>is</strong> earlier, I should’ve kick h<strong>is</strong> balls too before patching things up with<br />

him. It’s official any guy who wants to date our little butterfly will have to go through a thorough inspection<br />

from us first”<br />

Dara smiled lovingly at him. “Baby, I’m not sure our little butterfly will agree to that”<br />

“It’s non-negotiable” Jiyong said sternly<br />

“Well, we don’t have to worry about it yet, there no reason for you to be stress about it” Dara placed a<br />

reassuring hand over h<strong>is</strong>


“I love you. I love you both. I will never let anyone hurt you and our baby. And th<strong>is</strong> weekend we are going to<br />

your parents. It’s time they know you met a decent man. I’m sure they will feel relieved”<br />

Dara laughed “You are so full of yourself, you know?”<br />

“I love you. And they will see that. That’s what makes me perfect for you” He told her and reached for her. He<br />

pulled her on h<strong>is</strong> lap and started k<strong>is</strong>sing her. They ended up trying some new positions after all. The good<br />

doctor obviously opened the Pandora box of sex for them when she suggested that they try new things to see<br />

what <strong>is</strong> more convenient for Dara. And, for that, Jiyong intended to send her a thank you not accompanied with<br />

a big gift.<br />

When they were fin<strong>is</strong>hed and exhausted on the couch, gloriously naked, Jiyong noticed h<strong>is</strong> answering machine<br />

flashing with some new phone messages. He pressed play and they both heart three angry phone messages<br />

from the delivery guy that had brought their food and had obviously spent a lot of time ringing their bell<br />

without any answer. They both laughed a lot because they hadn’t heard a thing as they both too engross with<br />

their lovemaking.<br />

Jiyong called back and apologized to him making up a story about some d<strong>is</strong>aster that had occurred to them and<br />

they couldn’t answer the door. He doubted the delivery boy believed any of h<strong>is</strong> excuseds and that was why he<br />

tipped him really good when he brought back their food.<br />

“Baby!” Dara called him when he brought the food to her.<br />

“Yes baby?” He face her with a sat<strong>is</strong>fied grin on h<strong>is</strong> face.<br />

“Next time you want to convince someone you just had a huge d<strong>is</strong>aster in your house, try to tone down the<br />

sexually sat<strong>is</strong>fied look from your face” She smirked at him, and they both burst into laughter.<br />

CHAPTER TWENTY NINE<br />

MEET THE PARK'S......<br />

(1)


The weekend came quickly much to Dara’s dread. She knew that her family would love Jiyong at the end but<br />

she was not sure of their first reaction to him, not that he doesn’t make a good impression, of course. It was just<br />

that her family especially her brother Shanghyun became overprotective of her after the whole ordeal with<br />

Donghae.<br />

They both woke up early in the morning. They wanted to be at Busan by lunch so that means that they had to<br />

leave before nine thirty. Dara wasn’t feeling good. Her morning sickness was getting worse every day. He<br />

brought her some crackers in bed and prepared their things. They were going to take over night bags with them<br />

in case her mom ins<strong>is</strong>ted that they stay for the night. They both w<strong>is</strong>hed that wouldn’t be the deal because her<br />

morning sickness would reveal their secret instantly.<br />

“Dara, if you’re not feeling well, maybe we should cancel it and go next weekend” Jiyong said with a hint of<br />

worry in h<strong>is</strong> voice. Dara was emptying her stomach in the toilet and he was holding her hair and washing her<br />

face with a wet cloth.<br />

“I already told them we are coming and they will be worried if we don’t show up on schedule. Plus, we don’t<br />

know if I will be better next week. Th<strong>is</strong> thing <strong>is</strong> getting worse every morning”<br />

“Our little butterfly down there <strong>is</strong> impatient about making her presence known as soon as possible, it appears.<br />

I’m going to have a talk with her when she comes out for treating her mother badly” He said playfully.<br />

“Whatever baby, you are going to turn mushy the first time she lays her eyes on you” She teased him.<br />

“You’re probably right on that” He said thoughtfully “She <strong>is</strong> going to have me wrapped up her little finger <strong>is</strong>n’t<br />

she?”<br />

“Afraid so” Dara laughed heartily.<br />

“Well, I’ve should’ve known, like mother like daughter” He k<strong>is</strong>sed her sweetly.<br />

“I’m sorry for all th<strong>is</strong>. I know it’s not romantic for you to see me like th<strong>is</strong> every morning. It <strong>is</strong>, really not how I<br />

pictured the beginning of our relationship to be like”


“You are one silly butterfly. Our relationship <strong>is</strong> just perfect. I’m just sorry you have to suffer each morning” He<br />

k<strong>is</strong>sed her again.<br />

“She’s worth it” She said and place a loving hand on her still flat belly.<br />

“She sure <strong>is</strong>” He hugged her and started rubbing h<strong>is</strong> hand on her belly. That always relaxed her and made the<br />

queasiness subside a little bit.<br />

(2)<br />

“DARA!!!”<br />

Her mother yelled and ran towards the car followed by her brother and her s<strong>is</strong>ter. She was crushed between two<br />

tight embraces as soon as she got out of the car.<br />

“We m<strong>is</strong>sed you so much noona. You haven’t come home in months, after you started your new job we totally<br />

lost you” Her brother Shanghyun pulled her in a warm embrace.<br />

“Aigoo! Shanghyun, that’s not true. We talked on the phone. I just hadn’t had much time to come to v<strong>is</strong>it. You<br />

know how things are when you start a new job”<br />

“I’m afraid it <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> fault that she hasn’t come to v<strong>is</strong>it” Jiyong came and stood next to Dara.<br />

“And who might you be?” Durami asked ra<strong>is</strong>ing her brow at him.<br />

“My name <strong>is</strong> Kwon Jiyong, I own the business your s<strong>is</strong>ter works for nowadays. I was out of the country for two<br />

months and Dara had to take on all the workload on her own. That <strong>is</strong> why she didn’t have time to come see you.<br />

I prom<strong>is</strong>e though that I will not dump all that work on her again”


“So you came all the way here to apologize to us for keeping noona away from us?” Shanghyun’s brow furrowed.<br />

“Aigoo! Durami, Shanghyun, stop interrogating your s<strong>is</strong>ter’s v<strong>is</strong>itor, why don’t we talk inside?” Dara’s mom<br />

butted in<br />

“Yes. I came here to apologize and to meet all of you in person. I love Dara and want to marry her. So it <strong>is</strong> only<br />

natural that I meet her family. “<br />

All four of them were looking at him with mouths wide open. Dara was the first one to recover.<br />

“You couldn’t even wait for us to get in the house?” She asked incredulously.<br />

“I don’t want them to think I was some punk you brought home with you. My intentions are honorable and I<br />

w<strong>is</strong>h to make them known as soon as possible.” Dara rolled her eyes. Her mom and siblings were looking at him<br />

warily.<br />

“You will have to excuse Jiyong, omma. He’s like a force of nature when he decides on something. No one can<br />

stand on h<strong>is</strong> way. Let’s just go inside” Shanghyun eyed him suspiciously but lead the way to their home. Jiyong<br />

and dara followed them with Dara scowling a little bit.<br />

“Couldn’t you wait after dinner? Or after I introduced you maybe?” Dara wh<strong>is</strong>pered to Jiyong<br />

“And let them think I am your asshole <strong>boss</strong> that had you slaving all th<strong>is</strong> months” I preferred to bypass that and<br />

be the loving fiancé”<br />

“Yes but at the moment you are the half crazy fiancé”<br />

By now they had entered their house and they headed to the living room. They sat next to each other and<br />

Durami and her mother sat next to them. Shanghyun was still standing by the door. The three of them were all<br />

looking at the engagement ring on Dara’s finger.


“Do you want me to get you something to drink? It must’ve been a long trip?” It was Dara’s mom who break the<br />

silence first.<br />

“Some lemonade if you have some, omma” Dara answered smiling at her mother.<br />

“I would love to have some” Jiyong said and took Dara’s hand and entwined hers on h<strong>is</strong>.<br />

“I’ll be right back” Her mom said and stood up.<br />

“I’ll help you omma” Durami said and followed their mom in the kitchen<br />

“So, would you care to explain what you said outside?” Shanghyun got straight to the point. He’s glaring at<br />

Jiyong, trying to intimidate h<strong>is</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ter’s boyfriend. He wasn’t able to protect h<strong>is</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ter last time and now he<br />

vowed that he will make sure the guy deserved to be with h<strong>is</strong> noona.<br />

“When Dara came to work for me I was abroad for business. Her resume was impeccable and that <strong>is</strong> why I<br />

trusted her to run <strong>my</strong> entire company while I was away. That was a lot of work to be done especially for<br />

someone that wasn’t already familiarized with <strong>my</strong> company. But she managed to do an excellent job. When I<br />

came I got to meet her in person and I realized she <strong>is</strong> the most kind, selfless, charming and absolutely lovable<br />

person I have ever met. You see, as soon as your noona entered <strong>my</strong> life, the difficult part wasn’t me working<br />

with her, it was me living without her.” He looked lovingly at Dara “I am crazy about her, she <strong>is</strong> the woman I<br />

was searching for to spend the rest of <strong>my</strong> life. That <strong>is</strong> why I came here today to ask for your perm<strong>is</strong>sion to marry<br />

her.” Shanghyun was looking at him astounded once more and Dara had tears in her eyes. H<strong>is</strong> words were<br />

beautiful and what was even better was the fact that she knew that he meant all of them.<br />

“Everything you’ve told me about noona, I already know. She <strong>is</strong> our precious jewel. What I w<strong>is</strong>h to know <strong>is</strong> what<br />

makes you worthy enough to be with her” Shanghyun said seriously<br />

“Shanghyun….” Dara called him. She was looking at h<strong>is</strong> brother intently. “Jiyong <strong>is</strong> a good man and he<br />

appreciates and loves me” Dara tried to defend her fiancé.<br />

“No, Dara. Your brother <strong>is</strong> right about that. I haven’t proven <strong>my</strong>self to your family” He looked straight into<br />

Shanghyun’s eyes “I was brought up in a loving family and was thaught to be responsible and respectful of<br />

people and their work. I went to college and after that I started <strong>my</strong> own company. I’m doing fairly well and I


will be able to provide for <strong>my</strong> family. I’ve had relationship before but none too serious. I’ve never prom<strong>is</strong>ed a<br />

woman the things I’ve prom<strong>is</strong>ed your s<strong>is</strong>ter and I’ve never deceived a woman about <strong>my</strong> intentions. I can give<br />

you some name that will provide information for me if you want me, but be certain, I’m here to stay”<br />

Shanghyun look carefully at Jiyong “I believe that you love <strong>my</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ter and that you mean well for her. But to be<br />

on the safe side, I will take those names and do <strong>my</strong> search”<br />

“Shanghyun-ah! You don’t have to do that” Dara exclaimed “I’m eldest here!”<br />

“Noona, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> for your own good, the previous guy got away because you didn’t tell us about him, if you haven’t<br />

had an accident, we will never know…I’m not going to just stand here and do nothing. I maybe the youngest<br />

here but I intend to protect you and Durami-noona and mom”<br />

“Shanghyun-ah!”<br />

“No, Dara let him. It will make him feel sure about your future, and your mom will be at east that you are in<br />

good hands. I can understand your brother, remember I have s<strong>is</strong>ters too. And I really don’t mind.”<br />

“Shanghyun, enough with that, let’s get to the table. It’s already past lunch and I know how Dara gets grumpy<br />

when she m<strong>is</strong>ses one of her meals” Dara’s mom called them out. Jiyong chuckled at Dara’s mom comment and<br />

Dara elbowed him.<br />

“What? I didn’t say anything, and it’s not as if he’s lying. I mean the previous night when I was preparing dinner<br />

you ate half of the ingredients, before I had time to fin<strong>is</strong>h the meal. Thank God, I intended to cook for three and<br />

Bom didn’t show up, or I would’ve had nothing to eat”<br />

“Okay, now you are exaggerating I don’t eat that much”<br />

“Hey, I’m not complaining I told you I adore your eating habits” Dara huffed and went to her seat at the table.<br />

Shanghyun who had heard the whole conversation smirked happily, h<strong>is</strong> brother-in-law to be seemed to adore<br />

h<strong>is</strong> precious s<strong>is</strong>ter.<br />

(3)


The rest of the day turned out to be pleasant. Dara’s s<strong>is</strong>ter Durami and her mom had loosened up and he finally<br />

relax. Shanghyun <strong>is</strong> still as stiff as a board but he could understand him, he <strong>is</strong> after all the man of the house.<br />

Morning came and Dara’s morning sickness was worse than yesterday. Her bedroom didn’t have an adjoining<br />

bathroom so her run to the only bathroom on the floor didn’t go unnoticed by her family. Jiyong ran behind her<br />

and, as usual, helped her. Then he carried her to her bedroom where her worried mother was waiting for them.<br />

“What happened? Is she alright?”<br />

“Yes, there <strong>is</strong> nothing for you to worry about, there was a stomach flu around the office and apparently she<br />

caught it. I’m sure it <strong>is</strong> nothing serious but just to be on the safe side I will take her to the doctor when we get<br />

back.” He lied, Dara and him had a talked last night not to tell her family about her pregnancy yet “Do you have<br />

crackers? They helped the others at the office” Jiyong tried to explain but her mother didn’t seem to buy the<br />

whole flu story<br />

“Maybe we should call the doctor here. Maybe it won’t be good for unnie to be moved” Durami came in and<br />

enter the room as well.<br />

“I’m going to be fine Durami. Just bring me some crackers” Dara pleaded and her mother and Durami fled the<br />

room clearly not sat<strong>is</strong>fied by their explanations.<br />

“I don’t think she believed us” Dara groaned in frustration.<br />

“Well, we’re going to tell them sooner or later” Jiyong tried to soothe her<br />

“Yeah, well, I preferred later” At that moment, her mother and both of her sibling came into the bedroom, her<br />

mother carrying some crackers<br />

“Noona, are you feeling okay?” Shanghyun asked worriedly and sat beside her.<br />

“A little bit, but I will be much better after I eat the crackers”


“Dara, <strong>is</strong> there something you would like to tell us?” Dara’s mom asked and Dara huffed<br />

“I’m pregnant.” She hid her face to Jiyong’s chest. He was next to her lending her h<strong>is</strong> support.<br />

“We are not getting married because of the baby though, th<strong>is</strong> just speeds up things a little bit. I had proposed to<br />

Dara even before we found out she’s pregnant. What I told you yesterday still stands, I adore <strong>my</strong> butterfly and I<br />

will cher<strong>is</strong>h her always” Jiyong told her family sincerely.<br />

“Good! Come down whenever you can. We have plans to make” Dara’s mom said and took Durami with her and<br />

gestured Shanghyun to follow them.<br />

Shanghyun stood up and face Jiyong “Guess, I would’ve to call hyung from now on” He said to him with h<strong>is</strong><br />

blank face and left the room.<br />

“That went well” Jiyong said obviously sat<strong>is</strong>fied<br />

“You think?” The plans they were referring to just now, are for our marriage”<br />

“and you point <strong>is</strong>?” He asked innocently<br />

“You are insufferable” She said, taking her overnight bag, heading for the bathroom.<br />

Half an hour later, they were both downstairs eating breakfast. The other’s ate. Dara was sitting there drinking<br />

her lemonade and trying not to throw up again.<br />

“We are not getting married before the baby comes, Shanghyun”<br />

“Why not?” He looked accusingly towards Jiyong


Jiyong ra<strong>is</strong>ed both h<strong>is</strong> hands in the air as a gesture of surrender “Don’t look at me. I would marry her today if it<br />

was up to me”<br />

“Thanks for your support” Dara snorted and elbowed him.<br />

“Hey, I just want to make you a permanent addition to <strong>my</strong> life as soon as possible, can’t blame me for that”<br />

“Want to bet on that?”<br />

“Dara, why <strong>is</strong> it that you don’t want to do th<strong>is</strong> now?” Her mother asked<br />

“Omma, you know how stressful it <strong>is</strong> to plan a wedding, even if it’s not an open wedding. I just don’t want to be<br />

stress, it’s not going to help me in <strong>my</strong> condition. Not to mention that having a huge belly in all <strong>my</strong> wedding<br />

pictures <strong>is</strong> not exactly <strong>my</strong> dream wedding. Plus I don’t see why we should rush everything. I mean it’s not as if<br />

Jiyong <strong>is</strong> not going to acknowledge the baby”<br />

“Hey, that baby <strong>is</strong> mine and I dare anyone to come and take her from me. But if you want us to get married after<br />

she <strong>is</strong> born, then I’m not going to pressure you. I don’t want you stressing out” Jiyong said and smiled at her<br />

lovingly.<br />

“Thank you and I will appreciate it if you have to agree with th<strong>is</strong> too, Shanghyun”<br />

“Pssh…noona, you know I can’t deny you anything” Dara stood up and went to hug her brother<br />

After that, they continued to talk for a while and then Jiyong and Dara prepared to leave. They k<strong>is</strong>sed her family<br />

goodbye and headed back home.<br />

“What are you thinking about?” Dara asked when she noticed that her fiancé <strong>is</strong> just too quiet for liking.


Jiyong turned to face her with grinning cheekily “ So how do you feel about flying to <strong>my</strong> hometown and meet<br />

<strong>my</strong> family next weekend?”<br />

CHAPTER THIRTY<br />

CHAOTIC FRIDAY.......<br />

(1)<br />

Dara’s morning sickness <strong>is</strong> getting worse day by day. By Friday, they had to call Chaerin because she vomited<br />

continuously for two-three hours. Chaerin prescribed her some mild drugs and ordered her bed rest for a<br />

couple of days. Dara regretted not being able to go to work.<br />

“Jiyong, be reasonable please. It <strong>is</strong> already enough that I can’t go to work, that means more work for you. You<br />

can’t just skip work whenever I can’t go. You’ll be broke by the time the baby <strong>is</strong> born. After all, I’m okay now,<br />

what Chaerin gave me have worked and I’m feeling much better” Dara reprimanded her fiancé. Apparently,<br />

Jiyong doesn’t want to leave her alone in the apartment and was planning to take the day off too.<br />

“Still, I don’t like the idea of you staying here alone when you’re not feeling well” Jiyong protested.<br />

“That <strong>is</strong> something that we’ll have to deal with from time to time. Baby. Now go. I have everything I need for the<br />

next few hours, your phone number <strong>is</strong> on <strong>my</strong> speed dial and if I feel bad for whatever reason I will call you<br />

immediately. I prom<strong>is</strong>e”<br />

“You better, or else I won’t bring you cake from Gum<strong>my</strong> noona” Jiyong said and k<strong>is</strong>sed her on her forehead.<br />

“You are being mean to your baby butterfly” She said with a voice full of hurt.<br />

“You are one great manipulator baby. You devious butterfly” Jiyong said playfully, he k<strong>is</strong>sed her once more and<br />

got off the bed where he was sitting next to her. “I will be back soon as I can. I’ll be working through lunch<br />

break because Minzy rescheduled <strong>my</strong> morning appointment, so I won’t be able to come home for lunch”


“I’m so sorry I got you to work double time because of me” Dara frowned. She felt even guiltier now.<br />

“Hey hey hey baby! I don’t mind okay? You are feeling sick each morning. You can’t eat a thing before lunch<br />

without throwing up and you also have to go through labor to get our little butterfly in th<strong>is</strong> world, me losing<br />

lunch <strong>is</strong> the least I can do” He gave her a warm smile that always make her heart flutter.<br />

Dara looked at Jiyong adoringly. He really was the best guy in the entire world and she was the lucky girl who<br />

got him. It was probably God’s try to reimburse her for all the crappy boyfriends she had in her past.<br />

“I love you, you know that?”<br />

“That <strong>is</strong> good because I love you too” He gave her one last k<strong>is</strong>s and left.<br />

(2)<br />

Dara sat on the bed and opened the TV. She was glad they had slept in Jiyong’s apartment the previous night<br />

because he had a TV set in h<strong>is</strong> bedroom and th<strong>is</strong> way she would pass the day watching TV instead of depressing<br />

over not going to work. She didn’t want to admit but she felt that she wasn’t with Jiyong right now. She had<br />

gotten used to being with him all day long.<br />

“Baby! What’s wrong? Did you forget something? You want me to bring it to you downstairs?” Dara reached for<br />

the phone when it rang, and the caller ID revealed that it was Jiyong.<br />

“Nope. Don’t you dare get out of bed for anything other than going to the bathroom or the kitchen to get your<br />

lunch” Dara giggled at h<strong>is</strong> orders.<br />

“What happened then? Oh please, don’t tell me you were in an accident or something” Dara suddenly felt her<br />

heart constrict at the thought.<br />

“No, baby, don’t you worry your pretty head with thoughts like that. I just wanted to make sure the phone <strong>is</strong><br />

working fine.” Dara sighed in relief and instantly let out a chuckle.


“That <strong>is</strong> one lame excuse Mr. Park” She said playfully “So what <strong>is</strong> the real reason you called?”<br />

“I already m<strong>is</strong>s you Mrs.Kwon” He admitted. A smile crept on Dara’s lips, so she <strong>is</strong>n’t the only one who’s feeling<br />

that way after all.<br />

“I m<strong>is</strong>s you too baby” It was Jiyong’s turn to smile, it turned out, he wasn’t the only one feeling clingy. “Now,<br />

you will get back to work and you won’t realize how the day past. I’m the one stuck here doing nothing. So hung<br />

up now befor I start whining again”<br />

“Okay. I will talk to you later, or whenever you want. Don’t hesitate to call me”<br />

“I prom<strong>is</strong>e, so stop worrying about me okay?”<br />

“Alright” He said “I love you Mrs. Kwon”<br />

“I love you too Mr. Park”<br />

Jiyong has h<strong>is</strong> boy<strong>is</strong>h smile as he hung up the phone. “And to think I used to make fun of the guys that acted<br />

like I do. Payback <strong>is</strong> a real bitch sometimes” He mumbled to himself as he once again go over the documents<br />

that needed h<strong>is</strong> attention.<br />

After sometime, Minzy came in with a coffee in her hand and placed it on h<strong>is</strong> desk.<br />

“There you go new daddy” Minzy teased.<br />

“Why, thank you new godmom<strong>my</strong>” He teased her back “Oh hey, If your unnie calls at some point, put her<br />

through no matter what and if I’m on the phone interrupt me and I will hung up”<br />

Minzy stared at him confusedly “Is something wrong? Dara-unnie said that she had to much morning sickness”


“She was vomiting for three hours straight th<strong>is</strong> morning. She seems fine when I left her th<strong>is</strong> morning but I’m<br />

still worried about her being alone at home. I made her prom<strong>is</strong>e to call me if she feels any kind of d<strong>is</strong>comfort”<br />

He explained and Minzy smiled at him<br />

“You are one anxious daddy, aren’t you? She will be fine, Oppa. Morning sickness <strong>is</strong> common in pregnant<br />

women. Some days are worse than others but after the first three months or four things will be better. So be<br />

patient, don’t stress her even more than she already <strong>is</strong> and everything will be great” She assured him.<br />

“How come you know all these things about pregnant women? Is there a baby in your home I don’t know<br />

about?”<br />

“No, don’t be silly oppa. I’m sure you would’ve noticed <strong>my</strong> belly had gotten big. My s<strong>is</strong>ter in law had a baby last<br />

year and we had to go through all th<strong>is</strong> together since Daesung-oppa <strong>is</strong> a pilot and was out of the country during<br />

her pregnancy”<br />

“That must’ve sucked. It’s not easy to be alone in times like th<strong>is</strong>” He commented “How’s your brother by the<br />

way? I haven’t talk to him in ages”<br />

“You know Daesung-oppa. Always busy but he’s doing fine” Minzy said “Oh speaking of, when do you intend to<br />

tell people about your relationship? I mean it’s not like Dara-unnie will be able to hide it for long, her belly will<br />

grow soon, and with all her morning sickness, the girls here are already suspicious about it”<br />

Jiyong sighed “I’m trying to convince her to tell everyone but she’s still reluctant to reveal our relationship”<br />

“I’m just saying that it would be better if they heard it from you that find out about it accidentally”<br />

“I’m with you on that Minzy” Jiyong nodded h<strong>is</strong> head “Do you mind going to <strong>my</strong> place during lunch break? You<br />

can take lunch to Dara and talk her into telling everyone about us”<br />

“So you’re practically dumping your duties to me?” Minzy ra<strong>is</strong>ed her brow at him<br />

Jiyong looked at her sheep<strong>is</strong>hly “You are much better at th<strong>is</strong> than I am. And the longer we delay it, the worse it<br />

would be”


“Okay, but just so you know. I’m doing it for her not for you m<strong>is</strong>ter” She said sternly but he knew she didn’t<br />

mean it<br />

They started working on their schedule and when lunch time came Jiyong dealt with the appointment he had<br />

m<strong>is</strong>sed and Minzy left for Jiyong’s apartment to deal with Dara.<br />

(3)<br />

Minzy arrived outside Jiyong’s apartment. When she rang the bell no one answered and she tried again, still<br />

nothing. She began pacing back and forth in front of the door, worry evident in her face, she picked up her<br />

phone and called Dara.<br />

“Where are you? Are you okay?” She asked immediately.<br />

“What do you mean where I am? I’m at Jiyong’s I told you. And I feel much better now”<br />

“Then why aren’t you opening the door to the apartment unnie?”<br />

“Oh, it’s you? Why didn’t you call me that you were stopping by? Wait a minute, I’m coming” As soon Dara<br />

opened the door, Minzy entered the apartment like a tornado.<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>sh..unnie, you scared me to death. I thought that something had happened to you” Minzy pouted.<br />

“Aigoo! Stop worrying much I’m fine. And of course, I’m not opening the door. Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong>n’t <strong>my</strong> place. What if it<br />

was someone wanting Jiyong? What was I supposed to say about who I was? H<strong>is</strong> maid?”<br />

“H<strong>is</strong> fiancé unnie, of course!” Minzy rolled her eyes “You are engaged to the man, why are you hiding it? I<br />

would’ve gone to the highest building to shout it out so that everybody could hear me”


“Come on! You know I don’t like to flaunt <strong>my</strong> relationship with Jiyong”<br />

MInzy let out a sigh “Unnie, there <strong>is</strong> a big difference between flaunting a relationship and hiding one. And you<br />

are hiding it. I know, Jiyong oopa <strong>is</strong> trying to be patient with your obsession of people not knowing about you,<br />

because of your hormonal changes right now, but to tell you honestly, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> getting too much. I mean you are<br />

already about to enter your third month and soon it will start to show. You have a guy that <strong>is</strong> so proud of that<br />

baby and you are not letting him express it. If I were you, I wouldn’t push that limit to far. He might think that<br />

you don’t want h<strong>is</strong> baby” Minzy explained, while putting a carton boxes of food on the breakfast counter. She<br />

started searching for forks. Finally, she found it in the drawer<br />

“Oh <strong>my</strong> God! Has he said something like that to you?” Dara’s eyes widened and shrieked “I never meant it like<br />

that. I just don’t want people thinking that I trapped him with the baby to keep him in a loveless relationship.<br />

Of course, I want th<strong>is</strong> baby and of course, I love him”<br />

“Well, I think it’s time you start showing it to him. He hasn’t said anything to me, but men donlt like to have<br />

their ego bru<strong>is</strong>ed, and unnie, you are totally demol<strong>is</strong>hing h<strong>is</strong>”<br />

Dara frowned “I never thought he would mind”<br />

“If he <strong>is</strong>n’t, he will start minding it soon. As for the people thinking that you traped him, if you are referring to<br />

the guys at the office, I can assure you, they will not think such a thing” Minzy said “We know no one can<br />

deceive oppa, he hasn’t reached to that position he has in the world market by being fooled by people. We know<br />

nothing gets by him unnoticed. Sometimes, I swear I think he can read <strong>my</strong> mind. Plus, you hiding it give the<br />

impression that you are feeling guilty and ashamed and both of thos look bad, really bad. If you ask me the best<br />

thing you could do <strong>is</strong> come clean with everyone” Minzy tried to convince her.<br />

“You make it seem so easy” Dara pouted<br />

“It <strong>is</strong> easy unnie and you should do it as soon as possible. I mean the girls are already wondering why you’re not<br />

feeling well early in the morning each day. I try to cover things up, but I am a secretary, not a fireman putting<br />

out fires here and there. And besides unnie, I’m already running out of excuses to save you tushie…have pity on<br />

me” She pleaded<br />

“I don’t even know how to do it. What do I do?” Dara dropped her head low and cover her face with her hands


“Then don’t do it if you fell uncomfortable. Let’s Jiyong oppa do it. I’m certain he will find a cery subtle way to<br />

announce it and he will be too glad to do it. You should hear how he brags about h<strong>is</strong> butterflies each morning”<br />

Minzy chuckled and Dara couldn’t help but giggle.<br />

“Yeah, he sure <strong>is</strong> enchanted by h<strong>is</strong> little butterfly. And he hasn’t seen her yet. I swear she <strong>is</strong> going to be the most<br />

spoiled kid ever with him as a father”<br />

“Yes but you are not eating unnie. I’m eating all the food here, it’s too delicious and I don’t have the excuse of<br />

eating for two. EAT!!!”<br />

Dara looked sheep<strong>is</strong>hly at her untouched meall and grabbed her fork. She was feeling better now and Minzy<br />

was right, she would call Jiyong later and tell him to d<strong>is</strong>creetly spill that she was pregnant with h<strong>is</strong> baby.<br />

The conversation got a lot lighter after that. They talked about her relationship with Jiyong more and Dara was<br />

glad to share with Minzy how sweet Jiyong <strong>is</strong> to her.<br />

“You are so lucky to have Jiyong-oppa” Minzy said to her. Dara smiled at her words. She felt very fortunate for<br />

having such an adoring man in her life.<br />

“You know Minzy, I had to k<strong>is</strong>s some pretty big bad ugly frogs to find <strong>my</strong> prince charming”<br />

“Ha! Finally you admit it, he <strong>is</strong> your prince charming. So, stop having doubts about him and your relationship<br />

okay unnie? Start telling the whole world about it”<br />

Dara just smiled at her “Okay lunch break <strong>is</strong> over. Time to get back to work, for you that <strong>is</strong>”<br />

“Mmm…lady <strong>boss</strong> already?” Minzy remarked teasingly.<br />

“My God! You are insufferabl! I will tell everyone okay? Are you sat<strong>is</strong>fied?”<br />

“Very!” Minzy beamed “I’m going now unnie, but if you don’t keep your prom<strong>is</strong>e, I will be back”


“Yah! I’m still your unnie! You brat!” Dara joked “Thank you for coming Minzy”<br />

“Any time unnie. See you on Monday”<br />

Minzy bid her goodbye and left. As soon as Minzy left, Dara immediately grabbed the phone and dialed Jiyong’s<br />

office number before she changed her mind.<br />

“Baby!” She greeted him as soon as Jiyong picked up the phone<br />

“Is everything okay? I’m grabbing <strong>my</strong> key and I will be there in 10 minutes” She heard him fumbling with what<br />

she guessed was h<strong>is</strong> keys.<br />

“No, No, No, Jiyong I’m fine, you don’t have to worry. I didn’t call you because I have a problem. Please tell me<br />

I didn’t interrupt you from your meeting”<br />

“No baby, don’t worry about it, the appointment I had ended 10 minutes ago, not that I would’ve mind if you<br />

had interrupted me. You come first. Always remember that” Dara smiled at h<strong>is</strong> words.<br />

“Minzy came by and brought lunch. We ate together and we talked and she helped me come to a dec<strong>is</strong>ion”<br />

“About what?” Jiyong pretended to be ignorant of the reason behind Minzy’s v<strong>is</strong>it.<br />

“I think it’s time to tell people at the office about us. If you don’t mind what I mean” Jiyong jumped from h<strong>is</strong><br />

chair, throwing a punch in the air and started a silent victory dance around the office.<br />

“Baby are you okay?” He heard her say and he cleared h<strong>is</strong> troath immediately<br />

“Of course I don’t mind baby. I was the one who wanted to tell the whole world weeks ago”


“Okay, it’s a deal then. When I came back on Monday, we are going to find a subtle way of telling them”<br />

“Don’t worry baby, and don’t stress about it. I have the perfect plan. We will talk when I get home okay?”<br />

“Okay..I love you so much Kwon Jiyong”<br />

“I love you more Sandara Park”<br />

Jiyong was grinning from ear to ear when he hanged up the phone.<br />

‘YES!!!! GOOD JOB MINZY!!!” He said happily and throw another punch in the air and started waving h<strong>is</strong><br />

hands up with h<strong>is</strong> hips swaying left and right, jumping from time to time.<br />

“Mr. Kwon?” Jiyong’s victory dance halted when a voice suddenly spoke. He turned around to face h<strong>is</strong> door<br />

with h<strong>is</strong> hands still in the air. H<strong>is</strong> eyes widened seeing Sulli and the rest of Dara’s girlfriends standing by h<strong>is</strong><br />

door with their mouths wide opened.<br />

OH SHIT!!!!!<br />

CHAPTER THIRTY ONE<br />

CHAOTIC FRIDAY PART 2<br />

(1)<br />

“How was work today?” Dara asked him as soon as he entered the apartment.


“All went well, except that I m<strong>is</strong>sed you so much” Jiyong placed h<strong>is</strong> hands on her shoulders and slightly<br />

squeezing it “Hi”<br />

“Hi” Dara greeted him back. Jiyong went straight to the kitchen and grab a bottle of water then came back to<br />

the living room and sat beside Dara on the couch.<br />

“Oh, the girls are throwing you a baby shower four months from today” He announced nonchalantly<br />

Dara blinked a couple of times and her eyes widened when it finally downed at her what Jiyong had said<br />

“WHAT?!!” She exclaimed half horrified<br />

“If that’s not very convenient for you, I’m sure they will be able to move the date if you tell them in time”<br />

“Jiyong! Don’t play dumb on me, you know I’m not talking about the date. You told everyone? I thought we<br />

would d<strong>is</strong>cuss a subtle way of letting it slip on Monday. How did we go from that to me having to mark <strong>my</strong><br />

calendar for a baby shower already?”<br />

“I know baby. Well..uhmm…it was an accident really but it was a perfect opportunity, I just had to take it”<br />

Jiyong said, h<strong>is</strong> face reddened remembering the embarrassing incident that happened in h<strong>is</strong> office and Dara<br />

looked at him skeptically.<br />

“A perfect opportunity? And what might that be< that couldn’t be passed?” Dara crossed her arms in front of<br />

her chest and ra<strong>is</strong>ed her brow at her fiancé<br />

“I like it when you get sassy on me” Jiyong said playfully<br />

“KWON JIYONG!!!!!” Dara stood up and tap her foot on the ground. She hated when her mother did that to<br />

her father, and here she was now doing the exact thing.<br />

“Ahh….Mrs. Kwon….you know you look cute when you’re mad” Jiyong grinned at her


“Don’t Mrs. Kwon me, Jiyong!!!” Dara shrieked irritatedly.<br />

“Okay..fine fine” Jiyong stood up and went to her, he took her hand and guided her to sit at the couch.<br />

FLASHBACK….<br />

“Mr. Kwon?”<br />

Jiyong’s face paled instantly seeing h<strong>is</strong> staff, specifically Dara’s circle of friends standing by h<strong>is</strong> door looking at<br />

him with their mouths wide open. Realizing that h<strong>is</strong> hands are still ra<strong>is</strong>ed in the air, he quickly put it down and<br />

cleared h<strong>is</strong> troath.<br />

“Uhmmm….we heard some no<strong>is</strong>es coming from your office and we thought something <strong>is</strong> up, so uhh…we just----<br />

“<br />

“How long have you guys been standing there?” Jiyong finally managed to speak up. He looked at them one by<br />

one and he swore he wanted to die right then and there, seeing their faces. Amber and Hyuna are deep red in<br />

color and clutching their stomach like they wanted to go number 2 in the comfort room. Ga-in <strong>is</strong> facing the wall<br />

with her shoulders shaking crazily and Sulli <strong>is</strong> inviting a fly on her wide open mouth.<br />

“Long enough to see you have talent in dancing sir” Hyuna was the first one to answer and quickly covered her<br />

mouth realizing what she had just blurted out.<br />

“What’s going on here?” Sohee, the vice president of h<strong>is</strong> company came in to view.<br />

“Oh, Sohee, you’re back…how was the trip?” Jiyong asked completely forgetting that h<strong>is</strong> embarrassment from<br />

earlier. Ahn Sohee, <strong>is</strong> h<strong>is</strong> partner back when they were still in college, they clicked pretty well that when they<br />

graduated, she decided to join him in putting up the business. Sohee concentrated more on their clients<br />

overseas that <strong>is</strong> why she’s barely seen in the office. Jiyong wave off the other girls in h<strong>is</strong> office so him and Sohee<br />

can talk privately.<br />

“So what’s going on? I just spoke with your secretary and told me you were killing yourself in the office for quite<br />

sometime now..Why? What happened to Ms. Park?”


“Oh, you know <strong>my</strong> secretary?” Jiyong asked<br />

“Yeah, I met her before I leave from Par<strong>is</strong>. So where <strong>is</strong> she?”<br />

“Ahh…she’s at home, her morning sickness <strong>is</strong> getting worse each day”<br />

“She’s pregnant?” Jiyong nodded giddily “Who?”<br />

“I am” He proudly admitted and Sohee’s jaw dropped at h<strong>is</strong> revelation.<br />

(2)<br />

“You did not tell her that?!!!!!” Dara shrieked “Oh <strong>my</strong> God, now Sohee will think I’m a gold digger”<br />

“Hey, baby! Stop worrying, she will not ever think such a thing. Sohee was surpr<strong>is</strong>ed because she didn’t know<br />

we were in a relationship and I explained that I had <strong>my</strong> eyes on you the minute I came back from Japan. I<br />

managed to get in a relationship with you and because you are the perfect woman for me I sneakingly got you<br />

pregnant, to keep you permanently in <strong>my</strong> life” Dara was the one gaping at him now.<br />

“I really do not believe you told her that”<br />

“Believe it baby. And the best part <strong>is</strong> that she smirked at me and told me that she always knew I was a sneaky<br />

bastard. Then she congratulated me on <strong>my</strong> good taste.”<br />

“And what happened to the girls? Did they heard you?”


“Yeah, they didn’t leave when I told them to, I caught them eavesdropping by the door” Dara frowned “Baby,<br />

don’t worry okay, the girls are happy for you, for us, they think you are a great girl and that we are a cute couple,<br />

do you know that they’re actually planning to matchmake us with each other?”<br />

“They did?” Dara was surpr<strong>is</strong>ed to hear it from Jiyong and she still couldn’t believe that th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> already<br />

happening.<br />

“Yes baby, They think you are the best girl for me and no one else can suit me but you”<br />

Dara lean her back in the couch. She was having a hard time taking it all in. She couldn’t help but to stare at<br />

him. She couldn’t believe that th<strong>is</strong> amazing man loved her so much so ardently and selflessly. But she still had<br />

her doubts.<br />

“Are you making th<strong>is</strong> all up Jiyong? Because if you are I’m going to be sick right now and th<strong>is</strong> little butterfly <strong>is</strong><br />

going to kick your ass when she gets out” She had her hand or her belly and was looking at him. Jiyong took her<br />

in h<strong>is</strong> arms and had her sit on h<strong>is</strong> lap, like he always do. She wiggled still irritated but remained there. H<strong>is</strong> body<br />

heat gave her comfort and made her feel like she could take on the world.<br />

“Baby, I’m not making any of th<strong>is</strong> up. Everything went well. People at the office know about us and they are<br />

happy for us. Hey! I even got a few “you dog you” from a couple of guys in the bathroom. You don’t have to<br />

worry about anything anymore. Now you can enjoy your pregnancy here and at work. No more hiding”<br />

“You really got into all th<strong>is</strong> trouble for me, didn’t you?” She was looking at him deep in h<strong>is</strong> eyes.<br />

“There <strong>is</strong> no trouble Dara. You and th<strong>is</strong> baby means the world to me. I would do anything for the two of you.<br />

Don’t you know it by now?” She k<strong>is</strong>sed him again and again.<br />

“I love you Jiyong. But don’t think you are off the hook for not consulting with me first before spilling the beans<br />

at the office. You are going to pay dearly for that” Jiyong fake pouted but Dara was not having any of it. She<br />

stood up from h<strong>is</strong> embrace.<br />

“Now, wash yourself quickly. I’ll start serving the food. You don’t deserve it, but I was cooking for the past three<br />

hours and it’s a shame to let it go to waste”


Jiyong chuckled and k<strong>is</strong>sed her neck and ran to their bathroom to get ready for a nice dinner with h<strong>is</strong> fiancé. He<br />

took the fastest shower ever and ran back in the kitchen. He didn’t want to make Dara angrier at him.<br />

By that time, Dara’s mood already mellowed. They both knew that what he had done was the best for both of<br />

them.<br />

“Hey mom” Jiyong answered the phone when it rang. “No we’re not going to make it tomorrow. Dara <strong>is</strong>n’t<br />

feeling well and the doctor ordered her to bed rest for a couple of days”<br />

“No,no, there’s no reason to worry. Everything <strong>is</strong> fune. Maybe we can come net weekend. I will call you in the<br />

middle of the weeks to plan it”<br />

After quite some time and a few chats, Jiyong hanged up grinning from ear to ear. Dara looked confusedly at<br />

him since she didn’t understand h<strong>is</strong> conversation with h<strong>is</strong> mom.<br />

“So what did your mom tell you?” She asked anxiously. She didn’t want them to think that she didn’t want to<br />

meet them.<br />

“They came up with an alternate plan since we can’t go there th<strong>is</strong> weekend” Jiyong answered her still grinning.<br />

“Really? And what <strong>is</strong> that plan?”<br />

“Dami-noona suggested that they will come here instead”<br />

CHAPTER THIRTY TWO<br />

MEET THE KWON'S ....<br />

(1)


“OMO!!!!”<br />

Dara looked at him wide eyed and then she instantly got up from the love seat and ran to the kitchen. There, she<br />

started tiding up things quickly but efficiently.<br />

“Dara, what are you doing?” Jiyong followed her and stop in h<strong>is</strong> tracks when he saw Dara bending down and<br />

reaching something inside the cabinet.<br />

“What does it look like what I’m doing? I’m cleaning. Your family are coming tomorrow and I don’t want thm to<br />

think that I’m a slob. Can you please bring me the vacuum cleaner? I need to vacuum the whole place” Dara<br />

grabbed a wipe and was cleaning the already clean kitchen counter. Jiyong approached her, took the wipe from<br />

her hands and hugged her from behind.<br />

“Baby, you don’t’ have to clean, everything <strong>is</strong> fine and <strong>my</strong> family are coming here to meet you not to examine<br />

the place and judge you for it. Come on sit with me and relax. Everything <strong>is</strong> going to be okay. After all, after we<br />

tell them that they are going to be a grandmom<strong>my</strong> and aunts, they’re going to be so happy that they wouldn’t<br />

mind it even if it was like a zoo in here” Dara laughed at that.<br />

“If our baby <strong>is</strong> a grand manipulator like you, I’m going to be in big trouble” She grumbled, but Jiyong knew she<br />

loved each and every moment of it.<br />

Jiyong managed to keep her confined with him on their love seat for a couple more hours and they moved to<br />

their bedroom. There Jiyong started k<strong>is</strong>sing her passionately moving gradually from her lips to her nexk and<br />

then to her breasts.<br />

“Mmmmmm…it’s payback time. No hanky panky for you tonight” She said and turned her back on him. He<br />

wasn’t d<strong>is</strong>couraged by her action at all. He started k<strong>is</strong>sing her in the back of her neck, on her sweet spot behind<br />

her ear, while h<strong>is</strong> hands started traveling all around her body. Pretty soon he had her panting and all too<br />

willing.<br />

“You are one grand manipulator but I’m going to get you m<strong>is</strong>ter!!” He didn’t say anything, he just kept seducing<br />

her and soon he was buried deep in her aching hole and her soft moans <strong>is</strong> the only thing that can be heard in<br />

their bedroom.<br />

(2)


The next morning, Dara woke up feeling as nauseated as the previous day. She jolt up from the bed and ran to<br />

the bathroom and started vomiting. Jiyong woke up from her sudden retreat from h<strong>is</strong> embrace and when he<br />

heard her in the bathroom, he came to her. He found her down on the floor holding her stomach and puking<br />

her dinner. He wet a towel and sat next to her and wiped her forehead and tried to make her as comfortable as<br />

possible. They sat there together for what seemed like a century and Jiyong left her only to answer the phone.<br />

It was h<strong>is</strong> family announcing that they were taking an early flight from Jeju and would be there in about two<br />

and a half hours. That made Dara more anxious which resulted in more throwing up.<br />

‘Stay here baby..okay?” Jiyong told Dara and k<strong>is</strong>sed her forehead when h<strong>is</strong> doorbell rang. He and Dara were still<br />

on the bathroom floor when h<strong>is</strong> family arrives.<br />

“Sweetie! I’m so happy to see you. It has been ages since you last came home to us” Mrs. Kwon threw herself on<br />

h<strong>is</strong> arms as soon as she saw him on the door.<br />

“I know mom, but the trip in Japan lasted too long. Come in don’t just stand on the door. Let me place your<br />

things to the spare room”<br />

“Hey Ji, how are you?” Dami hugged her brother and Jiyong hugged her back “ It’s okay I know where the<br />

spare bedroom <strong>is</strong>”<br />

“Oppa” Seohyun, h<strong>is</strong> step s<strong>is</strong>ter came in and hugged him happily.<br />

“Hey, you made it” Jiyong hugged her back “Where <strong>is</strong> Yonghwa?”<br />

“Ah..he’s in Europe right now that why I’m staying with mom for the meantime”<br />

“Sweetie, why are you still on your pyjamas? Did you go back to sleep after I called you to tell you what time<br />

would come?”<br />

Jiyong shook h<strong>is</strong> head and smile ‘Dara <strong>is</strong>n’t feeling well and I was with her in the bathroom”


“Why <strong>is</strong> she in the bathroom instead of the bed? What’s wrong with her?” Seohyun asked confusedly<br />

“Nothing’s wrong. She has a bad case of morning sickness that <strong>is</strong> all”<br />

“A WHAT? I’M GOING TO BE A GRANDMA?” Mrs. Kwon shouted and he laugh at her enthusiasm.<br />

“Mom! You’re already a grandma to two devil already” Dami joked and laugh with h<strong>is</strong> brother.<br />

“So I’m going to be an aunt again?” Seohyun cheered happily and ran to Jiyong’s bedroom. From there she<br />

headed straight to the adjoining bathroom where Dara was slumping on the floor and resting her head on the<br />

bath tub.<br />

“Oh honey, you’re suffering in the morning aren’t you” Jiyong’s mom quickly followed h<strong>is</strong> step s<strong>is</strong>ter in the<br />

bathroom. She dropped on her feet, took the towel and washed it a little bit and wipe Dara’s face. Dara couldn’t<br />

say anything. She just sat ther with her eyes half open totally depleted of energy.<br />

“Mom, you are suffocating her. Why don’t you go to the living room with Seohyun and I will be there as soon as<br />

I can” Jiyong came in and entered the bathroom as well.<br />

“Of course I will not do such a thing and I am very d<strong>is</strong>appointed with you Jiyong. Why didn’t you tell us sooner<br />

that your delightful girl <strong>is</strong> pregnant?” I would’ve brought with me some of <strong>my</strong> special herbs that can abate her<br />

morning sickness” She glared daggers at Jiyong and for the first time Dara saw him being uncomfortable.<br />

Seohyun laugh at her brother’s d<strong>is</strong>comfort earning herself a deadly glare from him.<br />

“What? It’s your fault oppa” Seohyun defended herself.<br />

“It’s <strong>my</strong> fault Mrs. Kwon. I wanted to tell you in person” Dara tried to take the blame on her.<br />

“Nonsense honey, he should’ve known better. Jiyong I’m going to make you a l<strong>is</strong>t of the herbs I will need. Take<br />

Dami with you, she knows them and she will be able to identify them as soon as she sees them.


“Oh I wanna come to, I forgot to buy something” Seohyun said and exits the bathroom.<br />

“Mom, are you serious?” Jiyong whined “I have no idea where the herbs are sold, how am I supposed to get<br />

them?”<br />

“Well, you should’ve thought of that before you decided not to tell mom about her pregnancy. Come on, I’m<br />

sure Gum<strong>my</strong> will be able to help us” Dami butted in. She peek her head inside the bathroom.<br />

“Really, there <strong>is</strong> no reason for him to go. I’m sure I’ll feel better in a little while and we can all go together” Dara<br />

tried to make the situation better once again.<br />

“Hey! Is th<strong>is</strong> how you treat the future mother of your children? Kwon Jiyong! I thought I taught you better than<br />

th<strong>is</strong>!!!” Mrs. Kwon had her hands on the side of her wa<strong>is</strong>t, and scolded her son.<br />

“Okay mom! I’m going” Jiyong grumbled. He wasn’t bothered to go and get them, but he just didn’t want to<br />

leave Dara alone. Her butterfly needed him.<br />

“I’ll be back so fast you’re not even going to know I left” He said reassuringly to Dara and k<strong>is</strong>sed her on the<br />

forehead. She nodded at him and he ran to the bedroom, wore the first thing he saw in h<strong>is</strong> closet, grabbed the<br />

l<strong>is</strong>t h<strong>is</strong> mother had just made.<br />

“NOONA! LET’S GO!!!” Jiyong shouted at h<strong>is</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ter while running at the door. Dami and Seohyun was<br />

startled by their brother’s haste but followed him quickly when he saw the panic in h<strong>is</strong> eyes.<br />

“Maybe I should drive” Dami suggested<br />

“No, you’re going to drive too slowly” Jiyong replied and got in the driver’s seat<br />

“Yah! That <strong>is</strong> the point. We want to get back, don’t we?”


“Don’t worry noona, if I get Seohyun and you injured mom <strong>is</strong> going to kill me. You know how much she loves<br />

you” H<strong>is</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ters chuckled at that.<br />

“Oppa, the feeling <strong>is</strong> mutual. From the likes of it, you finally found the girl to love as much” Seohyun<br />

commented.<br />

“It seems so” Jiyong said giddily. Seohyun and Dami laughed when h<strong>is</strong> panic eyes turned drea<strong>my</strong> all of a<br />

sudden.<br />

(3)<br />

“Gum<strong>my</strong>!”<br />

“Dami!” Gum<strong>my</strong> happily greeted h<strong>is</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ter<br />

“Not to be rude here but I need to get these herbs as soon as possible. Where do I go? I’ll bring <strong>my</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ters and<br />

mom later for lunch and you can talk as much as you want” Jiyong interrupted them. Dami smiled as Gum<strong>my</strong><br />

looked at the l<strong>is</strong>t.<br />

“Who did you get pregnant? Oh oh oh, that girl you brought here? Good choice! I approve” Gum<strong>my</strong> said<br />

happily, giving Jiyong a thumbs up.<br />

“Thank you! Now where can I find these?”<br />

“Wat, I will call one of <strong>my</strong> suppliers to see if he has all of them. If he does I’ll tell him to gather them and you<br />

can go pick them up”<br />

“Thanks noona” He said and gave her h<strong>is</strong> phone so that she wouldn’t lose any time getting hers.<br />

“Are we in hurry? I have to get <strong>my</strong> phone baby boy. I don’t know your phone by heart”<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>sh noona! Could you please hurry? I don’t like leaving Dara alone while she <strong>is</strong> that exhausted from throwing<br />

up for the last three hours”


“Oppa, she’s not alone, omma <strong>is</strong> with her, she’s in good hands” Jiyong wasn’t reassured by h<strong>is</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ter’s words.<br />

Dara didn’t know h<strong>is</strong> mom. That meant even if she needed something she would be too shy to ask her for it. He<br />

huffed anxiously.<br />

“Relax Jiyong…she’s just fine”<br />

“Oppa got it bad huh” Seohyun commented and Dami and Gum<strong>my</strong> laughed it off while watching Jiyong pouted<br />

like a kid.<br />

CHAPTER THIRTY THREE<br />

MEET THE KWON'S PART 2....<br />

(1)<br />

“Ahhh…honey! You are having it bad aren’t you?” Mrs. Kwon gathered Dara’s hair and wipe the sweat from her<br />

forehead and neck lovingly as she throw up. “I know it doesn’t help but the worse your first months for you, the<br />

better the baby comes out. I mean look at Jiyong. I couldn’t stop vomiting each morning till fifth month of <strong>my</strong><br />

pregnancy” Mrs. Kwon tried to make her feel better about the ordeal of morning sickness.<br />

“Fifth month? Oh God!” Dara exclaimed. No way would she not be able to handle th<strong>is</strong> for 3 more months. She<br />

would end up in the hospital for certain.<br />

“Well, when Jiyong comes back, I’m going to make you a remedy that will help you a lot. Plain tea helps mild<br />

cases of morning sickness, more severe cases need extra herbs. You’ll be going to be just fine honey” Dara<br />

smiled at that and placed a protective hand to her belly. “Is your stomach any better? Do you feel like throwing<br />

up again?”<br />

“No, I think I’m done for now Mrs. Kwon” She smiled at her shyly.


“That’s mom for you” Mrs. Kwon smiled back “Here, let me hep you get to bed” She held her and supported her<br />

to stand up.<br />

“I want to wash <strong>my</strong>self first. I will take a quick shower and then I’ll go to bed”<br />

“Are you sure you’re up to it honey? Maybe you should wait until Jiyong comes back so that he can get in he<br />

shower with you to support you” It sounded reasonable enough so Dara agreed.<br />

“I’m so sorry you have to travel all the here for the weekend, I was just in no condition to travel right now” Dara<br />

apologized to Jiyong’s mom. She started washing her teeth, the taste of her toothpaste was a relief to her<br />

tortured tastebuds. It helped her stomach settle a little more.<br />

“That’s okay, honey. You shouldn’t even consider traveling in th<strong>is</strong> condition, let alone do it. I swear <strong>my</strong> son<br />

sometimes doesn’t think at all because I’m sure it was h<strong>is</strong> idea for you to come home to us”<br />

Dara shook her head no “No, I wanted to meet you. He didn’t pressure me to do it”<br />

“We could’ve meet you here. You didn’t have to stress yourself with an airplane tri. Did <strong>my</strong> son told you that I’m<br />

too old to travel from place to place? Sometimes he refers to me like we are ancient”<br />

“No, no. He always talks very lovingly of you. You have ra<strong>is</strong>e a fine son Mrs. Kwon---“<br />

“Mom” Mrs. Kwon ins<strong>is</strong>ted and Dara smiled shyly<br />

“Mom. I hope I’ll do a good job ra<strong>is</strong>ing th<strong>is</strong> little one too, as for the trip, if we had managed to come I would’ve<br />

met Dami’s angels as an added bonus. Jiyong adores them and has told me the most hilarious stories about<br />

them. He’s very sorry he can’t come more often to see you all, he m<strong>is</strong>ses you terribly”<br />

“We m<strong>is</strong>s him too. I often worry about him since he’s not living with us, but now, I’m glad that he has you, I can<br />

now sleep soundly at night” Dara smiled at her, th<strong>is</strong> was going way too good.


“That <strong>is</strong> very kind of you to say. I’m the lucky one. He has filled the void in <strong>my</strong> life in so many ways I couldn’t<br />

have thought it possible before” Dara said honestly.<br />

“Well, I’m really glad that he met you Dara, dear. All I ever wanted was for <strong>my</strong> son to be happy and I can see<br />

that you love him and I believe anyone can see that he obviously loves you. That <strong>is</strong> what’s important. And th<strong>is</strong><br />

baby <strong>is</strong> just going to bring you closer, so prepare yourself for feelings much more intense in your near future”<br />

“I think I’m already experiencing them, th<strong>is</strong> baby <strong>is</strong> going to be loved so much I fear we are going to spoil her<br />

rotten”<br />

“You know what the solution to that right?” Mrs. Kwon grinned teasingly.<br />

“No, what <strong>is</strong> it? Your experience can be so helpful to us”<br />

“Make a second baby as soon as possible” Dara looked at her like she was crazy.<br />

“You’re joking right? I mean I still haven’t delivered th<strong>is</strong> baby and you are already proposing that I have another<br />

one?”<br />

“Ha ha ha! Don’t panic honey. I’m just saying that the only way for a child to learn that he or she should share<br />

everything and not be spoiled, <strong>is</strong> to have a sibling to share everything. So unless you two are having twins, the<br />

only solution <strong>is</strong> to have another baby as soon as possible”<br />

(2)<br />

Jiyong entered the bedroom and went straight to Dara as soon as he arrived. He found her already sitting at the<br />

end of their bed.<br />

“How are you baby? Are you feeling better?” He asked her tenderly.


“I’m much better now baby. I hope you didn’t go too far to get them”<br />

“No, Gum<strong>my</strong>-noona got a supplier of hers and he had all of it. If it helps he can supply us with as much as we<br />

need” Dara got tears in her eyes for he was so thoughtful and sweet. He k<strong>is</strong>sed her forehead.<br />

“Why are you crying? Are you in pain?” Jiyong asked her worriedly.<br />

“No, you are just too kind”<br />

“I love you. So how did <strong>my</strong> mother treat you?” Mrs. Kwon gasped at that.<br />

“Kwon Jiyong! Why would you ask something like that? Of course, I treated her good. Give me the herbs I’m<br />

going to make the remedy and you m<strong>is</strong>ter, help her shower. We were waiting for you in case she gets dizzy and<br />

needs your help” Mrs. Kwon grabbed the herbs from h<strong>is</strong> hands and headed to the door.<br />

“Love you mom!” Jiyong shouted from the bedroom.<br />

“I think she’s mad at you” Dara smirked<br />

“You girls, already ganging up on defenseless me? Come on, I’m taking you to the shower” He said and scoop<br />

her up in h<strong>is</strong> arms<br />

“Jiyong! I can walk, I’m not that bad” Dara protested<br />

“I’m not r<strong>is</strong>king it baby” He smirked “I can’t wait to rub your back”<br />

“Oh no, you won’t! Not with your mom and s<strong>is</strong>ters in the other room. I got enough embarrassment from your<br />

mother seeing me wearing th<strong>is</strong> thing. I’m not going to r<strong>is</strong>k her seeing you fondling me too”


“I don’t see anything wrong with your outfit. I really enjoyed it last night” Jiyong smiled naughtily. He was<br />

looking at her with lust in h<strong>is</strong> eyes and was biting h<strong>is</strong> lips seductively.<br />

“A<strong>is</strong>shh..the other night gowns I have here are worse than th<strong>is</strong>”<br />

“Really?” Jiyong was clearly interested in seeing her in those.<br />

Dara playfully slapped h<strong>is</strong> arm “Hey, stop being a pervert for a little while will you?” They were in the bathroom<br />

and Dara was undressing to get into the shower. Jiyong ogled her naked body in front of him<br />

“You’re not making it easy, baby, with a body like that”<br />

“My baby bump may be still small but soon I will be huge! Then you won’t like me” She pouted<br />

“Hey hey hey! Watch what you’re saying. You are going to be the most beautiful butterfly in the world with <strong>my</strong><br />

baby in your belly. And I will be the proudest man” He tok her in h<strong>is</strong> arms and k<strong>is</strong>sed her. H<strong>is</strong> hands started to<br />

roam around her body and she wiggled away from him.<br />

“Your family are in the next room Ji, we can’t do th<strong>is</strong> now. Go and get me some clean clothes I’ll be out of the<br />

shower in a minute”<br />

Jiyong ran to the bedroom and grabbed some of her clothes and returned to the bathroom, got undressed and<br />

followed her in the shower<br />

“What are you doing here?!” Dara exclaimed<br />

“I didn’t get to have shower th<strong>is</strong> morning I’m just saving time” He soaped h<strong>is</strong> hands and started washing her<br />

body<br />

“I thought you were going to was yourself to save time?”


“You will do it faster. You are much more efficient than me” He smirked and cupped her breasts pretending to<br />

wash them.<br />

“You are insufferable” Dara washed him as quickly as she could and she left the shower fully aroused by h<strong>is</strong><br />

min<strong>is</strong>trations. She saw him exiting the shower as well, sporting a hard on proudly.<br />

“You can’t go out like th<strong>is</strong>. Do something”<br />

“How about you do something for me?” Jiyong wiggled h<strong>is</strong> brows playfully.<br />

“I’m going in there and you better follow me looking decent” She ordered him and got dressed making sure she<br />

gave him a great peep show. He groaned on each peak. After she was ready she moved to the living room adding<br />

an extra swing to her hips.<br />

“You re one evil butterfly sometimes” Jiyong mumbled and wore a shirt and jeans. He had a hard time<br />

attempting to hide the bulge in h<strong>is</strong> pants.<br />

(3)<br />

“Hi, I’m Dara” Dara went straight to h<strong>is</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ters as soon as she got out of the bedroom and introduced herself.<br />

“Hello there Dara, I’m Dami and th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> Seohyun” Dami greeted her back and reached for her hand and shook it.<br />

“It was nice meeting you unnie” Seohyun pulled her into a hug. “I can call you unnie right? We are practically<br />

family now that you two are getting married”<br />

“Oh you’re getting married? That <strong>is</strong> so good. When will the wedding be?” Mrs. Kwon came out from the kitchen<br />

holding a cup with what looked like the remedy she had made. She gave it to Dara and looked expectantly to her<br />

daughters and son.


“Hey, don’t look at us. We just saw the ring in her finger. Jiyong was so anxious to come back here, he didn’t<br />

even speak at all in the car”<br />

“I apologize to you guys for <strong>my</strong> behaviour today. Th<strong>is</strong> butterfly, <strong>is</strong> the main cause of that” Jiyong hugged Dara<br />

from the back and placed h<strong>is</strong> hands on Dara’s belly. “ She has taken the whole world of <strong>my</strong> heart and seeing her<br />

in pain and suffering <strong>is</strong> more than I can stand. You caught s on a bad case of morning sickness today and we<br />

didn’t get to give you a proper greeting. Yes, we are in love, yes we are having a baby and yes we are going to get<br />

married but no we won’t be getting married soon, we thought it will be much a cuter to have a baby butterfly as<br />

our flower girl, so are there any more questions?”<br />

“Tch! You’re so defensive oppa” Seohyun commented. The three of them were looking at her brother with a big<br />

grin on their faces.<br />

“I don’t want Dara to stress about anything. Drink the herbs baby, and if you are feeling better we can all go to<br />

Gum<strong>my</strong>’s for lunch”<br />

Dara’s face lit up “Oh oh oh! Can I have a triple chocolate cake?” She said happily and started drinking the<br />

remedy.<br />

“Baby, Chaerin said that you shouldn’t eat too much sugar” Jiyong reprimanded h<strong>is</strong> fiancé and she pouted<br />

“I haven’t had any today or yesterday”<br />

“Okay fine fine! Just one slice, you prom<strong>is</strong>ed?”<br />

Dara ra<strong>is</strong>hed her right hand at him “Prom<strong>is</strong>ed.”<br />

Everything went well with the family the rest of the day. By lunch, they decided to go back to Gum<strong>my</strong>’s so her<br />

s<strong>is</strong>ters and mom can have a chat with her, and they ended having dinner there too.


Dara felt happy that her meet up with Jiyong’s family turned out really well. H<strong>is</strong> s<strong>is</strong>ters Dami and Seohyun were<br />

so sweet and caring towards her and h<strong>is</strong> mom <strong>is</strong> such an angel. They both went to bed with their smile on their<br />

faces. Now, the next deal was facing the people at the office.<br />

CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR<br />

IT TURNED OUT WELL.....<br />

(1)<br />

Dara woke up and little bit anxious about what her colleagues might tell her, but Jiyong assured her that<br />

everything <strong>is</strong> going to be okay.<br />

“Baby, I told you everyone <strong>is</strong> happy for us! You don’t have to be stressed about it. Just try to think of the<br />

positive aspects of it” Jiyong pulled her closer to him and enclose her in h<strong>is</strong> arms.<br />

“And what might that be?”<br />

“We can go and leace from the office like a normal couple in one car. No more sneaking in and out of the office<br />

like we’re thieves. We can come and go now as we please, plus, you can go with Bom and buy all those maternity<br />

clothes, she has been grilling both of our ears all the time. Shopping will be fun right?” He gave her a warm<br />

smile.<br />

“Well, it will definitely be a relief for me. My clothes are pretty restricting <strong>my</strong> wa<strong>is</strong>t nowadays, your baby <strong>is</strong><br />

making herself obvious whether we want it or not” She pulled out of h<strong>is</strong> hug and face the whole body mirror in<br />

their room.<br />

JIyong’s eyes sparkled “Oh..I want it.. I definitely want it” Jiyong hugged her from the back, leaning h<strong>is</strong> chin on<br />

her shoulder, they both studied themselves in front of the mirror, gently swaying their bodies. Dara smiled and<br />

let out a contented sigh.<br />

“Come on, lover boy, we have to go to the office”<br />

“We can be a little late, we have the morning sickness excuse” Jiyong said and continue to sway h<strong>is</strong> body while<br />

hugging her.


“Baby! I’m feeling better already, so come on, we’re leaving” She said sternly.<br />

“Okay, you’re the <strong>boss</strong>” He pouted<br />

“No, I’m not , but <strong>my</strong> <strong>boss</strong> <strong>is</strong> turning out to be one naughty boy” She said teasingly and ran or he door before he<br />

had time to grab her. If he had succeeded they would probably go to the office at noon.<br />

(2)<br />

Dara entered her office and sar on her desk to check her appointment for the day. She arranged her files quietly.<br />

“Hey Dara, how are you feeling today?” Sohee was the first one to come to her office.<br />

“A little better. Thanks, Jiyong’s mom gave me some herb remedy for <strong>my</strong> morning sickness and it’s working on<br />

me pretty good, I was a wreck last Friday, so how was the trip?”<br />

Sohee took the seat in front of her desk “So I heard, Jiyong <strong>is</strong> really a sneaky bastard…and yes, <strong>my</strong> trip went<br />

well, you know me” She winked at her playfully and Dara giggled. Even though Sohee <strong>is</strong> also her <strong>boss</strong>, she<br />

doesn’t want to be called like that and ins<strong>is</strong>t to call her just by her name. It was a let down when Sohee has been<br />

nice to her when Jiyong was still in Japan.<br />

“Oh, I rescheduled your morning appointments for noon, I didn’t know what time you would come to the office<br />

today” Sohee said to her<br />

“Thanks <strong>boss</strong>” Dara teased her and Sohee just laughed and fake glare at her “that’s a big help really since it will<br />

help me catch up on what I m<strong>is</strong>sed on Friday”<br />

“You were away a day, not a year, you didn’t m<strong>is</strong>s anything important” Minzy said entering the office and<br />

holding her usual flowers from Jiyong “From the new daddy, I m<strong>is</strong>sed them last Friday since you didn’t come to<br />

work” She winked at Dara and Sohee laughed.


“Aigoo…I don’t think I can be use to th<strong>is</strong> Jiyong, never seen him like th<strong>is</strong>, we’re together since college and th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong><br />

the first time I saw him acting like a love sick highschool boy” Sohee cringed while looking at the flowers. “You<br />

are very lucky Dara, Jiyong <strong>is</strong> a keeper and so are you, ahh…match made in heaven”<br />

Dara giggled. “Thanks Sohee, for accepting me”<br />

“Oh why did you say that? Of course, I am happy for you” Sohee looked at her confusedly<br />

“Ahh..it was because Dara-unnie was a bit afraid that the girls we’ll hate her if they will find out about their<br />

relationship and she’s worried the girls we’ll think of her like some opportun<strong>is</strong>t”<br />

“Oh honey, no” Sohee said “You are hardworking Dara, you are in that position because of you, not of Jiyong, so<br />

don’t worry about it”<br />

“Ms. Ahn <strong>is</strong> right Dara” Sulli came in followed by the rest of the girls. By now, Dara’s office <strong>is</strong> already crowded<br />

and a bit no<strong>is</strong>y because the girls started throwing her questions about how she <strong>is</strong> and when will she marry<br />

Jiyong. Dara felt a little ganged up by them, she couldn’t answer them all at once. She w<strong>is</strong>hed that Jiyong will<br />

get her and save her from the girls.<br />

“Are you having a party and I am not invited?” Jiyong’s voice was heard inside Dara’s office, they all looked up<br />

and saw Jiyong standing by the door “It seems like half of <strong>my</strong> staff <strong>is</strong> crowded here and to think I have given<br />

each one of you your own office.<br />

“Oh hello <strong>boss</strong>, do you want something?” Minzy asked<br />

“Apart from <strong>my</strong> morning coffee, <strong>my</strong> schedule for the day and <strong>my</strong> secretary to arrange our combined meetings<br />

for today, nothing at all”<br />

The girls started feeling uncomfortable now except Minzy, Dara and Sohee. They thought their <strong>boss</strong> would join<br />

their conversation, but apparently he was all business today.


“We just came to congratulate Dara for the baby Mr. Kwon. And now we’re goingto make arrangements for the<br />

baby shower” Sulli said apologetically.<br />

“How about you d<strong>is</strong>cuss it over lunch, today or tomorrow? You have plenty of time to finalize your plans, but<br />

I’m sure I don’t have a lot of time before <strong>my</strong> next appointment”<br />

“Sorry Mr. Kwon, we will be out of your hair, don’t get too frustrated, we were just happy for the baby” Amber<br />

said .<br />

“Don’t try to manipulate the father. It’s not going to be easy for you, now, go back to your work, all of you”<br />

“Okay…” The girls grumbled but left.<br />

“Well, I’m going too, I have a breakfast meeting with a client” Sohee said after the girls left “I’ll see the both of<br />

you around okay, be careful with the baby” Sohee said to the couple as she gives her a quick hug<br />

“Are you okay baby?” Jiyong asked as soon as Sohee closed the door “Did they ambush you?”<br />

“Yes, they ambushed me a little, Minzy tried to help but you were y ultimate saviour” Dara replied in a light<br />

tone<br />

“Good! I fulfilled <strong>my</strong> role then, now I can go back to work” Jiyong k<strong>is</strong>sed her.<br />

“Wait..What?”<br />

“Minzy texted me and told me the situation here, so I thought I might act a like a <strong>boss</strong> and scare them” Jiyong<br />

smiled m<strong>is</strong>chievously, high-fiving Minzy.<br />

“Well, I better get that coffee now or that act of yours can turned real” Minzy said and left the office. Dara<br />

proceeded to work and stopped for a late lunch since she had plenty of noon appointments. She went down to<br />

the cafeteria and found all the girls waiting for her.


“We took late lunches too, to eat with you” Hyuna said “Grab something and come sit with us”<br />

Dara knew she couldn’t avoid it any longer. She bought a sandwhich and went to sit with them. They<br />

bombarded her with questions about her relationship with Jiyong and she gave them the short version, about<br />

them hooking up after he came back from Japan.<br />

“I knew it! He was looking at you the whole time during Minzy’s party” Ga-in exclaimed, clapping her hands<br />

happily.<br />

“Well, we are happy for you Dara, of all of us here <strong>is</strong>, it was really you who we think suits our <strong>boss</strong> well, I mean,<br />

we are already close to thinking to hook the two of you up, we thought Mr. Kwon <strong>is</strong> just shy or something, we<br />

see the way he was looking at you, but then again, our <strong>boss</strong> <strong>is</strong> really sneaky” Sulli said. Dara and Minzy giggled.<br />

(3)<br />

"So, how was the lunch with the girls go?” He asked h<strong>is</strong> fiancé as soon as she entered h<strong>is</strong> office.<br />

“It was okay. Of course, they asked about us and I gave them the short version of the story. After that, we mostly<br />

talked about the baby shower. It was much better than I feared and I am relieved it passed “<br />

“Great, so now that everyone knows about us I can easily do th<strong>is</strong>” He reached for her and k<strong>is</strong>sed her<br />

passionately.<br />

“Hey, our client will come in any minute now. Please behave yourself “She chast<strong>is</strong>ed him “And afterall if they<br />

see us like th<strong>is</strong>, they might start asking again about how big <strong>is</strong> your junior <strong>is</strong> and how good you are in bed”<br />

Jiyong’s eyes widened and gasped.<br />

“They asked those things?” He asked her with a horrified look in h<strong>is</strong> face.<br />

“Oh yes baby, they asked that and much more. I actually had to answer some of those questions”


“Like what? What did you tell them baby?”<br />

“Well, they asked how long your junior can work” Dara grinned widely.<br />

“You didn’t answer that of course”<br />

“But I had too, baby” She batted her eyelashes at him innocently. She was trying so hard not to laugh about the<br />

prank she’s doing to her fiancé.<br />

“What did you tell them?” Jiyong was even more horrified now.<br />

“I told them that it <strong>is</strong> a little bit defective and you don’t last over five minutes” She told him naturally like she<br />

was talking about the weather. He looked at her totally freaked out. He opened h<strong>is</strong> mouth but no words came<br />

out. Dara started laughing hard and pointing at him.<br />

“Oh <strong>my</strong> God! You’re face was so priceless. Baby, of course, I didn’t answer any of these questions. After all, you<br />

know how sat<strong>is</strong>fied I am from our love making sessions” She k<strong>is</strong>sed him lightly on h<strong>is</strong> lips and he was about to<br />

retaliate, but he didn’t have time because Minzy already announced their client has already arrived.<br />

Jiyong quickly grab h<strong>is</strong> fiancé and gave her a quick passionate k<strong>is</strong>s, he slide h<strong>is</strong> hand under her skirt and gently<br />

cupped her womanhood, as he nibbled her ears. Dara was shocked of Jiyong’s sudden move, she wasn’t able to<br />

stop him and instead a soft moan escaped her lips.<br />

“You naughty little butterfly, I’ll get <strong>my</strong> revenge later” Jiyong wh<strong>is</strong>pered sexily on her ears and smirked at her<br />

after letting her go. She cleared her troath as she watch Jiyong opened h<strong>is</strong> office door and greet their client.<br />

“Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> going to be a fun night” Dara mumbled.<br />

CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE<br />

PAYBACK!!!!!


(1)<br />

A couple of appointments later, Jiyong and Dara were done for the day. Jiyong took her home prom<strong>is</strong>ing to take<br />

revenge for the prank she had pulled on him.<br />

“It <strong>is</strong> going to be a fun night” Dara thought.<br />

And, it really was a good night. He took her to the restaurant where they had their first date, only now he had<br />

asked for a table that was almost in the center of the room and, a huge vase with flowers was waiting for her.<br />

“I thought you were going to take revenge tonight? Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> so beautiful, it certainly <strong>is</strong> not a revenge” Dara told<br />

him and he smirked at her.<br />

“Oh, I’m going to get <strong>my</strong> revenge all right. At home. Now we get to enjoy our dinner like a normal couple, No<br />

more hiding” Jiyong smiled at her and she lean in closer and k<strong>is</strong>s him full on h<strong>is</strong> lips.<br />

“No more hiding. I was always proud of being your butterfly, Jiyong. I didn’t feel adequate enough for you, and<br />

I feared that the people around us would share that opinion.” She wh<strong>is</strong>pered in h<strong>is</strong> ear.<br />

“You are one silly butterfly,you know that?”<br />

“Then why would you like to be with a silly butterfly?” Dara pouted<br />

“Because she <strong>is</strong> the most enchanting and thrilling creature I have ever met” Dara didn’t say anything but gave<br />

him a peck on h<strong>is</strong> lips.<br />

(2)


Jiyong quickly scooped her up as soon as they entered the apartment. He started k<strong>is</strong>sing her passionately while<br />

removing her clothes.<br />

“Ji….” Dara moaned when she felt Jiyong’s hot breathe as he nibbled on her neck, gently sucking her skin,<br />

marking her as h<strong>is</strong>.<br />

Jiyong removed her bra and started cupped her breast and played with her nipples, sucking and biting it. Dara<br />

moaned loudly, she was mindless with the pleasure and did not notice that he had moved her hands above her<br />

head and that he was tying her to the bed post.<br />

Dara’s eyes snapped open when Jiyong pulled h<strong>is</strong> mouth away from her breast.<br />

“Now I have you at <strong>my</strong> mercy baby. Revenge time. I’m going to feast on you” Jiyong smirked, h<strong>is</strong> eyes scanned<br />

her body with lust in h<strong>is</strong> eyes, biting h<strong>is</strong> lips in the process. Dara looked at him questioningly and that was when<br />

she realized that her hands were tied on the bed post. She looked at him horrified.<br />

“What are you going to do?”<br />

“Feast on you!” He said happily and went back on caressing her breast. H<strong>is</strong> tounge circling the sides of her<br />

nipple while h<strong>is</strong> thumb played with the other, mimicking the rhythm of h<strong>is</strong> tounge<br />

“Ahhhhh…..” Dara moaned in delight. Jiyong <strong>is</strong> feasting on her breast like a hungry child. Sucking her nipple<br />

hard. “Don’t stop Ji…uhhhh”<br />

Soon, Jiyong moved to her navel that he levied with adoration. H<strong>is</strong> little butterfly was inside. He k<strong>is</strong>sed her<br />

belly tenderly and by now Dara had totally forgot that she was bound to the bedpost. He went further south. He<br />

slowly removed her panties using h<strong>is</strong> teeth and settled himself in between her legs. Dara started to writhe with<br />

passion. He began playing with her clit, teasing it with the tip of h<strong>is</strong> tounge. Licking it like it’s an ice cream.<br />

Flicking h<strong>is</strong> tounge over it.<br />

“Baby?”<br />

She looked at him in a daze “Mmmhhh?”


He kept licking her “I want us to move in together”<br />

Dara looked at him like he was talking in another language. She couldn’t think right now, let alone have a<br />

conversation.<br />

“We are living together” She panted, as he kept on h<strong>is</strong> sweet torture<br />

“Yes, but I want you to move in with me here, permanently. Your place <strong>is</strong> too small for two people let alone<br />

three, with little butterfly on the way and Bom”<br />

“Can we have th<strong>is</strong> conversation some other time?” She asked irritated. “Uhhhhh” She whimpered when he<br />

resumed lickng her clit.<br />

“I think now <strong>is</strong> the perfect timeing to have th<strong>is</strong> conversation” He said devil<strong>is</strong>hly and once again stopped working<br />

on her clit. Dara whimpered in protest. “So will you move in with me?” He asked again and move back to her<br />

breast and nibbled on her nipple.<br />

“You are a despicable manipulator” She said panting and amazed that she could still form coherent sentences.<br />

“That <strong>is</strong> still not the answer to <strong>my</strong> question” He smirked at her. He hand cupped her womanhood slighltly<br />

kneading it.<br />

“Uhhhh…” She moaned “Why can’t we d<strong>is</strong>cuss it like two normal adults?” She panted.<br />

“Ahhh..you want us to d<strong>is</strong>cuss? Okay, I can do it” Jiyong quickly removed h<strong>is</strong> hand on her womanhood and sits<br />

up.<br />

“I DIDN’T MEAN NOW!!!!” Dara growled at him as she glared at him. She was already aching inside<br />

because Jiyong kept on delaying her orgasm.


“Why not?” Jiyong asked innocently “It <strong>is</strong> a beautiful night tonight” He smirked at her and gently pinched her<br />

one erect nipple. She tried to untie herself but with no success. Jiyong had to bit h<strong>is</strong> lips to prevent him from<br />

laughing watching h<strong>is</strong> fiance’s getting frustrated.<br />

“Okay Okay! I give in! God!!!” Dara gave up from trying to untie herself “I’ll let go of <strong>my</strong> apartment and move in<br />

with you”<br />

“Excellent!” Jiyong said more devil<strong>is</strong>hly than ever and kneeled in between her feet. He parted her legs and<br />

resumed giving attention on her clit.<br />

“Yes! Uhhhhhh…Ji…..it feels..so good baby” Dara was in ecstacy as she began to grind her hips, thrusting into<br />

him as he continued lapping on her clit. “uhhhh…..baby…..”<br />

Jiyong gently licks the outer lips of her sex , tracing up and around them. Then he moved toward the inner lips<br />

and moves up and down. As Jiyong reaches to top, he applies a little pressure to her clit.<br />

“Mmmmhh….Uhhhh…Ji…..” Dara moaned as he plunged a finger inside her while h<strong>is</strong> tounge stimulates her<br />

clit.<br />

The feeling <strong>is</strong> very powerful and her insides are red hot. The orgasm <strong>is</strong> building up to an amazing level. Dara<br />

started to breathe heavy and thrust her hips up.<br />

“You taste so sweet Dara” Jiyong mumbled as he continue to play with her “ Come for me baby”<br />

Jiyong fastened h<strong>is</strong> pace, plunging h<strong>is</strong> fingers in and out of her as he flicks h<strong>is</strong> tounge on her clit and Dara<br />

moaned shamelessly.<br />

“Ji….I’m coming….faster….uhhhh” She moaned loudly. She doesn’t care anymore if their neighbors will hear<br />

her, she <strong>is</strong> feeling so great at the moment.<br />

“Good Job baby” Jiyong smiled and k<strong>is</strong>sed her on her lips. He untied her hand and gathered her in h<strong>is</strong> embrace.


“What about you Ji?” Dara asked in confusion. “I thought th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> revenge?”<br />

“Don’t worry about me, I can always have <strong>my</strong> revenge now that you agreed to move in with me” He grinned<br />

widely “I love you baby”<br />

“That was very devious of you, Jiyong. You shouldn’t have blackmailed me like that” Dara pouted<br />

“I don’t remember any kind of blackmail. I just asked you to move in with me. We are going to get married<br />

soon, we are going to have a little butterfly soon, and it’s ridiculous to move from house to house every day”<br />

“See that <strong>is</strong> one normal conversation. I could have done that. Did you have to d<strong>is</strong>cuss it with me during…..you<br />

know”<br />

“It was certainly more memorable that way. Don’t you agree?” Dara couldn’t contain her smile but didn’t want<br />

to give him the sat<strong>is</strong>faction of knowing that he was right.<br />

Dara smirked as an idea came in her mind “You are the one that <strong>is</strong> going to tell Bommie though” Jiyong<br />

groaned and Dara bit her lip when she felt the urge to laugh at Jiyong’s reaction when she mentioned her best<br />

friend.<br />

“Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> going to be a bloody battle” Jiyong frowned. “Maybe I should ask Sheunghyun-hyung to tell her<br />

instead”<br />

“No baby..you are the one who’s taking me home, you should tell her yourself”<br />

“But she’s going to kill me” He shivered at the thought. Sheunhyung had told him about the time Donghae went<br />

to their apartment and how Bom almost had Donghae killed.<br />

“Not <strong>my</strong> problem baby, goodnight” Dara gave him a peck on h<strong>is</strong> sleeps and snuggled closely to him. She secretly<br />

grinned seeing her fiancé’s face getting worried about her best friend.


CHAPTER THIRTY SIX<br />

CONVINCING THE BEST FRIEND.........<br />

(1)<br />

“Finally! Do you have any idea how many days it has been from your last stay here?” Jiyong were about to ring<br />

the doorbell when the front door suddenly burst open revealing Bom. Jiyong and Dara jumped in surpr<strong>is</strong>e and<br />

Jiyong seriously thought Bom had some powers, because she detected them coming home even before he can<br />

ring the bell.<br />

“Geez…Bom you scared us” Dara said clutching her chest but her best friend only glared at her.<br />

“You didn’t even gave me a call where you are going to stay. So I am left waiting for you two wondering when<br />

you will be coming again. We have to make a schedule of the days you sped on each house” Bom continued to<br />

rant. Her hands on her wa<strong>is</strong>t, eyeing Jiyong threateningly. Dara smirked at that and looked at Jiyong waiting<br />

for him to drop the bomb of their move.<br />

“Bom, please don’t get mad. Dara had a bad case of morning sickness and she didn’t even come to work on<br />

Friday and----“<br />

“All the more that you should’ve told me Jiyong!!!!” Bom cut him off. “A<strong>is</strong>shhh….” She went straight to the<br />

kitchen and Dara followed her.<br />

“Are you coming?” Dara looked back when she realized that her boyfriend <strong>is</strong> just standing by the door, looking<br />

nervous as ever. “Geez Jiyong, it’s just Bom, you were not like that when you saw <strong>my</strong> brother”<br />

“But your brother can’t kill me…Have you heard what she did with Donghae? She swayed a knife on<br />

him..Dara…a knife…”<br />

“Don’t be such a baby Jiyong” Dara said and dragged her boyfriend forcefully inside the kitchen.


Jiyong squeezed Dara’s hand when they both entered the kitchen. Bom <strong>is</strong> cutting some vegetable a little bit too<br />

hard while mumbling incoherent words, obviously p<strong>is</strong>sed.<br />

“B-Bom?”<br />

“WHAT?!!!!” Bom dropped the knife with force and looked up at them. Jiyong d<strong>is</strong>creetly step backwards.<br />

“Are the both of you just gonna stand there? As you can see I’m busy here”<br />

Dara elbowed her boyfriend who were just standing quietly behind her. She heard him took a deep breath and<br />

she has the urge to laugh at him, she already know how scary Bom <strong>is</strong> when she’s p<strong>is</strong>sed but she has no idea that<br />

she can intimidate Jiyong like that.<br />

“L<strong>is</strong>ten, Bom, We’re really sorry. I admit that we should’ve given you a call, but in our anxiety about the baby<br />

and Dara’s welfare, we forgot” Dara nodded in agreement as Jiyong kept talking. Jiyong relaxed a bit when he<br />

saw Bom’s facial expression softened a bit “Th<strong>is</strong> whole moving around and constantly packing things for staying<br />

some days in one place and some in the other, <strong>is</strong> beginning to affect Dara even if she <strong>is</strong> too stubborn to admit it.<br />

And so, I convinced her last night that she should move in with me”<br />

“WHAT??!!! YOU ARE MOVING??!!!!” Bom shrieked with hurt in her eyes and Dara nodded, then she<br />

elbowed Jiyong again to continue talking to her best friend.<br />

“B-Bom, she will going to move in with me anyway, we are getting married soon” Jiyong explained and he just<br />

w<strong>is</strong>hed he didn’t because h<strong>is</strong> girlfriend’s bestfriend <strong>is</strong> starting to tear up.<br />

“SO YOU’RE LIVING ME ALONE HERE?!!” Bom said in an accusing tone. She quickly turned around and<br />

opened the cabinet of their glasswares. Jiyong’s eyes widened, he remembered what happened to Donghae.<br />

“B-Bom, w-what a-are y-you d-doing w-with t-the p-plate?” Jiyong stuttered but Bom just ignored him, he<br />

quickly ducked under the table when Bom suddenly turned around holding a plate in her hand.<br />

“What are you doing under the table Jiyong?” Bom asked him curiously. “Were you thinking that I will throw<br />

th<strong>is</strong> on you?”


“Uhhh…a-are you?”<br />

“Do you want me too?” Bom smiled evilly asking him in a sarcastic tone. She place the plate on top of the<br />

counter and left the couple in the kitchen and headed to her bedroom. Jiyong flinched when he heard the loud<br />

bang of Bom’s bedroom door.<br />

“Baby….can you tell her? She’s going to kill me” Jiyong pleaded<br />

“No, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> your idea, you tell her” Dara said “You can do it baby” She k<strong>is</strong>sed him and headed to the living<br />

room, leaving Jiyong alone.<br />

(2)<br />

“Bom….come on, let’s talk” Jiyong cautiously knock on Bom’s door.<br />

“GO AWAY JIYONG! I’M BUSY!!!” Bom shouted from her room. He raked h<strong>is</strong> hair with h<strong>is</strong> hand in<br />

frustration, it’s already been 30 mins since they got here. He becomes more frustrated seeing h<strong>is</strong> fiancé getting<br />

cozy in the couch flipping magazines instead of helping him convince her best friend.<br />

Jiyong knocked once more on Bom’s door “Bom…please”<br />

“JIYONG! I’M GOING TO REALLY KILL YOU IF YOU DON’T MOVE AWAY FROM MY DOOR!!!!”<br />

“Bom, I know that you’re used to being close with Dara and that you will m<strong>is</strong>s her dearly. But you are free to<br />

come by our place as often as you w<strong>is</strong>h and even stay the night some times, we have an extra room, in fact here<br />

<strong>is</strong> a set of keys for you—“<br />

“Say that again?” Jiyong felt h<strong>is</strong> heart dropped on the floor when Bom’s door burst open. “YAH!!!!”<br />

“You can stay with us whenever you want to, in fact I have here you own set of keys, you are the only one I trust<br />

to be with Dara, so if I’m not near and she might need something, I w<strong>is</strong>h you to be free to come.”


“Food?”<br />

“Unlimited”<br />

“Pool?”<br />

“you can even use the Jacuzzi”<br />

“Really?”<br />

“Really”<br />

“Okay. Deal”<br />

Jiyong smiled widely when Bom took the keys from h<strong>is</strong> hand and shoved it in her pocket.<br />

“And with the baby on the way, the two of us have to be on constant alert for her, don’t you agree?”<br />

“Of course I agree and I will be needed often. I know all the tricks to make Dara feel good when she <strong>is</strong> emotional<br />

or in pain” Bom said to him, Jiyong sighed in relief when Bom already back to normal.<br />

“Okay partner, you’re on. Now sit and keep her company, order something healthy for all of us and in the mean<br />

time, I’m going to start packing some of her things” He said and went into Dara’s bedroom<br />

“You are going to let him pack all of your things alone?” Bom asked Dara and sat next to her


“Yup!” Dara smiled brightly.<br />

“So, it was entirely h<strong>is</strong> idea for you to move?”<br />

“Yup!”<br />

“And you made him tell me the bad news?”<br />

“Yup!” Dara said happily.<br />

“Good! Now let’s order some food” Bom grabbed a handful of delivery food flyers and gave them to Dara.<br />

“I’m going to m<strong>is</strong>s living here” Dara hugged her best friend.<br />

“Hey! Whenever you feel lonely, you will call me and I will come and camp on the spare room. That <strong>is</strong> what I’m<br />

going to do, he shouldn’t have given me a spare set of keys” Bom smirked and Dara laughed heartily. “Your<br />

boyfriend <strong>is</strong> a good manipulator but I’m a best actress”<br />

CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN<br />

INVITATION TO THE ANNUAL BALL...<br />

(1)<br />

Months passed by, Jiyong and Dara grew closer to each other and their baby. They went to their regular<br />

appointments to Chaerin and she has been a great help to Dara whenever she <strong>is</strong> on panic attack. Time and time<br />

again, she assured the couple that the baby and Dara herself <strong>is</strong> doing just fine. The bump in her belly that was<br />

barely noticeable before <strong>is</strong> now a proud tell-tale of their scandalous activities eight months ago.<br />

The ultra sound had confirmed Jiyong’s obsession that the baby <strong>is</strong> a girl. That night after they left Chaerin’s<br />

clinic, Jiyong was behaving like a drunk teenager. He saluted strangers on the street, he even k<strong>is</strong>sed an old lady,


and danced three blocks to the place they had parked their car. After that, he wouldn’t stop talking to everyone<br />

he came in contact with about h<strong>is</strong> little girl, for the whole two weeks.<br />

Dara and Bom had a blast buying maternity clothes each month, and it was only then that Jiyong realized that<br />

giving Bom her set of h<strong>is</strong> apartment keys <strong>is</strong> a big m<strong>is</strong>take. Bom not only stays with them on weekends but on<br />

weekdays as well, and sometimes Sheunghyun tag along, he barely had a time alone with Dara.<br />

“Knock Knock” Minzy spoke from the door and Jiyong looked up and smiled “How’s it going <strong>boss</strong>?”<br />

“Yeah…everything <strong>is</strong> fine, <strong>is</strong> your Dara-unnie doing okay?”<br />

“Yes, oppa,, she just doing fine don’t worry” Minzy chuckled. “Oh..th<strong>is</strong> came by the mail” She said remembering<br />

her purpose of going to Jiyong’s office and handed the envelope to Jiyong.<br />

Jiyong reached for the envelope “What <strong>is</strong> th<strong>is</strong>? An invitation?”<br />

Jiyong received an invitation for a ball that was going to be held in their town that year, in which all the big<br />

companies of the country in h<strong>is</strong> field were usually invited. After the two years since the foundation of h<strong>is</strong><br />

company, he always received an invitation which was a great honour for him. Th<strong>is</strong> year he <strong>is</strong> twice as happy<br />

about it because he would’ve have the chance to show off h<strong>is</strong> future wife and their little girl.<br />

“Minzy, can you call you Dara-unnie.” He ordered Minzy after reading the invitation. He didn’t want to tire her<br />

but he’s so excited on going with her at the ball and he wants to tell her right away.<br />

Jiyong giggled as he watched Dara entered h<strong>is</strong> office. Call him weird or whatever, but he really love watching<br />

h<strong>is</strong> future wife enter h<strong>is</strong> office, because the sight of her belly will come in to view first before Dara. It was an<br />

adorable sight that he wouldn’t get to enjoy for too long since she was already too heavy to move around easily<br />

and he was the one going to her for whatever needed since then.<br />

“Hi baby, are you feeling okay?”<br />

“Hey baby, yes I’m fine. Don’t you think you would be the first one to know if something was wrong?” Dara said<br />

grumpily.


“I’m just asking baby, you know how much I worry for <strong>my</strong> two beautiful butterflies” He reached out for her<br />

hand and pulled her into a hug.<br />

“I am not a butterfly anymore Jiyong, I’m a whale” Dara pouted and Jiyong laughed heartily<br />

“Who said such awful things about <strong>my</strong> butterfly? He <strong>is</strong> going to pay for it”<br />

“I don’t need anyone to tell me, I have eyes and I see how big I am…” Dara pouted more.<br />

Jiyong leaned closer and k<strong>is</strong>sed her forehead “ You are always going to be the most beautiful butterfly in the<br />

world, but I’m afraid, for a few more weeks you are going to have a great competition”<br />

Dara looked at him alarmed and he chuckled at her reaction and hugged her tightly.<br />

“When <strong>my</strong> little princess comes out of your belly I’m sure she will be just like you” Jiyong then said and placed<br />

h<strong>is</strong> hand on top of her belly “Both of you will be so beautiful tht it will be impossible for me to decided which<br />

one <strong>is</strong> the best looking.” Dara smiled lovingly at him and gave him a peck on the lips.<br />

“Now, why did you call me? Please don’t tell me you got me here just to see <strong>my</strong> belly entering your office. Do<br />

you think I don’t know you do that everytime you call me?”<br />

“What’s wrong with that? My future wife <strong>is</strong> so adorable, I couldn’t help it” He winked at her “Anyway, I received<br />

an invitation today, to the annual ball for companies in our field of work. It will be held here in a week and I<br />

wanted to give you heads up so that you have time to go and buy something formal for that, and before you say<br />

anything, because I’m the reason you will be going, I will be the one paying for your dress”<br />

“Hey, I’m not going for you…there will be so many interesting people of our field there to meet. It <strong>is</strong> going to be<br />

exciting, Bom and Sheunghyun will probably there and maybe I will get a better offer for a job there” She teased<br />

him


“Don’t you even dare give a hint that yu are open in such suggestions” Jiyong growled “You are mine now and<br />

I’m going to flaunt you there and make everybody jealous that they m<strong>is</strong>sed their chance to recruit you to their<br />

company, let alone their life, like I have” He moved h<strong>is</strong> hand lovingly on her belly “I am going to show off both<br />

<strong>my</strong> butterflies and everyone <strong>is</strong> going to be so envious of me. It will be the best ball ever!!”<br />

“I thought that th<strong>is</strong> ball was a chance to close some more deals?” Dara asked in confusion<br />

Jiyong winked playfully “Nah! It’s just a chance boast how well you did the year before. And I have the wild<br />

card th<strong>is</strong> year”<br />

“Oh yeah? The trip to Europe?” Dara teased him more<br />

“Nope, the butterfly combo here” Jiyong hugged her tightly. Then he took out h<strong>is</strong> cellphone and dialed a<br />

number. He didn’t say anything to Dara and she looked at him questioningly. He placed h<strong>is</strong> index to h<strong>is</strong> mouth<br />

and shushed her.<br />

“”Yeoboseyo, Bommie-yah! How are you today?” Dara’s eyes widened instantly hearing her best friend’s name<br />

“I got you a great shopping trip! Dara and I are going to th<strong>is</strong> annual ball and she will need a dress that will show<br />

off both her and <strong>my</strong> little girl. Oh you’re going to? Okay then, come here at the office and take <strong>my</strong> credit card<br />

and Dara and do your worst, yes sky <strong>is</strong> the limit” He chuckled and closed h<strong>is</strong> phone.<br />

“What did you do? What did she say? “Dara was looking at him irritably.<br />

“She said that she always does her worst and as for what I did, I think I just released the bominator on shopping<br />

mode” He chuckled.<br />

“Oh don’t you have any mercy?” She <strong>is</strong> going to drag me from shop to shop for hours” Dara whined like a kid<br />

“Th<strong>is</strong> little butterfly <strong>is</strong> not getting any lighter you know”She pouted and realizing what he just did, he paled. He<br />

didn’t want to tire her, now he was regretting h<strong>is</strong> impulsiveness.<br />

(2)


“Minzy, come in here please” Jiyong run to the intercom and asked for Minzy and Minzy entered a few minutes<br />

later.<br />

“What <strong>is</strong> it oppa? You want me to get you the file for the next meeting?” Minzy came in rushing<br />

“How many more meeting do I have Minzy?”<br />

“Three”<br />

“Good, bring me the files or all of them and get your things”<br />

“Wae?” Dara and Minzy eyed Jiyong confusedly<br />

“You are going on a shopping trip with your unnie and Bom. You are not, I repeat, you are not going to let your<br />

unnie get tired. You will make sure that you make plenty of stops for he rest and make sure she eats on time”<br />

“Jiyong! For God’s sake I am not a baby, I can take care of <strong>my</strong>self. You don’t need to appoint guard dogs for<br />

me, No offense Minzy” Dara said getting irritated and Minzy arfed like a dog.<br />

‘YAH!!! GONG MINZY!!!!”<br />

“Don’t spoil a shopping trip for me unnie, if I stay here he will torture me while you’re gone” Minzy told her<br />

pleadingly “And besides, I want to finally meet Bom-unnie in person, I just talked to her by phone”<br />

Dara rolled her eyes “Fine! But I am mad at you” Dara pointed her index finger on Jiyong’s chest, turned and<br />

left the office. Minzy arfed like a puppy and followed Dara outside.<br />

“LET THE SHOPPING BEGINS!!!” Bom announced happily with Jiyong’s credit card on her hand. They<br />

went to the mall and after each shop they v<strong>is</strong>ited, Minzy had them sitting on a bench for 10 minutes so that<br />

Dara wouldn’t get tired. Thankfully, at the fifth shop they v<strong>is</strong>ited, they found the perfect gown for Dara. It was


ed and black and showed her figure perfectly making her look sexy no matter how big her baby belly on the<br />

front.<br />

After the dress, they went on a shoe hunt that were not difficult to find since they already had the dress and<br />

knew what to look for. The shoes they chose had low heels since she’s not allowed to wear high heels anymore.<br />

Dara wouldn’t have agreed on taking Jiyong’s credit card but she’ s still mad at him. It served him right for<br />

trusting h<strong>is</strong> card to Bom.<br />

(3)<br />

“So, how did your shopping trip go?” Jiyong came to the mall to pick up Dara. Bom had sent him a message that<br />

she has to go because she’s going at the ball too with Sheunghyun and she needs to prepare.<br />

“It was nice, thanks to you. I got what I needed”<br />

“I can’t wait to see it” Jiyong said excitedly<br />

“Too bad, because you are not going to see it before the night of the ball”<br />

“What? Why?” He said d<strong>is</strong>appointed<br />

“Because you ambushed me on th<strong>is</strong> whole shopping trip. I’m still mad at you”<br />

“But you had a nice time right?” Jiyong pouted<br />

“That <strong>is</strong> beside the point. In order to have boundaries you have to get pun<strong>is</strong>hed” Dara said sternly<br />

“Well, we know now, why the little butterfly <strong>is</strong>n’t going to get spoiled after all “ He mumbled


“Keep that up and you will get detention more often than your daughter!” Dara said sternly again, and turned<br />

her head to the side window of the car so that he wouldn’t see that she was smirking happily.<br />

She kept her word and didn’t show him the dress until the night of the party.<br />

“My God! You look amazing. I really am the luckiest man on earth” Jiyong’s jaw dropped seeing h<strong>is</strong> future wife<br />

in a beautiful dress.<br />

“So, I guess you like it?” She said cheekily. She loved that he still found her sexy no matter how big her belly <strong>is</strong>.<br />

He kept proving it every night while making love to her like a starved man.<br />

“Like? Nooooo. I love it!!! Come here baby”<br />

Dara shooked her head no “Oh no, I’m not coming next to you while you are next to the bed. We might never<br />

make it to the ball” She teased him but Jiyong knew she wasn’t far from truth. He went to her instead and<br />

k<strong>is</strong>sed her lightly on her lips<br />

“Let’s go. The quicker we get there, the quicker I’m getting you back to <strong>my</strong> bed” He winked at her playfully and<br />

she giggled.<br />

They went to the ball and as soon as they entered, they started mingling with people. Jiyong introduced her<br />

proudly to a couple of other company owners that were apparently college buddies like Sohee. After they all<br />

talked for a while, they all congratulated him on h<strong>is</strong> great luck of having such a beautiful and apparently smart<br />

woman to h<strong>is</strong> life and w<strong>is</strong>hed them both the best for their baby.<br />

They warned Jiyong that they were expecting wedding invitations soon, and a couple of them hinted that they<br />

wanted to know the date early enough to clean their best man suits and make the necessary arrangement for the<br />

bachelor party. Dara smirked and warned them back that if they got him in to trouble during the bachelor party<br />

they would have to deal with her. Jiyong watched the byplay between them, so proud, he could burst.<br />

They moved on and while they were mingling they came up to a couple Jiyong didn’t know. The woman seemed<br />

to know Dara though.


“Well, I see you are pregnant again. Which poor guy did you snatched up th<strong>is</strong> time?” The woman smirked<br />

menacingly and Jiyong saw Dara became pale as a white sheet.<br />

CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT<br />

THE ANNUAL BALL...<br />

(1)<br />

Jiyong instantly placed a protective hand on Dara’s wa<strong>is</strong>t and brought her body close to him. He wanted to give<br />

her support through h<strong>is</strong> body heat. He didn’t know who th<strong>is</strong> woman was, but she’s obviously a trouble. The<br />

woman <strong>is</strong> tall and quiet skinny and she that she was obviously trying to flaunt with a dress that revealed too<br />

much for h<strong>is</strong> opinion, especially for a ball like the one they were attending.<br />

The woman obviously doesn’t know the meaning of class, even if it bit her in the ass. Dara hadn’t answered her<br />

yet and he decided to initiate the talk.<br />

“Hello, I believe we have not met yet. My name <strong>is</strong> Jiyong, I’m Dara’s fiancé. And you are?” Jiyong said politely<br />

but without any warmth at all. The woman were d<strong>is</strong>tressing h<strong>is</strong> butterfly and he want to beat the shit out of her<br />

instead of sitting there and making a polite conversation.<br />

“I used to work with Dara about three years back before she had to quit from her job I mean. I had not heard<br />

from her since and I didn’t expect to see her here tonight” The woman said with full of venom in her voice.<br />

“Why wouldn’t Dara be here tonight? She <strong>is</strong> an executive ass<strong>is</strong>tant in a big company in th<strong>is</strong> field. She’s<br />

responsible for the whole company when the head of the company <strong>is</strong> on a business trip, in the US and in Europe<br />

and other Asian countries. She knows everything about the deals made everyday. Who are you and on what<br />

authority do you say that she wasn’t expected here today?” Jiyong said sternly looking at the woman hostilely.<br />

The woman paled at Jiyong’s question “I’m Im Yoona, I’m the representative of DYB Enterpr<strong>is</strong>e, it’s just that I<br />

don’t have any news about her after she left our previous company and I was quite surpr<strong>is</strong>ed that she’s here”<br />

“I snatched her up immediately after she left her previous job. I was aware of her work and I don’t let gems like<br />

her slip after <strong>my</strong> fingers. She <strong>is</strong> the best ass<strong>is</strong>tant I have ever had” Jiyong said and k<strong>is</strong>sed the top of Dara’s head


tenderly “Our field <strong>is</strong> very competitive as I am sure you know and I kept Dara pretty busy. I’m certain that<br />

informing ex-acquaintances of her current work <strong>is</strong> not top of her priorities”<br />

“So you are her <strong>boss</strong>?” Yoona’s eyes widened<br />

“Yes I am” Jiyong replied not in a friendly voice anymore.<br />

“I see you moved up your stakes. Straight to the <strong>boss</strong> th<strong>is</strong> time. You see Jiyong, can I call you Jiyong? Dara here<br />

makes it a habit of tying men to her by getting pregnant” Yoona said smugly looking at Dara. Jiyong was<br />

reaching h<strong>is</strong> boiling point fast. He turned and looked at Dara and she was paling once again.<br />

“JIYONG!!!!” A voice broke the tension between the couple and Yoona, they all turned around to face the<br />

owner of the voice and a chinky eyed man in tuxedo came in to view.<br />

Jiyong’s eyes lit up seeing the man who called h<strong>is</strong> name “YOUNGBAE!!!” He greeted him happily and patted<br />

him at the back, and for a moment he forgot the anger building inside him.<br />

“So, I see your life <strong>is</strong> doing quite well Jiyong-ah” Youngbae commented eyeing Dara and she smiled at him.<br />

“Oh, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> fiancé Sandara Park, she <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> ass<strong>is</strong>tant as well” Jiyong introduce Dara “and th<strong>is</strong> right here <strong>is</strong><br />

<strong>my</strong> little girl” he said happily, placing h<strong>is</strong> hand on top of her belly.<br />

“Glad to meet you Dara-sshi, I’m Dong Youngbae, I’m one of Jiyong’s friend back in college” Youngbae shook<br />

Dara’s hand “And th<strong>is</strong>, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>my</strong> ass<strong>is</strong>tant Im Yoona”<br />

“Oh so, Ms. Im <strong>is</strong> working under you?” Jiyong said, the venom in h<strong>is</strong> voice <strong>is</strong> back “Youngbae-ah, if I were in<br />

your shoes I will put a leash on your date” He said glaring at Yoona.<br />

“Is there any problem?” Youngbae asked confusedly


“Youngbae-ah, Ms. Im here just insulted <strong>my</strong> fiancé. And you know me, nobody insults <strong>my</strong> fiance’ and goes away<br />

unscathed. Dara never made an effort of tying me to her. I was the one who seduced her in a relationship, like I<br />

was the one who got her drunk one night to get her tied up to me with a baby without her realizing at the<br />

moment. She <strong>is</strong> the most beautiful, honest, kind woman I have ever known. And who the hell are you to judge<br />

her and her whereabouts?” He spatted on Yoona “I don’t remember seeing you before in a function like th<strong>is</strong> and<br />

I have attended each and every one or the past years.”<br />

“You did what?!!!” Youngbae exclaimed<br />

“Youngbae-ah, you are <strong>my</strong> friend and <strong>my</strong> colleague, I would like to give you a friendly advice about the<br />

employees you take to represent your company, as well as picking a woman, you could do better than that”<br />

Jiyong said to Youngbae, and it was Yoona’s turn to pale.<br />

“Just who are you to tell him what he should do?!!!” Yoona spatted arrogantly.<br />

“I am Kwon Jiyong of Kwon Accounting Firm”<br />

Yoona’s eyes widened and turned paler than before. She just realized that the one she’s talking to arrogantly <strong>is</strong><br />

the great Kwon Jiyong, one of the elite in the business world and she had just insulted him and Dara, h<strong>is</strong> fiancé.<br />

Jiyong was about to speak more when someone patted him in the back “I knew such a girl wouldn’t get tied up<br />

to you willingly hyung.” Jiyong’s friend Lee Seungri said. “Does she have a s<strong>is</strong>ter? I think it <strong>is</strong> time I settle down<br />

<strong>my</strong>self and I have a bottle of Bordeaux at home that would be perfect for a night of seduction” Seungri told<br />

them, and h<strong>is</strong> playful tone made Jiyong relax a little. He didn’t want to make a scene for Dara’s sake but that<br />

tramp didn’t know how to shut her trap.<br />

“I’m really sorry for what Yoona said. I guess I am wrong of bringing her with me. I can see that Dara <strong>is</strong> a great<br />

lady and I w<strong>is</strong>h you both the best” Youngbae said apologetically.<br />

“It’s okay Youngbae-sshi” Dara smiled timidly.<br />

“No, Dara it’s not okay, Ms. Im here doesn’t have the right to talk to you like that, am I right Youngbae-ah?”<br />

Jiyong said sternly


Youngbae smiled warmly at the couple “Oh there’s no need for us to talk about that” He said and turned to<br />

Yoona “Ms. Im as of tonight you are fired and you can leave now”<br />

‘WHAT??!!!! But Mr. Dong, you can’t do that to me!!!” Yoona exclaimed gaining attention from the other<br />

guest. “Mr.Kwon, I’m really sorry for acting like that, I didn’t know”<br />

“I don’t need your apology Ms. Im, Dara does” Jiyong said in a cold tone.<br />

Yoona looked pleadingly at Dara”Dara, I’m really sorry, please tell Mr. Kwon that it’s okay now, I need th<strong>is</strong> job<br />

Dara, please”<br />

Dara smiled warmly at her. She looked at both of Jiyong and Youngbae and Seungri and the three men just<br />

nodded at her. Yoona, thinking that Dara already forgave her were about to hug her but boy, was she wrong.<br />

The smile on Yoona’s face halted when she noticed that two security guards were approaching her, it turned out<br />

that Dara was the one who called them.<br />

“Mr. Kwon, Mr. Dong, Mr. Lee <strong>is</strong> there any problem here?” The guard asked both men politely.<br />

“Th<strong>is</strong> woman here <strong>is</strong> causing a ruckus, you see, Mr. Dong fired her and asked her to leave the ball but she<br />

wouldn’t budge, the guest are starting to be bothered by her actions” It was Dara who explained the situation<br />

“I’m Ms. Dara Park by the way, Mr. Kwon’s fiancé and th<strong>is</strong> woman insulted me a while ago”<br />

The guards look at both Jiyong and Youngbae and Seungri and the three men just nodded, confirming that<br />

what Dara said <strong>is</strong> true.<br />

“I believe you have to go with us m<strong>is</strong>s” The guard said to Yoona, grabbing both of her arms and escorted her<br />

outside. Yoona could only stare at the four figures watching her being taken away from the ball.<br />

“Well that went well” Seungri broke their silence.


“Youngbae-ah, sorry about your ass<strong>is</strong>tant, I’ll recommend a better ass<strong>is</strong>tant for you” Jiyong smiled<br />

apologetically at h<strong>is</strong> friend<br />

“Youngbae-sshi, I’m sorry too, if it wasn’t for me…I—“<br />

“It’s okay Dara-sshi, I trust Jiyong anyway, if he says something like that I know that <strong>my</strong> dec<strong>is</strong>ion <strong>is</strong> wrong, so<br />

no problem about that” Youngbae cutted her off.<br />

“Well, gentlemen, me and Dara are leaving now. I don’t want her to get too tired in her condition and she<br />

already had to tolerate all of you for two hours standing. Hell, even I got tired” Jiyong turned to Youngbae and<br />

Seungri “I will contact you as soon as we have finalized the date of our wedding. Come one baby, let’s get you<br />

home” He hugged Dara tighter and turned to leave.<br />

“It was nice meeting you Seungri. I’m sorry I don’t have a s<strong>is</strong>ter for you, I do have a friend though, her name <strong>is</strong><br />

Minzy” Jiyong laughed heartily at what she said<br />

“Oh yes, th<strong>is</strong> sleazeball totally deserves Minzy”<br />

“Hey, watch wht you are saying about our Minzy, I’ll rat you to her” Dara slapped Jiyong’s arm playfully.<br />

“Sorry, but honestly Seungri, Minzy <strong>is</strong> a nice girl, I’m sure you will like her, but you’re dead if you make her cry”<br />

Jiyong said to Seungri.<br />

“Geez, hyung, easy” Seungri said and the four of them laughed<br />

“It was nice meeting you too Youngbae-sshi, oh if you’re looking for someone, I have a doctor friend, her name<br />

<strong>is</strong> Chaerin”<br />

“Is she pretty as you?” Youngbae asked, clearly interested. He <strong>is</strong> always been fascinated by doctors.<br />

“Yes, she <strong>is</strong> and kind and a great woman too” Dara smiled warmly


“Well, then I guess, I need that call back from you after all Jiyong-ah” Youngbae said and Jiyong chuckled.<br />

(2)<br />

“I can’t believe th<strong>is</strong> happened tonight. Of all the people of here, I have to see her” Dara let a breath out that she<br />

was holding for a long time as soon as she entered Jiyong’s car.<br />

“Hey, Hey, baby, don’t stress yourself about her, she’s not worth your time, God! I can’t believe Donghae fall for<br />

her and please don’t let me start on her. I mean what kind of woman goes to a ball looking like that? Doesn’t she<br />

have any fashion sense at all?”<br />

“Eww..baby…you sound gay” Dara laughed at her fiance’s rant.<br />

“Baby, I got you pregnant at first try and fuck you every night…<strong>is</strong> that gay?” Jiyong said playfully and Dara’s<br />

face turned beet red at the vulgarity of h<strong>is</strong> words. Jiyong laughed seeing her blushed. He knows Dara <strong>is</strong>n’t<br />

comfortable in talking dirty and he had just to do it cause he finds the blushing Dara so adorable.<br />

“Don’t worry about her anymore okay baby? She’s so out of your league and you what her actions tells to people<br />

that saw her?”<br />

“She <strong>is</strong> a slut Jiyong, you can’t hide that no matter how much you try. I didn’t want you to ever meet her. Let<br />

alone in a function like th<strong>is</strong>, with all of your friends there. I mean what are they going to think of me now?”<br />

Dara frowned<br />

“Baby, considering the source I am sure they will just think that she <strong>is</strong> a mean pitiful tramp, don’t sweat about<br />

it”<br />

“I’m not sure about that. People love juicy stuff like that Ji. Even if they don’t consider the source reliable, they<br />

sure will assume that even a portion of what she said <strong>is</strong> true. I don’t want to cause you any problems. Your<br />

image <strong>is</strong> very important in our line of business”


“Youi and our little girl are the most important things in th<strong>is</strong> world for me. Don’t you ever forget that. As for <strong>my</strong><br />

image, they all know that I wouldn’t be engaged with a woman if she wasn’t worth it. They have seen me<br />

breaking relationships that didn’t meet the perfect standards I have for the woman I want. You meet them all<br />

baby and they could see that.<br />

“You think so?” Dara looked straight at Jiyong’s eyes<br />

“I know so baby and Youngbae fired her immediately, doesn’t he? Now sit back, relax and I am going to get you<br />

home in no time. There, I am going to make true on <strong>my</strong> prom<strong>is</strong>e to get you back as soon as possible and make<br />

love to you” He winked at her playfully.<br />

At that point, Dara instead of answering she grabbed her belly and screamed in pain. Then she started panting<br />

and sweat broke through her forehead. Jiyong parked the car on the sidewalk and turned to her, panic <strong>is</strong> v<strong>is</strong>ible<br />

in h<strong>is</strong> face<br />

“Dara, what <strong>is</strong> it? Where are you hurting?”<br />

“Call Chaerin” She said panting. Jiyong got h<strong>is</strong> phone and dialed quickly.<br />

“Yeoboseyo, Chaerin, sorry to d<strong>is</strong>turb you but Dara <strong>is</strong> experiencing a great pain in her belly, we were at a ball,<br />

and she was standing for about two hours give or take, and no she’s not wearing high heels, but now in the end,<br />

she got stressed up by some people she met” After that he hung up and closed h<strong>is</strong> phone, he started h<strong>is</strong> car<br />

again.<br />

“Where are we going? What did Chaerin say?” Dara asked<br />

“Try to relax baby, I’m going to take you to the hospital.”<br />

CHAPTER THIRTY NINE<br />

HERE COMES THE BABY.........


(1)<br />

“Where are we going? What did Chaerin say?” Dara asked<br />

“Try to relax baby, we are going to the hospital”<br />

“Oh <strong>my</strong> God! What did she say? Is the baby in danger?” Dara was panicking now.<br />

“Baby, don’t panic on me now please. Chaerin said she doesn’t think it’s something serious, but he wants to<br />

examine you just to be sure. We’re meeting her in the hospital so that she has more equipment there to check<br />

on you and our baby girl. So relax okay?”<br />

“I don’t want to lose her Ji, I love her so much”<br />

“And I love her too, I love the both of you, we are not going to lose her alright? Are you still in pain? Can you<br />

feel her moving?”<br />

“The pain <strong>is</strong> milder no but it’s still there. I was feeling her a while before, while we were coming out of the car. I<br />

don’t feel her now”<br />

“Yes, but usually she’s not moving all the time <strong>is</strong>n’t she?”<br />

“No, but still I don’t like th<strong>is</strong> pain. What does it mean?” Dara creased her brow, worry <strong>is</strong> v<strong>is</strong>ible in her face.<br />

“I’m sure everything <strong>is</strong> going to be fine, you just got too stressed when you met Yoona at the ball. I swear if I<br />

ever lay <strong>my</strong> eyes on her again I will kill her with both of <strong>my</strong> hands” Jiyong gritted h<strong>is</strong> teeth<br />

“Are we far from the hospital?” Dara asked scared.


“We’re going to be there in five minutes baby. Lay back and relax. Don’t talk. Just tell me when you feel her<br />

move again”<br />

Dara did as he said. She laid back and try to calm down. A few minutes before they reached the hospital, she felt<br />

her baby moving in her belly.<br />

“Oh oh oh!” She exclaimed.<br />

“What? Are you in pain again?” Jiyong anxiously asked her.<br />

“No, I felt the baby. Oh I’m much more relieved now that I felt her move” Jiyong let out a sigh of relief.<br />

“Thank God. You got me scared than I already am just now”<br />

“I thought that there <strong>is</strong> no reason to worry?” Dara looked at him accusingly.<br />

“That <strong>is</strong> what Chaerin said baby. But I am the daddy and the proud future husband of yours, of course I am<br />

entitled to be worried. Dead worried. I’m sweating <strong>my</strong> shirt and trousers here” Dara laughed at what he said<br />

and relax a little bit.<br />

“I love it that you know how to make me relax” Dara told him lovingly.<br />

“Me, having a panic attacked relaxes you?!” He exclaimed and parked the car as close to the hospital entrance<br />

as possible. Dara giggled at him when he sae him getting outside the car and sprinting to the hospital to get a<br />

wheel chair for her. A fre minutes later, he came back with the wheel chair and a paramedic.<br />

“Come on baby, give me your hand to help you get up” He told her. It wasn’t easy for her to get off the car,<br />

because she hurt even more when she move, but with Jiyong’s and the paramedic’s help she managed to get off<br />

the car and on the wheel chair. They took her inside and straight to the emergency room. Chaerin <strong>is</strong> already<br />

there waiting for their arrival.


Unfortunately for Jiyong, they didn’t let him go in with her so he was left alone in the corridor pacing back and<br />

forth, counting the seconds as they went by. He saw Chaerin approaching him and he run to her. He described<br />

what had happened in a few words and asked her if she thought Dara or the baby were in any danger.<br />

“I will have a better assertion of the whole situation when I see the tests I had the staff run for me. But I don’t<br />

think it’s something to be worried about. I’ll be back to inform you as soon as possible” Chaerin had told him.<br />

“Chaerin, I don’t want to delay you any further but <strong>is</strong> there any way that I can come with you and see Dara? I<br />

don’t want her being all alone in there”<br />

Chaerin smiled warmly “She’s not alone Jiyong, she’s with me, but I’ll see what I can do okay?” She said and<br />

went through the sliding doors of the emergency room. As soon as the doors closed he started pacing back and<br />

forth again.<br />

After an hour he saw the door opened revealing Chaerin. He went to her immediately.<br />

“Chaerin, <strong>is</strong> something terribly wrong with Dara and the baby?” He asked her worriedly.<br />

“No, don’t worry they’re both fine. She got stressed and her blood pressure elevated in levels that were not good<br />

either for her or the baby. She’s better now, she’s already calm. I checked both the mother and the baby and<br />

they are okay. I don’t think they are going to face any more problems. But she has to be very careful, she <strong>is</strong> in<br />

her final trimester and an incident like th<strong>is</strong> could get her blood pressure r<strong>is</strong>e up again”<br />

“Okay, I get it. I will make sure nothing like th<strong>is</strong> will happen again” He prom<strong>is</strong>ed her and she just nodded. “Can<br />

I see her now?”<br />

“I have her on machine that monitors the baby’s heart beat, she’s sleeping right now, I’m keeping her here until<br />

tomorrow. You can go home and sleep a while and you can come back next morning to get them both” Chaerin<br />

smiled at Jiyong.<br />

“Chaerin, would you mind if I stayed with her? I prom<strong>is</strong>e not to wake her up. I won’t be able to sleep at home<br />

without her anyway.”Jiyong looked at her hopefully.


“Okay, I will arrange for you to stay in her room. Just don’t wake her up”<br />

“Prom<strong>is</strong>e, thanks Chaerin, you really are a doll” He thanked her.<br />

“Anything for Dara” Chaerin smiled and winked at him “Don’t worry about it, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> the beauty of <strong>my</strong> job. I get<br />

all <strong>my</strong> rewards when I see you baby girl for the first time”<br />

(2)<br />

Tears started to stream down Jiyong’s face as soon as he entered Dara’s room and hear h<strong>is</strong> little girl’s heartbeat.<br />

He went to the chair near Dara ‘s bed and watch her sleeping, he enjoyed l<strong>is</strong>tening to the endearing sounds of<br />

h<strong>is</strong> baby girl’s heart beat. He didn’t want to sleep, he doesn’t want to m<strong>is</strong>s the faintness sound.<br />

In the morning, Dara woke up and the first thing she saw was Jiyong smiling at her.<br />

“How are you feeling today baby?”<br />

“I’m good. It’s nice to hear her <strong>is</strong>n’t it?” She said and petted her belly. Her hand was replaced by Jiyong’s. When<br />

h<strong>is</strong> hand touched her belly, the baby’s heartbeat elevated and he felt her kicking at h<strong>is</strong> hand.<br />

“Looks like she’s already staking a claim on her mom<strong>my</strong>. She doesn’t want me monopolizing your interest” He<br />

said laughing.<br />

“Nah, I don’t think so. I believe she realized that her daddy <strong>is</strong> here and she wanted to give you a high five” She<br />

smirked at him and he bended and k<strong>is</strong>sed her.<br />

Around noon, Dara was released and they went back home.<br />

The next weeks passed quickly and the time for the baby to get born was getting close. Jiyong had tried to make<br />

the time as stress free as possible for Dara, which ended up being the most stressful time of Jiyong’s life.


When her water broke they were at their apartment watching a baseball game of Dara’s and Bom’s favorite<br />

teams play. Thankfully, Bom was with them and drove them to the hospital, because Jiyong seemed to have<br />

reached the final straw of h<strong>is</strong> patience.<br />

“The suitcase, the suitcase, the suitcase” Jiyong run around the apartment while chanting “the suitcase” like a<br />

mantra as he searched for Dara’s suitcase that they had ready for delivery time. Dara was looking at him<br />

bemused, because the suitcase was just next to the door where they had place it for when the right time came.<br />

He was running around in panic for about 10 minutes when Dara decided to put an end to it and pointed the<br />

suitcase to her best friend.<br />

“Aigoo! Th<strong>is</strong> guy!” Bom facepalmed as she stood up and get the suitcase. “THE SUITCASE IS BY THE<br />

DOOR YOU DOUCHE BAG!!!” She shouted and Jiyong looked at them sheep<strong>is</strong>hly and followed them like a<br />

stray dog.<br />

“AHHHHHHHHHH” Both Jiyong and Dara screamed and Bom jumped in surpr<strong>is</strong>ed.<br />

“What the hell Jiyong, why are you screaming?” Bom asked Jiyong irritatedly, they are inside the elevator<br />

already on their way to Jiyong’s car.<br />

Jiyong just looked at Bom with a blank expression. He seriously doesn’t know why he screamed either and Bom<br />

just shook her head in d<strong>is</strong>belief.<br />

‘Baby, stop panicking okay? I’m just fine” Dara said watching her fiancé tried h<strong>is</strong> best to open the car door for<br />

her.<br />

Bom had enough and snatch the keys away from Jiyong “A<strong>is</strong>sht…just take the seat next to Dara, Kwon, I’m<br />

driving. Obviously, you are not in a condition to drive or function.” Jiyong followed her like a kid and pouted.<br />

“SHE DID IT!!!” Jiyong shouted in delight as soon as he went outside the labor room. Bom, Sheunghyun, h<strong>is</strong><br />

family and Dara’s cheered when they heard the good news.<br />

“Alright!!!” Sheunghyun gave him a high five and congratulated him. After a few munites, Dara went in a<br />

stretcher peacefully sleeping.


(3)<br />

“Ms. Park, are you ready for your baby?” The nurse entered Dara’s room the following morning and she just<br />

smiled and nodded at her, after a few minutes, the nurse came back with her baby in her arms. “Here’s your<br />

baby Ms. Park”<br />

Dara’s tears streamed down her face as she cradled her baby “She <strong>is</strong> so pretty”<br />

“Yes she <strong>is</strong>, Ms. Park, congratulations, I will leave her to you okay?” The nurse said smiling at her and left.<br />

“Hi” The familiar voice of her fiancé made her look up and there she saw him by the door looking at her<br />

lovingly. She gestured him to come to her side and he did.<br />

“Hi” Dara’s voice croaked a bit. “Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> her” Dara put the sleeping angel in Jiyong’s arms carefully.<br />

“She <strong>is</strong> so small” Jiyong said looking amazed at the baby in h<strong>is</strong> arms “Hi <strong>my</strong> little angel, I’m your daddy” He<br />

wh<strong>is</strong>pered lovingly. “I love you baby” He said to Dara and k<strong>is</strong>sed her forehead.<br />

It was the best day of Dara’s life. Their baby <strong>is</strong> like a miracle to her. She couldn’t believe that she had actually<br />

made such a beautiful baby. Jiyong was constantly by her side. It was like a dream for her. She felt so much love<br />

for her husband to be and her baby and at the same time, she felt she was utterly loved by Jiyong. If someone<br />

had told her that her life would be like th<strong>is</strong> three years back, she would’ve never believed them.<br />

CHAPTER FORTY<br />

HERE COMES THE BRIDE.........<br />

SIX YEARS LATER….


(1)<br />

Ella looked at her mom as she put on the white dress that pooled around her feet. She looked very pretty and<br />

she’s glowing as the sun rays k<strong>is</strong>sed her skin. Her mom looked at her through the mirror as some people did her<br />

make up and hair.<br />

“Mom<strong>my</strong>, you look really pretty” Ella said to her and her mom answered her by giving her a k<strong>is</strong>s at the top of<br />

her head. Then her mom look again at the mirror and started to cry. “Omo…Aunt Bommie! Mom<strong>my</strong> <strong>is</strong> crying!”<br />

‘SANDARA PARK! WHAT THE HELL!!! I’VE BEEN RE-DOING YOUR MAKE UP FOR A<br />

THOUSAND TIMES ALREADY!!!” Bom scolded her best friend. “MAKE UP!!!!!”<br />

“Why are you crying mom<strong>my</strong>? Are you hurt?” Ella asked her with a frown on her face<br />

Dara smiled and shooked her head “No baby, I’m just so happy”<br />

Ella gave her a k<strong>is</strong>s on the cheeks and left the room, hopping happily. She went to the next room where her dad<br />

was. Confusion form in her pretty face seeing her dad looking like he wa about to faint. Uncle Sheunghyun <strong>is</strong><br />

patting him at the back.<br />

“Daddy” She called her and her dad reach her hands up and sits her in h<strong>is</strong> lap. “Mom<strong>my</strong> cried again”<br />

Her dad looked at her shocked “Why?” He asked her and she could feel h<strong>is</strong> nervousness.<br />

“She said she was happy and then she cries. But Aunt Bommie says it’s a good cry” She told him and she felt<br />

him relaxing.<br />

“Did she look pretty?” Her dad asked her and she nodded.<br />

“She looked like a fairytale princess” Ella said cheerfully and her dad ruffled her hair.


“How about your daddy?” He asked her.<br />

“You looked like a handsome prince daddy”<br />

(2)<br />

Two hours later, Dara was ready to walk down the <strong>is</strong>le towards Jiyong. He was more handsome than usual in<br />

h<strong>is</strong> white tux and he took her breath away. She still couldn’t believe she had managed to land herself such a<br />

man. She still feared from time to time that she would wake up at some point only to realize that it was all a<br />

dream.<br />

But today it was a dream come true. She was wearing a sparkling wedding dress and heading to up to marry the<br />

best man in the world. Her eyesight blurred from unshed tears when her daughter came up to her and reached<br />

out for her hand. They walk at the <strong>is</strong>le together towards Jiyong.<br />

On the other hand, Jiyong froze when the door opened and revealed Dara and watch her come to him. Walking<br />

very slowly with h<strong>is</strong> brother Sanghyun. He felt h<strong>is</strong> eyes became teary as he watched h<strong>is</strong> daughter came to Dara,<br />

h<strong>is</strong> heart flutters as the two most important persons in h<strong>is</strong> life walks hand in hand towards him.<br />

“I love you Daddy, I love you Mom<strong>my</strong>” Their daughter said as she gave them each a quick peck in their cheeks.<br />

Jiyong took Dara’s hand and k<strong>is</strong>sed her knuckles and gave her one of h<strong>is</strong> heart stopping smile. And soon the<br />

ceremony proceeded quickly after that and soon Dara became officially Mrs. Kwon.<br />

(3)<br />

“Daddy!” Ella tugged the hem of her daddy’s tux “ Dance with me too”<br />

Jiyong stopped holding hands with Dara and picked her daughter up. Dara came up to them and hugged them<br />

both with their daughter in between them. It was the three of them. A family dancing together.


After the song, Ella stood at the sideways and watched other people dance. She got to dance with her two<br />

grandma and her Aunt Dami, Aunt Yuri, Aunt Durami, Aunt Minzy, Aunt Chaerin and Aunt Bom. She get to<br />

dance with h<strong>is</strong> Uncle Sanghyun, Uncle Sheunghyun, Uncle Seungri, Uncle Daesung and Uncle Youngbae.<br />

As time goes by Ella was getting really sleepy because it was already late. Dara picked her up to take her at her<br />

Aunt Bom’s room at the hotel. Ella tried to follow her mom and dad when he saw them leaving the room but her<br />

Aunt Bom stopped her.<br />

“I want to go” She pouted at her.<br />

Bom smiled at her “Baby, after the wedding mom<strong>my</strong> and daddy will sleep together alone” She picked Ella up<br />

and put her back to bed.<br />

“Why? I want to be with them. They are always sleeping alone every night anyways” She look at Bom and she<br />

does that eye thing when Bom wants to lie<br />

“It could be a wedding gift from you, and then tomorrow you could stay with them” Bom said and Ella frowned<br />

at her but then nodded her head.<br />

(4)<br />

“She’s going to be fine” Jiyong told Dara as he wrapped h<strong>is</strong> arms around her wa<strong>is</strong>t when he noticed that h<strong>is</strong> wife<br />

kept looking at the door.<br />

“But she wanted to come” Dara said feeling bad for leaving their daughter to her best friend. She heard Jiyong<br />

laghed as she turned her around to k<strong>is</strong>s her on the forehad.<br />

“Baby, it’s our night, we’ll get her in the morning to go swimming in the hotel pool” Jiyong gave Dara another<br />

k<strong>is</strong>s on the tip of her nose and Dara looked at him and saw the sincerity and lust in h<strong>is</strong> eyes.<br />

Wrapping her arms around h<strong>is</strong> neck she tip toed and k<strong>is</strong>s h<strong>is</strong> cheek “Okay”


Jiyong started to unlace the bodice of her gown. He felt her shake either with excitement or she was scared.<br />

“Relax baby…” He wh<strong>is</strong>pered before k<strong>is</strong>sing her on the lips.<br />

H<strong>is</strong> tounge found hers and k<strong>is</strong>sed her deeply. They were getting hungry for each other, Dara moaned and that’s<br />

what Jiyong couldn’t control. Lifting her in h<strong>is</strong> arms he strode to the bed and dropped them onto the white<br />

sheets. Dara looked at him dazed, her lips swollen from the k<strong>is</strong>ses they shared.<br />

“Baby, it’s going to be a long night” Jiyong said teasingly.<br />

(5)<br />

“Tired?” Jiyong asked Dara as she laid soundly in h<strong>is</strong> arms. She murmured something k<strong>is</strong>sed the inside of h<strong>is</strong><br />

bicep. “Hey guess what?” He wh<strong>is</strong>pered next to her ear.<br />

Dara turned to him, her eyes heavy lidded. She looked beautiful even if her make up was out of place and her<br />

hair out of it’s due “Hmmm?”<br />

Jiyong brushed k<strong>is</strong>ses along her face then looked at her in the eyes. “I love the mother of <strong>my</strong> child and I hope<br />

she feels the same…or I would be a very confused man”<br />

He felt the rumble of her small chuckle “I love the father of <strong>my</strong> child. The man with gorgeous eyes and a<br />

brilliant smile”<br />

Jiyong looked at her with a ra<strong>is</strong>ed eyebrow “I hope th<strong>is</strong> person <strong>is</strong> named Jiyong”<br />

Dara smiled and k<strong>is</strong>sed him on the lips “Nope, even better, it <strong>is</strong> a person named Kwon Jiyong”<br />

He laughed giddily “Then I’m jealous of th<strong>is</strong> man”


Dara laughed also and hugged him, her bare breast squeezed into h<strong>is</strong> bare chest “ I love you Mr. Kwon Jiyong”<br />

“I love you too Mrs. Kwon Sandara”<br />

EXTRA CHAPTER<br />

EXTRA! EXTRA!<br />

DEJA VU????<br />

(1)<br />

“WHAT THE HELL KIND OF A SON ARE YOU???!!!”<br />

Dong-min glared up at h<strong>is</strong> father then shouted back “NOT YOURS!!!” H<strong>is</strong> nostrils flared and they stood<br />

inches apart, both having a war in their eyes.<br />

“Both of you guys should just stop! If you want to argue then don’t do it in <strong>my</strong> house!” Dong-min’s mom didn’t<br />

ra<strong>is</strong>e her voice or scream but enough to get their attentions. Dong-mon looked up at her.<br />

“Mom” Dong-min half h<strong>is</strong>sed and wh<strong>is</strong>pered.<br />

H<strong>is</strong> mom put her hands on her hips and ra<strong>is</strong>ed a brow almost daring him to give her an excuse not to butt in.<br />

Dong-min averted h<strong>is</strong> eyes almost instantly knowing damn well he wasn’t going to ever hold her gaze.<br />

“Okay, now that I have your attention, Dong-min what’d you do? Why?” She asked him in a polite tone.


Dong-min’s eyes were glued to h<strong>is</strong> feet on the ground. “It was a party mom, accident”<br />

“Nuh-uh, don’t give me that, why didn’t you at least use protection?” She asked.<br />

Dong-min sighed and then shrugged “I…We..We were in the moment” He looked up at h<strong>is</strong> beautiful mother “I<br />

kind of…drunk. A couple of sips” He looked down again after he said the last bit knowing he was going to get<br />

the boot.<br />

“Jagiya, I think I got th<strong>is</strong>” He heard h<strong>is</strong> dad told h<strong>is</strong> mom and h<strong>is</strong> mom nodded. “Okay, Dong-min tell me the<br />

whole story”<br />

Dong-min sat down with h<strong>is</strong> parents and started to narrate what had happened. He watched h<strong>is</strong> parents eyes<br />

widened, heard them gasped and looked at him like he was an alien<br />

“So, who <strong>is</strong> th<strong>is</strong> girl Dong-min?<br />

(2)<br />

“CHOI SHEUNGHYUN!!! OPEN YOUR GODDAMN DOOR NOW!!!!!” Sheunghyun flinched hearing<br />

an angry voice outside h<strong>is</strong> front door. And he sensed that it was the father of the girl h<strong>is</strong> son got pregnant. He<br />

glared at h<strong>is</strong> son “Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> all your fault” He h<strong>is</strong>sed.<br />

“Oh shit, we’re so dead” He heard Bom mumbled.<br />

“YAH!!!!! CHOI SHEUNGHYUN!!!!!”<br />

“Open the door Bom” Sheunghyun said to Bom<br />

“You are the father, you open it” Bom pushed her husband towards the door.


Sheunghyun gulped as he walks towards the door and turned the knob slowly. When he opened it, a raging<br />

Kwon Jiyong dashed inside their house followed by a worried Dara trying to calm her husband.<br />

“WHERE IS HE? WHERE IS YOUR SON??!!!” Jiyong growled in anger.<br />

“Jiyong, what are you doing here?” Sheunghyun asked h<strong>is</strong> friend in confusion “Look man, th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong>n’t the right<br />

time…we have some situation here…you see…”<br />

“Aunt Bommie! Uncle Sheunghyun!” Sheunghyun stopped from talking when Ella came in. Confusion ar<strong>is</strong>es of<br />

why Jiyong and Dara came barging in their house with their daughter Ella.<br />

“Ella, tell them…” Dara told her daughter in a calm voice.<br />

“Aunt Bommie, Uncle Sheunghyun..I-I’m pregnant” Ella nervously announced to the couple. Bom and<br />

Sheunghyun looked at each other, they had an idea what Ella who the father <strong>is</strong>.<br />

“W-Who’s the father Ella?” Bom asked nervously.<br />

Just then, Dong-min came into view and stood beside Ella, lacing h<strong>is</strong> hands onto her.<br />

“I am” Dong-min said “And I’m going to marry her”

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