Seohyun swallowed her mounting dread as she and Yonghwa entered the restaurant. Yonghwa spoke in low tones to the maître d’ and then they were ushered to a table in the back.

         He broke into a broad smile when he saw Siwon already seated next to a woman Seohyun assumed was his wife, Yoona. Yonghwa’s mother was also seated, as were Jonghyun and Minhyuk. Just great. They were last to arrive, and so they made an “entrance.”

         Seohyun stood by Yonghwa’s side as he greeted everyone then said, “Of course, you all remember Seohyun. Except for you, Yoona.”

         He turned to her. “Hyun, this is Choi Yoona, Siwon hyung’s wife. Yoona, this is my fiancée, Seo Joo Hyun.”

         The room went absolutely silent at his declaration. The expressions ranged from his mother’s ill disguised horror to outright disbelief on his friends’ faces.   Even Yoona looked skeptical as she rose to extend her hand to Seohyun. It was then that she noticed that Yoona appeared every bit as pregnant as Seohyun was.

         “It’s nice to meet you,” Yoona said with what looked to be a forced smile. Hell, how much could Yoona possibly know about Seohyun anyway? It wasn’t as if she’d been around for that long. But she, like the others, didn’t appear to roll out the welcome mat.

         Seohyun offered a nervous smile and allowed Yonghwa to seat her. This was going to be a long night.

         “How are you, Seohyun-sshi?” Minhyuk asked politely. He was seated next to her and she supposed common courtesy dictated his question.

         “I’m good,” she replied in a low voice. “Nervous.”

         He seemed surprised by her honesty.

         Yonghwa conversed with his friends and his mother. Seohyun sat quietly beside him and watched the goings on around her. No one tried to include her in conversation and the one time she offered a comment, the awkward silence that ensued told her all she needed to know.

         They were tolerating her for Yonghwa’s sake, but she didn’t miss the looks they cast in his direction when they thought she wasn’t watching. Looks that plainly said, Are you crazy?

         By the time the food was served, she was extremely gra