9

“Can I confess something?” Jiyong asked.

“What?” Her heart rate is increasing.

“Your smile is so pretty.”

“Oh…” Chaerin bite her lips.

Jiyong smiled.

“Can I confess something too?“ Chaerin asked.

“What?”

“This smile is only exist because of you.”

Jiyong smiling and look away, even though this whole conversation was pure cheese, he can’t lie that it made him excited.

“Gah! This is embarrassing!” Chaerin shout, “Goodnight!”

Jiyong grabbed her hand, “Chae wait.”

Chaerin turned and their faces only centimeters away.

“I—uh…” he loses his words, “I don’t know if you know this or not… but I… I think I like you.” He said. “More than friends, way more than that.”

Chaerin stopped, unable to say anything at the moment

“There, I said it.” He released her wrist and immediately put both hands in his pocket.

“Wow… that was…”

Jiyong awkwardly chuckles, “Sorry…”

“Why you’re sorry?’

“Because I know its too sudden… and our friendship—“

“Friendship? After all conversations, phone calls and dates wrapped in friendly hang out? Of course I know you had a thing for me that more than just a friendship…” she smiled.

Jiyong blushed. “So…?”

“You should know I had thing for you too… since I never reject all that.”

Jiyong had to grip on the wheel faster just too calm his heart. His smile getting wider and wider for each words he recall from their conversation just now.

“I’m dating her…” he mumbles, the feeling is so much different than what he experienced before with Sohee.

He gets into his house garage and jump off the car.

“I’m home!” he said.

“Hey dear.” He saw his parents still watching TV.

“Hey mother…” he kissed Mrs. Kwon’s cheek.

“I wonder what happened to you…” Mrs. Kwon raised her eyebrows.

Jiyong grinned. Compared to when he’s dating Sohee, he was hesitated to tell anyone around him because of some considerations. But this time…

“Hey mom, you like Chaerin, right?”

“I love her.” Mrs, Kwon said.

“Me too…” he murmured.

“What?”

“Yeah, I love her too, and I kinda told her that…”

“And…???”

“And she agree to date me.”

Mrs. Kwon gasped, “Oh my God…”

Jiyong smiled when his mom hugged him.

“So when is the wedding?” Mr. Kwon asked.

“Dad…” Jiyong furrowed.

+

Incheon

“Hey.” He smiled

Chaerin grinned when they met at airport lobby, this would be the first time they met after the confession.

“My mom said hi to you.” He said while they walked towards the check in counters.

“She dropped you off?”

Jiyong nodded, “She’s going to the international departure.” He said, “Anyway I told her about this.”

“And?”

“She’s over the moon.”

Chaerin showed some confuse expression.

“What about your parents, you told them?”

“I told everyone.” Chaerin said.

“Excited much?” he smirked.

“Of course! I really love summer festival, you know!”

“Ya! Not about this trip!”

“Then about what?”

“About us!”

“But you were saying ‘about this’ so I thought its about the trip.”

Jiyong rolled his eyes.

“Hey you told your mom already?” Chaerin asked.

“You haven’t?”

“Why would I announce it, embarrassing…”

“You think dating me is embarrassing??”

Chaerin smirked, “is this our first argue~?” she said it cutely.

“Stop it.” Jiyong sulked.

Chaerin circled her arms around Jiyong’s waist, “My cutie pie…” she said, “Anyway, eomu-nim is going somewhere?”

“Paris. Visit Dami noona and also having some meeting about the book store or so…”

“Ah I see.” Chaerin nodded.

“Speaking of book, how’s the meeting with editors?”

“I have my draft in the editor, they will call me in five days to let me know if there’s any changes… I’m nervous.”

“You’ll do good!” he patted her back. “Anyway, I will ask my mom to help you selling the books in her book stores.”

Chaerin paused, “Can you do that??”