"Myungsoo? Hello? Anybody home?"

He can feel the 'soft knock' of Yeol on his forehead.

"What's with you?" he protest. "Will you please stop doing that. My students might see that, and they'll never respect me."

"I'm sorry. Its just that I was here busy talking, and you seems not in yourself. You were like a trance, staring in nowhere. And take note, you were smiling. You were freaking me out."

He glared at him. Lee Sung Yeol had been his best friend for past seven years. In fact, Yeol was the only friend he had.

Its been three years since they were teaching in that university. He taught Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, while Yeol taught History.

"So, what? You're going to tell me why you're smiling like crazy, or do I have to guess until I guesses it right? He asks.

He have a second thought if he will tell Yeol right away. He look around the place first. They were in the school cafeteria.

"I was almost last night," he starts.

"You're kidding, right?" seems Yeol not believing him.

"And why would I do that?"

"No? No way?" still in doubt.

"Uh-huh!" he nodded.

"What happened?" Yeol hold his hand. He's doubtful tone change to worried tone.

"Its Minseok."

"Minseok? That evil guy? The one who's stalking you?

"He came to my unit last night. And he's drunk."

"Then? How.. Thanks God it didn't happened."

"Yeah! Luckily, somebody knocked on my door. That evil got scared when he saw somebody."

"Thanks God!" Yeol said in relief.

He didn't say anything. He just stayed silent. He couldn't help but to think of the man who showed up at his doorstep last night. He saved him.

"What's your plan about that evil? You're not going to let him get away with it, just like that, are you?

"I've already blotter him. That's the reason why I almost got late on my first class today. And I tried calling up our family lawyer this morning, but his phone is off. I mean, maybe he could do something, like restrict that guy from showing up thirty meters away from me. Honestly I don't know. All I know is Math."

"Then what did the police say?"

"That my accusations are heavy. That I should think it over."

"Why? Because they know Minseok and his family then they were scared of them?"

"It's not everyday that the son of the well known family gets a frustrated complaint, right?"

"Or maybe they don't believed in your story."

Brows knitted, "And why would I ever make up a story about Minseok?"

"Political assassination, that's always a good excuse."

Not everybody could do that to him and get away with it so easily.

"Wait, you said you were almost , then why are you smiling? You were hoping that it really happen." he joke.

"Stupid!"

"But seriously.. seems you haven't told me everything."

"Nope!" he deny. "That's basically it."

"Then who disturbed you and Minseok? You haven't told me about him."

"My boyfriend." he said in simply.

"Boyfriend?  You don't have a boyfriend, remember? That's what put you into this mess the first place."

"His name is Nam Woohyun. Yeah, right 'Woohyun' is his name. " he couldn't help but smile even with just trying to recall his name.

"Woohyun? Doesn't ring a bell. Do I know this guy?

"Nope!"

"Have you introduce him to me yet?"

"I don't even know him." he revealed in all honesty.

"Wait.. wait. Seems I've got lost. You said, he was your boyfriend. Then now, you said you don't know him?" Yeol take a sip in his coffee, seems the answer to his question was there.

He told him everything what happens that night.

"So you really don't know him?" Yeol asks him once he was done telling him.

He nodded.

"You mean, when he said that he was your boyfriend, you didn't argue? You didn't deny it?"

"Yes, I mean.. what was I supposed to say? I had to play along so Minseok will stops following me, right?"

"You told the cops about this at the station?"

"Of course not! What do you think of me stupid?"

"They didn't asks you if who came?"

"I said, it was my cousin. Then they don't asks any further question."

"So, now you have a boyfriend that you didn't know.

"Seems like.." even him, he really don't understand what is going on.

"What's the world coming to?"

"What made you said that?"

"Myungsoo, boyfriend don't just show up one night on your doorstep. I mean, I wish they do."

"I know." he said, he grab his sandwich on his plate and ready to eat it when Yeol stops him. "What? What now?"

"Can you just eat later. Tell me more."

"Just that. Its already done."

"What is he like?" Yeol asks him instead. He ignored him.

"Who?"

"The boyfriend of yours."

"I don't have a boyfriend." correcting him.

"That Woohyun guy. I know you, Myungsoo. You will not let a stranger puts his arm around your waist and claimed that he's your boyfriend, if he's not a.."

"A what?"

"If he looks like an ugly duckling."

"You know what your attitude is bad, you know that?" he said with a laugh.

"Uh-huh!"

"Besides, its fate who gaves that. He showed up, his timing was perfect, he gave me the excuse I badly needed."

"Crazy! Admit it, it would have made a lot of difference whether a knight in shining armor who came or a dog on a leash, isn't it?" Yeol can't help but to laugh.

"Let's just say, he's a boyfriend material."

"Just that?"

"Handsome, well-groomed, nice guy. And he looks decents." he said with all honesty.

"Then I guess you should be thankful."

"Thankful?" brows knitted.

"The way I see it, your problems are solved." he commented without even looking at him.

"Except for his name, I don't know anything about him."

"It's the same with everybody. Except for their names, you don't even know them. What I mean to say.. You? Did you even think Minseok would such a creep?" Yeol reasoning.

"I don't know.." he is not convience on what Yeol wanted to happen.

"Well, you. You're running out of time."

He remembered his grandfather when he heard that lines. His grandfather was dying, that's what his doctors said. Even his own wealth can't save him. He felt uneasy with the idea. With that kind of situation he supposed not to think anything, they should be prepared. Since when did someone's coming demise be about somebody else's wedding? It is not "politically correct". He doesn't want to make his grandfather's life like a cirus, most especially his own life, but what can he do. A dying man's wish.. could he argue with that?

"I don't know him." he quickly answers. He's referring Woohyun. Yeol pointing out to him that it might be Woohyun is the solution to his problems.

"So, get to know him." Yeol suggested.

"I don't know if where I can find him." he said in a disappointment voice.

"You mean, you let him go?" Yeol can't believe to it.

He just nodded.

There were a lot of things he wanted to tell Yeol but he decides to kept on his self. He didn't even bothered to tell him what's happen next after Minseok left his flat.

What did really happen next? He was uncertain his self. Everything felt so spur of the moment. It is hard to believed but does it really possible to happen? That it is possible to meet the man you wanted to spend the rest of your lives growing old together, till death do you part, when you open your door without hesitation.

He doesn't want to tell Yeol what kind of feeling did Woohyun do to his cold heart. How could he even be sure? He had never fallen in love with anybody else before.. but it is love. He had heard of so many stories about love, read them in books, saw them in the movies. He knows what kind of man would make him fall.

Woohyun had all those qualities. He was all right when he revealed those qualities Woohyun had, to Yeol, that this stranger was a boyfriend material. But that was exactly the problem, he was nothing more than a stranger. One man who just appeared in front him and saved him, then after a minutes he walks out in his condo unit.

He tries to recalled what happened last night. He can't missed the surprised looks on Minseok's face when he said that he was the boyfriend of Woohyun, that they were really a couples. He probably felt how important it was for him to make it sound real in front of this other guy.

He was nervous and his hand was cold when Woohyun held his hand. He was scared of Minseok, and he wondered whether his newly found savior had sensed his fear, had sensed his need for him to stand beside him and make him feel safe. Does he knows all about this?

They both waited for Minseok to leave. When they were sure that he wouldn't come back, Woohyun look at him, "Are you alright?" a worried voice of him can be sense.

He just stared him in his eyes. He saw the genuine concern in his eyes. He have hug him instead of answering.

"Thanks you came." he said, sound like a whisper.

They had stayed for a moment like that, hugging.

He felt shame to his self when he found his self on the others arm.

"I'm sorry." he asks apologetic when he frees his self.

"I'm not." he said.

"What?"

"I'm not sorry I met you." he smile.

He could not believe his self ever falling for a smile, but he did. Without a stance, without hardly an ounce of hesitation. He tried not repay with his own smile.

"I should get going." he bade 

"Again sorry."

"Will you be alright?"

He nodded.

"Is that your boyfriend?" he asks again.

"Nope!" he answers in all honesty.

"Yeah, he's not. Because I'm your boyfriend." he smile to what he just said.

"I think there has been a mistake." he wanted to take it all back just what happens. He didn't want to sound cheap, like he was easy to get. At the very least, he didn't want this strangers in front of him get the wrong impression, but why? Why would he care anyway? Let it be.

"Can I ask a question?"

"Okay, not just Math." he just shake off his head when he heard his self. It was a lie. He could answer a mathematical equation right there and then, and what he was doing?

My God! I am acting cute.

"May I know your name?"

"Myungsoo, Kim Myungsoo." he offered his hand. And he was caught by surprise when he planted a kiss on his hand.. He was expecting a simple handshake.

"Goodnight." he bade then he left.

He was panicking in the process upon closing the door. He lean his back. He heaved a sigh of relief. His heart still racing in speed. He touch his hand were Woohyun planted his lips.

That was how he knew he was the one.