Ryeowook went out of the kitchen when she hears someone talking at the living room. She stands at the corner and watch Jongwoon walking around the spacious living room while talking to someone over the phone.

“Yes daddy I already received those reports. I already review it, everything is fine and we don’t need to change it”

Jongwoon told his father. Kangin nods his head.

“For how long are you going to stay in Okinawa? What are you doing there?”

Kangin asks his son while he’s busy reviewing an airplane blueprint.

“I’m going to stay here until September 10. I’m with Minnie and Deullie. Minnie is here for the wedding of her client and it will happen on September 10. Deullie and I decided to go with her because I don’t want her to be alone and so that Deullie can have a vacation with her mom”

Jongwoon informs his father, skipping the information about Kyuhyun, Kibum and Ryeowook because Jongwoon was thinking that his parents are already out of the scene and they don’t have the right to know that Sungmin already meet her other son and her ex-husband and that she’s the wedding planner of Kyuhyun because they are not Sungmin’s parents. It will be Sungmin’s decision if she will inform Teukie and Kangin about it.

“When will you meet your dad? He’s already waiting for you. He needs the plan for the new hangar that we’re planning to build in Busan and we need to start the project immediately. Don’t forget that this project will cost five billion dollar”

Kangin told his son, reminding him of the things that he needs to do.

“Five billion dollar? I think that was too much”

“Too much? I want it to be ten, but your mom didn’t allow me. I want the hangar to be big because we have a lot of aircrafts to store there. I need the plan for the new hangar in Busan. You need to send it to me right away, so your dad can already make a blueprint of it. Do I make myself clear Kim Jongwoon?”

Kangin asks in a demanding manner. Jongwoon nods his head.

“No problem daddy. I’m already going to do it. I’ll just talk to dad about it”

“You give me a call and by the way son…”

Kangin puts down his pencil and stand up.

“I want you to have a meeting with Engineer Shibuya. It’s our partnership with Cloud Airways. My secretary will just send you his secretary’s contact details”

Kangin informs his son. Jongwoon nods his head.

“Anything else daddy?”

Jongwoon asks while rubbing his nape because Kangin is giving him a lot of tasks again and pressuring him at the same time.

“Oh yes! Before I forgot sweetheart, your mommy and I are wondering if you’re already planning to settle down”

“Settle down?”

Jongwoon asks as he raises an eyebrow. Kangin nods his head.

“Settle down…getting married”

Kangin told his son. Jongwoon suddenly laughs upon hearing his father.

“I don’t even have a girlfriend daddy”

Jongwoon told his father.

“Then look for a girl who will be with you for the rest of your life. Jongwoonie, you’re already thirty six years old. Your mommy and I already want you to settle down with someone. When do you plan to find a girl and get married?”

Kangin asks, feeling worried for his son because Jongwoon is still single and loveless.

“Why are you in a hurry?”

Jongwoon asks, controlling his self from laughing.

“Sweetheart, you’re already thirty six years old ok. Your mommy and I are already worried that you can’t even find a girl and get married. You’re our only son ok. We’re expecting a grandchild from you”

“Then why don’t you and mommy make my baby sibling, so I’m no longer an only child? I wouldn’t mind to have a baby sibling daddy”

Jongwoon told Kangin. He starts laughing, teasing his father.

“Jongwoon-ah, I’m serious ok. Your mommy and I can no longer make a baby because we’re already old”

“Old? Mommy will get mad if she hears you”

Jongwoon laughs softly.

“Why not marry Minnie? Your mommy and I really like her for you and our families are really close to each other. You will be perfect together”

Kangin suggested. Jongwoon shook his head.

“Daddy, how many times do I need to tell you and mommy as well as to mom and dad that Minnie and I are just best of friends. We only love each other as best of friends. That’s all. Nothing more and nothing less. We can’t marry each other ok”

“Sweetheart…”

Kangin sighs.

“Don’t tell me that you’re still waiting for your ex-girlfriend huh?”

“Ex-girlfriend, since when did I have an ex-girlfriend?”

“The flight stewardess…the cousin of that bastard ex-husband of Minnie”

“Ah…”

Jongwoon smiles and shook his head.

“Daddy, she didn’t become my girlfriend ok. But I’m going to court her”

“See? You’re still expecting. It’s been twelve years ok. That girl already forgets you and she already has a husband and kids by now. So, just marry Minnie ok”

Kangin told his son, convincing him to marry his best friend. Jongwoon shook his head.

“Daddy, please stop insisting that Minnie and I should marry each other ok. I love someone else ok. Just give me some time to win her heart and I’m going to introduce her to you. Now, do you still need anything?”

Jongwoon asks. Kangin thinks for the meantime before shaking his head.

“Nothing”

“Ok. I’ll hang up now. I’ll just talk to you when I’m already done doing the plan for the new hangar in Busan and when I finally talk with Engineer Shibuya for our partnership with Cloud Airways. I love you and mommy and I miss you both. I’ll just go home in New York if I have time. You and mommy should take care always. Bye”

Jongwoon hangs up. He takes a deep breath and put down his mobile phone on top of the center table. He turns around to check who is the person cooking delicious breakfast in the kitchen. Jongwoon was shock to see Ryeowook standing at the corner.

“Good morning Wookie”

Jongwoon smiles at her. Ryeowook was wearing apron and manages to flash a smile though she feels hurt at that moment because of hearing Jongwoon already love someone else.

“You’re the one who is cooking?”

Jongwoon asks, feeling hungry because he the smell of the food that Ryeowook is cooking is really delicious. Ryeowook answers Jongwoon with a nod. Jongwoon walks towards Ryeowook and holds her hand. He smiles at her, making her blush a little.

“Come. Let’s eat now. I’m already hungry. The smell of the food that you’re cooking is really delicious. My tummy is already growling”

Jongwoon happily told Ryeowook and drags her happily inside the kitchen. Jongwoon sits on the chair.

“Coffee, tea, orange juice or hot chocolate?”

Ryeowook asks. Jongwoon smiles at her.

“Hot chocolate please”

Jongwoon told Ryeowook who starts preparing hot chocolate for Jongwoon.

“She’s so lovely. I really want her to be my wife. She will be the perfect wife for me. Will you still accept me after what I did twelve years ago? I left you baby”

Jongwoon whispers, feeling a sudden sadness in his heart upon remembering that painful day wherein he needs to leave Ryeowook and give up his love for her because of what happen between Kyuhyun and Sungmin. Jongwoon loves Ryeowook, but Sungmin needs him and he just can’t abandon his best friend because he knows that Sungmin really needs him by her side at that moment.

“This is your hot chocolate Jongwoon”

Ryeowook carefully places the cup of hot chocolate that she made for Jongwoon.

“Thanks ba—“

Jongwoon stops talking. He smiles at Ryeowook.

“Thanks”

Jongwoon suddenly blush because he feels shy.

“Pabo Kim Jongwoon! Why are you going to call her baby? She’s not yet your girlfriend. You’re not even courting her because you’re such a scared cat”

Jongwoon told his self. He carefully takes a sip on his hot chocolate while Ryeowook continues cooking the breakfast for everyone.

“Why are you already awake? It’s still early”

Jongwoon told Ryeowook before taking a sip on his hot chocolate. Ryeowook shook her head and looks at the wall clock.

“It’s already eight in the morning. It’s not that early anymore”

“Why don’t you just call for a room service?”

Jongwoon asks. Ryeowook shook her head.

“I want to cook and there’s a kitchen here, so why not use it?”

Ryeowook asks. She turns off the electric stove and starts preparing the dishes that she cooked. She places everything on top of the table. She prepares the table before slicing some fruits.

“For how long are you going to stay with us?”

Jongwoon asks.

“Key and I will go back in our suite later after breakfast. Oppa must be worried now and already looking for us and we need to watch over him and protect him against the evil ”

Ryeowook told Jongwoon. She puts the big bowl full of sliced fruits on top of the table.

“Are we not going to transfer in the dining room?”

Ryeowook asks. Jongwoon shook his head.

“We can eat here. The table is big and the kitchen is spacious and you already prepare the table”

Jongwoon told Ryeowook.

“You sit down now and let’s eat our breakfast”

“How about the twins and Minnie unnie? Are we not going to wake them up for them to join us for breakfast?”

Ryeowook asks. Jongwoon shook his head.

“They will eat later when they wake up. Let them sleep some more. Minnie needs a lot of sleep because she’s tiring herself lately. She needs to take a rest”

Jongwoon told Ryeowook who suddenly feels jealous because Jongwoon is really concern about Sungmin. Ryeowook hate herself for feeling that way. She knows that Jongwoon and Sungmin are really close to each other, but she can’t understand why she’s feeling jealous now towards Sungmin after hearing what Jongwoon told his father. Ryeowook feels sad because Jongwoon’s parents want Sungmin and Jongwoon to end up together and her heart start breaking into pieces when Jongwoon told his father that he already love someone else and he’s already planning to court that girl.

“Wookie…”

Jongwoon holds Ryeowook’s hand to catch her attention. Ryeowook stares at him.

“Is there something wrong?”

Jongwoon asks with concern. Ryeowook forces herself to smile and shook her head.

“You sit down now and let’s eat our breakfast. Don’t worry about the twins and Minnie. They will surely wake up any minute from now and join us here for breakfast”

“Ok”

Ryeowook pulls her hand away from Jongwoon’s grip and sits on the empty chair beside him.

“Let’s eat our breakfast now”

Ryeowook told Jongwoon, smiling at him to hide her sadness.

 

Meanwhile…

 

“Mom”

Sandeul whispers. He woke up from his peaceful slumber. He slowly gets up and sits on the bed without opening his eyes. Sandeul yawns softly.

“Mom”

Sandeul whispers again, calling his mother. He starts rubbing his eyes and yawns softly again. Sandeul slowly opens his eyes and notices that Sungmin is not sleeping with him and Kibum. He looks at his twin brother, Kibum is still sleeping. Sandeul looks at the desk clock—it’s eight in the morning. Sandeul yawns again and rubs his right eye. He was about to get off of the bed when he notices something. Sandeul starts blinking. He even pinches his cheek to check if he’s not dreaming. Sandeul looks at Kibum and starts shaking him for him to wake up.

“Key, wake up. You need to wake up now”

Sandeul told his twin brother, shaking him nonstop.

“Go away Deullie. I’m still sleeping. Stop disturbing my sleep”

Kibum told Sandeul in Korean. Sandeul didn’t understand everything. He keeps on shaking his twin brother.

“Key, you need to wake up. You need to see it. Hurry”

Sandeul told his twin brother.

“What? What do I need to see? You’re disturbing me ok”

Kibum told his brother, still speaking in Korean.

“I don’t understand you. Please speak in English”

“Aish!”

Kibum gets up and sits on the bed. He ruffles his hair irritatingly. He slowly opens his eyes and stares at his twin brother with a frown on his face.

“WHY AR—“

Sandeul quickly covers Kibum’s mouth with his hand because his twin brother is shouting.

“Shhhh, you will wake them”

Sandeul whispers. Kibum stares at his twin brother with a questioning glare. He doesn’t understand who Sandeul is talking about as ‘them’. Kibum quickly removes Sandeul’s hand away from his mouth.

“Them? Who are they?”

Kibum asks. He’s already speaking in English, so his twin brother will understand him.

“Follow me and you will see”

Sandeul told his twin brother. He starts crawling carefully at the edge of the bed, avoiding making noise because he doesn’t want to wake them. Kibum sighs and just crawls, imitating what his twin brother did. He positions his self beside Sandeul.

“Look”

Sandeul points at them. Kibum stares on the direction that his twin brother is pointing. He and Sandeul suddenly smile upon seeing their parents sleeping together on the floor. Sungmin’s head was on Kyuhyun’s bare chest and they were hugging each other.

“Picture…quick”

Sandeul told his twin brother. They need to capture the precious moment because it’s their first time seeing their parents sleeping together and they find it sweet. Kibum quickly gets his mobile phone as well as Sandeul’s. They giggle happily while taking photos of their parents sleeping together.

“Ha! I’m going to show this to appa’s . She will finally know where to place herself because our father doesn’t love her because appa still loves umma, right Deullie?”

Kibum told his twin brother while setting the picture of Kyuhyun and Sungmin sleeping together as his wallpaper on his mobile phone. Sandeul nods his head happily, agreeing to Kibum. He also set the picture of their parents sleeping together as the wallpaper on his mobile phone.

“We will break that ’s heart. The wedding should not happen. We should do our best Key even though we become evil. We need to stop the wedding of dad to his no matter what happen”

Sandeul told Kibum.

“TADA!”

The twins happily show their wallpapers with each other. They laugh softly and give each other a high five.

“Reviewing the score…the still has zero point while team twins already have one point”

Kibum happily told his twin brother. They give each other another high five.

“You must hit that with your nunchucks and give her a flying kick soon”

Kibum suggested. Sandeul nods.

“Of course, that day will surely come. I will not go back in New York until I hit her with my nunchucks”

“Yah! You’re not going to go back in New York because you and Umma are flying with me and Appa in Seoul. We will all live there”

“Oh yes of course”

The twins sit on the bed and happily hug each other.

“I just can’t wait for that day to come Key. Our family will surely be complete and happy again soon”

“Yes Deullie. Umma and appa will be together again and we don’t need to live far from each other. Magnus and I will always have a playmate now. We can invite Jonghyun and Baro sometimes”

“Great idea”

The twins look at each other and smile.

“Come. Let’s lie down beside them and hug them.

Kibum suggested. Sandeul nods his head happily. They put their mobile phones on top of the bedside table before carefully jumping off of the bed. The twins quickly walk towards their parents. Sandeul lay down beside Sungmin while Kibum lay down beside Kyuhyun. The twins happily hug their sleeping parents. They feel so happy because they are complete at that moment. Kibum and Sandeul sit down. They smile at each other and start shaking their parents, disturbing their peaceful sleep. Kyuhyun and Sungmin slowly open their eyes.

“GOOD MORNING!”

The twins happily greet their parents. Sungmin smiles at her twins.

“Good morning my babies. Did you have nice sleep?”

Sungmin asks. The twins nod happily.

“Give me a kiss”

Sungmin told her sons happily. Kibum quickly crawls towards her and kisses her cheek. Sandeul also kiss his mother’s cheek. Kyuhyun coughs softly to catch the twins’ attention.

“Excuse me. Your dad is also present. Don’t forget about me”

Kyuhyun told them. Sungmin laughs softly.

“You also give your dad a kiss. He’s getting jealous now”

Sungmin told his twins. Kibum and Sandeul laugh softly and crawl towards their father and give him kisses on his cheek.

“Umma, appa, Deullie and I are going out now. You follow us ok and let’s have breakfast together”

Kibum told his parents happily. Sungmin nods her head.

“Ok honey. Your dad and I will follow. Just give us a minute ok”

“OK!”

The twins shout happily. They stand up and went inside the bathroom first to wash their face and brush their teeth.

“We’re going out now”

Sandeul told their parents happily. He and Kibum giggle happily and leave the room together.

“They are so cute and really adorable baby”

Kyuhyun told his ex-wife. Sungmin smiles and slowly closes her eyes.

“I’m happy to see them together Kyu. They are so wonderful. Time really travel so fast. It seems that yesterday, Doctor Lee is congratulating me because I’m already three weeks pregnant. Who knows that I am carrying twins at that time? I thought that there is only one baby in my womb, but it’s good to know that they are two of them inside. Look at them now baby. Our twins are growing so fast, right? They are already twelve years old. They are no longer the babies that we used to carry on our arms to sing a lullaby for them while dancing just to stop them from crying. They are no longer babies who always cry all the time, especially at night, disturbing your peaceful sleep. I suddenly miss those days Kyu wherein our twins are still babies. The diaper changing session, the feeding time…everything…that’s our bonding time as husband and wife”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun reminiscing those wonderful days that they have shared together with their twins.

“I can still carry them even though they are already grownups”

Kyuhyun happily told his ex-wife. Sungmin laughs softly.

“Good for you baby. I can no longer do that because they are already heavy for me”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun. She slowly gets up and sits down. Kyuhyun looks at her.

“Baby, why did you already get up? I still want to hug you”

Kyuhyun told his ex-wife.

“You need to go back to your fiancée now. Honestly Kyu, this is wrong. I shouldn’t let you stay here and sleep with me. You get up now, put your clothes on, eat breakfast and go back in your suite. Joo-hyun is already waiting for you. Maybe she’s already worried”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun sadly. She slowly stands up and starts walking towards the bathroom. Sungmin went inside and fixes herself. She brushes her teeth and washes her face and dries it with the paper towel. Sungmin looks at the mirror and notices her eyes are a bit puffy because of crying yesterday night.

“Lee Sungmin, from now on, you should avoid your ex-husband. It’s for your own good and he doesn’t love you ok. Stop hoping”

Sungmin told herself. Tears start falling from her eyes because she still feels sad and hurt. She still can’t accept that her ex-husband is getting married soon to other woman.

“Why is it so hard?”

Sungmin whispers. She quickly wipes her tears away when Kyuhyun enters the bathroom. Kyuhyun’s heart breaks into pieces when he saw Sungmin crying.

“Baby”

Kyuhyun approaches Sungmin.

“I’m ok”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun, wiping her tears away. She was about to leave when Kyuhyun holds her arm.

“Let’s talk”

Kyuhyun told his ex-wife. Sungmin shook her head. Kyuhyun closes the door and stand at the doorway to block Sungmin’s way.

“We need to talk”

Kyuhyun demanded. Sungmin didn’t answer. Kyuhyun carefully lifts Sungmin’s chin for her to look at him.

“Min, I’m begging you for the last time. Please baby. Tell me to call off the wedding. Tell me that you still love me”

Kyuhyun told Sungmin while staring at her eyes full of sadness. Sungmin shook her head.

“No. Don’t call off the wedding Kyu. I don’t want you to call off the wedding. I want you to marry Joo-hyun”

Sungmin told her ex-husband, hurting herself. Kyuhyun shook his head.

“Stop lying will you? Why are you telling me to marry her when you’re heart is telling you the opposite? I know that you still love me”

“No! I don’t love you anymore!”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun, breaking her heart into pieces. Kyuhyun stares at Sungmin. His eyes start getting teary upon hearing his ex-wife.

“You’re lying, right?”

Kyuhyun asks.

“Baby, please tell me that you’re lying”

“I’m not lying”

Sungmin’s tears start falling from her eyes again.

“Just stop disturbing me Kyu. We have our own lives now and you’re no longer part of my new life. Just stop because you’re making it hard for me. I don’t love you anymore ok. It’s been twelve years Kyu. Do you expect me to hold on and still love you? You hurt me so badly. Just stop hurting me and leave me alone. You marry your fiancée because that’s the right thing ok”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun. She wipes her tears away and pushes Kyuhyun so she can go out of the bathroom. Sungmin takes a deep breath to calm herself before she leaves the room. Sungmin went inside the kitchen because she can hear the twins’ voice there.

“Good morning unnie”

Ryeowook greets Sungmin happily. Sungmin manages to smile.

“Where is dad?”

Sandeul asks happily.

“Changing his clothes. He will follow later”

Sungmin answers her son, smiling at him. Sungmin sits beside Kibum. She pours a cold glass of orange juice on her glass. She was about to drink it when she notices Jongwoon giving her a serious glare. Jongwoon already found out that Kyuhyun and Sungmin sleep together because the twins already blab it happily to him and Ryeowook upon their arrival in the kitchen. Sungmin just ignores her best friend’s serious glare and drinks her orange juice. Sungmin puts pancakes on her plate. Her heart starts betaing fast when Kyuhyun arrives inside the kitchen.

“Appa, you sit beside umma and eat your breakfast now. The waffles and pancakes that Aunt Wookie made is really delicious”

Kibum told his father happily. Kyuhyun smiles at him. Kyuhyun looks at Jongwoon. Their eyes met. Sungmin and Ryeowook can feel the tension between them. The twins are just eating happily because they are really innocent on the war between Kyuhyun and Jongwoon. Ryeowook starts feeling scared because he notices Kyuhyun clenching his fist. Kyuhyun really wants to hit Jongwoon on that moment, but he controls his self because his kids are there. Jongwoon also wants to hit Kyuhyun on that moment, but he respects Ryeowook and Sungmin and of course the twins. It’s not good if Kibum and Sandeul will see him and Kyuhyun fighting and it’s not a good example for them.

“I’m going back inside the suite now. You and Key must follow after eating breakfast”

Kyuhyun told Ryeowook while staring at Jongwoon who is staring at him seriously.

“But appa, are you not going to join us for breakfast?”

Kibum asks. Kyuhyun looks at his son and shook his head. He looks at Sungmin who is staring at him sadly.

“Your mommy is waiting for me. I should join Joo-hyun in breakfast because that’s the right thing to do”

Kyuhyun told Kibum, emphasizing Joo-hyun’s name while staring at his ex-wife.

“You and Wookie should follow after breakfast”

“But appa”

“You and Wookie should follow after breakfast”

Kyuhyun told his son. Kibum nods sadly. Kyuhyun gives Sandeul a sweet peck on his lips.

“I love you honey. See you later ok”

Kyuhyun told the younger Cho. Sandeul nods his head sadly. Kyuhyun smiles at him and gently pats Sandeul’s cheek as well as Kibum’s. He looks at his ex-wife who quickly avoids his eyes. Kyuhyun gives Jongwoon a serious glare before leaving the kitchen.

~~~

Kyuhyun has been welcome with Joo-hyun’s hard slap.

“Where have you been?”

Joo-hyun asks Kyuhyun angrily.

“It’s none of your business”

Kyuhyun told his fiancée as he goes inside their shared room. Joo-hyun follows her inside.

“I wait for you all night and you didn’t even return here. Don’t tell me that you spend the night with your ex-wife huh?”

Joo-hyun asks. Kyuhyun stares at her and slaps her hard. Joo-hyun holds her cheek and stares at Kyuhyun. Her heart starts beating fast because of nervousness upon seeing Kyuhyun’s serious glare.

“Call Minnie a again and you will see what will happen to you!”

Kyuhyun told his fiancée angrily. He takes a deep breath and went inside the bathroom to take a bath and prepare his self for the pre-nuptial wedding pictorial on that day.

“She will never win”

Joo-hyun whispers angrily.

~~~

Jongwoon softly knocks on the door of Sungmin’s bedroom.

“Minnie, can I go inside?”

Jongwoon asks, but there was no answer. Jongwoon holds the doorknob and opens the door. He went inside, but Sungmin is not in her room. Jongwoon gently closes the door. He found the sliding door of the balcony opens. Jongwoon went at the balcony and found his best friend staring at the sky sadly. Jongwoon sighs sadly and walks towards Sungmin, hugging her from behind.

“You’re thinking about him again”

Jongwoon whispers. He notices Sungmin holding her necklace. It was hers and Kyuhyun’s wedding ring.

“Why is it so hard Jongwoon?”

Sungmin asks.

“I thought that I already move on, but I guess I was wrong. It’s still painful for me whenever I’m going to see him. I told you that I don’t hate him, but I just don’t understand why I suddenly feel angry towards Kyu upon knowing that he’s getting married soon”

Sungmin told her best friend sadly. Jongwoon rests his chin on Sungmin’s shoulder.

“That’s because you still love him. I know you do even though you really don’t admit it”

Jongwoon told his best friend. Sungmin slowly turns around to face Jongwoon.

“I’m so stupid right?”

Sungmin told her best friend. Jongwoon shook his head and stares at the wedding rings around Sungmin’s neck. Jongwoon holds Sungmin’s beautiful face between his hands.

“No you’re not. Everyone becomes stupid when it comes to love”

Jongwoon told Sungmin, wiping the tears that fall down from the corner of Sungmin’s eyes.

“It’s normal for you to hold on and keep the hope that you and your ex-husband will be back together again because you have kids. No mother wants her children to have a broken family and wants her children to grow up in a family wherein the parents are separated from each other”

“Am I a bad mother because I let this thing happen?”

Sungmin asks. Jongwoon hugs his best friend. Sungmin buries her beautiful face on Jongwoon’s chest as she starts crying softly.

“It’s so painful Jongwoon. My heart is breaking into pieces. I’m so stupid to hope that one day if Kyu and I met again, the door for the second chance will open. But I was damn wrong. I shouldn’t hope for it. Look what happen. I’m hurt again. Jongwoonie, every moment that I’m with him, I already want to tell him to break up with his fiancée and call off the wedding. I already want to tell him that I still love him, but I didn’t do that because I’m afraid that he will hurt me again and I’m afraid of the things that might happen”

Sungmin told her best friend.

“I hate myself because I think that I’m being selfish. Kyu already beg me to tell him to call off the wedding and he wants to hear me say that I still love him. But I didn’t do that. I put my pride on top because I’m hurt and I’m scared. I don’t want to get hurt anymore and I’m already afraid to take the risk. But I feel like being so selfish because I’m only thinking of myself. How about my twins? I know that Key and Deullie want me and Kyu to be together again. But it’s hard for me to say yes to their father because I’m scared and what he did to me before is still painful”

“Shhhh…”

Jongwoon cups Sungmin’s face and stares at her sadly.

“Stop crying. The twins will be sad if they see you crying”

Jongwoon told Sungmin, wiping her tears away.

“Your twins love you so much. They will surely understand. You and Kyu raise them really well even though they far from each other and even though Key grow up without you and Deullie grow up without Kyu. They are smart and really understanding and they will surely understand you and Kyu though it will be painful for them if you and Kyu will not be together again”

Jongwoon gently pats his best friend’s cheek.

“Don’t think too much. You’ll just stress yourself. You’ll be ugly beast for sure”

Jongwoon teases his best friend, making her pout cutely.

“But you’re still the cutest human being ever”

Jongwoon smiles and gently pinches Sungmin’s cheek. Sungmin smiles and hugs her best friend.

“Thanks Captain. You’re really the best best friend in the whole universe. You always lighten my burden and pain in my heart. I’m really lucky to have you. But this time…”

Sungmin looks at Jongwoon and smiles at him.

“Promise me that you will chase your happiness now ok”

“I will if you will talk to your ex-husband properly. You and Kyu should have a proper talk because both of you need to decide and it’s for the twins. You talk to him when you’re ready. He will surely wait for your answer”

Jongwoon told his best friend.

“Don’t be afraid Minnie because he already realizes his mistake and he will never wastes the second chance, so please…think very carefully before you decide. The door of the second chance is already open, but the decision is yours. Do you want to close it or keep it open for him? But no matter what your decision is, I will always support you and I know that you will never make a bad decision because you love him and the twins. Pride or love…you just need to choose between the two. But don’t be afraid. Just follow your heart because it will take you to your happiness”

Jongwoon told Sungmin, giving her a piece of advice.

“I will. Thanks Jongwoon”

Sungmin smiles at her best friend.

“I need to prepare myself now. Today is the pictorial of Joo-hyun and Kyu. We’re going at the Okinawa garden. Where are the twins?”

Sungmin asks. Jongwoon shook his head.

“They are with Wookie. They told me that they are going somewhere with their Aunt Wookie and they will be back later. I’m going to ask your permission. Is it ok if I bring the twins with me? I’ll be flying in Tokyo today because daddy wants me to have a meeting with Engineer Shibuya of Cloud Airways. It’s for partnership. Wookie will go with me and since you’re busy with your work, is it ok if I just bring the twins with me? We will go home tomorrow morning”

Jongwoon told Sungmin.

“Wookie is the one who will ask permission to Kyu”

“Ok. No problem. But you need to make sure that you will arrive here tomorrow morning. The twins need to be here before nine in the morning because we will have a wedding rehearsal tomorrow at nine in the morning”

Sungmin informs her best friend. Jongwoon nods his head.

“Ok. Copy. We will be back here tomorrow morning. We’ll be here by six in the morning. Are you going to follow?”

Jongwoon asks. Sungmin shook her head.

“I still don’t know. My ex-husband’s fiancée is really demanding. I need to do a lot of things for her wedding. I’ll just give you a call if I can follow or not”

“Are you going to be ok here?”

Jongwoon asks worriedly. He doesn’t want to leave Sungmin alone. Sungmin nods her head.

“I am. Don’t worry about me. I’m old enough to take care of myself and nothing to worry about Jongwoonie because I will behave and I won’t do something stupid while you’re not around. That’s a promise”

“Ok. Just give me a call later”

“I will”

Sungmin smiles at her best friend.

“How do I look?”

Sungmin asks Jongwoon.

“You look beautiful, but you need to change your clothes bunny”

Jongwoon told his best friend.

“But why? My dress is cute”

“Yes it is. But…”

Jongwoon suddenly frowns as he stares at Sungmin who is wearing a mint mini dress.

“It’s so short ok. Don’t expose so much skin or else Kyu won’t be able to control his self. Don’t be a seductive bunny. Always behave ok. Let him approach you and not you seducing him just for him to be able to see you”

Jongwoon told Sungmin. He flicks Sungmin’s forehead.

“Change your clothes ok”

Jongwoon told Sungmin before leaving the balcony. He goes out of his best friend’s room quietly.

“Why is he becoming conservative all of a sudden? Jongwoon ahjusshi”

Sungmin whispers before laughing.

“But he has a point. I should not seduce Kyu. He will go with me if he really loves me”

Sungmin told herself.

“I need to face his other woman again. This is really hard. Dealing with them is really hard. It feels like I’m stabbing myself every second that I will see them so sweet with each other. But I can’t do anything. He loves her and I need to pretend that I’m fine though I’m not. I need to pretend that I’m not affected though deep inside my heart is slowly breaking into pieces seeing the man that I love with other woman. I need to pretend because this is the right thing to do though it’s really hard to pretend”

Sungmin told herself sadly.

“I need to change my clothes now and fix myself as well as the things that I need to bring at the pictorial”

Sungmin sighs sadly. She went out of the balcony and gently closes the sliding door. She went inside the walk-in closet to change her clothes, obeying what Jongwoon told her.

~~~

Kibum and Sandeul frown so hard as they stare at their parents.

“This is so unfair. How come we can’t go with you? We’re also part of the wedding, right?”

Kibum asks while frowning.

“Yes honey. But the pictorial for this day is just between your dad and his fiancée. It’s not yet your turn to join the pre-nuptial wedding pictorial. You really can’t come with us”

Sungmin told her twins.

“But we promise to behave”

Sandeul told his mother. Kyuhyun sighs and shook his head.

“Twins, please…you heard your mom ok. You will be part of the pictorial, but not today ok. You just go with your Uncle Jongwoon and Aunt Wookie in Tokyo. Just have fun there and make sure that both of you will go back here tomorrow before nine in the morning”

Kyuhyun told the twins who keep on frowning.

“Ok. Let’s just put it this way. Let’s have a deal”

Kibum told Kyuhyun and Sungmin who are staring at him and Sandeul curiously.

“Deal? What kind of deal is it?”

Kyuhyun asks. Kibum and Sandeul stare at each other. They flash a bright smile. Sandeul looks at their parents.

“We won’t insist to go with you if you can guess who is Key and who is Deullie”

Sandeul suggested. Sungmin takes a deep breath and kneels on the floor to have the same level with her twins. Kibum and Sandeul are wearing the same button down shirt. The only difference is the color. Kibum is wearing red while Sandeul is wearing green. Both of them are wearing blue skinny jeans and white sneakers and the styles of their hair are the same.

“You’re Deullie”

Sungmin points at Kibum who smiles at her.

“How sure are you Lee Sungmin?”

Kibum asks. Sungmin shook her head.

“Ok. You’re not Deullie because he never speaks like that to me. You speak like an adult ok. You’re Key and I know it. This is Deullie”

Sungmin told the twins as she happily pats Sandeul’s cheek. Sandeul raises an eyebrow.

“Oh really? What if I told you that I’m not Cho Sandeul huh Lee Sungmin? You and Cho Kyuhyun will surely lose the deal. Are you sure that I am Deullie and not Key?”

Sandeul told his mother, speaking like Kibum. Sungmin suddenly feels confused. She stares at Sandeul and them to Kibum; both of them are smirking at her and she can’t even tell the difference because Kibum can already speak English in a very beautiful accent just like Sandeul. Sungmin looks at Kyuhyun who is observing the twins, trying to figure out who is Kibum and who is Sandeul.

“Kyu, help me. Our twins are playing with me. They are giving me a hard time”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun, just like a kid who is telling her teacher that she’s being bullied by her classmates. Kyuhyun takes a deep breath and kneels beside Sungmin. He looks at their sons.

“Key, Deullie, come on. Stop this thing ok. You’re playing with your mom and it’s not good. She’s already having a hard time, so stop now ok”

“WE DON’T WANT!!!”

The twins shout in unison. Jongwoon and Ryeowook who are standing behind the twins start laughing softly because Sungmin and Kyuhyun are having a hard time recognizing the twins. The one who is wearing red button down shirt is Kibum while the one who is wearing the green button down shirt is Sandeul.

“You’re Key. I know that you’re Key”

Kyuhyun told Sandeul who starts laughing.

“How sure are you?”

Sandeul asks.

“Just give up now ok. You can’t recognize us”

Kibum told his parents happily. Kyuhyun and Sungmin stare at their twins, examining them very carefully, but they can’t find any difference at all. Kyuhyun sighs and looks at Sandeul.

“How old are you honey?”

Kyuhyun asks Sandeul, speaking in Korean. Sandeul didn’t answer because he didn’t understand it. He just stares at his father.

“Ok. You’re Deullie. End of the game”

Kyuhyun told his twins while smiling at them. Kibum sighs and looks at his twin brother.

“I told you to start studying how to speak and understand Korean language. See? We lose because you don’t know how”

Kibum told his twin brother, blaming him.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know that dad will suddenly speak Korean”

“But still…”

“I said I’m already sorry ok. Why can’t you accept a simple apology? You always think that you’re the sup—“

“CHO KIBUM! CHO SANDEUL!”

Kyuhyun shouts to stop his sons from bickering with each other. The twins stare at their father nervously. Kyuhyun is staring at them seriously.

“Who told you to fight with each other? Did I and your mom ever teach you to fight with each other?”

Kyuhyun asks his twins, reprimanding them. Kibum frowns at his father.

“How can you and umma teach me and Deullie not to fight with each other if we grow up far from each other and in a broken family?”

Kibum asks his father, making him speechless. Kibum turns his back away and starts walking away.

“Key has a point. Just enjoy the pictorial with that ”

Sandeul told his parents, feeling upset like Kibum. He also turns his back away and starts walking away. Sungmin and Kyuhyun stand up and were about to follow their twins when Ryeowook stop them.

“Leave it to me and Jongwoon. They are just upset. Don’t worry. We will take care of them”

Ryeowook told them. Kyuhyun nods his head.

“See you tomorrow oppa and unnie. Take care”

Ryeowook waves her hand before walking away with Jongwoon. Sungmin looks at her ex-husband. Kyuhyun looks sad because of what his twins told them. He’s finally taking little by little the consequence of his stupid mistake.

“BABY!!!”

Joo-hyun shouts as she happily runs towards Kyuhyun. She throws herself on Kyuhyun and starts kissing him in front of Sungmin. Kyuhyun didn’t kiss back. He pushes Joo-hyun away from him.

“We need to go now”

Kyuhyun told Joo-hyun. He looks at Sungmin.

“Do you have a car?”

Kyuhyun asks. Sungmin nods her head.

“I’ll just follow from behind”

“Ok”

Kyuhyun holds Joo-hyun’s hand. Joo-hyun gives Sungmin a glare before walking away with Kyuhyun. Sungmin watches them sadly.

“Look at you now. Before, you’re holding my hand and now, you’re already holding other woman’s hand”

Sungmin whispers.

“Why am I feeling bitter or should I say jealous?”

Sungmin shook her head and takes a deep breath.

“Just relax and be professional. Don’t get affected by their sweetness. Be professional do your job. Lee Sungmin fighting!”

Sungmin told herself, cheering herself up. She sighs sadly and starts walking to get her car at the parking lot of the hotel and follow Kyuhyun and Joo-hyun at the venue of their pre-nuptial wedding pictorial.

~~~

*OKINAWA GARDEN*

 

“Minnie!”

Sungmin stares at the owner of the voice.

“Smile beautiful!”

The photographer told Sungmin who flashes a sweet smile in front of the camera. The photographer smile at her and stares at Sungmin’s picture that he just captured. The photographer walks towards Sungmin to show her the picture.

“See? You’re more beautiful when you smile. I told you never take the smile away from your lips because you’ll never know who’s falling for it”

The photographer told Sungmin.

“Yeah right Mimi”

Sungmin told the photographer. He’s Zhoumi. He’s one of Sungmin’s photographers whenever they will have a pre-nuptial and wedding photo shoot. He’s a very tall and gorgeous man. He’s very nice and he always love to smile and he has a big crush on Sungmin, but Sungmin doesn’t have any idea about it because Sungmin is too busy with her work and with Sandeul that she didn’t even notice Zhoumi’s love for her.

“What? You don’t believe me? I’m telling you the truth”

Zhoumi told Sungmin while flashing his bright smile.

“Thanks”

Sungmin told Zhoumi before looking at Kyuhyun and Joo-hyun’s direction. Zhoumi notices Sungmin staring at the couple who is being sweet with each other while their stylists fix their clothes, hair and makeup for the pictorial on that day.

“How many pictorials are we going to have?”

Zhoumi asks, but Sungmin didn’t answer. Her attention is just focused upon her ex-husband who is already hugging Joo-hyun from behind. Kyuhyun is actually doing that on purpose to make his ex-wife jealous.

“The girl looks like a and she acts like a . I wonder what your ex-husband see for him to fall in love with her. Well, she’s y…that’s all”

Zhoumi told Sungmin who suddenly laugh softly.

“Why are you laughing?”

Zhoumi asks. Sungmin shook her head. She looks at Zhoumi.

“You’re such a bad boy. How can you judge someone like that?”

Sungmin asks while smiling at Zhoumi.

“I’m just telling you the truth ok. Yuri is already feeling irritated because of her. She’s so demanding. We supposed to start now, but she keeps on asking for five minutes because she wants to look perfect for this pictorial. If I don’t have a manner like her, I’m already going to tell her that she still looks ugly and no matter what makeup she puts on her face. She will never be beautiful”

Zhoumi told Sungmin, making her laugh. Kyuhyun looks at his ex-wife and notices her having a happy chat with Zhoumi.

“Who told you to flirt around?”

Kyuhyun whispers, feeling jealous because Sungmin and Zhoumi seem to be close to each other and they look so happy together. Kyuhyun is worried that Sungmin is already letting other man to court her.

“So, it only means that Jongwoon and Minnie are not a couple”

Kyuhyun whispers as he watches Zhoumi puts a beautiful pink flower on Sungmin’s ear and Sungmin happily poses in the camera.

“Don’t tell me that he’s the new man of Minnie?”

Kyuhyun asks his self as he continues to watch Zhoumi and Sungmin who are already scanning the DSLR happily. Sungmin and Zhoumi look good together and that’s why Kyuhyun can’t help but to think that Zhoumi might be his ex-wife’s new man. Kyuhyun quickly looks away when he saw Sungmin walking towards his and Joo-hyun’s direction. Sungmin approaches the couple. Joo-hyun quickly cling herself on Kyuhyun when she saw Sungmin.

“Can we start now? We have a lot of things to do today”

Sungmin told the couple in a very nice way. Joo-hyun raises an eyebrow.

“We’re your clients and you supposed to wait for us to get ready. We’re the one who is going to decide when the photo shoot should begin. I’m not yet ready ok. I’m still preparing myself. Why are you in a hurry?”

Joo-hyun told Sungmin angrily.

“It’s not like that Joo-hyun. But time is running and—“

“My fiancée is right. Why are you in a hurry? We have the right to decide when to begin the photo shoot. We shall begin when my fiancée is ready for it. Give her time to prepare herself. You should not demand because you’re just a wedding planner”

Kyuhyun told Sungmin, breaking her heart. Sungmin thought that Kyuhyun will defend her to his evil and y fiancée, but she was wrong.

“Why don’t you just flirt around with your photographer boyfriend and stop meddling on our business? You should follow what my fiancée will tell you because we’re paying you”

Kyuhyun added. Sungmin nods her head.

“I’m sorry”

Sungmin told the couple, controlling her tears from falling.

“I’ll just change my clothes because I suddenly hate this dress that I’m wearing. I’ll be back later and we shall start our photo shoot when I return”

Joo-hyun told Sungmin who just nods her head. Joo-hyun looks at Kyuhyun and kisses his soft pinkish lips. Kyuhyun slowly opens his mouth to respond to it. They kiss each other passionately in front of Sungmin.

“I’ll be back later baby”

Joo-hyun told Kyuhyun who nods his head. Joo-hyun looks at Sungmin and flashes her y smile before walking away, feeling very happy of what she did because she knows that Sungmin is already feeling hurt and jealous at the same time. Joo-hyun did that to prove Sungmin that Kyuhyun loves her so much and she will be Mrs. Cho Kyuhyun soon.

“Why don’t you introduce me to your boyfriend?”

Kyuhyun asks his ex-wife when Joo-hyun already leaves them alone.

“Who?”

Sungmin asks. Kyuhyun points at Zhoumi who is busy talking with Yuri and other photographers. Sungmin looks at the direction wherein Kyuhyun is pointing.

“Mimi is not my boyfriend. He’s just a good friend of mine”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun who suddenly feels guilty when he notices Sungmin’s sad face. Sungmin moves closer to her ex-husband and wipes the red lipstick on his lips.

“You’ve got lipstick on your lips”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun sadly. She starts fixing Kyuhyun’s formal clothes after wiping the lipstick on his lips. Sungmin makes sure that her ex-husband will look good on his pre-nuptial pictorial with his fiancée.

“There you go. You look gorgeous now”

Sungmin told her ex-husband. Kyuhyun quickly holds Sungmin’s hand before she can walk away from him. Sungmin looks at Kyuhyun and quickly pulls her hand away from his grip.

“I’m sorry”

Kyuhyun whispers. Sungmin stares at him.

“For?”

“Kissing Joo-hyun”

Sungmin forces herself to smile and pretend that she’s ok and she’s not affected by it.

“Why are you apologizing? Of course you can kiss her because she’s your fiancée and you love her. Who am I to you? I’m already an ex-wife and your past, so I don’t care whether you kiss her or not and that’s how couple show their love for each other. I’m just going to ask a favor that if you’re going to kiss her again, please don’t do that in front of our kids because they might not understand why you need to kiss your fiancée”

“Minnie”

“I’m fine and it’s nothing to me. You take a last minute preparation because once your fiancée arrive after changing her clothes, we should begin the photo shoot”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun before walking away.

“! What have I done? Damn it!”

Kyuhyun told his self, feeling angry for what he did as he stares at his ex-wife who is already walking towards Yuri and Zhoumi and the other photographers to tell them to get ready for the photo shoot.

~~~

*TOKYO, JAPAN*

 

Jongwoon and Ryeowook are having their snacks peacefully in an ice cream parlor in Tokyo Japan. They went there after Jongwoon’s meeting with Engineer Shibuya of Cloud Airways for partnership. Kibum and Sandeul have their own table because they decided to give Jongwoon and Ryeowook some time to be alone together and to have their date.

“Key, what are we going to do now? I think mom and dad are not in good terms. I mean, they hate each other”

Sandeul told his twin brother sadly. He’s really worrying whether he and Kibum will still be successful in bringing their parents back together and making their family complete again. Kibum shook his head.

“Don’t worry about it Deullie. There’s nothing wrong with umma and appa. Look. If they hate each other they will not sleep together. Maybe they are still adjusting to the situation and they still can’t believe that they already saw each other”

“Are you trying to tell me that they are shy with each other?”

Sandeul asks before taking a spoonful of strawberry sherbet in his mouth. Kibum nods his head.

“They didn’t see each other for twelve years. Of course they will feel awkward and shy with each other. Let’s just give them time and they will surely become sweet with each other little by little”

Kibum told Sanduel before eating his banana split.

“But Key, I think we need to do something”

Sandeul told his twin brother. Kibum finish eating the banana that was inside his mouth before speaking.

“Any suggestions on how we’re going to bring them closer to each other? They need to realize that they still love each other and maybe an intimate time will do”

“Intimate time?”

Sandeul asks. He shook his head.

“Key, if we lock mom and dad in a room, we will end up having a baby sibling. Do you want that to happen?”

Sandeul asks. Kibum shook his head.

“Of course not. I don’t want us to have a baby sibling. It’s only you and I and no more baby sibling. Letting them have their intimate time is absolutely wrong. But wait a second Deullie, did you notice earlier when we hug umma and appa that appa is not wearing any shirt. He’s just wearing his boxers”

Kibum told his twin brother. They stare at each other nervously.

“OH MY GOD! IT CAN’T BE!!!”

The twins shout in unison. Jongwoon and Ryeowook quickly approach them.

“Is there something wrong?”

Jongwoon asks worriedly. Kibum and Sandeul stare at Jongwoon and Ryeowook who are staring at them with worried face. The twins shook their heads cutely and make a cute peace sign.

“Sorry about that Uncle Jongwoon and Aunt Wookie. Deullie and I are just discussing something. There’s nothing to worry about ok”

Kibum told Jongwoon and Ryeowook.

“Don’t shout like that again ok. We really thought that something already happen with both of you”

Ryeowook told the twins.

“Sorry”

Sandeul apologizes. Jongwoon nods.

“Just continue eating. After this, we’re going to tour some places in Tokyo and go shopping”

Jongwoon told the twins.

“OK!”

The twins shout happily. Jongwoon and Ryeowook smile at them before going back to their seats.

“Going back to mom and dad. Do you think they make our baby sibling yesterday night?”

Sandeul asks. Kibum thinks for the meantime and shook his head.

“I don’t know, but maybe no because they can’t make it since we’re inside the room as well”

“Oh yes. You’ve got a point”

“And to prevent them for making our baby sibling, we should not leave umma and appa alone in a room”

Kibum suggested. Sandeul nods, agreeing with him.

“So, what are we going to do now?”

Kibum asks. Sandeul thinks for the meantime. He happily snaps his fingers happily.

“I know!”

Sandeul flashes a bright smile

“Tomorrow is the first day of the wedding rehearsal, right?”

Sandeul asks. Kibum nods as he continues to eat his banana split.

“It’s not bad if we become evil sometimes. I’m thinking if we abduct the evil of dad and lock her in a room or bathroom or wherever we can lock her up”

Sandeul told Kibum who flashes an evil smile. He nods his head, signaling his twin brother to continue.

“Since the bride is out, maybe mom can replace her in the wedding rehearsal. Mom will play as the bride and through that, she and dad will remember their wedding day and their vows for each other and if that happens, they will remember how much they love each other and they will realize that they still love each other. So, what do you think?”

Sandeul asks happily. Kibum gives Sandeul thumbs up.

“I love it so much Deullie. I really love being evil towards appa’s . How are we going to do that?”

“We will ask Uncle Jongwoon and Aunt Wookie to help us. I’m sure that they will help us”

“Ok”

Sandeul and Kibum flash their evil smiles and happily give each other a high five.

~~~

After the pictorial, Sungmin quickly approaches Joo-hyun to present the new plan that she made for the wedding.

“I already found a perfect place for the garden wedding. It will be at the Southeast Botanical Gardens in Chibana Okinawa”

Sungmin told Joo-hyun who is staring at the brochure that Sungmin gave her.

“Did you ever see the place?”

Joo-hyun asks. Sungmin shook her head.

“I’m going there today. If you want you and—“

Sungmin stops talking when Joo-hyun throws the brochure on the ground as well as the documents that Sungmin gave her for the new plan of her wedding to Kyuhyun. Taeyeon smiles like a , enjoying what her best friend is doing with Sungmin.

“You’re going to tell me that you already found a perfect place for my garden wedding when you yourself didn’t even see the place yet? What the ing hell is that? Are you really a wedding planner or wedding wrecker? Do you really want this wedding to happen to be perfect or you just want to ruin it because my fiancé is your ex-husband?”

Joo-hyun told Sungmin angrily. Sungmin shook her head.

“Of course not, I don’t care if Kyu will marry you. Kyu and I are over and being your wedding planner got nothing to do with my relationship with my ex-husband. I’m being professional here. I hope you do the same”

Sungmin told Joo-hyun who smirks at her and slaps her cheek.

“How dare you talk to me like that?”

Joo-hyun told Sungmin.

“Let me tell you this Lee Sungmin. Kyu is mine and don’t ever try to steal him away from me. You’re an ex-wife and I’ll be the new wife. Kyu loves me and that’s the truth! Give me a proper wedding plan. I need it tomorrow. By the way, I change my mind. I already don’t want to have a garden wedding. Let’s stick to the beach wedding. But I want a new plan for it. I’ll see you tomorrow for the wedding rehearsal”

Joo-hyun told Sungmin before walking away with Taeyeon. Sungmin sighs. She sits on her heels and starts picking the brochure and all the papers that Joo-hyun throw on the ground.

“I’m not yet done talking and she’s already throwing the brochure. She’s such a hardheaded ”

Sungmin told herself. She stares at her watch. It’s already five in the afternoon.

“I supposed to eat lunch by now. But I need to skip it because I need to revise everything for Joo-hyun and Kyu’s wedding. That is really giving me a hard time”

Sungmin told herself. She takes a deep breath and slowly stands up. Sungmin walks towards the tent wherein Yuri and Zhoumi are waiting for her.

“You’re done packing?”

Sungmin asks them. They nod at her.

“See you both tomorrow next day”

Sungmin told them.

“Are you not going to join us for lunch?”

Zhoumi asks. Sungmin shook her head.

“I’m sorry guys, maybe next time. I need to do a lot of things for the wedding”

Sungmin told them. Yuri frowns.

“You know what Minnie? If I were you, just abandon the wedding. I don’t understand why you’re still doing this. That girl is a . If you’re just hanging on because of your ex-husband, the only thing that I can tell you is what the hell”

“Yuri, don’t throw a fight with Minnie. She loves her work so much”

“I know, but still. I can’t accept that she’s not even defending herself towards that . You know Minnie…”

Yuri sighs sadly.

“If you don’t feel hurt or something, well I’m the one who feel hurt for you. Seriously! Your ex-husband is a jerk! Stop hoping will you? He’s already getting married!”

Yuri told Sungmin, feeling upset because her friend keeps on hoping that Kyuhyun will go back to her someday.

“See you next time”

Yuri told Sungmin before walking away, leaving Sungmin and Zhoumi.

“Do you want to have lunch with me?”

Zhoumi asks. Sungmin smiles at him and shook her head.

“I really can’t. I really need to do something. I’m sorry Mimi”

“It’s ok. Just don’t tire yourself that much. You’re getting skinny and I’m worried”

“I’m fine. You go ahead. I’m sure that you’re already hungry and tired for today’s pictorial”

Zhoumi nods his head.

“See you next time. Take care on your way to your hotel. Drive safely”

“I will. Thank you. You drive safely too”

Zhoumi waves his hand and leaves Sungmin alone.

“Of course I feel hurt…it’s ing painful, but I need to pretend because I don’t have the right to feel like this, to be jealous and to get hurt”

Sungmin whispers. She sighs sadly and gets her mobile phone inside her handbag. She calls Jongwoon to check the twins, but Jongwoon is not answering. She calls her twins, but none of them is answering her call.

“I hope the twins are no longer mad at me and to Kyu. I guess Kyu and I need to talk to them and explain everything”

Sungmin told herself sadly while staring on her wallpaper; it was their family picture wherein the twins are still a baby.

“Can we really become a family again? Should I just follow Yuri? I should stop on hoping because there’s nothing to hope for. I’m just going to hurt myself if I continue hoping for Kyu because I know that it will be very impossible for us to be together again and he doesn’t love me even if he calls off the wedding to his fiancée. I guess the happily family that we once have before will just remain as a memory and as a picture”

Sungmin told herself sadly. Sungmin puts her mobile phone back in her handbag. She gets her car key inside and carries all her things and leaves the place sadly.

~~~

Joo-hyun and Taeyeon are happily eating their lunch together in rose garden restaurant in Okinawa.

“You’re so evil”

Taeyeon told Joo-hyun while flashing a y smile.

“I just did the right thing Taeyeon-ah. That girl deserves a slap for me. I really think that she’s trying to seduce Kyu, but I won’t let her do that. She should know where to place herself”

Joo-hyun told Taeyeon while smiling at her.

“Where is your fiancé?”

Taeyeon asks. Joo-hyun shook his head.

“I don’t know and I don’t care. I told him that we’re not going to sleep in the hotel today because we’re going to sleep in the hotel wherein umma and appa are currently staying. I told him that we’re just going to take a cab. He left”

Joo-hyun told Taeyeon.

“What if he looks for his ex-wife?”

Taeyeon asks. Joo-hyun shook her head.

“Kyu can never do that. He can never cheat on me because he doesn’t love his ex-wife anymore”

“How sure are you?”

Taeyeon asks.

“I’m sure because he kissed me awhile ago in front of that ex-wife”

“For real?”

Taeyeon asks, feeling happy. Joo-hyun nods proudly.

“He wouldn’t do that if he still loves her and he even defended me against that awhile ago. See? I told you. Kyu can never leave me because he’s damn so in-love with me from head to foot. That is just a past, but she’s trying to steal the limelight away from me. But I won’t let her do that. She will never win against me because Kyu is mine no matter what she does, Kyu will never love her again”

Joo-hyun told Taeyeon, feeling really confident that Kyuhyun loves her that much and Kyuhyun will never and can never leave her.

“By the way Joo-hyun, change topic…”

Taeyeon told her best friend. She takes a sip on her wine before continuing.

“About Captain Kim”

Taeyeon told her best friend, smiling brightly. Joo-hyun smiles at her best friend.

“I saw him yesterday and he’s damn so handsome. I just don’t know what his relationship with Minnie is because they know each other and the bastard twins also know him”

“Don’t tell me that he’s your wedding planner’s boyfriend?”

Taeyeon asks, feeling worried because she likes Jongwoon and she wants him to be her boyfriend. Joo-hyun shook her head.

“No. They don’t look like a couple. Maybe they just know each other…maybe they are friends”

“OMO! If your wedding planner and Captain Kim are friends then I should be-friend your wedding planner to make her my bridge to Captain Kim”

“What the ?”

Joo-hyun frowns.

“You’re not going to do that. You’re just going to seduce Captain Kim and he will surely fall for it. I really can’t believe that a well-known pilot has a friend. She will not help you even if you be-friend her because she’s a ing ”

Joo-hyun told her best friend. Taeyeon sighs.

“But how am I going to become close with him?”

Taeyeon asks worriedly. Joo-hyun snaps her fingers happily.

“Maybe we can invite them in my engagement party tomorrow. You can introduce yourself to him and seduce him”

Joo-hyun happily told her best friend. Taeyeon smiles brightly and nods her head happily.

“That was a very wonderful idea Joo-hyun. You’re really smart. Oh my goodness! I really can’t wait for the party tomorrow. I should buy a very y and beautiful gown and prepare myself for my meeting with Captain Kim tomorrow. You see Joo-hyun. He’s the only child of Kim Youngwoon and Park Jungsoo and their family is ing rich”

Taeyeon happily informs her best friend. Joo-hyun nods her head.

“Yeah, he’s richer than Kyu. If only I met him first then he’s the one whom I’m going to marry”

“He’s mine now ok”

“Ok. I’m not going to steal him away from you”

Joo-hyun told Taeyeon who smiles brightly at her.

“He’s the heir of the Kim family. I’m going to be a Princess like you and become super rich like you if I become his wife”

“That’s right and we’re going to be the richest BFF. That will be lovely. You need to do your bets to seduce him ok”

“Sure”

Taeyeon and Joo-hyun smile at each other and happily give each other a high five.

“Let’s have a party at the bar later”

Joo-hyun suggested.

“No problem Joo-hyun-ah”

Taeyeon and Joo-hyun giggle happily and continue eating their lunch happily while talking about Sungmin, making a plan on how they will embarrass her to the party tomorrow and what are the things that they can do to make the situation harder for her and to make her jealous.

~~~

It was already eleven in the evening when Kyuhyun decided to walk Magnus at the nearby beach because he can’t sleep on that night because of thinking about his ex-wife. Kyuhyun was running slowly at the beach with his son’s dog when he spotted someone sitting on the sand. Kyuhyun stops running as well as the dog.

“Come to think of it Magnus. Destiny is really playing on us huh? You see. I was thinking about her and that’s why I can’t even sleep. Look over there”

Kyuhyun points his finger on his beautiful ex-wife who is sitting on the sand and doing something. Sungmin seems to be busy.

“You want to go there and greet her?”

Kyuhyun asks as he looks at the dog. Magnus is just staring at him. Kyuhyun smiles brightly.

“Come. Let’s have a little chat with Key and Deullie’s beautiful mom. Just don’t jump into her because she’s afraid of you”

Kyuhyun told the dog. Magnus just wiggles his tail happily. Kyuhyun pats the dog’s head happily before walking towards his ex-wife with Magnus.

“Hi there beautiful girl. Magnus wants to say hi to you”

Kyuhyun told Sungmin as he stands in front of her with Magnus. Sungmin stops what she’s doing and looks at the owner of the voice. She stares at her ex-husband who is wearing a hoodie and black jogging pants and rubber shoes.

“Can Magnus and I join you?”

Kyuhyun asks while smiling at his ex-wife. Sungmin suddenly feels scared when she notices the dog staring at her while wiggling his tail happily.

“Kyu, please take the dog away. You know that I’m scared of dogs”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun with fear in her eyes.

“Oh! Sorry. Don’t worry. Magnus won’t bite”

Kyuhyun told Sungmin. He looks at the dog.

“Bang”

Kyuhyun told the dog as he acts like shooting him. The dog slowly falls on the sand.

“You sleep for the meantime ok. I’ll just have a chat with Minnie before we go back in our suite”

Kyuhyun told Magnus who slowly closes his eyes, obeying the father of his master.

“Good boy”

Kyuhyun happily told Magnus. He let go of the dog’s leash and gently pats Magnus’ head before sitting beside his ex-wife.

“See? I told you. He’s a good dog and he won’t bite you because he knows that you’re Key and Deullie’s mom and he know that you’re the girl that I lo—“

Kyuhyun stops talking before he can tell Sungmin that he loves her.

“Ah…what are you doing here? It’s already late at night. Why are you still out?”

Kyuhyun asks Sungmin who is sketching something on her sketch book. He stares at the papers and notebook on the sand as well as the pencils and pens and coloring materials on the sand. He also saw Sungmin’s ipad on the sand and a cup of coffee. Kyuhyun notices Sungmin looking so stress out and tired. Her eyes are a bit sleepy and it seems that she’s not feeling well—that’s because she’s not yet eating a proper meal on that day. She only eats five pieces of chocolate chip cookies and drinks a cup of coffee to refresh her mind and she’s not yet taking a rest since the photo shoot began.

“I’m revising some ideas for your wedding with Joo-hyun. She changes her mind again. She told me that she already wants to have a beach wedding, but she’s asking me to change everything”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun while sketching something on her sketch book.

“What are you doing?”

Kyuhyun asks as he takes a peek on what his ex-wife is sketching.

“The new sketch for Joo-hyun’s wedding dress. What do you think? Do you think your fiancée will love it now?”

Sungmin asks, showing the sketch that she made for Joo-hyun’s wedding dress.

“Why red?”

Kyuhyun asks.

“She likes it. She told me that she wants her wedding dress to be red. I just made it a short wedding dress without a veil because it’s a beach wedding and she doesn’t want to wear veil. Maybe you can just tell her hairstylist to curl her hair or wave it. That will suit her wedding dress and a light make-up will do”

Sungmin suggested.

“This will be her bouquet”

Sungmin shows the sketches that she made for the design of Joo-hyun’s wedding bouquet.

“I made five sketches so Joo-hyun can choose from it. The first bouquet is made of sparkling crystals and an all white peony and lily of the valley. It looks pure and simple, yet elegant at the same time because of the sparkling crystals. The second bouquet is made of freesia blooms in shades of purple. It will give the feeling of softness and calmness. The third one is made of yellow and orange orchids, roses and craspedia. The color and texture of the flowers will blend together to make it simple, but beautiful. The fourth bouquet is—“

Sungmin stops talking when Kyuhyun puts down the papers on the sand.

“Was it ugly? Do you think Joo-hyun will not like it?”

Sungmin asks with concern.

“Should I revise everything again? This is my second time doing a whole plan for the wedding. Just tell me what your fiancée want because I’m already having a hard time and I’m already tired as well”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun before yawning. She’s already feeling sleepy, but she needs to stay awake because she needs to finish a lot of things.

“The first plan is fine with me. You don’t need to revise anything”

“But Joo-hyun told me to—“

Kyuhyun presses a finger on Sungmin’s lips to stop her from talking.

“Shhhhh, just follow me ok. I’m the groom here and I also have the right to decide for the wedding. I really think that the first plan is already fine. Everything is ok with me. Don’t tire yourself anymore. You’re not taking care of yourself again. I’ll be the one who will talk to Joo-hyun about it. I hate it whenever you’re tiring yourself that much”

Kyuhyun told his ex-wife before removing his finger away from Sungmin’s lips.

“Look at you. You’re skinny ok. I mean…baby, you’re not that thin when we’re still together. I know that we didn’t see each other for twelve years, but do you really need to become skinny like that? What are you doing to yourself huh?”

Kyuhyun asks, reprimanding his ex-wife. Sungmin just ignores him.

“I think I need to go back in my suite now. I’m already tired and really sleepy. I’ll just see you tomorrow for the wedding rehearsal at the Emerald Beach ok”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun. She starts packing her things. Kyuhyun holds Sungmin’s hand to stop her from packing her things.

“Minnie, I need to talk to you”

Sungmin quickly pulls her hand away from Kyuhyun’s grip.

“I told you that we don’t need to talk, right? What else do you want Kyu? I already give you your happiness. You never heard anything from me when you throw me and Deullie away from your house in a cold night. You never heard anything from me when you divorce me and when you take Key away from me. You never heard anything from me when you cheated”

Sungmin told her ex-husband. Her eyes start getting teary.

“You’re the one who cheated first. Don’t put all the blame on me!”

Kyuhyun told Sungmin, frowning at her. Sungmin shook her head.

“I never did that Kyu. I never cheated on you because I love you so much and I love our family so much”

“Oh really?”

Kyuhyun flashes a sarcastic smile.

“I saw it Minnie! You and that best friend of yours are having an affair behind my ba—“

Sungmin slaps Kyuhyun.

“You don’t know what happen on that day when you see me and Jongwoon hugging each other. You don’t have the right to judge my best friend because Jongwoon is not like you. He’s not a cheater like you and he’s not a playboy like you. Jongwoon never hurts me”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun, making his heart breaks into pieces.

“Jongwoon, Jongwoon, Jongwoon…always Jongwoon. Seriously Minnie, it seems that you love your best friend more than your own husband. Did you really love me?”

Kyuhyun asks. Sungmin’s tears start falling from her eyes.

“I love you Kyu and you know that. You know that I love you so much. I gave my whole self to you. I didn’t leave anything for myself. I become stupid because of you. I accept every slap and hit that you gave me. I become your punching bag. You will just go home to hurt me and hit me. I carry the pain all by myself and you never heard anything from me”

Sungmin starts crying softly.

“Tell me Kyu. Where did I go wrong? I gave you myself completely. I gave you Key and Deullie. I almost die because of giving birth. I become a good wife to you. I devout myself to you and to our kids. But why? Why did you need to exchange me with other woman and hurt me? Why?”

Sungmin asks. She buries her beautiful face on her palms, crying softly. Her heart is aching so much on that moment. The scar that Kyuhyun leaves is starting to ache again.

“Minnie…”

Kyuhyun’s tears start forming in his eyes because he feels really sad for seeing his ex-wife crying because of him. He feels guilty for being stupid and for hurting his ex-wife that much.

“I’m sorry. I know that sorry is not enough to heal the scar that I left. But please, give me another chance to correct everything and to prove to you and to everyone how much I love you”

Kyuhyun told Sungmin. He slowly takes Sungmin’s hands away from her beautiful face. He holds Sungmin’s beautiful face between his hands and leans his forehead on hers.

“I love you Minnie. That’s the truth baby. I really do love you”

“No”

Sungmin shook her head.

“You never love me Kyu because if you do love me, you will care. But you don’t even give a damn care and until now you still don’t care. Things will never work between us again”

“Please don’t say that. We can still work it out. Just give me another chance, please”

Kyuhyun told Sungmin, brushing his lips on hers. Kyuhyun looks at his ex-wife and wipes her tears away.

“Please baby, stop crying. I don’t want to see you like that…stop crying. I’m sorry. I was wrong and I’m so stupid to hurt you and break our happy family. But please baby…please…”

Kyuhyun softly kisses Sungmin’s wonderful lips.

“I’m begging you. Give me another chance. I love you Minnie. Please believe me. Give me the chance to prove my love for you and to love you more. I won’t hurt you again”

Kyuhyun told Sungmin.

“You can never bring back the past Kyu. We’re over and there will never be an us again. We’re Key and Deullie’s parents, that’s all”

Sungmin told Kyuhyun. She holds Kyuhyun’s gorgeous face between her hands.

“I love you, but I need to stop loving you now. I guess this is goodbye for both of us. I wish you all the best on your wedding with Joo-hyun. Be a good husband to her and don’t do the same mistake just like what you did before”

Sungmin’s tears starts falling from her eyes again. She softly kisses Kyuhyun’s lips.

“Good night Kyu. Please stop bothering me after this night because we’re no longer husband and wife. You go to sleep now”

Sungmin told her ex-husband. She wipes her tears away and grabs all his things. She stares at Kyuhyun.

“Good bye”

Sungmin whispers sadly. She stands up and walks away, leaving Kyuhyun alone with Magnus.

“No…it’s not yet goodbye…please Minnie”

Kyuhyun whispers. He buries his gorgeous face on his knees and starts crying softly. He doesn’t want to say goodbye to Sungmin because he still loves her so much. He doesn’t want his family to be broken forever, but he doesn’t know what to do anymore. Kyuhyun can no longer think of a good way on how he will be able to heal the scar that he left in Sungmin’s heart. He can no longer think of a good way on how he will be able to bring back his family again and the hope that he keeps in his heart is slowly fading because Sungmin already gave up on them and Sungmin doesn’t want to give him another chance to prove his self to her and his love for her. Magnus stands up when he heard Kyuhyun sobbing. He rests his head on Kyuhyun’s lap. Kyuhyun raises his head and stares at his son’s dog.

“I’m all alone now Magnus. She’s gone now and she will never return”

Kyuhyun told the dog sadly. He hugs Magnus and starts crying softly again.

~~~

*TOKYO, JAPAN*

 

Jongwoon and Ryeowook are sitting at the park. They are watching the stars at night. The twins are already sleeping. Kibum is sleeping on Ryeowook’s lap while Sandeul on Jongwoon’s lap.

“They are already sleeping peacefully”

Ryeowook told Jongwoon as she stares at the twins who are sleeping soundlessly. Ryeowook smile and starts Key’s hair.

“Do you think we will be successful in bringing oppa and unnie back together?”

Ryeowook asks. Jongwoon stares at the twins and shook his head. He starts Sandeul’s hair gently.

“I don’t know. The decision will still depend on them and not on us. Minnie feels really hurt upon knowing that Kyu is getting married soon. To tell you honestly, Minnie still loves Kyu and she’s hoping that someday she and Kyu will be back together when they meet again. I’m sure that the twins will be sad if their parents won’t be together again. I feel sad for them”

Jongwoon told Ryeowook sadly. Ryeowook nods her head and just stares at the twins sadly.

“Are you ok?”

Jongwoon asks as he stares at Ryeowook who raises her head to look at him. Ryeowook nods her head.

“There’s nothing wrong with me”

“Sure?”

Ryeowook nods as an answer.

“Why?”

Ryeowook asks curiously. Jongwoon give her a worried glare.

“It’s because you’re too quiet. I’m worried. Maybe you’re thinking something so serious. You can always share it to me if you want. I’m always here to listen”

Jongwoon told Ryeowook.

“I’m fine. Don’t mind me. There are times wherein I’m really quiet”

Ryeowook lied. The truth is, she’s still feeling sad because of what she heard earlier when Jongwoon is talking to his father over the phone.

“Jongwoon…”

“Hmmm?”

Jongwoon stares at Ryeowook curiously.

“Ah…it’s nothing”

Ryeowook flashes a weak smile. She really asks Jongwoon why he’s still single. She wants to open that topic because she’s thinking that Jongwoon will share his love life to her and she will finally know who is the girl who holds his heart—the girl that he was telling his father earlier over the phone. But Ryeowook didn’t dare to push the topic because she’s afraid to get hurt.

“Wookie, I hope you don’t mind if I ask you something”

Jongwoon told Ryeowook who nods her head.

“What is it?”

Ryeowook asks while staring at Jongwoon curiously. Jongwoon stares at Ryeowook for the meantime. He’s thinking if he still needs to ask it to Ryeowook or not.

“What is it Jongwoon? Is there something wrong?”

Ryeowook asks with concern. Jongwoon shook his head and flashes a shy smile.

“Ah…I’m just curious. Did you ever have a boyfriend?”

Jongwoon asks. Ryeowook shook her head.

“No boyfriend since birth. There are guys who courted me, but I don’t entertain them”

“Why? You don’t want to have a husband? I think you should find the right man for you now because you’re already on your thirties. You don’t have any plan on getting married?”

Jongwoon asks curiously.

“Of course I also have a plan to get married someday, but my Prince Charming is not yet proposing to me. I guess he doesn’t have any plan on proposing to me”

Ryeowook told Jongwoon who suddenly feels jealous towards that ‘Prince Charming’ that Ryeowook is talking about.

“Prince Charming? But I thought you don’t have a boyfriend and you never have one?”

Jongwoon asks curiously, hiding his jealousy.

“Yes”

Ryeowook nods her head.

“I love that Prince Charming of mine, but we never chance to be together. I never had the chance to confess my true feelings to him. I never had the chance to tell him that I love him because he needs to leave and I understand. I can’t stop him from leaving at that time because I know that he will leave for the better and on that day, I promise myself that he’s the only one that I’m going to love and that’s why I never entertain any other man. You see. I keep the faith and hope that we will meet each other again”

“Did that happen?”

Jongwoon asks curiously. He doesn’t have any idea that the Prince Charming that Ryeowook was telling him is no other than him, Captain Kim Jongwoon. Ryeowook nods her head.

“What happen?”

Jongwoon asks.

“Nothing because I still don’t have the courage to confess to him and I think he already love someone else”

Ryeowook shows Jongwoon the necklace that he gave her before they part their ways twelve years ago.

“This is the remembrance that he left me. He gave me this necklace before he flies in New York with his best friend and the twin brother of Key”

Ryeowook confesses. Jongwoon was shock upon hearing Ryeowook. He can’t believe that he’s the Prince Charming that Ryeowook was talking about.

“I already confess. I’m just waiting for his answer…just like how I wait for the day to come that we will finally meet each other again”

Ryeowook told Jongwoon. She smiles at him.

“I think we need to go home now because the twins are already sleeping. They should have a proper rest now. We also need to sleep now because we’re going to wake up early tomorrow for our flight back in Okinawa. Don’t forget that we need to arrive there before nine in the morning for the pictorial. We still need to help the twins with their plan for tomorrow”

Ryeowook told Jongwoon who is still staring at her, still absorbing what she told him earlier. Ryeowook wakes the twins.

“Sorry for waking you Key and Deullie. But both of you need to get up now. We need to go home now”

Ryeowook told them. Kibum and Sandeul lazily stand up with Ryeowook.

“We will wait in the car”

Ryeowook told Jongwoon who just nods his head, still can’t believe on what he heard. Ryeowook holds the twins’ hands as they start walking towards their car.

“She loves me, but I can’t return her love for me…not now…Minnie and the twins are not yet fine. I need to make sure that they will be fine before I propose to Wookie and marry her. Minnie still needs me…I hope Wookie can still wait for me”

Jongwoon told his self, feeling a bit sad. He really loves Ryeowook and he wants to be with her for the rest of his life. But he can’t do it because Sungmin still needs him and Sungmin is not yet ok. He needs to make sure that his best friend as well as the twins will be fine before he settle down with the girl he loves.

“If we’re really meant for each other, we will be together no matter what happen”

Jongwoon whispers. He takes a deep breath and starts cleaning up their mess. He throws their trash in the trash bin. He folds the blanket and puts it inside the basket. Jongwoon takes a deep breath and carries the basket with him as he walks towards their car to follow Ryeowook and the twins. They need to go back to their hotel because they still need to pack their things for their flight in going back to Okinawa tomorrow morning for the wedding rehearsal of Kyuhyun and Joo-hyun’s wedding—the wedding rehearsal in which Joo-hyun will be out of the picture to give way to Kyuhyun and Sungmin to have a moment together and make them realize how much they still love each other. The moment wherein Kyuhyun will finally decide whether to call off the wedding or not and the moment for Sungmin to realize that the door for the second chance is already open. She only needs to choose if she will close it or keep it open for Kyuhyun.