“Or else you’re fired.”

Taeng whimpered. “Not again?!”

Tiffany couldn’t help but laugh at his panicked look. “I just want to have a look at the green thing. What is it?”

Taeng showed her his peas hesitantly. “They are my peas.”

“You were talking to these things?”

“They aren’t things! They’re my peas!”

Tiffany laughed out loud and winked at him. “You are so adorable Taeng. What were you saying to them?”

Taeng gulped. He couldn’t possibly tell Tiffany that he was talking about kissing her.

She stepped closer to him and asked again, “What were you saying to them?”

He squeezed his eyes shut. “I was asking them if you’d kiss me again,” he said as quickly as he could, hoping that she wouldn’t be able to understand what he said.

Unfortunately for him, she understood every single word of it. “So…you like it when I kiss you?”

Taeng nodded his head.

“What were your peas’ answers then?”

Taeng cleared his throat uncomfortably. “Er… They said…”

“What did they say?”

“They said that you would kiss me again,” Taeng said in a rush.

Tiffany laughed. “Your peas are quite prophetic huh…” She stepped even closer to him and pecked him on his lips, brushing past them tantalizingly.

“Well, your peas were right.” She giggled at his blushing cheeks.

Then she turned and walked away. “See you at breakfast later.”

Taeng couldn’t feel his lips anymore. He looked at his peas most happily and hugged them tight.

“She kissed me again! Whee!”

~~~~~

Sunny was gone when he came out of the bathroom. He sighed and sat down on the couch.

I can’t give up so easily. This is one girl I just can’t give up on.

He would show her that he meant business. He wasn’t fooling around on this one. With renewed determination, he stood up and headed to his room to get ready for breakfast.

~~~~~

Sunny was at the breakfast table when he arrived. He sat next to her. Tiffany and Taeng had not arrived yet. They were meeting for breakfast before meeting Onew for a tour of the outdoor facilities of the resort.

“Would you like something to drink?”

Sunny looked at him in surprise. “You aren’t ignoring me anymore?”

“You’re right. I can’t ignore you. We work together so I can’t do that. I would be torturing myself.”

Sunny raised an eyebrow.

“Sunny… I’m officially wooing you from now on.”

Sunny’s jaw dropped. This man was confusing her. Was he being serious or was this part of his player scheme? She had no idea anymore. The lines were blurred and she didn’t like it that way. It was unsettling and she was unsure of what to do.

“Do you have a boyfriend?”

His sudden personal question threw her off a little. She looked at him and shook her head.

“You don’t?!”

“Do I look like I have one?”

“I had the impression that you were seeing someone.”

“Well… yes I am spending some time with someone but it’s nothing serious. We’re just hanging out.”

Yoong raised an eyebrow.

“We’re not committed to each other. Get it?”

“Wow… you sounded like a player when you said that.” Yoong laughed.

Sunny grinned. “That’s because I am one.”

“What?” Yoong spluttered.

“Is that a problem? You’re a player too, aren’t you?”

Yoong’s mouth opened and closed like a goldfish. “If you’re a player… then why won’t you play with me?”

“You’re my boss remember? I don’t want to be dumped after a month and lose my job at the same time.”

“Argh! I’m going to have to kill Sungmin and all the rest for telling you all these things. Sunny, those girls chose to leave. I didn’t fire them.”

“I know. They probably left because they were heartbroken. No thanks to you.”

“Hey, I made it clear that I was a player. I never promised them anything.”

“They probably secretly hoped that you’d change and they’d be your last girl. Well… I’m not making that mistake.”

“What if I’m not exactly playing with you? What if I’m actually serious about wooing you?”

“It’s too awkward. We have to work together.”

“I’m sure you can handle it if I can.”

Sunny looked at him pointedly. “Do you really like me that much? I can’t seem to make you give up on me.”

“I like you. I’m not giving up so easily.”

Sunny gave up and sighed. “Fine. Do whatever you want. I’m warning you though… I’m not going to go easy on you.”

“Bring it on,” Yoong declared with a wide grin on his face.

Awesome! One step closer to Sunny!

~~~~~

Tiffany and Taeng arrived and shortly after they were done with breakfast, Onew brought them to the children’s play area as well as the adults’ relaxation area. The resort would provide a child care service so that parents can take a break and get some relaxation.

One of the stations had squirt guns for shooting people with water. Yoong’s cheeky mind clicked when he saw the guns. He grabbed one of them and starting squirting water at Sunny. Tiffany and Taeng ran away, laughing while Sunny squealed and ran towards Yoong, tackling him to the ground to stop him from squirting anymore water on her.

For the second time in a day, she found herself lying on top of him in a rather similar position as the one she was in that morning. Her eyes glinted devilishly as she sought revenge for his prank and moved her thigh ever so slightly. A low throaty sound escaped from his mouth and she smirked. Onew approached them and Yoong panicked a little.

“Onew, bring our guests around. I’ll take care of Sunny and myself.”

Onew nodded and turned to Tiffany and Taeng, leading them to the next part of the tour. Yoong heaved a sigh of relief but his body wasn’t relieved at all. In fact, Sunny had continued rubbing her thigh ever so slightly on him, which was delicious yet very painful for him. He cursed himself for opting to wear a pair of rather tight jeans. Space was scarce in his jeans and what Sunny was doing to him was pure evil.

To top it all off, she made sure that she slid her entire leg against him as she stood up. He moaned in pleasure and groaned in pain. Sunny was highly amused by his predicament. A giggle escaped from her lips.

Yoong shot knives and daggers at Sunny with his eyes.

“You are pure evil.”

Sunny clapped her hands and laughed.

“Serves you right for squirting water on me.”

Yoong struggled to stand up, setting off more laughter from Sunny.

“Come on… We’ve got to get you changed into some dry clothes.”

They walked back to their villa and Sunny headed to the bathroom to change while Yoong waited outside. A sudden loud thud and a scream got his attention. He stood up and walked to the bathroom door immediately.

“Are you alright, Sunny?”

He heard a groan and felt even more worried.

“Yoong, I need help.”

“Open the door!”

“It’s not locked.”

Yoong opened the door in a hurry only to be drenched in water by Sunny who holding the shower head and spraying water at him at full blast.

“Sunny!”

She stuck her tongue out at him and sprayed more water on him, soaking him completely. He covered the distance between them in two long strides and tried to grab the shower head from Sunny. She squealed and dodged him several times before he managed to wrestle it from her and spray her with it in return.

Squealing in protest, she tried to escape from the bathroom but he wouldn’t allow for that to happen. He grabbed her waist as she tried to dodge past him and pulled her close to him. The sudden yank threw her balance off and she grabbed onto the nearest support which happened to be Yoong.

It was that awkward moment when he realized how seductive she looked with her hair all wet and her bra showing vaguely behind her very wet and translucent white t-shirt. It didn’t help that he could feel her ample bosom pressing against his chest as she held on to him for support. He swallowed a lump in his throat and stood very still, not daring to move.

Sunny on the other hand noticed how still Yoong was. She pulled away from him, looking at him curiously. Then she caught sight of herself in the mirror and understood why Yoong had lost the ability to move.

Yoong… You’re going to regret starting this.

She put on a seductive smile and winked at him.

“What are you looking at Yoong?”

The tall impish man blinked and tore his eyes away from her. He cleared his throat awkwardly.

“N-Nothing. You should probably get changed now. We don’t want to keep them waiting.”

“Wait outside.”

She closed the door and stripped herself of the wet garments on her body. She then wrapped herself in a towel and stepped out of the bathroom.

Oh my gawd. Sunny in a towel. Sunny in a towel!

Young was amazed by how well his nose was holding up after seeing Sunny in nothing but a towel. He was sure that there were blood vessels exploding in his head at that very moment.

“Sunny… I’ll get myself changed and meet you outside in five minutes okay?”

And with that, he made his escape from Sunny’s evil seduction in a hurry.

Sunny couldn’t help but laugh out loud at his pent up expression. She smirked to herself.

This is going to be so much fun.

~~~~~

Mr. Jung was pleasantly surprised to see Yul in his kitchen. Yul got to his feet and bowed politely.

“Good morning Mr. Jung.”

Mr. Jung shook his head. “You’re forgetting something.”

“Oh… yes… abonim.”

“That’s better.” Mr. Jung smiled before turning to his daughter. “Would you like to explain this situation?”

“No.”

Mr. Jung raised his eyebrow. “Curiouser and curiouser.”

He looked at Yul. “Yul?”

Yul was about to answer truthfully when Jessica pinched his thigh really hard.

“OWW!”

Yul glared at Jessica and rubbed his thigh whilst she merely smiled; her eyes twinkling away merrily.

Mr. Jung looked at his daughter and Yul and decided that whatever it was, wasn’t quite as important as the fact that they seemed to get along much better than he had expected. A tiny smile crept onto his face as he turned to the chef and asked for a glass of fruit juice.

“I’ll leave you two alone to finish your breakfast then.” Mr. Jung couldn’t resist a chuckle. He took his glass of fruit juice and left the kitchen feeling considerably happier than before.

Yul turned to Jessica. “What did you pinch me for? Why didn’t you explain? He might think that we…” he faltered as he remembered how close they had been to actually going all the way.

She looked at him in amusement, knowing what he was thinking. “Well we didn’t and we don’t need to explain ourselves. Besides…you’re my boyfriend so there’s nothing wrong with you spending the night with me.”

“It’s not right.”

“Oh my gawd. You’re such a prude! How did I end up liking you?”

“I’m not a prude. I just don’t want to be misunderstood.”

“Alright, you win. I’ll explain to my dad. Happy?”

“Yes.” Yul sat down and resumed eating his breakfast.

Jessica felt like palming her face for letting him win. Why did I let him win?

She looked at him as he took a healthy bite off his food. She giggled when a spot of mayonnaise clung onto a corner of his mouth. “Yul…”

He looked at her. “Yes?”

She surprised him with what she did—she wiped the mayonnaise off of his mouth with a napkin.

“T-Thanks,” he stammered slightly. He certainly did not expect her to so intimate. He was at a loss for words. What she did was indescribably amazing to him.

Jessica however, thought nothing of it. She smiled and continued eating her food as though nothing out of the ordinary had happened.

~~~~~

Yul left for work after breakfast. He had called to ask to come in late, which surprised his superior but he approved his request nonetheless. Jessica had whined and asked him to stay which again had shocked him to no end—she was so cute—but he had tons of work to do and he had to finish the work that he had planned on doing the night before; that was before he was abducted by Donghae and Hara. He couldn’t quite get used to the 360 degrees change in Jessica’s behavior towards him.

She’s so nice when she’s a girlfriend… What were those men thinking when they cheated on her?

Those men weren’t too bright in his opinion.

He got back to his office where stares and glances were most unabashedly thrown his way. One colleague couldn’t resist asking him about his late arrival wearing the same set of clothes from the day before.

“Psst. What happened to you? Coming in late? What? Pigs are flying now? And what’s with your clothes dude? Spent the night with some girl, did you?”

His colleague asked that in jest but it so happened to be true so he nodded.

“Yes, I spent the night at my girlfriend’s house but we didn’t—”

His colleague was so shocked by his answer that he didn’t hear the rest of what Yul had to say. All he heard was this—Yul spent the night at his girlfriend’s place!

“What?”

“WHAT?”

“WHAT???”

His colleagues around him were in shock. One of them even started clapping for him. The rest joined in and soon the entire office was applauding him for spending the night at his girlfriend’s place. They wouldn’t have behaved this way if it were anybody else. Yul was exceptional because he finally did something human-like. His colleagues were thoroughly disgusted by his far-too-perfect work ethics and his frequent over-nights at work. They were genuinely glad that he finally had a life.

Even his superior heard the ruckus and joined in. He clapped Yul on his back proudly. “Well done my man. I’m so glad hear that you didn’t spend the night in the office this time.”

Yul blushed a deep crimson red which his tanned skin hid from view and he hid behind his computer screen and towering stack of files.

Soon the office was back to normal but the buzz still hung in the air.

“Yul is finally acting like a human!”

~~~~~

His phone buzzed near lunch time.

Jessica Jung 11:32
Meet for lunch?

Yul 11:32
I eat lunch in my office.

Jessica Jung 11:33
Then I’ll go to your office.

Yul 11:33
Why?

Jessica Jung 11:33
I just want to have lunch with you, can’t I?

Yul 11:34
Ok, ok, don’t get angry.

Jessica Jung 11:34
Samchon will make us sandwiches. You don’t have to buy your own.

Yul 11:35
Ok. Tell him thanks for me.

Jessica Jung
 See ya later.

~~~~~

It was 12:50 in the afternoon when a huge ruckus was kicked up in Yul’s office yet again. A drop-dead gorgeous girl had just asked to see Kwon Yul.

“Is she his girlfriend?”

“She must be.”

“She probably misses him.”

“Already…? Didn’t they spend the night together?”

Yul’s colleagues giggled and whispered and giggled again. The men were insanely envious of him for having such a gorgeous girlfriend.

“No wonder he spent the night.”

“Yeah… If even the great Kwon Yul can fall, which man is safe from her?!”

The men ogled at her as she breezed past them, smiling sweetly only at the man she saw at the far side of the office who was totally engrossed in his work. She set the box of sandwiches on the table and rapped the table with her knuckles, calling for his attention.

“Yul… I’m here for lunch.”

His head popped up from the file he was reading and he smiled when he saw her. He pulled a vacant chair next to his for her to sit on.

As of this point in time, the entire office had ceased to work. None of them could peel their eyes off the handsome couple who were now merrily chomping on sandwiches and chatting away, totally immersed in their own world.

~~~~~

Young found himself thinking of Sunny yet again. This was getting a little disturbing because he couldn’t quite focus on his work.

Sheesh. What has become of me?

He whipped out his phone and sent a message to her.

Young 14:26
I can’t believe I’m saying this but… I miss you. Hurry up and come back. I can’t wait!

Sunny was a little surprised to receive a message like that from Young. It sounded a little… ‘unplayerish’?

~~~~~

Sunny 14:30
Which part of me do you miss? Thinking dirty thoughts again aren’t you?

Young 14:35
Heh. You know me well. I miss all of you! I’m bored after work without you around.

Sunny 15:39
HAHA! So you’re bored huh… Seventh Heaven isn’t enough for you now?

Young 15:41
Argh. It’s boring without you burning up the dance floor with your y moves.

Sunny 16:14
It’s a couple more days before I return… in the meantime… entertain yourself.

Young 16:18
You hurt me real deep T_T

Sunny 16:59
Why? What’d I say?

Young 16:59
You asked me to entertain myself T_T
And you take a real long time to reply my messages T_T

Sunny 17:45
LOL! I’m at work… unlike you, Young.

Young 17:45
Aww~

Sunny 18:01