The next day

“Boys you are progressing so well with your English,” said Olivia

“They all have been worrying me to death because they keep asking me, what does this mean hyung? How do you say that hyung? I feel like I should get half of your pay Noona,”

“Haha…no,” she was playing with him

Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Sehun, Kai and Tao kept looking at the door which Olivia noticed but didn’t comment on it. With only 30 minutes left in class Olivia got the boys to start small simple conversations in English. As they were engaging in interesting conversations which consist of the weather and what kind of music they liked she was off wondering why Kangin had not called her yet about the dinner. She hated feeling anxious about things especially something as important to her as this. She liked to know about things way in advance so she could mentally prepare herself. In other words she hated to be surprised but he had not called or even showed up to her class like he did the other day.

“Earth to Noona!” yelled Suho; she blinked as she looked at him with a blank face

“You yelled,” she was somewhat annoyed

“Are you mad at us Noona? You’re the one who keeps daydreaming in the middle of our lesson. If I didn’t know any better I would think you were thinking about a certain hyung we know,” said a smug Suho

“Not true. I was too busy worrying about you guys horrible pronunciation,” she tried to lie even though she was terrible at it

“Yeah, right. My pronunciation is flawless. Kris hyung has been helping us all,” said Suho as he stood up, “Why don’t you call him,”

“What are you talking about?”

“You exactly what I’m talking about,” he said with a smile as she glared at him

“Hyung, stop bloody encouraging her!” everyone was surprised about Baekhyun’s sudden outburst

“What has gotten into you Baekhyun,” Olivia gently placed her hand on his shoulder which he reveled in

Baekhyun was ready to confess his love to his favorite Noona even though they just met, “You have,” everyone stopped what they were doing

“Excuse me?” Olivia nearly choked

“Baekhyun just shut up right now,” warned an angry Chanyeol

“I know we’ve just met and you’re way older than me but age shouldn’t matter,"

“Baekhyun hyung, stop talking,” said Sehun

“But I love you,”

Olivia looked at Baekhyun. Poor boy, she could not take him seriously. It was cute though. She found it totally flattering. She had never had a student confess I love you to her before and she couldn’t contain her laughter even though she should have tried.

“Omg Baekhyun, you don’t love me. You just love the thought of it. You don’t even know me. All I am to you is this pretty African American English teacher who is someone you don’t normally see and because I’m so “exotic” your emotions have become more sensitive hence you thinking you love me. I’m flattered truly but I’m going to tell you like I’ve told my other students,” she caringly pulled him in a hug, “This too shall pass,” Baekhyun took this opportunity to pulled from her and give her a big kiss on the lips which made everyone gasp including the newly arrived Kangin. Baekhyun put his whole heart and soul into that kiss which he so graciously added tongue. That’s when Olivia kindly pulled away from him and just stared at him with her arms folded. No one spoke a word, no one dared to move.

“I’m surprised. I thought Koreans were conservative,” she said with a smirk

Baekhyun knew he crossed the line. He was scared she would yell at him. As he looked at his other members, Chanyeol looked like he wanted to kill him while the 3 manknes: Sehun, Kai and Tao were already plotting his demise and he also spotted Kangin hyung in the room which strangely enough gave him courage to say, “It won’t pass. In fact I think you enjoyed the kiss,”

Olivia couldn’t say anything. She didn’t want to say anything. She just wanted this moment this pass. She wanted to disappear into a little black hole. She decided to ignore Baekhyun’s comment all together. She turned to the other boys and said, “I will see you guys tomorrow,” she turned her back to them as they packed up and  left but you could hear yelling coming from certain boys as they left the room.

Kangin was shocked. His dongsaeng just locked lips with the women he had been thinking about all day. He was also shocked about how calm she had reacted.

“What was that?” he asked

“Apparently Baekhyun loves me,” she chuckled as she continued packing her thing

“And you’re apparently ok with that. Why didn’t you say or do anything?”

“You must think it’s kind of funny,”

“I’m not laughing,”

“Well I am,” she continued to smile, “I can’t possible take that boy seriously. They are so innocent it’s too cute,”

“It’s not cute Olivia. Technically he’s a man with obvious feelings for you. You can’t just ignore it,”

“Are you jealous?” she was messing with him as she walked out of the room

Her question threw him for a loop. Of course he was jealous. He wanted to be the one to kiss her not his younger more attractive dongsaeng.

“Would you be creeped out if I said yes,” she stopped and looked at him

“A man who is honest with his feelings. I like that,” she smiled

“So that means you like Baekhyun since he was honest with his feelings,”

“Oh will you stop. Baekhyun is like a little brother. In fact he’s close to some of my brother’s ages. I can’t take him seriously and I don’t take that kiss seriously because he’s crush will subside. He will meet a girl his age and he will fall madly, truly and deeply in love with her and I’ll be a distant memory,”

“But you guys are going to be spending so much time together,”

“Then I will set boundaries but I’m not going to be looking over my shoulder wondering if he’s going to “attack”,” she laughed, “This was truly the highlight of my day and then you showed up,” he smiled

“Well I’m here to take you to my mother’s house,” Olivia panicked

“Wait, I’m not ready. I have to go home and change,”

“You look beautiful,” he pulled her to his car

“The cameras…”

“Are not here. I checked, trust me,” he opened the car door for her and she got in

EXO Dorm

“That was totally irresponsible of you Baekhyun. How dare you kiss her,” said a angry Suho

“I will not apologize for my actions. She liked it,” he got cocky

Chanyeol slapped him in the back of the head, “I wanted to kiss her,”

“You’re too slow,”

“You better sleep with one eye open hyung,” said Kai

“You can’t talk to your hyung like that,” he got up in Kai’s face

“Guys break it up,” said Suho as he pulled the boys apart

“She didn’t say she liked it. In fact she completely ignored you hyung,” said Sehun

“She liked it. She couldn’t express her feelings because Kangin hyung walked in the room,”

“You are too full of yourself. I’m scared to see what will happen when this goes sour for you,” said Kris

“Open your eyes. She doesn’t like you. She likes Kangin hyung. It’s so obvious,” said Lay

“You guys are wrong. And I will prove it to you,” said Baekhyun

“Just as long as you don’t put your lips on my Noona again,” piped in Tao

“She’s my Noona,” said Chanyeol

“No she’s my Noona,” said Kai

“No she’s mine,” said Sehun

The rest of the boys looked on with worried faces as they others fought over Olivia who clearly has feeling for none of them, at least not in the way they want.

Kangin pulled into his mother’s house which was a lovely home just a little outside of Seoul. The neighborhood reminded her little of home and she got a little teary eyed. Kangin noticed and grabbed her hand.

“Are you alright?”

“I’m a little homesick. It’s been a year since I’ve been home,”

“It reminds you of home?”

“Yes it does. Even the house color is the same,”

“Well let’s go inside before my mom starts to worry,”

Olivia has been a Korean home before. She’s like a second daughter to her roommate, Sungkyung’s parents. She knows all about the ceremony of taking off the shoes, bowing and dinner and meeting new people etiquette. But before she could meet anyone properly she was enveloped in a pleasant hug from Eun bi.

“I have been waiting to meet you again Unnie. I’m so glad you decided to eat with us,”

Eun bi was a lively young lady with reddish long wavy hair. She had on the brightest smile Olivia had ever seen.

“I like your hair,”

“Oh you do? You’re the only one. I was trying for Tiffany from Girls Generation hair color. Oppa says it’s too red,”

“It’s different. I remember when I was your age I dyed my hair blue,”

“Oh please don’t give her any ideas,”

A slender woman with glasses and that mother look to her came from the kitchen followed by a older gentleman who looked just like Kangin.

“You must be Olivia. My name is Kim Eun Jung and this is my husband Kim Jang Woo. It’s so nice to finally meet you,”

“Nice to meet you as well,”

“I’m sorry my mother couldn’t join us. She refuses to give us her bingo night with her ladies but this was the only night I could meet you,”

“Well I guess I will meet her some other time,” she smiled as they all sat around the dinner table. Kangin and Eun bi made sure that they sat on each side of her.

“So Olivia how do you like Korea?”

“I love it. I have been here a year and I’m still having new experiences. I love my new job as well. Working for SM Entertainment has been a blessing,”

“I heard you were bombarded with the paps. Are you alright?” asked Eun Bi

“It was definitely an experience but I think it has died down,” she took a bite of her meat

“I noticed you and Oppa arrived at the same time,” asked a curious Eun bi

“What are you getting at Eun Bi?” asked Oppa

“Did you drive her here?”

“Yes and why is that your concern,” he took a sip of his water

“You just better hope no one saw you…”

“No one did,”

“Oh Young-woon I don’t want any more scandals from you. You know how people can be. You just got out of the military and you are about to start your Broadway practices and everything is going well with Super Junior,”

“Will you stop worrying mom. No one saw us,”

“What scandal?” asked Olivia

The room got silent and no one moved.

“Oh you Koreans like to make a big deal about things. It’s in the past. The only important thing is that Young-woon is a better man now,” his mother tried to cover it up. Olivia didn’t ask any more questions about it

“Wow so you’re going to be in a play,” she turned her attention to Kangin

“Yes, you have probably heard of the drama, Goong,”

“Oh wow that was one of the first Korean dramas I watched when I first moved here. That’s wonderful Oppa. I just know you’ll do well. I’ve heard you sing on YouTube; you have a very manly voice,” Eun Bi smiled as Olivia gushed over her Oppa

“You like my voice?”

“I love your voice,”

And once again they stared at each other like there was no one else in the room. Eun bi was eating it up and Kangin’s father was smiling in between bites but Eun Jung started to worry. She didn’t care that Olivia was black. She was a lovely girl with a great personality and manners but she feared about what others would think of her if this got serious. Something in her gut told her that her son was already head over heels for this girl. She wanted to protect them from heartache and mean spirited people who would do nothing but harm them emotionally even physically. She had to keep a close eye on their budding relationship.

Olivia stayed with the Kims for the rest of the evening. It was 10pm with Kangin finally drove her home. He decided to walk her to her apartment door.

“You didn’t have to do that. You’re putting yourself at risk, Oppa,”

“It’s fine,”

“No it’s not. I don’t want to cause problems for you,”

“Will you stop,” he held her hands, “I had a great time tonight. It was nice getting to know you. I knew I would like you,” she blushed

“I did too. I hope you meet your grandmother next time,”

“She’s going to love you,” he let go of her hands

Olivia hesitated. She didn’t know if she was going to shake his hand or give him a hug. Kangin made the decision for her. He couldn’t resist touching her but he didn’t want to move too fast either. He wrapped her in his strong arms and rubbed her back as he gently rocked them from side to side. She placed her head in the crook of his neck as he inhaled her scent. He closed his eyes as he enjoyed this short moment of contact. He finally released her as they looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.

“I’ll call you tomorrow,” he squeezed her hand one last time

“Good night Oppa,”

“Good night,”

Hope you enjoy=)