“Welcome to your new home.”  Sunhee said with a smile as she showed Himchan around.  Her apartment was a simple two bedroom with an open living area.  “The bathroom is at the end of the hall.  On the right is my room and on the left is yours.”  She said opening the door for him.  “I hope you find it to your liking.  Feel free to decorate it however you want.” 

She watched as Himchan entered his room and looked around.  He sat down on the bed and tested its firmness.  “Comfy.”  He said with a grin.  He nodded his head.  “I approve.” 

Sunhee smiled.  “Great.  Well, I’ll start fixing dinner then.” 

“Do you mind if I take a shower?”  Himchan asked.

Sunhee shook her head.  “There are extra towels in the bathroom closet.  I’ll see you when you’re done.  Do you mind if we just have some ramyun tonight since it’s so late?”

“Not at all.  I love ramyun.”  Himchan said with a smile.

Sunhee nodded and went to the kitchen to cook their dinner.  When the ramyun was done, Himchan still hadn’t joined her.  She went to his bedroom only to find the door open and the room empty.  She went to the bathroom door and knocked.  “Dinner is rea…” Her sentence was cut off when Himchan suddenly opened the door, a wolfish grin on his face; he wore only a towel around his waist.  She couldn’t help but stare at his leanly muscled torso.  She blinked in surprise when she felt a finger hook under her chin and close , which she hadn’t realized had been hanging open.  She blushed furiously and looked away.

“I’m flattered, honey, really.”  Himchan said with a wink.  “I suppose you came to tell me dinner is ready?”  When Sunhee only nodded he let out a little chuckle.  “I’ll be right there.  I just need to get dressed.”

Sunhee caught the movement of his hand going for the towel at his waist and she quickly turned around and headed for the kitchen.  She could hear Himchan’s playful laughter from down the hall and it only made her blush deepen.  If she had known she would be living with the world’s biggest tease she would have thought twice about him moving in with her.  But at least she didn’t have to worry about his playfulness leading to anything else.  That was one good thing about living with a gay man. 

The next morning as Sunhee got ready to leave for work she heard Himchan talking on his cell phone to someone in a rather irritable tone.  She paused just outside his door, which was ajar, and from where she stood she could see him, but he couldn’t see her.  He was pacing about as he engaged in his heated conversation.

“Yes, everyone!”  He grumbled to the person on the other end of the line.  “Yah! Don’t you dare laugh at me, this is not a laughing matter.”  He exclaimed threateningly.  “Well, I’m glad my situation amuses you, but what am I supposed to do?”  He asked sighing heavily as he pinched the bridge of his nose.  “You want me to just accept it?”  He chuckled derisively.  “I have a reputation to uphold, you know?”  He then stomped his foot.  “Yah! This isn’t funny, Bang!”  He growled.  “Fine,” He said letting out another heavy sigh, “come over tonight and we’ll talk.”  He said closing his phone with a snap and heading to the door.  His eyes widened when he saw her standing in the hall. 

“Everything okay?”  Sunhee asked carefully.

He sighed again and shook his head.  “Peachy.”  He drawled.  “I hope you don’t mind, but I invited my friend, Bang Yongguk, over tonight.  He and I need to talk.”

Sunhee’s eyebrow rose.  “Your…friend?” 

He threw his hands up in exasperation.  “I simply can’t win.”  He looked up at the ceiling.  “What did I do in one of my previous lives to deserve this?” 

Sunhee bit her lip and tried not to laugh at Himchan’s obvious frustration.  From what she’d heard she was guessing that this Yongguk guy he’d been talking to, his ‘friend’, was his boyfriend.  And Himchan had been complaining to him about everyone finding out about him being gay.  Apparently, Yongguk didn’t care if anyone knew about their relationship and found it quite humorous that Himchan was practically dying from embarrassment over being forced out of the closet.