"Eunji ya. Why aren't you dating him already?" Bada asked, startling Eunji

"Unni, we were talking about you. How did the topic suddenly change to me?" Eunji frowned

"Because someone is looking at you with heart shooting from his eyes." Bada replied, trying to hide the motherly smile

Eunji turned around, her eyes connecting to the man who was walking towards them but was getting stopped as he walked.

He bowed to Bada and offered a small wave with his smile to Eunji, and Eunji returned the wave and smile of her own

"That's what I'm talking about. Why aren't you dating yet?" Bada cleared , making Eunji turn back to her

"What are you talking about? We are just friends.."

"Yeah, right. Friends sure look at each other like heart literally coming out of their eyes."

"Unnie! Please lower your voice! I don’t want people hearing it" Eunji looked around making sure they weren’t overheard

"I do have eyes you know… He is a good man. I can guarantee you that." Bada patted Eunji

"I know unnie. He is the best man I know to be around.."

"Then why are you hesitating?"

"You know why.. I'm still scarred from the last relationship.. I don't want to be in another relationship with an idol.."

"Eunji ya, not everyone is like your ex. Especially not Joon Myeon.  And let me tell you this. Although I love my husband to be, I regret not dating whom I liked back when I was your age. Don’t make the same mistake, honey."

"Unni! You are engaged!?"

"Shhh now! I still haven’t told others!"

"I'm so happy for you! Congratulations unnie!" Eunji gave a tight hug

"Now girl, work up the courage when you still have the chance to. You don’t know what may actually happen in future. You know I love both you and JooMyeon right? I just want you both to be happy."

"I'm touched unnie. I love you too" she gave Bada another hug before Bada got called away by other guests vying for her attention.

Left alone now, she took a glass of champagne in her hand and observed the man who was the topic of their conversation earlier. He was listening earnestly to whatever the others were saying, and nodding now and then. He was a patient man. That she loved about him. He was a really good listener. While she was a good talker.

Really though? Why wasn't she dating him already?

Was she scared?

Yes, she was. Really scared. Last scoundrel of boyfriend cheated on her with a younger idol leaving her humiliated. Humiliated, but not heart broken. That was what she realized after a while.

She knew Suho was different. If Suho were to leave her, he would leave her heart broken. This fact scared her more than anything.

Plus there was a not so tiny factor of him being a leader of group that is known to have crazy fans.

She knew Suho liked her. He had been subtly trying to tell her in different ways. Sometimes with possessive touch here and there, sometimes with taking peek at her when he thought she wasn't looking. She did for a while. He didn't really have the best poker face around, and it was more than once that she had heard his groupmates teasing him openly.

She had considered Suho as just a friend at the beginning. Plus she was in relationship when they began to know another. It was only in past year that her feelings somehow began to change. It was such a gradual change that she didn’t even realize at the beginning.

The frequency of their message exchanges started to increase. And she started looking forward to his daily messages. Even his ahjusshi gags started to make her laugh! And in many occasions, she was caught by her members smiling at her phone like an