JiYong's POV

"I thought you said it was a family dinner.  Why is SeungHyun Hyeong here?" I asked.  We were on our way to my apartment.  I had this apartment a long time ago which I seldom used in the past.  Only Kiko went there a couple time before.

"JiYong, I am hungry.  I want to eat fried chicken.  Let's go eat, OK?" Hilary turned to look at me with a big smile.  She has been avoiding any conversation that involved SeungHyun Hyeong ever since the night of the fundraising dinner.

Hilary and I met almost everyday ever since the fundraising dinner.  We spent quite a lot of time together, yet I still felt a little distant from her.

We went to a fried chicken fast food restaurant at MyeongDong.  Unlike the other women I met or those in the circle, Hilary prefered to go to places where everyone usually went instead of those expensive Michelin Starred restaurants.  

Hilary looked up at me and asked, "What are you smiling at and why are you not eating?"

I brushed off the grease at the corner of with my thumb and smiled, "I'm admiring the way you eat.  You made the chicken look so delicious."

She her thumb and said, "They are delicious."  She picked up a piece and held it up to my mouth, "Arhh..."

I smiled and took a bite.  She asked, "Good?"   I nodded.

"See?  Told you."  She tore off a piece of meat and held it up to me, "Arhh..."

I opened up my mouth and ate it.  She glanced at me and smiled as she tore off another piece of meat and held it up to me.  I sat there and let her feed me like that.  I could feel that people around were staring but I didn't care since I quite enjoyed it.

Hilary her thumb, "I get it now.  You just didn't want to get your fingers dirty."  She pouted at me as she put her index finger into .  But I pulled her finger away and stuffed it into my mouth instead.

"Yahh..."  She blushed instantly and I couldn't help but chuckle.

I it like a lollipop, "Yummy!"

She rolled her eyes and pulled her hand away, "Yuck!  I have your saliva on my finger.   Erghh...."

I laughed out loud and brushed her cheek, "Shall we go?"

She wiped her fingers with the wet tissue and asked, "Where are we going?"

"Where do you want to go?"  I gently nipped her chin.

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Hilary's POV

In the past two weeks, I spent most of my time with JiYong.  He brought me to a lot of places that I have never been to.  We went skiing during Christmas and sailing last weekend.  He would take me to a different restaurant for lunch or dinner each time.  We even went fishing on a weekday night after work and got back to Seoul in the next morning, which I almost missed my morning meeting.  It was good that he kept me occupied which left me no time to think about SeungHyun at all.  And I wouldn't deny that I did have a good time when I was with JiYong.  He was really caring and kind to me and never once fooled around with his women in the past two weeks.

"Here?  This is the place you want to come?  What's so special about this place?"  JiYong asked as he stopped the engine of his car.

I swung the door open and got off the car without answering him.  He followed me from behind and back-hugged me, "You don't feel cold?"

"Not anymore." I said softly.

He chuckled and squeezed me tight as he nudged his head to mine.

JiYong and I were at the river bank.  SeungHyun's secret hide-out place.  I could still remember the last time SeungHyun and I were here.  He back-hugged me like this as well last time.  I inhaled deeply to hold my tears but they still fell down against my will.  A tear dropped on JiYong's arm.  He immediately turned me around to face him and raised my head by the chin, "Why are you crying?"

I wiped away my tears and shook my head.  He cupped my face with both hands and asked, "Hill, tell me.  What happened?  Something happened during dinner tonight, right?  What is it?"

JiYong looked at me with worries and concerns in his eyes.  I leaned my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes.  He hugged me tight and said, "It's OK.  I'm here.  I'm here."

I slid my arms around him and hugged him back.

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I woke up in JiYong's bed the next morning.  It was not the first time I stayed at his apartment overnight.  But to my surprise, JiYong never once pursued anything beyond.  He would just hug me in his arms and fall asleep with me.  That was also why I felt more safe and comfortable when I was with him now.  I didn't have to worry about him pushing to me to do something I was not ready to do yet.

I turned around and found the bed empty.  I looked around the room and JiYong was nowhere in sight.  I put on JiYong's robe and walked out of the bedroom.  Once I stepped into the living room, I smelled pancakes.  Overcooked pancakes.

Just when I stepped into the kitchen, I heard JiYong swore, "Ouch!  Fxxk!"

JiYong almost dropped the frying pan while the pancake flown to the sink.  I looked around and found a pile of overcooked pancakes sat on the plate on the kitchen island.  I couldn't help but laugh out loud.  He turned around and looked at me.  Flour was everywhere on his face.

"You are up." He said with a pancake turner in his hand.

I snatched a tissue from the box and walked over to him, "Are you trying to burn the kitchen?"  I wiped off the flour on his face as he wrapped his arms around my waist.

He leaned forward and kissed me on the lips, "I just want to make you breakfast.  I woke up an hour ago to battle with these.  I wanted to make you breakfast in bed.  But I guess I failed."

I smiled and looked around us, "These are good enough.  Turn off the stove.  You want milk or juice?"  I pulled away from JiYong and walked over to the fridge.  But he wrapped his arms around me from behind and stopped me, "It's so good to wake up beside you and have breakfast with you each morning."

I inhaled deeply and patted him on the arm, "But then, I'm afraid you would burn the apartment down one day."  I laughed softly at my own words.  JiYong tickled me on the waist and said, "Burn the apartment, huh?  I woke up early to make you breakfast and you are laughing at me, huh?"

I swifted to the side and pushed him away, "Stop it!"  He reached out to me and tried to pull me to himself.  I grasped a handful of flour and threw it to him.  The flour scattered all over on him and he gritted his teeth, "Kim EunHi!  You are dead when I catch you!"

I threw out my tongue and made faces at him as I swifted behind the kitchen island.  He grasped a handful of flour and I said, "Don't you dare!"

"Oh, watch me!"  He threw the flour in the air and it fell all over me.  Some of it got into my eye, "Ouch!"

JiYong quickly stepped in front of me and held my head up, "Let me look at it."  He carefully examined my eye and looked so worried, "I'm sorry.  Blink a few times and let the tears wash them off.  Better?"

I rubbed my eyes a little and he pulled my hand away, "Don't rub it with your hand.  Let me get you some eye-drop.  Wait here!"

I pulled him back and said, "It's fine.  It doesn't hurt anymore."

He brushed off the flour on my face and looked me in the eyes, "How can you still be this beautiful with flour all over you?"

I giggled at his words as I brushed off the flour on him.  He cupped my face with both hands and lowered his head to kiss me.  I closed my eyes as his lips pressed on mine.

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Dara's POV

I was busy at work and didn't get any chance to meet with Hilary.  It was No MinWoo's birthday today and he has invited everyone to his birthday party.  Minzy and I called Hilary and asked if she would like to go together but she said she would meet us there instead.

Minzy and I arrived around 10p.m.  I was surprised to see SeungHyun arrived with SeungRi instead of Hilary since we both thought Hilary would come with him.  I walked over to him and asked, "SeungHyun Oppa, I thought you would come with Hilary."

He shrugged with a weak smile.

"Anything happened between you two?"  I asked.

He shrugged again and was about to say something.  But