Continuation.........................phhewww... i was caught up into something.... here is the update.....typing and thinking - advance apology for possible errors (typos and grammar)...

Meanwhile inside the room where Heechul and the rest are gathered, discuss…

                      Jessica:           (in a sad soft voice) Eonnie, I am sorry that it has come to this situation…. I really am…

 Heechul:          But noona, don’t worry we will visit every now and then… and will be back after Bummie 
                         finishes his orientation of Dad’s businesses.

Sooyoung:       (hugs Jessica and in totter says) I…. don’t … know … what to say…

Jessica:           (whimpers) me too…. (tries to lighten the mood looks at Sooyoung) …we will surely be
                        back for good… we just want to be with Bummie… We can’t afford to be away from him...

                      Leeteuk:          (breathes deeply) but Heechul, he is just a kid, don’t you think – it is just too much for him
                                              to handle…

Heechul:          (shakes his head) basically, we have the same argument but Hyung, Bummie is handling 
                        more than a quarter of Dad’s businesses which is almost equivalent to mine and Jessie’s  
                        businesses and currently we just learned that Bummie has been handling most of Dad’s 
                       operations plus ours. If you ask me, am definitely blown away – how extraordinary Bummie
                       is. He's just amazing... I am in awe...

Leeteuk:          (gulps) Hee-ssi, if that is the case, do you imagine how enormously powerful Bummie could
                        be? I mean…

Sooyoung:       (gasps at her husband’s statement) Teukkie, yyahhh!

Heechul:          (chuckles) Noona, it is alright…

Leeteuk:          (shakes his head) Is Bummie even aware of his magnanimous existence… I mean
                        whoaaa…

Jessica:           (exhales strongly) yeah… we didn’t realize it til just recently… when Dad told us the truth
                        that Bummie has been discreetly handling Dad’s entire operations for how many months
                        now and if you are surprised – our jaws literally dropped… I really don’t know how he is
                        taking it all in… he is just so calm – no air of self-importance… he is still our little Bummie;
                        sweet, loving and kind…

Heechul:          (chuckles) There was this first shocking moment in my life when in one of business
                        meetings from one of Dad’s dealings, we were not told who would preside the meeting. I
                        don’t know if Dad was being mischievous or what… Guess who presided the meeting?

Sooyoung:       Bummie?

Heechul:          (shakes his head) Exactly! When i found out, I was so surprised and at that time - during
                        the meeting, only a few knew that he’s my son but I requested them to keep quiet.  I spent
                        the whole day observing the participants’ reactions… but of course before that - i had no
                        idea - thus, when he entered the huge conference room, by the way I was seated at the
                        backside so I was kind of unnoticeable and the place was a bit dim, we were all taken
                        aback when we saw a teen-age kid entereing the hall.

                                              I didn’t recognize him at first but my friend ran to me to inform me. I was so stunned but
                                              maintained my cool – when the TV monitor was up showing Bummie – aaayooo, I was
                                              sweating but nervously beaming. He was so amazingly great, I mean, it was my first time
                                              seeing him like (raises his hands to the quote and unquote gesture) “actual” thus, was
                                              tempted to watch others' reactions and was so shock to see most of them gaping – I mean
                                              you know including me. That was really a great experience watching your son being above
                                              the rest…awesome exhilarating feeling...

                                              Remember Jessica, it also happened to you?

                      Jessica:           (sighs and chuckles) yeah…. You know Bummie I forgot that he is some sort of a Fashion
                                              Genius…

 Sooyoung:       (gasps) really? Oh my….

 Jessica:           Eonniee yeah (whines) he was so mean to me…

 Sooyoung:       (in wonder, asks) why? What did he do? I can not imagine Bummie being mean  not in his
                         skin, you know…

                      Jessica:           Well, you know I was receiving a lot of critics from a certain “Summerwind” I was like who
                                              the heck is this person criticizing me… I was so agitated and challenged that I had to
                                              investigate myself. I was so desperate to find out who he/she is but to no avail, yeah I
                                              failed. In the long run, I became somehow like patronizing whatever he suggested and
                                              followed his/her advices… coz I admit, the designs were really gorgeous…

                        This person kept on contributing wonderful fascinating clothes designs; truly I
                        accepted all of them and blended them to my design as well as took his/her whole concept
                        for a single concept. Later, I was wondering how I can possibly meet this person to express
                        my gratitude coz I had no way of showing it – in the form of professional fees, gifts or
                        whatever – absolutely nothing…

                        Well, what a cat!! During one of my fashion shows – of course admitting defeat, I presented
                        my collections with his/her thoughts in it… After the show, this person showed up and
                        surprised the heck out of me – no less than Bummie!! My, I was crying like a kid… no 
                        wonder….

Sooyoung:       (huffs) Oh dear god, I wonder if he liked my design for his birthday… 

Heechul:          (chuckles) oh don’t worry, he liked it a lot…

Jessica:           (giggles) yeah….

Leeteuk:          Hee-ssi, I wonder what is your son’s weakness. I wonder hhmm but you see he actually
                        lives a normal life…. So unaffected, he is just so grounded – real…

Jessica:           (shakes her head) I dunno how but when the time reaches that he needs to settle down – I
                        am wishing he will end with up with someone who knows him too well and accepts him as
                        who he is and not what is he made of… I mean I dunno how Bummie will manage getting a
                        partner considering his stature…

Sooyoung:       (laughs) talking about that, I was so amused by both of my sons’ statement…

Leeteuk:          (shakes his head and tries to stop Sooyoung) Oh dear, don’t say it – that is so pretty
                        embarrassing…

Heechul:          What was it all about?

Jessica:           (stops Leeteuk from stopping Sooyoung) oohh… Teukkie… stop it..Eonnie what was it,
                        care to share…?

Sooyoung:       (takes a deep breath) Well, Taemin asked me if it I would approve of them loving the same
                        gender….

Jessica:           (surprised but amused) Wwhhat!! Really, he said that?

Leeteuk:          (shakes his head) unfortunately yeah…. (sighs)…  kids these days... you can't just imagine
                        what they'd suddenly tell you...

Jessica:           (giggling) so what did you say?

Sooyoung:       (closes her eyes and as fast as she could, says) I-will-only-approve-if-it-is-Bummie! (opens
                         her eyes to watch Heechul and Jessica’s surprised reaction and says) Sorry, I was so
                         stupid for saying that…(sighs)

Heechul:          (looks at Jessica) Honey, what’d you say…

Jessica:           (still shock and suddenly) EEONNIEE!! (turns to look at Heechul) Of course, of course, I
                        will agree and (looks at Heechul) honey – don’t you dare say NO!! Oh gosh - that is just so
                        sweet....

Heechul:          (chuckles) I know you’d say that….

                     Jessica:           (looking at the shocked for a lifetime Sooyoung and Leeteuk) Eonnie, Teukkie – hey, guys 
                                             are you both alright… you look pale all of a sudden…

Sooyoung:       (stuttering) re-re-really? I mean you approve of it?

Leeteuk:          (stuttering too) o-o-ohhh if that is the case… I don’t mind really… I would love Bummie to
                        be my son as well…

Jessica:           (persistently asks) So Eonnie, from your sons, who loves Bummie?

Sooyoung:       (wonders) I don’t know but the one who’s very vocal is Taemin, so I don’t know about
                        Minho – come to think about it – they have been with each other since kids… and I am
                        pretty sure that Minho secretly loves Bummie... His mouth is an unending admiration and
                        love for Bummie...

Jessica:           (giggles) Is there a way we can find it out or match them?

Leeteuk:          (shakes his head) now… now… now… both of you are creeping me out… Let time decide
                        for itself and make it happen – don’t do anything but anyway… I don’t think Bummie feels
                        the same way, you know…

Heechul:          (sighs) yeah… that is precisely what I am thinking of… does Bummie know, that probably
                        Minho or Taemin is in love with him?

Jessica:           (sighs) yeah….. anyway (lightens) I am alright with the idea if it happens… We Approve!!

Sooyoung:       But Jessie, let’s not interfere ok – especially Bummie – I love him so dearly… I don’t want
                        to cause trouble for him.

Jessica:           (hugs Sooyoung) I know….. come on… let’s meet the kids….

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