Player Yoong Special

Jessica held onto Yul’s arm, her hands unconsciously gripping him even tighter than before. She was more affected by the scene unfolding than she realized. To see Mrs. Kwon crying, Hyukjun kneeling, Yul tensing and Hyukjun’s wife trying to shield Hyegyo from the drama was basically a little too much to handle at once.

Mrs. Kwon dropped to her knees and laid her hands on her elder son. “Hyukjun.” Her voice was gentle, albeit fraught with heartbreak. It certainly wasn’t easy for any mother to see her son in this state. Hyukjun refused to look into the eyes of his mother, shying from her attempts to make eye contact with him. “Hyukjun…” Tears rolled down Mrs. Kwon’s cheeks as she called her son most pitifully.

Jessica felt tears welling up in her eyes. She didn’t know if it was the heartbreaking scene she saw before her or her hormones acting up but she was deeply emotional. Something about the bond between mother and child struck her deeply. She subconsciously rubbed her tummy with one hand as she clung onto Yul’s arm with the other. Something was moving deep within her.

“Yul,” she called. He looked away from her as though trying to hide something but she had already seen the tears in his eyes. “Forgive your brother and mother. Just like how I forgave my father and sister.”

Yul finally turned and their eyes met. In them, she saw a little boy. A little boy who needed that pillar of support. A little boy who was lost. A little boy who was desperate for something, someone to cling on to. So she hugged him tight. “Yul…” she whispered against the crook of his shoulder.

He hugged her back, seemingly vulnerable but the embrace gave him strength, evidently, for he stepped towards his sobbing family and hugged them both soon after. And it was like catharsis. All their pain washed away with their tears. All their grief replaced with the renewal of kinship. Nothing had to be said because there was nothing to explain. They felt. They hurt. They let go. And together, they bonded.

Jessica looked at the other Mrs. Kwon and smiled. The other woman returned a thankful smile. No words were required. They understood each other perfectly.

~~~~~

“I’ve finally got it!” Hyun exclaimed. Hyoyeon winced and pulled her phone from her ears. Hyun’s voice had almost blasted her eardrums wide open. “I’ve mastered the hip !”

Hyoyeon perked up immediately. “Really?”

“Yes! Yes! Do you want to see?”

“Why are you even asking me? Of course I want to see.”

“I’m coming over now.”

“Okay!”

~~~~~

Hyun proudly displayed his hip in front of the mirror for Hyoyeon. The blonde wore an impressed look and walked around Hyun.

“That’s very good, Hyunnie. You’ve got the power and everything. It’s perfect.”

“Did you say perfect?”

Hyoyeon nodded and smiled but was stunned when Hyun whirled into her and wrapped his arms around her. He lifted her easily and twirled round and round with her.

“Hyunnie!”

“Hyoyeonie!”

“Put me down!”

“No!”

“Put me down!”

“I’m too happy now!”

“Okay. Okay. Spin all you want.” Hyoyeon laughed and relented, giving in to Hyun’s childish desire. Hyun let out a whoop of delight and continued twirling her around with glee.

~~~~~

“Do you think I should show Yoong my hip ?”

“Er…why would he want to see it?”

“I’m not sure. But I feel so proud of my hip !”

“Well, you can use it on the dance floor with me but it would look really weird if you do it elsewhere.”

“Okay. I want to dance a lot tonight.”

Hyoyeon giggled. Hyun sure was learning to loosen up. He was actually beginning to enjoy dancing! This was good news.

~~~~~

They were all heading to Seventh Heaven. They haven’t gathered there for some time now, what with retired players like Yoong and Young being all preoccupied with their respective girlfriends. Yoong had stopped pestering Hyun to go so he had stopped going to the club too. But tonight was different. Tonight was Yoong’s night.

Sunny had arranged for everything. The cake. The music. The DJ. The VIP seats. The best friends. The best friends’ girlfriends. All six of them were going to gather. It was a welcome back for Yoong. A hero’s welcome. Of course, she had prepared a private after party with Yoong and Yoong alone but he didn’t have to know that. She wanted it to be a complete surprise. She giggled. Success wasn’t going to be a problem.

~~~~~

Young took Krystal’s hand with great pleasure but lost his composure when she planted her lips right onto his in full view of her father. His eyes opened so wide that his eyeballs would have popped out if they weren’t held back by other forces. His lips clamped tight together, terrified that she’d take the kiss further and it was much to his relief when she pulled away from him. He didn’t dare to sneak a peek at Mr. Jung. He didn’t want to see the man’s reaction. If this was to be his final night with Krystal, he wanted to enjoy it without having to deal with the image of an irate father in his mind.

He thought he heard a giggle from somewhere behind him but his befuddled mind was unable to make any sense of it. All he could think about was how he was going to die. Was it going to be quick and painless? Or slow and torturous? Mr. Jung looked like the kind who’d make his death slow and painful. Oh well, at least he could think of how fantastic Krystal’s lips felt on his. And how wonderful her juicy cheeks felt in his hands. Not forgetting how smooth and silky her skin was and how awesome it felt when he got to and nip her. Oh gawd, and her s. Her s! They were so amazi—

“Young? What’s wrong?” Krystal’s concerned eyes were staring at him when he snapped back to attention.

“Oh? Krys! Oh. Er…no, no. Nothing’s wrong. Hehehe. It’s all good. Your kiss was so great. Hehehe.” Young could have kicked himself as soon as those words left his mouth. Mr. Jung looked more menacing than ever and he couldn’t wait to leave the Jung residence before he said anything more inappropriate than he already had.

Krystal giggled as she bid goodbye to her family and Young bowed lower than usual before leaving, hoping against hope that Mr. Jung would not end his life tonight.

~~~~~

“Yoongie!” Sunny was all smiles as Yoong walked towards her with his arms wide open.

“Sunny, I made it. I did it. I proved myself.”

“I’m so proud of you.”

“Now, I want my hero’s welcome.”

Sunny laughed. Yoong, Yoong. Still a boy. A lovable boy. A boy she loved.

“Come. I’ll bring you somewhere.”

“Somewhere nobody knows?”

Sunny rolled her eyes. “Somewhere everybody knows.”

They eased out of their hug and interlocked their fingers. It was natural. But not to be taken for granted, as she had learnt from experiences in the past. She was truly thankful for being able to find a playmate in Yoong. And tonight, she was going to show him just how much she loved him.

~~~~~

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOONG!” Almost everyone in Seventh Heaven screamed out loud as soon as he stepped into the place.

He gaped, froze and blinked several times before giving Sunny the accusing look. Sunny merely grinned from ear to ear and gave him a great big push towards the cake that Hyun was carrying towards him. It was a strawberry cake. Not the most manly cake but Yoong appreciated it because he liked strawberries. Or rather, he liked strawberries because Sunny liked strawberries.

“Make a wish, Yoongie,” Sunny’s sweet voice tickled his senses as his best friends, Young and Hyun crowded around him. All his friends in the club were around them as well, resulting in a huge commotion in the club. All was good though. Sunny had made sure that everything was well-prepared. His hero’s welcome had only just begun.

~~~~~

“Yoong, my best buddy. You’ll always be my bro.” Young gave Yoong a great big hug and Yoong felt something being slipped into his hand as they parted. Young gave him a huge conspiratorial wink and whispered, “For you. And your sunshine.”

Yoong grinned at once. He didn’t know what it was but it was definitely good.

~~~~~

Young couldn’t keep the silly grin off his face as he walked back to where Krystal was sitting. With her were Hyun and Hyoyeon whom he strongly suspected were still stuck on first base. He thought back on that night when he first touched second base with Krystal. Oh boy. That was one heck of a night! That night had been way hotter and ier than any other night with any other girl and they didn’t even remove their undergarments! But he wasn’t kidding when he said that it was hands down the best night of his life.

Firstly, her . He could go on about how fine her was till the end of time. Yes he could. But that wasn’t even the highlight of that night at the drive-in movie. No. It was discovering that she was wearing the lingerie set that she had bought from Victoria’s Secret! She had shyly confessed about the origins of her lingerie after he tugged her tube dress down to her waist. And what was so mind-blowing about the entire thing was the fact that she had gone so far out to get him and was prepared for it, even in her choice of lingerie.

Truth be told, girls had never been this aggressive with him. He knew that part of the reason was his own pro-activeness in pursuing his girlfriends but even then, he had met with a reasonable number of temptresses. Yet, none of them had ever planned something of this scale and magnitude for him. And certainly none of his girls had ever been as inexperienced as Krystal was. Just the fact that she had gone to such great lengths for him was mind-blowing in itself. Even without all the physical excitement he experienced that night.

He did not take off her lingerie that night. And he was tremendously surprised by his self-control. Certainly, with his shirt ed and Krystal curiously poking around his bare chest with her dainty fingers, it hadn’t been easy. He was more than ready to go all the way but he knew that he couldn’t. Not with her. He didn’t want to either. He didn’t want her to regret a single thing she did with him. He wanted her to have the full experience. Curiosity, discovery, exploration, fantasy…he wanted her to have all those things. But dear Lord, it sure wasn’t easy.

Now, as he approached her, he knew that all that hardship was more than worth the price for she looked absolutely radiant. He was willing to go to the ends of the Earth to keep that glowing look on her face. He wanted to be this happy forever. But sometimes, life liked to throw in a spanner or two into the woodwork.

He’d just about reached Krystal when a couple of girls latched onto him.

“Young…you didn’t tell us you were coming today. Why did you leave so early last night?”

He looked quickly at Krystal who was well-within earshot. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. She’d clearly heard them. How else could he explain the look on her face? The look that pierced right through his chest, causing an ache so deep that even his stomach hurt. She got up from her seat and closed the remaining distance between them. Then, without even looking at the girls who were still clinging on to his arms, she said to his face, “I’ll see you outside. I want to hear your explanation for this.” With that, she stalked out of the club

Young groaned internally. He had a perfectly good explanation but he knew that she wasn’t going to like it nonetheless. It certainly didn’t help that he’d kept it from her. Sigh.

“Sorry girls. I’ve got to run after the beauty that just left. Talk to the two of you later!”

~~~~~

Hyun stared at Young and the back of Krystal. What was going on?

“Hyunnie…? Are you alright?” Hyoyeon was looking at him with concern.

He nodded and smiled. “I was just wondering what happened with hyung and his girlfriend.”

Hyoyeon patted his shoulder to comfort him. “Don’t worry. Young is good with girls. He’ll know what to do.”

“You’re right. Young will know what to do.”

“In that case, shall we dance?”

Hyun perked up at once. “Yes, let’s!”

~~~~~

Yoong and Sunny laughed as they watched the cute couple who were their best friends. Hyun and Hyoyeon were doing hip s to the beat and were totally in sync. The only problem was the fact that they were only doing hip s and nothing else. That made it look just a tad funny. Okay. Who were they kidding? It was outright hilarious. Their best friends were the stuff that comedies were made of and more. A whole lot more.

~~~~~

Meanwhile, standing outside the club was a young couple in the middle of a disagreement. The woman couldn’t understand why the man didn’t tell her about his trip to the club while the man was desperately trying to explain why he had to be at the club.

“I’m sorry. But I really didn’t think it important enough to tell you. It was purely for business. I was not playing at all.”

“But if you had told me, we wouldn’t be out here having this conversation in the first place.”

“Krys, I’m sorry. I’ll tell you the next time.”

“And do you really have to let the girls touch you like that? Are you totally fine with them being so close to you?”

“I don’t feel anything for them, Krys. I’m not a player anymore. I’m doing this only for business.”

“Your business sounds very much like an excuse right now, Young. You told me that you had work to do and couldn’t meet me after work so I rushed out of class to meet you for lunch. And we make out in your car for the entire hour so I go back to class without eating lunch. All these I’m fine with. But now that I know what you were really doing last night, I don’t know. I don’t know what to think. Why do I get that lousy one hour with you and why do those girls get the entire night with you.”

“Krys, you know that my top car purchasers are these playboys that I hang out with. And you know that they like nothing more than girls. You’ve seen me at work in here before. It’s not new to you. Why is it a problem now?”

“Because I’m no longer your friend, Young. I’m your girlfriend. And I’m making out with you during lunch instead of eating and texting you like I used to do. I…I don’t know. I’m sorry. Maybe I’m overreacting. But it feels terrible, Young. I don’t want to think about those girls crawling all over you like that. I felt like slapping them when they pressed up against you just now.”

“Krys,” Young was panicking. He had no experience in couple fights. He had no experience with a proper girlfriend who had demands and expectations. Why was it changing so much in the blink of an eye? “I love you. I really do. Please, it hurts me to hear you saying all these things to me. I know that getting into a relationship will change things a little but I don’t know how to fix it. This is part of my job, Krys. I have no choice. Entertaining my clients is a must.”

“If I didn’t know about it at all, I could have been blissfully ignorant. But I can’t now. I can’t. I know how you do your business. I know how you are like when you’re around those playboys. Young, you used to be one of them and you weren’t even pretending. You were the playboy of the playboys. I c-can’t.”

Young pulled her into his embrace the moment he heard her voice crack. Oh, Krys. His love. He loved her more than anything and it hurt so much to see her this way. Yet, this was part of who he was. This was his reputation and his job. His network of playboys was what he could count on to rake in the millions. They frequently bought the top range of cars without even batting an eyelid. They willingly sponsored and lent their power and influence to his company’s biggest international events. What was he to do?

“We’ll work this out, okay? Krys, I love you. So much. We’ll work this out. We’ll find a way.”

He could feel her nodding and he calmed down a little. His father had always said that if there was a will, there’d be a way.

~~~~~

“Hyung, it’s getting late so we’ll be leaving now.” Hyun gave him a hug as Hyoyeon stood waiting.

“Go, bring your girl home. I hope you have more hip ing fun tonight,” Yoong whispered and winked cheekily.

Hyun groaned. “I don’t think I’ll be able to do anymore hip s for a while. My back is so sore from all that dancing.”

Yoong looked at Sunny and Sunny looked at Yoong. Then, they burst into laughter and clung onto each other for dear life. Hyun looked at them in confusion and asked, “What’s so funny?”

“Hahaha! N-Never mind…i-it’s…hahaha! It’s a private joke.”

“I see. I shan’t intrude then. Thanks Sunny! You did a great job of organizing this party.”

“You helped a lot too. Thanks Hyun.”

“Bye!”

“Bye!”

Yoong drew Sunny closer to him as Hyun walked out of the club with Hyoyeon.

“This is a really awesome party, Sunny. The best one ever thrown in my name so please don’t get me wrong when I ask if this is all you’ve planned.”

Sunny looked fairly amused when she answered, “What if it is?”

The disappointment was too much to hide. Yoong pouted. “But I want some alone time with you.”

“How much time?”

“All night.”

“You greedy boy.”

Yoong grinned when he saw the teasing look on Sunny’s face.

“I don’t care if I’m being greedy or not. I want my hero’s welcome from you.”

Sunny laughed and shook her head at him. “You’re way too much, Yoongie. But you’re still my favourite guy in this world.”

Yoong grinned even wider than before as a warm, fuzzy feeling occupied all corners of his heart. “And you’re my favourite girl in this world.”

~~~~~

Yoong could hardly pay attention to the rules of the game they were about to play. They were in Sunny’s bedroom, sitting on her bed. She had decorated her room with banners that wished him a happy birthday but what was most alluring was how she decorated herself. Essentially, she was in the cat suit that she’d donned during their very first video chat. Apparently, Sunny saw it as unfinished business. Indeed. It was.

“So you flip the coin and guess the side. If it’s wrong, you take off one piece of clothing and drink the shot.”

“If I get it right?”

“You get to kiss me.”

“Anywhere I want?” A naughty gleam flashed in Yoong’s eyes.

“Anywhere you want. Without removing anything from me.”

“Fair enough. Let’s begin.”

Sunny handed him a coin and he called for heads. Flip. Darn it. Tails.

“Str*p!” commanded Sunny gleefully.

He gave her a wink, down a shot and made a show of taking his shirt off. Then, he flexed his muscles and asked, “Am I y or what?”

“What.”

Yoong pouted and Sunny laughed. “My turn. I call heads.” Flip. Wow. Heads.

He grinned as she approached him. “State the part of your choice.”

Sunny ignored him and planted a brief kiss on his cheek. Aww. Why kiss his cheek when his shirt was off? Never mind, he’d make the next one count and kiss Sunny where it counted.

“Tails.” Flip. Darn it! Heads!

“Str*p.” Sunny’s grin was devilish as he took one sock off and downed a shot. “Heads.”

Yoong scoffed. “It can’t possibly be heads this time. What are the odds?”

Sunny grinned. “Fifty-fifty.” Flip. Unbelievable! Heads again! Sunny leaned towards him and kissed his lips briefly. He smiled. Now that was a much better choice than before. But he was focused on his choice this time. Heads or tails? Argh. His fate was in the sides of a coin. What was this game that Sunny came up with? But it was a lot of fun, he had to admit.

He deeply appreciated what Sunny was doing for him. She was giving him a taste of what it would have been like to be in the player field with her before they both quit playing. This was the ultimate present, in his opinion. Knowing that she knew how much he envied Young for getting to know her in that way.

So for tonight, they were players again. A one night stand special. How cool was that. A one night stand with his very own girlfriend. It was the wildest idea and it meant more to him than any other present he’d received from everybody else.

“Tails.” Flip. ARGH! Heads again! What was this sorcery? He tried to discern if the coin had some kind of trick to it by studying her expression but like the cool player that she was, she gave away nothing.

They played on and he drank more and more shots as he lost more and more articles of his clothing On the other hand, she continued to plant kisses on his nose, ear, and forehead. Soon, he was down to his briefs while she was still fully clothed, albeit scantily, in her cat suit.

This was the last one. He was one pair of briefs away from full and when it came to males, it was the briefs that made it count. Heads? Tails? How was he to choose?

“Make your choice of forfeit your chance, Yoongie.”

“You’re too strict,” he whined.

Sunny shrugged. “This is how I play. Are you game enough?”

Yoong straightened his back immediately. A challenged never failed to perk him up. “Sure. I’m game. Heads.” Flip. NO!!! HOW COULD IT BE TAILS!!!

“Looks like you don’t have a choice. Get that off now.”

Yoong pouted but he downed his shot and pulled off his briefs. But just as he did so, he felt woozy. What was going on? Just how heavy was the alcohol content in those shots?

“My dearest Yoongie, you seemed to have forgotten that I never did have with any of my one night stands.”

And while enlightenment sparked in a corner of his mind, the rest of it was unable to fight off the increasing drowsiness that was taking over his mind.

~~~~~

Sunny hovered over Yoong who was fast asleep. The shots had been more potent that he realized and the coin had been rigged but he’d be none the wiser unless he figured it out by himself. In which case, she had no qualms telling him the truth about it all if he asked. However, she’d delivered her promise in full. A one night only experience of Sunny the player. And from the looks of it, he was fortunate to have missed out on Sunny the player because he wouldn’t have had the chance to know Sunny the lover otherwise.

She smiled lovingly and lowered her lips to kiss his cheek. “Happy birthday, Yoongie. I love you and I hope you enjoyed your present very much.”

~~~~~