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It came as a shock to everyone else. The phone call. Especially the number that was flashing on the screen. All of them were so shocked, and secretly scared, that neither of them moved to answer the phone, allowing it to go to voicemail instead. The voice that came through stunned them even more. Never in a million years would they have imagined the voice talking to them again. Let alone being the first to initiate contact with them.

Sure they had dreamt it. But having it happen in reality was a different story altogether.

“I know that you guys have been hanging around the hospital. So… if you’re willing to, do you want to meet up for coffee or something. I mean, that is, if you want to. Or you’re willing to and don’t hate us, that would be perfect and all, and we would love to see you again. And maybe we can meet up in that coffee shop next to the hospital. Or if you want we can choose the one we used to go to. Or the one in Gangnam. Or the one… Never mind. I’ll shut up now.”

Beep.

All three of them were too engrossed in their thoughts that they only caught the end of the message and all the rambling. That was the important part though. It tore at their hearts to think that the voice could actually believe that they would reject the invitation to meet up. It was like Christmas, New Year and their birthday wishes all coming true at once.

Now shaken out of their stupor, they leapt up to get to the phone and leaving an affirmative reply as a message. They didn’t want them to think that they hated them, when the truth was far from it.

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There was no denying it. They were nervous. All three of them. Jaejoong had no idea how the other two had managed to find out that they were hanging around the hospital, but couldn’t find it in himself to be annoyed or angry at them. There was no reason to be though. They weren’t