SEVEN – Newlyweds!

 

 

  

[NORMAL P.O.V]

 

“Well… let’s just say… that WGM wanted to make some BIG and different changes, you know… so they kinda… hmmm… married you two… for real?”

 

…

…

…

 

“WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT?!”

 

*FAINT* *THUD!*

 

“Ah come on, not again! Aish!” Sooyoung sighed loudly as he looked on at an unconscious Jesse.

 

~x~

 

Laid on a comfy couch in a reserved room, the blonde singer fluttered his eyes open and smiled in relief to see his friends in front of him. He then spoke drowsily:

 

“Wow, hi guys… You know, I had the craziest dream ever. In my dream, I was getting married with the spoiled Tiffany. Just then, Soo hyung told me in my dream, that the marriage was for real. Hahaha, crazy, right?”

 

Yet, Jesse didn’t notice that his friends, Yoong and Sunny were smiling uneasily, totally nervous with the whole situation. It was then a familiar voice pressed on again:

 

“B-but you did get married to Tippany…” “WHAT?!”

 

Jesse bolted from the couch with his eyes widened and charged at his manager, completely furious. The ‘poor’ manager doubled the size of his eyes and sputtered loudly while running away from Jesse’s wrath:

 

“I was about to tell you! Please, don’t be mad! This will bring GOOD publicity for all of you!” They were running in circles, around the couch, as Jesse barked back in anger:

 

“Don’t be mad, hyung?! What were you thinking?! Now that I am married with that compulsive predator… she will molest me every single day!!! Are you happy now?!”

 

“Please, just hear out my explanation! You don’t wanna kill your favorite manager, right?”

 

A sweating and nervous Sooyoung sputtered as Jesse finally cornered him against the wall. Sunny and Yoong watched the whole scene in awe, yet they decided that it’s best not to interfere with or get in Jesse’s way, or else, they too would taste his wrath. However, at that point, feeling less angry, Jesse snapped with his ultimate cold tone:

 

“Spill up, hyung!” The latter sighed in relief when he saw the blonde singer calmer. So, gulping loudly, he started nervously:

 

“As a good manager, my duty is to make all of you successful. So, I must confess that the WGM crew wanted to put this idea into action for awhile, but they never got success with the previous couples featured… However, you and Tiffany, you guys simply clicked from the first day, plus, you must admit that the chemistry between you two is REALLY strong! So, you just have to act like a normal hubby and everything will be fine!”

 

However, Sooyoung gulped again when he noted the deadly silence coming from Jesse. When he thought that the cold singer was about to tear him apart, he was totally surprised when Jesse broke down and whined loudly like a sulky child:

 

“Aww, hyung! But YOU put me in this mess! Now, I’ll have to deal with her attacks all the time! What am I going to do? Oh Gosh…”

 

Hopelessly, the blonde singer threw himself onto the couch and burrowed his face into his hands. Sunny and Yoong tried to sooth him, as his manager took a seat before him and patted his head like a kid, speaking with a soft tone:

 

“I’m sorry for that, but this is in your contract. But look at the bright side, this show will only last for two months and will only be on the air during the weekends, so you will have your free time and, before you know it, poof, the “marriage” is over. Look, I know that this may be too much for you, but perhaps this is the chance you were waiting for.”

 

Slowly, Jesse raised his head and stared at his manager and comrades carefully. He knew then that he didn’t have any way out of it; if someone must marry Tiffany, even if it’s for a good cause or for the WGM show… it must be him. So, he sighed heavily and muttered hopelessly:

 

“Okay… I’ll do it… but I warn you that if this gets out of control, I will want divorce!”

 

“That’s the way to go, Jesse!” Sooyoung punched the air in happiness as he ruffled Jesse’s hair playfully. He repeated the gesture with Sunny and Yoong too. However, the blonde singer breathed heavily, thinking if he had made the right choice. When the manager was about to leave, he spoke with a very soft tone:

 

“Oh and Jesse…” The latter raised his head in defeat and stared at his manager, who had on a soft and caring expression. Soon, however, the gentle smile on his face was wiped off, as a deep frown formed on his forehead and his tone became deadly serious:

 

“YOU BETTER TREAT HER NICELY OR YOU WILL GET FROM ME! I’LL BE WATCHING YOU!”

 

To prove his point, Sooyoung narrowed his eyes and pointed his two fingers towards his eyes and back at Jesse in some kind of threat. After that, though, his smile came back on as he spoke:

 

“Okay, see you guys later!”

 

The trio looked to each other in confusion due his manager’s bipolarity and then, Jesse sighing for the millionth time, sulked loudly:

 

“What have I got myself into???”

 

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[NORMAL P.O.V]

 

The next morning, the ‘newlyweds’ walked by the airport lounge with the “WGM” crew and cameras following the ‘lovebirds’. Jesse barely had any sleep on the previous night due his manager’s revelation:

 

“Well… lets just say… that WGM wanted to make some BIG and different changes, you know… so they kinda… hmmm… married you two… for real?”

 

“I swear that I will kill that giraffe when this is over!”

 

“Did you say something, hubby?”

 

Tiffany asked sweetly as she thought that she heard Jesse muttering something, yet she couldn’t be sure what. However, he forced a smile and added ‘sweetly’ as well:

 

“N-nothing, Tiffany-shi. I mean, Tiffany!”

 

“Good. Whoa, look, Jessie! It’s our plane!”

 

When the blonde singer looked towards her finger’s direction, his jaw dropped when he saw the WGM jet…was PINK for God’s sake! Why would someone want a PINK JET?! Oh right, when it comes Tiffany a.k.a The Pink Maniac, no amount of pink is ever enough. Anyway, Jesse face palmed himself as the ginger-haired singer tugged at his arm in excitement and pulled him towards the plane, saying really loudly:

 

“Oh, Jessie! A jet just for us! And it’s PINK! The WGM team thought of everything! This will be perfect for us and then, we can have some sweet moments together… and alone, right?”

 

The last part made him shiver as Tiffany teasingly her finger across his neck, jaw and chin. However, he quickly held her finger as he sighed heavily, rather uneasily:

 

“I just can’t wait…” “Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! So cute!”

 

The beaming singer couldn’t help wanting to plant a kiss on his cheeks, but Jesse quickly dodged it and shook his index finger with an uneasy laughter:

 

“Easy, girl. We are in public, remember?”

 

“Oh, right… Let’s go then!” Tiffany said happily after she had pondered his words. To his despair, Tiffany didn’t lose any time dragging him to the jet.

 

~*~

 

Inside the plane, Jesse was seated close to the window with his hand supporting his chin. Yet, a pair of arms was firmly wrapped around his left arm and he could only sigh helplessly. The frustrated ‘hubby’ stole a glance at his ‘wife’ and gulped hard to see that she was approaching him dangerously. Knowing her really well, this doesn’t look good at all! As though proving that he was right, the ‘attacker’ sniffed his neck playfully and sighed in contentment:

 

“Ya, you smell so nice, Jesse! And you are so warm too!”

 

“Whoa, whoa, whoa! Tiffany, stop right there!”

 

However, Jesse widened his eyes when he realized that he was talking a little too loudly. He quickly stood up in one fluid motion, afraid of her possible advances. When everyone stared at him confusedly, including his ‘wife’, he sighed and grabbed her hand as well:

 

“Errr… if you’d excuse us for… you know, couple thing…”

 

Hurriedly, Jesse dragged the ginger-haired singer to a secluded room at the end of the plane. Once he turned around, the blonde singer was pondering if he had made the right choice since Tiffany was staring at him endearingly and with a cheeky smile plastered on her face. He gulped loudly as she walked towards him saucily; however, he quickly raised his hands in the air and blurted out quickly:

 

“Tiffany… we need to talk… c-could you please, sit down?”

 

Surprisingly, her expression turned from a dangerous seductress to a kind and obedient girl as she nodded her head happily. She smiled warmly and took her seat while patting the empty space at her side. Even so, with her ‘innocent’ aura, Jesse still sighed as he took the seat on the white couch; but not so close to her, of course. Taking a deep breath, he stole a glance at Tiffany and could see that she was staring at him anxiously with a kind smile adorning her lips. Nonetheless, he turned his body towards her and spoke in the most serious tone than he could manage:

 

“Tiffany… as you know, we are only ‘married’ for a period of time, right?”

 

Tiffany happily nodded as she raised her hand and proudly pointed to her ring finger at the beautiful golden brand was shiningly wrapped around it. Jesse couldn’t help smiling uneasily due her enthusiasm, but he had to go on. Seriously, he started:

 

“Hmm... Tiffany, as you know, we got ‘married’ and well—“Of course, Jessie!“

 

Jesse stared at her and then dropped his head as he started again, more seriously while nodding:

 

“Yeah, I can see that, but… what I want to tell you is that… if we want to make this work out, even if it is only for a period of time… I will have to set some conditions…”

 

At this point, Tiffany’s face became surprised as she frowned in concern:

 

“What do mean, Jesse?” Taking his cue, Jesse stood up all of sudden and tried hard to look cold and serious; but her cute expression was really hard to deal with. So he turned around and remarked, full with authority:

 

“First of all, I don’t cook since I am a failed cook – whatever – and so you’ll cook for me as a good wife.”

 

“This isn’t problem, Jesse! I’ll try hard to make you the best food!”

 

He was shocked with her reaction, honestly he was expecting her princess attitude of yelling at his face for asking such a thing. He then shook his head and pointed towards her:

 

“Second, whenever I am sleeping, do not, I repeat, do not disturb me!”

 

“Hehehe, you must look cute while sleeping. How could I bother you?”

 

She added with a shy giggle while covering her lips with her hand and making Jesse completely startled. Where is the K-pop world’s arrogant and bratty princess, as he raised his brows in confusion? Then, he ordered his other condition, full of seriousness:

 

“You always must look beautiful.” “Of course, Jessie! I’ll always do my best to look beautiful… just for you…”

 

The blonde singer merely gulped when Tiffany winked seductively at him. Damn it! She is so h--! What the hell he was thinking!? Jesse thinks. So, shaking the thought of his mind, he took a deep breath to state his last rule:

 

“And lastly, no touches, kisses or hickeys okay?! Or anything like that without my authorization. You have a boyfriend… and I – I don’t want problems. Now, do I make myself clear?”   

 

He added tiredly as he finally sat on the couch with his head down. Yet, it was odd that he didn’t receive a reply from the so-called contented Tiffany. What happened to her? Curious, Jesse looked to his side and frowned immediately. At his left side, the ginger-haired singer was looking down with a gloomy expression, without saying a word. When Jesse was about to call her, she spoke hesitantly:

 

“D-do you really d-dislike me… that much?”

 

“What, wait! Tiffany, I –“He tried to explain hurriedly, but she continued:

 

“That’s all right… I mean, I – I am used to making people behave like this… I guess I am not good after all…”

 

The ginger-haired singer sighed heavily and kept her head down in shame as she fidgeted her fingers sadly. Although Jesse was uncertain if this was a trick or if she was telling the truth, he decided to trust her… for the first time. Hopefully, he doesn’t want to be wrong. So, taking a deep breath, he approached her seat slowly and hesitantly, extended his hand. Seeing this, she finally looked up at him with a confused semblance and asked curiously, but still gloomily:

 

“Jesse?”

 

“Look, I guess we didn’t introduce ourselves properly, right? Hi, my name is Jesse Jung. Nice to meet you, Miss…?”

 

Realizing his intentions and his soft expression, Tiffany felt her heart pound madly when she noted a subtle smile of comfort on his face. She then followed his action and stood up, shaking his hand gently:

 

“Tiffany Hwang. Nice to meet you too, Jesse.”

 

“By the way, I don’t think you are bad and I hope we can be friends… Tiffany.”

 

At his words, Tiffany couldn’t help but eye-smile at him brightly. Jesse even blushed at such beautiful scene. However, the ginger-haired girl had to admit that she wasn’t too happy about the ‘friends concept’. However, if was a place to start and if it means that she can be closer to Jesse, she will do anything to turn this into something more…

 

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[NORMAL P.O.V]

 

The set was ready, yet a boy dressed in different costume looked to himself and sighed. He saw his reflection in a large mirror and muttered in dismay to no one in particular:

 

“I look ridiculous…”

 

“Nah, I think you look good, Yoong.”

 

The deer boy jolted when a booming voice appeared behind him. Turning around, he saw that it was no one else but his ‘manager’ devouring his pork buns in delight. Although, Yoong’s mouth watered due to the sight of the delicious food, he shook his head and frowned at Sooyoung:

 

“Hyung, I look ridiculous in this! This is not me! And what is worst is that… Seohyun will think that I am a goof!”

 

The maknae pouted and looked down as he crossed his arms. After his manager had finished gulping down the food, he sympathized with the poor boy and tapped his shoulder, saying:

 

“Well… these clothes are funny, I admit *laughs*…” Yoong glared at him immediately, yet the tall manager quickly punched his shoulder playfully and winked:

 

“But, trust me, I think Seohyun will like you anyway.” “H-how do you kn---“

 

The deer boy’s sentence died on his lips when he saw the most beautiful and cute sight. Walking towards his direction, the TTS’s maknae was dressed in a cute country girl costume. She looked down coyly as if she was also embarrassed with these clothes. Yoong’s jaws were still lingering open as he attentively watched her reach his spot. Seohyun looked down and tugged at her costume shyly, muttering faintly:

 

“I look ridiculous, don’t I, oppa?”

 

Although the pale boy was stunned with her presence, he quickly recollected his thoughts as he sincerely shook his head and blurted loudly:

 

“NO! Of course not!” “Huh?”

 

The maknae looked up at him, confused at his outburst. However, Yoong realized that his reaction was too obvious, so he cleared his throat and explained with a coy tone:

 

“Err, I mean, of course not… Actually… I think you look even more beautiful in that costume…”

 

“Really?!” Seohyun asked with a high pitched tone, surprised with his sentence. However, a blush crept into their cheeks as Yoong confirmed that while he nodded his head truly. Their heartbeats soon doubled the pace as slowly, a shy smile began to grow on their lips. Soon, the maknae dipped her head down to hide her blush, but dared to admit, after taking a good look on Yoong’s outfit:

 

“You don’t look bad too… actually… you look good, oppa.”

 

“Really?!” He repeated her earlier surprised gesture as he pointed to himself naively. Seohyun nodded with a gentle smile and soon, his whole semblance glowed in happiness. Timidly, he looked to his side and thanked her. However, the CF’s producers called them, saying that the shooting was about to start. They looked to themselves and nodded with a genuine smirk on their faces. Together, they walked to the set and started the commercial.

 

~x~

 

YoonHyun CF

 

The CF’s recording flowed incredibly. The producers were surprised with the maknae couple, the chemistry between them was too cute to be resisted. Actually, the commercial was more funny and easy-going than they had imagined. They only have to be themselves and everything clicked. Things were even funnier as they faked a ‘fight’ with the artists in animal costumes. Actually, this didn’t look like work after all.

 

However, once the shooting was finished and the production crew was busy editing the video, the maknaes had already dressed in their ‘normal’ clothes and were seated at the studio’s corner. Slowly, bit by bit, they were opening themselves up to each other and having fun. Meanwhile, Yoong showed his usual crocodile laughter as he remarked:

 

“Wow, you looked so brave while beating that poor ‘dog’! Poor puppy, I guess he was never beaten by someone like you! Hahahaha!”

 

“Ya, oppa! I already said to him that I was sorry!” The young girl added as she crossed her arms like a sulky kid. Yoong then clasped his hands together and asked for her forgiveness:

 

“I just kidding *chuckles*. Please, don’t be mad at me, pleeeeeease?”

 

She stole a glance on his pitiful expression and couldn’t help laughing at his funny face. Unable to control herself, she giggled cutely while placing her hand on her lips. Meanwhile, Yoong flashed a huge smile as he stared at her adoringly. Yet, her eyes were drawn to his affectionate stare as they kept looking to each other for awhile. Soon, their smiles subsided and soon what only remained was the endearing stare between them. However, to make the mood even more romantic, a distinct sound suddenly echoed:

 

*GROWWWWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLl* !!!

 

Both of them widened their eyes when they realized the sound’s source, which was Yoong’s stomach. Soon, they both looked up again and Seohyun couldn’t control herself anymore, so she burst out in laughter:

 

“Oh, oppa, hahahahaha!” “Aw, come on, this is completely normal okay?!” Yoong whined.

 

At first, she placed her hand in front of lips, yet she couldn’t help but laugh loudly at his embarrassment. But in an ironic twist of fate, another loud sound interrupted her laughter:

 

*GROWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL* !!!!!!!!!!!

 

Yoong widened his eyes when he saw the sound’s source, so unable to contain himself, he laughed loudly while pointing to her stomach:

 

“Well, I think that someone IS hungry hahahahaha” “Aww oppa! Stop laughing!”

 

Yet, her pout and embarrassment only fuelled the wild heartbeats in his chest. He couldn’t ever imagine that the shy princess would be opening herself up to him and this was priceless. After he had recomposed himself, he chuckled at her pout and cute frown. Yoong then tilted his head to his side and said softly:

 

“Don’t be mad, please. I guess both of us need to eat. Come on, I know a place where we can have some good food!”

 

Nonetheless, the maknae raised her eyebrows in surprise and asked doubtfully while looking to their surroundings:

 

“But oppa… I guess they will still need us, don’t you think so? We can’t just leave…”

 

Seohyun was unsure since she was hungry too. Yet, at her statement, Yoong observed their surroundings, and then smiled in return. With a confident smirk, he extended his hand gently towards her, replying with a warm tone:

 

“Don’t be afraid, we are not playing hooky since our shoot has already ended, right?”

 

The shy maknae pondered his words and slowly nodded in agreement. That was the sign he was waiting for as he pressed with a mischievous tone:

 

“I promise I will take you to a good place which isn’t that fancy, but I am sure you’ll like it. So… dear Seo Joo Hyun… would you accompany me? … Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?”

 

He even blinked like a lost puppy to convince her and it worked as Seohyun laughed softly to his ‘funny invitation’. She then breathed deeply and finally placed her hand inside his. Instantaneously, a jolt travelled through their bodies at the moment their hands were joined. Afterwards, they only felt a warm feeling fluttering in their hearts as they held a tender stare. Soon, a caring smile crept into their cheeks as they finally made their way out of the set without anyone noticing their absence.

 

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[JESSE P.O.V]

 

Phew! I can finally take a break! Oh, you must be asking yourself why I am in such relief. Well, let’s just say that the first shooting has ended and acting lovey-dovey with Predator Fany was pretty tiresome! She is always clinging to my arm and trying to steal some kisses from me; she even says that it is for publicity but I don’t believe it! She is such a player! Err… anyway, where was I? Oh, right! Continuing…

 

Right now, I am at Jeju’s most beautiful beach, enjoying the sea breeze and sunlight. Maybe being on WGM wasn’t so bad after all. When would I get to be in such place like this if I wasn’t famous, right? While the WGM’s crew was editing the entire shoot, they told us that we could enjoy some free time until the next ‘take’. So, I decided to do what I do THE BEST, which was SLEEP. Plus, it was a good way to dodge some of Tiffany’s ‘attacks’. Oh God… why me?

 

“Hey, Jesse!” Speaking of the ‘angel’…

 

“Yes?” I replied lazily as I lay on the blanket over the sand, under the sunshade. Yet, she suddenly became silent and I couldn’t help but feel somehow worried, so I looked to my side and there she was, fidgeting her fingers coyly. Raising my eyebrows, I asked carefully:

 

“What’s wrong… Tiffany?” I can’t forget, I MUST be kind to her or else I can say bye bye to my career. *sigh* after awhile, she asked slowly:

 

“I was j-just wondering if you would like to uhm… to-to go swimming with… me?”

 

What?! Ha, hell no! I thought. I know we are friends; still, I must have cautious whenever I am with her. I know she will use this chance to turn into Octopus Fany! Oh, if you are wondering what an Octopus Fany is, well, I can tell you when this girl wants to strike me, she comes with those sneaky arms to hug me, just like an octopus, but I won’t fall for this trick! Still, I can’t be mad at her, so I declined the offer ‘politely’:

 

“Thanks Tiffany. But I am kinda sleepy now. I want to rest a little and…”

 

I suddenly felt my heart aching when I saw her face losing its glow as she nodded dejectedly and smiled weakly, answering:

 

“Oh-h, t-that’s fine, Jesse. I – I won’t b-bother you again.”

 

Without her noticing, I sighed inwardly as I remembered my manager’s bark:

 

“YOU BETTER TREAT HER NICELY OR YOU WILL GET FROM ME! I’LL BE WATCHING YOU!”

 

 Geez. He still freaks me up with his outburst as I shivered at only the thought. Anyway, I looked at her for awhile and then, rolling my eyes, I answered coolly:

 

“I will meet you in 20 minutes. We can then go swimming, okay?”

 

Immediately, she snapped her head up with her megawatt smile/eye smile at me and spoke with over-excited tone:

 

“REALLY?!”

 

“Y-Yeah, yeah. Now, go. I’ll meet you soon. Err bye bye.”

 

I swear that my eardrums almost exploded with her mega loud voice. Yet, I stammered when she looked at me so tenderly and I couldn’t help but look away or else I would blush... My stupid heart then jolted in surprise when I felt her warm palm on my hand as I looked up at her. She smiled genuinely at me and added as she stood up:

 

“Thanks, Jesse. I guess I’ll meet you there. S-see ya!”

 

I nodded lamely because I knew that I was blushing a lot. However, this wasn’t the worst part; when I thought she would simply leave, she suddenly removed her robe before me to reveal her pink and teasing bikini. At that moment I could tell that my eyes would jump out of my face if I wasn’t wearing sunglasses. My jaws dropped with a pleasant surprise; my breathing and heartbeat got unsteady; and my body became on fire. Damn it! Look at those thighs! Why is she so gorgeous?! If only, argggggghhhhhhhhhhh!

 

Shut up, stupid brain! Behave yourself, Jesse! Shoot! Me and my stupid hormones! Recovering myself, I closed my hanging open mouth as I watched her leave. I might be wrong, but I could swear that I saw a grin on her not-so-angelic face. Arghh this girl is messing with me! I – I must resist! It isn’t just because she is beautiful, has a great body and a seductress aura that I will fall for her! No way! Ah, I am off to sleep. It will be better to erase that image out of my mind… Tsk, as if this was possible…

 

Beautiful…

 

~x~

 

I woke up groggily and I looked to my surroundings, no Tiffany in sight? Weird… Once I looked at the time on my watch, whoa! I slept for one hour?! Aish, damn it! She must be waiting for me! The things I do for my job and my friends too. Now, I have to act like her babysitter too? *Sigh* Okay, here we go…

 

I stood up, brushed the sand off my clothes and looked around. I walked further and still, no sign of her. I don’t even know what time it is, but… I am starting to get worried. What if she lost herself and doesn’t know how to come back? Ahhh this is my fault! I should have gone with her! Relax, Jesse. She must be out there somewhere. Yeah, I better find her or else, I am toast.

 

My feet kept dragging me by the sandy beach, and I still couldn’t find her. I walked pass a few bathers and nothing. I wiped the sweat off my head and took a deep breath; now I am really worried. So I started to call her name:

 

“Tiffany! Tiffany! Are you there?”

 

I kept calling her and no answer. Yet, something caught my attention. Before me, a group of five guys were messing with a girl. I couldn’t see her properly, but I could tell they were bothering her as I heard a few lines:

 

“Come on, babe. Don’t be like this! We just want to take you to party with us, right?”

 

“Yeah! Just a date, babe! A hot girl like you wouldn’t like to decline this offer!”

 

“Please… leave me alone.”

 

I heard her voice and I admit that it was pretty familiar. Actually, I was getting annoyed with those gorilla guys; can’t they see that they are bugging her?! Yet, I didn’t want to interfere, but if they touch this girl, I will take some action. I heard them a little more and my blood started to boil with their boldness:

 

“This isn’t working, guys! Let’s take her with us!” “Yeah, give me a kiss! Come on, I know you’ll like it!”

 

“Stop! I told you! Leave me alone! Help!” “Hahaha, no one will listen to you, babe!”

 

When she yelled again, I knew… it was… TIFFANY! Aish, what are these gorillas doing to her?! Unable to hold myself anymore, I gritted my teeth and barged my way between them, stopping them before they could touch her. I was mad, yet nervous too since it was five gorilla guys to one me. I glared at them and barked:

 

“Don’t you dare put your hand on my-my err… wife!”

 

“JESSE!” Tiffany beamed at me as she put her hands on my shoulders and I placed her behind me. I tapped her hands gently to calm her as I glared at the stupid brutes, snapping:

 

“Didn’t you hear me?! Leave her alone!” “Whoa, the chicken-wuss is talking! Hey guys, what are we going to do to him?”

 

They said in sarcasm while laughing and cracking their knuckles. I gulped, but I stood firm; I simply couldn’t let them disrespect Tiffany. She squeezed my shoulders gingerly and whispered weakly:

 

“Let’s go, Jesse. I don’t want them to hurt you.”

 

Part of me was touched; I could feel the true concern in her voice. Yet I shook my head and grinned sincerely while glancing at her:

 

“Sorry, Tiffany… but I can’t let them disrespect you.”

 

[NORMAL P.O.V]

 

Jesse didn’t know it, but his words made a great commotion in Tiffany’s heart. The latter was genuinely touched with his concern as she stared at him in awe, like he was her knight in shining armor or a cool cowboy protecting her from distress. He then positioned himself as if he was ready to fight… But just their luck, some police officers were on patrol and so the blonde singer used this chance to remark sarcastically:

 

“I think you better apologize to the lady… since you guys wouldn’t like to have problems with the officers… right?”

 

The gorillas glared at them, then turned around to see the police staring at them attentively. So reluctantly, they nodded and muttered ‘sorry’ to Tiffany as the latter merely nodded at them. With that, they finally left; yet Jesse still remained in case they decided to come back. Once they were out of sight, Jesse jolted in shock when he felt someone crushing his neck in a mega engulfing hug:

 

“Woahhhhhhh! Easy, Tiffany!”

 

“Ya, Jesse! You looked so brave doing this! Thank you so much!”

 

The blonde guy couldn’t help coughing and hiding his blush. Once he turned around, he realized that the ginger haired girl was staring at him intently, with longing eyes and completely agape. When he looked to the spot where her eyes were directed, Jessi became flustered in shyness once he realized that he was shirtless. And it seems that eye-smiling predator didn’t have the work to avert her eyes from his toned abs and rigid chest. It was like her eyes were enjoying the sight and were mesmerized with Jessi’s sculpted body. However, he cleared his throat and tried to look serious, even when his face spoke otherwise. Then, back to the earlier conversation, he waved his hand dismissively, replying with a dry tone:

 

“*Err… This wasn’t so much… I bet your … boyfriend would do the same…”

 

However, the ginger-haired singer snapped from the Lalaland and became serious again as she looked down, muttering sadly:

 

“Actually… no one ever did something like that for me before… but that’s all right… its my fault anyway for being such a spoiled and bad person…”

 

Jesse was shocked with her answer and he could tell that she was telling the truth. He then took a deep breath, placed a hand on her shoulder and added with a soft tone:

 

“Tiffany… you are not a bad person… you just need err… to change some ways… that’s all… do-don’t be so harsh on yourself, okay? W-we are f-friends and friends are supposed to tell the truth, right? Come on… don’t be sad.”

 

His words were bittersweet; sweet since he was trying to comfort her and he was honest; yet bitter due to the ‘friends’ part. However, she was content to have him close, even being ‘just friends’… for now… Anyway, they stared at each other meaningfully for awhile as Jesse spoke with a tiny smile:

 

“Come on, let’s go for a swim.”

 

“Really?!” “Yeah…” Jesse added calmly, but Tiffany quickly latched herself to right arm tightly. He suppressed a heavy sigh and muttered tiredly:

 

“Lord, give me strength…”

 

Yet, he was pleasantly surprised when Tiffany looked at him and whispered sincerely:

 

“Thank you… Jesse.”

 

So, he stopped in his tracks and looked down at her with a soft expression on his face. Then, with the corner of his lips twitching a little, he nodded, finally letting a small grin adorn his face:

 

“You are welcome… Tiffany.”

 

They exchanged some deep stares and both their hearts were pounding madly at the same time. Nonetheless, Jesse quickly averted his stare to one side and gulped with a growing heat on his face. As for Tiffany, she just smiled, contented with herself, feeling on “cloud nine” for winning Jesse’s smile.

 

 

TBC

 

REPLIES:

 

@rosyanda: hahahaha totally agree, Jessi is resisting… lets see how long he can take it lol Thanks for commenting!

@aisya-kh: Yup, true marriage lol Thanks for commenting! And welcome to this fic, reader! =D

@JeTiHyun: Yes, he wants to show her that he isn’t that easy. But yeah, married for real, my friend.  Soon you’ll know about Fany’s side, and how Wooyoung will react with the shocking news lol. Hahaha I thought about it, but nothing rated, sorry lol Thanks for commenting! Awww, you too, take care and God bless you , dear friend and reader.

@JheiSii137: Yup, true marriage lol. Oh sure it is, she is on the cloud nine hahaha yes, he wouldn’t ever imagine that she would be married with him hehehe. Thanks for commenting!

@sunghyo: Yes, that’s true, they are married for real. Be prepared for crazy moments. Thanks for commenting!

@narachan: Me too, Fany must know what she really wants, plus Jesse’s cool personality rocks! Yes, true marriage hehehe. I must say that Jessi is way too shocked for a proper reaction hahahaha. Thanks for commenting!

@BapxHimchan: Yeah, Sub-Zero Jesse lol, don’t mind me hahaha. Anyway, Jessi knows how to act and now, he has a predator wife on his neck, poor him… ajajjaja. Thanks for commenting!

@JeTimperial: Aww sorry for making so long, here is the remedy hehe. Thanks for commenting!

 

A/N: Hey readers! I know I'm REALLY late with this update and I'm ashamed =(. Anyway, I'm glad that you guys are enjoying this ff. Thank you for support this work and everything. You guys are daebak! Take care and God bless all! Oh and 108 subscribers and 12 votes?! Wowwww I am really surprised! Thank you a lot, dear readers and subscribers! You guys are more than welcome! ^^

 

 

HAPPY B-DAY TO OUR BRIGHTER THAN GEMS EYE-SMILING PINKMANIC TIFFANY! GOD BLESS YOU!