“Mama? Where’s my Yoona?”

Kwon Yuri sounded more like a toddler searching for her favorite toy rather than an heiress who’s about to take over the multi million Kwon empire. And of course, as her nanny, Mrs. Kang has to make sure that Yuri is well taken care off and got anything she wanted.

It took some time for Mrs. Kang to get used to this demand from Yuri. She had been Yuri’s nanny from when she was born until now that she has finally taken the reins for their family business. She has cared for Yuri like her own child. That’s why it came as no surprise that Yuri would call Mrs. Kang mama when she was younger rather than her own mom.

And Yuri would be forever thankful for that, But she wasn’t just a nanny, for Yuri Mrs. Kang was the only one who felt like a parent to her. She was the only one who could discipline Yuri, and the only one Yuri is scared of because she don’t want to get spank in the bottom.

When Mrs. Kang heard that Mr. Kwon took all of Yuri’s money and possession, she expected that Yuri would return in an hour or the most, the next day. That she will wake up and do her daily routine of serving Yuri. 

But days and nights had come and gone and she didn’t even caught sight of Yuri’s shadow. And the longer that Yuri didn’t have to come back, the easier for her to accept that maybe Yuri was not the person she always thought she knew. Or maybe she was, and all it take was someone so damn amazing to change the stubbornness in Yuri.

When she came back it was if she was another person, she was less demanding and more independent. And if she would have wanted something, the only one who she wants it from was Yoona. Of course the inner brat was still there, but one squeeze from Yoona and Yuri behaves, hesitantly of course. But the fact that Yuri would listen to someone else was a miracle on itself.

“Yoong?” Yuri continued her search for her baby.

“She is in the balcony right now…”

“Oh okay…”

Yuri gives Mrs. Kang, the only woman she considers to be her mother a light squeeze on the shoulder.

“Don’t work yourself too hard, mama… You still have to take care of Yoona and our baby…”

Mrs. Kang couldn’t help but smile at that thought, a little Yoona or a little Yuri screaming and running around might be what this mansion needs to finally make it a home.

*

“Yoong?”

Yoona couldn’t help but think how adorable Yuri looks walking around with her small eyes barely open. Yuri tries to get the drowsiness away by rubbing her eyes, but Yoona’s arms around her shoulders was better than any wake up call.

“Ready for breakfast?”

“I was. “ Yuri pouted “But when I wake up, you weren’t there…” Yuri’s sleepy eyes were instantly replaced with lust.

Yoona slaps Yuri in the arm just to hide her blush, and the fact that she secretly delights at the thought that Yuri still has this insatiable lust for her.

“Behave yourself and eat your breakfast… you have a big day ahead of you… CEO”

Yoona slides the omelet to Yuri’s plate as Yuri huffs in frustration for not getting what she wanted and just plops in the chair in defeat…

“PFFFT. It’s only the title that sounds fancy… The amount of work and stress it is could drive anybody mental.”

The moment she wakes up the first thing that Yuri would crave was a touch from Yoona. Like right now, where the breakfast on her plate was being ignored and all she did was pull Yoona on her lap, softly nibbling on Yoona’s neck…

“You’re the only one that could calm me…”

Yoona smiles at Yuri’s sweet confession, and she was glad that even after all these years that they were together, they were still in love. She gently lays her lips on Yuri and their lips met in soft, sweet kisses. But when Yoona sense that the innocence was slowly igniting to passion, she hesitantly pulls away.

She slices a piece of omelet before feeding it to Yuri.

“You got to eat. I don’t want your stomach to make all that grumbling sounds when you get up on the podium…”

“Kekekeke…” Yuri laughs at the thought and chews thoughtfully, just enjoying the feel of having Yoona on her lap.

“Are you going to come?” Yuri asks before Yoona feeds her again.

“Of course… but I… ummm…”

Yoona gingerly rubs the engagement ring on her finger, wondering how to approach Yuri with what she’s about to say.

I’m planning to go somewhere before I head there.”

Yuri looked up at the girl on her lap. “Where?”

“I want to go visit mama and papa…” Yoona barely said it in a whisper. But with the way Yuri’s clench on her arm got tighter, it was obvious that Yuri heard her perfectly.

“Why?”

It’s been almost three years but Yoona’s family still didn’t even bother to try and contact her. Just to call and say hi or to see how she was doing, to see if she was okay, or to even see her walk the stage during her graduation. Yuri knew how much it hurt Yoona, even if Yoona tries to mask it all with a happy smile.

And with everything that they have done or more of failed to do as a parent, Yuri couldn’t understand why it has to be Yoona who needs to try and fix things.

“Because…” Yoona didn’t know what to say, instead she just focus her attention on her finger circling around Yuri’s arm. “Because I want my family to be ok with us.”

“Then, let me go with you.” Yuri said in determination. If Yoona had to face her parents, then they will do it together.

“No…” Yoona shakes her head before pressing their foreheads together. “You have this to worry about. It’ll be okay…”

“But what if-”

Yoona presses Yuri’s hand to calm down the other girl.

“Let me talk to them first and then if everything goes well… then, we could go there.”

Knowing Yuri’s fearless personality, Yoona knew Yuri wouldn’t hesitate to fight back in case her mother would spit harsh words at her. And Yoona didn’t want to sever anymore of what remaining relationship, if there is still even one existing, between her and her parents.

Yuri’s frown only showed that she wasn’t pleased of Yoona’s plan. But as Yoona gently squeeze Yuri’s hand, the frown slowly went away.

“Ok.” Yuri lied…

Yoona kisses the tip of Yuri’s nose as a thank you note.

“I’m done with breakfast…”

Yoona didn’t even feel Yuri tugging on her hand, because right now, all that was registering was the look of lust brewing in Yuri’s eyes.

“Now let’s go shower…”

*

“Yoong?”

It took a good few seconds before Mrs. Im recognize the stunning woman standing in front of her. She could blame this on poor vision and old age or maybe her daughter has just grown up beyond recognition.

This woman in front of her wasn’t the shy and meek Yoong that she could remember, instead it was a woman captivating and beautiful that anyone would fall at the sight of her. And a part of Mrs. Im regrets not being there to watch her daughter grow up.

“What are you doing here?”

Yoona’s eyes mirrored the hurt she felt when she heard her mother’s question. When does a daughter need a reason to visit her mother?

“I just want to come to see you and papa…”

Mrs. Im was about to let Yoona inside their home, but she stops when she sees the exquisite round cut diamond platinum ring on Yoona’s finger.

“Did she give you that?”

Yoona bites her lips just so she couldn’t snap back. Her anger which she thought was long buried, would always resurface everytime she hears her mother talk about Yuri like she’s an infectious disease.

“Yes mama… me and Yuri, we’re going to get married…”

Mrs. Im felt like everything surrounding her just darken and all she could see was the fury of wanting to rip the ring out of her daughter’s finger. All she asks in prayer at night is for her daughter to come back and get back to her senses. And it infuriated her, that her prayers were ignored and what’s worse, here was her daughter committing herself forever to the Kwon’s daughter.

“What is wrong with you? Don’t you have any shame? Marrying a woman?”

All the vile words did was broke Yoona’s already fragile heart. She wished she had answers, something profound that could convince her mother otherwise. But the only answer she had was the same answer that she had years ago…

“We love each other…” Yoona softly whispers…

“Yoong?”

The hostility between the two women were severed by the gentle voice. And unlike her mother who welcomed her with such animosity, her father without any hesitation wrapped her in a loving embrace.

Yoona have grown up believing that her father was the strongest man in the world. She smiles as she remembers those distant memories. When he would come home from work, and even if he was so tired, he would greet her by lifting her up in his arms and swirling her up as if she was dancing on air.

But time wasn’t too kind on her father, though he still have those gentle eyes, still his face shows sign of old age and weariness. And it hurt her a bit to feel that her father wasn’t as towering as she always thought he would be. But as different as it is physically, still she have never felt so protected like right now.

Yoona could make every father proud of how beautiful and confident she had become. Mr. Im regrets it terribly how he wasn’t there to see her transform from this playful, young tomboy to an elegant young woman.

Mr. Im eyes twinkle as he looks at his daughter. “Look at you now, you are so beautiful…” He hugs her again “You have always been so beautiful…”

Yoona could feel her father’s back heaving as he wraps her back in an embrace. And in a few seconds, she heard him softly cries.

“Have you eaten already?”

“No… she won’t be staying…”

Both Yoona and her father turn towards the spiteful voice of her mother.

“Darling…” Yona could hear the pleading tone from her father’s voice “Please dear… Yoona just came to visit us, can we forget about everything and be a family for once?”

“How can I forget?” she growls through her gritted teeth “When she walks in here wearing that engagement ring from Kwon?!”

And never did his heart break just like the way it’s breaking now… The moment he saw Yoona in that hospital more than 20 years ago, he had forgotten his dreams and had work all his life just so Yoona could accomplish hers. But if there was one dream, he holds dear, it’s that someday he could walk Yoona down the aisle, to give her away to someone deserving of her…

His heart broke at the thought that this dream would only be tarnish, when his daughter would marry another woman.

“We… we’re going to get married next month…” Yoona whispers softly, hoping her soft tone could somehow reduce the anger her parents feel. “It’s going to be a small, private ceremony.”

Both her parents realized why, Yuri was now being put on the pedestal as the heiress to the Kwon empire, this news might easily ruin Yuri.

“Yuri have wanted to come here and asks but I told her-”

“We don’t want to see her.” Her mom cut her off so harshly.

Yoona turns toward her father hoping to get his approval, but his gaze remained on the ground. Obviously he felt the same as her mother, only difference was, he didn’t have the heart to break Yoona’s heart.

“We don’t want to see the woman who destroyed our daughter… You know what kind of girl she is?”

“You don’t know her.” Yoona had finally had enough of her mother talking viciously about the one she loves “So, don’t judge her…”

“I don’t need to know her! That girl grew up in my eyes!”

Here they were again, the two Im women screaming at each other about Yuri.

“She doesn’t pick up for herself, leaves everything scattered around, parties all night then comes home drunk, one time I accidentally walk into her room and found her with two women in bed. Two!!! Yoong!!!” Mrs. Im tries to shake some sense into her daughter “Is that the kind of person you want to spend forever with?”

“Mama please… Yuri is not like who you think she is…” Yoona says in one shaky breath.

Her father finally steps in when he sees Yoona’s tears taking over her.

“Dear please…”

“You know I have enough of this! I’m so tired of looking like the enemy here, when all I ever wanted was the best for my daughter!”

Her mother regrets having this conversation and storms away, leaving her broken hearted family behind.

“I…” Yoona brushes away her tears, she sees no point in staying anymore. “I have to go, papa… it was nice to see you again.”

She gives her father a soft kiss on the cheek, before stepping away politely.

And just when he thought his heart was broken earlier, he realizes that nothing could match the hurt that he feels right now, when he sees his little girl walking away in tears. And here he was, her father, who can’t do anything about it.

*

Donghae gritted his teeth as he furiously wipe a table, he didn’t knew that taking care of a business would take this much time and effort. He poured his everything out on this, but it felt like the restaurant was barely drifting afloat instead of rising up. But in a way he was thankful that at least his business was stable instead of crashing down.

“Could you get your up and at least help?”

He got on Siwon, as the man has his legs up on a table, his eyes lock on the television.

“God Damn… that Kwon Yuri is hot…”

That name managed to steal Donghae’s attention from the wet rag.

“What are you talking about?”

Donghae walks closer to watch what’s on the news, and he felt his breath being taken away as he saw how gorgeous Yuri was. He had the privilege to see Yuri up close, but it still didn’t bode well to his racing heart whenever he sees someone as beautiful as her again.

Yuri was standing beside her father, both the picture of power and control. Mr. Kwon was commanding everyone’s attention as he announces the taking over of some major assets over to be handled by Yuri.

“Mr. Kwon just named Yuri-shii his co chairman… or should I say, chairwoman… like damn…” Siwon let out a low whistle “beautiful, powerful and rich… What can you do to marry a woman like that?”

“Hmmm…” Donghae’s brows creased in thought.

“Imagine marrying a girl like that. You will be set for life.”

Donghae knew nobody stood a chance with Yuri. He might not marry her, but at least he could be her brother in law.

*

“Yoong?”

Yuri felt her heart ache seeing Yoona, lying motionlessly on their bed, with only her tears being her only sign of life.

“Yul?”

Yoona quickly wrap herself around Yuri’s arms. There has always been something soothing about being with Yuri. Somehow for Yoona, it’s enough to take away everything the pain, the anger, the hurt. The pain might still be there, but at least it didn’t hurt that much…

Yuri didn’t even have to ask what happen. She wanted to say something to at least make everything feel right. But right now, no words seem to be fitting of this situation.

“I’m so sorry for this Yoong…”

Yoona finally let out a smile, and somehow it both comforted their aching hearts.

“You have nothing to be sorry about…” Yoona brushes the hair out of Yuri’s face to get a clearer look on Yuri’s face. “I choose us anytime.”

Yoona softly brushes her lips against Yuri.

“I’m so sorry I couldn’t make it.”

“Hey… that’s ok…” Yuri shrugs nonchalantly “As long as you come to our wedding, I’ll be ok”

Yoona have finally found the strength to chuckle, wrapping her arms around Yuri’s shoulders. And Yuri saw this as an invitation to take things further. Yuri knew that Yoona would for being such an addict, and she does admit that she is, Yoona just seems to do that.

“Yul…”

Yoona tries to sound authoritative but the sound of the moan escaping through their kisses, somehow didn’t convince Yuri…

“Babe…” Yuri teases Yoona in a husky voice, her hands begin to travel at every inch of Yoona’s body…

“S- stop…”

Yoona tried again but the smile on her face tells a whole different story.

“No…” Yuri whines, kissing the soft flesh on Yoona’s neck while her hand still working its magic, drifting to body parts that Yuri knows ONLY BELONGS TO HER.

“Hey wait baby… I want to tell you something…” Yoona pulls away from their kiss…

“I’m listening…” Yuri mumbles as her nibbles starts going down.

“No… look at me…”

Yoona tries to suppress a smile as she sees Yuri with an adorable pout.

“I was wondering if we could try to contain ourselves…”

Yuri didn’t like where this conversation might lead. “Contain ourselves?”

“Yes… like I was wondering if we don’t do it…”

“What?!”

Yuri couldn’t help but almost let out a scream, that idea was simply preposterous for Yuri…

“Well, not until our wedding night…”

“B-but…” Yuri reasons with Yoona “That’s still a month away… That’s too long…”

And it was and Yuri was desperately trying to change Yoona’s mind.

“I know… but… It’s just that… when I was sixteen or around that age where I knew about these things, I always promised to myself I would have want to save it until my wedding night.”

Yuri smiles softly as she sees Yoona chuckling.

“I think we both sort of know what happened…”

Yoona turns to Yuri with a mischievous glint on her eyes.

“I guess this hot girl sort of ruin your promise, huh?”

“No…”

Yuri couldn’t help but find it so adorable when Yoona was being mischievous.

“It was the car…”

Yuri scoots closer to Yoona until the tip of their noses was touching each other…

“Do you ummmm… regret it?”

“Regret what?”

Yuri had to turn away, knowing how badly she blushes having Yoona that close.

“That ummm… it was with me… and we ummm… well, we did it in the car?”

Yoona scoots closer, until their nose was almost touching each other.

“What’s wrong with doing it in the car?”

“Cause you dream of doing it on your wedding night, probably with candles all light up, rose petals on the bed… You know the whole thing and look what happen? Your first time was in the car…”

“I secretly wanted it to be you…” Yoona softly confesses “But during that time, I knew with how different we are, I’m even scared to wish for it…So, when it happened, in your car, I didn’t care about anything else, about where we are, what our parents might think, all I could think of Yul, was us and how wonderful it feels to finally be with you.”

Yuri reaches out for Yoona but quickly pulls away fearing she might unintentionally break Yoona’s promise again.

“It has always been you too…” Yuri softly confesses…

“Hmmm?”

Yuri wraps her arms around Yoona’s waist, pulling herself closer to the girl.

“When I saw my oppa kissing this girl when I was around 12, I…” Yuri smiles as she drew circles on Yoona’s waist with her finger “I said to myself, I wanted that… I wanted that with Yoona…”

Yuri kisses the lips she has always dream of until now to wake up to and kiss…

“Then, I realized that, what I was feeling… it wasn’t just friendship anymore, it was something else, something I would wish forever with you…”

And Yuri melted in another kiss….

“And you… you didn’t make it any easier…” Yuri kisses Yoona’s nose before rubbing their noses together cutely. “I would see you around my house, helping your mom and I just wished I could talk to you, Well, I tried but you wouldn’t even give me the time of day.”

“I thought you were just being nice…”

Yuri lifts her head so she could look clearly at Yoona’s face.

“What?”

“That you would just say Hi to be polite, I see you bringing home these beautiful girls and I always say to myself, that’s the kind of people, Yuri should be with, not me, not a maid’s daughter. I tell myself I should just be contented that for once in our lives, you considered me to be your bestfriend.”

Yuri press closer whatever distance they had left, her lips finding their way back to Yoona’s.

“I stop considering you as my bestfriend.” Yuri smiles before pressing their lips together. “The moment I understand what love was, I only see you as the love of my life.”

And when Yoona heard what Yuri have just confessed, she felt like she lost the strength to breathe. She crash their lips together, trying to find her strength back in Yuri’s kisses…

Until now, Yoona was left wondering how could Yuri be her source of strength yet be her weakness at the same time?

Yuri hesitantly pulls away before they could break Yoona’s promise, letting out her frustration by burying her face in the pillow.

“What should we do now Yoong?”

Yoona’s eyes twinkle as the thought of it comes to her mind.

“Let’s go grab some ice cream…”

*

“I’m sorry Yoong…”

Yoona couldn’t help but chuckle as Yuri have apologized to her for almost a millionth time.

“I told you Yul, it’s ok if you’re not here for the fitting, it’s bad luck for their partners to see the brides anyway..”

Now it was Yuri’s turn to chuckle as she hears Yoona’s line.

“Yoong… Our lives is much worse than a Korean drama, the Gods are running out of bad lucks to throw at us.”

“Yes… I guess that’s true.”

Anyone who sees the way Yoona was smiling as she was talking to the phone would instantly realize how in love she was. And Tiffany was no different, she smiles along just watching Yoona giggle and laugh on the phone with Yuri.

“Don’t worry Yul… Tiffany unnie is here, she’s really helping me with the dresses. She has really good taste in fashion.”

“Hey!” Yuri says jealously. “I got good taste in fashion too…”

Yoona didn’t bother to argue, she knows Yuri is like a kid anyway refusing to lose to anything.

“Yes you do…”

“Can I talk to Tiffany for a bit, baby?”

“Sure… unnie, Yuri wants to talk to you.”

Yoona hands Tiffany the phone and walks away to get her dress fitted.

“Hey Yuwree…”

“Hey… Fany… thanks so much for doing this…”

“Hey… you’re my cousin in law now… Well, sort of… so don’t worry about it.”

“I have thought of asking Soo or Hyo to do it but I’m scared they might turn Yoona into lady gaga on our wedding day, or worse knowing those two, probably sneak and watch Yoona dress up.”

Tiffany let out a laugh, this was probably one of the things that have attracted her to Yuri before, how charming and funny she is. Even if Yuri and her girlfriend were related, she have to admit that Jessica’s sense of humor can be quite puzzling sometimes.

“Yes… I could totally imagine that… and look, it’s no problem…Yoona is like a living doll, it’s fun to dress her up.”

Tiffany’s eyes were then casted at the sleeping girl on the chair.

“And besides take this as my apology gift because my girlfriend is such a b!tch to you and Yoona before.”

“Hey” Tiffany’s” sleeping” girlfriend heard it perfectly “You’re quite a conniving witch too…”

“Shika is in there?” Yuri asks surprisingly “What is she doing? Sleeping?”

“Well… Let’s just say your cousin can’t be away from me…”

“Yes… I can…” Jessica objected.

Jessica could but she would probably go insane so she just chooses not to.

Tiffany then could hear someone talking on the background at Yuri, and by the sound of Yuri’s voice it probably meant that she needed to head back to work.

“Hey… I need to finish some paperworks… Take care of my wife for me, Fany…”

“I will…”

“Can you give the phone back to Yoona please?”

“Sure…”

But before Tiffany hands out the phone to Yoona, Jessica yanks it out of her hand.

“You better work yourself hard Kwon, the dresses Tiffany is picking is expensive…”

“Even if it cost a million dollars, if that’s what Yoona wants, then it’s not a big deal.”

“Cheesy idiot…”

Jessica hands the phone over to Yoona, and after a few hushed I love yous, see you later, more I love yous and goodbyes, Yoona finally hangs up.

“Hello Ms. Im…”

The young woman who just walks in, ignores the piercing stare of the brunette and instead turns to the gorgeous doe eyed beauty.

“Someone is outside for you Ms. Im, he said you know him.”

The three girls shared confuse looks, everyone secretly knows who Yoona is now, and everyone just seems to want a piece of her knowing Yuri wouldn’t mind paying anything if it was for Yoona’s happiness. To simply state it, the way to Yuri’s millions was winning over Yoona’s attention.

“Really? Who?”

“It’s a Mr. Im Donghae…”