I dropped her home, my heart slightly lifted, maybe it was better for us to be friends. I got to the hotel, I was not yet ready to return back home. I knew that my parent missed me, but this time I was the one who got hurt by them. I went straight to the lift, ignoring the busy lobby and then straight to my deluxe room. The lift opened, there was commotion from the bar. I frowned, creeping towards the private bar and shrugging off my coat.

“His home!” Jaejoong cheered, raising his glass.

I smiled suspiciously, “What’s going on?”

Yoochun grinned, “We’re celebrating!”

“What?” I raised a brow.

Xiah popped up from under the bar, “I found the Louis thirteenth.”

“Why are you opening that?” I frowned, as he opened the red box and pulled out the bottle. 

“$2500 to celebrate!” Jaejoong cheered. Well he was obviously drunk.

Yunho lifted a brow, “Who let him drink so much already?”

“What’s going on?” I asked again, reaching for Jaejoong’s glass and taking a huge gulp.

Jaejoong grinned at me, slapping his arm around my shoulders, “We’re having an intervention!” he giggled, “Finally for you.”

I rolled my eyes, we’ve had so many interventions for Jaejoong.

“Why do I need an intervention?”

Xiah nodded, “Exactly, you don’t even know why,” he continued to pour out the thirteenth.

We drank and drank, they were avoiding me.

“Too Yeon Hee!” Jaejoong giggled, “She’s finally back.”

I frowned but clinked glasses with them anyway.

“Aren’t you happy she’s back?” Jaejoong grinned, “She came back for you.”

I glared at him, “Yes I am happy she’s back, but her coming back for me? I don’t know about that.”

Yunho sighed, “We’re worried for you man.”

I laughed, “There’s nothing to be worried about.”

The all turned to me glowering. 

Jaejoong was the first to take another gulp, “Was I this stubborn?”

I rolled my eyes, “Just tell me.”

Yoochun frowned, “You’re retreating again.”

I let my eyes wonder, what? I took another gulp.

“The first time you did it, we thought it was just a phase when she left you.”

I frowned, what were they going on about?

“When Yeon Hee left, you hid in the hotel,” Yunho explained.

I’ve heard this before. From Hyun Joong, they thought I hid in the hotel? I looked at them, urging them to continue.

“We thought you were a goner.”

“I invited you to so many parties and you refused to go to all of them.”

Yunho nodded, “Then Seung Ni came along, and all you did was talk about her. How much she annoyed you, how much you hated her, how much she saved on buying sale stuff. How much you hated that she burnt your breakfast.”

I raised a brow.

“Everyday!” Yoochun sighed, taking a huge gulp.

“We thought you’ve left you’re retreating stage,” Xiah piped.

“We thought she had come to rescue you.”

I nearly fell over, “What?”

“You came to my parties after you met her,” Jaejoong grinned, raising his glass again.

I frowned, that was not true, I came to most of his parties.

“I can understand why your parents chose her…”

I glowered, “They used her!” I spat.

“They also brought Yeon Hee back for you.”

“And they you brought you back to earth.”

I wavered the thought away, “No, I don’t need her back. I’ve moved on! What my parents did was wrong, no one should be put through that.”

They all stared at me in silence, an eyebrow raised.

“It’s her isn’t it?” Xiah’s eyes widened. He blindly filled up his glass, not taking his eyes off me.

“I don’t know what you’re going on about.”

Yunho’s mouth dropped open.

I rolled my eyes.

“You and her…” Yoochun stuttered.

Jaejoong frowned, too drunk to comprehend, “What?” he whinged.

Yunho’s hand landed on Jaejoong’s chest with a thud, “He loves her…” he whispered.

Now it was my jaw that dropped, “No I don’t!” I protested.

Jaejoong was concentrating hard, “He’s... denying it!”

They all nodded their head in unison. I took a huge gulp of Louis, shaking my head.

They shrugged.

“Okay then,” Yunho sighed, “Why are you withdrawing into yourself again?”

I snorted, “I’m not. And if you’re talking about work, it’s holiday season, we’ve just lost our lead architect and there are so many weddings planned.” I choked again.

They all frowned at me.

“And you’re not going home because?”

I was stumped, replying with ‘because I don’t want to’ will just prove them right. I sighed, shrugging. 

“Are you still seeing her?” Jaejoong suddenly blurted.

I opened my mouth, but had no idea what to say.

Yoochun gasped, “You are seeing her!”

“She’s not angry at you?”

I bit my lip, where do I start?

“Changmin talk to us.”

I swallowed hard, climbing into a stool and sinking into it, “She’s not angry at me.” I sighed.

Yunho threw his arm around me, “Do you want to be with her?”

I closed my eyes, “I can’t.”

They all stared at me in silence.

“Why not?” Jaejoong persisted.

I inhaled sharply, “She’s in love with someone else.” 

They frowned and took a gulp of their drinks.

“That ,” Jaejoong whinged.

I snorted, “With your best friend you idiot.”

Jaejoong shut his mouth frowning. I nodded in disbelief.

“You’re just going to give her up?”

I frowned, “Who said she was mine anyway?” I slurred. “I’m not giving anything up, she’s just going to be with someone who deserves her. I don’t deserve her.” I slammed the glass down onto the table hard.

The guys inhaled sharply, lost for words. That’s right, I was helpless now.

“Hyun Joong would make a better husband than I.”