SHIN HYE SAT BACK INTO THE PLUSH SEAT OF HER VAN AS SHE STARED OUT AT THE SCENERY THAT ZIPPED BY. She was heading to the dress rehearsal of her valentine’s day and birthday concert with her manager and her coordi. It had been a heck of a day, running from one CF shoot or meeting to the next. And it was far from over. But she wasn’t tired.

She was pissed off. 

It was already a little past five in the afternoon and the last time she heard from Min Ho was around ten that morning. Her grip tightened around her mobile phone at the thought. But she caught herself the moment the doubt started to creep in. She then shook her head vigorously as if to physically shake off the negative thoughts out of her brain. 

She promised she wouldn’t be that girl. She wouldn’t be the needy or clingy girlfriend. Lord knows they’re both too old for that. 

C’mon Shin Hye! You’ve already waited three years for the man, why would you be so antsy after just a couple of hours? she admonished herself. 

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Focus, she chanted under her breath. Think about something else. She ran through a mental list of ToDos until she got to a task that she had definitely been avoiding. 

When she proposed the finale number a couple of months ago, she was fueled by the desire to make such a big statement--not only to the world but to one man in particular.

Yes, she was shouting it from the rooftops. Antis be damned, she was telling everyone that she, Park Shin Hye was in love. 

Of course, she had wanted to really spell it out, who she was particularly in love with--but the combined common sense of her manager and Min Ho’s, not to mention their agencies, stopped her.

He’s just coming back from military service, they said. Let’s give his career a chance to pick up a bit and stabilize before you make any declarations. 

Shin Hye reluctantly agreed. The control these people had over their lives was one of the things she disliked in the business. But they did have a point. Lee Min Ho after all, had one of the most passionate fan bases in the industry and it would be unfair of her to impede his success just because she wanted to be romantic. 

Still, she put in clues instead--choosing a dance partner with nearly the same height, build, even hairstyle as Min Ho. He’d be dressed in a crisp long sleeve shirt and dress pants. 

A small smile played on her lips as she remembered the music video that starte