Hi from me
Title: Hi from me
Author: dbskslave
Inspiration: AT&T commercial
Warning: unbeta
Summary: Pictures send to a wrong person, and your love life will change.
At the busy Korean air port, 3 figures were running to their destination gate.
“Hyung, hurry up. We’re going be late. Come on.” a smallest figure motion in gesture of “hurry up” to the other 2 figures.
“Alright, alright.” a pretty one of the two behind reply to him.
The last figure just keep smiling and running in behind the other two guys even though he is tallest and seem to have a runner potential with that long legs.
Finally, they reach their destination gate.
“Here is my new numbers. Remember to contact me. A picture is fine to.” The smallest figure gave the beauty a piece of paper that has numbers on it.
“JunSu hyung, you really think that this will stop YooChun hyung to come after you?” the tallest ask his beloved hyung with amused.
“Well, at least I try.” JunSu replies. The SIM card of his old cell phone number is still inside this pocket. In the deepest of his heart, he still wants to talk to his ex-boyfriend.
“OK, you two take care. I will be back in a month.” The beauty said.
“You too JaeJoong hyung.” Junsu hug the man named JaeJoong.
When JaeJoong is on his seat in the airplane, he looks at the napkin paper and wonder “is it 6 or 0? Aish, JunSu hand writing is horrible and he had taken calligraphy class before.” He just enters whatever he thinks that number is into his phone.
JaeJoong has a lot of fun on his 1 month vacation around European. It’s his dream since he was young to go round the western countries and taste all dishes they have. He just finished his master degree in culinary, and he wants to follow his dream before he goes to work.
“A call may be costly so I will send a picture for them. It should be enough to let them know where I am.” With that in mind, JaeJoong starts to take pictures everywhere he went and send them to JunSu and ChangMin. The first one is Big Ben from London with his brightest smile; the second one is Eiffel Tower from Paris with him and a sign of “I love you”. Then there is a picture of his kissing face with the Roman Coliseum in the back. He is happy and enjoy and trip, unaware that these pictures will change his life after he return to his home country.
At another side of the world, specifically Seoul, South Korea.
“Jung YunHo, what the hell is this? Are you cheating on me?”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
His wife shows him a picture a guy??? (maybe) in front of Big Bell to him. “What about it?” he is confused. “You dare to say it! You are cheating on me with this guy aren’t you?” Now he really confuses. “I saw all pictures he sent to you. What with the ‘I love you’ and ‘I miss you’ signs? I can’t believe it. You cheat on me with a guy. I hate you.” She throws his phone toward him and stomp out to their bedroom. 5 second later, she stomps out of their house. YunHo stands there in shock. He looks at the door his wife just close then at the pictures on his phone “Aish, what the hell? Who is this guy? He gives me a lot of troubles with my wife here.”
Usually the husband will come after the wife and explain everything, but YunHo do not. Not because of his pride or anything, he just doesn’t feel like doing it. His wife and he are not in cold war or not getting along; they just don’t have the passion as the time they were in college anymore. Even though they are a perfect couple in every one’s eyes, both of them still feel the void in their relationship. “May be it’s a good thing that she left. It will give us some time to think about our relationship.”
“Hyung, we miss you. How have you been? Why didn’t you call us or send us message? We though you got kidnapped or something.” JunSu release him from the hug.
“Huh? What are you talking about? I sent you and Min picture message every time I went to the new place. Don’t you get them?” JaeJoong look at JunSu
“No, I did not receive any message from you.” JunSu shake his head.
“I did. I receive all of them. They are beautiful.” ChangMin reply with a grin “and I miss you.”
“Miss me or my cooking?” JaeJoong use one-touch on ChangMin.
“Hehehehe...” was all ChangMin answer. JaeJoong role his eyes and turn to JunSu and shoe his phone to him.
“Look! Here” JaeJoong shows the recipients’ number to both ChangMin and JunSu.
“May be my phone have problem with receiving message. I will ask Chunnie fix it later.” JunSu mumble to himself.
“Chunnie? Didn’t you guys like… broke up before my trip?”
“Aino” JunSu blush at the comment.
“Jae-ah, you should get use to their rollercoaster relationship already.”
The fun was over, now is the critical period when he has to find a job. I can have any job in any western restaurant, but he decide that he want to learn about eastern culinary as well. Luckily, YooChun know a place that hire a cook intern, and JaeJoong is willing to apply for that job.
First day at work, JaeJoong saw his boss, YunHo. He works as an intern at YunHo’s restaurant. YunHo gave him a stare every now and then. It freaks him out. After work, he calls JunSu to rant about hid boss. Without letting the other line answer he begin to talk when he hear the ring stop “Su-ah, I had a bad day here. I don’t know why but that YunHo guy gave me a creep. Every time he looked at me, it feels like I am naked in front of him. I wonder what happen here. Either he really like me or really hate me to look at me like that. You should see the look on his eyes. His eyes contain flame in them. It burns my skin or should I say my cloth since I feel naked when he looked at me. Anyway, I wonder if he is gay. He doesn’t like one though, but I think there are a lot of people love to have his stare, be it women or men. I mean, look at him, tall, slim, tan and that six-pack. I am drooling over just to remember it. Oh, I am not a weirdo or stalker ok? I just happen to walk in when he change his cloth in the employee changing room, and I don’t think he know it’s me. I walked out immediately. Oh, my ride is here. I’ll talk to you later when I get home. Bye Su.”
YunHo frown at the sudden disconnect call. ‘The heck…Is that Jaejoong guy? Does he have a bipolar problem or what? Aish… I guess he just called a wrong number then. His clumsiness is really something.’
YunHo had a surprise when he first saw JaeJoong in person. For the past month, he had been constantly received pictures messages from this beautiful guy. Some time it was from England, some time it was from German. It seemed he was traveling around Europe. His messages were always cute and fun. Unconsciously, YunHo had waited for this message despite the fact that he didn’t know who the guy is.
For this past month, YunHo had seen JinJu, his wife, a few times, and they acted like friends, not couple. They also come to conclusion that they are better being friend than married couple. It suffocated them both. It’s not that they do not love each other, they just realized a little too late that they do not have a kind of passion that all of the couple need. They were childhood friend, best friend, and lovers. Their parents were so happy with that development that they decide their children should get marry right after graduating from college. It turned out so well that the first month or two; they have fun like other newly wed. Then, it all went down onward. They had a few fight and made up sessions after the honey moon. When they started to go to work, they just missed each other completely. They met new people, and their actions toward the other become more friend-like.
All thank to this JaeJoong guy that his wife and he aware of their true feeling. JinJu had been angry at first when she saw the message pictures, but soon realized that it’s not jealousy. It’s not because she loves him that she got angry; it’s more like she was angry because he hid it from her, his best friend. When they met again, she told him everything, her feeling and their situation. Both agree to step back and be friend again. They will get a divorce when it’s a right time. They do not want their parents to be disappointed about their unsuccessful marriage.
Back to the present, YunHo look at the new number on his phone and smiled. He knew that he will have a fun time at his work from now on.
That night, JaeJoong was waiting for JunSu to come home and to continue their talk, more like ranting about his sexy boss, but JunSu never came home that night. JaeJoong guessed that he stay at his boyfriend’s house again. He doesn’t want to interrupt their ‘sweet YooSu’ moment as he did before, and it was a disaster.
That time, JaeJoong tried to call JunSu a few times because it was almost midnight and JunSu was still not at home. He just got himself a new boyfriend, first one to be exact. YooChun’s reputation was not helpful. He was a player for god sake, and JaeJoong did not want his best friend to get hurt. A few unanswered phone calls had made JaeJoong more worry. He had to contact a lot of people to get YooChun’s address. When he got there, nobody answer the door even though he saw YooChun’s famous car park near here. His instinct told him that JunSu was in danger. Without thinking he knocked the door open and was horrified at the scene. Apparently, YooChun was the one in danger, not JunSu. With his little hand, JunSu successfully tied YooChun’s hands together, striped his top off, and opened fly. It seemed YooChun had tried to struggle free from JunSu’s advantages. After that, YooChun sees JaeJoong as his hero while JunSu gave him a hard time for a whole month. The reason was that it was a life time opportunity that JunSu would be able to top YooChun and JaeJoong had to ruin it. He swore that he will not border their time again so that JunSu would forgive him.
Being alone in this apartment made him feel more lonely. Changmin is away for school trip and will be back next week. Maybe he needs to get a lover or something. JaeJoong remember his boss when he thinks a bout finding a lover. He is an open-mind person, so the though of having a boyfriend does not disgust him. If it is, he will not be friend with JunSu and YooChun when he found out that they are together. However, it does not mean that he had a lot of experiences in this love department. He is a faithful type. When he loves someone, he will give his whole heart to that person until the other decides to throw it away. At least he had gone thru two heartbreaks.
The first experience he had was when he still in junior high. It was supposed to last forever, but when they both when to high school the girlfriend broke up with him because he was not popular enough for her. It took him 2 years to get over it. The second experience was when he went study aboard in Japan. For some reasons, the girl wanted a secret relationship and he agreed to it even though he did not know why. Their relationship went smoothly. They meet once a week and they always end up in hotel room. He did not complain about it, but what he wants is a partner that he can talk to and brag about her to his friends. He felt like he was her little boy toy, and he was right. He found out that aside from him, she had at least three more boyfriends. He confronted her about it, and her answer was “if you can’t accept it, then you are not worth my time.” She left him just like that. He was sad but that did not stop him from believe in love. Someday he will find a person that has a same belief as him.
Now thinking about his boss, JaeJoong does not know how to react around him. YunHo seem to be a player type, but every one at work said that he is married and very faithful to his wife. YunHo definitely is the type of guy that JaeJoong looking for. He is handsome, sexy and especially faithful to his partner. If only YunHo does not married, he will go after that piece of art already. Sighing at the though, JaeJoong go to bed late that night.
The next day, he comes to work late, like 5 minutes late. YunHo has waited for him at the front door.
“You are late”
“I’m sorry. It will not happen again”
“I hope so. After changing your clothes, come to my office.”
“Yes sir.” JaeJoong immediately run to changing room and change to his uniform.
“You are trouble” HangKuyn, the main chef, said to him “He long for you”
“What?” JaeJoong frown at the statement “What do you mean?”
“He means to say that you are in trouble because the boss was waiting for you.” Another intern name HeeChul translates for him. “Hannie ah, you should learn more Korean. Your Chinese dishes are great but your language is bad.”
“Ok, thanks” and he run to YunHo’s office with almost trip a few times along the way.
Knock Knock
“Come in”
“I am here, sir”
“Sit down” YunHo points his hand to the chair in front of him.
“I read your resume and see that you had studied and graduated from culinary art university, correct? So why do you apply for intern in my restaurant, an Asian cuisine?”
“Yes, I have learned about western cuisine, so I want to learn more about eastern style. The best way to learn about eastern cooking is not from school but from experience. Your restaurant appears to be western style but your eastern dishes are famous around here. That is the reason I apply here.”
“Ah~ and here I though you choose this job because of me” he mumbles to himself.
“Excuse me?”
“No, nothing. You can leave now, but you may want to see me again before you leave today.” And he dismisses JaeJoong.
‘Phew~ it’s more nerve cracking than the time I went to that competition.’ He goes back to work but still wonder if what he hear in the office was wrong.
At the end of his shift, JaeJoong remember and goes to YunHo’s office again. He did not see YunHo for the whole day, and somehow miss him. Unknown to JaeJoong, YunHo have been watching him the whole day and planning on his seduction.
“You ready?” YunHo stop him midway to his office.
“Huh?”
“I asked you are you ready?” and a little voice “for my seduction.” They walk to the front door.
“Ah, yes.” Step out the door to the cool night, JaeJoong wonder what will happen.
“Then, let’s go. My car is over there. I assume you do not drive.”
“Yes. Uhm… where are we going?”
Without explanation, YunHo just push JaeJoong to his car and drive off.
JaeJoong feels uneasy that his boss did not say anything but drive them to an unknown destination. It’s a little bit scary, a little bit excite.
“We’re here.” YunHo announces “Come on, get out. The weather is great.”
When he comes back from his thinking, he sees that they have arrived at the Han River.
“I bet you did have your dinner yet.” YunHo smile at him. Even though it’s dark, to JaeJoong it’s as bright as daytime.
“This may not be as good as our food at restaurant, but it’s not that bad either. Try it.” He gave JaeJoong a cup of cool noodle with a fork.
They sit down on the river bank enjoy the breeze at the late hour.
“You know, I used to eat this alot during my college year. Never though that I have to eat this again for everyday.” YunHo smiles at his sentence and took a bite from JaeJoong cup.
“Eh? Your wife doesn’t cook for you at home?”
“She does not like to cook.”
“Then why don’t you eat at the restaurant? It’s yours.”
“You think I have the time to order something to eat? And I think HangKuyn is busy as he is right now with cooking and training. I don’t want to make him do more work.”
JaeJoong really want to say that ‘how about I cook for you?’, but he keep his mouth shut.
They have a nice time there, just sitting and enjoy the weather. JaeJoong did not know that it’s actually fun to talk to his boss. YunHo can be so cute sometimes. Around pass midnight, YunHo drive JaeJoong home, and before he left YunHo lean in and kiss JaeJoong on the cheek.
Walking in the house, JaeJoong feel a hand on his forehead “Hyung, are you ok? Do you come down with a fever? Your face is really red, you know?”
“Aish, don’t say that name. I’m fine”. He run to his bedroom closes the door and grin like an idiot.
For a couple of weeks, the same routine happens again and again. It like they are dating. YunHo will always pick JaeJoong in the morning then take him home at night. On weekend, they even went to aquarium museum or a theme park. It make JaeJoong happy, giggle as a high school girl after the date. YunHo on the other hand feel like he found the passion again. He found JaeJoong very interesting.
Everything is going smoothly, well most of it. JaeJoong is happy but he also feels guilty. He told JunSu and ChangMin about his unclear relationship with YunHo. Well, it’s true. Neither of them said that special 3 words yet. To his surprise self they already advantage to some levels, but ChangMin and JunSu do not need to know that. There’s also YunHo being married issue.
ChangMin advice was “confess to him already, and then dump him. He is married and has an affair with you. I don’t think he is trustworthy.”
ChangMin’s logic is always correct, no doubt about it. JaeJoong knows that this is not good to have an affair with your boss let alone a married one, but he cannot help it. They are attracted to each others. Everyone see that too. He does not know how YunHo feel about it, but he has to see his face at least one a day so that he can sleep at night.
JunSu’s words are more in the romantic side but not less severe than ChangMin’s. “JaeJoong ah, I know you are hopeless romantic, but can you find someone else? If he thinks that this is just a small game then I don’t know how you will survive after that. Remember YeHuan? You had to spend 2 years mourning, and I can see that this YunHo guy is more important than any girlfriends you ever had.” He stops and waits for JaeJoong’s reaction.
“I have to go” JaeJoong suddenly stand up and walk to the door.
“Where are you going?” ChangMin asks after the walking man.
“To talk to YunHo”, with that he ran out of the house almost knock out a person from opposite direction.
“Baby, why is JaeJoong hyung in a hurry?” the almost knock out person asks in a sweet low voice.
“He has to talk to YunHo” JunSu hold his boyfriend’s hand and lead him to the house. “They need to talk or rather break up. JaeJoong hyung is in a dangerous relationship. He may break up a family if he continues to stay with YunHo, his boss.” JunSu continue to explain when he sees that YooChun is confused.
“Oh” YooChun nods his head in understanding then suddenly “babe, when you mention YunHo you mean the owner of the restaurant I introduce JaeJoong to?”
“Yeah, I can’t believe you. How can you introduce JaeJoong to that kind of restaurant? What was your intention?” Junsu snap at him.
“Calm down babe. If it’s the same YunHo then there shouldn’t be any problem if they are dating.”
After hearing this, ChangMin look up from his book and look at YooChun while JunSu turn around from his way to the kitchen and yell at him “WHAT?”
He runs back to YooChun’s seat “Park YooChun. Are you saying that having an affair while you are married is normal? Are you cheating on me?” and almost choke YooChun to death.
*Cough* *cough* *cough*
“JunSu, JunSu. Release him. He is going to die for real” ChangMin has to come for YooChun’s recue.
“No…no…it’s not. What I mean is their dating is nothing to be afraid of. YunHo hyung is a free man.”
“Huh?” both men rise at this question.
JaeJoong have standing in front of YunHo’s house for a while now, and he can’t make himself to knock on that door.
“OK, JaeJoong. You can do it.” JaeJoong mumble ‘No you can’t. You love him’ his mind tells him otherwise.
The door suddenly open and YunHo appear in front of him.
“JaeJoong? What are you doing in here?”
“YunHo, who’s that?” a woman walk to YunHo from inside and asked him.
“Oh, this is JaeJoong”, scratching his non-itchy head, “The one I was talking about.”
“Oh~” she look him up and down “The real one is more beautiful.”
“Ok, bye and good luck” and she walked pass JaeJoong to go out.
“Wait, I will drive you home.” YunHo turn to JaeJoong “boo, come inside and wait for me.”
“It’s ok. I can take a taxi. Your problem is bigger than mine now.” She point at the tearing JaeJoong, and walk off the apartment.
“Boo, what’s wrong? Why are you crying?” YH rise his right hand to JaeJoong’s back.
“Don’t touch me” JaeJoong push YunHo’s hand away.
“You are not only having an affair with me behind your wife’s back, but you also have another woman beside me. You are cheating on.” JaeJoong is crying and hitting YunHo’s chest with his tremble hands while YunHo tried to calm JaeJoong down by hugging him tightly.
“Calm down Boo. I do not have anyone beside you.” He swept away the tear on JaeJoong’s cheeks.
“Liar” JaeJoong push YunHo’s hands away again, “who is that woman then? Your wife? Yeah right. If she is your wife, she will not walk out of this house or even be nice to me. I’m your rumor lover after all.”
“But she’s is my wife”
JaeJoong widen his eyes in surprise and start to shuttle “but…but… she was smiling when she saw me. She’s not angry at all.”
“Why would she get angry? She’s happy to see you. Before you come, she pesters me to introduce you to her all night.”
‘Huh? It’s not making sense here.’
“You are lying here. There is no way a wife will be happy to see the mistress.”
“It’s really her. Look at the picture over there.” YunHo points to the picture on the wall.
It’s a wedding picture of YunHo and that lovely lady. They seem so happy in the picture, smiling and all; the only imperfect in that picture was their eyes. They did not shine as they were supposed to. There were no reflections of the love of their lives in there.
JaeJoong exanimate the picture for a while then turn to YunHo “so…what’s happen?”
Grinning like a Cheshire cat, YunHo hold JaeJoong’s hand and says “Let’s me show you something interested in” and YunHo gave his cell phone to JaeJoong, who look half confusing half curious.
“This is the person that destroyed my family. JinJu saw these pictures and divorce me. Do you think I should find that person and demand a consolation?”
YunHo show JaeJoong all of his pictures in European. JaeJoong look at YunHo “where do you get these pictures?”
YunHo didn’t answer him but open his text message and show them to JaeJoong “and he even seduced me with his erotic message. Don’t you think He is too much?” and smile.
“He stole my mind the first time I saw his pictures; he stole my heart the first time we met; and he stole my soul the first time we kisses. So I should steal something back from him.” YunHo stop and pick a blue box out of his pocket trouser. He opens and put it in front of JaeJoong “I want to steal his heart, mind and soul back with interest. He will pay it back by sending the rest of his life to me. What will be the answer, Jaejoongie?”
JaeJoong bit his lower lip for prevent him from crying at this time. He never think that his intention of breaking up turn into a proposal.
“I think it’s only fair that he has to agree to it, YunHo-ah.”
They hug, kiss and hug. Time seem to stop at this time. There is nothing important to them than embracing each other.
“AH” JaeJoong get out of the embrace
“What’s wrong, Boo?” YunHo look up at his soon-to-be-wife/husband.
“You trick me. You didn’t answer my questions.”
“What question?”
“What happen between you and your wife? Why didn’t she angry with me?”
YunHo chuckle at JaeJoong pouting face and say “Life is not drama, Jae. She didn’t react badly at you because there is nothing between me and her anymore. She just visited me and pesters me about you. She wants to see you in person.”
YunHo hold JaeJoong hands and pull him to sit on the couch.
“We broke up before I met you. Well, actually because she saw your picture messages to be exacted. But it’s not a bad thing. At the time we separate, we came to know that we didn’t love each other in romantic way or at least anymore. We decide to get a divorce, but we have to wait. We don’t want to disappoint our family, our parents.”
YunHo place his hands on JaeJoong’s cheeks and let his nose touch JaeJoong’s.
“Jaejoongie, she and I are not in that kind of relations anymore. You know that I love you and only you, right?”
JaeJoong nod
“Then, don’t question my love for you. I would never cheat on you.”
This warm feeling just come up to JaeJoong all over again and he hug YunHo tightly.
“AH” JaeJoong jump a little and hold YunHo’s shoulders.
“What’s now?”
“The picture and text messages, how did you get them? I remembered that I only sent those pictures to JunSu and ChangMin, and those messages to JunSu only.”
“I’m not sure how but I believe that God set up everything. I think you mix up my number and JunSu’s number on first place. And that was a very good thing.”
“Ah~ so that’s how you now about my wish and feeling for you. You’re cheater. I didn’t know anything and fall into your trap” JaeJoong pout again and turn his back to YunHo.
“Now, now. You fall for me first remember, and it’s not a trap. I just used the information for my advantages.” YunHo hug him from the back and kiss his nap.
The kiss sends JaeJoong’s body temperature rising up. The kiss had turned into a passionate night as any other kissing nights.
A pure coincident have changed both strangers’ lives into something wonderful. Their love is blessed from God from the start.
Sneak Peak at the famous text messages:
On a fine day, ChangMin, JunSu and YooChun were curious about those famous text messages. They sneak into JaeJoong room where YunHo take a nap and switch YunHo cell phone with ChangMin’s.
“Hurry, hurry before hyungs catch us.” YooChun rush ChangMin, who is holding the cell phone.
“ok, ok. Here’s inbox. Let’s see”
12:15 AM 1/14/09
From: Boo
Subject: what to do X0
Su-ah, what should I do? He kisses me. He kiss me on the lip and it’s so ….xp
One of the rumors about him is true. He’s a good kisser. What should I do if he kisses me next time?
“Let’s see YunHo hyung reply”
12:17 AM 1/14/09
To: Boo
Subject: Re: what to do X0
Enjoy it
“Fufufufu… sneaky”
And they continue to read few more text messages such as:
11:05 PM 1/20/09
From: Boo
Subject: I think I love him
We had dinner right now. Not at his or any fancy restaurants. He is so sweet and that make him suspicious. It looks like the time when u tells me how u lost ur virg. What if he wants THAT?
11:10 PM 1/20/09
To: Boo
Subject: Re: I think I love him
If u loves him then trust him
7:02 AM 1/21/09
From: Boo
Subject: I love him
It hurt so much. How did you deal with it? Did ur first hurt like mine? But I love him more :>
8:30 AM 1/21/09
To: Boo
Subject: Re: I love him
Next time concentrate on how much you love him.
7:30 PM 1/25/09
From: Boo
Subject: My wish
Su-ah don’t give me any bd surprise party, ok? That’s my wish from u.
8:45 PM 1/25/09
To: Boo
Subject: Re: My wish
What do u want from YH then?
9:15 PM 1/25/09
From: Boo
Subject: Re: re: My wish
Red rose and white lily ;p
I only wish he love him more than he is now, spending more time with me.
9:17 PM 1/25/09
To: Boo
Subject: Re: re: re: My wish
Granted J
The phone suddenly vibrate indicate a new text message had arrived
“Open it”
6:30 PM 2/14/09
From: Boo
Subject: which one?
Between ice cream and whip cream, which taste better on me? ;>
“AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, NOOOOOOOOOOOO” a high pitch voice can be heard around the apartment.
“My food, JaeJoong-ah. Stop. Don’t use any of my babies for your sex fantasy.” ChangMin run to kitchen where JaeJoong is cooking right now.
It looks like JunSu in deep thinking because he frowns.
“Baby, what’s wrong?” YooChun shoot his hand on JunSu’s back
“I missed all of those messages. If I know about it, I would give hyung advice about his first time. I didn’t know that they are so passionate.”
“We can be more passionate than them. What do you think?”
And YunHo wake up from the high squeak from the room next door; JaeJoong blush at the sound; and ChangMin grunt.
Author: dbskslave
Inspiration: AT&T commercial
Warning: unbeta
Summary: Pictures send to a wrong person, and your love life will change.
At the busy Korean air port, 3 figures were running to their destination gate.
“Hyung, hurry up. We’re going be late. Come on.” a smallest figure motion in gesture of “hurry up” to the other 2 figures.
“Alright, alright.” a pretty one of the two behind reply to him.
The last figure just keep smiling and running in behind the other two guys even though he is tallest and seem to have a runner potential with that long legs.
Finally, they reach their destination gate.
“Here is my new numbers. Remember to contact me. A picture is fine to.” The smallest figure gave the beauty a piece of paper that has numbers on it.
“JunSu hyung, you really think that this will stop YooChun hyung to come after you?” the tallest ask his beloved hyung with amused.
“Well, at least I try.” JunSu replies. The SIM card of his old cell phone number is still inside this pocket. In the deepest of his heart, he still wants to talk to his ex-boyfriend.
“OK, you two take care. I will be back in a month.” The beauty said.
“You too JaeJoong hyung.” Junsu hug the man named JaeJoong.
When JaeJoong is on his seat in the airplane, he looks at the napkin paper and wonder “is it 6 or 0? Aish, JunSu hand writing is horrible and he had taken calligraphy class before.” He just enters whatever he thinks that number is into his phone.
JaeJoong has a lot of fun on his 1 month vacation around European. It’s his dream since he was young to go round the western countries and taste all dishes they have. He just finished his master degree in culinary, and he wants to follow his dream before he goes to work.
“A call may be costly so I will send a picture for them. It should be enough to let them know where I am.” With that in mind, JaeJoong starts to take pictures everywhere he went and send them to JunSu and ChangMin. The first one is Big Ben from London with his brightest smile; the second one is Eiffel Tower from Paris with him and a sign of “I love you”. Then there is a picture of his kissing face with the Roman Coliseum in the back. He is happy and enjoy and trip, unaware that these pictures will change his life after he return to his home country.
At another side of the world, specifically Seoul, South Korea.
“Jung YunHo, what the hell is this? Are you cheating on me?”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
His wife shows him a picture a guy??? (maybe) in front of Big Bell to him. “What about it?” he is confused. “You dare to say it! You are cheating on me with this guy aren’t you?” Now he really confuses. “I saw all pictures he sent to you. What with the ‘I love you’ and ‘I miss you’ signs? I can’t believe it. You cheat on me with a guy. I hate you.” She throws his phone toward him and stomp out to their bedroom. 5 second later, she stomps out of their house. YunHo stands there in shock. He looks at the door his wife just close then at the pictures on his phone “Aish, what the hell? Who is this guy? He gives me a lot of troubles with my wife here.”
Usually the husband will come after the wife and explain everything, but YunHo do not. Not because of his pride or anything, he just doesn’t feel like doing it. His wife and he are not in cold war or not getting along; they just don’t have the passion as the time they were in college anymore. Even though they are a perfect couple in every one’s eyes, both of them still feel the void in their relationship. “May be it’s a good thing that she left. It will give us some time to think about our relationship.”
“Hyung, we miss you. How have you been? Why didn’t you call us or send us message? We though you got kidnapped or something.” JunSu release him from the hug.
“Huh? What are you talking about? I sent you and Min picture message every time I went to the new place. Don’t you get them?” JaeJoong look at JunSu
“No, I did not receive any message from you.” JunSu shake his head.
“I did. I receive all of them. They are beautiful.” ChangMin reply with a grin “and I miss you.”
“Miss me or my cooking?” JaeJoong use one-touch on ChangMin.
“Hehehehe...” was all ChangMin answer. JaeJoong role his eyes and turn to JunSu and shoe his phone to him.
“Look! Here” JaeJoong shows the recipients’ number to both ChangMin and JunSu.
“May be my phone have problem with receiving message. I will ask Chunnie fix it later.” JunSu mumble to himself.
“Chunnie? Didn’t you guys like… broke up before my trip?”
“Aino” JunSu blush at the comment.
“Jae-ah, you should get use to their rollercoaster relationship already.”
The fun was over, now is the critical period when he has to find a job. I can have any job in any western restaurant, but he decide that he want to learn about eastern culinary as well. Luckily, YooChun know a place that hire a cook intern, and JaeJoong is willing to apply for that job.
First day at work, JaeJoong saw his boss, YunHo. He works as an intern at YunHo’s restaurant. YunHo gave him a stare every now and then. It freaks him out. After work, he calls JunSu to rant about hid boss. Without letting the other line answer he begin to talk when he hear the ring stop “Su-ah, I had a bad day here. I don’t know why but that YunHo guy gave me a creep. Every time he looked at me, it feels like I am naked in front of him. I wonder what happen here. Either he really like me or really hate me to look at me like that. You should see the look on his eyes. His eyes contain flame in them. It burns my skin or should I say my cloth since I feel naked when he looked at me. Anyway, I wonder if he is gay. He doesn’t like one though, but I think there are a lot of people love to have his stare, be it women or men. I mean, look at him, tall, slim, tan and that six-pack. I am drooling over just to remember it. Oh, I am not a weirdo or stalker ok? I just happen to walk in when he change his cloth in the employee changing room, and I don’t think he know it’s me. I walked out immediately. Oh, my ride is here. I’ll talk to you later when I get home. Bye Su.”
YunHo frown at the sudden disconnect call. ‘The heck…Is that Jaejoong guy? Does he have a bipolar problem or what? Aish… I guess he just called a wrong number then. His clumsiness is really something.’
YunHo had a surprise when he first saw JaeJoong in person. For the past month, he had been constantly received pictures messages from this beautiful guy. Some time it was from England, some time it was from German. It seemed he was traveling around Europe. His messages were always cute and fun. Unconsciously, YunHo had waited for this message despite the fact that he didn’t know who the guy is.
For this past month, YunHo had seen JinJu, his wife, a few times, and they acted like friends, not couple. They also come to conclusion that they are better being friend than married couple. It suffocated them both. It’s not that they do not love each other, they just realized a little too late that they do not have a kind of passion that all of the couple need. They were childhood friend, best friend, and lovers. Their parents were so happy with that development that they decide their children should get marry right after graduating from college. It turned out so well that the first month or two; they have fun like other newly wed. Then, it all went down onward. They had a few fight and made up sessions after the honey moon. When they started to go to work, they just missed each other completely. They met new people, and their actions toward the other become more friend-like.
All thank to this JaeJoong guy that his wife and he aware of their true feeling. JinJu had been angry at first when she saw the message pictures, but soon realized that it’s not jealousy. It’s not because she loves him that she got angry; it’s more like she was angry because he hid it from her, his best friend. When they met again, she told him everything, her feeling and their situation. Both agree to step back and be friend again. They will get a divorce when it’s a right time. They do not want their parents to be disappointed about their unsuccessful marriage.
Back to the present, YunHo look at the new number on his phone and smiled. He knew that he will have a fun time at his work from now on.
That night, JaeJoong was waiting for JunSu to come home and to continue their talk, more like ranting about his sexy boss, but JunSu never came home that night. JaeJoong guessed that he stay at his boyfriend’s house again. He doesn’t want to interrupt their ‘sweet YooSu’ moment as he did before, and it was a disaster.
That time, JaeJoong tried to call JunSu a few times because it was almost midnight and JunSu was still not at home. He just got himself a new boyfriend, first one to be exact. YooChun’s reputation was not helpful. He was a player for god sake, and JaeJoong did not want his best friend to get hurt. A few unanswered phone calls had made JaeJoong more worry. He had to contact a lot of people to get YooChun’s address. When he got there, nobody answer the door even though he saw YooChun’s famous car park near here. His instinct told him that JunSu was in danger. Without thinking he knocked the door open and was horrified at the scene. Apparently, YooChun was the one in danger, not JunSu. With his little hand, JunSu successfully tied YooChun’s hands together, striped his top off, and opened fly. It seemed YooChun had tried to struggle free from JunSu’s advantages. After that, YooChun sees JaeJoong as his hero while JunSu gave him a hard time for a whole month. The reason was that it was a life time opportunity that JunSu would be able to top YooChun and JaeJoong had to ruin it. He swore that he will not border their time again so that JunSu would forgive him.
Being alone in this apartment made him feel more lonely. Changmin is away for school trip and will be back next week. Maybe he needs to get a lover or something. JaeJoong remember his boss when he thinks a bout finding a lover. He is an open-mind person, so the though of having a boyfriend does not disgust him. If it is, he will not be friend with JunSu and YooChun when he found out that they are together. However, it does not mean that he had a lot of experiences in this love department. He is a faithful type. When he loves someone, he will give his whole heart to that person until the other decides to throw it away. At least he had gone thru two heartbreaks.
The first experience he had was when he still in junior high. It was supposed to last forever, but when they both when to high school the girlfriend broke up with him because he was not popular enough for her. It took him 2 years to get over it. The second experience was when he went study aboard in Japan. For some reasons, the girl wanted a secret relationship and he agreed to it even though he did not know why. Their relationship went smoothly. They meet once a week and they always end up in hotel room. He did not complain about it, but what he wants is a partner that he can talk to and brag about her to his friends. He felt like he was her little boy toy, and he was right. He found out that aside from him, she had at least three more boyfriends. He confronted her about it, and her answer was “if you can’t accept it, then you are not worth my time.” She left him just like that. He was sad but that did not stop him from believe in love. Someday he will find a person that has a same belief as him.
Now thinking about his boss, JaeJoong does not know how to react around him. YunHo seem to be a player type, but every one at work said that he is married and very faithful to his wife. YunHo definitely is the type of guy that JaeJoong looking for. He is handsome, sexy and especially faithful to his partner. If only YunHo does not married, he will go after that piece of art already. Sighing at the though, JaeJoong go to bed late that night.
The next day, he comes to work late, like 5 minutes late. YunHo has waited for him at the front door.
“You are late”
“I’m sorry. It will not happen again”
“I hope so. After changing your clothes, come to my office.”
“Yes sir.” JaeJoong immediately run to changing room and change to his uniform.
“You are trouble” HangKuyn, the main chef, said to him “He long for you”
“What?” JaeJoong frown at the statement “What do you mean?”
“He means to say that you are in trouble because the boss was waiting for you.” Another intern name HeeChul translates for him. “Hannie ah, you should learn more Korean. Your Chinese dishes are great but your language is bad.”
“Ok, thanks” and he run to YunHo’s office with almost trip a few times along the way.
Knock Knock
“Come in”
“I am here, sir”
“Sit down” YunHo points his hand to the chair in front of him.
“I read your resume and see that you had studied and graduated from culinary art university, correct? So why do you apply for intern in my restaurant, an Asian cuisine?”
“Yes, I have learned about western cuisine, so I want to learn more about eastern style. The best way to learn about eastern cooking is not from school but from experience. Your restaurant appears to be western style but your eastern dishes are famous around here. That is the reason I apply here.”
“Ah~ and here I though you choose this job because of me” he mumbles to himself.
“Excuse me?”
“No, nothing. You can leave now, but you may want to see me again before you leave today.” And he dismisses JaeJoong.
‘Phew~ it’s more nerve cracking than the time I went to that competition.’ He goes back to work but still wonder if what he hear in the office was wrong.
At the end of his shift, JaeJoong remember and goes to YunHo’s office again. He did not see YunHo for the whole day, and somehow miss him. Unknown to JaeJoong, YunHo have been watching him the whole day and planning on his seduction.
“You ready?” YunHo stop him midway to his office.
“Huh?”
“I asked you are you ready?” and a little voice “for my seduction.” They walk to the front door.
“Ah, yes.” Step out the door to the cool night, JaeJoong wonder what will happen.
“Then, let’s go. My car is over there. I assume you do not drive.”
“Yes. Uhm… where are we going?”
Without explanation, YunHo just push JaeJoong to his car and drive off.
JaeJoong feels uneasy that his boss did not say anything but drive them to an unknown destination. It’s a little bit scary, a little bit excite.
“We’re here.” YunHo announces “Come on, get out. The weather is great.”
When he comes back from his thinking, he sees that they have arrived at the Han River.
“I bet you did have your dinner yet.” YunHo smile at him. Even though it’s dark, to JaeJoong it’s as bright as daytime.
“This may not be as good as our food at restaurant, but it’s not that bad either. Try it.” He gave JaeJoong a cup of cool noodle with a fork.
They sit down on the river bank enjoy the breeze at the late hour.
“You know, I used to eat this alot during my college year. Never though that I have to eat this again for everyday.” YunHo smiles at his sentence and took a bite from JaeJoong cup.
“Eh? Your wife doesn’t cook for you at home?”
“She does not like to cook.”
“Then why don’t you eat at the restaurant? It’s yours.”
“You think I have the time to order something to eat? And I think HangKuyn is busy as he is right now with cooking and training. I don’t want to make him do more work.”
JaeJoong really want to say that ‘how about I cook for you?’, but he keep his mouth shut.
They have a nice time there, just sitting and enjoy the weather. JaeJoong did not know that it’s actually fun to talk to his boss. YunHo can be so cute sometimes. Around pass midnight, YunHo drive JaeJoong home, and before he left YunHo lean in and kiss JaeJoong on the cheek.
Walking in the house, JaeJoong feel a hand on his forehead “Hyung, are you ok? Do you come down with a fever? Your face is really red, you know?”
“Aish, don’t say that name. I’m fine”. He run to his bedroom closes the door and grin like an idiot.
For a couple of weeks, the same routine happens again and again. It like they are dating. YunHo will always pick JaeJoong in the morning then take him home at night. On weekend, they even went to aquarium museum or a theme park. It make JaeJoong happy, giggle as a high school girl after the date. YunHo on the other hand feel like he found the passion again. He found JaeJoong very interesting.
Everything is going smoothly, well most of it. JaeJoong is happy but he also feels guilty. He told JunSu and ChangMin about his unclear relationship with YunHo. Well, it’s true. Neither of them said that special 3 words yet. To his surprise self they already advantage to some levels, but ChangMin and JunSu do not need to know that. There’s also YunHo being married issue.
ChangMin advice was “confess to him already, and then dump him. He is married and has an affair with you. I don’t think he is trustworthy.”
ChangMin’s logic is always correct, no doubt about it. JaeJoong knows that this is not good to have an affair with your boss let alone a married one, but he cannot help it. They are attracted to each others. Everyone see that too. He does not know how YunHo feel about it, but he has to see his face at least one a day so that he can sleep at night.
JunSu’s words are more in the romantic side but not less severe than ChangMin’s. “JaeJoong ah, I know you are hopeless romantic, but can you find someone else? If he thinks that this is just a small game then I don’t know how you will survive after that. Remember YeHuan? You had to spend 2 years mourning, and I can see that this YunHo guy is more important than any girlfriends you ever had.” He stops and waits for JaeJoong’s reaction.
“I have to go” JaeJoong suddenly stand up and walk to the door.
“Where are you going?” ChangMin asks after the walking man.
“To talk to YunHo”, with that he ran out of the house almost knock out a person from opposite direction.
“Baby, why is JaeJoong hyung in a hurry?” the almost knock out person asks in a sweet low voice.
“He has to talk to YunHo” JunSu hold his boyfriend’s hand and lead him to the house. “They need to talk or rather break up. JaeJoong hyung is in a dangerous relationship. He may break up a family if he continues to stay with YunHo, his boss.” JunSu continue to explain when he sees that YooChun is confused.
“Oh” YooChun nods his head in understanding then suddenly “babe, when you mention YunHo you mean the owner of the restaurant I introduce JaeJoong to?”
“Yeah, I can’t believe you. How can you introduce JaeJoong to that kind of restaurant? What was your intention?” Junsu snap at him.
“Calm down babe. If it’s the same YunHo then there shouldn’t be any problem if they are dating.”
After hearing this, ChangMin look up from his book and look at YooChun while JunSu turn around from his way to the kitchen and yell at him “WHAT?”
He runs back to YooChun’s seat “Park YooChun. Are you saying that having an affair while you are married is normal? Are you cheating on me?” and almost choke YooChun to death.
*Cough* *cough* *cough*
“JunSu, JunSu. Release him. He is going to die for real” ChangMin has to come for YooChun’s recue.
“No…no…it’s not. What I mean is their dating is nothing to be afraid of. YunHo hyung is a free man.”
“Huh?” both men rise at this question.
JaeJoong have standing in front of YunHo’s house for a while now, and he can’t make himself to knock on that door.
“OK, JaeJoong. You can do it.” JaeJoong mumble ‘No you can’t. You love him’ his mind tells him otherwise.
The door suddenly open and YunHo appear in front of him.
“JaeJoong? What are you doing in here?”
“YunHo, who’s that?” a woman walk to YunHo from inside and asked him.
“Oh, this is JaeJoong”, scratching his non-itchy head, “The one I was talking about.”
“Oh~” she look him up and down “The real one is more beautiful.”
“Ok, bye and good luck” and she walked pass JaeJoong to go out.
“Wait, I will drive you home.” YunHo turn to JaeJoong “boo, come inside and wait for me.”
“It’s ok. I can take a taxi. Your problem is bigger than mine now.” She point at the tearing JaeJoong, and walk off the apartment.
“Boo, what’s wrong? Why are you crying?” YH rise his right hand to JaeJoong’s back.
“Don’t touch me” JaeJoong push YunHo’s hand away.
“You are not only having an affair with me behind your wife’s back, but you also have another woman beside me. You are cheating on.” JaeJoong is crying and hitting YunHo’s chest with his tremble hands while YunHo tried to calm JaeJoong down by hugging him tightly.
“Calm down Boo. I do not have anyone beside you.” He swept away the tear on JaeJoong’s cheeks.
“Liar” JaeJoong push YunHo’s hands away again, “who is that woman then? Your wife? Yeah right. If she is your wife, she will not walk out of this house or even be nice to me. I’m your rumor lover after all.”
“But she’s is my wife”
JaeJoong widen his eyes in surprise and start to shuttle “but…but… she was smiling when she saw me. She’s not angry at all.”
“Why would she get angry? She’s happy to see you. Before you come, she pesters me to introduce you to her all night.”
‘Huh? It’s not making sense here.’
“You are lying here. There is no way a wife will be happy to see the mistress.”
“It’s really her. Look at the picture over there.” YunHo points to the picture on the wall.
It’s a wedding picture of YunHo and that lovely lady. They seem so happy in the picture, smiling and all; the only imperfect in that picture was their eyes. They did not shine as they were supposed to. There were no reflections of the love of their lives in there.
JaeJoong exanimate the picture for a while then turn to YunHo “so…what’s happen?”
Grinning like a Cheshire cat, YunHo hold JaeJoong’s hand and says “Let’s me show you something interested in” and YunHo gave his cell phone to JaeJoong, who look half confusing half curious.
“This is the person that destroyed my family. JinJu saw these pictures and divorce me. Do you think I should find that person and demand a consolation?”
YunHo show JaeJoong all of his pictures in European. JaeJoong look at YunHo “where do you get these pictures?”
YunHo didn’t answer him but open his text message and show them to JaeJoong “and he even seduced me with his erotic message. Don’t you think He is too much?” and smile.
“He stole my mind the first time I saw his pictures; he stole my heart the first time we met; and he stole my soul the first time we kisses. So I should steal something back from him.” YunHo stop and pick a blue box out of his pocket trouser. He opens and put it in front of JaeJoong “I want to steal his heart, mind and soul back with interest. He will pay it back by sending the rest of his life to me. What will be the answer, Jaejoongie?”
JaeJoong bit his lower lip for prevent him from crying at this time. He never think that his intention of breaking up turn into a proposal.
“I think it’s only fair that he has to agree to it, YunHo-ah.”
They hug, kiss and hug. Time seem to stop at this time. There is nothing important to them than embracing each other.
“AH” JaeJoong get out of the embrace
“What’s wrong, Boo?” YunHo look up at his soon-to-be-wife/husband.
“You trick me. You didn’t answer my questions.”
“What question?”
“What happen between you and your wife? Why didn’t she angry with me?”
YunHo chuckle at JaeJoong pouting face and say “Life is not drama, Jae. She didn’t react badly at you because there is nothing between me and her anymore. She just visited me and pesters me about you. She wants to see you in person.”
YunHo hold JaeJoong hands and pull him to sit on the couch.
“We broke up before I met you. Well, actually because she saw your picture messages to be exacted. But it’s not a bad thing. At the time we separate, we came to know that we didn’t love each other in romantic way or at least anymore. We decide to get a divorce, but we have to wait. We don’t want to disappoint our family, our parents.”
YunHo place his hands on JaeJoong’s cheeks and let his nose touch JaeJoong’s.
“Jaejoongie, she and I are not in that kind of relations anymore. You know that I love you and only you, right?”
JaeJoong nod
“Then, don’t question my love for you. I would never cheat on you.”
This warm feeling just come up to JaeJoong all over again and he hug YunHo tightly.
“AH” JaeJoong jump a little and hold YunHo’s shoulders.
“What’s now?”
“The picture and text messages, how did you get them? I remembered that I only sent those pictures to JunSu and ChangMin, and those messages to JunSu only.”
“I’m not sure how but I believe that God set up everything. I think you mix up my number and JunSu’s number on first place. And that was a very good thing.”
“Ah~ so that’s how you now about my wish and feeling for you. You’re cheater. I didn’t know anything and fall into your trap” JaeJoong pout again and turn his back to YunHo.
“Now, now. You fall for me first remember, and it’s not a trap. I just used the information for my advantages.” YunHo hug him from the back and kiss his nap.
The kiss sends JaeJoong’s body temperature rising up. The kiss had turned into a passionate night as any other kissing nights.
A pure coincident have changed both strangers’ lives into something wonderful. Their love is blessed from God from the start.
Sneak Peak at the famous text messages:
On a fine day, ChangMin, JunSu and YooChun were curious about those famous text messages. They sneak into JaeJoong room where YunHo take a nap and switch YunHo cell phone with ChangMin’s.
“Hurry, hurry before hyungs catch us.” YooChun rush ChangMin, who is holding the cell phone.
“ok, ok. Here’s inbox. Let’s see”
12:15 AM 1/14/09
From: Boo
Subject: what to do X0
Su-ah, what should I do? He kisses me. He kiss me on the lip and it’s so ….xp
One of the rumors about him is true. He’s a good kisser. What should I do if he kisses me next time?
“Let’s see YunHo hyung reply”
12:17 AM 1/14/09
To: Boo
Subject: Re: what to do X0
Enjoy it
“Fufufufu… sneaky”
And they continue to read few more text messages such as:
11:05 PM 1/20/09
From: Boo
Subject: I think I love him
We had dinner right now. Not at his or any fancy restaurants. He is so sweet and that make him suspicious. It looks like the time when u tells me how u lost ur virg. What if he wants THAT?
11:10 PM 1/20/09
To: Boo
Subject: Re: I think I love him
If u loves him then trust him
7:02 AM 1/21/09
From: Boo
Subject: I love him
It hurt so much. How did you deal with it? Did ur first hurt like mine? But I love him more :>
8:30 AM 1/21/09
To: Boo
Subject: Re: I love him
Next time concentrate on how much you love him.
7:30 PM 1/25/09
From: Boo
Subject: My wish
Su-ah don’t give me any bd surprise party, ok? That’s my wish from u.
8:45 PM 1/25/09
To: Boo
Subject: Re: My wish
What do u want from YH then?
9:15 PM 1/25/09
From: Boo
Subject: Re: re: My wish
Red rose and white lily ;p
I only wish he love him more than he is now, spending more time with me.
9:17 PM 1/25/09
To: Boo
Subject: Re: re: re: My wish
Granted J
The phone suddenly vibrate indicate a new text message had arrived
“Open it”
6:30 PM 2/14/09
From: Boo
Subject: which one?
Between ice cream and whip cream, which taste better on me? ;>
“AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, NOOOOOOOOOOOO” a high pitch voice can be heard around the apartment.
“My food, JaeJoong-ah. Stop. Don’t use any of my babies for your sex fantasy.” ChangMin run to kitchen where JaeJoong is cooking right now.
It looks like JunSu in deep thinking because he frowns.
“Baby, what’s wrong?” YooChun shoot his hand on JunSu’s back
“I missed all of those messages. If I know about it, I would give hyung advice about his first time. I didn’t know that they are so passionate.”
“We can be more passionate than them. What do you think?”
And YunHo wake up from the high squeak from the room next door; JaeJoong blush at the sound; and ChangMin grunt.