Ch18

~Time skip: 3 months~

"Catch it!" I missed it and instead, it hit me smack in the face. I fell back and found myself looking up at a partly cloudy sky. "Chang!" I didn't feel like getting up. Sunwoo soon came into view with a face full of concern. "How hard did it hit you?" "Not hard." He lies down next to me then sighed. "How is he?" "He's getting there...He still reacts negatively when he sees me, but he doesn't get physical like before."

I found myself sitting on Sunwoo's lap as we watched people pass by in the park. "Do you want to visit him today, Sunwoo...?" "Sure. I haven't seen him since...many months ago." I gave Sunwoo a smile then received a kiss in return. I happily gave him entrance into my mouth. He pulled me closer as I started to run my hands through his hair. His hands found my my ass and I swatted them away as we were in public. "So, when will I get my answer, hm?" He kissed my forehead then looked into my eyes. "I..." "Don't feel rushed." I gave him a peck on the lips before resting my head on his shoulder.

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We entered the building and I greeted familiar faces. "He's in the community room." "Thank you." We walked to the room and I spotted Hyunjoon talking to someone I had met only twice before. "Hyunjoon." "Changmin..." I hurried over to give him a hug then turned to face his friend. "Hi, you remember me, right?" He nodded, but couldn't speak above a whisper. "I'm sorry, do you mind writing it down...?" He nodded then started to write. "'You want to go out today'? I'm sure we can get you out. How are you today though, Jaehyun?" He gave us a thumbs up then looked at Hyunjoon.

I quietly observed the two of them from afar with Sunwoo. "They seem so close." "Jealous?" I hit his arm as I watched them laugh happily together. I had never seen someone look at Hyunjoon like that, not since I fell in love with him back then. "I think he's in good hands." "Getting sentimental now are we?" "I just really think that it must've been hard for him to admit he needed help...I guess what happened was his breaking point." "You never did tell me how you ended up in the hospital." I shook my head then walked away. It was something I didn't want to remember, and I'm sure it wouldn't make anyone happy.

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The two patients happily jogged around as Sunwoo and I watched from our seats. "How did you two start dating?" I looked at him with a slight frown. It wasn't bad per say, but a part of me wished he did it differently. "Well, at the time I was working as a helper at a primary school. Hyunjoon had a little cousin that he sometimes came to pick up if his parents couldn't. He approached me first, asked to hang out and all. Then I asked him out on a date and things grew more from there. Then he popped the question, in a place I wouldn't exactly ask someone." "Where?" "A restroom in a mall." Sunwoo started to laugh as I sighed in embarrassment. "Of course, I was mad and didn't give him an answer until the next day. But yeah, all started because of his little cousin..."

"Changmin!" Hyunjoon stopped in front of us then looked at Sunwoo. "Can we have a little privacy?" "Oh, sure..." We were soon alone and Hyunjoon's smile disappeared. "Hey, thanks for coming to visit..." "Of course...Even if I wanted to, I couldn't just not visit you." He smiled a bit before bringing back his serious face. "I probably shouldn't be here...I should be locked up somewhere...What I did was wrong and I should've gotten help sooner. No amount of apologizes, or anything for that matter, could make up for what I did to you." I nodded then placed my hand on top of his. "We can leave it in the past and focus on making sure you get better, and be able to learn something from your past self." "You really are good hearted." The Hyunjoon now felt like the Hyunjoon I had met way back then, but better. "So, what's going on between you and Jaehyun?" "He's been really helpful in getting me used to life around here. He's really sweet." "Do you know why he speaks the way he does?" "Trauma. He wouldn't say what."

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"So, dinner?" I looked at Sunwoo who had a hungry look in his eye. "I'll cook tonight then." He cheered happily then spun me around in his arms. "I love your cooking." "It's nothing special..." "It is special. It's good made with love from my future lover." I rolled my eyes as we boarded the bus. "Future lover?" "Well, you haven't given me an answer so..." The bus took off and I couldn't help but look out the window. "Let's buy a cake." "Huh?" I felt his eyes on me as I continued to avoid his gaze. "A cake." "For what?" "To celebrate our first day as a couple." I looked down as to avoid his eyes reflected in the window. "Chang, don't feel rushed..." I turned to face him then forcefully pulled him into a kiss. He wasn't understanding my heart. Even if my mind wasn't up to speed, my heart clearly knew who it belonged to.

"I guess we'll buy that cake then." "Yeah." He flashed me his sunshine smile that always warmed me since day one. And I was lucky that I'd get to see it everyday from now on.

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