EPILOGUE

Aaaaaaahhhh congrats BBFITW!
What's that.
Bestest best friend in the world, obviously. Duh.
HA! But thank you Ga Eul darling.
Has the morning sickness plaguing you yet?
I threw up on Jun Pyo's shoes this morning if that kind of thing interests you.
Perfect. How is he?
Sickeningly sweet, TBH. He's just cooing and rubs my back.
I don't even know him anymore.
Awwwwww.. let's pray the baby won't have any of that nonsense of a hair.
Pssshhh I'll chase it with a ten feet pole.
Considering you didn't chase his with half a foot stick….
Shut up. Anyway, Curly's birthday is next month…
No can do, sister, I'll be on holiday.
Yi Jeong as well?
Of course. I'm taking him on a backpacking holiday.
WHAT?
Yeah.
LOLOLOL!

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Hubby said you'll be off for a month?
Uhuh.
JEALOUS!
You just come back from a three-months-long honeymoon….
Yea but..
No buts. Your apartment is in shambles I believe, last time I dropped by there's a new stray cat parked in your garage. See if it's still there and give him some snacks. I might have fed him the last couple of time, haha.
Plus you wouldn't wanna tag along with this one.
WHY NOT

You can't even handle economy class. Let alone take a public bus.
Yi Jeong is even worse!
PERFECT.
You evil witch.

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Why are you sending me all these cheap holiday links?
I am giving you ideas

For?
Holiday

This travel on a shoestring?
My ideal kind of holidays, to be honest.
WTF.
Do I really need to travel by bus?
Stay in hostels?
Bring earplugs?
Padlocks for suitcases?
Are we going to a construction site?
You are such a snob

I'm not.
Send me different links.
AAARRGH! Just give me your passport!

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The woman is vicious

Tell me about it Bro.
First she made me trade my first class ticket to the herd class.

And what did she say when you told her it's a herd class?

Fucking seething like I just insulted her religion

HA!

Then it was bus trips and cheap hotels. She's a fucking travel nazi. Never stays in the same city for more than 2 days. I'm telling you it's worse than my military days.
I mean, I would say I'd marry her just to enjoy your whining more..but wifey is sitting next to me.
Shut up. And when I said cheap hotels, did I mention that we had to share bathroom with others? I mean, what does one do for a relaxing holiday? Obviously not sharing bathroom with other people that's what!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I'm telling you, I'll have my revenge by the end of this holiday….
Can't wait Bro….

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Jae Kyung said you've been sending text to Woo Bin sunbae, saying what a horrible holiday you're having right now.
PPPPfffttttt she knows nothing.
Are you telling me she's lying?
IDK what she's on about.
Liar….

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Yi Jeong was being a brat. Ga Eul was huffing at his regression. She knew for sure that he'd been enjoying the holiday despite the numerous mock whining he did on the first few days. They were city hopping, and it was fun. He laughed despite the wrong bus they took a few days ago. And Ga Eul would swear that he thoroughly loving all the meals they had had from the various street stalls they frequented from one city to another. But not today. Today was a particularly difficult day. And it was at the end of the holiday, too, and at the best location out of all the cities they travelled to. A quiet beach town with miles of beautiful sea view to feast your eyes upon.

It began with him complaining about the nonexistent bed bug he claimed to have bitten him during the night. It was then continued to him moaning about the quality of the hotel breakfast buffet, which admittedly, was not great. She then managed to drag him walking along the pristine white sandy beach, where he said he could use a little nap and promptly sat himself down on the sand. Which was, OK, fine. She could live with that.

But then! Then! He decided that he did not want to do any excursion after all and told her he's going to go to that small bar by the beach, saying that he would need a stiff drink to get through the day. That made her angry and retaliate that he could go by himself and she'd go on her own, which was working fine until she realized that she left her wallet and hotel key in the room. Annoyed at herself, she walked along the beach for a long time, sending messages to her friends, telling them how awful Yi Jeong was at the moment. After a while though, she grudgingly gave Yi Jeong a call, asking where he was. She did not particularly want to see him but she needed her wallet. 'I told you I'd be at the bar,' he told her curtly. She almost threw her phone into the passing wave.

Almost unbearable sulky, she walked back to find the small building nestled by the beach, almost a hut really, which was surprising in itself. She would have thought Yi Jeong purposely gone to the swankiest hotel bar he could find just to annoy her more. The door was still closed when she arrived. Not a common occurrence, since it was practically open 24/7 and there seemed to be always people hanging around the bar.

'Hello,' a perky girl minding the cashier counter turned her face from the cash register and smiled at her brightly, 'come on in.' Ga Eul lifted her eyebrow slightly, she was by no means a regular, and yet the girl seemed to expect her showing up somehow. She looked around to find Yi Jeong but he was nowhere in sight.
'Oh, he's at the room next door. Just follow the arrows on the floor and you'll most certainly find him.' The perky girl grinned at her.

That…was odd.
Ga Eul frowned and looked down on the floor. What do you know; a small arrow was indeed drawn on the floor not too far from where she stood awkwardly by the door. A quick glance around confirmed the information the girl gave her, that a series of arrows seemed to lead her inside, through the aisle and if she's not mistaken, quite a large hall at the back with a raised stage, complete with a setup for a live band. She came with Yi Jeong a couple of days before and they had good fun listening to a latin band playing while they had beer and shared a gigantic plate of nachos.

Curiosity won, however, and she nodded and said her thanks to the girl before dragging her sandals and continued her steps inside. The dim light was exactly how she remembered the hallway, but not the room next door. Gone were the tired dining hall and the small stage. In its place was a nice clean room, stripped from the numbers of tables but one with a couple of seats. The room, however, was by any means bare. Instead, lilies and roses were everywhere. Well, not quite everywhere, but they were laid out tastefully around the room. The big windows on the side showed off the million dollar view of miles and miles of the pristine white beach.

Her jaw fell, only to be shut again as a hand tap her shoulder from behind. In her surprised state, she almost did not register Yi Jeong stood quietly by the door, or almost hidden behind the door. Maybe that's how he wanted it to be. He grinned as she jumped in fright.

'Surprised?' his looked excited.
Ga Eul narrowed her eyes, 'Is this the explanation of your tantrum this morning?'
'What? That's not a tantrum. It's a diversion tactic.'
'I thought about throwing your stuff from the room already.'
'Ah, but you didn't.' Yi Jeong chuckled as Ga Eul gave him a dark look. She, however, did not protest when Yi Jeong steered her to sit at the table. 'Care to explain then?' she was still annoyed at him, her mouth pursed in a straight line.
'Well, seeing as this is the last day of our trip, I thought about giving it a special treatment."
'Really. On my expense, nonetheless.'
'But of course. Just imagining your rage texting to Jae Kyung gives me life already.' Yi Jeong gave her his most innocent smile, eliciting eyeroll for his trouble.
' I don't know why I agreed on this dating thing.'

Ga Eul looked around at the empty hall.
'Did you book the whole venue?'
'Ummm… yes? Is that a bad thing?'
She couldn't help but chuckle at that. So much for the back packing holiday, she thought about the buses, and the trains, and the small restaurants and cafes they had visited during the trip, and she smiled genuinely for the first time that day.
'You are really something, you know.' She shook her head as the waiter brought a couple wine glasses and an unopened bottle of white to the table.

'Just what I need,' she murmured as Yi Jeong poured her the drink, having thanked and waved off the waiter.
'I hope you didn't ask the band to play as we sit here.'
'What? Of course not.'

'Oh, good. Because the only cheesier thing will be….' She glanced at his sheepish face. 'Oh no! you were going to do it don't you? Saxophone? Really?'
'Hey! You loved it then, if I remember correctly.'
'Yeah, like, when I was naïve and stupid. You don't think I have grown up in the past ten years or so?' She grinned at his exaggerated pout.

'I didn't know you've become this difficult to please,' he sighed mournfully. 'So tell me, what is your don't and do when thinking about a perfect proposal.'
'Why?'
'Obviously, to make a list on what not to do. Duh.'
'Don't make it a spectacle. Like proposing in the middle of a football stadium. I mean, what's up with that?'
'OK….'
'Or on bended knees…'
'Fine…'
'Or take me to an ice rink and, you know, stage a firework or something.'
'Basically, you want a boring proposal.'
'What's wrong with being subtle and boring?'

'Like this?'

Yi Jeong opened his palm to reveal a beautiful diamond ring.

'Yeah, like…' she stopped and snapped her head up so fast she thought she was giving herself a headache. 'Is this….? Are you…?'
'Might as well….'
'You…..'
'Well….. Is it a no or a yes? I'm still a bit crushed with your saxophone refusal.'

Ga Eul looked at him for a long time, before dissolving into peals of laughter. 'God, you are crazy. YES! Of course it's a yes.' She stood up from her seat and fell into his waiting arms. Yi Jeong's hands were warm on her back, as she buried her face on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. 'Ten thousand yes.'

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I said YES

Congratulations! So happy for you!

XOXO

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She said YES!

Why.

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