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Ga Eul woke up to a throbbing headache. An ice pack fell from her head to the floor, doubling the pain she was feeling at the moment. She pushed herself up to a sitting position and assessed her predicament.

She didn't know where she was. She wasn't sure what happened last night, but the unfamiliar smell of the surroundings and the heavy sheet cover were bad news. She didn't recognize the clothes she was wearing. She didn't know what happened to her clothes before she was wearing these clothes.

Great.

She didn't know a lot of things and she had a headache. A hangover most probably. She was sure about one thing, though. She was in a whole lot of trouble.

She reached down to the floor to get the ice pack back on her head to ease her pain even a bit. She pushed the sheets away from her and swung her legs over the edge of the bed. Beside the bed was a small desk where a glass of water, medicine and a piece of paper that was held on the table by a ring were sitting. She didn't know to whom the ring belonged to so she set that aside.

Ga Eul took the paper which read,

Drink this. It'll help. -YJ

Ga Eul knew the medicine had side-effects, but she was sure it was not the cause of her wooziness after. She showered, changed into fresh clothes and ate breakfast before she took the medicine as per instructions by Yi Jeong, aka YJ.

Notes about what she should do were taped on parts of the room for some reason Ga Eul wasn't sure of. Her new batch of clothes appeared on the bed after she showered, as did the deliciously hot pancakes even after that.

Still, Ga Eul didn't know where she was, or what she was doing there. She had a clue, though, about how she got there.

And it had something to do with a man named So Yi Jeong.

The headache subsided to occasional throbs that didn't do anything else but annoy Ga Eul, but her mind was still cluttered with thoughts. She laid on the bed and waited for something, anything to remind her of what happened to her but nothing came to mind. And for some reason, it didn't seem strange. It even felt comforting that she didn't know anything... she didn't want to think about anything, yet.

What she did want to think about was what she and Yi Jeong were doing last night.

She was hoping it was nothing she would regret.

But if it was Yi Jeong, she might not regret anything...

Shut it, she scolded her brain and tried to drive this thoughts away when they were cast out by a knock on the door.

"I'm going in, Ga Eul-yang."

The voice was too familiar Ga Eul sat up immediately to welcome the guest. The door opened to Yi Jeong dressed in a plain white t-shirt and shorts, as if he was just at home.

"Hey," he said after closing the door. He didn't move forward from where he was standing.

"Hey," she said back and crossed her legs over each other on the bed. She didn't feel self-conscious that Yi Jeong was there inside a bedroom with only her and him in it. If anything, she felt secured... She wondered what brought about that feeling.

"How are you feeling?" he said. He sounded cautious, like he might say something that would upset her.

"Better than when I woke up," she said. "Though I still feel a bit dizzy."

Yi Jeong nodded as if this wasn't knew to him. Perhaps it wasn't if it was a hangover. "Are you feeling anything else?"

He sounded too formal for comfort Ga Eul had to frown. "Lightheaded, I think."

"Aren't you going to ask how you got here or what are you doing here?"

It was as if he could read her like she was an open book. It's that or he felt that way a thousand of times. Which he might have.

"I was about to, but I don't think I want to know yet," she shrugged.

Yi Jeong's shoulder relaxed and it was only at that moment that she noticed he was actually feeling tensed.

"Why? What's wrong?" she asked. "Don't tell me something..." she gulped, "happened last night."

Yi Jeong almost smiled, but he didn't, as if weighing the possibility of her passing out if he did. "No, no, of course not... I wouldn't if..." he caught himself, and Ga Eul wished he didn't. What was wrong with him?

"Sunbae?" she called.

He looked like she slapped him.

Ga Eul felt more shocked than he did. What is wrong? "What? What happened?"

Yi Jeong gave her a ghost of a smile, as if he was really reading her thoughts. "Nothing... it's just... you never call me that anymore."

"Really?" Ga Eul tried for a light atmosphere. "So what do I call you? Jagiya?"

She expected him to laugh. Instead, he looked worse than when she called him sunbae.

"Yi Jeong-sunbae, really, what is wrong?" The sunbae was probably overkill but she didn't know what else to do, to say, or to call him.

He still didn't answer.

She sighed and reached out her hand to offer him. Sure, she liked So Yi Jeong... she wasn't sure if he felt the same, but as far as she knew in their relationship, they were best friends. She was contented with that at the moment, where they could read each other's thoughts, and they could be in each others arms with no question.

Yi Jeong moved forward to take her hand on his and sat beside her on the bed.

"So..." she started. "What's wrong?"

"This is going to sound really strange," he said.

"What else is new?" Ga Eul said, but in truth, she was already grateful that he answered.

He looked at her straight in the eyes. "You don't remember anything that happened last night, do you?"

Ga Eul shook her head.

"What about the night before that?"

Ga Eul thought about it. She hadn't gone that far into her memory. What she was thinking about was her immediate situation. "It's a bit fuzzy," she said. "A dinner with Jan Di, I think?"

Yi Jeong looked relieved. "Yes, it was. With Jun Pyo, don't you remember?"

Ga Eul closed her eyes as the memory tried to resurface. It was there, she could almost see it... She nodded. "You were there too," she said.

Yi Jeong nodded, looking a bit breathless. "I was." He paused, as if unsure he should continue or not. His unease made Ga Eul anxious. He must be convinced enough that it was important for her to know when he asked, "What else do you remember?"

Ga Eul frowned at him. "Why does it matter? You haven't even answered my question. What's wrong?"

Yi Jeong took a deep breath and held her one hand on both of his. "You've been forgetting things lately."

"I have?" Ga Eul asked. Based on the worried look on Yi Jeong's face, it was more than that. Ga Eul remembered all those dramas she had ever watched, and cursed her mind for bringing up such thoughts. It did not erase the possibility, though. It was not impossible, too, that it was Yi Jeong looking after her because of this. "Do I have Alzheimer's or something?"

He shook his head. "No, no, nothing like that..." His voice trailed off as if he implied something.

"But something almost similar?" Ga Eul asked, panic rising on her throat.

Yi Jeong nodded slightly. "Well, there was a time, two months ago when we got into an accident on the way to Jeju Island."

Ga Eul held her breath. Jeju Island... what were they doing in Jeju Island? She couldn't even remember that.

"The accident impaired a part of your brain and gave you a temporary amnesia."

Amnesia. She let the word sink in for a bit.

"You still have a hard time remembering some events that happens to your life, especially the ones that recently happened, like last night... but you're already progressing." He sounded confident, and hopeful.

She took a deep breath and took that all in. She had amnesia. That's why she couldn't remember a lot of things. She took another deep breath. Shakier than the first, but she felt calmer, now that she had an explanation.

There was nothing to worry about, she told herself. She was progressing like Yi Jeong said, and it was good news.

"What did happen last night?" she asked after a moment of silence.

Yi Jeong looked distracted for a split-second, before answering. "Oh, we had a party in celebration of Jun Pyo and Jan Di's anniversary."

Ga Eul choked. "Anniversary?"

Yi Jeong seemed to realize her confusion and took a deep breath before slowly saying, "Yes. Their first wedding anniversary."

Ga Eul closed her eyes again.

"Do you want me to step out a bit... at least until you sort things out?"

Ga Eul opened her eyes to see Yi Jeong's concerned ones. She just remembered right now that her hand was still between his. Her brain was a mess right now, processing how warm his hands are and how long back from before had she forgotten. The last thing she remembered about Jun Pyo and Jan Di is their engagement. Right now, they were actually married for a year?

Ga Eul nodded. "Thank you, sunbae. I appreciate it."

Yi Jeong gave her hand a reassuring squeeze before standing up and walking out of the room. Once he was gone, Ga Eul realized that she noticed something that was different about Yi Jeong's hand. His right hand, specifically. He was wearing a ring that looked familiar.

She felt a pinch on her heart. Yi Jeong was married? She'd forgotten that too? To whom?

Ga Eul laid back down on her bed, the way she did before Yi Jeong went in the room. She again took the medicine note he made her from the table. Then she noticed the ring that he used as a paper weight.

Now she knew why Yi Jeong's ring looked familiar. It was the twin of this ring.

And yes, Yi Jeong was married, she thought as she played with the ring on the palm of her hands. She, then, slipped it on her right ring finger. It was a perfect fit.

So Yi Jeong was married to her.

(a/n: Hi lovely readers! It's been a long time, I know!

I've been on writer's block for a long time, I think I still am right now, but I realized I didn't want to give up writing so you just have to make do with my crappy stories right now, okay?

Haha.

This was supposed to be a multi-chap romcom, in exchange for LCA I discontinued before... but I realized that it was hard to make a romcom... so I got stuck with this. It was still fun writing it though. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Thanks for dropping by. Comments and reviews are welcome!

xo, sweetheartbreaker)