They were sitting in silence. Ji Hu was sitting cross legged, reading a book, Yi Jeong was sitting on the floor, writing his latest letter for Ga Eul; Woo Bin was just sitting there, staring into space when he suddenly burst out loud.

"Friends?!" It was probably the fifth time he repeated that word and then laughed afterwards since Yi Jeong told them about last night. Yi Jeong just glared at him. He was getting tired of telling him to shut up.

"Ok, ok, I'm sorry, bro! It's just that, ", he was trying to catch his breath, "remembering it makes me laugh."

"I can see that." he replied, still glaring. He would never tell Woo Bin anything again.

"But, seriously? Even after my kick ass plan?" He still couldn't get over it, obviously. Yi Jeong was debating on whether or not he should throw his phone to his head. He decided otherwise, how else would he know if Ga Eul wanted to see him?

"She just needs time. That's what she said, so don't go thinking that she rejected me." He defended himself.

"Ok, bro, whatever you say." He was still smiling like a maniac as he said this so Yi Jeong doubts that he's finished. He ignored him and went back to writing his letter. Last night was a big turn for their relationship and he wanted everything to be perfect for them after that. Maybe he could get out of this unfamiliar stage he was in with her a little early if he did this right.

"So how does this 'friends only' thing go?" Woo Bin asked, disturbing him once again.

"What do you mean?" he asked, not looking from what he was doing.

"Like, can you date other people?"

"I don't want to date other people." He answered almost immediately. Both Woo Bin and Ji Hu, who closed his book and decided to join the conversation, chuckled at his response.

"Well, can she date other people?" Yi Jeong looked up. He tried to remember if anything about that was said last night. None. Na-da. He remembers his first day back when she excused herself from his presence because she had a date. He suddenly felt nervous, like he wanted to throw up.

"She can?" Woo Bin looked at his best friend, amused. He has always found Yi Jeong and Ga Eul's relationship weird and unexpected, but never would did he think that Geum Jan Di's innocent best friend would change the Casanova this way.

"Well, she didn't say that…" he said, seemingly trying to convince himself more that them.

"But she didn't not say it either." Woo Bin concluded. Yi Jeong glared at his so called friend again. Did he really have to shove it in his face?

"Yi Jeong," Ji Hu said as he stood up and sat next to Yi Jeong, he put his arm on his shoulder and continued, "how does it feel to be insanely whipped?"

Woo Bin fell from his chair, laughing.

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Ga Eul woke up with a start. She looked at her bedside clock and realized she slept in until noon. It was a good thing it was a Sunday. She sat up and stretched. Man, she was stiff. She reached for her phone and checked her messages. There was one from Woo Bin, saying she was welcome and she enjoyed her night. She texted him when she got home, thanking him for the place and dinner. She got one from Jan Di, asking how the date went. The last one was from Yi Jeong. She couldn't help but laugh at his message.

Good morning, Ga Eul yang. ;) Hope you had a good night. Who was that attractive man I saw dropping you off late last night?

She replied:

Oh, him? He's a friend. Why?

She smiled at her witty response. A little teasing in the morning, err, afternoon was a good way to start your day. Still holding her phone, she went straight to the kitchen for breakfast. She made herself some eggs and coffee and sat down. She was waiting for her phone to light up, indicating that she had a message, while eating. Yi Jeong was the only one she replied to, deciding she would just call Jan Di later. When she was done, Yi Jeong still hasn't replied. She decided it was because she replied four hours late. She went to take a shower to officially start her day.

Yi Jeong couldn't help but wince slightly at Ga Eul's text. He just came from meeting up with Woo Bin and Ji Hu and they didn't let him forget about that 'F' word, too. He turned his car to the right, changing his direction. He had a delivery to make.

Ga Eul was drying her hair with a towel when she heard the doorbell ring. She put the towel down, brushed her hair and checked her reflection before answering the door. She felt glad she did all those things as she realized who was in the door.

"Yi Jeong sunbae?"

"Annyeong. What time did you get up?" he asked, going straight in. Ga Eul closed the door behind them.

"Around noon. It was a late night." She answered him. She led him to her small couch and he sat down.

"It was 10:30 when I dropped you off. That was late?" Ga Eul just shrugged and sat down next to him. Yi Jeong couldn't help but think about how different they were. Back when he was still partying with Woo Bin on a daily basis, he'd get home as late as four in the morning. He took a look at Ga Eul, sitting Indian style with him on the couch, facing him. She was wearing jeans and an oversized sweater. He smiled at the sight.

"What are you smiling at?" she tilted her head to the side as she asked.

"You look cute dressed like that." he blurted out, without thinking. Did he really just say that? No wonder the guys thought he was whipped as hell.

Ga Eul looked down at her clothes and then looked at him curiously. She didn't think these clothes were his…type.

"What are you doing here, sunbae?" she finally asked him. Yi Jeong fished the letter from his pocket and handed it to her.

"I came to deliver my letter." He said. She was about to open it when Yi Jeong placed his hand above hers to stop her.

"No! Don't read it now." He said. He didn't want her reading his words with him in the room. He'd be really whipped if that happened.

"Why not? Come on, sunbae! I want to see what it says." She insisted.

"You can read it later when I'm not here." He told her. He already agreed to be just friends; he wouldn't let her completely kill his ego. It was already black and blue as they speak. Ga Eul frowned at him. it wasn't long before she stuck her lower lip out and narrowed her eyes at him. Yi Jeong sighed as he realized he was powerless to that pout.

"Oh, fine! But read it quietly! And don't laugh." Ga Eul laughed as Yi Jeong gave in. She's found his weakness. She thought about something for a little while and decided to test her new found power.

"Will you read it for me?" she asked him, using her skills once more.

"That's really immature, Ga Eul yang! Stop that." he was closing his eyes now, refusing to look at her puppy dog face. He won't give in again.

"Come on, sunbae! I thought we were friends?" she teased once more. Yi Jeong opened his eyes, daring to look at her. He sighed as he realized she was still doing it.

"Friends don't let friends do things they don't want to do." He reasoned. He should really stop looking at her. But he was just too cute, with those eyes and those lips, that he couldn't help it.

"Please?" That was it for Yi Jeong. He was an embarrassment to the male race and he knew it. He grumbled in defeat as he took the letter from her. Ga Eul's whole face lit up as Yi Jeong slowly opened the letter with a pained expression.

He started,

"Ga Eul yang,

Last night was amazing. You shouldn't go out so much looking like that, I couldn't keep my eyes off of you…"

"I was in jeans!"

"Do you want me to read this?"

"Sorry. Continue…"

"Beautiful, that's what you were last, that's what you are everyday. I find it amazing that just that the sight of you would make my heart beat faster…"

Ga Eul couldn't help but blush with his words. She looked down to hide it, he'd seen too much of her red face last night to last him a lifetime. She listened as he continued,

"The way you forgave about that night in Sweden…you just made me more amazed with you than I already am. That's saying a lot, considering I find you pretty damn amazing…"

Ga Eul's face softened as she remembered the look on his face as he confessed last night. Despite of his mature ways, she couldn't help but think of him as a child. He was innocent and vulnerable in his own way and that's what she thought of as beautiful.

"I'm going to stop writing mushy stuff now because Woo Bin and Ji Hu won't stop teasing me about being whipped. But, as I write this, I realize that maybe there's nothing wrong with that. That's a secret, Ga Eul yang. Don't go using it to your advantage now…"

She laughed as she realized that's what she just did. Yi Jeong looked up and stuck his tongue out at her.

"I'm ending this letter now because I'm afraid you'd use this as blackmail someday if I screw up again. But I promise you that I'd try my hardest not to. Yi Jeong…

PS Seriously, Ga Eul yang? Friends?!"

He looked at her for her reaction. She had a smile on her face as he finished reading. Looking at her at like that, all casual and homey, he realized there's nothing much he wouldn't do for her.

"I was kidding about the last part. Sort of…" She gave out a laugh and tilter her head to the side once more.

"What now?" he asked, already familiar with that look of hers.

"Would you read it again for me?" Yi Jeong looked like a doomed man. He was about to grudgingly read it again when Ga Eul laughed out loud.

"I'm kidding! One's enough, sunbae." She said, getting up. She excused herself, taking the letter from him. Yi Jeong laid his back on the couch as he realized that what his friends have been telling him since this morning…

His ass was whipped.

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