Shortly after breakfast Ga Eul set out to the hospital, with Min Ki and Sang Min trailing from her hands, and Jae Sun and Jae Hwa shuffling in front of them. She had picked up the twins on the way to the hospital from their grandparent's house where they had stayed over night.

As they arrived outside Jin Ae's room Ga Eul slowly knocked at the door. All four of the children she had brought with her were being both silent and still, possibly for the first time in their lives. The door opened slowly, and from behind it Jan Di's pale face appeared. Below her eyes were large dark circles. She wore the type of oversized hoodie Ga Eul hadn't seen her wear since high school.

Neither friend uttered a word as Jan Di moved out the way so her friend and her party of small children could invade the big hospital room. Jae Sun and Jae Hwa ran straight past their mother and right up to the side of Jin Ae's hospital bed and made their best efforts to clamber up to reach her. However before either of them could make it up on to the high bed, their father who had up until that point been sitting motionless in a chair next to the bed reached out and grabbed both of them by the back of their shirts and violently yanked them both backwards.

Both boys widened their eyes in fear. Not because the yanking had hurt, but because they were afraid that they had done something wrong, and that they would be told off for it.

But rather than start shouting in his infamously loud voice, Jun Pyo simply pulled both of his sons into his lap, and hugged them tightly. 'Don't climb on the bed, it'll hurt her' he said softly. Jan Di's eyes watered at this gesture, she turned around so her back was to the touching scene and reached out to grab her best friend's hand.

'Ga Eul-ah, lets speak outside' She said tugging on her friend's hand. Ga Eul squeezed her hand tightly, and without glancing back at the display of father/son affection which was breaking her heart. She knew she would probably never see such an exchange of affections in front of Yi Jung and Sang Min again, and just the thought of that made her feel sick to her stomach.

Once the door was closed behind the two women, both of them grabbed on to each other's hands.

'Jan Di-'

'Ga Eul-'

'You can speak first.' Jan Di told her best friend as she squeezed her hands. Ga Eul blinked slowly, taking a deep breath in she opened her mouth to speak.

'I'm leaving Yi Jung-ssi… or rather, I've left.' Ga Eul spoke out in a soft voice. It wasn't that she wanted to sound soft, it wasn't that she was trying to be soft, it was that she didn't have the strength to sound strong. She blinked twice slowly, half expecting tears to trickle out of her eyes as she did so. But no tears fell.

Jan Di let out a small gasp. Her mouth dropped open as she stared at her friend with wide eyes. 'Ga Eul-ah...' she wasn't sure what to say. Never before had she been so close to an impending divorce. Jan Di shook her head slightly, and decided to steer away from the topic of Yi Jung as much as possible. It wasn't like she needed to know why Ga Eul had left him. She knew. Yi Jung had been being a jerk. All of the F4 and their wives knew so, but only her best friend had been living with it on a daily basis. 'Did you leave the house? Ga Eul you're always welcome in our house-'

'No, no, no! I'm fine! I don't want to intrude in your house when you've got so much going on at the moment.'

'But Ga Eul-ah, if you've go no where to stay, no matter what the situation is, you should always come to me! I'm your best friend-'

'I'm staying at Jae Kyung-Unnie and Woo Bin-Oppa's house. Sang Min's happy about staying with Min Ki.'

Jan Di nodded, grasping tighter yet at her friend's hands. 'Okay, okay. But honestly Ga Eul, if for any reason you don't want to stay there-'

Ga Eul let out a weak giggle. 'I know Jan Di-ah. I will come to your house. But for now, I don't want to move Sang Min again.'

There was a long pause between them both as Jan Di carefully studied Ga Eul's face, wondering if it would be okay to ask the question she desperately wanted the answer to.

'How did Yi Jung-ssi take it?' Jan Di said slowly. She used the same formal version of Yi Jung's name as her best friend had. Although she loved Yi Jung like a brother, her love for Ga Eul just a little greater, and it would always be Ga Eul's side she took in a fight.

Ga Eul's bottom lip trembled. She gulped, trying to push down her emotions to keep her voice steady. 'He said he didn't mind if I left, but he wanted Sang Min to stay. Obviously I refused… but Jan Di' Ga Eul's tone quickly became shaky and emotional, 'if this goes to court Sang Min will be taken away! Yi Jung will always be able to afford a better lawyer, and-'

Jan Di engulfed Ga Eul in a tight hug. 'No Ga Eul. Jun Pyo has more money than Yi Jung, I know that much, if this goes to court we'll use his money. Sang Min is staying with you, I promise. I promise…' a small tear leaked out of Jan Di's eye. 'I know mothers need their children as much as children need their mothers.'

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