It's been so long since I've written and I'm so sorry! A lot of things happened and I wasn't able to update or write as often as I wished I could. I'm sorry for the long wait! But I'm back and hopefully I can keep writing for a while. I don't think I have any important deadlines coming up, so we're good.

For now.

Anyway, it's Macau time!

Both Ga Eul and Ji Hoo had offered to pay the flight to Macau but Jan Di had refused both. She had wanted to face her ex with her own money so she could finally move on as well. So Ga Eul decided to help her best friend and the F4 get the money she needed to go to Macau. She did give the key to the room she, well actually Shi Hyun, owned in the Shinwha hotel. She wouldn't take no to that as she already didn't feel comfortable with sending Jan Di on her way without anyone else with her. Begrudgingly she took the keys to the room with a scowl on her face.

Ji Hoo wasn't sure if it was a good idea to let the woman he loved go to Macau without him or her best friend. He trusted her but he wasn't sure what could happen in an unknown environment. She could get in all kinds of trouble and no one would be there to help her.

The other members of the F4 agreed with him but understood her need to do it on her own. Luck was on their side though when Ga Eul received word that the museum in Macau needed a visit because the currators were in a bit of a dilemma about the next show. The paintings had come in but they weren't sure if they were the right ones. Ga Eul decided to go there as soon as possible and invited the F4 members with her so they could keep an eye on Jan Di while she handled her business. Ina was visiting her maternal grandparents and so she wouldn't have to worry about her or findig someone to look after her.

Ga Eul did miss the little girl though. There were times since she had gotten her under her care that she wished she could go back in time to before she had gotten Ina to look after. Now that she was gone, even if it was for two weeks, she didn't know what to do with herself. Every night, as she got home, she waited in the hall for Ina to come running to her after a long day of work. She really had to remind herself that Ina wasn't around and would be back soon enough. She was able to work some more without being interrupted and she hated it.

Jan Di had come to stay with her best friend because she knew that Ga Eul would be lonely without her surrogate daughter. She was surprised how well Ga Eul had taken to the little girl being hers. She always thought Ga Eul would be an amazing mother after having had nine months of preparation time. Even Yi Jeong had commented on how Ga Eul had been born to become a mother.

They all took a plane later than Jan Di. After 6 months of travelling in first class, Ga Eul was still not used to the luxury of the plane. Yi Jeong had sat down next to her and kept her mind off of her daughter and the ongoing business.

"I'll come with you, if you want." He proposed.

She nodded, "That'd be great thanks but shouldn't you be with Ji Hoo and Woo Bin to take care of Jan Di? I think I'll be fine on my own if I have to."

Yi Jeong shook his head, "That's not going to happen. I'm coming with you and that's final. Now that we are talking about art... I found this teacher that teaches pottery to children. As much as I'd love to teach Ina myself, I'm unable to keep teaching her when school starts up again. The art season will start again as well and I'll have to focus on that some more as well. If you want, I can give you all the information you need."

"That is amazing, thanks. Though I do think she'll be upset that you're not teaching her anymore, seongsaengnim."

After their visit to the museum, Yi Jeong had taken the two girls out and they had gone back to his studio. At first glance, Ina was in love with pottery and demanded Yi Jeong teach her as well. She'd taken to calling him 'teacher' instead of 'sir' which he settled for but he still felt uncomfortable when Ga Eul, the girl who starred in most of his erotic dreams these days.

Well, ever since he met her really but now that she had become more comfortable with herself and her body and carried herself with confidence, there was something undeniably sexy about her. It made him want to do things he's never done before in the past. Such as confessing his feelings to a girl.

Yes, you read it right. So Yi Jeong had feelings for Chu Ga Eul. He'd been able to admit to himself that he was in love with her when she was in America. He told himself that he would tell her the next time she was in Korea but she had surprised him by slapping him in front of everyone. Including Ina. It was good though, if she hadn't done it, he would've gone down further on his self destructive path. She woke him up with doing that and he finally saw what it was truly like, his life after she left. It was empty just like him.

He still hadn't confessed to her but he was building up courage to do so. Soon he'd be able to do it though and he wouldn't let anyone stop him. Before the year was over, Yi Jeong would make Chu Ga Eul his.

"I will still help her... I just won't teach her." He said, "She's an amazing young girl though. She got a real passion for art."

"She gets it from her father." She insisted, "Though he was no So Yi Jeong, Shi Hyun loved pottery. His real passion was painting though but on his downtime he would sit down behind the potter's wheel and make these amazing things. I can see so much of him in Ina."

"I didn't know he was a potter."

"He wasn't, not really. He just liked doing it for himself but he would never put it in an exhibit... Ah, remember the vase that dominates the hall when you walk into my house? Shi Hyun made it. The vase itself isn't top quality but the paintings on it are exquisite, aren't they?"

"Yes, they were." Yi Jeong agreed, "What's the problem in Macau again?"

"The staff think that they got the wrong delivery and since the order was placed in New York, they don't have the paper that said what was ordered." Ga Eul sighed, "I call bullsh*t though, they should've gotten it right after we ordered it. I know Abigail didn't forget it so they messed up but I have no idea where or who."

"What will you do if it really is the wrong collection they delivered?"

"Try to look for a solution although I don't think I will really find one as soon as it is needed." She sighed again, feeling stressed about the situation. "The exhibit starts at the start of next week, I don't know where I'm going to find the right or another collection in such a short amount of time."

"I'll be there to help you. If necessary we will contact my connections... I'm sure they'll be able to help. I will donate some of my pieces if you need it. This exhibit won't be a failure, you're not doing this alone. Don't forget that." When he first started getting involved in the business side of the museum, he felt the need to do it all alone even though there was a whole team surrounding him. It made him crash and he wanted to prevent Ga Eul from doing the same.

Spending time with her in the meantime was a nice bonus of course.