Yi Jeong sunbae hangs up and stuffs his phone back in his pocket.
"Sunbae, what did Woo Bin sunbae want?" I ask. Yeah I'm curious.
"Err..he said he had some information on the woman who claims to be pregnant of my father's child and he wants to meet me right away. " I give a nod, though I probably look as disappointed as I feel right now. Yi Jeong sunbae takes my hand and strokes it. "Sorry Ga Eul-ah, we'll have to do this another time okay. I'll drop you off at your house."He gets up and starts walking to where the car is parked.
"Sunbae!" I yell and then I rush over to his side. He gives me a curious look. "Take me with you." I implore. "Don't keep me out of your life." He gives me a nudge on my head.
"If you want to see the drama so urgently, then I guess you can come along." I take his hand and we walk side by side.
"Maybe she has been lying about the child being his.. or no, maybe she has stolen some of his..you know.. stuff when he was sleeping."Sunbae burst out laughing.
"Or maybe there's no baby whatsoever. Ga Eul-ah, you watch too many drama's. They're giving you all sorts of strange ideas."
"I know you like drama's just as much as I do. I last saw you laughing at Queen of Housewives."
"That was the only time I saw it!" He protests.
"Yeah right. I bet you watch drama's all the time." Yi Jeong sunbae stops suddenly and kisses me, hard. I try push him away, though not very convincingly so. When we break free I scold him: "Sunbae, we're in a public place!"
"Didn't I tell you already? I love doing it in public." I chuckle at his remark, since it reminds me of the last time when we went shopping and I wanted to try something on. That's when yi Jeong had stepped in and pressed me against the wall of the fitting room and we made out until one of the sales ladies called for us. It was so embarrassing, but hot anyway.
We reach the car and he lets me in. As he settles himself he moves towards me and buckles my seat belt. Our lips meet again, though only for a second and I feel lonely at the loss of his mouth against mine. No, this is not the time for such things. We need to find out more about this woman.
Sunbae starts the car and steps on the gas, causing us to shoot away, not unlike a rocket. His hand smoothly pushes the gear shift knob and I watch all his movements with a fascination as if he's some kind of circus animal. I really love every part of him. Even the speed demon part.
We arrive at the F4 lounge record time and see that Woo Bin sunbae is already waiting for us. He repeatedly throws up his keys, making him look even more impatient.
"My god bro, did you get caught in some bad traffic or did you take the scenic tour? I've been waiting for you like, forever." If Yi Jeong had driven any quicker, we might have been going hyper speed and off to another solar system.
Woo Bin sunbae hands him a piece of paper.
"Her address, apparently she's been running from some debt collectors for a while now, so her location seems to be changing quite a lot. That's why we have to make a move now."
"Is that all you know?"
"Well, her real name isn't Park Yoon Yi, but Nam Yoon Ha. She has been arrested for swindling before, and she has a lot of aliases. We might have enough to give to the police, but maybe you're better off If you can resolve this case privately." Woo Bin suggests.
I have my doubts about that. I mean, if she's a swindler, then shouldn't she be arrested? Well, it's really none of my business, even if Yi Jeong sunbae is my boyfriend.
"Let's go then." Yi Jeong says. Woo Bin gives me a wary look and then turns to Yi Jeong sunbae.
"She's coming along?" Why is he talking like I'm not here? "I am." I interrupt, before Yi Jeong can say anything.
"It might be dangerous." Woo Bin warns. I shake my head, a little danger is not enough for me to reconsider.
"I want to be there." Woo Bin wants to say another thing, but Yi Jeong holds up his hand.
"Don't worry Woo Bin-ah, I'll take care of this." Take care of this? What does that mean? "I'll make sure nothing happens to her." Woo Bin resigns in his fate and heads for his car. We take off and wow, how many gears does Woo Bin sunbae have? I hold on tight to the dashboard as we head towards our goal.
After a fifteen minute ride we finally stop. I notice we've ended up in the shabby part of Seoul, with dilapidated houses, small winding streets and narrow staircases. I grab the door handle, but Yi Jeong holds me back.
"Maybe you should stay in the car."
"You said I could come." I know I sound like a little girl.
"Yeah, but I was thinking, who knows what we'll find up there. There might be some heavy criminals there." He gives me a piercing look. "If anything happens to you, I don't think I could handle it. So, just stay in the car okay?" I give a slight nod and he bends towards me, ready to continue the kiss we started earlier.
I breath in as he parts his lips and our mouths meet again. There's no tongue, only the slight sucking on each other's lips as a moan escapes from my mouth and my hand automatically moves to his cheek. I relish in its softness, it doesn't even feel like men's skin. Does he even need to shave? His tongue finally reaches mine and they greet each other like old friends.
"Yah, it's not smoochy time right now!" I break from the kiss. Oh shoot, I forgot stupid byuntae bunny is also here. Sunbae hands me the car keys.
"Pull up the top and lock the doors after me, okay?" I don't want to sit here. I want to go with you guys.
Yi Jeong steps out of his Lotus and gives me a little wave. Okay, so more like a raised hand that is the cool guys way of waving.
They take the stairs and soon disappear out of sight. What should I do? I can do my nails, or send a text. I can go on internet and search stuff on . Or I could just sneak out and see what they're up to. No, it's dangerous. I could be in danger. Then it dawns on me: I'm here in an expensive Lotus in the bad part of town. I'm already in danger. I get out after I put up the top of the convertible. It would be a pity if it got stolen. I lovingly pat the hood, as if we're saying farewell.
"Annyeong. If you get stolen, it's my fault, but I have to go up. Sorry." I click on the button of the little remote control to lock the doors and after that I race up the stairs. I look around, wondering how far they've gone. Maybe they entered one of these houses? No, let's go up a bit more.
I finally notice them standing at one of the gates further up the hill. A woman opens the door but I can't really see her face. Still, I think it's the same woman I saw on the night of the exhibition. I sneak up, trying to stay behind trash cans and other obstacles as much as possible, so they won't notice me so easily. The pink coat isn't making it easier though.
Woo Bin and Yi Jeong go through the gate and disappear out of view. I speed up my pace and quickly reach the gate. Crap, how do I get in? She must have locked it. I push against it and it opens. Stupid woman, you're being hunted, shouldn't you be more careful? Aaah well, at least it saves me the trouble of climbing over the wall. Not that I would've been able to.
I slowly move up the metal stairs, careful to make as little sound as possible. As I reach the
old roof terrace I look at the view, which isn't half bad, I can see a good part of Seoul. Ga Eul! Focus on the task at hand! I can hear a conversation going on inside and I place my hand against the door.
"We know all about your little schemes." It's Woo Bin's voice, muffled through the closed door. "You really think anyone's going to believe a woman who swindles men for a living?"
"Believe what you want, but this is his baby." The woman says matter-of-factly and if she's angry, then she's hiding it pretty well.
"Too bad you don't have any evidence to back it." Yi Jeong sneers.
"I will, in a couple of weeks. If your father agrees to do a paternity test." Yi Jeong sunbae laughs bitterly.
"Go and ask him yourself. I suggest you just back off, I mean what's the point of all this? You really want to force a baby, if there even is one, to live in a house where he isn't wanted? If you really cared for the baby, you should keep it far away from the So family and save it from grief." I feel tears welling in my eyes as I hear sunbae's sad voice. He's not being mean to this woman, I think he truly would want the baby to have another life. "If that baby truly exists and it is my fathers, then I'll give you money to start over. You two can start over together."
"The baby should have a father." The woman says. "It should have the same rights as you." I loathe her for her greed. A baby should have love and a warm family. Not birthrights and social standing.
"Believe me, he's not much of a father. And rights? What are rights compared to a caring and functional family? If you want money, you should take what I am offering. If you want more, you're really looking at this wrongly. I.." I get distracted by the cracking of the gate downstairs. A few men enter the property, wearing dark suits and colored shirts. In drama's that usually means something. They haven't seen me yet. Ok, this is going to be awkward, but well, I have to warn them. I step into the house. The three people look at me startled.
"Ga Eul-ah, didn't I ask you to.."
"No time for that."I interrupt. "There's some men coming upstairs."
"Oh fuck!" The woman shouts.
"Sshh!" Woo Bin hisses and he grabs a conveniently placed wooden bar. "Just in case." He shrugs as Yi Jeong give him a look that seems to be saying: are you a gangster? At that moment the door swings open and 4 men walk in, all of them broad shouldered and wearing shades.
"Yoon Ha-sshi, oraemaniyo." The one in the front says while peeking over his glasses. How cliché can one get? His eyes wander over F2 and then on me and he gives me a wink. Oh gag reflex! "Who are these two boys you've brought here? Other victims of your scams?"
"We were talking here. Do you mind leaving?" Woo Bin says haughtily.
"Who are you to tell us to leave?"
"Maybe you've heard of the name Song Woo Bin?" He says. Ha that'll work for sure!
"Never heard of it." Or maybe not..
"Oh, so your new here, I guess you aren't well informed."
"Who gives a fuck about information!" One of the guys shouts, very agitated. Woo Bin smirks.
"Well I would like to give you a lesson in that some other day." Woo bin cracks his knuckles and approaches the guys threateningly. "Now, piss off!"
" Not until we get the money from the bitch!" The other guy says. He lunges toward Woo Bin and tries to punch him, But Woo Bin quickly evades him and sends him flying through the room. Before I know it, it has turned out into a fully fledged bar brawl. I kneel down on the floor. Hey, I'm no Jan Di. Yi Jeong kicks one of the guys down, but hasn't noticed that two more guys have come inside.
"Sunbae, look out!"I scream, but I'm too late as one of the guys hits Yi Jeong sunbae with a blunt object. Sunbae drops to the floor and doesn't move. Oh my god, what do I do? What do I do? I need something. There! I grab the wooden bar that Woo Bin has dropped and stand up. My knees are shaking so badly. Can I even make it there? The guys kicks Yi Jeong in the stomach. Nobody does that to my man! I raise the heavy bar and run towards the guy. I don't know exactly how, but the bar lands on his head and he falls down. Eat that, you creep. Oh no, sunbae.
"Sunbae, gwenchanayo? Sunbae, wake up." I hold him in my arms, but he is unconscious. Still breathing though. Woo Bin knocks the other guys out.
"Ga Eul, we need to get out of here, before they wake up. You take miss Park, and I'll take Yi Jeong-ah. I know we shouldn't move him, but I we stay here, we'll be in more trouble. I move over to miss Park and pull her up. She seems to be hurt. I support her with my body.
Nobody is around, so I'm hoping there's no more gangsters around. Woo Bin drags Yi Jeong out, but stops.
"Too many stairs. We'll have to call an ambulance to come here after all." He grabs his phone and dials 119.
"What if more come?" I say, I look at Yi Jeong's calm face. I hope everything will be alright.
"I'll kick their fucking ass." He grunts. He's just as upset as I am over this. "I'll make sure nobody touches him again."
End Notes:
Sorry for the cliffie. Next up: BOF meets grey's anatomy..or something like that ^^