A/N: How long has it been this time, readers? Four months or more? Ah, sorry about that. This chapter definitely isn't my best but it's something amazing considering how long I've been on writer's block. After my writer's block was over- school began again. :( Just a forewarning: Many of you probably won't like where I'm going with this story. It won't hurt my feelings if you stop reading or unlike or whatnot. I just ask you don't bash. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy. -L.C

Chapter Twenty Three

Jeremy didn't know. He knew Ye Eun had plans of visiting Japan to see their relatives but he had no idea she was going to move there or go to school. There was no way Mi Nam could have been taking that easy.

"I take it Ye Eun hadn't told you of her plans."

"I knew she was going to visit our relatives in Japan but…"

"You didn't know she was really going to be leaving?"

Jeremy shook his head. "I thought Mi Nam would fight for her as much as I can tell he loves her. But he's going to let her go and…" Did Shin Woo know about Min Jee? Jeremy pondered. "You know about it, right?" The younger boy asked, emphasizing the it.

Shin Woo nodded. "Who knew a girl like that could keep a secret that big?" Even Shin Woo had to admit he was surprised. "But, Jeremy, he has plans taking care of his daughter full time."

"Whoa, no! That's crazy."

"It's not really all that crazy. If he plays his cards right, he could get away with it. President Ahn might allow it and somehow even use it boost up our image."

"Does Tae Kyung hyung know?"

"I don't think so, but I wouldn't be surprised if he did."

"What about Ye Eun?" Jeremy asked. "She's just going to leave for Japan and abandon her daughter?" He couldn't imagine her doing that at all. It was too out of character for Ye Eun.

Feeling that he couldn't answer his question without explaining, Shin Woo started what he knew was going to be a long story. "This afternoon when I went up to the rooftop to have tea, I found him sobbing. I just watched him for a while because frankly, he also was beginning to destroy some of Mi Nyu's flower pots."

Yikes. Jeremy thought. "He was crying?" It had to be after they left the pizza place.

He shook his head in agreement. "I asked him what was wrong and at first he wouldn't tell, but then…he began to open up and tell me what happened between him and Ye Eun. He's in a position where he feels he needs to let her go for her sake and his and yet...I can tell it's really hard for him. He feels unstable." Shin Woo recalled that very instance.

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Mi Nam, with his voice cracking, explained everything he had kept inside. "Shin Woo hyung, I can't control myself anymore. I can't control my feelings. I'm jealous, paranoid, angry and... I'm trying so hard to be the Go Mi Nam I used to be. Handsome, charming, smart, under control…but I can't…hyung." Tears slipped from the young boy's eyes. He wiped them away quickly, hoping the older hadn't seen. He really hated it even people saw him in a state like that.

"Why do you always try to keep things inside, Mi Nam?" Shin Woo asked the questions the boy dreaded to hear. "What are you so afraid of?" Mi Nam looked straight at Shin Woo, speechless. "You don't have to hide this side of yourself. No one is going to think you're pathetic or crazy. You're not, Mi Nam. You're only human."

Mi Nam struggled to form words. This type of thing was always somewhat hard for him.

"Tell me."

"I…I don't want people seeing this side of me. They'll think I'm weak and take advantage of me. They'll leave me." Shin Woo never sensed a stronger feeling of fear in the boy's voice. "I don't want to be alone; I don't want to be left. But… no matter what I do people still leave me. What's wrong with me? Why are things like this? I don't want to be like this. How can I change?"

Shin Woo wrapped his arms around the boy, putting a supportive hand on his head. He's so much more fragile than he looks...

He couldn't say that there wasn't anything wrong with Mi Nam; he clearly had issues that needed to be sorted out. But it became clear to Shin Woo at that moment the extent of how bad these problems were. They were beginning to take a toll on every aspect of his life and yet... he kept it all to himself.

He pulled Mi Nam away from him, trying to look the boy in the eye. His gaze wouldn't lift off the ground.

"People, in your life, will come and go. You can't stop separation, but you shouldn't be afraid of it. Being alone and away from the ones that you care for, it hurts, I know. It's even worse because you feel like you can't explain how you feel without sounding crazy."

Mi Nam looked up.

He caught Mi Nam straight in the eyes. "I just want you to try. From now on, when you feel this way, don't hesitate to come to me, or Jeremy. Even Tae Kyung; he has a heart too."

Mi Nam laughed. "Of course he has a heart. He's in love with my sister. You have to have a heart to love."

"Why are speaking like you lack one?"

"Sometimes it feels like I do."

Shin Woo sighed. "If you lacked a heart, Mi Nam, you wouldn't be feeling anything right now."

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"You could imagine how it might have felt for him to be with you and Julie; beyond the fact he was a third wheel."

Maybe it was...really that hard to see me and Julie happy? Is that why he felt like he needed to destroy the atmosphere between us? It must have been tearing up at him inside to see us like that.

"He's suffering. Yet... he wants the only girl he's ever truly loved to leave him, and take responsibility of a child until a few weeks ago he didn't even know existed."

"So, he's really truly willing to risk almost everything he has-"

"For the sake of his daughter, yes. But I sense there's something deeper. Ye Eun has a habit of running away when she's troubled, according to Mi Nam, and she's had some run-ins with He Yi. He Yi is somehow threatening her daughter's livelihood."

"Seriously?" He Yi had officially reached a new low.

"It's apparent to me what's she trying to do. She wants Ye Eun to disappear so she can continue to use Mi Nam as her play toy. She's trying to use Min Jee as some sort of blackmail. I was told that He Yi doesn't believe Min Jee is his."

"This is too crazy." So this is all of what Mi Nam was dealing with? "Why didn't Mi Nam talk with any of us about how he was feeling? Why was he keeping this inside?"

"Jeremy, you know how he is. He has a near inability to open up to people. He felt like he would be troubling us."

"Troubling us? It's the job of a hyung to take care of his dongsaeng!"

"And of course after that he started talking about you and Julie. How he didn't mean to act out like he did. But he's wholly convinced she's up to something. He wouldn't let up to what it was. I can't say that's its all in his mind though, so you should honestly discuss that with him. I assume that's why you guys fought and she didn't feel well, right?"

"Yes."

"You called him crazy."

"I regret it. I regret everything." Jeremy sighed. "But what do we do now?"

"Well, honestly, I think Julie should find another place to stay. Have them make amends. I know you want Julie around, but maybe having her around less while Mi Nam goes through this might help him. I know you want to spend time with them both and you can, maybe just separately."

"Hyung, we'll have plenty of time for that. She's staying in Korea."

"Really?"

"Yeah." He nodded before going on. "The last thing I want is for Mi Nam to be mad at me on my birthday, but I think he still might be at this rate. Maybe if I use enough aegyo he'll at least scold me?"

Shin Woo laughed.

"Aish…" Jeremy ran his hands through his electric blonde hair. Why are things like this? Life is really playing a cruel trick on Mi Nam.

"Just say that you're sorry and be more understanding. There's actually a reason behind his temper tantrums and mood swings." Mi Nam just didn't know how to handle all the emotions he was feeling.

"Shin Woo hyung, how are you so good at giving advice?"

He shrugged his shoulders with a smile. "Even though he may not listen, just try. Try and give him comforting words. He needs to hear it from you the most."

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Jeremy knocked on the door to Mi Nam's room. There was no response. Mi Nam probably knew it was Jeremy and didn't even bother. "Peanut." He spoke, dejected, using Mi Nam's pet name. "I know I'm the last person you want to hear right now, but… I just wanted to try…huh, who am I kidding?"

Inside the room Mi Nam was sitting near his window, distantly staring out of it. He heard Jeremy speaking to him through the door and wondered if he should continue to listen or tune him out. After all his mp3 was in his lap. Yet somehow, even though he didn't care or want to listen, he didn't actively try to ignore him.

"I just wanted to say that... you have every right to be mad at me. If you want, I'll let you use me as your personal punching bag until you get all of your anger out." Mi Nam couldn't help but giggle at the thought, but quickly covered his mouth. No! He can't know I'm listening.

Jeremy swore he heard a snicker from inside the room and felt a spark of hope. "Mi Nam?" Ah...Maybe it was just my imagination that I heard a laugh? But maybe Mi Nam is listening now?

Back inside the room, Mi Nam finally moved to pick up his mp3 player. Putting in his ear buds, he turned the machine on. Hard rock began to play, letting Mi Nam ignore whatever he Jeremy began to say next. After the song was over and it skipped to another, in that 5 or so second pause, he still heard Jeremy's muffled speech from beneath his earbuds. Taking one of them out of his ear, he, out of pure curiosity as to when he finally give up, listened to more of Jeremy's talk. There was genuine sadness he heard in his tone, and it overpowered his will to ignore him any further.

"I didn't know things really became hard for you. I guess I didn't want to know…" Jeremy trailed off. "I've been a bad hyung, a bad friend. I'd like to make up for it." Jeremy cleared his throat. "If you're hurting please tell me right away. I want to be a person you can talk to. You've probably been feeling like I've just been blowing you off and spending all my time on Julie and I'm sorry. I won't make excuses, Mi Nam. I love her. I still love her. And I thought I really had let it go…" Jeremy stopped himself knowing that Mi Nam wouldn't want to hear anymore.

On the otherside of the door, Mi Nam sat with his hands clenched in tight fists. He felt overcome with both sadness and anger as tears began to well up in his eyes. Why does it hurt me so much to hear those words, hyung? Why does it hurt for you to tell me you're in love with her?

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The next day was a beautiful one. Mi Nyu set up everything outside so they could have lunch. Tae Kyung, Shin Woo, Mi Nyu and Mi Nam all sat out in the sun enjoying their lunch with the cool breeze and light chit chat. Shin Woo was sipping his tea now, and seemed to be somewhat preoccupied with his phone- getting a text every couple of minutes. This made Tae Kyung curious. He wanted to ask the bassist what was going on because Shin Woo wasn't an avid texter. It's got to be a girl. There's no other possibility, right?

Mi Nam and Mi Nyu were the only ones chatting, really. Tae Kyung made side remarks occasionally and Shin Woo barely cut in, preferring to listen. Mi Nam was distant yet managed to keep up a decent conversation with his sister. He tried his best to smile and no longer act bothered. The fight he had with Jeremy still nagged at him, especially since they hadn't spoken formally to each other in awhile.

It was striking dangerously close to Jeremy's birthday, but neither one of them could break the ice and start apologizing. He was no longer mad at the older boy, no, that had passed after last night. He just couldn't quite look him in the face at the moment. He didn't want Jeremy to think he actually was still mad at him, but he was having a hard time doing anything other than avoid him.

Jeremy attempted to talk to him that morning, but backed off- deciding to just spend his time with Julie. This didn't make Mi Nam feel any better when he found out. The boy was still determined to figure out what was going on with Julie. His intuition was too strong for him to let it go. As for Julie, she avoided Mi Nam if she could help it and spent most of her time bouncing in between Ye Eun and Jeremy. Apparently, Ye Eun and Julie knew each other quite well.

Past his Jeremy trouble, Mi Nam was still coping with Ye Eun's decision to leave. It still burned his heart, making him upset every time he thought about it. But he knew he couldn't stop her. He felt he didn't have to right. At least I have my daughter. And that was another thing. He was going to have to tell everyone of his decision to 'adopt' her. The next couple of weeks were going to be fun.

"I know you and Jeremy aren't on good terms right now, but you do remember his birthday is this week right?" Mi Nyu mentioned softly.

"What?" Mi Nam almost spit out his soup. "His birthday?" How could he have forgotten? Their birthdays are close. He sank down in his chair a little bit, ashamed.

"Yes. He's having a fan party tomorrow because he wants to spend his day with us. Or divided between us." Mi Nyu explained.

"Julie being here is a present enough for that kid." Tae Kyung added. "Don't get anything too expensive."

"I can't believe it's March already." Mi Nam was still dumbfounded.

"Where have you been?" Tae Kyung scoffed. "It's already March 3rd."

Mi Nam ruffled his hair in frustration, suddenly feeling a vibration in his pocket. It was from Su Bak from the maid cafe. [Hey I have to do something for work, a little girl would be eager to see you!]

Ah, Su Bak has to leave? It was good Mi Nam didn't have to do anything today so he could spend time with his daughter.

[On my way.]

Min Jee was under the care of Su Bak at the moment since Ye Eun had left for Japan yesterday. She told Mi Nam not to see her off. "I think it'll be better the less we see of each other." He knew Ye Eun was being like this because she thought it would make this process less painful. She was wrong of course. She was usually wrong when it came to matters like this. It seemed likely that not even a couple of hours after they had last seen each other the "freakout" began and she impulsively bought a plane ticket.

"Oppa, where are you going?" Mi Nyu asked, putting down the chopsticks for her food.

Everyone at the table looked his way, with an general interest.

"Just out. I'll be back soon, I promise." He kissed his sister on the forehead and acknowledged to his hyungs before heading inside.

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Mi Nam was a bit annoyed as he walked to his room to grab his coat. He felt quite bad that he had forgotten his hyung's birthday. He'd make sure to buy him something so magnificent that it would steal the spotlight from Julie.

Right as the very girl crossed his mind he passed by her room. "Jung Hwa-yah…" Julie's voice whined. The door to her room was slightly a jar, making it possible for him to hear. That was weird. Mi Nam swore that she and Jeremy left hours ago to go frolic in a nearby park. The mentioning of a Jung Hwa perked Mi Nam's interest and he leaned against the wall, shamelessly eavesdropping on her conversation. Peaking in the room only a tad, he observed Julie sitting on the bed with her phone in her hand. Then he noticed something very interesting. A ring was on her finger. Mi Nam's eyes bulged. That couldn't be real. She's been here for almost an entire week and not once had he seen a ring on her hand!

Contrary to what he would usually have done, the boy decided not to jump to any conclusions and bust in her room. He needed actual evidence to call her out on. Honestly he wanted for that ring to be decorative but only so many reasons can cause a lady to have a ring on her finger. Mi Nam didn't feel a good vibe coming from the room.

"Please don't be like this with me." She begged to the person on the other side of the phone. "No…but don't you think that a thing like this is hard for me?" Julie sighed before continuing, "I've been trying so hard to try to tell him but….no, I'm not Jung Hwa. I haven't told him about that. I… don't show up. He's going to be furious enough once he finds out."

Finds out? Finds out what? Mi Nam's face contorted.

"Yeah, well maybe you shouldn't have done that to him. Look, I don't want to argue about this….and I know. I know, okay? But it's a really hard thing to tell one of your best friends that you're getting married. The worst thing is last night he told me... he might be falling back in love with me. I can't keep this up."

Oh. Hell. No. Mi Nam pinched himself to see if he had heard right. She's getting married. And to Jung Hwa? This mystery man who Jeremy loathed? Really Julie. Fuck. I was right.

"It hurts. It hurts even more to know that I'm only going to end up hurting him like this but-"

Before she could even end her sentence, Mi Nam practically bursts into the room.

"Mi Nam-ssi?" She looked from her place on the bed.

"Don't 'Mi Nam-ssi' me." He swiftly snatched the phone from her hand, immediately ending the call.

Julie is flabbergasted as she snatches her phone back from the other. "How dare you? I was in the middle of a call!

"Yeah, and with whom may I ask, Julie?"

"None of your business!"

Mi Nam scoffed, folding his arms. "Oh, so it's not any of my business that you're two-timing Jeremy?"

There was silence for only a hot second before Mi Nam continued, "Or are you really that overly-affectionate with all of your close male friends?"

"Mi Nam-"

"No, listen. Jeremy hasn't smiled this wide or laughed this heartily in a long time. And it's all because of YOU. For you to come here and manipulate him and his feelings is wrong. For you to lie to him and not tell him your true intentions is even worse."

The girl looked down. "I know."

"Then, why are you doing this?"

"Didn't you hear enough of my phone conversation to piece it together?" She snapped back rhetorically before groaning in frustration. This isn't easy for me, Mi Nam."

"Instead of being a coward and getting it over with you're waiting and watching as he falls harder for you. The more you drag it out the worst it's going to be for him."

"I still have feelings for Jeremy; but my feelings for my fiancée are stronger. I'm trying my best to not attach myself and keep relative distance but he keeps insisting and it's so hard to say no. So hard. I'm not trying to purposely hurt him but I can tell he wants us to get back together even though he knows that I'm not staying in Korea permanently. There's no way to get of this without him getting hurt and-"

"Stop." Mi Nam didn't want to hear any more of it. "Just stop it Julie. Listen to me carefully. You're going to tell Jeremy in the next 24 hours. This is not going to be dragged out anymore. Because I am not going to allow someone I care deeply about upset especially on his own birthday."

"B-but-" Julie tried to break in. What could she say at this point?

"I don't want to hear any excuses from you. You're lucky I'm not calling him up right now. I'm giving you one day to tell him."

Julie scoffed. "And if I don't?"

"If you decide to be even stupider," Mi Nam promptly responded. "I'll do it for you."

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Mi Nam took out the spare keys to Ye Eun's apartment. Su Bak had texted him back explaining why she needed him there- there was a mandatory employee meeting at the café she forgot about. Looks like Ye Eun's forgetfulness is rubbing off on her employees too. Mi Nam laughed to himself. She told Mi Nam she had called Julie to babysit but she said she was busy. Mi Nam found that interesting. Julie Fletching would have some serious nerve to stay in that house after what he found out.

Right as he opened the door he sees a frantic Su Bak, slipping on her coat. With her electric red hair in an up-do, she has on an ensemble that matched her name: a green dress and a red jacket with black polka dots. As eclectic as it may have sounded, somehow she made it look classy.

He could see why she and Ye Eun would have become close friends.

"Ah, Ms. Su Bak-"

"Oh hey honey! Min Jee's been napping for the last 20 minutes or so so she should be awake soon." She said quickly as she slips into her shoes.

"Okay-" He replied, taking his own shoes off.

"Also I made some fish cake soup for lunch! Ye Eun said it was your favorite so dig in, sweetie. I got to go before I get fired! Peace out!" He watched as Su Bak jetted out the door, closing it with a light thud.

"She's fast for a girl with such short legs." He muttered to himself, walking all the way into the quiet apartment. He could smell the soup in the air and immediately got excited.

Practically hopping into the kitchen he is drawn to the crockpot. "Sweet!" His mouth watered at the sight. Fish cake soup! If only I could make soup like this…his stomach growled. It didn't matter that he just ate. His stomach could always make room for fish cake soup. He went to the cupboard and grabbed a bowl. Humming happily, he got lost in his thinking about food. It was only when he spilled a large portion of the soup on the floor because of his excitement when holding the ladle, did he come back to reality.

"Awh." He moaned. He got a towel and began to quickly clean up. As he began wiping up the mess, he heard footsteps.

"Min Jee-ah?" He poked up to see his daughter.

"Hi daddy!" Min Jee smiled down at him; today she was wearing a pair of black pants, white and black striped shirt with her hair in pigtails. Ah, my baby's stylish.

He chuckled. "Silly! You scared me."

"I'm sorry!" She apologized. "Jjang is sorry too!" She held up her beloved stuffed tiger.

"It's okay." He got up and put the towel on the counter before leaning down to her. "Did Ms. Su Bak treat you well?"

"Un." She nodded her head. "She watched Ppororo with me and Jjang too!"

"Are you hungry?" He asked.

She nodded. "Yes."

"Okay. Go sit down. Daddy will fix you a bowl okay?"

She nodded and went to the kitchen table, sitting down with Jjang in her lap.

Mi Nam went to the pot back and poured another bowl of soup before grabbing two spoons. Sitting them down on the table in front of his daughter and himself, he took a seat.

"Ready to dig in Min Jee- ah?"

"Yes!" She replied, picking up her spoon and taking a big spoonful.

Taking a spoonful himself he smiled. Even though he still felt a little awkward around her it was slowly starting to disappear and get replaced by comfort. Min Jee was such a sweet and welcoming little child, how could someone not feel comfortable with her? To think that Mi Nam had gone 4 years of his life without knowing her was beyond his comprehension.

Suddenly his phone vibrated. Taking out his phone, he sat it out on the table to read: [Ye Eun's friend Julie told me to tell you that she'd stay over to take care of Min Jee while Ye Eun is gone! She's coming over as I type!]

Hmmm. Mi Nam did not like the sound of that. He decided not to respond right away. Ye Eun had most likely asked her to do this, so he wasn't angry. If only Julie wasn't in the situation she was in Mi Nam and her might have gotten on quite well.

Then an accompanying text arrived. [I'm sure you'll be happy to hear I'm leaving Mi Nam. I told everyone I didn't want to keep burdening them and wanted to help Ye Eun. She granted me permission to stay at her place and look over Min Jee. –Julie]

[I know. Make sure you do what I asked of you. You don't want it to get ugly.] He wasn't exactly threatening Julie, but when it came to matters with his hyung, especially as of late, he has been ridiculously overprotective. She probably wouldn't respond and he was okay with that. Just as long as she understood.

Putting his phone down, his eyes went back at his daughter who was slurping down her soup.

"Min Jee, what do you think of coming to live with daddy?"

"Really?" She asked, putting her spoon down. "We can live together?"

"Yep."

"Then, when mommy comes back we can all be together!" That statement fragmented Go Mi Nam's heart. He knew Ye Eun hadn't explained to their daughter how she was leaving for such a prolonged period of time. It's probably been too hard for her and he knows how she gets with these situations. Actually, he was fairly positive that her sudden trip to Japan wasn't because she just wanted to "see her relatives" or anything school related, but because she couldn't handle the situation. He just wished she had other ways of coping with her problems than running away. It was a hard circumstance for her to adjust to, he knew, and it probably wouldn't get easier until after graduation.

"Yeah." He replied. He didn't have the heart to try to explain either at the moment. He'd wait for Ye Eun to return before trying to explain anything. "We will be."

She smiles before continuing to eat. Min Jee must have been starving.

Mi Nam sighed, abruptly losing his appetite. He couldn't help but float back to the same thoughts. Min Jee, she's probably never gone more than a couple of days without seeing her mother. How well will she be able to cope with her mother being in a different country? Even though she's less than 2 hours away?

"Daddy loves you." He started carefully. Mi Nam notices a stray hair on her head and patted it down. It still amazed him how adorable and lovable this little girl was. Go Mi Nam was no fan of children for the longest time, but it just seemed to slowly melt away since his dream. And when he saw that picture of his daughter, his heart truly changed.

"Me too daddy!" She grinned, mouth full of soup.

"Ah, Min Jee don't talk while you're eating." He half laughed, half scolded his daughter. "You'll choke."

She nodded, continuing to eat.

It was at that moment that Mi Nam decided. Looking back down at his phone he types in: [You don't have to worry about it. I'm taking Min Jee]

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With two bags on each shoulder, Mi Nam helped his daughter up the steps to the dormitory. Her little mouth gaped at the size of the dorm. "Daddy, your house is so big!"

"You think so? Daddy lives here with Uncle Jeremy."

"Uncle Jeremy too?" Her little legs jumped in excitement.

"Yeah. Uncle Jeremy, Auntie Mi Nyu and two other Uncles." He stopped in front of the door to unlock it. Mi Nam's apprehension slipped away as he stepped over the threshold. He expected only Shin Woo to be there, anyway. He would just take the spare room, set up Min Jee's stuff and well. He didn't really know. Mi Nam didn't really think this whole thing through quite honestly. And he didn't know what was going to happen, but it couldn't be that terrible. Not over a child.

Opening the door fully, he was faced with both Tae Kyung and Mi Nyu- who were very apparently on their way out. Go Mi Nam exhaled. Well aren't I the luckiest guy today.

"Hey Go Mi Nam." Tae Kyung looked at Mi Nam, very clearly missing the existence of the little girl holding onto Mi Nam's hand. "What's with the bags?" Tae Kyung's eyes then trailed down to the sweet little girl at Mi Nam's side. Tae Kyung slowly cocks his head to the side, observing the child as if it was a newly discovered specimen. Tae Kyung was utterly confused, but it didn't take long to put the pieces together. Mi Nyu's face contorted, smiling softly at Min Jee. She was so ignorant to the situation she thanked the heavens above and just looked at her brother questionably. The look she got in return told him that he definitely did this impulsively. Oppa, this probably isn't going to turn out well….She knew that he was going to take her but the chips were not supposed to fall quite like this.

Tae Kyung's eyes widen to the size of golf balls. "What the hell is this?" Tae Kyung asked angrily. The oldest still didn't exactly understand the situation that seemed to unfolding in front of him.

"Hyung-nim!" Mi Nyu tugged on Tae Kyung's arm. He knew it was because he had let a curse slip.

"Don't curse in front of Min Jee!" Mi Nam got on the defensive, and the grip he had around his daughter tightened. "Min Jee, cover your ears!" She immediately follows her father's directions, covering her ears.

Tae Kyung took a deep breath as both Jeremy and Shin Woo walk from up the stairs straight into the scene.

"What's going on here?" Shin Woo asked.

"Ah, Min Jee! Come with me!" Mi Nyu suddenly broke in heading for the little girl. Min Jee smiled up at her aunt and quickly took her hand. She knew the child shouldn't be around anymore of the conversation or whatever was about to progress. She quickly excused herself and took Min Jee into the kitchen.

The members of A.N Jell were left to themselves, confused and wanting answers from Mi Nam.

"Why don't you ask Mi Nam?" Tae Kyung scoffed. "Mi Nam why don't you tell us what's going on so I can be enlightened as to why there's a 5 year old child in our dorm and two bags of luggage!"

Shin Woo quickly looked over to him at the mention of bags and sighed before getting nudged in the shoulder by Jeremy. "What does he think he's doing, hyung?" Jeremy whispered.

Even Shin Woo had to admit. He did not see this coming. "I don't know exactly what is going on here, but whatever it is I'm sure you have your reasons, Mi Nam-ah."

Tae Kyung couldn't believe his ears. Shin Woo was being supportive? "Mi Nam! Do you not have any common sense bringing some random child into the dorm? This isn't a place you just bring a child!"

"Hyung!" He shouted. "She's not random! Do you think I'd bring just any child here? She's Cho Min Jee. Ye Eun's child! She's-

"Oh, of course you brought Ye Eun's child here! I know you loved her but that's no excuse-"

"She's mine, hyung." Tae Kyung's mouth gaped at Mi Nam's statement. Tae Kyung was the last of all of them to know and really could not wrap his head around Mi Nam producing offspring. "That's right. This child is mine. Cho Min Jee is my daughter."

"You better be kidding right now, Go Mi Nam!"

"He's not." Shin Woo and Jeremy said in unison.

"So you both knew?" He looks to them incredulously.

Shin Woo scratched his neck while Jeremy coughed and both of them looked away. Of course they knew.

"Do Manager Ma, Coordinator or President Ahn know?"

"We don't know." Jeremy answered. "I mean, I don't think so."

Tae Kyung put his hand to his forehead. "You…." Tae Kyung didn't even know how to react properly. "you're really something Go Mi Nam. I don't care if you have a million children, but do you know what could happen if this gets out-"

Mi Nam suddenly went down on his knees in front of Tae Kyung.

"...What do you think you're doing?"

"Her mother is moving out of the country and she's going to be under my care."

"And?" Tae Kyung hoped desperately Mi Nam wasn't going to ask what he thought he was.

"I ask that she lives with us until I find a place for the both of us to stay."

A/N: 10/20/11: Sorry for the abundant errors. Quite a few words got deleted and probably made things confusing.