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sooah had grossly underestimated how difficult it would be to travel with two young children. not that her girls were rowdy or even difficult to handle. it just seemed like the sheer amount of things that they had to bring and the things that she needed to consider were significantly increased compared to when she travelled with just yongnam.

there  are  trips  that  can  be  unplanned  and  this  one  is  exactly  like  that.  derek  has  taken  it  upon  himself  to  prepare  whatever  the  two  might  need  for  the  few  days  at  the  camping  grounds.  it  isn’t  that  easy  to  fool  seulbi  but  for  the  surprise,  derek  was  able  to  convince  her  to  just  get  in  the  car  as  soon  as  the  two  finished  having  their  morning  coffee.  “ just  sit  back  and  relax.  trust  me,  you’ll  like  it. ”  he  gives  her  an  excited  smile,  really  hoping  the  end  result  will  be  a  happy  seulbi.

halfway  through  the  trip,  when  evergreens  and  snowy  mountain  tops  was  everything  they  could  see,  derek  finally  broke  the  otherwise  comfortable  silence.  “ hey,  snoring  beauty!  you  better  be  taking  photos  of  the  scenery  and  not  surfing  the  web. ”  he  nudges  her  playfully,  turning  his  head  to  look  at  her  while  trying  to  bite  back  a  laugh.  “ or  me.  i  don’t  mind  that. ”  he  bites  his  tongue  while  his  gaze  moves  back  on  the  road.

Issac wouldn’t tell Ronnie that though because he valued his life and he was sure she would more than likely never speak to him again. Instead he offered this little outing as though it would be more enlightening than staying in the city working at a 7 eleven. The best part about it was that at least he could actually offer her pay. Later of course. His grandparents were tough on him, they truthfully expected for him to take over the farm once they passed on. To keep everything running. The farm kept them in good business and had been passed down over the years on his grandfather’s side of the family. 

They believed in working hard, but they also believed in rewarding those that worked hard. Whenever he came up on the summer he came back a little more knowledgeable and with a good paycheck to boot even despite him refusing the money. “ We don’t work for free, why would we expect the same. You don’t work you don’t eat. If you work hard you should reap the benefits of that.” were there any better ways in introducing his girlfriend to his family and vice versa? He didn’t think so, he only hoped that everything worked out in the end. “ We can take a swim later on, there’s a creek off in the woods near the house--” now he even he was starting to feel the heat of the sun beating down on them so; his concern for getting her to the farm faster heightened. 

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amusement plastered all over her features. her eyes averting from the movie to his direction, lips forming into a smile as her head bobbed up and down, nodding at his seemingly confused question (which was something she found cute by the way). he was right though, in every way. what they had; love that grew over time was to be left confidential. no doubt and they did a pretty good job at it. BUT as much as she hated to admit, sometimes emptiness and longing would cripple in and take over her, causing her to feel lonely even if she shouldn’t. she knew his stand and understood. ❝ that’s true. ❞  it also came to a point where she almost failed to subdue her own selfishness and decided to talk about going public. ❝ but... ❞ a pause. who knew that opening up for once would be this difficult? she hated it but she had to. a huge step for a her. besides, honesty is the key to a successful relationship. reference? her friends and brother. ❝ but that doesn’t mean that... ❞ again another pause and this time, there was hesitation in her voice. honesty, honesty, honesty. it played inside her head like a broken record. ❝ that i would... um... stop longing for something more. ❞ and she finally said it. ❝ my thoughts about our relationship still stands but there are days where i just long for you probably more than i should have. i love the idea of us together; walking around while... ❞ unaware of pink shaded cheeks, the female went on and probably had no intention of stopping. this was her chance and who knew when she’d have the courage to tell him about her thoughts again. ❝ h-holding hands, laughing freely on the street, going on dates... but seeing you on stage, with the smile on your face. cameron, you look so happy performing and i don’t want to take that away from you especially now that you just recently came back. you know how the public reacts to idols dating. ❞ she shook her head. ❝ you’re more important than anything in this world to me. ❞ 

silence.

what was next for her to do? she had no idea AT ALL. there was nothing left for her to do but to hope and pray that he would not get mad at her revelation. she was not demanding, just a thought and that was all. 

dealing  with  idols  wasn’t  as  easy  as  mark  initially  thought.  packed  schedules,  non-stop  practicing,  inteviews  and  whatever  other  events  there  were,  were  keeping  the  younger  from  getting  on  the  plane  on  time.  but  mark  himself  was  a  day  late,  having  an  important  game.  jace  had  left  the  same  night  after  the  game,  together  with  hs  sister,  so  naturally,  he  was  stuck  waiting  for  the  younger  one  to  finish  off  his  schedule,  so  the  two  can  head  to  the  airport  ( hopefully  not  followed  by  a  ton  of  screaming  fans ),  to  finally  fly  to  new  york.  it’s  so  rare  for  the  families  to  gather  up  now,  once  in  a  blue  moon,  actually. it  was  exciting, thoug.

the  trip  itself  wasn’t  long,  sadly  the  two  were  still  running  late  and  had  to  ...  run  on  their  way.  the  rush,  however,  has  gotten  the  two  on  the  wrong  plane.  too  late  to  get  off,  there  was  no  chance  for  them  to  switch  any  time  soon,  only  when  the  plane  lands  in  paris.  now,  nobody  was  to  be  blamed,  even  though  a  lot  of  jokes  resurfaced  between  the  two  with  this  small  mistake. at  least, they  had  some  time  to  rest, catch  up  to  sleep  until  the  plane  would  land.

“ hey,  mini  mark! ”  the  older  called,  the  two  already  settled  in  a  hotel  room.  feeling  somewhat  drained  but  more  hungry,  mark  has  ordered  dinner,  since  it  was  almost  evening  and  the  plane  they  had  to  catch  was  taking  off  in  about  four  or  five  hours.  “ come  have  some  food. ”  only  when  he  noticed  the  way  the  food  was  arranged,  served  by  the  balcony  with  the  eiffel  tower  seen  in  the  distance,  did  he  gag.  “ hopefully  they  didn’t  take  us  for  a  couple. ”