My Love... by My Side [COMPLETED]

25 : Old 'Friend'

She glares at the man who now sits on the stool, right in front of her with a coffee mug in his hand. "It's a nice hanok. I thought it was kinda old when Joe sent me the photo. But I guess it's much better than the bungalow that I recommended to him."

"It's quite small and homey rather than some huge mansion. Cleaning is so much easier, I guess.." says Rae. She glances at the clock nonstop. Youn will be here soon. She feels nervous at the thought of him seeing Jackson here.

"I can send you some maids.."

"Thank you for your generosity, but there's no need for that. I can live on my own and Tay—" Rae puts her mug on the counter. She looks at him with a sharp look.

"Just cut to the chase, Jack. Why are you here?" she asks him with a serious tone. Jackson is the last person she wants to meet right now. Well, there's another one, but she can't meet that person again.

"Come back home with me," he holds her hand. She pulls back and sighs.

"Your home isn't my home anymore, Jack. You should realize that.." she calmly says to him.

He stands up, trying to entwine her fingers with his.

"We can start over, I mean.. we can get married again. This time in a proper way, with the wedding ceremony and so on. The Yu House cannot lose its lady. And I can only see you as The Lady Yu," says Jackson.

"No."

"Raehannah.."

"That's not my name anymore!" she yells at him. He looks at her and is shocked at how much she's changed after five years. She is not Raehannah anymore. She's just Rae, a girl that he met five years before he became her husband.

"Please leave, Jack. This isn't your place, and as much as I hate to say this... You're not welcome here.." and as much as she hates the man, she still maintains her polite manner. He once was her husband, and the respect is still there.

"I know how much you hate me. But Rae, I can't accept anyone but you. Only you. I can only love you. Life is hard after you left. And I can't deal with that anymore," he now stands in front of her, looking at her with a serious face. He means it. Every single alphabet, every single word, every single part of it. Each one of them.

The doorbell makes them startled. Rae quickly sweeps Jackson away. She runs towards the door, knowing who's behind it. She opens it, and the man hugs her tight.

"Morning, love.." Youn gives her a deep kiss.

"Er... Youn... I.." she's about to say something when Jackson comes out from the kitchen, smiling at her.

"Oh.. baby, you didn't tell me we have a guest.." Youn looks at him with a frown. He looks at Jackson, who stands handsomely in front of him.

"Here we go again.. stop calling me baby, and stop pretending that we have a relationship, Jack!" Rae rushes as she walks back into the kitchen. Youn follows her from behind, so does Jackson.

"Care to explain, baby?" Youn sarcastically looks at her. Who wouldn't be pissed off if their girlfriends have seen them with another man in her house, early in the morning when she looks beautiful the most?

She sighs. Yes, this man is ready to have a rumble and tantrum again. Rae knows Youn; in the act of jealousy, he will throw a fit and have a bad day today.

But she also knows that Youn hates liars. So, better to say the truth or things will escalate. She sees Jackson too, entering the kitchen, leaning himself on the counter, and crossing his arms to his chest.

"Okay.. before I say anything, Youn, I want to tell you this, but I've been waiting for the right time for us to talk. But, looks like today is inevitable, so let's just talk about this.." she holds onto the sink.

Youn already looks at her with a disturbing look. He is angry and confused right now.

"Jackson, this is my boyfriend, Youn. Youn, this is Jackson, my ex-husband.." she looks at the man who smiles at him.

"Hello, nice to meet you.." he waves at him.

Youn can't even respond as he is too shocked by the blasted news. He looks at him with a dumbfounded face.

He might be okay with the title as she introduces him as her boyfriend. But he feels troubled for one thing.

Why the hell is that man in her house?

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"The journey to work has never been this silent before. Rae tries to jolly the air, but Youn seems so distracted by her morning guest.

"Youn.." she calls him, softly touching his sleeve's hem. But he ignores her. He keeps his eyes on the road, stomping his foot on the gas pedal.

"Youn, please!" he suddenly steps on the brake pedal. He stops the car at the roadside, unbuckles his seat belt, and looks at her with red eyes.

"If he doesn't come today, how long will you plan to keep this from me, Rae?" he asks her, anger in his voice.

She knows he is angry, or will get angry. It's not about the fact that she is a divorcee, but the fact that she didn't even tell him the truth. She kept it from him, which is a sign that she has somehow kept more secrets from him. Secrets are never good for a relationship.

But sometimes, it's rather to keep a secret that will hurt people the most.

"I want to talk to you about this. But it's hard for me to do so," says Rae.

"You can just say anything! Anything!"

"I tried, but I can't... I.."

"Is it so hard for you to say, 'oh Youn, I forgot to tell you I've been married once, but it's over? Did you think that I will leave you for that?! Why is it hard for you to tell the truth?! Is this relationship a joke for you?!"

"Because I love you so much! Yes, I am afraid! I feel insecure because of it! I thought you might think that I betrayed you all these years! I swore to you that I'm only yours, but it turns out I used to be married with someone else! Does it sound like a betrayal to you?!" she can't hold her tears anymore. Youn closes his eyes as he takes a deep breath and curses himself for venting out of nowhere.

"Look, I'm sorry okay. It's just... I feel betrayed when I knew you kept this secret from me. I told you many times, no matter what it is, we must tell each other the truth. Who said I wouldn't love you if I knew about that? I never stopped loving you," Youn cups her chin and brings her closer to him. He caresses her red mess chin, wiping the tears away.

"I love you, Youn.."

"Me too. More than you'll ever know.." he kisses her full of love and affection.

"Rae, can I ask something?" he asks after they part away.

"What?"

"Why did he come here?" Rae sighs as she fidgets herself.

"He wants me back. But I think he might understand the situation right now. There's no way I could accept him again. I already have you.." Rae puts her palm on his cheek. She smiles and pinches his cheek hard.

"That hurts, love!" he whines and rubs his cheek. Rae just giggles and later laughs hard.

"You look cute when you get jealous!"

"I am not!"

"Yes, you are. Don't get shy, you are indeed a cute boy.." she coos at his cute face.

"I am not a boy!"

"You're younger than me.." he grits his teeth.

"I'll show you how manly I am..." Youn takes her phone from her bag.

"What the..?"

Youn dials Sunny's phone. "Hello, Sunny.. yeah... it's me, Youn. Yeah, look... Rae might be a little bit late. Not little, maybe like two hours? Yeah, my car is acting up today! No, don't worry, we are already on our way. Okay.. thank you so much.." he smirks and cuts the call. He looks at Rae with a mischievous smile.

"What did you do?" she asks him.

"Showing you how manly I am.." he makes a u-turn to his apartment with a huge laugh, making Rae feel nervous.

But she likes it too, she admits it!