Jamais Vu

Chapter 20

Sunhee saw Haewon left and went into the building.

She patted her tummy and guessed that she would probably be full until the next day. Sunhee and the staff really ate to their heart's content with the never-ending supply of the beef and side dishes. When they arrived at the restaurant, they were surprised when they were led to a private dining area. Hoseok was definitely not holding back for the company lunch and the staff was really grateful for his generosity. Sunhee recorded a short video of them enjoying the meal and sent it to him straight away with their boisterous congratulatory shouts.

She stared at the wall in front of her. What Haewon said made her had a second thought. She was not that hasty in starting the relationship with Hoseok, or was she? She had never analysed that much on her previous relationships before until Haewon pointed that out in the car just now. She didn't tell her therapist that much either since it usually ended way before her sessions. She was always the one who did the ditching, not the other way around. Hoseok didn't make her feel uncomfortable or forced when they were together.

He made her forget.

Sunhee chuckled to herself for sounding so corny and clichéd. Sunhee sighed. Her appointment with Dr. Ma would not be in another 3 months. Dare she talk about Hoseok to her mom?

She suddenly felt drained.

She looked at the clock and it was near to 5. Taking a nap would be nice, she thought as she hung her jacket and put the car key on the table in her small room. She changed into her casual clothes and unrolled her futon as she yawned. She put her phone on silent mode and got herself comfortable. That was when she saw her phone lit up. She checked and saw Hoseok's message.

Hoseok: Hope you got back safe. I'm back in my room and I'm totally beat. Miss you though

Sunhee quickly turned and sat up, leaning on the wall behind her. Sunhee stared at the phone and hesitated. Was she doing the right thing? She felt the excitement when Hoseok's name popped up earlier on. She shook her head. It's going to be different, she promised herself. She went with her gut instinct and made a video call straight away to Hoseok.

"Babe, I miss you too," greeted Sunhee straight away when her call got connected. It was dark over there and she could see a movement on his side until the table lamp was turned on. She could see Hoseok propping the phone at the table, squinting to the sudden bright light. "Oh gosh! Sorry, you're about to go to sleep," apologised Sunhee quickly.

"No, it's okay. I was actually thinking of calling you up too but I didn't know if you're already back," he said with his head still on the pillow.

Sunhee calculated mentally the time difference, "It's near to 1 there, right? Did you party hard?"

Hoseok shook his head, "Just celebrating with the guys and the staff. Didn't stay for the after-party."

He then took the phone and Sunhee could see him sitting against the headboard, uncovering his bare shoulder. His hair was tousled up and he looked amazingly breathtaking. He ran his finger through his hair to tame it down. Sunhee gulped and acted casual. So what? He was about to sleep anyway. Some guys sleep in their pj's, some in sweats and some like to go shirtless. No big deal.

"How was the lunch?" he asked.

"Everyone was happy with the meal and they couldn't thank you enough. I was actually planning to take them for a treat to a less fancy place than that and your message was right on time," explained Sunhee.

"I counted 4 of you. There were supposed to be 5, right?" Hoseok was referring to the video she sent earlier.

"Choi Yong-ssi wasn't able to join. Well, she's actually one heck of a character. She rarely smiles, nor show that much emotion but Haewon eunnie actually saw her smile when her husband picked her up today. When I asked her if she was available some other time so that every one of us could go out for a meal, she flat out refused which was so weird since I was the one asking her when she would be free," rambled Sunhee. She then stopped herself. "I don't think it's good to talk about someone else behind their back."