Year 2026 Vienna, Austria Vienna International Airport
The clacking of high heels fill the empty airport hallway.
Wearing her huge sunglasses, Rona struts her way down in a casual slim pastel green summer dress and cardigan that highlighted her figure perfectly.
On her hand meanwhile she pairs her outfit with a matching Hermes handbag of the same color.
As expected from a famed Primadonna, bodyguards and staffs accompany her towards the airport's back exit to shield her from the possible press intrusions and mobbing of people.
Rona had decided to arrive in the city 2 days earlier than her planned arrival date.
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She had begged and argued with Clark to keep it private so that no one would know of her unexpected early entrance in the country.
Rona wanted to surprise Seokhoon, hence she had arrived earlier than expected. As she boards the black land rover, she swiftly hands her manager the piece of paper Seokhoon gave her a few weeks ago in Seoul.... The paper that contained his address.
Her heart started to flutter, at the thought of seeing her boyfriend after so many weeks. It was indeed a exciting and crazy feeling.
'Rona yah... Are you sure you'll just stay there? We can always stay in the hotel Clark booked you know?'
Rona shakes her head and chuckles as she brings out the key from her bag.
'I already told you oppa... It's okay, I'm going to be living there from now on. I should be staying there.'
HyunMin, her cheery manager scoffs teasingly and crosses his arms in front of his chest.
'As if... Seokhoon ssi will probably freak out once he sees you, just make sure you won't be detained for breaking into someone's home.'
Rolling her eyes childishly, Rona dangles the keychains and flaunts off the gold key.
'He doesn't know yet but it's not breaking in... He already gave me his key.'
Leaning on the cushion of the passenger seat, HyunMin shakes his head teasingly and speaks to himself.
'Her confidence is so.....'
Slumping down on his seat, HyunMin massages his temples in exhaustion as he chuckles at Rona's excited actions from the back.
Year 2026 Vienna, Austria Seokhoon's Apartment
After dropping her off and reassuring her staff and manager. Rona pulls her huge luggages behind her and grins as she finds the apartment.
D-927, The gold encrusted sign displayed perfectly on the front and attached on the red brick walls.
It was a silent and modest community, with rows of brick houses designed with the typical European style architecture. It was probably appropriate to say it felt like a community that came out of a period film or fairytale.
Taking the gold key out of her pocket, Rona grins as she walks up the stairs of the front porch and slowly inserts the key.
Closing her eyes and sucking in all her breath, she turns it and then.... A soft 'click' sound follows.
'I'm here.... This is real, someone pinch me. I'm not dreaming aren't I?'
Pushing the door open, Rona smiles as she scans the inside.
Once you enter the dark oak front door, a flight of carpeted polished wood stairs greets you. And once you go upstairs, a warm and cozy dim lighted living room is in full display.
Rona slightly giggles as she notices, the shoe rack behind the front door. It was so typical of Korean households to leave their shoes in the frontdoor by the rack, she smiles at the thought of Seokhoon actually setting the mini rack up.
Squatting to arrange the shoes, she gently places her sparkly green stilettos in between 2 of Seokhoon's luxury branded dress shoes and takes the cute slippers from the side to wear instead.
As she endlessly and tiredly goes up and down to carry each of her luggages to the living room. Rona huffs a exhausted sigh and places her hands on her waist as she finally scans the living room.
Typical of Seokhoon to have such a small space considering he wanted to avoid too much luxury. The home finally felt like a real home, not too small and not too big. It was.... Just right for him.
With a small glass window covered with the maroon curtain, the living room was filled with small memorabilias. Framed pictures ranging from Seokhoon travelling around Europe to his mom, Seokkyung and Rona. It was mostly recent pictures with Jenny, Mari and Minhyuk that stood out since he had decided to just display those instead of the old pictures for the lesser possibility of being reminded of the painful past in his own home.
Rona smiles gently as she places her luggages on the side and takes her cardigan off.
Hanging the pastel green cardigan on one of the armchairs, Rona runs off to the mini kitchen and scans the refrigerator for ingredients.
Seokhoon wasn't at home since it was still midday and she wanted to surprise him with a homemade dinner as soon as he comes back.
She could already imagine his expression and reaction once he sees her and realizes she was real and finally at his home in Vienna.
Stifling her laugh, Rona washes her hands and swiftly switches to chef mode to cook her boyfriend a lovely dinner.
At this moment, right here and right now.... There was only one thing that mattered to Rona.
'To make up for the lost 3 years and be the supportive and loving girlfriend she is for him.'
Gone was the glamorous and famous primadonna. Currently, as she wore a apron over her designer clothes.
She was simply Bae Rona, Joo Seokhoon's first love and his girlfriend.... The person he loves and leans on the most.
His comfort, his home and the axis of his life. It wasn't any different for Rona. All she knew and wanted as soon as she made the impulsive decision by herself to come and live in Vienna was that she simply wanted to be with him and him only.
