Lovesong

Chapter 67

Oh, it felt so good to hear her voice. Gyu and I had been talking, and he asked that I call and check on her. I had found out Tae was in still in Daegu, tied up working on something at the studio, and word had gotten back to Soobin that Junnie had left for Daegu as well. So, Gyu was concerned for Kate. To be safe, he asked if I'd call her. She sounded fine. In face she sounded great. I could hear music playing softly in the background, and it sounded a lot like Tae's playlist. I was stretched out on my bed with my right hand laying across my forehead. Tae's playlist? I bolted up, "Kit Kate, are you with Tae?" She replied honestly, "I am. I'm at the studio. Is everything ok there?" I thought yo myself...Lucky, man. I laid back down, "All is good here. Gyu will be back in a second. He wanted me to call you. He's just worried about you." She hummed, "About what? Tae's being the perfect gentleman." I replied feeling the jealousy arouse, "Kate, we heard today that Junnie is in Daegu." Her heart bottomed out, and she froze from her position on the floor, staring blankly at Tae. Could this really be happening? Tae took the phone from her, "Look, Kai, I don't know what you just said to her, but she doesn't look to good. I wrote a song, and asked for her help with the music." Kai thought...Tae and Kate are working together? That was supposed to be us? Kit Kate promised me. There was no need to make his jealousy known. He told his friend, "Keep a watch out for Junnie. Protect Kate. He's in town, and might be in search for her." Tae asked, "What is he doing here?" Kai replied coolly, "Exactly. Gyu's concerned, and with him not being there, he wants Kate protected. It worries him to know that the first place Junnie will go is to Kate. She's the only reason he's there. He has no other business going on." Gyu walked into Kai's room with 2 bottles of water. He asked, setting them down on the nightstand, "Is that Kate? I want to talk to her." He held out his hand. Kai answered his best friend, "It's Tae. Kate's at the studio." Gyu motioned with his index finger, "My Kate is with Tae...at the studio? Why? Give me the phone." Kai did just as he was told.

Gyu paced the floor pulling his gray hoodie over his head. Of all things. Why did he need to be so far away? It's not that he didn't trust Tae. Tae's never given him any reason to doubt him. It was the idea of it all. He took a deep breath, "Tae, Kate's with you?" Tae winked at her, "Yeah, she's sitting right here in front of me." Kate leaned in, "Hey, Cookie" Gyu's heart squeezed in his chest, "Love you, baby. Tae, watch over her for me. I'm sure Kai's already told me. I don't want anymore heartache in my relationship. And I've got the strangest feeling Juunie's in route to disrupt my marriage. If he hadn't, he will." Tae looked at Kate concerned...then he remembered the tears...the song. It was like a stab to the heart, "I will, Gyu. But I leave first thing in the morning. Do you know when he's due back?" Gyu responded, dropping into a chair, "I love her, Tae, and I don't want to lose her. I don't want to lose my baby. Everything is finally working out for me." Tae remembered Kate's words, "Buddy, she loves you. I know you're worried, but you know Kate." Gyu replied sadly, "I do, and I know what will happen if he comes near her. I've witnessed their spark too many times. As for when he coming back to Seoul, I don't know. He up and left before any of us got up this morning." Tae hummed, "Why do you talk to her and let her know how you feel?" He handed the phone to Kate. She was scribbling notes to the song down. She laid the pencil aside since her right hand was her writing hand, and took the phone from Tae. She placed it to her ear, "Cookie." There we're tears in Gyu's voice, "Baby, I love you. I love you so much, Kitty Kate." She stated in sheet innocence, "I love you, too, Cookie." Sadly he stated, "Baby, please don't do anything to make me worry. It hurts me to know I can't be there with you. Stay close to Tae. Junnie's on the prowl. And I don't need him moving in on me. Can you do that? I believe he's there to see you and only you." Kate suddenly felt sick to her stomach, and she was trying not to hurl. She handed the phone to Tae, and flew out of the studio and down the hall to the restroom.

Tae nervously told Gyu that Kate looked green and fled the room. Gyu was morally crushed, "Tae, take care of her. If you have to, stay on until she's well. I just hate I can't be there to take care of my woman. It's not right of me to ask you to, but you're the only one I can count on. Make sure she gets home ok." Tae felt guilty for even being in the same with her. Being close to her. He stated, "I will. Gyu, I have your papers. I'll bring them to you when I get back." Gyu questioned, "Papers?" Tae reached  for the paper that Kate had been writing on. She had beautiful handwriting. He nodded, "Kate, gave them to me yesterday to give to you." Gyu muttered when it dawned on him that it was the divorce papers, "Oh those papers. Thanks, dude. Thank you for looking out for my girl. Please keep her safe. She means the world to me." Tae's heart clenched, "I know, Gyu. You mean the world to her too. Don't ever doubt that. You're all she talks about. Gyu, you are so lucky. Hold onto her. She's reallly great. I'm sorry I ever misjudged her, or your relationship to her. Her heart is beautiful." Gyu felt comforted knowing Tae saw her that way, "Thank you, Tae. That means a lot to me. Tell her I love her. Right now I can't seem to tell her enough. I just sense something's wrong. I feel it in my stomach. I want to be there." Tae reassured him,, "She's in good hands, Gyu. I promise you I'll take care of her." Gyu sink deeper into his hoodie, "Please do. And keep me posted." Tae agreed he would and hung up just as Kate returned. She rejoined him on the floor. He asked, "Feel better?" She shook her head, "Not really. I think the baby doesn't like the caramel macchiato. I'm going to head home shortly and lay down. Is Cookie all right?  I hate that he's so worried about Junnie being here. I can handle it." Tae's eyes narrowed in concerned. He knew Kate's words were not true. He replied reaching for her hand, "Shortcake, he has every right to worry. You're not within reach. You're carrying his baby. And he knows as well as I do, that you cave the minute you spot Junnie. It's not healthy. And if Junnie's here just for you, then that raises a lot of red flags with Gyu. I know you're friendly and you love everybody, but I think it's time to sever yourself from Junnie. You made your choice the day you accepted Gyu's ring. You made your choice when you married Gyu. And I see how much you love Gyu. It's written on your face. It's in your heart. It's in your music." Tae didn't know why he felt the need to touch her, but he watched the way his fingers caressed hers. Was this his way of flirting with her? Her skin was so soft. She had the most beautiful hands. Perfect for hand holding. Petite. Delicate. Manicured nails. Even though they were painted a soft blue. Tae was getting off track, lost in his own thoughts. Kate's chin lowered to her chest, "I love Cookie with all that I am. He's my life. My entire world." He held one hand and placed a crooked index finger from the other and placed it under her chin and raised it. He saw the tracks of her tears even though he had already seen several fall into her lap. He swallowed hard. He hated to see this angel cry. He was all she had right now. Gyu had told him to take care of her. He grimaced, "Oh dear. You've already been in contact with him? Shortcake, no. No wonder you're so upset." Kate sniffed, "Tae, please. You can't tell Cookie. Let me deal with Junnie on my own." He caressed her cheek with a pout, "I won't say a word, but it kills me to know that he had the audacity to cross Gyu again. Be careful, Kate. Don't let things get too far with Junnie." Her eyes lowered once more. What's too far? He was at her place. Probably still in her bed. Tae grimaced. Poor Kate. Poor Gyu. Junnie was out to tear them apart. Or better yet...recreate that forbidden love triangle.

Gyu looked at Kai from the phone in his hand. He was literally so worried he was shaking. Something was off. When you're in love with someone, you can sense these things. I looked at him, "Gyu, what's going on? Is Tae going to protect her?" He answered trying to find the strength to calm his nerves, "Yes, but I've got a strange feeling I'm too late. Junnie's found her. I don't want to be right, Kai. I can't lose her." Kai sat up on the side of his bed and laid his hands on his best friends knees, "Gyu, don't think like that. Let's pray they haven't crossed paths. Look at what you and Kate have been through...and she's still her. You've never once lost her. And you won't. Kate loves you, Gyu. She loves you with so much love that it's beyond anything I've ever known. I know you want to protect her and keep her safe. But you also need to trust her and not smother her." Gyu stared at the screensaver on his phone. It was a picture of him and Kate, doing one of their favorite aegyo's. He stared sadly, "I do trust her. It's him I don't. He's made me so many promises when it came to Kitty Kate, and he broke everyone. When he gets around her, he can't control himself. And that concerns me. I know she was his girl at one point in time, but she's my wife now. Their brief interlude ended the day she said I do to me." I asked him, cocking my head to the side, "Did you tell her that?" Gyu let out a ragged breath, "No. She got sick and gave the phone back to Tae. I really didn't get the chance to say anything to her. You heard me. Kai, I just don't know what to do? Why the fuck would he do this to me? Why can't he just leave her alone?" I admitted, feeling my best friend's pain, "It's love, Gyu. Love is what pushes him. Love is what drives him to her." He chided, "Love?! I love her! He can't possibly love her! Not anymore! She's mine! She's always been mine! I'm so sick and tired of him getting in the way! Like Soobs, he doesn't know when to stop interfering!" I knew Gyu was right, but I also had to defend Junnie. Anyone who loves Kate just can't turn off the faucet of their love for her. For I too, let it flow freely. I'd been crazy in love with her since we were teenagers. It's not easy to give up on someone you love so much. I reminded him, "And she'll always be yours, Gyu. Love is a crazy thing. You know Junnie would never set out to hurt you. Not deliberately. Put yourself in his shoes. As much as you don't like to hear it, she was his first love." Gyu growled, "Bullshit! She was mine! I don't think he ever loved her. Not like I do. She was just an easy fuck to him! Oh god!" He dropped his face into his hands, "Did I just say my Kitty Kate was an easy fuck? Fuck. I'm a horrible husband. Kate would never forgive me for that." I moved in wrapping my arms around him, to comfort him, "Gyu, you're hurt. You don't mean any of it. Everything's going to work out." He sobbed into his hands, "How can I be so sure? I want my wife here." I nodded, "I know." I missed Kit Kate being here too. He pulled back, drying his eyes, "I didn't mean it, Kai. I still to this day regret that I wasn't her first. Why did it have to be him? Why did he have to take away the one thing I craved?" I gulped. I didn't know how to answer that since I was still a virgin. I only knew Junnie was the happiest when he was with Kate. She changed him for the better. It seemed Kate's presence changed all of us. And now that she's not here, all of us are falling apart.