Turning The Page

Chapter 4 - Truths Unfold

The next morning the children walk into the sitting room and see Yoongi sleeping on the sofa. They walk quietly over to him and Iseul pokes his cheek while Himchan pats his leg. When they get no response, Iseul tries again, but Himchan climbs onto the sofa and belly flops onto Yoongi.

"Ah... what the?" Yoongi says grabbing hold of Himchan, who is giggling. "You little monster," he says as he pulls the boy close and tickles him.

"Ah Uncle Yoongi, stop it," Himchan laughs.

"Shhh, Mummy is still asleep," Iseul says.

"Auntie Eun-Ji is still asleep too," Yoongi adds, which surprises the children.

"Where?" Iseul asks.

"In my room, which is why I'm out here," Yoongi replies. "They got back late and may have drunk a little too much," he adds. "So, when they get up, you need to be a little quieter, okay?"

"We can do that," Iseul says cheerfully. "Can't we?" she adds looking at her brother, who nods enthusiastically.

"Should I make you some breakfast?" Yoongi asks.

"Can we have pancakes?" Himchan asks.

"If you go and get washed up and dressed while I make them," Yoongi replies seeing the delight on their faces before they run off to get ready.

Yoongi makes some breakfast, and they sit quietly to eat with him. When they're done, they help clean the table and wash the dishes. They are just finishing when Hye-Won walks in having gotten dressed but looking a little worse for wear. The children silently go over and hug her good morning.

"Good morning my babies," she says as she kisses each of their heads. "Have you had breakfast?" The children nod in response and walk her over to the table to sit down.

"I'll start your breakfast," Yoongi says to Hye-Won. "You look like you need it," he says rummaging in the fridge. "Was it a good night?" he asks.

"Really good but next time we need a responsible adult to make sure we stop drinking when we need to," Hye-Won smiles. "Where's Eun-Ji, I didn't see her on the sofa where I left her?"

"She's in Uncle Yoongi's bed," Himchan says in a whisper.

"Huh," Hye-Won says looking at Yoongi. "I know she was drunk but..."

"The two of you woke me so I checked on the children and saw her hanging off the sofa and let's just say she wasn't in the best outfit for the position she was in. I put her in my bed and slept out here so these two didn't disturb her when they woke," Yoongi explains as a look of relief washes over Hye-Won's face. Yoongi continues to make her breakfast as the children talk to her quietly much to her relief as her head was pounding.

Eun-Ji wakes up and recognises and smell before she even opens her eyes, she suddenly panics at how she got there as she knew she had been drunk but would she have wandered into his room? She shook her head and looked at the other side of the bed which had a pillow missing so she hoped not. She walked into the En-suite bathroom to wash her face and finds a pair of joggers and a t-shirt on the counter with a note that read:

"Morning, you might want to put these on as the dress isn't really appropriate day wear or sleepwear which is why I put you in my room. I also didn't think you'd appreciate the children waking you early. Yoongi"

Eun-Ji smiles but wonders what he meant by 'or sleepwear' but looking down at the dress she understood it wasn't covering much. She screwed her face up in embarrassment at what Yoongi must have seen of her the night before. She changed into the clothes he'd left for her after freshening up and headed out. As she approaches the kitchen, she overhears Hye-Won and Yoongi talking as the children sit drawing.