Once More, Love 2

13. Father and Son

"Oh." Mina stops her legs and points to the bouquet of flowers lying on top of the concierge of her dance studio next to her secretary. "I don't remember ordering that."

Jihyo promptly glances and smiles at the other girl. She puts her head back down to focus on what she was previously writing in a sticky note on her desk. "Hello, boss. Good morning."

The dance instructor playfully wiggles her eyebrows and walks closer to the concierge. "What a really good morning it is huh, Jihyo-ssi? Looks like someone received some flowers. Is it finally from your best—"

"Mina-ssi." Jihyo puts down her pen to fully face her boss and answer in a taunting manner. "I have one thing to tell you."

"Hmm?"

"The last time I checked, my surname's not Son."

"Hu—" Mina scrunches her eyebrows. "Huh?"

Jihyo rolls her eyes and smiles again. "The flowers. They are for you."

"Ji—" The dance instructor stares at the beautiful bouquet of carnations. "Jinjja?"

"Yep. These flowers are..." Jihyo giggles and picks up the bouquet to officially transfer it to the owner. "From your mister. He dropped by early this morning today saying that he has to prepare for a radio guesting in the afternoon so he can't wait for you any longer. Oh— And he said if you'd like... he can take Chaemi home after our little boy's class so that you all can have dinner together."

"Ohh. I— I see." Mina softly looks at the flowers she is now holding. "Thank you. I will— I will just message him about Chaemi. And everything."

Jihyo chuckles. "Don't thank me. Thank your husband."

"Of course..." The dance instructor playfully rolls her eyes. "Of course, I will."

After Mina turned around and took a few steps away, the secretary flashed a smirk and almost yelled. "The note was lovely, by the way!"

"Huh?" Mina slowly turns her heel to face the concierge again while looking for the piece of folder fancy paper attached on the bouquet. "Is this the note you're—"

Jihyo is just grinning widely while watching her boss' cheeks turn instantly bright red.

"Did you read this?!" The dance instructor didn't wait for an answer though. She simply stomped her way further down the hallways and shouted one last time before disappearing from a corner. "I'm going to get back at you Park Jihyo after I kill Chaeyoung!"

The secretary just shakes her head and chuckles. She goes back happily to her sticky notes that she has been busying herself with since earlier and mumbles under breath. "That girl. I didn't read it but her reaction was a giveaway."

On the other side of the dance studio, the blushing Mina enters her office with a loud exhale. She once again darts her eyes to the note attached to the bouquet she is holding.

'I hope you didn't wake up today thinking that we should forget last night.

- Chae

P.S. I miss you already

P.P.S. Saranghae'

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"Before we end today's homeroom. I just have one more announcement for you." Momo slowly explains to the kids who are attentively listening to her from their desks in the classroom. She smiles at the kid in front of her and hands over a stack of papers. "Please get one and pass the remaining to the classmate next to you."

Then, she turns again to the whole class. "The school will be holding its annual field trip a month from now and as usual policy, you are allowed to bring one guardian with you. Deadline of the submission of the names for adults coming with you will be Friday next week. On the other hand, the waivers specifically for you will be distributed three days before the exact date of the school field trip."