We got married, again!

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Sungjae and Joy was startled when the waiter arrived. Silence came again after ordering their food.

Sungjae looked at her again before uttering. "You look really pretty today Joyiah. Well you're always pretty though."

"Mwoya? This is a familiar situation oppa." She managed to reply even though her insides are in a turmoil because of what he just told her.

He was still looking at her intently, not even bothering to mind the cameras around them.

'What's with him? It's like he's not the Sungjae I used to know.'

"Bogossipeoji?" He laughed upon letting the word escape his lips, anxious of what her response will be.

She didn't say anything but instead she just smiled and laughed with him. She doesn't know what to say.

Yes she missed him, but she's not the 20 year old Joy anymore who will speak out everything she thinks. And she's still figuring out whether she will let him in inside her world again.

She decided on thinking about it upon entering the show, but what she didn't expect was how fast he can make her forget the pain of his memories caused.

Sungjae noticed how Joy didn't answer his question but decided to let it go since he knew she still had her walls up.

He was determined to break down those walls and let her be comfortable with him again.

Their lunch was awkward and familiar at the same time. They talked about anything they can think of just to let the awkwardness slip away even a little bit.

At the end of it, Joy observed she's been hitting Sungjae like before, a gesture that means she's becoming more and more comfortable again. A thing she didn't like.

She didn't like how he got this power to make her comfortable anytime, no matter how many years they've been away.

It's like how he used to say during their first WGM days.

'No matter how old I am, you will still not be able to resist my charms.'

She knows her walls will break down sooner than expected because it's him.

Even if she wants to take control of her feelings so much, she will still not be able to do so when it comes to him. She just have to try harder.

*****

Sungjae had just finished changing and now waiting on the beach for Joy to finish changing into her swimwear as well. They will be going on the rides like in their Hainan trip.

His eyes grew big out of shock upon seeing Joy in her beach outfit. She was wearing a striped sleeveless crop top and denim shorts.

It was the kind of clothes she wore during her red flavor era and the next eras after that, which Sungjae hated so much.

Not because it didn't suit her but because she looks so sexy and he didn't like how guys ogled at her.

"What are you wearing?" His words came out louder than intended when Joy appeared in front of him.

"Huh? What do you mean? Beach outfit." She not-so-innocently responded when she saw how stunned he was.

She scanned him from head to toe, he was wearing a sleeveless shirt and shorts.

His muscles are more evident than the last time she saw it. He looks so manly now.

Sungjae furrowed his eyebrows upon hearing her answer. He then stood up and went to his manager and said something to him.