Unexpected (TaeJin)

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Jin POV.

"There," I say to myself as I place the divorce papers neatly on the table. I want to try and talk to YeRin about this, maybe I can persway her into seeing it my way. I don't love her, there was maybe a time that I did but I'm not sure.

"SeokJin," I hear YeRin hum as she walks into our home.

I stand by the table with my hands at my side. YeRin makes her way from the mud room and over to the kitchen. To my surprise I see her smiling like a new born baby.

"You're so cute sometimes Jinny." She smiles covering her face but keeps her eyes on me. "Oh don't look so confused!" She laughs placing her arms around me and hugging me. "Okay." She muffles into my chest.

"Okay?" I question. I place my hands on her shoulders and nudge her back so I can look at her.

YeRin takes my hand and kisses it. "Okay." She says as her eyes find their way to the large vanilla envelope.

"To the divorce?" I take a step back perplexed.

"Yes!" She smiles. "I've had a epiphany while visiting mother and father!" She exclaims going and taking a seat at the table. She begins to pull out the papers and looks through them. "Do you have a pen?"

I'm at a loss for words. What the hell is happening right now? YeRin wouldn't be this willing to leave me, Just last week she kept threatening to tell the board about TaeHyung and I. "What made you change your mind?" I raise an eyebrow cautiously taking a seat across from her and hand her a pen.

"I don't want to sound rude but, well," she looks up at me and taps the bottom of the pen on her lip. "Do you remember Bae SeongEun?"

"Bae SeongEun? Wasn't he your childhood friend?" I wonder. I may not love her(anymore), but I do pay attention to her when she's acting normal.

Her face softens as a pink tint falls upon her cheeks. "Yes.. we spent time together and I realized that I want to be happy," She says looking at the papers. She looks at me and gently smiles. "I want you to be happy." She blushes taking my hand in hers.

"Ahahahaha!" I throw my head back laughing. "You're being so nice! I almost believe you! Have you been taking acting classes?" I applaud her.

YeRin huffs and her face turns sour. "No," she growls. "I'm being serious Oppa, I think we should both be happy."

"So you've been cheating on me?" I ask. Surprisingly, I'm actually a little hurt by this. I know I'm not the one to be talking when it comes to being cheated on but, you know what? It's nothing different from what I've been doing to her.

YeRin sighs and places her hands in her lap. "Not exactly... I did kiss him and link arms with him as we walked but, you can't be mad at me for it!" She exclaims. "You've been doing it to me since the beginning of the school year!"

"I have not!" I protest. "It's only been a few months." I inform her.

"So you admit it?" YeRin asks quietly.

I've never really said that I was with TaeHyung. I either just helped her realise that I'm happy with someone rather than her or, I just threw my entire career down the drain.

"YeRin," I say extending my hands across the table waiting for her to grab them. "It's not like I didn't feel guilty." I tell her. YeRin doesn't look at me and she keeps her hands neatly in her lap. "At first I knew it was wrong, a teacher in love with a student? It's not unheard of but it is frowned upon.." I say moving my gaze away from her. "But, at least he's legal..." I mutter more to myself than her.

I look back at YeRin and see a tear rolling down her cheek. I sigh and get up from my seat and kneel down. I take the sides of the chair and make her face me. "I'm sorry YeRin." I say caressing her cheek. I figured she would act like usual and shake her face away from my hand, but no, she just stays still like a statue. "If you want us both to be happy, at least we both have people we want to be with right now." I remind her. I'm hoping with that she will at least look at me.

"Why do you always try to act like a real husband when I don't want you to..." YeRin sobs. She takes her hands and pushes my hand away. She covers her face as she tries to mask her cries.

Why do I hate seeing her like this? I don't love her romaticly, but I didn't consider the fact that I love her as my friend.

"YeRin, I don't mean to hurt you." I tell her as I wrap my arms around her hips and nuzzle my head into her stomach. "I love you, but as a friend." I say. "And as your friend, I hate seeing you genuinely upset, especially when it's because of me.." I add.

"Why?" She breathily laughs.

I take my head away from her tummy and look up to her. YeRin takes her hand and begins to play with my hair. Her face is covered in tears yet her expression is soft and loving. "Why are you like this?" She smiles.

I cutely smirk back at her and take her other hand that was still resting in her lap and place a sweet kiss to her small knuckles. "Can't we just get a divorce and be friends?" I offer.

Without another word YeRin nods her head. She then releases me and turns herself back to the table and signs the divorce papers.

"We were always better friends than lovers." YeRin jokes.

I smile to myself and stand up by her side. I never thought in a million years she would sign those papers and everything would actually be how I wanted them to be. I can finally start my life the way I want to and with whom I want to. As for YeRin, she can finally have the husband she deserves. She has her moments, but moments like this, when she's sweet and loving, those are the moments I'll cherish for the rest of my life. I can tell she's happy right now, and seeing her happy Let's me know that my happiness is just around the corner.

——NOTE——

What do you think of YeRin now?? XP
Also, if you guys wouldn't mind... I published the first chapter of the next book I'll be writing, could you look and see if it's good??

-에리카 (Erika)