Boys Over Flowers: How It Should Have Ended Part3 (The Return)

Chapter 2

"I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once." - John Green

Chapter 2

Jan Di woke up bright and early and got dressed in a white long-sleeved shirt and black running tights.

She stifled a yawn as she poured herself a hot cup of coffee. Glancing at her watch, she noted the time. It was 6 am. The sky was still dark outside. Everyone in her house was still fast asleep.

Her phone beeped.

Quickly, she gulped the last of her coffee and ran outside.

Ji Hoo stood there, leaning on his bike, all dressed up in his usual running gear. He was staring at her as she walked towards him, a sly smile on his serene face. Every time he looked at her like this Jan Di always found her cheeks, neck and ears become unexpectedly warm, and butterflies suddenly seem to appear in her stomach. She broke eye contact with him long enough to let her stomach settle, fanning herself with her hands as she did so.

"You okay?" He asked, concern in his voice.

"Yeah, it's just a little warm here, don't you think?"

Ji Hoo looked quizzically at her. "Actually, I thought you'd be cold so I brought you a light jacket."

Jan Di just noticed he was holding something white in his hands. He quickly tucked it into the backpack that hung on his bike.

"Ready?" He asked, handing her a bottle of water.

She nodded, still half asleep. She heard him chuckle.

"Am I going to have to carry you halfway again?"

She shook her head. "I'm awake." She opened her eyes as wide as she could, then sighed. "But my brain is still asleep." She frowned. "Why can't morning come later in the day?"

He chuckled again. "Come on. You'll feel better once we get moving."

They did a few stretches before starting their slow, steady jog from her place onto the park they frequented.

Two weeks ago they both decided to jog together every morning (that their work schedule allowed), and start the day together. Ji Hoo always drove or rode his bike to her place to meet, and then they would go off from there. Oftentimes they would jog to the park and back. Sometimes, they would go even farther. It depended on how much time they had to spare.

A few of her friends had asked her why they just didn't move in together.

They had technically lived together before. But this time was different. They were a couple now. And not just a regular couple, they were engaged. She had asked Ji Hoo what he thought of it. Not wanting to sound too forward, she told him she could always stay in the spare room until their wedding day, so he wouldn't have to drive to her place all the time. He had laughed amusedly at this suggestion.

"Jan Di yah," he said, smiling. "Do you know what that would do to me? To have you so close? It would be too much of a temptation. I don't know if I could handle it."

She turned away, face all red.

He stood in front of her and looked deep into her eyes. "Jan Di, when I went to ask for your dad's blessing, he made me promise one thing."

She looked back at him.

"I gave him my word that we'd wait."

This revelation didn't surprise her. Her father had always been protective of her, no matter how old she got. She was his only daughter, and he told her in his eyes she would always be his little girl. Her father also wanted to make sure she was certain who she wanted to be with this time. She couldn't blame him. For the longest time everyone was certain she was going to marry Jun Pyo. And now, she was marrying Ji Hoo.