Love You Like The Movies

Chapter 8

"Do you know that pandas eat something else other than bamboos?" Hyo Seop commented as Sung Kyung watched the apparent fascination on his face.

He was currently into his latest fixation which was watching documentaries and spouting random facts. Last week it was wombats and these past few days it was the black and white wooly bears and hers, it would appear she had one too, was the tall brown eyed Korean guy with the beautiful eyebrows and infectious smile.

It shouldn't be a surprise how Hyo Seop had snuck up and was softening the layers of walls that she had been building around her and that scared her, despite it though she wasn't stopping him from getting through. She knew she was being hot and cold towards him and no one could fault her for that either as she had been burnt in the past.

Relationship it seemed was something she just couldn't hold on to and everytime it happened she would be hoping that it's the one she was waiting for. The last one left quite a deep impression on her, it may not have lasted very long but it took her a while to get herself back up. She had lingering questions as to why it didn't work when they had been friends first and had been doubting herself ever since.

Her indecisiveness wasn't lost to him and yet Hyo Seop continued to be a constant presence beside her and she was getting used to it that she was afraid she's entering the same cycle once again when she had vowed that a relationship in this business was out of her cards for good.

But here she was, besides sleeping, she's spending an incessant amount of time with him memorizing the different expression on his face and liking the soothing sound of his voice spewing pieces of information she didn't really need. Here she was conflicted as she was already developing separation anxiety thinking how would things be with them as it was the last few weeks of shooting and they would be parting ways with their schedules full of
their commitments. But mostly here she was dreading and yet couldn't stop thinking about infamous crossing the line kiss which was happening soon.

Yes, the script for the last episodes was finally handed to her and there it was on the page staring back at her was the make out session of Seo Woo Jin and Cha Eun Jae to which the director told them they will be doing last. The passionate kissing scene of the first season left a great impact on the audience that Director Yoo In Sik wanted to recreate that and more.

The final week was fast approaching that she knew Hyo Seop could feel the tension radiating off her as was probably the reason he would randomly impart the trivia and fun facts of whatever he was watching out loud to get her to think about something else. However, the excitement of the cast and crew couldn't be helped as everyone had been waiting for it and she would simply joke about it to masked how she truly felt.

The big day finally arrived. It was literally the last scene they were about to shoot. Earlier that day and the day prior everyone was wishing them luck and telling them to make it a good one. Every nerve in her body was tingling and there seemed to be a grinder running in her stomach. Would this kiss affect their relationship? Could she maintain that professionalism all throughout the scene as they too had been balancing along that line in reality? And how could he stand there and so damn calm about it? Because there was Hyo Seop standing on the corner reading the script looking cool and composed. She couldn't help marching up to him to ask.

"Yah, Ahn Hyo Seop how could you be just standing there looking so calm?" She asked quite irate.

However she was surprised when Hyo Seop looked at her with glazed eyes and cheeks slightly flushed. She could also smell a hint of alcohol in his breath.

"What's up noona! Did you know that the longest kissing scene in an movie lasted more than 3 minutes?" He said smiling at her cheekily.

"Are you drunk?" She asked.

"Not really, it would take a more than a few glasses of wine for me to get drunk." He said shrugging.

"You had wine? Where did you get it from?" She demanded.

Hyo Seop scratched the back of his neck. "Well I told Director Yoo that if he wanted me to get through this scene without passing out on you he better get me something to boost my morale and he gave me the wine." He confessed to her.

It then dawned on her that she had been focused on herself too much she forgot to consider that maybe Hyo Seop was having the same dilemma too.

"Hey are you alright? I'm sorry I forgot to consider that this might be hard for you too." She said feeling contrite.

"Nah, it's okay, how many people could say they were paid to make out with someone they like right?" He joked winking at her.

She rolled her eyes at him and lightly hit his arm. She knew he was making light of things and she appreciated it. Sometimes she forgot that Hyo Seop was younger than her. The guy had an old soul.

"Hey Hyo Seop I'm really glad you accepted this role." She told him sincerely while bumping her arm onto his. A gesture which had became their thing. He looked at her intently like almost memorizing her face.

"Me too noona. You are the perfect Cha Eun Jae to my Seo Woo Jin." He told her smiling.

She should have been used to his untimely candidness by now but he still made her heart skip a beat.

"We're going to be fine noona. Just keep reminding yourself that this is Woo Jin and Eun Jae and we both know that it's really time for them to cross that line. I've been ready to just push Woo Jin for a while now!"

Sung Kyung chuckled. "Yeah it's time."

Then her face turned serious again. "But Seopie I still need that bottle of wine." She said to him.

And they didn't just do a good job, they crushed it. The moment the camera started rolling she just went for it as Hyo Seop did too and it felt effortlessly natural that when their lips touched there was no hesitation it became instinctual that despite the many takes they had to do for the camera angles the director was very happy and satisfied with the outcome and even teased them saying he thought they would never stop. They had even afforded to giggle and make jokes in between takes.

Yet she realized amidst all the kissing the rush and heart pounding moment she was expecting wasn't there.

What the hell happened?

The next day they finally said goodbye to Doldam and everyone congratulated each other for a job well done. It was a bittersweet moment for Sung Kyung to leave the place and the characters she had grown to love. She was looking forward to seeing them all again at the after party tonight.

She hadn't seen Hyo Seop when she left and she was still feeling unsettled about the "kiss".
She couldn't help thinking, was everything that happened between her and Hyo Seop just a fluke? Then it's for the best right? After all they'd be going their separate ways.

Then why doesn't her heart like it at all?