Their Little Charade

D-Day

She would treasure this moment for as long as she lived. Happiness didn't come in monumental packages, it came in small ways slowly accumulating.

They then signed their marriage contract after their kiss, together with their witnesses.

And then the well wishers

"Best wishes Seohyun-ah" Aunt Sue said, she gave her a small box adorned with ribbon "For you"

She was touched. Between the three, Aunt Sue was now nice to her. she kissed her and prayed that Aunt Sue will experience the happiness she felt right now.

They went to the popular restaurant in town after the wedding, she heard it was also one of grandpa's properties.

She was surprised to see a lot of people in the restaurant waiting for them, they greeted them happily. She looks at Yonghwa, he seemed happy as well

Yonghwa guided her to the table assigned to them and their immediate family. The wedding cake was just at the corner.

After they ate, the manager ushered them for the traditional cutting of the cake. After they gave each other a bite of the cake, the Champaign followed. And then they heard the clinking of the glasses, a signal for them to kiss.

Yonghwa smiled and obliged willingly, he bent down for a soft lingering kiss and the crowd cheered

After the cheer died down, Grandpa stood up and took the microphone. He has an announcement to make

"Inside this envelope is a deed of ownership and a check worth 2 hundred thousand dollars. This is my gift to my granddaughter in law"

The crowd clapped

Seohyun couldn't believe it and couldn't say a word, she was now in tears. "Oppa...." she whispered "I can't accept that"

"Just accept it for now, we don't want him to be disappointed now, do we. He's just really generous to those who please him" Yonghwa whispered back, but his expression was that of worry

"Thank you so much grandpa. But you don't have to..."

"It's okay Seohyun-ah, just give me an heir"

Hearing that make her want to cry more

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That night

Seohyun's door opened, in came Yonghwa 2 pillows in tow. "We should sleep in the same bedroom, you know, we just got married" he said after he saw her reaction. He put the pillows on bed.

"Move a little, will you?" he added "And besides, are you not ashamed? We have a lot of wedding presents, Mayor even gave us a refrigerator. And a total of forty five thousand from family and friends" he said

"Yes, I am aware of that. so what are we going to do about it?" she couldn't face Yonghwa. She was aware of the tension that was consuming her. Can she sleep?

"What do you mean?" he asked, he was lying in bed with arm on his forehead

"Where are we going to get a baby?" she said

"Tsk. This is because you pretended to be pregnant"

Seohyun sprang up and stared at him "Are you blaming me? I was just helping you"

"Sorry" Yonghwa said. And she realized it was all getting into him too.

"Let's just tell them the truth" she suggested

Yonghwa got up "After all of these? No way Seo Joo Hyun. Grandpa might disown me and my inheritance might go to those three old maids"

"One more thing, your aunts have the right to inherit something, they are also an heir because they are the daughters of grandpa."

Her heart went to the old ladies because Aunt Sue was nice to her. The present she gave her earlier was an antique brooch, her mother loved it, and whispered to borrow it sometime

"Of course they are going to have their inheritance. Grandpa was just giving them a lesson, because when they were young they were quiet a handful, spoiled and brats. Grandpa wanted to be a mayor of this city but he lost because of the three, they were really bitchy, I heard" Yonghwa said, wondering if they would spend the night talking. He couldn't imagine what will happen if they have nothing to talk about anymore

Maybe they didn't have a choice then. You couldn't deny the fact that there are really people who are opportunists. Maybe they were afraid, they are women who have everything they can ask for and does not know anything. They should've trained to be independent." She said

"They have each other. And don't worry, grandpa wouldn't just cut them off the inheritance" Yonghwa said and then sighed. he was still thinking about his forefinger

"What are we going to do now?" Seohyun said.

"Let's just cross the bridge when we get there" he replied

"We're already on the bridge, oppa. are we crossing it? Or are we going to swim or are we drowning ourselves?" Seohyun countered

Yonghwa couldn't say a thing. Silence engulfed the room, the tension palpable.

She still couldn't believe that they are now married

It was making her feel giddy but anxious at the same time. They have been friends for so long, the thought of being intimate was taboo.

But they kissed already. Twice

But they were just simple smacking of the lips

She Sighed

Yonghwa sighed

"Goodnight, Oppa" she said as she turned off the bedside lamp

She couldn't sleep, she was thinking of a lot of things when the rain started to pour

"It's raining?!" they said at the same time

"Close the windows, oppa" she said and Yongwha did as told and then he went back to her bed.

They tried to sleep

But moments later, Yonghwa was now uncomfortable because of the cold. He curled and put his hands between his knees but it doesn't help

"Why did it rain? It was so hot and sunny earlier" Seohyun said

"They said it's a blessing" he replied "Seohyun-ah" he called

"Hmmn?"

"Do you have another blanket?"

"This is the last one. The laundress did not come yesterday. where's your blanket?" she asked, her heartbeat quickened

"I spilled an orange juice on my blanket earlier."

"Go and borrow a blanket from aunt Sue" she said

"They're already asleep, Seohyun-ah. everyone is" he replied "Let's just share" he said. His feet are cold.

Yonghwa went inside her blanket, back to back. They willed themselves to stay put, but their muscles wouldn't agree, they turned and grabbed each side of the blanket until Yonghwa couldn't take it anymore and decided to face Seohyun's back and casually put his arm across her waist

Seohyun stopped herself from jerking when she felt Yonghwa's arm on her waist. She does not want to be accused of putting malice on the act. They are friend, there should be no malice between them, but the truth is, she almost had a heart attack

And then Yonghwa slid his other arm under her neck. She liked it. She was suddenly warm and comfortable. At least her body, not her mind

Yonghwa held her tight and she felt his breath on her nape. But it felt great. It was as if they are married for real

She heard their position now is called 'spooning'. Because they look like two spoons. But no, maybe she was the spoon and Yonghwa was the fork. She felt something prick in her lower back

"Oppa...."

"hhmmmnnn?"

"You might drill a hole on my lower back"

"What do you want me to do then?"

"Scoot overa little"

"Aniya... the blanket is too small"