How It Should Have Ended Part2 (The Continuation)

Chapter 2

Jan Di took a few seconds longer than normal to respond. "Good, I suppose." When Ga Eul gave her a questioning glance she gave a tensed smile. "We've just been so busy lately."

The boys finally caught up to them. They were carrying an ice cream cone in each hand. They each gave them one, and Jan Di and Ga Eul licked their ice cream contentedly.

They had dinner at an Italian restaurant nearby. It seemed like a posh place, but it had a nice romantic ambience to it, which is probably why the boys picked it, Jan Di concluded. They sat at one of the corner tables, which gave the four of them a bit of privacy.

She and Ga Eul decided to go to the washroom while waiting for their dessert to arrive.

"How come girls always go in pairs to the washroom?" Yi Jung observed, narrowing his eyes at them.

"So we could talk about you guys," Ga Eul answered, without missing a beat. It was obvious she was used to Yi Jung's teasing.

Ga Eul was still fixing her makeup so Jan Di decided to go back to their table ahead of her. The bathroom entrance was just in the hallway behind the wall of their table.

Jan Di was almost turning around the corner to their booth when she heard Yi Jung say her name. She stopped in her tracks, then listened. The boys were talking softly, almost too soft to hear. But she heard bits and pieces.

"Things are hard, huh?"

"Yeah, I don't know how much longer I can do this, Yi Jung."

Jan Di held her breath. She heard footsteps and saw Ga Eul come out of the bathroom, walking towards her. She shook her head and tried to shoo her away. Ga Eul arched an eyebrow questioningly but paused.

"Jan Di is going to freak out. Are you sure you want to do that?"

Freak out? About what? She had missed what they said before that.

"I have to do it, Yi Jung." Ji Hoo's voice sounded so sad, it made Jan Di's heart sink to the floor.

She felt a hand on her shoulder and nearly jumped out of her skin. Ga Eul narrowed her eyes at her.

"Are we spying on them?" she whispered.

Jan Di scowled. "No, we can go now." Each step she took felt heavy, and she sat at their table unable to look at either of the boys.

Fortunately, their dessert arrived so Jan Di focused on it, exaggerating each bite she took. The other three looked at her in bewilderment but said nothing.

She wanted to ask Ji Hoo what they were talking about but she didn't want him to know she was eavesdropping on them. Besides, she had a hunch he wouldn't tell her anyway, since they said she would freak out.

But Jan Di was freaking out inside.

Mainly because she had no idea what it was she was supposed to freak out about.

...

"I have to go to Canada," Ji Hoo blurted out as they were eating breakfast that day. "They want me to look into buying a hockey team."

He already owned a Major League Baseball team and a European soccer team so purchasing another team did not surprise Jan Di.

"You got time off from work?" she asked, incredulously.

He nodded, as a smile spread onto his face. "I've been working so much lately I'm sure they owe me a month's worth."

Jan Di brightened up. "When are we going?

Ji Hoo wouldn't look her in the eye. "I have to go by myself."

"Oh." She tried to hide the disappointment in her voice.