SING ME A SONG - CHAPTER 39&40
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Lani was the one who resumed the kiss, and Lonnie didn’t hesitate to reciprocate to the kiss. He could feel the segzual desire to do more than just a kiss. He deepen the kiss the more, and his hand slowly went to the nightwear Lani was wearing.
He slowly began unbuttoning her shirt, kissing her insanely.
“Lonnie, stop” Lani said, breaking the kiss, and she began buttoning her shirt.
Lonnie felt guilty immediately, and he lick his lower lips.
“I am sorry, Lani, I shouldn’t have gone overboard. Please forgive me” He said with pleading eyes.
“It’s fine” She said and jumped down from the kitchen’s cabinet.
“Are you sure? I am sorry” He apologized again and Lani smiled at him.
“You don’t have to apologize to me, Lonnie. You’re my boyfriend, and it’s bound to happen, but I am not ready yet” Lani said.
“I am sorry if I made you uncomfortable, it’s never going to happen again”
Lani smiled and raise her toes so that her hand could reach his hair, and she caressed it.
“Stop apologizing, I was the one who started what I couldn’t finish”
“I should have controlled myself, I’m sorry” He apologized for the fourth time.
Lani smiled and pecked his cheek. “Apologies accepted” She said in a cute way, and they both smiled at each other.
“What were you trying to prepare?”
“Kimchi and rice, your grandma said it’s your favorite, but it’s so hard to prepare it. Should we order for it?” He asked, and Lani nod her head smiling.
Few minutes later, the order was made and they sat on the dining table to eat.
“Ah” Lani said in a cute voice trying to feed Lonnie.
Lonnie smiled and was about eating from her chopstick, but Lani quickly put it inside her mouth.
“Eat it from my lips” She said with a smile.
“You’re going crazy, Lani”
“C’mon, try to be romantic” She said.
Lani ate the kimchi and put another kimchi in her lips and signaled Lonnie to eat from it.
Lonnie chucked and took a bite of the kimchi that was in her mouth, and Lani giggled happily.
She was about doing it again, when she got a call from the hospital.
“Hello, Doctor” She said and Lonnie looked at her, curious to know about the outcome of Eloise’s condition.
After few seconds of silence, a smile appeared on Lani’s face.
“Alright, Doctor. I will be there soon, thanks for your help” She ends the call and looked at Lonnie with an exciting smile on her face.
“My grandma has woken up!” She squealed in excitement and hugged him.
“I am so happy to hear that, it’s means you won’t have something to worry about”
Lani broke the hug and looked at him with a sad face.
“What’s wrong? What’s with the sad face? Your grandma is alive”
“I know that Lonnie, but after she is discharged, we will go back to the countryside and I won’t get to see your face everyday”
“What makes you think that way?” He asked, removing the strand of her hair from her face.
“You will be staying here in Seoul”
“Who told you that?” He asked.
“The truth about you losing your vocals is already an open secret to the public which means you can live your life the way you want it”
“And you think I’d able to live without you in it?”
“I don’t understand” Lani said in a low voice staring at his beautiful eyes.
“I will be going to Hadong with you”
“What about your house here?”
“It’s always in safe hands”
“Are you sure about it?”
“You’re the reason why I was able to smile again, Lani. Just like how you can’t be separated from your shadow, we won’t be separated”
Lani chuckled and said. “Are you trying to say I am your shadow?”
Lonnie smiled and hugged her. “You’re more than that to me, if I start naming it, I am going to fill up a notebook trying to describe what you’re to me. Once your grandma gets discharged, we will go back to the countryside together, okay?”
“Arasseo (okay)” She replied, hugging him tightly.
Lonnie smiled and kissed her hair.
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•FEW DAYS LATER, HADONG, COUNTRYSIDE OF KOREA•
“Welcome back home, grandma!” Dami, Rory and Posy said at the same time pouring confetti on her.
“Aigoo! You all didn’t have to” Eloise said with a smile.
“Don’t say that grandma, we’re all excited to see you back on your feet and that’s why we’re celebrating. I got you your favorite Hanbok (traditional Korea dress), you can wear it during The Seoul Lantern Festival” Dami said.
“Wow, our tomboy knows how to pick out a nice Hanbok” Eloise teased Dami.
“I know a little bit of fashion, I just love being in boyish clothes. I can dress like a girl if I want to”
“That’s going to be in your next life” Eloise said and Dami laughs.
Rory was busy looking at Dami without noticing Posy has been calling him.
“Rory!!!” Posy and Lani shouted his name at the same time, and he blinked his eyes thrice and looked at them.
“Why are you both shouting my name like that?”
“Posy has been calling you, but you were lost in thought” Lonnie said.
“Oh, I see, why were you calling me?” He asked with his eyes on Dami.
“Get the rice wine we made for grandma” Posy said, and he went to the kitchen to get it.
“You all really put efforts in welcoming me back home”
“Of course we did, don’t ever think of leaving me okay” Lani said.
“Fine, I won’t”
“You should also get prepared for a wedding soon” Rory said, coming out from the kitchen.
“Wedding? What wedding?” Eloise asked.
“Why can’t you keep your mouth to yourself, Rory?” Dami rolled eyes at him.
“Lani, what’s going on here? What wedding are they talking about?” She asked, and Lani took in her lips and looked at Lonnie.
“Grandma” Lonnie said and held Lani’s hand while Eloise looked at them as if she was watching a movie.
“Lani and I are together” Lonnie said to her.
Silence filled the whole place as they all waited for Eloise’s reaction. Lonnie’s heart was beating, scared of what she might do.
“What’s with the silence for? Let’s eat! Son in-law, come and sit beside me” Eloise said.
“Me?” Lonnie asked, pointing at himself.
“Is there someone else dating my granddaughter? Should I go back to calling you broomstick?” She asked.
Lonnie shakes his head and sat beside her, Lani also had a smile on her face as she sat close to Dami.
“Eat all of these, so that you’d be healthy” Eloise said, filing up his plate with Ginseng Chicken Soup.
“Grandma, he won’t be able to finish it” Lani said.
“Why not?”
“He is not much of a eater. His stomach can get filled up by just drinking water”
“Huh? No wonder you’re so skinny, I hear from some people in the hospital that you are no longer a K-pop idol, so you should feed well okay, so you’d be able to get Lani pregnant” Eloise said.
Dami, Rory and Posy laughed, while Lani choked on her food.
“Grandma!!!” She sparks.
“Stop sparking, I am not saying he should get you pregnant now, I am talking about in the future were you both are married, right son-in-law?”
“Huh?” Lonnie muffled.
“You aren’t planning on touching Lani, are you?” Eloise asked, already picking up a knife.
“Of course not” Lonnie answered with a nervous smile.
“Case close, everyone enjoy your meal. Son-in-law make sure you finish your meal okay”
Lonnie nod and look at the food in front of him, even if they give him a week to finish the food, he won’t be able to eat it. Just like Lani said, he doesn’t eat much and gets full easily.
Lani use her foot to touch Lonnie’s own, and when he looked at her, she blew kisses to him, and Lonnie smiled.
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•STEWART HIGH SCHOOL•
Lani rushed out from the class when she was informed by their class president that Lonnie came to pick her up. It’s closing hours already.
“Lonnie” She called his name, but she frowned when she saw some students surrounding him, asking for autographs. They were all girls.
👥 You are so handsome
👥 I love your hair style
👥 Please, be a K-pop idol again
👥 I love you, Lonnie.
Lani’s brain scattered when she heard the last word, and she frown the more when Lonnie was busy smiling at them, and signing autographs.
“Lani!!” Sean called her, and that was when Lonnie noticed her presence.
Their eyes met with each other and Lani went to meet Sean.
“Sean” She said, smiling at him.
Lonnie furrowed his eyebrows, getting jealous already.
“I got you some cookies” Sean said.
“Whoa, thank you so much” She said trying to take the cookies, but Lonnie stopped her from doing so. He took Lani’s hand and pulled her to his side.
“I can get her cookies myself”
“You’re Lonnie, right? What the heck are you doing with Lani?”
“I don’t see why I should give an answer to your question. Classes are over, so I am taking her home” He said and leaves with Lani.
“Why is he holding her hand?” He muffled. Although Lani’s friends and Eloise know about their relationship, but the public doesn’t know about it yet, there was no need disclosing it, since he is not a k-pop idol anymore.
“Sean, let’s go home” Palmer said, approaching him.
“I just saw Lonnie”
“Lonnie? What is he doing here?” Palmer said.
“I don’t know, he came and left with Lani”
“Oh I remember, he is staying in Lani’s house, he rented one of the apartments”
“Why is he staying there?”
“He is longer an idol, so he can do anything he wants. It’s a good thing he is not an idol anymore, Miles can shine now. I will be in the car waiting for you” Palmer said.
“Lani is mine, I can’t let him have my Lani” Sean said, clenching his fists.
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Lonnie came out from the school’s building and without saying a word to Lani, he opened the car door for her, and she entered.
“Take us home” Lonnie said to the driver. Ever since his accident, he has been afraid to drive.
“Seriously, you won’t talk to me?” Lani asked, while the driver just concentrated on his driving, leaving the two couples at the back to do their couple things.
Lonnie looked at Lani, but face the window, Lani scoffed and began to spark.
“You’re giving me cold shoulders when you were the one who started it?”
“Me? How?” Lonnie asked. He was looking at her.
“What was the smiling all about, huh? You were busy signing autographs and smiling at those girls! The last time I checked, you’re no longer an idol” She said.
“I wasn’t smiling at them”
“Are you calling me a liar, now? Or am I blind and can no longer see, is that what you’re trying to say? Your girlfriend was standing there and yet you didn’t notice because your head was swelling cuz they were complimenting on your good looks!”
“I used to be a K-pop idol so I was just doing them a favor, but what about you, huh? You saw me and yet you went over to that guy. You were even smiling at him, if you love cookies you should have told me about it, and I would have gotten lots of it for you”
“Then what about the autographs you were signing huh? Did I ask you sign those autographs for them? You should work in a bank since you love signing so much!!” Lani shouted at him.
“All these arguments won’t be happening if you didn’t smile at that guy”
“Same here!!!” Lani shouted at him again.
“What’s so wrong with smiling at a fan?” Lonnie asked.
“And what’s so wrong with smiling at a guy?” Lani returned his question with a question.
“You are not allowed to smile at any guy!!!” Lonnie said, raising his voice for the first time.
“You also not allowed to smile at any girl!!!” Lani shouted back.
“Should I stop the car?” The driver asked, innocently.
“Mind your business and keep driving!!!” Lani and Lonnie shouted at the innocent driver at the same time.
Both glared at each other, and backed each other.
Lani facing the right window of the car, and Lonnie facing the left window.
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TBC