Camille

***

It was a lovely morning to exercise, so I changed and went out for a jog. My shift just finished, and I want to do some sweating going home. Our house is just a short distance from the hospital, so I can run through there.

"Good morning, why are you dressed like that?" Oh he's already here

"Morning, I'll do some exercise", I answered. It was Heal

"You just finish your shift, don't fool around and go home," he said

"Don't worry, I'll be fine", he's worried too much.

"No, I'll take you home. Come on", then he returns to his car. I don't have a choice but to follow him.

"Anyway, you're so early today," I said as I got inside the car.

"I took a friend to the airport earlier", he responds.

"A friend? Did I miss something?" He said nothing about a friend.

"Oh, she was one of the VIP patients that I handle," he explained.

"I see", and just relax for a bit.

"Do you want to eat? I didn't have breakfast this morning," he suddenly said

"Sure, I'm also hungry", I agreed.

"Good. Where are we eating?" he asked.

"In our favourite place, please I miss eating there already", I answered.

"Okay" then he drives.

After 10 minutes, we were already there, which excited me, and I went out as soon as he parked the car. It's been a long time since we've been here. This was the place we went to ever since we were young.

"Are you that excited to leave me at the car?" he said when he got out.

"Yeah, sorry", and I smile at him.

"It's okay, let's go inside" then he holds my hand.

"Ma'am Camille, Sir Heal, nice to see you two again. I thought you weren't coming back here." the owner was so happy to see us.

"Mrs Lee, I miss you" I hug her. "Well, Heal is not too busy today, so we have time to eat together again", and she smiles.

"Sorry, Mrs Lee, I'll make sure to come here often," Heal said, then we went inside and took a seat. I grab the glass, pour some water, and drink it.

"So when will you two get married?" I almost spilt my drink

"That was a sudden question," I said and put the glass down.

"Come on, you've been together for a long time. You're at the right age to get married already," Mrs Lee said

"We will go there soon, Mrs. Lee, don't worry." Heal answered

"I'm already happy. I'll prepare my best dress for your wedding," she said in excitement.

"Did you hear that? You need to marry me," he said playfully while looking at me.

"I will, do I have a choice?" I respond humorously

"You said that Mrs. Lee is my witness here, you can't back out already," he said

"Yeah, sure", and I order food since I'm starving.

"Do you mean that?" he asked while we were eating. Mrs Lee also went back to the counter.

"Mean what?" I ask, looking confuse

"That you'll marry me?" he was as serious as he said those words. I look at him and smile.

"Yeah, I meant it."

"Really?" he looks so happy.

"Heal, of course, I'll marry you. We've been a couple for a long time and have known each other. That's enough reason to spend the rest of my life with you." `He never fails to show how important I am to him, and that's why I fall for him.

"I love you," he said sincerely and kissed my hand.

"I love you too."

"So this means we're getting married?" he asked.

"We have to take it slow and speak to our parents first." I said

"You're right. I still have to do the right thing and proper." he agreed.

"Let's talk about this again with our parents. For now, let's enjoy eating" and take a bite of my food.

"Okay eat a lot."

When we're done, he takes me home and returns to the hospital. He is still a busy man. After all, I love how hard-working he is for his mom. Heal was a very warm-hearted person. He cares a lot about the people he loves and also about the health of his patients. Back to reality, I was about to sleep, but my dad texted me, so I read it.

'Come home immediately. There's an emergency.'

ZOE

***

Finally, I'm here. The girls are flooding me with their chats and call asking if I'm already here. I didn't let them take me to the airport earlier since I knew how emotional they were, but I was surprised to see Heal in front of my condo. He said my brother had called to take me to the airport. Anyway, I'm on my way out to the airport. Seth told me that someone would be here to get me.

"Hi, are you Zoe?" a man suddenly approaches me.

"Yeah, and you are?" I ask back while looking at him

"I'm Jong, the CEO of the Sue Clothing line. Mr. Sue told me you'll be here to help us." he answered. It's a relief that he can speak English. I'll be starting to talk in Korean.

"Oh, it's my pleasure to meet you. I didn't expect that the CEO himself would pick me up. I'm greatly honoured," I said and smiled at him. My brother should warn me about this.

"That's okay, I'm really glad to see the Goddess of Designs. I though Mr. Sue will fail to pursued you but he didn't." he said

"Thank you for the compliment. Well I can't say no to my brother so I have to this and also I want to help the company." I said

"Come on we need to go, you'll be starting tomorrow so you need to rest" then he helps me put my things in his car and go directly to where I'll be staying for a while.

"Is this your first time here in Korea?" he asked to break the silence.

"Nope, actually, we used to live here", I answered, so I'm familiar with the place.

"Why didn't you choose to stay here?" he's getting comfortable with me now.

"It just that there's a lot of pain memories in this place that I want to forget." I respond and smile

My dad was Korean. He was a known businessman here, but because he met our mom, he gave up his company to his brother and stayed in America. He decided to build and start his own company there when we were born. Our father was a hard-working man. That's why we have all of this right now, and currently, the company he gave to our uncle here was already one of our business partners. Uncle is also gone, so our cousin Joen was managing it for now.

"Hey, are you okay? Look, sorry for making you uncomfortable." His voice made me realize that I was with him.

"Sorry, are you saying something?" I asked

"I said I'm looking forward to working with you. Anyway, we're here," he said. I look outside, and I'm speechless to the house. All I can see are glasses, but it's tinted.

"This is amazing", I mumbled.

"Come on, the team are excited to meet you," he said, so we got out and got my things.

"You're already here, let me help you with that" a young man appeared out of nowhere and got my luggage in my hand.

"That was Kris. He was also from the US. He was the youngest and one of the models in the company," Jong said while we were walking inside the house.

"Do you mean you're also living here with them?" I asked

"Yup, your right. My home is far away from the company, so I decided to join them here. Even I'm the boss, I don't act like that here. Work is work but being with them at home is different," he answered.

"This would be fun, I guess", I just said

"Omo, Annyeong jai jinae (Hello, how are you?)" a girl who seems my age asks me.

"Gwaenchanh-a gomawo (I'm fine, thank you)", I answered with a smile.

"You can speak Korean," this Kris guy said with amazement.

"Yeah, of course", I respond.

"Isn't that cool?" another girl said while going down the stairs

" Eojjaessdeun jeoneun sijang josatim-ibnida. Naneun Ji-sooibnida

(Anyway, I'm in the market researcher team. I'm Ji-soo)." then she reached out her hand to me.

"Mannaseo bangawoyo nan Zoe (Nice to meet you, I'm Zoe)" I take her hand and smile. They all seem nice.

"I'm Amber, Art Director" I'm amazed. They're good to me. I like them already.

"Seo woo is still outside he was busy purchasing things so he's no here," Kris said

"It's okay, they can meet later," Jong said

"Come on, we're going to show you your room," Amber said excitedly. I follow them. Because of their welcome, I already just remembered that I had to chat with my friends and my brother. Though I can do that later, I'll enjoy being with these new friends I met.