Priorities

-AJ

Ana was so shocked, the first thing she did was walk up to him and hug him."Soo....You're here."The grip around him tightened.

"What's all of this?,"He let go of her and looked around.

"It's a little get together," She looked down at her feet.

"We are celebrating,"Yixing cleared his throat.

"What are you celebrating?,"Kyungsoo spotted the untouched cake on the table. He walked over to it and saw the badly written letters in pink icing."Happy Birthday Ana? It's your birthday..."

"It is...I thought you would've remembered, but I guess you were busy,"Ana sniffed.

"I didn't know...I'm sorry,"He looked around the place once more and then back at her. Kyungsoo sighed," I really am."

"It's okay ,"Ana smiled a little,"you're here and that is all that matters."She walked with him," I think you know everyone here, maybe not Irene, she's Taekwoon's girlfriend,"She began blabbing. The boys mingled a little after that and the other three women joined Ana. They began to drink a little, and munch on the cake, once they got into the small kitchen.

"You must me so happy Ana!,"One of the unnies said.

"More like disappointed,"the other said in a hushed tone.

"I'm not disappointed...I'm actually really happy,"Her smile was still showing.

"And you have the right to be,"Irene spoke sweetly,"He seemed like he was sorry. I'm sure he didn't mean any harm."

"I'm really hoping to spend some time with him, before he gets busy again,"Ana looked down at her cup.

"OH then we should go!!! Don't worry darling we get the hint!!!." Her face flushed.

"I don't think she meant it like that....."

"I didn't..."

It wasn't long before the boys started to leave. Minseok made sure to escort the unnies down to the lobby of the building. Jongdae and Yixing followed a little later. Yixing didn't want to leave yet, but he was convinced that Ana was going to be fine. When it was time for Irene to leave, she hugged Ana tightly and whispered to her,"Make sure to contact me yeah? Us foreigners have to stay together," and the girls laughed.

"Thank you guys for coming. I hope to see you soon!," Ana said after giving Taekwoon a brief hug. Soon Kyungsoo and her were left alone.

She yawned and began to pick up the little mess that was left behind. Kyungsoo started to do the same and in minutes they cleaned up the noticeable mess.

"Let's go to bed now, it's getting really late," Kyungsoo spoke and Ana silently nodded and followed him to her small bedroom. She was her face and changed in the bathroom. Her sleepwear was simple. A loose shirt and sweatpants. After she was done, she got slipped her bed, next to Kyungsoo. He wrapped his arms around her and brought her close. They kissed for a while. And she was in pure heaven. It didn't take too long before she gave herself in that night. It was not the first time and she had taken the opportunity to feel loved again.

"Soo...,"She said tiredly. The had finished and the room was quiet again.

"Yes?."

"It's been two months, since I've seen you."

"Are you going to star-."

"No, I just wanted to tell you that I missed you so much,"with a little hesitation, she got closer to him and put her arm to lay across his naked torso."You took your time to come and see me. That's more than what I can ask for at the moment Soo.. I love you." And silence followed after.
Ana figured that he was falling asleep and decided not to keep bothering. But she couldn't deny how rejected she felt when he didn't say it back. He use to be so open, and these few months had changed him a little more. She was worried about him. About them.

The next morning, her bed was empty. Kyungsoo had left, no note, no text. She grasped the sheet that was covering her bare body. There was nothing wrong about last night. That's what Ana kept repeating to herself as she prepared for work.

"Nothing wrong...." She sent a text messege to Kyungsoo and he was yet to reply. Everyone who came over yesterday, sent her a few messeges to her. Saying how much fun they had had.

On her way to work, Ana called Irene and chatted with her. Really brief but she had explained to her what had happened. It was strange of her to be so open with people, but she couldn't help it. She seemed trustworthy and understanding. Besides Ana had been needing someone to speak to and to receive advice from. And Irene seemed to be the person.

When she reached her office, Ana was welcomed her coworkers. After she had settled in, she was interrupted by one of her coworkers.

"Sorry to bother you, but there's a delivery for you" He gave her a thick envelop and left.
She stared at it for a while, taking in the details of the envelope. An ugly mustard yellow, like the one she received a few years ago. When she was offered to come to South Korea, for a magazine editing team. As the chief editor, she would visit some places for a brief time before going back, but this was the first time she had stayed away for over 3 months. Hesitantly, should opened the envelope and scanned the papers. The same papers she had gotten before. An chance to return home within two months. She felt herself become a little nauseous. "I'll think about it later,"She put the envelope in her purse and began to check the articles for the next magazine issue. She picked up her office phone, pressed the line that connected all 10 and called in for a group meeting in an hour. She set her personal issues aside and focused on her work, and other things related to the magazine. All of the focusing and she was still feeling nauseous. She spent her meeting in a cold sweat, she would have to go to the clinc as soon as possible. But in the meantime she would have to suffer through this.

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