Enemies With Benefits

CHAPTER 11: Hangul

We didn't live in the middle of New York, I lived on Morningside Heights which was a good neighbourhood but I wasn't too sure where Wintyr lived yet but I'm sure it's a little far from me but not directly in the city. I knew for a fact he lived in a rich area surrounded by rich houses, that's why I wasn't worried when we were driving towards here but when we made it to the centre, that's when I slightly became worried around the mass amount of people crowding the area

“Dad this is the girl I’ve been talking about” Wintyr points to me as I nervously look at Mr Kim eyeing us with a sincere smile sat in his office “Ruby so great to see you” I blink confused “Appa! (DAD!)” Wintyr yells under his breath 

“아빠가 아니에요 여동생이에요 (No dad this is her sister)” “You're dating her sister?!” I shake my hands awkwardly smiling “I thought your dad had met Ruby?” I say lowly to Wintyr “Not really, no” He says back and I focus my attention back to Mr Kim “We are fake dating sir, to make my sister jealous” I truthfully tell him and see Wintyr slaps his forehead in the corner of my eye

“Son?” He looks at him baffled “She’s also doing it to get the boy she’s been in love with all her life” I roll my eyes already annoyed by him “And how is this going to work out for the both of you?” We shrug “It’s working so it will work” Wintyr replies for both of us 

“More in her favour by the looks of it” He adds lowly but I still catch it “No way, Ruby talks about you all the time” I retaliate “Wait really?” He says genuinely surprised and I nod “Are you sure you two aren’t dating?” Mr Kim chuckles at our interaction “Positive sir” I smile widely and Wintyr snorts “She’s a nerd appa, I don't do nerds” “So she is perfect for you” I shake my head quickly “With all due respect sir, him and my sister are the perfect match” This causes Wintyr’s big head to expand even more “I knew there was one reason I liked seeing that face” Wintyr says squeezing my cheek but I smack his hand away “I take it back sir” I say with my hand out and Mr Kim just chuckles shaking his head 

“Okay when you two are done flirting, I have a job for you” He takes us just outside his office where a few people were sat at desks typing away “Here are some lyrics, 5 sheets, go over it and tell me which best fits the Christmas theme” Wintyr makes himself comfortable by sitting himself down in the free chair and I sit on the chair opposite “Christmas isn’t even near dad” We look up at Mr Kim who remained standing 

“We are a music company son, we get things done before hand, will you be able to help, sorry what’s your name again?” “Gabriella” His mouth opens in realisation “Ahh Gabby” "Gabriella” Wintyr corrects him “But you called her Gabb-“ “Gabriella!!!!” Wintyr sings outloud but it did make me wonder why he always called my full name rather than shortening it like everyone did....even my teachers 

“Whatever-, Gabriella, will you be able to help him?” “Of course” I snatch the sheets out of Wintyr hands and look at it as he scowls at me

“나는 이미 그녀를 좋아한다 (I like her already)” Mr Kim says to Wintyr who replies with a shrug “Where you going now?” Wintyr asks “I’m making Dinner, your mother, she's feeling unwell so I know my cooking will revive her” Wintyr smiles happily “Gabriella loves your cooking appa” I squeeze my eyes shut from embarrassment then look up 

“The soup was really nice sir” Mr Kim looks at Wintyr questionably “그녀가 무슨 수프를 말하고 있습니까? (What soup is she talking about?)” “Bye dad” Wintyr moves over to me blocking my view of his dad “아들? (Son?)” “Appa you said it was wrong to speak Korean in front of people, so imagine how my sweetheart feels right now” My eyes look up to Wintyr hoping he’d die from my stare “So a no to the sweetheart, okayyyy” He retracts himself away from me sitting back into his chair

"We will talk later son" Mr Kim fixes his suit “Bye kids, see you at dinner Gabriella” Mr Kim wears his coat and makes his way out to door “Korean is such a cool language” I say feeling comfortable again “I guess” He pop a lolly in his mouth from his dads desk “My mother sent me and Sum to Saturday school when we were little, so we picked it up from other kids, my accent used to be bad though it's much better now” “Will you teach me Korean?” “No” He shakes his head side to side slowly “Jerk” I hiss as he starts the first Christmas track

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“That was so boring, but I didn’t know you could sing so well” We finally finish after one hour and leave the sheet we picked on the desk shredding the others “A little I guess” “Where did you learn it from?” He drapes his arm over my shoulder as we make our way out “My mother I think” “What do you mean think?” We enter the elevator “She left when I was 5” I say a bit gutted but Wintyr goes silent “Really?” I nod “It’s fine tho you don't have to feel sorry for me, Ruby’s mother has been good to me” I reassure him quickly but he pulls me closer 

“I didn’t meet my father till I was 5” He states as we stand by the doors to exit “Why not?” I look up to him “My mum got scared that he wouldn’t want us, so she ran away with my aunt and she had us in Jersey then came back years later” I think about his situation for a while “You and your dad seem close though” “Mhm” He shrugs “I wanna be as successful as him when I'm older” I wrap my arm around his  arm from cuteness overloud “We have nothing in common” I laugh at the irony of our stories being opposites “I know right” He also chuckles as we make our way back to his car 

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“OMG what did you buy me?” I jump on Wintyr’s bed noting the fact I had never even been in here before “Spicy Korean rice cakes, trust me you will love this” He had told me to wait in the car as he parked in front of a restaurant and now we were in his room about to eat on his bed “As long as it’s good, I DON’T CAREEE” I sing happily leaning over his back as he unwraps his “Don't do that moaning thing that girls do” “Shut it” I open my mouth as he pops on in my mouth then his “OMOMOMOMOM” I squeal sitting back down behind him 

“Wow this is heaven” I shut my eyes laying on Wintyr's amazing smelling bed “Your bed smells so nice” I accidentally blurt my thoughts aloud “Cool” He chuckles not knowing what to reply and I slap my lips “Are you stupid are you dumb?” I whisper to myself as I beat myself up

“Want more?” He turns to look at me and I nod opening my mouth again still laid down “Thanks” I chew again then roll over “What are these made of? I've never tried anything like it" I enjoy the taste in my mouth "I don't know, just always enjoyed it as kid, its called tteokbokki , so yummy" He says still chewing "What's the place we went called?" "Taste of Seoul, my uncles shop, we can go anytime" He promises and I nod happily

"So we playing games now?” He leans over, revealing his torso and his Calvin Klein boxers so I look away taken aback “Do you wanna change out your uniform? I have hoodies you can wear” He offers when he sits back but I wave him off “This uniform is comfy” I take his controller from him 

“Well it’s not but I won’t take mine off then” “Good” I wait for his massive TV to turn on “Do you have call of duty?” His head snaps to me surprised “You play COD?” I nod weirdly “Why?" He gives me a small smile "I think we just found something we have in common pabo” He shuffles up so he was now laying on his headboard and I was stomach down at the edge of his bed “If I win you have to buy me the teddy and a blanket!” I announce and he snorts “Whatever, same back” He kicks my foot “Yeah whatever” I wave my foot in the air ‘Thank god I wore shorts under my skirt’  I think to myself as we prepare for out game