1. I hadn't seen sera since we got home from the party last night.
1. They were all gone when I woke up this morning.
2. I don't know why, but I hadn't told gyuri yet that sera and I slept together.
1. I'm pretty sure I didn't want jiwoo to know yet, and gyuri seriously can't keep her mouth shut around him.
1. I knew that he was worried about any future mishaps between sera and me.
1. I really wanted to reassure him myself that it wouldn't happen before everyone else told him.
1. I didn't have classes today, so I stayed home and cleaned up the apartment.
1. After lunch I was incredibly bored...
1. Even gyuri was gone, tutoring until later in the afternoon.
1. "I should probably go to the gym."
1. It's been a while since I last went to the gym.
1. Usually, I don't have time because of work and school, but today, since I'm a bit freer, I think I should go...
2. ...especially since my membership is about to expire soon.
1. Gyuri and I had joined the gym to keep jiwoo company and also to get into shape.
2. But after not even a month, we both dropped out, lol.
1. I was too busy with my schedule, and gyuri lost interest without me.
1. It was funny because she had even bought tons of running boy shorts and matching sports bras.
1. So, we left jiwoo to work out alone again...
1. "Well, today I ran 4 km, not bad for my return."
1. "I still have some time, so I think I'll do some yoga."
1. "This is so relaxing..."
1. No more yoga. I prefer relaxing here under the sun...
1. "Hey, seoji, you should have told me you were going to the gym."
1. Jiwoo.
1. "We could have gone together."
2. "?"
1. "You know I don't like going to the gym with you, jiwoo. You push too hard for me."
2. I remember back then, he used to force us to run up to 5 km.
1. Us to run up to 8 km. He was like a fitness coach, making us do double the work.
1. "...."
1. "Why'd you sleep with her, seoji?"
1. "She told you?"
1. I knew it wouldn't remain a secret, but I didn't expect her to spill the beans to the guys so quickly.
1. "No, don't worry, she didn't tell me."
1. "She's not the kiss-and-tell type. But she didn't need to."
1. "I saw you two last night. I never asked her about it, but your reaction just confirmed my suspicions."
1. God he was right, we had too much fun last night...
1. And it was pretty obvious we were not just regular friends.
1. "Damn it, seoji. You might just mess everything up."
1. "If y'all fight or she upsets you, gyuri will take your side..."
1. "And she'll leave if it upsets you too much. I know she will."
1. I was convinced that his concern was more about gyuri potentially moving away than about sera and I fighting.
1. But as one of his closest friends, I wanted nothing more than to see him happy again.
1. "Sera and I are adults."
1. "She's aware of my boundaries, my rules. She's known for weeks."
1. "Really?"
1. "I have no intention of becoming her girlfriend, or anyone else's for that matter. We're just having fun."
1. "Do you genuinely believe that, seoji?"
2. "Do you think"
1. "You'll never belong to someone?"
2. "Absolutely."
1. "Someday, you should really let someone in."
1. I felt the conversation was heading in a direction I wasn't comfortable with.
1. "Look, sera and I are on good terms. There's no fight brewing."
1. "Nobody's moving out. Come on, you just moved in next to us!"
1. "We're not going anywhere now that we're all here, together."
