Chapter 9 (1/1)

Taeyang?That dude who shouted at me and pinned me up on the wall?That guy?!...He proposed to CL? No, it wasn't a question. He DID propose to her..I couldn't believe it! I re-read the line over and over again as if expecting it to dissapear. For some reason I couldn't believe a guy even thought of MARRYING CL! Back in high school, I couldn't stand a guy even looking at her, let alone stand next to her! I felt my blood boil over the thought..I continued to read where I had left off..." I couldn't believe it. We were walking home from the studio with the rest of the guys when Taeyang told me to go home quick, get changed and that he'd pick me up in half an hour. I asked why but he told me to dress nice. I went home quickly. Maybe he had some good news about my latest single. Or maybe he was finally going to let me feature in his upcoming single! Tae was going under the stage name Sol. He was getting pretty famous too. As an up and coming rapper I NEEDED to feature on SOMEBODY's track, and that person had to be famous. Well, it's not like Britney Spears is going to want one anytime soon.. Well, I wore the dress I'd saved for today. It's not like I expected Max to fly over to Paris for our anniversary.. but still. It was a special dress I'd kept for a special occasion.. But since Max wasn't responding to my IMs, texts and his phone was off I decided I might as well wear it.. Taeyang picked me up in a new car! I was all, "I knew it! Your new single is gonna do really well, isn't it?" But he just laughed. He was all dressed up! He's usually the vest and jeans guy but today it was formal pants, a white shirt and a blazer! I couldn't help but smile. It was nice seeing him dressed up. He looked great actually... "I couldn't help but feel jealous when she said that she'd thought he'd looked not just nice, but great.But I took a deep breath and continued..." He took me to a really fancy place for dinner. We ate fillet mignon and even had some wine! Personally picked by him! And the most surprising was his selection was actually nice! The last time he ordered we were scrubbing our tongues with cola but that's another story.. "He took her out to a fancy restaurant AND picked out wine!? I'd never done that.. I'd never gotten a chance to..Score 1 for Taeyang." We had this huge dessert. It was this cross between an ice cream sundae and verrryyy chocolatey cake.. "He even played the chocolate card! CL liked anything chocolate or chocolate flavoured. But she was allergic to certain brands and couldn't stand any low brand chocolate. She said it tasted cheap and un-chocolatey." It was delicious~ "Score 2 for Taeyang." After that we went out for a walk in the gardens.. It was amazing. Just like a scene out of the movies when he pulled out a single red rose out of no where. I couldn't help but smile.. "Score 3 for Taeyang.I'd never given her a rose before.." It was right there under the fairytale moonlight... "Score 4 for Taeyang!Did this guy do a background check on her? She had a weakness for fairytales though she'd never admit it.." That he held my hand and kissed it, so softly it felt like a butterfly had landed on it.. "I scolded CL mentally. Did she have to make it sound so poetic?" I pulled my hand back. I didn't know how to react. He slowly got down on one knee and pulled out a small black box. My breath caught. It couldn't be.. ' CL, ' he began. " I love you. I've loved you since we first met.. since I'd first laid eyes on you. I know you haven't forgotten Max but I really do hope you'll accept this.. 'I didn't say anything. I couldn't.' Lee Chae-rin, will you marry me? ' I wasn't able to answer. Instead I fell to my knees infront of him. I think I cried. I looked at him with teary eyes and shook my head. He nodded. He understood me. That's why I loved him. He might've been my soul mate but I couldn't betray Max this way...  Maybe I over reacted when I said he spoilt our friendship. I was just scared. Scared to lose my heart to him. I had Max.. and he's all I need. "Max felt a double kick in his face. She liked him didn't she?But she still chose me over him..I closed the book and cried. Cried myself painfully to sleep...