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Mae Hong Son: Flower Shop-
It has been a month and Nick has fully recovered. They also recovered and instead of proposing to Phet again, Phet surprised him by finding the ring on the ground and hid it from him as if she had forgotten all about the first proposal. Phet took They for a walk to get some exercise. Midway through their walk, Phet stopped and hugged They. This took him by surprise. She moved her lips towards his and gave him a gentle kiss. Afterwards, she told him she wanted to marry him. She let go of her grasp of They and took out the ring from her pocket and slipped it on her own ring finger. From that day forward, the two had been planning their wedding. Both wanted a small wedding, but Yatna kept insisting they have a large one. She even offered to pay for it all.
At the flower shop, Kwang finished putting up the last vase to display in the window. The store would open for the first time tomorrow and she already has an order made for flowers at Phet and They’s wedding. Yatna had ordered a lot of flowers for it. Prince had already gone back to work in Bangkok and Knight returned to have some fun with his friends before college starts. It was actually Nick who convinced him to leave and let them have some privacy. Gai helped Nick out by telling Knight that the two have to have some time together. Knight finally understood what the couple needed and made an excuse to go back. However, opening day, everyone will be back at the shop.
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I Scream Ice Cream Shoppe-
“Hey, when are you getting here Peurn?” asked Blank. “I’m getting promoted to manager and I wanted to give you free samples before the shop opens.”
“Peurn, I’ll be there in a sec. Why so early anyways? Couldn’t you give me samples when the mall closes or something?” asked Knight.
“If I do that, the samples might be gone. We make ice cream fresh in the morning,” laughed Blank.
Knight was a little grouchy because he had to get up to come for these samples at the shop because Blank kept begging. He didn’t want to hurt his friend’s feelings and decided to drag himself out of bed. Knight looked down at a text from Mary. She had gone to Boston for the summer and she told him that today felt great because she got a new job at an ice cream shop.
Then Knight heard someone say, “Ahem.”
The voice sounded familiar, but he thought it couldn’t possibly be Mary. He looked up and she was standing there behind the counter at the shop. She had curled her amber colored hair and had a bow clip in it. She looked adorable and smiled at Knight. Knight was no longer grouchy. He started to smile wide and rushed to the counter.
Suddenly Blank reached out and stopped Knight from reaching the counter. “Slow down,” said Blank. “You know you can slip and fall around here? And as manager, I don’t want an injury the first day that I work as manager.”
Mary began to giggle. “And he doesn’t want a newly hired ice cream barista to flirt with a customer on the first day either."
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Mae Hong Son: Flower Shop-
Kwang walked to the storage room to fold up a box she had unpacked with gift items she ordered from a college friend. Then, she smelled some lunch that she had waited for all morning. Nick had been making lunch for her all week and insisted it was because she had taken great care of him and he wanted to make it up to her. What Kwang never admitted to Nick was that his food wasn’t that great tasting. What she loved about him is that he kept trying and it has improved a bit. She had faith he’ll get good one day. She knew the first time he cooked for her, They must’ve helped him and that’s why the taste was much better then. Kwang turned around and Nick had already sat down at the employee table. He had a smile on his face and he wore a nice graphic tee with cardigan that made him look all preppy and like a young college heartthrob rather than a cold businessman. She still ponders about how Nick makes her heart melt every time she looks at him. Nick didn’t talk much during lunch, all he kept doing was stare wide eyed at Kwang as she ate her meal. She felt a little nervous and wondered what he was thinking. She picked up her napkin and wiped her mouth.
“Nick, is something wrong? You keep staring,” said Kwang.
Nick smiled even wider and got up from his chair. He walked over to Kwang and lowered his head towards Kwang and stared straight into her eyes. He then stroked Kwang’s cheek and kissed her lips. After teasing Kwang with the kiss, Nick backed off.
“I was just thinking about last night,” smiled Nick.
Kwang smiled in return and said, “You…perv…” and was cut off by Nick’s lips again.
Kwang began to rise from her seat as Nick cupped her cheeks with one hand as he reached to unbutton her maternity dress that she tried on for the first time today. He lingered at the thought that this dress was pretty easy to unbutton since the buttons were in the back. Kwang raised up Nick’s shirt and felt his warm body against her hands.
“I can’t believe I’m doing this in the storage room,” said Kwang.
“What’s even better is that I don’t know if the doors are locked,” said Nick.
They locked lips again as Kwang reached down to unbutton Nick’s jeans. Nick carefully place his hands behind Kwang and slowly lowered her down to the floor. Kwang moved her lips from his lips to his neck. All Kwang could think about now was last night, she too had perverted thoughts.
Nick started to kiss Kwang’s jawline and she began to tingle in excitement. All she could think about were his kisses and both of their heart’s racing. Nick began to move lower to her collar and then to her breasts and lower to her stomach. He teased her by back tracking back to her lips and then he licked her neck gently as she smiled.
“I love you,” whispered Nick, seconds before he entered her. Both shuddred and Kwang reached her arms above her head to readjust herself, but she accidentally knocked over some empty boxes as they clanked to the floor.
Nick laughed and panted at the same time. Kwang laughed and Nick grasped Kwang’s hand and held it tight.
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Yodsaman Mansion: Garden-
“I want to make sure we have enough tables set up,” said Yatna. “Assistant Pat, you make sure you bring that daughter of yours tomorrow to the opening ceremony. I need to talk to her about taking over Witoon’s case.”
“Actually, she is planning on a trip tomorrow to the countryside to take a look at her new office space. Perhaps at the wedding?” informed Assistant Pat.
“Fine, I guess we’ve waited this long, I can wait for her some more. I just want to give her more opportunities, especially to work with our attornery. The best in Thailand, you know?” said Yatna.
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Mae Hong Son: Flower Shop-
“1, 2, 3!” everyone shouted as Kwang and Knight cut the ribbon to the new shop.
They then all headed inside and complimented Kwang on finishing up all the decorations. Kwang thanked everyone for helping her clean up the place and thanked Chai and Fon for investing in her dreams. They told her that they are sure she will do great. Nick walked over to the counter and looked at the pound cake. It looked a lot like the ones his mother made him. He picked it up and took a bite out of it. These were just the same.
“Who made these?” asked Nick.
Gai, Kwang, and Mary turned around and walked over to Nick. “You like them?” asked Mary. “I helped P’Kwang make them. P’Gai told me that P’Kwang made the best pound cakes and I begged her to show me how to make them. She ended up doing everything, except I measured some stuff.”
Nick grabbed Kwang’s hands and pulled her to the storage room, “You made these? Where did you learn how to make them?”
“My mother taught me,” said Kwang.
At that moment, Nick finally connected the dots. He knew Kwang had been the girl he met at the park years ago, the day he saved her from the bullet, but just realized that the person his mother sent him to stay with years ago was the famous friend that he always wanted to meet. He always wanted to see who taught his mother how to make his favorite dessert. Nick kissed Kwang in his excitement and everyone came to the storage room door and giggled at what they witnessed.
“Woah, why are the storage boxes not picked up?” asked Gai, noticing the scattered boxes.
Both looked away shyly as they both forgot to clean up after they were done yesterday afternoon.
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Yodsaman Mansion: Garden-
Two weeks later, everything for Phet and They’s wedding was set up. The garden filled with gardenias and a blast of orange tulips for punches of color throughout the garden. Everyone was having a fun time seating. Prince walked out of his room and bumped into Nick. Prince put on a black dress suit and Nick had decided to wear all white today.
“Wow, I guess we’re switching styles today, huh?” asked Prince and they both walked down the stairs.
After the ceremony, Assistant Pat walked his wife and daughter over to Yatna. Yatna smiled as she greeted Beige. Beige smiled in return. She had thought Yatna was a weird lady who was money hungry all the time, but after hearing about all the mishaps in her life from her father, she felt sorry for the woman.
“Prince, come over here, son,” called out Yatna.
Prince turned towards his mother and locked eyes on a beautiful woman in an elegant white dress that potentiated her body shape. Her face was sweet and she too locked eyes with Prince. Prince could tell she was interested in him and that this woman made his heart beat nervously. He wanted to look away shyly because she was so blunt in her stare even though he knew she wanted to look away too. They were definitely very much alike.
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Yodsaman Mansion: Kwang’s Bedroom Downstairs-
After several hours, Kwang and Nick wandered off inside the house. The weather was getting chilly and Nick worried that Kwang would catch a cold.
“You can really stay in this room? It doesn’t remind you of the bad thing I did to you?” asked Nick.
“Yes, I can. I keep moving forward and I can’t let something like that depress me,” said Kwang.
“Thank you for forgiving me and giving me a chance and showing me how to really love,” said Nick.
“You want to be my devil again tonight?” asked Kwang.
Nick replied, “I would like that very much, but then I don’t want to be the one you call perverted again tonight.”
Kwang laughed at Nick’s comment, “Well, what do you want to do then?”
“Let’s just go to the window and look at the stars and the moonlight and think about our future together,” said Nick.
Nick held Kwang’s hand and they looked out at the moonlight. Kwang then said, “My future is with you. After we do this, we’ll get carried away by our passion and fall into bed and devour each other until the moonlight disappears and the sun shines on our faces,”
Nick look at Kwang and chuckled, “Wow, you’re turning into quite the devil.”
“I was taught good things,” commented Kwang. She then turned to Nick, “Nick, thank you for being a part of my life. And I know you’re thinking about proposing to me tonight, and that’s why you’re all nice and trying to be romantic.” She chuckled a bit. “But, Prince told me your plan because I begged it out of him. And I just want you to know that we don’t have to have a wedding to be considered married.”
Nick laughed for being caught. “Are you sure?”
“I’m really sure. The most important thing is that we love each other and we’re bound together by our shared hearts,” smiled Kwang.
All of a sudden everyone from the wedding rushed in to the room. Knight carried a cake and everyone began shouting, “Congratulations on your engagement!”
Prince ran up to Nick with Night and Blank and they lifted him to the air and started shouting in happiness. Nick laughed and looked down at Kwang. She smiled at Nick and Gai told Kwang they would lift her up too, but she’s pregnant and they don’t want the baby to be hurt.
They all sat Nick down and everyone started dancing in excitement around the room. Nick in his white suit grabbed hold of Kwangs hands and Kwang in a pearl purple spaghetti strapped dress stood smiling and tearing in happiness at Nick.
Nick leaned forward to kiss Kwang on the lips and everyone grew even more excited. Both didn’t care about public display of affection at this point.
“I love you,” said Nick to Kwang.
Everyone fell silent and awed at the couple’s moment together.
“And, I love you,” said Kwang.
They both inched their lips towards each other again. Kwang’s soft lips pressed against Nick’s powerful ones. The gardenias’ scent from Kwang swiftly entered Nick’s nose and this made him feel even luckier to have Kwang in his life.
The two stood caressing each other, ignoring the tears and cheers of joy surrounding them. It was just them. Love is possible.
WTDCL =
Complete