Chapter 23: Stay With Me Tonight
After finding Sora unconscious, Park Jungsu quickly called for help. In order to make her comfortable while waiting for the doctor to arrive, he set her properly in bed and covered her body with a thin sheet. The worried look on his face was apparent when he felt the temperature on her forehead. He sat next to the bed, brushing her hair back with his hand and the other desperately holding her hand.
After about ten minutes, the doctor finally arrived. Like Park Jungsu, the doctor quickly felt Sora’s forehead and took her temperature with a thermometer for more accuracy. Park Jungsu took notice of the concerned look on the doctor’s face.
“How is she, doctor?” he asked.
“I’ll need to check her heart rate and blood pressure first,” the doctor replied, taking out his stethoscope and sphygmomanometer (i.e., blood pressure meter).
Although he knew he should set his jealousy aside as it was necessary for the doctor to check her heart rate with the stethoscope, but the mere thought of the doctor’s hand being so close to his woman’s chest wasn’t working well in his head and he had to watch with discomfort.
After taking all the necessary measures, the doctor turned to Park Jungsu while putting away his equipment.
“It seems like your friend here is suffering from a slight fever, fatigue and perhaps prolonged stay in the hot spring water,” the doctor consulted.
“Is it severe though?” Park Jungsu glanced over at Sora.
“Well, it’s not that severe. Just make sure she gets enough rest for the time being and have her drink plenty of either juice or sports drink to help replenish her electrolytes,” the doctor explained while packing up his things.
“Alright, I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you.”
As Park Jungsu walked the doctor to the door, the doctor turned to him and suggested, “You know, if your friend is tired, you both should refrain yourselves from doing any intensive activities. At least wait until she has enough energy and rest first.”
After what the doctor had said, Park Jungsu’s face began to show the colour of embarrassment. He didn’t thought it was this obvious for others to tell what they were doing before Sora passed out – not that they got the chance to go any further.
When the doctor left, he laid next to Sora, pulling the thin covers over her body and ran the back of his fingers on her face. “You’re overworking yourself, Sora-ah~” he whispered.
He gently kissed her on the forehead and watched her rest beside him.
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The next morning, Sora’s fever had finally died down after getting a whole night’s rest. While she lied in bed, she came across something strange, something she doesn’t usually feel when she wakes up. An arm was freely resting on her waist and she could feel a warm presence closely next to her. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Park Jungsu sleeping soundly beside her. The moment she saw him, her heart began to race uncontrollably as she cannot help but to think back to what happen yesterday. “Did they finally sleep together after kissing passionately?” she wondered. The last thing she can recall was him wanting to reveal what was under her yukata. She quickly glanced at her own self, checking to see if she was left naked or not. To her surprise, everything was still in place. She didn’t know why, but somehow she felt a bit disappointed.
Her eyes trailed back to Park Jungsu, who was still in his slumber. The last time she watched him sleep was back at his office in Seoul. She never thought she would see the gorgeous him up close and personal, sleeping right before her. She lightly brushed his eyebrow with her finger and then moved to his soft lips. Touching his lips reminded her of how fervently they were kissing last night, forming a smile on her face as she gently caressed it with her hand.
Just then, her touch woke him up as he slowly blinked his eyes open. He touched her face with his hand, stroking her cheeks with his thumb.
“How are you feeling? Did you get enough rest?” he asked as he moved his hand from her face to her forehead – checking her temperature.
“Mmm,” she sounded with a nod as she looked at him with a contented smile.
“That’s good.” He pulled her close to him, embracing her in his arms as her head rested on his chest. “I was so worried last night when you passed out…” he said with relief as he stroked her hair. With a mischievous smile forming on his face, he continued, “…and we haven’t even got to our climax yet.”
Sora’s eyes widened to his last statement as she blushed with redness. “Yah! I don’t know what you’re talking about!” she cried out as she tried to push him away. However, Park Jungsu had gotten a strong hold of her in his arms and had no plans to let her go.
“Aiyoo…arasso…arasso…just stay with me like this for a bit more,” he requested as he stroked her long smooth hair with his hand.
She knew she shouldn’t let him have his way, but she felt comfortable in his arms. The way he was caring for her, made her heart overflow with feelings of happiness. She could hear the beat of his strong heart thumping ever so powerfully, but calming at the same time. It would be wonderful, if she could wake up to the sound of his heartbeat every morning, she thought as the both of them continued to cuddle in bed.
…
After resting and lying in each other’s arms for a while, they finally decided to get up and make their way around Hakone one last time before they leave.
Both got up from each side of the bed with their backs facing each other.
She turned around and asked, “Are you going to use the bath…room fir…st?” Her face flushed with redness again as she saw Park Jungsu standing there with his open chest.
Apparently, his yukata was a bit loose after engaging in their little passionate moment last night. It was no wonder; the doctor had figured what they were doing before he came, from the sight of his loose clothing.
“Ladies’ first.” He offered without making any eye contact. But when he did, he noticed her flushed face. He followed where her eyes were setting on and a smirk started to appear on his face. “Do you feel a bit hot, Sora-ah?” he asked playfully as he walked to her side.
Sora gulped and shook her head with hesitation. “An…niya, Waeyo…?” she replied. Although her words said ‘no’, but her face proved otherwise.
“Is that so? For some odd reason, I feel hot in here all of a sudden.” He informed her as he began to deliberately loosen the belt from his yukata before her.
“Wh…wha…what are you doing?” She stuttered in between her question with her heart racing inside.
A naughty smile formed on his face as he finally got in front of her with the belt in his hand. “What does it look like I’m doing?” He slowly moved his hands to the front of his yukata.
The moment Park Jungsu flashed open his yukata, Sora quickly covered her face with her hands. He burst out in laughter when he saw her reaction.
“Did you really think I would do that in front of you like a pervert?” he asked, laughing heartily between his words.
Sora gradually put down her hands and saw him standing in front of her with his briefs on. “How embarrassing!” she thought to herself.
Before she can counter back at him, he had already wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her close to his groin as he gently kissed her on the lips. As soon as she felt his soft lips on hers, she closed her eyes and responded to his soft caress.
He pulled back and gazed into her eyes as she did the same. He tugged her bangs behind her ear with his hand and palmed her face as he gently caressed her cheek. His eyes were filled with concern when he told her that he was scared when she fainted last night. “I don’t care, no matter what, I will not allow you to overwork yourself again!” he demanded.
“But it’s my job; I can’t just lay back and relax. I still need to make a living too, you know?” Sora let out a long sigh, “Not only do I have to worry about work, but now I need to find a temporary place to stay when we fly back to Seoul.”
“Hmm? What do you mean? Waeyo?”
Sora naturally fiddled his chest with her fingers as she explained, “When you left the room yesterday, Melissa informed me that my place was flooded because there was something wrong with the building’s pipes. The plumbers are repairing them right now, but they said it’ll probably take about a week or two to repair and install some new pipes in the building.”
“That is a bit of a problem…” He looked concerned for a moment but then a mischievous smile formed on his face.
“Why are you smirking like that?” Sora looked at him with suspiciousness.
“Well…since your place is flooded right now, then why don’t you move in with me?”
“Move in with you? Aniya!”
“Waeyo!? I mean this is a win-win situation. You need a place to stay and I want to be closer to you, so why not?”
“Aniya! How can we live together when we just started?”
Park Jungsu laughed at her reason and said, “Well…you didn’t seem to have that concern last night when you kissed me like that.”
She gasped and blushed from his comment. “Yah! Last night…last night was different! It was just a moment thing.”
“A moment thing? Seriously? So does that mean you don’t love me?” he asked with discontent in his voice.
“Aniya…That’s not what I meant. I mean…Aish! I don’t know what I mean!”
“So you don’t love me?” he asked again, not letting her off the hook.
“I do love you, but—”
He kissed her again before she can complete her sentence.
“Good! Then you’re moving in with me when we get back and no more ‘buts’!"
"You're so arrogant!"
"I’ll admit it, but that's one of the reasons why you love me" he stated confidently with a wink. "If you're not using the bathroom, then I'll take the pleasure." He gave her a luring looked as his fingers running down her neck. When he got to one point, a mischievous smile appeared.
"No way! You said ‘ladies first’ and what’s with that smirk?" she questioned him with a suspicious look.
“Aniya, it’s nothing. Just looking at what is mine.”
She elbowed him right after his last statement. “Who said I’m ours?”
With her back facing him as she made her way to the bathroom and he murmured to himself, “Oh…you’ll know soon,” making a cunning smile while she stepped inside.
However, right before she closed the door behind her, she let down part of her yukata from her shoulders -- exposing her upper back purposely for him to see. He managed to get a few seconds glimpse of her and it was enough to get him aroused. In his mind, he began to imagine how seductive she would be without anything covering her beautiful body. What would happen if he saw her fully naked? Disastrous was what he had in mind as he knows he won’t be able to control himself from taking her all in.
After freshening up with a shower, she stepped out and headed towards the sinks where she looked at herself in the slightly fogged up mirror. As she was wiping her hair dry, she noticed something in the mirror. With her hand, she brushed back her long hair behind her shoulders and leaned closer to the mirror to get a better look. Her eyes widened as she stormed out of the bathroom.
“Yah! Park Jungsu! What is this!?” she yelled out, pointing to her neck.
That time, he was comfortably lying on the bed with his phone in hand. He sat up as soon as he heard her.
“What is what?” he asked, acting innocent.
She stepped closer and again pointing to the side of her neck. “This!”
He angled his head to take a better look and remained oblivious. “You’re too far, I can’t see.”
She rolled her eyes and stepped closer until she was right in front of him. To ensure he could see where she’s pointing at eye-level, she bent forward while swinging her hair back. However, she wasn’t aware that her yukata was slightly opened, inviting him to look.
He gulped, finding it hard to form his words. With great effort, he managed to pull his eyes away from her slightly opened area.
“Are you even listening? Why do I have this here?”
Without a word, he pulled her down, sending her tumbling onto his lap as he locked his arms around her. She struggled at first, throwing little punches on his shoulder. But soon she quiet down as he tighten his embrace, forcing her closer. She looked at him with a defeated look as she rested her hands on his shoulder.
“How am I supposed to go out with this here?” she said, looking away with a pout.
“What’s wrong with it? I think it looks beautiful on you.”
“How’s that beautiful when I have a mark on my neck?”
Park Jungsu chuckled and corrected with a cheeky smile, “It’s a mark of love. That way, others will know that you’re taken already.”
“That’s not fair how I get this and you don’t.”
“So you want to give me a love mark as well?”
Sora snorted to his remark and said, “You wish! I’m going to get ready now.”
“I want one,” he shamelessly blurted out.
She looked at him and saw the desire burning in his eyes. His stare told her that he wasn’t joking and that he was serious.
Trying to brush off his idea, she told him to stop kidding and get ready as she tried to standup. However, he pulled her back down and flipped her over with her back on the bed as he hovered over her.
Thoughts of what he was going to do next rampaged inside her head. Although he always seemed to strike her by surprise, however she didn’t seem to mind. Instead, she found it exciting not knowing what his next move would be.
“Oppa, it’s daytime,” Sora said in a soft shy voice while looking away at the window.
“Yeah, I know…your point being?” he asked with his eyes still locked on her.
“We can’t…”
He teased her with a fixed expression while tracing his fingers down her throat and stopping at her cleavage. “Can’t what?”
His tantalizing touch sent shivers down her spine as she felt her body responding to his caress.
Her heart began to overflow with desire as she saw the alluring look on his face. Right when he was about to say his next words, she pulled him in for a deep kiss. The kiss was so intense that Park Jungsu had to breathe heavily with his nose. He never thought Sora could be this aggressive. But knowing that she felt this way for him turned him on.
After kissing passionately for a few more seconds, Park Jungsu pulled away. His sudden pullback surprised her as she thought he would have taken things to the next level.
“I need to get ready now. We still need to try the coffee ice-cream before we leave Hakone, remember? So get dressed while I hit the showers,” he suggested as he got off from the bed and headed to the bathroom.
Sora sat up from the bed and couldn’t help but wondered what happened. “Has he lost interest in me already? But that can’t be since he just touched me like that. Was I too aggressive with the kiss that it scared him? Aish, Kang Sora! What did you do?” she thought to herself as she fell back onto the bed and covered her face with a pillow.
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While in the bathroom, Park Jungsu ran himself with cold water inside the shower as he gasped. He looked down and saw the effect on his body. “Control yourself, Park Jungsu! Control…Damn it! How can I bloody control when she’s acting like that? You must control…just endure and breathe…” he argued with his own self.
After being in the shower for thirty minutes, he finally came out of the bathroom with just a towel around his waist. To his surprise, Sora wasn’t in the room and had left him a note next to his phone.
Oppa,
I’m going to head over to the dining hall to get brunch. I’ll see you there, so don’t take too long!
Sora
Her message lightened up his face as he quickly dressed up and headed over.
…
When he arrived at the dining hall, Sora quickly waved at him, signaling him over to her table. “Oppa! Over here!” she called out.
He quickly made his way over to her and sat across from her.
“What took you so long?”
“I was taking a shower.”
“I never knew men would take that long. Never mind that, hurry and eat before it gets cold. The food here is very good. Here, try this.”
Sora placed a piece of omelet onto Park Jungsu’s plate. Watching her eat with her heart’s content, brought joy to his face. He looked at the piece of omelet on his plate and started to dig in with his fork.
“Mmm…this is good,” he declared while still chewing and nodding in agreement.
“See? I told you so! Have some more.”
She placed more food onto his plate as he stared at her. Noticing that she was being stared at, she slowed down her chewing and swallowed her last bit of food inside her mouth.
“Is there something wrong?” she asked, taking a sip of her orange juice.
He glanced between his food and hers. Then, with his elbows on the table and arms crossed, he leaned forward. He looked at her with raised eyebrows, letting her know that he wants to have a taste of her food.
She could guess what he wanted her to do, but pretended she didn’t. “What is it?”
He looked at her and slightly opened his mouth.
Sora chuckled and announced, “You have food on your plate already.”
“But I want to try your food. Give me a small bite.”
Shaking her head with a smile, she said, “Fine, here.” She gathered a bit of her food and placed it on his spoon.
Not getting what he wanted, he looked at her and showed her a pouting face.
“Aish! Jjinja! You’re such a baby sometimes, you know that?” She forked up the food form his spoon and fed him with it.
He bit away the small pieces of food from her fork and chewed it with joy. It was apparent that he enjoyed being fed by her as he smiled with content.
When she saw him like that, she couldn’t help but to think how adorable he looked when his dimple on the left side of his face appeared. With the food still in his mouth, he got a piece of his omelet and placed the fork before her mouth – wanting to feed her. She responded happily as she ate the piece of omelet on his fork.
“Mashta!” she remarked while chewing.
He extended his arm out to get the small bit of food that was on the side of her mouth out. That moment, her heart was flooded with feelings of happiness as she bit her fork while staring at him. She can picture herself eating breakfast with him every morning like this and how sweet and wonderful it would be.
Park Jungsu took notice of her stare and asked, “What’s wrong? Is there something on my face?” He quickly wiped his mouth with a napkin.
She shook her head in response to his question. He then asked her why she was staring at him, to which she answered saying it was nothing and told him to continue eating.
Having finished their brunch, they went back to their room and packed up for their trip back to the city. Once they got everything settled, they set out for their last round of sightseeing in Hakone before Shota comes to pick them up.
They visited the different souvenir shops around the area, trying the different local handmade products like hats and kimonos. Before heading back to the resort, they finally managed to stop by the coffee ice-cream store that Shota mentioned about.
“One coffee ice-cream, please,” he ordered at the counter.
Park Jungsu handed Sora the ice-cream and the strong aroma from the coffee filled the air around them.
“Oh? You’re not getting one for yourself?” she asked with surprise.
He shook his head with a smile. “Nah, I’m alright.”
“Why not? It smells so good!” She took a quick bite of the ice-cream without any hesitation. “Mmm…! It tastes delicious! You should try some, oppa!”
She offered him a bite, but he kindly declined while stepping back. “It’s alright, Sora-ah. You can enjoy it by yourself.”
“Don’t tell me you’re allergic to coffee!”
He chuckled to her remark. “Aniya, it’s just that I’m not a big fan of coffee, that’s all.”
“That’s very unfortunate. I guess I’ll just have to enjoy this all by myself.”
When she took another bite of her ice-cream, it smudged on her upper lip. Before she could reach for a napkin in her pocket, he lifted her chin up and cleaned the smear of ice-cream from her lip by kissing her. The tip of his tongue lightly brushed over her lip, tasting the ice-cream.
He pulled away with the taste of her ice-creamed lip still lingering in his mouth. “Mmm…you’re right, it is delicious.” With a playful smirk, he teased her. “I think I’m starting to like the taste coffee after all.”
It took a few seconds for her to process what just happened and once she realized – the corners of her lips began to elevate as she likes it when he’s being sly.
With Sora still in her moment, Park Jungsu grabbed her by the hand pulled her away. “Come on! Let’s head back to the resort.”
She kept smiling with joy while finishing her ice-cream as they swung their interlocking hands while walking back. The sight of her brought a big grin of bliss to his face and had him wishing that he could always see her like this.
She offered him another bite of the ice-cream and he accepted it with pleasure as they headed back to the resort hand in hand with laughter in the air.
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When they arrived, Shota was already waiting for them at the lobby. He greeted them both and could see that they were very much enjoying themselves here in Hakone. Once they got everything stowed in the trunk, they set off on their way back to the city.
During their commute back, the two were clasping their hands together and occasionally looking at each other – giggling about the littlest things. Shota could see that the short trip really made things different from the time when they first arrived and was happy about it.
As they arrived at the hotel back in the city, Shota wished them a safe flight back to Seoul while bidding them farewell and hoped they will come back to visit again. They both thanked Shota for driving them back and wish to see him again next time.
The two went back up to their room, feeling exhausted from their trip. They decided to order room service for dinner as they felt too tired to head out to find food. While waiting for their food, Sora offered him to go take a shower first as she needed to send out a few emails before flying back tomorrow.
Once he got out, the fresh scent of his soap from his body filled the room and she could smell it from where she was sitting. He walked over behind her with his white bathrobe and leaned down to see what she was doing.
“You’re not emailing another guy behind my back, are you?” He turned his head and looked at her with a joking smile.
While still focusing on her computer screen, she answered with a mischievous smile, “How did you know? I just sent an email to Minho-ssi about the charity event that’s happening this Sunday.”
In her mind, she could foretell that he will get jealous from her mention of another guy and to which he did. Without warning, he closed her laptop and swirled her chair around to face him. He ambushed her with his two arms on each side of the arm rest of the chair. She complained as he did so. “Yah! I’m still working!”
He stared at her intently and stated, “You’re not supposed to work when I’m around. Moreover, you shouldn’t talk about other men in front of me, especially that Choi Minho guy.”
“But it’s important since the event is happening in a few days from now. Besides, Minho-ssi is just a business affiliate of mine.”
“Business affiliate, huh? Well, let’s hope that’s all there is to it.” He leaned closer and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. “Or else, I’ll just have to lay another one of this on your neck,” he said softly with a cheeky smile as he traced his finger down to where the love mark was.
Sora narrowed her eyes while looking at him and then the corners of her lips slowly began to upheave. “Oppa, you look so adorable when you’re annoyed and jealous. Kyeopta!” She cupped his face with her hands and gave him another kiss.
As he was glad to have received a kiss from her just now, it made him want to capture her sweet candy lips with great passion. When he was about to continue, leaning forward, someone from outside knocked on their door and announced, “Room service!”
“Well, I guess it’s time to eat now.” He brushed her nose with his finger before getting the door.
She was surprised that he wasn’t upset with the interruption this time. However, she couldn’t help but to wonder why he wasn’t as desperate as before.
The hotel staff pushed in the cart that contained their food. While Sora wasn’t looking, Park Jungsu quietly asked the staff if he had brought what he requested. The staff handed him a white box before exiting the room. Sora came out to the dining area when she smelt dinner.
Standing in front of the cart, she opened the lids of the dishes. “Mmm…smells wonderful,” she said while taking a whiff of the food. Having notice of the box he was holding, she asked him, “What is that that you’re holding in your hand?”
He lifted the box in his hand. “Oh you mean this?” It’s nothing special, just something that I ordered the day we got here.”
“Really? Can I have a look? I want to see,” She went over to him.
“You’ll know what is inside later. Right now, it’s time to eat!”
Sora gave him a dubious look as they both sat down at the dining table and began to eat. As they continued with their food, she started to giggle as she found it funny when he’s eating at the dining table with just a bathrobe on. Avoiding any eye contact as it would cause her to burst out in laughter, she just looked at her food instead and forking the little bits and pieces into her mouth while silently chuckling. However, her quiet laughter was audible enough for Park Jungsu to take notice and he looked at her, curious about why she’s giggling to herself.
“Why are you smiling like that?”
She perked up and finally made eye contact with him. “Hmm? Smiling? I’m not smiling.”
“You clearly are.”
“No, I’m not!”
The more she looked at him with his bathrobe and seeing herself with just casual clothing on, made her purse her lips together – trying to hold in the laughter. But it was too much that in the end, she broke out a big grin.
“Okay! What is it that you’re laughing at?” he asked, putting down his cutlery and leaned back on the dining chair.
Finally confessing, she told him that he looked funny, eating with a bathrobe on. He looked at her with a mischievous smirk. “So you want me to take this off?”
She almost choked on her food from what he has just said. “Aniya!” she waved both her hands, telling him not to.
He let out a hearty laugh as she reacted gullibly. “I’m just kidding with you. Now, hurry up and finish your food.”
Then he stood up from the table, making his way to the bedroom.
“Where are you going? You’re done eating?”
“I need to check my emails too, you know? You’re not the only one that needs to work.” Then he disappeared from her sight.
After twenty minutes, she finally finished eating and made her way into the bedroom and found him sitting at the office table, screening through his own laptop. Somehow, there was something different, something she hadn’t got a chance to notice before till now and that was the way he looked when he’s working. Although she may have met up with him before for the charity event, but never has she really saw him so focused and sophisticated with his half-framed Hugo Boss’ glasses on.
Not wanting to disturb him, she tip-toed her way towards the bathroom to freshen up. When she pushed open the door to the bathroom, she was amazed by what she saw before her.
The bathroom was dim, with candles lit up by the marbled bathtub and countertop. A sweet lavender aroma filled the entire bathroom, making it very relaxing. Step by step, she walked towards the countertop. There it laid a neatly folded bathrobe with a card and red rose on top. She picked up the card and read it.
Hope you will enjoy this aromatherapy bath that I have prepared for you.
Love,
Jungsu
Her heart felt contented and touched after reading the card and seeing the preparations he has made for her. She smiled blissfully while sniffing on her rose. As she turned towards the bathtub, it was already filled up and the temperature was just right. Without hesitation, she undressed herself and stepped into the bathtub, enjoying the whole ambience that Park Jungsu has prepared for her.
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After taking the bath, she came out in her bathrobe with her entire body drowned with the calming smell of lavender. By that time, he had already stowed away his laptop and was resting in bed with his back up against the wall.
Although he knew she came out already due to the strong scent of lavender, but his eyes were too busy focusing on something else that he didn’t give her a glance. “Finished your bath already? I thought it would take you a bit longer.”
“Mmhmm,” she sounded in response, but soon her eyes quickly widened when she saw him holding her camera and looking through the pictures.
She quickly charged and jumped onto the bed and cried out loud. “Yah! What are you doing?”
The force of her jump caused a big motion on the bed, almost sending Park Jungsu falling. When she tried to retrieve her camera back from him, he pulled it away, making it difficult for her to reach.
“Wae? I’m just looking at the pictures we took together in Hakone.”
Sora knelt on the bed, looking powerless with a pout. She looked at him with reservation and asked, “You didn’t see other pictures, did you?”
“What other pictures? Are there other pictures that I’m not supposed to see?” he asked with cheekiness in his eyes and voice.
Her face blushed as she looked away and denied. “Aniya!”
He looked at her for a few seconds and said, “But if I hadn’t known you, I would have thought you’re a bit creepy with all those pictures you took of me and my arms and all.” While he said that, he began to go through her camera again.
The one thing she didn’t want him to see, he had already seen while she was taking her bath.
“Aniya! This is so embarrassing!” she shrieked, covering her face with her hands to hide her beet red face.
From the way she reacted, he couldn’t help but to laugh vigorously. He found it amusing to tease her in different ways and she was really different from the first time he had met her at the department store.
He tried pulling her hands away from her face. “Come on, stop hiding.”
However, she kept firm with her hands. “How can I when you’re laughing at me like that?”
He grinned, still finding it funny. In between his laughs, he promised her that he won’t laugh and asked her to put down her hands as he stopped laughing.
When she had her hands down and looked at him, her heart began to race. With captivation in his eyes, he placed his hand on her face. For a moment, she thought he would lean forward and kiss her. Deep down, he wanted to but he didn’t and instead told her that it’s time for bed.
She was taken aback when he didn’t do what she thought he would do and began to worry if he’s really lost interest in her. But if he did, why would he go through all the trouble to prepare the bath for her? She was starting to feel a bit insecure.
“Well, have a good night’s rest, my Baby Princess.”
When he was about to stand up from the bed to make his way out to the living room, she grabbed onto his hand. She pulled him back onto the bed, leaving him sitting on the side looking at her.
“What’s wrong, Sora-ah? I’ll be just outside in the living roo—,”
“Can you stay here with me?” She interrupted him and tightened her grip on his hand as she asked.
He was a bit stunned when he saw the dismay look on her face and never did he thought he would see her like this.
“I don’t want to sleep alone tonight.”
Hearing her say that, he didn’t want to refuse and so he agreed to her request. “Alright, but I’ll just sleep on this side of the bed.” He got into the covers and lied down with his back on the bed.
At the same time, she rested next to him. He could smell the lavender scent from her body as she snuggled closed to him. He tried to avoid eye contact with her by looking up at the ceiling. He knows that if he does, he might not be able to control himself. However, when he least expected, she rested her head on his chest, startling him a bit. He could feel the warmth of her body right next to him as she snuggled more closely.
His heart began to beat heavily as he called out her name softly, “Sora-ah~”
“Let me just rest like this for tonight,” she said with a tired voice.
He looked down at her and carefully wrapped his arms around her shoulder. He switched off the room lights and gently pulled her closer as they spent the night in each other’s embrace.
***
As the morning sun rose, it beamed its rays of sunlight into the room – casting its light on the two, who were still comfortably sleeping in the same bed. Although Sora had laid her head on Park Jungsu’s chest last night, however it was no longer the case anymore as he was now the one who is unconsciously laying his own head on her tender chest. (ROFL)
As he rested there, the sunlight finally woke him up as he squinted from the brightness. When he managed to fully open his eyes, it was then that he realized that he was resting on a daring place. His ears began to turn beet red as he slowly slipped is head away and got back to his original position. It seemed like the two were naturally taking turns in resting on each other’s chest. As soon as he got back into his original pose, she once again turned and rested her head on his firm chest. Despite feeling a bit shy, he has always dreamt of sleeping in bed with his lover resting her head on his left chest so that she could listen to his heartbeat in the morning.
With her head on his chest, the feelings of content and warmth flooded his heart. The more time he spends with her, the deeper the feelings he has for her grew and the more he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He never thought that her appearance into his world would be this wonderful and have such impact on his life to the state that he’s willing to commit his entire life to her. He caressed her hair and delivered a light kiss on her forehead to let out his affection for her.
After being kissed, she tightened her arm around him and looked up at him with her eyes barely opened. When he saw her, he thought she looked beautiful with her lightly flushed face and soft pink lips. He pulled her closer with his strong arm and lifted her chin up to land another kiss on her lips.
“Did you sleep well last night?” he asked with a smile.
She played his eyebrows with her fingers and answered softly, “Yes, I did and you?”
He showed an agonizing expression. “Not that great since someone numbed my arm with her head resting on my chest, making it hard to move.” It was almost becoming a habit for him to tease her whenever he got the chance.
She quickly pushed him away and sat up from the bed. She narrowed her eyes as he grinned. Without hesitation, she grabbed the pillow behind her and battered him with it.
Park Jungsu tried to block her attack while pleading for her to stop, but Sora wasn’t going to let him go that easily as she hit him as hard as she can with the pillow. “Oh! I thought someone said their arm is numb, but it seems like he’s perfectly fine right now and could even block my attacks.”
“Ah! I’m sorry, Sora-ah! Please!” Pleading in between his laugh, he managed to grab her around her waist and pinned her back down onto the bed as she squeaked.
“Yah! Let me go!”
He watched her cutely struggle beneath him and stated, “I’m not planning to let you go, not for a million years! You’re mine now!”
“In your dreams, Park Jungsu! There are plenty of men waiting in line for me back home. In terms of you, you’re actually quite far from owning me,” she informed while still struggling to escape his arrest.
His smile immediately vanished as his expression changed. He looked at her as he kept her held down. “Jjinja?”
“You didn’t know? Did you really think I’m always working for fun? It was actually a way for me to distance myself away from them.”
“Don’t tell me, you kept on working and working because you want to distance yourself from me?”
After being asked the question, the corners of her lips began to rise. “If I am, do you think I’d still be here in bed and fooling around with you?”
Her response lifted up his spirit as he confidently stated, “So those other men are no match for me then, correct? Since as of the moment right now, the only person who can do this is me.” He leaned down and kissed her soft pink lips that he’s been waiting to touch for a while.
When he parted from the kiss, Sora suggested, “You are so conceited, do you know that?”
Laughing heartily to her statement, he answered, “Yeah, I know. But is that why you named me as ‘Mr. Arrogant’ in your contact?”
“Hey! Don’t tell me you went through my phone!”
He only gave her a big smirk in reply. The two continued to fool around for a bit before gathering all their belongings and head back to Seoul.
***
After checking out of the hotel, the two arrived at the airport to check in. Once they’ve passed through customs and immigration, they arrived at the gate for their flight. While waiting, Sora took out her phone and called Melissa.
“Hey Melissa, I’m going to be arriving in Seoul in a few hours’ time and I need you to help me check the progression of the maintenance and repair at my place since I need to find somewhere to stay in the meantime. Also, ask if it’s possible for me to go back and pack some of my things while I stay elsewhere.”
“Sure, I’ll call them shortly after,” Melissa answered.
“Thanks and I’ll call you again once I land.”
“Alright, but where are you planning to stay in the meantime?”
Sora sighed in frustration. “I don’t know where to stay yet, maybe I’ll find a nearby hotel or someth—”
Before she could complete her sentence, Park Jungsu who was sitting beside her, snatched the phone out of her hand and told Melissa over the phone, “She’s going to be staying at my place.” During the whole time, he was actually quietly eavesdropping on their conversation.
Sora quickly snatched her phone back and bickered, “Yah! Park Jungsu! Who said I’m going to stay at your place?”
“You agreed that time while we were in bed that morning.”
“You only suggested, but I didn’t agree to it!”
Melissa who was on the other end of the line overheard their entire argument. When Sora finally got back on the phone with Melissa, she was quickly asked, “So you two slept together in the same bed already? Wow! You go girl!”
She quickly denied, though it was technically true that they were in the same bed. “No! It’s not what you think, Melissa! We didn’t do anything of that sort, if that’s what you’re thinking!”
“What? You mean you both haven’t done ‘it’ yet?”
It took her a few seconds to answer Melissa’s question. “No, not yet,” she replied with a bit of disappointment in her voice. Her tone of voice from her reply caught his attention as he wondered why she sounded blue.
“Well since you’re going to stay at his place, you should make good use of this opportunity to make ‘it’ happen!” Melissa mischievously suggested.
“I’m just going to hang up now. I’ll call you later. Bye.” She hung up the phone and placed it back into her handbag. Then she noticed he was looking at her and so she turned to him and asked, “What is it?”
“You sounded a bit down just now. What did Melissa say to you?”
“Nothing, she didn’t say anything,” she answered without making any eye contact with him.
He narrowed his eyes, making a suspicious stare and suggested, “You’re lying. Tell me, what did she say to you?”
She continued to deny, not wanting him to know that she’s somewhat disappointed that they haven’t proceeded to the next stage. Despite their relationship has only started not so long ago, but she has already developed the desire for him in bed. This was something she doesn’t want him to know. She didn’t want him to think she’s weird and that easy-going. However, one thing that continued bothering her was why he kept backing away when they were about to get deeply intimate ever since that night at Hakone.
Before he can probe her further, the announcement began to ask passengers flying in the business cabin to get ready for boarding, which saved her from getting questioned by him any further. He had no choice but to let her off the hook this time. However, he won’t let her off that easily the next time.
After about ten minutes, the doctor finally arrived. Like Park Jungsu, the doctor quickly felt Sora’s forehead and took her temperature with a thermometer for more accuracy. Park Jungsu took notice of the concerned look on the doctor’s face.
“How is she, doctor?” he asked.
“I’ll need to check her heart rate and blood pressure first,” the doctor replied, taking out his stethoscope and sphygmomanometer (i.e., blood pressure meter).
Although he knew he should set his jealousy aside as it was necessary for the doctor to check her heart rate with the stethoscope, but the mere thought of the doctor’s hand being so close to his woman’s chest wasn’t working well in his head and he had to watch with discomfort.
After taking all the necessary measures, the doctor turned to Park Jungsu while putting away his equipment.
“It seems like your friend here is suffering from a slight fever, fatigue and perhaps prolonged stay in the hot spring water,” the doctor consulted.
“Is it severe though?” Park Jungsu glanced over at Sora.
“Well, it’s not that severe. Just make sure she gets enough rest for the time being and have her drink plenty of either juice or sports drink to help replenish her electrolytes,” the doctor explained while packing up his things.
“Alright, I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you.”
As Park Jungsu walked the doctor to the door, the doctor turned to him and suggested, “You know, if your friend is tired, you both should refrain yourselves from doing any intensive activities. At least wait until she has enough energy and rest first.”
After what the doctor had said, Park Jungsu’s face began to show the colour of embarrassment. He didn’t thought it was this obvious for others to tell what they were doing before Sora passed out – not that they got the chance to go any further.
When the doctor left, he laid next to Sora, pulling the thin covers over her body and ran the back of his fingers on her face. “You’re overworking yourself, Sora-ah~” he whispered.
He gently kissed her on the forehead and watched her rest beside him.
…
The next morning, Sora’s fever had finally died down after getting a whole night’s rest. While she lied in bed, she came across something strange, something she doesn’t usually feel when she wakes up. An arm was freely resting on her waist and she could feel a warm presence closely next to her. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Park Jungsu sleeping soundly beside her. The moment she saw him, her heart began to race uncontrollably as she cannot help but to think back to what happen yesterday. “Did they finally sleep together after kissing passionately?” she wondered. The last thing she can recall was him wanting to reveal what was under her yukata. She quickly glanced at her own self, checking to see if she was left naked or not. To her surprise, everything was still in place. She didn’t know why, but somehow she felt a bit disappointed.
Her eyes trailed back to Park Jungsu, who was still in his slumber. The last time she watched him sleep was back at his office in Seoul. She never thought she would see the gorgeous him up close and personal, sleeping right before her. She lightly brushed his eyebrow with her finger and then moved to his soft lips. Touching his lips reminded her of how fervently they were kissing last night, forming a smile on her face as she gently caressed it with her hand.
Just then, her touch woke him up as he slowly blinked his eyes open. He touched her face with his hand, stroking her cheeks with his thumb.
“How are you feeling? Did you get enough rest?” he asked as he moved his hand from her face to her forehead – checking her temperature.
“Mmm,” she sounded with a nod as she looked at him with a contented smile.
“That’s good.” He pulled her close to him, embracing her in his arms as her head rested on his chest. “I was so worried last night when you passed out…” he said with relief as he stroked her hair. With a mischievous smile forming on his face, he continued, “…and we haven’t even got to our climax yet.”
Sora’s eyes widened to his last statement as she blushed with redness. “Yah! I don’t know what you’re talking about!” she cried out as she tried to push him away. However, Park Jungsu had gotten a strong hold of her in his arms and had no plans to let her go.
“Aiyoo…arasso…arasso…just stay with me like this for a bit more,” he requested as he stroked her long smooth hair with his hand.
She knew she shouldn’t let him have his way, but she felt comfortable in his arms. The way he was caring for her, made her heart overflow with feelings of happiness. She could hear the beat of his strong heart thumping ever so powerfully, but calming at the same time. It would be wonderful, if she could wake up to the sound of his heartbeat every morning, she thought as the both of them continued to cuddle in bed.
…
After resting and lying in each other’s arms for a while, they finally decided to get up and make their way around Hakone one last time before they leave.
Both got up from each side of the bed with their backs facing each other.
She turned around and asked, “Are you going to use the bath…room fir…st?” Her face flushed with redness again as she saw Park Jungsu standing there with his open chest.
Apparently, his yukata was a bit loose after engaging in their little passionate moment last night. It was no wonder; the doctor had figured what they were doing before he came, from the sight of his loose clothing.
“Ladies’ first.” He offered without making any eye contact. But when he did, he noticed her flushed face. He followed where her eyes were setting on and a smirk started to appear on his face. “Do you feel a bit hot, Sora-ah?” he asked playfully as he walked to her side.
Sora gulped and shook her head with hesitation. “An…niya, Waeyo…?” she replied. Although her words said ‘no’, but her face proved otherwise.
“Is that so? For some odd reason, I feel hot in here all of a sudden.” He informed her as he began to deliberately loosen the belt from his yukata before her.
“Wh…wha…what are you doing?” She stuttered in between her question with her heart racing inside.
A naughty smile formed on his face as he finally got in front of her with the belt in his hand. “What does it look like I’m doing?” He slowly moved his hands to the front of his yukata.
The moment Park Jungsu flashed open his yukata, Sora quickly covered her face with her hands. He burst out in laughter when he saw her reaction.
“Did you really think I would do that in front of you like a pervert?” he asked, laughing heartily between his words.
Sora gradually put down her hands and saw him standing in front of her with his briefs on. “How embarrassing!” she thought to herself.
Before she can counter back at him, he had already wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her close to his groin as he gently kissed her on the lips. As soon as she felt his soft lips on hers, she closed her eyes and responded to his soft caress.
He pulled back and gazed into her eyes as she did the same. He tugged her bangs behind her ear with his hand and palmed her face as he gently caressed her cheek. His eyes were filled with concern when he told her that he was scared when she fainted last night. “I don’t care, no matter what, I will not allow you to overwork yourself again!” he demanded.
“But it’s my job; I can’t just lay back and relax. I still need to make a living too, you know?” Sora let out a long sigh, “Not only do I have to worry about work, but now I need to find a temporary place to stay when we fly back to Seoul.”
“Hmm? What do you mean? Waeyo?”
Sora naturally fiddled his chest with her fingers as she explained, “When you left the room yesterday, Melissa informed me that my place was flooded because there was something wrong with the building’s pipes. The plumbers are repairing them right now, but they said it’ll probably take about a week or two to repair and install some new pipes in the building.”
“That is a bit of a problem…” He looked concerned for a moment but then a mischievous smile formed on his face.
“Why are you smirking like that?” Sora looked at him with suspiciousness.
“Well…since your place is flooded right now, then why don’t you move in with me?”
“Move in with you? Aniya!”
“Waeyo!? I mean this is a win-win situation. You need a place to stay and I want to be closer to you, so why not?”
“Aniya! How can we live together when we just started?”
Park Jungsu laughed at her reason and said, “Well…you didn’t seem to have that concern last night when you kissed me like that.”
She gasped and blushed from his comment. “Yah! Last night…last night was different! It was just a moment thing.”
“A moment thing? Seriously? So does that mean you don’t love me?” he asked with discontent in his voice.
“Aniya…That’s not what I meant. I mean…Aish! I don’t know what I mean!”
“So you don’t love me?” he asked again, not letting her off the hook.
“I do love you, but—”
He kissed her again before she can complete her sentence.
“Good! Then you’re moving in with me when we get back and no more ‘buts’!"
"You're so arrogant!"
"I’ll admit it, but that's one of the reasons why you love me" he stated confidently with a wink. "If you're not using the bathroom, then I'll take the pleasure." He gave her a luring looked as his fingers running down her neck. When he got to one point, a mischievous smile appeared.
"No way! You said ‘ladies first’ and what’s with that smirk?" she questioned him with a suspicious look.
“Aniya, it’s nothing. Just looking at what is mine.”
She elbowed him right after his last statement. “Who said I’m ours?”
With her back facing him as she made her way to the bathroom and he murmured to himself, “Oh…you’ll know soon,” making a cunning smile while she stepped inside.
However, right before she closed the door behind her, she let down part of her yukata from her shoulders -- exposing her upper back purposely for him to see. He managed to get a few seconds glimpse of her and it was enough to get him aroused. In his mind, he began to imagine how seductive she would be without anything covering her beautiful body. What would happen if he saw her fully naked? Disastrous was what he had in mind as he knows he won’t be able to control himself from taking her all in.
After freshening up with a shower, she stepped out and headed towards the sinks where she looked at herself in the slightly fogged up mirror. As she was wiping her hair dry, she noticed something in the mirror. With her hand, she brushed back her long hair behind her shoulders and leaned closer to the mirror to get a better look. Her eyes widened as she stormed out of the bathroom.
“Yah! Park Jungsu! What is this!?” she yelled out, pointing to her neck.
That time, he was comfortably lying on the bed with his phone in hand. He sat up as soon as he heard her.
“What is what?” he asked, acting innocent.
She stepped closer and again pointing to the side of her neck. “This!”
He angled his head to take a better look and remained oblivious. “You’re too far, I can’t see.”
She rolled her eyes and stepped closer until she was right in front of him. To ensure he could see where she’s pointing at eye-level, she bent forward while swinging her hair back. However, she wasn’t aware that her yukata was slightly opened, inviting him to look.
He gulped, finding it hard to form his words. With great effort, he managed to pull his eyes away from her slightly opened area.
“Are you even listening? Why do I have this here?”
Without a word, he pulled her down, sending her tumbling onto his lap as he locked his arms around her. She struggled at first, throwing little punches on his shoulder. But soon she quiet down as he tighten his embrace, forcing her closer. She looked at him with a defeated look as she rested her hands on his shoulder.
“How am I supposed to go out with this here?” she said, looking away with a pout.
“What’s wrong with it? I think it looks beautiful on you.”
“How’s that beautiful when I have a mark on my neck?”
Park Jungsu chuckled and corrected with a cheeky smile, “It’s a mark of love. That way, others will know that you’re taken already.”
“That’s not fair how I get this and you don’t.”
“So you want to give me a love mark as well?”
Sora snorted to his remark and said, “You wish! I’m going to get ready now.”
“I want one,” he shamelessly blurted out.
She looked at him and saw the desire burning in his eyes. His stare told her that he wasn’t joking and that he was serious.
Trying to brush off his idea, she told him to stop kidding and get ready as she tried to standup. However, he pulled her back down and flipped her over with her back on the bed as he hovered over her.
Thoughts of what he was going to do next rampaged inside her head. Although he always seemed to strike her by surprise, however she didn’t seem to mind. Instead, she found it exciting not knowing what his next move would be.
“Oppa, it’s daytime,” Sora said in a soft shy voice while looking away at the window.
“Yeah, I know…your point being?” he asked with his eyes still locked on her.
“We can’t…”
He teased her with a fixed expression while tracing his fingers down her throat and stopping at her cleavage. “Can’t what?”
His tantalizing touch sent shivers down her spine as she felt her body responding to his caress.
Her heart began to overflow with desire as she saw the alluring look on his face. Right when he was about to say his next words, she pulled him in for a deep kiss. The kiss was so intense that Park Jungsu had to breathe heavily with his nose. He never thought Sora could be this aggressive. But knowing that she felt this way for him turned him on.
After kissing passionately for a few more seconds, Park Jungsu pulled away. His sudden pullback surprised her as she thought he would have taken things to the next level.
“I need to get ready now. We still need to try the coffee ice-cream before we leave Hakone, remember? So get dressed while I hit the showers,” he suggested as he got off from the bed and headed to the bathroom.
Sora sat up from the bed and couldn’t help but wondered what happened. “Has he lost interest in me already? But that can’t be since he just touched me like that. Was I too aggressive with the kiss that it scared him? Aish, Kang Sora! What did you do?” she thought to herself as she fell back onto the bed and covered her face with a pillow.
…
While in the bathroom, Park Jungsu ran himself with cold water inside the shower as he gasped. He looked down and saw the effect on his body. “Control yourself, Park Jungsu! Control…Damn it! How can I bloody control when she’s acting like that? You must control…just endure and breathe…” he argued with his own self.
After being in the shower for thirty minutes, he finally came out of the bathroom with just a towel around his waist. To his surprise, Sora wasn’t in the room and had left him a note next to his phone.
Oppa,
I’m going to head over to the dining hall to get brunch. I’ll see you there, so don’t take too long!
Sora
Her message lightened up his face as he quickly dressed up and headed over.
…
When he arrived at the dining hall, Sora quickly waved at him, signaling him over to her table. “Oppa! Over here!” she called out.
He quickly made his way over to her and sat across from her.
“What took you so long?”
“I was taking a shower.”
“I never knew men would take that long. Never mind that, hurry and eat before it gets cold. The food here is very good. Here, try this.”
Sora placed a piece of omelet onto Park Jungsu’s plate. Watching her eat with her heart’s content, brought joy to his face. He looked at the piece of omelet on his plate and started to dig in with his fork.
“Mmm…this is good,” he declared while still chewing and nodding in agreement.
“See? I told you so! Have some more.”
She placed more food onto his plate as he stared at her. Noticing that she was being stared at, she slowed down her chewing and swallowed her last bit of food inside her mouth.
“Is there something wrong?” she asked, taking a sip of her orange juice.
He glanced between his food and hers. Then, with his elbows on the table and arms crossed, he leaned forward. He looked at her with raised eyebrows, letting her know that he wants to have a taste of her food.
She could guess what he wanted her to do, but pretended she didn’t. “What is it?”
He looked at her and slightly opened his mouth.
Sora chuckled and announced, “You have food on your plate already.”
“But I want to try your food. Give me a small bite.”
Shaking her head with a smile, she said, “Fine, here.” She gathered a bit of her food and placed it on his spoon.
Not getting what he wanted, he looked at her and showed her a pouting face.
“Aish! Jjinja! You’re such a baby sometimes, you know that?” She forked up the food form his spoon and fed him with it.
He bit away the small pieces of food from her fork and chewed it with joy. It was apparent that he enjoyed being fed by her as he smiled with content.
When she saw him like that, she couldn’t help but to think how adorable he looked when his dimple on the left side of his face appeared. With the food still in his mouth, he got a piece of his omelet and placed the fork before her mouth – wanting to feed her. She responded happily as she ate the piece of omelet on his fork.
“Mashta!” she remarked while chewing.
He extended his arm out to get the small bit of food that was on the side of her mouth out. That moment, her heart was flooded with feelings of happiness as she bit her fork while staring at him. She can picture herself eating breakfast with him every morning like this and how sweet and wonderful it would be.
Park Jungsu took notice of her stare and asked, “What’s wrong? Is there something on my face?” He quickly wiped his mouth with a napkin.
She shook her head in response to his question. He then asked her why she was staring at him, to which she answered saying it was nothing and told him to continue eating.
Having finished their brunch, they went back to their room and packed up for their trip back to the city. Once they got everything settled, they set out for their last round of sightseeing in Hakone before Shota comes to pick them up.
They visited the different souvenir shops around the area, trying the different local handmade products like hats and kimonos. Before heading back to the resort, they finally managed to stop by the coffee ice-cream store that Shota mentioned about.
“One coffee ice-cream, please,” he ordered at the counter.
Park Jungsu handed Sora the ice-cream and the strong aroma from the coffee filled the air around them.
“Oh? You’re not getting one for yourself?” she asked with surprise.
He shook his head with a smile. “Nah, I’m alright.”
“Why not? It smells so good!” She took a quick bite of the ice-cream without any hesitation. “Mmm…! It tastes delicious! You should try some, oppa!”
She offered him a bite, but he kindly declined while stepping back. “It’s alright, Sora-ah. You can enjoy it by yourself.”
“Don’t tell me you’re allergic to coffee!”
He chuckled to her remark. “Aniya, it’s just that I’m not a big fan of coffee, that’s all.”
“That’s very unfortunate. I guess I’ll just have to enjoy this all by myself.”
When she took another bite of her ice-cream, it smudged on her upper lip. Before she could reach for a napkin in her pocket, he lifted her chin up and cleaned the smear of ice-cream from her lip by kissing her. The tip of his tongue lightly brushed over her lip, tasting the ice-cream.
He pulled away with the taste of her ice-creamed lip still lingering in his mouth. “Mmm…you’re right, it is delicious.” With a playful smirk, he teased her. “I think I’m starting to like the taste coffee after all.”
It took a few seconds for her to process what just happened and once she realized – the corners of her lips began to elevate as she likes it when he’s being sly.
With Sora still in her moment, Park Jungsu grabbed her by the hand pulled her away. “Come on! Let’s head back to the resort.”
She kept smiling with joy while finishing her ice-cream as they swung their interlocking hands while walking back. The sight of her brought a big grin of bliss to his face and had him wishing that he could always see her like this.
She offered him another bite of the ice-cream and he accepted it with pleasure as they headed back to the resort hand in hand with laughter in the air.
…
When they arrived, Shota was already waiting for them at the lobby. He greeted them both and could see that they were very much enjoying themselves here in Hakone. Once they got everything stowed in the trunk, they set off on their way back to the city.
During their commute back, the two were clasping their hands together and occasionally looking at each other – giggling about the littlest things. Shota could see that the short trip really made things different from the time when they first arrived and was happy about it.
As they arrived at the hotel back in the city, Shota wished them a safe flight back to Seoul while bidding them farewell and hoped they will come back to visit again. They both thanked Shota for driving them back and wish to see him again next time.
The two went back up to their room, feeling exhausted from their trip. They decided to order room service for dinner as they felt too tired to head out to find food. While waiting for their food, Sora offered him to go take a shower first as she needed to send out a few emails before flying back tomorrow.
Once he got out, the fresh scent of his soap from his body filled the room and she could smell it from where she was sitting. He walked over behind her with his white bathrobe and leaned down to see what she was doing.
“You’re not emailing another guy behind my back, are you?” He turned his head and looked at her with a joking smile.
While still focusing on her computer screen, she answered with a mischievous smile, “How did you know? I just sent an email to Minho-ssi about the charity event that’s happening this Sunday.”
In her mind, she could foretell that he will get jealous from her mention of another guy and to which he did. Without warning, he closed her laptop and swirled her chair around to face him. He ambushed her with his two arms on each side of the arm rest of the chair. She complained as he did so. “Yah! I’m still working!”
He stared at her intently and stated, “You’re not supposed to work when I’m around. Moreover, you shouldn’t talk about other men in front of me, especially that Choi Minho guy.”
“But it’s important since the event is happening in a few days from now. Besides, Minho-ssi is just a business affiliate of mine.”
“Business affiliate, huh? Well, let’s hope that’s all there is to it.” He leaned closer and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. “Or else, I’ll just have to lay another one of this on your neck,” he said softly with a cheeky smile as he traced his finger down to where the love mark was.
Sora narrowed her eyes while looking at him and then the corners of her lips slowly began to upheave. “Oppa, you look so adorable when you’re annoyed and jealous. Kyeopta!” She cupped his face with her hands and gave him another kiss.
As he was glad to have received a kiss from her just now, it made him want to capture her sweet candy lips with great passion. When he was about to continue, leaning forward, someone from outside knocked on their door and announced, “Room service!”
“Well, I guess it’s time to eat now.” He brushed her nose with his finger before getting the door.
She was surprised that he wasn’t upset with the interruption this time. However, she couldn’t help but to wonder why he wasn’t as desperate as before.
The hotel staff pushed in the cart that contained their food. While Sora wasn’t looking, Park Jungsu quietly asked the staff if he had brought what he requested. The staff handed him a white box before exiting the room. Sora came out to the dining area when she smelt dinner.
Standing in front of the cart, she opened the lids of the dishes. “Mmm…smells wonderful,” she said while taking a whiff of the food. Having notice of the box he was holding, she asked him, “What is that that you’re holding in your hand?”
He lifted the box in his hand. “Oh you mean this?” It’s nothing special, just something that I ordered the day we got here.”
“Really? Can I have a look? I want to see,” She went over to him.
“You’ll know what is inside later. Right now, it’s time to eat!”
Sora gave him a dubious look as they both sat down at the dining table and began to eat. As they continued with their food, she started to giggle as she found it funny when he’s eating at the dining table with just a bathrobe on. Avoiding any eye contact as it would cause her to burst out in laughter, she just looked at her food instead and forking the little bits and pieces into her mouth while silently chuckling. However, her quiet laughter was audible enough for Park Jungsu to take notice and he looked at her, curious about why she’s giggling to herself.
“Why are you smiling like that?”
She perked up and finally made eye contact with him. “Hmm? Smiling? I’m not smiling.”
“You clearly are.”
“No, I’m not!”
The more she looked at him with his bathrobe and seeing herself with just casual clothing on, made her purse her lips together – trying to hold in the laughter. But it was too much that in the end, she broke out a big grin.
“Okay! What is it that you’re laughing at?” he asked, putting down his cutlery and leaned back on the dining chair.
Finally confessing, she told him that he looked funny, eating with a bathrobe on. He looked at her with a mischievous smirk. “So you want me to take this off?”
She almost choked on her food from what he has just said. “Aniya!” she waved both her hands, telling him not to.
He let out a hearty laugh as she reacted gullibly. “I’m just kidding with you. Now, hurry up and finish your food.”
Then he stood up from the table, making his way to the bedroom.
“Where are you going? You’re done eating?”
“I need to check my emails too, you know? You’re not the only one that needs to work.” Then he disappeared from her sight.
After twenty minutes, she finally finished eating and made her way into the bedroom and found him sitting at the office table, screening through his own laptop. Somehow, there was something different, something she hadn’t got a chance to notice before till now and that was the way he looked when he’s working. Although she may have met up with him before for the charity event, but never has she really saw him so focused and sophisticated with his half-framed Hugo Boss’ glasses on.
Not wanting to disturb him, she tip-toed her way towards the bathroom to freshen up. When she pushed open the door to the bathroom, she was amazed by what she saw before her.
The bathroom was dim, with candles lit up by the marbled bathtub and countertop. A sweet lavender aroma filled the entire bathroom, making it very relaxing. Step by step, she walked towards the countertop. There it laid a neatly folded bathrobe with a card and red rose on top. She picked up the card and read it.
Hope you will enjoy this aromatherapy bath that I have prepared for you.
Love,
Jungsu
Her heart felt contented and touched after reading the card and seeing the preparations he has made for her. She smiled blissfully while sniffing on her rose. As she turned towards the bathtub, it was already filled up and the temperature was just right. Without hesitation, she undressed herself and stepped into the bathtub, enjoying the whole ambience that Park Jungsu has prepared for her.
…
After taking the bath, she came out in her bathrobe with her entire body drowned with the calming smell of lavender. By that time, he had already stowed away his laptop and was resting in bed with his back up against the wall.
Although he knew she came out already due to the strong scent of lavender, but his eyes were too busy focusing on something else that he didn’t give her a glance. “Finished your bath already? I thought it would take you a bit longer.”
“Mmhmm,” she sounded in response, but soon her eyes quickly widened when she saw him holding her camera and looking through the pictures.
She quickly charged and jumped onto the bed and cried out loud. “Yah! What are you doing?”
The force of her jump caused a big motion on the bed, almost sending Park Jungsu falling. When she tried to retrieve her camera back from him, he pulled it away, making it difficult for her to reach.
“Wae? I’m just looking at the pictures we took together in Hakone.”
Sora knelt on the bed, looking powerless with a pout. She looked at him with reservation and asked, “You didn’t see other pictures, did you?”
“What other pictures? Are there other pictures that I’m not supposed to see?” he asked with cheekiness in his eyes and voice.
Her face blushed as she looked away and denied. “Aniya!”
He looked at her for a few seconds and said, “But if I hadn’t known you, I would have thought you’re a bit creepy with all those pictures you took of me and my arms and all.” While he said that, he began to go through her camera again.
The one thing she didn’t want him to see, he had already seen while she was taking her bath.
“Aniya! This is so embarrassing!” she shrieked, covering her face with her hands to hide her beet red face.
From the way she reacted, he couldn’t help but to laugh vigorously. He found it amusing to tease her in different ways and she was really different from the first time he had met her at the department store.
He tried pulling her hands away from her face. “Come on, stop hiding.”
However, she kept firm with her hands. “How can I when you’re laughing at me like that?”
He grinned, still finding it funny. In between his laughs, he promised her that he won’t laugh and asked her to put down her hands as he stopped laughing.
When she had her hands down and looked at him, her heart began to race. With captivation in his eyes, he placed his hand on her face. For a moment, she thought he would lean forward and kiss her. Deep down, he wanted to but he didn’t and instead told her that it’s time for bed.
She was taken aback when he didn’t do what she thought he would do and began to worry if he’s really lost interest in her. But if he did, why would he go through all the trouble to prepare the bath for her? She was starting to feel a bit insecure.
“Well, have a good night’s rest, my Baby Princess.”
When he was about to stand up from the bed to make his way out to the living room, she grabbed onto his hand. She pulled him back onto the bed, leaving him sitting on the side looking at her.
“What’s wrong, Sora-ah? I’ll be just outside in the living roo—,”
“Can you stay here with me?” She interrupted him and tightened her grip on his hand as she asked.
He was a bit stunned when he saw the dismay look on her face and never did he thought he would see her like this.
“I don’t want to sleep alone tonight.”
Hearing her say that, he didn’t want to refuse and so he agreed to her request. “Alright, but I’ll just sleep on this side of the bed.” He got into the covers and lied down with his back on the bed.
At the same time, she rested next to him. He could smell the lavender scent from her body as she snuggled closed to him. He tried to avoid eye contact with her by looking up at the ceiling. He knows that if he does, he might not be able to control himself. However, when he least expected, she rested her head on his chest, startling him a bit. He could feel the warmth of her body right next to him as she snuggled more closely.
His heart began to beat heavily as he called out her name softly, “Sora-ah~”
“Let me just rest like this for tonight,” she said with a tired voice.
He looked down at her and carefully wrapped his arms around her shoulder. He switched off the room lights and gently pulled her closer as they spent the night in each other’s embrace.
***
As the morning sun rose, it beamed its rays of sunlight into the room – casting its light on the two, who were still comfortably sleeping in the same bed. Although Sora had laid her head on Park Jungsu’s chest last night, however it was no longer the case anymore as he was now the one who is unconsciously laying his own head on her tender chest. (ROFL)
As he rested there, the sunlight finally woke him up as he squinted from the brightness. When he managed to fully open his eyes, it was then that he realized that he was resting on a daring place. His ears began to turn beet red as he slowly slipped is head away and got back to his original position. It seemed like the two were naturally taking turns in resting on each other’s chest. As soon as he got back into his original pose, she once again turned and rested her head on his firm chest. Despite feeling a bit shy, he has always dreamt of sleeping in bed with his lover resting her head on his left chest so that she could listen to his heartbeat in the morning.
With her head on his chest, the feelings of content and warmth flooded his heart. The more time he spends with her, the deeper the feelings he has for her grew and the more he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He never thought that her appearance into his world would be this wonderful and have such impact on his life to the state that he’s willing to commit his entire life to her. He caressed her hair and delivered a light kiss on her forehead to let out his affection for her.
After being kissed, she tightened her arm around him and looked up at him with her eyes barely opened. When he saw her, he thought she looked beautiful with her lightly flushed face and soft pink lips. He pulled her closer with his strong arm and lifted her chin up to land another kiss on her lips.
“Did you sleep well last night?” he asked with a smile.
She played his eyebrows with her fingers and answered softly, “Yes, I did and you?”
He showed an agonizing expression. “Not that great since someone numbed my arm with her head resting on my chest, making it hard to move.” It was almost becoming a habit for him to tease her whenever he got the chance.
She quickly pushed him away and sat up from the bed. She narrowed her eyes as he grinned. Without hesitation, she grabbed the pillow behind her and battered him with it.
Park Jungsu tried to block her attack while pleading for her to stop, but Sora wasn’t going to let him go that easily as she hit him as hard as she can with the pillow. “Oh! I thought someone said their arm is numb, but it seems like he’s perfectly fine right now and could even block my attacks.”
“Ah! I’m sorry, Sora-ah! Please!” Pleading in between his laugh, he managed to grab her around her waist and pinned her back down onto the bed as she squeaked.
“Yah! Let me go!”
He watched her cutely struggle beneath him and stated, “I’m not planning to let you go, not for a million years! You’re mine now!”
“In your dreams, Park Jungsu! There are plenty of men waiting in line for me back home. In terms of you, you’re actually quite far from owning me,” she informed while still struggling to escape his arrest.
His smile immediately vanished as his expression changed. He looked at her as he kept her held down. “Jjinja?”
“You didn’t know? Did you really think I’m always working for fun? It was actually a way for me to distance myself away from them.”
“Don’t tell me, you kept on working and working because you want to distance yourself from me?”
After being asked the question, the corners of her lips began to rise. “If I am, do you think I’d still be here in bed and fooling around with you?”
Her response lifted up his spirit as he confidently stated, “So those other men are no match for me then, correct? Since as of the moment right now, the only person who can do this is me.” He leaned down and kissed her soft pink lips that he’s been waiting to touch for a while.
When he parted from the kiss, Sora suggested, “You are so conceited, do you know that?”
Laughing heartily to her statement, he answered, “Yeah, I know. But is that why you named me as ‘Mr. Arrogant’ in your contact?”
“Hey! Don’t tell me you went through my phone!”
He only gave her a big smirk in reply. The two continued to fool around for a bit before gathering all their belongings and head back to Seoul.
***
After checking out of the hotel, the two arrived at the airport to check in. Once they’ve passed through customs and immigration, they arrived at the gate for their flight. While waiting, Sora took out her phone and called Melissa.
“Hey Melissa, I’m going to be arriving in Seoul in a few hours’ time and I need you to help me check the progression of the maintenance and repair at my place since I need to find somewhere to stay in the meantime. Also, ask if it’s possible for me to go back and pack some of my things while I stay elsewhere.”
“Sure, I’ll call them shortly after,” Melissa answered.
“Thanks and I’ll call you again once I land.”
“Alright, but where are you planning to stay in the meantime?”
Sora sighed in frustration. “I don’t know where to stay yet, maybe I’ll find a nearby hotel or someth—”
Before she could complete her sentence, Park Jungsu who was sitting beside her, snatched the phone out of her hand and told Melissa over the phone, “She’s going to be staying at my place.” During the whole time, he was actually quietly eavesdropping on their conversation.
Sora quickly snatched her phone back and bickered, “Yah! Park Jungsu! Who said I’m going to stay at your place?”
“You agreed that time while we were in bed that morning.”
“You only suggested, but I didn’t agree to it!”
Melissa who was on the other end of the line overheard their entire argument. When Sora finally got back on the phone with Melissa, she was quickly asked, “So you two slept together in the same bed already? Wow! You go girl!”
She quickly denied, though it was technically true that they were in the same bed. “No! It’s not what you think, Melissa! We didn’t do anything of that sort, if that’s what you’re thinking!”
“What? You mean you both haven’t done ‘it’ yet?”
It took her a few seconds to answer Melissa’s question. “No, not yet,” she replied with a bit of disappointment in her voice. Her tone of voice from her reply caught his attention as he wondered why she sounded blue.
“Well since you’re going to stay at his place, you should make good use of this opportunity to make ‘it’ happen!” Melissa mischievously suggested.
“I’m just going to hang up now. I’ll call you later. Bye.” She hung up the phone and placed it back into her handbag. Then she noticed he was looking at her and so she turned to him and asked, “What is it?”
“You sounded a bit down just now. What did Melissa say to you?”
“Nothing, she didn’t say anything,” she answered without making any eye contact with him.
He narrowed his eyes, making a suspicious stare and suggested, “You’re lying. Tell me, what did she say to you?”
She continued to deny, not wanting him to know that she’s somewhat disappointed that they haven’t proceeded to the next stage. Despite their relationship has only started not so long ago, but she has already developed the desire for him in bed. This was something she doesn’t want him to know. She didn’t want him to think she’s weird and that easy-going. However, one thing that continued bothering her was why he kept backing away when they were about to get deeply intimate ever since that night at Hakone.
Before he can probe her further, the announcement began to ask passengers flying in the business cabin to get ready for boarding, which saved her from getting questioned by him any further. He had no choice but to let her off the hook this time. However, he won’t let her off that easily the next time.
I apologize to all my readers here for taking so long to post this chapter as I have been occupied with my work and all. However, thank you all for being patient with me and supporting this fanfic.
I would also like to thank my LLT (@Playerkbd) for taking her time to help me edit this chapter. *HUGS*
@Huey, you should refrain from distracting me with T.O.P. pictures when I'm trying to write my fanfic. ROFL When I see his stare, I can't think properly. LOL
Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I'll try my best to find time to work on the next chapter if time permits. Thank you all again and have a wonderful day. ^^
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