We decided not to cross the line.

Episode 106. Love Confession

[Episode 106. Recommended BGM - Daisy by Delorians]





Hunji and I, who had come home,

spent several hours sitting there without saying a word.





Before long,

the sun had set.





"This won’t do.

Let’s go out. Get some fresh air...

Let’s go eat something delicious."





If I had been alone,

I might have just fallen asleep right there.

Still, I wanted to match Hunjii’s mood.





"You know we couldn’t eat steak yesterday.

So, shall we

go eat the steak Hunjii likes?"






"Today, let’s eat something you like, Jeong-a.

You’ve had a hard time..."





"When I’m having a hard time...

seeing Hunjii actually makes me feel better?"





Hunjii chuckled and scratched his head.




"Ah... your standards are really high, aren’t they."




He joked in that casual, easygoing way.

Thanks to that, I laughed too.





We headed to a restaurant

near Miguel’s café.




When we went inside the restaurant,

he pulled out a chair and said, looking at me,




"Ladies first"





"If you do that for other women too, I’ll know, you hear me?

I won’t just sit still."





"Absolutely! I’m only good to one woman.

A man who’s good to everyone is a playboy."





"There are quite a few pretty women around Hunjii.

I’m always nervous."





"Good grief... you worry about everything, don’t you.
 
So what?

In the end, who won me over?"





He brought his fist

up to my mouth like it was a microphone.





"Me, me!!"





Our back-and-forth,

was as perfect as ever today.

 



We had a delicious dinner

and headed to the park near our place with a can of beer each.





"Hunjii...

the last time, Hunjii said

that timing matters in life.

Do you think we met at the right time?"

Why do we always end up hurting someone?"





He glanced at my face as we walked side by side,

then held my hand.





"I don’t know yet whether we met at the right time.

We’ll only know after more time passes.

That’s just how life is..."





"Ah... right..."





"And... don’t think that we’re always hurting someone.

Not every meeting leads somewhere, you know.

Someday that person will meet their own fate too.

Then today’s wounds will gradually get better as well."

I stared blankly at his face.





'So I’m falling for someone this wonderful...'





"Why? You’re staring at me all tenderly again, aren’t you?"





"No. I’m just looking at you plainly."





Without turning his gaze toward me,





he went on.

"Don’t hurt yourself too much.





If you’re hurting, I hurt too."

"I’m so glad Hunjii is by my side right now.





Did I say that before?

Thank you so much for coming to find me."

"Don’t thank me—





tell me what I actually want to hear."

"What you want to hear?"





"Come to think of it...





you never really say that one, do you?"

I could only hold back my laughter.





"You know what it is, don’t you.





Come on, say it already!"

My face got hot for no reason.





"...I love you."





"Yay!!"


 


"Then... let’s do as you say."