We decided not to cross the line (Season 2)

Episode 93. Queen of Domestic Support

Inside a car heading to Seoul.

I said to Hunji.





"Hunji,

share your schedule with me, please."





Hunji looked at me,

as if puzzled.





"Why do you need the schedule?"





"I’m going to try taking care of you a bit.

On the days you leave early at dawn,

I’ll pack you sandwiches and coffee,

and on the days you come home late,

I’ll stay up and wait for you.

I’ll even take snacks for the staff,,,"


"And... what else do you do when you take care of someone?

I should know from trying it, but... I’ve never done it before."





I laughed awkwardly.





"Why are you doing that for me?"






"Even if we break up someday,

I don’t want to leave any regrets behind."






"Why would we break up?
 
I said I’d ask for your permission."



He said sternly.





"Even if... I mean, if it really ever happens."


"I can give you a face mask every day,

and foot baths?

I can even run you a bath."





Hunji didn’t smile.

Instead, as if trying to confirm something,

he quietly studied my face.




"I... you don’t have to do that for me.

Just having Junga by my side

is enough..."






"I want to do it.

Think of it as playing Queen of Taking Care of Someone,

and I’ll give it a try."





As soon as I got home,

I had Hunji take a shower first.




While he did that, I

changed the bed sheets to fresh ones,

and lit an aromatic incense stick.




After he came out of the shower,

I dried his hair,

and then I

put a face mask on him.





"Oh right, I’ll go make some herbal tea

that helps you sleep."





"Junga... I’m fine."




Hunji said, looking at me.




"Just stay next to me."





"Why? Don’t you like it?"





I asked, pouting.

He waved his hands in protest.





"No... it’s not that I don’t like it...

It’s just that you’re doing things you usually don’t,

and it’s making me nervous."





"I’m telling you, I’m going all in on you

for the next three months.

Didn’t you hear what I just said?

I’ll make herbal tea.

Lean back against the headboard and get comfortable."





I hurriedly made a cup of warm herbal tea

and went into the bedroom.




"If you drink the whole thing, you won’t sleep well

because you’ll have to go to the bathroom, so only drink half."




When he had drunk about half of it,

I took the teacup and said to him,





"Hurry and lie down. Sleep comfortably.

I’m going to prepare tomorrow morning’s menu

and then go to bed."


 



"Junga...

let’s just stay the way we usually are."





I looked at him silently.






"Don’t be nervous...

I just really want to do this for you

at least once."






"Hurry and wash up.

I only fall asleep quickly if Junga lies down beside me."

"Okay.






Then I should get up a little early in the morning.

I’ll wash up quickly."

The next morning, or rather, dawn.





Careful not to wake Hunji,

I slipped out of the bedroom.

So we could have something simple for breakfast,





I made yubu sushi and doenjang soup.

And then,





I sent a message to Jinseo.

[Jinseo. Don’t tell Mom, and on a day you have time,





come to Teacher’s cafe for a lesson.]

A reply came shortly after.

[Really?





Back then Uncle told you not to do it because Teacher would have a hard time...





Can I really come?]

[Yeah. You can come!!

Come starting this week.

I’ll prepare you for the test!!]





That was when.

Hunji called out to me loudly and

opened the bedroom door.




"Junga!! Junga!!"

"Ah... you startled me.

Why? Why are you calling so loudly?"





"Ah... so you were here...





I was startled because you weren’t next to me.

You sleep in late in the morning, too,





so when did you get up?"

"I made breakfast.

Eat first, then go out."

"Breakfast?"





"It’s nothing fancy,

just yubu sushi and doenjang soup





so you can eat quickly."





"Junga, you got up this early

just to make me breakfast?"

"Yes. So hurry up,

eat, and let’s get going."





Hunji kept staring at me,

unable to close his mouth.





"Hunji. Hurry and get ready.

Want me to wash your face too?"





He burst out laughing.

While he washed up and got ready to go out,





I brewed coffee and poured it into a thermos.

"Hunji.




One is iced coffee,

and the other is hot coffee.

Share them with the manager depending on your taste."





"Junga...

I feel so awkward, like I’m with another woman right now."

"Have I...

not done enough for you all this time?"

I suddenly felt sorry.






"No...

who does that much while dating?

These days I even hear guys say it’s hard to get breakfast





even after getting married.

If you work together, it’d be even harder to do that."




"Ah!! Right, right..."




He came out of the dressing room carrying something.

"This..."

What he handed me was an envelope.

"What’s this?"

"Um... money and cards."





"Why?"




"You said you’re not working for a while now.




And this card...





you have to use it at least once a day."




"Compulsorily?"





He nodded.





"Wait... are you monitoring where I go?"





"That’s right. Why are you so quick to catch on?ㅎ"

"Why?"

"I just... I was worried you might go somewhere far away."






"If I don’t use this card, that’s all."





"True, but...





if you promise me, you’ll keep it, Junga.





I’ll check every day.





Whether you used it or not."





"Okay. I’ll do that.





But what’s the limit?





Can I spend it all in one day?"

Hunji once again stared at me, mouth open.

"The limit was... how much was it again..."

I snorted at his answer.





"Invite your older brother, Hunji,

and the friend who came that time too.

This time I’ll try making something different."




"Is it okay if people call you Princess?"





"That’s a little scary, but...




since they’re important to you, Hunji,




I want to cook for them and treat them."

"I feel like I’m dreaming right now.

If I marry Junga, will you do all this?"





"Of course not... obviously!!"





I shot him a quick sidelong glance and continued.

"I told you, didn’t I?

I’ve taken a little break from work.





I’m a woman who’s far from being good at taking care of a man.ㅎ"

After seeing Hunji off,





I also got ready to head to the cafe for work.




Then Suyeon called me.





I boasted to her about everything I’d done that morning.

"Junga, you changed that much?

That kid who was so sleepy in the morning she couldn’t even eat the breakfast people made for her,





what? You made breakfast?

Wow... I guess I’ll live long enough to see anything."





"Call me Queen of Taking Care of Someone from now on!!"

"Wow... the power of love really is amazing!"

"I... want to go back there once more."