Hold me tight

Final

You were running around your room looking for your bottle of sunscreen. Everything else was packed – the food, first aid, a blanket, your camera, a jacket, just in case, and underwear to change back into. Your phone started ringing. He's here already, you thought.

'Hey, Jaehyun.' you answered.

'Hello, love. I'm here.' He replied.

Panic was plain on your face. 'I'll be there in a sec, I need to find something.'

'Take your time,' he laughed. 'The beach isn't going anywhere.'

You said goodbye and ended the call. Where is the sunscreen? You groaned. Whatever. You grabbed your bags and left your apartment. You managed to slam the door to the lift on your way to the building's entrance. Just a bit longer and we'll be enjoying ourselves in the sun. Jaehyun was waiting for your in his car. He lowered his sunglasses when he saw you approaching.

'Looking good, babe!' he shouted, flashing you a smile.

You threw him a sideways glance and opened the trunk. You put the contents of your food bag into the thermal insulated boxes – grilled sandwiches with turkey and Arugula cheese, an assortment of tangerines, sliced cantaloupes and pineapple, strawberries, pomegranates, pastries filled with cheese, soft-boiled eggs and bacon, potato bread and a plate of honey-roasted ribs.

Jaehyun had already bought the drinks, mostly green tea and cherry Coke, a few bottles of water, a small bottle of white wine, and handfuls of crisps. Not scattered crisps, they were in their bags.

You grabbed a large bottle of water, and a small container of berries to eat in the car. You placed the bottle at your feet, and the berries on your lap, then turned to kiss your boyfriend.

'Are these for me?' he asked, looking at the fruits.

'For both of us. Sharing is caring.' you retorted, placing a strawberry in your mouth. Jaehyun leaned closer to you and opened his mouth. He waited. No berries came.

'I thought you said sharing is caring?' he raised an eyebrow at you.

'Focus on the road.' you replied, reaching for another strawberry. This one was for him.

'Hard to do on an empty stomach.' It's not empty now.

'Do you know how to get there?'

'Yeah, I've looked at the directions on Google last night. Worst case scenario, we bring the GPS out.' He tapped the glove box and opened his mouth again. 'More, please.'

A couple of hours later you passed the sign that welcomed you to Sokcho. It was nice to leave Seoul once in a while, and this time you both happened to be free. You drove around the city for ten more minutes before finding your way to the beach.

'It's really hot out,' you said, looking at your phone.

'Why? What's the temperature?' questioned Jaehyun, checking the wing mirror as he turned into the car park.

'32 degrees. And I forgot the sunscreen at home.'

'Guess we'll have to stay in the shade and go somewhere else after a while.'

'Go where?'

'We'll figure it out after we eat.'

After Jaehyun parked, you got your bags and headed for the beach. There were a lot of people there already. Jaehyun furrowed his eyebrows and looked around.

'There's no empty chairs with umbrellas.' He said.

He dropped the bags on the sand and turned to you. You lowered your hand from your forehead and squinted.