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chapter 26 | Softly

"You can show me..." I change my mind, weakly, and he leans towards me to put the dish on my lap and reveal what he spent some time on. A smile momentarily forms on my face at the sight of the heart-shaped sandwich. I melted and forgot about my supposed pain.

"If you find it ridiculous, tell me, I'll eat it," he dares to doubt and be bashful about this adorable gesture.  I smile at him but press a kiss on his cheek, even though I know I should not. "Thank you, this is the cutest thing someone ever did for me," I do not hide my happiness and pleasure, and I take a look at what is inside. Some whipped cream and slices of strawberries.

This is simple but so meaningful to me, it makes me soft. I cannot keep this as a memory only, I grab my phone and take a picture of it to never forget the image of this, but he chuckles next to me. "Don't do that. I'm embarrassed."

"Why are you? This is so cute and pretty," I beam but drop my phone, and I bite into this sandwich to taste it, even though I do not want to ruin this heart. This is sweet but not too much, fluffy, this is so good. "I love it, Mister Jeon, thank you," I enjoy the taste and how great it feels to eat something and relax.

"I'm glad you do. You know..." he straightens his back and averts his eyes from mine, his hands holding one another. "Five months ago, on this exact same date, we met for the first time," he says, and I cannot even take my eyes off of him after hearing this. "And I want this day to be special, I don't know. Five months are enough to celebrate something important, right?" he smiles, tenderly, and my heart beats faster once he gazes into my eyes. I would not have expected him to consider this date as an important one, this touches me a lot.

"Take a break today, I want it to be a special one, so just relax and let me take care of everything. Okay?" he intertwines his fingers, not breaking the contact between us. My lips turn up, and I agree. "Good. I...Actually, I didn't want to go shopping just for Christmas, it was to enjoy our time together. I wanted to go out with you only, but then, I know Hajoon would find it weird and be suspicious. So, this was the best I found."

"It's okay, going out with you all will make my day for sure. I didn't even expect you to do anything, so no matter what it is, I'm happy," I tell him the truth but see through his features that it relieves him. "I'm glad to hear it."

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11:10 am.

"Y/n," Hajoon asks for my attention as I am standing next to his dad, so I take a look at him. "Do you like it?" he holds a calico cat plushie, and I cannot hold back from smiling. "Yes, it's cute."

"Okay, if you find it pretty, then I buy it. This is my new friend," he hugs it and squeezes it against his chest, walking back towards us. My eyes go back on Mister Jeon to see what he is doing, carrying his baby, who is sleeping, with one arm while taking a closer look at a product. Not being discreet or subtle at all, I reduce the gap that keeps our bodies away from one another, and I go forth to look at this item too when the only thing I want is to have his body close to mine.

I thought I would be able to stand the distance that has been established for a clear reason, but I just cannot, this is too difficult after what happened. I need him as more than a man who cares and protects me. Love is a missing point, but that is the one I want.

"Do you think he would like it?" he checks every inch of the toy, but since Hajoon is right next to us, I provoke him. "Hajoon? Of course he would. This little boy would be happy with this," my eyes land on him as he has not let go of his plushie, and he glares at me. "You're lucky my dad is here," he sticks his middle finger up, but Mister Jeon turns around at the wrong time. "Or else what?" he almost sees it, but Hajoon managed to act innocent very quickly. "Nothing..." he fakes a smile.