𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 || 𝗥𝘆𝗲𝗷𝗶 ✔️

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YEJI

My body froze as I heard Ryujin finish that sentence. The woman stared at me with those pair of intense and teary brown eyes, I could see her anxiety and uneasiness. They looked beautiful, light and soft.

Ryujin's request had caught me off guard, I felt the butterflies in my stomach flutter. Again, only something that she could make me do. Her sweet words accompanied by her penetrating gaze had left me floorless, yet welcomed me in unconditional love. It wasn't an exaggeration, but I swear that I could hear my heartbeat pounding.

Ryujin fidgeted in front of me, giving a gentle rocking in the water of the hot tub, she touched with her thumb the skin of my hand, making a light caress. She was still waiting for an answer. Wake up, Yeji! Say yes! My subconscious shouted alarmingly to my paralyzed body.

"So..." she whispered, letting her eyes lower to my hand, to then reconnect with mine. "Will you marry me, Yeji?"

My lips curled into a smile that made my eyes get squinty, letting the small tears run down my face. I let out a deep breath of air, releasing the emotion that filled my chest with so much fervor.

"Of course I'll marry you, Ryujin," I said, leaning forward to hug her with all the love that I could offer. "Yes!" I whispered in her ear.

Ryujin was smiling, her mismatched breathing revealed that. The woman wrapped my body in a tight hug, letting me feel in an evident way how fast her heart was pounding. Knowing that Ryujin, a so well controlled woman and sure of herself was nervous to ask me to marry her was heartwarming. She sighed in evident relief due to my answer and she got out of my embrace with a gaping smile on her face. Have I mentioned that her smile takes me off orbit? It was just another thing that I loved about her.

Ryujin looked deep into my eyes, still smiling. And slowly captured my right hand to without further ado slide the beautiful and delicate ring on my finger. My heart hammered. When the ring was perfectly positioned on my finger, she tilted my hand and brought it up to her plump lips, placing a soft kiss on it.

"I will make you the happiest wife in this whole world, Yeji," she whispered, staring at me. "I promise."

I leaned my body, getting on my knees in the hot tub. Ryujin's hands landed on my waist, in order to get me closer to her. I promptly inched closer, sat on her lap, making my legs go around her waist. I leaned my forehead against hers, being able to feel her ragged breathing against my face. We were with our eyes closed, just enjoying all the sensation that that moment was offering us. Ryujin's delicate hands went up and down my back in a light caress, full of love.

"I know you will, I trust you, baby," I whispered to her.

Ryujin rubbed the tip of her nose on my cheek slowly, until her lips met mine with lightness. Sliding them against mine, eliciting involuntary sighs from me. Maybe I could never explain the feeling of kissing Ryujin, no type of word would be enough to describe. But I felt that explosion of feelings inside me when I gave myself to her with so much fervor. Can you understand? When you are in the arms of the person that you love the most and all that you want is to never get out of there? You want the whole world to stop so that you can prolong that moment for as long as you can. You just want to feel that, to live all the eternity that that moment can offer you.

"I love you, Yeji. I love you," she whispered with a beautiful smile as soon as we disconnected our lips.

I smiled at her, feeling the happiness take over me.

"I love you, Ryujin. So much." I whispered, holding her face with my hands.

Ryujin tilted her head up and opened her eyes to stare at mine with intensity.