HOPELESS LOVE [CHOI SEUNGCHEOL]

CH: 26

Shasha

"I will agree to this marriage proposal, not just because this ring is on my finger or I'm the owner of this ring but because..." I took a pause and a deep breath, "I love him"

I suddenly felt like I could hear my voice, and looked down, I felt embarrassed, and heat spread across my face. I was unable to look at him. I nodded and started walking towards his car.

"Shasha?" I heard him call my name, not now I was way too embarrassed. I reached his car, he unlocked it and then I got in. He got in as well, I felt his presence and looked at him after gathering the courage to look at him and I saw him leaning towards me. my heart beating fast and my breath was stuck, I couldn't breathe anymore. I saw him pulling the seatbelt "put on the seatbelt, every time and you always forget about it's existence" he pulled himself back and I released the air I was holding in.

"Are you okay?" he asked me out of the blue, "huh?"

"you looked fine a while ago when mum hugged you, do you have a fever?" he brought his face closer to me. "Stop!" I somehow managed to say this to me, "your mum doesn't know you're such a flirt" I whispered the last part, I knew he is a flirt and the reason he got so many admirers

"what did you say? My mum doesn't know what?"

"Nothing!" I said and looked outside, I felt him putting on his seatbelt, "okay, if you say so" and he started driving. He switched on music, he was playing some good music, soft music.

Something inside me was telling me to tell him to forget what happened inside and pretend that he didn't hear anything, I wanted him to forget everything that happened and not to think about it ever.

"Seungcheol"
"Shasha"

We spoke at the same time again, we were in sync, "you go first" he said, "no you first" I replied.

"You're stubborn"

"I know"

"Mum loves you a lot, that day when I went home after Jeonghan's wedding, she was happy, way too happy. She couldn't stop talking about you and how she was happy I choose you. She was happy at the thought of you being my wife and being the daughter-in-law in my family, if only words could describe how she reacted that day, trust me, I am not lying about this" and that's how my will to tell him what I wanted to say earlier died, I know he loves his mum a lot and her happiness meant a lot to him. "thankyou so much Shasha and I mean it."

"there's nothing to be thankful for, I didn't do anything" he stopped the car and I looked at him.

"you did." He went out of the car; my eyes followed his figure walking to the other side and then opening my door. "Come out" I was confused until I saw a big flower shop. I was surprised to be specific. He held my hand, suddenly; it was so sudden that I couldn't think twice, we were not in front of anyone so he didn't have to hold my hand, then why would he.

"Welcome sir and ma'am" there was a lady who greeted us. I returned her a smile with a nod. "What are you looking for?"

"Azaleas" I looked at him, I knew he felt my eyes on him, I was about to speak about why he needs azaleas right now, and if he needed then he could've come tomorrow or anytime but not with me? or did he mistake that whole conversation which he heard earlier in my shop; before I could speak, he leaned towards me "just wait and let me do this" a shiver ran down my spine because of his voice, and his lips touched my ears.

"Just azaleas sir?"

"Yes, just Azaleas, please make the bouquet pretty also can I take Azaleas to keep them in a flower vase?"