Hard to love : A haesoo love story

Chapter 4: A romantic gateway (part 1)

Hello everyone, 

This chapter starts in the morning after the concert. I had to split it in two otherwise it would have been way too long. 

I hope you enjoy.

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Jisoo slowly awoke, her eyes still adjusting to the darkness that surrounded her. The curtains had been pulled shut, not a single ray of light peeking through, it took her a few moments to remember where she was. She stretched her left arm out looking for her boyfriend, but he wasn't there.

Jisoo was feeling the effects of what she had put her body through in the past few weeks; her back and left shoulder were screaming, her throat felt like sandpaper, and she was beginning to realize that her body had changed dramatically in the last three years, even though she was in the best condition she could be in.

With a press of the remote, Jisoo opened the curtains, took a sip from the water bottle that was on the nightstand and then reached for her phone. The notifications on her screen were almost overwhelming - her mother, sister, assistant, and manager had all called more than once, and the Kakaotalk groups she was part of - Snowdrop, Blackpink team and crew, Blackpink members only, and the Kim family group - had all been extremely active. In total, she had over 800 unread messages - not to mention the individual chats of numerous friends and family. She ignored all of them and went straight to the chat with Haein.

Chuperman 💖: Good morning Beautiful. You were sleeping so soundly; I didn't have the heart to wake you. I decided to squeeze in a workout. I'll be back around noon.

It was nearly 11:30 am. She had managed to get a full 8 hours of sleep.

My Judy 🐰: Hurry back. The bed is empty without you!

Chuperman 💖: Stay where you are! I am on my way!

A light laugh escaped Jisoo's lips as she quickly made the finishing touches for her clandestine getaway with Haein. She double-checked, sending a message to his manager to make absolutely sure that Haein had an entire two days of freedom without any knowledge of her plans. She quickly dialed up her assistant and manager to make sure that all the check-in arrangements were sorted out. Furthermore, she requested that her assistant pack a bag for her and told her to purchase some groceries then place it all in their accommodation. Apart from needing to get some Kimchi and Banchan from her grandmother, Jisoo had one more request for her manager - to pick up a guitar that Chaeyung was lending her. She had put in the order with her grandmother on Friday evening after the concert.

Jisoo had come up with the idea of planning a special "weekday" glamping adventure for them both as a surprise. She wanted them to spend 48 hours uninterrupted in nature, as much as Jisoo's bug phobia allowed. She had rented a glamping villa in 67 village, a luxury camping resort located a mere hour from Seoul. Their spacious tent like villa was equipped with a private Hinoki Jacuzzi, a home cinema, massage chair, a cozy fireplace, and a BBQ grill. Along with the 5-star hotel amenities, they even had access to a basket ball hoop and a private trail to a nearby waterfall.

In order to pass the time while she waited for her boyfriend, Jisoo decided to take a relaxing bath with a coffee milk and answer the numerous messages she had received. Her fingers worked quickly, too quickly for her to notice Haein enter the room.

Haein joked "This is definitely not my bed" as he walked over to Jisoo, mischief in his eyes. Carefully, he extended his arm, dipping his fingers in the bathwater to test its temperature, only to find that it had cooled considerably.