I SAW SANTA KILL SOMEONE

CH: 26 "Tick Tock"

CH: 26 "Tick Tock"

(Ji-Cheol POV)

I opened my eyes in bed; Celeste was asleep beside me.

We have been sleeping on the same bed since that day, and we do other things as well.

A smile came across my face as I stared at her. She is honestly so beautiful.

She was sound asleep, and I held back a smirk. I know she's tired, especially with the night we had last night.

Yet, I wanted to go for another round, but I understood that she needed rest. I mean, I don't want to keep that away from her.

Everything is going great, but I want to have a serious conversation with Celeste.

Not because I want to end anything we have going on but because I want to make sure we have this conversation to see if Celeste will honestly be okay with all of this. I want her to be okay with the kind of person I am. I want to ensure that she is okay with choosing me and can be okay with what I do.

Not many people are willing to sign up to be with someone who has my kind of lifestyle, and if I'm being honest, I don't blame them, but I want Celeste to sign up for the lifestyle I have. I want her to accept it because I want her to be with me, and I want to be with her.

I understand that what I do isn't ideal, but many bad people don't get punished for their horrible actions. I just can't let that slide, the people who do awful things, hurt someones loved one, and have done fuck up shit deserve to be punished, whether it's by the government or not.

"Hey, when did you wake up?" Celeste asked. I turned my attention to her and noticed that she was awake.

"Good morning," I said, smiling at her.

"Good morning, is everything okay, or you can't sleep?" She asked me with a curious facial expression.

"I'm fine. I was just thinking about a few things, that's all." I said to her, not wanting her to be worried. The last thing I want is for her to be concerned.

"No, something is wrong. Talk to me." She said.

I stared at her and hesitated if I should talk about it now, but the look Celeste gave me helped me decide to talk about it with her.

"I'd like to know if you are okay with being with me. With someone who has the lifestyle that I have, I know it's going to be a lot, and there might be times when you're unable to handle the lifestyle I live, which might annoy you. Yet, I want to be selfish and ask you to stick with me through those things. I will do the same with you for anything and everything." I said. I could hear my voice crack. Being vulnerable with someone and putting everything on the table is difficult, especially when you want the best and nothing but the best.

She smiled softly and nodded her head.

"I know you're worried, Ji-Cheol, and that's normal. It's okay to be concerned. I'm worried too. We're both leaping into something, but we know what we're jumping into. We put all our cards on the table, were honest with each other, and talked about what we wanted. I am okay with accepting what you do and why you do it, and I understand. Is it a hard pill to swallow? Absolutely but I'll have some water to help me with that. I don't plan on going anywhere." She said.

"And, we can always talk about anything that bothers us. Anything that we feel the need to talk about, we don't have to keep things bottled up inside or keep things to ourselves," She said; relief filled my body.