🔞 The Inheritance

24 - Her First Night

Hoseok's POV

The next morning, Hoseok's room

My eyes opened to the most beautiful scene in my life. Haneul's arms were wrapped around my chest, her eyes fluttering to catch up with her dreams. She looked peaceful, though her lipstick was smudged from kissing me until we'd both fallen asleep.

I felt my heart swell with a sense of primal satisfaction.

She's mine.

I finally got to kiss her last night. Every minute of her lips on mine was like a heavenly duet.

'Fuck. I'm a claims lawyer. Since when did I become so poetic?'

Still, I can't seem to have enough of her. She is so tender and gentle, yet she can be very forthright when she wants something.

I felt a smile spread across my face. Just then, she stirred in her sleep, her eyes fluttering open, like a princess in a movie.

Before she noticed that I was awake, I closed my eyes and pretended as if I were still asleep.

I was curious to see what she'd do.

"Good morning Hobi." She whispered to me, cuddling even closer to me and placing a sweet kiss on my cheek.

I guess this was a good idea.

"Hosoek? Oppa?" She gently shook me awake, realising that I was holding her tight around her waist so she couldn't sit up in bed.

"Hmmm....? Yes, my love?" I murmured in my 'fake sleep', turning to face her, but wrapping a leg around hers in the process. I pressed my lips to hers, giving her a quick peck, but also sucking on her bottom lip a little.

It felt so good to hold her like this. Although...

Ahh... Ssi-bal. Not again.

I stiffened and let go of all pretense. I could feel the morning difficulty making my life more complicated than it should be.

I gently let go of her, chuckling at my own plight. 'To kiss her or not to kiss her? Where would that lead?'

Haneul, had ceased her chance and scurried off to use the facilities in her new room, while I lay in bed, dress shirt and pants still on, pondering my future with her. Just then, my room door opened and a curious Jungkook walked in, still in his blue and white striped pyjamas.

"Good morning hyung. How did the date go last night?" He grinned while eyeing my attire, already knowing the answer. He perched himself at the edge of my bed, and I noticed he smelled faintly like gimbap when he reached over to pinch my cheeks in the way only a younger brother can.

But that was besides the point.

I shifted crossly, Jungkook sitting back where he was moments ago and sat up against the pillows, rubbing my eyes irritably.
"Swimmingly. As you know, Eric showed up, dressed as Jimin." I replied, still a bit annoyed that my so-called 'brother-in-law' gatecrashed my date with Haneul.

"Yeah... It's spooky how he managed to get the mould of hyung's face just right. It looked expensive too. Makes you wonder what he's been getting up to these past four years." Jungkook commented.

"That's true. But I'm more interested in where his father is getting all that money from. The spoiled brat hasn't worked a day in his life since he left the military." I wondered out loud. Jungkook nodded in agreement with my statement.

"Not everyone is as fortunate as we are hyung." Jungkook replied, looking up from his interlaced fingers at me. The look in his eyes said more than he just had.