16. Their First Night

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Marital bliss was going well for Wonwoo and Inha. They both adapted to their living situation and new routines fairly quickly. Their mornings were spent getting to their respective schedules, Inha attending college while Wonwoo went to HYBE for his idol life. They spent some of their evenings with the rest of the members in the penthouse above their apartment. Inha, though shy at first, gladly became friends with each and everyone of Wonwoo's members. Sarang and Ayat soon became her pillars of strength in the household. She only happened to see FeiFei when she bumped into her in the hallways or during her grocery shopping trips. However Inha soon realized that FeiFei liked to keep to herself except for the sad smile she gives Inha whenever Inha greets her. 

"Wonwoo-ssi, what is the deal with Junhui-ssi and FeiFei?" She once asked when they were watching TV in their house. 

"Huh?" He asked her, not really grasping her question as he was engrossed in the show they were watching together. She realized that it was futile to ask him as he was clueless as her.

Like this, they were in their own bubble. However, a typhoon came in their peaceful lives when they knew that Wonwoo's parents were coming from Changwon to stay with them. Wonwoo desperately asked if they would stay in their other Seoul apartment for which he was met with a staunch no. The couple soon realized that there was no running from this. That weekend just before his parents came, Wonwoo and Inha made one final check to make sure everything in the house was spotless and clean and most importantly did not allow for any doubts to seep in the elders' mind about them sleeping separately. Wonwoo helped Inha shift her things to his bedroom with glee which he didn't show outside. Inha meanwhile was already a nervous wreck just thinking about sleeping next to him on the same bed. Soon it was time to play house in front of her in-laws.

The four of them had an Italian dinner at home, thanks to Wonwoo's dad offering to cook. Inha loved all the dishes that her Father-in-law cooked for them. Whereas Mamma Jeon just couldn't take her eyes off her adorable daughter-in-law who ate everything deliciously. And then, it was time to sleep. The younger couple offered to clear up the kitchen together while Wonwoo's parents resigned for the night, but not before giving aggressive suggestive winks towards the two which made the situation even more awkward between the two.

"Sorry about that, my parents can be really silly at times" Wonwoo said as he washed the dishes.

"Huh?" Inha asked, dazed as her focus was entirely on Wonwoo's long and beautiful arms as he had rolled up the sleeves of his shirt to wash the dishes with ease. She was completely mesmerized by the veins in his forearm as he moved them to scrub the pans vigorously.

"Nothing" Wonwoo chuckled when he realized that his wife was distracted because of his arms. "Why don't you wash up first if you are done here?" He asked her for which Inha nodded her head and left the kitchen.

She quickly grabbed her loose t-shirt and sweatpants from the closet that she currently shared with Wonwoo and entered the washroom before she could get even more flustered. 

Just when Wonwoo entered his room after being done with the dishes, he saw Inha exit the washroom. Her hair was wet, the shampoo sweet smelling, her blood rushed cheeks because she was still thinking about his arms, everything seemed to make him falter in his resolve to touch her. But somehow Wonwoo managed to restrain himself. He didn't want to be the husband who jumped on his wife the moment they were together.

He started to remove his make-up that he had had for a schedule, all the while noticing Inha's each and every movement through the mirror. He saw her leaning forward slightly to fluff the pillow on her side when he saw her cleavage because of her loose t-shirt and the faint outline of her white bra. Wonwoo almost cursed under his breath as she was breaking his resolve even without knowing. She looked so beautiful and desirable that it hurt Wonwoo to even glance her way.

She laid down on his bed gingerly, keeping a watchful eye on Wonwoo who was picking out his night clothes. She threw the comforter over her and closed her eyes as it was getting too much for her to be in a closed room with her husband. She willed herself to sleep before he got out after his shower but sleep betrayed her completely. 

Inha was wide awake but with her eyes closed shut when she felt his presence on the other side of the bed. Her senses were assaulted with the smell of aqua from the shower gel that he had just used and the heat radiating off of him. She felt the bed dip, the comforter shift, some shuffling and then it was silent, however both their hearts weren't.

Seconds ticked by. Inha was too afraid to open her eyes to check whether he was indeed sleeping. However she soon felt a warm hand clasping hers and Inha audibly gasped at the sudden contact but soon intertwined her fingers in his. Both of them stayed silent after that, too afraid to speak or do anything else until Wonwoo decided to break the silence because it was becoming too much to bear.

"Katchi game hallae?"  He blurted out without thinking. For him playing computer games was a way to relieve his stress and naturally he expressed his interest to play a game in the dead of night because he was stressed. 

"But I don't know how to play games" Inha expressed her inexperience when he asked if she wanted to play games together.

"I'll teach you" he said, getting up from the bed and going towards his gaming PC with childlike enthusiasm. But his happiness was short-lived when Inha beat him in all the levels they were playing. She was a complete natural and Wonwoo was amazed.

"Are you sure this is your first time playing games? I don't believe you" he said after losing to her for the nth time.

"Trust me Wonwoo-ssi" she said. "Maybe I was born to beat you in games" she said mischievously.

"If it is you, then I don't mind losing" he said and Inha looked at him after pausing the game. They looked at each other for a few seconds, eyes blinking and suddenly as if on cue both of them burst into pure unadulterated laughter.

"Was it so bad?" He asked, wiping his tears of joy.

"It wasn't bad, just corny as hell" she said, still laughing at his bad pickup line.

And thus, they spent all night playing games, both of them passing out only after the faint rays of the sunlight shone through the curtains. But they didn't mind as it was the weekend and they could rest how much they wanted to. Although, his parents grew concerned that both of them hadn't come out to have breakfast but they allowed them to sleep-in.

"Our son must have gone at it for many rounds and made her so tired. Poor thing. Let them both sleep" Mamma Jeon commented, not really knowing what exactly transpired in their room the previous night.
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A/N
Hi guys! I hope you are all doing well!

So I posted another chapter after having so many busy, overwhelming days. But writing this helped me calm down in a way. Who else feels writing is their stress buster? Let me know!

Also I hope you like this chapter! More cute and adorable Inha and Wonwoo moments. I hope you vote and comment on it if you like it.

Thank you so much for the support you guys have been showing me. It means a lot!

TC, love,
Aara!

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