HEAL || Lee Minho

24. A Month of Exam Preparations

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Minho and Haejin were near to the fourth month of their marriage. And, the past month had been the best out of the three months, at least till now, because the way the two cared for each other, the way Minho and Haejin showed each other affection, the way they would do small things to surprise each other, everything was more than perfect.

Someone might think that how can a couple get so close in just a month, but to know, it wasn't just a month, and eight years. Both were still oblivious of the fact that they indeed were, and are perfect for each other but that didn't interfere with the way they loved each other. Rather than words, both were more drawn by actions. Some days Minho would bring Haejin flowers, take her on random dates, shower her with pecks to bed. The other days would be Haejin especially learning to make a pudding for him, watching anime with him (she wasn't into anime but she watched it for him), and again, showering him too with kisses and hugs.

The pure connection between the two could be felt by anyone and everyone, as if their souls were truly connected. As promised, Minho would ask Haejin time to time, about the things that she feared in a relationship. He would always give her time and space to discuss things, so that she could tell him about the way she thought about certain things and Minho would be glad that she was, at last telling him things day by day. He would make a mental note everytime to not do things which would put Haejin in any kind of doubt, and would even brainstorm at times thinking how could he make her feel even more loved and more precious than she already was to him.

Haejin was no less. She knew about the lack of care in Minho's life so she would go above and beyond to just make him feel that he was cared for. Waking him up with sweet words and touches, making his favourite food for breakfast, texting him during the day, watching animes with him, going to shop stuff for the cats along with him and last, cuddling him to sleep, holding him so tight yet gently so that he could feel, that she loved him, she cared for him, she never wanted to let go of him and she would never let go of him.

Nothing was yet, sexual between them. But the connection they had built through the exchange of words, gifts, food and simple touches was more intimate than sex could ever be.

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It took Haejin less than a week to realise that maybe asking Minho for help in studies was not the best idea. Sure, he made it easier for her to understand things, but with such a handsome man, who would focus on how contracts should be formulated? Probably, not her.

In addition to that, he really was serious when teaching her, not at all joking, teasing, and she found him hot. Minho was handsome, respectful, romantic and he was smart. What else could one ask for in a guy? She would often find it difficult to focus with the hot guy beside her teaching her, and he would always give her looks when he would find her staring. Hell, it would do things to him too. Who wouldn't like seeing their partner so entranced by them? But, at the moment, her studies were more important so he would ignore the rapid beating of his heart to help her with studies. They had their whole life ahead to flirt and be romantic, the only thought by which Minho had been stopping himself from getting carried away and just cuddle her to death.

One such day was when, Minho was teaching Haejin the subject she despised the most, Production Operations Management. It was a Wednesday, around ten to twelve days before her final exams. And, as usual she could not focus, the only difference being she had two reasons for not focusing this time.

One, Minho was handsome.

Two, it was her least favourite subject.

"You're lucky I'm the one teaching you.", Minho spoke, as he felt her piercing gaze on himself, internally screaming.