The untold story : Mafia & Cop

31.

-Flashback (cont.)-

It was the afternoon the next day, and Coups and Jeonghan were still asleep. Both were exhausted from all the mental drain they had gone through over the last few days. They hadn't slept well in a while.

After some time, Jeonghan shuffled into sleep, groaning. His eyes closed, and the first thing he sensed was his favorite scent. It was so strong that Jeonghan smiled in his half-sleep. Then he frowned. It was not right. How come Coups' scent is coming this strong, like he is near?

He hurriedly opened his eyes and regretted doing it. His head was pounding with pain. This sudden movement made it even worse. His vision was blurry and couldn't focus clearly. After some deep breaths, it felt alright, and looked around. His breath caught in his throat when he realized whose room he was in.

He was confused at first about how he ended up here. The last thing he remembered was that he was in a cab and going back to the accommodation.

Then he waited for a little and put some pressure on his mind, at last, his memory became clearer and one by one all the blurry dots connected and he figured out how he ended up here.

He was so dazed that he still hadn't realized that someone else was sleeping beside him until he felt the warm breath on the crook of his neck and heaviness around his waist as if someone wrapped their arm around securely.

He pushed his head back to have a better view of the man beside him and he smiled, looking at the serene face of his love. Coups was looking so soft at the moment. His hair ruffled and his lips were slightly apart. He was looking peaceful in his sleep.

Jeonghan turned around and lay on his side, completely facing Coups. He just admires the man before him. He doesn't even want to blink, thinking Coups would disappear if he blinked.

Tears welled up in his eyes and he softly mumbled, "I almost lost you..."

His muffled cries made Coups stir in his sleep. He opened his eyes alerted realizing that Jeonghan was crying.

Coups worried eyes looked at Jeonghan, in his gravelly morning voice, he asked, "Jeonghan... What happened? Are you fine? Are you hurt or something?"

He quickly brought his hand to Jeonghan's face and wiped his tears. Jeonghan on the other felt more like crying at his warm touch.

Coups asked again, "Why are you crying?"

Jeonghan smiled, "Just thinking about how I almost lost you. The last few days were so painful that it made me doubt that if it was real or not. What if I blink and you disappear?"

Coups softly muttered, "Why don't you check it yourself?"

Coups took Jeonghan's hand and put it on his face, a tear dropped from his eyes. He felt every contour of Coups face and was relieved that it was all real.

After a while, he meekly spoke, "I'm Sorry, Cheol."

Coups raised his eyebrows, "For what?"

"For everything..." Jeonghan immediately replied.

"I should be the saying sorry... not you... I'm So--" Coups words cut short as Jeonghan interrupted.

"No... you don't have to say that... I'm the one who is at fault..." Jeonghan said. He took a brief pause and continued, "If I hadn't exaggerated my answers, nothing would have happened. I should have answered it in plain Yes and No, but I went on and on, making it sound insincere for anyone who would listen to it without any context."

"I forgot to put a full stop at the right time and you listened to it at the wrong time. I'm Sorry, Cheol. I like to yap and sometimes I forget to stop. I will work on that. I'm sorry for hurting you."