Dollhouse

chapter twenty four

*twenty minutes later*

Jiha POV :
He wasn't looking at me but I could tell he's angry, I noticed his grip on the steering wheel tightened. I sighed and decided to break the silence. "I apologize for calling your secretary and cancelling your flight behind your back" I pause. "But I'm not taking that back, if I haven't done that, you wouldn't come with me."
Jackson : "and right now I'm not here willingly."
Jiha : "look Jackson, i don't want to be by your side in a stupid family gathering and act all lovey dovey but I HAVE to. So play along with me for a day, can you? I just want to spend some time in the beach house."
Jackson : "stop. Just stop talking jihanah. Can you do that for once?" He said in irritated tone and then turned his gaze back on the road, continued to drive.
I rolled my eyes and grabbed my airpods, putting them into my ears so I can listen to some music.
After around ten minutes I felt a huge pang of pain in my chest. Though it lasted for only a few moments it felt like hours. After it ended I gasped slightly.
"God.." I said under breath.
_where did it come all of sudden..?
Jackson glanced at me with some doubt and confusion but he quickly looked back at the road. I composed myself as soon as I noticed I'm being obvious.
Jackson : "are you okay?" He asked.
"Yeah" I answered shortly and looked at the car window.
After being in the car for almost an hour we arrived at the beach house. He parked the car and got off, so did it.
I straightened my dress and looked at Jackson. He looked at his watch then looked at me and gestured for me to go first. I walk ahead towards the door, everyone was at the yard so we made our way to there and as we approached the others Jackson looks at me. "May i?" I looked at his hand and sighed. "Yeah" he gently placed his hand on the small of my back, walking along with me. And my heart suddenly starts again
_don't do this every single time, please. It's just a fake touch.
But my heart wasn't listening anyways.
I took a deep breath and smiled as I saw my parents and aunts. "Hi" they smiled as well and we greeted. My youngest aunt, Rosa, looked at Jackson and smiled playfully. "Well well, you got yourself quite a catch." I forced a genuine chuckle and looked at Jackson. He also smiled slightly and said. "My eyes only see jihanah." That short sentence caused me to feel something in my heart...it was a really weird feeling that got me sink into my thoughts but I snap out with my cousin's voice, Justin. "Look who's here, ji ji!" He smiled widely and hugged me after he pulled away he looked at Jackson and raised his eyebrows. "Oh and you must be...?"
Jackson : "Jackson Weng, jihanah's husband."
Justin smirked and looked at me playfully "so you really married jiha? Wow you really got nerves Jackson." I narrowed my eyes. Justin looked at me.  "honestly I never thought you would marry one day, jiha."
"Just shut up already." I roll my eyes and smile. He chuckled and leaned against the table. "So how's Nancy? Will she comeback for holiday?" I grabbed a snack and bite it. "Yeah probably she will" while we were talking about random things, I glanced at the wine glasses, I reached my hand to one but as soon as I grabbed it, Jackson snatched it away from my hands and set it on another table. I frowned at him.
Jackson : "too much alcohol isn't good for your condition." My expression darkened. "I've drunk alcohol more than enough in the past years and I'm still alive..honey." He frowned slightly and stepped closer. "Well honey, I'm not letting you kill yourself from now on either." I wanted to answer back, I had great answers but unfortunately we were at a family gathering, I had to be careful. I sighed. "Okay honey" I forced a smile.
As the time passed the sky grew dark and the weather turned stormy a bit. Almost all of the guests and left already, it was just my parents,my cousins and my aunts who were planning to stay at the beach house the whole weekend.
We had our fun in the family gathering and it was a quite good day after a lot if bad days.
I grabbed my handbag and went to Jackson. "Shall we leave now?" Before he could answer my aunt spoke up. "Leave? At this weather? It's too risky, jiha. Why don't you stay the night here? We have enough rooms." I looked at the window, the weather wasn't really good but we couldn't just spend the night there, there's no way I sleep in the same room with him.
Aunt Rosa : "what do you say Jackson? "
Jackson : "actually yes the weather isn't good but we can't stay, we have some work to do"
_thank god, he's helping.
"Right" I agreed with Jackson. My second cousin Eliza spoke up "work on sunday? Come on guys take a break. One day off won't hurt. Plus, driving at this weather is really dangerous." I looked at Jackson then at my mom. Searching for some help.
Mrs. Jones : "it's okay, you two can stay and leave by morning. Come on, I show you your room." My mom winked at me at the point of mentioning something. I sighed and looked at Jackson "I guess we have no other choice"
"Seems so" we followed my mom upstairs, she led us to a bedroom that had two separate beds. I sigh of relief.
Mrs. Jones : "it's okay, I got you. Btw..you two acted pretty well tonight"
Jackson : "is that so? It was a quite long time to pretend."
Jiha : "anyways, thanks mom. "
"I'm going to get you some comfortable clothes" mom nodded and walked away. Suddenly my aunt appeared. "You two are going to sleep there?"
Jiha : "um yeah"
Aunt Rosa : "come one, you two married recently, you shouldn't sleep apart on seperate beds. I can give you my room."
Jackson : "no need, we're going to be okay. It's just one night."
Aunt Rosa : "but still.."
Jiha : "aunt Rosa, please go rest. we're fine" she sighed and left us, going back to her room.
I and Jackson also went inside the room and closed the door behind ourselves.