Love Him For Me

Chapter 17-Make You Mine

"I'm so sorry, Ji."

Is she apologizing because she's caught? Jiyong thought his expression hardened.

"I know it must have hurt you so bad and maybe you're still hurting but you see, you have to learn to let go now. Forgetting someone, especially if that someone is the only person you love or may ever love is never going to be easy but you have to do it. Feel the pain if you must. In as much as pain reminds us of how much we love, it also tells us that we are still alive and we are capable of healing, of moving on." Dara said sobbing.
"We may not end up with the one we love right now--that no matter what we do, we just can't be with them, it doesn't matter. What is important is, we love them anyways."

Dara told Jiyong as tears continue to stream down her face.
She's saying all of these to comfort Jiyong. She thought he must still be hurting when the girl turned down his love for her but deep inside, she is saying these things to comfort herself. It pained her knowing Jiyong already has someone he holds dearly in his heart.

Jiyong felt a thud in his heart as he listened to what she is saying. He is starting to feel mad because she talks like she knew so much. Mad that she seemed to hit the sore chords of his being with her words. He doesn't like how she talks about his pain. No one has ever dared talked about it with him, only because he never gave anyone a chance to.

"Shut up!" He silently warned her. But she didn't stop.

"I may not fathom the depth of your pain, and I am not stopping you to feel it, but please, don't bask in it. Swim away from your pain, Ji. Sometimes, you have to learn to let go of what you are holding onto now so you can receive something else that is yet to come..."

"Enough!" Jiyong shouted and this startled Dara a bit.

He then moved closer to her, held her by the shoulders and said, "You have no idea about my pain so you have no right to talk about it so casually. Do you think by saying sorry you can make it all go away? It's not that simple! And why are you even apologizing? Are you her?! " He said with anger in his eyes.

Dara was unfazed with his obvious hostility. She knew that part of hurting is getting mad. She wanted to comfort him, to tell him that it's okay but she didn't. Instead, she reached out to touch him but he stopped her hand.
But she insisted, insisted until she felt his grip loosen and he allowed her touch his face.

She make him look at her, looked at her eyes until she saw the anger that was there earlier was replaced with tenderness. She was suprised when he removed her hand off of his face and then kissed her palm.

Jiyong don't know what came over him. When he saw her crying like that, like he's the reason for her tears, his resolve melted. He knew she was trying to comfort him but he wanted to comfort her instead.

He planted a kiss on her palm, before placing it on his chest. He used his other hand to hold the side of her face while his thumb stroke her jaw. He gently pulled her face towards him as he planted a kiss on her forehead. He fought hard to make his lips stay there but he couldn't. He tilted her face upwards and he kissed one of her eyes. He could taste her tears. He wanted to kiss them all away. He traced with his lips her tears until it landed on the corner of her mouth.

Dara could feel Jiyong's haggard breathing on her face. His breathe intoxicating her as he kiss her eyes and the side of her lips. Before she knew it, his mouth gently moved to cover hers. His lips felt like feathers. She then started to kiss him back. It was slow at first then the tempo of their kiss increased as they both started to get consumed with burning desire.
As Dara is getting drowned by the overwhelming sensation his lips and his tongue are making her feel , she felt his hand went up and down her spine making her shudder with each stroke. Then she felt him lift her up and carried her towards the sofa, their mouths still lock in a love duel.