My Korean Boss

Protector

I woke up, dizzy with confusion. I remembered falling asleep with Kyung Soo on the couch, but now I was wrapped up in his embrace on his bed. I froze up and began to squirm around, desperate to escape his strong grip on my waist.

His face was cuddled between my shoulder and my neck, breathing softly and quietly. But that was enough to send tingles down my spine. 

"I'm so sorry. Everything that I've done... I'm sorry. Please. Please. Please." Kyung Soo cried out, gripping me tighter.

What the hell?

"Kyung-" I tried to respond.

"I'm so sorry. Please. Just please hear me out. We can make things better. So don't do that to yourself." Kyung Soo whimpered.

I continued to struggle, wanting to reassure Kyung Soo in a way. Kyung Soo held tight for another five minutes until his grip softened and I escaped. I peered at his pale skin and saw some tear marks tainted on his cheek.

I got off the bed. I yearned to help Kyung Soo in the way he did last night. I slowly padded towards the kitchen, shivering from the stark cold of the wooden floor. The lights turned on by my presence and I opened every cupboard in his kitchen, trying to find some tea bags.

I found his coffee machine and I poured a quart of water before turning it on. The gentle whir of the machine blocked out the curses I sputtered out, angered at the fact I couldn't find the tea bags.

But once the machine signaled the water was done, I had finally located the tea bags. It was a nice blend of Jasmine and Green tea. I sniffed the bag before deeming the bag worthy for Kyung Soo to drink.

I pulled out two white mugs and dropped the tea in before pouring the boiling water inside. I observed the water changing into a nice shade of pastel green before changing to a deep brown. The fragrant smell of jasmine wafted from the kitchen and I hoped Kyung Soo could smell the herb. 

I picked up the two mugs and walked back into the bedroom. Kyung Soo was still knocked out, sleeping silently. I directed my eyes toward his wall clock and saw that is was already nine.

He should be at work by now. 

"Kyung Soo?" I asked, shaking his body awake.

"Hm?" He grunted out, his morning voice ringing in the large voice.

"Uh," 

"What do you need?"

"It's already 9 a.m. You should go to work."

"I canceled for us both today. Milky can handle without me."

"Oh. Thank you so much."

He grunted in response before rolling over to the other side. I set the tea down on his white table and walked towards the curtains. Apologizing before-hand, I revealed the morning sun in the room and it glowed brightly.

"Cher! I'm trying to sleep!" Kyung Soo growled.

"I'm sorry sir." I chuckled.

Kyung Soo turned to see me, squinting his eyes to see me better. His dress pants were all creased and ruined; his dress shirt was mostly unbuttoned and also had folds and creases; his hair was all over the place, making him more hot than humanly possible. 

"I have some tea for you. You seemed to be having a terrible nightmare. Are you okay?" I gently asked, handing him his tea.

"Thank you. It's nothing to worry about. But thank you for worrying about me." He dismissed the subject.

"Should I get you something more comfortable to wear?"

"No thank you. But how about you? You've been wearing the same clothes for four days. You're a mess."