Only On Paper [ K.TH FF]

Chapter Four

Awkward. Silence. That was the atmosphere in the car with Taehyung- sshi. I was sad on leaving grandma and moving to Seoul. More than sadness, it was the anxiety of living in an entirely new place that was gnawing me from the inside.

I wanted to strike up a conversation but couldn't, since Taehyung was busy attending business calls and checking emails. He sure is a busy man.

So I ended up looking out the window, admiring the landscape. It was beautiful and alluring. I had never really paid much attention to Daegu's scenery before. But it was really enchanting.

I glanced at Taehyung to see that he had put aside his phone, and was now looking out the window too. He sighed as a gust of wind blew over his face. I saw a small smile which had appeared on his face but soon vanished in a moment. That smile was beautiful. I wished I could see it more.

"The view so good you can't stop staring, Mrs. Kim?", he smirked at me.
But hearing him call me 'Mrs. Kim' made my heart flutter. When I looked at him again, there was a sly grin on his face as if he knew what exactly was going on my mind.

"Umm... the landscape's so pretty.", I answered, my hands fidgeting with the platinum band that was on my finger, like a new weight pulling me down but at the same time making me relax. 

"Yeah, it is.". He finally says, now turning towards me, with his penetrating gaze. I had really wanted to talk to him but now that we are, I'm at a loss of words. Is it normal?
Plucking up courage, I blurted out,
" Thank you so much for helping me enroll in Seoul University. I really appreciate it."

When there was no reply, I turned around to be met with his beautiful brown orbs, boring into mine as if searching for something. A flickering vulnerability in his eyes soon disappeared as it again became stone cold and stern.

"It was a wedding gift from grandmother. Nothing else.", he shrugged, as if he wasn't really interested in talking about it.

It was a bit disappointing, but I was grateful to him, nonetheless. After that, he resumed his work and I had to just shut up. All the exhaustion overcame me and I dozed off soon.

                                 *

It was late at night when we reached Taehyung's residence I guess.

Feeling a bit uncomfortable, I blinked my eyes open to see myself in the arms of Taehyung. I almost squealed in surprise. He was carrying me inside the house. He didn't have to do that, he could've just woke me up. My head was nestled near his chest and I could hear his steady heartbeat. The smell of his cologne and the feeling of him so close made my heart pound erratically. Weirdly, it felt good to be so near to him.
Just then he pushed me up to steady his grip, causing my face especially my lips to get pressed to his neck.
He stopped abruptly and I quickly shut my eyes close. I hope he didn't catch me staring at him. Calm down, my stupid heart!

I drifted off to sleep instantly when I felt the soft mattress under me. I was too exhausted to worry about anything else which I should've been worrying about.

But that doesn't mean it wasn't going to happen. We never really got to talk about the issue of intimacy in our marriage.

                                 *

The next day, I woke up in a king-sized bed in an enormous room with sunlight lighting up the whole room. Yawning and stretching, I got out of bed to see my wedding gown all crumpled up. I will have to fix it. After all, its my first ever wedding gown.

Whose room is this? It was so spacious and it had classy dark interiors.

A picture frame of Taehyung with a black, furry handsome dog on the wall confirmed that it was indeed his room. There were many more paintings and candid photos in the room. Taehyung was an artistic person. I was expecting to sleep in the guest room, but this is fine too.

I made my way to the bathroom which looked like it was a small piece of heaven.

It would surely take a lot of time for me to get used to all this luxury! There was a walk-in closet where my clothes were already arranged next to Taehyung's cabinet. My compartment was full of new, fashionable dresses as if they were from the exclusive Spring Collection. I have to thank him for this too, I guess.

Suddenly, my phone dinged with a text notification. It was from Taehyung.  It was enough to make me grin like a lunatic while staring at the phone screen.

'I had to leave early for work. Make yourself at home. There is an event tonight so I'll pick you up at 7. Martha, the housekeeper will help you with everything.
                                      ~KTH '