Crash Landing on you - the untold scenes and season 2

After the Clam&Soju party - Episode 5

Jeong Hyeok was looking around him, experiencing a rare feeling of peace... his men, having fun, drinking Soju and eating the clams he had bought at the market. Se Ri was there, with them, and even though reluctant at the beginning, she had quickly adapted to that odd situation, laughing and drinking, as if she actually belonged to that country, that village, that house... They all seemed so at ease, in that moment of peace... Captain Ri had decided to provide a special evening for the six of them... relieved by the fact he had been able to rescue Se Ri before she was arrested, on the hill...

Yoon Se Ri, every now and then, would drink a little bit more and taste another clam, as if she had forgotten about the bouillabaisse and the Sauvignon... And Jeong Hyeok was so amused to see her, so picky at the beginning... yet so amused, after a couple of clams and some sweet Soju.
She was so distracted about this eccentric meal she hadn't noticed Jeong Hyeok glance's towards her, unable to resist her beauty, to admire her courage and, above all, captive of her irresistible and charming smile...

Shy as he was, he took advantage of being aside to focus on that woman... every detail of her face, her figure... until his eyes met hers and she finally noticed that handsome, quiet and, somehow mysterious man was there, watching her in the dark, and her heart pounded. He suddenly looked other way, but it was already too late... She had caught him, and experienced as she was when it comes to men, she understood he was drawn to her... but, then again, instead of thinking of a way to take advantage of that (as she would do to any man, in the past), she stood there, without really know what to do and what to say... And that had never happened to her before.

The rest of the evening was spent, with Yoon Se Ri and the four men, playing charades. As usual, Captain Ri would stay apart from the group, paying attention but never participating. And when she finally fell asleep on the floor, he sent his men home, and held her in his strong arms, gently took her to his bed, feeling her holding him, whispering his name... He, then tuck her bed, turned off the light and heard her whisper... «Thank you, Jeong Hyeok... for taking care of me».

His heart pounded. For a few seconds, he stood at the door, unable to leave... A few hours before, he had thought he'd lost her, after listening to the door slam, after running like crazy after her and jumping down a cliff, holding to her like as if she was his life saviour...

When they had returned home, she was obviously sorry for what she had done and asked for his forgineness. Jeong Hyeok hadn't said anything but he knew she was so upset, she would never try to escape again...

He poured himself a cup of tea and went to the porch, admiring the dark night and watching the stars... he sat for a while and wondered how his life had changed so much, since that woman had forced him to leave his comfort zone, with her attitude, her sense of survival, her smile and her way to make things happen, according to her will. He smirked. Yes, she was in fact unique...

He could see she was a southern woman, who talked funny and used to other things in life, other comfort... But there was something in her... something that had the power to wake him up inside... something familiar, as if he'd known her before...

«Smart. Beautiful. Stubborn. Funny. Witty. Oh Yoon Se Ri... What am I going to do with you? Why do you torment me so much?»

He recalled that evening, by the fire, and how he couldn't help but looking at her... so beautiful, so funny, so relaxed... and all he'd wanted was to reach her, take her out of there to a quiet place and kiss her. Not a fake kiss, but a real one, soft, tender, warm... He wanted to taste her, one more time... But he knew he couldn't. He wouldn't. She was his guest, his secret, forbidden guest and he had to set the distance between them... In two weeks she'd be gone and he couldn't risk bond to her. Moments like that could not happen again, because he knew she had a way with him. She did. She had the power to drive him crazy in one second and, in the second after, she would mess with his head and his heart with her smart and natural sassy way...

He heard her mumble something, inside. He went to his room, where she was sleeping but, somehow agitated... he approached her, fixed her duvet to cover her feet and turned the heater on. She was whispering words, things like «Se Ri's Choice»... «Daddy»... and finally, his name «Jeong Hyeok», with a sweet voice, as if she was asking him to stay.

He then went a little closer to her and whispered back «Shhhh... you must rest, I'm here... don't worry...». She seemed to listen to his voice because she instantly sighed and smiled, falling into a deep sleep, like a Sleeping Beauty.
Jeong Hyeok left the room and went to bed. Unlike the night before, he had no trouble falling asleep. In a way, having her there, even if it was for just a few days, was so reassuring, so soothing his soul, that nothing else mattered for the moment. She was with him, under his protection and he would never, ever allow someone to hurt her. She was, in a strange way, bond to him... a fake fiancée, a guest with a way of her own, an independent woman ironically depending on him to survive...
And even if he mumbled and pouted sometimes because of her stubbornness, the truth was he couldn't say no to her... she knew how to handle him, how to tame him, bit by bit... like no other woman before, not even his mother.

And he fell asleep too... whispering her name so softly and tenderly... «Yoon Se Ri... Yoon Se Ri... don't go... don't go... I'll protect you... »