Chapter 87 (1/2)
Siwoo covered his face with his hands in frustration. Why? Why did Jihoon have to say something so corny? Siwoo felt uncomfortable and confused.
Suddenly, Jihoon said to him, “You should stop doing that.”
“Do what?”
“Covering your face with your hands.”
“What? What has it got to do with you?”
Jihoon dragged his chair towards Siwoo and stared at Siwoo’s face intently. Their faces were so close that their eyelashes were almost touching. Siwoo felt ticklish, so he tried to pull back, but Jihoon grabbed Siwoo’s wrist and pulled towards him. Jihoon looked down to study Siwoo’s fingers for a long time. He caressed it, making Siwoo feel strange. When Siwoo remained frozen, Jihoon smiled and said to him, “Your fingers are too long.”
“…”
“So whenever you cover your face with your fingers, it makes me feel strange.”
Jihoon then pulled back from Siwoo and began to drink his lemonade. Siwoo detested gays who were shallow and uncaring.
Men who were full of themselves. Men who were well aware of how good-looking they were. Men who dressed well, were rich, and very experienced.
These bad boys were often attracted to Siwoo. Often times, these boys would act all tough and rough, but when they began to show their softer and more vulnerable sides, that was when Siwoo would fall hard for them to a point that he became obsessive.
And when the relationship didn’t work out, which happened a lot in Siwoo’s past, that was when Siwoo was reminded of how giving himself to another man meant he would end up with nothing.
This was why he chose to date Joowan last time, and Joowan was the first boyfriend who made Siwoo feel safe and comfortable.
Well, at least until he found out the truth.
Jihoon’s voice brought Siwoo back to reality.
“Why are you not paying attention? I can see that you are thinking about something else.”
Jihoon could be very intuitive and sensitive, which were two of the many qualities that Siwoo didn’t like about him. It seemed that Jihoon could read Siwoo very well, which was a scary thing. When Siwoo was with him, he couldn’t think about anything else.
“Jihoon Kang.”
“What?”
“Stop doing that.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Stop talking like you know everything about me.”
Siwoo’s body felt hot, so he emptied the glass of gin & tonic in ice. He was crunching on the ice when suddenly, Jihoon, who was drinking his lemonade, grabbed Siwoo’s shoulders and pulled him hard.
“Huh?”
Before Siwoo could react, their lips locked. When Siwoo opened his lips, Jihoon’s tongue, which tasted like lemonade, invaded his mouth. By the time the kiss ended, a piece of the ice from Siwoo’s mouth was now in Jihoon’s mouth.
“… My lemonade didn’t have any ice, and I wanted one.”
Jihoon’s face looked so calm that Siwoo gaped in shock.
“… Siwoo… aren’t you going to hit me?”
Jihoon asked with a frown, confused at the fact that Siwoo remained quiet. Siwoo was indeed in disbelief mostly because he knew that he had already fallen for Jihoon. He knew it was a bad idea to ask Jihoon out tonight. What shocked him the most was how quickly and easily he recovered from his breakup with Joowan. This had never happened before. Even now, thinking about Joowan Kim felt painful, but…
Siwoo finally opened his lips, “You are a bad person.”
“… What?”
“And you are so sneaky.”
“… Siwoo Jung.”
“And so selfish and egotistical.”
“…”
“But I must admit that you are a good kisser.”
Siwoo felt his body burning. He had been denying the truth to himself, Shin Kim, and Woojin Choi, but it was no use now. It was too late.
Jihoon sat closer to Siwoo again and caressed his arm. This time, Siwoo didn’t run away, but instead, he put his arms around Jihoon’s neck. Jihoon’s lips covered Siwoo’s lips again. Jihoon’s tongue licked Siwoo’s teeth gently. When he bit Siwoo’s tongue lightly, Siwoo’s body vibrated. Casually, Jihoon reached underneath Siwoo’s shirt.
Siwoo knew he wasn’t going home alone tonight.
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