Chapter 112: Not Yet

I almost mistook her as a harmless creature.

Currently, Doah was breathing softly without moving an inch in my arms.

I reached out, trying to fix her messy bangs and silently locked my gaze at her.

She must have been tired.

Then again, we intertwined our bodies at least four times, so I guess it was a given.

It was as if we were both under a spell.

None of us told each other anything, we continued on until both of us passed out, and this was the result.

“Doah.”

I checked the time on my phone and realized that I had to wake her up now.

“Mmm…”

But, instead of waking up, she burrowed herself deeper into my arms, as if telling me that she didn’t want to wake up.

She was still naked below the blanket.

So, the soft sensation of her skin felt especially vivid.

“Doah, we need to get up now.”

Man, if only we could stay here just one more day…

I gently shook her shoulder, only after that did she open her eyes groggily. Then, her first word after waking up was…

“…Water.”

“Huh?”

“…Give me water.”

She must have been thirsty, huh?

This was the first time I’d seen her asking for water right after waking up. Anyway, I quickly got up and took a water bottle from the fridge.

After opening the cap, I held the bottle’s mouth to her, but Doah just puckered her lips daintily with her eyes closed.

“…Help me drink.”

Uh, giving her a sip shouldn’t be hard, but if it were more than that, the water would probably spill…

So, I helped her sit up and put the water bottle in her hand.

“Now drink.”

“Mm…”

Gulp gulp

I could hear the sound of water going down her throat.

Only then did she seem to come to her senses. She threw her bright smile at me.

“…Good morning, Oppa.”

“Yeah. Good morning.”

Even though her makeup was gone and her hair was a mess, in my eyes, she looked as beautiful as ever.

“What time is it now?”

“It’s just past 10 now.”

Our check-out time was 11.

That meant we only had enough time to wash up quickly.

“Mm, we should go now…”

She said that, but for some reason, she sneakily tried to lie back down.

I quickly reached out to grab her upper body.

“If you keep this up, we’d end up having to leave this place without showering?”

“Will you like me less if I’m dirty?”

Okay, that was just unfair.

This woman knew how cute she was and was using it to her advantage now…

“I might be.”

I tried to get her to move quickly by saying words I didn’t mean, but…

“…Weally?”

Instead of moving, she just made a whining sound and fell into my arms.

“Even though I wike Oppa even when he’s dirty…”

She weakly wrapped her arms around my waist.

“How could you say thaaattt…?”

The way she spoke made me feel like I was the bad guy for a moment.

“No, that’s not what I meant.”

“Meeeaannieee…”

Suddenly, she pinned me down without even bothering to hear my answer.

But then, I realized immediately that she didn’t mean what she said.

Because when she lay back down, she closed her eyes again.

“…Hey, Kim Doah.”

Haa…

If she was going to be like this… Fine…

I had never done this before, but for some reason, today it felt like I could do anything.

Besides, this was a situation where a little force was required.

I placed a hand behind her back.

Then, I placed my other hand under her thigh before lifting her up.

“Eeeep?”

Not knowing what was about to happen to her, Doah opened her eyes wide.

“I’ll wash you myself.”

I pushed open the bathroom door with my foot and turned on the shower.

Maybe it was the design of fate for us to be late for our check-out.

Even after taking drastic measures, we still ended up late.

No, maybe the drastic measures were the source of the problem.

Because that was when I found out how erotic it was to wash each other while naked.

Last night, we were drunk in the atmosphere, but the morning splashed our heads with a sobering clarity.

“Thank you.”

After giving our apology for being late and returning the key, we walked to the bus stop.

White breath rose from our mouths as we walked hand in hand.

“…Did you have fun?”

Doah suddenly asked that question as she stopped walking, turning her gaze towards the ski resort.

“Of course.”

Obviously I had a lot of fun. I didn’t need to say it twice, right?

“Which part was the most fun for you…?”

Unlike before, this time, I hesitated to give out my answer.

Not because I was unsure or anything but…

The answer was just a little…

In the end, I just smiled awkwardly at her instead of answering. After seeing that, Doah whispered in a voice so small I could barely hear it.

“…Pervert.”

I didn’t bother to defend myself.

Wait, come to think of it. This was all her fault, wasn’t it?

I mean, I was perfectly happy with 2D, you know?

3D was only good for the videos…

But, then again, I guess it was too late to complain now. We got this far, after all.

“What about you then? Which part did you like the most?”

I returned the question to her.

Would she answer that the skiing part was the best part?

But she made such a fuss about the instructor yesterday, so probably not.

Also, my skiing skills were terrible, so it would probably be hard for her to say that it was fun, even as a joke.

“Everything.”

Doah tried to smooth over the situation with the blandest answer possible.

But I didn’t dislike it, so I let her off.

“I like everything we did together.”

Maybe feeling embarrassed by her own words, she moved her fingers busily inside my palm.

“But if we come next year, I hope that damn ski instructor won’t be there.”

She kicked the snow in front of her, as if trying to vent her frustration.

“Maybe we should just go to a sledding hill instead next year.”

“Mm! That doesn’t sound bad.”

I guess if we were going to roll around in the snow anyway, it would be better if we did it on a sled.

With Doah carrying my bag and me carrying hers, we walked on the half-snow-covered asphalt and arrived at the parking lot where the buses were gathered.

We then boarded the bus to Seoul and sat in the farthest corner, discussing how to spend the rest of Doah’s vacation.

“First of all, we absolutely have to get that malatang, okay?”

“Of course. We’ve already decided that a while ago.”

“Mhm! And then…”

She suddenly opened her notes app and listed the things she wanted to do. It seemed like she had planned everything out in her head, huh?

“I don’t think we can do all of this.”

“I guess not, huh?”

“We’d need at least another week of vacation to do everything.”

Also, while having fun was good and all, it would be foolish to waste the entire vacation just playing around.

Because we needed to rest too.

Who knows when would we ever get the time to take a nice rest again.

No matter how much she enjoyed spending time with me, she would also need time to just stay at home comfortably.

“Then on the last day, I’ll just stay at home with you.”

She nodded with a satisfied face after organizing her calendar.

“Yeah. Let’s just stay at home that day.”

“Also, I won’t cook, delivery is the way!”

“Sure, I like delivery.”

Since she cooked more often than me, I probably ordered delivery more times than she did.

“More than the food I make?”

“Of course not, the food that you make is the best.”

Here, folks, was where you should tell a white lie.

It wasn’t easy for homemade food without chemical seasonings to surpass delivery.

“Then I’ll cook for you that day too! What do you want to eat?”

Hearing my answer, her eyes sparkled, as if I had pressed the right buttons on her.

“…Let’s just order something. I don’t want you to tire yourself out.”

As I said that with an awkward smile, she pinched my thigh once and then rested her head on my shoulder.

It would take over three hours for us to get back home, so we decided to go back to sleep.

After repeatedly falling asleep and waking up again, we arrived in Seoul.

We got off the bus, gathered our luggage, and went into the terminal.

“Ah… To think we have to take another bus after riding one for so long.”

She stretched her body as she said those words. Her tone suggested that she was fed up.

“Wanna take a taxi?”

Well, if she really was fed up with buses, we could just take a taxi instead.

“No, it’s fine. It’s not that far anyway.”

She then told me that she was going to the bathroom for a moment, so I leaned against the wall and took out my phone.

I was just thinking about how empty it felt without Luka-tan’s stream notifications when…

-Riiing

I received a call from an unknown number.

If it was a call from other area codes or 070, I wouldn’t bother to answer it, but…

This was clearly someone else’s mobile number. I hesitated for a moment and then answered.

「Hello?」

「Ah, yes. Is this Han Taemin-ssi?」

A young man’s voice came from the other end of the phone.

「Yes, that’s right.」

「Ah, I’m Manager Kim Dohoon, I’m here to contact you regarding YM casting.」

「Oh… I see….」

Damn, I didn’t expect them to contact me so quickly.

「Are you available to talk right now?」

At that moment, I saw Doah walking towards me from afar.

「No. I’ll call you back later.」

For now, I wanted to forget about anything concerning work and spend a little more time with Doah.