chapter 15.1

As Geonwoo was sleeping, he felt a heavy pain in his right arm and his fingertips gradually became numb. He wriggled his eyebrows quietly and turned to his right. When he lifted his tired eyelids, he could see Yeonhwa was clinging to his arm, who was sleeping peacefully. Forgetting about the numbness,Geonwoo gazed at her face. His gaze stayed on Yeonhwa’s eyes and nose, then went a little further down. Her plump lips had a faint smile.

Before falling asleep, Geonwoo couldn’t forget the smile that Yeonhwa showed him. He never thought that Yeonhwa would smile like that while apologizing. If he had known in advance that Yeonhwa would laugh at him prettily like that, his heart wouldn’t be beating so fast.

Geonwoo overflowed with a desire to hold his wife in front of him . He just wanted to stroke her hair but he had to restrain his very bad impulse. He knew very well Yeonhwa didn’t like to be touched.

He recalled how uncomfortable Yeonhwa was when he supported her at the hospital after the accident.

Geonwoo, who was soaked in thoughts, didn’t notice Yeonhwa’s hand on his chest. The warning light in his head turned on only after Yeonhwa had put her fingers through the buttons of his pajamas. When she failed to go in deeper, Yeon-hwa gave up and leaned her head against Geonwoo’s chest. He had to close his eyes tightly when Yeonhwa’s breath seeped through the thin clothes. He didn’t want to react because he knew it was Yeonhwa’s sleep habit, but his body had reacted spontaneously and it was difficult to control himself. Goose bumps grew behind his neck, and his fingers curled in and out. And …… Eventually, he touched Yeonhwa’s body.

He put his hand on Yeonhwa’s little back and pulled her further into his arm. Yeonhwa shook her shoulders and buried her face deeply in the side of his neck. The round tip of her nose touched his neck, and the breath flowed through her lips tickled his skin. When something small, warm, and precious came into his arms, Geonwoo felt tickled in his stomach to an unbearable degree.

He wanted to open his eyes to see Yeonhwa more clearly but he couldn’t open his eyes because he was afraid he would want to touch her a little more. Yeonhwa didn’t see him off yesterday morning because of a quarrel, so he rationalized that he was getting a hug now. Yeonhwa had already given him a hug so it was done, he had to be satisfied here.

However, it was very hard to have her in his arm and her hand on his chest. Geonwoo slowly lifted his deeply closed eyelid, immediately Yeonhwa’s face was in his view. Her black eyes mixed with embarrassment were clearly shining. Yeonhwa started to look back and forth, then asked.

“Is this a dream?”

“You know it’s not a dream.”

Geonwoo muttered the words. The warmth of his big hand touching her back, and her hand on Geonwoo’s firm chest. She thought it was too vivid for a dream.Yeon-hwa asked as she pinched his chest.

“Why are we hugging and sleeping?”

“Because we are lying on one bed.”

Geonwoo’s voice, which had just been awakened, stimulated Yeonhwa’s ears.

“Is it natural to hug and sleep like this when lying on one bed?”

“You and I do.”

Yeonhwa intuitively noticed that this wasn’t the first time they slept like this.

“Since when did you hold me like this?”

Geonwoo found Yeonhwa’s question funny and started laughing.

“You are the one who rolled into me first, so I just hugged you.”

Yeonhwa knew that Geonwoon was not lying, but she found it hard to accept the truth.

“I don’t turn around when I sleep.”

Geonwoo burst in laughter again at her words. Only Yeonhwa, whose was dumbfounded, narrowed her eyebrows and looked at Geonwoo .

“Yoon Geonwoo, what is so funny?”

“Song Yeon-hwa. You know you have a bad sleeping habit.”

Yeonhwa found what Geonwoo said was absurd.

“It’s the first time I have ever heard someone say that my sleeping habits are bad?”

“Have you ever slept with anyone else?”

Yeonhwa, who rolled her eyes from side to side, closed her eyelids and shook her head quickly.

“No, I haven’t. But when I open my eyes, I always find myself sleeping in the right place.”

“You always roll around at midnight, and strangely I normally go to bed at that time. At first I thought you weren’t sleeping and I thought you were trying to make fun of me.”

Thanks to that, Geonwoo woke up several times every night. It was him who was in trouble because Yeonhwa was constantly crossing the line. However If he said that, would Yeonhwa open the door and run away? He wanted to be a good husband but Yeonhwa kept making him feel uncomfortable.

“What did you mean?”

What other crazy remarks will this man make? Yeonhwa waited for his next words with anxiety.

“You said it suits me better to be naked…..No matter how much I think about it, I didn’t know what you meant.”

Yeonhwa recalled what she said a while back in her dream. She thought that Geonwoo didn’t hear it because the day after at breakfast, Geonwoo didn’t even say a word. This man had no mercy, she thought. Yeonhwa felt her cheeks burning hot. She felt embarrassed and lowered her head. Yeonhwa cleared her dizzy head and spoke.

“It was just silly words. I just woke up and spit it out.”

“…..I am usually naked in your dream…?”

Geonwoo’s words got cut short when Yeonhwa’s hands blocked his mouth. Looking at Geonwoo with pathetic eyes, Yeon-hwa earnestly asked him to stop.

“Please, please don’t say that on the bed.”

This was the first time Geonwoo had ever seen Yeonhwa was embarrassed like this. So he stopped according to her will. When Yeonhwa’s hand, which was pressing his lips fell off, Geonwoo spoke without fail.

“I guess there are some things you shouldn’t say on the bed.”

“First, release your arm…”

Because of the narrow distance, Yeonhwa’s face was hot no matter what he said. When Yeonhwa pushed Geonwoo’s chest out with both hands, the hand that was supporting her back was released. Yeonhwa thought it was over, but Geonwoo grabbed her hand and pulled her closer.

“How impure am I in your dreams ?”

Geonwoo felt jealous of himself even in Yeonhwa’s dreams. He wondered what kind of face, what words, and what kind of action did she do to make him feel so helpless. Whatever it may be, he wished she only blushed to him.

“Song Yeonhwa, what did you do with me in your dreams?”

“I can’t say it. I will never say it!”

As Geonwoo urged, Yeonhwa closed her eyelids.

“Now stop playing around!”

Yeonhwa bit her lower lip and pushed Gunwoo’s chest. Unlike before, Geonwoo was easily pushed out. Yeonhwa, who raised her body up, came down from the bed and ran out of the room. Then she entered the dark living room and poured water into a cup on the table. The lukewarm water felt cold, perhaps because her body was hot. Yeonhwa moistened her dry mouth and wiped her wet lips with the back of her hands, recalling what Geonwoo had asked.

Then Yeonhwa stopped shaking her head and turned to the room where she was. How could she say that in her dreams, she tried to kiss him and that she had such impure dreams?