His chest swelled deeply, then slowly deflated.
Holding Seo Jeong-won’s trembling, sobbing body intermittently shaking, he tried to calm his heavy breathing.
“Ha. This is driving me crazy.”
Was this how all betas were, or was Seo Jeong-won special?
He couldn’t get a grip on himself.
All he could think about was finding an excuse to touch the fragile body and penetrate that incredibly tight hole.
If Seo Jeong-won were an omega, he would have gotten pregnant in less than a month.
He stroked the belly swollen and bulging, filled with cum and his cock.
When he pressed firmly with his palm, Seo Jeong-won moaned.
With a pained sound and a sorrowful twisted expression, he looked at Kwon Tae-hee.
“It hurts when you press like that…”
“I want to keep going a bit more. How about you, Jeong-won?”
“I want to rest a little first, then just a little more…”
Seo Jeong-won’s face was flushed red as he spoke with a trembling voice.
It seemed like his body temperature was rising.
Tae-hee worried that pushing too hard without reason might hurt him again.
So, it was right to curb his desire here, but letting go felt disappointing.
“Executive Director?”
Until now, he thought sex was merely a means to get what he wanted.
That was why he preferred someone skilled.
He didn’t want to put effort into such a lowly act of inserting and ejaculating.
But mixing his body with Seo Jeong-won, who he once thought dirty and vulgar, was enjoyable.
Even the smallest gestures of Seo Jeong-won were not vulgar.
Watching Seo Jeong-won’s tearful and passionate face intently, Kwon Tae-hee moved his body.
Not wanting to leave just yet, their lower bodies still connected, Seo Jeong-won climbed onto Tae-hee’s body.
“I like Seo Jeong-won quite a lot.”
“Much more than I thought. That’s why I’m a bit embarrassed.”
“Then… is that a problem?”
It was definitely better than dislike.
But perhaps that was why he was confused.
Seo Jeong-won felt comforted.
He felt a little less wronged, thinking he was the only one confused.
My heart gets complicated with every word he says, and though not exactly the same, Tae-hee seemed to care about me.
“There’s no problem. It’s just unexpected. It’s a strange feeling for me to like someone this much.”
“Then it’s a good thing, right?”
“It shouldn’t be a bad thing for Seo Jeong-won.”
Hearing Tae-hee’s low voice from his neat lips, Seo Jeong-won lowered his head.
Resting his cheek on Tae-hee’s chest, he breathed slowly.
Maybe relieved by those words that it wasn’t bad, drowsiness came over him.
His eyelids slowly fluttered shut and finally closed completely.
“…That’s a relief.”
Hearing the sleepy voice, Kwon Tae-hee patted the smooth back silently.
Unable to resist the impulse, coming here, enduring discomfort, and spending the night with Seo Jeong-won — he wasn’t sure if it was really a good thing for Seo Jeong-won.
***
Because the curtains were open, he woke up fully bathed in early morning sunlight.
Seo Jeong-won frowned slightly.
Maybe he was used to it now, because being held tightly in strong arms wasn’t uncomfortable.
Seo Jeong-won blinked his eyes awake, letting out a small yawn and tossing his body.
These few days were the first time he shared a bed with someone else, and it was surprisingly not bad — rather comfortable and cozy, which felt strange.
It was a curious and unfamiliar experience.
As Seo Jeong-won exhaled slowly and wiggled his fingers, something soft pressed firmly against the back of his neck.
Startled, he tensed his shoulders, and then laughter followed.
“Did you sleep well…?”
“Yes, Seo Jeong-won, did you sleep well too?”
“I slept well.”
“I was worried you might be uncomfortable, so I’m relieved.”
His hoarse morning voice was pleasant to hear.
Seo Jeong-won unconsciously focused on it, quietly keeping his mouth shut, afraid to miss a word.
“I thought it was supposed to rain, but it’s clear.”
Kwon Tae-hee roughly pulled Seo Jeong-won, who was trying to get up.
He tightened the hold and mumbled as he closed his eyes.
He wanted to lie down a bit longer like this.
Seo Jeong-won moved cautiously, worried Tae-hee might hear the fast beating of his heart.
“The weather forecast must be wrong.”
“I want to sleep a little more.”
“If you want to go to work, you need to hurry. Otherwise, you’ll be late. You’re going to Seoul, so the traffic will probably be bad.”
Pressing his thin shoulders and the corner of his eyes, Tae-hee sighed.
He wanted to spend a lazy day from the morning, lying around with a sweet-smelling beta.
“Yeah, I’ll be late.”
Thankfully, Tae-hee snapped out of it and got up.
He stared at Seo Jeong-won pulling up the thin blanket to cover his naked body.
Seo Jeong-won was fun and harmful.
The fun was guaranteed, but it was also clear he was harmful to his daily life.
“What are you going to do today?”
“I was actually going to ask you, but would it be okay if I visit your brother?”
“Sure. Go ahead.”
“Thank you.”
Kwon Tae-hee decided not to get too deeply involved in Seo Jeong-won’s daily life.
He felt he had to.
If he started interfering bit by bit, he might end up wanting to control everything about him.
Unlike the first impression that stirred curiosity and amusement, he was sure he would become too deeply absorbed in Seo Jeong-won himself.
Unlike last night, now that it was morning, he could think rationally.
“Why, why do you ask?”
As his gentle expression hardened, Seo Jeong-won became anxious, wondering if he had made some mistake.
Was bringing up his brother tactless?
Should he not have mentioned going to the hospital?
But since that day, he hadn’t been able to go to the hospital…
Maybe he should have waited until Tae-hee suggested it first.
“No, nothing.”
Kwon Tae-hee stood up.
He strode out of the room without even covering himself.
Seo Jeong-won instinctively turned his head.
It felt like he was sneaking a look at something he shouldn’t see.
Lowering his gaze and biting his lip, he thought it would be good if he could at least prepare something simple for him and stood up.
The first time at Tae-hee’s house, just getting up was so painful that it made him want to scream, but now it didn’t hurt like that anymore.
It seemed like his body was adapting.
The dull soreness in places he couldn’t speak of, the mild pain spreading from his lower back to his tailbone, the muscle ache pulling at his thighs—he felt it but it wasn’t unbearable.
“Thank goodness.”
Just the fact that the simple pain had lessened was a comfort.
Seo Jeong-won blushed as he put on the T-shirt and shorts he had casually thrown over a chair.
The memory of what had happened here last night came to mind.
This is serious, I think I’m going to keep thinking about it.
Rubbing his flushed cheeks and the corners of his mouth that were loosening into a smile, he left the room with effort.
He walked straight to the fridge and, focusing on the sound of running water from the bathroom, took out two eggs and some bread from the freezer.
He put the frozen bread in the toaster to toast it and tried to fry the eggs but failed.
He rummaged through the pan as if it was part of the plan from the start.
The yellow and white parts stuck together in a crumbly mess.
Unable to salvage them, he roughly seasoned with salt and put them on a plate.
The items placed on different plates all looked shabby.
The bread was burnt due to the high heat, and the eggs were neither fried nor scrambled but something strange.
He took out jam but thought Tae-hee wouldn’t like it either.
Looking at the pathetic breakfast, Seo Jeong-won sighed, then turned his head at the sound of water stopping.
Tae-hee came out of the bathroom shaking his wet hair, still naked as when he had gone in.
Seo Jeong-won hurriedly turned away.
Tae-hee glanced over the modest spread on the table, then moved toward the closet where his suitcases were hanging.
Seo Jeong-won kept his back turned until he heard movement again.
“Can I eat?”
Tae-hee, pushing back his wet hair clumped in strands, quickly approached.
There was the cool scent of skin lotion, the sweet smell of shampoo, and the strong perfume fragrance he had smelled on the day they first met.
“Thank you.”
He reached out a long hand to grab the bread and immediately put it in his mouth.
It crunched as it was cold.
He finished the plate without a single complaint.
Seo Jeong-won was surprised that a man who seemed like he would be picky about everything—from food to sleeping arrangements and trivial matters—actually didn’t care at all.
He thought Tae-hee deserved the embarrassment he had given him for offering this kind of food.
Tae-hee even finished the stubbornly stuck-together egg lumps and emptied the glass of water.
Smiling softly, he rubbed the crumbs off the corner of his mouth with his thumb.
Putting on the jacket he had neatly draped over his arm, he lifted Seo Jeong-won’s cheek.
“Thanks for the meal.”
His smooth lips pressed firmly against the soft cheek.
Tae-hee left the house with a goodbye replaced by a “See you later.”
Seo Jeong-won didn’t understand what it meant that Tae-hee left only leaving behind his scent, but at this moment, he vaguely felt he understood.
Seo Jeong-won stood still with a dazed expression for a moment and then cleaned the empty plates.
He tidied up all traces of Tae-hee’s presence.
It felt like dreaming.
His mind was hazy as if half asleep.
The cheek that Tae-hee’s lips had touched tickled him.