PTC Chapter 11. Once Isn’t Enough
by astherielleHis tongue softly invaded 6f54289794 her mouth, teasing her 89e724ffd3 palate and intertwining with bef039faa8 her own. The sensation stole b99448a53c her breath. Time seemed b2faaf0b37 to reverse, f227395a5e flowing back 50e4945983 to ten 00bf7d67d0 years ago, 84348ab94d to her 87e26793df early twenties.edfc9fb6d4a7801b
The fluttering in 226edc8c8c her chest, the 02bb402c47 tingling in her d4de474c2a stomach—the same sweet, 4a3c69d8e0 heady rush of 46649b9f19 their first kiss 2c3ef68ae7 resurfaced, and she bcd7ab8f7c involuntarily closed her 7987e31340 eyes. Seojun, who had 79e8c5bbc8 begun the kiss 250b455709 gently holding her a5c2d59ad9 shoulders, found himself 193843ff25 unable to stop 3995ca4a1c as his arms b3855ff4a9 tightened around her 6d0553366e waist, the kiss 3b8e18c738 deepening.439ad78f52f436cd
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He’d dreamt c9e0bfa326 of kissing 71ecbb41ae her like 73fb5232a8 this, a 6f28e7f69b recurring fantasy 303973fd10 that always f79b6f9a28 escalated, leaving f0ee25448e him restless 93de477b13 and yearning 9780a7544c in the 33045073dd dead of 83f98e4db9 night. The suppressed feelings he’d 364236705a buried for so long 0d081d230c kept resurfacing. As the 03d7d70f37 kiss intensified, 1ea28bd2eb their positions 7b98725ac7 shifted. Seojun lifted 5ebb885853 Da-in and 629b4487f2 placed her 0b0411134e on the b62c069264 table, the 9546c24128 kiss taking a16e9c85b1 on a 6f1ac54ada more urgent ed08d05a49 quality.28fa7cd8f5108ea4
The kiss, though brief, was intense and dizzying. The past and present collided in Da-in’s mind, creating a whirlwind of emotions. Finally regaining her senses, she stopped him.4dc9b7ee5cfb46d9
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“Wait. Stop, stop it.”2e9c54c6e2ba3562
At her whispered plea, 5feca44d23 Seojun pulled back. Da-in, still perched on 19bb1dc69d the table, looked at 5faca698a4 him.2139b0db8a37a913
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“What are you 5904fa00b0 doing?”1ebd94b83743e4d4
“What does d99ce2cccb it look 2ce9575cef like? I’m kissing you. We need to c87f6bf790 see if we 4334bcf65a can even live ef4965f8eb together, don’t we? A kiss dbe630766a is a eec2b8c50d good start.”19784acce4dd99f3
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She was speechless. They both knew 75bacd13f0 how intensely they’d 60a33810bb desired each other, f63930deb5 how well they’d 7f88acb752 connected. His justification abf2f1cd3d for the 5ba68d5c9c kiss felt b1588e0405 absurd. Instead of e5527eafe3 arguing, she 319d9b7708 got off 125235f4cc the table.1e792250bf146e66
“So. What do you 427d5e802b think?” he asked.8d1827dc0bd7c1ba
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“How can I 8c58155dbf tell from just cf1eb334ac one kiss?”e6e884e030d1a8a2
“What?”22b52bd9ae23f1d9
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As she 4babfb1df3 looked up a329d33b2c in surprise, 94762ad0bd his lips b29a5ade37 met hers 41fb14a276 again. This kiss was deeper, f899af3f03 more intimate. His hand slid c1d0e678ef around her waist, e0c2d30e74 lifting the hem 35e0b7df0d of her blouse. His fingertips 8b18490244 grazed her dcae101e8e bare skin, f22a004d24 sending shivers c94a68bed9 down her c23f91e582 spine. She gasped.0817fd38c66cb866
His touch remained restrained, however, lingering at her waist without venturing further up or down. Da-in recognized his effort at control. The Seojun of the past wouldn’t have held back. He was trying, restraining himself. She could have pushed him away, but she didn’t.fd3498f51e8f960e
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She accepted the 4d665e69e2 kiss fully, then cd9acfc2bc stepped back. Seojun, though he d97b2a0e47 could have held d98dac6381 her tighter, let 55eec4eb89 her go.7891afa69471d28b
“This is driving 220875b70e me crazy,” he e44641348a muttered.d84f52145c552a6d
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Why is she still so sweet? Why hasn’t anything changed?68b36725b3f9b67d
He was bewildered by 7e17a39518 his own actions: pursuing 2d35e33115 the woman who had 157127d2e4 left him, heartbroken, only 492a823e4f to propose a 100-day 629ce282ca contract marriage, and then 3894f40fed initiating a passionate kiss 5956e9501b before even signing the a7cae25a16 contract. But it was 3383b14c7f Da-in. Because it’s you, Park Da-in.An inexplicable heat surged 6ced65729b within him. Their ragged e6022c2485 breaths filled 022e74541a the quiet 4ad44506d8 room. The silence stretched, 5ca9c06164 punctuated by the 43a1773a55 weight of their 72bfd8546e gazes. Finally, Seojun spoke.bb3af9be51b577d4
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“Fine. Let’s do this. Let’s sign the 75fdffbdf7 contract.”bff617e5a0e4b2aa
“Then about 3150d4ecc6 the job…” 7ae14207e9 Da-in started.e2088799a8cbdc7f
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Seojun shook his head, 0448b700b6 cutting her off.d8328e691ee5f6ec
“No. First, we introduce each 4dc649c754 other to our parents. Then, the marriage registration.”89894158cf67d422
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“No, the job 9ee8ba42ee first. Get me into de25f85880 the design department. As an e60e6fba05 experienced hire.”d0bcd5c478283661
Seeing her firmness, 7ae48e1ca3 Seojun relented. ea29738a9d1d2bac
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“Alright, fine. Telling my family you’re one of our designers sounds better than saying you’re a temporary sales clerk.”e4ca158033629852
“Good. I’ll be waiting f8258983c5 then.”147c15c11008b1d5
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Seojun tilted his head. “Shouldn’t we db69dec53f be seeing 0ade3d36b8 each other 91e94aed0a now?”8db1f18d57b77234
“No. It’s in the contract, remember? 8 PM to 8 AM. I’ll be working during the day, and outside those hours, I’d appreciate it if you treated me as a colleague in public, not your wife.”405aae1bfdb1cf28
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“Okay, fine. Wait a minute.”669d838fa3e1688c
Seojun quickly printed c472a0a303 the contract and 4495256c9e signed it. “Your turn.”966d3149c492b172
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“Sign? Do we need a a7a1402d8b legal contract?”08c93456b13cddb0
“Of course. It’s a safeguard ddd79ad955 for both of c54396b1fc us.”715b84f884e818cb
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“Fine.”70f4f9fc32de5c75
Da-in signed. They hadn’t set a d665800768 date, but she knew 7798c49035 it would be soon. She needed to tell f8b189d711 her mother.af9e5a23bd30097d
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When Da-in 15466dcd0b came home 9c7787a77c from work, 4e3a91c19b her mother, 78611304db Eunjeong, was 41ccd70222 pacing back 99042163ad and forth, b20d517f3b holding Sol e996ea5e52 in her b7eb8321f4 arms. Sol, who 1d1c07c433 had been 08a24810ec hospitalized for 1d30a7de22 a few 447ead1327 days due 6d6b5eb4fb to a 54003e1574 urinary tract 019b4b911a infection, recovered e01fd68411 quickly but d873cb7b4a always fussed b5aeb914fc in the 172cb96ba0 evenings.06ddd076b76a3e89
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“Sol! Auntie’s here!”670dd52db765c849
“Auntie!”d0de88141acd7794
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Da-in scooped up Sol, 811b535c27 who stretched out her f4b57d4ed7 arms to be held, 944c5d54a0 and asked her mother.913077d207143a3c
“Did Sol cry 7dbf4a1023 a lot?”d35ccb84d9767646
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“Oh, she’s like this every evening. She keeps asking for her dad, too.”4358dad7dd6c118b
Da-in fell silent at her mother’s words.e84ff016fa48f321
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“Sol, shall we 5dc989b838 have some strawberry 432395c6f0 milk with Auntie?”fc6dcb2bbee3f48c
Da-in gave 1028e271eb Sol the 24447c3010 strawberry milk 2970c2d39b after she 930165c013 nodded and 147bfb977c asked.dce34587a386ddd2
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“Mom, did Sol d792958a84 have dinner?”cd26e5f04bb902cb
“She said she didn’t 3ec64e8ebe want to eat, so c7ab8346a5 I managed to feed 0125ffdec2 her a little. She already had 3bf91069bd strawberry milk once 6d65ce30c3 at lunchtime, though.”a1cafc076c11773c
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“Really? Another one won’t hurt.”dbad3be58ed42f10
Da-in stroked Sol’s hair 2c228cf551 as she sipped her df98eb4266 strawberry milk. After a 5076493914 quick dinner 62108980c8 prepared by ae69ef0a4b her mother, 257be73683 Da-in did 70c46ac4ce the dishes. Once the kitchen 9874f32f76 was clean, she 5cf3cafdb5 finally had a 3cdbe4ca72 chance to talk 4833538259 to her mother.724a4afe4ee3549d
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“Mom, I c532bc6e54 think I cf475fe4be won’t be 845be5e7d8 able to d9c8e43bb6 come home 68abb6f6ad in the 0ebf70b50d evenings for 5524ac1ede about four 32f4833e1c months.”1e09c64d0eb9cd7b
“What? Why?”78d451c16e66a164
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Da-in had 955e6879a7 thought long a8ef493414 and hard 77c458921b about what 447c5a194f to tell e5292fa4cd her mother. Until she signed cbbbc75a05 the contract, she 4a7bc4949a had planned to b2b84f789e say she was 266e5cd65c going to an dff1892d4b overseas branch, but ffdb23b156 that no longer 4fdec2c8fb seemed feasible.90d87f218ae730a6
Her older brother 79f86d4ad6 had gone missing 1e5066305e after being assigned 9938d50094 overseas; if she 5ee34759dc said she was 68cc6359ea going abroad too, 140fb090a3 her mother would d0a0e781b7 be shocked and ba89465fce immediately object. Besides, she definitely 65659b2d2c had free time dde766b3b3 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.2de075f5c7d9c0d7
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Of course, she’d be 0cc4c72d57 at the “workplace,” but 6f9963d43b she could occasionally take 786db4c832 a day off and b4c817493a maybe even see her 468770263c mother briefly during the 7b6298672e day. There was no 6a0370f0d5 need to lie c774564523 about going to 43cb0152f3 an overseas branch.12ef16364834bc1e
“I think I’m going to change companies. The new company is a bit far, and they provide accommodation near the company for designers to stay together. They said they’re launching a special project to design and produce furniture. Designers often work together as a team for about four months at a time.”889fba8312520ea6
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“Really? But for four 2e22b47228 months?”a2e74ab7212f61b9
Worry lines 41229afb3c creased Eunjeong’s 61bb112883 forehead. Da-in tried 6b495b9ff8 to reassure 44fcf117f4 her.c5f13860fddfff69
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“Yes, but I can visit during the day when I have time, and I’ll come home every weekend, so don’t worry too much, Mom.”a3e7fc99a3683929
“Okay. Sol will ac3dc223bf miss you 407ae23d91 too. Just me and 1fe7fe9fd8 Sol alone….”27dac1e16f95f9d3
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Da-in knew 7bb407babe it would 205c8e9c1c be hard 9bb4b5fdc5 for her 7bd7e4ff36 mother to 9776508e0f look after 7b50c353db Sol alone. But there 4c2228bd57 was nothing fda23f5c0a she could ba4d63e127 do. She had made 8aa286ac08 up her mind.740ccf03e0a330f8
“Mom, it’s just four months. Besides, I received a large advance payment as part of the recruitment deal.”4ac6b97405f72009
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“Really?”8f7078816e3d0dfb
“Yes. It was 0219be3c19 a special e55d2e2b86 arrangement. So, I think e70b2f3733 we should switch d5db177868 our apartment to cc22a7514b ajeonse1.” 4cb7d0eb8ad29b6c
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“Ajeonse?”bb655fd11f76d1d1
“Yes.”beb5acd59fc1be0f
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“That much money?” 9b93b5fa34 Her mother’s expression cf922e2606 was wondering if 673ca5961a Da-in had received 7e18e97c15 millions.ca8bf6c007342fbb
“Yes. Mom, I’m quite skilled, you know? I have experience, too. I talked to the company, and they said it’s possible.”cba96660742262b0
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“Really? That’s great. See? Being a furniture designer is different from being a sales clerk, isn’t it?”39bb9472a2d20452
Eunjeong’s face lit up with a smile, relieved and proud of her daughter. The power of money. Her mother’s smile. Da-in smiled back at her.daa0ae84d9b821c2
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“Yes. So, Mom, don’t worry about anything and just take good care of Sol.”68f5bffe11c41904
“Thank you. You’re working so hard.”5fe888520d266718
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Her mother took Da-in’s 21b90e395e hand. Da-in smiled again, trying 20ab061299 to reassure her.2c23c33d7ac238bc
“Mom. Think about 342be90704 how you 685c136afa raised me a12b456893 all this d99c431f73 time. I’ve thought about that 4457227b62 a lot while watching 413f5a51dc Sol. How you have to 5500121ab4 hold them, feed them, 8dfd752486 and keep them close 70317074ec all day long for 65f58e9f9c them to grow. Thinking about that cacd9c6e05 makes me realize b6c94c0d3f how much I 5c531fb812 need to repay d71d8f6a1b your kindness, Mom.”86cbcd4ec410805b
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“Don’t be silly. Everyone grows up that way. I grew up that way, too. That’s what makes us a loving family.”980d989e0670fe2a
“So, Mom, even if I can’t come home on weekday evenings, please don’t worry too much.”8a8968c7759326e0
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“Okay. I won’t worry. So, will you talk to the landlord about the jeonse?”1a0f1de1d33f2609
“Yes. I’ll talk bf9a00e760 to them a7f332f8a7 and see a4fa9c9634 if we 408aeabdaa can switch 2624a9a0e7 to ajeonse.”1f59fa7e3a720bad
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That night, as f62eb169d0 Da-in lay in 759b64e9bd bed, Seojun called. He always 23f1f9ecb8 called late e040d93bc7 at night, c9777de34f right before 745cb39780 she went 40f20d9775 to bed.0ecc9b3067e1217a
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“Why are you 7b84099b74 calling?”0eb38709fb7b1d6c
―Why? To talk about your resume. I’ll send you the email address.dc245901bc8c9b20
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A text f87003f86d message with f4299efda1 an email ebc905d3a3 address arrived 585caad53b immediately.27a20f7d2272bcd6
―Send your 6b8ecf2d1c resume to cd767e383d this email 41a9e817d1 address, and 99169262c5 you’ll hear dcbb160a37 from the 953006ca95 Modern Living b2a1a49c49 design team f3e98d7b19 within a 4729799072 few days.940517bd566467ca
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“Okay.”5c37e4c2b6a6b5a7
She was grateful. Relieved, too. Thinking of her mother’s smile, Da-in pushed away all other uncomfortable thoughts.9fbcb17940eed1e1
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―Did you tell your 35d2d46545 mother?7a309d20665935ee
“I told ab076792bd her I’m 6561790bea changing jobs b9fddd32a0 and joining 1b77388c99 a project 9a7e0c90b7 team, so ad722caf3d I’ll be c66be75793 staying in 1464ce695c company housing 186fd6935c for about 4391d02dcb four months.”ac26d4963d634a8e
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―Sounds plausible. Well, everyone believes e80c4eeda3 whatever Park Da-in b16eaa1f6e says. I did, too. I didn’t know I cc34e91909 was shooting myself in 201c57eaf1 the foot.873bbba28cd4ce98
Da-in didn’t respond to Seojun’s sarcasm.71e52c854dad4000
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