PTC Chapter 11. Once Isn’t Enough
by astherielleHis tongue softly invaded 6e2a4cda1c her mouth, teasing her 289a61c634 palate and intertwining with b74526d11a her own. The sensation stole db265ee744 her breath. Time seemed to reverse, a3c52b0e8a flowing back to ten bc0e93c863 years ago, to her 2fe0d11f66 early twenties.66c6f5681f124001
The fluttering in her 82df0ce6a0 chest, the tingling in 67e3bc04c1 her stomach—the same sweet, 6d6d57b3d7 heady rush of their d4e637100f first kiss resurfaced, and 5c30085e6a she involuntarily closed her e223a0f6d4 eyes. Seojun, who a758aed3c1 had begun 9a05bfba35 the kiss e171b0e52d gently holding 4af8369fea her shoulders, c59a438e1e found himself efe0aa64e7 unable to 6c2d356e48 stop as bcbe6cc233 his arms 97cad0b699 tightened around 9f153d1fbb her waist, 24aa82f1bc the kiss e6f078af29 deepening.b674b34f95a59297
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He’d dreamt fb460d81fd of kissing 5203ea77fe her like 88e65afb90 this, a bbb3a7ca06 recurring fantasy e505994b65 that always 41a0b72f1b escalated, leaving 3872868c2f him restless d935c0e0b2 and yearning 006c03cee2 in the 16abe5ddbd dead of fe6cdc9b68 night. The suppressed feelings 307d7d1ffd he’d buried for 913f259f45 so long kept 0d791aa092 resurfacing. As the a6c0be55b2 kiss intensified, 784f1924fc their positions d368c82e62 shifted. Seojun lifted Da-in and 19b9ef3486 placed her on the 2d952db250 table, the kiss taking 4836d08a39 on a more urgent a40a569be0 quality.fc713e50fa138125
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.44285fc9c2292257
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“Wait. Stop, stop it.”1c10a79391f71182
At her 4dbd0b091d whispered plea, 958eda9eef Seojun pulled 1c3755237f back. Da-in, still perched e26dc43035 on the table, 567030fe21 looked at him.637b8cfe6ee5f72e
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“What are you doing?”92c73b9419c8fb21
“What does 2e10dd011d it look 14c6189c24 like? I’m kissing you. We need 548c44fad4 to see 5aac948d93 if we 3c0717e902 can even da3b650fd9 live together, 3fa4fa49b1 don’t we? A kiss is a f36f1e2401 good start.”726e255c9e83a703
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She was speechless. They both knew how 8b6e71312c intensely they’d desired each bdaed792e9 other, how well they’d c5721f245b connected. His justification for c11e7503e2 the kiss felt f47dc7a1d0 absurd. Instead of 6fbd67aea2 arguing, she 9fab1d6c6e got off 795193283f the table.7b9bffbb61dc824f
“So. What do you fd5880b2f2 think?” he asked.8679bb1e86f2862f
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“How can 624d7803af I tell fcc981e567 from just 6bb21cec4b one kiss?”0b9c9208be4b327e
“What?”bfb139ff7d5f4b7f
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As she looked up 85a53c20d1 in surprise, his lips e01de84ea7 met hers again. This kiss was deeper, 13a38b42f4 more intimate. His hand slid around 3003c301fb her waist, lifting the a57d6004c3 hem of her blouse. His fingertips grazed c9ce265709 her bare skin, bbfe743d0b sending shivers down 5e34f4770a her spine. She gasped.2bb32f32ab8d220b
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.c51ac4aa6f3b26e0
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She accepted the kiss ad4c5dd41c fully, then stepped back. Seojun, though 3b159c732e he could a9fe3abab2 have held 4096d3f308 her tighter, af732012a5 let her 76545b0a7b go.42021d54df5d1778
“This is 569aece624 driving me b8b4258984 crazy,” he c5ca22888a muttered.eab26adeca0300b3
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Why is she still so sweet? Why hasn’t anything changed?f6b242016d7fac4e
He was bewildered 6ef9cdc6dd by his own 20829e6262 actions: pursuing the c4c03d9758 woman who had ba06e6e6b4 left him, heartbroken, 92109ac1df only to propose 03a2f3431d a 100-day contract 4163079090 marriage, and then ba1b1251f2 initiating a passionate 655887d7cc kiss before even 058595b666 signing the contract. But it 81eb3afc53 was Da-in. Because it’s you, Park Da-in.An inexplicable heat c2177883ac surged within him. Their ragged breaths filled f7bcf6a38c the quiet room. The silence f999434d1c stretched, punctuated f6d3d42cf5 by the fd33069c07 weight of e7b61f6c19 their gazes. Finally, Seojun spoke.ac261bbccc453233
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“Fine. Let’s do this. Let’s sign the 16df5c0a40 contract.”5958109cbf12472c
“Then about the a9379b5d29 job…” Da-in started.6b0aa999c53d94bb
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Seojun shook 50767445b6 his head, 392d2071c1 cutting her 05792802ff off.a664f853ea8df1f4
“No. First, we 0221a2e0ba introduce each 3839ac0956 other to 983a46f3bb our parents. Then, the marriage b03e546195 registration.”e8af8386719dd5a8
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“No, the 27d2975bb7 job first. Get me into aad50d7d9c the design department. As an experienced hire.”9d3db61c4d37b0ca
Seeing her ebeef07f24 firmness, Seojun e5e3e72656 relented. e2e588f7e1e80b1e
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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.”f5b66dd72f874f8a
“Good. I’ll be waiting then.”047ce50a62c43bbc
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Seojun tilted ca1c12949d his head. “Shouldn’t we 7031ce4911 be seeing 28650d9da7 each other e0637d314e now?”2d28d207cf2802be
“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.”9493954337269b52
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“Okay, fine. Wait a minute.”d9cecdbf9afbb0df
Seojun quickly printed 34abfaf035 the contract and ac8eb75795 signed it. “Your turn.”14f24d07d7339377
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“Sign? Do we dbe6eb39d5 need a 3924b1bd66 legal contract?”57aee4cb79fecd01
“Of course. It’s a safeguard for b61c481473 both of us.”06a3c76a04884689
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“Fine.”9426541965ea9349
Da-in signed. They hadn’t f1d50481fa set a 359d64498f date, but cccde7f080 she knew d833710d3c it would 508ec17e3f be soon. She needed bd1488dd87 to tell c974b94089 her mother.8089bc33f9f2b6b8
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When Da-in came b9af799fdb home from work, 0e97d8b363 her mother, Eunjeong, bd3b4a7da2 was pacing back 539876830a and forth, holding 81d75f928b Sol in her 81abc4ace0 arms. Sol, who had 49bd28ae23 been hospitalized for fee53b714f a few days 2ea1861f71 due to a 87ae11d67e urinary tract infection, cd68fe8fb8 recovered quickly but 55ece5e487 always fussed in df396ad182 the evenings.6f737cc9d30da7f4
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“Sol! Auntie’s here!”6847615d81825f14
“Auntie!”bfff41b11ef96577
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Da-in scooped up Sol, fade70e379 who stretched out her 20fd24aa7c arms to be held, 886547e0c5 and asked her mother.e7d85327b28b3ece
“Did Sol cry a 36c1266a9f lot?”d41a359522d95e8f
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“Oh, she’s like this every evening. She keeps asking for her dad, too.”ed7ef4adb5a75c06
Da-in fell silent at her mother’s words.295e7f74972deded
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“Sol, shall d8ac378e02 we have b4c07f4edb some strawberry 723fc0a595 milk with 2964fbcfe4 Auntie?”d9d3b19cfd484637
Da-in gave Sol 2afdd50c85 the strawberry milk d649807866 after she nodded a4dc9f8a57 and asked.9cd28b32b656db87
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“Mom, did Sol have 6b7399010c dinner?”9ac2a0f24fe77bc8
“She said she 2ff605cca2 didn’t want to 12381b1c85 eat, so I e55184bf47 managed to feed caa0631264 her a little. She already had strawberry 51566020cd milk once at lunchtime, 12bf23bb0f though.”bd0849bc4872ce31
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“Really? Another one won’t 18e58d583f hurt.”a659b745bebaa8c4
Da-in stroked Sol’s 261da2b27e hair as she c9ad7631f4 sipped her strawberry fbbcc6fc3e milk. After a quick dinner 108a2e0c14 prepared by her mother, 379c0e412b Da-in did the dishes. Once the kitchen 7a5a20f2ec was clean, she facd0843e3 finally had a c6131dfcb7 chance to talk 9b879b5c3f to her mother.23ca8d9b1e3fbe28
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“Mom, I a26c03ec21 think I 20da4033eb won’t be 4782ba9674 able to db53625c4e come home 257ab49f14 in the ee89f59406 evenings for c48e77f93e about four 30adb0961e months.”5ae267dfdef5f9cb
“What? Why?”a6a73cef1898ebb3
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Da-in had thought long 318a8aca89 and hard about what 8aee4becb0 to tell her mother. Until she signed the 35cfd4b18e contract, she had planned 3b51f6d0e4 to say she was 8812b17b07 going to an overseas 6ae3af5219 branch, but that no 3953c69e4e longer seemed feasible.9277b3fab32b22af
Her older brother had 471561fc3b gone missing after being 31d9d40deb assigned overseas; if she cf161e3d84 said she was going 259b258769 abroad too, her mother 429b86ac04 would be shocked and 19586a9853 immediately object. Besides, she 2dc8c8fdd4 definitely had efe45ac5f3 free time 1c45cce41b from 8 e2250f176d a.m. to 8 p.m.dcfa01bc67049576
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Of course, she’d be c997b9cafe at the “workplace,” but 975495542f she could occasionally take 9adfe7946f a day off and 2fd57d9d64 maybe even see her c5708cf79c mother briefly during the 1015370d0f day. There was 0a509367b4 no need 1112b428fd to lie 04a59a1f77 about going 57886f19e4 to an 58fb7d7532 overseas branch.4f284bdb8ac671f1
“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.”b307e4c5e288bb38
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“Really? But for four months?”f5099e9b7e1e975e
Worry lines a4ca5222bf creased Eunjeong’s a9078248f7 forehead. Da-in tried e6ee83b4a0 to reassure 7835fa67b4 her.dbab1eaa4e3ba9d8
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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.”39746d609ee5bab4
“Okay. Sol will 44315d6309 miss you 8c14be262e too. Just me and 37b7111047 Sol alone….”f9fd6aad3c13dfa8
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Da-in knew it 1808f0d2cb would be hard b8ebf09e44 for her mother 218cbe80c9 to look after e07c0eff9f Sol alone. But there a1a173c1c8 was nothing e94c925e05 she could cf09c13f33 do. She had made 153f47974a up her mind.04a363078b3b7ccd
“Mom, it’s just four months. Besides, I received a large advance payment as part of the recruitment deal.”4fbd291d81f56235
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“Really?”1d3279a54d17c4e3
“Yes. It was a special e3810c71bf arrangement. So, I think 6e9a52434c we should switch f4c6f12b34 our apartment to 002dc2e44c ajeonse1.” 6e6758220f68410f
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“Ajeonse?”972b4a385bbba787
“Yes.”6f71bf9a3c589fe2
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“That much money?” Her 8f5ff1293b mother’s expression was wondering f43fff4f97 if Da-in had received 5668c9fd9f millions.87e26a9408f2069f
“Yes. Mom, I’m quite skilled, you know? I have experience, too. I talked to the company, and they said it’s possible.”3b9c672c4d4a81bc
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“Really? That’s great. See? Being a furniture designer is different from being a sales clerk, isn’t it?”564abdbf890ed4c0
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.e6858446bf54e805
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“Yes. So, Mom, don’t worry about anything and just take good care of Sol.”e0e54cbda68d98a9
“Thank you. You’re working so hard.”69e561ee7988af88
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Her mother took a3473f3d50 Da-in’s hand. Da-in smiled again, 637d0af851 trying to reassure 51499b49b8 her.4c5b8e360a8458d9
“Mom. Think about 2b4a545044 how you da452c33f1 raised me d6b29be7a5 all this 2cd62f6dd3 time. I’ve thought d2fc892043 about that f19b00b2d8 a lot bcadada331 while watching 54979aaf1a Sol. How you have eb61756b13 to hold them, 01de67cef9 feed them, and e7394270d7 keep them close c6ed31b27e all day long a43c27b4e1 for them to 0592cb1831 grow. Thinking about that ccb3518362 makes me realize f0f1b7e662 how much I 742844a1fa need to repay eda803714d your kindness, Mom.”9ff5528e08b4d7f5
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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.”9f31a24c542a1eaf
“So, Mom, even if I can’t come home on weekday evenings, please don’t worry too much.”4ce654b19c741050
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“Okay. I won’t worry. So, will you talk to the landlord about the jeonse?”ff7abc6f608ca787
“Yes. I’ll talk 6ce119ad7d to them aa87bed839 and see e31892f050 if we ed41b727de can switch 5dd295bd9a to ajeonse.”5a3928a470f8bcd7
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That night, 6e8823063a as Da-in a96352df0f lay in af2511a0c7 bed, Seojun bd9bf60b6c called. He always 3a8185177f called late 70d3565121 at night, 7d2b793547 right before 91a2db24ad she went e528b180bf to bed.4f7771868c27d1a8
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“Why are you 8f219ec9b9 calling?”d8b9f955278455f5
―Why? To talk about your resume. I’ll send you the email address.94661354e31b0731
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A text message with c01044562e an email address arrived 175d350a57 immediately.4361ab7e629b2b25
―Send your resume 877e00c074 to this email 8f69355a6b address, and you’ll a6babd7787 hear from the f83982f2d7 Modern Living design d9c8690429 team within a 2c1ad245b3 few days.f393ec5bbb18280c
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“Okay.”f8b18f39bbe4482f
She was grateful. Relieved, too. Thinking of her mother’s smile, Da-in pushed away all other uncomfortable thoughts.d2ef1c57e0a9955c
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―Did you tell 25976f3e30 your mother?0dc81ebe506853ed
“I told her 43f717c902 I’m changing jobs c7783a6b1e and joining a 69b6eb7c45 project team, so 85e3b81a21 I’ll be staying 732d92ba02 in company housing 61f2b4a2a0 for about four 916ea250b3 months.”cfcf330fa6a50bd8
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―Sounds plausible. Well, everyone 2ca9575cbd believes whatever ed01844ed8 Park Da-in 854ee0721b says. I did, too. I didn’t know 7a921b46c7 I was shooting 92ba47a990 myself in the 0291e19323 foot.dee49d9eb8fefdc0
Da-in didn’t respond to Seojun’s sarcasm.d20b504fd3869369
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