The one-room apartment seemed packed just by his entrance. Kang-woo stood silently at the entrance, completely drenched.

In the meantime, Se-ah brought a long bath towel and draped it over Kang-woo’s shoulders. Having been in the rain for a long time, concerns about hypothermia arose.

“I’ve turned the heating up to the maximum. Warm up your body with hot water and then lie down under the blanket.”

Untangling the towel that had been tightly rolled, Kang-woo draped it over Se-ah’s shoulders, then quickly undressed. Holding up his wet clothes, he glanced around and put them in what seemed to be a laundry basket.

“Go to the bathroom.”

“What? No, I barely got wet, so Kang-woo, you go first. I’ll quickly wipe myself down with the towel and change clothes.”

“Is the bathroom so small that it can’t fit two people?”

“…It’s a bit cramped. Hurry. Your lips are turning blue.”

“I haven’t been in the rain for that long. Thanks to generous Jisea.”

Risking a petty quarrel and possibly creating a small Han River in the already small house, Kang-woo lifted Se-ah’s buttocks.

“Put me down. It could get slippery and dangerous because I’m wet.”

“Just let me do it. This method is the most rational.”

Holding Se-ah, Kang-woo opened the bathroom door. Surprisingly, Kang-woo’s eyes widened more than expected, and Se-ah, who had one hand around his shoulder and the other gently on his bicep, widened her pupils.

In fact, excluding their relationship, they hadn’t visited each other’s homes. The one-room they lived in before marriage was better than here… It was awkward, but strangely nervous.

Gently lowering her and helping Se-ah undress, Kang-woo checked the water temperature and poured water onto Se-ah’s goosebump-covered skin.

“Kang-woo, you go first. I barely got wet.”

“But it seems like you were in the rain for about 30 minutes.”

“What? No, I was… maybe 5 minutes?”

While applying body wash to his hands, Kang-woo wrinkled his lips.

“W-What do you mean, 30 minutes? Maybe… 5 minutes?”

While reprimanding her, Se-ah unintentionally pushed him away. Given the narrow bathroom, the pushed distance was negligible. With a face that seemed to be smiling or talking, he maintained silence afterward.

During the process of washing Se-ah from head to toe, the warm steam in the bathroom thankfully revived her complexion.

Kang-woo helped Se-ah into a loose T-shirt that reached down to her hips, placed the towel on her wet head, and watched her with darkened lips. Seeing Kang-woo’s lips that had become more attractive, Se-ah slowly fluttered her eyelids.

“All done. Go out and wrap yourself up in a blanket.”

“…Okay.”

As Se-ah’s cheeks blushed, Kang-woo kissed her when she lifted her foot. Perhaps due to the warm steam filling the narrow bathroom or maybe because of him, their breaths involuntarily… became trapped with warm air.

Supporting Se-ah’s lower back against the tiled wall, Kang-woo persistently teased her with his breath.

Feeling Se-ah gasping for breath several times, Kang-woo released his lips. Just as it was, he left his lips imprinted on Se-ah’s white neck and smiled.
Se-ah felt her heart flutter, and even a hiccup tried to escape. The soft and innocent atmosphere added to the sensuality.

“Too bad. The bathroom is small.”

“You’re being mean…”

With a half-pouting, half-not pouting expression, Kang-woo wiped the towel he had draped over Se-ah’s head several times. Afterward, he lightly patted her buttocks, saying, “Go outside.”

As Se-ah left the bathroom and closed the door, there was a sound of water being turned on again.

⭐⭐⭐

With her hair still not completely dry, Se-ah lay on the bed. It seemed like she was staring at the ceiling absentmindedly, but inside, she was thinking about various things.

No separate blanket and no clothes to change into, she pondered before coming up with a good idea. But before she could contemplate further, the bathroom door opened with a clatter. Instinctively, her head turned in that direction.

From Se-ah’s beautiful face, her gaze gradually moved downward. From the thick chest under the shoulder blades, past the firm and stoic lower abdomen, a towel was wrapped around.

Her eyes stopped at the towel that wrapped around her thighs and rose just above her hip bone, embracing her long legs.

“If you come out completely naked, won’t it be disgusting?”

“…Well, anyway, Kang-woo, come to the bed and cover yourself with a blanket.”

Watching Kang-woo remove the remaining moisture from his hair with a towel, Se-ah moved her body out of bed. Without hesitation, Kang-woo came to the bed and lay down.

“Is this a child’s bed? I think the one I used when I was young was even bigger.”

“…It’ll be morning in two hours. Right. Where did you put the tea?”

“I left it behind. It was too late to bring it.”

Indeed, he had flown by plane. It was impressive. On the other hand, shoulder blades went up, showing that he was a presence significant enough for him to show such attachment.

Putting one arm over her head, Kang-woo tapped his upper body gently. Precisely at the chest.