Strangely, although it wasn’t the first time, Yi Soo felt like it was, and she unknowingly became nervous.

Traveling together and staying at a hotel felt completely different from being at home together.

As she approached the bedroom one step at a time, Ji Ho was sitting in a chair.

“Did you finish washing up?”

Ji Ho turned around and asked.

“Yeah. It was so quiet, I thought you were sleeping.”

“How could I sleep while you were washing up?”

Ji Ho’s hair was scattered across his forehead as he chuckled, giving him a boyish look.

Yi Soo briefly thought he looked fresh, but quickly changed her mind when she saw his chest through the gap in his bathrobe.

Yi Soo’s gaze wandered aimlessly before settling on the table.

Two glasses of champagne were placed on the table.

“What’s this?”

“The welcome drink from earlier.”

“Ah.”

When they first entered the room, a bottle of champagne and some simple fruits were prepared along with a welcome card.

“Let’s have just one glass of this before sleeping.”

Yi Soo picked up a glass and took a sip of the fragrant champagne.

She felt a crisp, refreshing taste with a slight fizz.

“It’s delicious.”

“You were very tired today, weren’t you?”

“Yeah. So so much.”

Her eyes, stiff from lack of sleep, could barely open.

She thought she might be able to catch a bit of sleep on the train from London to Paris, but whether from excitement or not, sleep didn’t come then.

The entire way, she spent time joking around with Ji Ho and laughing at trivial things.

After arriving in Paris, they left their luggage at the hotel, went out for lunch, and before having a late dinner, they endured the heat to visit the Eiffel Tower and stroll along the Seine.

Being the first day of their trip, they were so excited that they didn’t even realize how tired they were and spent the whole day moving around.

Yi Soo, after emptying the remaining champagne into her mouth, got up and walked to the bed.

As she crawled onto the bed on her knees, Ji Ho came up behind her and lifted her up.

“Ah, what are you doing?”

Yi Soo’s body floated in the air for a moment before being cradled in Ji Ho’s arms.

“How can you just go to sleep? We need to dry your hair.”

Despite wiping it as much as possible with a towel, droplets of water had gathered at the ends of her hair.

“Ah. I’m too tired to dry it. I just want to sleep.”

She didn’t want to move a single finger and just wanted to drift off to sleep like this.

“I’ll dry it for you. Just lean on me.”

Ji Ho, with his hands under Yi Soo’s back and knees, held her close and went to the dressing table.

The hairdryer Ji Ho had just used was still on the shelf.

Sitting in the chair at the dressing table, Ji Ho firmly supported Yi Soo’s back with his large hand and let her rest her face on his shoulder.

Thud.

Yi Soo, who had her arms around Ji Ho’s neck, drooped and lowered her head.

Yi Soo completely relaxed and left everything to Ji Ho as he suggested.

She liked sitting on Ji Ho’s thighs and liked being held and leaning on his shoulder.

As she closed her eyes obediently, warm air blowing with a whirring sound came through her hair.

As her wet hair flew in all directions, the pleasant scent of shampoo spread everywhere.

As Yi Soo clung to Ji Ho, his hand supporting her back moved through her hair, ensuring the air reached evenly.

If it weren’t for the loud hairdryer sound, she felt like she could fall asleep right there.

Since her hair was short, revealing her neckline, it didn’t take long to dry.

Still, thinking it must have been tiring to dry it so thoroughly, Yi Soo kissed Ji Ho’s cheek and whispered softly.

“Thank you.”

With the hand that had put down the hairdryer, Ji Ho hugged Yi Soo and stood up.

Her body, lifted high into the air, was soon laid down on the soft bed.

They lay side by side on the same bed, pulling the same blanket up to their chests.

“Now I can finally sleep. I’m so sleepy.”

“Alright. Let’s sleep.”

Ji Ho gently patted Yi Soo’s back.

Yi Soo loosely snuggled into Ji Ho’s fragrant embrace, lying on the fluffy bed covered with a cozy blanket.

Just as Yi Soo was about to drift off to sleep, thinking it couldn’t get any better than this.

Yi Soo’s body, resting on Ji Ho’s arm, was suddenly pulled towards his firm chest.

She felt hot breath on her closed eyelids.

When Yi Soo opened her eyes, she saw Ji Ho close enough that their noses almost touched.

“I really tried to hold back, but…”

Eyes flickering with passion looked down at Yi Soo.

Yi Soo, who had been helplessly sleepy, smiled languidly as she looked at Ji Ho.

‘How can you expect me to sleep when you look at me like that…’

Considering the care he had taken to even dry her hair, Yi Soo mustered all her strength to keep her eyes open.

“I really was trying to sleep too…”

Pfft, they both burst out laughing at the same time.

“I just can’t do it.”

Ji Ho’s words overlapped with Yi Soo’s.

Ji Ho lovingly gazed at Yi Soo, who was laughing tiredly.

He knew he should just let her sleep, but his whole body had been burning for a while now.

Was he always this impatient? Even as he felt self-loathing, he couldn’t help it.

Ji Ho’s hand gently brushed Yi Soo’s hair.

He tucked it behind her ear and came back to cup her reddened cheek.

Ji Ho smiled crookedly as he lowered his head and passionately consumed Yi Soo’s lips.

Their interlocked lips parted briefly.

“Is this okay?”

Ji Ho asked from a distance where only their lips had separated.

Even though he lacked the patience to hold back if Yi Soo said it wasn’t okay, he couldn’t help but worry.

When there was no answer, Ji Ho’s mouth, parched with thirst, dried up completely.

Yi Soo looked into Ji Ho’s eyes, which seemed about to burn black.

Ji Ho’s heat, vividly felt through their touching bodies, spread to Yi Soo’s toes, making her feel as if electricity was running through her.

‘If it’s not okay, can you hold back?’

She could feel Ji Ho’s heart trying to be considerate of her while suppressing his bursting desire.

Smack.

Yi Soo suddenly pulled Ji Ho’s face and sucked his lips loudly before letting go.

Yi Soo also felt it would be a shame to spend the first night of their first trip, which would be remembered for a lifetime, just sleeping.

Yi Soo’s eyes also brightened a little.

With one passionate kiss, it felt like her sleepiness had fled far away.

“It’s the first day of our trip today.”

“So… is it okay?”

Ji Ho urged for an answer with impatient eyes.

As Yi Soo nodded with a smile, Ji Ho’s head immediately lowered.

Once on her round forehead, once on her eyelids, once on the tip of her nose, once on her flushed cheeks.

Ji Ho’s lips passed over various parts of Yi Soo’s small face as if dotting them.

His touch, so gentle as if she were too precious to handle roughly, caressed her skin lightly.

Everywhere his lips touched, his hot breath brushed past, making it feel like flames were igniting.

Ji Ho, who had stopped his playful kisses, looked down at Yi Soo quietly.

As they gazed into each other’s eyes, perfectly filled with each other’s faces, Ji Ho’s head tilted slightly and came down.

Her lips were sucked in instantly.

In the hot warmth of his mouth, it felt like everything wrapped up was melting away.

A heavy weight settled on Yi Soo’s body.

Their legs intertwined, and their touching bodies grew even hotter.

Every time Yi Soo twisted her body, every time excited breaths escaped through her parted teeth, Ji Ho felt like his heart would burst.

Yi Soo, whose eyebrows were trembling, stretched out her arms and hugged Ji Ho’s back tightly.

It was an unforgettable first night in Paris.

**

The next day.

The two, who had fallen asleep in each other’s arms, slept deeply, even missing breakfast.

Yi Soo woke up first in Ji Ho’s embrace.

She separated their touching bodies and created a gap between her and Ji Ho.

The blanket had slid down far below, and Ji Ho’s chest was fully exposed to the bright light coming through the waiting window.

Although it wasn’t the first time seeing it, it was an unrealistic body that drew admiration every time she saw it.

‘How much exercise does one have to do to maintain a body like that?’

The line extending from his Adam’s apple and the firm muscles divided on both sides caught her eye.

Yi Soo swallowed hard.

She had often looked at Ji Ho’s sleeping face alone, but it was the first time seeing his body, and her face turned red even though she was alone.

Yet, unable to take her eyes off his captivating physique, she gazed a little longer.

His overwhelmingly tall height and broad shoulders. From the way he stylishly pulled off any clothes like a model, she knew he had a good body, but she couldn’t help but be surprised when she first saw it.

It wasn’t a bulky muscular build, but when touched, it was all firm muscle.

Looking at his white and soft skin alone, it was hard to imagine such a body.

Having finished her appreciation, Yi Soo belatedly pulled up the blanket at her feet and covered Ji Ho up to his neck.

Even with the blanket covered, it kept shimmering as if still visible, and Yi Soo shook her head left and right.

She wanted to touch it, but she didn’t want to deliberately wake up the soundly sleeping Ji Ho.

As she was trying to quietly get out from under the blanket, Ji Ho’s long arm smoothly wrapped around Yi Soo’s waist and pulled her in.

“Where are you trying to go?”

His voice, low and husky from not being fully awake, was even more melodious.

“You’re awake? We should get up now.”

Yi Soo, back in her original position, said as she faced Ji Ho.

Ji Ho lay on his side, propping his head with his hand, looking down at Yi Soo.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Because I want to see you.”

“You’re already looking at me.”

Yi Soo chuckled as if it was silly.

“Even though I’m looking… I want to see you.”

His sweet and melodious voice seemed to tickle her ears.

Ji Ho lowered his head and lightly kissed Yi Soo’s forehead.

Yi Soo’s heart pounded at the sweet confession.

With her face slightly reddened, she searched for a place to hide and snuggled closer to Ji Ho’s chest.

While caressing Yi Soo’s back, Ji Ho opened his mouth.

“Even though it’s not the first time, strangely, you always feel like the first time.”

“Huh?”

Yi Soo, who had been hiding her face in embarrassment, brought it out again and looked up at Ji Ho.

“Every time I see you, I always feel excited and nervous like it’s the first time. My heart beats as if it’s about to burst… and I feel thirsty as if my throat is burning.”

Ji Ho gently stroked Yi Soo’s hair.

“Really?”

“Really.”

Ji Ho laughed at Yi Soo, who was looking at him with round eyes as if she couldn’t believe it.

“I thought it was just me. You always seem so relaxed and composed, I felt unfair sometimes thinking I was the only one feeling nervous and tense every time.”

Yi Soo pouted her lips and shared her feelings of unfairness that she had been holding alone.

“Wow. You felt nervous and tense every time you saw me? You should have told me earlier. I thought it was just me too.”

Yi Soo narrowed her eyes and looked at Ji Ho.

Her face was becoming increasingly incredulous.

“Don’t let that feeling change.”

Yi Soo nodded with sincere eyes.

Ji Ho buried his face in Yi Soo’s nape and took a deep breath.

“Yi Soo.”

Ji Ho lifted his head and gently cupped Yi Soo’s face with both hands as he spoke.

His voice, which had lowered even more, sounded sweet.

“I like you so much.”

Ji Ho’s heart pounded so hard it ached as he moved his lips to utter this one sentence.

“I love you.”

A very common phrase, but one said only to you.

Yi Soo closed her eyes, feeling the warm lips touching her forehead.

Yi Soo felt like she couldn’t breathe at Ji Ho’s sweet confession.

Both her reddened face and her wildly beating heart felt like they were about to burst.