In response, he unbuckled his seatbelt.

“I am your husband.”
“Well……”
“Let’s get off.”
As soon as Do Jun got home, he took his medicine. The heavy feeling in his head all day wasn’t simply due to fatigue.

Thinking about truly resting tomorrow, he called Director Song.

Yes, Director.
“I’ll take the weekend off.”
Understood.
The short call ended as he took off his suit jacket.

Hae Joo had come down the stairs with her hands raised.

“I’ve drawn a bath upstairs.”
“Just a shower is enough.”

“Taking a bath with bath salts will help ease your fatigue.”
“You should join me then.”
“…Excuse me?”
“Taking a bath.”
“Are you insane?”
“Yeah, I’m insane.”
Do Jun took Hae Joo by the arm and led her to the second floor.

In the meantime, the bathtub had filled up with water, and he turned off the faucet.

“You have to take a bath anyway, right?”
“Well, yes, but this is a bit….”
“What’s the problem when it’s just the two of us.”
He then started to untie his tie in front of Hae Joo.

One by one, his shirt started to unbutton, quickly revealing a Vshape.

Despite his poor condition, his upper body was intimidatingly robust.

Hae Joo unconsciously held her breath at the sight of him.

“I don’t think I can.”
“Comfort me.”
Do Jun stopped Hae Joo as she tried to leave the bathroom.

The mild fever had become a suitable level of intoxication, prompting a hazy energy.

He didn’t want to let Hae Joo go, his kiss becoming a fuse between them and the window.

Despite her avoiding gaze, he persistently asked.

“Comfort me.”
His demand, close to an order, wasn’t completely unlikable to Hae Joo.

Do Jun, who had been working all along, seemed ill, and Hae Joo offered her own compromise.

“Then, I’ll just sit next to the bathtub.”
“Get in with me.”
“Why are you so stubborn… Ah!”
Do Jun kicked off his pants with the tip of his foot.

While surprised Hae Joo covered her face with her hands, he, in his underwear, stepped into the bathtub.

“We might as well be touching skin.”
Do Jun had no memories of ever holding someone close.

Especially a stranger.

The only time was when he hugged his father and Lee Jun’s frail body before they left this world.

No one else had ever touched even the tips of his fingers.

He, who was like this, felt the need for human touch for the first time.

Remembering back, the day Lee Jun was diagnosed with cancer was particularly so.

Enduring sorrow alone was no different from the pain right before death.

He had to face the howling wind on the rooftop and chew over the grief that was welling up in his throat.

He wished he could be as sick as Lee Jun.

Even as his body temperature was rapidly dropping in the harsh wind, the unjustifiable guilt didn’t get better.

Even though it was daytime, it was no different from the night.

In the void without a single star, Hae Joo appeared while he was ruthlessly lost.

She, covered in burning fever, was about to throw herself to the world.

‘Dangerous!’
Heat was boiling from the small body he held in his arms.

Heat ignited instantly in Do Jun’s body, which was cooling down in the wind.

Hae Joo appeared at his weakest moment and stayed with him like this.

Her scent that stimulated his instincts, her breath… the recent kiss left a big afterimage.

“Okay. But go in first and close your eyes.”
“Alright.”

He sank deeply into the bathtub.

Leaning comfortably against the tub, he closed his eyes as directed.

Hae Joo intently watched Do Jun, who seemed to be asleep.

Then, she untied the slip she wore and took a step back.

“You can’t open your eyes.”
After sternly cautioning him, she plopped down into the bathtub.

As a result, water splashed everywhere and Do Jun opened his eyes.

“Lean on me.”
“I’m okay like this.”
Do Jun, who was hunched over, found a spot at Hae Joo’s feet.

He quietly stared at her like this. Then, he swiftly grabbed Hae Joo’s wrist and pulled her towards him.

When Hae Joo came to her senses, she was nestled against his torso.

“You always cause trouble.”
“This is too much…”
“It’s good.”
His hand submerged in the water and wrapped around Hae Joo’s waist.

The moist hand felt surreptitious and tactful.

Strength drained from Hae Joo’s body, who was holding herself upright, and she lightly touched her forehead to Do Jun’s shoulder.

“We only need to stay like this for 5 minutes.”
“In 5 minutes, we can make more history than you imagine.”
Unknowingly, Hae Joo flinched.

When she tried to drop her upper body, Do Jun held her slim back with both arms.

Because of this, the two became even closer.

Hae Joo, forgetting to breathe, tuned into the voice that resonated in his neck.

“While being a couple with you, I haven’t even held your hand.”
“……”
“We’ve spent three years like that.”
“……”
“Sometimes, I struggled several times a day about running to you.”
“……!”
“But now, I don’t want to bear it. I think I’m going crazy just looking at you.”
Do Jun buried his face in Hae Joo’s small shoulders.

His breathing became frequent and the conversation halted.

“Do Jun?”
There was no reply to her call.