92 - The Beginning of the Cohabitation I Longed For
TL: looloo
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When I woke up in the morning, I was a bit nervous. I had teased Heena quite a bit last night, so I thought she might be a little angry, even though it was her. But I couldn't wake her up just to apologize.
As soon as I got up, I carefully moved so as not to wake Heena and started cleaning up what we hadn't managed to the night before. And I realized, no matter how tired, you should clean up before going to sleep.
Trying to do it now was incredibly difficult, with the sheets stained and everything else in quite a state. Especially since we had gotten carried away and hadn't even laid down a towel this time.
Reflecting on last night while finishing up the cleaning in areas other than the sheets, Heena had already woken up and headed straight to the bathroom.
Having finished everything I could do for now, I stiffly waited in the living room, nervous for her to come out. Shortly after, Heena, who had showered and gotten dressed, came over to me and started nuzzling against me, hugging me tightly. I sighed with relief inside.
"Yeah!"
Contrary to what I had thought, her face was beaming with a bright smile, and her face seemed to glow somehow. After nuzzling against me for a while, she got up and started humming a tune as she headed towards the kitchen.
"Hmmhum"
Heena seemed to be in a very good mood, even though she had half-cried from exhaustion yesterday.
Since both of us usually have a light breakfast, it seemed like she was preparing cereal today. As she was taking out plates from the cabinet, I gently approached her and asked tentatively.
"Was I a bit too much yesterday? Is your body okay?"
To my cautious question, she laughed joyfully and replied.
"Huh? Yesterday? It was so good! Ah! You didn't give me a morning kiss, did you?! Hurry up and do it!"
"Ah, sorry."
-Chu
Her words made it seem like not giving her a morning kiss was a bigger issue than anything that happened yesterday, so I quickly pressed my lips to hers.
Thinking back, I remember talking about this when I was in the hospital room. She had said she wanted kisses in the morning, at noon, and in the evening, and when leaving or coming home, right?
After receiving that kiss, she smiled again and started preparing breakfast. Wearing just dolphin shorts and a thin t-shirt that caught my eye.
Watching Heena bounce around with lively steps made me feel good too.
I realized that my girlfriend, who is always mature, leading me, and showing her cute side occasionally, seemed to enjoy being teased at night.
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Raei Translations
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After finishing our meal, as we discussed yesterday, today we planned to visit both our families to get their approval. It wasn't going to be anything formal, just casually mentioning that we'd be living together at this house from now on.
Just before leaving the house, as I sat in the living room wearing the clothes from yesterday, she came out of the room showing me two outfits.
"Yeonho, which do you like more? Between this knit and blouse."
"They're both pretty... but you'll wear a coat over it anyway."
"Still~ choose one."
"Then the knit. It's cold outside today."
"Got it!"
Without hesitation, she went back into her room, put on the knit, and came back out. Today, she was wearing light blue jeans, a white knit, and a khaki coat.
It was a simple outfit, but why did Heena look so cute in it?
Even just before we left the house.
"Mmm~"
She silently pouted her lips at me, asking for a kiss.
Mwah I gave her another kiss. I kiss her often, but today felt different. Maybe it's because we've gone all the way, or perhaps it's the excitement of our current cohabiting situation; I'm not sure.
"Hehe, let's go now~ I've messaged Mom that we're coming over."
"Really? I was just planning to drop by."
"We still have to tell her beforehand. And your sister will be there too, right?"
Just my luck that Yoonjung is there. Given how often she visits, it's almost a fifty-fifty chance.
Thinking of the commotion my sister would cause upon hearing our news already gave me a headache.
As expected.
Arriving home leisurely arm in arm, enjoying our date, Yoonjung was already in high spirits before we even mentioned cohabitation.
"Kyah!! Morning return!! They've come back in the morning!! Mom!! Did you see?! Jeongwoo!! Sunhoo!! Come out quick!!"
"Please...please be quiet...and it's lunchtime now..."
Why is she rallying the whole family just upon seeing us? Is this a Buster Call?
Yoonjung's loud voice brought my brothers briefly into the living room, but after a quick glance at us, they returned to their rooms without saying anything. I silently shed tears of gratitude for that.
More than them being considerate, honestly, it was likely they just didn't want to engage in such an awkward conversation among brothers.
Luckily, Yoonjung didn't hold onto them further and sat down in the living room with us, giving Heena an uncomfortable look before starting to speak.
"How's living on your own? Do you think you can manage?"
"Yeah. It's kind of fun. Like sister said, I stocked up on plenty of wet wipes, and they're really handy."
"Right, right? Your sister has a long history of living alone~ Feel free to ask me anything!"
"Thanks, sis."
Leaving them to their casual conversation, I cautiously broached the subject with Mom.
"Mom."
"Yeah."
"Is it okay if I stay at Heena's place?"
"Go ahead."
I expected it, but she was too cool about it.
"I won't neglect my studies and will work hard there."
"You've always been diligent. You'll do well wherever you are."
Her words, showing trust in me, oddly moved me. Despite the brief conversation, I fought back the urge to tear up, slightly embarrassed by my reaction.
"Then, I'm going to pack some study materials and clothes to take with me today."
"Will you pack for me?"
"Um, no. I'll do it myself. I'm just taking what I need to wear for now."
Then Heena joined the conversation.
"Mom, I'll help organize Yeonho's clothes and take out what he doesn't wear. Is there a clothing donation bin nearby?"
"I'm not sure. We have large trash bags left, so just throw away what you don't wear. There's nowhere to donate them."
"Okay, Mom."
With that, Mom went back to her room, and Heena and I headed to mine, followed by Yoonjung.
"Why are you coming?"
"Because~ Jeongwoo is too busy to play with me~"
"Why are you always free?"
"I'm busy too! I'm just here when I have time!"
It felt like she was at our house about a third of the month.
Since we weren't going to be cuddling and were just organizing clothes, I didn't send my sister away, hoping for her help.
But as we sat down to start going through the drawers under the bed, Yoonjung began to pry.
"So? How was it?"
"What was?"
"Your night together!"
"......."
Wow, how can she ask such a thing so directly to my face? Is it the difference between men and women?
Men, even Sunhoo, who is the epitome of doing his own thing, wouldn't dare ask such a question in front of me and Heena. Actually, they wouldn't even bring up the topic.
Overwhelmed by my sister's blunt question, I was speechless until Heena, blushing, covered her cheeks with her hands and shyly spoke up.
"It was really good..."
"Wait, let's stop there!"
As soon as I heard Heena's response, I snapped back to reality and stepped in between them. If this continued, I'd die of embarrassment!
But regardless of my actions, Yoonjung started to squeal again.
"Kyaa~! Seeing Heena's reaction, it must have been really great, huh?! So, did you guys─ Ugh!!"
Ignoring me like I was thin air, I just covered my sister's mouth with my hand.
Yeah, I understand. I vaguely knew that when girls get together, they spill all kinds of stories. I get that they can have such conversations without embarrassment, and I understand, but.
Please, just not in front of me.
With that plea, I earnestly begged my sister.
"Can we not talk about that in front of me? Please, really."
"Ugh- Pfft! What do you mean covering my mouth all of a sudden! Geez, you're so shy!"
It's not that I'm overly shy; isn't this just normal decency?
Fortunately, my sincerity seemed to get through, and she stopped bringing up that topic any further with a slightly pouty face. Heena didn’t bring it up either, so finally, I could start taking out my clothes from the drawer.
"What should I take first? Is there space in the closet?"
"There's not much space left... Let's leave the summer clothes for next time and take the sweatshirts and pants first. What about coats? We can't hang too many."
As we pondered the priority of clothes to take, my sister offered her help.
"You'll mostly be staying at home, right? Yeonho will be home studying too. Just take the coat you wore today and maybe one cardigan~
The coat looks versatile enough to match with anything."
"Oh, genius."
"Hehe~ This sister is a bit smart!"
If only she didn't always speak so unnecessarily, she’d be a really great sister. Anything can send her into overdrive.
She continued to offer various suggestions on the side.
"You'll need more inner wear the most. Even if you run the boiler a bit longer in a studio, the gas bill isn't that high. So, you won't wear sweatshirts or anything much at home. Especially guys."
"Okay. Should I just pack shorts for wearing at home?"
"Take one pair of long pants too. You'll need something comfortable for taking out the trash or running to the convenience store."
"Yeonho! Then let's take those tracksuits we bought together!"
"Ah, those. The ones we bought last spring for jogging."
In that manner, we stacked up the clothes to take. Since Dad would be taking the car to work, we couldn't ask Mom or my brothers to help us transport them by car, so we just packed what we could carry by hand.
Ah, should I call Heeseong over here? Heena's family has an extra car used by their housekeeper.
While entertaining the shamelessly convenient thoughts about Heeseong, I packed the selected clothes into shopping bags and a backpack. But next to me, Yoonjung suddenly started laughing mischievously.
"Pffft..."
"What's with that laugh?"
"I've felt this before, but you two are just so... real."
"What’s so surprising about that now?"
Really, as if it’s something new. Especially since my sister has often crashed our dates, she knows us even better.
But then, Yoonjung burst out laughing even louder. Wondering why she was acting like this, I looked at her as she hit the bed while laughing, and she explained between her laughter.
"Pfft... You, pffft... don't you see it on your neck?"
"My neck? What about my neck.....ah!!!!!"
Following my sister's hint, it suddenly dawned on me.
The hickey Heena had left on my neck yesterday!
Immediately covering my neck with one hand, I yelled at Heena.
"Heena!! Why didn’t you say anything?!"
To my outcry, Heena elongated her words, replying as if she had done nothing wrong.
"I thought you knew~"
"If I had known, I wouldn’t have left it uncovered!"
"Hehehe..."
"Stop laughing!"
But facing Heena and Yoonjung's laughter, I felt that arguing further would only tire me out.
Ah, shoot. I remembered I was supposed to stop by our house first to change into a turtleneck... This is driving me crazy, really. Mom must have seen it too.
So that was the look on Mom's face earlier?!
Ah!!
Author's Note:
Cohabitation, cohabitation~
I need to write and practice more diligently...! Cohabitation is all about doing it just by looking into each other’s eyes, just by hearing each other breathe...!
This is for all ages!!!!!