If You Want Me - Episode 93
<Episode 93>
Leaving a little raw trout, Seo-won asked the server for the spicy soup.
Maybe because he heard the server say he really wanted to treat Seo-won to the spicy soup, Do-gyeom seemed reluctant. However, Seo-won said he wanted to eat it, and the food he ate earlier was above average, so he didn’t strongly dissuade him.
After waiting a bit, the spicy soup made by boiling the bones and head left from preparing the raw trout came out vigorously. Crown daisy and green onion were placed on top, holding their breath.
Even though his stomach was full from eating the raw trout and assorted vegetables earlier, it looked delicious and made his mouth water. As Seo-won’s eyes sparkled, Do-gyeom scooped a bowl full of broth and solids and held it out to Seo-won.
“Try it.”
“Thank you.”
Seo-won took the bowl with both hands, put it down in front, then picked up a spoon and tasted the red broth first.
As he swallowed the broth, he felt a spicy and refreshing taste. It seemed to be a taste that explained why there were so many drinking parties at this restaurant. Seo-won widened his eyes and said to Do-gyeom,
“Wow…! This is really delicious, you know? Hurry and try it.”
“It must be really tasty.”
As Seo-won spoke unable to hide his admiration, Do-gyeom chuckled and put solids and broth in his own bowl too.
Did I overreact too much? Liking it this much while eating the spicy soup as a second round seemed like it might look absurd too. Thinking he should restrain himself, he rolled his lips inward to calm his excitement, and Do-gyeom spoke to Seo-won before putting his mouth to the broth.
“Let’s eat a lot of delicious things next time too. But not here.”
“What…?”
“We have no reason to come here again, right?”
Do-gyeom answered kindly but firmly. It seemed he was drawing a line saying there was absolutely no way he would set foot in this countryside town again.
It’s probably because of that server. He seemed bothered by him since earlier… Seo-won let out a hollow laugh at the absurdity, but Do-gyeom started eating the spicy soup with a nonchalant face.
Although they ate a lot of the raw dish, the spicy soup was so refreshing and delicious that it went down smoothly. Do-gyeom also didn’t eat little, so they ate busily and soon scooped out almost all the solids and less than half the broth remained.
Seo-won, who ate less compared to Do-gyeom, put down his spoon first as he felt he couldn’t eat anymore. He wanted to eat more if he could, but it seemed there was no space left in his stomach. As he swallowed water to get rid of the salty aftertaste in his mouth, Do-gyeom suddenly said something out of the blue with a nonchalant face.
“Should we sleep here tonight and go back tomorrow?”
“Not going back?”
Seo-won asked back a little surprised since he never thought about sleeping here. Then Do-gyeom nodded.
“Tomorrow is my day off anyway, and it’s late.”
“But wouldn’t it be more comfortable to go back than here? The bed here is only for one person… There’s no lodging nearby either.”
“You’ve seen that I sleep well on the floor too. I’m also tired from driving after organizing the move… Is it not possible?”
“…”
Do-gyeom looked at Seo-won and pleaded. Him sleeping well on the floor seemed to mean when he slept on the floor with just a blanket when staying a day on the island village.
Drowsy driving is a no-go, but… Seo-won also had a driver’s license so he could have driven, but he wasn’t confident about taking the highway since it was a paper license. What to do. As he pondered for a moment, Do-gyeom spoke as if there was one more way.
“If it’s because the bed is narrow, we can hug and sleep like last time.”
“Last time?”
“I mean when I went to your house because of pheromones. We hugged facing each other and slept. You slept well too. You don’t remember?”
When he thought hard about what time he was talking about, it seemed to mean the time he suffered a lot because of pheromones.
That day, Seo-won tried to lie on top of Do-gyeom’s body for a bit but fell asleep by mistake. It was a posture that anyone could see was uncomfortable, but he was so tired that day that he slept well until morning in that posture. Do-gyeom also said Seo-won wasn’t heavy when he woke up in the morning. Recalling that day, Seo-won indirectly refused with a slightly embarrassed look.
“We did that back then, but… now it would be uncomfortable to sleep like that with my belly pressed.”
“Ah, is that so.”
Do-gyeom answered with a regretful look as if he hadn’t thought that far. He seemed to have wanted that inwardly.
Was that posture really not uncomfortable for him? Although alpha omegas weigh less than other men, he’s an adult male…
As he was thinking it was a bit amazing, Do-gyeom continued persuading as if that wasn’t important.
“Anyway, I really don’t mind sleeping on the floor. If it’s uncomfortable for you to sleep with me, we’ll have to go back, but…”
“Ah, no… It’s not that I’m uncomfortable, I was worried you would be uncomfortable. Then let’s just sleep and go. It’s… better than having an accident while drowsy.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
When Seo-won hastily explained and allowed them to sleep and go, Do-gyeom grinned as if he had been waiting. Seeing him answer right away, it seemed like he somehow knew Seo-won would allow it.
While thinking he was too soft on him, it couldn’t be helped that Do-gyeom knew his personality well since they had been together for such a long time. No matter how well Do-gyeom treated him and liked him, it seemed difficult to throw away the nature of always losing to him. Even though Do-gyeom had even imprinted on him, it felt like Seo-won liked him more.
As Seo-won nodded his head feeling a bit absurd, Do-gyeom glanced at Seo-won’s bowl and opened his mouth.
“Shall we go back if you’re done eating?”
“Ah, yes.”
Do-gyeom picked up the coat he had taken off for a bit, then quickly got up from his seat and came next to Seo-won.
He moved quickly in the blink of an eye, so he wondered if there was some urgent business, but Do-gyeom approached him and helped him get up from his seat.
Instead of just reaching out his hand to pull him up, he almost hugged Seo-won and made him stand up. Maybe because a display of affection by young people suddenly occurred in a place full of only elderly people, he felt the gazes of those around gathering. The server who had kindly attended to them was also looking this way.
Even if they were strangers, it was embarrassing to have gazes gathering. Seo-won turned his face bright red like a well-ripened apple and whispered in a small voice only Do-gyeom could hear,
“I can get up on my own…”
“It’s best to be as careful as possible.”
Do-gyeom spoke kindly, then kissed Seo-won’s forehead with his soft lips as if he couldn’t hold back his love.
It was true that Do-gyeom poured love on him, but he usually restrained displays of affection outside… Why is he being like this today…
The gazes were already focused on them, but when he even kissed his forehead, he heard the sound of the customers around chuckling. He even heard a voice adding remarks, saying ‘it’s a good time’. Do-gyeom didn’t bat an eye even after hearing that sound, but Seo-won was too embarrassed to lift his head.
It seemed he really wouldn’t be able to come to this restaurant again as Do-gyeom wanted.
* * *
On the way back home, Seo-won kept being conscious of Do-gyeom.
He had countless experiences lying side by side with him to sleep. If he fell asleep like fainting while doing partner work, there were times he couldn’t count on one hand when Do-gyeom would also sleep with him and greet the morning together. He even slept on top of him when Do-gyeom was suffering from pheromone congestion.
So there was no need to feel awkward again, but this time it felt a bit different in meaning. Because it was the first time sleeping together after agreeing to date him.
Yesterday, they did physically unite intensely enough to be considered more than just sleeping together, but it was something he did impulsively in the joy of his long-time one-sided love being fulfilled, so there was no room to think rationally. To the point of doing the deed at his parents’ house not knowing when his mother would return…
He was still happy that he got to date Do-gyeom, but he became much calmer than yesterday and could think rationally. Even while having trivial conversations on the way back from the restaurant, the only thought in his head was ‘how do we sleep?’.
As he entered the house without reaching a conclusion, the sofa was the first thing he saw. Come to think of it, it wasn’t like they had to sleep on the bed or floor, sleeping on the sofa would be fine too. He also occasionally lied on the sofa and took a nap in the sun when he was tired from working.
Although the sofa was piled with miscellaneous items because he said he would organize, it seemed it wouldn’t be a problem if he put them down on the floor for a bit. Seo-won organized the plan in his head and conveyed it to Do-gyeom.
“I’ll sleep on the sofa, so you sleep on the bed, hyung.”
“What? Are you serious?”
At Seo-won’s suggestion, Do-gyeom furrowed his brows like someone who heard nonsense.
I am being serious though? As Seo-won looked at him with eyes asking what the problem was, he breathed out as if it was frustrating.
“Ha… Do you think I’d allow that?”
“I’m going to sleep on my house’s sofa, do I need permission for that?”
“Please, don’t do that when you’re not alone.”
Do-gyeom spoke as if making an earnest request while grabbing both of Seo-won’s arms.
He could understand the words about not treating him roughly since he wasn’t alone, but he still thought he should let Do-gyeom sleep on the bed.
Even though he heard Do-gyeom say at the trout restaurant that he could sleep on the floor and even saw him sleep on the floor at the island village, he felt he couldn’t treat him like that. It wasn’t necessarily because Do-gyeom was the young master he used to serve, but he couldn’t treat a guest he let into the house roughly.
As Seo-won made a face that he had a different opinion despite Do-gyeom’s words, Do-gyeom continued.
“If we can’t sleep on the bed together, I can just sleep on the sofa. I even thought about sleeping on the floor, so I’d be grateful for the sofa.”
“That’s true, but… it makes me feel uncomfortable.”
“Do you think I wouldn’t feel the same? It really feels like being a bad bastard making you sleep on the sofa when your body is uncomfortable.”
“…”
He never thought putting Do-gyeom on the bed would make him feel guilty. It was a part he hadn’t thought of, so when Seo-won couldn’t make any reply, Do-gyeom spoke as if he thought the persuasion worked.
“I was the one who suggested packing up today, and I was the one who said to sleep and go, so just sleep on the bed.”
“…Okay. My thinking was short. Thank you for being considerate.”
This time, Seo-won backed down. It was because he never thought putting him on the bed to make himself feel comfortable would make Do-gyeom feel guilty.
As Seo-won acknowledged, only then did Do-gyeom soften his stiff expression and spoke kindly.
“Then go wash up. I’ll go out and buy a toothbrush and some necessary things.”
“Ah… Yes.”
Come to think of it, he didn’t have a toothbrush… He could have bought it at a convenience store on the way, but he forgot while only thinking about how to sleep.
As Seo-won nodded, Do-gyeom smiled and left the house with only a card.