Chapter 64 - Apologies

Minjae and I's eyes met and I began to panic.

What was he doing here!?

"Tally come on open up. I know you're here." said the voice pleadingly and I dropped everything that I was doing and ran to him.

"Hey" I said softly as I opened the door and stepped out coming face to face with him.

"Hey" he said softly as he stared down at me and I averted my gaze.

"What are you doing here?" I asked getting straight to the point and he sighed.

He reached his arm out and held my cheek and I lightly flinched remembering the way he roughly did early.

"I'm sorry" was all he said but it felt as if he said a thousand words.

I was not going to let up on him that easily for I had a lot to say and he should too, "you're sorry? Sorry for what exactly?"

He sighed as he slowly removed his hands from my cheek and turned his back to me resting head on the wall.

He stayed for that for a while and my hands itched to wrap around him and comfort him.

I placed my hand on his back and his muscles stiffened then loosened at the feel of my touch.

He finally turned around and faced me again but this time I saw all the emotions swirling in his eyes and he didn't try to hide it, "I'm just sorry foe being so fucked up you know? I'm sorry for making your life such a mess. I am sorry for dragging you into this and I am so sorry for being so selfish that I cant let you go."

He reached out both hands and held my cheeks and this time I let him and closed my eyes leaning into his touch, "go on."

He pulled me closer before he spoke, "I'm sorry that I will never be okay with you loving another guy, I'm sorry that I said all those horrible things to you that time after you trusted me enough with your body and I will spend a lifetime if you let me making up for those mistakes, and finally I am sorry for not contacting you all this time but to be fair I don't have your number."

I opened my eyes at his last words as I stared intently at him searching anywhere on his face for a sign of a lie but I didn't find any.

"Okay" I said removing his hands from my cheek and they fell to his side with a thud.

I took a step back and his face fell and I know that his heart did too.

I felt bad for leaving his embrace but I had something to say.

"Did you really meant what you said?" I asked with my back turned to him.

I heard his footsteps behind me ad I knew that he was close,  "of course I did. With all my heart."

He wrapped his hands around my waist and laid his head on my shoulder placing a kiss on my neck.

I gently unwrapped his arms from around me and placed more distance between us, "I'm not finished."

"Okay. I'm listening" he said as he took a step closer.

"I am still upset with the way you handle things today because you could have killed him. Not only that but you had the audacity to slut shame me and humiliate me in public."

He fell silent and I knew he felt guilty but I still wasn't finished.

"I saw you you know, that day you and Harin hanging out with your friends having fun and you actually looked like you like it. You even let her sat on your lap and kissed you." I felt my eyes stung and my throat clogged as the memory replayed. 

"You did? It was a misunderstanding. Those were our father's partners kids and we had to pretend to be a couple or I would have been in trouble. Atalia please believe me that I do not want to do thus but I also don't want my dad to disown me." he pleaded taking another step forward and so I took one back.

"That's the thing you keep mentioning duty and your father but can you at least tell me what this is? Every time I asked either of you about your dads you become quiet."

His head hung low and I had gotten my answer, "see. Just like that."

"Tally look. I don't like the fact that I have to keep this a secrets from you but please know that it is for the best and for your own safety. The less you know the better." he said firmly and I scoffed.

"Yeah right"

I rolled my eyes and was about to walk even further when he pulled me by the arm and into his embrace.

I collided with a thud and I gasped at how tingly I felt inside.

He held my waist firmly as I looked up at him and he looked at me with a fire in his eyes.

I suddenly felt thirsty as my eyes dipped to his lips and I saw his Adams apple bobbed up and down as his lips slightly parted. 

"I am not going to pretend as if I don't want you and you should not pretend as if you don't want me so lets stop the pretending right here and now." he said huskily and my eyes briefly rolled back as his voice rumbled to my core.

My head involuntarily rolled back as he traced his hand up and down my thigh with one hand keeping my waist secure with the other exposing my neck.

He took this opportunity to place a kiss there gently nipping and biting at my skin.

I moaned in delight as he traced the kisses down to my chest and in between my breasts. 

I wanted to tell him to stop and say that I hated every moment of it but it just came out as, "please, don't stop, mhm right there."

He lifted me in the air and I instinctively wrapped my legs around his waist feeling his hard cock as he nipped and sucked on my skin.

He gently pressed me up against a wall a he grinded on me stifling my moans with his deep kisses.

For a moment I had forgotten about the matter at hand until Minjae started coughing and Shiwoo broke the kiss.

I tried to reinitiate the kiss by holding onto his face but the coughing had caught his attention.

"Who is that inside?" he asked furrowing his brow as he gently placed me to my feet.

I contemplated on lying to him but then I realized that there was no use in lying, "okay don't get mad but its Minjae. I brought him here because he was badly hurt and I didn't know where he lived. Please don't get mad."

"Don't get mad? How can I not be? You had a guy in your house playing nurse with him this whole time while I am here pouring my heart out to you!?"

I flinched at the tone in his voice and he shook his head waling away.

"Shiwoo wait. You're overreacting! He was going to leave soon anyway so please don't be like this. You almost killed him for crying out loud!" I yelled after him and he stopped.

"Yeah and I should have done the jib properly! Trust me when I say this Atalia, it will never happen again." he said as he stood in front of me glaring as hard as he could but I was not scared not one bit.

"Was that a threat?' I asked folding my arms which caused my breast to rise which caught his attention for a hot second before he remembered what was happening.

"I'm leaving and don't even think about stopping me this time. Good bye Atalia. Have fun with your boy toy." he turned his back at me and walked away with his chest puffed out.

"You're jealousy is not even valid Shiwoo. You're a drama queen!" I yelled after him and he did stick to his words.

I huffed and punched the wall as I felt the anger build up inside me.

I slammed the door on my way in and kicked it again.

Who does he think he is ughh!

The next time I see him I swear to God I am going to beat his ass.

That is neither a threat nor a warning.

It's a promise.