Hyedam, who had been stretching with both arms extended forward, felt someone’s breath gently brushing against his hair and stopped his body right there. When he opened his closed eyes, a space full of darkness came into view.
The hard thing he was using as a pillow was definitely not a pillow, and he could bet his annual salary that the heavy thing pressing down on his waist was not a part of his own body.
Feeling the warmth from behind his back and smelling the soft coffee scent, Hyedam tensed his body fully then released it, finishing the stretch he had stopped. He remembered coming out after washing and lying alone on the bed, but he had no recollection of how he ended up in the same bed as Leo.
He said he wouldn’t touch a single fingertip, but half our bodies are stuck together.
After grasping the unsurprising fact, instead of leaving the bed, Hyedam made this time entirely his own. He was tired no matter how much he slept, and unlike the past few days when he barely managed to get up after turning off the alarm set at 5-minute intervals several times, everything felt positive with the refreshed feeling of waking up after a good sleep.
He clenched and unclenched his fist, loosening his hands that seemed a bit swollen, and yawned softly at the drowsiness that still remained. Hyedam, who had been breathing in and out in sync with Leo’s breathing that was slightly slower than his own, shut his mouth tight at the other person’s action of hugging him lying on his side even tighter.
His back and Leo’s chest met without any gap, and Leo’s chin touched the top of his head.
“Did you sleep well?”
A heavy voice locked with sleep was heard, and his hand that had been on his waist moved and stroked his head.
“Yeah.”
Thinking it was too late to pretend to be asleep, Hyedam made a small sound.
“Lucky you. You slept well, but I couldn’t sleep properly because of someone.”
Unable to figure out where his hand slowly moving from his waist would go, Hyedam subtly placed his hand on top of his.
“Feels good.”
Even without answering, at Leo’s words muttering to himself, the corners of Hyedam’s mouth slightly rose. But when Leo took a deep breath and exhaled while lightly stroking his stomach, he grabbed his index and middle fingers and gently pulled them.
“Why? Where are you trying to go?”
“I should get up.”
What are we doing between people who aren’t lovers who would feel like the sky would fall and the ground would sink without each other, and aren’t a married couple for whom sharing a bed is natural? We’re not in a relationship to have such intimate skinship and conversation.
“I don’t want to? I’m not going to let you go?”
When he pulled the fingers, Leo’s hand that had been moving away stuck firmly to Hyedam’s stomach again.
“Team Leader.”
“…Team Leader again? Call me by my name.”
“Leo Lewis.”
Knowing well that he couldn’t beat him with strength, escaping from his embrace was also Leo’s will, not his own. So now was the time to appropriately humor him. Still, not wanting to affectionately call just the name Leo, he deliberately attached the surname too.
“Why do you call me so coldly with my surname attached? Just Leo. You can just call me like that.”
Well, you’re being difficult from the morning.
“Should I call you by your title again?”
“Alright. But why did you call me?”
When Leo, who had his chin resting on the top of his head, shifted his body and buried his face in his nape muttering, Hyedam slowly raised one hand. Hesitating in the air, his fingertips slightly curving and straightening repeatedly, Hyedam’s hand touched Leo’s abundant hair.
“It’s morning so…”
While slowly stroking Leo’s soft hair, Hyedam trailed off. It felt fluffy, warm, and ticklish in his chest. He knew he shouldn’t linger in bed like this anymore, and he knew he should be the first to draw the line and get up, but contrary to his thoughts, his actions were sluggish.
“We should go to work.”
“Yes.”
Their opinions matched, but there was no one actively moving their body. Hyedam was slowly stroking Leo’s head, and Leo was staying quiet with his face buried in Hyedam’s nape.
“We’ll be late at this rate.”
At Hyedam’s words that didn’t match his actions at all, Leo laughed softly. Leo’s laughter that seemed like it would end with a small laugh gradually grew, and even Hyedam’s body that was tightly attached moved along with his big laughter.
“Why!”
Embarrassed by his action of hugging him tightly then letting go, lying down comfortably and covering his eyes with one hand while just continuing to laugh, Hyedam sat up abruptly.
Haha.
Leo’s laughter filled the dark room.
“Why, why are you laughing!”
As if infected by Leo’s laughter, the corners of Hyedam’s mouth twitched up as he pressed him in a loud voice, and his voice was also louder than usual.
“Ah, really, what should I do? Our ugly one is so cute.”
At the words that came out of Leo’s mouth, who had only been laughing without giving an answer, Hyedam’s mouth fell open. What kind of nonsense is this after sleeping well and waking up? Realizing there was no special reason and he was just laughing, Hyedam threw off the blanket and lowered both feet below the bed.
This will end when I leave this room.
But things didn’t proceed according to Hyedam’s thoughts. Leo’s arm wrapping around Hyedam’s waist was faster than Hyedam getting up.
“Let go.”
“Let’s just not go to work. I can use a day off.”
“That’s Team Leader’s situation, I have no intention of using a day off.”
“If I don’t go to work, you don’t have anything to do either.”
“No. I have a lot.”
Hyedam, who had been struggling to remove Leo’s arms that were hugging his waist with both hands, suddenly raised his head at the sound of a knock.
Someone came? They’re coming in now? Hyedam’s touch became rough in urgency, but he absolutely couldn’t escape from him. In the end, Hyedam had to face Robert while Leo was holding his waist tightly.
“We’re up. We’ll get ready and go out, so wait outside.”
Hyedam, who covered his face with both hands as soon as he saw Robert’s face, only lowered his hands after hearing “I’ll prepare the meal” followed by the sound of the door closing.
“Team Leader.”
“Yes.”
“Stop joking around and let go.”
“Then. Just give me one kiss.”
“…May I hit you?”
“That’s not bad either.”
If he keeps pestering for a kiss, should I really give him one? Making his consideration meaningless, Leo easily let go of his waist at the mention of hitting. But looking down at him lying comfortably on the bed with no intention of getting up, Hyedam sighed.
Robert saw this. We got caught. Leo’s closest aide and someone who has a deep friendship with his parents saw this.
Hyedam, who concluded that talking more with Leo would only give him a headache, staggered toward the bathroom relying on the indirect lighting that was now softly on.
In movies and dramas, they show people agonizing while showering with cold water even in midwinter when they have worries or feel frustrated, but Hyedam, who would never do such a thing, quickly washed with warm water and came out. And like yesterday, he stopped while picking up the clothes placed next to the sink.
Last night, the clothes he gave him were his clothes that didn’t fit him. But the clothes he was wearing now were a suit that fit him perfectly.
Haa.
I shouldn’t have been dawdling, I should have gotten up right after opening my eyes. It was already done to regret it.
Hyedam, who had arranged his clothes, gave himself a small pep talk alone and went out to the living room.
“Good morning.”
“Good morning.”
“Ah, I’ll do it.”
Leo didn’t seem to be preparing for work either and wasn’t visible, so seeing Robert moving around in the kitchen, Hyedam entered the kitchen with big steps.
Robert-ssi took out the bread, the coffee is brewing, so then I just need to take out fruit and jam? After quickly scanning the situation, Hyedam went to the refrigerator.
“No, I’ll do it.”
“No, it’s my job too. It seems Team Leader’s afternoon schedule changed yesterday, is there any schedule I should know about?”
Thinking it would be stranger to be hesitant or make excuses, Hyedam brought up the most neutral work talk.
“Check the schedule within the company first…”
At Robert’s words, Hyedam went into the guest room and came out with his bag. Taking out his tablet and checking Leo’s schedule while heading to Robert, Hyedam was helplessly dragged by the hand that suddenly snatched him.
“There are two meetings today.”
At Leo’s words, who was hugging him from behind, resting his chin on his shoulder and checking the tablet he was looking at, Hyedam straightened his back and shrugged his shoulders.
“What time are the meetings?”
Whether he didn’t care what his boss did, Robert took the bread out of the oven with a comfortable expression.
“Both in the afternoon.”
Before letting go, Leo, for whom hugging tightly seemed to be a habit, hugged him tightly enough to make an ugh sound before letting go and answered instead, making Hyedam clench his molars tightly.
“Please change the meetings to morning.”
“Yes, I’ll do that.”
After the schedule adjustment that didn’t include his opinion at all ended, Hyedam, who had created some distance from Leo, stared blankly at the schedule.
“Then, shall we eat?”
After making a note next to the two meetings saying “time change,” Hyedam placed the tablet on the island table and quickly stood in front of the coffee pot at Robert’s words. Since he was transferring the bread he took out to a plate, he just needed to quickly prepare drinks, eat simply, and leave.
Don’t come. Don’t come. Don’t even think about coming in beyond that island table.
He felt eyes on him from behind, but trying to ignore it, Hyedam brewed two cups of coffee and turned around.
“Hyedam-ssi, can you help me with my tie?”
Fuck… Who’s been tying your tie until now? Hyedam, whose eyes met with Leo who was grinning, sent him a look containing all the curses he knew.
