He watched his favorite movies, listened to music, and took walks in the vast garden.
Then he sat on a bench in front of the lake and absentmindedly watched the swans floating around.
He ate meals and snacks as the butler prepared them, and took naps.
“Ah… Why! It’s only 4 o’clock!”
For almost two hours, Siwoo said his farewells from the 3rd floor balcony while Evan was on the 1st floor. Evan, who left the castle like that, sent him a new phone through someone as promised. If he was going to buy a new one, he should have bought the latest model, but perhaps worried that he would search for news, all the phone Evan sent could do was make calls and send texts.
After receiving the phone, Saturday and Sunday were spent almost connected to the power and talking with Evan on the phone. On weekdays, aside from the time he worked at the company, they constantly called and texted each other. After buying him such a phone, he whined about why video calls didn’t work, and eventually pestered him to do a video call using the butler’s phone, so he poured out a good scolding.
Then he said don’t do that, Plum’s mom. Plum can hear everything. Anyway, Siwoo, who had been living this boring life for about 2 weeks, had reached his limit.
“Ha…”
Lying sprawled on the wide sofa and just flipping through TV channels, Siwoo finally sat up abruptly. On the gossip channel, they were talking about Evan and his marriage, spreading all kinds of imaginative wings among themselves and writing a fairy tale.
Haven’t they talked enough already? This program was talking about a contract marriage. Last time they said Cinderella.
Unlike himself who had disappeared without a trace, Evan was diligently commuting to and from work morning and evening, so the paparazzi and reporters only followed Evan around. Watching the video of him silently walking surrounded by security guards, he suddenly missed him so much.
“Butler!”
I shouldn’t have gotten married. Then no one would have known even if we stuck together. Siwoo started looking for the butler, running around the castle with quick steps.
It had already been 2 weeks since Siwoo hadn’t met Evan. Every time he asked Fayden, who visited every few days to check his health, he gave negative answers. As expected, he mentioned unusual traits. But if you miss someone, shouldn’t you be able to see them?
They say if you’re told not to do something, you want to do it more, and since they say they must stay apart, he missed him more. Whatever, whether he dry heaves or whatever when they meet, he needed to see him first.
“Yes.”
Siwoo, who was running quickly, stopped abruptly at a voice heard from somewhere.
“Give me the car keys.”
“Pardon?”
“Ah, I don’t know. I don’t know if Plum is having a hard time, but at this rate I think I’m going to go crazy… So I need to go to Evan.”
“Fayden-ssi…”
“Ah!! I won’t listen. I won’t listen. Just 5 minutes. Or I’ll just see him for 1 minute and come back.”
“Then I’ll tell the young master…”
“Don’t tell Evanie. If you tell him, he’ll just nag and say to endure a little longer or whatever.”
“Still…”
“Should I jump from here?”
Siwoo approached the window without a moment’s hesitation. Since it was the 3rd floor and there were many tall trees below, it didn’t seem like he’d get seriously hurt. Right now it was obvious that anyone he talked to would stop him, so he decided to go out strongly.
And a moment later.
Siwoo started running toward the garage with a big smile.
“Oh my, we’re going right away so please don’t run. If you fall…”
“I won’t fall. Quick. Let’s go quickly!”
There were numerous cars in the garage, but he had no intention of taking such a conspicuous car out to draw the paparazzi’s attention. For that reason, he tried to borrow the butler’s car. He said he’d just go and come back quietly alone, but the compromise between the two who wouldn’t bend their stubbornness was to go together.
Sitting in the passenger seat and fastening his seatbelt, Siwoo snapped his fingertips at the butler’s gaze looking at him.
“Don’t tell me to go to the back.”
“Let’s go then.”
When the butler, who was about to tell him to sit in the backseat which was safer than the passenger seat, seemed to give up and started the car, Siwoo stamped his feet. Hurry, hurry.
“I’ll just look from afar for a moment. I’ll just watch him leave work and come right back.”
Siwoo, who was diligently listing excuses out of embarrassment, fell asleep at some point.
* * *
Evan couldn’t easily open his mouth looking at Siwoo sleeping comfortably in the passenger seat.
Evan’s hesitating hand lightly touched Siwoo’s cheek. The careful touch reached here and there—Siwoo’s nose tip, cheeks, eyebrows. At the same time he felt warmth through his fingertips, Evan’s throat choked up at Siwoo’s pheromones that he couldn’t hide at all. Not even Gyeonu and Jingnyeo, what kind of fuss is this?
“Didn’t he sleep yesterday?”
“He’s been taking a lot of naps these days.”
There had been times when they were apart for over a month because of each other’s schedules. But being able to see each other whenever they missed each other and being forcibly apart were completely different. Even while talking with the butler, Evan’s hand didn’t leave Siwoo’s face.
At Siwoo’s action of rubbing his cheek against his hand even in his sleep as if he knew, Evan’s jawline became prominent.
The phone call that came to the butler during the meeting was enough to surprise Evan. That Siwoo, who he thought was resting well at the castle, had come outside. After hearing even the reason for coming out, he was at a loss for words for a moment. Even when they briefly talked on the phone during the day, Siwoo had been loud saying, ‘Since you’re not here, I’m totally comfortable. Totally good. It’s nothing but healing.’
But he said because he missed him, and since he heard they shouldn’t meet, he tried to see him from afar and go back. How could you try to see me alone secretly? Then I’ll see you secretly too—thinking such nonsense, he asked them to bring Siwoo to the newlywed home.
He sent the car he rides when commuting first, borrowed a car from one of the security guards, and headed straight to the newlywed home. And Siwoo, whom he met after 2 weeks, was sleeping too comfortably without knowing his feelings. Since he couldn’t keep making him sleep uncomfortably, Evan carefully picked up Siwoo, being cautious in case even a little of his pheromones leaked out.
“…Hi.”
Siwoo, who was slowly blinking his eyes, opened them wide at the voice of one person who was all too familiar. He had planned to secretly see Evan, but he must have fallen asleep again.
“Hi.”
Evan, sitting in the chair next to the bed, was in comfortable indoor clothes. Watching Evan push the tablet to the side as if he had been working until just now in the bedroom with only low-brightness mood lighting on, Siwoo also greeted him.
“Troublemaker.”
At Evan’s words, Siwoo chuckled and lay on his side toward Evan.
“Are you okay?”
“Hug me.”
At his words asking how he was without even coming close to him, Siwoo stretched his arms toward him.
Though not as intense as before, his stomach felt heavy.
Except for Evan not being next to him, Siwoo had slept well, eaten well, and rested well during that time. He hadn’t felt any discomfort or strangeness, but now that Evan was in front of him, he was uncomfortable as always, so he somewhat accepted what had happened to him now.
“Hurry…”
He urged Evan who was still hesitating.
Plum might be uncomfortable with Evan, but he needed Evan. He pestered Evan, who only looked at him but didn’t readily reach out his hand, to hurry up and hug him.
“Fayden…”
“I’m okay. I think I’ll be even better if you hug me.”
Siwoo, who cut off Evan’s words trying to convey his intention to check with Fayden, threw off the blanket and got up. And as always, he sat on his thighs.
“Hug me before I get angry.”
Only after giving a firm command did Siwoo lean his head on Evan’s shoulder as he hugged him and close his eyes again. His pheromones didn’t show, but when he felt the solid body and warm body temperature he had missed, a small smile hung on Siwoo’s lips.
“I think Plum is angry.”
At Evan’s words mumbling while hugging him tightly and kissing his hair, Siwoo couldn’t help but chuckle. I know. My stomach is getting more and more uncomfortable too.
“How do you know?”
“Plum hiding in your pheromones has been growling since earlier. But it’s not as sharp as at first.”
“Our Plum doesn’t seem to be a filial child.”
After sharing a few seconds of brief embrace, Siwoo slowly got up from Evan’s legs. Still, isn’t it something that he doesn’t have to run to the bathroom recklessly? After moving a few steps away, his stomach that had been turning over gradually settled down as if it had never happened.
“I told them to go in front of your company, but when did we come to our house?”
“The butler contacted me as soon as you fell asleep, and I asked him to go here. This is our home.”
“At this level, I think we can be together, being apart seems worse for my mental health.”
“As you wish.”
At Evan’s slight smile, Siwoo wrinkled his nose.
“Then I’ll stay here. You stay here too.”
“Okay.”
Ten steps, Siwoo, who was conversing at exactly that distance, raised his hand to scratch his left chest vigorously at the strange fuzzy feeling. At one time, he had mistaken this subtle and ticklish feeling and emotion for a skin disease and arrhythmia.
Standing by the window, Siwoo made eye contact with Evan for a long time. Even without saying anything to each other, they could share many things just by looking.
“Hey! That’s not right.”
And it was Siwoo who broke that silence. This bastard, when left alone, is subtly creating a strange atmosphere.
“What’s not right! Why! You’re mine. Uh! I just yielded to Plum for now. Are you Plum’s? You’re mine!”
“Evan Lewis, how old are you? Why are you jealous of a baby!”
“It’s just that I want to hug you a bit, want to kiss you, I had such thoughts and you immediately scold me.”
Please act your face value. Don’t throw a tantrum like a three-year-old child.
Siwoo, who approached the grumbling Evan and hugged and patted him, raised his hand slightly and stepped back again when his stomach became uncomfortable again.
“That aside, Evanie.”
Toward him who didn’t answer, Siwoo brought out the words that had been circling in his head for a while.
“I… want to eat pick-and-choose ice cream. Mint chocolate.”
