Jul 22, 2007 13:52
Chapter 43
Willabee Flower Shop
Chae Gyung punched in the amount in the cash register and handed the customer her change.
“The doctor said we should have sex everyday.” She spoke faintly, almost whispering.
“Oh my God. Now this is the real thing.” Angezz covered her mouth upon realizing Chae Gyung’s situation. “But are you ready?”
Chae Gyung nodded. “I am. I want to help him.”
“No, are you ready to be intimate with him? Not just because of what the doctor said? Because if you will be doing it without having any feelings for your husband, then I suggest you don’t do it at all. It will not be good for both of you.”
“I want to do it.”
Angezz was waiting for more. “And?....”
“I feel something for him.” Chae Gyung answered, feeling braver now with the truth coming out from her mouth.
“Lust?”
“How do you define that?”
“If you’re only lusting after a person, you can have sex with him without love.”
“I don’t think I can ever do that.”
“Ah, it must be love.” Angezz clapped her hands in glee.
Chae Gyung lowered her head.
“Why are you still embarrassed to label it? Whatever happened, it’s all in the past. If you really love him you should be strong enough to admit it to him.” Angezz gave Chae Gyung a soft nudge. “By the way, where is the book?” her eyes glistening now.
“Huh?”
“The BOOK.” Angezz widened her eyes. “Janny’s gift, remember?”
“The Kasumatra?”
“Kamasutra, my dear.” Angezz frowned. “Tonight, when you go home, read it, and learn from it. Oh, I know, wait here for a while.” She went inside the room hurriedly.
After few minutes, Angezz came back with a wide grin on her face. “Here, this will really make things happen.” She took out several discs from a bag.
Chae Gyung gasped upon seeing the covers. “These are pornographic movies.”
“Watch it, together. No one has remained celibate after watching these films.”
“I can’t.” Chae Gyung shook her head several times in shock.
“You want to help him? You love him, you just admitted. You will be doing it out of love, don’t feel dirty. It is perfectly normal between married couple to make love. And if you can do it everyday, the better. Ko Mae might just get herself a playmate soon.” Angezz whistled as she was secretly rejoicing with what was happening to her friend.
Chae Gyung was blushing no end.
“And one thing more, wear something sexy. Lingeries, or thin fabrics, something lacey. White or black will do. Be touchy, he will be in heat soon. Don’t be afraid to explore his body.”
Chae Gyung listened in horror. “Wait. I can’t do that.”
“Chae Gyung -ah, you know I have other better things to do, but here I am wasting my time in teaching you how to get your man. I hope you heed my advice and take them well.”
“Okay.” Chae Gyung answered submissively.
And Angezz went on with her private lesson for the entire afternoon.
Late deep in the night
In his bedroom
Shin has fallen asleep listening to his Ipod. Chae Gyung gently pulled the headset off his ears and tucked him under the blanket. After brushing strands of hair away from his face, she softly kissed him on the side of his cheek where the fading bruise mark was.
She slid out of her robe and placed it on the bedside. Standing in front of the mirror, she saw the reflection clad in a white satin camisole, looking every inch of a woman. Chae Gyung feeling uneasy for one moment, went to the couch and took out the book from her bag.
She went back to the bed and stared at the cover of the book. Chae Gyung thumbed through the pages with a certain amount of excitement and read a few lines. Pictures of man and woman in different sexual positions were displayed on each page. She suddenly turned to her side and looked at Shin, and went back to flipping the pages again.
The sexual tension was rising, and she could not ignore it. The heat was slowly creeping inside her, as images from the pages came alive in her mind. The man was on top while the woman raised her legs up to his shoulders. Another picture illustrated a woman standing on her hands and knees, while the man mounted over her from behind. She suddenly pictured herself and Shin doing the positions. Drowning from too much vividness of her imagination, she shook her head and immediately closed the book. As Chae Gyung laid her eyes again on him, she felt an intense yearning to touch his lean body, and wanting to be intimate with him. She slowly reached her hand out to touch him, but retracted right away when Shin shifted to his side.
After a few moments of restlessness, Chae Gyung went to the couch again and decided to take out a disc from her bag and put it in the player. She climbed back to the bed and pressed the play button.
The early part of the movie was all in dialogue. Chae Gyung impatiently pressed the fast forward button until she came to the part where the leading man was taking off the leading lady’s clothes. Both were touching each other aggressively while engaging in torrid kissing. Each scene became intense as her eyes were glued to the screen. . She remained motionless in her position until the woman suddenly let out a loud moan. Chae Gyung panicked and immediately reached for the remote to turn the volume low but it wouldn’t work. She shook it hard that it fell on the floor. Shin finally woke up from the noise and turned his half- opened eyes to the TV screen. The pumping scene between the man and the woman caught his full attention and made him get up from bed. As the moaning continued to get louder, Chae Gyung embarrassedly ran to the TV rack and turned off the player manually.
She slowly walked back to the bed, eyes lowered, blood drained from her face, and heart beating irregularly.
“Why are you watching this kind of movie?”
Instinctly, she brought her eyes up and gazed at him. “I’m an adult. And I’m married.”
It was Shin’s turn to avoid her eyes as he coldly spoke, “Let’s go back to sleep.”
He laid down again and turned his back on her, trying hard to suppress the lustful desire aroused by the moaning he has heard a while ago. Image of Chae Gyung’s back facing him, bending down to turn off the player, stuck on him even after his eyes shut tight.
Suddenly a pair of hands ran all over his back and enveloped his body. Chae Gyung caressed him tenderly and showered him with kisses on the nape, moving to the side of his neck, lingered on his earlobe, as her warm breath added fuel to the heat that was building up inside him.
Shin’s defenses finally broke down. Not being able to hold out anymore, he turned around and cupped her cheeks, kissing her mouth with a quivering hunger, taking in each of her sweet familiar breath. His hands then ran over her back in uncertain direction, squeezing her yet in a caressing way. She held on to one of his hands and stopped it from moving. Chae Gyung guided it to her body, from the side of her waist, to her stomach, up to the softest flesh in her body. His hand touched her gently, brushing, rubbing, as he heard soft moans from her mouth while pressing hard on his lips.
Shin was losing himself when scenes from the past came flashing back to him.
I hate you! I hate you! He could hear her screamed.
Shin suddenly jerked himself away and got up.
“I’m sorry.” He tried to hide the tremors in his body.
“Why?” Chae Gyung rose too.
“I can’t do this. I’m sorry, I didnt mean to.”
“You need this. The doctor said it will be good for your recovery.”
“I told you not to listen to the doctor.” He went on to change his shirt.
“But the doctor’s right. Why are you pushing me away? I’m ready, I can do it.” She followed Shin around while he paced the room restlessly.
“I don’t want to remind you of what I have done. It’s bringing back all the guilt, and it will remind you of the hatred you once felt for me.” He turned his back on her.
Chae Gyung pulled his arm and made him turn around, “No. I don’t think of it that way. You shouldn’t be scared. I know it will bring us closer to each other.”
“You don’t have to do this for me. Don’t do anything that will make you regret later.”
“I won’t regret a thing. I’ll do anything to help you. It’s my duty, and I’m ready for it.”
“It is a wife’s duty if she loves her husband.” He took her hand off his arm and headed to the door.
“Wait. Where are you going?” she rushed after him.
“Somewhere. I’ll be back tomorrow morning. I don’t want to talk about it anymore.”
“Wait.”
He walked out of the room.
“I love you.” She whispered as she covered her face and wept.