By Zephyria Side Story Episode 7
Seo Jeong-won couldn’t help but gape at the two suits of similar design. Unlike trying to secretly hold a wedding, quite a bit of preparation had been done.
“Were you not going to tell me about this either? I would have been upset if I couldn’t wear them…”
“I wasn’t sure if Jeong-won wanted it or not.”
“You must have suffered a lot on your own.”
“It was fun. To be honest, I didn’t think I’d be able to dress Jeong-won. Go wash up and try it on.”
With those words, Kwon Tae-hee moved. He was in a hurry. His mind was filled with the thought of quickly washing up and getting out.
As soon as he entered the bathroom, Kwon Tae-hee washed with cold water to clear his head. He didn’t even think about using body wash separately and roughly washed his body with shampoo. It took less than five minutes to turn the water on and off.
As he entered the dressing room, shaking his wet hair, he encountered Seo Jeong-won, who was struggling to tie his tie. He sighed heavily towards Kwon Tae-hee with a troubled expression.
“It’s not working. How do you do this?”
His voice, asking with flushed cheeks, was subdued. Kwon Tae-hee approached Seo Jeong-won and slowly checked out his appearance in the prepared suit. The light gray suit, which he had hesitated between black and white until the very last moment, suited Seo Jeong-won very well.
Having only ever seen him in casual clothes, his heart raced at the sight of him perfectly dressed in a shirt. Contrary to his worries that it might look a little awkward, it suited Seo Jeong-won wonderfully. He looked more attractive than he could have imagined. It made him realize that they were really getting married.
Kwon Tae-hee forced strength into his lips, which kept trying to loosen, and stood directly in front of Seo Jeong-won. The smooth silk was wrinkled from how much he had struggled. He playfully tied the tie into a ribbon, then untied it and made a neat knot.
“Pretty.”
“Not as an excuse, but I haven’t done this since graduating from school. Actually, even then, the ones I wore with my uniform were the… zipper type. The ones that make a ‘zip’ sound when you pull them up.”
“I know what you mean.”
“…How are you so good at this? It’s amazing.”
He mumbled unconsciously, looking at his neat fingers and white, tidy hands. Kwon Tae-hee let out the words that Seo Jeong-won usually said in a languid and calm manner.
“I’m older than Jeong-won, so I have to be better at something.”
“Ah, that…”
It wasn’t that he hadn’t thought about it, but it always made him feel awkward when he heard it from Kwon Tae-hee’s mouth. Seo Jeong-won couldn’t continue speaking and turned his gaze away as if feigning disinterest, and a light laugh burst out from above his head. Kwon Tae-hee pressed his lips to the hair below his chin and finished tidying the tie.
“You look pretty.”
Seo Jeong-won tensed up every time he saw Kwon Tae-hee’s bare skin through the loosely tied gown. He swallowed hard and turned his head, but he couldn’t help his face from getting hot. He tried to say he would do it himself from now on and distance himself, but even that failed.
Kwon Tae-hee sat Seo Jeong-won down at the vanity in one corner of the dressing room and took out a hair dryer. He thought he would just dry his hair, but he used hair products to style it to match his clothes. He was unfamiliar with his forehead being so exposed.
“You’re really pretty. It makes my heart flutter.”
Seo Jeong-won’s face turned bright red at the exclamation that burst out like an exclamation.
“I’ll be out soon, so wait for me.”
“…Okay.”
Seo Jeong-won glanced awkwardly at his reflection in the mirror and fled the dressing room. He sat in the living room, checked the time, and thought it was fortunate that the days were long because it was summer. Then, Kwon Tae-hee appeared.
He was as perfect as ever. He swept back his hair, revealing his neat forehead, and the navy suit suited him perfectly. It seemed to be the same design as the one he was wearing, but he also looked abstemious. Why did he feel so sexy when he was covering everything up?
“But Executive Director, are you really… okay? I was wondering if you shouldn’t take more medicine.”
“Jeong-won took care of me. You even fed me medicine. I’m fine. I feel light.”
“Could it be that you’ve never been sick before, so you don’t know what it’s like to be sick, or that you’re in so much pain that you don’t know you’re sick?”
“I’m a person too.”
Of course, dominant Alphas generally don’t get very sick. It’s not for nothing that the title “dominant” is attached to the trait. It’s just that they haven’t severely experienced common things called diseases.
“Shall we go now?”
Kwon Tae-hee, having checked the time, reached out his hand to Seo Jeong-won. Seo Jeong-won, who had been sitting uncomfortably on the sofa, worried about wrinkling his clothes, approached with a creak.
“But I came wearing sneakers.”
“I know.”
“…Is it okay?”
“Are you asking if I didn’t prepare anything?”
Kwon Tae-hee playfully said, pressing his lips to Seo Jeong-won’s peach-colored cheeks. There was no need to worry about anything.
The place they revisited, with a distinctly different appearance from last night, was more beautiful in the daytime than in the dark night. Seo Jeong-won took in the subtle scent of flowers and quietly looked around. The venue, with not a single seat prepared for guests, showed signs of careful preparation to avoid looking empty.
Kwon Tae-hee waited for Seo Jeong-won, who was slowly scanning the surroundings, then quietly took his hand. He moved his feet slowly, as if escorting him, and stood facing each other at the end of the Wedding Isle, making eye contact before taking a step as if by agreement.
“I’m a little… nervous.”
“Why?”
“I don’t know. I feel thirsty.”
Even though there was no one in the wedding hall except the two of them, Seo Jeong-won lowered his voice. He murmured so quietly that only Kwon Tae-hee could hear him, and he naturally bent down to listen.
“It’s strange.”
“It feels like we’re really getting married, doesn’t it?”
“Yes, completely…”
“We are really getting married.”
Kwon Tae-hee looked down at Seo Jeong-won and smiled. At the same time, he started walking slowly. It was a wedding without a celebrant or a declaration of marriage, but it was special. Seo Jeong-won, who didn’t place much significance on the wedding itself because he didn’t have much family or friends, somehow felt that he would have regretted it if he had just passed by yesterday.
“But it’s a little hot.”
His white cheeks were flushed. Kwon Tae-hee let out a pleasant laugh and nodded in agreement. He gently kissed the reddened skin and responded that he felt the same.
“Is it over now? The… order that Executive Director prepared.”
“There’s still one left.”
“What…”
“This.”
Kwon Tae-hee took out a small box from his inside jacket pocket. It was a ring he had wanted to give him since before Hae-ah was born. However, he had been greedy for a wedding ceremony and had been kept in his office desk drawer for a while without seeing the light.
With a click, the box opened. Two sparkling wedding rings were placed side by side, capturing attention.
Seo Jeong-won had a slightly surprised expression. His pupils darkened a little, and he looked at the rings once, then at Kwon Tae-hee once.
“Now you’re really a married man, Jeong-won.”
“…Executive Director too.”
Kwon Tae-hee took out a ring first. He gently took Seo Jeong-won’s left hand, which was shrinking as if nervous, and pushed the wedding ring onto his ring finger.
“Huh…?”
The size was a perfect fit. He had never tried on a ring separately, and Kwon Tae-hee had never checked his size, so it was simply amazing. In fact, his mouth hadn’t been able to close properly since he put on the tuxedo.
“Put one on me too.”
Seo Jeong-won looked down at the ring on his hand in a daze and quickly nodded. He carefully held the shining ring as if telling him to take it out quickly. His hands trembled.
Kwon Tae-hee smiled at his innocent and clumsy appearance. His lips, which had been constantly raised, didn’t know how to come down to their original position. He took the hand that was extended as if telling him to put it on quickly and pushed the ring onto his ring finger.
With this, the two men wore the same ring on their hands.
“Congratulations.”
“I’ll make you… happy.”
“I’m looking forward to it. Actually, I feel like I’m going to cry right now.”
At the quiet words, Seo Jeong-won looked into his light chestnut-colored eyes for a long time.
They sparkled, but there were no tears, so he belatedly realized that it meant he was happy.
After the small but private wedding, they drove along the coastal road. They drove aimlessly without a plan, spontaneously decided on a lunch menu, and leisurely finished their meal. They drove around, looking at various places without setting a destination.
The neatly tied tie was loosened and rolled around in the back seat. The car was filled with a fragrant smell because they had brought the flowers that had been decorated along the Wedding Isle.
Even though it was summer and the days were unusually long, the sky was already a riot of colors as if the sunset was about to begin. A quick check of the time showed that it was past 8 o’clock. They had been out all day, but they didn’t feel tired.