Illusion Blind Date - Chapter 67

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#Episode 67

“I went into the Operating Room with him today, and his skills seem to have improved considerably since Seoul.”
At Cha Tae Moon’s words, the Chief of Surgery burst into hearty laughter.
“I’d appreciate your continued support in the time ahead.”
“I’ll be attentive to it.”
After finishing his conversation with the Chief, Cha Tae Moon gazed down at Bom with unmistakable concern etched in his dark eyes.
“Don’t push yourself too hard. Take care of your health.”
“Yes, Professor.”
Bom answered with a gentle smile.
“And Chief.”
He called out to Chief with a noticeably colder tone in his voice.
“Yes.”
“Don’t treat our Bom as if she’s someone you’ll never see again.”
“O-of course not, sir.”
“Once you get your Specialist license, reach out. After watching you in the Operating Room today, your hands are remarkably skilled.”
“Thank you so much!”
“My, it seems you’re scouting our talent.”
“So I’ve heard.”
Cha Tae Moon answered with a slight smile, then made a point of greeting each of the nurses individually.
……Our Bom.
The way Cha Tae Moon said it so naturally made Bom feign indifference.
I must be losing it.
“Then I’ll see you later at the Conference Room.”
Cha Tae Moon exchanged a subtle glance with Bom in farewell, then disappeared with his group.
“……But what exactly is the relationship between you two?”
One of the perceptive nurses asked Bom point-blank.
I knew this would happen.
“Yes? Oh, I almost forgot about that. I should be heading out too.”
Bom brushed off the question vaguely and hurried away as if fleeing.

***

A soft chime.
A text message arrived for Bom.

「Professor, I’m done. Where are you now?」

Cha Tae Moon’s lips curled upward as he rolled down the car window. He could see Bom just emerging from the Main Building.
Bang.
Cha Tae Moon stepped out of the car and approached Bom with long strides. Upon spotting him, Bom’s face lit up with a radiant smile as she ran toward him.
“Careful, or you’ll trip.”
Cha Tae Moon pulled the flushed Bom into his arms as she rushed at him.
“You’ve been waiting at the Hospital this whole time?”
“No. I stopped by the Hotel to handle some business on the way back. Shall we go now?”
“Yes!”
Unlike yesterday, Bom was dressed in a flowing One-piece Dress, looking as radiant and lovely as her name suggested.
He’d been anxious about whether her body was all right, but seeing her looking so well put his worries at ease.
“Come on, get in.”
Cha Tae Moon opened the passenger door for Bom. She looked at him with surprise in her eyes.
“What car is this?”
“I asked the Hotel to rent it for me.”
After seeing Bom settle into the passenger seat, Cha Tae Moon closed the door and got into the driver’s seat.
For what was supposedly their first date, it only made sense to have a car.
His plan was to take Bom to a nice restaurant first for dinner, then have a light drink at the Hotel Sky Lounge.
“Did you fasten your Seatbelt?”
“Yes.”
“Then let’s get going.”
Cha Tae Moon drove toward a location he’d pre-saved in his navigation system.
As befitted a famous tourist destination, there was plenty worth visiting. Today, he headed for the nearby Dalmatgi Pass.
“Your hand.”
He caught Bom’s hand, which had been fidgeting across his thigh, and interlaced their fingers.
“It feels like a dream. It’s so wonderful.”
Bom spoke her joy openly, without pretense.
“Me too.”
Cha Tae Moon turned his head to gaze at Bom’s face. In the reflection of the brake lights from the car ahead, her features glowed crimson.
It wasn’t just the light.
“Were you thinking about me all day?”
At his question, Bom giggled.
“The whole hospital’s been in a stir because of you, Professor.”
“Ah, so you were thinking about me the whole time?”
“Yes. We can be together until Sunday evening now, right?”
“Yeah. I’ll head back up by train Sunday night.”
“Okay.”
The car wound along Dalmatgi Road, a route Bom had traveled before. The sea, bathed in sunset’s amber glow, was beautiful, and the trees and streetlamps lining the winding road lent the scenery an exotic charm.
Bom turned from the window to look at Cha Tae Moon.
The man she’d held through the night, with whom she’d made love.
Sensing her gaze, he turned back to her. His dark eyes were brimming with tenderness.
“Fallen for me all over again?”
Even as he asked it, he pretended it was no big deal.
“No?”
“That’s a letdown. I got all dressed up, from head to toe.”
And it was true—amid her busy schedule, Bom had showered and done her makeup before leaving work, and had even retrieved and worn the one-piece dress she’d brought just in case.
“It’s not all over again. It’s always. I’m always falling for you.”
At her answer, Cha Tae Moon’s mouth stretched wide with delight, and he burst into laughter. Unable to contain his joy, he pulled her hand closer and pressed his lips to the back of it.
Soon the car arrived at their destination, and Bom stepped out.
It was a Korean beef restaurant so sought-after it was often sold out.
Laughter bubbled up from the smallest conversation, her heart fluttering. She felt weightless, as if drifting above clouds.
“Come on, let’s go in.”
Cha Tae Moon took Bom’s hand and led her forward.
Hold me tight. I feel like I might float away.
The best days of her life were unfolding before her.

***

Time flew past so quickly. Four dreamlike days had passed, and the hour of parting was drawing near.
Except for Saturday morning’s shift, they hadn’t been apart for a moment.
Bom, who had just finished making passionate love with Cha Tae Moon in the bathroom, sat on the bed watching him dress.
Though they’d only be apart for about ten days before he’d return to Seoul, the thought of their separation felt unbearable.
She felt tears threatening to spill.
Cha Tae Moon, now slipping on his suit jacket, approached where Bom sat.
As she slowly rose to her feet, he caressed her cheek and spoke.
“I hate to leave. Maybe I should just stay here?”
Because of the waiting patients, he would go. She knew it better than anyone, yet Bom spoke like a petulant child.
“Don’t go. Come back with me instead.”
“Should I?”
Cha Tae Moon lowered his hand from her cheek and wrapped it around the nape of her neck. He tilted her head and kissed her.
Bom’s long lashes fluttered closed.
Tasting lips that exhaled sweetness, Cha Tae Moon was seized by an irresistible passion. He gripped her waist firmly and lifted her upward.
“Oh!”
Bom, suddenly airborne, desperately clutched his shoulders.
Supporting her bottom with one arm, Cha Tae Moon pulled her close as she wrapped both legs around his waist.
His tongue traced his saliva-dampened lips before he kissed her again.
Seeing Bom, her head tilted down as she held his head and yielded willingly to his kiss, his chest swelled with an ache.
After four days of holding her, his arousal surged anew, and he ground against her backside as though desperate to be inside her.
Bom trembled and clung to him, her breathing ragged.
Cha Tae Moon sucked her tongue into his mouth, drawing in her saliva wholly.
“Haah, haah.”
Hot breath spilled from Bom’s mouth.
Tae Moon drew it in as if inhaling every last trace of it, his lips lingering for far longer, tasting.
As Bom pulled away, breathing hard, Tae Moon caught her lips before they could fully part, biting gently, and tangled his tongue deeper still.
The legs wrapped around his waist tensed.
Though she clung to him as if she might slip away, Tae Moon, supporting her weight, felt his own pulse quicken with every point where their bodies pressed together.
“Ah……”
Only when Bom began patting his shoulder, asking him to let go, did he finally release her lips.
“You have to leave soon. Put me down.”
“I don’t want to.”
Does she understand how much I’d rather die than go?
The thought of anyone else seeing Bom’s flushed face—that warmth still lingering in her cheeks from his kiss—made his decision for him. He set her down.
As he lowered her carefully to the ground, Bom let out a shallow sigh.
“Afraid I might devour you again?”
“No, I… I wasn’t—”
Watching her tremble faintly, the aftershock of their kiss still coursing through her, Tae Moon smiled silently.
Damn fool. What are you even doing?
He reached up and carefully brushed back her damp hair.
When his fingers traced the curve of her ear, she laughed softly at the tickle.
“Be careful going up. If you take the night train, you’ll be exhausted.”
“You know I have good stamina.”

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