SELA - Extra 3

“You’re here.”

“Yes. Where’s Ji-hee?”

No sooner had she stepped through the front door than Sa-hee looked for her daughter. The housekeeper, who had finished preparing to leave work and was waiting, smiled warmly and approached her.

“She fell asleep quite a while ago. About two hours, I think.”

“She fell asleep early.”

“Yes. Ji-hee is such a dutiful daughter.”

This time, Sa-hee smiled softly. What mother in the world could not smile at praise for her child? Sa-hee nodded and walked across the wide living room towards the baby’s room.

The housekeeper, who had been about to follow her, turned around at the sound of someone behind her. Ji-hyuk was striding towards her. He was always tall and dignified, but still a difficult person to approach. Unlike when she faced Sa-hee, the tense housekeeper bowed her head in greeting.

“You’re here.”

“Yes. Thank you for your hard work.”

“It’s my job, what are you thanking me for.”

“If it gets too much, tell me anytime. I’ll hire more help.”

“No, no. Ji-hee is so well-behaved that she doesn’t require as much attention as other babies. As I told the madam, she’s such a dutiful daughter.”

Ji-hyuk gave a faint smile at those words. The housekeeper widened her eyes in surprise at his smiling face before composing herself.

“It’s late, why don’t you take our car? Driver Song will take you.”

“There’s no need for that. It’s a quick bus ride for me.”

As the housekeeper repeatedly waved her hands in refusal, Ji-hyuk quietly looked down at her. His eyes, which had closed and opened, were clear and deep.

“Please take the car. It will make me feel better.”

His voice, flowing out at the same time, was so deep. In the end, the housekeeper slowly nodded. The atmosphere made it difficult to refuse any further.

“Please come down in five minutes. I’ll have the car waiting.”

“Yes? Yes. Thank you.”

“Then.”

Ji-hyuk nodded slightly and walked again towards the room where Sa-hee and Ji-hee were. The housekeeper blankly watched him go before immediately snapping out of it. Even his receding figure was so striking that she couldn’t help but follow it with her eyes.

“I don’t know what I’m doing.”

The housekeeper shook her head and checked the time. Five minutes was enough time to slowly go down and wait.

Slinging her bag over her shoulder from the sofa, the housekeeper quickly slipped on her shoes. She glanced at the baby’s room one more time, but her gaze soon fell away. Now that Mom and Dad were home, Ji-hee could sleep soundly even without her.

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“I want to kiss her.”

“Are you worried she’ll wake up?”

“Yeah. She’s sleeping so well, I’m worried I’ll wake her up for no reason.”

A smile full of affection melted onto Sa-hee’s face as she looked into the baby’s crib. She had seen and held her daughter countless times, but her heart still fluttered like this every time she saw her.

This must be love, she thought. A feeling different in form, temperature, and color from the feelings she had for Ji-hyuk. But equally important to her, a heart that would become an empty shell without it.

Ji-hyuk stood beside Sa-hee, bent down, and looked at Ji-hee. The small life, closing her eyes and moving her mouth as if in a dream, felt infinitely precious.

Smelling the savory scent of milk and the baby’s skin emanating from her small body, the two looked at the baby for a while before slowly standing up. They wanted to look longer, but if they kept going, the night wouldn’t be enough.

Before leaving, they readjusted the angle of the baby monitor and dimmed the lights further. In the end, Ji-hyuk had to hug and lead a reluctant Sa-hee out of the room with one arm.

“Ah. I’m tired.”

Sa-hee mumbled as she collapsed onto the bed as if falling. Ji-hyuk, who had been taking off his jacket, looked down at Sa-hee. It was unlike her to get on the bed without washing up first. As expected...

“Looks like you’re drunk.”

“Huh? No. No. I’m not drunk. Just a little happy. That’s all.”

“The way you’re talking, it’s obvious.”

“I said I’m not!”

“Huh? Did you just speak informally?”

“We’re not that far apart in age, can’t I do that? Don’t be so strict. If you are, I’ll really...”

“Really what?”

Ji-hyuk hung his discarded jacket on the chair and turned to look at her as he loosened his tie. He couldn’t help but chuckle.

“It’s boring.”

“That’s already a known fact.”

“You’re annoying.”

“What?”

“Nothing. Pretend you didn’t hear it.”

“You’re really drunk, Yoon Sa-hee.”

“Well, who told you to pour so much? You gave it to me generously.”

His hand, unbuttoning his shirt, moved without hesitation. Sa-hee, still lying down, narrowed and widened her brow as she peeled the hair stuck to her cheek. Hoo, her flushed face, exhaling a long breath, seemed to be constantly shouting, ‘I’m drunk.’

“I didn’t know someone would drink it all.”

“Don’t you know? I always say yes to whatever you give me.”

“Is that so?”

His voice sounded somewhat unconvinced. Sa-hee, feeling inexplicably annoyed, clenched her fist tightly and thumped the mattress.

“Yes, that’s how I always am.”

“Always yes, you say.”

“Isn’t Ji-hyuk-ssi the one who’s drunk? Why are you asking the same thing over and over?”

Ji-hyuk, who had already taken off his shirt and revealed his bare upper body, approached the bed. Revealing his well-defined abs and broad, firm shoulders, he put his hands in his pants pockets and looked down at Sa-hee. For some reason, he was smiling.

“Shall we shower together?”

“Suddenly?”

“Yeah. Let’s shower together, suddenly.”

Sa-hee blinked repeatedly with wide eyes.

They had intertwined their bodies countless times, and had showered together countless times as well, but that didn’t mean she was completely used to it. Whenever she faced him in a sexual atmosphere, she still felt nervous and fluttery. She even thought it might be a pathological symptom that would never be cured until she died.

Sa-hee slowly propped herself up on her hands and sat up, cautiously looking up at him. She was no different from a small animal placed before a large beast.

After a moment of eye contact, Ji-hyuk reached out first and swept Sa-hee’s disheveled hair behind her ears. Then he pulled and untied the ribbon knot on her blouse. Sa-hee, her cleavage instantly revealed, finally came to her senses and grabbed his hand.

“Why.”

“It’s just...”

“You know I like undressing you.”

“......”

After hesitating for a moment, Sa-hee let go of Ji-hyuk’s hand. Ji-hyuk, coming closer, almost hugged her as he moved his hand behind her back and lowered the blouse zipper. Thanks to the fallen blouse, she was soon in her underwear before him. Her breasts, which had become noticeably fuller after childbirth, still looked abundant, overflowing the bra cups.

Ji-hyuk, looking down at her breasts with an open gaze, traced her cleavage with his finger. A sigh, like a groan, escaped Sa-hee’s lips. Soon, his large hand fully grasped Sa-hee’s swollen breast.

“Ah... Ji-hyuk-ssi.”

As Ji-hyuk slightly lowered the bra cup with his finger, her full, white breast popped out as if bouncing. Ji-hyuk, kneeling on the mattress, lowered his body and instantly put her breast in his mouth. As his hot, wet mucous membrane sucked on her erect nipple, Sa-hee’s body twisted.

“Ugh, shower, you said we were going to shower...!”

He gently licked the nipple he had bitten, while quite roughly playing with the peak of her other breast with his fingers. As her sensitive nipple was stimulated, the tingling sensation traveled down her belly and filled her entire being with anticipation. It was the excitement that came from knowing what would happen next, due to the many times they had been intimate before.

Sa-hee’s hands, scratching at the unyielding mattress, dug into Ji-hyuk’s hair. She hugged him, who was clinging to her breast as if to devour it, as preciously as a child. Sensing this, Ji-hyuk’s sucking force grew stronger. Sa-hee moaned, feeling her lower region twitch.

After a while, he finally lifted his head and buried his face in her other breast. Cool air touched the breast glistening with his saliva, and goosebumps rose all over her.

“Ji-hyuk-ssi, Ji-hyuk... ugh, uh...”

Every time he circled her erect nipple with his tongue and sucked on the flesh, her lower region felt numb. Sa-hee hugged him tighter, feeling her underwear below becoming wet. Just a little, just a little more...

“Let’s stop now, huh?”

Today, more than anything, she wanted him to just lie her down like this and come inside her, to endlessly dig in and make her cry out in desperation.

The sweet scent of wine mingled with Sa-hee’s moaning breath. As if sensing her excitement, Ji-hyuk’s hand slipped inside Sa-hee’s skirt and parted the soft flesh of her inner thigh. Then he slowly, languidly rubbed over her damp underwear.

“Ah, huuung...!”

It would be one of two things. Either he intended to tease Sa-hee, or he wanted to gauge their relationship. Which one was it? Whichever it was, a strong longing surged within her, wanting him to corner her.