My Girlfriend Is Very Good To Me [EN]: Chapter 18

Ep. 17

After taking nearly ten more photos, I subtly checked Heena’s reaction, but she showed no signs of moving. Her body remained still.

A moment of awkward silence passed.

The gaze that had been directed at the camera lens was now gradually shifting, our eyes meeting.

The phone, which I had been holding in one hand, slipped from my grasp and fell onto the bedding like a discarded doll.

“…….”

I was making eye contact with Heena at a distance so close that I could feel her breath tickling my ear.

Her eyes, looking at me with a somewhat wistful gaze, seemed to be searching for something more than a kiss, something deeper than one might usually expect in this kind of atmosphere.

That’s what it felt like.

Without closing her eyes or averting her gaze, she stared intently into my eyes.

—Swish

Soon, one of her arms rose and wrapped around my neck, her fingertips gently caressing my cheek.

At the same time, I felt her soft skin and saw her wistful, somewhat vulnerable expression.

I, too, raised the hand that had been holding the smartphone and gently wrapped it around Heena’s slender waist, pulling her closer.

I had no idea what she wanted from me right now.

But when I pulled her waist a bit roughly, and she reacted by clinging to me even more, I felt like I was on the right track.

Heena also moved the hand that had been caressing my cheek and wrapped both arms around my neck, hugging me tightly.

Holding her like that for a while, as she nestled against me like a child craving affection.

Her deep feelings, her interest, her affection, were palpable in that reaction.

Mixed with her warm body temperature, I felt a sense of comfort, and I held her like that for a few minutes.

Slowly pulling away and looking into Heena’s eyes again, I saw the corners of her eyes curved in a satisfied smile.

“Yeonhoo.”

“Yeah?”

“Sorry, am I heavy?”

Heena’s sudden question seemed to break the spell that had been surrounding us.

“Not at all? Shouldn’t you gain some weight? I’m worried you might collapse while walking down the street.”

“Pfft, it’s not that bad, okay?”

“Yes, it is. I could lift you with one hand.”

“Really?”

“…..Just for a moment?”

I, too, casually continued the conversation as if nothing was wrong.

Thanks to that intense hug from earlier, I felt like I had leveled up a bit mentally.

The fluttering was still there, but the trembling I felt every time I had contact with Heena had subsided a bit.

At my reaction, Heena smiled and got up, pulling out the chair from the desk in front of me and sitting down.

To be honest, my legs were a bit numb, so I wanted to get up from my seat, but I had a slight lower body issue that I couldn’t bring myself to do. So, I continued the conversation as it was.

“I’ll send you the photos on KakaoTalk [a popular Korean messaging app].”

“Okay, okay. Let’s get a frame made with that photo together at the photo studio when you leave.”

“Okay, I was honestly curious about how they print it too… But what should we do now?”

She smiles and answers my question.

“I’d be happy just hugging like before~”

At that playful remark, I barely resisted the urge to hug her again and stay like that all day, and opened my mouth.

“Okay. Let’s look at the album, the album. It’s the rule when you come to someone’s house.”

—

At my words to look at the album, she hesitated for a moment before taking out thick albums from under the desk.

Looking through the albums Heena brought out, we put our heads together and had a lively conversation.

“Wait, what’s this photo? Can I take it?”

“Yeonhoo, do you like them younger? It seems like you’ve been picking out my middle school photos since a while ago?”

“No, what kind of dangerous thing are you saying? It’s good because it’s you when you were young! Last year’s photos are almost the same as now.”

“Still, no! I’m a bit embarrassed about the old photos.”

“How about exchanging them with mine? When you come to my house later.”

“……..That’s okay.”

“Reserved, customer [a playful way of saying ‘you got it’].”

I rejoiced inwardly at Heena’s face as she nodded with a reluctant expression.

Exchanging my stupid middle school photos with Heena’s photos, who looks like God accidentally poured a whole spoonful of cuteness instead of just a couple of spoons? The cost-effectiveness is crazy.

She was so cute, humanly speaking.

However, what was a bit strange was that, unlike now, when she looks so mature at first glance, Heena in the photos, not only in middle school but even last year, had a brighter and more innocent atmosphere even in the photos.

I wondered if the atmosphere could change so much in a year, but honestly, I personally liked Heena’s current older sister-like vibe, so I had no complaints.

“Ah, I miss this. Was it middle school 1st grade? It’s a photo taken when I went to the countryside.”

“…? Who’s this monster we took it with?”

“A puppy that my grandmother raised~”

“Not a puppy… Look at his chest muscles. No, seriously, I think I’d lose in 5 seconds if we fought.”

Slowly looking at the photos, reminiscing about the memories.

“You had your hair tied up at this time?”

“It was probably when I was jogging every morning. I was into dieting for about half a year.”

“Doesn’t look like there’s any place to lose…”

“Thanks for saying that, but women are always worried.”

Seeing her old self that I didn’t know.

“Yeah. I just didn’t want to burden my parents… I’m going to go to a place where I can get a scholarship if possible.”

“So you’re studying hard every day?”

“That’s right. But I wish we could go to the same university…”

“Hoo, I’ll try my best.”

I don’t know if it’s possible, but if Heena lowers her standards a bit because of the scholarship, maybe it’s possible.

Anyway, while sharing stories related to such career paths and looking at the photos. Looking at more and more photos from when we were younger, such as various photos.

As expected, showing the album to someone else was quite embarrassing for Heena, and she quickly began to cover up the albums one by one.

“I can’t do it! No more photos!”

“No!! I haven’t seen the photos from when you were in elementary school yet!”

“Ugh, no! Let’s go to the living room! Let’s watch a movie together!”

“Yeah, I don’t want to~ I want to see more of the album~”

“There are a lot of weird photos from when I was young…”

“Are you trying to seduce me to want to see more..? I really can’t help but watch.”

Looking at Heena, who was blushing and pulling on my sleeve, I couldn’t help but feel mischievous at that precious scene.

Like an elementary school student who teases a girl he likes.

At that time, I didn’t really have anyone I liked, and even when I thought about it later, I wondered why, but now I felt like I knew why they did that.

Looking at Heena’s face, which was puffing up her cheeks, I felt like I would get mischievous even if I didn’t have any.

I want to poke those cheeks with my finger, but even if it’s Heena, she’ll really get angry, right?

“Are you really going to do this?”

“Ah! I want to see elementary school Lee Heena!!”

“………Yeonhoo.”

At my continued teasing, Heena’s voice suddenly began to drop.

I flinched at that, but thinking that she wouldn’t be so angry at this level, I was putting strength into my hand that was stretched out to prevent her from taking the album.

I wanted to tease her, but I also really wanted to see more of the album.

I wanted to see elementary school Lee Heena. No ordinary words would be able to break my will.

Accepting my intense gaze that contained such feelings, Heena slowly opened her mouth.

“I want to watch a movie with Yeonhoo… Won’t you watch it with me…?”

No way..?!?

“Bring all the movies!!!!!!!!!!”

Slightly raising her eyes, and making her voice sound cute by dragging out the ends of her words, with a face that was even more red than before, probably because she was also a bit embarrassed.

How can I resist when I have such a girlfriend in front of me!!

—

In the end, I gave up on watching the album any further, and we both sat on the sofa in the living room.

The incredible softness I felt the moment I sat down made me feel like I would have fallen asleep 100% if I had slept even a little less.

I was looking at Heena, who was buried in it and operating the remote control.

“What should we watch?”

“Um, anything?”

Because it probably wasn’t really about watching something with concentration.

So, perhaps because of my appropriate answer, Heena pressed play on a movie from Novelix [a fictional streaming service] without saying anything else.

Then, she comfortably stretched her legs out slightly forward and sat as if she was lying down on my right side, clinging to me incredibly closely.

Wrapping one arm around me as if she was linking arms, and leaning her head on my shoulder.

“Is this… a home date..”

“Huh? What did you say?”

“No, nothing.”

If I die of happiness, Heena will bury me well, right?

I was looking at the TV in front of me, buried in that state.

I wasn’t really doing anything, but I felt very comfortable and good in this state.

The TV broadcast is just background music, and Heena’s body temperature felt next to me is the main thing.

Of course, it’s not like I’m not watching it at all.

“That actress is so pretty, right?”

“I guess so… Ugh, don’t pinch me!”

That wasn’t a word that wanted sympathy!

In this way, trap questions occasionally came out.

For a while, we talked appropriately about the actors and stories in the movie in that way, but soon even that stopped.

While occasionally stroking Heena’s hair, I spent time staring blankly ahead.

Even though it was still in the early to mid-section, an intense kiss scene between the actors started in the movie.

With a feeling of oh yeah, I felt a bit embarrassed and awkward, and I also wondered if she was aiming for it?

I watched it for a while and then glanced to the right.

“…….”

Then, I made eye contact with Heena, who was already looking at me.

Whether this was a situation Heena intended or not, honestly, it didn’t matter at all.

In front of me, I saw the face of my girlfriend, who was slowly closing her eyes and waiting for ‘something’.

So I grabbed her chin with one hand.

Slowly.

I approach those pink lips that I have only felt on my cheek until now.

Not impatiently, with the desire to spend our first time without as few failures as possible.

Soon, at the moment when our lips were about to touch.

—Dding-dong

I was startled by the sudden sound of the front door unlocking and got up.