The Billionaire's Bride

Chapter 4

“I can’t believe I did that,” she said, as she stared up at the man who had just rocked her entire universe. She was shocked to realize she didn’t feel any guilt over the incident. It had been amazing and she’d carry the memory with her on those long, cold, rainy nights back home.

“Believe it or not I’ve never been so hungry for a woman that I lost my head,” Jinyoung replied with a look of disbelief on his own face. She felt better knowing he didn’t do that with all the tourists. She knew it was just a vacation fling but still, every woman wanted to feel special.

“I’m going to take a shower because I’m freezing and can’t quit shaking,” she told him and headed toward the shower.

“I’ll join you, to save on water,” he said with a wiggle of his brows. She’d already thrown caution to the wind and decided to enjoy her last two days of vacation. They made love once again, under the warm water streaming over their bodies. Jidoo didn’t think she’d be able to see water again without her stomach quivering with need.

They crawled from the shower and straight into bed. Jinyoung pulled her tightly into his arms, caressing her back, which made her want to purr. She had to be careful because she could feel her heart swelling.

Jinyoung felt more relaxed than he had in too long to remember and thought he could lay there with her until the end of eternity. He didn’t think he was going to be able to let her go in two days. He tried to say the words aloud and didn’t know where to start. If she found out who he really was, she was going to be angry but they couldn’t possibly continue to see each other under false pretenses.

He didn’t understand how he’d gotten himself into such a bad position. He needed to figure out how to fix it. Hell, he built billion dollar resorts visited by royalty. He could certainly figure out how to work things out with a woman.

He fell asleep, still trying to work it out. He reassured himself he had a couple of days left to do it. He’d done more difficult things, with far less time.

Jisoo stepped out of the elevator, with Jinyoung by her side. It was her last day in paradise and she had to keep reminding herself her time with him was a one-time thing. She allowed herself to be impulsive for the first time in her life and she was trying to convince her mind it was a great vacation and that was all it was.

It was taking everything in her, to not ask for his number. She couldn’t call him once she left, or she’d just be going from one relationship to another and besides, long distance relationships never worked.

“Where do you live back in Korea?” Jinyoung asked her, as they entered the restaurant for breakfast.

“If I tell you, then the magic of our time together starts to fade,” she said jokingly.

“I make it there sometimes and would love to come see you, if I’m in town,” he said.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea. This has been unbelievable and if we try to stay in contact the real world will break in,” she quietly told him.

“You don’t have to tell me exactly where you live, just a city and if it’s meant to be, we’ll run into each other at a romantic little café, on a rainy day and realize we can’t stand to be apart,” he said, with a wicked smile. She realized even if she told him the state, the likelihood of him actually finding her was slim to none.

“I live in Seoul,” she finally replied. He seemed to tense for a moment and then relaxed and plastered his easy smile back on. She most likely imagined the moment, as Jinyoung never seemed to get stressed.

He couldn’t believe his luck with her living in Seoul. Here was the most perfect woman he’d ever met and she lived in his home city. What were the odds he’d meet her in another country? He traveled a lot but mostly by choice now, as his resorts were ran well without his constant surveillance. He found he was spending a lot more time home anyway, with his friends, Jaebum and Jackson. With Jaebum married, they all seemed to center around him and his wife Seulgi.

He was a bit irritated with himself for getting so hung up on his vacation girl. He was usually much better at sticking with a plan and he’d planned on dating a lot of different ladies, not falling for the first girl he decided to run over with his surf board. He smiled to himself, thinking his bestfriends would find his predicament hilarious.

“I’m in the beautiful Pocheon (Province in Seoul) often,” he finally told her. Jisoo hated the quickening of her heartbeat at his words. She didn’t want to hope to see him again. It would make those long winter nights even longer. She was starting to fall a little too hard for the enigmatic man.

“I’m going to be honest Jinyoung, even though it’s kind of hard for me to do so. I’m always the pushover. My last boyfriend, who I thought I was going to eventually marry, decided to bed his secretary, which led me to this very impulsive vacation. I’m grateful I took it and met you. I regret nothing but if I keep in contact with you when I get back to the real world, it’ll change how I feel. I’ll start thinking of happily ever after, instead of right now and I’m not this girl you think I am. You won’t like me when I’m back in the real world,” she said, as a tear escaped her eye.

“I could never dislike you Jisoo, no matter where we are, so here’s what I’ll do. Here’s my phone number and I’ll wait each day for the call to come in. If you’d trust me, even a little bit, you could offer me yours,” he said hopefully.

After thinking a moment in the booth of her romantic getaway, she decided it couldn’t hurt to simply exchange phone numbers. If he never called, she’d just look at this as a magical dream but if he did call, then maybe they could have a nice night together, in the future. She’d try and leave her heart out of it but she could tell she was already failing there.