Chaerin woke up, she felt her husbands arms around her waist. She was being the little spoon at the moment, she traced the tattoo on his arm.

She remembered the words of his when they were in the hotel, she squinted her eyes and turned around to see the peaceful face of her husband. She slapped his arm waking him up immediately “yah!”

“Ouch” Jiyong said a bit annoyed at being woken up abruptly “what’s wrong?”

“You mentioned that my ‘nerdy’ husband had something to do with me being married to you, is that true?”

“Uh”

“Speak Kwon!” She said wanting an answer

He unhooked an arm around her and rubbed his eyes “it’s true” he mumbled

“What?” She shot up and sat down on the bed “what do you mean?”

“I saw you once at an event, I liked you instantly, I could see myself with you, forming a family with you but I knew by my own means I could never get you to like me, let alone want to marry me so I asked my parents about an arranged marriage”

Her face paled “I- really?”

He nods “if I would had pursue you, would you had gone out with me?” He asks

Chaerin took a deep breath and shook her head “I wouldn’t have, yes your appearance would have counted but mainly because you were always rude”

“That was my defense mechanism”

“I understand, shielding your emotions because of people’s judgement”

“Yeah and also your reaction, I knew you wouldn’t like me for the arrange marriage”

“I never thought it was your doing, I though you were forced into it and I’ll be honest, I was forced into it but it wasn’t the worst thing that happened to me, I accepted it and I’m content with it”

“Are you truly?” He asks while looking into her eyes

She took his hands in her “you’re a great husband, you listen, you pay attention, you pamper me, I never go without, you give me my space, yes somethings are missing from our marriage but I know they are things we can work with.. you didn’t have to go and change your whol