Pay With Your Heart

In-Ha's attitude dumbfounded Eun-Sun. No matter how hard she thought about it, she couldn't tell what could have happened to him. She should stay away from him? Really?

His words kept reverberating inside her head. He didn't want to hurt her? What did he even by that?!

She lolled herself on the bed as she bleakly stared at the ceiling. Nothing was making sense lately.

She was constantly harangued from one problem to the other. She had thought embarking on this trip would ease her and take her mind off certain things she didn't want to think about, at least till they got back, but it seems she wouldn't be able to do that.

A long hiss escaped her lips as she turned to lay on her side. Her eyes looked at the night sky, which was void of any stars. If the slate of her life was visible, she could guess it would be as dark as that. There had been no form of light in her life for so long except.....the man who had just walked into the room. She looked over her shoulder to see him approaching the bed.

"Penny for your thoughts?" She heard him say as his strong arms wrapped around her waist.

"A penny won't cover it." She sighed.

"That much, huh?"

"Hmmm" She nodded her head. Her thoughts were overwhelming, and she wanted them gone as soon as possible. They were draining.

"Everything will be fine, okay?" He comforted her, pressing a kiss on her temples while she gave a non-committal nod.

Remembering the news, she turned towards him and asked, "Why did you arrest the Chois. Was it because of what happen-"

"Shh," He hushed her.

"Don't get any ideas, little miss. This had nothing to do with you. The Chois were already in my bad books. I was bidding them sometime before I handled them properly." He explained.

"You're sure?" Eun-Sun still couldn't help but think it somehow had something to do with her.

Placing a quick kiss on her lips, he tilted a brow at her, "Don't you trust me?"

It wasn't like she didn't trust him. She just had this thought... never mind.

Bobbing her head, she let out a weak smile and replied, "I do."

"Good. Then you don't have anything to worry about." He pecked her cheeks again, making Eun-sun smile a little bit more. She was grateful for having Dan-Han in her life at the moment like this. Not only as a lover but as a friend and companion.

"Let's go on a date this weekend." He suddenly said, making Eun-sun stare at him with wide eyes.

"What t-this weekend? Really?" Eun-sun was utterly surprised. Dan-Han chuckled when he saw her glittering eyes, which had a great hold of excitement and curiosity in them.

"Yeah."

Eun-Sun eyes lit up a bit more as she stared at him in surprise. "But didn't you say-"

"Forget about everything I said. I want to go on a date with you. And didn't you say I could see this as my vacation? Well, I'm vacationing with you right now, so what else should I do than take my beautiful girlfriend on a date." He said, a boyish smile tugging on his face, which pulled at Eun-sun's heart. He was always so dreamy when he smiled like that.

"Okay." She squealed as she jerked up excitedly, making Dan-Han chuckle amusedly.

She was acting like a baby who got a candy promise from daddy.

"I see you've been dying to go on a date with me." Dan-Han decided to tease her.

"Of course, dummy. You've been dallying for too long. I want to see what going on a date feels like." She chirped.

Dan-Han narrowed his eyes at her, "So you haven't been on a date?" He asked while she shook her head.

That explains it. He reasoned. Her excitement said it all.

Eun-Sun's once litted eyes suddenly dimmed when she realised something. She didn't come prepared for a date! What was she going to wear? And wasn't the weekend only two days away?!

She snapped her head to Dan-Han panicky. Her lips moved to say something, but she quickly clamped them shut, but Dan-Han had spotted her hesitation. He could tell it had something to do with the date.

Only God knows what her new line of concern was this time around. He let out a sigh as he pulled her down and trapped her in his embrace.

.....

Dan-Han woke up the following day to see Eun-sun already dressed so early in the morning.

"Where are you going to?" He inquired as he looked at the clock on the bedside table. A quick frown formed on his face when he saw it was still quite early.

"Good morning. I'm going to help out at the field."

"At this time? Come on, it's too early for that." He told her, but the small-framed woman sauntered to his side, placed a kiss on his lips and playfully ruffled his hair.

"I didn't help out yesterday, so I might as well catch today, hmm? And also, I don't father to think that I'm slacking off." She said before heading towards the door.

So this was about his father. He hissed.

"See you later, Mr Lee." She called out as she left him in the room. He sighed and shook his head. She was making too much effort for his father. She has been making too much effort to get people's approval all her life, and he didn't want that anymore.

He didn't want the old Eun-sun back. The one who once thought she didn't deserve kindness and love. The one whose anger was her escape from all the cruelty she faced. He wanted her to remain happy and keep improving on herself.

His father better acknowledges all her effort. Else he was going to get it from him.

He let out a long sigh as he rolled out of bed and picked up his laptop to work. He had only begun going through his mail when he received a notification of an incoming mail.

It was from Chang-wok.

It was titled; The footage.

So they fixed it after all. He hissed.