Chapter 144
Mitchell had said that the birthday I knew wasn’t his real one. The one on his official profile was his public birthday, and only family and close acquaintances knew his real birthday. So he was a guy with two birthdays.
Afterwards, I also toured my house, which was Mitchell’s birthday gift to me. Although it’s right below the penthouse, there were clear differences when comparing the two homes. First, the structure and window sizes are different. Mitchell’s home is two stories, while this one is single-story.
It would have been better if it were exactly the same as Mitchell’s house, but I was satisfied even now. Fortunately, the wide-open view is similar. Just imagining how fantastic the night view would be brings a smile to my face. My heart, which wasn’t even feeling cramped before, felt completely open.
As I returned to Mitchell’s penthouse after touring my house, I had a lot to think about. I kept expressing my gratitude to Mitchell, unable to close my gaping mouth from happiness, but inside, I was groaning and worrying.
I know Mitchell usually doesn’t hold back materially when it comes to me. Even so, casually offering me one of the most expensive apartments in New York was a completely different matter. I heard it’s a place you can’t buy even if there’s property available and you have the money.
Was he that sorry for burning down my previous house?
If not that… Is this bastard in love…?
Ah, I think it might be delusions of grandeur. I’m being overly self-conscious.
Mitchell is just as much of a patient as I am. He’s a guy who’s so thirsty for affection that he’d spend money like tissue paper just to get attention. It wouldn’t be strange if he staked his life on our relationship.
I know how terrible it is to take something from someone who’s lacking, so I needed to reassure him. To tell him that I’ll stay by his side even without him spending money like this.
“Mitchell, how are you these days? Do you still hate being alone? Are you suffering?”
I asked Mitchell as he came into the living room holding a tablet. It wasn’t time for the sun to set yet, but dark clouds were approaching from afar, making the surroundings already dim. Looking at the sky from such a close place than ever before, I naturally let out an exclamation.
He threw the tablet on the sofa and hurriedly approached. Perhaps because he was wearing a white knit, he seemed even bigger. The way he came striding with his long legs was quite threatening.
“I hate being alone.”
In contrast to his appearance, his tone was like a child throwing a tantrum. A threatening child, what an odd combination.
I secretly swallowed my laughter and stretched out my arms to embrace him as he came.
“It’s okay to be with other people even if it’s not me, right?”
“Why are you saying that? As if you’re going to leave me and go somewhere.”
Where would I go?
I just asked to understand Mitchell’s psychology. Whether he needs me, or if it doesn’t matter if someone else sits in my place.
In the past, my passion was overflowing. I thoroughly monitored and guarded his surroundings from people targeting Mitchell, but now my feelings have changed considerably.
When a spoonful of love is mixed into the aggressive mind that wanted to destroy everything, I kept feeling anxious.
It was because of the thought that if a second Bae Geon-woo appeared, I might not be able to protect Mitchell. Before, when I imagined losing Mitchell, I would get angry and my blood would boil, but now it’s different. Love, that damn thing, has made me weak.
But I’m a contrarian.
The weaker my heart became, the stronger I packaged the exterior.
“You’re forbidden from love from now on. No lovers either.”
I upgraded the promise that he needed to get my permission before dating anyone. I know it’s completely unreasonable, but this was the best I could do.
If I didn’t set up this kind of safety measure, I felt like I might confess my love to Mitchell right away. I didn’t want to face the worst-case scenario of Mitchell accepting my love due to his affection deficiency.
“Fo-for the duration of filming the movie only!”
I slightly changed the condition as his eyes staring at me became fierce. Mitchell lowered his eyes and rolled his tongue inside his mouth. Judging by the strength in his arms around my waist, the veins on the back of his hands must have been bulging.
“I mean, to focus on filming ‘Mirror, Mirror Match’…”
As I was adding a shabby excuse, suddenly everywhere flashed with light. Soon after, a loud noise erupted. It was the sound of lightning striking, riding on the dark clouds. I swallowed dry saliva and looked at Mitchell.
“…”
It’s been a while since I’ve seen such a cold expression on Mitchell. As if speaking for Mitchell’s heart, the continuous thunder split the sky. Having lost my weapon of shamelessness, I found the slowly passing silence unbearable.
When Mitchell soon put his hand in my pants and touched the front, I even felt relieved. But the movement of his hand wasn’t simply to play around as usual.
As the contact gradually became more intense, I slowly lost strength in my legs. If Mitchell hadn’t been supporting my waist, I might have collapsed on the spot.
“Ah, ah!”
Mitchell eventually pulled my pants down to my thighs. As my bare bottom pressed against the glass window, I turned my head to look down. I quickly straightened my head at the dizzying sight.
“Doesn’t it feel like doing that in the sky?”
His fondling was persistent, and my lower half was utterly debauched.
“I’m sorry, Geon-woo.”
As the speed of his touching increased, I leaned on Mitchell and breathed heavily. After that, he just shook me without saying anything. When I writhed at the oncoming climax, his hand entered between my buttocks pressed against the glass window.
Thanks to Mitchell holding me tightly, my traces ended up on Mitchell’s pants. Neither of us cared. Mitchell continued his words.
“I can’t grant your request this time.”
Mitchell… wanted to date.
***
“Use your head, human.”
I spent days in a daze after Mitchell’s bombshell declaration. I understand. It would be foolish for someone as brilliant as Mitchell to waste his youth.
Thanks to this, I realized that just my body wasn’t enough to fill his deficiency. It could mean that Mitchell was going to start seriously looking for a partner.
He said he bought this house because he wanted to live an independent yet stable life, and if it’s a stable life, wouldn’t it involve family, lover, love, things like that?
Of course, he won’t publicly date a man. Instead, Mitchell’s first unofficial male lover might appear soon.
Just imagining it, I felt my chest grow cold. Now that I’ve accepted the feelings I used to deny, I understand. It can’t be anyone else. I had to become Mitchell’s lover.
“Fuck. Let’s give it a try.”
If I combine things in various ways, a conclusion comes out. I have no choice but to dress up and take better care of myself. I will make Mitchell fall in love with me.
After making this resolution, I came down to my house on the lower floor. Taking advantage of Mitchell showering, I ran down the stairs in one breath, taking less than a minute.
I rummaged through the luggage I hadn’t unpacked yet and found what I wanted. After quickly checking if the front door was closed well, I headed to the utility room next to the kitchen with my phone. It was the most secluded place.
“Hoo. Hoo.”
After taking a deep breath, I dialed the number on the business card. This matter was difficult for me to resolve alone, and I desperately needed someone else’s help.
– Hello, Geon-woo.
Just before it was about to go to voicemail, a neat baritone voice greeted me. I had been nervous that he wouldn’t answer, so I raised my voice unnecessarily to hide my trembling voice.
“Hello! Brandon.”
I was in the middle of asking for help from none other than Mitchell’s older brother.
– It’s been a while. Have you been well?
Although he could have been surprised by the sudden call, Brandon calmly asked about my well-being without showing any such signs. I exchanged brief greetings, feeling stiff. The conversation went in circles as I felt awkward about getting straight to the point.
“You know… we moved, right?”
– Of course. Welcome.
Brandon lives right in Manhattan, New York. Seimon’s headquarters is here, and most of Mitchell’s family lives here too. New York was Mitchell’s hometown.
– Is my little brother not giving you trouble?
“Not at all! We’re getting along very well.”
Thanks to Brandon’s friendly manner, the conversation flowed relatively smoothly. Of course, there was a limit to how much meaningless small talk we could make. I cleared my throat and finally brought up the main point with difficulty.
“Brandon. I shamelessly contacted you because you’re the only one who can answer my question. To summarize briefly, as explaining in detail would take too long, I’m in a situation where I’m trying to secretly and simply resolve Mitchell’s complicated choice. Of course, it’s nothing harmful to Mitchell, so you don’t need to worry. So, do you know Mitchell’s ideal type?”
At the end of my long-winded speech, delivered without taking a breath, I threw out the question I wanted to ask. The few seconds of silence felt incredibly long. I tightly closed my eyes and covered my flushing face with my hands.
I could only ask this kind of question to Brandon. Among the people I know, Brandon was the only one who knew Mitchell’s sexual preferences. Even David, his manager, didn’t seem to know, and I couldn’t contact Jeff either. Not unless I was crazy.
Not that I knew that bastard’s contact information anyway.
In any case, I contacted Brandon because he could be trusted to keep a secret while also being close to Mitchell. Even if he didn’t know Mitchell’s exact ideal type, I thought he might at least know his minimum preferences.
– That’s an interesting question.
At least Brandon laughed.
“I’m sorry for the suddenness.”
I wanted Mitchell to like me. To occupy the position of his lover, I wanted to become Mitchell’s ideal type.
– Mitchell’s ideal type…
After a silence that was neither short nor long, Brandon finally gave an answer.
– Wouldn’t it be you, Geon-woo?
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
