Jane Point of View.

If there was one thing that had united us as a couple from the beginning, it was the unparalleled chemistry we had that made it possible to satisfy every desire we had. A perfect fit of bodies where he seemed to be able to read my mind and know exactly what to do to give me pleasure, but why now, being in his arms, couldn’t I find the relief my body so craved? I had always considered him better than Jayden in bed because we had feelings, intimacy, and a special connection.

So why am I feeling like this now? Why wasn’t he enough? Daon throws himself next to me on the bed. His body is wet with sweat, trying to catch his breath while I stare at the ceiling, haunted by every detail of Jayden. I can’t forget the sad face he left with. I can’t forget the cold way he said he didn’t want me anymore. He didn’t want me anymore, and for some reason, I never wanted him more.

"What are you thinking about?" Daon asks me, slightly breathless, and when I look at him, his eyes are full of concern. I try to disguise it with a smile, but it doesn’t seem to convince him.

"I was just worried about your mother’s call," I explained with half-truth, and he seemed to relax a bit.

"Is that what’s bothering you, love?" Daon asks as he caresses my face and turns me towards him so that we are lying facing each other.

"Yes, since that day, I’m afraid she might end up separating us," I confessed, and he gave a beautiful smile before kissing me softly, trying to reassure me.

"You don’t need to be afraid of that, nothing will separate us. I love you, and we’ll be together forever. It won’t be my mother who will stop that," Daon affirms, giving me the security that every woman needs in his voice.

"I love you too!" I responded calmly, because I knew that no matter how much Jayden had changed many things in me, this would never change.

He smiles and nods.

"I know! Well, as much as I really want to stay in bed with you all day, I need to go to the company." Daon explains, with a sad expression, but I smile and shake my head.

"It’s okay, love, you can go, otherwise you might be late," I affirmed, and he looked at me as if he doubted my words. It was obvious that I was not satisfied, and I could see that this made him feel guilty, but I had much more to feel guilty about than he did, so I just kept smiling, trying to pretend everything was okay, even though I was a mess inside.

"I promise I’ll make it up to you later. By the way, what do you plan to do today?" Daon asked curiously while getting out of bed, trying to cover himself with the sheet in a modesty that I didn’t understand, after all, I had seen his body many times.

"I don’t know, I was thinking about looking for a gym. I had a very active life before, so I feel like I need to burn off some of my accumulated energy," I explain, and he looks at me as if analyzing my words, but shrugs.

"Then sign up for the same gym where I work out!" Daon suggested.

"What workout, love? Only if it’s fork lifting, right?" I ask jokingly, and he laughs, running his hand over his defined abdomen while raising his eyebrow.

"Are you saying I’m fat?" Daon asks, worried.

"No, you’re perfect in every way. Fat or thin, I would love you just the same because what matters to me is your heart, but let’s face it, you’re not very consistent with your workouts," I say, laughing, and he looks at me seriously, but soon smiles.

"No, seriously, everyone at the company works out at the same place. I haven’t exercised since we got married because a lot has been happening, and I’m very busy at the company, but look, we can do this. Today I should finish work a little earlier, so meet me at Mix, and from there, we’ll go to the gym together!" Daon suggests, and I smile at him, really excited about the idea.

"Great then, good thing I brought some workout jumpsuits in my suitcase," I agreed, feeling the excitement coursing through my body because I missed exercising or just being able to run on a treadmill until my legs burned more than my mind.

"Great, then it’s a deal!" Daon guarantees.

He gives me another kiss and pulls me to the bathroom where we take a quick shower together. I was excited about the idea of the gym because it would be a distraction to my mind. Daon leaves for work, and I finish organizing the house. Whenever my household chores were done, I felt empty because I used to have a very busy life. I opened the laptop and was looking at some job openings. Daon always said I didn’t need to work, but I knew he wouldn’t object if I wanted to.

Maybe if I distracted my mind, kept myself busy, I wouldn’t have time to think about Jayden. Most of the openings required knowing how to speak Korean, and I barely understood when they spoke to me. I closed the laptop, frustrated, and decided to occupy my mind by watching a series, but with every hot scene that appeared, my thoughts were taken to Jayden.

"What did you do to me, Jayden Park?" I asked myself, letting a sigh escape from my lips.

I decided to have lunch, and after lunch, I slept a little more since I hardly rested last night. I woke up almost in time to go to the gym, took a shower, put on a short black jumpsuit that was open at the back. It had a skirt over the shorts, so although it was short, it didn’t reveal much. I made boxer braids and put on my white running shoes. When I looked in the mirror, I was satisfied with the result, although I thought that maybe this outfit was a bit flashy for Korean standards. I always worried about this because what I consider normal in my country here in Korea, where they were more reserved, might not be.

I decide to let it go and pack a bag with a towel, soap, and clean clothes to change after the exercises. I grab my headphones, my cell phone, and leave the house, heading to the company. Upon arriving there, I noticed the men’s glances at me and could see some women whispering when they saw me pass. I decided not to worry about it and sent a message to Daon saying I had arrived. He didn’t receive the message, which indicated that he was still recording. I went to reception and asked to speak with him. The receptionist uses the phone and soon takes me to the studio. Upon arriving there, I see Daon inside the recording booth, and outside the booth, I see Simon, Louyse, and the person I least wanted to see, Jayden.

"Sorry to interrupt, but Daon asked me to meet him here," I explained my presence there somewhat embarrassed, noticing the atmosphere tensed as soon as I stepped into that room.

Simon looked at me over his shoulder in a strange way, as if he were judging me, and I wondered why he looked at me like that? Was my outfit that short? Jayden avoided looking at me as much as he could, and silence reigned in the room. Louyse, who from the first day seemed not to like me, just looked at me from head to toe with disdain. I was already thinking of sneaking out and pretending nothing had happened when Simon said disdainfully, "When he finishes recording this part, I’ll let him know you’re here."

I smiled, thanking him, but he didn’t even notice. I stood there for a while, feeling the most insignificant of people. I heard Jayden sigh, and every second he spent not looking at me hurt me. He was totally ignoring me, as if we had never had anything. Just yesterday, he said he was in love with me, or didn’t he? I swear I heard it. I’m pulled out of my thoughts when Daon stops singing and seems to notice I’m there. He waves at me and smiles, coming out of the booth to kiss me.

"Wow, you look beautiful! Are you going to work out or stop traffic?" Daon asks with a smile on his face, and I sigh in relief, at least having someone in that room who wasn’t ignoring or judging me.

My husband admired me with a beautiful glow in his eyes, and I smiled at him. What Daon said seemed to catch Jayden’s attention, and he finally laid eyes on me, looking stunned as he admired me from head to toe. In the end, it seems he’s not so indifferent to me. He couldn’t take his eyes off me and turned his chair entirely to keep looking while furrowing his brow, seeming irritated. Simon lightly shook Jayden’s arm as if calling his attention, but not even that made his eyes, fixed on me, shift their focus. Louyse observed Jayden’s reaction and rolled her eyes, returning her attention to the computer in front of her.

"Do you still have a lot to finish?" I asked, focusing on Daon, who was now scratching his head as if looking for a way to tell me something.

"So, love, I’m really sorry, but I won’t be able to work out with you today. I had to solve some problems during the afternoon, and now the deadlines for my album are delayed. I’ll probably have to spend the night here." Daon explained, and I tried to understand his side, but I couldn’t hide how upset I was.

"Darn, love, you could have told me earlier, so I wouldn’t have come here." I grumble in a low tone, so no one else hears.

"Sorry, love, I was so busy all day that I forgot to let you know." He states, and as those words leave his lips, I look at him, stunned.

"Forgot?" I asked, incredulous.

How could he have forgotten me, as if I were a key he left on the table? I stared at him and said nothing. I knew it wasn’t his fault, but my blood boiled when I looked at Louyse and saw the mocking smile forming on her lips when Daon said he had forgotten about me.

"Sorry, love, I really wanted to go with you!" Daon affirmed, and I could see the guilty look in his eyes. After all, that was a look I knew well and saw daily in the mirror.

"Okay, I’ll go back home," I said, irritated, and turned to leave, but he stepped in front of me, looking worried.

"No, love. You were so excited about going to the gym. Look, I can give you the address, and you go today alone to check it out, but tomorrow I promise to go with you." Daon guaranteed, and I looked at him, bewildered, until a voice that made my entire body shiver filled the room.

"Are you going to let her work out in that outfit alone?" The masculine voice asked.

We all looked at Jayden, who didn’t seem happy with the idea and only seemed to realize what he said after the words had already left his mouth.

"What’s wrong with her outfit?" Daon asked, analyzing me and raising an eyebrow as he looked at his friend.

"Yeah, Jayden, what’s the problem?" Simon asked in a slightly louder tone, as if reprimanding him. He tried to disguise it and simply shrugged.

"Nothing, it’s just that men will be staring. You shouldn’t let her go out in that kind of outfit," Jayden explained, trying to show indifference, and the wrinkle of distrust between my husband’s eyebrows seemed to disappear.

Daon hugs me, smiling, and shrugs.

"What do you mean let? What a sexist thought. Are we in the Stone Age? I’m her husband, not her owner. She can wear whatever she wants. After all, anyone can look. That doesn’t change the fact that she’s my wife." Daon explains, joking and pointing to our rings.

"Yeah, Jayden, don’t be sexist, women are free to be vulgar," Louyse says in a mocking tone and a smile on her face. I see Daon giving her a reprimanding look, but he doesn’t correct her.

"Nobody asked you to join the conversation. Did you finish mixing the track?" Jayden asked brusquely, and she swallowed hard, glaring at him with a deadly look.

"No!" Louyse said simply.

"Then you shouldn’t be talking but working." Jayden reprimands her, and I know it’s because of me.

She opens her mouth as if thinking of saying something but takes a deep breath and turns her attention back to the computer. After all, he was the boss.

"So, what do you think? Will you work out, or would you prefer to wait for me, and we’ll go together tomorrow?" Daon asks, and I look at him, not knowing what to do.

I didn’t want to go back home now, and mainly, I didn’t want to be alone. I had a lot of accumulated energy and needed to work out a bit to relieve my stress.

"No, give me the address, and I’ll go alone," I asked, and he smiled, grabbing his cell phone and typing something. I feel my phone vibrate.

"I sent you the address by message," Daon explains, and I nod.

I said goodbye with a nod, and he seemed upset because I didn’t kiss or hug him as I usually did. When I was almost leaving the room, I heard that voice again, capable of making every extremity of my body tremble, filling the place.

"Jane! Wait. I’ll go with you!" Jayden affirms, determined.

I turned to look at him, and everyone seemed surprised. Daon furrows his brow, and I’m left without a reaction, as if time had stopped at that moment.