The Rooftop Revelation
After returning from Delma, I sat down with Changhee for a long talk. Once I was certain her feelings were genuine, I gave her the green light to become Lucy and Penny’s trainer right away. She thanked me with a deep, lingering kiss. We melted into each other for a while, bodies tangled, lost in love. Afterward we showered together and sat side by side at the vanity, touching up our faces, when I finally voiced the worry that had been nagging at me.
“Do you think Jeongsook and Yeojeong-unni might have some kind of complex about men?”
Changhee had been afraid that because they knew she still had her cock, they might see her as being on the same level as Lucy and Penny.
“Jeongsook and Yeojeong-unni went through hell with their husbands, so it’s possible their personalities shifted in ways even they don’t fully understand. But I don’t think they’d be stupid enough to hate every man on the planet.”
I watched her through the mirror, trying to soothe her.
“I can’t speak for Yeojeong-unni, but Jeongsook definitely isn’t like that. She’s always looked down on men a little, sure, but she was still popular with the boys. If she truly despised them, she wouldn’t have had that kind of pull. And anyway, she used to like you. You know that, right?”
Changhee nodded, eyes soft.
“She still thinks well of you. When you offered to train Lucy and Penny yourself, I’m sure she thought it was a great idea. She probably figured you’d handle them exactly the way she would. Maybe she even wants to keep you close. That part actually makes me a little uneasy… hehe.”
Changhee’s cheeks flushed. She looked adorable.
“If you’re going to do it, do it properly. Become a real owner to them. Show them your true self. Prove that you’re not just my flawless wife, but a flawless Mistress for them too. I mean it. I want them to see that I married the most beautiful, most incredible woman in the world… haha.”
“Thank you for understanding, Unni. I’ll do my best to live up to that. Like you said, I am angry about Hancheol, but I also hope this becomes a chance to show those two unnis that I’m not the same as Lucy and Penny.”
I caught her lips in a kiss. Changhee met me just as hungrily. I’d thought our earlier passion had drained us both, yet our bodies were already burning again. That was the difference between women and men. A woman was a far more evolved creature; if the mood was right, she could ride an orgasm for as long as she wanted, wherever she wanted.
When I got to the office, Jeongsook and the staff were already cleaning. The so-called “boss’s office” that Jeongsook and I used was spotless. I shouted that I’d buy everyone lunch as thanks and slipped inside. Jeongsook followed right behind me.
“You seem to be in an unusually good mood. Good news?”
“No big news. I guess I just rested really well over the weekend. How about you two?”
“Nothing special. We did spend the night in Jeju the day before yesterday, though.”
“Wow, you two really have endless stamina, hehe… So you partied hard Friday night and still flew to Jeju on Saturday?”
“We’re still young, aren’t we? Hehe. Not like you, stuck looking after a wife.”
“Yeah, I’m busy getting fat on all the love my wife feeds me, haha…”
We burst into laughter, then discussed the morning’s tasks. Once we’d divided the work, Jeongsook was about to head out to brief the staff when she turned back.
“Oh, right. Is it decided? About Changhee?”
“Yeah… I told her to go for it. She’s studying hard right now. Says she wants to do it properly, or something. Hehe.”
“Really? That’s great. Text her, will you? She’ll be happy to hear from you.”
“Sure, I will. Let’s talk about it later.”
“One more thing!”
I’d already turned back to the documents when I looked up again.
“You told her? About our secret.”
“Secret? Oh, that! I didn’t get all the details, but you switch roles sometimes, right? Mostly you’re the S, though?”
Jeongsook stared straight into my eyes and nodded. She still didn’t leave for the main office.
“What? Are you upset I found out something I wasn’t supposed to? Don’t worry about that. It’s not much of a secret to me, and since you called it a secret, I know you haven’t told anyone else. Relax.”
“That’s not why I’m bringing it up.”
“Then what is it?”
She was hesitating in a way that was completely unlike the Jeongsook I knew, and it was starting to annoy me. I reached for a cigarette. She quickly grabbed the lighter on the desk and lit it for me. I took a deep drag, exhaled, then stood up abruptly, pointed toward the roof, and strode out.
I didn’t want to raise my voice on a Monday morning and ruin the office atmosphere with weird talk. I’d barely sat down on the rooftop bench before Jeongsook, who had followed right behind me, spoke.
“You know I used to like Changhee, right?”
From the very first sentence I could tell this was going to be heavy. Good thing I’d come up to the roof. For a second I even wondered if the two of them had fought in Jeju.
“Used to? Past tense? Shouldn’t that still be present tense? Hehe…”
I deliberately acted relaxed, putting on a brave face.
“Well, I can’t exactly say no… Changhee really does have this strange charm, you know? Hehe…”
What the hell was this girl saying first thing in the morning? Was she doing it on purpose? Irritation prickled under my skin.
“Do I have to say it again? Changhee has an owner now, so drop it completely. Got it?”
“Of course I’m going to respect your relationship. I have so far, haven’t I? But it’s different with Yeojeong-unni.”
“What? Yeojeong-unni? No way…”
I was stunned. Of all people, I couldn’t believe Yeojeong-unni would harbor those kinds of feelings for Changhee.
“I told you. Changhee has this genuinely mysterious appeal. She’s neither fully woman nor man, yet she feels more womanly than any woman. It makes you want to hold her. Hehe… Was that too blunt? Hehe…”
I’d once read that one reason lesbians and gays get criticized is because of their supposed promiscuity. The idea is that they can’t form deep attachments and just swap partners constantly. Gay men using anal sex supposedly spread terrifying STDs, while lesbian promiscuity stays more hidden. But the truth is different. When it comes to actual promiscuity, gays and lesbians aren’t that different. Some say bisexuals who sleep with anyone are the worst, but if that’s true, lesbians deserve just as much criticism, because there are at least as many bisexuals among them as among gay men.
Of course, right now Jeongsook and Yeojeong-unni could only be called lesbians, yet both had failed marriages to men behind them; in other words, they were bisexuals with history. And now they were drawn to Changhee, a biological male who still possessed male genitalia.
“Come on, at least aim at the right target, yeah? If you like girls with cocks, go to Itaewon. The place is full of them. Pick one up there. Why does everyone have to go after my wife?”
My voice rose with irritation. Jeongsook, sitting with her back to the door, glanced around nervously, afraid someone might overhear.
“Stop twisting everything into something weird. What I’m trying to say is that Yeojeong-unni isn’t pulling Changhee in just for Lucy and Penny’s sake. Can’t you see that? Let me put it another way. At first I thought she just wanted to keep Changhee close because she was attracted to her, but it’s more than that. I think… she wants to be trained by Changhee.”
I nearly dropped my cigarette. This was the most absurd thing I’d ever heard. I didn’t know when she’d started wanting Changhee, but the feeling had apparently solidified to the point that she was using Lucy and Penny as an excuse.
“After you came back from Delma, she told me she’d confessed our secret to you. I thought you’d understand, so I was going to let it go, but then she said she wanted to receive training from Changhee instead of me. We had a huge fight about how ridiculous that was…”
She trailed off. While she lit another cigarette to ease her frustration, I stared at the hazy sky and let out a long sigh.
“That’s why we went to Jeju for a reconciliation trip. We both felt sorry. She did apologize, but I felt like I couldn’t just brush it off. I realized you needed to know about this, and that the three of us had to talk. That’s why I brought it up.”
“Can’t you two just break up? There are plenty of girls who like you. Why cling to her—”
“I really love her.”
Jeongsook cut me off, and her words carried real weight. She had never spoken about liking anyone this seriously before. And because I knew her better than anyone, I could see she meant every word.
“It’s true I was attracted to Changhee, but once I knew you loved her, I let it go. She’s still charming as ever, but some things you just have to give up. After I did, I finally felt the depth of Yeojeong-unni’s love. Back then she only had eyes for me. That was when the two of us were completely drawn to each other… hehe…”