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◈ My Platinum-Blonde Childhood Friend Is Too Pretty ◈

Chapter 103: 40. A Busan Trip Where I Can Only Touch My Girlfriend's Chest, Thighs, and Butt

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The plan to take a road trip together once break started was something we'd talked about often, ever since we first started thinking about buying a car.

Of course, there were plans with family and other friends, Elli had modeling shoots on the calendar, and even on break I couldn't spend every day doing nothing.

So we settled on a two-night, three-day trip rather than anything longer.

We didn't even bother putting together a strict itinerary.

"Let's take our time, no rush even if it takes a while. We can stop at lots of rest stops along the way."

"That's the plan. The compact car isn't great for speeding anyway."

"Once we get to Busan, check into the hotel first, I guess... The beach is a bit of a shame, though. It opens right after we leave."

"That's actually why the roads should be less packed and the crowds thinner."

"True. So maybe we just rest up at the hotel and wander around the area when we get bored?"

"Yeah."

We were leaving the moment break started, so the timing was late June. Most beaches don't open until early July, which meant we couldn't go in the water.

So more than a sightseeing trip, it was really about the long drive, about spending time alone together in a hotel. About feeling again what that night had felt like back in our first year of high school, when we'd stayed out overnight with Bini-noona's help and slept under the same blanket.

That was really the extent of our plan.

We figured we'd hit a tourist spot or two along the way, then stop in Daejeon on the way back for bread from Jungsimdang. That was enough for us. The whole point of the trip, after all, was simply to get in the car together and go somewhere far.

At first I'd thought, since we were going all that way anyway, maybe we should go all out and pack in as much sightseeing as possible. But Jeong-woo hyung and Bini-noona's advice changed our minds.

"Busan? What sightseeing? Just eat good food, drive around a little, and come back."

"That's the best way~ And honestly, you two could turn right back around the second you hit Busan and you'd still have a great time just getting there and back."

That was one hundred percent convincing.

Up until I had to start studying for finals, Elli and I had been perfectly happy just driving around together.

Sure, we had destinations, like tracking down a well-reviewed cafe on the outskirts of the city.

But even then, we'd spend less time at the actual cafe than we did enjoying the drive there and back. That was where the real fun was. That was where the happiness was.

Like right now.

"Ah."

"Ah~ ...munch..."

Elli, in jeans and a t-shirt with sunglasses pushed up on her head, was feeding me grapes while I drove.

"Good?"

"Tastes better when you feed them to me. Can I have one more?"

"How many is that now. If you say you're too full for the kimbap later, I will end you."

"Come on, a few grapes aren't going to fill me up. And even if my stomach explodes, I'm eating the kimbap. You made it from scratch this morning."

"Hmph. Open up."

"Ahh..."

Just this, just this small thing, and neither of us could stop smiling.

* * *

Before we'd even left Seoul.

Stopped at a red light, I glanced around idly and my eyes landed on Elli in the passenger seat, shoes off, sitting comfortably with her feet tucked up.

Her platinum hair, a color that had never once faded since she was little, caught the sunlight streaming through the window and shone beautifully.

Long lashes the same color as her hair, cast downward over her phone as her slender fingers tapped out a message. My girlfriend.

The delicate nose that stood out even more in profile, the red lips. Even after more than ten years, Elli was still the most captivating thing I had ever seen.

"She's so pretty. My girlfriend."

Just looking at her made warmth bloom in my chest without any effort at all.

Then my eye caught the small, cute rabbit-shaped ornament she'd stuck to the front of the car, and a smile slipped out.

She'd been the one to say we weren't keeping any unnecessary clutter in the car, and yet over time Elli had quietly started decorating it, little by little.

She still kept their place to live strictly minimalist, because she genuinely didn't like clutter. But she loved our first car so much that she couldn't seem to help sneaking in little touches here and there.

"Cute."

Sometimes I'd catch myself staring at whatever new accessory she'd brought home, and she'd flush just slightly and snap, "What, you got a problem?" in that embarrassed, flustered way she had. That was cute too.

Not that I had any complaints. I could get behind everything Elli did.

-whoosh

The timing wasn't great. A big intersection, with the light still having a while to go. I reached out toward Elli's face.

-squish

Her cheeks were impossibly soft, yielding like a baby's. It never stopped being remarkable.

I savored the smoothness and the pleasant give of it, running the back of my hand gently over her cheek.

"......"

Elli's eyes turned toward me.

Her expression curved like she found me endearing, and then a small flicker of mischief settled in.

Her head turned to face me, that small mouth opened, and.

"nom."

She bit my finger. Just lightly, lips only, on the knuckle of my middle finger.

Like a dog or cat playing with its owner. One little nip, and then she spoke.

"Who said you could touch my cheek?"

"It's my cheek. Why can't I touch it?"

"Hmph. The nerve."

She called me cheeky with a playful smirk, and I could tell she was setting something up. I waited, grinning with anticipation, and she continued.

"Listen up."

"Yeah. I'm listening."

"Until we get home, the only thing allowed to touch my face is your lips. Anything else and you're dead."

"...Oh. So kissing only. What about my hands, then?"

"My hands..."

The night before last, the day finals ended and break began.

That face she'd worn while sitting on top of me, refusing to come down, caught up in something almost frenzied. That heavy, sultry heat from that night settled softly over her now.

"Only here."

A short word, and Elli leaned forward.

Her chest, already generous, made even more pronounced by the seatbelt pressing across her white t-shirt, announced itself with full presence.

The kind of sight that would steal any man's gaze without exception.

She was telling me that her chest was the only place my hands were allowed to go on this trip.

The light changed. I grabbed the wheel again and said.

"Elli."

"What."

"Any chance you'd let me have two more places?"

"Not one, two? Are you kidding me? Want to die?"

"Still... what about thighs and butt? Any way that's happening?"

"......"

"If you let me have those too, I think I can drive really well."

"You pervert, Lee Do-yoon. So greedy... fine. I'll allow those."

"Thank you. There really is no one else like you, Elli."

"Obviously you should be grateful. Hmph."

It was the kind of exchange that could only be called shameless, familiar yet slightly different from usual. We talked like that as I pulled away from the light.

Then at the next red.

My hand drifted naturally to the side, and I rested it where my girlfriend had graciously, queen-like, given her permission.

-soft

"Mmn..."

The blissful, melting warmth of her and the quiet sound that escaped her lips sent a rush of energy through my whole body.

Yeah. I can drive just fine.

* * *

The timing must have been good. After pushing through a stretch of traffic around Yangjae, the highway opened right up with no long jams ahead.

Cruising along it, I hummed along to the MR Elli put on. I was singing away by myself for a while, then Elli's energy picked up too and occasionally.

"I like you so, so much~ Seems like I've fallen in love with you~"

"I want to say the same thing back~"

We put on duets and belted them out together.

The weather was clear, a cool breeze slipping in through the cracked window, and driving while singing with my girlfriend, whose voice sounded like rolling glass beads, was just about the best feeling in the world.

Completely different from driving around near Seoul. The highway itself was much easier to drive on too.

You just go.

Then, as the navigation announced we'd be passing a rest stop soon, I asked Elli.

"Elli, what do you want to do? Should we stop at Giheung rest stop like we planned?"

"Hmm... the road's wide open right now and it feels nice just driving... are you hungry? If you're hungry we can stop."

"Not yet."

"Bathroom?"

"That's fine too."

"Then let's just go to the next one. It's only twenty more minutes."

"Twenty minutes... hmm..."

"What. Is there something you want to do? Just say it."

At her nudging, I smiled and said what I actually wanted.

"I want to kiss you."

"...Kiss?"

"Yeah. It's been an hour and I'm struggling."

"......"

"What do you want to do?"

"Pull over."

"Okay. Which lane do I need... time to start merging."

It was my first time taking a highway exit into a rest stop, so I clicked on the blinker and pulled in with a little extra care.

We made it safely into Giheung rest stop, and I parked in a quiet corner of the spacious lot.

"Made it. Phew..."

The moment I cut the engine the tension drained out of me and I let out a long breath of relief.

Highway driving was fun and easy enough, but it was still my first time, so the nerves were unavoidable.

I unclipped my seatbelt and let myself breathe again.

"El..."

I looked over at Elli to make good on the whole reason we'd stopped.

-snap!

"Mmph..."

"Hnn... hah..."

She grabbed my face and crashed her lips into mine.

She pushed her tongue in, covering me, exploring me.

That warm, wet softness moved freely over my lips and inside, and I naturally moved to hold her, reaching for her shoulders, but.

"Mmn...! Mh..."

Elli shook and knocked my hand away. She didn't pull her mouth back, but her eyes narrowed with displeasure.

I looked back at those eyes, wondering what I'd done wrong, and then remembered what she'd said.

There were only three places I was allowed to touch today.

-slow...

Catching up a beat late, I moved my hand to her thigh.

The moment I did, her legs parted a little wider on either side, and I slid gently along the soft inner thigh, almost reaching where her legs met.

"Hahh... mchu..."

The tension in her eyes gave way. She breathed out, unsteady, and began pulling my tongue deeper.

Her kiss, stirring something beyond energy, beyond warmth, into full-body heat, left one thought drifting through my mind.

"We might not leave the hotel room today."

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