Became an American Retro Novelist - Chapter 246



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246.

Fortunately, the cabin wasn’t locked.

Was it God’s help? Or maybe the park ranger forgot the key that day.

“Phuha······!”

They entered the cabin like rats soaked in rain, and only then were the two able to catch their breath.

“Hey, it’s okay now. I’ll go down.”

Is it because I walked through this heavy rain holding Alexa in my arms, even though she was so light?

The god slumped down in exhaustion, and Alexa climbed down from her high heels and, barefoot, dragged the god to his feet and carried him to the bed inside.

The clothes that clung to me like wet cotton were very cumbersome.

“Whoa, I thought I was going to die.”

“Um, sorry. It was all because of me.”

“I told you it’s okay. When will I ever have an experience like this again?”

Shin, who was lying on the bed, reached out and touched Alexa’s cheek, who was feeling anxious. Usually a golden retriever, sometimes a black mamba, but this attached cat who couldn’t express her feelings directly in front of love and just wandered around, gently placed her cheek in that touch and felt the warmth.

God smiled gently at the sight.

Time seemed to pass as quickly as a heartbeat.

‘What should I do now?’

I don’t know. I have no idea.

Alexa had never experienced anything like this. With her stunning looks and cheerful, sociable personality, she set many boys’ hearts ablaze, but it really was like that.

Because of the special environment of being a multicultural family, many anecdotes I experienced as a child made me unable to think that anyone would understand me.

Although she was so popular with the boys, and could laugh and chat with everyone, she refused to give up the soft corners of her heart to anyone except her family.

In the midst of all this, Alexa’s personality was bright and the number of people around her continued to increase, and in her immature days, she was captivated by the image they had created for her.

Because she’s pretty, because she’s cute, because she has a good personality, because she’s a cheerleader, she’ll live without any problems.

An ‘image’ that will probably continue until now and into the future.

I couldn’t reveal my true self, and others only looked at my exterior and didn’t try to know about it.

The loneliness that had built up completely disappeared when I met the man in front of me.

Alexa realized that although he may seem a bit blunt, he is actually a man of deep thoughts and heart.

God did not understand everything about her, but accepted her as she was. So, even if she did not fully understand God, she could accept him as he was.

And maybe that’s what they call love.

‘What should I do now?’

I was still a little scared of the unknown territory that was right before my eyes.

For her, love between a man and a woman has always been an unknown territory, and so it was an emotion she had avoided until this moment.

Even now, there is no answer as to what to do in the end.

“······.”

“······.”

“······Phetchu!”

“Oh, I’ll look for something to warm you up.”

“Uh, okay. Then I’ll look for it too.”

Alexa sneezed as if to avoid the emotional current flowing between them, and Shin felt it and naturally stood up from his seat.

We split off to opposite sides and checked the ranger’s cabin to see if there was anything we could do to keep ourselves warm. The temperature at the top of Griffith Park dropped quickly at night, and if we stayed there, we could seriously freeze to death.

Fortunately, there was a makeshift stove and some firewood lying next to it.

After pouring oil on the firewood and lighting it, the interior of the small cabin became warm in no time.

As the cold air went away and warmth returned, Shin was finally able to look around leisurely.

Swaaaaaaahh …

The sound of heavy rain continued. Outside the window, the sky was as hazy as if it were underwater. The lights of downtown Los Angeles were streaming in through the rain. They were scattered here and there, like water droplets splashing on a palette and ruining a painting.

God had Alexa, who was occasionally shaking, sit down in front of the fire and then searched the inner storage room.

“eww······.”

The clothes that clung to my body seemed to cut into my skin.

Unable to bear it any longer, he took off his jacket and unbuttoned his shirt, then looked around to see if there was anything he could put on instead. Luckily, he came across a neatly folded blanket that looked unused.

He completely took off his top and wrapped himself in a blanket and went back outside. Then, God approached Alexa, who was crouching in front of the campfire to warm her body. As he naturally opened the blanket, Alexa fell into God’s arms, and the two of them began to warm themselves by adding their own body heat to the heat of the fireplace.

“Oh, it’s gotten so warm. Thank you.”

“It’ll be better now.”

Knock, knock.

The fire gradually grew stronger.

Swaaaahh …

Outside, the rain continued to pour down.

My body slowly melted away in the silence, and a tired feeling came over me.

Alexa Flair felt incredibly tired. She couldn’t help it. She had been up early in the morning, gone to the hair salon, and walked around in high heels all day. Add to that the sudden changes in body temperature.

If God hadn’t given me some rest every now and then, I might have collapsed a long time ago.

“······Phuhat!”

Suddenly Alexa Flair burst into laughter.

“what’s the matter?”

“I really thought it would be an unforgettable day, just like you said.”

It was a day like something out of a movie.

A sudden downpour left the two stranded here. But because of that, they ended up creating a world just for the two of them where no one would come for a while.

And isn’t the other person your favorite person, someone you can always lean on?

Alexa Flair finally seemed to relax, slowly releasing the strength in her body and putting her weight on her back, and Shin opened his mouth, brushing the hair off her cheek and straightening it.

“Isn’t that better?”

“Yeah. I like it. It’s like ‘About T’.”

“That model is ours too.”

“I was Tony, and God was Alice.”

“······Well, to be exact, it’s just that they mixed us up here and there as motivation.”

The god muttered, his eyes fixed on the flames in the hearth.

······To be honest, it was very hard to bear.

It was because I could smell an incredibly good scent coming from Alexa’s body.

The perfume that had been so strong until just a moment ago seemed to have been diluted as it flowed down, soaked in the rain. Looking at Alexa’s pale, pure white nape, like a water fairy, I felt dizzy for a moment.

Suddenly, the voices died down and silence began again.

And excitement.

God unconsciously tightened his arms around Alexa.

And Alexa, who felt it, realized one thing belatedly along with the sound of God’s heartbeat.

He was undressing now.

‘······omg······.’

It was to the point where I couldn’t even breathe properly.

Her heart was beating so hard it hurt. All her senses were focused on the heat that was coming in contact with him. That’s why Alexa felt the cold touch of the wet clothes that blocked the gap between them more vividly.

Like, ‘Why aren’t you saying anything?’, I didn’t say anything or anything to try to break the awkward situation.

Instinctively, he finally realized what he had to do.

Alexa swallowed hard and slowly took off her clothes, her entire face, including the back of her neck, turning bright red.

Swish.

He took off his jacket and casually unbuttoned the shirt he was wearing underneath.

Knock, knock, knock.

He also lifted his arm slightly and took off the inner garment naturally. Shin held her hair naturally so that it wouldn’t get caught, and then he put his hand into Alexa’s skirt and lowered the zipper. Alexa felt a hot sensation as if she had been burned instantly on the skin where his hand had brushed.

The two were pressed against each other, leaving only their underwear on.

“······.”

Swaaaaaaahh …

“······.”

Knock, knock······.

Outside, the sound of rain could be heard, and inside, the sound of wood crackling continued.

God thought.

‘I think it would be great if it just stayed like this.’

It was a feeling he would not have felt if he had been the old ‘Bitters’.

As I grew older and went with the flow, I naturally began to live a life away from support and danger. And then my life became stable. Many parts of my life that were difficult and unknown in my childhood became familiar.

There was one thing I learned while doing so.

Many things in the world are, in fact, nothing special.

The reality of the unnecessary fear we feel is nothing more than a shadow.

The joy of that realization is short-lived, and many people spend the rest of their lives immersed in boredom. That’s why I thought that humans have children. It’s another challenge to the ‘familiar’ human life, and at the same time, it’s something that reminds them of their innocence.

But such a life did not exist for God.

Having lived as a ‘bitter’ person since childhood, he never challenged himself until the very end.

I never really tried to be sugar myself. To be more precise, I never learned how to express it properly. When I came to my senses, I was standing at a lonely crossroads after going astray little by little. Unless I was drunk and making jokes, I had to force myself to suppress my emotions, and I silently hated the past without being able to express myself.

And now, that’s not the case anymore.

This delicate being in my arms right now has taught me the right way.

It started with the worst first meeting.

Suddenly, I remembered that he had called me out, “Hey.” and asked, “Are you a ‘mother-lover’ too?” Back then, we had become increasingly edgy when dealing with each other, but at some point, we started to feel more comfortable when we were together.

As a god in my previous life, I knew such an Alexa, but as a god in my present life, I did not know such an Alexa.

At this very moment, those two things are completely combined.

As if two people were stuck together as one body.

“······That, that place.”

“huh.”

“Didn’t you say you don’t do any strength training?”

“Isn’t that so?”

“But, something is hard······.”

“······.”

Instead of answering, God hugged Alexa tightly.

Alexa’s eyes widened and she couldn’t even breathe properly. The moment she realized that God was a man, she suddenly felt a strange sensation as if all the strength in her body was gone. It was as if she was ‘melting’.

Alexa lifted her chin and looked up at God, her breathing slightly ragged.

There were hidden emotions in those blue eyes.

It was okay without alcohol. It felt even more intense without alcohol.

The first experience for just the two of them.

“······.”

God slowly grabbed the tip of Alexa’s chin and kissed her.

The melted sugar and bitters began to blend together under the potion of love.

***

The rain finally stopped around midnight.

I rolled the blanket deeper over Alexa to make sure she wasn’t cold while she was sleeping, and then I got out of bed.

First, I checked the clothes placed in front of the stove.

‘It’s drying well.’

If I continue like this for an hour or two, I might be able to go out wearing dry clothes.

I thought about that and unfolded the clothes and hung them upside down. Fortunately, there was a long line for drying laundry, so I didn’t have to worry about the clothes getting damaged. I roughly wrung my clothes out by hand and dried them, but I checked the tags inside the clothes Alexa wore and lightly shook out the moisture before drying them.

Then I came out.

“Phew.”

I took a deep breath, smelling the cool air.

I looked around carefully to see if anyone was passing by. Perhaps it was because of the heavy rain. Fortunately or unfortunately, there was no sign of any staff members looking for the park ranger’s cabin.

That’s why Alexa and I could remain under the river of stars, like lovers living alone in the deep mountains.

I put my hand on my heart.

Boom-boom-boom-boom-.

The vibration from earlier was still clearly felt.

I just felt it for sure through work.

‘If it weren’t for Alexa, I would be the same.’

Doofina Jiwoo and many others must have had a big influence on my life, but never Alexa. It was a fact that I now recognize even more clearly.

This moment with her will remain in my memory forever and will strengthen my heart no matter what happens in the future.

“······.”

After staring at the stars in the sky in silence for a while, I felt a presence.

Alexa, wrapped in a blanket, opened the door and came out with her eyes half-asleep.

“are you okay?”

“Ah, yeah. I’ve calmed down a bit······ Huh?!”

I supported Alexa as she bit her lip in pain. As she began to walk after her nap, the shock of her swollen ankle and the fact that it was her ‘first time’ hit her all at once.

She said, whining and whining, unable to keep her balance.

“You, you’re in so much pain······.”

“Shall we go straight to the hotel?”

It was already late, and my clothes weren’t dry yet, but I thought it would be better. It would be much better than this place with only one single bed.

Alexa nodded in agreement to what I said, and I carefully helped her inside.

I handed Alexa some moderately dry clothes, put on my own clothes, and carried her around. Alexa was momentarily taken aback by my actions and shouted.

“Hey, you can walk!”

“Listen to me.”

Again, lightly subdued.

I couldn’t even find a parking lot earlier, but now that the rain has stopped, I can see the surrounding scenery clearly. The experience of walking through a damp park in the middle of the night with Alexa on my back and a pair of high heels in my hand was truly special.

Alexa and I got into the car and headed to the hotel.

“······.”

“······.”

The silence that comes again.

As I felt like I was returning to my daily life from a fantasy, Alexa opened her mouth.

“Excuse me, God. There’s something I want to ask you.”

“What is it?”

“······Why are you so good at it?”

The steering wheel swayed wildly. I almost went through the guardrail and did ‘Fly Me to the Moon’.

I glanced back at Alexa, trying hard to appear calm.

“What does that mean?”

“Is this what you call skillful?”

“······.”

“Why, you did that. Whenever I was in pain, you moved me slowly and strangely to make me feel better. Or you told me to relax. That, you pressed my lower back when I changed positions. Um, it felt like you were really skilled. I could feel it even though I wasn’t conscious.”

“···················.”

“Am I wrong?”

“I will not comment.”

Alexa, with her sparkling eyes, was the epitome of curiosity.

“Have you ever dated another girlfriend before?”

“That’s not it!”

“Anyway, it’s mine now, so what? Just be honest.”

“Oh, I said no!”

The romantic mood between us was strangely intertwined.

No matter how small the proportion of moments of romance in the midst of a fierce life may be, I couldn’t help but feel that the taste and fragrance completely changed the moment even a single drop was mixed in because of its strong sweetness.

I was dumbfounded for a while at Alexa’s questioning, then quickly looked away and trembled with guilt.

‘No, it’s not the first time, but it’s also the first time with this body! No one can prove it anyway!’

It seemed like another reason why I shouldn’t tell anyone the secret that I was living a second life.

“Then did you study by watching pornographic videos or something? No, I think you studied by reading pornographic novels.”

“······No······.”

······As I was suppressing the desire to be honest, Alexa quickly opened her mouth and stared at my face.

“That, that place.”

“What now······?”

“Isn’t the night still long?”

“huh?”

“Once you get there, uh, well.”

“······.”

“I’d like you to let me check once more to see if I’m really skilled.”

“···················.”

I stepped on the accelerator and raced toward the hotel, silently, like a scene from a silent movie.

If you put up with such things, you are not a man.