It had been two weeks since the ill-fated encounter, and Jin had not initiated any intimacy between them. Anna had worn her sexiest nightgown last night, hoping to spark some interest in him. His eyes followed her across the bedroom, but by the time she slid under the covers, he had already turned away and pretended to be asleep.

She had stayed awake for another hour, wondering when they'd finally talk about what had happened. She would never question his abilities in the bedroom. He was an incredible lover—not that she could compare him to others. She'd only ever had sex with Namjoon, which had been good although she felt he'd held back because of her inexperience. With Jin, however, she knew that their passion was equally matched, but he sometimes was too gentle with her at the time in their lovemaking when she craved more intensity. She didn't know how to broach the subject. She had messed it up badly last time.

Tonight, she waited until he announced he was ready for bed. They had to talk about it before things spiraled out of control.

"Before we go to bed, I'd like to discuss something," she said firmly. "Could you please sit down?" She patted the sofa cushion next to her.

He looked at her, then nodded and sat down.

"My love," she began, sliding closer to him. "Can we talk about something without getting upset or anything like that?"

He smiled. "Uh-oh. Should I be worried, baby?"

"No. Not at all." She inhaled. "I wanted to talk about us."

"Us?" His eyes looked concerned. "Are we...not okay?"

"Oh, yes, we're okay. I meant..." She saw his brow furrow. "Um, our sex life."

Seokjin's face immediately became hard, and he looked away. "Yeah. What about it?"

Anna caught the hurt in his voice before he tried to make it seem as if he didn't care. "Sweetie, I don't want you to get upset."

"I'm not."

She nodded. "Okay then. I just wondered if you think that our sex life is, you know, what it should be, I suppose. Neither one of us seems happy about it. What do you think?"

His lips quivered, and he appeared to be trying to control himself. The anger shot out of his eyes. "What do I think?" He scowled. "Well, let's see. What do I think? Apparently, I'm not good enough for you. I don't please you. Is that it?"

"No, that's not—"

"You think our sex life is somehow missing something, right?" he interrupted her. "Well, Anna, do tell me what that is. You say you're not happy. What are you missing?"

"I didn't mean that I was missing something." She was afraid that this was going very badly.

"No, you did. You think something is missing for you or else you wouldn't have said that our sex life isn't all that it can be or should be. I'm trying, Anna. I really am. You're not happy, so obviously you want something more, something else." He glared at her. "Or maybe you want someone else. Is that it? Maybe you don't want me."

"Jin. I just want to talk. You said you wouldn't get upset."

He shot to his feet. "I guess I'm not only a bad lover, but also a liar, right? What is your next question, huh? Open relationship? Multiple lovers? Threesomes? How much more do you need? I'm obviously not enough."

"Jin, stop!"

"Or maybe you want Namjoon back," he said through gritted teeth. "After all, he was your first. All I ever heard was how you two were going at it every night. I love you, Anna, and I'm trying to express that to you. I guess you'd rather just fuck without any meaning. I heard he just used you whenever he wanted. If that's what you prefer, well... If you've changed your mind and want him back, then just say so. Is that it?"

She also got up, her face angry. "No! I didn't say that. You're putting words in my mouth."

He sneered at her. "Oh? Maybe you prefer I put my dick in it. Why don't we try that? I mean, if we're going to talk about being unsatisfied, then why don't you ever do that for me? I heard you sucked Namjoon off all the time. I guess you enjoyed sucking his dick more than anything."

"Stop that! Why are you talking to me like that? Namjoon never..." She pressed her lips shut.

"Oh? I guess he never had to ask. He fucked you any time he felt like it, and you sucked him off on a regular basis. Great! Well, we can invite Namjoon over. Why don't we have him stick his dick in your mouth, huh? Better yet,  I can fuck you from behind while he's doing that, huh? Maybe then you will be satisfied. Or do you just want me to watch?" The instant he said that, he regretted it. He let his irrational jealousy and insecurity get the best of him and said things that were unforgivable.

So, when her hand connected with his cheek, he wasn't surprised. He had actually expected the slap to have come a lot sooner.

"How dare you talk to me like that?" she spat, her eyes dark with anger. "I can't believe you're still so disgusting and deviant. You're sick." In a second, she also regretted what she'd said, especially when his eyes went wide. The shock and hurt on his face immediately made her contrite.

"Still? Disgusting? Deviant?"

"Jin, I didn't mean...I wasn't..." The angry look on her face was gone, replaced with concern.

He nodded, his face blank. "Okay. That's fine. That's what you really think. I'm disgusting to you. I knew it was something like that. You don't enjoy making love with me because you are reminded of the disgusting, sick, and deviant person I am."

"I don't think that way." She panicked when she saw his eyes become shiny with unshed tears.

"Yes, you do," he replied softly. "I know you've heard about me and...Norma. Everyone has. People have said some pretty bad things about us, about what we used to do. Some of those rumors are really sick and perverted. Yeah, some things were." He paused. "Not all of those stories are true, by the way." He gave a little sigh. "I'm really tired. Let's not do this anymore. I'll sleep in the guest room tonight. I think we need some time to cool off."

She could see the sadness in his eyes and hear it in his voice. She wished she could take the entire conversation back, but she couldn't. All she could do was agree to his wish for space.

"Okay," she nodded and watched as his heavy steps took him away from her side.