The Practice

 Yanmei looked at his yearning eyes. Her hands clenched on the skirt of her dress before she made a decision. "Okay… Two blocks."

She watched as Anton's eyes slightly tightening, but just when she thought he was disappointed with her decision, he said, "Two blocks is fine."

Although he agreed just to walk her two blocks instead of four, he drove increasingly slow. He cared not for the horns that called for his attention. Iseul and Chun-Ho, who were following them behind, mimicked the same speed. 

A giggle escaped her lips. She covered her hand as she said, "this is worse than walking. You realize that?"

"Hmmmm." His expression was unchanged. 

"You are cheating," she suggested. 

He did not answer immediately, but after reaching two blocks, he revealed, "I just… want to spend more time with you... Because... I really -" He breathed in before he added, "I really missed you."