Min Jun stored the boxes in the trunk of his car and opened the top box. He could not wait until he returned to the club to see Jessie's surprise. Inside the lid, Jessie had drawn a stylized heart cracked down the middle. On one side, she had written first love. On the other, David Qaid—My ex-husband.
Whoa. This was the most personal thing Jessie had shared to date. MJ thought about what this meant to him as he climbed into the car and drove away.
If her ex-husband was her first love, and she never dated, then did that mean she had only been with one man? Was that why she flipped from hot to cold so quickly? Because she felt inexperienced? Or did it have to do with the fact had treated her poorly?
After seeing how Jessie's son treated her, MJ was most apt to believe the son had learned from the father. If he knew for sure, he would find this David Qaid and kick the shit out of him.
Jessie deserved better. The thought of her living with someone who made her feel diminished was unpalatable. That the man's behavior rubbed on his son bordered on criminal.
Was her ex-husband blind not to realize how beautiful she was? Or how sweet her lips tasted or how her breath came in a gasp when he touched her just right? Maybe he had taught her to cater to his needs while feeling guilty for her own.
When Jessie accepted she was his woman, Min Jun planned to rectify that. Jessie was amazing when she got out of her head. He wanted her to feel Treasured and free to be who she wanted to be. All he had to do was take it slow.
He could do that. For her.