Chapter Fourteen:

 

Donghae sadly nodded.

 

"It’s been confirmed that you have heart disease."

 

Yoona gasped.

 

"But...the baby..."

 

Donghae looked at her, amazed at her never ending concern for her child.

 

"Luckily, the disease rarely passes from the mother to the fetus."

 

Yoona looked a bit relieved.

 

Donghae sighed.

 

"However, it’s best if we start the treatment as soon as possible."

 

Yoona blinked.

 

"But...I don’t have any money. Can't I have treatment after I have enough to give Taemin while I have treatment?" She sighed. "If the baby isn't

the one being harmed, then I'm fine."

 

Donghae took a deep breath.

 

"Fine." He handed her a prescription. "You may have severe respiratory problems soon. Take these once a day. No more, no less. They will

help."

 

Yoona nodded. She took the prescription from him and left the office, feeling more tired than usual.

 

(A few days later)

 

Yoona woke up early on a Saturday and dressed up. She sat in the bathroom, putting on a light layer of makeup and doing her hair. She

reached into her drawer and took out a medicine pill and swallowed it.

 

Taemin rubbed his eyes and walked into his sister's room. Yoona shoved the rest of the pills into her drawer.

 

"Noona...it’s Saturday. Why are you up so early?"

 

Yoona smiled.

 

"I have to go to work."

 

Taemin’s eyes widened.

 

"You found a job?" He bit his lip. "But noona, you're preg--"

 

Yoona kissed his forehead gently.

 

"Exactly. I have to support my brother and baby."

 

She grabbed her bag and went to the front door to put on her shoes.

 

"I'll be home around seven." Yoona smiled. "Be safe."

 

Taemin nodded, sighing.

 

"Okay, Yoona. You stay safe, too."

 

Yoona hurried to the Mocha House Cafe, a bakery on the east side of Seoul. Yoona had contacted her long "lost" friend Taeyeon and found out that she worked there. She had asked if they could work together, and Taeyeon had happily said yes. Yoona had told Taeyeon about everything that had happened, including the heart disease. Taeyeon couldn’t believe that all of that had happened in such a short period of time.

 

Yoona opened the door to the bakery and stepped inside.

 

Taeyeon stood behind the counter. She looked up and grinned.

 

"Yoona!"

 

Yoona smiled.

 

"Unnie!"

 

Taeyeon ran up to hug Yoona but realized that she couldn't. She looked at her bump.

 

"Wow...how far along are you?"

 

Yoona rubbed her stomach.

 

"Seven months."

 

Taeyeon furrowed her eyebrows.

 

"I'll make sure you don’t overwork."

 

Yoona laughed.

 

The girls set to work, opening the café at 10 am.

 

Taeyeon kept glancing over at Yoona.

 

'Yoona...I am worried for you...' Taeyeon sighed. 'How hard it must be for you to have a child at this young age...'

 

Taecyeon woke up and ran down the stairs. His mother, Mrs. Ok, smiled at him.

 

"Good morning. Would you like some breakfa--"

 

Taecyeon shook his head. "I'm fine. I’ll pick up something on the way to the company." He ran out.

 

Mrs. Ok sighed.

 

"I would trade all our family's wealth and the company with a small shop where we could actually spend time with each other."

 

Taecyeon drove down the road at top speed.

 

"Where to get breakfast..." He spotted a bakery and parked his car.

 

He hurried into the café.

 

Behind the counter, Yoona looked up.

 

"Welco--"

 

Her face went pale. Taecyeon stared.

 

"Y-Yoona?"

 

Yoona looked down.

 

Taeyeon came out of the kitchen.

 

"What is it...?"

 

She gasped.

 

Yoona had tears in her eyes and she was trembling. Taeyeon could see that Yoona was trying to hide her belly. Taecyeon kept staring.

 

Taeyeon gulped.

 

"H-how can we help you?"

 

Taecyeon heaved.

 

"Yoona...what...how...?"

 

Yoona didn't answer. Taecyeon looked at Taeyeon.

 

Taeyeon turned to Yoona and patted her back gently.

 

"Yoona..."

 

Yoona kept looking down and shaking.

 

"Unnie..."

 

Yoona, Taeyeon, and Taecyeon sat in the back room. Yoona avoided eye contact with Taecyeon.

Taecyeon kept heaving.

 

"You...left me and got pregnant?"

 

Taeyeon realized that Taecyeon didn’t know about the baby.

 

Yoona shut her eyes.

 

Taecyeon was shocked.

 

"You got pregnant with another guy’s child right after breaking up with me?" He smirked. "Were you that desperate?"

 

Taeyeon glared.

 

"Don’t insult my friend like that! You don’t even know what happened!"

 

'Which is QUITE ironic!' Taeyeon thought angrily.

 

Taecyeon thought back to prom night.

 

'Are you sure this is water?'  Yoona asked the waitress.

 

'Do you want to dance?'

 

'Taecyeon...it's so hot...'

 

'Ok Taecyeon, get a hold of yourself...'

 

'Oh gosh...did we...?'

 

'Oppa, nothing is going to happen, right?'

 

Taecyeon stared at Yoona, who was trembling and trying not to cry. He stared at her belly.

 

"You are carrying my child...right?" Taecyeon said quietly. Yoona looked up at the him.

 

Taecyeon narrowed his eyes.

 

"Well, are you?!"

 

Yoona slowly nodded, tears streaming down her cheeks.

 

Taecyeon shook his head.

 

"You...why? Why didn't you tell me before?"

 

Yoona looked at him sadly.

 

"I was scared..."

 

Taecyeon blinked.

 

"Is that why you quit modeling? Is that why you broke up with me? Because you were pregnant with my kid and you were scared?"

 

Yoona nodded, closing her eyes.

 

Taecyeon heaved.

 

He bolted up and knocked down a bunch of magazines and pencils.

 

"You IDIOT!" He yelled. He kicked his chair.

 

Taeyeon stood.

 

"Taecyeon! Stop!" She demanded. "Can't you see? Yoona has gone through too much pain lately! You don't even KNOW how much!"

 

Taecyeon stomped angrily.

 

"Do you know how much pain I went through?! The girl of my dreams left me, my family is no longer happy, I AM NO LONGER HAPPY! I have

to go get married to some girl I don't even know!"

 

Yoona stared. Taecyeon stared back, angry and frustrated.

 

"I'm sorry." Yoona whispered, blinking back tears.

 

Taeyeon held Yoona comfortingly. She looked at Taecyeon.

 

"Please, just go."

 

Taecyeon stared.

 

"GO!" Taeyeon shouted. She rubbed Yoona’s back. "Stop crying, Yoona. You have to be strong for your baby."

 

Yoona trembled, crying silently. Seeing her cry made Taecyeon feel like his heart was being torn. He wanted to hug her and comfort her, but he couldn’t bring himself any closer to her after learning that she had hidden the fact that she was pregnant with his kid.

 

Taecyeon looked at Taeyeon, who helped Yoona stand up.

 

"Come on, Yoona."

 

The two girls left, leaving Taecyeon standing in disbelief and shock.

 

“Y-Yoona...is pregnant...with my kid?”

 

He froze.
 

"I'm...a dad?"