chapter three
CHAPTER Three
"Papa bear, hurry up!" Soojin grabbed Minseok's hand so he would quicken his pace, eager to get to their baby bear. Just in time, when they arrived at the front of the elementary school, they saw their little bundle of joy.
"Papa, Mama bear!!" Hanbyul was bouncing around in line, waving energetically with a big smile plastered on her face.
Soojin practically jumped at the cutie although she was held back by Minseok. As soon as Hanbyul notified the teacher that her parents were here, she ran towards them with open arms. Soojin squatted, opening her arms wide awaiting Hanbyul's embrace.
That was until Minseok intercepted and scooped Byul into a princess hold right before Hanbyul came into contact with Soojin. He laughed at Soojin's shock and ran off with Hanbyul still in his hold, dosing her in a bunch of little kisses on the way. Soojin watched as Hanbyul let out giggles and gave her father kisses on his face as well.
"That's not fair!!!" Soojin screamed as she chased Minseok down the street. The father-daughter laughed at Soojin's reactions and to a bit more, Minseok quickened his pace, heading for the nearby park.
Hanbyul and Minseok were already on line to buy ice cream when Soojin finally arrived, frown on her face and ready to whine the father-daughter's ears off. Before she was able to say anything, since she was busy catching her breath, Hanbyul walked over offering her ice cream cone to her mama bear.
And of course, who could ever resist the adorable little one that is her daughter. Soojin smiled wide, bending over to reach the ice cream and took one big bite off the top. The coldness had her jumping around from brain freeze while Hanbyul looked at her ice cream that was left with nothing but the cone. She looked at her mother jumping around, and turned back towards her father, tears threatening to spill.
"It's okay, I'll buy you a new ice cream cone. Mama bear was a meanie wasn't she?" Minseok took the ice cream cone from Hanbyul and led her back to the ice cream truck, where she was allowed to order a double cone for her kind gesture to her mother.
Soojin apologized as soon as she saw her daughter upset and before long, they were joking and playing around like the best friends they were. Soojin held Hanbyul's hand as they ran into the park, leaving Minseok to the very important mission of buying the ice cream.
Minseok watched the most important girls in his life, bliss written all over his face. Was it a crime to feel this happy?
When Minseok finished purchasing the goods and made his way into the park, he saw Soojin sitting by herself at the benches and naturally took his seat next to her.
"Where's our baby bear?"
"She said she wanted to make some friends but I was in the way. She complained that I was taking all her spotlight."
"Well, I don't think she would want to lose her ice cream again so I'll go get her."
"No, you sit and watch our stuff. I'll go fetch her." Soojin already left her seat to look for Hanbyul so Minseok stayed in place. He waited a few minutes but Soojin still didn't return with Hanbyul and the ice cream in his hands already began to melt. Minseok furrowed his brows, his usual patience being overtaken by worry.
"Did you get Hanbyul yet?" He asked as soon as Soojin picked up her phone, clearly worried.
"Papa Bear- I - Has-. I don't see her anywhere in this park," Soojin's voice was shaky, Minseok could tell she was on the verge of tears.
"Mama bear, calm down. Our baby is a smart girl, I'm sure she just wandered a little further with some friends. I'll go look for her too. Take a deep breath and try looking through the outter area of the park this time. Don't cry okay? It'll blur your vision and make it harder for you to find Hanbyul."
Soojin mumbled a-okay before hanging up. She wasn't sure how Minseok was able to keep himself composed but that's not something she can do. Tears continued to spill no matter how many times she repeated Minseok's words in her head. After half an hour of running around the park, she returned to their original bench sobbing, just as Minseok returned as well.
Minseok tried to calm Soojin down while hugging and patting her back. "Mama bear, when and where did you last see Hanbyul?"
Soojin looked at the time, "I don't remember. We played on the swings for a bit and then she ran to the sandbox with a couple of kids. She said I was in the way of them playing household so I sat down at this bench. I don't remember how long ago that was."
"Why don't you sit here for a while, maybe Hanbyul would make her way back. I'll go through the stores around the park." Soojin nodded and did as Minseok suggested. This is all my fault.
Nova walked into the bedroom to check on Sehun, unable to voice her concern. Seriously, how hard is it to ask him if you hurt his feelings Nova? She saw Sehun laying in bed, playing his phone and decided to leave him be. Instead, she went back to the living room to finish her jar, finishing nearly an hour later.
Nova's jar was similar to the original post where she got the idea from. She used two different types of color - the blue colored paper says what she loves about Sehun and took up most of the jar. She made sure of that, well aware that Sehun frequently needs confidence boosters. In purple, she wrote other things she wants to say to him but doesn't believe she'll ever have the courage to actually say. After getting her nerves in line, Nova returned to the bedroom with her jar in hand.
"Here," Nova announced, handing Sehun the jar.
Sehun looked up from his game, quirking an eyebrow, "Why are you giving it to me now?" Sehun took the jar anyways and proceeded to grab a purple slip from the jar. She gave it to him, so that means he's allowed to take one right?
"Because.... Aren't you mad or something? Because I exposed you...." Nova mumbled.
Sehun's eyes crinkled as he let out a boyish chuckle. "Babe, I'm sensitive, but not that sensitive. Why would I be mad at you for telling them that story?" He glanced down at the unrolled purple slip in his hand. I don't think I can live without you.
"Then why didn't you say anything!" Nova could feel her face flush with embarassment, even moreso now that she saw Sehun read the slip of paper in his hand. , can she just go crawl into a ditch and be left alone for ten years. She even worked diligently on the jar, trying to get it to him as soon as possible because she thought he was mad.
"Why would I say something and have the others remain in our apartment. Besides, I was busy looking up places we can check out today." Sehun grinned, "come here so we can finally have some us time." Sehun crawled to the edge of the bed where Nova was, pulling the girl into the bed with him, arms wrapped around her tightly despite her protests. His heart was beating faster since he read her little note, and if he could stop time, right about now will be the perfect time to him. I can't live without you kept repeating in his head and all he could do was le out a bigger smile.
"Let go of me you bastard," Nova kicked and struggled, her face flushed with all emotions of uncertainty. What would Sehun say about the slip of paper? Which one did he read? Would he find it overbearing? What if he doesn't feel the same way?
"You said you can't live without me so I'm never letting you go." Sehun smiled into the forehead kiss he gave Nova, making the girl smile as well, successfully calming her nerves down. Right. This was what the jar was supposed to help her do.
The couple stared at each other in silence, admiring every facial feature of their significant other until Nova leaned up to give Sehun a kiss on his lips. Perks of having such an attractive husband was that he was always, acutally almost always, irresistable. And another kiss. And another one. And a couple more until things got steamy for the couple. Again.
"I see you have made much progress on that jar," Joowon grinned, kissing Jieun's hand as he turned to the back seat for the nth time just to catch a glance of the more than half filled jar. His love jar. From Jieun.
"Stop turning around to look at the jar and just focus on driving, darling."
"Did I ever tell you I really love it when you call me darling?" And Joowon kissed Jieun's hand again, his grin wider than before.
Jieun blushed at Joowon's casual comment and decided to change the topic before he gets more out of hand. "What would you like to do today? Or do you want to go home and rest up for tomorrows game?"
"Since we're out, might as well have a date. Let's go watch a movie or something?"
What are you in the mood to watch?"
"Let's watch Jurassic World! Unless you have something to recommend? You are the movie expert."
"We can watch Jurassic World, I want to see how Claire survives another movie runing in heels."
"Well I would assume that she learned better than to wear heels again."
"She outran a T-rex in heels in the first movie, pretty sure she can do anything."
"What should we eat after the movies? Want to try that new restaurant you saw the other day?"
"You have a game tomorrow so I don't want you waking up bloated. That's not good for your health or anyones eyes. Today's pretty hot, let's just get some naengmyun?"
"Wow I am offended. I look loveable 24/8." Jaewoon poked at his puffed up cheeks to back up his claim as he looked between the road and Jieun's reaction. After she laughed at his ridiculous face expression he continued, "But yes, cold noodles sound great."
Their time together passed by quickly, the two making their way back to their apartment at 9pm.
"You should go shower first, since you have to wake up earlier," Jieun said once she opened their apartment door. It seems like Jooowon had other ideas in mind though.
"Hye honeydew," Jieun turned around at his call. Joowon cupped Jieun's face and gave her a kiss, locking her in for a make out session. Until Jieun started to push Joowon's chest really hard.
"I want to bump it tonight, " Joowon pouted, not letting go of her face.
"Yeah I'm sure you are. But you have a game tomorrow so you should save up all your energy don't you think?"
"I'll get the energy back after a night's sleep!"
"I'm tired today so a no is a no." In all honesty, Jieun would be more than willing to bump it with Joowon but she also knows he can't really control himself and can tire himself out. Since he has a game tomorrow, Jieun would rather not. She looked at her pouting husband and because he was just too cute for his own good, Jieun took Joowon's hands off her face and whispered into Joowon's ears, "we can bump it tomorrow night as a celebration of your game." Jieun stole a quick kiss from Joowon as soon as she finished saying her words, running into the bathroom to take a shower. "I'll take a shower first!"
"Jieun-nim, that's not fair! I'm the one that actually needs something to cool myself down with right now," came Joowon's yelling as he banged on their bathroom door.
"Just go watch some ." Joowon choked and heard Jieun's ahjumma laugh coming from inside the bathroom at his reaction.
Seongwoo helped Bohee carry her jar into their living room, despite her protests that she can carry it herself.
"Ms.Yoon, what would you like to eat today? I'll cook for you again," Seongwoo was already at their open kitchen, checking what things they have in their fridge while Bohee sat down at the couch.
"It's too early to cook no? It's only 5." Bohee opened the tv after her reply. The movie Elf was playing. At the part where Buddy makes his sugar overkill plate of spaghetti.
"Actually, I think I know what I want to eat," Bohee said once Seongwoo took his seat next to her.
"What is it? I'll make anything you want."
Bohee pointed to the television and Seongwoo tried hard to compose his expression. "Oh candy filled spaghetti. Sounds good hahahahahahhaha." This is every dentist's worst nightmare.
Bohee could see Seongwoo's fail attempt at controlling his face and laughed. "We don't have to eat this if you don't want to. I'll eat anything-"
"Nonsense!" Seongwoo shot up from the couch, "I already said we'll eat anything you want and that's a promise. Lemme check our shelves to see if we have all the candies he used." Seongwoo took out his phone to search for the recipe of this unique spaghetti dish as he busied himself with looking through the cabinets. He could always make a plate of this spaghetti for Bohee and then use another sauce for himself?
Bohee saw Seongwoo stop his movements, contemplating something. "Seongwoo, you can always just use a different pasta sauce for yourself. I'm not going to force you to eat what my pregnant cravings wants," Bohee laughed when she saw the amount of relief on Seongwoo's face. He must really have been contemplating eating the same thing as me. And the girl could feel her heart beat faster at the thought.
All Seongwoo had to do was boil the spaghetti and throw in M&Ms, marshmallows, rainbow sprinkles, chocolate fudge pop tart, and to top it all off, he poured in the chocolate and maple syrup. He tried to skimp out on the syrup, his inner dentist telling him the plate was an abomination, but Bohee's pointed look when he showed her the dry plate of spaghetti made him finally generously soak the plate of spaghetti in the two syrups. He then heated up a jar of vodka sauce for his portion of spaghetti.
The couple sat across each other, Seongwoo dug into his food and watched Bohee's expressions carefully to see if she was actually enjoying her food. And she looked like a little child who just got their favorite toy. So cute.
"You wrote a lot in my jar. Are you that in love with me already?" Seongwoo joked as a conversation starter.
Thank god Bohee just finished her bite of food or she would be choking. Instead, her face was flushed and all she could stammer out was, "I - uhm - no - huh. The jar isn't filled with things I love about you but things I want to," Bohee muttered the last part, "know more about you." Bohee saw Seongwoo's face light up, so obviously he heard what she said and continued, "there's still many things we don't know about each other so maybe this jar can help us make more conversation. You're usually the one who carries the conversations, so I wanted to be a bit more active."
"Okay, what would you like to ask? Or questions that you haven't had a chance to write in the jar yet? We can pick out from the jar when we're laying next to each other in bed at night. So the atmosphere can be more comfortable?"
Bohee nodded in agreement. She wasn't expecting him to ask her about her questions right now. What should she ask? Maybe about his family? Or where he wants to go for Honeymoon? How's his work doing? After a moment's silence, Bohee finally spoke. "If you can be anyone in this world, who would you choose to be?"
"Oooh that's a fun question. I wasn't expecting that. But the answer is simple. I would want to be you. So that I'll be the one who has to go through weird pregnant cravings. And when 9 months come, I'll be the one who has to endure the pain of giving birth. I'm not sure I'll be able to handle seeing you go through labor pain."
Bohee didn't even know she was crying until Seongwoo ran over hastily with the box of tissues. "I'm sorry! Did I say something wrong?" Bohee shook her head and wrapped her arms around Seongwoo, putting all her feelings into the tight hug she gave her husband, leaving Seongwoo stunned. When he recollected his thoughts, he set the tissue box down and hugged her back even tighter when he heard her whisper thank you.
Yeonhee and Seojun entered their apartment with their intertwined hands swinging around, Yeonhee's good mood radiating off her actions. Seeing her friends put her in a good mood, which automatically made Seojun happy as well.
"Would it be too much to work on the apartment some more today? We did spend a bunch of time on DIY stuff already," Yeonhee questioned as she set her relatively empty jar down. Similar to Joowon, Yeonhee is a vocal person, communication being an important aspect in her family life so when it came down to actually thinking of things she wants to say to Seojun, she was empty in thought. The thoughts will come to her when they do.
"I want to finish my jar for you first." Seojun sat down in the middle of their living room, pouring out the contents of his jar on the coffee table, separating the scraps from the stars. Yeonhee would have said something but she was happy that he's putting so much thought into this, excited to find out just what things her precious has to tell her. And because she knows he won't stop until he has finished. So Yeonhee settled in the couch with her laptop, checking out other nursery room ideas.
Her attention span got to her again though and she flipped through the television instead. Seeing as Seojun hasn't moved an inch since coming back, she rolled herself onto the floor to lay her head on his lap. Seojun laughed at her antics, although he made no complaints because he loved touching her hair. Seojun continued to go between folding his papers into little stars and petting Yeonhee's hair, making the girl drowsy from his gentle touch.
"Let's jsut take a nap, Junnie," Yeonhee yawned as she turned to look up at Seojun. How could Seojun deny her when she looked so adorable trying to keep her eyes opened while talking to him.
"Alright, let's go change first." Once the two changed into their pajamas, they settled into their bed facing each other. Yeonhee's eyes were closed instantly and Seojun took this chance to give her a gentle kiss on her forehead and another one on her eyelid. Yeonhee grinned at his actions and replicated it as well. She wrapped her arms around his waist and fell asleep quickly. Seojun was just about to sleep when he heard his phone ring, grabbing it quickly so the ringtone didn't wake Yeonhee. He didn't see the girl move so he picked up the call.
"Hello, we are calling from Mr.Yoo's Gynecology Clinic. Is this Jang Seojun?"
"Yes."
"We are calling to remind you about your appointment with your wife with Dr.Yoo at 1pm tomorrow."
"Thank you for the reminder. We will be on time for the appointment."
"You're welcome, see you tomorrow. Have a good day."
Seojun spoke as softly as he could since he couldn't unwrap Yeonhee's hold on his body. He checked to see if the girl was still asleep after the call and when he saw that the girl was still sound asleep, he played with her hair a little more, watching her peaceful expression.
She's going to be the mother to my children. That mere thought has him grinning with so much excitement as he sprinkled little pecks all over her face. Her forehead, her long eyelashes, the small scar on the corner of . Maybe their baby will have the splash of freckles across their nose and cheeks like their mother?
He then played around with her long slender fingers, especially the ring that rests on her marriage finger. How could he ever be so lucky to score this amazing girl? Seojun finally went to sleep after intertwining their fingers, happy thoughts of their family in the future taking over his mind and dreams.
"Papa, Mama bear!!" Hanbyul was bouncing around in line, waving energetically with a big smile plastered on her face.
Soojin practically jumped at the cutie although she was held back by Minseok. As soon as Hanbyul notified the teacher that her parents were here, she ran towards them with open arms. Soojin squatted, opening her arms wide awaiting Hanbyul's embrace.
That was until Minseok intercepted and scooped Byul into a princess hold right before Hanbyul came into contact with Soojin. He laughed at Soojin's shock and ran off with Hanbyul still in his hold, dosing her in a bunch of little kisses on the way. Soojin watched as Hanbyul let out giggles and gave her father kisses on his face as well.
"That's not fair!!!" Soojin screamed as she chased Minseok down the street. The father-daughter laughed at Soojin's reactions and to a bit more, Minseok quickened his pace, heading for the nearby park.
Hanbyul and Minseok were already on line to buy ice cream when Soojin finally arrived, frown on her face and ready to whine the father-daughter's ears off. Before she was able to say anything, since she was busy catching her breath, Hanbyul walked over offering her ice cream cone to her mama bear.
And of course, who could ever resist the adorable little one that is her daughter. Soojin smiled wide, bending over to reach the ice cream and took one big bite off the top. The coldness had her jumping around from brain freeze while Hanbyul looked at her ice cream that was left with nothing but the cone. She looked at her mother jumping around, and turned back towards her father, tears threatening to spill.
"It's okay, I'll buy you a new ice cream cone. Mama bear was a meanie wasn't she?" Minseok took the ice cream cone from Hanbyul and led her back to the ice cream truck, where she was allowed to order a double cone for her kind gesture to her mother.
Soojin apologized as soon as she saw her daughter upset and before long, they were joking and playing around like the best friends they were. Soojin held Hanbyul's hand as they ran into the park, leaving Minseok to the very important mission of buying the ice cream.
Minseok watched the most important girls in his life, bliss written all over his face. Was it a crime to feel this happy?
When Minseok finished purchasing the goods and made his way into the park, he saw Soojin sitting by herself at the benches and naturally took his seat next to her.
"Where's our baby bear?"
"She said she wanted to make some friends but I was in the way. She complained that I was taking all her spotlight."
"Well, I don't think she would want to lose her ice cream again so I'll go get her."
"No, you sit and watch our stuff. I'll go fetch her." Soojin already left her seat to look for Hanbyul so Minseok stayed in place. He waited a few minutes but Soojin still didn't return with Hanbyul and the ice cream in his hands already began to melt. Minseok furrowed his brows, his usual patience being overtaken by worry.
"Did you get Hanbyul yet?" He asked as soon as Soojin picked up her phone, clearly worried.
"Papa Bear- I - Has-. I don't see her anywhere in this park," Soojin's voice was shaky, Minseok could tell she was on the verge of tears.
"Mama bear, calm down. Our baby is a smart girl, I'm sure she just wandered a little further with some friends. I'll go look for her too. Take a deep breath and try looking through the outter area of the park this time. Don't cry okay? It'll blur your vision and make it harder for you to find Hanbyul."
Soojin mumbled a-okay before hanging up. She wasn't sure how Minseok was able to keep himself composed but that's not something she can do. Tears continued to spill no matter how many times she repeated Minseok's words in her head. After half an hour of running around the park, she returned to their original bench sobbing, just as Minseok returned as well.
Minseok tried to calm Soojin down while hugging and patting her back. "Mama bear, when and where did you last see Hanbyul?"
Soojin looked at the time, "I don't remember. We played on the swings for a bit and then she ran to the sandbox with a couple of kids. She said I was in the way of them playing household so I sat down at this bench. I don't remember how long ago that was."
"Why don't you sit here for a while, maybe Hanbyul would make her way back. I'll go through the stores around the park." Soojin nodded and did as Minseok suggested. This is all my fault.
Nova walked into the bedroom to check on Sehun, unable to voice her concern. Seriously, how hard is it to ask him if you hurt his feelings Nova? She saw Sehun laying in bed, playing his phone and decided to leave him be. Instead, she went back to the living room to finish her jar, finishing nearly an hour later.
Nova's jar was similar to the original post where she got the idea from. She used two different types of color - the blue colored paper says what she loves about Sehun and took up most of the jar. She made sure of that, well aware that Sehun frequently needs confidence boosters. In purple, she wrote other things she wants to say to him but doesn't believe she'll ever have the courage to actually say. After getting her nerves in line, Nova returned to the bedroom with her jar in hand.
"Here," Nova announced, handing Sehun the jar.
Sehun looked up from his game, quirking an eyebrow, "Why are you giving it to me now?" Sehun took the jar anyways and proceeded to grab a purple slip from the jar. She gave it to him, so that means he's allowed to take one right?
"Because.... Aren't you mad or something? Because I exposed you...." Nova mumbled.
Sehun's eyes crinkled as he let out a boyish chuckle. "Babe, I'm sensitive, but not that sensitive. Why would I be mad at you for telling them that story?" He glanced down at the unrolled purple slip in his hand. I don't think I can live without you.
"Then why didn't you say anything!" Nova could feel her face flush with embarassment, even moreso now that she saw Sehun read the slip of paper in his hand. , can she just go crawl into a ditch and be left alone for ten years. She even worked diligently on the jar, trying to get it to him as soon as possible because she thought he was mad.
"Why would I say something and have the others remain in our apartment. Besides, I was busy looking up places we can check out today." Sehun grinned, "come here so we can finally have some us time." Sehun crawled to the edge of the bed where Nova was, pulling the girl into the bed with him, arms wrapped around her tightly despite her protests. His heart was beating faster since he read her little note, and if he could stop time, right about now will be the perfect time to him. I can't live without you kept repeating in his head and all he could do was le out a bigger smile.
"Let go of me you bastard," Nova kicked and struggled, her face flushed with all emotions of uncertainty. What would Sehun say about the slip of paper? Which one did he read? Would he find it overbearing? What if he doesn't feel the same way?
"You said you can't live without me so I'm never letting you go." Sehun smiled into the forehead kiss he gave Nova, making the girl smile as well, successfully calming her nerves down. Right. This was what the jar was supposed to help her do.
The couple stared at each other in silence, admiring every facial feature of their significant other until Nova leaned up to give Sehun a kiss on his lips. Perks of having such an attractive husband was that he was always, acutally almost always, irresistable. And another kiss. And another one. And a couple more until things got steamy for the couple. Again.
"I see you have made much progress on that jar," Joowon grinned, kissing Jieun's hand as he turned to the back seat for the nth time just to catch a glance of the more than half filled jar. His love jar. From Jieun.
"Stop turning around to look at the jar and just focus on driving, darling."
"Did I ever tell you I really love it when you call me darling?" And Joowon kissed Jieun's hand again, his grin wider than before.
Jieun blushed at Joowon's casual comment and decided to change the topic before he gets more out of hand. "What would you like to do today? Or do you want to go home and rest up for tomorrows game?"
"Since we're out, might as well have a date. Let's go watch a movie or something?"
What are you in the mood to watch?"
"Let's watch Jurassic World! Unless you have something to recommend? You are the movie expert."
"We can watch Jurassic World, I want to see how Claire survives another movie runing in heels."
"Well I would assume that she learned better than to wear heels again."
"She outran a T-rex in heels in the first movie, pretty sure she can do anything."
"What should we eat after the movies? Want to try that new restaurant you saw the other day?"
"You have a game tomorrow so I don't want you waking up bloated. That's not good for your health or anyones eyes. Today's pretty hot, let's just get some naengmyun?"
"Wow I am offended. I look loveable 24/8." Jaewoon poked at his puffed up cheeks to back up his claim as he looked between the road and Jieun's reaction. After she laughed at his ridiculous face expression he continued, "But yes, cold noodles sound great."
Their time together passed by quickly, the two making their way back to their apartment at 9pm.
"You should go shower first, since you have to wake up earlier," Jieun said once she opened their apartment door. It seems like Jooowon had other ideas in mind though.
"Hye honeydew," Jieun turned around at his call. Joowon cupped Jieun's face and gave her a kiss, locking her in for a make out session. Until Jieun started to push Joowon's chest really hard.
"I want to bump it tonight, " Joowon pouted, not letting go of her face.
"Yeah I'm sure you are. But you have a game tomorrow so you should save up all your energy don't you think?"
"I'll get the energy back after a night's sleep!"
"I'm tired today so a no is a no." In all honesty, Jieun would be more than willing to bump it with Joowon but she also knows he can't really control himself and can tire himself out. Since he has a game tomorrow, Jieun would rather not. She looked at her pouting husband and because he was just too cute for his own good, Jieun took Joowon's hands off her face and whispered into Joowon's ears, "we can bump it tomorrow night as a celebration of your game." Jieun stole a quick kiss from Joowon as soon as she finished saying her words, running into the bathroom to take a shower. "I'll take a shower first!"
"Jieun-nim, that's not fair! I'm the one that actually needs something to cool myself down with right now," came Joowon's yelling as he banged on their bathroom door.
"Just go watch some ." Joowon choked and heard Jieun's ahjumma laugh coming from inside the bathroom at his reaction.
Seongwoo helped Bohee carry her jar into their living room, despite her protests that she can carry it herself.
"Ms.Yoon, what would you like to eat today? I'll cook for you again," Seongwoo was already at their open kitchen, checking what things they have in their fridge while Bohee sat down at the couch.
"It's too early to cook no? It's only 5." Bohee opened the tv after her reply. The movie Elf was playing. At the part where Buddy makes his sugar overkill plate of spaghetti.
"Actually, I think I know what I want to eat," Bohee said once Seongwoo took his seat next to her.
"What is it? I'll make anything you want."
Bohee pointed to the television and Seongwoo tried hard to compose his expression. "Oh candy filled spaghetti. Sounds good hahahahahahhaha." This is every dentist's worst nightmare.
Bohee could see Seongwoo's fail attempt at controlling his face and laughed. "We don't have to eat this if you don't want to. I'll eat anything-"
"Nonsense!" Seongwoo shot up from the couch, "I already said we'll eat anything you want and that's a promise. Lemme check our shelves to see if we have all the candies he used." Seongwoo took out his phone to search for the recipe of this unique spaghetti dish as he busied himself with looking through the cabinets. He could always make a plate of this spaghetti for Bohee and then use another sauce for himself?
Bohee saw Seongwoo stop his movements, contemplating something. "Seongwoo, you can always just use a different pasta sauce for yourself. I'm not going to force you to eat what my pregnant cravings wants," Bohee laughed when she saw the amount of relief on Seongwoo's face. He must really have been contemplating eating the same thing as me. And the girl could feel her heart beat faster at the thought.
All Seongwoo had to do was boil the spaghetti and throw in M&Ms, marshmallows, rainbow sprinkles, chocolate fudge pop tart, and to top it all off, he poured in the chocolate and maple syrup. He tried to skimp out on the syrup, his inner dentist telling him the plate was an abomination, but Bohee's pointed look when he showed her the dry plate of spaghetti made him finally generously soak the plate of spaghetti in the two syrups. He then heated up a jar of vodka sauce for his portion of spaghetti.
The couple sat across each other, Seongwoo dug into his food and watched Bohee's expressions carefully to see if she was actually enjoying her food. And she looked like a little child who just got their favorite toy. So cute.
"You wrote a lot in my jar. Are you that in love with me already?" Seongwoo joked as a conversation starter.
Thank god Bohee just finished her bite of food or she would be choking. Instead, her face was flushed and all she could stammer out was, "I - uhm - no - huh. The jar isn't filled with things I love about you but things I want to," Bohee muttered the last part, "know more about you." Bohee saw Seongwoo's face light up, so obviously he heard what she said and continued, "there's still many things we don't know about each other so maybe this jar can help us make more conversation. You're usually the one who carries the conversations, so I wanted to be a bit more active."
"Okay, what would you like to ask? Or questions that you haven't had a chance to write in the jar yet? We can pick out from the jar when we're laying next to each other in bed at night. So the atmosphere can be more comfortable?"
Bohee nodded in agreement. She wasn't expecting him to ask her about her questions right now. What should she ask? Maybe about his family? Or where he wants to go for Honeymoon? How's his work doing? After a moment's silence, Bohee finally spoke. "If you can be anyone in this world, who would you choose to be?"
"Oooh that's a fun question. I wasn't expecting that. But the answer is simple. I would want to be you. So that I'll be the one who has to go through weird pregnant cravings. And when 9 months come, I'll be the one who has to endure the pain of giving birth. I'm not sure I'll be able to handle seeing you go through labor pain."
Bohee didn't even know she was crying until Seongwoo ran over hastily with the box of tissues. "I'm sorry! Did I say something wrong?" Bohee shook her head and wrapped her arms around Seongwoo, putting all her feelings into the tight hug she gave her husband, leaving Seongwoo stunned. When he recollected his thoughts, he set the tissue box down and hugged her back even tighter when he heard her whisper thank you.
Yeonhee and Seojun entered their apartment with their intertwined hands swinging around, Yeonhee's good mood radiating off her actions. Seeing her friends put her in a good mood, which automatically made Seojun happy as well.
"Would it be too much to work on the apartment some more today? We did spend a bunch of time on DIY stuff already," Yeonhee questioned as she set her relatively empty jar down. Similar to Joowon, Yeonhee is a vocal person, communication being an important aspect in her family life so when it came down to actually thinking of things she wants to say to Seojun, she was empty in thought. The thoughts will come to her when they do.
"I want to finish my jar for you first." Seojun sat down in the middle of their living room, pouring out the contents of his jar on the coffee table, separating the scraps from the stars. Yeonhee would have said something but she was happy that he's putting so much thought into this, excited to find out just what things her precious has to tell her. And because she knows he won't stop until he has finished. So Yeonhee settled in the couch with her laptop, checking out other nursery room ideas.
Her attention span got to her again though and she flipped through the television instead. Seeing as Seojun hasn't moved an inch since coming back, she rolled herself onto the floor to lay her head on his lap. Seojun laughed at her antics, although he made no complaints because he loved touching her hair. Seojun continued to go between folding his papers into little stars and petting Yeonhee's hair, making the girl drowsy from his gentle touch.
"Let's jsut take a nap, Junnie," Yeonhee yawned as she turned to look up at Seojun. How could Seojun deny her when she looked so adorable trying to keep her eyes opened while talking to him.
"Alright, let's go change first." Once the two changed into their pajamas, they settled into their bed facing each other. Yeonhee's eyes were closed instantly and Seojun took this chance to give her a gentle kiss on her forehead and another one on her eyelid. Yeonhee grinned at his actions and replicated it as well. She wrapped her arms around his waist and fell asleep quickly. Seojun was just about to sleep when he heard his phone ring, grabbing it quickly so the ringtone didn't wake Yeonhee. He didn't see the girl move so he picked up the call.
"Hello, we are calling from Mr.Yoo's Gynecology Clinic. Is this Jang Seojun?"
"Yes."
"We are calling to remind you about your appointment with your wife with Dr.Yoo at 1pm tomorrow."
"Thank you for the reminder. We will be on time for the appointment."
"You're welcome, see you tomorrow. Have a good day."
Seojun spoke as softly as he could since he couldn't unwrap Yeonhee's hold on his body. He checked to see if the girl was still asleep after the call and when he saw that the girl was still sound asleep, he played with her hair a little more, watching her peaceful expression.
She's going to be the mother to my children. That mere thought has him grinning with so much excitement as he sprinkled little pecks all over her face. Her forehead, her long eyelashes, the small scar on the corner of . Maybe their baby will have the splash of freckles across their nose and cheeks like their mother?
He then played around with her long slender fingers, especially the ring that rests on her marriage finger. How could he ever be so lucky to score this amazing girl? Seojun finally went to sleep after intertwining their fingers, happy thoughts of their family in the future taking over his mind and dreams.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
ok i lied, first guest appearance will be in the next chapter bc this ch got way too long lmao. 3.5k words otl. also, hope y'all enjoy this long chapter, sorry for the late update!
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