Inseong comes to their room late one night after a meeting. 

“Welcome back,” Sujeong says.

“How was your day,” Inseong asks.

“Fine,” Sujeong replies. “Yours was probably busy?”

He nods his head. “I’m beat,” he says.

“Did you eat?”

“We had dinner at the meeting.”

“Go wash up and get ready for bed then.”

He nods his head. Inseong undoes his tie and starts ing his shirt.

Sujeong’s eyes widened. She turns her head to the side.

Inseong walks past her and heads to the bathroom.

Sujeong hears the water running. She takes a deep breath. 

After a few minutes, Inseong comes out from the shower. He has a towel around his waist.  He walks into the bedroom.

Sujeong is sitting on the bed touching her phone. When she sees Inseong, Sujeong gasps. She turns her head to the side.

“Sorry,” Inseong says. 

“No,” Sujeong says. “I’m sorry. I’ll leave, so you can get dressed.”

Sujeong jumps out of bed and hurries out of the room. She closes the door behind her. Sujeong takes a deep breath. She walks to the kitchen and grabs herself some water.

Inseong walks out wearing his pajamas. 

Sujeong can’t take her eyes off of him. His hair is wet and messy, and she’s never realized how broad his shoulders were.

“I have a meeting at noon tomorrow. Is there anything you want to do before the meeting,” he asks.

“No,” Sujeong says. “You should sleep in and rest.”

“But I want to go out with you?”

“Where do you want to go?”

“There’s a really nice sauna around the corner. We can go there together.”

“Sauna? That sounds nice.”

“Great. We’ll go tomorrow morning. What should we do tonight?”

“Sleep?”

Inseong chuckles. “Isn’t there anything you want to do?”

Sujeong thinks. “No.”

Honestly, she is still distracted from his looks. 

“How about a movie,” Inseong asks.

“Movie?”

“Do you have a favorite one that you want to watch?”

She shakes her head.

“Do you have a favorite genre,” he asks. “Romance?”

“Sure,” she says. 

“Okay. Romance.”

The two of them sit on the couch watching the movie. Sujeong can’t concentrate on the movie. Inseong is distracting her. To her it seems like he’s concentrating on the movie, but he can’t concentrate on the movie either.

“Sujeong,” Inseong says.

“Huh,” she asks shocked.

“Should we call room service?”

“Are you hungry?”

“No. I just thought a snack would be nice.”

“We have some apples.”

“That’s fine.”

Inseong stands up and heads to the kitchen. He brings in an apple, a plate, and a knife. Inseong starts peeling the apple.

“Should I peel it,” Sujeong asks.

“I got it,” Inseong replies.

He starts peeling the apple, and the apple slips out of his hand. Inseong gasps.

“Are you okay,” Sujeong asks. 

Inseong puts the knife down and stares at his finger.

Sujeong grabs his hand.

“Did you cut yourself,” Sujeong asks. She looks for a cut.

Inseong stares at her concerned look.

“I don’t think there’s a cut,” she says. "You should be careful. What if you cut yourself? What if you start bleeding?”

Sujeong looks up and realizes that they are so close to each other.

Inseong starts leaning down to kiss her, but he stops himself. He backs away.

“I’m sorry,” Inseong says. “I’ll be careful.”

Inseong turns his head. He takes his hand away from Sujeong. 

Sujeong takes his hand again.

Inseong turns his head to face her. 

Sujeong leans in and gives him a peck on the lips. 

Inseong’s eyes widened from shock. 

Sujeong looks into his eyes. She can feel her heart increasing. Her breath is shaky, and she feels nervous. Sujeong fixes her posture to face the movie. She holds onto her own hands.

Inseong is still looking at her. He places his hand on top of hers.

Sujeong is trying to calm herself. 

“You don’t have to push yourself,” Inseong says.

“I’m not,” Sujeong says. “I wanted to kiss you.” She looks up at him. “I still do.”

Inseong leans down and presses his lips on hers. He moves his lips on hers and cups her cheeks.

Sujeong wraps her arms around him.

Inseong leans her down to the back of the couch and tilts his head to the side. He continues to move his lips on hers, and she does the same on him.

Both their hearts are increasing. The two of them feel happy. The two of them feel the pleasure that they have always wanted to feel with each other. 

Inseong breaks the kiss. Both their eyes are still closed. 

Sujeong opens her eyes. She caresses his cheeks.

His eyes open.

“I love you,” she tells him.

“I love you too,” he tells her.

They smile at each other.

“Should we stop the movie,” he asks her.

Sujeong nods her head.

Inseong turns off the movie. He turns back to Sujeong. Inseong stands up and carries her.

Sujeong gasps and wraps her arms around his neck.

“That scared me,” Sujeong says.

Inseong carries her to bed and lies her down. He climbs in bed with her and pecks her on the lips.

“Instead of this,” Sujeong says. “I think you should rest.”

“I don’t want to,” he says.

He puts his forehead on hers.

“Unless you don’t want to,” he says.

“I’m just afraid you’ll be tired in the morning,” she says.

He shakes his head. “Since it’s you, I’ll be fine.”

Sujeong wraps her arms around his neck and pulls him down to kiss him. He kisses her back while caressing her hair.

In the morning, Sujeong and Inseong are still asleep. Inseong wakes up first and sees Sujeong sleeping near the edge. Her back is facing him. He scoots closer to her and puts his arms around her waist. He kisses her shoulder.

Sujeong starts squirming.

Inseong loosens his hold.

Sujeong turns around. She opens her eyes and smiles when she sees Inseong.

“Good morning,” he says.

“Morning,” she says. She closes her eyes again. “What time is it?”

“Eight.”

“We should wake up then. You wanted to go to the sauna.”

“Continue sleeping,” Inseong says. “As long as I’m with you, I don’t care where we are.”

Sujeong goes back to sleep.

When she wakes up, the time is ten. Inseong is still in bed with her. However, he’s clothed this time.

“How was your sleep,” Inseong asks.

Sujeong stretches. “Great,” she replies.

He smiles. Inseong leans down and pecks her lips.

She covers .

“I haven’t brushed my teeth yet,” she says.

“Go brush your teeth then,” he says.

Sujeong gathers the blanket to cover herself and heads to the bathroom. She washes up and dresses herself. As she finishes brushing her teeth, Inseong walks into the bathroom and gives her a back hug. He starts kissing her neck.

“Inseong,” Sujeong says. “Wait.” She turns to face him. “Don’t you have to get ready for your meeting?”

He looks at the clock. “It’s only 10:30,” he says. “I have time.” He grabs her waist and pulls her close to him. Inseong presses his lips on hers, and before they know it, they are back in bed.

[Next month] 

Sujeong feels her body changing. It’s not the same. She takes a pregnancy test, and the test comes back positive. She’s scared. She's excited. She wants to tell Inseong.

“If having a child is that hard then why have one,” Inseong asks.

He is on the phone.

“A child is a burden,” Inseong continues.

Sujeong walks away before Inseong sees her. “Does he not want to have a child,” she asks. “What do I do?”

“Then don’t have one, dummy,” Inseong says into the phone.

It’s dark. Everyone is in bed including Inseong and Sujeong. Inseong is lying in bed while Sujeong is sitting in bed.

“Inseong,” Sujeong starts. “I have something to tell you.”

He turns his body to her.

“What is it,” Inseong asks.

She feels her heart beating. She feels nervous. 

“I’ve been keeping a secret from you,” Sujeong says.

“What is it,” he asks.

She holds her own hands. 

“What’s wrong,” he asks.

He sits up and places his hand on hers. Whenever she holds her own hands, he knows that she’s nervous.

“Tell me,” he says. “It’s okay.”

“I’m sorry,” she says. Sujeong starts getting teary.

“Why,” he asks. He gently cups her cheeks.

“I know that you don’t want one, but I’m sorry.”

She blinks, and her tears fall down.

Inseong wipes her tears.

“What’s wrong,” Inseong asks. “What don’t I want?”

“I’ve heard you said you don’t want one, but I’m pregnant,” Sujeong cries.

Inseong can’t believe his ears.

“I have a baby,” Sujeong continues. More tears continue to fall. “I’m so sorry,” she cries. “I know you don’t want a child. You’re probably not ready. If you want, we don’t have to get married. We can call this marriage off. You don’t have to see me again.”

“Sujeong,” Inseong says to stop her from speaking. “When did you hear me say I don’t want a child?”

“When you were talking on the phone after dinner today.”

Inseong recalls the phone call he had with his co-worker. “My co-worker was asking me questions about having a child,” Inseong explains himself. “I was telling him how he should handle the situation.”

He wipes her tears.

“That conversation had nothing to do about me or how I feel,” he continues.

“So, you’re not mad that I’m pregnant,” she asks.

“No.” He pulls her in for a hug. “I’m so happy,” he chirps. “I’m so happy. We have a child!"

She hugs him back and cries on his shoulder.

“I’m so happy right now,” he cheers. 

He breaks the hug and wipes her tears.

Sujeong sees a huge grin on his face. 

“We have to tell mom and dad,” Inseong continues. “We’ll tell them in the morning!” He pulls her in for another hug. “I’m so happy right now! I don’t think I can sleep.”

Sujeong smiles and hugs him back. 

He breaks the hug and pecks her lips. “I love you,” he says. He pecks her lips again. “I love you!” He pecks her lips again and again. 

Sujeong smiles happily.

The next morning, Sujeong tells her in-laws about the child. Of course, they are overjoyed.

“We have to have this wedding as soon as possible,” his mother cheers. “We’ll talk to your parents and set a date!”

“Did you hear,” the stepmother asks the stepsister. “Sujeong is pregnant.”

“She’s pregnant,” the stepsister asks.

“That pig is moving quicker than I thought. I never thought she could be this slick.”

The stepsister is biting her nails.

“The wedding is this weekend,” the stepmother says. “We can change your appearance, and you can marry him instead.”

“How are we going to do that,” the stepsister asks. “My face and her face are different.”

“Fine. Then, after the wedding, turn off all the lights and get into bed with him.”

“What about Sujeong?”

“I’ll take her away. Long enough for you to finish the job.”

“I now pronounce you husband and wife,” the pastor says. “You may now kiss the bride.”

Inseong pecks Sujeong on the lips, and everyone claps for them. They feel so happy. They walk down the aisle grinning from ear to ear. 

Everyone is at the after party which is held at the in-law's house. When the party is over, everyone starts leaving.

“Sujeong,” Inseong says. “You can head to bed first. I’ll be right up.”

Sujeong nods her head.

Inseong walks away.

Before Sujeong can head upstairs, the stepmother pulls her aside.

“I know I haven’t treated you well,” the stepmother says. “And I’m sorry about that. Today, as your mother, I want to give you a few tips about being a wife.”

Inseong heads to his bedroom. He closes the door behind him and sees a woman figure staring out the window.

“Why haven’t you changed,” he asks her.

She doesn’t reply. 

He walks up behind her and gives her a back hug, but he quickly takes a step back.

“Who are you,” he asks. “You’re not Sujeong.”

“Darn it,” So Jin curses. “It wasn’t supposed to end like this.” She turns around.

“What do you mean?”

“I was supposed to be with you for the whole night.”

“What do you mean?” He shakes his head. “Never mind that. Please get out of my room.”

“No.” She grabs his arm. “Why is it that Sujeong always gets the best? Why can’t I ever get anything?”

“What do you mean? You have parents, and they love you.” He pulls his arm away.

“And she has you. I want you,” she says desperately. 

He starts walking towards the door.

So Jin runs after him and grabs his arm.

“No,” So Jin cries. “Please don’t go!”

Inseong pulls his arm away and exits the room.

So Jin runs after him.

“Please,” So Jin pleads. “Sujeong always gets the long side of the stick! All I ever want is to receive that side for a change!”

Everyone hears the commotion and comes running.

“What do you mean she always receives the long side of the stick,” Inseong asks. “You’re the one who always receives the long side of the stick. Sujeong grew up with stepmother, and she was abusive with Sujeong. I don’t know if you know, but her back is filled with every hit and slash stepmother gave her.”

The stepmother is hearing everything. Her eyes are wide open.

“I also don’t know if father knows about it,” Inseong continues. “But she has never gotten the longer side of the stick. It seems like you have. With all due respect, since we’re family now, I would like it if you guys treat her better. If you don’t, I will fill that up for you guys instead, but I know she would love to be treated nicely by her family.”

The father walks in.

“What’s going on,” he asks. He turns to the stepmother. “You did this didn’t you. First you force Sujeong into this marriage, and now you want So Jin to be in on it. That’s horrible! Sujeong is married to Inseong now. You can’t be doing this to our daughters!”

“I only want what’s best for my daughter,” the stepmother barks.

“What about my daughter? You want what’s worse for her, don’t you? I heard what Inseong just said. How dare you lay a finger on my daughter? If I knew, I would’ve never let that happen.”

“I told you, I was teaching her manners!”

“Hitting a child doesn’t teach them manners. It teaches them to be vulnerable.”

“Whatever.”

“We’ll talk at home. I’m so sorry about what has happened. I’ll take my daughter and my wife home and make sure this never happens again.”

Everyone is shocked by the situation.

“It’s okay, father,” Inseong replies. “Thank you very much.”

Inseong walks over to Sujeong and pulls her into his arms.

Inseong and Sujeong are lying in bed.

“Thank you,” Sujeong says. “For stepping up for me.”

“Of course,” Inseong says. “We’re together now. It’s my duty to step up for you, and I always will because I love you.”

Sujeong smiles.

Inseong caresses her cheek. She places her hand on top of his.

“I love you too,” Sujeong says.

“Star,” Inseong says. “That will be our child’s name for now because our baby will grow up to shine bright just like a star.”

“I like it.”

Inseong pulls Sujeong into his arms, and she snuggles up against him.