Prepare yourself for a LONG chapter... and a surprise at the very end. ;)

 

Final Chapter - You Make My Life Complete

 

[A few months later]

 

A familiar singer tiredly dragged herself to the studio. Tiffany felt so drained these days and she didn’t even know why. Maybe it was the best to do a check up later since she was working too much lately. Back to the present, she entered at the studio’s recording room and greeted her manager:

 

“Good morning, Yul.”

 

Her manager who was not used to not having her friend booming voice filling the place, turned around quickly with a worried expression:

 

“Good morning—what happened to your face?”

 

“Huh? Nothing is wrong with my face.”

 

Tiffany creased her eyebrow in confusion as Yuri quickly stood up and decided to check her friend’s temperature with her hand on her forehead. It was when she added into an adamant tone:

 

“Nah ah, Miss. Your face is pale and you are warmer than the usual. Fany, if you were feeling unwell, you should have said so… or else, Jess would kill me for make you work while you are sick.”

 

Removing her manager’s hand carefully, Tiffany shook her head in dismiss while adding:

 

“Relax, Yul. I know I look tired, but I think got flu or something. Don’t worry, I’ll go to a doctor soon and please, do me a favor. Don’t tell Jessi. You know how worried he can be and I don’t want him all worked up about me again.”

 

“*Deep sigh* Okay, if you say so. Well, it’s a pity that you are sick because Soo made his famous bulgogi!”

 

Yuri proudly added while opening her lunch box and shoving on Tiffany’s face to feel the same. However, it was a huge mistake since as soon the smell entered in her nostrils, the singer felt sick and quickly run to the nearest restroom while replying rapidly, not looking back:

 

“I-got-go-to-the-wc!”

 

“Hmm, it’s one of her favorite as well… This is getting familiar. No… it can’t be… or… can?”

 

Yuri widened her eyes in realization with Tiffany’s familiar symptoms. Before she could ask the latter, Tiffany came back from the bathroom with a better semblance as she added into an embarrassing tone:

 

“Sorry, it was an emergency. Now, let’s work. We have a long day.”

 

Although the manager was truly worried with her friend’s behavior, she let this slide since they were with a tight schedule, yet she would ask Tiffany to see a doctor as soon she could.

 

A couple hours later, they finished their recording. Tiffany managed to hide her unwillingness or else, Yuri would have forced to stop their work to check her health. Once she returned to the recording room, she added into a playful tone to cover her dizziness:

 

“See? I told that I would be all righ---“

 

“Tiffany!”

 

A despaired Yuri jumped in and grabbed Tiffany instantaneously before the latter could faint on the ground. She called her name repeatedly, but no use, the singer was vaguely conscious. Not wasting time, the manager quickly reached Tiffany’s phone while whispering into a deeply concerned voice:

 

“I’m sorry, Fany. But this is getting serious, you have to go to hospital now!”

 

Meanwhile, a songwriter was diligently working on his new song as all of a sudden, he felt a pang in his heart. Taking a deep breath and removing his glasses, Jesse looked to his watch and muttered worriedly to no one in particular:

 

“Hmm, she should have called me by now. She never gets late. I wonder if she is working too much.”

 

Nonetheless, to his surprise, his phone suddenly ringed and with a relief sigh, Jesse quickly answered:

 

“Hey, love. I was starting to get wor—WHAT?!”

 

Jesse widened his eyes and felt his heart pang in agony when Yuri told the whole story about Tiffany’s situation. Not wasting time, he quickly stood up from his chair, grabbed his car’s keys and jacket while running to the front door:

 

“Where are you now? Seoul Center’s Hospital?! I am on my way!”

 

Just a few minutes later, Jesse rushed to the hospital and as soon he got there, he asked worriedly at the reception in a distraught from:

“Where is my wife?!”

 

“Sir, please. This is a hospital. Keep your voice low.”

 

A staff corrected him. Although he felt guilty for yelling around, he was really worried about his wife’s whereabouts. Recomposing himself, he held the bridge of his nose and added into a quieter, yet fierce tone:

 

“I know and I’m sorry for that. But my wife, is she here already? Her name is Hwang Jung Tiff-“

 

“Jess? Is that you?” Yuri showed up after she recognized his voice. He took a deep breath and held her shoulders firmly as he asked:

 

“Yuri! Where is she?! Is she all right?! What happened?!”

 

The manager gently eased him since worry was written in all his face as she sighed and explained:

 

“Tiffany came to work and I realized that she didn’t look well. Being stubborn that she is, she wanted to proceed with our schedule, but promised me that she would see a doctor afterwards. However, once we were done, she came back to me and out of nowhere, she felt dizzy and almost fell on the ground if I didn’t catch her. It was when I called you. She is in observation right now. The doctor said that she would come back soon with her blood’s tests results.”

 

Jesse took a deep breath while digesting the whole thing. He nodded his head in agreement as he gently held her shoulder and spoken:

 

“I see. Thank you, Yul. I don’t know what I would do if you weren’t there to help her.”

 

“Don’t mention it, Jess. She is my friend too. Now, do me a favor. Go to check your wife because the only thing she wants to see right now, it’s you.”

 

Even being deadly worried, he couldn’t help to chuckle at Yuri’s confession. This is sign that Tiffany already was recovering into her usual self. Not wasting time, he nodded his head while thanking her and walked to his wife’s room. Jesse opened the door carefully to not wake her up, but no use. As soon he was inside, he went beside her to hold her hand affectionately. Tiffany stirred and opened her eyes slowly. When she saw her husband beside her, holding her hand, she opening a tired, yet huge smile:

“Jessie.”

 

“Hey, love.”

 

Jesse whispered as he thumbed her left hand tenderly. He caressed her hair and frowned worriedly to see her like this. Reading her husband like an open book, Tiffany knew what was in his head as she interrupted his train of thoughts when she caressed his right cheek lovingly:

 

“Don’t worry, Jessie. It was just a faint, maybe it was because I didn’t eat anything.”

 

“People usually don’t faint for nothing, honey. And yeah, you are not eating properly these days and all that morning sickness…”

 

He closed his eyes as he held her hand on his face, feeling needy for her touch. She chuckles at his answer and replied into a comforting tone:

 

“I know. I am sorry for that. But I am not going anywhere. You will have to stick with me until the end.”

 

“Don’t joke about this. I intend to keep this Tiffany for the rest of my life.”

 

Feeling her heart getting warm with his kind words, they could only stare each other lovingly until the door clicked open to reveal a pretty and young doctor. The latter took a seat at the other side of Tiffany’s bed and speak while extending her hand to Jesse:

 

“Oh, sorry. You must be Mr. Jung, right?”

 

“Yes, pleased to meet you, Doctor…?”

 

“I am Doctor Han. Nice to meet you too. Hmm, it seems like both of you already have a small reunion?”

 

The young doctor added with a smile as the couple nodded in agreement without understand her oddly happy behavior. Not wanting to keep them in the dark, the latter tided her papers and started into a calm, yet serious voice:

 

“I got your exams results. Mrs. Tiffany, it seems like you got a small dehydration due your low immunity and lack of appetite. Nothing serious, with some rest and eating healthy meals on the right time, you will be good as new.”

 

The couple grinned and took a deep breath in relief as they held their hands. Yet, all of a sudden, the doctor adjusted her glasses and started into a mysterious tone:

 

“But, this wasn’t the main reason of why you fainted today or having all those morning sickness. That’s why I decided to make another blood tests and it seems like my suspicious were confirmed.”

 

With a big smile in her face, the doctor carefully placed the results on Tiffany’s hand and pointed to a peculiar phrase:

 

“As you can see this line over there, this exams proves that as a matter of fact, you are pregnant, Mrs. Hwang-Jung. Congratulations!”

 

That moment, you could hear a pin dropping on the ground due the resounding silence. The doctor stood up and creased her eyebrows as she replied:

 

“Well, I guess both of you have a lot to discuss. I will be on outside if you need me”.

 

Once the doctor excused herself from the room, the agape couple slowly recovered their senses. It was when a mouth opened Jesse, still in shock, started at his wife with moistened eyes and barely whispered:

 

“Pregnant?  A b-baby?!”

 

“Yes, Jessie! You are going to be a daddy!”

 

An ecstatic Tiffany already felt her happy tears washing her face as she smiled widely. On the other hand, Jesse still was quiet while looking down, trying to digest the whole thing. He couldn’t believe it. The love of his life was pregnant from his baby. He felt fear, shock, anxiety, but happiness was the strongest feeling above the rest.

 

When Tiffany was starting to get worried of Jesse’s lack of words, thinking that the idea of having a baby terrified him, nonetheless, she was surprised when he opened a huge and dumb smile as he embraced into an engulfing hug. She finally felt her heart at ease and melted when she felt warm tears falling on her right shoulder as she gently caressed his back.

 

When he recomposed himself, he withdrew a little from the hug to look deeply into her eyes. Without waste a second, an enamored Jesse kissed her lips and tried to convoy all his happiness in that action. Tiffany couldn’t feel happier of feeling the true happiness of her husband. She quickly responded at the intense kiss as she pulled him even further by his collar. Once the air was needed, they parted briefly as Jesse confessed passionately:

“I can’t believe that we are going to have a baby! Fany,  you make me so happy. I – I love you and you too, my soon to be son or daughter…”

 

Jesse happily said as Tiffany gently placed his hand on her belly. She was smitten just to look at his face and see his sincere reaction. He kept caressing her lovingly as she whispered softly and placing her forehead on his:

 

“We are going to have a baby, Jessie.”

 

The glow was evident on the couple. For them, nothing more mattered. Now, they would be complete and they couldn’t feel happier.

 

***

 

[Four months later]

 

“Honey! I’m home!”

 

A tired, yet cheerful husband came back from his work to his lovingly family. While he placed his backpack on the nearest table, he removed his jacket while looking around for his beloved. It was when the latter answered joyfully:

 

“Jessie! I am here down the corridor!”

 

Not wasting time, he went to indicated room and dropped his mouth open with the scenario. His pregnant wife was wearing a cute jeans jumpsuit while she started to paint the wall’s bedroom in pink. She even had a small taint of paint on her left cheek. Recomposing himself, an ultra worried Jesse gently grabbed the brush from her hand and speaks earnestly:

 

“Honey, you promised that we would paint the room together.”

 

“Aww Jessie. It’s just that I was so anxious for our baby’s room that I couldn’t wait anymore.”

 

Tiffany confessed into a helpless tone and a pout. Meanwhile, the poor husband couldn’t drop his worries as he carefully placed a hand on her cheek and the other one on her bumpy tummy, adding painfully:

 

“I know that you are excited for our baby’s room decoration, I am too. But, what if something happens to you and our child and I wasn’t there? Honey, please, be careful.”

 

Although she felt a little guilty for worrying her husband that much, Tiffany gave him her sweet eye smile in appreciation while cupping his cheeks lovingly. When their faces were very close, she whispered sincerely while raising her pinky finger:

 

“I know and I’m really sorry, dear. I’m not going to do this again. Pinky promise.”

 

“*Chuckles* Okay. Pinky promise.”

 

Jesse mirrored her action and couldn’t help to laugh at her adorable dorkiness. They gave an Eskimo kiss on each other as the songwriter took a deep breath and removed his tie quickly:

 

“Well, we have a lot of work to do. Ready?”

 

“Yay!”
 

A gleeful Tiffany punched the air as her husband rapidly changed his work clothes to his normal ones so he could help his wife with all the painting.  Together, the couple managed to paint half of the room in pink, much more because of two reasons: one, that Jesse didn’t want to tire his wife and two, because they were more busy painting each other than the proper wall.

 

Their laughter’s echoed in the whole house while Tiffany tried to dodge of Jesse’s paintbrush attacks. He already had paint on cheek, shirt and forearm. He even gasped into a “surprised tone” when his wife managed to stain his nose, not holding himself, he charged against her and yelled playfully:

“Now you are going to feel my wrath. Tickle torture!”

 

“No, Jessie! Please, I beg you! You wouldn’t punish your pregnant wife, right?”

 

A sweating Tiffany raised her hands in defeat and shrieked while Jesse’s fingers plunged into her sides, making her laughs on nonstop. He narrowed his eyes and spoke mischievously:

 

“This plan won’t work twice, my dear. Prepare for your doom.”

 

“Help!” A loud, yet Tiffany flailed in anticipation to his ultimate attack. However, her husband has others plans in mind. He realized that his wife was tired and of course he wouldn’t do anything to harm her. So, instead of giving her the tickle treatment, he grabbed her by her waist and pulled to his body. A surprised Tiffany started at him with her big doe eyes that he loved so much as he fondly pecked her lips, making her blush madly.

 

He smirked in success and held chin very gently. Afterwards, he carefully wiped the sweat of her forehead with his sleeve and added sweetly:

 

“Break time, love. Wait for me here while I get us something to eat, okay?”

 

A smitten Tiffany could only nod in agreement as Jesse surprised her again, giving an affectionate kiss on her forehead. Before go, he carefully placed her into a comfortable cushion. Nonetheless, he quickly left the room without being able to see his wife smiling dumbly as her face was on fire:

 

“Aww, Jessie. How can you be so cute?”

 

Just a few minutes later, Jesse came back with their food as he prompted:

 

“Lunchtime!”

 

Tiffany already felt watering at the smell. He placed the food before her as he cautiously placed himself behind his wife and with his back against the wall. The couple happily fed each other with some laughers. While Tiffany was distracted watching their painting on the wall, Jesse could only stare his oblivious wife completely in love with her as he always were. Slowly, a smitten smile grew into his lips while his eyes changed to her protuberant belly. Not holding himself, he calmly rests his chin on her right shoulder while letting his hands encircle her waist, placing it on his wife’s belly tenderly.

 

This action didn’t pass unnoticed to his wife. She could only grin knowingly, feeling her heart speed the pace when she heard his sweet words:

 

“My family. The girls that I love so much.”

 

The singer felt herself melting at his actions as she tumbled her head on his hand held his cheek with her right hand. It was an affectionate Jesse added while whispering to her belly:

 

“Hey, baby. Won’t you give your father a hello?”

 

He waited patiently for a response, but nothing came. Seeing his sad expression, Tiffany comforted him with a peck on her cheek and added with a playful smirk:

 

“Don’t worry, honey. I guess she is a sleepy head just like you.”

 

“Hey, who are you calling a sleeping he--?! D-did you feel that?!”

 

A surprised Jesse was agape when he felt a strong kick on his wife’s belly. The latter laughed in content while nodding her head. Tiffany placed her hand above his and all of a sudden, the baby kicked again. The couple sighed in delight while they stared each other lovingly. They resumed to their original position as Tiffany let herself get deep in her husband love’s embrace and Jesse kissed her temple passionately. Together, they could only imagine in how their life would change when their small bud of love would finally be in their arms.

 

***

 

[Seven years later]

 

“And the winner of the best female singer of this year goes to… Hwang Jung Tiffany!”

 

The host announced happily while the singer was agape with her nomination. Beside her, her family was equally surprised, yet deep inside they knew that she would deserve the prize. Her husband and daughter smiled widely while hugging her and ushered her to the stage. She felt her heart jumping inside her rib chest and finally walked to receive her trophy. Once Tiffany reached the host, the latter gave her a handshake and giving his congrats.

 

All the public applauded her happily, but no one was more proud that her husband and child. After the silence returned, Tiffany admired her statuette, not knowing what to say afterwards. Nonetheless, when she directed her eyes to her family, all the right words came to her mind magically:

 

“I can’t believe I finally did it! You know, it’s amazing to have recognition after years of hard work. I thank every colleague, every professional and my manager which helped me to make this dream to come true.”

 

She paused for a second and took a deep breath without remove her eyes of her beloved. Tiffany started to feel emotional when she recalled everything they went through until now, she couldn’t feel more fortuned. Her eyes got teary as she continued:

 

“However, I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for my family. They were there for me in every moment, supporting me in everything. So, I wanted to thank my dear husband for giving the best gift from all, our daughter Jeny and for giving me unconditional love. You loved me with all my flaws and even so, you decided to stay with me until the end. I love you, Jessie. I love you, Jeny.”

 

On that moment, all the public made a huge “Awww” due the caring moment as Tiffany chuckled trying to hide her tears as she finished her speech:

 

“Sorry, guys. I think I got a little emotional. Thank you, everyone!”

 

 Meanwhile, Jesse felt his own eyes getting moistened with such pure declaration as his mouth was hanged open. His face was red and his whole body was on fire. They held a meaningful stare for some time. Yet, he only was brought back to reality and once he realized that she have already finished her speech, he was the first one to give a standing ovation as the public followed his cue. Afterwards, he felt his formal jacket being tugged while a cute kid whispered to his ear:

 

“Mommy loves you a lot, right, daddy?”

 

“Yes. But daddy loves you and your mommy much more.”

 

His child giggled as he showered her cheeks with his kisses and brought her to his lap as they admired the woman of their life.

 

A few minutes later, the academy awards finally went to an end. There was a buffet on the backstage for the artists, yet family or friends weren’t allowed to enter to the exclusive area. What a shame, isn’t? The Jung Family was looking for their important member as the little girl spotted their aim:

 

“Daddy, look! Look! It’s mommy!”

 

The child pointed to the direction and Jesse felt a relief and automatically smiled dumbly after finally finding his wife among all these people. Since they couldn’t go forward due the security, they could only wait until Tiffany saw them back. Meanwhile, the singer was holding her phone apprehensively, tapping the screen on nonstop, like if she was waiting for something very important. What could make her feel so anxious after she just got the most wanted trophy of South Korea Music Awards?

 

Still, Jess’s smile dropped when a too well figure approached from his wife and grabbed her hand for some attention. She looked around in surprise and welcomed the “familiar person” with a tight hug. They talked happily for a while and even Jesse didn’t want to admit, he was upset, yet more hurt while he whispered under his breath:

 

“That Khun guy can’t keep his hands away from her even all these years. I should…”

 

“Dad? Why are you with this angry face?”

 

“Daddy is not angry, dear. But don’t tell mom, okay?”

 

“Okay, dad. Pinky promise.”

 

The curious girl asked to see her father almost exploding. But being a smart kid that she was, she saw the scene and put two and two together. She squeezed her father’s hand to get his attention and it worked as Jesse sighed and looked to his child:

 

“Don’t worry, daddy. He is just a friend. Mommy loves you a lot. She even said that on the microphone for everyone.”

 

He couldn’t help to chuckle at her answer, well, she has a point anyway. Although he knows that the Khun guy finally got settled and changed his ways, he couldn’t forget that mad moment on Yuri’s studio a few years ago. He almost ripped the guy’s head that time for such a nerve of hitting Tiffany.  Snapping out from his reverie, he saw his wife bidding farewell to him as they gave a last hug.

 

Once Jesse thought that Tiffany would finally look for her family, he was wrong. The latter saw her phone blinking incessantly and when she stared at the screen, dropped and her eyes got moisten again. She was glowing, but it was a different glow from her nomination, this one was much more meaningful. Jesse watched his wife hold her phone close to her heart with a content smile on her face. When she recomposed herself, she finally spotted her family and gave them a happy wave as she almost run to their direction.

 

“Let’s go back home? It was an amazing, yet tiring night.”

 

Even when Jesse wanted to confront her for the small moment a few minutes ago, he looked to his daughter and the latter nodded knowingly as if she was saying to give her mother a chance to explain. He nodded his head while the family left the place.

 

***

 

The car’s trip was agitated as Tiffany and Jeny were talking happily on nonstop. Jesse kept quiet the whole time while watching the road from the driver’s seat. This action didn’t pass unnoticed for his wife who couldn’t help to steal a glance of him in every 5 seconds. Once she saw him sighing, she knew that something was wrong. He looked sad, but she couldn’t understand why. He looked happy after a caring speech dedicated for him and their child. What could possible happened afterwards to make him so down?

 

She decided to get a safe approach as she started gently:

 

“Jessi? Are you all right? Are you feeling unwell, darling?”

 

“No. Just tired, honey.”

 

Not convinced enough since Jesse didn’t even look to her face, now Tiffany was more than sure that something WAS wrong. So she decided to push a little more:

“Are you sure, dear?”

 

“Yeah, yeah. Just want to get home.”

 

His wife frowned in concern, this isn’t normal. This night was supposed to special for all of them, much more when with her recent discovery. She was dying of anxiety to say the truth for them, yet she wanted to go back home first. Her trains of thoughts were interrupted as a cute voice started nonchalantly:

 

“I think daddy is like this because we saw you hugging your friend on that party.”

 

“Oh, so that’s why.” Tiffany chuckles heartily when she realized what was about. Her hubby was jealous. She should have known. However, a red Jesse quickly darted his eyes to the culprit and spoke in shock, feeling betrayed:

 

“Jennifer! I thought you were my pal. We even made a pinky promise!”

 

He gave a tired sigh and shook his head, feeling embarrassed. That’s when the wise little girl continued:

 

“But I told daddy that he didn’t need to be afraid of your friend, mommy. After what you said in front of everyone, daddy was blushing a lot and smiling on nonstop. He even cried. I know mommy loves daddy way too much.”

 

A satisfied Tiffany nodded in agreement while they reached their elegant mansion and Jess parked the car. She directed her lovingly stare to her embarrassed husband, turned his head to her by his chin and whispered in the most sincere tone:

 

“She’s right. Mommy loves daddy too much.”

 

Now, Jesse’s face was on fire as he was holding himself hard to not unfasten his safe belt and jump on his wife, to show how much he wanted to kiss her. Little did he know that Tiffany was thinking the same, well, more than kisses in her mind. However, they have to hold themselves as their child stared them with a dopey grin on her face.

 

***

 

“You really put me in a tight spot on that time, kiddo.”

 

Jesse said while shaking his head and covering his daughter with a comfy blanket. The latter grinned and held his hand to get his attention:

 

“Please, don’t be mad at me, daddy. I’m sorry for breaking the promise. But I don’t like to see you or mommy sad.”

 

The father couldn’t help but smile, his daughter’s intentions were good, as always. How could he be mad at her? He chuckles at her pout (same as her mother) and speaks:

 

“Daddy is not mad, sweetie. I understand what you were trying to do. And no, daddy is not mad at mommy either.”

 

“So did you two make up?” The child asked hopefully with her big innocent eyes.

 

To be honest, the couple still didn’t talk about the situation. Yet, of course Jess wouldn’t be upset with his wife forever, he knows that they needed to settle this. Snapping from his own thoughts, he continues:

 

“Soon, darling, soon. But now, it’s time to sleep.”

 

“Okay, daddy. Love you.”

 

The little girl warmed his heart with these simple words as he smiled caringly and leaned to give her kiss on her forehead:

 

“Love you too, Jenny. Good night. Sweet dreams.”

 

The girl hummed in return already making a trip to sleep land. The songwriter stared at his daughter for some seconds with a grin in his face. Their child really is a mix of both of them. She has his chin and nose, but her eye smile is just the same of the woman he loved. Letting a small sigh escape from his lips, he stood up and left his child’s room silently, but not before taking a last glance on her. With a content smile, he walked to his room and frowned. His wife wasn’t there yet, probably still in the shower. Trying to kill some time, he lied on the bed and grabbed his book and glasses. Maybe reading a little would push these anxious thoughts of his mind for now.

 

A few moments passed until he heard the door opening slowly. Knowing that probably was his wife; he spoke absentmindedly without take his eyes from his reading:

 

“Jenny is sleeping already.”

 

“I know. I kissed her good night just now.”

 

“I see.”

 

“Jessie?”

 

“Hmm?”

 

“Would you look at me?”

 

“I am lookin---“

 

His words died on his lips when he finally took a GOOD look on his wife. The latter was leaned on the doorway while using his favorite dark red nightgown. He lost his breath when he automatically spotted her exposed thighs, cleavage and damp hair. She knows too well his weakness for her post shower look and she is not afraid to play this game. A sultry crept on her lips when she realized that plan was a success. Her blushing husband was with his eyes widen and mouth hanged open.

 

To Jesse’s side, he felt his heart beating like a drum and his whole face got warm. The words died on his lips and situation got worse when he felt a knowing movement on his “lower parts” when he saw his wife dangerously approaching of him, climbing on their bed to straddle him. Tonight she was PredatorFany again and he has nowhere to escape, not that he would anyway.

 

Tiffany grazed her nose on his neck and smirked in victory when she felt his breathing hitch. It was when spoke into her most seductive and husky tone on his red ear:

 

“So… are you going to tell me what is in your head now?”

 

“Damn it! Tiffany, why do you have to be so hot!? Argh, I should grab her already and --- Wait! I know what she is doing. She won’t win me with her iness… again! At least, I need to solve this once for all---“

 

To get worse (or best), she stopped his inner monologue when she briefly the flesh of his neck teasingly and finished with a deep kiss. Jesse’s body was on fire as all his back neck’s hair stood up and his lower parts situation got even worse. Tiffany knew too well which buttons to press on her husband, but she frowned when even with all the required reactions, it was like he was… resisting her?   

 

After realizing that her “advances” weren’t being answered, she knew that something was wrong. Knowing her Jessie, he would have “taken” her by now and give all the “treatment” that she loves it. But now, the look on his face, it almost that he was avoiding her. With a heavy heart, the realization hit hard on her stomach as she pulled back from her husband. Looking at his “distant” form, she gulped deeply and asked meekly in fear:

 

“Jessie, do-don’t you want m-me anymore?”

 

A crestfallen Tiffany asked really afraid of rejection. Unfortunately, this happens very often, even with passionate couples. They promised eternal love until someone more interesting outside their marriage cross their way. Who wouldn’t want her husband? He was successful and hot. No, she refuses to accept that her loyal Jessie would do that to her. Yet, why do this hurt so much? Little did Tiffany know that her husband was completely aghast with her question and the only thing he could blurt was:

 

“WHAT?!”

 

“Am I not attractive enough to you?” His wife asked with a heartbroken semblance as she slowly removed herself from him and sat beside him, pulling her knees up in shame. Before this could go out of his hand, Jesse quickly recovering from his shock, his vehemently shook his head as he spoke seriously:

 

“Honey, how can you say that? Why would you think in such a thing?!”

 

“Its okay, Jessie. I don’t want you to have an unhappy life with me…“

 

“Tiffany.” He frowned and called her worriedly. Yet, the goes on with inner monologue until she dropped the bomb:

 

“If you already lost your interest in me and want to find someone else, I—“

 

“STOP IT!”

 

The latter jolted her head in surprise with the sudden, yet strong sentence coming from her husband’s lips. When she took a good look in his eyes, she didn’t know if he was hurt or outraged with her question, maybe both. He never has yelled at her before and her eyes already got moisten. He knew what he done, but he couldn’t hear another preposterous comment from her. Taking a deep breath, he gently approached from her curled up form and sighed heavily:

 

“Tiff, I – I am sorry. But I had to stop with this nonsense. Ho-How could you ever think that of me? Doesn’t my love for you is enough? How can you even insinuate that I need to pursue another woman when the only one I ever wanted is right here in front of me?”

 

“What?! No, Jessie! I’m so s-sorry. I shouldn’t have overreacted. I – I know you love me.”

 

An anxious Tiffany quickly tried to explain herself at the sight of her hurt husband. The latter breathed deeply and closed his eyes while whispering:

 

“Then why would you say such a thing? It’s almost like you think I don’t care about you or even that I don’t love you. This is not fair, Tiffany. It’s like you doesn’t trust me at all.”

 

“Jessie, please forgive me. I didn’t want to say those things. It’s just that you were acting cold and distant and I couldn’t help to think. Argh! I’m such an idiot. I tho- I thought that, you didn’t desire me at all.”

 

An ashamed Tiffany closed her eyes, letting a tear escape. She didn’t have courage to face her husband, even more if he agrees with her. Her heart was heavy after a deafening silence and finally she heard his soft voice:

 

“Fany, look at me.”

 

Even not having courage to face a possible truth, she decided to believe him and open her swollen eyes slowly. Her heart cracked to see an equally sad person in front of her; Jess gently held her cheek and whispered sincerely:

 

“Fany, how can you be so silly? You are the only woman that I ever loved. You have my heart since the beginning. You are able to make heart burst with only your smile. How can I even think anyone else when you set my body on fire with only one touch? I long for you every day and night when I make you mine and I am yours. Yet, although I don’t want to admit it at first, I still am afraid…”

 

Tiffany already was feeling lightheaded with such ardent words and her face was on fire. However, when she saw the change of his semblance to sorrow, she quickly jumped in and asked worriedly:

 

“Why, Jessie?”

 

He shook his head and looked to his side in shame as he finally dropped the secret that he hid after all these years:

 

“I’m afraid to not be enough for you. You are so amazing, so talented and so beautiful. Then, I think to myself after all these years... Why did she see in me? She could easily be with anyone more famous or far more interesting. And today wasn’t different. I always have this nightmare piercing into my heart that even knowing that you love me, I can’t help to think that one day you will wake up and realize that I am just a nobody… and finally leave me.”

 

“Oh, Jessie…”

 

A heartbroken Tiffany frowned in sadness when she finally realized what her husband meant. He couldn’t even look her in the eye. It was when she decided to do something more “serious” to settle this problem once for all and show him what he really meant for her:

 

“Jessie~~”

 

She called him gently, but he refused to look. Then, lovingly, she cupped his face and made him direct his stare for her. He felt his interior melting at such lovely eyes as she started caringly:

 

“Let me put this in this thick and adorable skull of yours…”

 

“No one will ever replace you. It hurts me to know that you think so little about yourself. When I look at you, I see the most noble, depending, wonderful person that I ever knew. You saved me so many times, even from myself. I will never be grateful enough. If you only knew that how my heart jumps whenever I see you or listen to your voice. After all this time and still, I feel like the same love that I felt when I put my eyes on you on that very first moment…”

 

Her face was adorned with a beautiful, yet meaningful smile as she caressed his jaw lovingly:

 

“With you, I can be myself. You love me and my flaws. And I will never forget how you gave me the best gift that I could ever ask, our daughter. For all those things, I am the one who really is lucky here and had the chance to find true love. For that, I will never give up on you. I love you too much for that.”

 

With such sincere words, it was impossible for Jesse to hold another shadow of doubt in his jumping heart. He knew that there was nothing to be afraid. The woman in front of him loved him so dearly and held such a caring image of him in her mind that it’s time to finally let his fear go. After such confession, he felt a smitten smile growing in his face as she wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered huskily into his ear:

 

“Now… Was I clear enough?”

 

“Absolutely.” Jesse felt the hair of the back of his neck standing up at the sight of such PredatorFany as his heart drummed inside his chest.

 

Even when the mood was getting more intimate and romantic, they stared at each other passionately as Tiffany dangerously approached from his lips and called his name lovingly:

 

“Jessie?”

 

“Hmm?” A love drunk Jesse replied drowsily as he brought her even more to his embrace. It was when she opened a huge and hopeless in love smile, sighing passionately:

 

“I love you.”

 

No matter how many times she utters those three words, it always will make a huge commotion inside his heart. Not holding himself any longer, he possessively pulled her even more to his body and confessed ardently just a few centimeters from her lips:

 

“You are the only one for me, Fany. I love you.”

 

With that, the couple let all their anxiety or doubts fade away as they surrendered into each other arms and let their lips finally met. The kiss was passionate and fiery as if they were trying to unleash all the bottled feelings and express how they meant to each other.

 

Jesse gently lowered Tiffany on the mattress without breaking their passionate kiss as their hands wandered in urgency. Little by little, some pieces of clothing were being discarded from their now, bare bodies. Jesse pulled from the kiss to start kissing her shoulder, collarbone and a flesh of her neck teasingly, Tiffany would only roll her eyes and moan in all pleasure that she was receiving. Not holding herself too much, she pulled his head from her neck and kissed him voluptuously as they let their tongues met into a fierce fight for dominance.

 

Needless to say, the couple kept their “activity” on fire for hours, whispering words of love each other. After a moment, Jesse pulled from their ardent kiss to confess an “I love you” as they finally reached their “moment”. The couple moaned in pleasure after basking in the love they felt for each other as their bodies glowed. Tiffany smiled lovingly at the sight of a sweated Jesse above her as she pulled him back to her lips, but this time, giving more a tender kiss. Once they parted, she realized how lovesick she was for him and this will never change it as she brushed his sweated hair from his forehead.

 

After their smitten kiss, she pulled him close to his body and they stood like this with a lovestruck smile on their faces. Jesse, knowing his wife too well, he knows that she loves to cuddle inside his embrace after their lovemaking. Moving carefully, he switched places and now he was below her as he gently pulled her to his arms and placed her head on his chest.

 

Inside of comforting silence, Tiffany grinned drowsily when she felt her husband’s heart beating like crazy under his ribs as she caressed his rigid chest into a tantalizing way. Jessie kept caressing her back and bare shoulder into a loving way as he sighed in delight. However, it was when it hit him. After this busy day, he remembered to ask something very important to his wife.

 

For a moment, he stopped his caressing and called his wife into a curious tone:

 

“Fany?”

 

“Yes, Jessie?” The latter realized that something was worrying her husband as she raised her head to him and tumbled to the side in enquire. Jess held her cheek and thumbed the skin endearingly:

 

“I know we are good and I am not mad at you at all, honey. But, why did excuse of us when you got that phone call earlier?”

 
Suddenly, Tiffany froze with his question, yet then, a wave of relief washed her thoughts way. Only of reminding the wonderful news, she barely could hold her increasingly smile. Trying to look nonchalant, she started into a “normal tone”:

 

“Oh that. Before the awards, I was expecting some test results from the hospital that I went yesterday.”

 

“What?! So that’s where you went?! But, honey! Why didn’t you tell me? I could have taken you! Wait—hospital?!”

 

A hyper worried Jesse sat on the bed and checked his wife for some possible “problem”. The latter chuckled and felt her heart warmer with his care as he pressed on, now completely dead serious:

 

“Are you laughing now? Honey, this is might be serious!”

 

“Jessie—“

 

“And all that sickness! You were feeling unwell and you didn’t tell me! What if something bad had happen?!”

 

“Jessie?” She tried to interrupt him again, but now he was elaborating all the scenarios in fear:

 

“I saw you are not feeding yourself well and last week you almost fainted. Honey, if there is something you are not telling me—“

 

“Jessie!”

 

“Huh?!”

 

She shushed him with a drowsily smile plastered in her face. Watching a dear worried Jesse is always refreshing. However, after realizing that his wife was giving him a smitten stare, he sighed in relief knowing that was nothing to fear. He dropped his head in defeat and whispered into an apologetic tone:

 

“I’m sorry, love. I overreacted again, didn’t I?”

 

“Yes, but I love this side of you. It shows how much you care.”

 

A glowing Tiffany replied as she pecked his lips fondly. A drowsy Jessie his lips and slowly opened his eyes, feeling much calmer now. After taking a deep breath, he asked tenderly now:

 

“I won’t interrupt anymore. Now, tell me. What was the result? Are you really okay?”

 

“Actually, I more than okay. I am feeling… Wonderful, to be honest.”

 

The smile that she was trying to hold finally unleashed as Jesse raised his browns feeling awestruck. No matter how many times his wife gave him his megawatt smile, it always will make a huge turmoil in his body knowing that this smile was directed just him. Seeing his stupefied form, Tiffany grabbed her cell phone at the bedside table and touched the screen. After a brief moment, she took a deep breath and showed the display to her confused husband.

 

Jess frowned in concern, but when his spotted the line “Pregnancy Test” and the end of the latter saying “Positive”, his heart drummed faster as he widened his eyes and stared his wife in affirmation, letting his jaw drop in the process. Tiffany nodded her head, already feeling her eyes getting moisten with a dumb smile in her lips.

 

Suddenly, Jesse teared up as he asked in concern, thinking this is too good to be true:

 

“W-We are g-going to have a b-baby?”

 

Tiffany felt her own tears falling from her eyes. The reason that they were so affected by the news is that about 3 years ago, they passed for a dark moment in their lives. She suffered a miscarriage and the doctor told only with a miracle she would get pregnant again. At first, she suffered and cried almost every day. However, the look on her husband’s face said it all. Although he wasn’t the carrying the baby inside his body, he felt all the pain of losing their child.

 

That’s why this happening created a small crack in their relationship. However, even with all the heartbreaks, Jess was always a supportive husband and was there in every moment of her life. Maybe this is the reason that she can’t fandom her life without anyone else than him.

 

Even after all the failed attempts, she never lost her faith. And after all these years, her miracle finally was granted. Back to the real time, she smiled between the tears and wiped those ones from her husband’s face as she whispered lovingly and placed her forehead on his:

 

“Yes, Jessie. You are going to be a father again.”

 

“Fany…”

 

An outspoken couldn’t hold himself as he pulled her to his heartfelt embrace. He parted himself from the hug while looking into her eyes, completely and madly in love as he kissed her, trying to express all his fear, anxiety, yet bliss and all the love he felt for her.

 

Once they parted, he gulped deeply and looked inside of her eyes while confessing:

 

“I really love you, Fany. I would be lost if I didn’t have you.”

 

“My dear Jessie, no one in this world would ever replace you. I love you… Forever.”

 

With that, the couple smiled hopelessly in love, glowing even more after the amazing news. Now, with another baby on the way, their life was complete. Jesse smiled lovingly and pulled his wife to a consuming kiss as he carefully placed his hand on Tiffany’s small protuberant belly. The latter was in awe as she smiled between the kiss and held his hand above her tummy.

 

Soon, the fire of their love took over them as they returned to each other’s arms form another round of love. Between some moans and caresses here and there, Tiffany spoke cheekily between the ardent kisses:

 

“Jessie~~~”

 

“Yes, love?” A breathless husband asked as he kept kissing her thirstily:

 

“I forgot to tell you.”

 

“What?”

 

“We are having twins.”

 

Suddenly, he stopped his kisses to take a good look of glowing wife and a beautiful smile adorned her face. His heart overlapped inside of his chest as he couldn’t hold his happiness any longer. He chuckled, totally crazy in love with this woman and resumed their passionate kissing. Their life was complete at last.

 

FIN (Now is the happy ending that I was talking about. Wheee~~)

 

And thats the true ending that I imagned for years. I hope you guys enjoy it because I did. And trust me, thats okay if you dindt like as well. As I said before, this story and all of you deserved a better ending. Thanks for all the support, for those dear readers that went into my profile giving nothing than beautiful words and asking for my comeback. I will always be grateful for having each one of you as my dear reader. It was an honor, my friends. Thanks for everything.

 

Oh, dear. I almost forgot. Here is your extra gift if you really enjoy it. 

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Prologue

 

“Master, everything is settled”.

 

“Perfect. Without any objections, I can finally put my plan in action and take that damn kingdom once it for all!”

 

A man with a sinister grin spoke as he observed the enemy’s kingdom map. The latter kept laughing to himself as another soldier knocked the door and opened it to bring the news:

 

“Sir, the spy that you required is here.”

 

“A spy, Master Lee? But I thought we would take the Hwang’s kingdom directly since their forces are no match for us?

 

The confused servant frowned to his lord as the latter dismissed the soldier and added with venom in his voice:

 

“My dear servant, you don’t know everything about war strategy. You are right though. Our forces as a matter of fact, stomp on that despiteful kingdom in one a blink of an eye. However…”

 

His words died on his lips as he removed a picture, rather a very realistic painting from his pocket and throws on the table. He snickered wickedly as he completed:

 

“But it won’t be fun if we don’t make them suffer first. Before taking that rotten kingdom, we need to strike where it will hurt the most…”

 

The servant raised his eyebrows and saw an image of a beautiful young woman with a name on the corner of the paper [Hwang Miyoung – Hwang’s Kingdom Princess]. The latter giggled despitefully and added:

 

“Master, you are such a genius! The people love their princess. They would be lost without her!”

 

“I know. That stupid king will do absolutely anything to save his precious daughter… Hahahaha!”

 

A sudden knock on the door halted his evil laughter as the high master sat on his elegant chair and prompted:

 

“Come in”.

 

The door was opened at last only to reveal a good looking man dressed on his navy blue military uniform. The latter kept his cold façade and saluted his superior asking into a not so lively tone:

 

“Excuse me, sir. Did you want to talk with me?”

 

“Oh, sure sure. Lieutenant Jung, I have a very important mission for you. I am impressed by your infiltrations skills and your superiors talked highly of you”.

 

Although his HQ’s colleagues would be ecstatic to be summoned by the regent himself, secretly, the Jung never really saw this wicked man as his superior. However, he had to keep his thoughts to himself or else his life and family would be in danger. He nodded and answered into an indifferent tone:

 

“I was only doing my job, sir.”

 

He took a deep breath and pressed on:

 

“What would it be my assignment?”  

 

The regent grinned like a maniac and swiftly pointed to the painting above the war table. The Lieutenant Jung raised a brown and carefully took the paper. For a moment, he felt his breathing halt. He never saw such a beautiful woman. There was something in her eyes and it drawn him to look further. Nonetheless, the wicked man’s laughter interrupted his inner thoughts as he confessed:

 

“Beautiful, isn’t?”

 

“I don’t understand, sir.”

 

The confused Jung frowned as he placed the painting back on the wooden table. Yet, all of a sudden, the regent Lee pulled a knife from his sleeve and thrown on the picture, aiming at the princess’s heart. Jung almost jolted in surprise if it wasn’t for his fierce composure before such sick man. The latter finally dropped the bomb with his sinister voice:

 

“Princess Hwang. She is your target.”

 

I had this story in my mind for years. I even intended to put this story right after “I got married to a K-Pop Princess”. Yet, after the whole SNSD happenings, it seems that my brain just shut it down. But now, I feel the ideas returning into my mind again.

 

To be honest, I am sorry for being such a pessimist into believe that everyone wouldn’t be so thrilled about this one, but if I am wrong and if you guys really want to know more about this story, I am all ears. That would be a lot of emotions, but cheesiness will always be present.

 

I don’t intend to extend this story. And my work life won’t allow me to update very often. So share with me your thoughts if you want to, okay? Once again, thank you each one of you for all amazing words and for being the best readers that someone could have.

 

I wish everyone happiness and safety. May God bless and protect all of you and your families too!