Chapter 27

The first thing Tiffany noticed when she woke up was the sound. The sound of crashing waves seemed to fill the room. The scent of jasmine & roses, rich & sultry rose in the air. There was sound coming from the kids’ room. After a few seconds, light stepped & shrieks of joys filled the silent atmosphere. The boy’s were running downstairs to get their Christmas present under the tree. Jaejoong was still sleeping peacefully, she noticed. She walked barefoot to the window, pulling back the heavy curtains to reveal the Christmas morning scene she had hoped to find.

Jaejoong raised his head from the pillow as the bright light of morning lit up the room.

“Merry Christmas, Jaejoong Oppa.” She said, hurrying back to the warmth of their bed, “Look at outside. It’s a bright day to celebrate Christmas day.”

He put an arm around her bare shoulders & pulled her against him, “Would you believe me if I say I have ordered the weather to be nice, lovely especially for our Christmas lunch?”

She laughed, punching his chest playfully, “Who’s coming to lunch?”

“Our family as usual. Oh, Seo & Changmin will come straight away from Busan after spending a Christmas morning at Changmin’s parents.”

“Seo & Changmin Oppa are coming, too? Oh, Oppa. I haven’t seen them for almost a year. Will they bring their newborn baby, too?"

“Of course, sweetheart. Seo is overwhelmed with her new daughter.”

She giggled, “But I can’t cook very well. I don’t want to disappoint them. Why don’t we eat out? The kids will be happy to go to the restaurant.”

“Eating junk food again?” He laughed, pulling her into his chest while she was dragging him to see the morning view outside the window, “If you can’t cook well, who will be responsible for my weight?! You can ask Minki or Min what their favorite meals are! They will answer it straight away! Mommy’s ddeokbokki, mommy’s makguksu, mommy’s kimbap, mommy’s kimchi fried rice, mommy’s.”

Tiffany put her finger on his lips to stop him from grumbling, “Okay. Stop mumbling. This is morning already. Let’s get up from the bed. So many things to do this morning before we have guests in the afternoon.”

He drew her closer. Staring lovingly at her beautiful eyes, he whispered, “Happy anniversary, my sweet wife.” She smiled lovingly & put her arms around his neck, kissing him gently, “I think you have forgotten that we were married on Christmas day.” She stared at his eyes affectionately, “Thanks for giving me such wonderful things in my life but I’m still learning a lot of things to make our lives more colorful than before.”

He kissed her cheeks & then slowly her forehead, “I’m grateful to have your love, Fany. Thanks for bringing happiness into my life. Thanks for giving me those two little rascals to brightened up my days & thanks for your everlasting love. You are right, sweetheart. There are a lot of things we need to learn about being married but the good thing is that we can get along perfectly. By the time we get to our golden wedding in forty-nine years from now, we will know everything there is to know, everything about how to bring up grandchildren & make…”

“Grandchildren? Oh my god, Oppa. You are thinking too far.” She giggled, looking at his serious face, “Take it easy, will you? We will go one step at a time.” Tiffany said, but it made her so happy to know that Jaejoong was thinking that far ahead. So, she wasn’t the only one who thought about their future together. Growing old together & holding hands until death separates them was her dream & now, she knew that he wished the same dream as hers, ‘Thank you, god. Thank you for bringing this wonderful man into my life.’ She muttered, under her breath. She would never spoil his dream of the future. She suddenly felt cold, shivering because of the everlasting love they had shared.

“You are shivering. You are not cold, are you? Put your outer clothes on. I will close the window.”

“I shivered at the love you give me, Oppa. It’s too precious & I wish I can do more than you do.”

He began to caress her skin; his fingers lingering in some ways he knew would drive her wild with passion, “You do feel cold, Fany. Would you like me to make you warm again, like I did last night?” His eyes were full of passion.

“But I have to tell you something first.”

“It can wait after this, Fany.”

“But.” She murmured, something inaudible as she gave herself up to their exhilarating lovemaking.

She laughed as he held her in his arms, gently patting her back as he kissed her again. Tiffany was warm & relaxed as he carried her through into their bed. She shivered with anticipation as he laid her onto the clean, lavender scented sheets. This was going to be one of many wonderful time of lovemaking that they would share in this life & it would last forever & ever.

Later in the evening, Jaejoong & Tiffany were sitting on the sofa, watching the dvd at their house. After spending a family Christmas lunch, the boys went to play at their grandparent’s house. Minho & Minki liked to spend their school holiday at Mr. Kim’s big mansion, especially when Mrs. Kim e big room into their playground with full of toys, playstation & computer games. Seohyun & Changmin went to buy some wine to celebrate the Christmas night & then picked the boy’s up from their grandparent’s house. Together, they would spend the night at Jaejoong & Tiffany’s house.

“Why are you giggling?” Jaejoong’s voice interrupted Tiffany’s thought.

“Oh, I guess the boy’s are having fun in their grandparent’s house. It will be hard to take them home. You know very well how mom & dad adores them & spoil them with the latest toys & games. Whatever they want, their grandparents will say yes straight away. At home, they have to beg with their pleading eyes to get me or you to say yes.”

“You don’t have to envy them, Fany. We are having fun here too, without them disturbing our lovely moments.” He stood for a moment, his eyes looking down at her.

“Really?”

He nodded seriously, “What were you discussing with Seohyun & mom up there in the bedroom? You didn’t tell them about my lousy habit in the morning, right?”

She smiled widely. Then she stopped. She hesitated, knowing that she couldn’t hold her wonderful secret much longer. It had been more than eight days & she had been wait