You crossed your arms around your stomach and slouched down a little in your seat. Youngjae, sitting next to you, stared in bewilderment. “What in the world are you doing?” he asked.

            “I’m embarrassed,” you mumbled. You lowered your cap over your eyes as to avoid detection from potential curious gazes.

            “Of?” he prompted. Youngjae was still giving you a weird look. You were acting completely out of character and he wasn’t quite sure what was causing it.

            You sat up in order to glare at him with your fullest potential. “It’s embarrassing being out in public while pregnant.”

            “What? Why?” he sputtered, utterly taken aback by your answer. Youngjae blinked at you, absolutely mystified. Of all the answers out there in the world this was the one he thought least likely to be yours. Who in the world even would think like this? His wife apparently.

            “Because,” you responded with the air of someone speaking to an imbecile. “People would look at us and know that we’ve had .” You whispered the last part.

            He burst out into laughter. Across the aisle, an elderly grandmother pursed her lips in disapproval. You elbowed Youngjae in the ribs. “Shut it!”

            It took a while for him to collect himself before he spoke. “Wait, but nobody really thinks that when they see a pregnant woman.”

            “I do,” you replied stubbornly. You crossed your arms tighter around you in absolute determination to hide your protruding stomach. He gave you an odd look.

            “Well, I guess you’re my special fluffball. Most people in the general public, let me tell you, are much more interested in how many months along and the gender.”

            “That’s on the outside. But inside they would know.”

            “Well of course.” Not it was Youngjae’s turn to be impatient. “You studied biology. How do you think you got to be here? If people didn’t have , you and I wouldn’t exist!” When he was excited, Youngjae found it difficult to control the volume of his voice.

            A child was now sitting on her seat, peering at the two of you curiously and furtive glances were being sent your way. “Youngjae, shut up.”

            But your husband was on a roll. “ual ,” he declared, “is the wheel that continues evolution and is the process that allows for the continuation of species. Meiosis and genetic cross-overs are wonders that produce organisms, each different than the next. It is only our culture that has tainted it with a negative connotation. Otherwise, it’s perfectly natural.”

            “Oh gosh,” you remembered, suddenly mortified. “My parents will know too.”

            “Of course. Surely they know that their married daughter is no longer a . They must have learned something from their own experiences.” He had both eyebrows raised now.

            “They’re going to look at us and imagine-”

            “Stop.” Youngjae cut you off. “I think they would be less concerned about how the baby got there and more focused on the fact that they’re going to have a grandchild to hold. A sentiment I wish you would also adopt. Although I do have to admit I quite enjoy the process too.” He added with a mischievous grin.

            You covered your face. He was utterly shameless. Youngjae gently pulled your hands away. “I never knew a baby was all it took for my brave lioness to be fallen. Don’t worry. When you go out in public with the actual baby, people will know you’ve done the deed too. You can’t just leave the baby at home and shield him from the outside eye forever.”

            “Yeah but then they’ll be distracted by how cute the baby would be.”

            Youngjae rolled his eyes and got up as the bus rolled to your stop. “Logic, what is that?”

            He held your hand as the two of you walked to your parents’ house, ready to give them the good news. “So, we’re telling them the baby was conceived on a particularly rowdy night. I think chains and handcuffs were involved.” You slapped a hand over his mouth as his eyes gleamed with jest.

            “Yoo Youngjae, kindly keep your mouth sewed tightly shut!”

            He pulled away and with an impish grin, continued. “Conception dream also involving lots of leather and happy times.”

            You kicked him. “Being with you in public while pregnant is probably the most embarrassing.”

            “Being with me? Why?”

            “Because not only would the public know that I’ve had , they’d know I did it with you.”

            Again, this answer was out of his imagination. Youngjae’s mouth fell open as the insult sunk in. “Wow,” he said, dumbstruck. “Just wow.” But it only took him another half a second to recover. “Doesn’t stop the world from knowing what you did with me anyway.”

Happy birthday shadowkitsune13 

Jillypup will always always ship this ship. Congratulations on graduation and moving on with such a huge life milestone!

P.S. I graduated too hehe you guys have watched me go from struggling potato to now somewhat sprouted potato not so ready to face the adult world