It was Dahyun who got left alone with the kids since Sana had something to do outside. Busily signing her papers, the pale woman took short glances at the quiet William and Bentley. She just now realized that it's almost lunchtime. "Ah, they must be sleepy." She whispered to herself.
Well, she wasn't wrong as William slowly laid himself down on the sofa. "Bro, are you sleeping?" Bentley asked while looking at his brother's face. After the latter has closed his eyes, the younger boy pecked on his cheek and patted the older's head. "Dream of dinosaurs."
"Cute," Dahyun whispered, not realizing she's already been smiling. She had to get her focus back on what she's doing, so she looked back to it. "What do I do again?" She asked herself before clicking her tongue. "Ah, right. Sign papers."
A few minutes later, she felt someone hold her thigh, "Oh!" She placed a hand on her chest and chuckled, "You startled me." It caused Bentley to giggle.
"Were you shocked? It's just Bentley." He said in a tiny voice before struggling to climb up on Dahyun's lap. "What are you doing?" He questioned while the woman helped him up.
"I'm signing papers." She answered right away before taking her sticky notes and giving a pen to Bentley. "Here you sign with your name. Try it." The boy immediately followed, and of course, it was nothing but scribbles again.
"Like this?" Bentley showed Dahyun what he did. The pale woman had to pretend to be surprised.
"Wow! You did great. Did you write Bentley down?"
The younger boy had a huge smile while she stared at Dahyun. "I will write bro's name too! And mommy's." He said before flipping to the next page. "Mama, what's your name?"
"Me? I'm Dahyun." She answered while hugging Bentley's waist with one arm. "Will you sign my name too?"
Bentley proceeded on whatever he's writing, saying, "I like you, mama." He said in a tiny voice, and that caused Dahyun's heart to soften.
"You like me? Why?" She asked with her eyes in wonder.
The little boy didn't answer, but he showed what's on the paper. "I wrote Bentley heart Mama Nyunhyun." He said, only to make Dahyun laugh at how her name got pronounced.
"Oh, is this a heart? Isn't this a circle?" Dahyun asked while holding that paper.
Bentley shook her head, "Heart!" He said in a loud voice, immediately making the woman nod with a contented smile.
"Okay, okay. It's a beautiful heart! Thank you." She said before ruffling his hair and affectionately hugging him. Oh, how much she hates children, but these kids, they are different—lovely.
When she heard Bentley yawning, she asked, "Don't you want to sleep? Your brother's already sleeping." The boy suddenly hugged her in the neck.
"Mommy hugs me to sleep." He said, and it left Dahyun with no choice but to do the same. She stood up, carrying Bentley in her arms—slowly swaying while she looked outside the window.
Sana decided to check on the three after a while. She is worried that William and Bentley might be getting too playful once again. What happened earlier is already embarrassing enough, and she doesn't want that to happen again.
Slowly, she opened the door, only to see Dahyun rubbing Bentley's back while the latter is sleeping comfortably. His head is leaning on the pale woman's shoulder. Dahyun still hasn't stopped swaying in the thought of the little boy waking up once she stops.
Sana couldn't help but have her heart feeling so full after seeing that. She never thought of Dahyun being that gentle and sweet, considering how cold she seemed to be from the first time they met. "Oh, you're here." The pale one uttered when she turned around, and seeing Sana standing there.
"I just came to check," Sana said before walking towards William to caress his hair and peck on his forehead. "Thank you for putting Ben to sleep. He's having a hard time doing so when he is not getting carried."
Dahyun nodded her head before peeking into Ben's face, "Ah, he's asleep." She smiled before slowly walking towards the sofa to lay him down with his brother.
"Thank you, Miss Kim. Really. I don't know what to say anymore." Sana shyly looked down, causing the other woman to look at her.
And with her pretty eye smile, she answered, "I like the kids too."
Well, that shouldn't mean something else if you won't think about it too much, but Sana did. "You—you like the kids too?" What Dahyun meant by that? Only she can answer.
"What else do you have left to do? Is there still a lot?" The pale woman averted, shifting her gaze somewhere else. "When you get finished, maybe we can get something to eat. The kids may be awake that time too." And a nervous chuckled before she sat down on her chair.
"I want to pay this time—if-if we are going to eat altogether," Sana answered, causing Dahyun to bob her head. Of course, she didn't want the woman to feel like she's getting so much help. She understands how embarrassing that could be.
Dahyun cleared her throat before looking at the papers on her desk, pretending to be busy, "Okay, do that quickly, and come back here when it's finished." She coolly said, quickly making Sana follow.
"Yes, Miss Kim." She answered before making her way out of the door once again. That only is when Dahyun raised her head to follow Sana with her eyes through the glass walls.
Sana never fails to put a smile on her face even though she does nothing. That made her think about what the woman asked her a while ago, "Why am I doing this? Maybe I really have liked you all along." She whispered to herself before heaving a sigh.
"Not really married—married. I mean, we are getting a divorce. I shouldn't be saying this."
That's what Sana told her before. It only means that she is still married. "This can't be. I shouldn't be like this." She closed her eyes in distress.
"Wow, where is this family going?" Momo teased when she and Jihyo bumped into the four. Sana couldn't help but have her cheeks turn red, feeling shy from what she heard.
Dahyun rolled her eyes, saying, "Ha!" sarcastically while holding hands with William. "Get out of our way," She said.
Jihyo had a meaningful smile and stare, mouthing, "Okay," before sipping on her iced coffee. "Take care of your—oh, I mean the family! Bye!" She happily said, watching them walk away.
"Dahyun must like her so much then. She's never good with kids before." Momo uttered, still following the four using her eyes. "The last time I brought my nephew, she didn't even do a simple high five with her. She even ate a lollipop in front of the kid like she's teasing her."
"What a change of heart." Jihyo shook her head before chuckling. "But she's married, has two kids, and I bet she's had enough of relationships."
Momo agreed by nodding her head, "Maybe she would only look at Dahyun's goodness as something for friendship. Poor Dubu." She spoke.
"We're not sure, though. Maybe it can still go the other way around. Our dear friend is irresistible—Sana will fall for her eventually." Jihyo confidently said as they root for Dahyun's happiness.
"I want to sit beside mama!" Bentley said before climbing on a chair beside the pale woman on a round table.
William raised his hand and said, "Me too!" he already can do well by himself. It caused Dahyun to give him a thumbs-up and a high five.
"Wow, you really like Miss Kim, don't you?" Sana asked her two sons before she sat beside William. Dahyun could only hold her smile back. She feels as if they are truly a family—like what Momo said.
Bentley shook his head, pointing to Dahyun while saying, "No, she's Nyunhyun mama!" He proudly said, "She told me her name!"
"It's Dahyun, Bentley." Sana corrected while giggling.
"Yes, I said N-nyun—Nyunhyun," Bentley repeated, only to make William do a facepalm. "I'm right!" He continued.
"Ah, Bentley is correct! My name is Nyunhyun from now on." Dahyun said before exchanging glances and smiles with Sana. "Should I make the order? Or do you want to do it?" She asked the other woman.
"You can do it. I will just pay for it."
Dahyun wore a sheepish smile, squinting her eyes when she spoke, "Okay, I'll choose the expensive ones." She jokingly said, causing Sana to pucker her lips. "Why?" She teased more.
"Don't do that!" Sana whined, making the boys laugh even though they don't understand it much.
Dahyun could only shake her head, "I wasn't aware that I'm with three babies right now." She mumbled, and Sana heard that.
"Am I your baby now?" Sana jokingly asked before leaning forward and acting cutely in front of Dahyun.
The latter fake coughed, looking away to avoid the woman's gaze. Her cheeks were already burning, so she took a deep breath. She needed to fight back, "Yes, why not?" and it was Sana's turn to get speechless.
"I'm the real baby!" Bentley loudly butted in. Thanks to that, the tension was gone and got replaced with laughter.
While in the middle of their meal, Dahyun took a lot of care of Bentley. He makes too much mess trying to eat alone. "It's Sunday tomorrow," She said before wiping the little boy's lips. "What will you do?" And she looked at Sana.
"Ah, I think they will be with their father."
Dahyun furrowed her eyebrows, "How about you? Won't you be with them?" She asked before looking at William and cleaning the sides of his lips.
The boy smiled at her, "Thank you, Mama," wearing his sweetest smile.
"It would be awkward, so I think I might just stay home and pick them up in the afternoon," Sana answered with a bitter smile, and there was something else in her eyes—sadness and pain. Dahyun didn't want to see that, so she had to do something.
She finished her glass of water, and then, "Do you want to come with me tomorrow? Uh, just—if you'd like to. It's okay if—"
"Where? You haven't even told me where we'd go."
Dahyun pressed her lips together in embarrassment, "Ah, I—I bought two cinema tickets online accidentally. I don't have anyone to ask, so, uh, maybe you can, you know." She hates herself for blabbering. "It would be a waste if I throw it away."
Sana was just smiling at her for a short while, "I'd love to, Miss Kim. But I still have to ask permission." She said.
"Huh? To your husband? Or do you have—"
"To my sons." Sana had to cut her off to look at William and Bentley. The two giggled before agreeing with a nod. "Is that okay?"
"Are you going on a date?" William straightforwardly asked in a teasing manner.
Dahyun got startled by the question, "That's not it! How do you know something like that?" She asked, only making the boy laugh.
"He's been watching so many dramas these days. He even acts it out with Bentley—it mostly turns out weird, though." Sana shared before pinching William's cheeks.
"Bentley wants to watch movies, too," Bentley said while pouting his lips. He doesn't enjoy being with his father that much too. Every time they are together, he couldn't play around like usual.
Dahyun felt bad for him, so she said, "The next time we meet, let's all watch a movie together. Okay? But tomorrow, you should enjoy being with your dad." That made the boys smile. At least they know they'd meet again.
Bentley got too happy after hearing that, "Bentley loves Mommy, Bro, and Mama! This big!" Then he spread his arms wide.