"Mwuh? You are not in our house? Waeyo?" Jinki asks the person on the other side of the call. "Arasseo. I'll just get the key in the safety box. Enjoy your vacation eomma, appa. Nado saranghamnida. Jaljayo."
I check on the front mirror for his reaction.
"Appa and eomma went to visit a chingu. They decided to stay there for one day. They said it is okay to stay in the house." He explains while glancing to me on the front mirror.
"Arasseo... By the way... How come you are able to come out from the dorm?" I frown heavily while asking.
I see him shrugging his shoulders while smirking. "I actually did not get inside the dorm. Besides, fans arrive after the other members get in. That is why I am able to get the car."
"I see." I look outside the window. "Jinki..."
"Ne?"
"What if... One day, you'll realize that you want to get out in this marriage, will you please don't tell it to me before you give the papers?" I sigh after saying it. I half shout when the car suddenly stops. "Ya! Lee Jinki!"
He turns his head on me. "I believe in the sanctity of marriage Eun Jae. We've just got married, but you are thinking about it now? What got in you?"
I suddenly feel afraid when I see his mad face. "I just... Hmm, you know... Just in case you want to marry your girlfriend. I don't want to stop you from being happy Jinki."
"Baby Tae Woo is listening Eun Jae... Stop talking nonsense things." Jinki said while turning back the engine.
He becomes silent along the way. I did not dare to speak when I see him so serious in driving.
I sigh when Jinki gets out from the car immediately. I can feel his coldness towards me. I follow him silently when he gets inside the house.
I see him walking directly inside his room. I decided to cook for our supper. After a short while, Jinki gets out. He helps me without saying a word.
"Jinki-ya..." I call his attention when I can't bear his silence.
He looks at me.
"Mianhe about what I said earlier." I shyly said it to him while not looking at him.
I hear him sighing. He walks towards me. "Let's not talk about it okay? I'm sorry for my behavior earlier too." I am dumbfounded when he smiles at me.
I nod at him. "A—Arasseo. Let's—Let's continue cooking." I scold myself for stammering.
"Ne."
I stop Jinki when he is about to fry the chicken.
"I'll do it." I suggest.
He shakes his head. "Let me do it."
I get the clip from him. "No. You'll be scolded if you'll get blisters out of that hot oil."
"Aniyo." He tries to steal the clip from me.
"Hajima Jinki-ya. Hajima." I hide the clip from him.
I shout when I see fire on the pan's surface. The oil is overheating which creates a fire on it. I get rattle.
"Jinki, what are you doing?" I stop him when I see him getting near the pan.
"This is the right thing to do. I saw Kibeom doing this one time." He puts the wet towel on the pan. He pulls me towards him when the fire burst. We release a deep sigh when finally it's gone.
"Ahmm..." I escape from Jinki's hug when I realize that we are holding each other as if protecting one another.
"Gwenchana?" Jinki asks after he realizes the same thing.
I nod. "I'll—I'll cook, arasseo? And that is final." I pout.
"Arasseo. Arasseo." He grins while raising both his hands.
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I sit while Jinki is washing the dishes. He does not want me to help him.
"I'm done." He sits beside me. "Looks like he is already sleeping."
I glance at him. "Not really. Look, he is opening and closing his eyes again."
He gets nearer me. He places his one arm at the back of my head while his hand is touching Tae Woo's face. He hums a song. I freeze when I realize that he is humming our theme song.
I regret when I look at him. His face is just so near to my face. He stops in humming and stares on my face.
"Eun Jae..."
"Ne..."
I don't know what happened, but it seems like both of us are under hypnosis. We just stare to each other's eyes. It's already late when I realize that the space between us is getting smaller. We end up kissing each others lips.
We stop when we hear Tae Woo's small sobs. Jinki and I look surprised for what just happened.
"Erghh... I'll—I'll just let him go back to sleep. Ahmm—Ahmm... We—We'll stay in the room." I bite my lower lip as I turn around and walk towards his room.
I scold myself for acting dumb earlier. I try to calm my wild heart when the kiss keeps on rewinding in my mind. I jerk when the door opens.
"He's asleep already?"
I did not bother to look at him when I nod.
"Why are you not sleeping yet?" He asks me.
I half smile at him to hide my obvious shyness towards him. "I am going to sleep now. I just properly place him on the bed."
"Kurae. Goodnight then."
"G—Goodnight too Jinki." I lie down on the bed. I notice that he does the same thing.
We stare to each others eyes when he turns on the side where I am lying.
I try to hide my blush when I remember our kiss earlier.
"Eun Jae."
"Hmmm?"
He reaches for my hand and intertwines it with his. "Let's be a good parents to uri Tae Woo neh? Let's live like what a real family should do."
I am a bit teary eyes. I wonder what makes him suddenly be this good. "Is this true? Am I really hearing you saying that?"
"Of course yes. I know I sound weird now, but I want to set things right. Earlier, when we are on our way here, when you talked about separation, I realize I can't do that. I don't want to lose my family."
I smile at him genuinely. "Arasseo. Let's make things work out for our family especially for baby Tae Woo."
"Gomawo Eun Jae..."
"Welcome."
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I wake up with a bright smile. I look on the other side and find him still sleeping. I did not bother to wake him up. I look at Tae Woo and Jinki with satisfaction in my eyes. I decided to steal a photo of them. I stand up and go out to cook for our breakfast after the quick secret fun shoot.
"'Morning."
I literally jump when I can feel Jinki's hug on my waist. He's hugging me with his one arm while his other arm is holding the fully awake Tae Woo.
"'Morning too. Why are you guys awake already? I haven't finished cooking our breakfast."
I see him shrugging his shoulders. "Tae Woo was sobbing earlier. I think he is missing his mommy since he stops sobbing when I told him that let's go to your mommy."
"Jinjja?" I smile at Tae Woo. "'Morning too little angel." I give him a smack on his cheek. I frown when I see Jinki pouting.
"What about me? No morning kiss?"
I puff an air and turn around to hide my blush. I wonder if it is part of what we agreed yesterday night.
"Tae Woo... Seems like your mommy is having you as her bias instead of me. How can she only give you a morning kiss while forgetting me?" I hear his ranting from my back.
When I place the cooked dishes on the table, I walk towards them. I give him a smack on his cheeks.
"Stop pouting." I said while trying to suppress a smile.
He beams a wide smile. "Okay."
We act normally, as if nothing really happened between us in the past. Maybe because we are staying alone as a family in their house.
"Jinki... Don't you have a schedule today?" I ask while washing the dishes. He is feeding Tae Woo.
"There is, but later."
"Ahh... Arasseo."
"Wae? Do you plan to go somewhere?"
"Aniyo. I was just worried that you might have forgotten that you have a schedule for the next hours."
"Ahh... I see. You wanna go home in the dorm?"
I look at him since I am done washing. "It's up to you."
"Na, let us just stay here for a while."
"Okay." I sit beside him. "Ya... You're overfeeding him."
"Jinjja?"
I pout while looking at him. "Can't you see? He is spilling the milk already."
"I thought he is just playing his milk." Jinki stops from letting Tae Woo drink.
I get Tae Woo. The more I pout when I smell something bad. "He pooped."
Jinki only blinks his eyes. "I did not know."
I hiss. "Aigoo, arasseo. Arasseo. I'll change it." I hear him laughing when I stand and walk towards the room.
"I'll change him Eun Jae. I'll do it properly this time around." Jinki follows.
"You'll do? Okay."
I watch him seriously changing Tae Woo's diaper. He looks so cute while his eyebrows are knit together. I get my phone and take a picture of them.
"Ya, what is that for?" He asks me when he notices it.
"Daddy's first perfect changing of diaper."
"Bwoya? Ya... This is my second."
"Aniyo. Your first was a mess." I quickly get the used diaper and throw it away.
"Aishh... Wise enough." He comments. He carries Tae Woo and raises him up and down.
We are surprised to hear and see Tae Woo laughing loudly. "He likes it."
"Of course he will. He likes his father a lot." Jinki said it proudly.
"Aniyo. He likes his mother a lot."
"Ani. His father."
I glare at him. "His mother." I try to get Tae Woo from him, but Jinki runs away. In the end, we are chasing each other while Tae Woo keeps on giggling.