Arms of The Angels || Book 2 (HOME )

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"What about Aorta, Artery and Arteriol?"

Hanni turned to Minji with the biggest shock eyes she had ever had.

"You name our babies after--" She was speechless

"Aorta, the biggest vessel, for our first baby, Artery for the second and Arteriol for the third. What's wrong with those names?"

"You. Name. Our. Babies. After. Vessel." Hanni emphasized each word.

"I imagine them as brave, strong, tough men. I don't see anything wrong with that."

"It's still a vessel."

Minji shook her head. "You don't know the meaning of it. Imagine if there's no Aorta, Artery and Arteriol. Where would your blood circulate?"

"Vessels, Minji."

"Would you rather name them thyroid and parathyroid?" Minji frowned at her wife.

"What?!"

"Any idea then?"

"Arthur? Armand? Andrew?"

"It's too mainstream," Minji waved her hand.

"If Aorta, Artery and Arteriol are not vessel, would it be okay with you?"

"I can't think they're not vessels." Hanni folded her arms.

"Besides, what if our babies are all girls? Those names don't suit girls."

"Well... Vein, Venous and Venule?" Minji suggested making Hanni groan.

"Minji, you do know how important babies' names are, right?"

Minji stood up on the other side of the table facing Hanni. "I didn't come up with it out of nothing, Baby."

Hanni increased her brows, curious.

"Explain away, then.”

"I am the heart. Not a beating heart, just a heart, okay?" Hanni nodded even though she wasn't sure where Minji would go from here.

"Without blood, I am as good as a dead organ with no function, no purpose, nothing. My families, my friends, my job, the material that I have are the blood. And you- you are the haemoglobin. You give the colour to my blood, you make it possible for oxygen to be transported to all cells in my body. Now, I have a heart and blood but they have no use if I don't have the way to carry the blood away from the heart, right? Thus, I need vessels. Aorta, Artery, Arteriol, Venous, Vein, they are the roads that I need. My cell is not going to die because they distribute the blood. They get the job done." Minji smiled constantly.

"And I'm a whole human being. I'm alive. I have everything that I need to keep me holding on."

Hanni reached out to Minji with that gorgeous gummy smile. Minji obeyed her wish instantly. When Minji settled on the couch, she was immediately welcomed by Hanni's kiss.

"I like your philosophy." She leaned in again, placing a quick peck on Minji's lips.

"it's actually nice when you put it that way.
Although those are not the names I could ever imagine, but... I think I love it." She stared at Minji adoringly.

"You're smart."

"Well, my grades and achievements do say so." Minji shrugged as she smirked smugly, earning a light slap on her thigh.

"Cocky!" Hanni shook her head while giggling. Hanni bit her lower lip.

"But I gotta admit, it's a total turn on." She whispered huskily, her lips barely touched Minji's.