"Seol. Baby you do know that when the babies are out, you'll have to sleep in your room. The babies will cry a lot at night and they'll get hungry. So they'll have to sleep in mama and daddy's room for a while." Rae explains to Seol.
Seol has been sleeping in their bed frequently and she doesn't sleeps in her room at all when Jungkook is gone. So Rae keeps reminding her that it won't be possible for her to sleep in their room soon.
"Now sleep, you know when you wake up, daddy will be here!" Rae tells her.
"Really? Yay!" Seol says excitedly.
This time even when he left Seol was sleeping. It was 4 in the morning. He couldn't have woken her up. And when she woke up and found him gone. She cried so much it broke Rae's heart.
And now he's coming back at 4 in the morning. Rae can't even sleep properly in anticipation of his arrival. It hasn't been too long. But she needs him a lot.
Rae pats Seol's back until she falls asleep. She watches her sleeping face longer than the previous day, everyday. Soon she won't have that luxury.
It was just yesterday that Seol was a baby herself. They were amazed by every little thing she did. And she used to stare at her sleeping face secretly while Jungkook used the time to shower and eat.
In just 15 weeks, she would have two infants sucking at her night and day, clinging to her for comfort both at the same time. Seol would be the big kid. She already feels so much bigger.
She set an alarm for 4 o'clock but naturally woke up at 3:30. It felt like as if the babies knew, daddy was coming home and showed their happiness by kicking her actively.
She sat in the balcony, played soft music in the background and gazed at the stars. The babies made their presence felt with lighter blows.
She gets so lost in her thoughts she only comes out of them when the bell rings and Jungkook enters. She runs outside to the living room. Run in the sense of walking as fast as she could.
"Hey, I told you not to wake up baby." Jungkook says in a scolding tone.
"Ssh..." Rae puts a finger on his lips then embraces him. Listens to his heart beat with her ear on his chest. She craved to hear this rhythm.
He caresses her gently. Her hair, her back, her hips. Just tries to make up for the lost time.
"I won't let you leave now." Rae says crying as she held him tightly.
"Not even the mighty powers can make me," Jungkook says holding her closer even tighter.
He leans for a kiss. Rae doesn't let him pull himself away. She kisses his lips to her heart's content. And he just let her. There's no better home than her.
"This time it was so hard. I won't even lie to you about it. I just can't do things alone anymore." Rae says as they walk to their bedroom together.
Jungkook looks at Seol who sleeps peacefully. They have their bed with one end set against the wall. Even though it doesn't look very aesthetically pleasing. It's to make it safer for Seol to sleep on the side so that they can sleep together and not have to keep her in between them all the time.
"This girl just can't do without you, Jungkook. Like when you're around she doesn't give us any trouble at all. I don't know why but when you're gone she throws all her tantrums, has meltdowns and just gets so stubborn about everything. I know that's what kids her age do but it is so difficult for me to handle it all at this stage of pregnancy. I wonder how much harder it's gonna get." Rae keeps talking while Jungkook listens.
