Healing Love

Chapter 15

Few more weeks had passed, Jung Hyuk and Jin Ah are getting closer and closer each day. Every morning Jin Ah will prepare breakfast for him. They will have their breakfast together before they go to college and work, respectively. Jung Hyuk will send Jin Ah to her college before going to the hospital. Then, in the evening, he will pick her up, and they will have dinner at home with ahjumma, or they will just go out to dine. For lunch, Jin Ah will have it with Sung Kyung, and Jung Hyuk will have it in the hospital. But once in a while, when he is not busy, he will have a quick lunch date with Jin Ah.

On weekends they usually will go to the park or beach and sometimes they will just go to the malls for shopping. At a glance, they look like an average expecting couple. No one will know that they sleep in a separate room still.

Jin Ah's pregnancy is entering the sixth month, and on the next check-up, they will get to know the gender of the baby. The baby is still shy on the previous check-up that they can't tell for sure whether it's a boy or a girl. Jin Ah hopes she gets to know in the next check-up to do baby clothes shopping.

On the other hand, Jung Hyuk is getting excited. He already surveyed the baby's crib and other furniture for the nursery. He also enrolled Jin Ah on prenatal classes to prepare her for childbirth since this is her first time. Such courses are essential and will help inexperienced parents.

"Good morning Jin Ah," he said as he entered the dining area. As usual, Jin Ah will be busy in the morning preparing breakfast for them. Ahjumma is allowed to help a little if she's really busy of late, but Jin Ah insisted on cooking herself for breakfast most of the time. Jung Hyuk is getting used to having breakfast at home now, that he feels something is off if he goes to work without it.

"Good morning, oppa. Have a seat. The fish is almost ready," she said and continue grilling the mackerel they bought yesterday.

Jung Hyuk sat at the dining table, and the table is already set. There are rice, seaweed soup, banchan, and the grilled mackerel is on the way. "Wow, it looks delicious. You really spoilt me, Jin Ah. Now I have become a man who needs to take his breakfast."

Jin Ah feeling proud that her husband appreciates her cooking, "Breakfast is the important meal of the day, right? So you need to have hearty meals to have a productive day."

She put the grilled fish on the table and carefully sit down next to him. Her distance to the table is getting bigger day by day, thanks to her growing tummy. 

"Aigoo, my wife has become my personal nutritionist," he ruffled Jin Ah's hair cutely.

They are like best friends now that they do subtle skinship towards each other. Sometimes they do have silly banters, too, but those around them are happy to see the changes in their relationship, especially ahjumma. They are not awkward like before.

"What time is your doctor's check-up today, Jin Ah ya?" ahjumma asked.

She knew Jin Ah will have her monthly check-up today, and as usual, Jung Hyuk will accompany her and go to the hospital slightly late on her check-up day.

"10 am. I hope I will know the gender today," Jin Ah said in hope.

"How months already are you, dear?" Kim Mi Kyung asked again. She also lost count already. It feels like Jin Ah has been living with them for so long.

"I'm sixth months today. Time flies, right ahjumma? When I arrived here, I was only 6 weeks. Now, 6 months. I can't wait to meet my baby," she said as she caressed Sunshine lovingly.

"Everyone is excited too. You, me, Jung Hyuk. It's been a while I did not take care of a baby. The last one is Yoo Jung. Aigoo, this house must be cheerful once the baby is here. I can already imagine the chaos. The cries, the laughter, the excitement. The mess!"