Healing Love

Chapter 22

(Jin Ah POV)

When I open my eyes, all I can see is the white ceiling of the hospital room. My vision is still not very clear, and I am still groggy. I feel someone is holding on to my hand, and when I turn to the side, I saw Jung Hyuk oppa is sleeping while sitting on the chair with his head lying on the mattress. He must be tired. I caress the top of his head gently not to wake him. I look at the clock on the wall, and it's already 2 in the evening. The anaesthesia effect starts to wear off, and I can feel the pain in my lower abdomen. I tried to sit up when suddenly I felt a sharp pain at the incision, and I accidentally squealed in pain. My cries wake Jung Hyuk oppa from his sleep.

"Why what happens?" he asked worriedly.

"I wanted to sit down, but I feel a sharp pain here," I showed him the area where I felt the pain, and I believe that's where the incision area is.

"You just had the surgery a few hours ago. It's still too early to sit up. Just lie down. It will heal in a day or two," he said as he keeps caress the top of my hand.

"Can I see our baby? I want to see him."

"Let me check with the nursery and ask them to bring him. Here drink some water, first," he brings a glass of water and put the straw in my mouth so I can sip it. Then, after making sure I hydrate myself, he picks up the phone and intercom the nurse station and asks to bring my baby from the nursery.

"Oppa, have you check on our baby while I was sleeping? Is he okay? Is everything fine with him? What is the paediatrician says?" I asked him all of the questions that were in my head all at once.

He just smiles at me and gently holds my hand. "You really sounds like a mom now. My mom always bombarded the doctor with tons of questions if one of us got sick. One question at a time Jin Ah."

"I need to know. Please tell me what did the doctor said," I started to sound worried.

"Your baby is fine. He is healthy, and his senses are working well. He has no other problem. His heart is beating well, he can hear well, he responded to touches and have a strong grip. We will know about the blood test in few days. Other than that, your boy is as strong as his mother," he smiles proudly as he told me about my baby's condition.

I sigh in relief hearing that. However, since my son is diagnosed with Down syndrome, I am afraid that he will have any other birth defect or health problems.

"Thank God. By the way, why did you always refer to him only as my son? You don't want to admit him yours since he is not normal?" I feel like cutting my tongue the moment I said that. I know I shouldn't have said it, but I am kind of disturb when he keeps calling the baby my son and not ours.

But Jung Hyuk Oppa takes it very calmly. Because he is a doctor, I think he knew I am emotional right now as I just went through childbirth. "Of course not, you know how much I cared for him when I knew he existed. I love him like my own. I refer to him as your son to tell you how special you are for giving birth to a special baby like him. No other hidden meaning. I'm sorry if I make you feel otherwise. I am proud of you for giving birth to our boy. You had fought hard for him," he wiped the corner of my eyes that is already wet by the tears. He caresses the top of my head as he said those words to assure me that he always thought the baby is his. How could I say that when all this while he has been taking care of me sincerely.

I reached for his face and caress it softly. He looks tired, but he never loses his warm smile. "I'm sorry for misunderstanding you. Thank you, oppa, for everything. If you haven't saved me, I might not be here today. And if you hadn't stopped me from doing an abortion, this day would never come. I might never have been able to see our son. You are my saviour. Our saviour. And... thank you again for accepting him as yours," just the thought of what he had done for me brings me to tears.