Stuck on You

Bonus Chapter #1

It's already January 1st here, so happy new year!! I wish you a new year filled with happiness and laughter.

Sending you warm winter wishes too

-Aiko

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Tossing and turning around in bed, her eyes were on the wall across them; watching the clock closely. It was almost 2 in the morning, so nothing else could be heard from the bedroom except the sound of the clock ticking and Bin snoring softly and placidly beside her.

Yejin turned around to see her husband for a second as if contemplating if she should really do it, he won't nag at me if he found out about this, right?

Finally, after many deliberations, she surreptitiously get up from bed and slipped from the room to go straight to the kitchen. Her baby bump has gotten bigger, but so far, Yejin could see her feet just fine. And most of her clothes still fit perfectly, thus making the soon-to-be mom can do almost anything like she used to.

She opened the fridge door carefully, and there it was. The chocolate fudge cookies ice cream from Häagen-Dazs she bought around a week ago. Yejin's been waiting to eat that since they went to the ski resort in Yongpyong a few days ago with all of the family. She made up her mind that once they got home, she'll eat those ice cream and no one can stop her.

Well, the cold did stop her, though. Yejin suddenly catch a cold once they got back from the ski resort and it's been only a day since the sniffles were gone. So, eating ice cream wasn't really a good choice for her.

With a spoon already in her left hand, Yejin was biting her own lips and closed the fridge door back. Let's eat something else, what about some cookies? she talked to Tadpole in her belly.

With a jar full of cookies in her hands, she walked to the living room; turning on the TV to distract her mind from the ice cream. Watching a re-run of the latest drama episode that she wasn't been able to watch, Yejin forgot the ice cream for a moment. But it didn't last too long until her eyes shifted to the fridge, back to the TV, and to the fridge again.

Although you're still in my belly, you won't listen to me, don't you? she sighed heavily before walking back towards the kitchen.

The moment she opened the lid, she saw someone across the kitchen island. Jerking the head back with breath that hitch, the spoon slipped out from her hand. 'Hya! Don't sneak up on me like that, you scared the hell out of me!'

'Tsk, says the one who stealthily eats ice cream in the middle of the night right after the sniffle has gone.' Bin walked towards her after turning on more lights in the kitchen. Sitting next to her, he watched his wife carefully, 'Do you want to eat that so bad?'

'It seems like Tadpole inherit my stubbornness. Ottokaji?' Yejin tried her best to do aegyo to her husband; hoping that he will let it slide this time and let her eat the ice cream.

'Andwaeda, there is only one way.' Bin immediately took the ice cream from her hand and scooped it with a spoon before putting it inside his mouth.

Thinking that Bin will eat those ice cream all by himself, leaving her alone, tears started welling up in her eyes and she was on the verge of crying. 'Are you really gonna do this to me? How could you?'

But he didn't say anything for a moment. Bin took another bite before taking a step closer. The next thing she know, his lips were already on hers with tongue dipped between the seam of her lips.

With eyes widening, she suddenly could feel the taste of chocolate fudge in her mouth. Pulling himself, Bin said with a teasing smile, 'Eottae? I think you won't catch a cold after this.'

Suppressing her laugh, Yejin has decided to go along with him, 'I think there is no way I'll catch a cold, even if I finish this whole ice cream. Or should I say we?'

Bin put another spoon of ice cream in his mouth and kissed her once again, this time longer than before; letting those heaven-sent lips of hers linger on his lips.

'Which tasted better? Eating the ice cream directly from the tub like you used to, or...I gave it to you like before?'

Narrowing her eyes as if considering, Yejin shrugged her shoulder, 'Well...it tasted slightly better when you gave it to me.'

'Alright, I need to do it better then.' He nodded as his hand scooped the ice cream from the tub.

Thrusting forward, she could feel his hands cupping her face this time. Thumbs brushed softly around her cheeks, and a small breathless whisper escaped her lips between the kisses.

'Hmmmm, I don't think you're that good.' She shook her head and put her right hand on her forehead as if her husband kept doing something wrong.

Bin let out a burst of throaty laughter when he heard this from Yejin. Scooping the ice cream again and followed with another kiss, Bin asked her again, 'What about that one?'

'Nope. You need to do it better.' Her answers only made him laugh with a beaming face.

Another kiss and all Yejin said was, 'Nope. Again.' But this time she couldn't hide her laugh.

'Again?' Another scoop of ice cream and another kisses with a laugh in between.

That night the kitchen was full of laughter. And it seems like the couple had no intention to stop as they found themselves in each other's orbit.

At last, love feels just like it should.

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-timtamchow