Second Best(2yeon/Najeong version)

Shocking Surprise

Nayeon

Time isn't something I ever thought much about.

It ebbs and slows but it never changes I can't make it stop- no matter how much I want to there's no way to rewind the clock or halt it, In this moment all I want is to make the world stop and go back to when I was happy and ready to tackle the world just two short minutes ago there was no worry about how my day would go, I was going away with the person I love the one healed me but time isn't my friend it slaps me in the face and laughs as I stand here wondering how the hell any of this is happening. I don't want to move forward and I sure as hell don't want to slow it down.

" Jinyoung?"

He stands before me- alive the man who I would have sold my soul to have back again a year ago is here I take a hesitant step forward I am aware of the people around me but my mind can't focus on anything else but him.

" Hi baby" He rasps.

" Oh my God you are alive?" I ask and step closer his dark brown eyes glimmer with hope and happiness.

" I am here" he says and I rush forward my arms wrap around his neck while the tears fall he's alive and here in my arms I hold my lost husband as he rubs my back, my heart races as I fully start to process what's happening Jinyoung holds the back of my head as I sob into his chest" I missed you so much" he murmurs and rocks.

" You are alive" My heart stutters while I struggle to catch my breath I hold him closer and squeeze just to be sure.

He winces and I step back Jinyoung comes forward with a smile and I place my hand in his face he has bruises on the side of his cheek and neck his hair is long but its really him the man I loved for so long and the father of my daughter is home its unbelievable.

" I-I thought....." I choke on the words as my breathing grows shallow" You are..... I don't know what-"

My mind spins as the last year of grief, sadness and devastation crashes around me he was alive and we didn't know, we didn't look or maybe its just a dream?

" Shh" he takes my hand in his" Its okay now I am here we are going to be fine baby I am home."

the words filter through me and my gaze shifts as I notice movement to the right.

Jeongyeon. OH MY GOD.... Jeongyeon.

I look over to the side where she stands with her head bowed my heart thumps out of sync tears well in my eyes as the enormity of this moment comes down around me, Jeongyeon still doesn't look at me the pain lances through me as I beseech with my eyes for her to turn and look at me.

please just see me I beg her but she doesn't lift her eyes.

My feet move toward her but she still doesn't move.

" Jeongyeon please" I plead with tears falling.

Her eyes lift and while her face is stoic her eyes give it away she's hurting.

" Nayeon?" Jinyoung's voice breaks through the small moment I was having with Jeongyeon.

I turn around and try to get a hold of myself Jackson and Mark stand to the side watching the mess unfold there's so much confusion rolling around within me, I don't know what to do where to turn or how any of this is happening I was packing my car to go to Corolla. I was going to spend time with the one I love the one I was building a future with and now my husband is here.

I step back and my body begins to shake this is too much no one can endure this and come out on the other side, I am losing it shock rolls through me like waves on the sand" I can't breath" I say aloud.