Second Best(2yeon/Najeong version)

Proposal

Nayeon

My heart rate id through the roof and the tears won't stop long enough to see her clearly I never in a million years expected her to propose now I mean we haven't been together that long and while I know that she's the one for me in every way I can't think.

' Jeongyeon" I say and she wipes the tears from my eyes" Are you sure?"

I don't want her to do this out of some sense of obligation because we are having a baby there's not a doubt that I love her and want to be her wife but I know in grief you can do things impulsively I want to marry her when she's sure that this is what she's ready for.

" I have never been more sure of anything I love you Nayeon I love you more than I can ever tell you I want to hold you wipe your tears kiss you console you watch you smile make love to you every day and every night I know I don't have a ring-"

"Yes" I say before she can say another word" Yes I want to be your wife I don't need a ring... I just need you."

Jeongyeon stands and takes me into her arms she kisses me with tears spilling between the two of us she holds my face and looks at her mother who rests peacefully" she said yes Mom."

Jeongyeon's dad enters a few seconds later and walks to the end of the bed " Dad I'd like to tell you that Nayeon and I are getting married and she's having our baby I told Mom as well."

Her father smiles and his lip quivers he looks at his wife and my chest aches you can see how badly he wants to share this moment I extract myself from Jeongyeon's arms and walk to her father he opens his arms and I embrace him.

" I am so happy but so sad at the same time" he murmurs " she would have loved you."

I nod understanding exactly what he means when I held Emma for the first time when we thought Jinyoung was dead I wasn't sure if smiling was okay I remember feeling the utter despair of being without him in that moment but also elation that she was here his happiness is clouded by his agony the thing about grief is it comes in many forms and there's no right or wrong way.

" I am sure I would have loved her as well but her memory will be cherished I promise our child will know the woman she was and how much she would have loved them" I vow this and I will live up to that she was clearly loved and a wonderful woman.

We spend the next few hours int e room talking to her and telling her stories about Jeongyeon and Emma, Chang smiles and laughs when I tell him about Jeongyeon's diaper issues he tells me stories about Jeongyeon as a kid and how she was always into some kind of trouble.

" The worst was when she got into sticking things up her nose" he chuckles and Jeongyeon groans.

" Really?"

" Oh yeah.... anything she could find her mom always wondered when she sneezed what might come out she was always talking my Kristine into doing something too she would get stuck and Jeongyeon would pretend she knew nothing" Chang gets lost in his memories" I remember one time coming home from work and my wife was baking a cake for a neighbor she loved to do things for the other woman on the block she was always helping someone and bringing them food.... anyway she was busy and Jeongyeon and Kristine were supposed to stay in the yard Jeongyeon told Kristine that their mom said it was okay for her to go to their friends house I came home and asked her where Kristine was and she panicked Jeongyeon of course claimed Krissy said she didn't care that she wasn't allowed to go..."

I look at Jeongyeon who for the first time since we arrived has a little life in her eyes she smiles and shakes her head" I think you exaggerate that Dad I was a good kid."

He gives one throaty cough laugh" I think you are mistaken Jeongyeon you were always doing something to get your sister in trouble."

" And she always believed me."