Euphoria

"Sung Min-Ah"

Sung Jin-Woo

The last few months have been absolute pain. Right after our wedding, it was back to work and earning more money. Rin-Cha had to take her maternity leave from hunting as soon as the wedding was over, to prevent any fatal injuries to herself and our child.

We had also had our baby shower about a month ago, where we revealed the gender of our child. Rin-Cha did the honors, and we discovered we were going to have a girl. She was ecstatic with it, and I was overjoyed as well. A lot of people came to that reception as well, and it was nice to have everyone's blessings.

I had been working hard for the past few months, earning double my usual salary. We had decided to move out of our small townhouse and into an actual house outside the city. It was pretty big, and had a lot of space to move around. It was about a five minute drive back into the city, and a fifteen minute walk. But it was better that we were away from all the chaos, now that we would be raising a baby.

I was still insane to think that I would be a father, especially after such a short time. I had dreamed of raising a baby with her for years, and it was finally coming true.

As I opened the door to my house, I noticed all the lights turned off. Granted, it was 11 and night, so I thought that she'd be asleep by now.

I took off my coat and shoes, stretching lightly. I made my way up the stairs to my room, and knocked gently on the door. I received no answer, and opened it carefully. I stepped in, barely even noticing her sleeping figure.

Letting out a happy sigh, I took off my shirt and pants, and crawled into bed with her. Wrapping my body around hers, I got a giggle as a reaction from her. I sighed into her hair and cuddled her gently.

"You're home early," she mumbled, and turned her body to face mine.

"I had to see you again, and especially this one," I brought my mouth to her round stomach, and kissed it.

She was actually due any day now, so I was ready for anything.

I massaged her stomach a bit, showering it with small kisses. She giggled at the sensation and sat up, rubbing her eyes and yawning. I crawled over her, making sure not to push down on her growing bump.

"Hi."

"Hi love," she rescinded, and kissed me on the lips.

I stuck my tongue into her slowly, and she happily took it on her own. She panted as I separated from her softly, and rubbed her forehead. "Headache."

Before I could even react, she stood up, and ran to the washroom. I followed her in a light jog, and realized what was about to happen.

She ran to the toilet, and I held back her hair as she threw up. I rubbed her back in circular motions, helping her get out all the puke from her throat. It was hard to watch her in pain, and she clutched her stomach heavily. She gasped in pain as she finished puking, and squeezed her eyes shut.

I cleaned off her face and gave her some water to wash out the rest of the vomit in her throat.

She took her time as I helped her, but was back to normal in no time. This had happened for three days straight, this being the fourth time. She was reaching her limit with energy, and flopped down on our bed.

"Try to get some sleep, okay sweetheart?"

She groaned and pulled the blanket over herself, as I went back to the washroom to clean. She had accidentally not made it in time completely, and there were a few stains on the floor.

I took some wipes and soap, cleaned it thoroughly, and tossed the paper towels in the garbage in the bathroom. I was finished in no time, only to walk out to her sitting on the bed, her eyes wide.