Arms of The Angels || Book 2 (HOME )

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Minji woke up after eleven hours of sleep. She took a deep breath, feeling well rested even though her muscles felt a bit off, like heavier somehow. She was alone in her room. The door was open; she could see Hanni from the curtain talking to Ryujin.

She adjusted to a more comfortable position. She was bored. She had been lying around for seven days since she woke up. Ryujin only permitted her to stand up and walk a little. Basically, she did what a baby did. She wanted to do more. Her right thigh didn't hurt as much as it was before. She missed fresh air and the sun's natural radiance. But above that all, she longed to hold the triplets in her arms again.

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Kim. Did you have a good rest?" Ryujin, hand stuffed inside her lab coat, greeted Minji with a smile.

"Yes, I did, Dr. Shin. Thank you," Minji grinned extensively.

"Hi."

"Hey." Hanni's intention was to give her a very quick peck but Minji turned it into a deep, long kiss instead.

"Gross." Ryujin muttered under her breath.

The cardiac surgeon heard that. She chuckled and let her wife go. "Hey, you wear your bangs down."

For a split second, Hanni tensed.

"But it looks good on her. Anyway!" Ryujin clapped her hands, diverted Minji's attention to her.

"How exactly do you feel today?"

"I'm good. Ryu-"

"It's Dr. Shin now, not Ryu. I know when you say that name, it means you're using the best friend card. Well guess what, munchkin? Not going to happen today. I need you to lay low till the wound heals properly." Ryujin walked closer to Minji's side.

"The damage was pretty great, Minji. I know you miss them. But wait a little longer, alright? Because I know you will not hold back when you see them. Your body is not yet ready."

Minji looked away. She clenched her jaw tightly. Ryujin didn't understand her feelings. She didn't have children of her own. Video call was not enough. She needed to see them, she had to hold them. She wouldn't know this strong, urging desire to touch the triplets.

"Min-"

"Just do your doctor's job, Dr. Shin."

Ryujin glanced at Hanni who smiled apologetically at her. The general surgeon proceeded to do the necessary examination on her patient. She then excused herself with Hanni following behind.

"Ryu, I'm sorry. She's desperate a-and..."

"That's totally cool, Han. You don't have to apologize for her behavior. She's an ass. She always acts like that when she doesn't get what she wants. I am immune to her."

"That's not right. After all you've done to her, she could not lash out on you."

"We don't really know what happened inside her head," Ryujin lowered her voice. "Her PTSD maybe comes back, but there are criteria for that, or it could be an acute stress disorder, I don't know. That's not my filed but I'm not taking what happened last night lightly. We'll see how it goes, okay? I hope this is just a one timing thing. In the mean time, if it's needed to be done, I'll consult her to psychiatrist. I'll figure out how to talk to her."

"I want to be there for her, too, Ryu. I don't want to sit around letting you do everything alone. I'm her wife. This is my fight, too."

"Do you really have the heart to show her that bruise?" Ryujin pointed the considerably big injury on her temple.

"Fat chance she's going to bail, saying that classic I don't want to hurt you and all that."

"Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of."