Thin Line Between You & Me

Chapter nineteen: You're my shining star

Minji

"Babe! Did you take your vitamins?" I asked as I walked in to the living room where Hanni sat with a very big baby bump making it difficult for her to move around a lot. "Minji, I'm no longer in high risk, don't worry too much. It's not good for you." Hanni said as she looked at me and gestured me to sit next to her, but I didn't want to sit there. So I kneeled down before her and laid my head on her thigh, letting her play with my hair as I took a couple of seconds to respond. Enjoying her touch a little too much.

Her touch was always so soft and careful, as if she was scared to break me. But she never could, not even my father's own hands broke me, how could her angelic touch break me?

"I know, but I don't want anything to happen to you or our little Hannah and Mindy." I said and she let out a sigh. "You're still at risk since they're twins." I said as I lifted my head up and looked at her with soft eyes, hoping for her to understand me, in which she did. "I know, but let's be positive okay, I'm already seven months in. Just two more months and they'll be born in to this world." She said and I couldn't help but smile at that. Just imagining my little girls in my arms. I can't even wait to hold them, I want time to go by faster so that I could finally feel my babies.

"But it's going to be a long labor for you, it'll probably be the most painful thing." I said and Hanni looked at me and cupped my cheeks gently. "I need you to understand that this is the only pain I would willingly go through for you. I want to carry and birth your babies, Minji." She said, looking directly in to my eyes. Letting me know how serious she was being about this. But can you truly question me being worried about her? She has such a tiny frame and she's going to birth twins. Twins! I know it's not me who's going my to have my legs spread and pushing but I know it's going to hurt more than hell and I don't want that for her.

"You have to not worry so much, Minji. It's life." She said and I looked down at her belly, I reached out and caressed her exposed skin with the pads of my fingers, and they kicked as if reacting to my touch and I couldn't help but smile. "Don't kick too much, you're going to hurt your mommy." I said and the kicking toned down and I looked up at Hanni who let her eyes flutter close for a second, clearly tired. "You should really rest." I said and she gave me a nod, completely giving up on fighting back. And it hurts to see her like this, she's hurting in a way I can't do anything to help and it's consuming me alive.

I stood up and grabbed Hanni's hands, aiding her to stand up. In which she winced. The back pain was probably the worst thing about this all. She gave me a small smile as I helped her walk back to our room. Hanni talking about the most random things as we walked to our room. All I could do was listen, as my favorite yapper talked about the things she loved about the whole pregnancy. In hopes of easing me a bit, but nothing could ever make me stop worrying about her well being. Inc ewe reached our room, I helped her lay down on the bed, my eyes landing on her belly. Caressing the soft skin once more. Hanni smiled and grabbed my hand, making me sit on the edge of the bed.

If you were wondering what my family thought of all this. My mother was delighted to have another set of grandchildren, but my father on the other hand. Completely cut all ties with me once he found out I was building a family. At times, I just wished for him to open his heart the slightest bit and realize that a family can be more important than the money and the success. That's what I've learned so far with Hanni. I'm still learning along the way, but I'm so much better now. And it's clear with how eager I am to have this family already. It's all I want right now, besides marrying Hanni.

And her family...well...they don't like me. It was to expect if I were honest. They've seen me all over the news before. They don't trust me one bit, and I understood completely. But I also wished they could see that I'm not that person they saw in the news. I'm the Minji that loves Hanni and that has changed for her. But nothing will ever change their minds and that's okay. I don't need their approval anyway to be with her. Hanni is carrying my little girls and that's enough for me to fight against them and let me stay with Hanni. They can't take her away from me, I would never allow it.