Cherry | K.TH

special chapter five

c h e r r y
• 4 years later •

"Nari, don't wake Mommy up." I hear Tae scold Nari as I push my head further into his chest and rise my leg higher, which was on top of his thighs.

"But why," Nari whines, I can already see her pouting face and ready to throw another tantrum. But the good thing is she knows when to not push further.

Tae sighs as I feel his hand caressing my head. "Well, Mommy had a long day at work yesterday and today she finally has time to catch up with her sleep. You don't want Mommy to be tired, right?"

"No," Nari says as she immediately stops whining. "But I'm hungry."

"You could've told me you were hungry, I could've made something for you," Tae chuckles, as he starts to rub my swollen belly.

Ah shit, that felt weirdly good. I really don't want to wake up right now, I'm sorry Nari.

Nari giggles for no absolute reason. "Daddy, I don't like your food. Mommy's way better." Ouch, that was brutally honest and that's what I like about her.

"Nari! You hurt my feelings," Tae says sadly in a playful manner.

That's when I decided to wake up because I knew I wouldn't be able to go back to sleep after hearing that Nari was begging for food. My baby supposed to eat a lot since she loves playing sports, which surprised me when she said she loved playing volleyball. Ever since that day, she'd go with her friends to play volleyball at the park.

I groan, opening my eyes as I see Nari's pouty face that slowly turned into a smiley one. I smile back, reaching to pinch her cute little cheek, and she giggles at that.

"Mommy will be there," I say, running my hand on my face tiredly. "Do you know what you want for lunch?"

She takes a moment to think before shaking her head. She reminds of Tae when he didn't know what to eat and he'd accept literally anything that I made. But I hated when he did that, I wanted clear instructions or else I explode.

"Why don't you take Mommy's cooking books and look into it, hmm?" I suggest, turning my body so my back is laying on the bed.

Nari nods and yells a quick "yes" in the hallway, before hearing her little thumping that does down the stairs, I laugh at how excited she gets when we talk about food and the whole process of making it. She loves cooking with me and absolutely hates it when it is with her Daddy.

I look up to see Tae already staring down at me. He leans down, giving a small peck on my lips and asks, "Did you have a nice nap, baby?"

Humming, I nod slowly before wrapping my arms around his neck. He lowers his body and props himself on one arm. His other free hand lays on my belly, rubbing it gently.

Being pregnant is no joke, even if it was my second time getting pregnant.

"Don't you think it's time to take a leave from your job? You are already four months in, and I think it is time."

Seeing Tae getting worried about me is my favourite thing, and I'll never get tired of it. I love that he gets scared of every single thing and makes sure that I'm alright even if I said I was, he'll triple check before calming down.