Three years later..
"Catch me if you can!" Hyo Yeon shouted as she ran up the stairs. Yeon Jun chased after her and the both of them disappeared into the room at the end of the hallway.
"Be careful!" Jihyo shouted from the first storey. "The kids are always running around. Shouldn't we cover the floor with more padded mats?" She turned to look at Gary who was carrying a large box, with the word 'fragile' written on it into the living room.
"I guess we have to." He said as he settled the box on the floor, and went back to his car to retrieve the last box.
They had just moved into their new apartment at Jeju Island. It was a two storey house, with four bedrooms. The house was exactly what they had always wanted; it was love at first sight for them. A place right next to the sea, and a small backyard for the kids to run around and to grow some greeneries. But it wasn't easy for them to make the decision to leave Seoul - the busy city area where their friends, and families are at.
It took them a year and a few months to turn their dream into reality. It also helped that the twins have yet to start preschool, which made it easier for them to move out.
Jihyo slid the sharp edge of the scissors across the middle of the scotch tape that was securing the box, and flipped opened the flaps of the box. She took out the picture frames and looked around her, unsure of where to place them. Eventually, she set them on the side table, and decided to think about it later.
"Hyo Yeon, Yeon Jun, come down to take your toys." Gary said as he placed the last small box on the table. Their little feets made some thumping sound against the wooden floor as they made their way down the stairs, excited.
"Hands," he said. The kids extended their arms and looked at their dad. He gave Yeon Jun the toy cars, and then took out another toy doll from the box and placed it into Hyo Yeon's hands.
"Play in the living room. Omma needs to clean the bedrooms." Jihyo said to them.
"Ne~" Hyo Yeon held her little brother's hand and pulled him along with her to the area lined with the padded mats. They plopped down on the mat and started playing with their toys.
Gary unpacked the items in the boxes while Jihyo went upstairs to tidy the rooms. By the time they were done, the kids were no longer playing on the mat but soundly asleep on the sofa, with their hands loosely gripping onto their toys.
Gary gave Jihyo a nudge and gestured towards their children. A smile tugged at her lips when she saw that sight. They look like angels when they sleep. They went over and carried them. Hyo Yeon in Jihyo's, and Yeon Jun in Gary's arms.
They quietly made their way upstairs into the kids' new bedroom. The room was painted blue with white stripes, and two single beds occupied each side of the room. They tucked the kids into their beds, and quietly left the room.
"Let's go for a stroll," Gary stretched his arms as he said.
"Now?" Jihyo frowned. "The kids are sleeping."
"That's why we should take this opportunity and spend time together. We haven't had a proper date in three years." He held her hand and swung it back and forth.
"No," she slipped her hand out of his grip and said, "we have more unpacking to do." She smiled, giving him a pat on his shoulder before making her way down the stairs.
