Parental Discretion Advised

Two If By Sea

Kikah's POV:

I can't believe that I slept the entire day, but I did. It wasn't until Kyungsoon had come in to bring me dinner, did I even crack open an eye. I wasn't really in the mood to eat but the soup she made had my stomach instantly growling. It smelled delicious and before I knew it I had eaten 4 bowls.

I guess I was hungrier than I had thought.

She also made me drink some ginger tea. She said it would help settle my stomach, from the impending ache, it was bound to get after eating so much soup.

Gingerly, I took the cup from her and drank its contents. Once I was done, she quietly took the cup and began to head for the door.

"Get some rest Kikah." She urged softly. "In the morning papa and I are going to take Aurora out on your boat. If you're feeling better than you should come with us."

I nodded my head. Maybe that was what I needed to clear my head a bit. There was nothing like the fresh waters of the Incheon harbor to help put things back into perspective and relieve my stress.

Sighing, I closed my eyes and fell back into dreamland.

An alarm, that I don't remember setting, began to buzz; waking me from my peaceful slumber.

Slowly, I pulled myself out of bed and headed to the shower to get ready for the day.

I'm guessing that Taemin's mother must have set the alarm so that I wouldn't over sleep and miss going out on the boat.

After showering and throwing on some cute yet comfy clothing, I headed downstairs to the kitchen.

I felt refreshed already, maybe all I needed was rest and time to recharge after everything. I could hear pots and pans clicking as the smell of bacon wafted through the air. Kyungsoon and RoRo were making breakfast. I watched as my baby stood on a step stool, wearing a bright yellow apron and rhythmically mixing pancake batter. While her grandma flipped over the bacon and checked on the steamed eggs.

"Mommy!" Beamed Aurora. "You fweeling better." I nodded with a smile of my own. My baby hadn't even phrased it like a question. It was more of an observation. I washed my hands, prepared to help them finish cooking but Kyungsoon told me there was nothing else that needed to be done.

So instead, I busied myself with setting out juice and various condiments. In no time at all, breakfast was served and we all stuffed our faces. Everything was delicious, but soon it was time to pack up and head out to the boat for a day on the harbor.

It started off normal. We raised the anchor, started the motor, and pulled out of the port and into the harbor. It was peaceful being out there on the water. I watched as Taemin's dad put a lifejacket on Aurora, just to be safe. As his mom brought out the fishing poles and bate.

We sailed for a little while before finding the right fishing spot, then cut the motor. I took a seat near the edge of the railing and began to prep my fishing pole.

Everyone else had already cast theirs into the water, even RoRo. Well, with the help of her grandpa of course. That made me smile and stop to take some pictures, so that I can send them to Taemin. He'd only been gone a day and I missed him.

I never would have thought how my life would've changed, yet again, the moment that I had stepped off that plane so many months ago. It almost felt like a dream. I had been so scared to come back. So afraid to run into Taemin back then. Yet now, I'm afraid to be without him and I hope and pray that I'll never have to.