Chapter 12: An Expanding Family – Part I

Disclaimer: I don't own these BOF characters, other than the new ones.

The main characters and F4 children:

So Yi Jeong and Chu Ga Eul's children: So Dae-Hyun, So Jae Hwa, So Dae-Jung, So Dae-Hwan, So Jae Eun and So Jae Ji. Deceased/Miscarried: So Dae-Ho.

Endearment: Dae-Hyun – Baby (until 7 years old), Jae Hwa – Darling, Dae-Jung – Baby (until Middle School), Dae-Hwan – Hwannie/Sweetheart, Jae Eun – Eunnie/Sweetheart, Jae Ji – Precious, Dae-Ho - Precious.

Song Woo Bin and Ha Jae Kyung's children: Song Eun-Kyung and Song Won-Bin.

Gu Jun Pyo and Geum Jan Di's children: Gu Jung-Hee, Gu Jung-Hwa and Gu Jee Ha.

Yoon Ji Hoo and Yoong Ha Eun's son: Yoon Joo-Won

Published: June 4, 2018

"What is this?"

Yi Jeong took the square envelope from Dae-Hyun. He looked at his wife, obviously puzzled by it. Ga Eul had one too, handed by Eun-Kyung.

Dae-Hyun and Eun-Kyung came by for dinner with the family. They had their own luxurious apartment in an upscale area of Seoul. It was a wedding gift from Eun-Kyung's grandparents Ha. They moved there about a month ago, two months after their wedding. The other So members were also present and were equally curious.

Dae-Hyun and Eun-Kyung held hands while smiling at the elders.

"Open them, Appa, Omma." Eun-Kyung's smile became wider, anxious yet eager to see their reactions.

Yi Jeong and Ga Eul carefully opened the envelopes and peeked into them. Ga Eul's eyebrows raised and a smile slowly formed while Yi Jeong frowned. They then pulled out a piece of printed paper. Yi Jeong's mouth fell opened as his wife's eyes widened in excitement.

"Dae-Hyun, Eun-Kyung?" Yi Jeong wanted confirmation and Ga Eul was ready to jump out of her seat. Eun Jae had taken the piece of paper from Yi Jeong's hand while Dae-Hwan took the paper that Ga Eul had passed to him.

Both of the young man and his wife nodded vigorously.

"Congratulations you two. Omma's going to be a halmoni." Ga Eul had gotten up from her seat and hugged her beautiful daughter-in-law and the So members cried out loud and happy. Dae-Jung and Dae-Hwan then hugged and congratulated their eldest brother, while the So girls went for a big group hug enveloping Ga Eul and Eun-Kyung.

"Appa?" called Dae-Hyun.

Yi Jeong was stunned and just looked at his eldest son.

"Appa?"

"Honey?"

"Appa?" Jae Ji approached him and cupped his cheeks. She then looked into his eyes while wiggling her eyebrows and smiled.

"Harabeoji," she said.

"Appa am going to be harabeoji?"

The girl nodded and so did the others.

"Appa am going to be harabeoji?"

"Yes, Appa," answered his firstborn.

"Are you not happy, Honey?"

He looked at his wife. She was beaming with happiness.

"I'm going to be harabeoji. But I'm still young. I can't be harabeoji yet. I still want to be Appa."

All the So members burst into laughter and Jae Ji then kissed her father's cheek. "Appa are going to be a fun harabeoji."

"Jagiya, I'm going to be harabeoji. This fast?"

Ga Eul laughed and went closer to her husband. Jae Ji then stepped away and sat next to him on his other side.

"Yes, Honey. Aren't you happy?"

"But I'm still young, Jagiya."

"Appa, Appa are not young. Appa are old," teased Jae Hwa and Yi Jeong pouted, earning chuckles and laughs from the So members.

"Then you are going to be a young harabeoji."

"Do I have to?" He was still pouting.

"Yes, Honey. The faster the better. We won't be too old to play with our grandchild."

Dae-Hyun cleared his throat. "Appa, Omma, everybody. Grandchildren. We're having a twin."

Once again the living room excited and happy cries roared from the So children and Ga Eul while Yi Jeong became speechless, again. Did they miss that from the ultrasound pictures?

"Congratulations, Hyung, Eunnie." Dae-Jung and Dae-Hwan high-fived with each other.

"Way to go, Oppa, Unnie," said Jae Hwa.

"Yes, we're going to have lots of fun with them. Omma, can we stay at Oppa's place to babysit them?" stated Jae Eun and Jae Ji nodded in agreement.

Ga Eul put an arm around Yi Jeong. She knew that her husband was just shocked to hear the news and he was actually as equally happy to be a grandfather.

"You need to ask Oppa and Unnie."

"Sure you can, Eunnie, Precious," and the youngest girls clapped jovially.

After a while, Yi Jeong stood up and hugged the father-to-be. "Congratulations, son. I'm so proud of you."

"Thanks, Appa."

He then hugged Eun-Kyung. "Congratulations, Sweetheart. Now you need to take extra care of yourself, alright? Carrying twin is not easy."

"Thank you, Appa. Yes, I will."

"Have you told your family?"

"Yes, Appa, yesterday. We hope Appa and Omma are not upset that we didn't tell all of you together."

"That's alright, Sweetheart," said Ga Eul. She knew how much Jae Kyung wanted a grandchild and now Jae Kyung was getting two.

Yi Jeong went back to sit next to Ga Eul and took the picture from the table. He stared at it with a wide grin while the children, especially the girls asked the expecting parents lots of questions.

Yi Jeong then looked at his wife.

"Wow. We're going to be grandparents, Jagiya."

She nodded and laid her head against his shoulder. "Yes, Honey. It's been a long time since the sound of a baby filled the house. I kind of miss it and the 'chaos' that comes with it."

"Jagiya?"

She just smiled at him.

"So, Dae-Hyun, Eun-Kyung. How far along are you?"

Eun-Kyung instantly blushed and Dae-Hyun had that proud expression.

"Two months," answered the father-to-be.

"Hyung, meaning…" it was Dae-Jung. He was always quick with the calculation.

"Yes."

"Way to go, Oppa, Eunnie."

"Darling…" Eun-Kyung's cheeks became redder.

"Darling," 'warned' Omma.

"What? It's true, Omma," Jae Hwa pouted, pretending to be upset for getting 'warned'.

Yi Jeong leaned forward to ruffle his first daughter's hair. She was always the dramatic one.

"Owww, Appa. My hair."

The family continued to chat away. It was a great happy news to them. Their already big family was expanding.

"Hi."

"Hi."

Ga Eul climbed on the bed and kissed her husband who was typing away on his laptop.

"No laptop on the bed, Honey. Your own rule, remember?"

He grinned sheepishly. "Just a little more. Gi Tae sent me this proposal for tomorrow's meeting."

"Well, finish it quick. It's bedtime."

"In a minute."

Ga Eul laid next to him and placed one arm around his waist. One minute after, she tickled the side of it.

"Jagiya, I'm working."

"You said a minute." She continued to tickle.

"Jagiya. I'm ticklish."

"I know."

He faked her a frown. She was such a tease but he loved it. Not going to win this, he saved the document and closed the laptop. After placing it on the bedside table, he turned to his wife who had a big smile.

"You don't fight fair." He laid next to her, adjusting the duvet.

"It's your rule and you did say a minute."

"Why you." He pinched her nose and cheek.

"Jagiya?"

She snuggled against him comfortably. "Yes, Honey."

"Our son is going to be a father. It's only two months ago that we got a daughter-in-law. I thought that they were going to enjoy their time together first for at least a year. They are still very young and now they are expecting a twin."

"Oh, is that what you think? Yes, I was surprised too but I think they both are going to be great and amazing parents. You know how loving they are towards their brothers and sisters. Don't worry. We are all here to help and assist them with the babies and don't forget. Jae-Kyung Unnie and Woo Bin Sunbae are going to make sure Eun-Kyung is going to get the best care throughout her pregnancy and afterward. The babies are going to be spoiled by their grandparents."

Laughing, "Yes, I can imagine that with Jae Kyung and Woo Bin." He then kissed the top of her head, enjoying the sweet smell of her silky hair.

"So, shall we start practicing calling ourselves Harabeoji and Halmoni?"

"Nooo…. Not this early, please, Jagiya. I'm still young."

Ga Eul laughed at her husband's immediate answer and kissed his chest.

"It's late. Let's go to sleep. Precious' appointment is at 9 tomorrow."

"Tell me how it goes, alright?"

She nodded and kissed him goodnight. However, he deepened the kiss and one thing led to another, taking them to that familiar pleasurable gratifying world.

"Appa, Omma is sick." Jae Ji did not waste any second longer when she greeted Yi Jeong at the main door.

"What? Sick? Since when? Where is Omma?" His heart pounded heavily. Why didn't she inform him?

"Since this morning at the hospital. Omma is in Appa's and Omma's bedroom."

He quickly held his youngest daughter's hand and led her to the said bedroom.

"Jagiya."

She was on the bed. An empty glass of water and a small pill container were on the bedside table.

"Oh, Honey. Hi. Did you just arrive?" She slowly sat up and leaned against the headboard. She looked pale.

He sat on the edge of the bed, next to her while Jae Ji went to her other side.

"Precious said you're sick since this morning. Why didn't you tell me?" He gently caressed her soft cheek. She was a little warmer.

"It's not that bad. I felt nauseous since I woke up and threw up at the hospital while the doctor was examining Precious. Just a headache. There's nothing to worry about."

"But Appa, Omma threw up again when we came home. Many times."

"Jagiya?"

Ga Eul smiled at her youngest daughter. Children simply are honest beings.

"I've taken the medication. I'll be fine. Don't worry, Honey."

"Of course I'm worried about you, Jagiya."

"Appa, Omma hasn't eaten anything since we came back."

"Omma am not hungry, Precious." Truth was, she could not stand the smell of food even if they were her favorites.

"Jagiya, you should eat something. Precious, please ask Halmoni for some crackers or porridge and some water for Omma."

"OK, Appa. Be right back." Jae Ji hugged and kissed Omma before exiting the room.

"Jagiya, you should have informed me earlier."

"I'll be OK soon. I promise. I just need to rest."

"How did the appointment go?"

"Good, I guess. The doctor said that Precious' lung function test result is better than last time but still want us to be alert. But they still haven't found the reason for her random and frequent asthma attacks."

"Oh. Do you think we should consult another doctor? Or should we go check out the doctors overseas?"

"I don't know, Honey. Maybe we should discuss this with the doctor and also Ji Hoo Sunbae?"

"OK. Ga Eul-yang, I'm worried about you too."

She leaned forward and planted a soft kiss on his lips. "I'll be fine, Yi Jeong Sunbae."

"Jagiya?"

Yi Jeong had awakened up to Ga Eul's vomiting sound in the bathroom. He quickly jumped off the bed and rushed to his wife. She was on the floor next to the toilet bowl.

"Jagiya!" He wanted to help her up but she held up her hand and gestured that she wanted to throw up again. He then helped rubbed her back and held her hair away from her face.

"Jagiya, let's get you to bed," after she had washed her hands and rinsed her mouth. "You're having a fever."

"I feel so weak, Honey."

Yi Jeong pulled up the duvet over her lower half of the body. "I'll get you some water."

"Thank you, Honey."

Yi Jeong then came back with a glass of warm water.

"Thank you. Honey, why aren't you ready for work?"

"I'm not going in today. Not when you are like this. We'll go to the hospital after breakfast."

"But…"

"No but, Mrs. So."

"The children…"

"They will be fine."

"OK, Honey."

"I can't be." Ga Eul kept shaking her head.

Yi Jeong, on the other hand, was dumbfounded.

"I thought… I thought… but I'm already…"

"It's possible, Mrs. So. There have been quite a lot of similar cases."

"But…"

"I won't lie but the risks are higher and more now but as long as you try your best to be healthy and take extra care of yourself, then maybe the risks can be reduced. We've seen cases where the pregnancies came to full term and the babies were born naturally and were healthy. Rare maybe but possible."

"But how can I be pregnant? I mean I'm on shots."

"Well, there's no 100% guarantee to all these precautions and methods, Mrs. So, Mr. So."

"So the missed periods, I thought it's because I'm approaching menopause. Honey, aren't you going to say anything?"

"I… I… but we… Jagiya?"

"Looks like what you said comes true, Honey."

"What? What did I say?"

"That you still want to be an Appa. Not only that, you're also going to be a harabeoji at the same time."

"Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. So. I'll give you some pamphlets and links to good websites for you to learn more about pregnancy at your age." The doctor was all smile.

"Thank you, Doctor," said Yi Jeong.

"Honey, how are we going to tell the children and our friends?"

Yi Jeong's jaw dropped again.

"Honey, what are you thinking?"

"Are you going to keep it? You heard the doctor. The risks are higher and more this time."

"Honey? How could you say that? Of course, I'm scared but this is our child. Yours and mine. We made him or her." She protectively covered her barely bloated tummy.

"I'm sorry but I'm worried about you." He hugged her tight. "And the risk of Down Syndrome…"

"It doesn't matter. This is ours and Down Syndrome or not, we should love him or her unconditionally."

She was already sobbing. She did not believe that he was even thinking about letting it go. Their flesh and blood was in her right now and she was going to do her best to make sure that he or she would be healthy.

"I'm sorry, Jagiya. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. I just can't bear seeing you sick or hurt."

A while after, her sobs subdued and she looked up at him. He then planted a kiss on her forehead.

"Looks like we're going to have a new baby. Your wish has been granted. The house will be filled with the baby's cry once again and the 'chaos' that comes with it."

She giggled and lightly slapped him on the forearm.

"When do you think the baby was conceived?"

"According to the doctor and my period records, that would be on Dae-Hyun and Eun-Kyung's wedding night."

"Oh, I remember now." He wiggled his eyebrows and smiled widely.

"I still got it, don't I? I'm still the man."

"Honey!" and she slapped his forearm harder this time.

"OK. This is it. Are you ready, Jagiya?"

She nodded and took his hands. They then entered the family living room. The children including Dae-Hyun and Eun-Kyung were already there. The parents had called for a family meeting.

"Awww, Appa and Omma are always so romantic. Still holding hands like newlyweds." Jae Hwa loved to tease her parents.

The others smiled and grinned.

The parents took their seats on the couch as the children gathered closer.

"Well, thanks for coming, Dae-Hyun and Sweetheart. How are you, Sweetheart?"

"I'm good, Omma. The usual morning sickness but I'm good overall."

"That's great to hear," said Ga Eul. She then glanced at her husband who was sporting his ever heart-melting smile. He then nodded.

"Well, we call everyone here because we have an announcement to make."

"Are we going on a holiday, Appa?" asked Dae-Hwan. He was already thinking about more scrapbooks and pictures to add to his ever-growing collections.

"No, Hwannie. Sorry."

The boy pouted that made Jae Eun patted his thigh to console him.

"Now, please clear the table."

Jae Hwa quickly put away the small vase of flowers on a nearby shelf.

Yi Jeong then placed a paper bag on the table.

"What is it, Appa? Presents for us?" asked Jae Ji. Jae Eun was also at the edge of her seat now, eager to see the content.

Ga Eul answered "Sort of."

"Sort of?" asked Dae-Jung.

"Go on. Take a look," said Yi Jeong.

Jae Ji then kneeled down and opened the bag. "Appa? Omma?"

"What is it, Precious?" Dae-Hyun was as curious as the others.

The young girl then poured the contents and pieces of medium-sized puzzles scattered onto the table.

"A jigsaw puzzle?" Dae-Jung was the most excited. He loved puzzles.

"What does this mean, Omma?" Eun-Kyung picked up a piece that had some sort of curvy line on top.

"Go on, solve the puzzle, and work together please." Ga Eul took Yi Jeong's hand and gently squeezed it.

Immediately the children got to work though not without some 'fights' among the younger ones. It was one noisy teamwork.

As the puzzle came to completion, the children were surprised.

"Congratulations, children. You're getting another sibling. Surprise!" read Jae Hwa.

There on the table, the puzzle became a picture of a stork carrying a baby bundle, with the words beneath the image.

"Surprise!" exclaimed the parents.

However, all the children went silent. They kept looking at the puzzle and their wide-grinning parents. Was this real? Was it April Fool? No, of course, not. Was it a prank? Their Appa would sometimes prank them randomly.

"What? People? No comment?"

"Children?"

"Appa, Omma." As the first child, Dae-Hyun spoke up first.

"What's the meaning of this? Another sibling? For real?"

Both parents nodded and smiled at them.

"Omma, Appa… but Omma and Appa are old," added Jae Hwa.

Yi Jeong faked a frown and Ga Eul blushed at her first daughter's statement.

"But we are already grown up, Omma, Appa." It was Dae-Jung.

"Another brother or sister? How come?" asked Dae-Hwan.

"Appa and Omma are not joking, right?" It was Jae Eun this time.

The parents shook their heads, earning gasps from the shocked children.

"But Precious am the youngest. Precious don't want another sister or brother. Omma and Appa won't love Precious anymore." Tears started to gather in her beautiful eyes.

"Oh, Precious. My love. Come here." Ga Eul stretched out her arms and Jae Ji immediately hugged her, now sobbing.

"Omma and Appa will always love you, Precious. You will always be our little Precious."

"Yes, Precious." Yi Jeong gently rubbed the back of his youngest daughter up and down.

"Omma, Appa," called Eun-Kyung. "How far along?"

"Nine weeks," answered the elder woman.

"Like us?" asked Dae-Hyun.

"Yes."

"Omma, Appa… then Omma and Unnie are going to give birth on the same day?" asked Jae Hwa.

Another round of gasps was heard from the group.

"We can't really be sure on that. Every pregnancy is different. But it would be cool to have the babies on the same day, wouldn't it?"

"Then, who is going to take care of Unnie's babies and Omma's baby? We promised to babysit Unnie's twin."

"Well, Omma will leave it up to you girls to decide." Ga Eul smiled lovingly at Jae Eun. She was proud of her girls. They were really helpful lots.

"Omma, Precious want to look after Omma's baby." Jae Ji had stopped sobbing and wiped away her tears.

"Alright, Precious. Thank you. Omma love you. The baby will love you too." Ga Eul then kissed her daughter's forehead.

"So, what do you boys think?" Yi Jeong looked at each of his boys.

"Appa, Omma, I guess congratulations to all of us. It's definitely a surprise. Have Appa and Omma gone to see the doctor? What did the doctor say? Will there be complications, not that we want there to be, but… with Omma's age and all? I've read some things about pregnancy and…"

"We understand, Dae-Hyun. We've talked to the doctor. This time, we really need to make sure that Omma is healthy and we don't want to stress Omma out. So everybody will need to keep Omma stress free and make sure that Omma is happy. That means especially you, Eunnie, and Darling. You two love to 'fight'."

"Appa, we don't fight." Jae Hwa defended herself. Jae Eun nodded in agreement. Surely, everybody knew that Jae Hwa loved to tease Jae Eun and the latter loved to return the favor and that led to more teases and fights.

"I still can't believe it. I'm 19 years old and I'm getting a new brother or sister. Wow. Is that even possible?"

"But Hwannie love the baby already, Omma, Appa." Dae-Hwan then stood up and went to hug Ga Eul and Yi Jeong. He was always the extra loving one.

"Well, Omma has heard about this big family. 11 children and their age range are from 2 years old to 46. So yes, it's possible, Dae-Jung. Omma and Appa believe that children are God's greatest gifts. There must be a reason why God gives us this baby now. Sometimes we don't understand why but just have faith in God's will and embrace it with trust and love. And Appa and Omma love our big family. All of you are amazing children. We couldn't be more grateful to have all of you as our children, and that includes you too, Sweetheart."

"We love Omma and Appa too," stated Jae Hwa and the others yessed in agreement.

"Omma, Appa. Congratulations, again." Eun-Kyung embraced her beloved mother-in-law. This was surely a historical moment for their family. Who would have thought that she would be pregnant at the same time as her mother-in-law? It would be interesting to see how they were going to raise their children together. Her children and her sister- or brother-in-law, together. She could already imagine the havoc and chaos that the children would bring about, not to forget her ever enthusiastic sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law. Oh, and wait until her Omma heard the news.

They then celebrated the great news with more fruit juices, water, biscuits, and cookies and exchanged ideas about the babies. The girls were obviously the most excited lot. They even went as far as discussing the names of the babies.

Ga Eul and Yi Jeong were beyond happy that the children were as excited as they were.

"Honey."

"Yes, Jagiya?"

"I think this is God's last gift for us. I don't know but I have a strong feeling that this baby is going to be a boy."

"Oh?" He pulled her into his arms as the readied for bed.

"Hmmm. It feels like God is granting us this chance to give our love to Dae-Ho through him."

"Jagiya? But we do love Dae-Ho. It's just that we didn't get to know him and we are going to love this baby for who he or she is. We can't see him or her as Dae-Ho. It won't be fair to him or her." He gently placed a palm on her tummy and carefully massaged it.

Her eyes misted as she looked at him. "I… I miss him, Honey. I miss Dae-Ho."

"Oh, Jagiya. I miss him too." He then pressed a kiss to her temple and softly hummed her favorite song into her ears until she fell asleep.

"Good night, my love," and prayed that his wife and unborn baby were going to be fine and healthy.

The elders' reactions were just like the children's. The F3, their wives, and children were speechless for a few minutes when the So broke the news at Jun Pyo's place where they had their monthly dinner.

"Congratulations, bro. You're the man." Woo Bin patted Yi Jeong's shoulder with a wide grin and wiggling eyebrows.

Jun Pyo and Ji Hoo extended their congratulations as well.

"Ga Eul, Yi Jeong, I'm so jealous." Jae Kyung pouted making the younger woman guilty. Jae Kyung had always mentioned about wanting more children a year after Won-Bin was born but her wish had not been granted. They had tried all available methods but still no results. In the end, they stopped trying and decided to just let fate take its course.

"But I'm so happy for you. Congratulations. Well, at least I'll be getting two little babies soon." She then hugged Ga Eul lovingly.

"So, who are you going to love more? Your child or your grandchildren?"

"Unnie…"

"Yes, wow. I've never thought of that. That's a hard one to answer," said Jun Pyo.

"Congratulations, Ga Eul." Jan Di and Ha Eun took turns to hug their expecting best friend.

"You have to take care of yourself more, Ga Eul. Don't hesitate to call me if you feel the slightest discomfort, arasso?"

"Yes, Jan Di. I will." Ga Eul then hugged Jan Di, grateful that the latter was always concerned about her. She was truly her best friend coming to be her daughter's mother-in-law.

The F3 children had lots of questions too but all in all, they were anxious yet happy to have three babies into their already big circle.

Jung-Hee and Jae Hwa sneaked out to the garden. It was a bright night with a full moon and twinkling stars. Hand-in-hand they strolled the rose bushes and stopped at a bench at the end of the row.

"Wow. Aunt Ga Eul is pregnant again."

"Yes, wow. We were all shocked at first. I never knew that women can get pregnant at Omma's age."

"Are you excited?"

"Yes, I am. It may take me some times to recall how to handle a baby, but yes, I already love the little one." She smiled at him, making his heart beat faster.

"But I think Omma and Appa are nervous with this pregnancy but they are not showing it. Omma had a miscarriage once and you know how it affected Omma." Her voice turned sad.

"So I hope that this time it's going to be fine for both Omma and the baby."

"I hope so too. Omma mentioned earlier about the risks. I think Omma is nervous too. Oh, and Uncle Ji Hoo as well."

"They are doctors, surely they know well about it all. Let's pray that Omma and the baby are alright."

"And Eun-Kyung Unnie and her twin too."

Jae Hwa nodded and looked up admiring the bright full moon.

He gazed at her lovingly.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Oppa?"

"Darling…"

"Oppa?"

"I can't wait to have children with you."

"Oppa..." She blushed furiously.

"I love you, Darling. I can't wait to marry you."

"I love you too, Oppa. Me too, Oppa."

They leaned towards each other, closing their eyes as their lips came closer together.

"UNNIE! OPPA! WHERE ARE YOU? UNNIE, WE'RE GOING BACK NOW!" It was Jae Eun.

He pressed his forehead against hers and they then burst into laughter. Jae Eun really had 'good' timings. This was the n-th time that she had interrupted them.

He then pecked her lips.

"Come on. Let's get inside before Uncle Woo Bin sends a search party."

"Yeobo," called Ha Eun.

"Yes, Honey." Ji Hoo put down the book on his lap and looked at his wife.

"Can we adopt a girl?"

"Oh? Where does this come from?" He held out his hand for her to take.

"Joo-Won is big now and…"

"Is this about Ga Eul being pregnant? Are you getting lonely?"

She cast her eyes down and nodded. "I'm sorry."

"Hey, don't be. We'll discuss this later, OK? It's late now. Let's go to sleep."

Ha Eun was not able to conceive again after Joo-Won. After two years of trying, they found a fibroid in her but the fibroid was already too large and had damaged her womb that it had to be removed as well. She was devastated. She had always wanted two more children. Fortunately, Ji Hoo was very supportive and understanding. At least, they had Joo-Won. They had never talked about adopting but if it would make her happy, Ji Hoo was more than willing to consider the option. He would do anything to make his wife happy.

"Jan Di, do you want to get pregnant again?"

"What?"

"You heard me."

"Jun Pyo, yes, I heard you. Do you want another child?"

"If you want to."

"I don't know. The work at the hospital consumes most of my time. Most importantly, the risks are too high, Jun Pyo. I'm not that young and strong as before, and so are you."

"Pfff... I'm still young and strong. I can prove it to you."

She rolled her eyes.

"You know what I mean."

"Yeah, yeah. I know, Laundry Girl."

"Oh, I'm Laundry Girl now?"

"But I still want to prove it to you. Come here, you."

"Jun Pyo, can't you be more romantic rather than "Come here, you."?"

He rolled his eyes.

"I am being romantic."

"Yeah, right."

"Geum Jan Di, please come here? How's that? Romantic enough for you?"

Jan Di laughed out loud. Jun Pyo was such a funny man. She then switched off the lights.

"Honey, I'm relieved that they are happy with our news and supportive of our decision."

"Me too, Jagiya."

"Thank you for giving me this baby." She placed his right hand on her tummy.

"No. Thank you for gifting me this. I promise that I will take care of you, Jagiya."

She kissed the back of his hand. "Thank you, Honey."

"Saranghae, Jagiya."

"Nado saranghae, Honey."