Author's Note:
A lot of randomness in this chapter. I honestly didn't know what I had wrote haha...anyway, I think you guys need a light chapter after the gloomy ones.
Italic fonts = conversation on phone.
Bold fonts = conversation in English.
Kang Mo Yeon and Team Alpha (Part 5)
Mo Yeon didn't know how long she fell asleep when she felt someone tugged her IV. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Nurse Choi refilled her IV and yes, Si Jin was still sleeping next to her with his arm around her waist which probably that was the reason why the nurse smiled knowingly.
"How do you feel, Dr. Kang?"
Mo Yeon grinned weakly. "You're the second person who ask me that."
Nurse Choi finished refilling her IV and checked her pulse. "Your blood pressure is normal. Do you still have trouble in breathing?"
"A bit. I think I still have the cough whenever I try to take a deep breath," Mo Yeon answered.
The nurse grinned and tilted her head to Si Jin. "Does he need any help?"
The doctor chuckled and caressed Si Jin's hair. "No, he only needs sleep. He had a long journey and a long day." She looked at the nurse again. "What time is it?"
"It's nearly 6 in the morning. Some people are looking for Major Yoo, though. They said they need to report to him, but they didn't dare to disturb him when they saw him here."
Mo Yeon's eyes widened. "What?"
Nurse Choi giggled. "I'm sure all the soldiers already gossiped about their Major spending the night in the Medicube with beautiful doctor."
"Oh gosh..." she grumbled. She wanted to wake up Si Jin, but seeing his sleeping face, Mo Yeon didn't have the heart to do it. Let them talk, she really didn't care.
"I'll ask Dr. Song if you can eat something. You must be hungry," Nurse Choi said again and held Mo Yeon's hand. "I'am so glad you're ok, Dr. Kang."
Mo Yeon smiled in gratitude. "Thank you."
Nurse Choi left the room and Mo Yeon stared at Si Jin. She smiled before closing her eyes again, she still needed to sleep.
Meanwhile, in the next room, Joon Ha and the members of Team Alpha watched Nurse Ha checking Sergeant Choi's blood pressure and his wound. The Sergeant himself already conscious several hours before.
"How's Dr. Kang? Is she alright?" Sergeant Choi asked Nurse Ha.
Nurse Ha didn't have the chance to answer because Sergeant Gong answered the question for her.
"She's fine. She's sleeping in the next room with Major Yoo."
And then, the others were giggling, except for Joon Ha and Dae-young who only smiled slightly. Nurse Ha almost rolled her eyes. These men were carrying guns, but their behavior were worse than teenage girls.
Sergeant Choi blinked. "Huh?"
"Major Yoo is sleeping with Dr. Kang on her bed. Wow...I never knew he is so bold," Sergeant Im said.
"He is bold. He didn't give up even though Dr. Kang rejected him several times," Sergeant Gong said again. And then, he looked at Sergeant Choi. "I told you we should call her our sister in law since that confession."
The latter only grumbled. "Yeah, I lost the bet big time."
"You are fine, but you still need to rest until your wound is dry. Maybe two or three days," Nurse Ha said, ignoring the banter between the soldiers. "After this, you need to eat something."
"Yes, Ma'am," Sergeant Choi answered.
Nurse Ha left the room and Dae-young said to Joon Ha, "Should we wake up Major Yoo? It's already morning."
Joon Ha shook his head. "No, let him have a rest. I'm sure he feels exhausted spending hours of journey from Korea with worry in his heart. He'll wake up when he needs to. Meanwhile, I need to get back to the hospital to inform the UN doctors about Dr. Kang. They want to know about her condition. You're coming with me, Sergeant Seo. The rest of you stay here."
"Yes, sir."
Joon Ha and Dae-young walked out from the room, leaving the three of Team Alpha's members talking about Major Yoo.
Two hours later, Si Jin slowly opened his eyes and smiled when he saw Dr. Kang next to him. She was sleeping, she looked like sleeping beauty. Si Jin spent a few moments to admire the doctor before he looked at his watch and groaned. It was past 8 in the morning. He was defintely late for the morning roll call and he haven't reported anything yet to the headquarters. He got up from the bed and pulled out a paper from one of his vest pockets and wrote a message for Dr. Kang that he needed to do his errand and promised her to spend the night together again. A noise alerted him and Si Jin turned his head to the direction of the door and noticed some soldiers were peeking on them before they scattered away when they realized Si Jin was awake.
The Major only laughed in disbelief.
Today he must deal with his men who dare peeked on him and Dr. Kang.
He quickly got up and wore back his upper uniform, his belt, and his boots. He gave Mo Yeon a kiss on her forehead before grabbing his helmet and his vest and got out from the room. Outside, he met with Chi Hun and Dr. Song and asked them to take care of Mo Yeon.
The Major walked out from the Medicube and headed to the main tent. Some soldiers saluted him along the way and he caught their cheeky grins. Si Jin couldn't help, but shaking his head.
In the main tent, Joon Ha already arrived from the hospital and quickly gave Si Jin a salute.
"How was it?" The Major asked.
"Everything is under control, sir. The earthquake did a huge damage on the hospital. All the staffs and patients are transferred to another hospital. The UN doctors also asked about Dr. Kang's condition and I already told them. They expect to see her again before she has to return to Korea. Sergeant Choi already conscious and the doctors give him three days to rest," Joon Ha answered.
Si Jin nodded. "That's good. Thank you, Captain, and can you tell all the soldiers to gather in front of the barrack? I need to say something to them."
Joon Ha blinked. "Yes, sir."
Si Jin didn't need to wait too long for the soldiers to line up in front of him just like he wanted to. They gave him their salute and then he said, "I'd like to say thank you to all of you for the rescue mission. Sergeant Choi and Dr. Kang are well, thank you for your quick actions."
The Major pursed his lips and then, grinned smugly while the soldiers already knew their Major was plotting something.
"As for what happened last night, I know most of you making a fuss about it. I have to say I didn't do anything wrong because Dr. Kang is my-soon-to-be wife. And to all of you who already made a fuss," Si Jin's face suddenly turned serious. "20 laps sand run with your gun."
The soldiers groaned while Joon Ha only laughed lightly next to Si Jin.
"If you groan, add 5 more laps."
And they finally went silent.
"On your way!" Si Jin said.
"Yes, sir."
The soldiers split up and Si Jin looked over at Joon Ha who only smiling. "I didn't make a fuss, sir," he said in defense.
Si Jin smirked. "I know you didn't. If you do, I'll have you to run 30 laps."
Joon Ha cleared his throat while Si Jin turned around and walked away.
"I'm going to the headquarters," the Major said without looking back.
"Yes, sir. Salute!" Joon Ha replied.
The soldiers did the run as Si Jin told, passing Myeong Ju who looked at them curiously. "What happened?" she asked Joon Ha who appeared next to her. It was unusual seeing most of the soldiers did the sand run.
Joon Ha only scratched his head. "Let's just say our Major doesn't like other people peeking on him and Dr. Kang."
"Huh?"
Major Yoo Si Jin could be scary when it came to Dr. Kang Mo Yeon.
In the Medicube, Mo Yeon already awake and read the note Si Jin left for her. She only made a face when the Major stated he would come back to spend the night with her.
The nerve of that man.
As if she didn't know he made the soldiers did the sand run just because they made a fuss about him sleeping next to her.
Dr. Song gave her a light meal and finally released the oxygen. Mo Yeon could lay down more freely. It was the moment when Sergeant Choi visited her. He also still wearing patient cloth and walked with limping leg.
"Sergeant Choi, you shouldn't walk around like this," Mo Yeon said in surprise while sitting on her bed.
The Sergeant only smiled and sat on the chair next to Mo Yeon's bed. "I can't rest until I know you are well just like the others told me."
"Aww...you're so sweet. No wonder you already married."
"Pardon?"
Mo Yeon only laughed. "No, nothing." She pointed to the soldier's leg. "How's your wound?"
"It's better. Sometimes it stings, but not as much as yesterday. Thank you for your help, Doctor."
The doctor smiled. "No problem. And, thank you for saving my life. Now, you should get rest. As you can see, I'm fine."
"Yes, Doctor. Salute!"
Mo Yeon smiled and also gave the Sergeant her salute.
The doctor spent her day on the bed for she still needed time to recover. She raised her eyebrows when Si Jin came into her bed section after dinner and removed his belt and boots, along with his upper uniform.
Mo Yeon looked at him with shocking face. "What are you doing?" She quickly sat up on her bed.
Si Jin looked back with his innocent face. "Sleeping here with you."
The doctor couldn't say anything when Si Jin opened the blanket and lay next to her, as if it was a natural thing in the world.
"You are unbelievable," Mo Yeon muttered.
Si Jin sighed. He looked at Mo Yeon who was still looking at him incredulously. "You can say anything you want. After we get married, you can't complain."
"Huh...now I begin to regret my decision saying yes to your marriage proposal."
"It's too late for that."
"I told you, your confidence can backfire you someday."
Si Jin chuckled and motioned to Mo Yeon to lay next to him. The doctor sighed and lay down on the bed, closing her eyes when Si Jin kissed her forehead.
"You took off your oxygen," he said.
Mo Yeon nodded and opened her eyes, meeting with those loving eyes. "Dr. Song thinks my lungs are better so I don't need oxygen anymore."
The Major sighed dramatically. "This means I can't do anything because your lips are not dry anymore."
The doctor narrowed her eyes. "Pervert."
Si Jin grinned and caressed her cheek. "How do you feel now?"
"Better than yesterday. Dr. Song said he would release me in the next two days." Mo Yeon glared at Si Jin. "After that, I'm sleeping in my own tent."
"I can still sleeping there with you."
"Hey!"
Si Jin laughed.
"Seriously? What the headquarters think when they heard you are sleeping here with me? Will they punish you?"
"They already knew."
"What? And?"
Si Jin shrugged. "And nothing. Besides, they knew the reason I came here it's because of you and you are not just any random woman. You're my woman." He gave her his intense glare. "That's the difference."
"Ah, so that was why you told the soldiers to do the sand run."
"I told you before, I'm the Major. I can punish them even for looking at you."
"Gosh..."
Mo Yeon sighed while Si Jin was playing with her hair.
"I wish I could do that too in the hospital, using power like that. Do you know I failed being professor three times?"
The Major blinked.
"It's all about connection in Haesung. That was why I wanted to resign, aside from...well, of course you already knew. The last professor they had was that lousy Dr. Kim who can't even use a scalpel and giving wrong diagnoses. It should have been her who became the celebrity, not me."
Mo Yeon took a deep breath. "And now, the foreign country asked for my help. I feel like this is how I should be treated." She looked at Si Jin. "Working with the UN doctors giving me new perspective. I still want to build my own hospital. It's my dream."
Si Jin smiled lovingly. "Ever since I knew you, I knew you are not just an ordinary doctor. Especially when you tried to stop the bleeding of that patient on the day I came for our appointment."
"You saw me?"
"Not only saw you. I helped the nurses pushed the bed to the surgery room. You didn't see me, of course."
"Oh..."
"And what you said to that Yoon Gi guy about us protecting you while you were doing the surgery, I was proud at myself and you. Proud at myself because I made the right decision and also proud at you because you understood why I did it in the first place."
"Because you believe me?"
Si Jin stared at Mo Yeon. "Yes. I believed you can save him and I believe you will always keep me alive."
Mo Yeon only could smiled back, her heart full with love for her soldier. Her mother was right. Si Jin was the only one who could understand her.
"I will support your decision, anything at all." Si Jin grimaced. "Just...think first when you want to give your resignation letter."
Mo Yeon chuckled and slapped Si Jin's arm.
The Major stared at Mo Yeon deeply. "I always think how lucky I am. During my time in the captivity, I always regret I take you for granted. Thank you for waiting for me."
The doctor smiled grimly. "The pebble is indeed magical." She looked at Si Jin. "You never told me what happened during that one year."
Si Jin went silent. The memories flooded back, being chained, being hit, starving, didn't know whether it was day or night, the pain of thinking Dr. Kang might forget about him, until he and Dae-young could escape.
"I was shot and then, the militia took me away with Dae-young," he said, Si Jin's eyes had the faraway look. "They tortured us, asking for the UN radio code, asking our base. They hit us, locked us in the basement, often left us starving. I told you, didn't I? We got help from a friend."
Mo Yeon didn't know how to answer that. She did the one thing she could, she snuggled on Si Jin's chest, wrapping her right arm on his waist.
"Thank you for telling me. I know you don't want me to worry."
"How did you know?" he asked.
"The master on reading you mind."
They both chuckled.
And then, Mo Yeon released her hug and stared at Si Jin. "I know you don't want me to worry, but some things are worth saying out loud. I'm not saying you need to tell me what kind of mission you will have in the future, I don't need the gory details, but if you need someone to ease the burden or just to talk, I'm here. You know that, right?"
Si Jin smiled, his heart warmed. "I know. You are a wise woman."
Mo Yeon smiled back. "I know. Myeong Ju told me that, too." She snuggled again to Si Jin's chest, closing her eyes. "If only you told me sooner you're in Special Forces, we probably already had a relationship before I assigned to Urk."
The Major only chuckled while playing with Mo Yeon's hair and said, "Yeah, I should have told you," before he, too, fell in the deep sleep.
For the next day, Mo Yeon still spent her day on the bed while Si Jin left to do his duty around the camp. Team Alpha visited her and brought her chocolate, making Mo Yeon touched.
"How did you get this?" Mo Yeon asked them when Joon Ha handed her a box of Ferrero Rocher. "I have no idea you can have this in Urk, of all places."
"We looked over the town."
"Actually, I asked that girl in the tavern."
They answered in union before looking at each other and Mo Yeon raised her eyebrows.
"Valentine?"
Joon Ha grimaced. "Just asked her a favor. I heard from Dae-young, Major Yoo once got a gun from her for rescuing you..." And then, he went silent after realizing the slip of tongue.
The rest of the team looked at their Captain with wide eyes while Mo Yeon narrowed her eyes.
"What?"
The Captain cleared his throat. "I was saying I was asking her a favor. Don't you like it? All women love chocolate."
The doctor gave Joon Ha the sideways glance. "Right...I also love soju. Maybe you can ask Valentine for that, too." And then, Mo Yeon realized something. "Maybe we could drink together before I have to return to Korea. What do you say?"
"Major Yoo forbids you to have a drink with another man," this time Sergeant Seo answered with his usual soldier style.
"He did? Wow..." Sergeant Gong and Sergeant Im said in union.
The doctor rolled her eyes. "I will bring him along. I already promised Dr. Song to have drink together and from what I had been through, don't you think I could get a bit privilege? Sergeant Choi can come too if he wants."
"That would be fun. It's not everyday we can have a drink with beautiful lady," Sergeant Gong said, making the rest of the team looking at him incredulously.
"Do you want to run 25 laps for saying that?" Sergeant Im piped in.
"Oh...sorry..."
Mo Yeon only chuckled. "Thank you for the chocolate. So, let's have a drink, then. Okay?" The doctor grinned, holding up her hand. Her index finger connected with her thumb, forming a circle, with the remaining fingers lifted up.
Sergeant Gong and Sergeant Im happily mimicked Mo Yeon's fingers. "Okay!" while Joon Ha and Dae-young smiled slightly.
It didn't hurt to have a drink, right?
And when Mo Yeon said those soldiers were worse than women about gossiping, she wasn't surprise when Si Jin came into her bed section at night with stern face. She watched him removed his belt and then, his boots and his upper uniform before slipping on the bed next to her and suddenly caged her in his arms.
The Major looked at her deeply. "I told you not to have a drink with another man and yet, you asked Team Alpha to have a drink with you?"
Mo Yeon froze. "Um...yes?"
Si Jin sighed dramatically and dropped his head animatedly on her shoulder. "You are very mean."
The doctor chuckled and caressed Si Jin's hair. "I told them to ask you to come with me too, and I promised Dr. Song to have a drink together. Don't you think I could at least get any privilege after what I had been through?"
"You do know soldiers don't drink when they are on duty, right?" Si Jin mumbled while his head was still on Mo Yeon's shoulder.
"You drank wine once," she said cheekily, making Si Jin laughed lightly on her shoulder. Mo Yeon shrugged. "I consider their duty to protect me and my team is over. Isn't that the reason why they are here? Or if you insist, you guys just drink water while Dr. Song and I could have fun a bit." And then, she remembered something. "Captain Lee told me something about Valentine, though."
She felt Si Jin went rigid.
"About you had guns from her?"
"Ow...my head hurts. Ow...it hurts so much. I think I need to sleep," Si Jin said, acting like he had a headache, making Mo Yeon raised her eyebrows.
"You were fine one minute ago."
The Major sighed and he lifted his head and saw the gunshot wound on Mo Yeon's left shoulder for her cloth was a bit exposed on the area. He gently fingered her wound and Mo Yeon shivered, in a good way.
"I guess I'm not the only one who has a gunshot wound." Si Jin's eyes met Mo Yeon's. "I'm sorry for hurting you."
The doctor smiled tenderly. "You did that to protect me. Thank you for saving my life back then."
"But, still..."
This time, it was Si Jin who couldn't finish his words because Mo Yeon leaned closer and gave him a deep kiss. She only grinned when she saw his shocked face.
Moments later, Si Jin only laughed lightly before caressing her cheek and kissed her deeply. Mo Yeon wrapped her arms on Si Jin's neck while the Major tightened his hold on Mo Yeon's waist before he ended the kiss.
The doctor only smiled. "My old-fashioned soldier."
Si Jin smiled back. As much as he wanted to do it, he knew it was not appropriate and he knew Mo Yeon was not ready yet, at least until their wedding. Well, they did play a bit during that time on the hay truck, but that didn't count. They were only kissing with him showing her his pent-up emotions of being rejected several times and his lady love finally returned his feelings, resulting on they accidentally rolled over on the hay. Any men would lost himself.
His eyes glinted mischievously. "Like I said, you can't complain after we get married. I'm not expecting to stop after we saying our vows."
Mo Yeon's eyes widened and her heart was beating erratically. She always wonder what kind of man Si Jin was on that department. She guessed she would find out later.
And then, Si Jin's eyes turned soft before giving her another sweet kiss.
"Go to sleep. We need to rest," he said before snuggling again on Mo Yeon's side.
The doctor only smiled while closing her eyes, listening to Si Jin's breathing.
The next morning, it was the same. Si Jin was up before her, leaving her another note and her phone finally buzzed. Mo Yeon looked at the caller ID and smiled when she saw Dr. Pyo's name on the screen.
"Hello?"
"You silly girl. Why don't you call me? I thought you are dead. Good thing Dr. Song told me you are alright and need some rest. How are you?"
Mo Yeon smiled. "I'm fine. Healthy. Dr. Song will release me from the Medicube today so tonight I can sleeping in my own tent."
"Are you sure you want to sleep in your tent? I heard you are very cozy with Major Yoo these past few days."
The doctor rolled her eyes. "Not your business."
"Just want to remind you, your wedding is on the next one and a half month. At least, you both can wait."
"What? Don't give me that kind of talk now," Mo Yeon hissed, feeling her cheeks blushing.
"You're not a teenager, Mo Yeon. So is he."
The doctor could hear her friend giggling on the other line. Gosh, could this be more embarrassing?
"Stop that. He's very old-fashioned man, mind you. Besides, you said for yourself we're not teenager anymore. We don't need the talk, do we?"
"Oh, I know. I know you're still a virgin."
"What the..."
Mo Yeard heard her best friend laughed so hard on the phone.
"I hope you're calling me in your office. I don't want anyone hear you said I'm a virgin."
"Anyway, you should have seen Mr. Han when he received news you were trapped under the ruins. He looked so annoyed for having a meeting again with the army. He said Haesung Hospital probably the only hospital which has to deal with soldiers a lot."
"Hmm... I wonder why?"
Dr. Pyo laughed from the other line. "Just take care of yourself, Mo Yeon. I'm so glad you're ok. Say my gratitude to Major Yoo for keeping you safe. I'll see you in couple of days."
"You too. See you."
Mo Yeon blew a breath in annoyance.
Dr. Pyo really knew how to push her button.
Just like Dr. Song promised, he finally released Mo Yeon from the Medicube in the afternoon. After having shower and had dinner, she returned to her tent and lit up her favorite candle.
"You're here."
She turned and saw Si Jin stood outside her tent. Mo Yeon smiled and Si Jin went in and sat next to her.
"Dr. Song said I could find you here."
"What? You're going to sleep with me again?"
The Major chuckled. "I'd love to, but I think I just stay here until you fall asleep."
Mo Yeon looked at him curiously. "What is this? Where's the sly Si Jin that I know? Who are you and what are you doing to him?"
Si Jin grinned and leaned closer. "So, do you think I'm sly?"
"You're sly and good looking," Mo Yeon answered with the equal grin.
Si Jin only laughed lightly and then, looked at Mo Yeon tenderly. "The UN doctors want to see you before you return to Korea. And since you will be home in three more days, when are you going to see them?"
Mo Yeon pursed her lips and began to think. "Tomorrow I'm going to be busy in the Medicube and going to have a drink at night, so maybe the day after tomorrow."
Si Jin narrowed his eyes playfully. "Are you still going to have a drink with those men?"
"You're coming with me."
"You seriously want to get drunk?"
"No, just a drink, but I don't mind to see Dr. Song a bit tipsy," she gave Si Jin her signature glance, making the Major chuckled.
"Now, who is the sly one here?"
Mo Yeon shrugged. "I can't get drunk if I want to see those doctors the next day."
Si Jin smiled and caressed her head lovingly. "Clever girl." He motioned to the bed. "Go have some rest."
Mo Yeon smiled back and took off her shoes before climbing under the blanket. Si Jin crouched down next to her bed while his hand caressing her head in comforting motion, making the doctor felt sleepy.
"Thank you for coming here for me, Big Boss," she said in low voice before closing her eyes.
Si Jin smiled and kissed Mo Yeon's forehead. "Anything for you, Beauty."
The Major stayed with Mo Yeon until she fell asleep before he rose from his crouching position and left Mo Yeon's tent.
The next day, Mo Yeon was in the Medicube, listing the medicines she could give to the UN doctors along with her team. When finally the night came, Si Jin and Team Alpha, including Sergeant Choi, already waited for her and Dr. Song outside the Medicube. Mo Yeon didn't surprise when she saw them still wearing the brown uniform. They were still on duty.
They went with two cars to Valentine's tavern. Mo Yeon felt relieved when Valentine said she already sent Fatima to bed. She thought Fatima seeing her along with these soldiers in the tavern might not very wise move. To her surprise, the soldiers only drank water while Valentine served her and Dr. Song soju.
"How did you get this?" she asked the tavern's owner.
Valentine smiled and winked. "I have my ways, girl."
Mo Yeon only laughed lightly. "Thank you."
The night went smoothly. Mo Yeon kept her word not to get drunk, also courtesy of Si Jin's watchful eyes. Dr. Song was the drunk one and began to ramble about his lovely fiancee, Nurse Ha, and Mo Yeon only hoped those soldiers didn't talk about it in the camp. They went home after midnight and Si Jin took her back to her tent to get some sleep. Just like the night before, he left Mo Yeon after she fell asleep.
In the morning, Mo Yeon was ready to meet with the UN doctors. This time, Si Jin was the one who would take her to town. She wore her short pants and her shirt with sneakers, and braided her hair on her right side. Si Jin took her to another hospital where all the patients were transferred. When they finally arrived, the hospital was bigger than the previous and only suffered minor damage from the earthquake. Si Jin and Mo Yeon walked together into the hospital to meet the head of UN doctor, James. After giving him the medical supplies Mo Yeon brought from the Medicube, James took her for a walk.
"We are so glad you are fine, Dr. Kang," he said while they were walking around the hospital with Si Jin tagging along behind them. James looked at Si Jin and nudged Mo Yeon. "Who is he? Boyfriend?"
Mo Yeon only chuckled. "You know I've been here with soldiers before, Doctor."
James shrugged. "I'm a man. I can tell if this soldier is different than before."
Mo Yeon blushed and stole a glance to Si Jin who already looked at her with childish expression. She knew he also heard what James had said before.
She cleared her throat and continued to walk next to James. "He's...he's my fiance. We're going to get married soon."
James grinned. "Ah, congratulations to both of you, then. So, you're a soldier's girl, huh?"
Mo Yeon blushed again.
James smiled and then said, "I just want to say thank you for your help, Dr. Kang. We're so grateful your small research could help the M3 patients." And then, he looked at Mo Yeon. "I will tell the UN and WHO about you. They might want to see you or maybe recruit you in the future, like Daniel."
Mo Yeon stilled and she could feel Si Jin paid his attention to her too.
"So, don't be surprised when someday we will contact you in Korea," James said again.
Mo Yeon finally could smile. "I'm looking forward to see them when the time comes. Please, take care of the patients for me. I hope we can meet again soon."
James nodded and extended his hand to shake Mo Yeon's hand which she happily accepted. "It's an honor to work with you, Doctor. Have a safe flight to Korea." He looked at Si Jin and gave a slight nod. "Soldier."
Si Jin nodded back and James gave Mo Yeon a smile before retreating back to the hospital.
Mo Yeon only stood there for a moment before Si Jin stood in front of her. Their eyes met and the Major smiled before taking her hand to return to their car. She thought they were going back to the camp so she was surprised when Si Jin drove their car to the tavern. He only smiled when he saw her curious face.
"Someone told me I should give Fatima a visit," he said while grinning, making the doctor chuckled.
Fatima was serving a drink to a guest when Mo Yeon and Si Jin arrived. The girl smiled brightly and then, quickly walked to them and gave them a hug.
"I thought you're not going to visit me," Fatima said to Si Jin.
The latter was surprised Fatima talked to them with Korean, but Mo Yeon only smiled at him.
"Well, I'm a bit busy," he finally answered and glanced sideways at Mo Yeon. "I come here before I have to return to Korea with Dr. Kang. We will visit you again someday."
Fatima smiled. "After you get married?"
Mo Yeon only laughed lightly while Si Jin blinked in surprise.
"W-what?"
"Do you think I'm clueless? After what had happened, I know you love her, Major. And from what I've heard from Ms. Valentine, you even went to rescue her alone," Fatima said cheekily."Will you send us the invitation?"
Mo Yen and Si Jin looked at each other before the Major looked back at Fatima. "We don't know if you can come. I mean, you can't come alone."
"Don't worry about that," suddenly Valentine said and wrapped her arm around Fatima's shoulders. "I know you've been talking about a wedding. Like I said, I have my ways." She winked and smiled genuinely. "Congratulations to both of you."
Both Si Jin and Mo Yeon smiled. "Thank you."
They didn't stay long at the tavern. After saying goodbye, Si Jin and Mo Yeon returned to their car and drove away. Mo Yeon was surprised when Si Jin suddenly drove to the road she knew so well. The road to their beach.
She looked at him in surprise.
"I can't let you visit our beach alone," the Major said with tender smile.
Mo Yeon smiled back.
Just like before, Si Jin parked the car on the end of the road and they rented a boat. It was like a deja vu for Mo Yeon seeing Si Jin drove the boat wearing his brown uniform with her sitting next to him. The blue sky, the blue ocean, and the wind blew on her face making her feeling nostalgic. She visited the beach before with Si Jin when they wanted to return the pebble, but this one was different.
When they arrived, Si Jin tied the boat and then, helped her hopped from the boat. They only stood still, watching the blue ocean with the old ship behind them.
Si Jin watched the woman next to him, smiling when he saw Dr. Kang watched the ocean. Her braided hair made her looked sexy in his eyes and Si Jin wondered what other things could made her look sexy to him.
"You said after you know me, your life is brighter," suddenly Mo Yeon said and looked at Si Jin. "What was your life like before?"
Si Jin tilted his head. "Boring, mundane, living only waiting for the next mission."
"Isn't it lighter?"
The Major blinked. "What do you mean?"
Mo Yeon smiled. "You don't have to think about someone else who will wait for you to come home and you don't need to fulfill your promise to not to get hurt."
Si Jin squinted his eyes. "What is this? If this is your way for making me dump you, it's not going to work, Dr. Kang."
The doctor laughed lightly and looked again at the ocean. "Just a thought, though."
"What about you? What was your life like before you knew me?" he asked back.
Mo Yeon shrugged. "The same as yours. You heard what my mother said. I practically live in the hospital." She lowered her head. "When I thought you were..." She stopped and felt Si Jin shifted closer to her. She lifted her head again and looked back at the ocean. "I know I can't live without you."
Silence.
"The things the UN doctor said about UN recruiting you, how do you feel?"
The doctor gave a soft smile. "I still have time to think about it and I know I won't be alone this time."
Si Jin smiled and also looked at the ocean. "Even a soldier wants someone by his side." He looked again at Mo Yeon who already stared at him. "It's really nice to have someone I can go home to."
Mo Yeon smiled brightly, making Si Jin's heart beating faster.
He stepped forward and pulled Mo Yeon to him by grabbing her waist. "After we return, let's get married. Live a happy life with me. Will you accept my offer, Doctor?"
Mo Yeon pursed her lips. "Well, I don't have any other choices because you said I'm not allowed to be happy with someone else." She wrapped her arms around Si Jin's neck. "Yes, I'll accept your offer, Major."
Si Jin smiled tenderly before leaning down and kissed Mo Yeon deeply.
The ocean, the beach, the ship, and the sky were their witness for the exchanged promise.
Days later, when Mo Yeon returned to Korea and to Heasung, a package delivered for her in her workplace. In curiosity, she opened it and realized it was two boxes of Fererro Rocher. She only laughed. There was no name of the sender, but she knew who sent it.
Those men were not only good with guns.
Next: Kang Mo Yeon and Yoon Myeong Ju's Double Date.