"Oh my God, he's moving!"
I couldn't suppress my grin at my sister-in-law's reaction. Ji Hye was touching the huge bulge of my abdomen where my second child was doing his afternoon summersault inside, her face showing delighted wonder. I was already on my thirty-sixth week of gestation, and a couple of weeks more and I'd be ready to pop.
"You're due next week right?" my sister-in-law inquired and I shook my head.
"Two weeks. I'll be admitted to the hospital on Thursday, two weeks from now," I continued as I flinched and massaged my side where my baby anchored his foot on my rib.
"Are you okay?" Ji Hye asked in concern and I smiled at her reassuringly.
"Baby kicked my rib," I said in amusement as I continued rubbing my sore part, and then gave up as another wave of cramps assailed me. My back's been hurting since last night.
"He's been doing that a lot lately," I added fondly as I imagined the child inside me.
"Ah, the little one can't wait to get out eh?" Ji Hye gave me a knowing look.
"Oh boy, my brother sure is very lucky huh? You guys already have Moonbin, but there's another baby boy on the way."
"Ha! Your brother's been lucky the moment he married me," I stated smugly, and we laughed conspiratorially, as we both glanced at the living room where Yunho and our first born were busy, trying to build something out of the multitude of Lego pieces scattered all over the center table and the surrounding floor.
As if feeling our gazes on him, Yunho turned to our direction, and my eyes locked with his. A momentary silence filled the room as we continued to stare at each other, our gazes both tender and warm.
"Daddy, look at this," Moonbin called to his father, breaking our eye contact, and I then watched as my husband slowly smiled and mouthed "I love you" to me before winking and turning his attention back to our son who was tugging on his sleeve, eager to show his father the robot he built.
"Awww…You both are so cute," Ji Hye sighed and I looked back at her with a bashful expression on my face.
"If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I wouldn't ever think Oppa could be mushy like that," she announced making me chuckle.
"Why not?" I asked curiously. In each day I had been spending with my husband, Yunho had always been that: mushy.
I had no idea how my husband was with others, but when we're together, Yunnie's always been expressive with his feelings, either with words or actions.
"Because he's just isn't like that," Ji Hye answered. "As a matter of fact, most of the employees in the company are scared of him because he's too uptight."
"Really?" My eyes widened in surprise. This was news to me. I couldn't imagine my touchy husband being rigid and distant, but then…
Oh yeah, I did remember him being like that.
Ji Hye nodded. "Yeah. He's scary. That's why people preferred Ian to hi – "
Eyes wide with horror, Ji Hye covered her mouth with her hand as she looked at me in alarm. "I-I mean, I mean…" she stammered and I couldn't help but laugh.
"It's okay Ji Hye. You can mention his name. Ian doesn't mean anything to me now," I said which made my sister-in-law's eyes widen more.
"You already know?" she asked as she glanced at her brother's direction then back at me.
"Did Oppa tell you?" she asked again and I shook my head once more.
"He didn't have to tell me anything. I know everything. I remember everything," I answered honestly as I sighed.
Yesterday, when Ian, my ex-fiance, came unannounced to this house looking for me, Ji Hye had been obviously shaken. I knew it was because she was trying to keep her brother Yunho's secret from me since she thought that I couldn't remember anything due to my amnesia.
But they were wrong.
They were both wrong.
Yunho wasn't the only one keeping a secret. I was too.
"You're not angry at my brother?" Ji Hye sounded worried so I took her hand in mine and gave it a squeeze as I smiled at her in reassurance.
"I'm not angry at him. In fact, I've known about his secret for a long time."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean…nothing." Remembering the first time I ever saw my husband, I felt the familiar thrill inside my heart and I couldn't prevent myself from smiling like a fool.
"What's with the smile?" Ji Hye asked me suspiciously and I laughed.
"Nothing," I answered as I turned my face away but then suddenly stopped as I felt something inside of me burst and I was soaked.
"What's wrong? Did the baby kick you again?"
"N-nooo…" My answer came out as an agonized moan as a terrible urge to go to the toilet assailed me, along with the escalating cramping on my lower back.
"Oh my God!" Ji Hye's voice rang inside the house as she stood up in panic while she looked at me.
"W-what?" I wanted to ask her why she's being like that but couldn't as I doubled over in pain.
"Oppa! Oppa!"
"What?" I heard my husband ask in panic as he stood up, his face ashen upon seeing my state. "Jaeyoung!"
In the midst of chaos and screams, I saw my husband run towards me, screaming my name, and scooped me up in his arms.
In spite the pain, I anchored my arms around his neck as he carried me. I wasn't sure yet of what was happening, but with him holding me, I knew everything would be alright, like falling in love with him was alright.