Ep. 160
I came back home.
Maybe it was because I hadn’t been back in six weeks, but it felt a little strange. Still, I’d get used to it again after a few days.
So, on my first weekend back, I couldn’t even think about going out and just stayed cooped up at home.
Part of it was how comfortable my soft bed and the warm air of the house were, but the biggest reason was that Heena and Sarang wouldn’t let me go anywhere.
Aside from briefly going out to get ice cream on the day I was discharged, I just stayed home.
I wanted to go for a walk with the three of us, now that I was out.
“Sarang, shall we go to the playground with Daddy?”
“I just wike being in Daddy’s arms…”
Sarang wouldn’t even think about getting out of my arms after waking up in the morning.
“Heena, shall we take a walk around the neighborhood, the three of us?”
“That sounds good~ But eat this first, honey. I bought it on my way home from work last week!”
Heena said yes, but she was busy feeding me some strange health foods she had bought from somewhere.
I couldn’t not eat them since she bought them for me, so I gulped them down, and she looked at me with a pleased expression.
No, it wasn’t just pleased. Heena’s eyes were burning.
And I couldn’t not know what Heena meant by looking at me like that. I hadn’t really thought about it much while I was in training, but now that I was home, things were starting to heat up…
Wait. Could this health food be…?
A thought flashed through my mind, and I flinched. Heena whispered in my ear.
“After Sarang falls asleep tonight, let’s go for a walk, just the two of us. Mom said she’ll watch Sarang if she wakes up.”
“…O-okay.”
It was what I wanted too, but I didn’t know she’d be this eager. I wouldn’t be surprised if she wanted to have a second child.
I felt a cold sweat and patted Sarang in my arms, but then something big caught my eye.
“What’s that? Who bought that ridiculously big cat doll? Seonhoo hyung [older brother/male friend]? Heesung hyung?”
“I did.”
“Hyung did? Sarang must have loved it. Sarang, what’s the kitty’s name?”
“Dunno!”
“?? You don’t know?”
“Sigh… Yeah. Sarang didn’t even look at it.”
“No, why?”
Our Sarang, who’s crazy about cats, didn’t even look at that big-sized cat?
I was bewildered by those words, which were as incomprehensible as the ice cream incident, and looked down at Sarang, but she was just wiggling her fingers against my chest.
And this time, Heena hugged me from behind and answered the question.
“Sarang was really gloomy while you were gone. She only studied letters with me when she came back from daycare.”
“Oh, Sarang…”
Daddy’s sorry! It’s hard to imagine from how she is now, but she was so listless while I was gone!
Feeling a mix of guilt and strange joy, I decided to help Heesung hyung out. I looked up dolls to buy for Sarang, so I know that size must be really expensive.
It would be too sad if he spent that much money and Sarang didn’t even look at it.
I gently took Sarang, who was comfortably in my arms, and pointed to the cat doll in the corner of the living room.
“Sarang. Daddy really wants to see that kitty doll. Shall we go see it together?”
“Go togeder wif Daddy?”
“Yeah. Look~ It’s so big! Even if Sarang’s friends Hayangi, Ggmangi, and Eolruggi all combined, it wouldn’t be as big, would it?”
“Dat wight! Dat kitty vewy, vewy big!”
When I gestured that I was very interested, Sarang finally started to look at it. Soon after, she got out of my arms, pulled my arm, and approached the doll.
It was true that she hadn’t even looked at it before, as she was now starting to examine it in detail.
“Sarang. Daddy will take a picture, so will you hug the kitty?”
“Uh-huh! Take pikture wif Big-Bigi!”
“…Ah, Big-Bigi. That’s its name…”
The names Sarang gives are so intuitive, which is good. It’s easy to remember what she’s talking about just by hearing the name. I’m glad she named it now, at least.
Anyway, Heesung hyung covered his face and expressed his gratitude at the sight of Sarang sticking to the cat doll and posing.
“Thanks, brother-in-law… My 300,000 won [Korean currency unit, approximately $230 USD]… is finally seeing the light…”
“Wow, sh… Oops, I shouldn’t swear now. 300,000 won?”
“Yeah… 320,000 won…”
“…I’ll thank you on behalf of Sarang.”
“Please cherish it for a long, long time… I even dusted it every day…”
With a face that I couldn’t tell if he was smiling or crying, Heesung hyung looked wistfully at the cat doll. I looked at him with pity for a moment, then took more pictures of Sarang.
It must have been hard to carry that thing, and it’s more expensive than I thought. I should buy him a meal later.
“Daddy! Big-Bigi! Ish so big, Sarang can’t hug it!”
“Big-Bigi is too big? Then how about Sarang asks Big-Bigi to hug her?”
“Dat a good idea!”
Sarang smiled brightly and put Big-Bigi’s arms around her body. Still, seeing that smiling face will cheer Heesung hyung up soon.
That’s probably why he bought it, because he wanted to see that.
“Daddy! Take pikture togeder!”
“Okay~ Hyung! Take a picture for us!”
“Trust me. Lee Heena! You join in too!”
“Okay~”
-Click!
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Whether it was because she was so happy that I was back, I ended up playing with Sarang from morning till night. She didn’t even take a nap and just stuck to me.
In the meantime, my parents, hyungs, and sister-in-law also stopped by the house. I was originally going to go to them, but Sarang wouldn’t let me out, so I ended up calling my family here.
They seemed to understand when I said it was because of Sarang. I guess Sarang had been pretty down while I was gone. They understood it in one go.
Of course, Sarang was still in my arms even then.
“Son. Your granddaughter doesn’t seem to want to let go?”
“Surprisingly, she’s been like this since she woke up this morning.”
“If you think about how she was while you were gone, it’s understandable.”
If everyone nodded at those words, how had Sarang been doing? I was curious.
In the meantime, my sister-in-law was flirting with Sarang.
“Sarang… Didn’t you miss your auntie?”
“Missed you!”
“Then why don’t you show me your face?”
“Sarang busy! Gotta hug Daddy tight!”
“Keuk… Han Yeonhoo…!!!”
“Why are you blaming me?”
I was cleanly ignored and glared at. It’s not my fault that Sarang likes me, so there’s nothing I can do.
Anyway, since I hadn’t even been able to call them for six weeks, everyone talked about the military and reminisced before going back.
They didn’t stay for that long, but since I’ll be commuting from here anyway, they quickly left, saying we could talk again next time.
After that, we had dinner, and Sarang fell asleep early because she hadn’t taken a nap and had been awake for a long time.
Heena finished preparing to go out with a triumphant look on her face.
“Mom, please take care of Sarang. I won’t be too late.”
“You can come late~ She must be completely knocked out after playing like that, right?”
“Then I’ll be back.”
“Have fun~”
I asked my mother-in-law to watch Sarang in case she woke up, and the two of us went outside.
Late summer, with autumn just around the corner. It was late in the evening, with the sun completely set.
I walked around the neighborhood holding hands with Heena. Just like six weeks ago. I can’t even remember what I was feeling back then. I just felt strange now.
“It’s been a while since we went for a walk.”
“Yeah. We should have come out with Sarang earlier today.”
“You’ll be home all the time now, so we can go out together anytime~ And I think I know how Sarang feels.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. I didn’t care about walks or anything. I just wanted to be with you earlier. Sarang must have felt the same way.”
Heena said that about Mini-Heena, so I didn’t have anything to say. I was sad that the three of us couldn’t come out together, but it’s nice to hold Sarang all day.
Heena hooked her arm around mine, stuck close to me, and walked half a step ahead of me.
Our neighborhood walking route is almost fixed, so I wondered why Heena was walking as if she was leading, but at some point, she deviated from the route.
I wondered if there was somewhere she wanted to go, but no matter how I looked at it, this road was…
“Heena, where are you going?”
“Huh? A motel.”
“……”
W-well, I thought the end of the walk would be there too, but even so, going straight to the motel as soon as we left the house is a bit…
“Weren’t we going to go on a date first?”
“I was going to, but I can’t stand it.”
“That so?”
“Of course! We haven’t seen each other for six weeks! We haven’t held hands! We haven’t kissed! We haven’t had sex… Mmph!”
“Wait! There are still quite a few people passing by, can you keep your voice down…!”
I covered Heena’s mouth, who was about to shout without knowing shame. She made a sulky face.
She didn’t say anything, but I felt like I knew why. She must have been unhappy that I blocked her with my hand. I should have blocked her with a lip smack.
As soon as I realized that, I immediately took my hand off and kissed Heena.
People were still passing by from time to time, but I wasn’t at a level where I cared about that anymore.
“Slurp… Haah…”
“More… Chup… Wooeup….”
Softly yet a little roughly.
Sucking, biting, and exchanging saliva with Heena’s lips and tongue. At the same time, looking into each other’s eyes.
-Chop! Chop!
Still not enough, she made a sound and pressed her lips all over my face.
After kissing like that for a while, I slowly took my lips off.
“Did I do well?”
“Yeah. My honey is so pretty~”
“But I don’t think I can stand it anymore either. Shall we go now?”
“Let’s go quickly! You just lie down! I’ll do everything for you!”
“Oh~ Really? I won’t lift a finger?”
At my playful words, Heena smiled brightly and led me on.
“I’ll make you feel good. So stay still. Got it?”
“Then I’ll trust Sarang’s mom~”
“Yes! Sarang’s dad!”
After kissing Heena passionately, I finally feel like I’m back to my normal life. Of course, it’ll be a little different than before since I have to go to work, but anyway, Heena will be by my side every day. I’ll be able to share deep skinship.
With my wife, who is still cute, beautiful, and seductive, even though it’s been over six years since we met.
But it’s my first time leaving it completely up to Heena. I wonder if she studied hard?
I’m so excited.