Jackson eyes scrunched up with the invading light penetrating their room, he opened his eyes to look down at his wife who rested in his arms making sure she was unbothered by the same light that had woken him up, he felt her turn, her arms wrapping around him as she pulled herself closer into his warmth. He couldn't help but smile as she did, her petite hands resting against his bare chest, as he pulled the duvet up to cover her properly. He kissed her forehead, seeing the ghost of a smile plant itself on her features. "Good morning." He spoke tenderly watching as she let out a breath of frustration. "Five more minutes." She whined desperately whilst clinging onto him, he chuckled, the vibrations causing Irene to open one eye. "Do not laugh at me Mr Wang." Jackson shook his head, as he sat up. "Come on Rene, get up." She pouted cutely as Jackson continued to stifle the laugh. "Aww Babygirl you look to cute like that." He bent back down placing his lips to hers, causing Irene to wake properly. She slapped his bare chest, sitting up and pulling the sheets with her. She stood up dropping them to the floor as she looked at him cheekily. "You going to join me in the shower captain Wang?" Jackson's eyes widened as he watched his wife walk towards the bathroom, "limited time offer only..." she called as he shot up, jumping off the bed to reach her, his lips meeting hers again, as the door closed behind them.

Moments later the couple emerged towels wrapped around their bodies as the steam surrounded the two. Irene smiled at him as he wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her shoulder. "Haven't you had enough?" She questioned with a small laugh. "I could never get tired of you." He spoke, as she turned in his embrace. "Your cute." She said, "I know." He replied in full confidence. She shook her head slightly. "Okay captain confident can you move so I can put some clothes on." He tightened his grip in response. "Oh I see we have the return of captain clingy." She teased slightly watching as he pouted at the way she was taking the piss out of him. He loosened his grip allowing her to pass. She grabbed some clothes disappearing behind the screen before emerging in a hoodie he recognised as his own.

Once Jackson was done getting ready the two decided to go for a little walk, the sun beating down on them as they did. She looked down at their intertwined hands, her sleeve covering part of her hands as she pulled the cap she had stolen from him further down. "Jack..." she called out, he hummed back in recognition to her words. "I need to tell you something." She spoke, treading lightly. His steps faltered as they found a bench the two sitting down with Jackson turning fully to her. "What's wrong Babygirl?" "I have some suspicions..." she paused looking up to him to see his undivided attention focused in on her. "It's regarding Youngji....when I walked in, after I messaged you, I looked up towards her bed and she wasn't there...." she watched as the recombination dawned on his face. "But that's not all...she wasn't fit enough to be discharged Jackson. No way in hell, I looked at her chart the day before, she had a maximum of three months recovery and your telling me she was allowed to move? It doesn't make sense..." she looked up at him as he watched her, "Finish what you want to say Irene..." she sighed. "I'm suspecting that we have more than one traitor. And as bad as it may sound I'm thinking that some how Youngji is involved in this. Her and Chief Park..." she finished watching as his eyes widened. He looked at her patiently however, "Okay...." he said, "Let's consider this, and we will work on it, I don't want to suppress your suspicions because deep down I do share them, but let's not be irrational about this, we will keep an eye on them and plan accordingly." Irene nodded as she rested her head against his shoulder. "Thank you." She whispered, "What for?" He asked back. "For listening." She moved her head away from his shoulder, before moving her lips against his, she felt him smile against her as she moved back taking his hand before moving off the the bench and running back to the army complex, laughter resounding between the two as they did.

When they arrived back, Irene saw all the boys and girls laughing and joking around the table, Irene moving from Jackson's side to wrap her arms around Wendy who smiled up at her. Jackson stayed back at the door for a moment watching as she eased in so quickly with their family, he couldn't help but smile. She was amazing with them all, a big smile on her face as her laughter rang out. Yeri  turned slightly catching Jackson from the corner of her eyes, with a mischievous smile. "Kuya!" She called out walking towards him. "Stop staring at your wife. We know she's the original visual and all but still..." irene turned with the rest of them, as the watched Jackson look down blushing. He shook his head wrapping an arm around Yeri. "Now now little one, she's my wife meaning I can stare at her as much I want, after all she is mine..." it was Irene's turn to blush, as Jackson winked towards her, a laugh resounding between them. "Yeah we knows she's yours Jack...we could hear it last night." Said Bambam who cackled at the flabbergasted look on Irene's face. "It's called pleasuring your woman Bam you'll know when you find one." Bambam's face dropped as Irene and Jackson high fived. He smiled at her cheekily before placing his lips to hers, the two hearing the repulsed sounds as they continued. They parted to the grossed out faces of their friends, the two laughing loudly before Irene stood up. "Right let's cook something." She said clapping her hands in excitement, the girls following her as they began preparing a meal.

Minutes passed with the boys joining to help out. Jackson wrapped his arms around her waist, as she chopped some tomatoes, she leaned back into him, as he placed a kiss at the side of her forehead, "Oi love birds this is the kitchen, save the romance for the bedroom." Called out yugyeom as the rest laughed. Jackson flipped him a finger as Irene scolded him softly, standing besides yugyeom and patting his cheek. Jackson's face was priceless, JB going as far as taking a picture for later use. They were happy. The laughter coursing through them all, as the boys moved to set the table the girls bringing out the food as they all dug into the feast that had been prepared. Laughing and joking.

Completely unaware of the looming threat that they were about to face.

TBC

Authors note:
Hey guys. Hope you enjoy this one. Probably the last of the happy family. Stay tuned for more. Lots of love and best wishes to you all. Stay safe xx