▪ FORTY-THREE

Special appearances: William and Bentley Hammington. I'm going to use their Korean names here 😍 (i just found out Taehyung is a fan of these two 😂😍)

If you guys haven't watch The Return Of Superman, there's this one detail you guys need to know about them.
Since Bentley is the youngest child, William often calls him "baby".
And Bentley sometimes has this habit of calling William "Nyung" instead of "Hyung" 😂💕

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Although the couple talked last time, the next three days no one dared to make a call or send a text message. They wanted to do it but they were either shy or scared.

The day had came. The hall was adorned with pastel colors, made it feeling warm for whoever attended the event. Blue and pink balloons floated in the air as their strings tied on handles and around cute stars and flowers stones on the ground. Food buffet were prepared. A small playground at the end of the hall to have children entertained while the event went on.

Friends and family members went into the hall as they greeted and congratulated the couple. Nahee wasn't with her mother and his brother's in-laws to welcome the guests, instead she was with the children, supervising and entertaining the children.

Nahee wore a light blue knee-length blouson dress, an illusion fabric with small flowers designs overlapped the cotton fabric. The sleeve were up to her elbow in a pair of baggy wings style. White beads adorned around the upper hem of the dress and the front part of her waist. She was glad that she wore ballerina flats, or else she would be having a hard time running around with the children.

She wasn't good with children but playing with them reminded her of the times when she used to play and quarrel with her brother. She was going to use the childhood memory to entertain the children while waiting for someone to arrive. Besides, they were only a few and manageable.

While other children were playing catch at the playground, Nahee made a decision to take a rest at a nearby table. It wasn't long after she landed her butt on a chair, a boy who was around three or four years old approached her.

With soft eyes and eyebrows raised, she said, "Do you need anything?"

The boy shook his head. His chubby cheeks slowly formed blushes with his hands hid at the back.

"What do you want? Do you want to talk with me?"

The boy shyly nodded his head. Nahee then carried the boy her lap. She then asked, "what's your name?"

The boy shyly answered, "Jung Woosung."

Nahee was surprised. "Your name is Jung Woosung?" The boys nodded. She didn't know why she remembered the actor Jung Woosung all of a sudden. Nahee chuckled at that.

Nahee then noticed something was in Jung Woosung hand. "Oh, you have a flower! Who is this for?" The boy blushed again, shyly smiling at her as he hid his face on her shoulders. Nahee found the boy was cute that she laughed at him.

The boy whispered, "this is for noona." The little Woosung shyly passed her the small flower. He then told, "noona is pretty."

Nahee giggled, melted at the honesty.

Suddenly, they heard a deep voice of male said, "the pretty noona is hyung one." Woosung and Nahee turned their heads to the direction of the voice.

Woosung scratched his thin, soft locks as he watched the tall man approached them. He then looked at Nahee before hopping off her lap.

"Is this hyung noona's husband?" Woosung asked.

Nahee quickly replied, "no, he's –"

With a style that the Woosung used to speak, Jungkook said, "yes, hyung is this noona's husband."

Nahee shot a glare at the tall man and then looked at Woosung. She was afraid that the little guy would cry but it's been a minute since she waited, she didn't hear him weep. She didn't say anything to him either.

Woosung and Jungkook were staring at each other for so long. Nahee didn't even know what would make them stop, they looked like they were talking mind to mind but she found them cute. She quietly laughed at them before realising another boy who was a year older than Woosung, jogged to them.

"Baby!" The boy shouted, making Woosung to look at him.

"Nyung!" Woosung ran to his brother with his small feet and caught him in his arms.

"Where have you been? You got me worried." Jung Taeoh held his younger brother's hand and then noticed Nahee. He then bowed, "we're sorry."

Nahee smiled, "it's okay."

Taeoh dragged his younger brother with him as the younger one waved at Nahee and Jungkook. Both of them acted as though they had forgotten what happened earlier.

The couple waved at them back as the siblings getting smaller in their views.

The area where the couple rested became quiet again. An awkward one. No one were trying to break it or trying to do something that could lift up a mood. For some reason, Nahee thought she shouldn't have let Woosung and Taeoh go.

However, when Nahee saw Woosung returned to her, she was happy. The little boy ran to her with a smile and Nahee caught him. Woosung handed her a small chocolate before going to Jungkook to give him one too.

With a bow, the boy uttered (in an informal form), "it's a present. Congratulations!"

As if Jungkook understood, he laughed, back bent to the back, knees weak and almost knelt to the ground. Blurr Nahee looked at Woosung with questioning look. Woosung then waved again, leaving them for real now.

"What was that?" Nahee said. She turned around as she heard Jungkook was still laughing. "Why are you laughing?"

Jungkook stopped. "Nothing," he told, a small chuckle was let out. "He's cute."

Nahee glared at him for a bit before rolling her eyes. She stood up and straightened her dress, turning around to face Jungkook. Her heart beat hard in her chest, even though the expression that she showed was calm.

"How long have you been around?" She asked. "Or do you just arrived and find me?"

Jungkook shrugged. "I guess, it's been quite long since I was around looking for you. I thought you're the kid's mother before I recognised you for real."

Nahee didn't give him a reply. Instead, she gestured him to follow her. They walked side by side without a word leaving their mouth. Meanwhile, Nahee questioned herself how would she handle this awkwardness in front of her grandmother.

When they stopped at a table, Nahee pulled a chair and told the taller man to sit. He obeyed. He landed on the cushioned seat comfortably while his eyes not leaving the sight of the girl beside him.

"We're waiting for my grandma," Nahee said.

Jungkook only nodded his head.

"Aren't you nervous?"

The man raised an eyebrow. "Do I have to be nervous?"

"Hmm, let me tell you," Nahee turned her body to face the man. "My grandma is a little... clingy once she likes someone."

"Ah, really?"

Nahee nodded.

Jungkook shrugged. "I don't mind. It's not like I've never with someone clingy before."

The girl's eyebrows jumped and lips curved downwards. Nahee started to look around, looking for his grandmother.

"You look beautiful today." Nahee heard Jungkook said. Her cheeks began to form pink blushes. She looked away, trying to avoid from getting him seeing her face. Jungkook added, "I like it when you wear a dress."

Nahee clenched her jaws, her face was getting hotter and hotter because of the compliments.

"Nahee-yah."

Nahee didn't respond.

"Kim Nahee."

Still, no response.

"Honey?" Jungkook cooed.

Nahee silently hissed, she fanned herself for awhile before uttering a soft but harsh, "what do you want?"

Jungkook kept quiet for a few seconds. "Are you crying?"

Nahee's eyebrows creased.

"You are fanning yourself."

"I'm not."

Silence for awhile.

"I see."

Nahee heard the chair screeched behind her. And then, a hand grabbed her upper arm, slowly sliding to her wrist. She looked at the owner of the hand, making her turn to face him.

"Hey, I'm sorry about before, okay?" The soft, genuine tone that Jungkook showed softened her heart, but her mind was stubborn to tell her that it's not the time to accept the apology.

Nahee held Jungkook's upper arm, pushing it delicately. Almost in a whisper manner, she told, "it's fine. Forget what I told before." She made a short smile and gaze at him and then, turned around. She let out a soft sigh as her eyes trembled while looking for her grandmother.

Jungkook was only able to stand there, staring at the shorter girl's head, barely of her side view was shown as her straight hair blocked it. He backed her with hands in his jeans pockets.

"Nahee-yah."

Nahee heard a slow, sweet coo from her back. Both Nahee and Jungkook looked at the direction of the voice as the appearance of an elderly with a pink, short-sleeved sheave dress coming to them.

Jungkook immediately recognised the lady as Nahee and she were look alike. He showed her a ninety-degree fast bow and then humbly put his hands together.

Nahee's grandmother grinned at him and bowed as well. "I'm guessing you're Jungkook."

With formality, the man replied, "yes, I am Jungkook."

"Kim Nahee's boyfriend."

Nahee interfered, "contracted boyfriend, halmae."

"Oh, contracted or not, you still got yourself a boyfriend," the elderly said to Nahee and then, nodded at Jungkook with a smile. She added, "come on, Jungkook. Join us at the stage. The event is starting."

Nahee's grandmother walked away from them, going to the low stage to join the married couple and her daughter-in-law. Nahee walked ahead him without saying anything. On the other hand, Jungkook was reluctant to join them. His paces were stuttering as he followed Nahee.

Nahee noticed that. She turned her head to see Jungkook acting shy and hesitant. "Yah, Jeon Jungkook," she called. "You okay?"

"Yes... Uhm. Yes, I am."

Nahee wasn't convinced. "You don't need to join us if you don't."

"Woah woah, no! I'm fine. Let's go." Jungkook walked until he reached the girl with confident. He held her hand and brought her to the stage with him.

Nahee was perplexed at the sudden change of mood. But she shrugged it off. The more important matter at that moment was joining her family with the gender reveal on time. She didn't realise a smile crept on her face when she felt the grip was spontaneously interlocked.

Suddenly, Nahee remembered something. "Oh, Jungkook. Have you voted what gender of the baby will be?"

Jungkook stopped walking and made a glance at the girl. "No," he said as he shook his head.

At the same time, Eerin felt pain on her abdomen and back. It was extremely uncomfortable to the point that she felt her knees were weakened. She sucked her bottom lips, holding her husband's shoulder and a table on the other side. She then let out a brittle, "Namjoon."

Namjoon made a glance at his wife with confusion. Eerin's parents and, Mrs Kim and her mother-in-law realised that. Namjoon took his wife's hand and started to get worried. "Jagiya."

As that happened, something was creeping down on her legs. Eerin's breath were shaky as she expressed. "The water..." She paused. "The water broke."

Eerin's mother, Namjoon mother and grandmother gasped.

Namjoon was still confused. "The water filter is working well though."

Because of that, he got a hard smack on the back by his mother as she scolded, "aish, seriously, this idiot! Your wife is giving birth!"

"What?!" Namjoon became shaky and didn't know what to do. He gulped his saliva and looked around. He wanted to carry Eerin but he remembered a vehicle hadn't ready at the entrance yet.

Namjoon's grandmother yelled out at no one, "aigoo! Out of all days, why today?!"

"Because he's my son!" Namjoon shouted after his grandmother.

The stage became chaotic. They were lucky that their guests weren't too many. Their guests were even trying to help clearing out the path for Eerin to walk with the ladies helps.

Nahee and Jungkook realised what was happening. Eerin's father rushed out to get his car and the ladies were with Namjoon trying to calm Eerin down, telling her breath and walked step by step.

The couple then rushed to them to help.

Just a few minutes later, Mr Chae came back and shouted, "the car can't start!"

Mrs Chae scolded her husband, "I told you not to drive that old car but you didn't listen, you idiot!!"

Luckily, they had Jeon Jungkook.

After Jungkook heard that, he held both of Nahee's shoulder and looked at her in the eyes as if she was a little girl. "You help them to get to the door, okay? I get my car."

After Nahee nodded, Jungkook ran out to the entrance to get his car. Nahee ran to the family and said, "we're going to use Jungkook's car."

"Whoever car it is, as long as my grandchild borns to the world safe," Mrs Kim said. She then realised, Namjoon was at their back. She gave him another hard smack again as she said, "carry her!"

"Oh, yeah, right!" Namjoon jogged to his wife and hooked his arm under her knees and her back. He jogged again to the entrance with his wife in arms and, Nahee and Mrs Kim on both sides.

Jungkook arrived at the entrance at the right time when Namjoon was outside with Eerin in her arm. The younger boy immediately came out of the driver seat and opened the back seat door for them.

Nahee told Namjoon to put Eerin down and go inside first while she helped to support her sister-in-law. Namjoon obeyed and went in before Eerin. With Nahee's help, Eerin went in after that and got in her husband's arms.

Jungkook ran to the driver and instructed Nahee to shut the door as he got ready to drive. Nahee did and ran to sit at the front passenger seat.

Mrs Kim managed to shout at them, telling them that to go to the hospital first, they would end the event for them. The youngsters got that instruction and left the hall to the hospital.

As they went further, Nahee heard Eerin complaint that the pain was getting worse. "It feels like a huge needle poking and twisting my stomach right now." Her tone came brittle. She was sniffing her nose and cried with no tears.

"Jungkook-ah, please drive faster," Namjoon uttered.

Jungkook didn't reply but instead, he pushed the acceleration pedal deeper and cut the lanes, leaving many cars behind. Nahee jerked to the back with eyes wide and hand held the supporter above her head. Then, she remembered that she hadn't fastened her seatbelts.

Hands trembling and touching everywhere looking for the seatbelt, she timidly mumbled, "I still want to live."

The speed and the way Jungkook cut all the cars were scaring her. She finally understood how it felt as a passenger when the driver drove too fast.

The driver and the other two passengers were scared by a scream that Eerin let out. Things became chaotic after that. Namjoon urging his wife to breathe, Nahee assisting her brother by telling her sister-in-law to calm down and breath and held her hand.

Jungkook became panic too. But he tried to calm down as he was the driver.

Eerin got her hand and pressed it hard which made Nahee to scream as well.

Jungkook's eyes grew bigger when that happened. They were at the traffic light area and the driver was hoping that there wouldn't be any passerby or anything that would make the light to turn red.

Nahee couldn't bear screaming anymore so she held Jungkook's arm and pressed it hard. Jungkook wasn't in pain but he was a little annoyed when the girl who was not even pregnant shouted at him to drive faster.

Nahee didn't know what made her to think of doing something crazy. She shook her boyfriend's arm hard and begging him.

His vision became unfocused because of the shake. Luckily, the car didn't shake too much which was.... considered they were going to be safe.

However, Namjoon's shout changed the thoughts. "Jungkook-ah, watch out!"

All of them looked front and screamed.

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"

Jungkook was hoping that he pressed the brake at the right time, on the other hand, Nahee was mentally praying that she would come out of the car alive.

They did those as they were still screaming...

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