If You Want Me - Episode 136

<Episode 136>

The sound of the door opening was heard, but from Seo-won’s view, the door side wasn’t visible, so he couldn’t see who had come.

Who came this early in the morning? As he tilted his head curiously, a very cute voice was heard from afar.

“Daddy!”

The guest who suddenly visited in the morning was Do-ha.

Did he come because he missed Seo-won and Do-gyeom from the morning? As he was thinking that for a moment, Mom’s voice was heard next.

“I tried to keep him longer, but Do-ha was making a fuss from the morning saying he wanted to see his daddy…”

“It’s okay. Thanks to you, we rested well last night.”

Do-gyeom answered with a faint smile to Seo-won’s mother’s apologetic words. It was a reaction as if he was very grateful just for letting them have the evening time.

With Do-ha and Mom here, Seo-won couldn’t just stay still in bed. As Seo-won endured the muscle pain, got up from his spot, and came out towards the door, Do-ha widened his eyes and looked at Seo-won.

“Daddy!”

“Do-ha.”

Seo-won bent his waist and lifted Do-ha up.

As he lifted the child, his waist throbbed, but he didn’t want to show the aftereffects of the affair in front of Do-ha and Mom.

He tried to hug him as if nothing was wrong, but Do-gyeom took Do-ha from his arms at an incredibly fast speed. Having him snatched away in an instant, it felt like becoming the leftover stick after cotton candy was washed in water.

“I’ll hold him.”

As Seo-won blankly stared at Do-gyeom, he said while familiarly holding Do-ha in his arms and supporting his bottom with his arm. Then Do-ha familiarly grabbed Do-gyeom’s shoulder with one hand.

Usually, Do-gyeom holds Do-ha more often, but today, he must be more concerned about Seo-won’s physical condition.

If you’re that worried, you should have been more considerate last night. Seo-won looked at Do-gyeom with an absurd smile, then moved his gaze to Do-ha, who was nestled in his arms.

Perhaps because Do-ha was a child, his cheeks were exceptionally soft and chubby. Touching them felt as fluffy as glutinous rice cake. It was also cute that his round cheeks were flushed because he had a lot of heat. Seo-won gently touched his lips to Do-ha’s cheek and pulled away. There was a smacking sound.

“Did you sleep well with Grandma last night?”

“Yep. It was good! Grandma read me a storybook too.”

“Is that so?”

“Uh-huh!”

Do-ha nodded his small face hard and laughed, hehe. He was a child who followed his grandmother well, so Seo-won wasn’t worried, but it seemed he had a more satisfying night than Seo-won had thought. He didn’t know, but it seemed Mom had even brought a storybook from Korea, saying she would read it to Do-ha.

Seo-won looked at Do-ha with eyes that seemed to die of love, then shifted his gaze to Mom.

“Did you sleep well last night, Mom?”

“Why are you asking me? I slept tremendously well. The hotel bed was so nice, I thought I couldn’t get up.”

“But it must have been hard for you to wash and put Do-ha to sleep alone…”

“Do-ha did well on his own, what are you saying? Compared to when you were little, I don’t know how much easier it is.”

“What? What did I…”

Why is she suddenly bringing up my old days…? But wasn’t I quite well-behaved to that extent?

Honestly, he couldn’t remember the distant past, but he thought his childhood was similar to Do-ha’s… He had that thought to some extent. Since he didn’t remember every moment from when he was one year old, he wasn’t confident.

As Seo-won spoke with an awkward face, Mom said with an amused laugh,

“Come to think of it, when I took you outside, people would envy me, saying how the child is so well-behaved and asking if you were an angel. But you really hated washing, so I had a hard time then.”

“Seo-won disliked washing?”

When Mom spoke as if reminiscing about memories, Do-gyeom showed a surprised reaction.

At Do-gyeom’s question, she shifted her gaze to him and nodded. Then, as if telling a very interesting old story, she spoke vividly.

“He was like that back then. When I told him to wash, he would go inside the blanket and not come out.”

“That’s quite different from now. These days, he says he’ll wash at every chance.”

Do-gyeom reacted as if it was unexpected. The added remark sounded like he was strangely expressing dissatisfaction with Seo-won saying he would wash before joining bodies.

Mom, who couldn’t possibly understand the meaning, nodded.

“I was worried he might not wash even when he grew up, but he changed a lot. Kids are like that. You can’t predict at all how they’ll grow up…”

She spoke while looking at Seo-won as if she was still raising a child. Even though several years had passed since Seo-won became an adult, in her eyes, Seo-won was still a child. A child who could go off course at any moment.

Seo-won read various emotions in Mom’s eyes and felt strange. When holding the wedding ceremony, he had burst into tears because his emotions became complicated, and he felt like that again now.

She shifted her gaze to Do-gyeom and continued speaking.

“But rather because of that, I often think I did well in giving birth to Seo-won. I had never traveled abroad in my life, but thanks to Seo-won, I get to come to Hawaii and the world I know is expanding. When he turned out to be a heated omega, I wondered what to do, but could I have ever imagined I would see a grandchild?”

She emphasized that all the things happening now would not have been felt if Seo-won hadn’t existed.

Seo-won was also feeling similar emotions while giving birth to Do-ha. Because he thought every time that this moment wouldn’t exist if Do-ha didn’t exist. That’s why this moment was more precious.

Do-gyeom nodded as if he understood, then naturally changed the subject with a small smile.

“Then shall we all have breakfast together today?”

“All together?”

“Yes, with your mother and my parents. All together. I think I didn’t take good care of them, saying I would enjoy the honeymoon.”

Do-gyeom made an unexpected suggestion out of the blue.

Until a few days ago, he had emphasized that he would spend time alone with Seo-won from the wedding to the honeymoon. He had also asked for cooperation from both families like that.

In a way, it could be seen as cold-hearted, but for Do-gyeom, it was a long vacation given in several years, and it was an inevitable choice made to enjoy the vacation he hadn’t been able to fully enjoy.

So it was unexpected for Do-gyeom to make such a suggestion first. Did he feel the preciousness of family after hearing what Seo-won’s mother said and think he should take better care of his parents?

Do-gyeom and his parents had a somewhat distant relationship, so it would be nice if their relationship became closer through this opportunity. And no matter how much it was a honeymoon, Seo-won was also concerned that they had neglected their parents too much.

Seo-won still found it a bit difficult to face Do-gyeom’s parents, and they also felt uncomfortable with him. Fortunately, the two of them no longer openly showed hostility like before. They gradually accepted him as family and even sent things for Seo-won to eat when something good came up. They poured even more affection on Do-ha. They said Do-ha looked just like Do-gyeom when he was little, and their love for their grandson was profound.

This is what a family is. Although it was a form of family Seo-won had never experienced before, he felt his heart filling up. The more bustling, the better.

As Seo-won nodded, saying it was good, and looked at Mom, she pondered for a moment, then opened her mouth.

“Then… Okay. If that’s your intention.”

“Then shall we meet in thirty minutes? I’ll contact my parents.”

Do-gyeom spoke as if he would prepare everything else. At that, Seo-won’s mother said okay and left the room to get ready.

With Seo-won, Do-gyeom, and Do-ha left in the room, Do-gyeom said to Seo-won,

“I suggested eating together because I was grateful that your mother took care of Do-ha yesterday… Is it okay?”

He had made the appointment first, but it seemed he belatedly became conscious of Seo-won’s mood.

If it had been a situation Seo-won didn’t welcome, there could have been a fight, but Seo-won was the opposite. Rather, it was good.

“Ah, I like it. I was also constantly concerned about it.”

“Really? That’s a relief. Then let’s get ready slowly.”

When Seo-won showed a positive reaction, Do-gyeom smiled brightly as if relieved.

Since Do-gyeom had woken up early and finished washing, he only needed to change clothes, so Seo-won just had to move diligently.

As Seo-won thought he should wash first, picked up a towel, and tried to enter the bathroom, for some reason, Do-gyeom kept following him closely.

“Do you have something to say?”

What is he doing? Is he playing around? Does he have something to say? Seo-won made eye contact with Do-gyeom with doubtful eyes.

Then, after looking at Do-ha in his arms for a moment as if checking his reaction, Do-gyeom bent his waist and brought his face close to Seo-won.

He brought his lips to Seo-won’s ear and spoke in a very secretive voice, so small that Do-ha couldn’t hear, as if telling a very intimate story.

“If it’s hard, should I help you wash?”

“…”

I wondered why he kept following me closely to say something…

If he helped wash with pure goodwill, it would be nice. Because it hurt like having a flu whenever he moved. But will he just come out? It would be fortunate if he didn’t touch sexual desire while pretending to help wash.

Usually, he would ponder a bit, but today, he was filled with distrust because of last night’s events.

“No. Please watch Do-ha while I wash.”

“Yesterday, you said you wanted to wash together, the three of us.”

“You already washed.”

As Do-gyeom seemed to want to enter the bathroom together using Do-ha as an excuse, Seo-won indirectly refused and entered the bathroom first.

Seo-won entered the bathroom as if running away, and Do-gyeom, who was left behind, sat on the bed with Do-ha.

Leaving Do-ha to play on the bed, he tried to get up to drink coffee, but Seo-won’s cell phone lying on the bed flashed.

Do-gyeom glanced at the screen without much thought, then hardened his expression at the message content that appeared in the preview.

[Senior Yuncheol: Seo-won. Did you sleep well?]

[Senior Yuncheol: I looked through my old mailbox a bit reminiscing about meeting you.]

[Senior Yuncheol: The person who offered to sponsor your study abroad back then turned out to be your husband?]

[Senior Yuncheol: How can there be such a coincidence?]

“…Saying useless things.”

Do-gyeom clicked his tongue softly and picked up Seo-won’s cell phone.

Knowing Seo-won’s password, Do-gyeom deleted the messages from Yuncheol with an unreadable face.

Even if Seo-won knew, it wouldn’t be a big problem, but he didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble.

Do-gyeom put Seo-won’s cell phone back where it was and let out a chuckle.

It was a peaceful morning at the honeymoon destination.

*- Side Story End*