MOVING ON
Y/n
After three months
I hugged my friend, Isla soon as I reach my restaurant. She cry and I feel confused that she suddenly break down in my arms. I told her to sit down at the couch, bring her some water. She's sobbing, trying to calmly breathe for awhile before sipping from the bottle. I wait there patiently for her.
My children was at home, I reach here soon as she called me, she's crying and got me worried.
After sometimes, Isla put down the bottle next to her and wipe her tears, she seems to be calmed to tell me what's going on.
"He cheated on me." She says, and I cover my mouth in shock.
"I'm sorry, Isla." I pull her slowly and she rest her head on my shoulder, giving in of her tiredness.
"I caught him with my son's teacher. They went out the hotel together hand in hand. I thought maybe it's just coincident, but I found their chat that it's confirmed they are together." She breathe but crying all over again. I can feel her heart break, I have been there through a heart break for years and it seems like the torture never end.
"You confront him."
"Worse, he took my son and kicked me out. I don't care if he want to live with that bitch, I just want my son. What should I do, Y/n?" She hold my hands and beg. My mind were thinking of giving her solution.
"You talk to your lawyer?"
"Yeah, she's handling it, I just want my son, Y/n." I pull her for a hug as I know she needed it.
"You will get him back, Isla," I pats her hoping she would be calm.
"Where you staying now?"
"I probably stay at the dorm, I have my stuff there."
"You can stay here if you want, you know, I have my spare room."
"You don't mind."
"Please, you're my best friend, Isla, I would do any thing to help you."
"Thank you, Y/n."
She hug me again and I smiles. I asked her to follow me so we could eat, she's calm and eat well, I know that she is still thinking about her son, I would feel the same in her position.
"Isla,"
"Hmm?" She look up, I look at her eyes they were still swollen. I take a deep breathe before asking.
"There's something I want to know." She look up at me with her serious gaze.
"What is it?"
I want to know how she caught her husband cheated. But it was only a split second, her body was brought up forcefully from her chair by the man. I shocked and look up to the person which is none other than her husband. She struggle to free herself out of his strong grips. She's angry but her husband is angrier.
"Let me go, you cheater. Get off me!" She try to hurt him, giving him a slaps but to no avail.
"I knew you would hide here, Isla, how dare you sent me this divorce letter, do you think you have the right to do it?" He said arrogantly. Throwing the brown envelope harshly on the table. I almost flinched at the thought.
"Damn right, I have, you cheat on me with that bitch, and took away my son. Now I'm gonna sue you for kidnapping and robbery. You won't get lost this time, mother fucker!" She manage to free herself and pushed him away by his chest as he almost stumbled at how strong her anger was.
"You think you could do that?"
"I have proves. I swear you will be rotten in jail."
"Don't get too confident, Isla, there's nothing of your evidence will bring me down. You don't know what powers I have, you will never win against me."
"Fuck your power. You will never reach this top unless my father spare your life. Took you out of the street and make you this person you are. Now you cheat on me, how disrespect and ungrateful you are." She spit on his face slaying the last argument before she left. She grabbed the envelope and leave the scene.
I stare at the man whose bring all the guilt and those scary face of him was obviously plastered. He pushed his hair back and then leave the restaurant in frustration. He even try to broke my property by hitting the glass door. Luckily Lucas came in time to stop this mad man.
"You okay, Mrs. Kim?" He ask.
"I'm fine. Don't tell this to my husband, he will be worried."
"Who is that person?"
"That's Isla's husband." He's nod.
"You need anything I could help?" I look at him as I shook my head.
"That's okay, you may go back to work."
"Yes, Mrs. Kim."
I went back to the table and clean them, bring the dirty plates to the kitchen to get them washed. My mind still clouded by the scene I just witness. Isla indeed hurt, she even reveals the fact about her family privacy. My heart skip a beat at the thought.
I put myself in that position once again, I almost did it with Jungkook. That kiss we shared could goes further. And leads to a destruction of my family. What happened to Isla feared me.
I lost focus and dropped the plate from my hold and shattered on the floor, causing them to stare at me. My breathing hard and fast, like I was desperately gasped for air it feels suffocating that I have to punched my chest before I collapse on the floor. Everything goes dark once again.
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I wake up at the feeling of a hand caresses my arms, soft hair were tickle my cheek with softness. I blinked a few times to adjust the light a s I can see the familiar four walls. My bedroom. I stir a little feels like my back were in pain.
"Baby?" His deep yet soft voice weaken me. I look at him and smile, I still hear him calling me baby. Which is I'm glad that this was reality I am living in.
"Where am I?"
"Home." He lean closer pressing his lips in my forehead for a long second, he let out some relief breathe.
"I'm so glad you're back." He hugged me, desperately hold me.
"What happened?" I ask him and he shifted next to me, cocooned into his arms so I buried my face in his chest. His scent hypnotized me in no time.
"Doesn't matter now, tell me how you feel?" Why he didn't tell me? I cannot recall what's happening.
"Am I fainted?"
"No, you got tired and Lucas bring you home."
"Butter?" I stare at him for a long second, took my time to process everything.
"Hmm?"
"You will not leave me, right? You will love me as your promise?"
Why am I asking this silly question when I already know the answer? Why am I doubting him? Or I doubt myself. He look down at me as I already stared into his eyes.
"Of course, I will keep you forever with me. Why you ask that?"
Yeah, why am I asking that?
"Isla and her husband will going through court, she wanted to divorced him."
"Baby, don't talk about that, just rest, okay?"
I assume that he knew what going from the way he always pull me out of the conversation.
"Isla will go through divorce, her husband cheating on her, it terrifies me. What if it happened to us?"
"We won't, we'll stay together forever."
I sighed, hold his gaze with worries.
"I almost cheating you, in a worse when I pregnant our child, I got carried away and almost bring our family into destruction."
"Baby, stop, you don't do any of that, let's move on and don't talk about it anymore."
I'm crying, I know what's going on and what I almost did. Butter soothing breathe calmed my inner child. I really regret it. And those things always remind me about all flaws that I do.
We're happy right now. I really made it this far after the worse past I've gone through.
I fall asleep in his arms at last, I desperately seeking for the warm and peace. I fear to lose him like I used to fear Hoseok's threat that he will hurt Jungkook.
When I wake up its already pass nine. I haven't see my daughter since I get back home, my husband taking care of everything and he doesn't even wake me up. Knowing I was alone at the room, I sit up carefully not to get dizzy.
I decided to take a shower and look after Daisy and Taena. They're already sleep when I went to their room. Cutely she hold her sister's hand in her sleep when I see them. Bring smile to my face.
I kissed them before leaving their room. Only to find my husband standing by the door crossing his arms as he already see me. I walk closer and put my arms around his neck.
"Thank you for taking care of everything." He smiles and pull me closer as well.
"I have a surprise for you." He say instead and take my hand with his leaving he girls bedroom and headed to the library. My healing spot of the house.
"Why we're here?" I ask soon as we reach library.
Everything is quiet. I look at his soulful eyes, teasing smile, and soft touch he brings me to the center of the library.
"Look behind you." He commands, and I turned around only to see Jungkook's painting is already hanging in between the book shelf, dominating the space which is make the painting is the main watch that people whoever sees it will be amazed by the beauty of arts he created.
"Why it's here?"
"Because I prevent it from everyone buying it. This save here, also it's you, I'm not selling this to anyone."
I look back at the painting suddenly bring back memory when it's taken by him. He even paint it very well that I never know he has such a talent. It's just beautiful the way I sit on the grass looking up the blue skies as if I'm trying to describe the world for my child that I hold inside me.
"This remind me of him." I speak in my mind where I let out my darkest secrets.
"To be honest, this painting is better to be in the gallery."
Speak through my head again. Tell him that. But no, he will think that I don't like the painting. I do like it, but I'm trying to move on here, yet he keep injected the memory about Jungkook, such as this painting made by him. He doesn't know the whole story behind that, but I do. And if he wants to know, I will tell him gladly, every detail.
"What's wrong, you don't like it?" He also know, is not about the like.
"It's beautiful, how can I not like it. I never know Jungkook can be such a good painter."
"I know, right."
I look away as I walk to the couch and rest my back. They are paining from too much sleeping.
He shift his arms underneath me and pull me closer as we lay down the couch.
"Do you think of going to Madrid with the kids? Having our second honeymoon?" He is whispering in my skins, bringing shivers there.
"No, Daisy still little." I refuse kindly.
"I just thought you need to get away from this routine, have some times for yourself somewhere."
"I don't need that, I'm fine, going out of my routine will only make me think of my schedule being ruin." And it's true, it's hard to manage from the top and adjust the new one.
He caresses my bare arm up and down and kissed my shoulder.
"I just thought you might be stressed out being at work and take care of the house." I smile at his cute concern. He is trying, also he help a lot.
"I have the best caretaker I can count on." We intertwined our fingers.
"You refused all the job offer because of that, my husband is now poor." I take that as a joke and he giggles.
"That's why I give my life to you to take care of, my rich wife." He said playfully as we giggles.
"I know peanut butter is the best combination." He pull my waist closer to him giving a little squeeze to my skin and tickle me.
"Stop!" I squirmed, now facing him, looking up to him that he is already laughing breathlessly.
"Keep doing that." He said, touches my cheek.
"What?"
"Smiling like you have no burden."
I sighs and loving the way he is honest with me. I feel happy with him, he always have his way to make me smile, and shy, and intimidate, and the only woman he could see with his adorable eyes. He make me feel certain things, that brings tingle whenever he speak with his deep voice.
"You make me happy."
His smile wider. Decided to lean close to kiss my forehead. I close my eyes, snuggle more into his embrace.
"Let's sleep with the kids, tonight?"
"You sure?"
"Yeah."
"Okay."
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Mind blowing.
This morning I carry Daisy to stare at his painting that hanged on the wall. First this arriving at the gallery was enough to give me chill. Only he knew that he shouldn't be bother to do it, I feel much better when I didn't see it. This worsening my emotions every time I stare at ku self with those free smile. I look arrogant and selfish. That smile is because Jungkook took my picture and I'm happy because he's around me. Not me smile and happy because of my pregnancy.
I figure out how much I make it different with and without him. Now I hate myself for reacting like that.
I look away and look at the spot at my house where we took the picture. The green lawn where I can see sunset everyday. And sunrise every morning from the other side was just calming and relaxing. Now this not feel the same. I remember the misery that keep me company, the guilt vividly around me, I was almost cheated. But I'm not, well I should not feel too much burden.
Feel my phone vibrating, I took it out and seeing Isla calling. I frown but remain silence before I answer it.
"Hello?" I take the courage. Hear her cheerful voice as if nothing happened to her.
"Hey, what's going on?"
"It's my court today, I will officially single, will you come to support me?"
Support her for being single as a victim of a cheater? Sure.
"Yeah. When did it starts?"
"In three hours."
"I'll be there."
"Thank you, love, also I move out today to my new apartment, I'll have a gathering dinner tonight, you're invited."
I take a moment to breathe. "Wasn't that too soon to celebrate?"
"It has to be, this is how I move on and I'm doing it, why wait." She said confidently.
"Alright, whatever that makes you happy. I'll be there."
"Thank you, Y/n. I'm gonna get going to meet my lawyers. See you soon."
"Okay."
Her lawyers must be good, and she does not gonna hire one to make her win her case. She want to get her son back and get rid of her husband forever.
I look at the clock, there's still time to work, I walk to her bedroom to put her sleep. My husband spending time with our daughter at the living room as I pass by.
"Baby, Daisy sleeping?" He ask, getting up as he carry Taena in his arms.
"Why my sister sleep a lot, mommy?" My daughter cutely ask, poking her sister's cheek softly, Daisy move a little. I have the same question in my head, why baby sleep too much.
"Because she's a baby, sweetheart. There's not much she can do, she need to be strong slowly that's why we feed her and let her rest."
"Am I sleep a lot too when I was little?"
"Yes, every baby does."
I smile at my husband and he shrugged, walking towards the bedroom of the girls. I decided to tell him about Isla's invitation.
"Isla call. She invited us to her new apartment for dinner tonight." I tell him and he look at me.
"She move out?"
"Yes."
"And she asked me to come to her court today," I continue he sense that I don't feel good about it.
"You don't have to come if you're not feel good."
"Is not like that. She asked for support, I can't leave her in this state, we've been friends for years now."
"I'll go with you. Don't worry about it." He hold my hand lovingly smile at me.
"Thank you."
"Now take a bath, I'll take care of the girls."
"I love you." I lean to kiss his cheek before going back to my bedroom.
He's a super human I can always count on.
We both rushed towards the court room according to Isla's information. I am so late and I don't know if she will forgive me for missed all the process. But surprisingly she came out of the room instantly meet me walking towards her.
"Y/n!"
"Isla, hey, I'm sor-"
She hugged me tight before I finished my sentence. Really tight even shook me left to right as if she is just that happy.
"I'm sorry I can't make it on time, I have to finish my work at the restaurant." That was just an excuse, I can't balear myself to be in this situation and I can't tell her so I had to make an excuse. She let me go and hold my shoulders.
"That's okay, it's done, I won custody of my son because my husband was proven to be having an affair and using our money for another woman. He will be leave my life forever." She said happily.
"Huh, congrats. That was fast." My husband says to her.
"Because I hired more than one lawyer, also they're the best one on the city."
"You two will come to my house to celebrate tonight. I gotta pick up my son at my grandparents. See you tonight." She hugged me again before she leave.
"Alright, see you."
She went away to the parking lot and I just stare at her in disbelief.
"She just divorce and being the happiest woman alive." I look at my husband as he grab my shoulder pulling me closer to him. He rub his thumb softly as I feel it.
"Yeah, she move on too fast, but she has to. Isla is not the type of person who wants to keep the burden more than 24 hours."
"Good for her."
He smile at me, we hold our hands as we leave the building.
Other people has their own problems and how they managed to solve it. Maybe it's good for Isla to separate with her husband, she could find it out sooner.
"Wanna grab romantic lunch?" He open the car door for me but leaning his back on the car as he stare at me.
I giggles. "Sure."
I wonder where we go, cause I wanna keep him close. We're happy, right now, and it's gonna be like this forever. Maybe adding new family members will be great. I smile internally as we both hold hands, letting him taking me to his version of romantic lunch.