tl/editor: looloo

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    i returned home.

    after six weeks away, it felt somewhat strange, but i knew i''d readjust quickly after a few days.

    that first weekend back, i couldn''t even think about going out. i stayed cooped up at home.

    while the comfort of my soft bed and the warmth of home played a part, the main reason was heena and sarang clinging to me, refusing to let me go anywhere.

    aside from a brief outing for ice cream on the day of my discharge, i remained homebound.

    i wanted to at least take a walk with the three of us, but...

    "sarang, want to go to the playground with daddy?"

    "i just wanna stay with daddy..."

    from the moment she woke, sarang clung to me, showing no signs of letting go.

    "heena, shall we take a stroll around the neighborhood, the three of us?"

    "that sounds nice~ but honey, eat this first. i bought it on my way home from work last week!"

    heena agreed verbally, but she was busy feeding me strange healthy foods she''d bought somewhere.

    i couldn''t refuse something she''d bought for me, so as i gulped it down, she watched me contentedly.

    no, it wasn''t just contentment. heena''s eyes blazed with desire.

    i knew exactly what that look meant. strangely, i hadn''t thought much about it at the training center, but now that i was home, things were heating up...

    wait. this healthy food, could it be...?

    as the thought flashed through my mind, heena whispered in my ear.

    "once sarang falls asleep tonight, let''s take a walk, just the two of us. mom said she''d watch sarang if she wakes up."

    "o-okay."

    though it was what i wanted too, i hadn''t expected her to be this eager. i wondered if she might even suggest having a second child.

    feeling cold sweat forming, i patted sarang in my arms when something large caught my eye.

    "what''s that? who bought that ridiculously huge cat plushie? hyung sunhoo? hyung heeseong?"

    "i did."

    "you did? sarang must have loved it. sarang, what''s that kitty''s name?"

    "dunno!"

    "?? you don''t know?"

    "sigh... hey. sarang didn''t even glance at it."

    "what? why?"

    our cat-crazy sarang ignored that big-ass cat?

    puzzled by this incomprehensible statement, i looked down at sarang, but she was just fiddling with her fingers near my chest.

    once again, heena hugged me from behind and answered.

    "while you were gone, sarang was really gloomy. when she came back from daycare, she''d just study letters with me."

    "oh, sarang..."

    daddy''s sorry! it''s hard to imagine now, but you must have been so down while i was away!

    feeling both guilty and strangely pleased, i decided to step in for hyung heeseong. i knew from looking for plushies for sarang that one that size must have cost a fortune.

    it''d be too sad if sarang didn''t even look at it after he spent so much.

    i gently detached sarang from my arms and pointed to the cat plushie dominating a corner of the living room.

    "sarang. daddy really wants to see that kitty plushie. want to look at it together?"

    "with daddy?"

    "yeah. look~ it''s huge! probably bigger than all your friends combined, right?"

    "yeah! that kitty is super duper big!"

    as i feigned great interest, sarang finally paid attention. she slipped out of my arms and tugged me towards the plushie.

    it seemed true that she hadn''t noticed it before, as she now examined it closely for the first time.

    "sarang. daddy will take a picture, so do you want to hug the kitty?"

    we left mother-in-law in charge, just in case sarang woke up, and headed out together.

    late summer, with autumn looming. a late evening when the sun had fully set.

    i walked the neighborhood holding heena''s hand. just like six weeks ago. i can barely remember how i felt then. now i just felt a mix of emotions.

    "it''s been a while since we walked together."

    "yeah. we should have come out with sarang earlier today."

    "you''ll be home all the time now, so we can come out together anytime~ and i think i understand how sarang felt."

    "really?"

    "yeah. earlier, i just wanted to stick close to you, walks and everything else aside. i''m sure sarang felt the same."

    when heena said that about mini-heena, i had nothing to add. though i was disappointed we couldn''t come out as a trio, it was nice to hold sarang all day too.

    heena, arm linked with mine and body pressed close, said this while walking half a step ahead.

    our neighborhood walk route was fixed, so i wondered why heena was leading slightly, but at some point, we deviated from the route.

    i thought maybe she had a destination in mind, but no matter how i looked at it, this road...

    "heena, where are we going?"

    "hm? a motel."

    "......"

    i mean, i also thought the walk would end there, but still, heading straight for a motel right after leaving home is a bit...

    "weren''t we going to date a bit first?"

    "that was the plan, but i can''t wait."

    "that much?"

    "of course! we haven''t seen each other for six weeks! couldn''t hold hands! couldn''t kiss! couldn''t have se- mmph!"

    "wait! there are still people passing by! lower your voice...!"

    i covered heena''s mouth as she was about to shout shamelessly. she pouted in response.

    she didn''t say anything, but somehow i knew why she was upset. she was probably dissatisfied that i used my hand to stop her. if i was going to stop her, i should have done it with a lip smash.

    as soon as i realized this, i removed my hand and pressed my lips against heena''s. people were still passing by occasionally, but we were past caring about that now.

    "mmm.... haah..."

    "slurp... haa..."

    "more... chu... mmph...."

    gently yet somewhat roughly.

    sucking in heena''s lips and tongue, biting, exchanging saliva while gazing into each other''s eyes.

    -smack! smack!

    still unsatisfied, she planted kisses all over my mouth, making sounds.

    after kissing for a long time, we slowly separated.

    "did i do well?"

    "yeah. our honey is so pretty~"

    "but i don''t think i can hold back anymore either. shall we go?"

    "let''s go quickly! you just lie down! i''ll do everything!"

    "oh~ really? i won''t lift a finger?"

    in response to my playful words, heena smiled brightly and led me on.

    "i''ll make you feel good. so just stay still. got it?"

    "then i''ll trust sarang''s mom~"

    "yes! sarang''s dad!"

    now that i''ve kissed heena passionately, it finally feels like i''m back to normal life. of course, things will be different since i have to work, but heena will be by my side every day. we''ll share intimate moments.

    my wife, still cute, beautiful, and seductive even after more than six years together.

    but it''s my first time completely leaving it to heena. i wonder if she studied hard?

    i can''t wait.

    author''s note:

    is the next chapter r-rated, you ask?

    no...