The tutor next door who is younger than me
#2-1_Alone Together
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A sweet sound was heard from the morning.
김동현
"Ms. Seo Ae-bin? You should wake up."
서애빈
"Hee-ah-ah..."
But as soon as Aebin woke up, he first looked for Hee-ah, who was being carried on Dong-hyeon's back.
서희아
"Ummm!"
서애빈
"Oh my god..."
김동현
"...Come out and eat."
서애빈
"Yeah..."
Aebin, half-asleep, didn't notice Donghyun's change and got up from bed in a good mood.
김동현
"Did you sleep well, sister?"
서애빈
"Huh? Are you mad?"
김동현
"yes?"
서애빈
"You don't speak politely when you're angry, do you?"
김동현
"I'm not angry."
서애빈
"No, but after you got married, you only use formal language when you're angry."
김동현
"I'm not angry..."
Donghyun lowered his eyes and pouted.
김동현
"Why are you looking for Hee-ah first when you saw me?"
서애빈
"Are you upset?"
김동현
"A little."
Hee-ah, who was drinking formula milk in Dong-hyeon's arms, gurgled as if something was good.
김동현
"What's it all about?"
He surprised Dong-hyun by kissing him on the cheek as he wiped the dirt around his mouth.
서애빈
"This idiot."
김동현
"Honestly, it was a bit annoying, wasn't it?"
서애빈
"I'm sorry, were you upset?"
I gently scratched under the chin as if soothing a puppy.
김동현
"Honey, should we go see your mother-in-law and father-in-law later?"
서애빈
"This week too?"
김동현
"Hee-ah, you want to see her, and it would be nice for you to go to your parents' house."
서애빈
"My parents are good, they're good."
서애빈
"I want to date you."
I sat close to Aebin, who was fiddling with the toast.
김동현
"Is that so? I made Aebin sad. Were you really upset?"
서애빈
"Just a little bit. I know how you feel, so it's not like it's that bad. But since we got married, we've rarely been alone together."
김동현
"Then, Aebin, should we leave Heeah with you for a while and spend some time together?"
서애빈
"Won't you cry because you miss us?"
김동현
"Hee-ah, Grandma and Grandpa really like each other, so it'll be okay, right?"
He stretched out his arm and touched Aebin's hair, as if he wanted to say, "It's okay."
김동현
"Hee-ah, are you okay?"
서희아
"Ugh!"
When I pointed at his cheek, he smiled like sunshine and answered.
김동현
"I'll bring it to you now, please wait."
After giving Aebin a quick kiss on the forehead, I packed my bags and left the house.
.
..
...
김동현
"I'm here."
But the house was quiet, and there was no trace of Aebin, who was eating in the living room.
김동현
"Aebin?"
At that moment, Aebin, who had been hiding against the wall, jumped out and kissed me by surprise.
Dong-Hyeon's back, which had been pushed back, touched the wall.
It was a subtle taste of life that I felt after a long time.
김동현
"What are you doing?"
He was out of breath, smiling affectionately and stroking my hair.
서애빈
"Shall we have a drink?"
김동현
"Good."
.
..
The living room table was filled with alcohol and the snacks were placed in the middle.
서애빈
"braided!"
김동현
"Ta-da."
It was the first time in a long time that we had a drink together.
서애빈
"Wow, it's 11 o'clock now, I'm really drunk."
김동현
"If I start drinking now, what time should I pick you up, Hee-ah?"
서애빈
"Look at me."
At Aebin's words, I turned my head and met his eyes.
서애빈
"I might be called a bad mom, but can't we just be alone today?"
김동현
"If you want, I'll bring it tomorrow morning."
Aebin leaned against him without answering.
The bottles of alcohol that had been plentiful were now half empty by 2 p.m.
Aebin, who had been drinking without any reason, began to speak in a grumbling tone.
서애빈
"Dong-Hyeon, honestly, I don't know if I'm a good mother."
김동현
"Huh? Why?"
서애빈
"Even today, you think of Hee-ah first, but I..."
김동현
"It's not like Aebin doesn't like Heeah, right? I'm glad I got to spend some quality time with her, thanks to Aebin."
서애빈
"Even if you do all the childcare, it's still..."
김동현
"Aebin is busy, so it's right for me, who has free time, to do it."
김동현
“And even if Aebin doesn’t do anything and I do everything on my own, I won’t be able to repay the hardships I’ve gone through raising the child.”
서애빈
"Dong-Hyeon... is the number one husband who should be promoted to the whole world."
Aebin said with a faint smile and fell asleep leaning on my shoulder.
김동현
"I guess it's because I'm selfish, but Aebin is the most wonderful person in the world who only wants to see me."
The bride carried Aebin in her arms and laid her comfortably on the bed in the bedroom.
서애빈
"Donghyun..."
As he was about to leave the room, Aebin, whose voice was weak, called out to him.
김동현
"huh?"
서애빈
"i like you."
김동현
"Me too, I'll clean up and go, so go to sleep."
서애빈
"Don't go..."
It was just a simple sleep joke.
But Dong-Hyeon, who was swayed by those words, looked at himself and thought.
김동현
'If Aebin says so, I'll swing my life too.'
As we lay facing each other, our breaths met.
서애빈
"Are you happy that I'm married?"
김동현
"It's not so much that I'm married, but I'm just glad you're here with me."
서애빈
"me too."
Aebin moved closer to him, and their body temperature was immediately transmitted to each other.
서애빈
"I'll do better."
김동현
"You're already doing well?"
서애빈
"...I'll do better."
김동현
"Just don't stress."
서애빈
"okay."
It was a long-awaited afternoon spent just the two of us.