twelve

The house they pull up to is huge. The gate opens, and Kai drives through, parking near the front doors.

Baby steps out, staring up at the tall house, gazing at the manicured lawn, and the neat, clean steps. She smiles as she looks back at Kai, who's pulling the bags out of the trunk. He looks at her smiling and winks.

"Is this a home-stay? So we can have privacy?"

"Aniyo. Igeo je jib (No. This is my house)."

"Nohi jib (Your house)?"

"Yes. For you. To... stay."

Baby turns to the house, with its white walls and enormous windows. It looks just like every other house on the street, but to her it was special. No more checking in to hotels after long plane rides, and no more wondering whether the hotel staff would leak if she was there or not. Now, she could just come straight to Kai's place and relax.

"Ori jib (my house)?" She turns to her man again and smiles widely. "Gamsahamnida."

Kai pushes the main gate closed as Baby walks up to the front steps to the door. There's a code on the door, so Baby waits for Kai to open the door.

He quickly sets the bag down, punches in the code and opens the door wide for her and it's beautiful. She's used to houses this size since her father was a CEO, but this one was special. Plain and white, but all their own. It was a little empty, but Baby didn't really care at that moment.

"There's not much yet. Kitchen... stuff. A couch," Kai says, looking around. "Chimdae (a bed)."

"Chimdae? Jeongmal (a bed. Really?)"

Baby can't help the smile that comes to her lips, it has been a little less than a month since they have been together. Together, together.

Quickly Kai pulls the bags in and closes the door, and walks close to her. He bends down, lips almost touching hers as he says, "Nan niga nomu geuriwosso (I've missed you so much)."

"Show me the bed."

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The bed is nice as the sun warms her through the covers. Kai finally rolled over, so all his limbs weren't wrapped around her, suffocating her. It was heaven, laying next to him underneath the white covers. She stretches and scoots a little closer to him, enjoying the peace and quiet.

"Aduel?"

Baby freezes at the sound of a woman's voice. She holds her breath as footsteps start coming up the stairs.

"Ironasso (are you awake)?"

Baby sees red, pissed that Kai has another woman in the house and quickly pinches Kai to wake him up, while she hides under the cover. He just squirms in the covers. The woman opens the door to the room, and Baby pinches him again.

"Jong In-a, irona (Jong In, wake up)."

"Eomma," Kai moans.

"Eomma?" Baby thinks, "EOMMA?!?"

Baby gets a whole new kind of fear, Kai didn't have just any kind of other women in his house, he had his mother, who just walked into the room, while she was naked in his bed. And what was worse, she felt a sneeze coming on.

"Eomma! (Mom) Kai jumps up, pressing down on the cover over Baby's head. "Ottoke duerogassoyo (How did you get in)!?

"nan ne ommada. Dangsineul wihae i jibeul satsseumnida. Mulron jodo geu amhoreul algo itsseumnida (I'm your mom. I bought this house for you. Of course I have the code)," His mother says,

Baby tries to take short breaths to suppress her sneeze but not let the mother see her under the covers.

"ja, ije je myoneuri bangeuro gaso geunyoreul kkaeuseyo (Now, go to my daughter-in-laws room and wake her up)."

"Algetseumnida (I understand).

Baby prays that his mother will hurry out of the room before she sneezes but she can't hold it anymore. She sneezes clenching her nose and her body so it won't make a sound, but it's still a little grunt. She freezes, trying to hear if the mother is out of the room or not.

"Aigo… geulsse, geu maneun sajindeul ihuro dareun gon gidaehaji maraya hae. nohi dul da araecheungeuro naeryowaso uriga achim mogeul su itkke hae (well, i shouldn't expect anything else after all those pictures. Both of you come downstairs so we can eat breakfast)."

Baby waits for the door to shut and the footsteps to fade away before she pops out from the covers. The bright sunlight hurts her eyes, but she looks at Kai who is sitting up with his head in his head.

He looks up at her, with his morning hair sticking straight in the hair, and Baby can't hep but smile at how cute he is.

"Your mom basically walked in on us," She laughs.

"jol kkojibossoyo. Apayo (You pinched me. It hurts)." He rubs his side as he closes his sleepy eyes.

"Lets go downstairs before your mom comes back up. Nae paentineun odiitjji ( where's my panties)?"