Chapter 11

It's been a week now and the magazine will be out in two hours. Lauren was pacing back and forth to her office, she doesn't know what will happen even though she knew Jihye's fans liked her she still think about the negative things.

"Lauren, you should calm down. Everything will be okay a lot of her fans will love you" Yujin said, she decided to drop by because she was so bored at the house. They became close friends because Lauren got interested in Korean Dramas and ended up talking about them with Yujin.

Lauren sigh and sat in her chair "I know but I'm still scared and about Jihye's reputation. You know you all are getting more famous and even though I'm a fashion designer, businesswoman, CEO, etc" Yujin couldn't help but laugh Lauren is getting confused "There are chances that they do not like me especially were already expecting a child" Lauren said rubbing her tummy, there was a small bump already and Jihye was so stoked about it.

"You know haters gonna hate don't mind them and it's very normal to have a negative comment but certainly a lot of her enthusiasts will love you since they already know that Jihye has been crushing on you for almost four years," Yujin said while Lauren blushed "Don't think of it too much, it's bad for the baby" Lauren nodded "Do you already know the gender?"

"Not yet, two more months. I'm kinda excited since Jihye wanted to shop for the baby's things. She never stopped talking about it" Lauren said looking at Yujin who was smiling at her

"Jihye loves kid and she will do everything because she's indeed in love with you. You both are so in love with each other for sure the baby will be so spoiled especially Jihye is such a very merciful" Lauren shakes her head

"You know I'll try my best not to spoil this kid too much. I wanted her to learn and work hard on his or herself, but Jihye is a hardworking one maybe there's a chance that my future kid will be like her" Yujin grinned she was really happy not because she will be an Aunt but because she was proud because Jihye finally will have her own family to the girl that she likes and loves the most, to the girl that her best friend that she has been dreaming of.

Yujin and Suzy are trying their best to calm Lauren's guts down since the magazine will be out in five minutes. Jihye and the rest of her members were already on their way to the company. They were busy looking out the house when Jihye got a call from Yujin that her wife is not calming down since the magazine will be out in a ton of minutes.

Jihye instantly went inside the company, promptly Jihye got on from the elevator and went to the highest floor where her wife's office is. When she and her two members come in. She saw her wife pacing back and forth fiddling with her fingers while Suzy is calming her down and Yujin is looking at her heart rate. She was really worried about the baby because she knew it is bad.

"Honey," Jihye said looking at her wife while Lauren instantly looked at her in front of her she sigh and instantly went to her arms "Honey, you have to calm down. This is not good for the baby"

"I know but...Jih, it was already posted, it was published, the magazine is out of the world. I don't know what your fans will say, what if they will hate me? What if they will say some bad words to you--" Jihye cut her off by kissing her on the lips when she pulled out she cupped her face and look at her closely in the eyes. She couldn't help but chuckle Lauren's cheeks already became squishy because she has been eating too much but her love never changed she still loves her she's carrying their child.

"Jijiiii, please stop chuckling" Lauren whined burying her face in her wife's chest. Yujim and Ara slap her friend's arm "Come on J. Calm her down, that wouldn't be good for the baby" Ara and Yujin said concern visible in their voice.

"Okay okay," Jihye said, she cups her wife's cheeks again and looked at her straight in the eyes "Baby girl, everything will be okay alright? my fans will love you and whoever hates you or me well it's their choice but that will be their choice and it's their loss. I don't care if they say bad words to me but if they hurt you and my baby physically well I will blow up and never let them touch you and my baby again. I'm here whatever happens. I will always be here baby" Jihye said kissing her wife's forehead

"Are you sure?" Jihye hummed and looked at her members and they nodded, Megan and Suzy were talking bickering about who will pay for their food later. Well...that usually happens a lot.

"I'm sure baby, Don't think of it too much okay?" Lauren just nodded and cuddled her just then Leslie came in with Chahee.

"Laure--Oh girls you guys are here?" Leslie asked,

"Hi Mrs. Jeung and Mrs. Lee" they all bowed as Leslie and Chahee greeted them, Lauren pulled out the hug and kissed her Mom and Chahee while Jihye did the same

"Sweetheart, you look so nervous? Is everything okay?" Chahee asked as the girls left to give them some privacy

"She was nervous Mom because the magazine will be out well by now," Jihye said while Leslie came to her daughter

"Sweetie, don't think of it too much okay? What is more important is your relationship has been out to the public. Just don't think of the negative comments just think that we and Jihye will be by your side whatever happens. That will also harm the baby" Leslie said giving a kiss on her daughter's forehead

Lauren just nodded while Chaerin rubbed her back, of course, Jihye needs to understand her because this might also be the cause of her pregnancy.

When the two moms calmed the CEO down she instantly fell asleep on Jihye's chest. She was looking at the comments on the magazine cover and some of them are positives, a lot of blinks support them, they were so surprised that Jihye was married and will be expecting a child soon but they were more surprised because she finally had the girl of her imaginations.

Jihye knew that she needs to protect her wife especially since Lauren is pregnant. She will never let anything happen to her wife, she was so precious that Jihye needed to squish her cheeks because she was so cute.

When Lauren woke up she was already in their house, Jihye was already making her dinner and wearing only a sports bra and shorts. Jihye bit her lip instantly, Jihye looks so hot. Well, another thing in her pregnancy she has been frustrated about it because of her hormones. Whenever Lauren felt it Jihye will be one call away and do the things that she wants.

Jihye was already walking close to her smiling when Lauren was already looking at her but attention wasn't on her wife's face or the food but her abs.

"Honey, food is up," Jihye said sitting down beside Laurene while the CEO is following her gaze at Jihye's abs "babe, everything okay?" Jihye asked while putting her hands on her wife's cheek.

Lauren came back to reality and smiled but bit her lip "Babe, I'm not hungry" Jihye frowned

"You're not hungry or not liking the food? You know you can tell me anything that you like. I will even buy it outside" Lauren smiled but she just kissed her lustfully well Jihye knew just smiled she knew what Lauren wants.

After three rounds, Lauren was now already laying her head on her wife's chest, tracing her abs while Jihye is humming and playing with her hair.

"So, you like the comments and the cover huh?" Jihye asked, Lauren finally had the guts to read the comments and see all the pictures. Her heart is happy again and she already loves Jihye's fans.

"Yes, I can't believe your fans love me and I like all the pictures because we looked so good together," Lauren said while looking at Jihye.

"We look good together because you are made for me and there's no way someone will replace me because I should be the only one in your life and heart. I'll kill them if they try to replace me" Lauren giggled at her wife, she likes her being possessive and jealous.

"You don't have to worry, no one will replace you especially we will have a baby soon. You are the woman that I will love forever and nothing is gonna change that" Lauren said kissing her wife's collarbones. She wanted to confess that she was already deeply in love with her she wanted to tell her that she loves her but she wants everything to be special since Jihye has been doing everything for her.

Jihye smiled and kissed the top of her head as they went to the dreamland.

Jihye has a scheduled interview for Elle Korea, Lauren was supposed to be there but she has a scheduled photoshoot in Gangnam. Jihye was already in the chair, the cameraman was getting ready to film. After a good ten minutes, everything is ready to go.

Jihye greeted everyone first and then started reading all the questions. It was all about her as of the moment when it finally came about her relationship and the Arranged Marriage with Lauren.

Of course, she told everything how everything happened most especially how her system was shocked when she was gonna be marrying the that she has been crushing on, dreaming, and wanting. The staff coo and Jihye was laughing at them. She also explained how she confessed and they got close. One question had caught her attention it was.

"What are the traits that you like about your wife?"

Jihye grinned and think of the traits that she likes about her wife.

"This is very difficult. First of all, I like all her aspects but what I like and love the most is when she always gets so clingy. She will be pouty and ask every second If I'm done doing my work. The second is, Now that she's pregnant I like giving her all the foods that she likes. She will usually wake me up around three in the morning asking me to get her some ice cream and jams" Jihye grinned, she didn't want to lie. She enjoys handing out the things that her wife wants and likes.

The questions continued, she was asked what will be their future after the baby is born.

"To be honest Now that I'm having my own family and our contract is ending in the leisure. I want to take a break and be away for a minute with my wife and child. I've been planning to take them to Paris and have our life there. I want to protect my child and my wife in the media at the moment. I also want to spend my time with them but I will be the one saying that I and the girls will still be writing some songs. We won't be gone we just need a break."

Then again, the interview continued and still, Jihye was asked how she felt when she knew that her wife is pregnant, she explained that she was so happy since she loves kids and babies and she was so stoked because her dream girl will be carrying the child.

The last questions were all about Lauren now, Jihye knows what to answer since she has been crushing Lauren for three years and she noted everything on her mind about her new traits and wants.

She thanked all the blinks for loving Lauren, for supporting her, and for the girls. She also promised that someday soon she will be updating now and then on her Instagram. The interview ended and Jihye decided to stay in the dressing room because she's gonna be picking her wife later.

She opened Instagram and there was a lot of notification. It wasn't very surprising at all since she is a very famous dancer. She smiled at the blinks comments since she started to post the pictures of her and her wife. She even posted their wedding picture and Lauren's first scan and their trip to Paris. All her idol friends congratulated her when she posted the first scan, they are looking forward to meeting her wife personally.

The day continued and Jihye finally picked up her wife, she was asleep for the whole ride. She could tell she was very infertile and her bump is slowly showing and she was so excited. Even though Lauren is getting heavy she decided to carry it until she gets inside their bedroom. Jihye smiled when her wife snuggled to the side of her bed and breathed her wife's pillow.

The dancer decided to change her clothes first and took out some for Lauren. She takes a wet sponge to wipe in her wife's body and also a makeup remover. Jihye started undressing Lauren trying not to look at the red bras and panties that she was wearing.

'Come on Jihye, don't look at it" she said to herself

It is difficult because her wife is so hot that she needed to look away whenever she's wearing a short robe and fitted dress that shows her legs and curves. Jihye breathed in and out when she finally succeed in not looking at her wife's boobs.

Jihye slowly wipe her wife's face and smiled when Lauren is leaning in her touch. Once everything was done, she decided to go under the covers and admire her wife. She is glowing, she looks so beautiful, this is her Gem no one else's. For sure, she'll kill every person who tries to steal her, she will never let anyone do that knowing how much in love she is with her wife. Jihye kissed her wife's forehead.

Lauren immediately lay her head in her wife's chest and kissed her chest "Thank you baby" The CEO said sleepily

Jihye smiled and play with her hair "Anything for you baby. I thought you were sleeping? Did I wake you up?" The dancer asked worriedly.

"No, I woke up because your warmth is not here" Jihye kiss her cheeks while Lauren sigh and looked at her as she cups her cheeks. I think this is the time to confess that she was in love with her "Honey, I love you" Lauren said as Jihye's eyes widened "I love you so much"

Jihye's trying to pinch herself, she might be dreaming but she's hoping for the best that she wasn't because it will truly break her.

"Honey, this is not a dream. This is real" Lauren said noticing that Jihye is trying to pinch herself.

Jihye just left a tear in her eyes, she can't believe that her wife is saying this face to face. Lauren wipe the tears that were falling on her wife's cheeks. Jihye held her both hands as they sit "I've been waiting for you to say that. I am, you don't know how happy I am. I'm so in love with you, I love you so much. No words can explain how thankful I am to get the chance to love on you baby" Jihye said kissing her forehead.

Lauren sigh and smiled "I'm in love with you too. You're mine and I'm yours forever and ever J. Nothing's gonna change that" Jihye just hugged her and while Lauren buried her face in her wife's shoulder. She wanted to confess even before Jihye left for the interview but she didn't have the chance since it was getting late.

When she watched the interview she couldn't help but smile and her heart is fluttering because of Jihye's answers, she knows everything, she knows all about her, she knows that things that she likes and doesn't like, she knows how to deal with her whenever she had her mood swings, she loves the way Jihye handles her like she's a Gem. She felt like her Mom Leslie also felt this when she was still with her Dad. She just got so lucky that Jihye was indeed in love with her.

She doesn't have to tell Jihye to her but her wife is showing it to her. The night was full of cuddling, I love you's, sweet pecks, and full of laughter.

Jihye was currently in the house specifically in her wife's office, she already started working on making a new dance since in three months they will have a dance come back she decided to do it at home since her wife is home and she was watching a movie.

"Babe, Ara is here" Lauren shouted. Jihye got confused since she left in Korea to go to Thailand to have a meeting for the company that her family was handling. She get out of the office and saw Lauren and Jihye talking.

"I thought you were in Thailand?" Jihye asked while she kissed her wife's cheek and lips and sat beside her and rested her hand on her thigh while Lauren put her head on the idol's shoulder.

"Well, I needed to leave because the meeting frustrates me that I needed to leave in that country" Lauren looked at Ara it looked like everything is serious.

"Should I go upstairs for you guys to talk about it? It seems serious?" Lauren inquired. Jihye looked at Ara

"No, everything is okay. You also deserve to know this because I need your opinion also" Lauren nodded and intertwined her hands with her wife.

"So, what got you frustrated?" The cat-eyed girl asked and kiss her wife's forehead. Ara sighs dramatic leaps and leans herself in the settee. Jihye realized that everything seems so serious because she knew how her member get so frustrated.

"I have an Arranged Marriage," Ara said while Lei went to her and lick her cheeks. Ara pats her head, the married couple wasn't replying she knew her member too well that she needed to finish the story first so she sat properly looking at the married couple.

"I don't know what to say, I don't like this kind of thing especially feels like I lose all my freedom in life. I don't even know who that person is and I'm not sure if I can be able to handle being an idol and handling marriage at the moment. My parents knew what are my plans and wholeheartedly support me but everything change. What am I supposed to do now?" The sad girl asked

"Well, do you have any idea what are their reason why they decided to put you on an Arranged Marriage because you know there are reasons behind it first one, it's either it was for the company for the partnership and make your company grow bigger and better, second is your spouse parents are having a bankruptcy and your parents decided to use you for the marriage or third is your parents are close to that you know people. Like Mommy and Mom," Lauren said while Jihye nodded in agreement

"I don't have any idea, my family you know our company is just small and we're just starting," Ara said standing up to get her phone.

"Well, another thing is maybe someone offered to your family a nice opportunity that your company will grow bigger and they decided to let you marry their son or daughter for an exchange" Jihye muttered, "But do you have any idea who is it?"

"Then again, I don't have any idea. Can you guys give me some advice?" Ara begged

"Ara, this is just the question for you. Do you like to be in an Arranged Marriage? Because if you do, you will be helping your family and it was a big help for the company" Jihye said while rubbing her wife's tummy

"The opportunities are also very surprising sometimes maybe your parents like it" Lauren notified.

Ara was looking at her best friend Jennie. She was feeling envious because Jihye finally found the person for her, she even get to marry the girl that she likes, and now they are already starting a family. They were madly in love with each other.

Ara was now feeling what Jihye felt when she told when she was getting married though at the end of the day she was so happy that Jihye will be marrying her long-time crush hers is much more different because she doesn't even know who that persons are.

"Ara, you gotta think of this properly. I know it's hard on you but we also gotta think of somebody else's happiness. Especially our parents well it's not like I'm telling you to be me but we also need to think that maybe this will be good for the company. We also need to think that maybe this marriage will be something else like you know us. We don't know if someday soon you'll get the chance to meet the right person but you know maybe that person is the one. But, it's your choice. We're just gonna be here supporting you at every step of the way" Jihye advised while Lauren agreed because she felt what Ara is feeling right now. Because it does feel she lose her freedom when it was announced that she will get married soon but in the end, everything went perfect.

Ara just sighs and tells them that she will think about everything. She knew that Jihye and Lauren were right but she doesn't want to do it because she's still waiting for one person and it was her ex. She's fully not moved on from her and still wanted her. She's just not showing it to her best friend that she still loves her ex because for sure they will just lecture her.

She just left the penthouse while Lauren and Jihye sigh sadly, ever since then the girls are already telling their problem with Lauren because she has nice advice, especially to Yujin because she was going through stress and problems later.

Ara was in her car scrolling through her phone looking at her ex's picture. While also searching for Lauren's interview a while ago.

"Just take the opportunity, it might turn into something magical that will surely make your heart full and happy" It keeps lingering in her mind when her parents announced that she will be in an Arranged Marriage.

Just then a notification popped up, it was all about Jieun. Ara got curious so she decided to open it. It instantly broke her heart when she was reading it. She doesn't want to believe it but it was from the Korean news and Dispatch.

"Jieun's parents announced that she will be having an Arranged Marriage. The wedding will be held privately and it will be in three weeks. I hope you understand us"

Ara just cried, she just can't believe her first love will be married. She was supposed to take her back now that her schedule is fading away but she lost it. She just cried in her car not wanting to call one of the girls even though she needs some comfort right now. After a few minutes, she calmed down and reach out for her phone again to call her parents.

"Schedule the wedding now. I'm agreeing" Ara said but instantly hung up and left the place. All she wants was just to forget about Jieun and try to love the new person that she will get wed to even though it's hard on her.

"Babe, do you think Lisa will be okay?" Lauren asked while looking at Jihye who's driving. Jihye just picked her up in the office and the idol couldn't help but smile because she already cared for her members.

"I hope she's doing alright baby. She hasn't texted us in our group chat and maybe she needs some time so we just let her" Jihye said intertwining her hands with her wife

"I feel sad for her though. She looks so gloomy when she came into our house" Jihye hummed agreeing.

"She will be okay baby, don't worry. For now, let's think about your cravings okay?" Jihye said while Lauren instantly giggled excitedly and list all the things that she wants. They decided to go on grocery shopping well not just for Lauren's cravings but also for the things that they need in the house. Because everything is pretty empty because of the busy days.

As they finally arrived in the grocery store. Lauren instantly went to the chocolate section and took some chocolates while Jihye was just shaking her head while smiling. After Lauren was done, they went to the things were the things that they need.

Fans are already spotting them, they are trying to get close to the two but William and Romel are behind them and the two bodyguards that Jihye hired. Jihye was just holding her wife's hand while using her other hand to push the cart.

Lauren was thinking that Jihye was so very gentlewoman, she was so sweet and accepting all food that she was getting.

After two hours of doing groceries, Lauren's head was in her wife's shoulder while Jihye was just kissing her forehead and looking at the things that they bought. She can't help but chuckle since this was all her cravings every day.

After they were done, they realized that there were fans outside waiting for them. Jihye instantly groaned and Lauren sigh.

"Guys, you better clear them," Jihye said while she intertwined her hand with hers.

Romel and William and her two bodyguards tried their best to tell them to stay aside since Jihye doesn't want it. When everyone followed the two Korean bodyguards already told Jihye that they can go out.

Jihye protectively covers her wife with both of her arms. When they were near their car a fan suddenly and accidentally was pushed by someone causing Lauren to bump into the car. Jihye instantly held her and asked her if she was alright.

"I'm fine" Jihye looked at the guy deadly "Babe, I'm okay you don't have to worry," Lauren said while trying to move Jihye away because she felt like Jennie will kill him.

When Jihye calm down, Lauren was in the car while gripping Jihye's hand she knew Jihye was still upset and she needs to calm her down.

"Babe, I'm okay," Lauren said

"Hon, it's not. You're carrying my child, I don't want anyone hurting you and I need to protect you. I will sue them if they tried to hurt you again" Lauren was giggling while stealing a kiss to her cheeks.

"I love you so much my dumpling"

"And I love you so much more my honey"