Chapter 40 - Home in your arms

Lauren

After two days of staying in the hospital, I didn't do anything but think about what the house looked like. I didn't get the therapy already since Doc Adams wanted me to rest and I'm happy about it. Mommy told me that I will continue the therapy in the house and I'm happy about it finally I won't smell the hospital smell again. I was stuck here for years and I'm finally going home with my wife..and my son.

I looked at them and they were packing up my things, I wanted to help but they insist on telling me that they can do it on their own. I was just admiring them sitting in the chair. Jihye is a 'father' figure. Suzy showed me a video of how Jihye took care of Jayden when he was still a baby.

She told me that I was documenting everything since I have my first child already and I have the perfect wife. I saw how Jihye handle both of us and how will she woke up whenever Jayden will be crying out in the middle of the night wanting some milk.

I also recalled how she welcomed us when she gets home from work, we will just look at her through the window and Jayden will be giggling that finally, his Dad was home. We will welcome her with a warm hug and I will kiss her lips.

That documentary melted my heart, I mean my documentary. Now, I know that Jihye isn't a bad person but she is a good one. She already proved it to me by taking care of me, showing me all her efforts and all her hard work. Showing me how she loves me, how much she cares, and how much she's willing to gain my trust back. But, from the very start, she already had my trust and I know I made the right decision.

I can see it in her eyes that she missed so much, she missed my warmth whenever I ask for cuddles and we will binge watch a Korean drama. I will usually watch her sleep on my chest hugging me tightly while I traced her face using my fingers. Whenever I have my therapy she will smile at me like she was a proud parent but I'm always telling her that she was my wife and...my everything.

Every night, I'm always praying to God that Jihye should stay with me forever because I know we are made for each other, we love each other but I'm still in the process of loving her but I knew to myself that I like her and I want by my side whatever it takes because my heart is happy whenever I'm with her, whenever she does cute things and hard things for me that I like.

To all the people I've met, I realized that I have my own family already, I have a father, a mother and a stepfather, siblings, and kind friends. But, I realized that once you have your own family you need to be a 'parent' because the child came out from me and I did take care of Jayden while he was here.

I realized that Jayden was craving some attention towards me, Jihye has been telling me that he missed me so much, he usually cries every night because I wasn't waking up, she missed my bedtime stories and my voice in the morning whenever I'm waking him up to eat breakfast.

He was just two when I got the accident but it surprises me how smart he is and he remembers the things I did for him. I'm kinda proud of him because he never forgets that I'm her mother, he came from me and he loves me as much as I love him.

It made me sad when I got that information, for sure even though I'm still in the process of healing I wanted to take care of him. I will tell him to sleep beside him and read him bedtime stories like I usually do.

Every time I read him some, a lot of memories and familiarities are coming back. Every time I took Jayden's storybook I will have flashbacks. It was blurred but I can see the smile on his face whenever I'm reading him some, he will giggle when I do actions on the story, I'm always seeing his heavy eyes whenever he's sleepy.

Another thing that I got flashbacks of whenever I held his waist, I will usually see that I was tickling him and he was laughing out loudly, I was carrying while Jihye was chasing us around and he will laugh non-stop. I could hear their voice and that voice makes my heart melt.

I didn't have just flashbacks when it comes to Jayden but I also had flashbacks with Jihye. Whenever I hold her hands, I'm coming back to the time wherein the first time she held it, and all I could see it was a huge place, I was wearing a white dress and she was wearing a suit, and her hair was fixed. I couldn't tell what the place is but my family and her family were there too. They were clapping at us and showing their big smiles and all I know our lips were touching. I couldn't remember what occasion was that but I couldn't help but smile whenever I remember it.

Another thing is, whenever I saw her wearing a bottom-up sleeve. Flashbacks are running through me again, she will come home her business coat is in her arms hanging there while she was also holding her bag. I will kiss her and tell her how much I missed her and her warmth. She will tell me how much she loves me and how much she wanted to go home and always look at the time because she wanted to cuddle with me.

All that scenarios are making me think like, are my memories gaining back? I remember what Doctor Adams told me there are eighty percent chances that my memories will be back and that's what I wanted. I want to be the real Laurene Walton Jeung and I wanted to know everything but if not then it's okay, I should still be proud because at least I'm making some progress and that's the most important thing.

I jumped when I felt a hand snaking my waist, by just the scent, the warmth, and the shape of the nose I know who it is. It's my wife.

"You scared me" I whispered while looking at her caressing her cheek

"I'm sorry" she mumbled in my neck while I smiled and rested my hands on the top of hers. Swaying our bodies together while looking at the view from the window.

In the past few months, my feelings for Jihye were growing she was so soft and understanding and that's what I wanted. I'm getting more attached and comfortable. We became touchy with each other and I don't have any problem with that.

"Mrs. Jeung. We're all set and We're ready to leave" A man said in a respectful tone while Jihye looked at him

"Okay, we'll be there at any minute. But before that, Is Mommy done talking to Doctor Adams?" My wife asked while I intertwined my fingers with her looking around my hospital room and I'm praying to God that this will be the last that I will see this place.

"Yes, Sir. They are already waiting for you downstairs" Jihye hummed and told him that we will be there at any minute.

"I guess you'll miss this place," she asked while rubbing my waist up and down

"I will but I don't want to come back," I say while turning around to face her and snaking my hand on her neck while I buried my face on her neck.

"I know and we will not come back here because from now on, now that we're coming home I'm going to protect you no matter what. I will risk my life for you and Jayden and I will never leave your side" I smiled at her neck and looked at her

"You love me that much?"

"I do so much, Lauren. You don't even know. I didn't know what will happen to me if something happen to you again" She said while I laugh and caress her back "why are you laughing" I could feel her pout and I found it cute

"It's just that, I found it so cute. You're so cheesy" I pulled out from the hug and caress the back of her neck

"But you like it?" She asked looking straight into my eyes

"No" she frowned "because I love it" She smiled brightly and hug me tightly while I sigh and hugged her back

"You're coming home" she mumbled

"I am and I am gonna be home with you and Jayden"

"You're my home and I feel so complete already"

"If that's the case, let's go home with a roof, door, and window" She laugh and pulled out the hug she kissed my forehead and I closed my eyes because it felt so good. She intertwined our fingers together and walk out of the hospital room.

When we were walking in the hallways three men are walking behind us and two men in front of us. Jihye told me that they were my bodyguards and they were excited to finally see me, I could tell if they were smiling from ear to ear and I smiled at the back.

When we reached the receptionist, they say goodbye to me and handed me a bouquet and I thanked them. Then, I saw my Mommy and Dad. Smiling at me while I'm clinging to Jihye.

I could see that three luxury cars are waiting and I didn't know where to hop on but Jihye led me in the middle and I guess it was Range Rover since Jihye was telling me that it was my favorite type of car.

"You ready to go home?" Dad asked me while I looked at Jihye and she smiled at me

"I am" I muttered

Dad smiled and opened the car door for me, I saw Jayden his eyes lit up when he saw me. I chuckled and Jihye supported me going inside the car my Mommy said that they will be following us from behind. Jihye went inside also and Jayden instantly went to my lap and I hugged him.

We were already going faster and I was holding Jihye's hands while also looking through the window. Jayden was watching some cartoon on his iPad.

"Are you feeling okay?" She asked while I looked at her and nodded she kissed the top of my head and I rested my head on her shoulder.

It was like a one hour and thirty-minute drive, it was long but every building I see amazes me how beautiful is the earth and world. I even saw some markets and they were a lot of people, we passed by the city and people are running around it's either they are late for work, just wanted to have some coffee, have an urgent meeting, and meet up with some friends. Is this a business life? Is this my life back then? I guess for me it's enjoyable.

We arrive at a private property, the gates instantly opened and there were guards outside, our driver showed their I.D. and we passed through. I saw a big house, a mansion it was modern and luxurious. The driver parked the car in the driveway of the house and they came out from the car, while Jihye removed my seatbelt and Jayden came down from my lap and already tugging me outside the car. I chuckled and told him to wait up.

The bodyguards opened the door for us and Jihye went out first as she also waited for me so I can cling to her arms. I saw a lot of maids I guess, the butler and the other bodyguards. They were smiling at me and I smiled back. They also bowed at me. Jeez, Am I that respected?

My parents were behind me and I was also holding Jayden's hands. Jihye opened the door and I instantly grasped how big the house is, I unclasped to Jihye's arms and looked around my mouth hung open and my eyes are wide.

Jihye

I was looking at her while smiling, Jayden held my hands and he looked at me grinning from ear to ear because of her Mom's antics. Mommy and Dad were smiling at her and we waited for her to study the house from the entranceway.

She walked around and we wanted her to familiarize our house, she was touching the vase that she admire a lot back then and she was grinning. She looks so cute.

We reached the living room and that's when she saw our wedding picture, it was huge. They are surrounded by our family picture ever since Jayden was still a baby and it was taken in Paris.

She was just looking at it and I decided to take a picture of her while Jayden went to the kitchen with her grandparents to cook dinner. I went beside her and looked at our picture.

"Do you believe me now that you are certainly married to me?" I asked in a teasing tone. She chuckled and sigh

"It's big" she mumbled while I nodded

"When we're living in the penthouse it's wasn't that big but when we moved here we decided to make it bigger and be surrounded by our family picture" She nodded and took the picture from the table. It was a picture of us three in Paris and as far as I remember Jayden was 43 weeks old so he was still a baby.

We are smiling in the Eiffel tower, She was smiling from ear to ear hugging me by my waist while I was carrying Jayden using my left hand and my right hand was in her waist. That was my favorite picture.

"Where are we?" She asked pointing at the Eiffel tower

"We are in the Eiffel tower in Paris, France. You gave birth in that place we decided to stay in Paris so Jayden will grow up in that place but when Jayden turned one we already moved in here because of the house"

"So, Jayden didn't completely grow here?" She asked while putting back the picture frame

"Yes, but he already knows the culture here because he was already living here for almost four years now" she nodded and smiled looking around again. She sat in the living and she opened her arms for me to hug. I chuckled and I told her to stand up so I can lay down and she will be on top of me.

I was rubbing her back while she was humming contently, I know by these gestures everything was working slowly, she was getting comfortable and I could feel that she was already confident telling me some things and I know I'm making everything easier for her.

"Lauren" she hummed and looked at me smiling tiredly at me and I peck her forehead "Welcome home, My love"

"Thank you. I'm home...in your arms" she whispered and lay back down and I smiled in achievement.