Christmas Morn

author's note:my Christmas gift for all joongboers still believing up until this day or at least until the 'couple' finally fesses up.

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Their bedroom window door squeaked open as a pair of little feet quietly entered, climbed up the king sized bed and found her way under the thick comforters where she peaked and watched the man who was sleeping soundly. Hyunjoong stirred as he noticed a pair of eyes watching him intently. He stretched and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. The sun has not fully broken free from the night skies that hid it. There was only little light in the room, but he could clearly see how the little pair of eyes twinkled in delight as he was beginning to wake up. The little critter giggled in delight,

"Appa, Omma, Good Morning!!! Merry Christmas", she greeted her parents in a high-pitched voice that woke Hyejung from her deep slumber.

Hyejung sleepily smiled at the little girl. "Good Morning, Byul, Merry Christmas!!!", Hyejung greeted her daughter in between yawns, "Why are you up so early?", she asked as she watched Hyunjoong take their daughter in his arms.

“I wanted to see if Appa is still here”, she answered trying to break free from his tickles, “And ask him what his gift for me is…”

It is their first Christmas together as a complete family. Hyunjoong had been away to serve the army for two years. And, it was Byul's first time to really meet her father.

“Of course, I am here. Didn’t I promise you that I’ll be here forever and ever?”, Hyunjoong reassured his now two year old daughter, “I heard from your Omma that you’ve been really nice, so I brought your presents. They’re under the tree”

The little girl smiled from ear to ear upon hearing her Appa's good news.

“Can I open them now?”, she asked looking at her Omma, then her Appa.

“Let me make some breakfast first, then we can open our gifts together”, Hyejung said trying to get up from the bed as carefully as she could.

Hyunjoong got up from the bed quickly and assisted his wife, “No, let me do it. Today, I am making breakfast for my queen and my princess.”

It was something he learned to do, cooking that is. Aside from ramen, he was now able to make simple dishes and egg rolls, something Hyejung craved for when she was pregnant with Byul, but to Hyunjoong’s frustration, he could not make those for her because he was in the army.

He was ready to call them, but he had to stop and enjoy the mother and daughter scene. Hyejung was resting her back and leaning on some piled pillows while Byul was pressing her ear on her mother’s bulging stomach.

Yes, Hyejung is five months pregnant again. He was able to get a day off five months ago. He smiled as he remembered a conversation he once had with Hyungjoon and Jungmin.

“I guess Hyung did not waste any time on his day-off after all, no wonder he never has time to visit us anymore”, Hyungjoon sighed, completely ignoring the fact that the person he was talking about was in front of him.

“Oh well, he did mention that he wanted two boys and two girls”, Jungmin added staring blankly at Hyunjoong.

He was brought to the present time when he heard Byul and Hyejung’s simultaneous laughter.

“No Omma, I will have a baby brother soon”, Byul said pressing her ear to Hyejung’s stomach again.

“A baby brother? How do you know he’s gonna be a boy?”, Hyejung asked watching Byul whispering something on her stomach.

“He said so, Omma. He told me!! Didn’t you, Bi?”, Byul patted her stomach as softly as she could, Hyejung could feel a soft kick from the baby, “See? See? Bi said he’s going to be a boy!!!”, the little girl announced proudly.

Hyejung burst out laughing. Not only was Byul making a connection with her soon to be baby brother, she was giving him a name, too. “Why Bi?”, she asked watching Hyunjoong’s expression then gave him a guilty grin.

“Because when I meet Uncle Bi at the studios, he always pats my head and tells me ‘You are as pretty as your mommy’”, she answered imitating Bi.

Hyejung burst out laughing again as she does when Hyunjoong says something 4D, “He’s right you know, you are as pretty as mommy”, directing her comment to Byul’s almost jealous Appa.

“Byul, have you thought of any other boy names?”, Hyunjoong asked hoping to change the topic, but he did not expect another surprise from his witty daughter.

“Yes Appa, I like names like Yunho, Kyungrok, Dongwan, Micky or Yoochun, Eunhyuk, Kibum, Chansung, or Boris”, she answered struggling to pronounce the names properly, “Because those Oppas are all nice to me and Omma, they always tell me I’m as beautiful and witty as Omma…”

Hyejung burst out laughing again.

“Okay, that’s it…Let’s eat. The food is getting cold”, Hyunjoong finally admitted defeat. He helped Hyejung get up from the bed, then gave Byul a piggy back ride to the kitchen.

After breakfast, Byul was giddy to open her presents again. Hyunjoong was adjusting his camcorder. The sight of a pregnant Hyejung and their pretty daughter laughing and talking in their living room made him give a sigh of contentment. This was what he always imagined the day he realized that he has already fallen for Hyejung. This miracle made him smile.

The rays of the morning sun suddenly burst in the living room. Hyunjoong shielded his eyes, but when he blinked, he saw nothing. There was no Byul, no Christmas tree, no Hyejung in sight. He was not even in the living room.

Hyunjoong stirred in his bed. He sighed. It was after all nothing but a beautiful dream. It was Christmas morning, and he was still in bed.

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