Chapter 102 - Daddy Is Home

"Mommy. Who is that? asked Adriel pointing at a still shocked Shiwoo.

I hesitated a bit looking at Lia and Minjae who motioned for me to go ahead and tell them so I placed them on the desk to have a seat as I explained to them as best as I could about who he was.

"Adriel and Adriel, do you remember when I told you the story about how your dad was not here and we don't know if he will come back?" I asked and they nodded their head yes, "well daddy is here now and this is him. Would you like to say hi?"

They shook their head no as they pulled me closer to them burying their heads in my chest.

Minjae walked up to where we were and held their faces up as he spoke to them while I stood at the side nervously twisting my fingers.

"Hey monsters. It's okay. Your daddy is a good man and he is here now from long long adventure of fighting dinosaurs and he even found unicorns" said Minjae and they looked at Shiwoo amazed, but still a little shy.

"Really?" they asked Minjae softly and he shook his head yes and they both looked at each other doing their twin mind communicating thing.

"Mommy come here" said Adriel calling me over to whisper something in my ear, "is really our daddy?"

I looked down at hesitantly staring into her eyes just like I did with her father earlier and he was all I saw, "yes baby. He is."

"Cool!" exclaimed Adrian and I laughed.

He was always so optimistic about everything leaving Adriel to always be the ring leader and skeptical one.

He ate his meals without question while she had a certain way that she liked hers to be served.

She was just as particular and picky like me and to be honest, raising her has made me realize how difficult I really was and felt even more thankful for my friends.

The baby sitter was still standing by the door and I knew that she must have felt awkward so I quickly paid her and she left.

"Miss Carter, may I speak with you for a moment in private please." asked  Shiwoo and I nodded my head.

Minjae looked me in the yes and I nodded my head telling him that it was okay and he glanced at Shiwoo before we left.

I walked behind him in silence as we entered an empty room and he held the door for me as I walked in.

"Were you ever going to tell me?" he asked sounding hurt and I felt guilty.

"I tried" I said with my head lowered as I twisted my fingers.

I didn't know why I was feeling so shy all of a sudden and couldn't meet his eyes.

He sighed as paced the room trying to contain his anger, "you tried? What do you mean by you tried?"

"Well we weren't on speaking terms after we had sex were we and you weren't exactly being the nicest guy now were you?" I asked finally raising my head, "I went by your apartment after my exams but you were already gone."

He sighed as he continuously ran his hand through his hair, "how far along were you when I left?"

"Two months I think" I replied as I sat on the desk.

"Wow. So that day when I came to your apartment you were pregnant?" he asked looking at my stomach then back to my face.

I nodded my head yes and he undid the first two top buttons of his shirt and removed his tie.

"Was it a safe pregnancy? Did you-did you have enough money or umm support. Was it alright? Did it hurt?" he asked staring intently at me sounding worried and I chuckled.

"They came six weeks early due to me being stressed and I had to have an emergency C-section, and the pregnancy was fine for the most part. I had Lia and Minjae and I went back home for a few months so yeah. All good." 

I gave him a thinned lip smile after my summary not feeling like going in dept for it was still a sore topic.

He came to stand a few inches in front of me like he did before and he spoke softly with his voice thick with emotion, "why didn't you tell Tally? Do you know how this makes me feel? You should have called me for I would have been there all the step of the way for I know it must have been hard for you."

Tears welled in my eyes as I saw tears rolling down his cheek and I felt the guilt wash all over me again, "I'm sorry. I didn't think that you would want us especially after you just left without saying goodbye and I was mad and hurt and I was only thinking about myself when I didn't try to tell you. My family and friends told me to contact you, but I was too petty and wanted to prove that I could have done it all by myself. Shiwoo, I truly am sorry.

He came closer and I wrapped my arms around his waist as I cried and he caressed me hair soothing me.

I really was being selfish all those years ago and I really was a very petty woman and now he is back and the twins are afraid of him.

I now felt guilty for not giving them his last name and for depriving them of knowing him.

I unwrapped my hands from around his waist and he held my cheeks in his hands to look up at him and his face was blurry from my tears, "I'm here now and that's all that matters. I will spend the rest of my life if I have to making it up to them and to you."

He wiped the tears from my eyes and placed a sweet tantalizing kiss on my forehead and I smiled as he did so.

I opened my eyes to see him staring at my lips, but I wasn't ready for that as yet.

"Tally I love y-"

I held my hand up stopping him from saying what he was about to, "it's a bit early to say that done you think? Plus we are both emotional and hysterical right now so lets not do and say anything that we will regret."

His hands fell to his side as I stood up from the desk.

I buttoned his shirt and handed him his tie as we left the room and returned to see that Heesung had arrived and was playing with the twins as Lia and Minjae were having a conversation.

Lia inspected the both of our faces and saw that we were crying, but said nothing as I walked over to her.

"Everything good?" asked Minjae and I nodded my head yes for this were in fact better.

Shiwoo stood at the door as he watched the kids playing and he looked mesmerized as he never took his eyes off them.

Lia nudged me in the side and wiggled her eyebrows as she caught me smiling at him and I flipped her off and we both laughed.

I have to admit this is not the way I had expected today to go, but I'm not complaining.

It still felt a little bit too good to be true.