My Platinum-Blond Childhood Friend Is So Pretty

148 – 63. Heartbreaker Amy -2

I hurriedly finished getting ready and followed the platinum mother-daughter duo.

Last night, Friday.

I came home late due to overtime and an unavoidable company dinner.

Considering how late I got back, I knew they would want me to sleep in and rest.

Honestly, my body was tired too.

I wanted to sleep in a bit longer this morning, but Amelia woke me up by playing on my stomach.

However, even putting that aside, I couldn’t stay home when I saw our daughter so adorably packed into the eco-bag.

“Ellie, give me the eco-bag. I’ll carry it.”

“You can sleep in. You’re tired.”

“I want to go too. And I’m not tired at all.”

“Heh, liar.”

Ellie smiled and called me a liar, but her lips naturally curved upwards, revealing her excitement.

In truth, 90% of the reason I’m tired now is because of my beautiful wife’s seductive behavior last night.

Ellie had been waiting for me with a beer, and as soon as I got home, she pounced on me at that late hour.

We were supposed to sleep at 2 am after the company dinner, but we ended up having a hot and intense time until 4 am.

I don’t know how Ellie can have so much energy despite sleeping late and waking up early.

Today, she even woke up early and prepared breakfast and snacks for us and Amy.

Anyway, Ellie handed me the bag with Amy inside, looking a bit sly.

“-Muk-“

“Wow… when did our Amy get so big?”

“Is it heavy? Actually, my arms hurt a bit.”

As soon as I took it, I felt the weight.

Plus, Amelia was rolling around inside the bag like a cat, making it even harder to carry.

Our Amelia had already surpassed 10 kg.

It was heavier than I thought, but I felt a corresponding amount of love. I was grateful that she was growing healthily and was just too cute.

“Amy~ Dad’s coming on the walk too, okay?”

I called out to Amy, who was curled up in a ball inside the eco-bag, as if seeking permission.

Then, Amy’s head popped up, and…

“Pappa!! Ksak!”

She exclaimed with an innocent face, occasionally sprinkling in some Swedish phrases that her grandma had taught her. It was really cute.

It’s just a term of endearment, but… she’s still only two years old. This alone was impressive.

I reacted with exaggerated surprise to Amelia’s cute surprise attack.

“Wow! Amy was hiding here? Dad’s so surprised!”

“Hehe! This is Amelia’s house! Dad’s so surprised!”

“Is this the house that surprises Dad?”

“Yes! Scary house!”

“Is this a scary story?”

Sometimes, she would convey her meaning clearly, but most of the time, she would say something that was hard to understand, like a two-year-old girl having a conversation with us.

“Both of you, how long are you going to keep this up? The elevator’s here.”

Eli chuckled and urged us on.

“Let’s go. Ah, Amy… Shh~”

“Hehehehe! You’re so funny!”

As if she were on an airplane, but I had to be careful not to shake the eco-bag too much, or she might get motion sickness. I arrived at Eli’s side, shaking the eco-bag gently.

“Hehe, Amy. Does Daddy’s teasing make you happy?”

“Mamma!! Koong-koong!”

“Is the scary lion here? Mommy’s so surprised!”

“It’s the lion!”

“Ah, you were imitating the lion?”

“I saw a picture book with a lion yesterday. It was fun to see the lion scaring the little animals.”

“But why did you say ‘koong-koong’ instead of ‘roar’?”

“That’s how the lion did it in the picture book!”

“Ah… it was the lion! You’re so scary!”

“Koong-koong!”

As we heard Amy’s high-pitched “koong-koong,” we boarded the elevator noisily.

She likes lions, just like her father…

Later, when we go to the zoo, I’ll have to show her the white tiger.

She takes after her mom, so she might like it even more.

***

“Oppa, oppa! Look! So cute!”

Amelia, who was peeking out of the eco-bag, looking around, was truly a street thief, stealing everyone’s attention.

Even Eli, who had been the center of attention since she was young, seemed like a celebrity with Amelia by her side.

It was as if…

“Koong-koong!!”

“Hehe! So cute!! Hi~”

“No!”

As I watched Amelia, who was waving at people passing by, calling out “koong-koong” with her doll-like face and bright smile.

It was rare to find someone who could ignore her and just walk by.

Thanks to that, there were many people who greeted us, and our good daughter would always wave back and respond with a greeting.

Just like us, Amelia was not shy at all.

I wasn’t shy when I was young, and Eli wasn’t shy around her friends at kindergarten, and by the time she was in elementary school, she was like the leader of the neighborhood kids.

So, we strolled along, exchanging greetings with passersby, and soon found ourselves at the crosswalk in front of the mart.

“Late again. Why now… Amy!”

Mark, our father-in-law, was waiting for us. It wasn’t surprising, since Eli had made a promise to meet him here.

“Farfar (grandfather)!! Koong-koong!!”

“Haha, Grandpa won’t be surprised. Amy. Want to ride on my shoulders again?”

“Monma! Daddy! I’m Monma!!”

“Want to go to Grandpa’s? Just for a bit… Mark, I’ll lift you up.”

I’ve started calling my grandfather-in-law by his name. I used to call him “grandfather-in-law” consistently, but since he told me to just call him Mark, I’ve followed his wish. My mother-in-law is still “mother-in-law,” though.

Anyway, Mark has a rugged body that doesn’t match his gentle, silly face as a doting grandfather, and he’s even more excited to see Amelia than we are.

Amelia is also excited, stretching out her arms to ride on his shoulders. Every time we see him, she asks to ride on his shoulders, so it seems like she’s come to associate meeting Mark with riding on his shoulders.

We rarely ask our dad to do it, though.

Well, Mark’s broad shoulders do provide a sense of stability when we ride on them, so it’s different.

“Hold on tight, Amy. Grandpa’s got you. Got it?”

“Yes!”

“Mark, is it okay?”

“Mm, it’s like a feather. Where… whoosh!”

“Hehe! Farfar!! Grandma!!”

As I take Amy out of the eco-bag and hand her over to Mark, she immediately climbs up high.

And then, she takes a slow step forward.

As I watch the grand sight of the tall grandfather and small granddaughter riding on his shoulders, I whisper to Eli while picking up the eco-bag.

“Eli, I always think this, but… doesn’t this look like a scene from a drama?”

“Heh…”

Eli bursts out laughing at my words. She must have thought the same thing. It’s like seeing a heartwarming parent-child scene from a drama, either in the beginning or the middle.

If we lived abroad, it wouldn’t be a big deal, but since Eli is essentially a native Korean, she can relate to it.

“It’s true. It’s like seeing a muscular, ex-military dad with his young daughter.”

“Right?”

As we watch the affectionate grandfather-granddaughter scene, Mark turns around to ask us before crossing the road.

“So, where did we say we’re going? The playground?”

In Swedish.

Although everyone calls her Amy or Mel, her real name is Seo-yun, but since she’s Korean, we’re teaching her Korean as her native language, of course.

Among us, only Mark is using Swedish conversation like this to get her accustomed to it.

He’s not teaching her anything in detail yet, but it’s a way to get her used to it gradually.

Anyway, I was thinking of teaching her Swedish later, so it’s not bad, and that’s why we often have conversations in Swedish like this.

“We’re going to the mart.”

“Buying groceries?”

“Buying bread and jam. If Amy wants something, we’ll get her a snack or two.”

“Then, how about the playground afterwards?”

“Oh, Mark, can we stop by the doll store before going to the playground?”

“Dolls?”

“Yes. Amy was playing with something that looked like a lion earlier, so I think she likes it. Let’s buy her a doll.”

“Okay, okay. If it’s for Amy, I’ll buy it.”

“Grandpa?”

“Oh, Amy. Is riding on Grandpa’s shoulders fun?”

“It’s so much fun! There, there, vaah!”

“Is that? Is there something over there? Amy will tell you?”

***

I bought various snacks at the mart. Bread and jam for today and tomorrow, butter that’s almost gone, and the egg-shaped cookies Amy likes.

After that, we visited the doll store we occasionally went to and bought Amelia a doll.

At first, I thought of buying a lion doll, but Amelia saw the white tiger doll next to the lion and her eyes sparkled as she screamed.

” Lion… mamma! The lion is white!”

“This isn’t a lion, Amy. It’s a tiger. Try saying it. Ti, ger.”

“Tee-ger?”

“That’s right. Do you like the tiger better?”

“Tee-ger is pretty! This… wow!”

“Well… just like our Amy. You can already recognize a white tiger like your mom…”

“You have an eye for it.”

“Husband, dad, are you going to die?”

“No, I always say it’s because you’re cool. Look, Amy likes it too.”

“Hmm.”

I showed her the tiger doll before taking her to the zoo, but as I expected, Amelia liked the white tiger.

Maybe she thinks it’s a cool animal that resembles her cool mom, just like me?

When I handed her the white tiger doll, she hugged it tightly with a happy smile.

That doll was part of a set, including a lion doll, which our silly granddaughter mark bought. Our house was running out of space for toys and dolls, but since Amy liked it, there was nothing we could do.

After buying the doll, we went to the playground and played on the slide and swings with Amelia several times. Later, she started to get tired of playing outside and we headed back home.

“Farfar… bye-bye…”

“Amy, I’ll look forward to seeing you next time…”

“Come visit me every 2, 3 days… what’s the hurry, dad?”

We said our goodbyes and returned home, where we took a bath together.

I thought Amelia must have been exhausted from playing, so I let Eli rest in the bathtub while I bathed Amelia with enthusiasm.

“Amy, hurray~”

“Wheeee! Haha!”

-Splash, splash!

Amelia, who had looked tired when we left the playground, now had boundless energy.

“Whoa…! Not again, you’re full of energy after coming home… Eli, can you calm Amy down?”

“Huh? Shouldn’t you be the one to calm her down?”

“I wanted to, but… this is hard.”

“Hehehe…”

A chaotic but lovely bath time with my beautiful wife and cute daughter.

As I gave up bathing Amelia, Eli took over and bathed her instead.

Meanwhile, I…

“Husband, why is there only body wash on my chest since earlier? Is this right?”

“I held you because you were heavy and hard to wash while bathing Amy.”

“Hmm. Then hold me more. I’m heavy, after all.”

“Really?”

I washed my lovely wife’s body.

In the evening, we had a sweet dinner with the bread and jam we bought today.

After that, I played with Amelia, who was hugging a tiger doll, until it was around 9 pm.

“mamma…”

“Are you sleepy, Amy? Do you want to sleep?”

“I’m sleepy… ana…zer…”

“Mommy will put you to sleep. What do you want to do before that, our Amy?”

“…pappa… biju…”

– Kiss

“Good job…”

“Did a good job. Now, to Mommy too.”

– Kiss

“Okay. Now I’ll hug you.”

– Pat, pat

I gave her a biju on her cheek with my small lips, and every time I patted her back while holding her in my arms, her eyes would gradually close.

Amelia fell into a deep sleep, smiling happily and cutely, just like today.

I carefully laid Amelia down on her crib in the nursery and covered her with a blanket before leaving for the living room.

However, it was still not 10 pm.

It was too early for us to sleep.

So,

“You worked hard today, Eli.”

“My husband too. I’ll take some off before bed…”

“I’ll do it first. Sit down here, Your Majesty.”

“…Hehe.”

Thanks to Amelia, my wife, who became a queen, not a princess.

We spent a happy and peaceful time as a couple.

Another page of our ordinary daily life turned.