chapter 150
150 – 64. Mom Eli’s Day -2
“Amy, what do you want to eat this time?”
“Umm… Cheese!”
“Cheese? Amy loves cheese so much, it’s flying away… and sitting on top of the spoon?”
“No way! Mommy!”
“Wow, Amy’s doing a great job eating with the spoon! You’re eating all by yourself, taking small bites and sipping water. Can you even hold the water cup by yourself?”
“Water… cup, please! Like this…”
Ido-yun, sitting in front of his meal, was eating while paying attention to Amelia, who was happily eating her meal next to him.
After washing his hands for a brief moment, he sat down at the table, still with his puffy hair, but his sleepiness was completely gone, replaced by a bright smile.
He carefully placed a rice ball, cheese, and side dishes on Amelia’s spoon, one by one.
Amelia held the spoon with her small, fern-like hands and carefully put it in her mouth.
“Heh heh…”
Then, she looked at her dad with a sly smile, as if to say she did a good job.
Seeing that, Eli understood that she couldn’t help but focus on her daughter, no matter what.
But she couldn’t just stand by and watch, so she said to her husband,
“Honey, from now on, for every spoonful Amelia takes, you have to take two. We’re going to finish eating.”
“Okay, okay. Amy, what do you want to eat now?”
“Jummbap!”
“That’s right, it’s time for jummbap. Round and round jummbap~”
He let out a sigh, but it was okay.
If it were before Amelia was born, he would never have forgiven himself. How could he ignore his beloved wife’s words and let them go in one ear and out the other?
But seeing his daughter, who loved it when her dad fed her, eating happily with a bright smile, like a little chick…
“It’s really… unavoidable.”
Eli let out a sigh mixed with laughter and changed seats.
It wasn’t the first or second time, and Idoyun wouldn’t leave Amelia’s side until she finished eating and brushing her teeth.
So Eli moved to sit next to him, placing the rice and side dishes on the spoon her husband had left behind.
And she called out to him.
“Daddy Amy? Look this way.”
“This is also delicious… huh? Why… ah.”
“Ah.”
“You were going to feed me while eating…”
“Ah!”
“Ah…”
As she fed him directly, he finally started eating. Her husband looked at her with a face full of apology and gratitude.
-Tak, tak!
“This… Amelia… it’s…!”
“Gulp… gulp! Amy! Daddy will feed you. We’ll practice spoon feeding later with the cooking set… you wanted to eat egg rolls, right?”
“Egg rolls!”
As her daughter tried to feed herself, banging the spoon on the plate, she immediately turned her head away.
It was still impossible for her to eat 100% on her own, so she couldn’t help it. On weekdays, when Idoyun went to work, Eli would help her eat just like this.
So for her husband’s sake, Eli carefully placed the rice and side dishes on the spoon again.
And she kept feeding him in between.
“Mmm… huh… gulp… ah…”
“Who eats like this and smiles so prettily? Amy, do you know? You have to chew thirty times and make sure to… huh… gulp… mmm…”
“Daddy also chews carefully. What should we have next… maybe some marinated meat with vegetables…”
The scene unfolded with the two sitting side by side, feeding each other.
In the end, the only one who couldn’t eat properly at this table was Eli herself, but she wasn’t hungry at all.
It was just that she felt full without eating.
Seeing her beloved daughter and husband enjoy their meal together.
Her heart felt full, sincerely.
***
“What’s this drawing? Is it white? Ah, it’s a drawing of Baekho!”
“Baby! Baby is like this… huh…”
“That’s right, baby? Amy drew her friend really well. Daddy should draw our Amy next.”
“Draw it! Here, Amy and Baekho are together! Together!”
“Then Daddy will draw Amy wearing a princess dress. Amy will draw Baekho. Okay?”
“Draw Baekho! Like this… like this…”
A sunny afternoon, with light pouring into the living room.
The father and daughter sat on the couch, enjoying themselves as they drew in a sketchbook together.
Eli took pictures of the moment and occasionally brought out fruits or snacks, watching from the side.
She didn’t want to disturb her husband, who wanted to spend a lot of time with their daughter on the weekends. Moreover, for young Amelia, time spent with her father was important too.
Eli sat on the living room couch, staring blankly at the two, lost in thought.
“Amy also loves drawing like her daddy. And if you think about it… Idoyun was supposed to become a painter or cartoonist when he grew up.”
Since she was five years old, her husband had been approaching her, saying, “Let’s draw pictures together!” Of course, at that time, Elly, who was self-centered, would rather drag him out to play outside than draw pictures. However, he never disliked playing outside with her and would always follow her quietly… Occasionally, when she would suggest drawing pictures together, his bright, cheerful smile would appear.
She thought he must be very fond of drawing, so she assumed he would definitely want to become a painter or cartoonist.
When she was young, she took it for granted, and as she grew older, she thought that if he pursued a career in that field, she would have to earn money to support him.
After all, artists often struggle to make a living unless they achieve great success.
Or, if he became an illustrator, he would still earn a decent income, she thought, worrying about their future living expenses.
But now, as an adult with a child, she lived a plain life, working as a company employee in a department unrelated to art or design.
People’s lives are indeed unpredictable.
Although her husband was talented and could do anything he wanted… She was happy with their ordinary life now.
There was no need to live a special life.
“Draw everything! Pappa and mamma…”
“Oh, there’s no painter? Elly! Look at this! Amy drew it for us!”
“Really? Where… Wow! Mommy and daddy are all drawn!”
“This is mommy’s hair! And Amenia and Gata! So cute… Hehehe!”
“It’s just like Amy’s. You drew it so beautifully, mommy is so happy. Amy, can mommy draw with you too?”
“Go ahead! Here, this is mommy’s!”
“Yellow? Hmm… I’ll draw daddy’s clothes with this.”
“Amenia is wearing a sailor suit!”
“Then daddy will wear mommy’s bikini…”
“What’s this? You want to see a bikini after a long time?”
“I want to see it after a long time.”
“I’ll look forward to it tonight. Don’t think too much.”
“But I have to go to work tomorrow…”
“I’ll look forward to it. Don’t think too much.”
“…….”
A sunny weekend, the whole family gathered in the living room, happily drawing pictures together.
What more could they need?
***
Two hours after lunch, in the afternoon.
“…….”
Amelia was fast asleep on the spread-out blanket in the living room.
Amelia took a one-hour nap every day. Elly also encouraged it, as it didn’t affect her nighttime sleep.
Amelia was still too young and tender.
On weekdays, Elly would do household chores while Amelia took her nap. But when her husband was around, like today…
“Will you breastfeed?”
“It’s not coming out anymore.”
“If you try harder, it might come out?”
“I tried it last time, but it didn’t work… Well, it’s true that you can do it for a whole day, but… Amy’s nap is really light. If she hears a sound, she’ll wake up right away.”
“You can do it without making a sound.”
“If you haven’t made a sound, I’ll do it at night, so shall we just kiss for now?”
“I feel like that’s not enough today.”
“Ah, you feel that way right now?”
“Yes.”
Amelia climbed onto her husband’s lap, which she had occupied all day. She sat sideways, wrapped her arms around his neck, and whispered to him, her platinum hair cascading down to cover his face.
The breaths they exchanged in close proximity and the gentle touch on her thigh as they conversed excited her.
However, Amelia, who was pretending to sleep, would wake up at the slightest sound, just like her husband said. She pouted, wanting more than just a kiss, so her husband added a little something.
“Shall I pat your butt like I do with Amy?”
“…My butt?”
“You like it when I pat your butt, don’t you? Not too hard, just a gentle touch…”
“I don’t think I can bear it anymore…”
-Pat, pat
“Heh…”
“Can’t bear it, so kiss me deeply. I’ll pat your butt like this.”
“……”
“Amy’s mom, your eyes are scary…”
“You, you… do you think I can’t cover them? Let’s take you to the room and…”
“Ugh…”
“…….”
“…….”
“Can’t Amy do it? Mom, just bear with it until tonight.”
“…I’ll bear with it, so give me a breast massage too.”
“From above?”
“Put it inside your bra… yeah… like that…”
After Amelia was born, they couldn’t be as carefree with their bodies as they used to be, but that made their moments together even more passionate.
And the kisses with her husband, along with the gentle touch on her butt and the large hands massaging her breasts, still brought her immense excitement and pleasure.
She would never be able to surpass her husband in the bedroom.
And Eli…
It still felt good right now.
The rough, passionate husband in the bedroom…
***
After Amelia woke up from her nap, she read a picture book until dinner.
Daddy read her a picture book.
Mommy read her a picture book.
The three of them read a picture book together.
As they took turns reading, Amelia was overjoyed.
After dinner, while her husband was doing the dishes, Eli had a video call with Amelia.
–Did you have fun with Mommy and Daddy, playing with Amy?
“Yes! I played with blocks and played dress-up with Mommy’s clothes, and Daddy read me a lot of books!”
─It was fun, right? Tomorrow, let’s draw pictures and read a fairy tale book with Grandma?
“Yeah! Where’s Grandma? Is she coming now?”
─Auntie will come to see you after you wake up from your afternoon nap. Got it?
“Grandma’s coming! Bye-bye, Grandma!”
─Hahaha, okay. Sleep tight, baby~
When they don’t come to play like today, they often make video calls.
It seems like they can’t bear not seeing Amelia for a day.
They had already had a long call with her in-laws, and now she was having a video call with her mom, Jung Yerin.
Jung Yerin, who was smiling brightly while watching her cute granddaughter, slowly bid farewell to Eli.
“Let’s hang up, Mom. I need to take a bath and put her to bed. Say goodbye to Grandma, Amelia.”
“Bye-bye, Grandma!”
─Oh, already? Do you need anything? If you do, I’ll buy it for you tomorrow.
“No, I don’t need anything. Don’t buy anything, okay? I told you, no toys or anything for Amelia.”
─Uh-huh~
“Remember, there’s no more room, so don’t even think about it. I already told your father-in-law, too… Wait, did you buy something again?”
─No, I didn’t buy it. Mark said Amelia likes the white tiger doll, and… Haha, it seems like he ordered something.
“I told your dad, too…”
─Sorry~
“It’s okay. We’ll talk about it later. Anyway, don’t buy anything, okay?”
─Okay. But what about our son-in-law?
“He’s cleaning up.”
─Haha, our son-in-law is really something, isn’t he? Isn’t that right?
“He’s the one who does the cleaning, and he even took my rubber gloves… Haha.”
─Yeah, yeah~ That’s enough bragging. See you tomorrow~
“It’s not bragging… Yeah, see you tomorrow.”
-Click
After hanging up the call with her mom, Eli sat on her knee, holding Amelia, who was hugging a white tiger doll.
“Baby… I love you…”
The daughter who was full of energy when talking to her grandma was now slightly limp, leaning against her.
Since her dad had been with her all day, her tension was higher than usual… Thanks to that, she looked like she was about to fall asleep before even taking a bath.
“What’s wrong, Amelia? Are you sleepy?”
Her husband, who had finished cleaning, looked down at Amelia, who was dozing off, and said,
“Yeah. We should take a bath soon. Is the cleaning done?”
“It’s all done. Should we take a bath together now?”
“Yeah, let’s do that. Amelia, let’s take a bath with Mom and Dad. Just hang in there a bit.”
“Amelia… I’m sleepy…”
“Are you very sleepy?”
“Uh-huh…”
“Aww, you’re exhausted today.”
“You played with me from morning, so you must be very tired. Let me hold you for a bit. I’ll get ready quickly.”
“Okay, leave it to me.”
Elli handed her tired daughter over to her husband and began preparing for a bath.
She then went in with her husband, cooing and comforting their fussy daughter, and helped her take a bath.
Her husband, holding the freshly bathed Amelia, carefully laid her down on the bed and gave her a massage.
“Eamy, sleep tight.”
“Pappa…hug…”
“What’s this? Eamy didn’t forget her massage? Hurry up, too! Before you fall asleep!”
“Really? Eamy, our lovely daughter. Sleep tight.”
“Mma…mma…hug…”
“Hehe, that’s right. You didn’t forget.”
-Hug!
It was adorable how, just before falling asleep, Amelia even got a massage, and as soon as it was over, she started breathing peacefully.
She was too cute and lovely.
“She’s too lovely…”
“That’s right. She’s a complete angel. Our daughter is the best.”
“Exactly. She’s the best.”
Elli gazed at her sleeping daughter with her husband for a moment before quietly leaving the room.
And…
“Honey, did you see Eamy sleeping soundly?”
“I saw her sleeping so adorably. But let’s keep the noise down…”
“I know. So let’s hurry…”
Elli finally released the pent-up excitement she had been holding back in the living room, just like her husband had wanted earlier. She even put on a bikini, something she hadn’t worn in a long time.
She clung to her handsome and lovely husband, showering him with affection and demanding love.
Though they were stuck together like glue all night, the two of them went to bed before 12 am. The weekend had flown by, and her husband had to go to work tomorrow.
As always, her husband hugged her tightly and closed his eyes.
“By the way.”
“Yes?”
“Were you not hugging me when I woke up this morning?”
“Did I not? Sorry about that. I’ll definitely hug you tightly next time.”
“That’s a warning. Be careful.”
“Yes, yes. Goodnight, Eamy’s mom.”
“Goodnight, Eamy’s dad.”
-Hug!
With that, Elli also closed her eyes.
Snuggled up in her husband’s warm and cozy embrace, she thought about the lunchbox she would make for her husband and Eamy’s breakfast the next morning.
She felt proud and happy to be thinking about such mundane concerns as a housewife.
As she drifted off to sleep, she couldn’t help but smile foolishly, her face buried in her husband’s chest, at the fact that this fantastical happiness was just an ordinary day.
She fell asleep.