DASH-Chapter 155

Jaekyoung looked at the ultrasound photo Jiheon handed him and mumbled in a low voice.

“This.......”

“Isn’t it cute? It’s a wedding present from me.”

Jiheon smiled and leaned toward Jaekyoung. He pointed to the photo and explained.

“This is the head, and this is the butt.”

Jaekyoung stayed silent, just quietly looking at the photo. He then looked at the back of the photo, and when he saw that there was nothing on it, he finally looked up.

“Hyung, is this photo yours?”

“What???”

Jiheon was momentarily baffled by the unexpected reaction and burst into laughter.

“Hey, of course. Why would it belong to someone else?”

Jaekyoung didn’t smile. He dropped his gaze with an expressionless face, just looking at the photo again in silence. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Jiheon.

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“Hyung, are you going to have a baby?”

This was unexpected. Jiheon was so baffled that he forgot to answer and just stared blankly at Jaekyoung. Meanwhile, Jaekyoung asked again:

“Are you going to give birth?”

Hearing that quiet voice, Jiheon suddenly came to his senses and spoke.

“Yes, I will give birth.”

“Really......?”

“Yeah, that’s why I told you.”

“Are you sure you thought this through carefully?”

Jaekyoung urged again. Despite his indifferent face, there was a hint of nervousness in his voice. No, actually, his face showed it too. At first glance, he seemed expressionless, but a closer look revealed his anxiety. His lips were already dry, and his brown eyes were wide, trembling endlessly.

“If you made the decision impulsively, you can think about it again, hyung.”

Jaekyoung spoke in a hoarse voice, his hands trembling so much that the photos he held with both hands were about to be crumpled.

It was Jiheon’s first time seeing Jaekyoung this nervous. Even when he competed in the Olympic finals at the young age of 18, he was just as calm and confident as ever.

Jiheon, realizing the real reason why Jaekyoung was anxious, smiled and nodded.

“Yeah. I made the decision with great care and deliberation.”

“Really......?”

“That’s right. Hey, I’m so excited thinking about having a baby and raising one right now. I’ll raise it no matter what, even if you’re against it.”

Jiheon deliberately spoke as if threatening, even though he knew it couldn’t happen.

“No, I’m, I’m not against it. Definitely not. I will never do that.”

Jaekyoung spoke urgently. Then, looking at the photo again, big tears suddenly fell from his eyes.

“Jaekyoung-ah.”

Jiheon was surprised and called his name. Jaekyoung sat down without saying anything, covered his face with one hand, and cried. As soon as he calmed down a bit, he looked at the photo again and cried loudly once more.

It was so cute and funny to see a big guy crying while holding a small ultrasound photo with both hands, so Jiheon didn’t bother trying to console him. He just grabbed his cell phone and started filming.

Feeling the unsettling atmosphere, Jaekyoung turned his head, half his face buried in his arm, and muttered:

“Hyung, what are you..., why are you filming me?”

“It’s cute.”

“Ah, what’s so cute about it?”

Kwon Jaekyoung got upset this time.

“Why not? You’re supposed to film things like this and show it to your kids later when they grow up.”

“No, don’t.”

Jaekyoung was very upset. Lately, when Jiheon called him cute, he did even cuter things, but now that he was going to be a father, he didn’t seem to want to be called cute anymore.

“Okay, I won’t. I’ll be the only one watching this.”

“Don’t watch me either. Just delete it, hyung.”

“Okay, okay. I’ll delete it.”

Jiheon said gruffly and put his cell phone down so Jaekyoung couldn’t reach it. Jaekyoung made a ridiculous threat, saying he’d sue Jiheon if he shared it anywhere. Nonetheless, it seemed he had calmed down a bit, as he stopped crying and started complaining while stomping his feet.

“Are you done crying?”

When Jiheon asked with a smile, Jaekyoung rubbed his eyes.

“Yes. Oh, but I think I’m going to cry again when I see your face, hyung.”

“What? Are you that happy?”

“Yes. Very.”

Jaekyoung answered without even pausing.

“I’m so happy it feels like I’m dreaming right now.”

Jaekyoung, who said such romantic things in a worldly, blunt tone, immediately added, wiping his face with the back of his hand.

“But it’s not only because you’re pregnant. I’m so happy because you decided to give birth.”

Jiheon seemed to understand what Jaekyoung meant. Because he himself had said many times before that he never thought about having children and never would. So Jaekyoung also promised not to talk about having children anymore, and he really didn’t say a word about it afterward.

Even when their participation in Joining the Enemy was broadcast, and people flocked to every article, discussing the second generation in the comments, he didn’t say anything about it. He did talk a lot about things like, “Hyung, people say we look good together. We are a great match in terms of physiognomy [1], and they want us to live well when we get married,” but he had never said anything about children. He seemed to think that bringing up a joke or anything about it would only burden him.

Sure enough, Jaekyoung wiped his face once more and spoke in that same worried tone.

“Hyung, are you really okay with this?”

“What do you mean?”

“You will go through a lot of hardships... I heard it’s really hard to give birth.”

“There’s nothing we can do about it, right?”

Jiheon pretended it was no big deal.

“Everyone worked so hard to give birth. If I want to do it, I can do it too.”

“You don’t like feeling pain.”

“Is there anyone who likes being in pain?”

Jiheon chuckled. Then, he touched the area under Jaekyoung’s eyes, which were red and swollen from crying.

“I’m okay. I’m pretty good at enduring pain.”

“You said you can’t pull out your teeth without anesthesia.”

“......Nobody can do that.”

Jiheon spoke calmly.

“I heard it used to be an old method of torture, okay?”

Jiheon playfully pinched Jaekyoung under the eyes, making sure not to cause any pain, and pulled back his hand. Then, he leaned back against the head of his bed and continued talking.

“And when I said I didn’t like feeling pain, I was just making an excuse. It really wasn’t the reason I didn’t want to have a child. I’ve mentioned this before. It’s because I lack the confidence to raise a child well.”

Jaekyoung looked at Jiheon with questioning eyes, as if asking, “But why......?”

“Even so, I thought I could raise it well together with you. It’s just I didn’t think I should get rid of it in the first place.”

Jiheon said with a smile.

“When I first found out I was pregnant, I was so lost and confused, thinking, ‘What am I gonna do with this?’ But surprisingly, it didn’t take long before I decided to keep the baby.”

At those words, Jaekyoung’s expression finally eased a bit. He wondered as he took another look at the ultrasound photo in his hand, but then he suddenly looked up and asked, as if remembering something.

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If he said he found out a month ago, there’d surely be some commotion.

“Not too long ago.”

Jiheon just made a rough excuse, but Jaekyoung’s expression had already darkened.

“So you’ve been going to the hospital alone all this time?”

“Yeah, but I haven’t been there a lot. Anyway, let’s go together next time.”

Jiheon quickly suggested, not giving Jaekyoung a chance to feel disappointed.

“There’s a lot of things the dad needs to know.”

Jaekyoung’s expression, which had been a bit complicated, immediately brightened up at the word ‘Dad.’

“Oh, I will. I’ll definitely go. The dad’s gotta be there too.”

Jaekyoung repeated himself a few times, then looked at the ultrasound photo again, smiling ear-to-ear. Suddenly, he seemed to be in disbelief again and asked:

“But this is real, right? You’re not messing with me, using someone else’s photo, are you? You’re really pregnant, aren’t you?”

“Hey, why would I mess around with something like this? Please believe me.”

Jiheon grinned, and Jaekyoung said, “No, I believe you. I really do, but it’s just so unbelievable.” After some gibberish, he sighed and brushed his face.

“I’m sorry. I’m just so happy... I’m really, really happy right now that I feel like I’m going a bit crazy.”

“Yeah, seems like it.”

While Jiheon quietly nodded to himself, Jaekyoung suddenly stood up.

“Hyung, can I step out for a second?”

“Why? You gonna call your mom?”

“What...? No. I just want to go out and scream for a bit.”

“No, don’t.”

Jiheon quickly spoke and then grabbed Jaekyoung, sat him down on the chair, and gave him a warning.

“Don’t tell anyone for now. Don’t show any signs.”

“Why not......?”

Jaekyoung asked, eyes wide open. Seeing the disappointment on his face, Jiheon figured he was already planning to spread the news around the neighborhood and maybe even hold a press conference.

“That’s the way it is. We shouldn’t tell anyone until the 12th week.”

He thought Jaekyoung might question where he heard that, but surprisingly, this guy immediately said, “Okay, got it. I won’t tell anyone.”

“By the way, hyung, how many weeks has it been exactly now?”

“It’s been eight weeks, almost nine.”

“It hasn’t been long, has it?”

“Yeah, really not that long.”

Jiheon said with a smile.

“You can see it in the ultrasound. The baby is this big now.”

Jiheon pointed at a part of the picture. Jaekyoung looked at the ultrasound he was holding for a moment, then raised his head.

“Hyung.”

And then—

“Can I put my ear on your belly just once......?”

Jaekyoung asked in an unusually careful way, and it was so cute that Jiheon burst out laughing.

“You won’t hear anything yet.”

“Still.”

“Alright.”

Jiheon smiled and shifted his body slightly. It was to make room for Jaekyoung to sit on the bed, but this cheeky guy came up on the bed and lay down next to him, hugging Jiheon around the waist and burying his face in his stomach.