Reasonable Loss - 3

“Yes.”

“I hope the baby looks like you, Dokwon.”

Eunsoo said with a soft smile, squinting his eyes. Dokwon’s thick eyebrows wrinkled slightly. Just then, as the red light came on, he pressed the brake firmly. Then he gently held Eunsoo’s hand.

“I don’t want that. It should look like you. I feel like I wouldn’t be attached if it looked like me.”

“Why? You would probably look very handsome.”

“My face is dirty.”

Eunsoo widened his eyes at the sudden self-deprecation. Then he chuckled.

“No, Dokwon, your face is not dirty.”

“What if it’s a daughter? Well, um… If it’s a daughter, it’s okay if she looks a bit dirty. There are a lot of crazy people in the world. She needs to look dirty enough so they won’t come near her.”

“…”

“But what if she looks like you? That’s a big problem. All kinds of jerks will stick to her.”

How will our daughter survive if she’s tired? It would be nice if Korea were a country where you could carry a gun. It would be easy to just shoot them. Dokwon muttered seriously.

Eunsoo smiled faintly at Dokwon’s strangely fitting yet mismatched banter. Dokwon, who was already thinking about buying a gun for an unborn child, was endlessly adorable.

Yes, that’s right.

As Eunsoo replied vaguely and patted his stomach, the light turned green. Dokwon started the car a beat late. While doing so, he called Eunsoo in his characteristic low voice.

“Eunsoo.”

“Yes.”

“Us.”

“Yes.”

“Should we get married?”

“…Yes?”

Eunsoo’s chin dropped in surprise.

Marriage? Suddenly? Of course, it’s been almost 2 years since I met him, and we’re pregnant, so I haven’t thought about it… I didn’t expect to hear this at this moment.

Eunsoo fidgeted his fingers busily. Naturally, he was happy. But since this situation was new, he couldn’t decide how to react.

As Eunsoo’s silence lingered, Dokwon quickly added more words.

“You’re pregnant, we’re at that age… Well, you’re young, but I’m already thirty-four. Um… Actually, that’s not important, um, yeah, I thought it might be good to get married quickly before you start feeling uncomfortable.”

“…”

“Then, we don’t need separate appointments to go to the obstetrics and gynecology clinic, and it’s easy for me to take care of you twenty-four hours. If you want to eat something, if you feel unwell, then I should be by your side, right?”

“…”

“Well… it could be like that now, but I want our relationship to be a bit stronger…”

Dokwon’s hand holding the steering wheel tensed up. The tendons on the back of his hand bulged out. His eyes were staring ahead, but the focus seemed slightly off, and his earlobes were red as if someone had lit a fire under them.

Eunsoo stared at Dokwon intently. Dokwon, feeling that gaze keenly, clenched the flesh on the inside of his cheek. Then he continued speaking as if nothing had happened.

“I actually planned to propose this weekend, but the baby came early.”

“…”

“I just… I wanted to say it right away. Because I’m so happy right now. Because I can’t believe this moment. I feel like I need to hold you tightly by my side to feel secure.”

“…”