nerves bubbled up in hyewonās stomach as she got ready to head over to ryeoās place. when was the last time she had been there as a guest and not to just drop her daughter off for the weekend or something? if anyone had been there to watch her get ready to head over, they would have laughed. she had changed her own outfit about a hundred times as well as her daughterās. how silly was this when it wasnāt like she expected anything out of this. it was just two exes getting together for the sake of their daughter, nothing more. and yet, why was it that she was wishing for more still? that maybe he might see that they had made a mistake. after all, she had already seen that, but she wasnāt ready to admit it aloud to anyone but herself. and her daughter ( who wouldnāt understand a thing ).
finally, it was time to go ( since, any longer and theyāll definitely be late ) and she got byul situated in the car before she got around in the driverās seat to head over to the otherās place. it was crazy that they really didnāt live that far from one another and yet, they still saw each other so rarely. well, then again, she supposed that that was a normal thing for exes to not see one another.
before she helped byul out of the car seat, she had to sit in the driverās seat for a minute, collecting herself and taking a few deep breaths. finally, after two minutes, she was getting them both out of the car, carrying byul in her arms and up to his place. a knock on the door and she could hear his footsteps running towards the door.
āhey,ā she noted too loudly, the enthusiasm in her voice much too great.Ā ābyul, say hi to daddy,ā she exclaimed, holding the girlās hand and waving it at the other.Ā āthank you,ā she nodded her head as she stepped inside, slipping off her shoes.Ā ālooks ā¦ great,ā she added awkwardly, looking around the place before she moved to the couch so that she could set byul down to sit there.Ā āum ā¦ how are you?ā she asked, her heart pounding loudly in her chest.
closing the front door behind them, ryeo watches as hyewon walks over to the living area to sit down on the sofa ( which he silentlyĀ thanked himself for managing to put it back in place in his hurry ), trailing after them slowly as he utters a simple, āĀ thanks,ā at her words. on his way to the sofa, he reaches to grab the extra pair of house slippers he has on the corner and puts the down by hyewonās feet.Ā ā the flooring can get a bit cold so...here, wear them,āĀ ryeo says, smiling sheepishly as he glances around the place, convinced that he did quite a good job making it look decent enough for the two.Ā
ā oh, iāve been good...good...āĀ and?Ā ā how about yourself? and byul? ā ryeoās gaze shifted to the little girl, now looking up at him with wide eyes as sheās settled on the sofa. he could get used to this, seeing the little girl as often as hyewon would allow it, and heād be lying if he said that he couldnāt get used to seeing hyewon just as often as well. sheās always welcome to come around, just that their circumstances wonāt exactly make it all seem normal. theyāre divorced, as far as the law is concerned, and exes in everyoneās eyes. but itās not like this is weird, right? hyewon is there to visit and to allow him to get close to their baby. itās all plain and simple.
but the atmosphere that now engulfed them begged to differ. to say the least, ryeo could feel the awkwardness settling and he doesnāt like it, nor was he usually like this when it comes to having people over. he might be the most outgoing person there is but he can take pride in being able to handle people, let alone conversations, well. itās how he made it far in his business -- which, now that he thinks of it, he shouldnāt mention if he didnāt want things to grow even more awkward for them.
as if on cue, he moves, looking towards the kitchen as he says,Ā ā can i offer you something? water, or juice? coffee? ā ryeo sounded like a pro even though deep down, heās still in the process of calming himself down. his heart is beating too fast for his liking and he can just hope that heāll calm down soon enough. he canāt afford messing up this time, when all he wants to do is to make things right between him and hyewon.
