Professor Qian Qian

Song "Victoria" Qian!

[pvachymango]

[gnxvic]

"I’m from Shangdo in Mainland China, but I spent a few years in Taiwan and then moved here," she sighed she was considered a Korean citizen now, she had come along way. "Thailand is very beautiful," she remembered it vividly the streets flooded with people , the warm sun, she eished...

[gnxvic]

She smiled so warmly when he came back with the water. She quickly took a few gulps then screwed the lid on tight. "Thank you so much your such a gentleman,"

Her heart dropped when he said husband. Looking at her stomach she smiled weakly, she stroked the bump as if she was trying to soothe the baby. "My husband past away a few weeks after my baby was conceived, it's okay though we're both strong," she winced as her rib twanged in pain, "It seems baby is stronger though, my ribs are so sore,"

She looked Nickhun's warm and gentle face. He looked so upset for her, how could someone care so much about a stranger. She reached out and held his hand "Honestly I'm okay," she smiled. She wasn't really , she had to work a lot and living close to the school wasn't cheap , not to mention how much she had to spend on baby things. Her body was beat down. <\p> "If my husband was still here he would have made me get rid of my baby, we didn't have the money to raise a kid, I never wanted to though, I've always wanted a baby," she smiles wide her baby meant the world to her.

[xxxsungjoon]

"Excuse me you dropped your wallet," Victoria chased after the stranger slowly waddling trying to catch up. When he turned around she gasoed at his beauty, blushing heavily. "I'm Victoria by the way!"

Sungjoon tore away from his busy thoughts as he stopped in his steps and turned around at the sound. Standing in front of him stood a flushed woman, huffing painfully and holding out his wallet timidly with small, bony hands. His brow quirked up in surprise. 

"Oh," He walked towards her and took it graciously from her hands. "Thank you." The young man grinned at her in thanks. "I’m Sungjoon, V-" He then gave a fleeting notice to her rounded belly hidden beneath her loose dress. "Ah, I mean, Professor. I’m a third year here. Nice to meet you!" 

[gnxvic]

Victoria woke up with a blanket covering her she shivered slightly, the room was so drafty. Noticing the man was gone she sighed, thinking he’d just disappeared. Then she saw the note, smiling she felt looked after. Thr boy quickly came back. In his hands were two tubs of cut mango and one individual mango. Mangoes were the fruit she craved the most.

"Are thoses for me?" She smiled hands grabbing the air in front, "I will pay you back!" She took the cut mango from him and took tiny nibbles at the pieces. "You should have some too,"

The fruit felt good filling her stomach, even though she had a small portion it filled her. “Thank you, ” not many people cared for her it was nice seeing him look after her. She missed that from her late husband, he never got to look after her during her pregnancy.

She needed people to lean on, in the last 6 months she had had a rough time.

"I might go get an IV and sleep in the infirmary tonight, saves me walking home in the cold," she shivered again her teeth chattering together,

[xxxsungjoon]

Oh she’s up, he thought when he hustled into the room. “Yep,” he smiled, holding up the tubs and the one fruit. “I wasn’t exactly sure whether it was exactly what you wanted, but…” He set the tub down on the wooden top of the desk and opened it. Taking the clean fork he had swiped during his exit from the store, he topped the tub lid with the sweet, sticky fruit. Sungjoon took a quick sniff at the food and smiled in approval. These were fresh, alright. He offered it to her and watched as she happily forked the pieces into her mouth. At her insistence to pay him back, Sungjoon shook his head no. “Though I haven’t known you for long, I can tell that you’re not having it easy at the moment. So don’t worry about paying me back.” He patted his stomach in content. “Just eat as much as you can.”

Now upon hearing her plans, he scratched his head in confusion. No one to call at home? He cleared his throat. There was no point dabbling into her business - after all, he was still just a stranger to her. He held up a hand to stop the woman from getting up from her chair and did the cleaning for her instead. One by one, he slid the uneaten mangoes back into the lid and pushed it on the tub closed with a pop. Stacking them up with the single uncut one on top, he hugged them with one arm against his chest. 

"Ready to go?"

[gnxvic]

"Let's go," she smiled weekly as she pulled herself to her feet, she clung tightly onto the youngers arm for support.She hoped he wouldn't mind. As she took a few steps something didn't feel right, feeling pain spike through her stomach and back. Her hands clutched onto his arm eyes buldging wide she looked up at him. "It hurts ... I need need to sit down," she walked backwards to her chair sitting down again. "Please stay,"

Warm tears streaked her face as she felt more pain. "I'm scared, I dont want my baby to die too, " all she was having was pre labour pains to prepare her for birth.She wasn't giving birth now however it just felt like it.

[gnxvic]

[ Text to miss Vic] "No no we should go hiking on a hill, good workout :p I kid, i kid, We can take my car and lunch sounds great! So let's decide a meeting spot? And you can pick the venue too!"

《Text to Donghai》”-_- that scared me I thought you were serious, anyway meet me by the convenience store next to the university, we can go get some Chinese food!”

Victoria stood in front of the store covered in a warm jacket. She had the fur trimmed hood up and cute mitrens on. She waved at Donghae in his car and slowly walked over. “Hey Donghae!” She chimed climbing in beside him.

[advdonghae]

His lips stretched out in a smile as he accelerated his black Audi to the designated meeting spot, Victoria’s text coming to his mind, it was funny, how she had thought he had been serious.

Spotting her standing he honked lightly, grinning as he saw he waddling over, woah she was huge! The first time he had not been able to truly focus but now that he looked at her coming over, he thought that the baby would surely be making his or her appearance some time very soon.

"Hello you" he greeted cheerfully, easing the car forth and smoothly driving the car around a curve before hitting the main road "How have you been doing hm? Seems like the baby’s going to make his or her entrance really soon." He flashed her a wide smile before averting his eyes back on the road "Have you thought of names yet? and oh what place do you want to eat at? Also you sure you don’t wanna head out hiking?" He added the last question with a playful tone and innocent batting of lashes.-

[gnxvic]

She looked at her huge stomach, she still had 3 months to go but she looked so big, "It looks that way but I still have 3 months, I like the name Mi , Song Mi sounds cute," she thought for a moment trying to decide what food she wanted. "Uhhhh Italian food," she was only going to eat a tiny salad.

Rolling her eyes at Donghae she laughed, "I can barely walk never mind hike," Donghae never spoke much about himself, "Donghae oppa, you should tell me about yourself, we should be friends I want to know more about you,"

[gnxvic]

[text to: jiejie] Hey I finished all of my homework for the weekend. did you still need help with your baby's room? I'm free now~

{text to CanadaDidi} : Yeah I need a lot of help! I need help with the crib and some lights need changing! I will pay you in Hot Pot!

[gnxvic]

She was comforted greatly by Kris’s words. Smiling ober to him as he wrestled with the crib. “Eggshell blue,” she pointed towards a large can. She winced as the baby kicked at her already damaged ribs. When the crib fell apart she laughed more than she should have. The boy looked so confused on why it didn’t work.

"Come one I’ll give you some food, can you help me up," as he began to help her she noticed a bracelet on his wrist. "Is that a couple bracelet!" Her voice sounded excited. "My baby is growing up," she kissed his cheek. She kept a tight grip on Kris as she walked into the kitchen. She was tired and it seemed her muscles were too.

[gnxkris]

At the mention of his couple bracelet, Kris blushed. “His name is Huang Zitao. He’s from China too!” Kris whispered, “I really like him Jiejie.”  

Kris guided Victoria into the kitchen, supporting her and the baby. “Do you need any help with making food?” Kris offered his help, though he didn’t know how to cook much except for instant noodles. “Also, have you thought of a name for your baby yet? If you haven’t, I have a couple suggestions in mind, but the top choice would definitely be Wufan Jr. Or Ace.”

[gnxvic]

"Well you better look after him," she smiled happy for him."I just need to serve up," she let go of Kris and began to serve him piping hot food. Taking a bowl for herself she shuffled into the living room to eat. Her baby kicked again causing her to moan as she sat down.

"No way is my child being called Ace, I liked the name Mi... Song Mi sounds nice, she patted the bump.

[gnxvic]

[ Text to miss Vic] "No no we should go hiking on a hill, good workout :p I kid, i kid, We can take my car and lunch sounds great! So let's decide a meeting spot? And you can pick the venue too!"

《Text to Donghai》"-_- that scared me I thought you were serious, anyway meet me by the convenience store next to the university, we can go get some Chinese food!"Victoria stood in front of the store covered in a warm jacket. She had the fur trimmed hood up and cute mitrens on. She waved at Donghae in his car and slowly walked over. "Hey Donghae!" She chimed climbing in beside him.

[xxxsungjoon]

"Excuse me you dropped your wallet," Victoria chased after the stranger slowly waddling trying to catch up. When he turned around she gasoed at his beauty, blushing heavily. "I'm Victoria by the way!"

Sungjoon tore away from his busy thoughts as he stopped in his steps and turned around at the sound. Standing in front of him stood a flushed woman, huffing painfully and holding out his wallet timidly with small, bony hands. His brow quirked up in surprise. 

"Oh," He walked towards her and took it graciously from her hands. "Thank you." The young man grinned at her in thanks. "I’m Sungjoon, V-" He then gave a fleeting notice to her rounded belly hidden beneath her loose dress. "Ah, I mean, Professor. I’m a third year here. Nice to meet you!" 

[gnxvic]

"Down the hall to the left," she felt herself lean into Sungjoon he felt warm and safe. I cant fall , I cant fall was all that wrapped around her thoughts. Once they got to her class room she opened the door with shaking hands. He didn’t let go of her at all, she felt guilty for concerning him. She was helped down into her desk chair, which happened to be more of a lounge chair.

"Could you pass me some of my water on that desk, there is vitamins there too," she placed her hands on her stomach breathing slowly. After having a drink her head began to tilt downwards her eyes shut. She was sleeping, over worked and under nourished.

[xxxsungjoon]

Step by step, Sungjoon had helped her down the corridors and into her classroom. Now, seeing that she was drifting off to sleep, he caught her once more from falling and leaned her head against the soft, cushioned chair. He then spied a blue shawl folded neatly on the arm rest. Slipping it out quietly from underneath her hand, he shook it open and laid it over her, making sure it was covered up to her chin. There wasn’t much else he could keep her warm with. The day you don’t bring your jacket, he scoffed himself.

Leaning against the hard wood of the desk with arms crossed, he stood thinking what he should do next. He took another glance at the sleeping woman. She doesn’t seem to be eating much. She couldn’t just live off of water and vitamins. Sungjoon drummed his fingers against the black cotton sleeve of his shirt. What did Noona eat when she was pregnant? He closed his eyes, reminiscing the times she had kicked him out in place of her absent husband to buy her whatever she (or according to her claims, the baby) craved. So what did she like the most? His eyes fluttered open at the revelation. 

Mangoes!

Making up his mind, he squeezed behind the desk and picked up a black marker. Uncapping it with a pop, he quickly wrote “Going to store. Will be back.” in big, bold strokes on the whiteboard. Surveying his work with satisfaction, he capped the market and placed it back on the ledge. Taking one last look over his shoulder at Victoria, he walked out of the classroom. 

[gnxvic]

Victoria woke up with a blanket covering her she shivered slightly, the room was so drafty. Noticing the man was gone she sighed, thinking he'd just disappeared. Then she saw the note, smiling she felt looked after. Thr boy quickly came back. In his hands were two tubs of cut mango and one individual mango. Mangoes were the fruit she craved the most.

"Are thoses for me?" She smiled hands grabbing the air in front, "I will pay you back!" She took the cut mango from him and took tiny nibbles at the pieces. "You should have some too,"

The fruit felt good filling her stomach, even though she had a small portion it filled her. "Thank you, " not many people cared for her it was nice seeing him look after her. She missed that from her late husband, he never got to look after her during her pregnancy.

She needed people to lean on, in the last 6 months she had had a rough time.

"I might go get an IV and sleep in the infirmary tonight, saves me walking home in the cold," she shivered again her teeth chattering together,

[xxxsungjoon]

"Excuse me you dropped your wallet," Victoria chased after the stranger slowly waddling trying to catch up. When he turned around she gasoed at his beauty, blushing heavily. "I'm Victoria by the way!"

Sungjoon tore away from his busy thoughts as he stopped in his steps and turned around at the sound. Standing in front of him stood a flushed woman, huffing painfully and holding out his wallet timidly with small, bony hands. His brow quirked up in surprise. 

"Oh," He walked towards her and took it graciously from her hands. "Thank you." The young man grinned at her in thanks. "I’m Sungjoon, V-" He then gave a fleeting notice to her rounded belly hidden beneath her loose dress. "Ah, I mean, Professor. I’m a third year here. Nice to meet you!" 

[gnxvic]

She was glad she was caught in his arms, if he wasn’t there god forbid her baby would have been hurt. “Please, that would be nice,” she was scared, she felt dizzy and faint. She clung tightly to him insuring she wouldn’t fall. This had never happened before. Stopping in front of the door she began to feel herself faint.

"Hold onto me, please don’t let me fall…" her voice trailed off and she slipped downward into the males arms. He could probably feel how thin she was. She hadn’t been eating properly, she was disgusted by the smell of most foods. Also feeling so lonely and grieving over dead husband she felt depressed.

Eyes blinking open she found herself tight in the youngers arms. “I’m sorry,”

[xxxsungjoon]

His eyes softened as she held onto his forearms. “There’s no need to say that.” He felt awful for the poor woman; carrying a stressful job while taking care of a growing baby didn’t seem easy, and just from touching her briefly by the shoulders, he could feel her bones protruding from underneath. His brow crinkled. Was she eating well? But first things first, he needed to help her to a place so she could sit and regain her stance. 

Removing her slowly from his form, Sungjoon gently maneuvered himself so that he stood right next to her. Taking her right arm, he draped it behind his neck and placed his hand at her lower back. Keeping a firm but gentle grip, he slowly began guiding her down the hallway. “Just tell me which way to go.”

[gnxvic]

"Down the hall to the left," she felt herself lean into Sungjoon he felt warm and safe. I cant fall , I cant fall was all that wrapped around her thoughts. Once they got to her class room she opened the door with shaking hands. He didn't let go of her at all, she felt guilty for concerning him. She was helped down into her desk chair, which happened to be more of a lounge chair.

"Could you pass me some of my water on that desk, there is vitamins there too," she placed her hands on her stomach breathing slowly. After having a drink her head began to tilt downwards her eyes shut. She was sleeping, over worked and under nourished.

[xxxsungjoon]

"Excuse me you dropped your wallet," Victoria chased after the stranger slowly waddling trying to catch up. When he turned around she gasoed at his beauty, blushing heavily. "I'm Victoria by the way!"

Sungjoon tore away from his busy thoughts as he stopped in his steps and turned around at the sound. Standing in front of him stood a flushed woman, huffing painfully and holding out his wallet timidly with small, bony hands. His brow quirked up in surprise. 

"Oh," He walked towards her and took it graciously from her hands. "Thank you." The young man grinned at her in thanks. "I’m Sungjoon, V-" He then gave a fleeting notice to her rounded belly hidden beneath her loose dress. "Ah, I mean, Professor. I’m a third year here. Nice to meet you!" 

[gnxvic]

As their hands touched slightly she blushed again, it must have been pregnancy hormones. Victoria gave a slight bow, “Please just call me Victoria , only the kids call me Professor, I am only 25,” she desperately tried to catch her breath back but it felt like her lungs were tight.

"I’m the Chinese language teacher, if you are…interested, " she held onto her chest trying to take some deep breaths, she swayed a little then grabbed tight onto the others arm.

[xxxsungjoon]

Only 25? That means she’s a year older than me…then do I call her Noona? Sungjoon shook his head. Since she had asked to call her by her name, he would just call her just that, honorifics aside. Plus there was only one person whom he (grudgingly) called Noona. Hearing her question, he perked up, curious. He already had around four languages under his belt, it didn’t sound too bad to add one more to the load. He could probably handle it. 

"Well, I’d probably have to see if I could fit that in my-" His reflexes caught her instantly by the shoulder when she grabbed his arm as she almost fell. Sungjoon looked down at her in alarm. Victoria’s cheeks were red with color and her shoulders were shaking. Is she sick? He gently pulled her up straight by a comforting hand on her back. 

"You don’t look too good. Do you want me to take you back to your classroom?"

[gnxvic]

She was glad she was caught in his arms, if he wasn't there god forbid her baby would have been hurt. "Please, that would be nice," she was scared, she felt dizzy and faint. She clung tightly to him insuring she wouldn't fall. This had never happened before. Stopping in front of the door she began to feel herself faint.

"Hold onto me, please don't let me fall..." her voice trailed off and she slipped downward into the males arms. He could probably feel how thin she was. She hadn't been eating properly, she was disgusted by the smell of most foods. Also feeling so lonely and grieving over dead husband she felt depressed.

Eyes blinking open she found herself tight in the youngers arms. "I'm sorry,"

[pvachymango]

[gnxvic]

Victoria felt embarrassed when she realised the man felt awkward, she bowed blushing. “Sorry if I made you uncomfortable, it’s just I get so excited and I don’t have many people around me to share it with,” she really only had one or two people who helped her through the pregnancy...

[gnxvic]

"I'm from Shangdo in Mainland China, but I spent a few years in Taiwan and then moved here," she sighed she was considered a Korean citizen now, she had come along way. "Thailand is very beautiful," she remembered it vividly the streets flooded with people , the warm sun, she eished she was there.

"Yep, my little spud is definitely a kicker, I think it might be a ballerina or a martial artist," she gripped tight onto a shelf as the baby kicked a tender rib. "I might need to sit down for a few minutes," she shuffled her way towards a near by bench, struggling slightly. The baby seemed to drain her power , she was so thin."You dont happen to have some water on you?"

Part of her wished she had never got pregnant. Mainly because she felt that the baby would suffer only having one parent and not many people around to help.

[xxxsungjoon]

"Excuse me you dropped your wallet," Victoria chased after the stranger slowly waddling trying to catch up. When he turned around she gasoed at his beauty, blushing heavily. "I'm Victoria by the way!"

Sungjoon tore away from his busy thoughts as he stopped in his steps and turned around at the sound. Standing in front of him stood a flushed woman, huffing painfully and holding out his wallet timidly with small, bony hands. His brow quirked up in surprise. 

"Oh," He walked towards her and took it graciously from her hands. "Thank you." The young man grinned at her in thanks. "I’m Sungjoon, V-" He then gave a fleeting notice to her rounded belly hidden beneath her loose dress. "Ah, I mean, Professor. I’m a third year here. Nice to meet you!" 

[gnxvic]

As their hands touched slightly she blushed again, it must have been pregnancy hormones. Victoria gave a slight bow, "Please just call me Victoria , only the kids call me Professor, I am only 25," she desperately tried to catch her breath back but it felt like her lungs were tight.

"I'm the Chinese language teacher, if you are...interested, " she held onto her chest trying to take some deep breaths, she swayed a little then grabbed tight onto the others arm.

[gnxvic]

[text to: jiejie] Hey I finished all of my homework for the weekend. did you still need help with your baby's room? I'm free now~

{text to CanadaDidi} : Yeah I need a lot of help! I need help with the crib and some lights need changing! I will pay you in Hot Pot!

[gnxvic]

"That’s what they came with, aren’t men supposed to be able to build stuff without instructions," She sat down on the rocking chair that was already built her hands clasping her slightly painful stomach.

"I will look for some online," she pulled out her phone and started googling for answers. The results were in English, "Here I can’t read these," she threw the phone at Kris.

Kicking her slippers off she stretched out her feet, she was tired from Umma yoga classes. “I can’t wait till this kid is out of me but at the same time I am terrified , how will I be able to live while I’m a mama, I do earn a good wage but babies cost so much and I’m going to have to work less…” She sighed wishing her husband was still here.

[gnxkris]

Kris grabbed the phone and scanned the instructions, then went back to wrestling the crib. He pulled out some tools and started to connect the legs to what he thought was the base. 

"Don’t worry Jiejie you’ll be a great mom! And your child will look up to you and you’ll be his hero for being the best single mom out there!" Kris tried to comfort Victoria.

Kris and Victoria had been childhood friends ever since they were young. Their families had known each other for a long time, and since Kris and Victoria were fairly close in age, they hung out together at family functions. Kris had met Victoria’s husband, who was a kind and caring man, and seeing Victoria mourn over him was hard for Kris. He wished he could comfort her, but he was never really good at consoling people. 

Kris tried to change the subject to keep the atmosphere more upbeat. “So what color are you planning on painting these walls? I am an artist after all, so I could see if you’ve made a good color choice.” Just as Kris was speaking, he tried to set the crib down on the legs. They stayed for a moment, but then collapsed onto the ground as if the legs were made of feathers. Kris sighed and complained, “This is gonna be a long night, huh?”

[gnxvic]

She was comforted greatly by Kris's words. Smiling ober to him as he wrestled with the crib. "Eggshell blue," she pointed towards a large can. She winced as the baby kicked at her already damaged ribs. When the crib fell apart she laughed more than she should have. The boy looked so confused on why it didn't work.

"Come one I'll give you some food, can you help me up," as he began to help her she noticed a bracelet on his wrist. "Is that a couple bracelet!" Her voice sounded excited. "My baby is growing up," she kissed his cheek. She kept a tight grip on Kris as she walked into the kitchen. She was tired and it seemed her muscles were too.

[pvachymango]

[gnxvic]

Victoria felt that teachers had to keep learning too, that’s why she was in the library. She had a lot of students in her class learning Chinese that spoke English as a first language. Even though she learned English at school it was still pretty poor.

The library seemed to have all...

[gnxvic]

Victoria felt embarrassed when she realised the man felt awkward, she bowed blushing. "Sorry if I made you uncomfortable, it's just I get so excited and I don't have many people around me to share it with," she really only had one or two people who helped her through the pregnancy and sometimes she felt isolated.

"Nearly 6 months, its been crazy," she smiled patting her stomach. The baby was now kicking at some organs. She looked at the man trying to figure out where he was from. His name was foreign to her. "So where are you from?" She tucked some hair aroind her ear, trying to stay focused as her stomach grew a little more painful. Her thin hands rubbed the bump trying to ease the chaos.

[ex-gnxminsuga]

Mothering instincts flowed through her as she saw the adorable boy, she started giggling at his cute face. "Hey there!" She smiled waving at him, "Are you hungry sweetie? I have some cookies!" She patted his head "You are so cute!"

Yoongi stays quiet as the woman talks to him, he even briefly turns around to see if there is anyone behind him she might be confused him with but nope, no one but him. He didn’t want to be rude, so he taps nervously on his thigh with his fingers and holds back the profanities that were about to shoot out of his mouth; he was not cute. The complete opposite of it, actually. "Um…I’m sorry, but I think you might be confusing me with someone else? Not to be rude, but I’m not cute. Not really." He tries to keep his voice as calm as possible although he could feel his throat clogging with annoyance.

[gnxvic]

Being rejected like this made Victoria angry, sad and apologetic all at once. It was pregnancy hormones. "YOU LOOK CUTE OK!" she almost shouted, her eyes got wet and she began to bubble "I'm sorry, please take some cookies," she offered him the plastic tub.

"I'm sure you have a different personality but your face it's adorable," she wiped the tears away, "You should take it as a compliment and respect your elders," she snapped slightly. 

[gnxvic]

What is your most treasured possession?

My most treasured possession , is warm and safe in my stomach. My beautiful baby is the most treasured thing , I can't love anything more than my baby.

[gnxjieun]

"Hey are you lost, do you need some help!" Victoria knew the girl was blind the girl had the same mannerisms as one of her friends at university did. "I'm the new Chinese language teacher you can call me Vic umma!" She stroked the girls hair wanting to take her home. "Oh!" She mumbled as her baby moved "Give me your hands!" She placed the girls hands on her stomach "My baby is saying hello too!"

Jieun was shocked at the sudden voice. “Um… Just a little yeah… I’m Lee Jieun.” She suddenly felt relieved hearing it was a teacher. “Chinese? Could you teach me?” Jieun was always one who loved learning new things. “Oh that’s so cute. How far are you through your pregnancy?”

[gnxvic]

"Sure sweety, do you want to learn the braille along with it or just the spoken word," she smiled seeing Jieun so intrigued , her hands felt gentle on her stomach. "Just turned 6 months , but my bump is big for  6 months, ow! the baby moved again," she held the girls hand softly "I love your drive, come on where are you going,"

[gnxvic]

[text to: jiejie] Hey I finished all of my homework for the weekend. did you still need help with your baby's room? I'm free now~

{text to CanadaDidi} : Yeah I need a lot of help! I need help with the crib and some lights need changing! I will pay you in Hot Pot!

[gnxvic]

Wobbling towards the door Victoria greeted her younger. “Yifan didi! You brought a gift oh you didnt have to” she sounded so excited “Come in and help me, I know you will do a good job,” she welcomed him in and led him to the bare babies bed room. Ikea furniture still flat in there boxes lay in one corner and paint in another.

"I am too tired to build it myself and my stomach is uncomfortable, baby has been hiccuping!"

[gnxkris]

Kris walked into the apartment and followed Victoria into the baby’s room. It was empty, like a blank canvas. Kris was going to help turn this room into a masterpiece.

“That’s okay, Victoria jiejie, I’m here to help!”

Kris walked over to the boxes and saw that they were to turn into a crib. “This looks like a piece of cake,” Kris exclaimed.

He picked up a piece of paper from the open crib box and opened it up. These must be the instructions, Kris thought, but where are the words? Kris couldn’t understand up from down. The instructions were more abstract than a piece of Picasso art and more foreign than Kris’s first encounter with the Korean language.

“Jiejie, where are the real instructions?”

[gnxvic]

"That's what they came with, aren't men supposed to be able to build stuff without instructions," She sat down on the rocking chair that was already built her hands clasping her slightly painful stomach.

"I will look for some online," she pulled out her phone and started googling for answers. The results were in English, "Here I can't read these," she threw the phone at Kris.

Kicking her slippers off she stretched out her feet, she was tired from Umma yoga classes. "I can't wait till this kid is out of me but at the same time I am terrified , how will I be able to live while I'm a mama, I do earn a good wage but babies cost so much and I'm going to have to work less..." She sighed wishing her husband was still here.

[advdonghae]

Smiling brightly Victoria waddled over to the teacher she hadn't seen, her baby bump clearly on display she petted it softly. "Hello! I'm Victoria I don't think we've met before, I'm the new Chinese language teacher!"

-He glanced up as he heard footsteps, slightly surprised by the approach he quickly smiled and bowed politely “Hello Victoria I’m the very new Acting Teacher, Lee Donghae, nice to meet you and your little one”- He smiled softly, eyes flickering momentarily to the baby bump before he met her gaze once again, shifting the strap of his laptop bag on his shoulder -“Congrats is in order I believe, I hope both of you are doing well?”- he blinked curiously wondering who the husband was.-

[advdonghae]

He chuckled heartily -” You’re the first to think its cute” he felt his cheeks warm up slightly and nodded in thanks ” but thank you and that’s great, having helpful friends is awesome, especially those who stick around in hard time” he said with a knowing town, her words about beign a single mother catching him by surprise, good thing he didn’t actually outright ask about her husband, that might have been awkward or intrusive even. Caught awkward by her sudden act of placing hish and on her belly he felt himself flush even more but breathed out a laugh in amazement as he felt the movement, chocolate orbs widening as he smiled widely “Wow” he breathed “If you don’t mind me asking…the father?” he bit his lower lip lightly, gently withdrawing his hand-

[gnxvic]

Victoria loved seeing peoples faces when they felt her baby. It made it feel so real. However her head dipped when Donghae asked about the father, "Uhh , I hope this doesn't make you feel awkward but...my husband passed away when I was only a few weeks pregnant," she patted her stomach as if she was reassuring it. "But I mean , we are getting by , I cant stay sad 24/7,"