172 - Winter Getaway (6)
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The next day.
Though I'd been captive to mother and daughter until just before sleep, things hadn't changed much when I opened my eyes.
Heena on my right, Sarang on my left.
They slept, occupying both arms. Of course, this mirrored how we'd fallen asleep, so the unchanged position made sense.
Still, Heena not being up yet was rare. Unable to check the ti with immobilized arms, I knew she normally rose before ninety-nine tis out of a hundred.
Usually, Heena woke with a kiss as part of our routine, but today - whether due to vacation or yesterday's excitent - she showed no signs of stirring.
She seed deep in sleep, and I was reluctant to wake her. But oversleeping ant missing the hotel breakfast. So I gently moved the arm Heena held.
She reacted almost instantly.
"Mmm... What ti is it...?"
"Don't know. Can you release my arm for a sec? I'll check."
"I'll look..."
"That works too."
She seed unwilling to let go of my arm, insisting on checking herself. I tried freeing my arm from Sarang's side, but she was practically lying on top of it.
The bed's width had allowed us to place Sarang on the side rather than between us. Luckily, she hadn't rolled off in the other direction. She wasn't prone to moving much in her sleep anyway.
"8 o'clock... We overslept..."
"Already 8? Didn't we turn in before midnight?"
"Yeah... We should get up soon and wash... We need to eat."
"Then we should wake Sarang too."
Heena finally sat up and stretched, apparently not wanting to miss breakfast. As she headed to the bathroom to wash up first, I gently nudged our daughter, who slept soundly, drooling slightly.
"Sweetie, ti to wake up, okay?"
---Raei Translations---
Despite rising later than planned, we managed to head out for breakfast around 9. Like yesterday, it was a buffet with plenty of breakfast-friendly options.
Despite being breakfast, the variety was impressive. We indulged in a hearty morning al, piling our plates with treats we rarely had at ho - croissants with eggs and bacon, accompanied by soup.
Of course, that led to...
"Salad."
"Yes..."
"Yees..."
Getting scolded by Heena first thing in the morning.
After our al, we headed straight for the hotel's jjimjilbang. Though early for the sauna, I figured this would be the best ti to avoid evening crowds.
As expected, the baths and jjimjilbang were nearly empty, allowing us to sit comfortably in casual attire.
"It's too hot for Sarang here!"
"Too hot? Should we go sowhere else?"
"Yeah... Sarang keeps saying it's hot..."
"If the floor's too hot, want to sit on Daddy's lap?"
"That's okay!"
No sooner had I finished speaking than Sarang practically threw herself onto my legs.
The jjimjilbang hadn't changed our dynamic from the hotel room. Yesterday, Sarang clung to in the room; now she clung to in the jjimjilbang.
Beside us, Heena sat holding my hand, her expression blissful.
"It's so warm~"
"You like it?"
"Yeah~ It's been ages since I've been to a jjimjilbang~"
"True. First ti since we went with my brothers?"
"Probably?"
That must have been quite a while ago, before Sarang's birth. It was fun going together back then. Afterwards, between studying, Heena's pregnancy, and everything else, we never considered going again.
Thanks to Heena sitting right next to and Sarang on my lap, I was getting double the jjimjilbang effect.
As sweat began dripping down my forehead from the intense heat, I suddenly rembered sothing I'd always wanted to try in a jjimjilbang.
I quickly searched on my phone, then started folding the few towels I'd brought along.
It wasn't difficult, so I finished quickly and placed it on Sarang's head.
"What's thiiis?"
I'd completed the jjimjilbang staple - towel rabbit ears - on Sarang's head as she tilted it quizzically.
"Rabbit ears, done."
"So cute! Honey, do mine too!"
"This is super easy."
I quickly folded two more and placed one each on Heena's and my own heads. Checking ourselves in selfie mode, I decided I didn't particularly want to see myself wearing it.
Fortunately, Heena and Sarang looked breathtakingly cute.
"What is this?! Daddy made a hat!"
"You look so cute too~ Let's take a picture, let's take a picture!"
We took several more photos with Heena, who excitedly turned on the cara. I wondered if we hadn't already taken hundreds of pictures since yesterday.
After enjoying a short ti in the jjimjilbang, we headed out. Sarang was still too young to stay long.
Afterwards, we washed up once more, then left the hotel to explore the area. We'd co for a hotel vacation, but staying in all day felt confining. Having eaten breakfast late, we planned to just grab snacks for lunch.
So we walked around, taking in the winter seaside scenery, and enjoyed so ti at a cozy café eating croffle, but...
We ended up returning to the hotel after less than two hours. The chilly sea breeze proved too much. The cold made the hotel look incredibly appealing.
"Sarang wants to play in the water again!"
As soon as we got back, Sarang wanted to hit the pool, so we splashed around again today.
"Today, you really have to look only at us. Got it?"
"We did that yesterday too... Alright."
All while hearing Heena's threats that she wouldn't tolerate a repeat of yesterday's mistake.
The second day of our hotel vacation flew by in an instant.
---Raei Translations---
After pool play, we let Sarang nap briefly, rested ourselves, had an early dinner, then returned to our room.
Though it didn't feel like we'd done much, our bodies were subtly tired, so we sprawled on the sofa like yesterday.
Suddenly, I rembered sothing.
"Co to think of it, we haven't used the bathtub, have we?"
"Hm? We used it yester... No, we didn't."
We had used the bathtub's edge as a handle, but of course, that wasn't the kind of use I ant.
I felt lazy due to fatigue, but since we'd be heading ho tomorrow, now was our only chance to use it.
"Should we do it now? We don't have anything else planned anyway. And we can't go out much more since Sarang gets tired. We even brought bath bombs, rember?"
"Then I'll run the water. Lukewarm rather than too warm, right?"
"If it's too warm, won't Sarang fall asleep in there?"
"Where are we goiing?"
"Daddy and Mommy and Sarang are going to take a bath together. Sarang likes that, right?"
"Yeees. I want to bathe with Mommy and Daddy."
Sarang's voice had softened considerably. We'd done a lot today - jjimjilbang, walking, and swimming - so even with her short nap, she must have been tired.
I followed Heena, who had already headed to the bathroom, set Sarang down by the door, and helped prepare the bath.
Since the water temperature only mattered if it was too hot, we just needed to fill the tub. Then we added plenty of bubbles using the bath bombs we'd brought.
"So many bubbles! Daddy! Sarang wants to make bubbles too!"
"Wait just a mont~ Daddy and Mommy are getting everything ready."
"Okaaay!"
Seeing the bubbles piled up in the bathtub seed to energize Sarang, her voice growing louder again.
To be honest, there wasn't much else to prepare. We weren't doing anything special, just planning a bubble bath together in the large tub.
We checked that the tub was about two-thirds full and undressed outside the bathroom. Heena had already tied her hair up.
Then, completely naked, we entered the tub with Sarang, who was bouncing around excitedly. Since we'd showered after swimming earlier, we didn't bother washing again.
-Splash!
I sat down in the tub first, with Heena leaning against , and Heena holding Sarang. We were in the sa position as yesterday at the pool.
The tub was wide enough that we could have spread out more, but there was no stopping Heena from pressing her butt against as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Lukewarm water, and bubbles piled so high you couldn't see inside at all. Sarang was so excited by the bubbles alone that she was touching them here and there with both hands.
"This is bub... Pretty!"
"The bubbles are pretty~ Sarang, do you like it?"
"Yeees! I want to do this every day!"
"With Daddy and Mommy?"
"With Daddy and Mommy!"
Well, we could give her bubble baths anyti if she wanted, but fitting three in the tub at ho was challenging. Even two was a tight squeeze.
"If only our bathtub at ho was a little bigger."
"When we move out on our own later, let's find a place with a big bathroom."
"We should. Sarang likes it too... You like it too, right?"
"Of course~"
I wrapped my arms around Heena's waist. By now, my lower half stood at full attention. With Heena's butt pressed so tightly against , I couldn't help it.
Thankfully, the overflowing bubbles obscured the view inside. It was probably still too early, educationally speaking, to show this to Sarang.
Even at ho, we often covered up with a towel if things seed risky.
"Sha we have to go back tomorrow..."
"Should we stay one more day?"
"Hehe, if we do that, the whole family might co looking for us. They're already fussing about what ti we'll be back tomorrow."
"Co on, it's only been a few days since they last saw Sarang..."
I was sowhat aroused, but didn't particularly want to do that during a family bath. Heena seed to feel the sa; even though she must have felt my excitent, she didn't make any special moves.
She just held Sarang, who was busy playing with the bubbles, tightly in her arms.
"Our Sarang has grown so much already... Ti really flies..."
"It really does."
"She'll be starting elentary school before we know it, right?"
"With only 3 years left, it'll be here in no ti."
Once she becos an elentary student, middle school will follow quickly. Feeling wistful about ti's rapid passage, that's why I'd impulsively planned this trip.
Honestly, I didn't think our angel would give the cold shoulder in puberty, but it would still be less than now. That saddened deeply.
I'd never once found it annoying that Sarang sought out daily. Even if I thought it frequent, I was always delighted when our daughter called for with a bright smile.
I wished she'd call "Daddyy~" like that forever.
I stretched my arms forward and caressed Sarang's cheeks. The soft, mochi-like feeling mirrored Heena's exactly.
"Mommyy~ Daddy's patting Sarang's cheeks~"
"I'm jealous~ I wish Daddy would touch too."
At those words, I used my other hand to stroke Heena's cheek. Receiving my touch, Heena turned her head slightly.
-Smooch!
I imdiately gave Heena a kiss. I'm sure that's why she'd turned her head.
After receiving my kiss, Heena leaned her head against my chest and spoke.
"Thank you, honey."
"For what?"
"For thinking of this trip."
"It's nothing. You ended up planning most of it anyway."
"Still. I've been so busy lately, I couldn't even think about taking a trip."
"You have been pretty swamped with the year-end coming up."
It was only because of the trend of using up all vacation days that we could take this trip. Without that, we wouldn't have dread of a vacation until around February next year. Heena had been that busy.
"Next ti... Where should we go next?"
"How about a sledding hill? We've never gone with Sarang. Don't you think she'd be old enough to ride a sled at 4?"
"That sounds great~ It'll be fine if we ride together!"
I couldn't see Heena's face, but I could feel her grinning from ear to ear.
I wasn't sure exactly how Heena's work schedule or company situation would evolve, but if using vacation days proved too difficult, we could always go on a weekend, even if crowded.
"We talked about this before, rember? Let's go everywhere we want to go. The sledding hill, the amusent park. Heck, even overseas trips."
"Yeah..."
"We have all the ti in the world."
"You're right... We do."
That's right. This ti, I'd gotten oddly impatient and co on this sudden hotel vacation, but we had plenty of ti.
We had all the ti in the world to make mories as a family like this.
And well, even though we'd co on impulse, it hadn't turned out badly. The hotel vacation had been extrely satisfying, and we were still enjoying ourselves now.
-Splash! Splash!
"Daddyy... No more bubbles..."
"Oh my, they've disappeared already. Should we make more?"
"Yeees! Make lots of bubbles pleaaase!"
"Mommy will make lots of bubbles for you~"
This overnight, 3-day family trip was already nearing its end, but...
We could always go again next ti.
Anywhere.
Anyti.
Author's Note:
The hotel vacation part, which was longer than expected, has co to an end.
I didn't have ti to write it, so I just played out the 19 scene in my head.
It's a sha I can't show it to you...!
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