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"Love, ready to leave?" Youngwoo hears her husband ask as she looks up from the picture book that her son is showing her from where he sits in her lap. She nods absentmindedly.
"In-su-yah come on," she says, the six year old reaching out for Junho who swings him up in his arms effortlessly and makes him squeal. "Where's Narae?"
Youngwoo looks around the hotel lobby, spotting her daughter busy running in and out of the revolving doors near the entrance, pointing out the same to Junho who sighs and shakes his head fondly. "Narae-yah, come on its time to go. Didn't you want to see the dolphins today?"
"Yes Appa!" she calls out in answer. Youngwoo and Junho have brought the twins to Jeju for vacation after school has let out for the summer and the kids had been excited to see the dolphins given Youngwoo had talked about nothing else the whole plane ride, successful in hyping them up enough.
"Eomma, the door is scary," Youngwoo suddenly hears her son say, turning to look at him as he frowns, glancing at his twin who has gone in and out three more times by the time they have reached the entrance.
"Hm, eomma thought it was scary too," she admits. Seeing her son looking at her curiously she continues, "but Appa taught me a secret trick and then I wasn't scared anymore." "Secret trick?" her son echoes, looking at Junho and then her with wide eyes.
"Yes come here."
In-su obliges, getting down from Junho's arms and places his hands in Youngwoo's outstretched ones. "Koong jjak jjak," she says slowly, tapping her feet to the rhythm, smiling when her son blinks in confusion for a moment before he follows hesitantly, little feet tapping in sync with hers.
"That's it love, now take my hand and we'll go through yes?" Youngwoo asks, glancing at Junho who has already gone through and is glancing at them expectantly. In-su grabs at Youngwoo's sleeve and curls his fingers into the material tightly.
They move closer to the door, Youngwoo sensing the hesitation in her son's eyes but she smiles at him reassuringly, stepping in with him when the door passes by them, the rhythm slipping off her tongue effortlessly as she guides him along.
"Eomma we made it!" he exclaims in delight, Youngwoo pausing for a moment to gl ance around only to realise they are now standing on the other side, the doors whooshing around lazily behind them.
"Look at you love, great job!" Junho praises his son who giggles happily and nods, skipping over to Narae who is bouncing impatiently on her toes. "Great job sweetheart," Junho mumbles, turning to place a quick kiss to his wife's cheek.
"I still think the doors are scary," she mutters. "But I wasn't going to let him stay scared of them. It's just a door after all," she says firmly, Junho chuckling at her reply.
"Just a door after all," Junho agrees, Youngwoo slipping his hand into hers as they slowly make their way behind the kids .