One half won't do

 

Rennie knew it would be just like last time when she and Jun visited his grandmother. But she took it in stride as her stomach burgeoned her baby bump. Still, she felt hurt by the doubt the old woman would see when the baby did get here.

It was months away, but time was being good for Rennie. She wasn't sure where the luck came from, but the people she worked with at the modeling agency found more opportunities for her. Evidently, maternity wear was hot these days. Rennie didn't really know, but she went with it because she knew she would need to nest the future. 

Of course, she was an outsider to Jun's family. She still hadn't met his parents. Rennie did her best not to think about it. Naturally, her own mother was worried about her. She told her to come home.

"What if he never marries you?"

Rennie didn't have a good answer for her. Still, it was her and Jun's life. Nobody else's. Just like for the camera, she kept smiling. They were there for each other. Jun wasn't standing in the corner, depressed these days.

Funny, nobody in his family had ever noticed. Couldn't they be happy that he was productive these days, he wasn't on a part-time paycheck, either. And he was finding joy these days. She was afraid he wouldn't know what that was, until now.