Author PoV

It's been 7 months after Chaeyoung and Jungkook mourned for their child. 3 months since they were officially married. And 2 months since Chaeyoung resigned from the hospital. 

She thought about it for a long time, leaving the hospital where it all began. Where she met the man that would change her life. 

Besides, she spent more than 10 years in the hospital, maybe it's time for her to part ways with it. Even if she'd stop doing what she loves most, at least she could be hands on with her family. 

During the past 7 months, Jennie has announced her retirement in the fashion industry and instead would go abroad with Taehyung and enjoy her life. Sometimes, she goes with Lisa or her other friends, mostly with Irene. 

Though there was a rough past between Bambam and Lisa, she makes her best to keep in touch with Bambam's family. They still treat her like their daughter. Lisa decided that she would focus on her life, as of the moment, and not look for a relationship. She stopped being a photographer for fashion, instead she joined volunteer works in Africa and helped communities there. 

Jisoo is still Jisoo. Although, she and Jin are expecting a baby boy in a few weeks. They have both worked together as a team, though it's hard because both of them wants to have different things and they both have different opinions. They moved into a big mansion in the upstate of Seoul, where they could let their children grow out of the media sight. 

And Chaeyoung? She, Jungkook and Jiyoon also moved to a more rural area and now lives in a bigger house. Jungkook has been going to America frequently, Jiyoon has moved into a school for business heirs and Chaeyoung has been writing her long letter of resignation for 3 months. 

After the wedding and honeymoon, she has noticed that Jiyoon would be throwing a tantrum because her parents wouldn't give her as much attention like before. Then she thought of resigning from being a doctor and be a full-on mom to her kids and family. 

It was something Jungkook was against. But it wasn't like she'd stop from being a doctor, she'd have a clinic built for her and only do check-ups instead of operations. 

Everyone was slowly maturing. 

Everyone slowly accepted the life that they were destined to have. 

The change was uncomfortable for most of them but they had to bear with it. It was their decisions that caused these changes. 

Although it has been 7 months since the incident, Chaeyoung is still traumatized by it. Every night she'd have a nightmare about getting killed. She gets paranoid in the public. And it affected the past 2 minor surgeries she led. 

And again, she's having her nightmare. 

Something in her dreams keep telling her that Cole is alive and is going to find her. She won't be good enough to hide from him. It all still traumatizes her. She's still scared. 

Sometimes, she doesn't even want to sleep anymore. Even though she knows that Jungkook is there besides her, that the Jeon security force members has been double checked of identity, that Cole has clearly been shot by Rachel back then. 

Chaeyoung rolls to the side of their bed, her eyes wide awake and her hands cold as ice. She covers herself until the shoulders with their blanket and tries to breathe slowly. 

Jungkook felt her rolling to the other side of the bed, and so he woke up from his light sleep and back-hugged her. His chin on her neck, his hands around her waist. 

"Can't sleep again?" he asked and kissed her. 

She nodded and turned her body to his direction. 

Like all the other nights, he would wrap her in his arms and ensure that she's safe. He wouldn't sleep until she is asleep. He would watch her have a hard time getting over the past and it aches him to see her like that. 

Jiyoon's nannies and tutors have told her that her mother is feeling ill, so she shouldn't bother her mom for a while. That's what Jungkook's father suggested to say so the young Jeon can understand better.

Jungkook brushed Chaeyoung's hair, "It takes time but I'll be strong for our family."

----

"MWORAGO?!" Jihyo and Chanyeol barges in Chaeyoung's office. 

Jihyo was holding the notice that was stapled on the bulletin board. Apparently, the news spread through Hye Jin Hospital. 

Not only is Jihyo and Chanyeol shocked, but also Namjoon and Chaeyoung's other seniors. She is the best general surgeon who's specializes in neurology, the only doctor in the hospital who has saved countless of people from a near death experience. 

Even patients and hospital staff were shocked at the announcement. 

"This is the business and head board of Hye Jin Hospital. We are sad to announce that Doctor Park Chae Young, a neurosurgeon and a general surgeon, has pointed her interest of resignation from Hye Jin Hospital. All her patients will be directed to other doctors that she recommends. We are sad to say, that she cannot operate and do check-ups for the next week. We thank you for your understanding," Jihyo reads. "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!"

Chaeyoung chuckles, "Ah, they announced earlier than expected. I just submitted my resignation yesterday afternoon. Oh, well."

She stretched her arms up and yawned, "It's gonna be a boring life after I leave."

"Wait, are you sad about this?" Chanyeol asked. "Is this Jungkook's idea?"

"No, it was mine. He was against this idea," she trailed off. 

"Chae!" Jihyo sat down on the chairs in front of Chaeyoung's desk. "Why? Why are you leaving? Why can't you stay here? You love the hospital!"

"As much as I want to stay, I can't just choose my work of my family. Yes, I love the hospital but I love my family more," Chaeyoung looked down. "In exchange for leaving the hospital, Jungkook gave me a clinic in Gangnam. I mentioned to Doctor Park that if he needs me here, I won't hesitate to go and operate."

She held her breath and looked at her 2 friends, "So it's not really the end for me in Hye Jin. I'll be here if Doctor Park asks me too, but I won't have an office, I won't report here everyday."

Jihyo sighs, "What else will you do after this resignation? Aside from owning a clinic?"

"Well," Chaeyoung stood up and opened her phone then showed to her friends. "Jungkook needs to go around Europe in a few months, Jiyoon needs to come along because of business things so...I'm going as well. Aside from that, I'll be a house wife."

Chanyeol wipes a tear from his eyes. 

"I'll miss seeing your face everyday, Chae, I wish for you to have a brighter future," he says. "Even though...even though I haven't tried moving on yet."

"That's okay, Channie. Your Ms. Right could be anywhere, you'll find her soon."

Jihyo scoffed, "Jeez, that guy needs a Ms. Right? He toys over thousand of lady nurses and guardians of patients! No wonder why it's hard for him to find a match."

"YAH PARK JI HYO!!" Chanyeol calls.

Both of them bicker. 

Chaeyoung just laughs. It's gonna be the last week here in the hospital, and this will be one of the memories that she'll never forget. 

"Hey, both of you, mind helping me put my stuff in the car later? I'll be reporting for the last 6 days but I'm gonna put the books and all back home," she barges in the fight.

"...." 

"Or I can ask Jungkook--"

"NO. ENOUGH OF THAT MAN! WE'LL HELLP!" they both yell. 

Quickly, Jihyo and Chanyeol started getting the books and notes from Chaeyoung's book shelf and piled them up so it'll be ready to put in the box. They both did it quick, so that Chaeyoung didn't have to call Jungkook.

She always uses that blackmail against them.

The 2 really hated the fact that Chaeyoung always has a message from Jungkook, a call from Jungkook, a package from Jungkook, a this from Jungkook, a that from Jungkook. They hated the man. 

Not literally, but they hated him for stealing Chaeyoung away. 

"Oh, Chae," Jihyo said.

Chaeyoung turns around, "Yeah?"

"This picture of you, Lisa, Jennie-eonnie, and Jisoo-eonnie," Jihyo shows her the picture. "They haven't been in the hospital for a while now, what's up with them?"

"Well. Lisa's in Africe right now, she's joining the UNICEF Korea team for volunteer work. Jennie-eonnie, as what I know, is in Spain, she and Taehyung-oppa have been doing some business travels but she resigned from the fashion industry. And, Jisoo-eonnie, she's just a mom now. Why'd you ask?" 

Jihyo shook her head, "Seems like the 4 of you stopped chasing your dreams and all. Like, you guys are just living life the way you're supposed to be doing."

"I guess so."

"Are you sure you're going to be happier after this?" Chanyeol asked. 

"Oi, stop breaking the mood. Support her in this, will ya?" Jihyo inserted. "Understand that Chae's already married, didn't you attend her wedding? Stop sobbing like a baby and get a move on."

Then there was a knock at the resident's office door after Jihyo told Chanyeol off. 

She was right about Chanyeol's dream. Before Chaeyoung's wedding, he told Jihyo that he has a plan of stopping Chaeyoung's wedding. But when Chaeyoung walked down that aisle, she was so happy to get married. Her eyes were filled with joy, the type of joy that no one can easily have.

Until now, he still wants to have her. Even if the chances are low. So many changes happened all at once, and Chanyeol doesn't like where it's going. 

"Knock, knock," Jungkook said, this time knocking on Chaeyoung's office door. "Oh, Chaeng, our appointment with Doctor Park Bom is at 1:30, let's head out for lunch first?"

And when Chaeyoung held her head to face Jungkook, Chanyeol just noticed how her smile from normal and friendly happiness turns into genuine and lovely happiness. 

'Get a move on.' was in his head. 

"Sure, where'd you like to eat?" Chaeyoung replies.

"There's this Southeast Asian cuisine Jin-hyung told me about, he said it tastes good there, wanna try it out?" 

Jihyo again barges in their conversation, "But wait, wait, wait. Isn't Doctor Park Bom a OB-GYNE? Why are you heading going to her?"

"She didn't want to take those pregnancy tests, so we're going to Doctor Park for a check-up," Jungkook answers. "Let's head out now, we might be late for the appointment. Jihyo-noona, Chanyeol-hyung."

Jungkook bows and exits, waiting for Chaeyoung out of her office. 

She says her 'bye's to Jihyo and Chanyeol, and walks to Jungkook.

----

After eating their light lunch, both of them head to Doctor Bom. 

During Chaeyoung's pregnancy with Jiyoon, Doctor Park Bom was the one who helped Chaeyoung through the pregnancy expenses. Making the check-up prices half than usual, and giving advices to Chaeyoung about what to expect during the different stages of pregnancy. 

Although Chaeyoung had a lot of OB-GYNE sunbaes, Doctor Bom was the only sunbae she knew that would advice her well instead of downgrading for her big failure. 

"Hey, you look pale," Jungkook says, as he drives to a corner. "Don't get ahead of yourself."

"No, actually I'm scared."

"Why?"

"The last time I was pregnant---"

"Let's not bring that up. You've gone through so much after the incident, the every week injections because the dead flesh of our baby was poisoning you..." Jungkook recalls. "It was a hard time for both of us and I think we were given another chance to live up for our dead kid."

Jungkook unfastened his seatbelt and unlocked the car, "Let's not bring up the past."

He went down and walked to the other door, opening Chaeyoung's door and helping her down. They both walked hand-in-hand.

His words sounded horrible but it was the truth.

After the incident, Chaeyoung came back to Korea, sickly. The dead flesh of their unborn child was poisoning her body and it could kill her at one point. She started to have medication for it, having injections everyday for 2 months.

She also went through of a light phase of post-partum depression but thankfully Jungkook saw it coming and got her cheered up. He reassured her that she'll be fine and no matter what, he'll always be there for her.

Without him, she probably would've been in a mental hospital for treatment. 

"Chaeng-ah! And you must be Jungkook-ssi!" A doctor with bangs greeted. 

"Ah, yes, i'm her husband," Jungkook says and asks for a handshake. "She told me she missed her period for month, and she didn't want to take those convenience stores pregnancy tests so I called you for an appointment."

"Boy, did Chaeyoung pick the right guy!" Bom chuckles. "Yeah, let's get her checked. Chae? Change to the clinic clothes and on the bed, okay? I'll introduce Jungkook with pregnancy and ways he can help."

"S-Sure..." Chaeyoung simply replies and walks to the bathroom.

She was quiet because of this appointment.

There was part of her that doesn't want to get through the pain of being pregnant but there was part of her that wants to be a mom for the second time. 

After getting herself changed into the clinic clothes, Chaeyoung lies down on the bed and waits for Bom to finish her small lecture about pregnancy to Jungkook. She taught him how to help Chaeyoung on how to cope up with her emotions, mental and physical state, her cravings during pregnancy, her abnormal sleeping patterns. 

Surprisingly, Jungkook understood well. Most of the time, he'd say it's too much of a job or he'll probably just hire a nurse. But he didn't. 

When Bom and Jungkook goes back to the check-up room, Bom takes a machine and sits down in front of Chaeyoung. She turned on the screen and rubbed the ultrasound pad on Chaeyoung's belly. 

On the screen, what Jungkook could see was a black and white image. But for Chaeyoung and Bom, they did see something. 

Bom presses on the buttons of the machine and adjusts the image on the screen. She pointed to a small peanut-looking figure.

"Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Jeon, you're a month pregnant!" Bom smiles.

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the end.

this is where we end.

what do you think would've happened next?

i wish this was much more longer but...it's too long already.

will see soon if there's any bonus chapter! maybe a few more hours then I'll publish the bonus chapter. for now, this is officially the last chapter of this book. 

95% goodbye to I'm Breaking!

~ artemis1265 ~