𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐞 || 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠

« 𝐭𝐞𝐧 »

But the ocean gives the ocean takes
Holding on was my mistake
So now I think it's time I let you go

❤︎

"Sungie?
Can you hear me?"

"Yes Min, hi!
Are the princesses there?"

"Yeah, of course!
Babies, say hi to papa~"

Minho waved excitedly at the camera,
his eyes shining seeing the love of
his life on his phone screen.

Their little ones looked curiously
at the phone and while Aera squealed
loudly at the sight of her papa,
Jinae just mumbled a cute
'papa!' while making grabby
hands at the device.

"Hi cuties~
How are my little girls doing?
Did appa make something
yummy for dinner?"

The way their younger daughter
stuffed the corner of her baby blanket
in her mouth made Jisung chuckle,
she already understood the word
yummy but it was Aera's fast nodding
that answered her papa's question.

"That's good."

"Appa made fried rice!"

"Aww yummy.
Papa had some stew earlier
but it was not as good as appa's!"

Jisung smiled softly and
winked at his fiancé.

They couldn't talk about the
therapies and the blonde's progress
in front of their little daughters so
Jisung had texted Minho a long
message beforehand, informing
him about his days.

The therapist he got was okay,
they were working hard on
the boy's issues, starting at
the problems with his parents.

It was hard to talk about it,
it was hard to bring up all
those hurtful things again he
had tried so hard to bury
somewhere deep in his
subconscious mind where
he'd never find it again
hopefully.

But it felt good,
it felt good to let it all out
in the presence of someone
who could handle it and help
him sort that mess.

"Papa?"

"Yes princess?"

"Is the baby okay?"

Aera's little brows were furrowed
cutely and her parents just found
it so damn adorable that she was
worried about her baby sibling.

Just like back then with Jinae,
some things just never change.

And the girl loved her siblings,
all of them.

No matter where they were.

"Yeah sweetie, baby is okay.
Probably sleeping right now
and you two should go to bed
soon too, hm?"

"Does baby have a nickname?"

Minho was about to deny
but Jisung just smiled,
his one hand subconsciously
caressing his cute baby bump.

"I call baby little gummy bear."

Aera's eyes widened as she
gasped cutely, she almost looked
like Bbama when he saw Jisung
with a treat in his hands.

"Gummy bear! Baby likes it!
Appa, baby's name is little
gummy bear!"

She proudly announced and
her appa only nodded and
kissed her head softly.

He hadn't even known that
Jisung had a nickname for their
little one but he was happy.

Apparently the blonde was
warming up to the little human
he was carrying under his heart,
he was really pulling himself
together to make things right now.

Maybe the four weeks therapy
and separation from his family
were also a good opportunity for
the male to grow a bond with
the unborn, they were with
him all the time after all.

And they helped Jisung whenever
the mourning overcame him,
it was what his therapist had
told him the very first day.

To focus on his child,
to talk to them whenever
he felt the guilt gnawing on
his heart because no matter
how much he blamed himself,
Wooseok will stay dead.

But his twin was still there and
Jisung should put all of his energy
into growing the little gummy bear,
not in bullying himself until
he'd faint again.

"Bean, are you tired, hm?"

The blonde cooed when their
younger daughter yawned cutely,
showing her eight little teeth
she already had.

It was past her bedtime but
since Minho wanted her to see
her papa too and he was also
pretty sure that Jisung wanted
to see both their daughters,
he had made an exception.

One big advantage of having
an unproblematic child like Jinae
was that she never got cranky
when she was tired.

Yeah, she'd get sleepy but
she wouldn't scream and cry
for hours before falling asleep
from exhaustion.

"It's time to say nighty, right?"

Minho smiled softly as he
lifted the little girl on his lap,
allowing her to snuggle close
and let herself fall against
her appa's torso.

"Then papa will start.
Good night my sweet princesses,
have some wonderful dreams
tonight and don't forget that
papa loves you so much."

Jisung leaned closer to his phone
and pretended to kiss the camera
with a loud 'mwah' making
Aera giggle.

"And I love you, Min.
So so much."

Now it was the blonde's turn
to giggle shyly but he meant it,
he truly did.

"I love you too, Sungie.
Good night."

"Nighty papa!
Baby love you!"

❤︎