||Chapter 17: The Toast Talk ||
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Ker-chunk!
Jungkook turned around to see the toaster pop up the golden-brown bread. Moving away from the stove that had milk getting reheated on it, he went on to grab the toast and started spreading Nutella on it to make the fifth sandwich of the day, humming lowly to himself.
A low rumble of thunder had him walk towards the french window-slash door that led to the backyard from the kitchen. He let out a sigh, looking at the sky that was now a slate of ash blue. The storm had reduced to a drizzle and the temperature had dropped down a good few degrees.
"Appa..."
Jungkook smiled at the sleepy little boy standing at the bottom of the stairs in his minions' pyjamas into which he had changed Hansol before getting him into his bed. Hair spreading out in every direction, pink puffy face and one small fist trying to rub the sleep off his eyes--- Hansol was looking adorable as he slowly stumbled his way towards him.
Raising his little fisted hands in the air for a lift-up to his seat, Hansol waited till Jungkook came over to pick him up.
"Need an upsie, bunny boy?"
Hansol nodded his baby head and did a little jump to make Jungkook lift him sooner. The latter lifted the boy up and bent down on the stool, placing him on his seat, but Hansol had his arms circled around Jungkook's neck, not letting him go.
"We've already landed on our seat, sir. You may let me go," Jungkook mimicked the tone of a captain.
"Hannie want to fwy with baba little mowe..."
Jungkook chuckled at his sleepy excuse and straightened up with Hansol still in his arms, dangling from his neck.
"Hannie's Koala mode activated," Jungkook announced.
"A- tee-vated" Hansol repeated after him, legs circling his torso and arms tightening around his neck, making him chuckle at his son's antics.
"Hungry, bunny?" Jungkook asked, walking over to the other side of the kitchen island, with Hansol clinging on to him.
Hansol remained silent for a second or two before asking sneakily, "Can I have two sandwiches, daddy?"
"Of course, Nutella?" Jungkook questioned though he knew that it was Hansol's favourite, next to chicken sandwiches, and already had them prepared.
Hansol smiled sweetly. "With stawbewies?"
Jungkook grinned, "With warm chocolate milk for bunny?"
"And bitta-bitta coffee for daddy!" Hansol cheered, flashing his toothy smile and doe eyes sparkling, exactly mirroring that of his dad's.
"Oh c'mon, daddy's coffee is not that bitter," Jungkook groaned while Hansol gagged in his hold.
Hansol quaked. "Down't like it, appa... it's bita-bita very bita, but will dwink it for baba."
Jungkook laughed, craning his neck down to place a little kiss on Hansol's head. "You don't have to do things if you don't like doing them, okay? Daddy will never scold you for that" he said while adding strawberries to the sandwiches.
"Bu-but... what if I do thwings wh-which appa down't wike, by mishtake?" he asked in a small voice.
Jungkook frowned at the question and settled Hansol upon the kitchen island, not detaching himself but enough to look at his face and stood in front of the little boy who had his little hands gripping the front of his black hoodie tightly.
Jungkook locked his fingers below his chin and gently raised the little face to make him meet his eyes. "Did you do something that daddy won't like, Hannie?" he asked softly, though he knew that Hansol wouldn't have done anything wrong.
Hansol nodded slowly and remained silent while Jungkook gave him the time to speak up about it without pushing him to tell the matter.
He gulped nervously, eyes roaming everywhere but Jungkook's face."Today... at the shop..." he trailed off.
And then, Jungkook knew what was coming. His little boy was going to apologize for something he did without his conscience, again, thinking he had caused inconvenience to him. He sighed softly.
"I'm sowwy, papa. I didn't mean to... my mishtake..." A tear rolled down the milky cheek.
Jungkook wiped the tear away and caressed his cheeks tenderly with a sad smile on his lips. "Hannie, look at appa." Hansol looked at him the next instant, obediently, his baby blue eyes sparkling with tears.
"What happened today was an accident. You know what's an accident, right?"
Hansol nodded slowly. "Something thawt happensh unexshpectedwy and may caushe damage or injuwy."
Jungkook smiled. "Right. You didn't see that coming, you didn't do it on purpose. So, it was what?"
"An accshident," Hansol replied in a small voice, eyes wide and completely focused on what his dad was telling him, processing everything in his little head.
"Hmm. So, It was not your mistake" Jungkook booped his small button nose, "and you don't have to be sorry, okay?"
"Okay..." Hansol smiled slowly with a nod when the meaning of his words began to sink in.
"But-"
Hansol smile started to fade, almost immediately.
Jungkook stroked his cheek with the back of his palm. "Running after unknown people is dangerous. Today it was okay since it was Taehyung, but what if it was some bad guy who kidnaps baby boys? What will papa do if they take my bunny away from me?!" Jungkook's eyes glistened up, he was only making up situations, still, it was his only fear.
Hansol looked at him wide-eyed."Papa will cry?"
"Papa will die."
Jungkook immediately regretted uttering those words, though it was the truth, but a very sensitive topic for Hansol.
"NO!! APPA NO DIE!" Hansol threw his arms around Jungkook and pulled him in, hugging him tightly. "Bunny won't do it again... I will neve' wun to stwangers. Me neve' leave baba..."
Jungkook blinked back his tears and hugged the small petite figure in his hold tightly, rubbing his face against the soft raven locks of Hansol. "Promise?"
Hansol leaned away from the hug and cupped Jungkook's cheek with his small little hands. Baby blue eyes gazing straight into the dark black ones, his childish voice promised with innocent determination-
"Butterfwy pwomise!"
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