"okay, you two, let's go to work." mingi grins, carrying hakkun in one arm while eunji waddled beside him, her tiny hand in his. "say, bye mama!"
"bye mama!" she yells, waving excitedly, and yuna smiles at her.
"bye bye, baby! have fun!" she shuffles over to them, kissing eunji and hakkun's foreheads before pressing her lips against mingi's and pulling away to whisper, "bring them both back in one piece or you don't get dinner, okay?"
"of course, baby." he chuckles, kissing her forehead before heading to the elevator, waving to yuna as she gets back in the car and heads back to their house. "you guys ready?"
both babies nod in reply and mingi grins, squeezing eunji's hand and kissing kkuni's forehead. around two minutes later, the three have made it to the dance studio and mingi was setting the twins' things in a corner and going to find some playpen fencing he knew they had for the children of staff.
"what're these two rascals doing here?" hongjoong asks as eunji runs over to him, wrapping her arms around his legs before turning and running at yunho.
"thought i'd give yuna a day off from them." mingi answers as he connects the panels of the playpen, "she's been pretty stressed out lately so, i figured they could just come spend the day here. is that okay with you guys?"
"of course it's okay," san coos as he lifts hakkun into his arms, smiling brightly at the boy, "they're the only reason we still like you."
mingi rolls his eyes with a smile, "yeah, okay then."
"is she okay on her own though?" wooyoung asks as he helps mingi set up the playpen.
"she's already promised that if anything is wrong, she will call either you, me or yunho. besides, i'll be checking in on her every two hours, max. she'll be fine."
when they finish setting up they both turn to see the members stretching around the room, eunji running from one uncle to another while hakkun sat beside hongjoong, trying his best to copy his stretches.
mingi smiles in amusement as he joins in stretching. after about a minute, eunji decided it was finally her father's turn to be run at and she laughs loudly as she does so, squealing when he catches her, laying down on his back and holding her above himself.
"what are you doing, crazy girl?" he chuckles as he sits up, holding his daughter against himself.
"go, go!" she struggles against his hold, kicking her legs around and pointing behind herself. he lets her go and she goes back to her previous activity of running between each of the members.
hakkun on the other hand was now sat in yeosang's lap as he stretched, the tiny boy half asleep as he sat there.
"hey, hyung, you know you're not supposed to give babies caffeine, right?" jongho chuckles as eunji runs away from him.
"what do you mean? i didn't give them caffeine."
"well you must've given her something, look at her!" seonghwa laughs and mingi smiles.
"this one on the other hand." yeosang chuckles, "he's practically asleep."
the group looks at hakkun's bobbing head and they all coo at him, causing him to sit up and look at them all.
after they'd finished stretching, mingi takes eunji while yeosang takes hakkun and they put them in the playpen, yunho pulling out some toys yuna had packed for them and placing them on the floor, while jongho lay down a pillow for hakkun to lay on as he slept before they finally get to practicing.
all goes well for about an hour, hakkun waking up during that time and whining until wooyoung took the liberty of feeding him while mingi fed eunji and the others took a break. about forty-five minutes pass before eunji had gotten bored of her toys and wanted to go back to her uncles so, she manages to climb over the fencing, sitting for a moment before she decides she wanted to play with her uncle san.
she makes her way over to the group, all the while mingi was watching her closely. he already knew the toys wouldn't keep her entertained for very long but he decided to wait and see what she'd do. as she makes her way over to san, hongjoong comes from her left, not seeing her and accidentally knocking her over. she hits the ground with a thud and mingi is quick to pick her up, holding the girl against his chest as she cries.
"oh my god, is she okay?" hongjoong moves mingi's hand to check her head, "mingi, i'm so sorry. i swear, i didn't see her."
"it's okay," mingi chuckles, "she didn't hit her head, i was watching her. she's fine."
he coos at the small girl as she wails, the boys also joining in cooing. all the while, hakkun sat peacefully in the playpen, watching them with wide eyes and brows slightly furrowed as though he was concerned for his twin sister.
while they were taking a short break, wooyoung takes the opportunity to check in on yuna, pulling out his phone and sending her a quick text.
...
YUNA
hey babe
how're you doing
not bad
not good you texted back
way too fast
no
i'm just bored
what you didn't take the day
to get a massage or go
shopping nothing
no
idk i just don't wanna go
out in public rn
is this because of your stalker
baby they stopped
they're not around anymore
yeah but they could be
but they're not
besides didn't the company
get you like fifty fucking body
and security guards
i think you're safe babe
idk
i'm a little paranoid
a little?
yuna just a little?
okay more than a little but
that's beside the point
no that's exactly the point
oh well there's nothing i can
do about it i guess too bad we
tried
no we didn't and there is
absolutely something we
can do abt it
like what
EXPOSURE THERAPY !!
:))
no
YES ABSOLUTELY YOU DONT
GET A CHOICE
i don't think you're allowed
to say that to me
fuck you you don't make
the rules i do
UGH I DONT WANNA
WELL YOURE GONNA
F DIALS JS U GC Z HJ
i hate you
no you don't you love me
fuck you're right i do
hehe :)
...
"how is she doing?" mingi asks as he sits eunji back in the playpen after she'd calmed down.
"well she's kinda just sitting at home because she's paranoid about the stalker," wooyoung answers, pausing for a sip of water, "so i told her we were going to start doing some exposure therapy."
"okay." mingi nods, sending wooyoung a small smile. wooyoung smiles back and heads back to the group gathering in the centre of the room.
"hey, guys!" mingi calls and they all turn to him expectantly, "i think i'll just sit with them for a few minutes, make sure they're okay."
they all nod and mingi turns to the playpen, stepping over the panels with ease and taking a seat beside hakkun who was laying on his pillow, watching his sister play with some blocks. as he's watching her stack them, he decides to take the opportunity to check in on yuna himself, just in case.
...
YUNA
hey baby
how're you doing
you okay
yeah i guess
wooyoung already told me
that you've decided to stay
home which is totally okay
by the way
i know he said you needed
to do some exposure therapy
but i just think that he needs
some retail therapy and is sick
of taking us with him but won't
go alone
i'm rolling my eyes can you
hear it
dude i can practically see it
are you kidding
lolol
how're the twins
they're good
kkuni's just been napping
and eunji has been an
absolute maniac
oh no is she bothering you
guys coz i can come pick
them up
no they're fine
eunji did have an accident
tho
oh god
yeah
how bad
she was running past
hongjoong hyung and he
took a step right as she was
passing him and then he
knocked her over
oh god she's so stupid
i mean come on she's just a
baby
just coz she's a baby doesn't
mean i can't call her what she is
and what is she
she's an idiot
okay then
but she only cried for a sec
and she seems fine now
okay good
how're you feeling
i'm feeling relaxed but also
anxious because i'm not sure
what to do
well it's good that you feel
relaxed
why don't you pull out one
of your old puzzles
yeah maybe i'll do that
okay
but you're okay right
yeah i'm okay
okay good
i just wanted to make sure
i know
thank you mingi
for what
for caring
of course i care you know this
i know but i'm still grateful
okay well i gotta go baby
are you sure you're okay on
your own
yeah i'm sure
okay
i'll see you soon
yeah
i love you
i love you too mingi
...
just as mingi places his phone back in his pocket, hakkun had gotten off the pillow and was standing next to his father, patting his arm for his attention.
"hey, buddy," mingi chuckles, pulling the boy into his lap, "what're you doing, little man?"
"papa." hakkun mumbles, rubbing his head against mingi's chest and mingi's eyes go wide.
"w-what was that, buddy?"
"papa!" he says with a little more confidence and mingi laughs, holding the boy in the air.
"hey, guys?" mingi calls and they all turn simultaneously. "i think-... kkuni just said his first word."
"really?" san smiles, gasping loudly, "what'd he say?"
"he called me papa." mingi replies, tears welling in his eyes as he looks at his son. "good job, buddy."
"papa!" hakkun exclaims with full confidence, loud and proud of his very first word.
"oh my gosh, i thought you were lying!" yunho chuckles as he claps for his nephew.
mingi sits with the twins for a little while longer before they were both asleep and he gets up, leaving them in the playpen to join the group once more.
it wasn't until later that evening that practice had ended and the boys were getting ready to leave after a long day of hard work.
"good job today, guys!" hongjoong shouts, patting seonghwa's back as they move to gather their things.
with the help of yunho, mingi packs up the playpen and the twins' things relatively quickly before taking the twins down into the garage to find yuna patiently waiting by the car for them.
since the parking garage was practically empty, mingi lets eunji run to her mother who lifts the girl into her arms, blowing raspberries on her belly.
"how were they? were they difficult?" she asks, pressing her lips to mingi's cheek as he packs the twins and their things into the car.
"eunji was a ball of energy as usual and kkuni basically slept all day." he answers, turning to her when he'd finished packing the car and wrapping his arms around her waist, pressing his lips to her forehead, "what about you? you still okay?" he mumbles against her skin.
"yeah, i'm okay." she smiles up at him and he returns the expression, patting her butt as she makes her way around to her side of the car.
...
AUTHOR
i'm sorry this one sucks i
wanted it to be so much
better but it wasn't and im
sorry
idk if any of yall read my
announcement but i cut the
tip of my thumb and it's
really uncomfortable to type
atm but i wanted to get this
out and start the christmas
chapter
anyways
thanks for reading
and as always
SEE YALL NEXT CHAPTER
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