"Woah! Now this one!" Yunho brought up the little album with the yellow velvet cover. It was Yunho's baby album, pictures of Seonghwa during the pregnancy and a little after, his first steps, words and strand of hair Seonghwa cut off because he was sweating too much during summer.
"Ah, this one has a lot of stories to tell" Hongjoong commented and took the album. He looked at Yunho, his first born. He loved all his kids equally, but Yunho was their first challenge, their first time being parents. The whole experience would always stay special.
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A loud shriek woke Hongjoong up. It was barely after 6 am, so he first looked around totally irritated. The bed was empty, only he was laying in the large bed. When he realized Senghwa wasn't next to him anymore, Hongjoong jumped up from the bed. "Baby?" he shouted through the hallway, looking through every room. He finally came to open the bathroom door, which to his surprise wasn't locked.
Seonghwa was sitting on the closed toilet, hiding something in his hands. As the tall male recognized his husband, he tensed up. "Did I wake you? I'm so sorry, come on let's go back to sleep" he tried to rush out of the bathroom, his hands in fists behind his back.
"I heard you scream, what's wrong?" Hongjoong urged worried and grabbed Seonghwa's arm before he could leave. Then he noticed his hands, balled to fists, and hiding something. "What's that?" Hongjoong swiftly took his husband's hands in his, opening his fists. "W-What's that?!" his eyes widened, looking up to Seonghwa as if he couldn't trust his eyes.
"We're going to be parents" Seonghwa softly answered, giving Hongjoong a smile.
"We're going to be parents!" Hongjoong repeated, jumping up and down in happiness.
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"Joongiee~"
"Noo..."
"Joongie wake up~"
Hongjoong opened one eye, saw Seonghwa looking down at him with big eyes. He spared a glance at the clock, 2 am. He signed and sat up straight, rubbing all over his face. "What's wrong, baby?" he asked sleepily.
"We want ice cream..." Seonghwa said pouting and slung his arms around Hongjoongs lower torso, "Lemon flavored" he added, gave his husband the cutest look he could pull off. He knew this was Hongjoongs sweet spot and he was ready to take full advantage of it.
Hongjoong signed deeply. How could he dare to reject these sparkling eyes and pouty lips? On the inside crying after his sleep, Hongjoog got out of bed to wash his face. He didn't even think of maybe changing his sleeping clothes, it was 2 in the morning and he was about to get his husband ice cream, he didn't care about his attire at all. Before he left, he checked up on Seonghwa, who was sitting in the middle of the bed, the whole blanket wrapped around him. "Be back in 20 minutes", he informed him and saw the huge human burrito nod with a wide smile on his face.
As Hongjoong was walking down the street his eyes longingly searched for a '24h'-shop. they were living above one but the man running the store was on vacation. He knew he couldn't go back without ice cream. So he kept on searching desperately.
Meanwhile, Seoghwa had lit up the lights in their bedroom and had put out his laptop to watch some series. He didn't feel like sleeping at all. He couldn't, even if he wanted to, because now and then the baby kicked him. His bump was visible but he was still able to go to work. His kids would always ask him why he was getting fatter, and pregnant Seonghwa had to keep his nerves under control to not snap. He knew the children didn't mean it like that, but getting chubbier was something Seonghwa was actually insecure about.
Just before he could waste another thought, he felt another soft kick. Seonghwa looked down, lifted his loose t-shit, eyed his bare bump. "You're pretty energetic, huh?" he chuckled, caressing the bump softly. "You know, sometimes I wonder, what is going to be your favorite dish? Which colors you will prefer? Will you like sports or be more into art? I wonder how it will be when I finally can hold you in my arms. How it will be when you make your first steps..." Seonghwa lifted his gaze for a moment to look out of the large window. "Don't tell Daddy, but I'm scared, you know?... I want you to have a strong father, but I am scared I won't be good enough for you two but..." he signed smiling sadly. Seonghwa looked back at his bump, felt tears pooling in the corner of his eyes, "I will love you, no matter how life is going to be" A small tear dropped on his exposed skin, then another one followed by another one. "Ahh, you have such a weak Papa" he sniffed, tried to stop his tears from coming. He let out a loud sob, drenched in despair. For a few minutes, this continued. Seonghwa cried silently for himself but got a hold of his emotions pretty fast. "But I will be strong for you" he promised, wiping away his tears, sobbing one last time. "I will be strong for you, so one day, you can be proud of your Papa"
What Seonghwa didn't know was, that Hongjoong was standing outside their bedroom for good ten minutes now. He had heard his husband's little talk and couldn't do otherwise but cry quietly himself. It hurt him, that Seonghwa thought that way about himself, it hurt him that he couldn't tell him. Hongjoong wiped his tear and took a deep breath, composed his emotions, and entered their bedroom after the small sniffs died down. "Hey, love. I got your ice cream" he said, walking over to the bed. Hongjoong held up the box of lemon ice cream and two spoons, making Seonghwa crack a smile. He sat down next to him, wrapping his arm around him tightly.
They didn't talk, just appreciated the silence and the sweet treat. Now and then Hongjoong would kiss Seonghwa's cheeks, caress his bump. Then he laid down, placed his head right next to his husband's bump. "Do you know, how strong your Papa is? He's amazing, always hardworking and selfless." Hongjoong whispered and placed a small kiss on it. "He's so much braver than he thinks he is" Hongjoong looked up to Seonghwa, who seemed to be on the edge of crying again. "And you wanna know a secret? ... Daddy is so proud of Papa"
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"You're doing great, baby" Hongjoong said, kissing the hand of his husband, trying to calm him down. No lie, Hongjoong could pass out any moment, they were doing this for the past four hours. But he couldn't lose his nerves while Seonghwa was still pushing, so he forced back the idea of giving up. He couldn't, they were moments away from holding their child in their arms.
"Hongjoong I will kill you!", Seonghwa screamed out loud, nearly breaking Hongjoongs hand. he never knew he could grip that strong.
"I know, I love you too, baby" he replied, inwardly praying this would end soon. And it did. A loud cry filled the room as everything else went silent and stopped moving.
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"Congratulations! It's a healthy little boy" the midwife said, handing a blue bundle over to Seonghwa.
Seonghwa couldn't form words to describe his feelings. Looking down at the bundle, his son, made his entire world lit up. "Yunho", Seonghwa then managed to say looking up to Hongjoong, whose eyes went from their son to Seonghwa. "His name is Yunho"
"He's beautiful" Hongjoong couldn't take his eyes off of him. In his eyes, he was the most beautiful creature he's ever seen. His son, Yunho, had a small smile plastered on his face while his tiny, tiny hands were grabbing at nothing. "Yunho" he said, testing his son's name on his tongue.
"You want to hold him?" Seonghwa asked softly, smiling up at Hongjoong.
"Can I?"
"He's your son. Or course you can" Seonghwa chuckled and handed the bundle over to his husband.
The moment Hongjoong held him, all his worries seemed to vanish in thin air, pure happiness filled him up. "Hello Yunho~" he cooed, softly stroked over his small hand. Hongjoong skipped a heartbeat when his son gripped his finger. He looked up and met Seonghwa's eyes, saw love and adoration in them. He took a long look at his family. There was nothing he wouldn't do for them.
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