Chapter Twelve (1/1)

Jeonghan picked up the next type of formula with a sigh.  He looked back at Junhui who seemed to have slowed down on his clapping and laughing.  He pursed his lips as he put down the container and knelt at the child's body on the carpet.  "Juni,"  He whispered, "please eat, okay?  I really need you to keep it down, it's not healthy.."  He kissed the baby's cheek. Instead of Junhui pinching at Jeonghan's cheek or slapping around his nose, the baby just rolled over quietly. "My baby.."  He picked the child up.  "Daddy's going to feed you, don't worry."  Standing up properly, Jeonghan was on his way to the kitchen.  However, the doorbell rings.  Jeonghan looks at Junhui and puts the baby in the basket in the kitchen.  He then walks to the front door and opens it. "Hello?"  He sees an older man in a suit. "Good afternoon, Jeonghan.  I'm Kim Dongwan, Seungcheol's boss."  The man bowed.  "May I come in?" Jeonghan bowed back.  "Of course,"  He made room, "would you like some water or coffee?"  He asked as he closed the door. "No, that's fine.  Thank you."  He said looking around.  He sees Joshua coloring at the coffee table.  "How many children do you have?"  He asked with interest. "Two,"  Jeonghan picked Junhui up from the basket, "Joshua, say hi to your daddy's boss."  Joshua looked up from his coloring book and bowed with a smile.  "Hello!"  He waved. "Hello there."  He waved back. "And this one is Junhui.  He.. doesn't eat much.."  Jeonghan looked down. Dongwan walked up to the newly introduced child.  Junhui didn't make any effort to look at the new man and hardly moved a muscle.  "Well, let me tell you why I'm here."  He looked at Jeonghan in the eyes.  "Seungcheol told me about Junhui and I decided to take you two to the hospital for him." Jeonghan widened his eyes.  "Oh no, that-" "Don't you try arguing with me too."  Dongwan laughed.  "Now let's get moving.  Joshua can come with his coloring book if he wants too." Joshua stood up.  "Road trip?"  He asked excitedly. Jeonghan looked past the man and watched Joshua run to his room.  He then looked back at Dongwan and nodded.  "Thank you.."  He submitted and bowed.  "We'll find out what's wrong, Jeonghan."  Dongwan assured.  Jeonghan turned things off in the apartment and settled the kids in the backseat.  He buckled himself in and Dongwan drove them to the hospital. "Does Joshua like music?"  Dongwan asked as he looked in the rearview mirror. "I like Ariana Grande!"  He clapped. Jeonghan smirked.  "Is that what daddy puts on when he drives you?"  Jeonghan looked at the kid. They make it to the hospital and the doctor examines Junhui and takes the information Jeonghan has on the child.  "Your child is allergic to the standard ingredients in most baby formulas,"  She started, "we have a special formula that little Jun should be okay with."  Jeonghan sighed in relief.  "Thank you,"  He bowed and looked at his child. "We'll take Junhui for now and feed him while you go get his prescription formula."  She said putting her hands together.  Jeonghan looked at the child once more and felt Dongwan's hand on his shoulder.  "I trust this woman, she's my doctor."  He assured.  Jeonghan nodded and let Dongwan walk him out of the exam room.  Joshua followed along while holding Jeonghan's hand, walking to the stairs and going down to the pharmacy.  Sitting down, Joshua turns the next page of his coloring book.  Jeonghan looked down and watched while stroking Joshua's hair. "What should I color the fishy, Daddy?"  Joshua asked, looking up at him with a big smile. "How about orange?"  He suggested.  "And.. purple.."  He saw Joshua get excited with the combination.  Jeonghan put his fingers through the boy's soft hair.  It really calmed him down as he waited for his number to be called.  He leaned down and kissed Joshua's head, even though the angle was really weird and painful on his back.  "Is Juni going to be okay?"  Joshua asked as he colored the fins purple. Jeonghan hummed.  "Thanks to Mr. Dongwan, he's going to be just fine."  He whispered. Joshua looked at the man with big eyes and a wide smile.  "Thank you, Sir!"  He bowed. Dongwan shook his head.  "Don't consider me like that, Jeonghan.  Your husband was honest with his feelings toward me, otherwise I wouldn't have ever known you all were going through this."  He explained.  "If he made up an excuse or chose not to tell me, well.." Joshua pursed his lips and his big eyes looked up at Jeonghan.  Jeonghan nodded with a sad smile.  "Thank you.."  He said. "Daddy, can I sit on your lap?"  Joshua asked. "Of course, come here."  He lifted the child up and sat him down on his lap.  "When you were younger, you liked getting bounced.  Do you wanna bounce Joshu-ji?"  Jeonghan asked.  Joshua put down his coloring book while getting bounced on Jeonghan's knee.  "Yeah?  My Joshi still likes it?"  Jeonghan laughed along with Joshua. "Your number was called,"  Dongwan said after a moment of watching.  "Oh,"  Jeonghan stopped and picked Joshua up and stood up, "be a good boy for Mr. Dongwan, okay?  I'll be right back."  He kissed Joshua's cheek before putting him down on his seat. Jeonghan left and Joshua looked up at the man.  "Daddy's the best worker, ain't he?"  Joshua asked with confidence. "Yes, Seungcheol is really moving up in the company."  Dongwan put his hands together.  "He has a promising future that will make both the company and you kids proud."  He assured. Joshua nodded with a proud smile.  "He built me a truck~"  He told.  "He painted it blue."  "He did?  Already doing model projects with you, hm?"  He pinched Joshua's cheek.  "How old are you?"  Joshua thought for a moment.  "Half a year?  Or three?"  He scratched his cheek as he tried thinking of the right answer.  Jeonghan came back.  "Okay!  She put in a lot of formula."  He laughed as he had a huge back. "Kid's gotta eat."  Dongwan laughed while standing up.  Jeonghan held Joshua's hand as they made their way back upstairs.  The doctor was in the waiting room with Junhui and stood up when they walked in.  "He ate it all up like no tomorrow."  She said while putting Junhui in the basket Jeonghan brought him in.  "It's a little spicy, but he loves it." Jeonghan smiled when Junhui started kicking in the basket.  He let go of Joshua's hand and knelt at the basket.  "Juni!"  He couldn't believe the life that came back to Junhui.  "My precious baby!"  He began crying as he picked the child up. Patients looked at him while he was trembling and giving the baby kisses all over.  "Junhui, thank goodness."  He looked at Junhui, and the baby just laughed and started pinching Jeonghan's cheek.  "Ah!"  The pinching got harder before his nose was pinched instead. "Jun!"  Jeonghan's kneeling stance broke and his butt plopped onto the floor.  Junhui started twisting his nose and Jeonghan started kicking the floor.  "Yow!  Jun!"  His voice was nasally. Joshua furrowed his eyebrows.  "This is what happened when the stork dropped Jun off the other day."  He whispered to Dongwan.

"Stork?"  He asked. Joshua nodded and looked at Junhui slapping Jeonghan now.  "Jun and I were left on the doorsteps.  Isn't that neat?"  Joshua asked with a big smile. Oh.. his age makes sense now..  Dongwan put it together. Jeonghan managed to get the kid back in the basket, but not without a glowing red face.  Jeonghan looked down at the still-laughing baby.  "Oh boy.. glad to have you back, Jun.."  He calmed down.  ***  Nighttime came and Seungcheol came home from work.  He smelled the chicken in the air and heard Joshua playing with a couple stuffed animals near Junhui.  He put his briefcase down and his jacket neatly on it.  He took his shoes off and loosened his tie a bit. He walks into the kitchen and sees their two spots on the table decorated with plates, glasses, and utensils.  The glasses were filled with sparkling grape juice and there was a small, plastic candle between the plates.  The timer went off and Jeonghan took the chicken out of the oven. He turned around and looked at Seungcheol with a smile.  Each plate got a nice number of chicken pieces.  Jeonghan took the apron that the apartment came with off and then the oven was turned off.  He opened the chair for Seungcheol before sitting on his own. "Sit down, Mr. Choi."  Jeonghan instructed. Seungcheol sat down and looked at Jeonghan, copying the younger's smile.  "What's all this?"  He asked. "I heard that you got a promotion today,"  Jeonghan started, "and your boss was so kind to help Juni.  I think this calls for a nice dinner for us."  He continued as he raised his glass. Seungcheol raised the other glass and they clinked the glasses together.  They drank the carbonated beverage slowly before starting on the chicken.   "I'm really proud of you, Seungcheol."  Jeonghan said while eating.  "I told you that you would pass your classes well." Seungcheol smiled and looked down at the chicken.  "You helped.." "How so?" "If you or Josh weren't in my life, I'd be a dropout, you know."  He said honestly.  Jeonghan smiled and reached across the table, holding Seungcheol's hand.  "And if you weren't there, I would probably be on the side of the road."  He said seriously. They look at each other for a few more seconds.  "I think destiny put us together, huh?"  Seungcheol whispered. "You and me, those kids, and any that come to us in the future."  Jeonghan agreed.  "I love you so much, Seungcheol."  He said with a big smile.  "So very much."  Seungcheol kissed that hand.  "Continue eating, Love."  He instructed. "Yes, Sir."  Jeonghan saluted teasingly. "I love you too."  Seungcheol didn't forget to say.  ***  The next day came by and Seungcheol's mother decided to come by for a surprise visit.  Less of a visit, more of a child abduction.  She took the kids and said it was a secret.  Joshua wanted to go and Junhui didn't start slapping up on her.

"Okay, but remember Junhui needs his formula."  Jeonghan consented and gave the woman Junhui's baby bag.  Faced with loneliness, Jeonghan decided that he wanted to visit someone.  He looked in the mirror and straightened his shirt and jacket.  He made sure his black hair looked good and put a bit of makeup on, mostly to help with his chapped lips.  He spinned around before going to the entryway, putting his shoes on and exiting the apartment.  He skipped along on the sidewalk.  It's been a little while since he's done any running around, so the wind against his face was thrilling.  It wasn't long until he made it to Seungcheol's office building.  He cracked his neck and went inside.  Seungcheol happened to tell him which floor he is working on and which office suite too.  He looked at two signs, both said that they were elevators. He went with the right one as opposed to the left one.  However, a lady called out.  "Excuse me, that's for employees only."  She announced. "My husband is an employee."  He winked before going into that hall of elevators. He pressed on the floor Seungcheol is on and waited casually.  He made sure not to get in anyone's way as he made it to the list of cubicles.  He looked around until he recognized the head of black hair talking on a phone.  He walked up to the man and started massaging Seungcheol's shoulders. Seungcheol automatically looked back.  "Uhm, Sir, may I call you back?  Thank you."  He put the phone down.  "Jeonghan?  What are you doing here?"  He asked, still in shock. "I got bored.. and lonely.."  Jeonghan pouted as he moved out of the way for an employee.  "Mom took the kids to a secret place, and so I had the apartment all to myself.." Seungcheol raised an eyebrow.  "I would think you would want to take a nap."  He laughed a bit and sat Jeonghan on his knee.  "I wanna watch you work."  He put his arms around Seungcheol's neck with a cute smile. "You're distracting, you know."  Seungcheol teased. Jeonghan just shrugged it off and kissed Seungcheol's temple.  "Continue working."  He insisted. Seungcheol smirked and shook his head.  He started typing things on his computer and looking through files on his desk as if the younger male wasn't playing with his tie.  He was able to work around Jeonghan for a little while until he noticed that his tie somehow turned into a bowtie. He lifted Jeonghan up and put him on the desk in front of him.  Seungcheol looked at the younger.  "How?"  He laughed.  Jeonghan just shrugged. Seungcheol shook his head and continued to do some paperwork between Jeonghan's legs.  Jeonghan looked around the prop walls at everything posted there.  There were appointment and meeting reminders as well as instructions on some reports.  He saw a black string and pulled on it. Seungcheol looked up at the noise and saw that Jeonghan has a stuffed tiger in his hand.  "Ooo~  This is cute~"  He played with the little, fuzzy ears.  "I can sound like a tiger~  Rawr~"  He growled cutely. Seungcheol bit his lip.  "Jeonghan-" "Rawr~"  He pawed at Seungcheol's chest. "No, that's-" "Seungcheol!"  A familiar woman's voice sounded.  The strong woman came from the other side of the cubicle.  "I thought the manager said we're not allowed to bring our kids."  She took the plush tiger from Jeonghan. Jeonghan pouted and looked at Seungcheol.  "He.. did.. Sorry, Hwasa-sunbae."  He bowed. And just like that, the manager of the office came by.  "Seungcheol, I heard some complaints coming from different desks.  I think you should.. take Jeonghan home."  He insisted.  "You're done for the day."  He smiled.  Jeonghan looked down at Seungcheol again.  "Oh.. no, I'll just leave.  He can stay."  Jeonghan stood up properly with a bow.  "I'm sorry.." "No, the other employees insist you two go home together.  They heard you say you were lonely.  So.."  The manager said while adjusting his glasses.  "Nice bow tie, by the way." Seungcheol looked down and nodded.  "Thank you, Sir.  I'll come in early tomorrow." The manager nodded and watched them leave.  Seungcheol walked Jeonghan out while holding the younger's hand.  Once they were in the car, Jeonghan looked down.  "I'm sorry, Cheol..  I'm immature.." "No.. yeah.. but I liked it."  He assured.  "You can be a tiger for me at home, okay?"  He said with a smile. Jeonghan nodded and clicked his seat belt on automatically.  "Yay~"

Seungcheol smiled while driving.  What's gotten into him to act childish today?  

And You know what happens when Jeonghan gets bored.

Something's destined to break XD

Or embarrass Cheol lol

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