Temporary Boyfriend (1/1)

AN: This has been a long time coming, and I apologise because it is the shortest one shot I’ve ever written. With that being said, I just really wanted to update for you guys, for sticking with me and the story for such a long time. I’m really thankful. Last time, I said that I had some test that I needed to study for…needless to say, I got the results back soon enough. Let’s just say that I didn’t do as well as I hoped and yeah…I don’t know how long it’s going to be between updates anymore, and I’m really sorry…So, that’s why this story will be on complete for now…For dalmation_17TEMPORARY BOYFREINDWhen Taemin went to pick up his daughter from kindergarten one afternoon, he found her sitting by herself at a table far from where all the other kids were playing. She had her purple butterfly backpack on the floor next to her, which matched her pink dress, a gift from Bomi Imo, and she was diligently drawing, her “most favoritest” thing to do, especially with her mother. Taemin decided to sneak up on his daughter, hoping to cheer her up, knowing that as soon as he step foot in the classroom that something had upset his little girl.He kneeled on the floor and motioned to the teacher to keep quiet about his presence and then walked on his knees to where Soeun was. He lightly pinched her cheeks, which, prompted Taemin’s most hated reaction: crying. He immediately apologised to the teacher and then knelt in front of Soeun, making his face known to her – but she wouldn’t stop crying. She launched herself into his arms and Taemin stroked her back and wiped the tears away, replacing the tears with feather-light kisses as well.When Soeun’s crying subsided into infrequent hiccups, he gently peeled her away from his chest, putting her at arm’s length so that he could get an explanation as to why she was crying.“Soeun-ah…Appa is sorry for scaring you. Is that why you cried?”Soeun shook her head.“Then tell Appa what’s made you so upset…”Soeun just went back into her father’s embrace, and Taemin stood up with her in his arms and gathered all her belongings.“Soeun-ah, let’s say goodbye to your teacher first?”Soeun nodded and then Taemin put her down momentarily so that she could bow, and then got picked up again by her father. Taemin tried to sooth her, while he had a talk with her teacher.“Seonsaengnim, do you know why she’s so upset?”“Ahhh…not really. After they had their lunch, Soeun distanced herself and she said she didn’t want to play with Changwook anymore. She wouldn’t tell me what happened.”Taemin bowed and then he walked back to his car. He settled Soeun into her booster in the back seat, finding that she had fallen asleep and then got into the driver’s seat of her car. His phone vibrated signalling an incoming call.“Naeun-ah…”“Oppa? How’s everything there? You picked up Soeun right?”“Of course! How are you and Jae?”“I think your son doesn’t want me anymore. But then again, all the mother’s here seem to have been abandoned by their children…”“Really?”“Yeah. The kids just want to go off and play…”“It’s only the first day, I’m sure that Jaemin will go back to his Omma once you have to go sleep. Both of you will be nice and snuggly inside that tent!”“Anyway, anything happened while your wife and son have been away?”“Well, Soeun was upset at school. She started crying…”“Why?”“I don’t know, but I’ll ask her when she wakes up…”“She’s asleep?”“Must be because of the crying…”“Okay, call me later?Taemin heard a “Hi Appa!” in the background and chuckled.“You’re right, he doesn’t even have the time to talk to me properly…I’ll call you later.”“Love you, Oppa…”“I love you too…”When Taemin put his phone back down, he looked through the rear view mirror and found Soeun still fast asleep. He changed gears and set the car in motion, ready to drive home.---When Soeun woke up a few hours later, Taemin had finished “preparing dinner” (he ordered Chinese take out).“Appa…”Taemin picked her up and set her down on the kitchen counter.“You want to tell Appa why you were crying?”“Changwook…”“What did that boy do to hurt you?”“He was holding hands with Ria and didn’t eat lunch with me…”Taemin gave her a hug, smiling behind her, knowing that his children had inherited both his and Naeun’s jealous streak when it came to people they liked.“Aigoo…Soeun is so cute!”“Appa! What do I do?”“Does Soeun-ie like Changwook that much?”“Eung…”“If Changwook doesn’t know how jjang Soeun is then he’s missing out…”“Appa!”“Okay…how about we find Soeun another guy to like?”“Yeah!”“How about Appa?”“Eyyy…I know that Appa loves me already…”“And you love Appa…it’s the best kind of relationship when the two people love each other…always remember that”Soeun pretended to ponder over her father’s request for a moment before a big smile broke out onto her face.“Call! Appa is now my boyfriend!”---That night, Soeun was really excited to talk to her mother.“Omma!”“Hey, sweetheart, how are you?”“I’m really good! Really really good!”“What happened?”“I have a new boyfriend! It’s Appa!”When Soeun passed the phone to Taemin, Naeun pretended to be very stern.“Only gone for a day and you’ve found someone to replace me?”“Well, our daughter said she needed a boyfriend, so I volunteered…”“Boyfriend?”“Temporary boyfriend…”“Ahra –““…but your permanent husband”