A/N: More baby!fics because I have no control over my life. This is set before "Maturity." Young Do as a nervous father makes my insides melt. Hopefully he woos you with his spastic charm too ^^ Enjoy~!

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Young Do didn't hold his own daughter by himself until almost two months after they leave the hospital. He never found the time to, as ridiculous as it sounds. The expected moment would obviously be right after she was born, but all Young Do remembered was that Sol Bi couldn't cry and doctors had been yelling about Eun Sang's increasing amount of blood loss. Young Do (for the first time in his life) fainted from the shock, right there in the delivery room.

After that messy ordeal, he remembers being grateful to the point where he actually cried. Because when woke up, a nurse was teaching Eun Sang how to breastfeed Sol Bi and they were okay. Young Do had gotten up to hold his Sol Bi but his arms were shaking and Eun Sang gently suggested they wait until his nerves calmed down. He agreed, but by the time his fingers stopped quivering, Hee Nam had broken through the door and demanded she see her daughter and her granddaughter. Kyung Ran had followed after her and then quietly took possession over Sol Bi after Hee Nam finished gushing over the newborn. Neither Young Do nor Eun Sang had it in their hearts to take Sol Bi away from Kyung Ran at that point.

Sol Bi was born prematurely at five and a half pounds, a little too underweight for the doctor's approval. Her heart wasn't that strong, her lungs were underdeveloped, and her skin was slightly jaundiced. Thankfully, her mental health was normal. With her early delivery came a set of weary medical personal that made quite the schedule for Sol Bi: feeding, playtime (Young Do nicknamed it "show time" because of all the visitors), feeding, check up, feeding, and then to a special nursery where she could be monitored for the night. Eun Sang had joked that Sol Bi's life was as busy as Young Do's. Therefore, the hands that cradled Sol Bi for the first two weeks went like this: Eun Sang, a doctor, a nurse, and their mothers.

Eun Sang was often left alone in the hospital, Young Do only remembers coming in with Myung Soo or Bo Na and Chan Young on the days he didn't work late, which were few.

When Sol Bi and Eun Sang were finally discharged from the hospital, Young Do regretfully was forced to attend a business meeting in Hong Kong. Zeus was still in the process of rebuilding its empire, and despite the fact he hated to leave his family, Eun Sang and his mother had agreed that it was appropriate for him to go now that the crisis of Sol Bi's delivery was over.

In a childish sort of way (which was terrible of him considering he's a father now), Young Do blamed the next week and half of not being able to hold his daughter on Eun Sang. His clever wife loved Sol Bi too much to even let him touch the newborn, no wonder she sent him away, she got Sol Bi all to herself.

xXx

The business trip had been good for the company and absolutely terrible for him.

While Young Do had easily secured a partnership with a Chinese-based company for Zeus's expansion in Hong Kong, he also had the displeasure to run into Zeus's Chinese ambassador: his father. Dong Wook had been bitter since he was exiled to China by the new CEO of Zeus, his son. While the encounter had been brief, it left Young Do feeling nauseous every time he thought about it.

"So you've spawned an heir for the company already?" his voice was still as cold and indifferent as ever, but Young Do could see the curiosity in his eyes. It felt odd; his father had never been interested in his personal life before.

"I'm just preparing for the future, father. I can't just give you something I've worked so hard to take from you," he attempted to give Dong Wook a cheeky grin, but bile was rising in his throat. He didn't like playing this game anymore, not when the stakes were his family. Dong Wook, however, didn't retaliate with a threat or a smack to the head. Instead he let out a dark laugh, which made Young Do's skin crawl. Maybe his father's time away from Seoul had gotten to his brain.

"I'm just surprised. You being a father seems like some cruel joke. Maybe it's the burden that girl must deal with for marrying you in the first place," Dong Wook was still laughing, clutching the edge of a desk for balance. Young Do swallowed, trying to stop the red from blurring his vision. "Well maybe she was asking for it. Someone of her status having the nerve to tame the dragon in the first – "

Young Do didn't even think straight, he just swung blindly at his father's mocking face. Dong Wook wasn't as old as he seemed, apparently, as he easily grabbed his son's wrist and threw him on the floor. The personal in the room ran to hold back Dong Wook, attempting to drag him out of the room. Young Do's personal secretary hauled him up by the waist, so he could look his father in his eyes before Dong Wook was taken from the room.

"I'll never be like you!" Young Do spat, attempting to break free from his secretary only to realize that the purpose of lifting him was to restrain him as well, not to help him. He went limp in the secretary's arms, breathing in deeply. Dong Wook broke his calm with another chuckle.

"Not with that kind of swing. How do you expect to control a child when you can't even hit straight?" The door slammed before Young Do could even retaliate, and then the room was left in a tense silence. Everyone there was watching him carefully, in fear. Young Do took another deep breath and shrugged off his secretary's grip. He caught his reflection in a mirror: his face was livid. He looked like an animal. And he hated it.

Straightening his hair, Young Do calmly asked, "What time is our next meeting?"

Sighs of relief were collectively released, and he tried not to feel exasperated. Young Do knew he carried the ghost of his father's era with him, he understood his temper sometimes reminded his coworkers of their former boss. But he was wiser than Dong Wook, and he had something that his father could only dream of.

Young Do followed his team out to the parking lot, and tried to remember the sound of Eun Sang's pure laughter.

xXx

When he arrived home at the Incheon airport, Kyung Ran had greeted him in place of Eun Sang and Sol Bi. Young Do tried to remain upbeat, kissing his mother and teasing her about her dark circles. Inside, he felt panic rising up in his gut. His mother luckily wasn't fooled by her son's antics; she patted Young Do's arm and then took hold of his hand.

"Sol Bi would get sick easily in this weather," Kyung Ran reasoned, gesturing to the frost covered windows while leading him outside. A gust of frozen air hit Young Do right in the face and reminded him of why Eun Sang hated Korean winters. Late nights like these always made Eun Sang especially bitter. He peered at his watch, surprised to find it was already midnight. "Sol Bi already has a small cold," Kyung Ran informed, shocking Young Do out of his thoughts. "It's alright," Kyung Ran explained, leading him to the car, "she's recovering right now, but she's still as small as when you first saw her. So it's safer to keep her inside."

"And Eun Sang?" Young Do asked worriedly. Kyung Ran smiled at his concern, sliding into the back seat as her son held the car door open for her. She waited until the driver and he climbed into their seats in the front. "She's fine. A little restless being all alone with Sol Bi, but Hee Nam and I have been spending the last two days with them." Young Do nodded, thrumming his fingers on his legs restlessly. Kyung Ran reached over to pat his shoulder, "Young Do. Don't worry so much, you'll get wrinkles in your forehead." The driver tried to mask his amusement at that statement, but Young Do noticed the secret smile the man shared with his mother. The car exited the parking lot and began speeding down street.

"I can't help worrying," Young Do pouted, allowing himself to be immature considering he was only talking to his mother. "They're my family," he added, a bit more soberly, while glancing out the window.

"They are," Kyung Ran agreed, smiling more to herself now. "But Eun Sang is a very good mom. She's nurturing and sweet, and very patient. You'll be impressed when you see her."

This time Young Do laughed, "She always impresses me."

xXx

His mother was right, Sol Bi still seemed too small to be real, but with his absence her cradle cap ("cradle crap" according to him) had disappeared and a tuft of black hair now covered her head. Eun Sang looked exhausted but content with her daughter finally sleeping on her chest.

"I wanted her to stay awake to see you, but she has her own sleeping patterns," Eun Sang explained. Young Do kissed her before sliding next her on the couch. He held out his arms for Eun Sang to hand over Sol Bi, but their exchange was interrupted by Hee Nam insistently tapping on the coffee table.

We just put her to sleep. This is the only time she'll sleep for more than two hours! Hee Nam signed, gesturing to the clock on the wall. Eun Sang sighed again, pulling Sol Bi back into her chest.

"She right," Eun Sang apologized. "Sol Bi's a light sleeper. She'll wake up the minute she's moved."

Kyung Ran finally came into the living room, dropping a tray of tea-filled cups on the table before sliding up to the armrest next to Young Do. She wrapped her arms around her son's shoulders, kissing his cheek.

"Just wait until morning, Young Do. You have the rest of your life to hold her," she reminded him. Young Do relaxed in his mother's arms, finally feeling the expense of his trip weighing on his body.

You should sleep. Hee Nam insisted, and Eun Sang nodded in agreement.

"You need rest," Eun Sang confirmed. Young Do offhandedly wondered if this was part of his wife's scheme to keep Sol Bi to herself. Eun Sang glanced down at Sol Bi's unconscious form before sharing a smirk with Kyung Ran over Young Do's shoulder. "Besides, you'll see the true form of Sol Bi when she wakes up."

"True form?" Young Do raised a brow in disbelief. Eun Sang smiled fondly at him.

"She's a sleeping dragon right now," she answered cryptically, which sent an unintentional shiver down Young Do's spine.

"She's a menace when she wakes up," Kyung Ran grinned pulling on Young Do's cheek. "Just like her father." The women all laughed quietly (for Sol Bi's sake) at his expense, and Young Do hoped that his next child would be a boy, just to balance out all the estrogen.

xXx

He was going to hold Sol Bi when he woke up to her crying the next morning. Eun Sang, in her sleep stupor sent him to the nursery to go take care of their distressed child, but upon stumbling into the room, he realized something horrific.

Young Do had no idea how to even hold a baby.

He raced to Hee Nam's bedroom in a panic, running in and shaking her awake. Hee Nam had never seen her son-in-law so disconcerted, so she followed him to the nursery, no questions asked. By the time they came to the nursery, a sleep-deprived Eun Sang had Sol Bi in her arms, cursing to herself.

"W-What's wrong with her?" Young Do stuttered, following Eun Sang to the kitchen. Hee Nam, who had been convinced there was no immediate danger, had stalked back to her bedroom in search of some rest.

"I knew I forgot something before going to bed," Eun Sang groaned, cleaning the end of a rectal thermometer with petroleum jelly. She pointed to the still crying Sol Bi with her chin. "Take her and undress her from the bottom," she ordered.

"What's wrong with her?!" Young Do repeated, loud enough so he could be heard over Sol Bi's wails. He did as she asked, placing her on the kitchen counter and undressing her. Eun Sang glared at him as she opened the medicine cabinet. She groaned again before slamming it closed.

"I forgot to give her the last bout of medicine. Was the window open in the nursery too? I thought I told you to close it before I put her to bed."

"She seemed too warm," Young Do reasoned, even though in reality he had forgotten.

"She was sick. Of course she'd still be warm," Eun Sang eyed him critically. Young Do squirmed under her gaze, still holding Sol Bi's bare ankles in his hand.

"Fine, I forgot," Young Do confessed, distraught as he held Sol Bi down by her stomach with his other hand. "But you have to give me some credit because I've been gone for – "

"Never mind," Eun Sang waved off his excuse. "Just hold her feet tightly, don't let her move too much." She reached around his arm to position the thermometer correctly.

"Why do you have to take temperatures like that?" Young Do asked, wincing when Sol Bi's cries escalated from the intrusion of the thermometer.

"That's how you do it for babies. Don't ask me why," Eun Sang shook her head. They waited a moment before Eun Sang carefully pulled out the thermometer. Young Do was still struggling to pack Sol Bi into her clothes when Eun Sang finished checking the temperature and cleaning the thermometer.

"I'll do it," she snapped, sounding annoyed, but mostly tired. He looked over to raise a brow at her, silently questioning her about the temperature reading. "No it's not normal," Eun Sang replied when she caught the worried expression on his face. "It's almost thirty-nine degrees Celsius. Her fever has come back. Young Do, call the doctor for a new round of medication, I'll feed Sol Bi." Eun Sang marched back to the nursery, leaving Young Do with a phone and a medical emergency card in hand.

He had never felt so useless.

xXx

"She likes women better, it's not your fault," Eun Sang rubbed his shoulders comfortingly as Kyung Ran tried to console a screaming Sol Bi. Young Do let out an exasperated sigh, lying back into her chest. They were on one side of the couch, a short distance away from his mother and Sol Bi, who were facing them on the opposite side. Three days of medication and careful care, Sol Bi's fever had disappeared, much to the relief of the adults in the house. Young Do opted to work from home since arriving back in Korea, though his secretary had informed him he'd only be allowed to do so for another week.

Sol Bi, throughout her fever, and after, had refused to come near him. She had a permanent attachment to Eun Sang, only going to Kyung Ran or Hee Nam when absolutely necessary. Young Do didn't want to bother Sol Bi when she was sick, so he usually excused himself to his study, where he would work tirelessly. He didn't want admit to the fact that his own daughter had rejected him.

The women in the house could tell he was troubled, though, so one day Eun Sang practically dragged him out of his study, only to drop him on the couch where Kyung Ran was already situated with Sol Bi on her lap. They managed to get Sol Bi in his arms for roughly two seconds before she started crying.

"I'm sure she'll come around to you, Young Do," Kyung Ran nodded, distracted with calming Sol Bi down. The baby quieted down soon enough, but her bright eyes were still on Young Do.

"She's looking at me as if I'm a criminal," Young Do argued, his voice loud enough to make everyone wince. Sol Bi, strangely enough, didn't cry when he was at a distance. She just watched him curiously, a nervous herself.

Hee Nam then entered with a tray of snacks, placing them on the table before taking in the scene before her. Eun Sang smiled sadly at her mother.

"Sol Bi's still adjusting to the big scary man in our house," she tried to make light on the situation but no one laughed. Hee Nam analyzed Young Do's defeated figure before gesturing to his hands.

Are you holding her right? She signed. A little irritated at this point, Young Do made a cradle with his arms, pretending to coo at an imaginary baby in his arms. Eun Sang hit his arm for his idiotic scene while his mother sent him a disapproving look. Sol Bi was still watching him with a certain amount of concentration he had never seen in her. Indignantly, he matched Hee Nam's critical look with his own.

"I think I've perfect this position by now," he drawled, feeling only a little regretful for his rude tone. Hee Nam's eyebrows rose, and he could read the sarcasm from her face.

Ah, yes. Forgive me for correcting you now, then. She signed quickly before adjusting his arms with her strong, capable hands. Her strength always shocked him, despite the fact Young Do knew not to ever underestimate the women of the Cha family. Hee Nam set his arm up so he could rest Sol Bi on his chest when the time came.

Young Do, she patted his shoulder for his attention. With a child as small as Sol Bi, you cannot just hold her. You have to support her. She nodded to Kyung Ran, who was quick to drop the quiet Sol Bi into his arms. He immediately caught her bottom in one arm, securing his grip with a hand against her back. His other hand was against her head, holding it to his shoulder.

"Loosen up," Eun Sang indicated, tapping the hand that was against Sol Bi's head. "She can hold her own head up."

You still have to support the rest of her body. Hee Nam reminded, eyeing the arm that was holding Sol Bi's back in place. Sol Bi still hadn't made a noise; instead she was resting her head on Young Do's shoulder, looking up at him with the same curious gaze he sometimes caught Eun Sang with.

"I think she's getting used to the scary man now," Eun Sang teased, kissing Sol Bi's forehead. Sol Bi's nose crinkled when her mother's hair tickled her face, and Young Do felt the air leave his lungs. His hands began to shake, causing Sol Bi to whimper. "Aish, don't cry now Sol Bi. It's okay. Omma and Appa are here now," Eun Sang insisted. Young Do tried to swallow the lump in his throat, slowly leaning away from Eun Sang to hand Sol Bi back to Kyung Ran. Hee Nam intercepted him, steadily placing her hands on his own, pushing him back to Eun Sang. He obeyed, confused and looking up at her for an explanation. His arms were still quivering as Hee Nam tried to control his movements. Sol Bi looked ready to scream.

The support. Hee Nam signed with one hand, her face stern and commanding. That's what you are to Sol Bi. You will support her, no matter what, for the rest of her life. It's what you must do. She paused, slightly unsure to continue, but Hee Nam recognized the desperation in Young Do's eyes. You're her father now, she finally signed, releasing his hands. Young Do finally exhaled the air he didn't realize he was holding. He was determined now. He didn't shudder.

"Yah, Sol Bi," he called, demanding his daughter's attention when he pulled her away from his chest. He held her upright by just her underarms, and she looked back at him with tear-filled eyes. "What are you crying for? Didn't you here your omma? We're both here for you now." Sol Bi whimpered and reached for Young Do with a longing that he thought he'd never see in her. Young Do quickly pulled her back to his chest, overcome with emotion from her expression. "Yah. What's with that face? You're acting too cute for your own good," he muttered.

Behind him, Eun Sang's chest rumbled with laughter, and he felt her shift to reach for a pacifier. Sol Bi settled down completely once her mom gave her that god-given creation. Sol Bi cuddled into her father's chest, content to gaze back at him, while Young Do stroked her face.

"Aish, you're awfully small, Sol Bi. Will you ever grow?" Young Do pinched her cheek playfully, causing Sol Bi to smile shyly around the pacifier.

"Ah, I've never seen her smile like that before," Eun Sang gasped, combing Sol Bi's hair out her face. Young Do felt Kyung Ran's gaze on him and looked up to face her watery smile.

"What?" he asked softly.

"Ah, it's just – " Kyung Ran stopped to wipe her eyes with the tissue Hee Nam handed her. "I think I understand now. I think I know why you were so nervous before."

"Oh?" he gently urged her to continue. Kyung Ran took deep breath.

"Hong Kong must have not been kind to you," she replied, cluing in Hee Nam and Eun Sang. Eun Sang's arms, which were now circled around his waist, tightened in anticipation. Hee Nam sighed and sat on the opposite couch, waiting patiently. Kyung Ran smiled then, surprising everyone.

"Despite have a bad experience," she continued, her voice holding more importance that necessary for a conversation just about a business trip. "My son has grown up to be quite caring and protective. He's also patient when he needs to be, and kind to those he loves. He's very strong too, stronger than I could have imagined." She reached over to wipe a stay tear from her son's cheek. "You're already a better father, Young Do."

"Aish, Omma," he whined, blinking away tears. He glanced at Eun Sang, who was wiping away tears of her own. "Yah. Choi Eun Sang. We're going to need another boy in this house. All these women here are making me all weepy and emotional." Eun Sang and Kyung Ran laughed, waking up a drowsy Sol Bi. Hee Nam suddenly tapped the coffee table for everyone's attention. She waited until they all stopped giggling to deliver the punch line.

He's just trying to bed you again, Eun Sang.

End Note: I actually got this idea from my dad's experience. When I was a newborn he worked a lot, so my mom took care of me while I went through all those "premature kid" problems. God bless her. My dad pitched in faster than Young Do did in this story, but the emotional toll is similar, I think.