Taeyeon
"Why do you have to be so noisy." I groaned while putting my head under a pillow.
"Hm? Sorry did I wake you."
"Yeah I hope you die a slow painful death." I grumble lowly.
"Grumpy man in the morning huh?" I felt her presence sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Go away." I shooed.
"Fine. Go back to sleep honey, you have a lot on your schedule today." She rubbed my back and I banged my head multiple times on the mattress.
I went to wrap my arms around her tummy, only finding a different material other than her silky night gown. "Hng, where are you going?" I finally said when I sat up. I looked at the full length mirror and saw my hair sticking out in places and she was patting it down finding it adorable. It didn't last for long as I then plopped back down to the bed.
"I have a workshop to attend to today with other teachers. I won't be back till 7 today." She said quietly.
"Nooo. Workshops . ." I blindly pat the bed for her arm and when I found it I squeezed the hell out of it and rolled to her lap and closed my eyes. She patted my head and ran her hand in through my hair while soothing me back to sleep.
"That means you have to cook dinner okay? Take care of our baby or I'll kill you."
"I'll wait for you." I said mumbling into the pillow knowing exactly what I'll cook; ramen.
"You'll be starving by the time I get home." She said laughing still rubbing my back.
"Nooo." I whined again.
"I'll see you later Peanut." She said with a final pat on my cheek.
I quickly sat up and put on my glasses, squinting at the bright light.
"I'll drive you."
"No it's okay, you're tired go back to sleep."
"No." I rubbed my eyes and pushed the glasses properly up to my nose before taking her hand in mine and holding it tightly. I scanned the room wondering if I should wear some clothes.
"I'm pretty aware that I possess two legs and a pair of eyes that can perfectly assist me to the car." She said, swinging my arms.
"I want to drive you please, I don't like that new guy." Was referring to the student teacher she has in the classroom.
"Are you going out like this? Shorts, no shirt and your bear slippers?" I looked down at my attire and wiggled my toes in my slippers.
She laughed and pushed me down back to the bed and covered me with a blanket, rolling me over the bed before throwing a pillow at my face.
"Go to sleep, bear." I shook my head, pulling the pillow away. She held my arm and started inspecting it.
"You still have a small streak of pink paint." She said with a giggle.
I rolled my eyes. "I painted Seohyun's room pink like you asked."
She had a satisfied smirk. "I know, thank you, you're the best." She gave me small peck on the cheek and she went to go get her bag or something.
I thought Fany left but she actually stood above me and tapped my head.
"When Seohyun wakes up, give her some probiotics in the fridge. The probiotics dies so mix it in cold water-"
I tuned her out and drowsily stared st Fany, seeing her pretty face explain something to me.
"-oh and make sure you do the laundry and change the sheets, it's a little cold and I wouldn't want Seohyun to be sick-"
Wow she's so pretty. The things I'd do to her if I wasn't so sleepy.
"-feed her like this if she eats in 3-4 hours because lately she hasn't been eating well and the doctor-"
I always admired her style, she looked so classy in everything she wore. I felt bad since I always dress a bit . . homeless looking.
"Oh yeah, wipe the mat and fix the heater in Seohyun's room-"
She kept talking and I nodded periodically to let her know I was kind of paying attention.
But I kind of fell asleep and she pinched my back and I opened my eyes.
"Did you get all of that?"
I nodded. "Yes ma'am."
"Okay good, now don't forget or I'll beat you up."
I grunted. I heard shuffling but I put myself on low battery mode to conserve energy.
I rolled over and closed my eyes but when I felt my small blub's weight on my chest. I opened one eye, seeing curious tiny meat sack of my baby rolling on me like I'm a mat. I lifted my head up seeing Fany close the door.
Fany just had to bring her to me. Good, a human teddy bear.
"Seohyun-ah, 5 more minutes." I grumbled, patting her small back.
She crawled up on me, resting most of her body on my head. I mean, if she likes that spot that by all means sleep away my yam.
"Taetae?" I snapped my head towards my baby beside me.
Oh no, another person to add to my list that'll forever call me that horrendous nickname.
But she was just so cute when she said that!
"D'awh, you cute ball of flub." I cooed, pinching her cheeks and kissing her all over.
She had this really cute giggle and it reminded me so much of her mother.
She was laying on her side watching me with drowsy eyes and I kept patting her back.
"Do you like me Seo?"
She nodded.
"How much do you like me?" I asked.
"I love you big much Daddy." She had said, stretching her itty bitty arms.
I chuckled and smushed my face near hers. I tucked her stuffed monkey George into her arms and watched her fall asleep.
Funny enough, that same stuffed monkey I swooned Fany over with was the one I gave Seo a couple of days after she was born. She has never been without it, George was her companion and she adored him just like how Fany didbut it was a bit more cute.
"It's George's birthday today Seo, did you know that?" I whispered.
"Birthday?" She said back quietly.
I nodded, tucking her hair behind her ear.
"We should celebrate it today." I pinched her nose and she swatted my hand away hating it when I tease her.
"Cake?" She asked.
Ooo. I like the sound of that.
I pulled the stuffed monkey out of her arms when she had fallen asleep and groggily made my way to the laundry room. I tossed it in and turned it on, only finding her standing behind me grabbing onto my leg.
She squeezed between them and stood in between my feet and looked at the tumbling monkey in the washer going round and round.
"You're not tired? You woke up really early today darling."
She shook her head and sat on the floor rubbing her eyes just watching the washer.
I sat down beside her too, scratching the back of my head. It was too early.
"Will Georgie be okay?"
I nodded. "Your mother used to take him to our vacations, she left him on the bed of the hotel every night. He was lonely, but he survived."
She crawled onto my lap and leaned against my chest. I knew she'd fall asleep, the washing machine was kind of quiet, but it did lull her to sleep and when I almost fell asleep too I stood up holding her as gently as I could.
I didn't want to wake her up, she would hit me.
I placed her on my bed and laid beside her, shutting my eyes but not before glancing at the clock that read 7:00 AM.
"Hey lovebug, rise and shine baby. Time to go on a date!" I poked my little girl on the cheek and she squirmed and went back to sleep.
I kept lightly touching her nose, making it wiggle and she turned the other way.
I kept doing that till she rolled over to me and sat up.
"Daddy." She whined.
Just like her lazy ass mother.
"Seo, wake up wake up." I pulled the pink and white blanket off her which was decorated with cartoon sheep.
She opened her eyes and immediately started to cry.
"Oi, don't cry."
"Daddy. Sleep." She pouts and crawls into my lap. I patted her tiny back and kissed her forehead as I smoothed out her jet black hair. She shakes her head and hides her face in my neck as I felt her small fingers linger on my nape.
I patted her bum and placed her on the bed to change her diaper. Fany thought of potty training her but she's only about 2 years old now and she's not really ready.
Every time I set her on the toilet she screams and cries probably thinking she'll get sucked in the toilet bowl and float around.
She rubbed her eyes and her strong legs always tried to kick me playfully while I changed her and when I held her foot she giggled and squeaked.
"Is it that time where you're noisy now?"
She nods.
I put her on top of the bathroom counter and brushed her teeth for her. She had trouble staying awake and I had to prop her up before she fell asleep on the sink. I chuckled but she kicked me and said 'no funny.'
I brushed her hair straight and put in that hair clip that she always wears before disappearing and coming back with a polka dot dress and some squeaky cat cartoon shoes.
Every time she'd take a step the shoes would let out a loud squeak and honestly it's too adorable to hate the annoying sound.
I picked her up in my arms and made my downstairs. When we walked to the balcony Seohyun covered her eyes and whined.
I walked back in and dug in the drawer and pulled out an aviator and put it on for her. She looked like a bug, small body but with huge bulging eyes that were created by the sunglasses.
I laughed at my creation for a good 7 mins before walking out again.
She kept touching the idea of the glasses, curious and baffled at how it made the sun less bright.
"Papa?" She questioned while smudging the lenses with her hands.
"Yes?"
"No." She says cutely.
I placed her down and the dogs ran over to her, circling around her and jumping in excitement.
Something with kids and dogs are so precious.
"Honey, why don't you go take them to the park? It'll be great for them to play and make some friends." I turned to Fany seeing her making breakfast for us.
"No, she doesn't need friends she has her dogs and me. I am the only friend my child needs."
"Honey."
"No."
"Tae."
"I can't watch a mini drunk human and 2 doggies. That's too much."
"Well you can try. You can do it baby, I know you can. If you can handle it , then you can conquer anything in the world and that includes taking over your rivals company."
"God damn it that man grinds my gears. He gets on my flipping nerves every single day, how is he even breathing? Why is he even breathing. He's taking precious oxygen from my child with his useless sel-"
"Shh! Go to the park! Comeback in an hour!" She slaps my ass and I grumbled.
I kissed my beloved and held her hands stopping her from preparing breakfast.
"Will you put out tonight?" I whispered, looking around for Seohyun before I said that.
"Maybe, if you're a good bear." She whispered back, biting on my ear.
Ooo.
I kissed Fany's cheek and she squeezed my arms and pushed me away.
In between our feet was Seohyun who stood in between them staring at us unimpressed.
"Yucky." She mumbled.
I laughed and saw Fany's pretty smile.
I quickly gathered my small human cargo in my arms and marched around the house carrying her like a sack of potatoes. I placed her on the foot of the stairs and got all the clothes I thought she'd need to wear.
She never really struggled when I put clothes on her but when I looked at her in satisfction she had the deepest frown and sulked.
"Seohyun-ah, wear your jacket properly it's a little chilly and windy outside." I knelt down to put another coat on her, zipping it up and putting on a scarf, mittens and a toque.
She turned around and looked at me frowning.
"What's up little darling?"
"Too much!" She grumbled, trying to pull off her scarf.
"Seohyun-ah, don't pull that." I said sternly.
I heard Fany come down the stairs and gasped.
"Kim Taeyeon! What are you trying to do to our daughter?! Suffocate here?! Sweat her to death?!" Fany slapped my back and rushed over to Seo, pulling off my mittens, scarf and hat and the coat I had just put on her 30 seconds ago.
"She's going to catch a cold!"
"It's not that cold outside you egg! Go wait in the car Taetae!"
I dropped the extra scarf in my hand and backed away. "Fine, fine. I'll leave you two ladies alone."
Well, it was pretty sunny, but you never know it could rain at any moment and then she'll catch a cold and she'll feel like poop for a week.
I sat on the hood of my car and waited till the door opened. Little Seohyun came running out for me in a dress and I scratched my head. I guess my weather judging skills were off as fuck.
"Bring her back to me in one piece or I'll kill you!"
"Yes ma'am!"
"Bye babies!"
"Bye mama!" I waved, watching Seohyun try to climb up my legs.
I picked her up and held her. "Byebye mommy!" Seohyun had turned around and waved and I strapped her in her car seat.
We were on our way to central park when I noticed she was just sitting there quietly eating her piece of bread.
When the traffic light turned red I turned around and smiled. She looked up at me curiously. "Seohyun-ah, you're not allowed to get married. You can marry me and live with me forever."
She deadpanned. "No, I don't!" She said so sternly and so articulately it freaked me out.
"First of all, the person you might marry I. The future if they get past me . . they have to be more handsome than me. They have to be stronger than me. They have to be taller than me. They have to be smarter than me. They have to be funnier than me. They have to be more loving than your daddy and you heckin' know that ain't possible." I said with such authority and these were facts.
Mine.
"If your significant other can pass all of those, then you have my blessing to marry them." I said, nodding to myself.
"But daddy, impossible!" She whined, kicking the seat slightly.
"I know. So you're staying single for the rest of your life. Have you considered becoming a nun?" I joked.
"Daddy!" She wailed. I don't even know if she understood that I said but I couldn't stop laughing.
I laughed so hard.
She knew I was teasing her when I laughed and she always had a negative reaction.
I gave her a rice cracker as a snack and she nibbled on it quietly watching the window.
See, now she's okay now and won't hit my head anymore or be upset. Snacks is the secret to her heart.
"Little lady, hup two three four!" I shouted.
Her small legs were so slow at climbing the stairs but nonetheless I held her hand and painstakingly walked her up.
I clapped my hands, sitting on the top of the stairs as I watched her take massive steps up.
"Daddy." She whined, making grabby hands at me.
"No, there's a couple more steps baby come on you can do it! We're almost at the park!"
She looked at me and stood up, about to cry and I gave in and held her up, holding her as I finished off the steps.
A lot of ladies gave me some flirtatious looks and I guess Seohyun noticed because she hit my head and covered my eyeballs.
"Hey!" I said, moving her hands from my sight.
"Mommy says no looking."
"I'm not looking!" I muttered. I even kissed her on the cheek just to make a statement.
"I only look at pretty girls, like you or your mom."
Seohyun let out a squeal and hit me on the head again, she gets this from her mom and she's so unnecessarily violent.
When she got tired of me holding her I placed her on the ground and I guess after her power nap she had a huge bubble of excitement. She didn't stop running away from me.
I had to pull her back watching her keep tugging my fingers but I didn't know where we were.
"Daddy is going to be lost?"
I glanced down at her. "Your Appa is a human GPS." I pointed to myself.
Five minutes later we hit a dead end and I scratched the back of my head looking down at the frowny mini human.
"Mommy always says Daddy stubborn."
"Hey." Awh. Man, I feel like I just had Dad points deducted. That's -40.
She shook her tiny head and grabbed two of my fingers, her hand too small to grab my entire hand.
With her pull I walked carefully behind her, my steps were always further so I had to slow down.
"Where you taking me buttercup?"
"To the right place!"
"Oh come on, you don't know the place! Can you even read maps Seohyun-ah?" I handed her the paper map just for fun but she whacked my hand away.
She didn't answer me and still tugged me along.
When I saw the red gated area with the sign that read 'park' I swallowed the lump in my throat.
Damn it she's so smart.
"Ta-da!" She says excitedly.
I slapped my forehead. "Please don't tell your mother about this? She's going to laugh at me."
"Daddy's clueless."
I frowned. We were just walking at the parks entrance and she wouldn't stop talking.
Not that I complained, but she kept asking a lot of questions and I thought that doesn't happen till she's 4 or something. Early as 3, but she was kind of smart. Too smart.
She talks early, she understands a lot of what I say, she was a bit quiet at first but nonetheless she's a total blabber.
"Papa, I want icecream." She pointed when we walked by a shop.
"You wanna go buy it yourself?" She nods and I was spooked.
Do I really want to let my 2 year old toddler go in a supermarket alone to buy herself icecream. Yes, I want to see her be independent.
I pulled out a $5 bill from my wallet, handing it to her as she took it and skipped happily into the sliding doors of the supermarket.
"Papa is going to wait outside okay Seohyun-ah!"
"Okay Daddy!" She skipped and made a turn to the corner.
When she disappeared I had a freak out, regretting the moment I let her go.
I'm so clingy as a dad.
I panicked and ran into the store, being only a few steps behind her as I hid behind shelves.
I smiled as she looked up curiously around the place, glancing up to see the amount of tangible objects in her reach.
She walked around the aisle, having trouble seeing the items on the top shelf as she tip toed.
She had a clear frown on her face and when she approached a store employee she pulled on their apron.
"Can you help me?" She said quietly, tugging on the guy's apron.
The store employee bent down to her level and I swear to god I'm about to smack him to the moon if he did anything funny to my little yam.
"Hi! What can I help you with?"
Seohyun had her thinking face on. "Icecream?"
He directed her to the icecream aisle, giving her a step stool so that she could reach in the cooler.
She pulled a strawberry cone out and then waddled back to the front of the store where the cashier was.
I had trouble following her because she kept turning places, I ran into a bunch of boxes with bananas and they all fell on the floor.
I hurriedly put them all back in their boxes and apologized, scratching the back of my head as I raced to meet back with little Seohyun.
I hid behind a counter and watched as she struggled to pull the massive paper bill out of her pocket and she had to tippy toe to give it to the cashier.
"You're so cute! Where's your parents?"
"Daddy is outside!"
I even stared at the cashier too, afraid she'd find Seohyun too cute and take her with her.
When she was done she was dragging her grocery bag across the floor and marched outside. I stumbled outside too not wanting her to cry if she didn't see me there.
"Daddy?" She whispered, turning around in circles in search for me.
"Oh, Seohyun-ah! You got it?" I said, picking her up with my arm and tugging down her dress.
She nodded and brought up a plastic bag.
"Daddy I got banana milk for you!"
How considerate.
"Mine, can I have all of it?"
She shook her head. "Papa, share?"
I nodded and placed her down to get my drink but as soon as we started walking she made a pit stop again.
We passed by a food cart and when she smelt sweet potatoes she stopped in the middle of the street and gazed up at the woman who was selling them intently.
When her cute looks couldn't persuade him to hand her one she marched over to me and patted my leg. I squated down just to be on the same page as her but her small hands ended up digging in my pockets.
She pulled out my wallet and ran right to the vendor, waving it in the air like it was nothing and the old woman chuckled.
I had to take super long strides and avoid getting trampled by tourists in this area to retrieve my wallet back.
I shook my head. I wonder where she inherited her appetite from.
"Ahjumma, I'll take one for the little girl please." I said, I plucked my wallet out of Seohyun's hand and watched as she looked up at me with big doe eyes.
"Oh, she's so pretty! Baby are you sure you're his?" She beamed, leaning down and giving Seohyun an extra snack.
I laughed and looked down to see her reaction
"I am Kim Taeyeons!" She stomped, running behind me and holding onto my leg, glaring at the woman through my legs.
I had to stop laughing or Seohyun would hit me. I shook the woman's hand. "She's mine." I said proudly.
"She must have a pretty mother!" I nodded agreeing.
"I am my fathers!" She yelled once more before holding my hand, tugging on it asking or me to carry her.
"Did I upset her?"
I looked at Seohyun and she had a deep frown, looking like she was going to obliterate the woman.
"Yup." The lady apologized teasingly and I held the sweet potatoes in my hand and carried my precious cargo out. I made Seohyun wave becuase it was rude not to but she hid her face in my shoulder.
"Don't worry, you're mine."
"Papa I'm yours."
"Yes yes, you are mine." I patted her bum just to reassure her.
She ended up sulking stuffing her mouth wth the sweet potato eating quietly.
I gotta say, babies are the best accessory. I had so many women look at me, not that I wanted them to but it attracted attention.
I bobbed my little girl in my arm and let her eat while I did all the walking.
I wonder how it feels to be carried around everywhere.
I sat her on the bench and let her eat, every once in awhile she'd pat my arm gently and I'd wipe her mouth. She did eat like a pretty little lady.
"Appa, hot, hot." She mumbled, slowly raising her sausage stick at me. I blew on it for her to cool it down but she kept staring at me with wide eyes and started to jab it towards my mouth.
"Can Daddy have some?" I asked.
She nodded and I decided to tease her just a bit. I hit my own sausage stick behind my back and ate hers in one entire go, my mouth was full of sausage and when she saw that stick become nothing more than just a stick with no sausages on it she blinked twice.
"I didn't eat, Papa." She said quietly.
She hiccuped, and before I knew it she went into a full blown wail, crying like a loud siren.
"Appa!" She cried, hitting my arm. God I laughed so hard, I didn't think a sausage would break her heart into two. I couldn't stop giggling and I even offered mine to her, but she didn't want it.
Not at all, she wanted nothing to do with me at the moment and I might've cried in laughter. Gosh, she's so cute. I picked her up and held her, trying to coax her to calm down, but all she ever wanted was her sausage back.
Hah.
"Hi!" I heard that loud cheerful greeting knowing who it comes from.
Fany looked so pretty in her simple dress, she was on lunch break I think. She happened to be close by at the park so we met her here.
"Look, it's mom." I pointed. She lifted her head off my shoulder and squirmed.
I placed her down but didn't let her go it's as if I was winding up a puppy who really wants to go chase butterflies.
"Umma!" I let her go and watched her run to the other side to Fany.
I walked up placing a kiss on her cheek.
"Hey."
"Umma, Daddy look at other women. Daddy eat my snack."
Her cheerful looks then turned into a dark one. I didn't turn around and busied myself placing our stuff in the bench.
I could feel the holes Fany was creating on the back of my head.
When I heard the click of her heels come closer I put my hand sup.
"I didn't! I really didn't! She's getting to the stage where she's causing mischievous okay. You know how kids are! They're the loudest at this age!"
She glared at me and sat on the bench, holding my arm pretty possessively.
I sat relatively close to her, holding Seo's little juice box and monkey George in my hand as she went and played in the sand pit.
"You're on lunch break now right?" I said, whispering.
She nodded. "It's so boring, I hate going to workshops and conferences."
"Me too."
She buried her head into my shoulder and sighed.
"What if I want to spend time with you guys?" She whined slightly.
"You can, just not now." I rubbed her thigh lightly and smiled looking forward. The fact that she can manage us in the morning, then go to work, then come back and manage us for the day man. I don't know how she's going to do it when we have our 20 other kids.
She pinched my cheek. "What are you smiling at?" She said teasingly.
"You. I think you're incredible." I mumbled.
"Shh." She turned beet red and bit my shoulder. I tried swatting her away but we ended up playing tug of war on my arm.
When I heard the familiar loud wail I snapped my head towards Seo's direction, seeing how she was full on crying with her hand covering her head.
I got up, about to stomp my way to her and beat up the kid who made my little girl cry.
"Taeyeon-ah, they're kids. Please don't go screaming or bullying the little boy?"
I turned around. "Oh. Right. Okay. Sure. Whatever you say."
I treaded carefully, making me way to my little cub being cautious of stepping on tiny humans.
"Daddy!" She sobbed, getting up and running to me while clinging to my leg.
I picked her up in my arm and wiped her tears away, glaring over the oblivious boy who continued playing with his plastic toy truck.
Pfft, boys.
I really wanted to bark at the boy, but seeing how he was the size of half my leg and like 3, it wouldn't have made much of a difference.
Plus, he was a tiny person who wouldn't have known better at least that's what the logical part of my brain said.
But it didn't make me want to disintegrate him less for making my daughter cry.
I turned around, seeing Fany on the bench glaring at me as f she's warning me not to do it.
How childish can I get? Very.
When the boy wasn't looking I hid his plastic truck behind him and ran away, seeing a teary eyed Seohyun look drowsy and sleepy.
"What happened Seohyun-ah?"
"Umma, the boy hit me." She said with a frown, threatening to cry again. I held her tighter, kissing the top of her forehead to soothe the place she got hit. When Fany tugged at my shirt I was reluctant to give my yam up.
"Do you want your mother?"
She shook her head, wrapping her itty bitty arms around my neck.
"Look, she's so clingy and a baby when she wants me." I sniggered and gave her back her juice box. I walked around the playground terrorizing the area intimidating them with my gigantic stature.
My phone started to ring and I took it out of my pocket and having Seohyun answer it for me.
"Hello?"
"Oh! Seohyun! Can you give the phone to your dad?"
She pressed the phone against my cheek and I took it to my ear.
"Yo."
"Important meeting, spontaneous as heck be here in 15. Also we gotta talk about something after the meeting."
"But I'm on a date with Seohyun right now."
"Just bring her to the office, it's urgent." Jonghyun hung up and I stared at the dead call.
Huh.
I walked back to Fany and saw a bunch of other 'dads' talk to her. I don't care who they are and I don't want to know.
I placed a hand on her waist and pulled her to me, kissing her on the lips a bit longer than usual.
That'll show them.
"Jonghyun summoned me to his office, I'll bring our butterball with me so we don't have to find a baby sitter or whatever."
"Mm, okay. I don't think I'll be back for dinner, so don't wait."
I nodded, kissing her one more time and seeing the crowd of men go away.
"They're the fathers of my students Taetae. All happily married." She giggled.
I shrugged.
"Please don't feed her cereal, ramen or a cheese sandwich. Make her a real meal." She warned.
"Can I order-"
"No."
I frowned. I put on my jacket and picked up Seohyun's belongings. She knew we were leaving and acted all sad, clinging onto my neck.
"Mom has to go back to work now baby." Fany said while caressing Seo's cheek.
She reaches out for her mother and wrapped her arms around the both of us.
"You can sleep with daddy today till I come home okay?"
She nodded small and for a couple minutes Fany held her knowing that Seo was clingy when we had to leave.
But baby Seo knew she shouldn't hold Fany for too long and it still kind of baffles me how an almost 2 year old would know that.
"Be good babies." She had said before shouldering her purse and started to walk back.
I stared at her backside and wow, she is so pretty. The way she walks . . she knows she's pretty too. I loved her hips, she had a fat ass and I was practically drooling.
"Daddy!" Seohyun whined, hitting the side of my face to get my attention.
"Yes, yes?" I said. not really wanting to look away from Fany's backside.
"No looking!" She said, covering my eyes.
"I'm looking at your mother!" I tried to defend myself, pulling her hands from my eyes.
"No!"
"Come in young lady, the winds going to blow you away sweetheart!" I yelled, opening the big glass door for her while holding her red lady bug backpack.
Don't really know why we had like a wind storm today but it was strong and the day turned gloomy.
She turned around distressed, running back to me scared she slipped into the building and I walked behind her, greeting everyone politely.
"Appa!" She squealed, pointing at the cafe. I sighed, little baby was probably hungry.
I held her small hand and then carried her she pointed at the menu she wanted everything. I ordered a kids meal with spaghetti noodles and it came with a toy.
I sat her down on the chair and went to get the tray, she sat there waiting for me patiently.
"Daddy, sit here please!" And so I did, I'd walk through a wall for her.
She grabbed the fork and twirled the noodles around it gently, but before she ate she silently offered me the fork.
"Hot, hot Papa." She mumbled, a gentle finger curling behind her ear I smiled when she always asked me to cool it down for her.
I blew on her spaghetti, making sure it wasn't an appropriate temperature and she ate it in one go.
Like an obedient one, she ate calmly, just chowing down like her mother. A buncha foodies.
I peeled back her yogurt container and inserted the straw in her juice box, making sure she was well fed but I didn't need have to worry. She ate well and as a father, it made me ridiculously happy.
She got some sauce on her lips and I went up to get a napkin, but was met with stares of the employee. I quickly muttered something, looking away before rushing back rn o my beloved and wiping her clean.
When she got up and stood on her chair she went over to hug my neck.
"Done eating darling?"
She nodded and I quickly cleaned up. I placed her down on the floor as she loved to walk by herself.
Little baby found a kids play area though and she zipped right into it and I sighed, I didn't have the heart to tell her I'd be running late for a meeting.
Seohyun kept going on the slides over and over again, but when she went to sit on a rocking horse some little boy wanted to go o it, and she did let him on, but it was when sat on it again the little boy returned and tried pushing her off.
I didn't know what she'd do, and I was ready to just intervene, but she ended up frowning and saying 'stop it'. I didn't think she'd actually push the little boy away, but she did. She pushed a boy and told him to 'stop it.' or 'Daddy will yell!' she said, pointing at me and I covered my laughs.
Fierce, I gotta thank her mom for that little 'gene.'
"Come on honey, I think that's enough for today you made a boy cry." I tried ot usher her out of the play area but when she wouldn't nudge I knelt down and held her under her arms and she squirmed. "No, Daddy, no." She whined.
She tried to raise her arms up wanting to be a slippery little one and get away from me but I sighed and stared at her.
"You really don't want to go?"
She shook her head.
"Okay then, Daddy's going to go then." I said aloud, starting to walk away from the play area. I didn't even look behind me but I heard loud little steps come my way.
"Daddy, don't go." She said softly, and I turned around seeing her toddle over to me cutely. Ahh.
This is why father's love their daughters.
I nodded, patting her head as she pulled onto my pants.
I swung her backpack by my two fingers, she tip toed pressing the up button for the elevator.
I knelt down and held her cheeks in both palms of my hands, looking at her seriously.
"Seohyun-ah, Daddy works here and is about to go to a very stupid important meeting. Can you promise me you'll be good and quiet?" I asked softly.
She nods and I hold her hand as I enter the meeting.
I opened the door and let small bear enter through the doors but once she saw 10 dressed men turn to her in sync she quickly tried to turn around but ended up hugging my leg. "Good afternoon, please excuse me today as I have my daughter with me." I turned her around and carried her in my arm.
"No worries." One of them said.
"Shall we start the meeting?" I asked, taking my seat.
Seohyun sat on my lap and pushed my jacket open, taking my pen from my breast pocket and leaning towards the table.
I was a bit distracted but it didn't stop me from continuing the meeting.
I eyed my little nugget as she took my sticky pads and started doodling on it quietly.
I sighed in content and patted her side, happy that she's my well behaved cute daughter.
"So, does this mean we get a raise?"
"Yes, everyone in the building gets a raise and a Christmas bonus."
The room started to become louder at the announcement, happy cheers and sighed reliefs.
I smiled and kissed the top of Seohyun's head, maybe it's because she's here that I'm so generous.
I let the group talk among themselves a bit as I watched in awe from the top of her head.
"What are you drawing?"
She pointed at it and it looked like a bun.
"Chocolate bun." I cocked my brow, looking at her and usually in her little backpack she would have snacks but all I saw were wrappers.
I chuckled and carried her to my office, nodding goodbye to the senior executives.
I placed her down and closed the door, finding my office a bit too professional.
She made her way to the sofa and sat on it, touching the remote and pressing random buttons determined to put on her favourite cartoon.
"Need help little darling?"
She looked st me and shook her head, it reminded me of her mother how she was a bit stubborn but very determined to get it done herself.
I actually shifted the couch around so I could see her from where I was sitting and when I sat down she hopped off the couch and walked to me quietly shuffling her feet.
I glanced down, turning my chair about to pick her up and put her on my lap or desk assuming she wants some love and affection but she held my finger and pointed at the door.
"Uncle has snacks."
I laughed and nodded. "Okay, go ask Uncle Jonghyun for some snacks. Don't forget to say please and thank you."
She nodded and made her small self out of my office and to the next one.
"Uncle!" She said, tapping the mahogany door.
Jonghyun opened the door and squatted down, doting on her like I did and when he picked her up but saw me he kicked me in the leg.
"What."
"Wanna order some toys for the office?"
"Why?"
"For Seohyun, you know if she comes hanging around here."
He nodded thinking the idea was pretty good.
"Would you like some toys in your Daddy's room?"
She nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck. Her eyes started to drop clothes and just like that she fell asleep quickly on his shoulder.
"Add to that order a small bed that will fit in my office just in case she sleeps. Oh, and a little desk so she can draw and stuff. Wait, add in a mini fridge so I can keep snacks on hand for her."
"You're pimping out your office for Seohyun, it's like it's her own tiny house."
"Don't forget a stool, she needs it for the bathroom to reach things."
Jonghyun looked at me amusingly and every time I brought up the idea of making my office an arcade he said no and told me to go back to work.
But for Seohyun, he'd give it to her.
I let her mingle around the office floor knowing all the workers would treat her well.
"I'll talk to you later Taeyeon, I have to buy lunch for my sister."
I waved a hand at him and walked back to my office.
"Can I take Seohyun too?"
"Yeah, but lose her and Fany will kill you, not me!" I yelled back.
It wasn't a couple of hours later she came back with a bunch of snacks in her arms and a smiley face.
"Daddy!" She said happily hobbling over to my desk.
She stretches her arms out wanting me to carry her and only held the good snacks.
I placed the small blub on my lap and she raised her yogurt drink at me.
"For me?"
She nodded. I leaned in my computer chair and kicked my feet on the table.
Life seems good.
I had her sleeping on my lap, her head rested right against my shoulder as I typed away.
A fat head peered through my door and I threw a crumped up piece of paper at it.
"Forgot we had to talk." Jonghyun stepped in and sat on my couch.
I pointed at my little bundle of joy in my lap. He gave me her blanket and I wrapped it around her making sure she was nice and cozy.
"We're almost done with the case, but I think there's something that will clear your name definitely. " He said. crossing his legs.
I squinted at him. "Do I have to sell my legs or some shit, the fuck you talking about?"
He looked at me and he swallowed. "Heechul, he wants to turn himself in and testify against the triad too."
I threw my pen at him and he moved his head to the side to dodge it.
"You don't involve him in any of this." I hissed, saying it through my clenched teeth.
I tried to be quiet, but I was already about to throw my keyboard at him too.
"He asked to so why not-" He shrugged and said so casually.
"No! Leave him alone!" I sat up straight in my chair and Seohyun jolted awake. I had a hand on her head cradling her but my heart wasb eating so fast.
How can he just throw him away like that. He's still a person, he's no harm anymore.
"Why do you still care about the guy!" He said, not even caring my little girl was scared.
I threw my keyboard at him and stood up, kicking the chair at him but I couldn't forget Seo was in my arms.
"Fuck you! You stupid shit!"
"I'm trying to help you, I told you not to get in the way of me delivering justice!"
"He doesn't desve-"
"Look at you! You think Tiffany deserved it? Seohyun doesn't she never asked for it so don't make it!"
"Don't talk about my family!"
"I am your family!" He bellowed.
I felt my shirt being clutched and I glanced down to see Seohyun burying her head into my chest, she was trembling and whispering 'daddy.'
We were yelling so loud that in the middle of him shouting at me so I covered her ears, walking to place her in the break room where the employees quickly went and entertained her.
I knelt down and kissed her forehead.
"Papa, no yell." She whispered.
"I'm sorry." I patted her head walked back into my room and slammed the door back open.
I pointed a shaky finger at him.
"Do it and I will never forgive you."
"What if I told you that he wants to do this, that he's voluntarily doing it?" He emphasized.
I couldn't breathe at the moment.
I shook my head and walked out packing my stuff. I went back to see Seohyun and told her to come to me.
She came to me quietly, not saying a peep.
I held her small tender hand gently in my big rough ones, shouldering her small backpack.
I strapped her in the car seat and caressed her cheek, sitting on the edge of the car seat just watching her for a bit.
She looked so sad, so innocent and I didn't want her to know what was happening especially anything to do with the triad.
"I'd hate to lose you, my darling." I said quietly. I patted her hand.
She didn't say much but wiggles in her seat and had her arms reaching for me.
I leaned in thinking she wanted to whisper something to me but she hugged my head as best as she could.
"Papa, I love you big much." Her small voice was cute.
I closed my eyes for a brief second before sitting up to kiss her cheek.
I ruffled her hair, giving her a little good side eye.
She had no idea how that made my heart flutter.
We drove off and left the office early, she didn't ask me where we were going like she usually does but I arrived at the homelsss shelter a couples of minutes later with a box of sushi in my hand.
I looked behind me to see Seohyun trail behind me looking at all the people sitting on their camper beds.
I gestured for her to come and she cane waddling over.
I turned the corner and saw him sitting on the floor turned into a corner. He was charging his gaming console and I smiled.
He still liked to do that.
It was only a few steps till I'd get to talk to him but t still made me nervous.
Its different from talking to him through letters and we've done that for two years now, but I always wrote back.
I placed the takeout box beside him and he looked at it pretty surprised. It wasn't till he turned around that his eyes got wider and he stood up.
"Hey."
"How are you." I asked.
He wipes his hands on his pants and I shook his head quickly, wanting to get over the awkwardness.
"I'm doing okay, thanks." He said while scratching the back of his head.
I felt a small tug on my pants and I glanced down and Heechul followed my eyes and instantly recognized her.
They never met.
"You got a little one. . right." He whispered.
I nodded. "My little girl."
"Baby Seohyun?" He squatted down to her level and smiled, even through pictures I had sent him he always said she was pretty.
"Uncle?" She said back, she was a bit reluctant to touch him because he was someone she didn't know but little baby loved people and would always warm up to them.
He had a finger wanting her to grab it but he looked up at me and retracted it.
He stood up and cleared his throat.
It sucked to see that. I didn't have a problem if they high fived or something, but I knew bringing Seohyun here to see him wasn't a good idea.
Fany doesn't like him.
When he stood back up Seohyun let out a small whimper and made a granny hand at him, reaching out to him.
She walked to him and held his finger, tugging on it while smiling.
"Don't take the blame, don't testify against them. Just live quietly." I said, roughing Seohyun's hair up for being a good little darling.
"I owe you this, I will do it." He said firmly, eyes still on Seohyun.
"No, you will not. I can win the case without you."
"People want someone to blame Taeyeon, and if they have the chance they'll jump on it. I will do it. I have nothing to offer for this world."
"No." I said firmly, not knowing what else to say.
"Look where I'm at now. Then look at yourself." He pointed. He pulled on the lapels of my suit.
"You have a good paying job, a little girl who's the kindest soul and a loving wife." He looked back down at Seohyun who was quietly looking up at him with big doe eyes.
"She deserves a father that'll love her for a long time, and she can't have that if you don't stay out of prison."
"I don't need you to do this-"
"But it guarantees it. It becomes 100%. It's something I want to do, I want to owe this to you and your family. I've thought about it a lot before Jonghyun approaches me, please don't change my mind. I want to help society bring down that damned triad. It'll make it a safe place for Seohyun." He said quietly.
"Then I want you to know that I don't personally like what you're doing."
Our eyes did the rest of the talking but I thanked him, by hugging him tightly.
"I forgive you. I forgave you a long time ago." I said near his shoulder.
I felt his chest heave and he cried on my shoulder, we hugged each other tightly.
I patted his back and sighed.
Oh how I want to call you Hyung one more time.
"I'm so sorry."
I nodded on his shoulder.
"You don't need to do this, you really don't."
"I'm lost, Taeyeon."
"I know, I know you are." I muttered.
I looked down at Seohyun who was pulling on Heechul's shirt.
"Uncle, no cry?" She whispered.
I went home early with her, it was only 5:30 PM but I didn't want to stay at the office, not when me and Jonghyun were fighting.
I cooked dinner for her chicken pasta to be exact. She played quietly but she did ask about Heechul, saying he was a pretty uncle.
I just told him he was an uncle, I didn't know what to say but there was that.
I spent a whole day with Seohyun, then we just laid around in the living room till she dragged me up to her bedroom to play.
"Daddy?" She said, holding onto my shirt and snuggling deep into my neck.
I bobbed her in my arm slightly, patting her back while laying myself onto her freakishly small damn bed.
Little cub couldn't sleep though, she had a burst of energy and I just watched as she crawled around her bed and grabbing my hands to play with.
I tucked an arm underneath my head, observing how a small 2.5 feet looking thing can have so much life, yet be so tiny with room to grow.
God, the concept of toddlers fascinate me, especially if it's my own. I made her.
But when it got closer to her bedtime I pulled her in my arms, wrapping her tightly yet gently there. She squirmed and giggled, wanting to play some more.
"Papa wants you to sleep. So sleep." She had a hard day, but she was still a good baby.
"When I count to three you will fall asleep. 1, 2, 3." I snapped my fingers, staring at the expressionless baby who probably thought her father was a dumbass.
"Fine. I'll cuddle you to sleep, it always works on your mother."
It's as if she knew. She calmed down, stopped wiggling and started to go to sleep.
"Papa will always tuck you to bed and scare off bad monsters for you." I reminded her, kissing her forehead.
"I miss mama." She said drowsily.
"I know, she'll be home later."
I felt so tired, physically but also mentally. I was so exhausted. I felt like I was heavier.
My chest felt like it pulsated, but I didn't know if it hurt because of what happened today or it was just my condition.
I had trouble sleeping. I liked watching Seohyun sleep, it helped me sleep but lately it just doesn't happen anymore.
Ah, I'll be okay.
"Taeyeon?"
I rolled to the side and lifted my head, suddenly a surge kicked into my body and I jolted up from the bed patting all the sheets to find my little darling?
"Seohyun? Seo? Seo?" I said hoarsely, hand running through the sheet.
"Taetae. ." I glanced up and saw Seohyun in Fany's arm. I breathed a side of relief and slumped back into my spot.
I heard Fany sit on the bed and she proceeded to stroke my head. I just laid down on her lap and stared at the other side of the room.
"Taeyeon you slept for 7 hours straight."
"I did?"
i was supposed to take a nap with Seohyun only for an hour or something.
She stroked my back and hummed.
"You okay?"
"I think I'm just tired. Today me and Seohyun went on so many adventures I thought I really tired her out." I reached out for Seo and Fany let go of her.
Baby cub crawled on top of me and patted my tummy.
"What did you do to make you hibernate for so long?"
I shrugged when Seohyun giggled and smushed her face into my neck.
"Seo got so bored she called me with your phone."
"She what?!"
"Yeah, she was awake after you told me you and her were taking a nap an hour and a half later. I was on my way home so the meeting got cancelled."
I whipped my head at my innocent darling.
"What was she doing when she was waiting for you while I was asleep." I mumbled.
Fany had a bright smile on her face and stroked Seo's cheek.
"Seohyun say I play quiet beside Daddy!"
I held her cheeks and squished them, cuddling her tightly and giving her too many kisses that annoyed her.
"Good baby."
"How are you going to sleep tonight if you've already slept."
"Mrs. Kim, I guess you'd have to tire me out." I said with a raised brow.
She gasped quietly and told me to go give Seohyun a bath.
Just as I turned around she had a mischievous smile on her face and pulled a robe out.
"Alrighty, let's get you squeaky clean and right to bed you little baby." I commanded.