Deep down.

Chapter Fifteen. Finale. (s)

Taehyung's P.O.V.

As I glided through the water the young child beside me, I felt like the happiest man in the world. My eyes fell on the young girl at my side and I felt immense love growing in every second for the beautiful brown haired child that my man and I had created.

On the land she was a bright and energetic child and in the water she was fast...faster than I had ever imagined my child to be.

"Appa...Thank you for bringing me with you today."

I heard her small voice in my mind call to me as we swam, and I looked at her and smiled. She was still facing forward as we swam and I took in her features, she looked like her dada, but her smile was mine, just this thought alone made me feel giddy.

"I am happy you're here with me Taeyoung."

The young girl stopped swimming and I turned to face her, her eyes showed sadness and I immediately felt worried.

"What's wrong sweetie?"

"Appa...don't go away again please, Eomma was so sad when you were gone."

My heart broke as I opened my arms for her and she swam into my embrace.

"I don't plan on going anywhere from now on, sweetie, I love your dada and you too much."

"It's Eomma, not dada, silly."

The young girl said giggling as she slapped my arm playfully and wriggled out of my hold swimming away from me, back to the beach, where both our hearts sat waiting for us.

Chuckling at her sass I swam after her and soon we found ourselves crawling onto the beach and into Kook's vision. He already had a towel waiting for our girl and as soon as she emerged from the water he picked her up and began towelling her dry.

I simply watched how gentle he was with her and my heart jumped...he had given me a family, something I hadn't experienced for a long time, did he know just how grateful I was for him.

But then a thought crossed my mind...He had been alone throughout his pregnancy, did he visit the water calling for me while I was away...did his heart break every time he left alone.

Before I could stop it a tear fell from my eyes and I felt bad...this however didn't escape Kook, and soon I felt his coat cover my body as his arms went round me.

"What's wrong Tae?"

I looked up into his face, reaching my hand up to caress his tired looking face. I had been home a week and already he had shown his clingy side.

"I'm sorry babe, I should have been here with you."

My eyes fell on Taeyoung who was busy a little distance away making a sandcastle.

He followed my gaze and sighed while raising my arms and placing a t-shirt on my body.

"It was hard without you here...especially when I found out I was carrying our daughter...but I took comfort in knowing that you would eventually return to us...I completed my studies in the time you were gone, like I knew you wanted me too...I graduated and soon got a good job to raise our daughter comfortably...I missed you every day though."

"I'm sorry baby, I wanted to return I really did, I missed you badly too."

He leaned closer and kissed my lips, no intensity to it, just the need to attach ourselves to each other, then sat back. He smiled at me and my heart flipped, I had missed this smile for too long.

"Eomma...People." Our daughter's voice cut into our stare and Kook looked away, his eyes scanning the beach, then he turned back to me.

"Get dressed, quick."