HERMAPHRODITE

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The plane touched down and Namjoon strode off into the corridor to the main terminal, Jin right behind him. Their baggage was unloaded and brought to the main terminal where Namjoon carried them out to the car park and the vehicle he had hired for their use during their stay in Korea. With the bags safely stowed in the trunk, Jin slid behind the wheel and backed the car out, leaving the shuttle port behind them and heading for the mansion. Namjoon pulled out his cell phone and punched in Jungkook's number to let the man know of their intended arrival time.

An hour later they had arrived at the gates to the mansion and waited while Seojun disarmed the security temporarily so they could enter the grounds. Pulling up outside the front of the mansion's main doors, they were pleased to see Kookie waiting for them, a bunny grin on his face and his belly simply huge.

"Jinnie hyung! Namjoon hyung!" the younger man yelled as soon as the car had stopped.

"Kookie!" responded Jin as he got out of the car and met Jungkook halfway up the steps to envelop the boy in a bear hug. "How are you? Is the baby okay? Everything going normally? Not much longer now until the birth? Wow! You're certainly ..."

"Big?" supplied Kookie with a laugh.

"Yeah, 'big' just about covers it," chuckled Jin, his eyes sparkling.

"I'm fine, baby is okay, all is on track and Jimin will be calling over later today to do another ultrasound. At this stage he's thinking roughly three weeks and he will deliver me but it all depends on what the ultrasound shows later on." said Kook as he replied to Jin's eager questions.

Namjoon had also gotten out of the car and fetched the bags from the trunk, opting to complete those tasks before greeting Jungkook himself. He figured by the time he'd done all that Jin should have finished monopolizing the pregnant man and he would be able to be heard.

"How are you, Jungkook?" he said as he stepped alongside his husband and offered his hand.

Jungkook looked at the offered hand and shook his head, grabbing the tall man and hugging him instead.

"I'm well, hyung. What about you?"

Namjoon chuckled as he returned the embrace, it was a little awkward given the size of Kookie's belly. "I'm doing well. Where shall I put the bags?"

"This way," replied Jungkook. It was good to have the other two here again and relieve some of the boredom. "We thought you would like to stay in the same room as last time, if that's not okay I can always change it for you."

"It will be fine, Kookie," said Jin as he followed the boy inside, Namjoon bringing up the rear.

The three went inside and up to the room Jin and Namjoon would be sharing during their stay. Jungkook sat on the bed while the pair emptied their bags, filling the closet with their clothing and then shoving the empty bags inside and out of sight. They chattered about nothing in particular while they unpacked, Jin questioning Kookie about his pregnancy while Namjoon scolded his husband for prying too much. Jungkook simply laughed, he was enjoying the attention.

Once everything was sorted out Kook took them through to see the finished nursery. Jin fell in love with it immediately. The soft violet of the walls was easy on the eyes yet bright enough to see clearly. Namjoon smiled as he stared at the border of moon bunnies that Tae had painstakingly pasted to the walls. The crib sat against one wall, the change table next to it and the chest of drawers with a multitude of baby products on top stood next to that.

The other wall contained shelving as well as the window and the shelves were stacked with fluffy toys. A wardrobe was on the other wall which Jin knew would contain baby clothing, blankets, as well as other linen for the crib. A small table against the wall that contained the door held further baby things, a diaper bag, sterilizing equipment, bottles and a couple of tins of formula. On the other side of the door a baby stroller stood awaiting its precious occupant.