One day at a Time // Seongjoong

III - The Night We Met

Seonghwa had feared that he would go end up going into labor because he felt so overwhelmed and distraught from the entire situation. The eeriness of the rain outside, Yunho's sudden disappearance. He still had no idea where he was and if he was still alive... He was due any day now too so it was obviously a matter of time before he went into labor, he was just afraid that it was happening now.

Seonghwa breathed out, sniffling while cradling his belly as he tried to cope with the pain. He had been told that the contractions are sometimes more painful than the pushing process. He then let out a groan and Hongjoong's brows furrowed, but then his eyes landed onto Seonghwa's hand and where the blanket curved around his stomach which made him chuckle and clasp his hands together.

"Aha! You're pregnant, how magical? I could tell there was something off about you but I just couldn't tell!" His tone seemed to change and a smile that Seonghwa found almost disturbing arrived on his face when he realized Hongjoong had discovered his pregnancy, "I wouldn't be one to call you fat, but I was slightly unsure what to deem your current situation as when I could see the weight on your face and your body."

Seonghwa looked clearly offended, but didn't give the man his focus at any juncture of this current moment. He realized how dire things could get if Hongjoong got his hands onto his baby. He wasn't going to risk this fucker taking his baby when she was probably all he had left...

He breathed in through his nose and shakily out of his mouth like he had been taught to, rubbing his belly as his child began to drop further against his pelvis while Hongjoong cleared his throat to spreak.

"The male Omega's body is just fascinating, isn't it? It's just like any other male wolf, but also has the access to carry a life form within you. Pregnancy, and the birth itself well... it's quite beautiful in a sense. You are able to honor the one you love while still being able to have their pups. You can deliver that life form, feel the agony that comes with creating that life and for a second you just question why you do it? But then, you meet that little boy or girl and suddenly it all clicks into place. That for some reason that utter pain you've experienced is worth it for your child. I'd personally hate to be one of you, some Omega's aren't lucky like you to be blessed with a kind, honest mate who will protect you and not allow you to enter any field of danger." Hongjoong critiqued deeply.

Chuckling, Hongjoong reached the end of his sentence, he knew Seonghwa wouldn't like his sarcastic words which is why he did it in the first place. Seonghwa wasn't going to allow himself to provoked by this wicked man, but he was getting angrier by the second.

Like he was being judged and critiqued by this scumbag.

"I've heard some say that getting the head of the infant to crown is the most painful part, but some say that the pain before the pushing process begins is even worse." Hongjoong continued, his pine scent flooding the room even more than before and it consumed Seonghwa's senses, "Are you in a lot of pain right now dear?"

Seonghwa didn't reply, he just looked down at his stomach and gave his unborn pup his full attention rather than looking to the Alpha. But that of course wasn't very appreciated on the younger males behalf.

"It's rude to ignore someone when they speak to you." Hongjoong growled, "Afterall, I asked you a question."

"I-I'm fine." Seonghwa hissed, grinding his teeth together in both annoyance and also pain as his daughters head continued to move, Hongjoong just shook his head.

"I'm sure this is very difficult for you." Hongjoong murmured as Seonghwa shook his head, "Being so weak and helpless."

Seonghwa was many things, but he wasn't weak.