CAELUM

CHAPTER 46: PART-2

MINSEOK'S POV:

My eyes flutter when the sun rays gently touch my eyes. I slept for some time after replying that we're free today. Turning to the left, I find Adlin, our 6 years old angel sleeping peacefully with a small smile on his face, which makes me caresses his hair. Sereia's eyes flutter lightly and I support myself on my elbow to kiss her forehead gently. "Morning baby". "Morning babe". She stretches and wishes back. Keeping a strand of her hair behind her ear, I smile. Whenever her pale face comes into my mind, my heart clenches. Her pregnancy was quite tough for her. The initial months were fine, but she became anaemic after the 7th month of her pregnancy, which of course scared us to the core.

Only when her iron level increased, her delivery had problems. Most of us thought it would be a normal one, but it became cesarean because he changed his position and became a breach. Pregnancy indeed is a hard phase for every woman. The weakness in her voice still rings. There was a moment where I thought I'll lose her for life. I just didn't want to imagine a life without her. Luckily, she made it through. "Min, are you still in the phase of delivery". She asks while caressing my face gently with her soft hands. I hold them and nod slightly. "I'm here Min, I haven't gone leaving you. We made it through dear, this is real, I'm real". "Hmm". I lean in her touch, closing my eyes.

"I love you Minseok". "I love you too Sereia". She smiles and gets up and sits on the bed. "Did you sleep well?" She asks. "Hmm yeah and you?". "Yeah, I did". We smile and share a small kiss. "It's time for Adlin to wake up". I say. She nods and bends down to place a kiss on his forehead so do I. His eyelids flutter and he opens his eyes, rubbing them gently to get used to the morning rays. "Morning champ". We wish "Morning mum, morning dad". He smiles which makes us smile. He sits and hugs us both, which we gladly reciprocate. Caressing his back, he giggles which make us giggle softly. "Champ, we are going to meet someone today". Sereia says while lifting him up, whereas I prepare our morning tea. "Who's it, mom?". He looks at her and then at me. "It's your aunt dear". I say. His eyebrows lift and he smiles widely. "Does she live somewhere else?". He asks and we nod. I lift him in my arms while Sereia takes his outfit for today out.

"Dad where does aunt live?". Adlin asks. "She lives in Birmingham". "Oh, how are we going there?". "It's a secret, we will tell you when we go down for breakfast". He sulks. "Dad, pleaseeeee". He whines. I do want to give in to his pleading but I keep myself strong. "Just some more time okay? You'll get to know". He nods pouting. "Okay". How cute. "Adlin, time to freshen up darling, come in". "Okayyy mum". He gets down from the chair and I follow him. "Dad and mum let's brush our teeth". "Alright". We say and help him freshen up also freshening up in the process of doing so. He grew up. 6 years old he is. Time does fly. Sereia and I smile looking at him when he wears his shoes and wears his sweater as it's autumn. "Mum and Dad, I'm going down to greet my grandparents and siblings". He says excitedly. We nod.

We open our arms and he hugs us both, planting a small kiss on our cheeks. "Be careful while you're going down okay?". "Yes, mumm". He says and goes down. One of the best feelings is being a parent. From calling dad to being called dad is surely a long journey. And the one who gives is the reason for us being dads deserve all the happiness in the love. Sereia stands up and jumps a little when I hug her from behind and plant a small kiss on her neck. She smiles and caresses the interlocked hands. "We should dress up and go down". "Hmm, just a few minutes more". I say, nuzzling my nose in her neck. She gets out of my hold only to be pulled by me again such that we are face to face. Leaning our foreheads on each other, we smile reminiscing the journey we are still in. *you are the reason I walk, could you come a little closer, I'll hold you warmly*.

SEHUN'S POV:

I sit on the bed while Zyanya and Ryan are still sleeping. A smile rests on my face seeing them cuddle. Ryan has a habit of cuddling while sleeping. He usually sleeps along with his siblings as they have rooms for themselves, but he was a bit low yesterday, so we told him to sleep with us. Even during dinner, he wasn't having much, which got us worried. His stomach isn't upset or paining, nor does he have a fever. Ryan slowly wakes up, adjusting to the sunrays gently touching the tile of our room. I kiss his forehead and he smiles. "Morning dad". "Morning Doudou". He smiles and climbs on top of me to hug me. I caress his back. "Mommy is still sleeping right?". I nod. "Should we wake her up?". He nods.