𝙳𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚛𝚎 (𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚐𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚗 𝚡 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛)

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟜.

Jeonghoon, Jihoon, and Junghoon. The nine year old triplets you babysit every Saturday night. To put it mildly, they are crazy. No matter how hard you try to tame them, it's  like a zoo at their house every time. But their parents are nice people and they pay you well.

"Jihoon! Sit down!" You command sternly to the boy as he rolls around the floor.

"No!" He giggles, sticking out his tongue, as one of his brothers jumps on him.

You sigh, pinching your brow.

Why won't they listen?? It is eight pm, and they were supposed to be in bed half an hour ago. And yet, here you still are at the dinner table, forcing them to finish their untouched pasta.

"Whoever finishes their food gets to play soldiers with me."

You look up at Sunghoon's voice. He was leaning against the counter, spinning a toy soldier on his finger.

Immediately, the three boys glue themselves to their chairs, gulping down mouthfuls of food at a time. You glance at Sunghoon with wide eyes, to find him already smirking back at you, as if telling you 'watch how it's done.'

"Only for a few minutes though." You warn, wagging your finger.

The boys pout and frown.

"Aw, come on Y/N, why not at least half an hour?" Sunghoon says, his face matching the pouts on the kids' faces. But behind the pout, you could see his eyes laughing.

You frown at him. He knew perfectly well that the kids had to be in bed by now.

"Half an hour is way too long. You boys need to be sleeping right now."

"But it's Saturday!" They complain.

"Yeah, Y/N, it's Saturday!" Sunghoon says, "You're no fun!"

You clench your fists under the table, burning holes through his skull. Now he's making you look like the bad cop!

"Are you two dating?" Junghoon asks randomly through a mouthful of pasta.

You blush at the comment, opening your mouth to answer. Sunghoon beats you to it.

"Ye-"

"No." You cut Sunghoon's sentence midway, turning to stare at him with a hard glare. What is he thinking?

He keeps talking, ignoring your glare, "Y/N is just very confused. She loves me very much though. I'm way too handsome."

Your eyes goggle at his words, face turning red. What the hell is he saying? Does he even realize the words coming out of his mouth?

The attentive audience giggles, each boy letting out a long, "Ooooooooh."

You growl under your breath, praying no one could see the steam rising from your ears. You could feel Sunghoon silently laughing at your reaction from the counter. How dare he. If you could strangle him right then and there you would.

The triplets wouldn't let you rest from their constant teasing after the ridiculous words that left Sunghoons lips.

As if it wasn't already bad enough, your phone rings from your pocket. You pick it up, sighing exasperatedly as Jake's voice pipes in from the other side.

"Everything good over there?" He asks, and by that you knew exactly what he meant and why he was calling again. To make sure nothing was going on between you and Sunghoon.

"Yes, everything's fine." You say, sighing and hanging up the phone immediately.

"Jake?" Sunghoon asks.

You nod, and he looks away understandingly. He knows why he's calling too.

The triplets spring up from their seats, each one with a plate half-filled with pasta. Before you could say anything about finishing their food, they were already half way downstairs with Sunghoon.

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You exhale deeply, finally plopping down and relaxing on the couch.

"Are they in bed?" Sunghoon asks, splayed out on the other side of the couch, scrolling through something on his phone.

You nod tiredly, "Finally. I had to convince them the cookie monster under their bed would bite their toes off if they werent sleeping."

Sunghoon raises his eyebrows in amusement, "I'm surprised that worked."

"Me too. But at least they're sleeping... I hope." You say, pulling out your phone and texting Sunoo.

Sunghoon chuckles, "I think I tired them out."

"You think? You guys were playing soldiers for an hour."

"Yeah I know. Damn, I think those boys have a secret power source or something. They have so much energy."

You nod your head, silently giggling at something crackheaded Sunoo sent.

"What's so funny?" Sunghoon asks, craning his head to peer at your phone. You show him the meme, proud when he cracks a smile.

"You know, if your brother were here, he would kill me for being so close to you."

You turn your head, looking at Sunghoon who was at the corner of the couch at least five meters away from you, "But you're not even close."

"That's the point." He says, his face unreadable.

You stay silent, turning back to your phone. You know how Jake is, he's just trying to protect you. And you wouldnt blame him either, considering everything that has happened. He's just trying to look out for you, that's all. Though, sometimes it really gets on your nerves. Afterall, you arent fourteen anymore. You can look after yourself.

"I remember the first time I got the speech." Sunghoon silently laughs.

"The speech?"

"The 'dont you dare touch my little sister or i'll pull your balls off' speech. It was before you had even moved in."

"Oh." You say, biting your lip in embarrassment.

"I kept thinking, why is this dude so overprotective over his lil sis? But I know now."

"Yeah..." You fidget uncomfortably in your seat. Why is he bringing this up now?

"I'm sorry. I shouldnt have brought that up." Sunghoon notices your uncomfortable state, quickly changing the topic, "Do you babysit these guys often?"

"Saturdays."

"Oh, I always wondered where you went Saturday night."

"You did?"

"Yeah. For gaming reasons." Sunghoon grins and winks, making you laugh.

A couple hours later, the triplet's parents finally arrive and Sunghoon and you drive home, thankful to have the house back to normal temperature.

"Everything went well?" Jake asks, eyeing you and Sunghoon suspiciously.

You stare at him , "Yes Jake."

He nods approvingly, retreating back to his room. Your eyes glance to the guest bedroom, where Sunghoon was probably getting ready to stay for the night. With a long exhale you turn your back and reach for the knob to your room, your actions stopping midway when you hear a door open behind you.

"Goodnight Y/N." Sunghoons voice comes to you, barely above a whisper.

"Goodnight." You say not looking back. Stepping into your room, you close the door, wishing there was no door to close.