Our Little Miracle | nj

How It's Going

"Why does the second day feel harder?" Seokjin pouted as Namjoon put his shoes on. "I thought it was supposed to get easier."

"I thought so too." Namjoon frowned before cupping his mate's face. "Send me pictures of Jae every hour and I'll see you on my lunch break."

Seokjin nodded and pressed his lips to the alpha's, kissing him for as long as he could before Namjoon begrudgingly pulled away to leave for his second day back at work. He continued to stand by the door for a good 30 seconds after Namjoon left before sighing deeply and heading back to their bedroom. He quietly entered the room in case Jae were still sleeping, but instead found the seven-week-old looking around the room as best he could. "Well good morning, Jaehyun." Seokjin greeted his pup happily, going over to the window to open the blinds as he had started doing to help his pup learn when it was actually time to get up for the day. "Did you have a nice sleep?"

Jae smiled up at Seokjin when the omega walked back over to the crib, reaching in to undo the pup's swaddle before picking him up. He settled onto the bed and unbuttoned his pajama shirt enough to nurse Jaehyun. He giggled at the way the pup's eyes widened at the sight of his breast before latching on. "Your daddy has the same reaction but for a different reason." He stated with a chuckle as he relaxed against his pillow.

Once Jae was done nursing, Seokjin changed his diaper and put him in a yellow onesie for the day. By that point, the pup was already yawning again, so Seokjin went through their naptime routine and put him to bed. From there, he went through his normal daily routine--shower, get dressed, make breakfast, get Jae up again--all while missing Namjoon and wishing for time to go by faster so the alpha could be home with them again.

The universe must have heard his wish, as while he was in the middle of comforting Jae through his daily tummy time session, the front door opened, and Namjoon's scent wafted into the living room. "Daddy's home!" Seokjin exclaimed, too excited to notice the anxiety in the alpha's scent just yet. "Did you decide to take your lunch early today?" The omega asked as he stood up with Jae in his arms.

"Don't come any closer!" Namjoon exclaimed with a panicked tone, making Seokjin stop short with furrowed eyebrows.

"What is-"

Namjoon answered the question before Seokjin could even finish asking it. "I was exposed to covid yesterday at work."

Seokjin's eyes widened and he felt his stomach drop. "Do what now?"

"A pup in Yoongi's class tested positive this morning and I was in there yesterday observing."

"Well, shit." Jae must have been able to pick up on the anxiety radiating from both of his parents as he started to fuss in Seokjin's arms. "Yoongi was exposed too?" Namjoon nodded in confirmation from where he was still standing by the door. "Does Jimin know yet?"

Namjoon shook his head. "When I left, they were still trying to get a hold of the parents of the pups that were there today. Yoongi offered to be the one to stay until all the pups were gone and asked that we don't say anything to Jimin until he can talk to him."

"Of course that fucker did." Seokjin grumbled, swaying slightly to try to soothe Jae. "How long were you in the room for?"

"Half an hour."

"Did the pup go near you?"

"I let him sit in my lap during their circle time so he would stay at the carpet with them."

"Fuck!" Seokjin could feel himself growing more anxious, forcing himself to breathe to stay calm for Jae's sake.

By the door, Namjoon was trying his best to continue keeping his distance, fighting his instinct to pull his mate into his arms to comfort him. Instead, he sent out pheromones, hoping those would be enough. "It'll be okay. I'll keep my distance from you two until I can get tested, that way if I do have it, I don't put you two at any more risk."

"That is if we don't already have it too." Seokjin said, holding Jae closer to his chest while trying to keep his mind from going to the worst-case scenarios of if his puppy ended up with covid.

Namjoon frowned, wishing he could do more to assure Seokjin in that moment. "We're gonna figure it out." He promised the omega.

Seokjin nodded slightly before taking a deep breath. "Okay. Wait over there for a second." Seokjin placed Jae in his swing and made sure he was content before proceeding to disinfect every area of their apartment. Then he took everything he would need for the next few days or so out of his and Namjoon's bedroom and set up a sleep area for himself in Jae's nursery. When he was done, he nodded to Namjoon. "You can isolate in our room." Seokjin informed him, keeping his distance as Namjoon went to their room before disinfecting the shoe rack and doorknobs.

"Hey," Namjoon called out from the doorway of their bedroom to get his attention. "It's gonna be okay." He tried to assure the omega once more before closing the door.

Seokjin took a deep breath and put away the cleaning supplies before moving to get Jae out of his swing. "Come here, Jaehyun." He whispered, settling on the couch with the still fussy pup to nurse him. "It's gonna be okay."