Stray Kids Oneshots

He Holds Your Baby Bump / Bang Chan

Originally Posted: September 7th, 2022 on Instagram

P.O.V Y/N
Being in the final trimester of my pregnancy was not an easy thing. The baby was getting heavier and heavier with every passing day and it was making daily life increasingly difficult. My husband Chan had been very busy for the past few weeks so I had done my best to make sure that our apartment was clean and that there was food for him to eat when he got home late at night and I was already asleep.

On this particular day I hadn't been feeling the best: my back was hurting and I felt weak from taking care of the household chores by myself all week. I hadn't mustered up the strength to get out of bed all day and by now it was already 3 in the afternoon. My phone started ringing on the bedside table and I picked it up to see Chan's name and picture on my screen.

"Hey baby!" I tried my best to keep a positive tone despite not feeling good.
"Hey, I'm getting off early today and I was thinking that if you haven't had dinner yet we could possibly have dinner together?"
A smile crossed my face at the thought of spending some quality time with my husband.
"Sounds good. Let's stay home though because I don't feel like getting all dressed up today."
I heard him chuckle a little and he agreed before telling me he would be home soon and that he loved me.

I forced myself to get out of bed but almost immediately after standing up I was met with back pain that almost brought me to tears. I waddled into the kitchen and began making the simplest thing I could find which ended up being mac and cheese and chicken strips. Right as the oven went off to let me know the food was done, Chan walked through the door and set his stuff down on the couch.

"Hello love!" He walked right up to me and placed a gentle kiss on my lips. He had a hand on my belly and the baby started kicking in response to the attention from their father. I winced from pain and a worried look crossed Chan's face.
"Are you okay?" He rubbed small circles on my upper back as I held onto the counter and nodded my head. My eyes were twisted shut from pain and I knew just looking at me you could tell I was very obviously lying.

"Yeah....yeah I'm fine." I straightened myself out slowly and look at my husband, "dinner's almost done, go get cleaned up."
Chris gave me a sympathetic smile and a kiss on the cheek before going to our bedroom to change clothes. Just as Chan was coming back I pulled the chicken strips out of the oven and both of us sat down to eat.
"I'm sorry I didn't actually make something. You were probably looking forward to a home cooked meal after working so hard" I mumbled an apology to him as we ate and he looked at me like I had grown a second head.

"Honey I would have been happy if we were having water and a can of dog food. I just want to spend time with you and our baby in your belly. Now eat up you need your strength."  He smiled sweetly which made me smile too. We both talked about our days over dinner and enjoyed each other's company, it wasn't long before it was time to clean up.

Chan offered a o help me put away any left overs we had but almost immediately his phone rang and he let out a long sigh.
"It's Changbin, he was working on a track when I left. I'll be right back." Chan accepted the call and walked into his home studio. I waddled into the kitchen and began to put away the food and started running water to do the dishes. They had piled up for a few days and we're starting to get gross. 

P.O.V. Chan
I walked back into the kitchen after getting off the phone with Changbin and saw that Y/N had already put away the food and was starting to do dishes. A wave of guilt washed over me and I frowned to myself; she was doing so much work taking care of the house on top of growing and protecting our child and it wasn't fair to her. As I stood there watching her I noticed that she kept rubbing her back and stretching. The baby had gotten quite big over the past few months and I had no doubt that it was putting a lot of pressure on her back.

I slowly walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her, she stiffened against my frame for a split second but was quick to melt into my touch. I suddenly remembered a tiktok that I had seen earlier that day of a husband gently holding his wife's baby bump so it took pressure off of her, the wife looked so relaxed and in absolute bliss and I just wanted Y/N to feel the same.

"Y/N, I want to try something." I whispered against her ear. She whined and gave me a look of absolute exhaustion.
"Chan, I love you but I really don't feel in the mood right now."
My face turned red and I let out an embarrassed laugh at what she thought I meant.
"No no no, not that! Something else! Just trust me." She gave me an unsure look but then nodded her head in approval.

My hands ran gently over the taunt skin of her growing belly until they were on the underside of it. I then lifted up on her bump very gently so I wouldn't hurt the baby. Y/N let out a gasp and flinched at the action and I started to panic. I released my hold on her as quickly as I could without hurting her and opted to hold her hips instead.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to hurt you-"
"You didn't hurt me," she interrupted and took in a shaky breath, "it just surprised me that's all."

Y/N put her hands over mine and guided them back to their previous place on her belly.
"Do it again." She barley whispered. I was a little stunned but I obeyed. Y/N let out a long satisfied sigh and melted against my body. The longer I held the weight of our baby in my hands the more in awe of her I became. How could someone carry this around on them everyday for nine months and still be expected to carry on with life? I felt horribly guilty, leaving her by herself most days and not being able to help her as a result.  I could be doing so much more for her but I hadn't and it was a wonder she was still with me. 

"Chan," I broke out of my trance when I heard my name being called, "why are you crying?"
Y/N was looking back at me with concern all over her face.
"I'm so sorry I haven't been here for you. I can't even imagine how hard this has been."
I started sobbing and Y/N gently removed my hands from her body and turned to face me. She gently cupped my face in her hands and wiped away my tears.

"You don't need to apologize for anything, I know that you're working hard to take care of me and our baby. You give us as much of your time as you can and I appreciate it so much." She gave me the gentle smile that I loved and cherished with all my heart and it made me feel better about the situation.
"I love you, so much." I murmured and leaned in to press an affirming kiss on her lips. She kissed me back with a smile growing across her lips.
"I love you too Channie."