Drink it up | Kim Hongjoong

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The ride to the hospital felt like an across country road trip, the contractions were getting closer together. We finally made it to the hospital, Doyoung pulled up to the front doors of the hospital, "Get her in while I find a place to park." Yuta nodded and got out before helping me out, once I was on my feet we were walking inside. "I need a wheel chair!" A nurse came running over, "Is she in labor?" Another contraction hit, "Does it look like I'm in fucking labor?!"

The nurse stared at me with wide eyes, she didn't understand a thing I just said in Korean, Yuta's eyes were wide as he tried not to laugh. "Yes I'm in labor. Contractions are 3 minutes apart, I'm 32 weeks. Get the doctor now!" Yuta held my hand as I squeezed it tightly, they rushed me to the elevator as they paged the doctor. It took another 15 minutes to get completely set up in the room, "I'll be in the waiting room with Doyoung okay?" He gave me a smile but I gripped his hand, "I can't do this alone...please don't leave."

He nodded and let the nurse get him set up, "Are you the father?" He shook his head, "No, the father can't make it today. He'll be able to sign the papers but he can't be here right now." She nods and gets everything ready, soon the doctor walks in completely ready. "Okay Ella lets check you out here." She bent down in front of me making me slightly uncomfortable but I knew it was her job, Yuta kept his eyes on me to be respectful.

"Good news, your completely dilated which means this will be a pretty quick birth." I nodded as another contraction started to hit, I groaned and squeezed Yuta's hand, "Okay Ella were gonna have you push in just a moment. Remember to breathe for the baby." She got everything ready and got back in front of me, "Okay I'm gonna need you to give me a big push."

I did as she said and pushed as hard as I could, more pain shot through me, I was worried I'd hurt Yuta. "Am I hurting you?" He shook his head, "Squeeze as hard as you want, I know this has to hurt like hell." I nodded, "Okay you're almost there Ella one more push!" I gripped the bed and his hand as tight as I could putting every bit of energy I had into it. I felt them pull the body from me making me want to cry, it was so painful.

The sound of the baby crying gave me a sense of relief, in the back of my mind I was so scared of her being stillborn. "She's here Euna.." Yuta whispered in my ear so only I could hear it, I let out a soft laugh, "Would you like to cut the cord?" Yuta looked at me unsure, "Only if you want to." Yuta looked at the nurse and nodded before following her instructions, soon the baby was placed on my chest wrapped in a blanket. They cleaned her off and weighed her before they had swaddled her, "Does she have a name yet?" I nodded, "Kim Min-hye. Mimi for short."

~December 15th~
~Jongho's POV~

I walked into the livingroom, I couldn't handle seeing everyone like this anymore. They deserved to know the truth even if Euna got mad at me. "What's with the group meeting text?" Seonghwa was getting a drink in the kitchen when I walked in. "I'll explain." I walked stright to the meeting room and waited for everyone to get there, I played with my finger until there were all in chairs staring at me.

"Jongho what is this about?" Hongjoong was the first to speak, "I'm going to tell you guys something and I need you to let me explain it first.." He sat back in his seat, "Spit it out then." I swallowed harshly before blurting it out, "Euna is alive, she's in the United States training with NCT right now and they only told me so that I could keep an eye on all of you so no one would have any bright ideas to end their life for no reason but I can't stand watching you guys like this so I'm disobeying orders and telling you."

It was deathly quiet, "Someone please say something.." Hongjoong was completely zoned out, nearly everyone's mouths were open, "You..you knew she was alive?" San was the first to speak, "I knew it! I knew it wasn't right how they handled the body!" Seonghwa was next, "Hongjoong..San I'm really sorry. She was going to come back but I don't think I could have lasted that long without saying something." It happened so fast I wasn't sure what it was at first, Hongjoong jumped up and threw a right hook at me. I wasn't able to dodge it and quite frankly I didn't deserve to.

"I'm gonna go have a little chat with Taeyong..I'll deal with you later." I slowly nodded, he started to walk out but stopped, "So you're telling me Euna agreed to this plan? She agreed to put us through all of this?" I nodded once more, "She was hesitant but she knew it would save all of us. She's selfless like that.." San finally busted out into a sob as he hid in Wooyoung's neck, I pulled my phone out and dialed a number before throwing it on the phone and letting it ring. "Hello?"

Hongjoong looked at the phone and then me, "They know." I broke the silence, there was a sigh of his end. "Are they in the room?" Hongjoong spoke before me, "What do you think?" Taeyong shuffled before responding, "Look I know you're upset but now isn't a good time at all." Hongjoong picked up the phone, "You faked Euna's death and told us all she was dead, I don't think the timing could be any better. I want to see her now."

"Not yet. Give me a month and I'll give you the address and arrange it all myself but until then I need you to sit back and trust me on this." He scoffed, "Trust you? After this?" Taeyong sounded irritated, "Yes. Trust me and be patient." The call was dropped before Hongjoong could respond, "Hyung...at least we know she's alive now." He got really quiet, "I'll be in my room to cool down." With that he left us all in the room.

~January 21st~
~Euna's POV~

I laughed as I walked back through the balcony door, Mimi was in Doyoung's arms as he cooked. "Hi baby!" She smiled towards me as I got closer, she looked really sleepy, she usually sleeps in 30 minutes. "Do you need help making her bottle?" Doyoung nodded, "Yes please and then when you're done Taeyong needs your help in the hall." I nodded and began to make her bottle, I took the one from the fridge and heated it up, "You sure you can feed her and cook?" He nodded, "Yeah I'll sit down with her, plus Yuta is on the balcony."

I pulled the bottle out and sat it on the counter before kissing Mimi's head, "I love you." Doyoung spoke up, "Aw I love you too~" I laughed and ruffled his hair as I walked to the door. I made it into the hall and closed the door, I looked down at the text that Doyoung had sent me when I was on the balcony with Yuta. I could hear Taeyong talking to someone.

"Tae? Doyoung said you needed me?" I rounded the corner to the elevator and dropped my phone, all air was knocked out of my body, they aren't supposed to be here. "Euna.." He took two huge steps and soon I found myself wrapped in San's arms again, I broke down into tears immidiately. "I missed you guys so much!" He kept me wrapped in his arms tightly, no one could separate us until we were ready. "Never do that again." I laughed through my tears, "Never." He finally let go, soon I was crying everytime I hit someone else's arms.

The elevator opened and my eyes landed on him as he walked out, his eyes landed on me and it felt like time stopped. Yeosang finally let me go and everyone backed away, "We'll give you guys some space." Taeyong took the guys into the apartment, I was scared to move towards him, I could see the conflict in his eyes. He was betrayed by what I did but also didn't care as much because of how much he missed me.

"I didn't want to..not at first. I knew what it would do to you, that's why we told at least one person." He leaned against the wall, seeiming to be fighting himself in his head. "It couldn't have been me?" I looked down as a tear fell down my cheek, "We knew you'd never go along with the plan. Being so far..Mariana would notice if you randomly left the country and she'd look into it."

He ran a hand through his hair and let out a frustrated sigh, "I should be mad at you, but as soon as I saw you...I don't feel angry anymore." A sob escaped me as I fell into his arms, he hugged me tightly as I gripped his shirt. "God I missed you so much Euna." I pulled him closer to me, "I missed you more. I almost flew back when I knew how much you were drinking.." He pulled me away and wiped my eyes before kissing me deeply.

When he finally pulled away he looked at me, "Euna..did you.." I cupped his cheeks, "Are you ready to meet your daughter?" His eyes widened as he stood there stunned, I took his hand and led him back to the apartment. Mimi was in San's arms, "Hi Mimi." I smiled at San as he handed her back to me. Hongjoong stood there with wide eyes, "Joong...this is Kim Min-Hye, I call her Mimi for short. Her birthday is November 7th."

If it was possible, his eyes got even wider. "Kim?" I nodded with a smile, "I gave her your last name. I didn't plan the birthday..that just happened." He finally held out his arm, I slid her into his arms. Her eyes opened slightly as she looked at him, "Hi Mimi.." His voice was barely a whisper, "I'm your dad.." He placed a soft kiss on her head, San rubbed my arm as we all watched him.

Sorry for accidentally deleting this chapter, I tried to remember everything that was in it so I hope I covered it.