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NAOMI donghyuck!
NAOMI it's quite literally 10 am and you are not at work yet!
NAOMI kun is furious (hes not but he wants you here)
NAOMI hurry and come soon!
NAOMI im missing my work buddy? delivered just now
Naomi sighed, putting her phone back in her pocket once she felt Injoon tug on her pants. She glanced down at him, a small smile on her face as she replaced his hold on her jeans to her fingers.
"Hold my hand too Mimi!" Saebi ran towards the older girl, holding her hand out and grinning from ear to ear. "Let's hold hands Bibi." Naomi gave the nickname to the six year old, watching how her small eyes widened in glee.
As the three were walking back to the butterfly room, Kun popped his head out from his office room. "Has he responded?" he said, asking about his number one employee. "Not yet..but I think he might just be exhausted. Something happened at school and i'm guessing it's wearing on him." Naomi answered, gently pushing the two kids in the room.
"I see.." Kun mumbled. "He might be cramped in that art room all day again." the oldest groaned frustratedly. "Again?" Naomi repeated, Injoon jogging back to her side, not so comfortable in being alone just yet. "He's our little art prodigy. He's devoted in it. Just give him a small visit after work. I'm pretty sure he's not coming today if something happened— Wait was it for the fall exhibit?"
"Oh yeah." Naomi nodded her head gently. "Oh yeah he's not coming today or tomorrow.." Kun sighed, memories of when the boy would not come to work unannounced. "I see..My friends are forcing me to help him either way— not that I don't mind—"
"You're helping him?! He's allowing you to help him?! Him?! Lee Donghyuck? Haechan? Donghyuck is letting you help him?!" Taeyong who overheard the conversation came around the corner and gasped in shock. "Is that unusual?!" Naomi chuckled nervously. "Yes!" Taeyong and Kun both exclaimed.
"Wow..I guess he really hates help." Naomi muttered. "Just like me.." she whispered, nodding her head slowly. "You said he's just in the art room?" Naomi glanced back at Kun. "He's always there, but yes. He's in the art room. It's practically his living space." he said, Taeyong chuckling.
"Why are we in the hallway?! We have kids to feed! Diapers to change! Chop chop!" Sicheng said, holding a baby in his arms before running off to the "out of shell" room or other known as the bathroom to change the babies diaper. Ten poked out from the caterpillar room, a toddler on his shoulders before he headed back inside.
"He'd be such a great dad."
"He has no girlfriend. No life outside of this job. No money."
Naomi chuckled after hearing Kun and Taeyong go back and forth.
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One thing about Haechan was that he was able to block out the noise around him so quickly.
Naomi was looking at him through the window on the door before turning the knob silently and pushing the wooden door open. She could tell he was fully focused on his art piece when he didn't even bother looking back at who was walking towards him. She didn't think he noticed though.
It was evening, the sun hitting the horizon. The rays were blocked by the few trees that were planted outside of the classroom's windows. He bit his bottom lip, tilting his head to the side. He already knew how to create his sculpture, but trying to remember the whole process of it was eating him alive.
Naomi then stood behind him, her eyes on the back of his head. She then nudged his arm with the bag of food he was holding. Haechan turned around in surprise. He was too deep in his thoughts that he hadn't noticed the girl coming in. He received a warm smile from her regardless.
"I brought you food. I figured you must've been hungry."
Then his stomach ached. Naomi chuckled at the noise, gesturing him to wash his sands since they were covered in dry clay dust. "How'd you know I was here?" Haechan asked, letting the warm water run off his skin. "Kun, but also because i'm helping you." he met her eyes briefly.
"I see." he chuckled. "You're actually going to help me? You're not bluffing or anything?" he sat across from her, his food already laid out in front of him. "You have a week before the exhibit, Donghyuck. I don't think you could cram months work in one week just by yourself." Naomi said, ripping the plastic off from the straw.
"Thank you." Haechan smiled. "I also saw your messages, but I couldn't reply because I had clay on my hands.." he muttered embarrassingly. Naomi laughed. "It drys out your skin right? If you want I can give you my lotion for it." she then started to reach inside her bag, only to be stopped by his hand.
"Eat first."
"Got it."
The two shared a warm laugh. "And don't try hiding from me. I will find you!" Naomi declared, almost threatening the male, but he didn't take it so seriously. Haechan laughed at her failed attempt, Naomi looking off to the side in embarrassment. "I won't hide from you!" he said, his hands up in defense.
