When I Leave | EXO

When I Leave (FINAL)

Xiumin stood there in front of me, holding a blue eyed, brown haired baby boy. The baby wasn't Asian, from what I observed. That part confused me. It seemed to be an American baby.

"Uh... So who's that?"

He had the happiest grin on his face. The baby started to smile too. "Hyo-jin."

How did... How did the baby know my name? I went wide eyed, "Did you teach him to say my name?"

He shook his head, just as the baby himself spoke to me. "No. I know you, Hyojin."

This was getting weird. I began to grow confused. This little boy knew my name apparently.

"My name is Preston."

I almost fell to my knees in both surprise and happiness. The little boy who lost his mother just months ago, the one I watched grow from age 1, he was here, talking perfect Korean even though he should've spoke English.

"Preston!" I rushed up to him, taking him from Xiumin. I kissed his cheek repeatedly, "It's great to see you again!"

He giggled, "Do you know where my mommy is?"

Elizabeth was in an asylum, but Preston must not have known. My attitude grew darker. "What do you mean?"

"My daddy said that we were going to see my mommy, hopefully." His father was gone as well... What was he saying?

"Uh... Who's your father?" I continued to question.

He turned around and pointed to the one and only Xiumin. Then he told me, "When we got in the car, Shu-min told me he was my new Appa, and we were going to go see my new Eomma."

I looked up at Xiumin, waiting for an explanation. "What are you filling his head with?"

Xiumin grinned innocently, "I am his new Appa. The only thing that isn't true yet is that your his Eomma."

He then tapped Preston's shoulder, urging him forward. Preston pulled a paper out of his pocket, looking at it as he spoke, "'Will you be my Eomma?'"

"Wait, you can read already?" I blinked, shocked.

"No," he giggled, shaking his head, "Appa told me to say that part. We did aegyo the whole way just so you can't say no."

I asked for the note, then read it to myself. The words on it read, 'Will you be my Eomma' on it at the top. Under it were the words, 'Will you be my girlfriend, JinJin?'. Both questions were in Xiumin's handwriting.

I folded up the paper and stuck it in my pocket. After, I got down on my knees and whispered to the little boy, "Yes, I'll be your Eomma."

He squealed, hugging me then pulling Xiumin by his pant leg to join the family hug. "Yay! I have a mommy and a daddy!"

Xiumin looked across the group to me, "And the second question?"

I started smiling at the thought, I had waited years for this. "Yes, I'll be your girlfriend."

He grinned, getting to his knees to meet my height as I knelt with Preston. Everyone cheered as he pulled me to him, staring deeply at me with his dark brown eyes, grinning so wide I thought he'd never stop. He inched closer, both of us closing our eyes. We moved our lips together, finally, after the length of time we knew each other. Finally, Xiumin and I were together.

"Give me a hug too, Umma!" Preston sassed from the floor, "I'm a little guy!"

I laughed, picking him up in my arms. He wrapped him arms around my neck, hugging me tight.