Single Father • Namjoon + BTS!Kids

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"Yeah, so...I wrote everything down...There's a sheet on the fridge...And my cell phone number is on there too, so...Feel free to call if you need anything..." Namjoon hesitated, feeling uncomfortable. The last time he'd called a sitter, he'd been going out to dinner with his wife. While she'd had a suitcase - packed - in her car. While she'd been about to tell him that she was leaving him.

So, he wasn't feeling great about the situation. "I think that's pretty much everything..." Namjoon mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck. "If you have any questions, Jin should be able to help with pretty much everything...And...what am I forgetting...?" Namjoon exhaled slowly, biting the inside of his cheek. "Oh, right. If...if Tae does anything weird...Tae's the one with the weird smile...so, if he does anything weird, just...ignore it, okay? He's fine. Or, at least, he's not...he's not not fine. Whatever." Namjoon sighed. "Just let Jin handle it. Or Yoongi, if they get out of control. If he's still awake. Just-"

"Daddy, we'll be fine so hurry up already!" Jin said, pouting and tugging at Namjoon's sleeve. "You're going to be late!"

Namjoon sighed again before smiling and ruffling Jin's hair. "All right, sweetie. I'll get going then." He looked back up at the babysitter, who looked a little perturbed but hadn't left yet, so Namjoon was assuming that she'd stay.

Which failed to give him an excuse to cancel his date.

"All right, kisses," Namjoon announced, crouching down so his face was low enough for his kids to reach.

Jin kissed Namjoon on the cheek, followed by Yoongi (reluctantly), Hobi (excited), Jimin (about to cry), Taehyung (looking mischievous), and Jungkook (who still looked a little shook about being short).

Namjoon was most worried about Jimin since Jimin had a bit of attachment anxiety, and he didn't do well with strangers. Namjoon was tempted to just take Jimin with him on the date, but he was pretty sure his date wouldn't be amused. And it would make it difficult if things...escalated. Not that Namjoon was planning on kissing her or anything, he barely knew her. But having a four-year-old staring at you while you stared at someone else was just a tad bit uncomfortable.

And Namjoon still felt delicate about the whole matter concerning their mother.

He hadn't felt right, accepting the invitation after their mother had left only a year ago, but...he knew that he had to move on at some point. If not to forget her, then to try to find his own happiness again. Although he felt fulfilled through his children, but giving them a kiss on the forehead wasn't the same as kissing a woman.

Mainly because of the absence of tongue.

"Now go, Daddy!" Jin said, pushing Namjoon toward the door, and Namjoon sighed for the third time before waving at the babysitter and leaving the house.

He got in his van, realizing that it wasn't the sweet ride most women dreamed of, but he was a single father with six children to raise. He had neither the budget nor the lack of efficiency to buy some hot sports care.

And besides, he liked owning a car that could fit his whole family at once.

***

Namjoon got to the restaurant fifteen minutes later. On most of the previous dates he'd had, mainly with the kids' mother, he would have picked up date up, but she'd just gotten off work, apparently, and had suggested that she meet him there.

Namjoon didn't know much about her with the exception of her name: Seulgi. In all honesty, she was a friend of one of the guys from work, and that same guy had set the two of them up.

Although Namjoon was about 98% sure that his friend hadn't mentioned to Seulgi that he had literally half a dozen children.

He didn't think that he'd bring it up tonight.