Smeraldo •|| J.JK

Chapter 26

*spare me the details of giving birth I'm just 15*

"It's a girl Mrs. Jeon." The nurse said.

I blinked twice in disbelief and sheer happiness.

Soomin was sweating and I wiped her forehead with a cloth.

The baby was crying when she was given to Soomin.

I looked her.

Our little Seohee.

"She looks just like you." I said. She does. From her nose to her mouth, she looks every bit like Soomin. I'm starting to wonder where am I in this kid.

"I'm tired. Can I rest for a while?" Soomin said as her eyes were about to close. For a minute I felt scared if they were going to open again.

Seohee wailed loudly as I carried her. This is unfair she wasn't screaming when she was being held by her mother.

After a while, I handed her to one of the nurses for her to get cleaned.

She was beautiful. More beautiful than her mom. Porcelain skin, black hair, the shape of her face, everything. Even her cries sounded like music.

She was too perfect.

I went outside the room to see the other guys waiting for me. They looked at me with excitement in their eyes.

"It's a little baby Soomin. Really. She looks like her." I said. They all screamed in happiness.

"We have a new princess in our family!" Seokjin hyung was wailing.

"I can volunteer as babysitter sometimes!" Taehyung said and jumped around.

"Seriously like I would trust you with Seohee." I teased him. He lightly punched me on the arm.

"Oh my god I can't believe it. By the way, how's Soomin?" Sooyun asked.

"She said she's tired. She's sleeping." I said. They all nodded and every now and then, I could hear in their conversations about playing with Seohee. That they wanted to see her.

For a moment, euphoria floods my system. Is it possible to feel this happy? Everything seemed like a dream. I didn't want to wake up.

I'd do anything to never wake up.

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After a 3 days in the hospital, Seokjin hyung offered to drive us home while I sat down at the back with Soomin. Soomin was carrying Seohee who was bundled up in pink blankets, and wearing a pink bonnet. She had matching pink socks and pink mittens. Courtesy of her idiot uncles, specifically my hyungs.

"Mom said she looks like me when I was a baby, maybe even prettier than me." Soomin cooed.

"I'm starting to wonder where the heck is Jungkook in that kid." Seokjin laughed. Soomin chuckled along with him and I glared at him.

The ride back home consisted of Seokjin hyung and Soomin teasing me about Seohee not looking like me. To be honest, I didn't really care.

Truth be told, I'm glad she looks like Soomin. That way, I can be reminded of her mom always. Just one look at her, and waves of memories would hit me.

For no reason, I lightly pecked Seohee's head, who was sound asleep in her mother's arms.

"She's pretty right?" Soomin said and trailed her fingers on Seohee.

"Yeah. Because she's half of you."

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"Jungkook, Seohee's crying again will you please go check up on her." Soomin mumbled and groaned, her eyes were still closed as she turned around to the opposite direction from the bed.

Checking the time, it was midnight. I groaned.

I know I said something like 3 weeks ago that Seohee's cries were like music. But this time, I would very much like to turn it off.

I sighed as I got out of bed and walked to Seohee's room, which was next to ours.

As expected, she was wailing loudly when I got in. I seriously need earplugs.

"Don't cry love, daddy's here." I cooed as I picked her up and rocked her gently.

She immediately shut up.

This kid is really playing with me. All she wants is to be carried. The moment we put her down, she starts crying nonstop.

Seohee's eyes were half open as she looked at me. I stared down at her.

It seems like we were having a mini staring contest.

The staring seemed to last for like 15 minutes before a sleepy Soomin was standing in front of the door. I looked at her in shock.

"What are you doing here love you should be asleep." I said.

"I was wondering why you weren't back at the bed after Seohee stopped crying. What were you doing with her just a while ago?" She asked seeming to control her laughter.

"She was staring at me so I stared back. We were having a mini staring contest. I swear this kid is weird." I said and when I looked back at Seohee, expecting her to have her eyes open to prove my story true, Seohee's eyes were closed and already in deep slumber.

"Wow she is weird, hmm I wonder where did she get that from?" Soomin teased and giggled as I pouted.

I slowly put Seohee down back at her crib. Thankfully, she didn't cry anymore. But this isn't the last night I would wake up with her crying.

At least, not yet.

Soomin kissed my cheek before grabbing my hand to go back to our bedroom.

--

*Ding Dong*

"Please answer the door love I'm still sleepy." Soomin trailed off. I sighed.

Apparently after we put her down at midnight, after an hour she started crying again because she was hungry, and Soomin was the one who fed her.

She woke up again an hour later and I carried her again.

I sighed as I stretched my back and trodded my feet downstairs. I opened the front door to see a smiling Sooyun and Jimin.

"Dude, it's like past 8 already. You just woke up?" Jimin asked.

I have a feeling I looked like hell.

"Can't sleep. Seohee's been up all night. Why are you guys here?" I asked as I rubbed my eyes and yawned.

"Well, we were wondering you'd want some help? You could catch a few winks, we'll take care of Seohee." Sooyun offered. It seemed like that wasn't the reason why they were there because Jimin was about to protest when I saw Sooyun subtly kick his shin.

"You don't have to do this." I said feeling slightly embarrassed.

"Yeah he's right Sooyun." Jimin smiled at her as if he's telling her what the hell.

"Oh shut up you guys. Me and Jimin would love to be here. Right?" She threw him a death glare. Jimin sighed and nodded.

Heaving a huge breath, I let them in and go towards Seohee's room. I gave them instructions about what to do and what not to do and to keep the voice down since Soomin and I will be asleep in the next room.

For a few weeks, that was the scenario, one of my hyungs or sometimes two of them, Namjoon and Jin hyung, Yoongi and Hoseok hyung or Taehyung and Jimin hyung would come here early in the morning and watch over Seohee while me and Soomin catched a few hours of sleep which was deprived from us the night before.

I felt thankful that they were there for Seohee. Thankful that Seohee was blessed with caring uncles.

She was going to grow up close to them.