Can't live without you.

Chapter 3

Taeyong woke up feeling heavy. Last nights video call flooded his mind. He had no idea how he was supposed to tell Jisung. He himself didn't know how he was going to make without Jaehyun. 

Taeyong was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't hear the door creak open. 

"Papa?" A small voice called,

"Baby? I'm sorry I didn't hear you come in." Taeyong apologized,

"Papa, Jisungie had a bad dream." The toddler sniffled,

"Oh baby, it's alright. Come here and snuggle with Papa." Taeyong said and pulled the boy up onto the bed. The two snuggled for a while before drifting back to sleep. 

By the time they woke up, it was 10:00. Taeyong looked over at the toddler who was sleeping peacefully. His limbs were sprawled in different directions while small breaths left his mouth. Taeyong smiled and stroked his toddler's hair lovingly. He carefully got out of the bed making sure not to wake the sleeping boy. 

He made his way to the kitchen and started a pot of coffee. Sitting down at the table he pulled out his phone,

"Hello?" 

"Ten, it's me. Do you have a minute to talk?" Taeyong asked

"Yeah, I just put Chenle down for a nap. What's up?" 

"5 more months I have to wait, Ten. He called me last night and said that he had to stay for another 5 months." 

"Oh Taeyong, I am so sorry. Johnny will be back in about 20 minutes. Do you want us to come over? Chenle and Jisung haven't seen each other in a while. It may be nice for them to play together." Ten suggested

"Yeah, I think Jisung would like that," Taeyong said

"Alright, we'll be over in about an hour," Ten said

After the two said goodbye, Taeyong went to wash up in the bathroom. When he finished he made his way back into the kitchen to clean up before Johnny and Ten arrived. About an hour later there was a knock on the door. Taeyong opened the door to find two of his best friends and a sleeping Chenle. 

"Sorry, we didn't have the heart to wake him up," Ten said 

"No worries, Jisung is still asleep as well. Why don't you just place him in my room where Jisung is." Taeyong said and gestured for Ten to head towards his room. 

"Ten told me what happened. I'm so sorry Taeyong," Johnny said putting his hand on Taeyong's shoulder. Taeyong sighed and poured Johnny a cup of tea. 

"I don't know what to tell Jisung. He's only two and keeps asking when his daddy will come home and I can't give him a proper answer." Taeyong said while tears formed in his eyes. His friends did their best to console him, reassuring him that Jaehyun would return. After about an hour of tears and conversation, a small voice came from the doorway,  

"Papa?" 

The three whipped their heads around to find two sleepy toddlers. They held hand while they rubbed their sleepy eyes with the other. The three cooed at the sight. 

"Lele, c'mere bub." Ten said, gesturing for the boy to come sit in his lap. Taeyong did the same to Jisung, plopping the boy on his lap. 

"Did you two sleep good?" Ten asked and the toddlers nodded their heads. Snuggling into their father's chest the two young boys listened as the three talked. 

"Jisungie, why don't you go into the living room and play with Lele?" Taeyong suggested

"Otay!" Jisung said and grabbed Chenle's hand. They waddled to the living room to play with their favorite toys: trucks. 

After about an hour there was a loud crash. A wail rang out through the house. 

"Oh no! Jisungie hurt!" Chenle said, his voice laced with concern, "Papa, Dada, Uncle Tae, Jisungie hurt!" The toddler cried, motioning for the grown-ups to follow him. 

"Jisungie! What happened?" Taeyong asked, scooping the boy up into his lap

"I play with truck, a-a-and I run with it and I f-f-fall d-down." Jisung sobbed 

"Pumpkin, how many times do I have to tell you not to run with toys in your hand?" 

"I sowy," Jisung mumbled into his father's chest. Chenle jumped from his Johnny's lap and padded over to Jisung. He kneeled down next to his friend and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Jisungie otay?" Chenle asked cutely

"Yes! Lele make it all better!" Jisung giggled 

The boys soon resumed playing with their trucks and the adults went back to the kitchen. It soon became night time and it was time for their friends to leave. When the three went to retrieve the two toddlers, they found both on the couch fast asleep. Johnny carefully picked Chenle up and Taeyong did the same with Jisung. 

They bid their farewells, telling Taeyong to keep them posted about Jaehyun and headed towards their car. Once Taeyong had locked the door he brought Jisung to his bed. He put Jisung in a cute onesie and tucked him in. Giving the boy a kiss on the forehead, he headed back to the kitchen to clean up. 

As he cleaned the kitchen he thought about Jaehyun. All he wanted was his husband to come home. He wanted to feel that feeling of comfort whenever Jaehyun was around. All he wanted was his Jaehyun to be in his arms. 

Hi everyone! I am sorry about the slow update. I hope you enjoy this chapter!

-Author-Nim