The More The Merrier

Chapter 1

Kihyun woke up to the sound of his alarm going off. He groaned and rolled over in bed, picking up his phone to switch the alarm off. He rolled back over to face his boyfriend Hyunwoo who was also awake now, staring right into his eyes.

"Morning Kihyunnie." He said with a tired voice.

"Morning." Kihyun croaked back. Hyunwoo stroked his hand through Kihyun's bright red hair, smiling softly.

"I love you so much Kihyun, I love you so so much."

"I love you too." Kihyun didn't even bother to hide the blush that spreads across his hot cheeks. "I have to get up now, though. I have an early shift at work today."

Hyunwoo just sighed in return as Kihyun got out of bed and made his way to the bathroom to shower.

After Kihyun showered and got dressed, he went to the kitchen to cook up some breakfast. He decided on waffles since they hadn't had them in a while. Once they were cooked he plated some up for himself and plated some up for Hyunwoo, then took them up to his room. He gently shook Hyunwoo awake and gave him his breakfast. Kihyun went back out to the kitchen and ate his breakfast while checking his emails on his laptop. Once he finished he began packing his bag for the day. Hyunwoo came into the kitchen not long after to put his dirty dishes in the sink. He watched Kihyun as he frantically raced around packing his bag and getting himself ready for work.

"Kihyunnie, why is your shift so early today?" Hyunwoo was worried for Kihyun, he often had early morning shifts and would come home late. He always looked so tired but today.....today he looked horrible.

"A few parents needed to drop their kids off earlier today and I was asked to come to the daycare earlier along with a couple of other co-workers. It'll be fine though don't worry." Hyunwoo didn't believe Kihyun when he said the last part. Kihyun worked at a daycare and had been for quite some time now. Hyunwoo stayed at home, he didn't have a proper job, he was a volunteer worker and usually just waited for someone to contact him when they needed him.

"Just don't overwork yourself okay? I worry about you." Hyunwoo walked over to where Kihyun was sitting on their couch in the lounge room and sat beside him, wrapping an arm around Kihyun's shoulders.

"I won't, I love my job. It'll be okay. Have fun with whatever you decide to do today." With that, Kihyun placed a quick kiss on Hyunwoo's lips and waved goodbye as he exited their apartment in a rush. Hyunwoo just sighed and went back to bed, falling asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

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"Shh it's okay, it's okay." Kihyun cooed. He had a crying toddler clinging to him while he tried to input some details into the computer at the reception desk. The little boy clinging to him was the last child to be dropped off early before the daycare actually opened, and needless to say, the poor kid seemed as tired as Kihyun did. His cries were tired and every now and then he would fall asleep, leaning his small head on Kihyun's shoulder. Kihyun sighed as he finished up putting the last few details into the system and stood up carefully cradling the small toddler in his arms, making his way to the toddler's room.

Kihyun's co-worker, Seulgi greeted him with a bright smile. "Hello Kihyun! How are you holding up?" She gestured to the whimpering child in his arms.

"Okay I guess. Little Jackson here seems really tired, he keeps falling asleep between crying fits." Kihyun adjusted Jackson in his arms, wiping away the small tears that fell from his little eyes.

"Here I'll take care of him." Seulgi held out her arms as Kihyun handed the boy over. "You look pretty tired yourself Ki."

"Hmm? Oh I'm fine, don't worry about it! I'll go back to the reception area and do some paperwork before we officially open." Kihyun quickly rubbed his hand gently over Jackson's head and walked out of the room towards the reception area.

The next few hours flew by pretty quickly, Kihyun did some paperwork and then parents began dropping their kids off. Soon enough all the kids that were scheduled to arrive today had so Kihyun made his way to the toddler's room where he would be working for the remainder of the day. As soon as he opened the door he could already hear Jackson's wailing.He went over to the boy who was sitting crying in a corner and picked him up. He gently swayed side to side and shushed him to calm him down. Soon enough Jackson was quiet and smiling for the first time that morning. Kihyun returned the smile and chuckled before putting Jackson down and watching him go play with some of the other kids.

Seulgi sneaked up behind Kihyun, almost making him shout. "You really are good with kids Ki."

"God Seulgi you gave me a heart attack!"

Seulgi laughed and shook her head. "Seriously though, you look like you would make a great dad. Have you and Hyunwoo ever thought about having kids?"

"I-what?" Kihyun was a bit shocked by the sudden statement and question.

"Oh sorry I didn't mean to be so abrupt like that. I'm sorry." Seulgi bowed in apology, to which Kihyun quickly dismissed.

"It's okay, it's just...we haven't really talked about it. We aren't even married yet we've just been together for a while." Kihyun trailed off as he noticed the time, ten thirty, morning tea time.

"Seulgi it's morning tea time, let's give the cuties some food." Kihyun mustered up the friendliest smile he could manage, despite feeling shocked and a little bit uncomfortable with Seulgi's question.

"O-okay. Alright kids time to wash your hands! Teacher Kihyun and I will get your morning tea ready!" Seulgi attracted the attention of the fifteen toddlers in the room with her sweet voice. She helped them clean their hands along with Teacher Joy who arrived late, due to a traffic jam close to her home.

After Kihyun had prepared the morning tea of a fruit salad made with soft fruits, he plated it up onto colourful plates and placed colourful spoons with them. Then he began taking them out to the small tables in the centre of the room with the help of Seulgi. Once the toddlers had begun eating he filled a jug up with water and one with juice. He then went around to the kids asking if they would like a glass of water or juice, which to Kihyun's surprise, most of them said water. He wondered if all kids were this good, or if it was just a facade the kids put on since they weren't around their parents.

While the kids were eating Kihyun took the opportunity to sit at the front of the room and catch his breath. Maybe he was more tired than he thought. Still, he had to keep going, he loves this job after all.

Seulgi interrupted his thoughts when she came over and crouched next to him, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Kihyun I'm really really sorry about before I wasn't thinking and I feel so bad I-" Seulgi stopped rambling and tightened her grip on Kihyun's shoulder. "Ki, are you sure you're okay? You do look really tired. Maybe you should go ho-"

Kihyun quickly cut her off by standing abruptly, almost losing his balance but holding onto the wall for support. "I'm fine. And it's okay, you don't need to apologise." Kihyun lightly tapped Seulgi's shoulder and began clearing away some of the toddler's dirty dishes. Seulgi just sighed and began to help.