Sacrifices (vkook)

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3 years later...

Taehyung is awoken by the loud, unforgiving cries of their, now, two month old baby boy.

"I'll get him." Jungkook says, already sitting up to go get the baby.

Taehyung doesn't argue and turns over to go back to sleep.

They knew taking care of a newborn on their own for the first time would be extremely challenging, but taking care of a newborn and a three year old was hell for the young couple.

Jungkook walks into Jiseok's room after peeking into Jihae's to make sure she was still asleep.

"What's wrong, little man?" He says to the crying newborn. "Did you have a bad dream?"

He lifts the baby from his crib and cradles him in his arms, bouncing and shushing him.

"He's hungry, Kook." Taehyung says groggily as he enters the room with the bottle.

"I'll do it." Jungkook says taking the bottle.

"D-Daddy?" Jihae's small voice says getting both their attention.

"No, Jihae." Taehyung groans going to get her. "Why are you up, baby?"

"I wanna daddy." She whines squirming from Taehyung's arms and running over to Jungkook. "Daddy, up!"

Jungkook sighs, Jihae had been acting out a lot more lately.

The articles Taehyung read said that it was normal for her to act out now that there was a new baby in the house, she was just trying to get their attention.

"Go to mommy, Jihae." Jungkook says, refocusing his attention on Jiseok.

Jungkook had started telling Jihae Taehyung was his mommy when she first started talking, and the author thought it was really cute, so they just stuck with it.

"I don't wanna mommy, I wanna daddy! Up, daddy!" The three year old cries tugging at Jungkook's pants.

"Tae, please?" He says looking over at his husband.

Taehyung snaps out of his trance and goes to get his daughter. "Jihae, daddy's taking care of your brother right now, okay, princess?"

"No, no mommy!" Jihae cries as Taehyung picks her up and takes her to her room.

"You're gonna be cranky tomorrow if you don't go back to sleep, I don't want you giving your uncle a hard time, baby." Taehyung sighs, his patience wearing thin as Jihae starts to cry. "No, baby. Don't cry. Why don't you want your mommy? Don't you love me?"

"Daddy!" She starts to wail as Taehyung makes her lay down.

"Jeon Jihae! Stop, now. I'm serious." He says sternly, trying not to be mad at the toddler for being upset.

Jihae's cries settle down a little bit but she still whimpers quietly as she sucks her thumb.

Taehyung sits on the ground next to her small bed and rubbing her stomach.

He lays his head against the side of the bed, his eyes falling shut.

    "I put Jiseok down, Tae. You can go back to sleep, I've got her." Jungkook says appearing in the doorway.

Taehyung opens his eyes. "It's okay, she's settling down. I'm coming in a second."

Jungkook nods and leaves the two, surprisingly Jihae doesn't cry for him when he leaves.