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Chapter 2

Baekhyun woke up to his 5 AM alarm. He had to be at the daycare by 6:30 as the kids come in at 7:30. Baekhyun groans as he gets up. Of course, he loves his job, but he was so tired. Dealing with kids and your own problems don't really go well together. Double the stress, but in the end, worth it. The kids, he means. He washes up and wears his usual jeans and shirt that's anything but white or anything light. He laughs at how much a disaster that would be.

Baekhyun passes by many houses he can almost name all the owners of, Ms. Choi's flower shop, George's mechanics, Kyungsoo's bakery, and finally reaches Sunyoung's daycare.

"Hey, Baek!" Sunyoung waves as he walks in. Baekhyun waves back as he also hears Woojin let out a "hey!". Baekhyun and Sunyoung usually deal with the children while Woojin is assigned with making the meals. Baekhyun makes his way into the kitchen to see Woojin indeed preparing breakfast.

"Kyungsoo brought in cookies for the kids this morning." Woojin nodded over to the opened box with more than just enough chocolate chip cookies. "And he said you should visit some time." Baekhyun nods in reply.

It's finally time for the kids to start coming in. Well, the earliest of the few since their parents would have to get to work on time. Sunyoung greets the kids at the door while Baekhyun smiles in the distance, arms wide open for when they start running towards him for a hug.

A knock came from the front door of the daycare, later from the original opening time. Baekhyun already guessed who it was as he opened the door. "Hi, Hanna." He greeted before looking at the 3 year old in her arms. "And hi, Leo~" Baekhyun cooed, taking him into his arms.

"He's about to go to kindergarten soon." Baekhyun smiled as he bounced Leo who was sitting against his hip. "Yeah. Though I have no worries, all the kids around here are no big trouble. I'm sure he'll be fine." Baekhyun nodded. The town had a local elementary school as well as a high school and college. Though, the schools were placed at the edge of the town towards the city. It was quite reasonable since the school were indeed funded by the city. It was walking distance from the town unless you opted to use a car or lived a bit more north.

"How's the restaurant going?" Baekhyun averts his attention to Hanna.

"Its been a bit.. busy, might I say." Baekhyun chuckles. '" Well, your cooking is great. Though, Kyungsoo might  be some competition." Hanna hits his shoulder jokingly. "If you want, after I'm done here, I can come over and help."

"Oh no, its fine, Baek." Hanna shakes her head. "We already have Riley and Connor helping out." Baekhyun nods as he lets Leo down, watching as he runs over to Jay, Ms. Choi's younger son.

"You know its been going around that Riley and Connor are dating. But, they keep denying it so aggressively! Suspicious, right?" Hanna leans in, suggesting that it is.

"Of course, of course. Though, maybe we should give the two a break. They are going into college after vacation is over and we wouldn't want Mrs. White fainting any time soon." Baekhyun laughs at his own remark, watching Hanna follow. Connor was Mrs. and Mr. White's only son.

"Fine, fine, but only for now." Hanna leans back and points a finger at Baekhyun. "Yes, yes. Now why don't you head back to the restaurant before Jeff starts panicking." Baekhyun giggles as Hanna's eyes slightly widen in realization.

"Of course! See you later then." Hanna waves. "See you!" Baekhyun waves after her, watching her rush down the street to the restaurant.

The time was 4:46 when all the kids had finally gone home. Baekhyun waved and said his goodbyes to Woojin and Sunyoung as he headed out the door. Baekhyun turns right and heads south towards Chaeyoung's small grocery store passing Luhan's production studio, Luhan had majored in communications and music. He handled the town's radio and sings once and awhile. Chaeyoung's husband manages a farm and provides the products for the grocery. The main reason Baekhyun's here is so he can get carrots for the little bunny. He picks out five fresh carrots and hands them over to Chaeyoung to pay.