Our Way ||| Ateez

20

"Alright dear, let's see how things are going." Maria said as she helped Yeosang sit down.

The beta groans as he adjusts. He had been experiencing a lot of back pain recently and had voiced his concerns to the midwife, worried about the baby.

He was about two months along and his belly was forming nicely, and he was thankful that he hadn't had too many problems with morning sickness. He had more good days than bad when it came to the nausea.

Maria leaned over him and lifted up his shirt so she could ran her hands over his stomach. A pleasant warmth filled him as she did so. He loved this feeling and he instantly felt calmer.

"Well, baby feels perfectly healthy." She gave him a reassuring smile. "You, not so much." Her tone turned harsh.

Yeosang sighed and ran his hand over his face. "I know."

"Well if you know then you know what you should be doing. Stress is not healthy for you or the baby. Are you making sure to eat properly too?"

"I'm doing the best I can." He said, his voice quivering a little. "It's just so hard sometimes..."

Maria took his hands in hers. "I know dear. But you need to try and relax a little more, ok? Leave the kids to me and Hongjoong."

Yeosang nodded and gave her a grateful smile. He really was trying his best, but he hated no knowing what was going on with their family. The thoughts plagued him day in and day out, wondering if they were ok or where they were now.

Hongjoong did his best to keep him distracted, but Yeosang knew his mate felt the same way.

And that just laid the guilt on even thicker... He felt like he was keeping Hongjoong trapped here, leaving the others one man down. But at the same time he was grateful that he had his mate because he knew he couldn't do this alone.

Yeosang sighed. These were exactly the thoughts that had him so stressed out.

Maria patted his knee and gave him a knowing smile. "Come on, I say we get you situated with a nice warm bath. That should help with your aches and pains."

"That sounds amazing actually." Yeosang said, letting her pull him out of the chair.

As they started to walk down the hall, the phone rang.

Yeosang spun around with wide eyes to the living room. He could hear Hongjoong running to where he kept the cell phone plugged in and started heading in that direction himself.

He and his mate locked eyes as the alpha pressed answer and held the phone to his ear. "Hello?"

Hongjoong instantly let out a strangled cry and fumbled with the phone trying to put it on speaker.

"Hongjoong? Are you still there?" Jongho's voice came from the other end.

"Y-Yes, I'm here. Yeosang and Maria are here too. Are you ok? Where are you? Have you found Seonghwa? Did San and Wooyoung find you?" Hongjoong asked quickly, holding out his hand to pull Yeosang into his chest.

"We are fine. And yes, we are all together. How are the kids?"

"They are both doing ok. I'm not going to sugar coat it, they miss you terribly. But they are handling it as best they can." Hongjoong said, keeping his voice low. "They are in the other room watching a movie right now."

"Good, I think it's best if they don't hear us right now." Jongho sounded tired.

"Is that the rest of your pack, love?" A woman's voice said.

Hongjoong and Yeosang exchanged quick glances as their mouths opened a little.

"Yeah, I'll be right there." Jongho told her quietly, then his voice got louder, indicating he had turned back to the phone. "How are you two doing? And Maria and Kenneth."