US: Kim Yugyeom X Reader [DISCONTINUED]

28 | Meeting The Crazy Uncles

Before we know it, it's already nighttime. I wake up and realise that we had both fallen asleep. With his arms tightly wrapped around me, I find him still sleeping so peacefully.

He looks so beautiful...

"You're up." He mumbles with his eyes still closed.

"You weren't sleeping?"

"I was but Yuji started crying and I didn't want to wake you so I rocked her to sleep and put her in the crib. I couldn't go back to sleep after so I did some cleaning around the apartment. Then I just decided to snuggle with you until you woke up."

"I slept through her crying? Thank you for putting her to sleep oppa." I rub my eyes and yawn away my sleepiness.

"It's okay my baby. I figured that you never get to have a proper sleep. Plus, I wanted to start my duties as a dad. I don't want you feeling like you have to do everything from now on. I'm here now." He tucks my hair behind my ear and leaves a kiss on my forehead.

"How long was I sleeping for?" I check my phone, "It's 10pm?! I was asleep for 9 hours?! Who naps for 9 hours?!"

"It's okay Jia, you needed it. You deserve it. And don't worry about Yuji. She woke up after a while so I fed her and played with her until she fell asleep again. She's still sleeping."

As soon as he says this, I hear the front door swing open. "We're baaackkk!" Jackson shouts, waking up Yuji who is now irritatedly crying.

"I spoke too soon." Yugyeom half smiles at me.

I get up and Yugyeom walks over to Yuji's crib, gently lifting her out. We walk out of the bedroom to find boxes of pizza and bottles of fizzy drinks on top of the counter.

"Ya! You woke her up!" I angrily tell them off. They all turn to us and at the sight of her, they turn into complete mush and cover their mouths at how cute and tiny she is.

"I'm so sorry, Jia. You know me." Jackson's voice calms and he rubs the top of Yuji's head.

"Wahhh, look at our maknaes." JB smiles and his eyes completely disappear.

They gather around Yugyeom and start to make faces at Yuji, do peek-a-boo at her and play with her tiny hands now that she's wide awake. I shake my head.

"Wait, where's my mum and Mark?" I curiously ask. "It's late already."

"They just went to pick up some stuff." Youngjae says, giving me that sunshine smile of his.

"What stuff?"

"Just stuff." BamBam and Jinyoung say in unison.

The door flings open once again.

"Here they are." JB says as we all turn towards the door.

Mark and my mum walk in with their hands full. They can barely walk through the door so JB goes over to help them.

"What's all this?"

"We bought some toys for Yuji." Mark says giving me the sweetest smile.

"Stuff?" I raise an eyebrow at BamBam and Jinyoung.

//

I sit on the couch as I happily watch the boys sit on the floor, being idiots around Yuji. Jackson and BamBam are dressed up as fairies, floating around her. I don't think I've ever heard her giggle so much. It makes me smile thinking about her growing up around them. She'll grow up to be such a happy girl and I know that they'll always be there to protect her.

I catch Jinyoung's eye and we awkwardly smile at each other. He gets up and walks over, then sits beside me.

"How are you?" We don't look at each other. Instead we watch the boys play with Yuji. "You seem really happy..."

"I am...I really am."

"I'm glad. That's all I've ever wanted for you." I turn to him. I look at him, still feeling so sorry for what I did to him. He loved me, but I just couldn't return the feeling.

"Stop looking at me like that." He turns to look at me.

"Like what?"

"Like you feel sorry for me. That's how you always look at me..."

"..."

"I'm fine, Jia. Really. Stop feeling sorry now. You're happy, so I'm happy."

"Jinyoung-." He turns back to look at the boys.

"-I still love you okay. But not like that. I finally love you like a sister and from now on, it will always be like that. Yugyeom is my dongsaeng and now, so are you. I'll always be here...for you, Gyeom, Yuji...for all of you. I'll make sure to always protect you three, especially Yuji. I hope you know that you can trust me and I hope you'll turn to me for anything..."

"..."

"...I just wanted to say that." Tears threaten to come out.

Gosh, why am I always crying?

He doesn't turn back to look at me. A tear finally runs down my cheek and I look down to hide my face. Yugyeom notices this, and gets up to come to me. As he approaches, Jinyoung stands up. He walks to Yugyeom and puts his hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry, Gyeom ah. I was just telling her that I'm over her." He jokingly pushes Yugyeom's head and walks over to the rest of the boys. Yugyeom sits next to me and puts his arms around me.

"You okay?"

"I'm okay."

I catch Jinyoung's eye again and we smile at each other. But this time, it's not awkward. I feel the warmth in his smile and I know that he truly means every word of what he said. He will always be there for me. For us. For this family.

He always has been.