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"why are both of the kids crying?" seulgi wonders as she enters her home after a long day at work. jaebeom, who sips lukewarm coffee, leaning against the kitchen counter,  smiles and extends a hand out to her and pulling her forward. she leans against him, kissing him in greeting.

"i have no idea, so i'm just letting them cry it out."

"how lovely."

"they'll stop soon, just wait for them to notice you... how was your day?"

"standard vaccinations and only one major surgery today."

"was it bad?"

"no... very smooth procedure." seulgi sighs, "what's for dinner? the baby's hungry."

"the baby, huh?" jaebeom puts down his coffee mug, his hand instead rubbing circles against seulgi's belly. she's fourteen weeks, and her bump is tiny, kind of looks like she's bloated, but they know better. it also means... there's only four more weeks until they find out if baby is a he or she. jaebeom is hoping for a she.

"yes, the baby... our baby... the one you helped create because you can't keep your hands to yourself."

"as long as we're on the same page that i helped create this baby, though it's because you can't keep your hands to yourself. i'm innocent."

"whatever, feed me."

"okay, okay..." jaebeom teases, "what are you in the mood for?"

"momma!!" yeji cries when she notices seulgi, running over and clinging to her scrubs. hyunjin does the same thing, and yeji shoves him out of the way.

"hey! lim yeji! no pushing your brother!" jaebeom scolds and seulgi rolls her eyes.

"this isn't the first time she's done it, so it's not going to work."

"what?"

"she shoved him earlier, you can tell by the tiara on the floor."

"...what?"

"yeji likes playing princess tea party, and she probably wanted hyunjin to play, and he probably didn't want to, so she got upset. she pushed him, and he cried, threw a tantrum and threw her stuff."

"how do you know that?"

"mom superpowers i guess?" seulgi shrugs, leaning down to her kids' level and hugging them both tightly. "so... yeji, my love, why are you being mean to hyunjin... again."

"he started it! i tried to play with him so he could stop whining, but he didn't play nicely so i pushed him away."

"but you know you're not supposed to push him."

"but he started it!"

"i don't care who started it, you need to say sorry. you could have hurt him." seulgi explains and yeji pouts. "hugs, kisses and sorries. go go." this has become a norm recently. hyunjin and yeji will fight like the siblings they are, and then be forced to make up by their parents. yeji doesn't look at hyunjin, but she hugs him before giving him a quick kiss. hyunjin's cuddly, and doesn't even understand that yeji is mad at him, so he keeps hold, looking happy to get attention from her.

"what do you want for dinner, yeji?" jaebeom questions, picking hyunjin up before yeji gets annoyed and pushes him again, countering the apology she just gave.

"jajangmyun."

"ooh, that does sound good." seulgi agrees, giving yeji a high-five.

"what is the point of being a chef if you all let my talents go to waste?" jaebeom complains, grabbing his phone and scrolling through some chinese delivery.