even a fool knows this

ch. 5

The next week went… incredibly smoothly? You and the boys had gotten into a routine quickly, as their schedules had already been planned out for the most part for the next month. In the mornings when you brought Haemi in, one of the boys would come get her from you and take her to have a morning snack and to play. This gave you a chance to meet and plan with the other managers regarding the member's schedule for the day, and get them where they needed to be. The members, based on who wasn't busy at the time, would trade off babysitting duties. Dance practices were especially fun for them, as Haemi just joined in and danced along with them. Sometimes though, she would just sit by the mirror and watch, totally entranced. 

Nap time was always inevitable, as the boys had much more energy than Haemi, she would easily get worn out by early afternoon. By that time, Minho would step in and pick her up and hold her while softly singing her a lullaby, and she would fall fast asleep. Sometimes he laid her on the couch, while he cleaned up the mess of coloring supplies and dress up clothes from the practice room. Other times, he would fall asleep himself, often being woken up by the others loudly entering the room. 

You were incredibly grateful for them and their understanding with your situation. You still felt a little guilty about hiding so many aspects of your life from them, but now it felt as if you all were one big family. 

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You woke up the following Monday with a bad cough and your head full of congestion. Shit. All the stress and anxiety you had for so long must have taken a toll on your body, and now you were sick. 

You called the other managers to let them know you wouldn't be coming in today, hoping a day of rest and lots of medicine would nip this illness in the bud. 

Thankfully, Haemi didn't feel bad like you did. So you set her up in the living room with a movie while you laid on the couch covered in blankets. 

About an hour later, you heard knocking at your door. Who could that possibly be? They continued knocking, which was making your headache much worse. You got up slowly, feeling dizzy as you walked to the front door to see who it was. 

Minho? 

You opened the door and there he was, holding a plastic bag filled with food in one hand and medicine in the other. 

You looked at him, confused. He stared back, not realizing he hadn't even said anything to you yet. 

Realizing the awkwardness, he quickly explained. 

"....ah...hi....Noona….well, they said you were sick and since I had walked you home before I already knew where you lived….um, that's not creepy I promise, and well so I asked if I could have the day off to take care of you because you really should be resting and eating some soup or something and I also got medicine, well actually a lot of different medicines because I wasn't sure what illness you had so I figured I would get you one of everything and then I also got a new coloring book for Haemi."

You laughed, breaking the tension. He was so sweet. Realizing you weren't mad, he smiled back at you. 

"Uh, right, come in! I'm sorry it's such a mess, we don't really get company."

Haemi, looking up to see who was there, jumped up realizing it was Minho. 

"Minnie, Minnie, Minnie!" Haemi ran up to Minho hugged his legs tightly. 

"Hi, little one, I see you've missed me! I wonder if Eomma missed me too…?" He looked at you, smirking. 

You blushed, but unfortunately as you were about to reply, you fell into a coughing fit.