Daddy's Home (KNJ au)

Ch. 22

My alarm goes off and I groan to myself as I hit snooze. 10 minutes later, it goes off again and I hit dismiss. I am not trying to get up. Not now, at least. I lay in bed for a good 5 minutes when my phone begins to ring. No one wants me to get a good night's rest, apparently. I slide the talk button, putting the bright phone up to me ear to eliminate the light.

"Mmm, hello?" I say, very sleepily.

A chuckle is heard on the other end before the voice speaks. "Wake up, sunshine. Good morning."

I smile lazily to myself as I hear the deep voice greeting me a good morning. "Good morning, JB."

"Since I had to call you like you asked in the case that you didn't text me by 6:15 like you said, this is just a friendly reminder that you need to get your beautiful self up."

I yawn, sitting up and stretching my arms before putting the phone back to my ear. "And I appreciate you for it. I would've slept for another 3 hours."

"I know it's early, but you have to set up for the little one's slumber party. If you want, I can bring you a latte."

"Please. I'll love you forever."

"Sooner said than done." He chuckles and I smile at the sound. "I'll be over in 30. Wake up, princess."

The call ends and I feel a swarm of butterflies in my stomach after hearing him call me princess. What a way to wake up. I hop out of bed and take my robe with me to the bathroom so I can quickly shower, brush my teeth, and situate my hair. In the bathroom, I take about 20 minutes to do all that, just braiding my hair into 2 French braids on my head and slicking down my edges, tying a head scarf on them to set and lay them. Going back into my room, I go to my drawer and pull out a pair of legs, a tank top, and my underwear. I dress quickly and still have about 3 minutes until Jaebeom said he'd be here.

It's almost 7am and the sun is starting to rise. I turn off my room light and grab my purse and car keys, needing to start shopping for the remainder of the items needed for the party after I see Jaebeom. I quietly make my way through the house, as to not wake the kids. I successfully make it outside, the cool morning air hitting my skin and instantly relaxing me. I lock up, turning to see Jaebeom pulling up. I smile and skip down the stairs, meeting him at his car as he steps out.

We hug for a few good seconds before he pulls away. "Someone's having a good morning now that they're awake." He jokes.

"It's a great morning, now that your face is the first one I've seen."

His cheeks turn a shade a pink and he awkwardly chuckles. "I should be making you feel like this."

"You do all the time. It's my turn now."

He flashes me a toothy grin, not being able to hide his happiness. "Oh." He opens the passenger door and grabs my drink. "Here you go. One fresh latte."

"How much was it?" I open my purse and reach for my wallet.

He pushes my wallet back inside, shaking his head. "It's on me."

"You sure?"

"I have more money than I know what to do with. It's okay."

"What a flex." We laugh and I graciously take the drink. "Thank you so much."

"You're welcome." He kisses my cheek and even though this is the second time, I will never get used to it, nor tired of it. "Text or call when you can. Have a good day, I'll be thinking of you."

"And I'll be thinking of you too." I smile, pulling him into one last hug.

When we disconnect, he smiles widely at me and gets in his car. He drives away and I head to my car, but not before taking notice of Namjoon standing in the doorway. I could just get in my car and go get what's left of party things because I don't wanna have an incident like last night happen again, or I can be the polite Harlow that I always am and say good morning so that we start today on the right foot. Polite Harlow it is.