"Jiminie", namjoon sighed. "Come here, baby", he said softly. The five year old just shook his head, looking down at his lap as he flexed his chubby little fingers, giggling happily.
Namjoon had Jimin a few months after he joined Taehyung's restaurant as an official guitar player. He loved the little boy more than anything even if he wasn't the most well behaved child out there.
While namjoon did understand it was his own fault for not giving him much time in his initial years, he still hoped that his kid could be a bit more cooperative with him.
"Joonie~~", came taehyung's voice from the doorway. Namjoon sighed again as he got up from the couch and went to open the door for the younger man.
"Hey", he greeted tiredly. Taehyung frowned upon seeing his tired frame and entered the two bedroom apartment, settling the takeout bags on the kitchen counter.
"Hi, jiminie!", Taehyung exclaimed excitedly as he saw little Jimin playing with his fingers on his blue play mate. Jimin's tiny head snapped up in his direction and just as soon, a huge smile spread over his plump lips when he saw taehyung.
"TaeTae!", he squealed loudly, standing up and running into the man with full force. Taehyung laughed heartily and caught him up in his arms, snuggling him close.
"Did you miss me, baby?", he asked. Jimin nodded happily, making cooing noises. "Missed TaeTae so much!", he exclaimed. Taehyung laughed again, completely endeared. Jimin just had him wrapped around his finger.
"Were you a naughty boy?", taehyung then asked Jimin's least favorite question, narrowing his eyes. "N-No?", jimin stuttered and hid his face in his neck.
Taehyung looked up at namjoon who just shrugged, silently asking him to settle on the dining table. "Tae, I've told you so many times. Please don't buy so many things for us", namjoon scowled when he eyed a bag of stationary next to the bags of takeout.
"Namjoon, stop. I'm not doing this because i had a crush on you four years ago. I'm doing this because you're my best friend. I know you're struggling, baby. It's okay to ask for help. And please don't think I'm trying to show off", taehyung said softly, reaching for Namjoon's hand across the table.
Namjoon sighed. "I know you're not. It just doesn't feel nice", he whispered, trying to will the tears away. "Joonie. I know it doesn't. I wish I could increase your salary but you don't want me to. I swear it's not a big deal", taehyung said solemnly.
Namjoon shook his head. "You've already done so much for us. Yoongi hyung, too. You've increased my salary twice, tae. It's a big deal", he said.
Taehyung smiled and nodded. "Just let us know if you need any help. It's really okay", he said, squeezing Namjoon's hand. The older smiled back. "Thank you, I don't know what we'd do without you", he said, glancing at Jimin munching on his food in his seat.
"Shh. Don't say that", taehyung scolded playfully. "Oh. I should go now. I'm sure Jinnie is going to be super annoyed when I get back home", he winced thinking about it.
Namjoon laughed. "He's a cute kid", he praised. Taehyung rolled his eyes. "He's bossier than yoongi. Sometimes I forget he's just seven", he said exasperatedly.
When taehyung was out of the door, namjoon sighed for the hundredth time and went back inside. "Come on. It's bath time", he announced. Surprisingly, jimin didn't make a fuss like every other night and followed him quietly.
"Jiminie, what's wrong?", namjoon asked, eyebrows furrowed in concern. "Can I sleep with you, daddy? Just for tonight?", jimin whispered. Namjoon frowned. His baby hated not getting to sleep on his Iron Man bed sheets.
"Okay", he drawled. "Everything alright?", he asked cautiously as he washed his hair. Jimin sniffled softly. "I miss you", he replied, hiccuping a little. Namjoon's heart soared with relief. He was thankful it wasn't something too serious.
"I miss you, too, baby. Daddy's so sorry he can't spend more time with you", he said softly, now rubbing Jimin's shoulders comfortingly, getting soap all over his back.
"It's okay, daddy", jimin said, smiling as he hummed and went back to play with his rubber duck. Jimin was an... interesting kid. He could go from being all sad and angry to giggly and smiley in a flash. Namjoon couldn't say he was complaining, though.
When he tucked the boy into bed beside him that night, he realized something. Something important. Jimin was his everything now. But, he couldn't help but feel that something was missing.
He knew what it was. Being a male omega, he was desperately in need of a mate. One who could help him through his heats and also help him look after Jimin.
Although he would never admit it out loud or even to himself, namjoon knew he still liked jungkook. Whether he still loved him? That was a completely different question. He hadn't been able to move on from his past.
"Daddy", jimin whispered softly, probably sensing Namjoon's stress pheromones in the air. "Yes, honey?", namjoon hushed back. "I love you", jimin said softly, inching closer to namjoon's chest.
Namjoon smiled at that, big and bright. "You do?", he asked, cinching the little boy in his arms. "Yeah. I love you the mostest!", jimin exclaimed, giggling happily as he did so.
Namjoon huffed out a laugh. "Mostest? Is that a word, jiminie?", he teased. Jimin whined, flapping his legs and pressing his cold toes onto Namjoon's stomach, making him yelp.
"It is a word!", jimin argued. "Okay, okay", namjoon shushed him, he didn't want any noise complaint reports in the morning. "You're a silly boy. Very silly", he said and pressed his nose with Jimin's.
Jimin laughed loudly at that, squirming away from him. "Daddy's silly", he said happily, no bite in his words.
Namjoon smiled. Maybe he wasn't the best dad out there and maybe there was a piece missing from their lives but, he knew, with jimin, he couldn't ask for more.
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Requested plot by Argon1810
It isn't over yet. Half of the requested plot is still remaining. This was just an overview of Namjoon's life without jungkook.
Little Jimin is so cute!! And yes, Taegi are married and Seokjin is their little baby boy! I love them!!
Stay tuned for more! 💜
