Daddy Jeno | N.JM X L.JN

Chapter 2

Jaemin woke up at the sound of his alarm. he immediately turned it off to not wake minhee who was still sleeping soundly beside him. he yawned and stretched as he leaned down to give the baby a kiss on the forehead, his first routine in the morning actually.

it's six in the morning, his shift will be at nine. he stayed sat on the bed as he watched minhee sleep so peacefully, a sad smile appearing on his face as he suddenly felt bad for his child. he reached his right hand and played with his child's soft lacks as he thought of things.

almost three years since lee jeno broke up with him and learned that he was pregnant with their child. the thought of telling the latter about the child never crossed jaemin's mind as he hates him so much, for him, jeno shouldn't know about minhee. Jaemin is scared of the thought of jeno denying the child, that would be the worse. so even though he needed to take care of minhee and work for him, alone, he doesn't care. his son is more than enough to give him strength and keep him going in this cruel world.

his child is the best thing that happened in his life, after all.

"I'm sorry for you'll grow without a daddy, Na minhee" jaemin muttered, kissing minhee's forehead as he wiped a single tear that rolled off his cheeks.

Na minhee. yes, even though lee is supposed to be the surname of the child, jaemin made it after his surname, Na. he doesn't have a reason to make his son's name a lee for they're over, jeno had nothing to do with them anymore. Jaemin is well aware that time will come and minhee will ask about why jaemin is the only one taking care of him, why doesn't he have a daddy. that moment is one of those moments that jaemin is actually scared off, because what would he tell his child?

the real things like "your daddy left me, left us" and "he doesn't love us" or would he lie and tell him, "he's just far away" and "he'll come soon"?

Jaemin is clueless, so as much as he can, he doesn't want his son to be hurt, away from any pain that Jeno could bring to him.

his work at the coffee shop right now is enough for them to live, plus the help of jisung and his other close friends. they're so kind and nice and love minhee so much as if the baby is their own child. as long as they have shelter and something to eat, it's all fine for jaemin , and of course, as long as minhee is with him, he'll continue fighting in this cruel life.

he doesn't have parents, they're long gone, ever since jaemin came out to them as gay. no, he's totally fine with it. 

"good morning, papa" Minhee called in a groggy voice, rolling over to lay and bury his face on his papa's legs.

Jaemin smiled, this is one of those moments that he always cherish. his son is just precious that every cute, simple moment with him is special.

"good morning, my baby" jaemin cooed in a sweet voice, holding minhee and carrying him to sit on his lap. Minhee yawned as he circled his arm around his papa's neck and buried his face on it.

Jaemin chuckled and kissed minhee's rosy cheek. "you hungry, baby?" he questioned, standing up while still carrying minhee and walked out of their small room. the baby nodded. "Minhee wanna eat pancakes" he mumbled.

"Okay, papa will make pancakes for baby minhee " jaemin declared sweetly, putting minhee down on the sofa and opening the television, putting on children's show. "papa will make pancakes, baby minhee should behave and watch television while waiting for papa, okay, baby?" Minhee nodded excitedly, jaemin smiled and gave minhee another kiss on the cheek before proceeding to the kitchen to make breakfast.

halfway through finishing cooking the pancakes, a knock on the door was heard before minhee yelled "Minhee will open the door!" and then a running sound reaches the kitchen. Jaemin chuckled, putting the last piece of pancake on the plate before washing his hands and exiting the kitchen after.