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"Daddy! Daddy!" BamBam screamed at the top of his lungs. "Wake up! We have to go visit Papa Jin and Papa Joon today!" He bounced up and down on Hoseok's chest.
"BamBam, be quieter baby, Appa was up really late last night. You don't want to wake him do you?"
BamBam's little eyes widened as he stared in Taehyung's direction. "Did Baekhyun keep him awake again?" Upon seeing Hoseok's nod, he crawled closer to Taehyung and stared down at his slightly rounded belly. "Baekhyun, you should be stiller so Appa can sleep and not throw up." It took everything Hoseok had to refrain from "awing" at his son.
"Come on buddy, let's get breakfast." Hoseok was going to stand to collect his son, but he was interrupted by a sleepy Taehyung. "Don't leave, you're warm." Taehyung wrapped BamBam up in a hug. "How's my Kunpimook today?"
Hoseok had done everything in his power in order to convince his husband not to name their son "Kunpimook," but it had been to no avail. Once Taehyung's mind was made up, that was that, there was no changing it.
"I'm happy! But I want to go to Papa's!" BamBam tried to pout, but he was enjoying the hug too much. He had always been a cuddler. Taehyung released his son and gently smoothed his naturally unruly hair - that was definitely from Hoseok's side.
"We can't go this early sweetheart, we have to wait until later for that, but I know what we can do before it's time to go."
BamBam stared at his Appa in anticipation. "What?"
Taehyung laughed, "Want to go to the park?"
BamBam immediately wriggled off the bed and ran to the door. He loved the park. "Daddy, Appa, come on!" He then ran into the kitchen where he attempted to climb into his chair.
Taehyung turned to Hoseok and ran a hand down his chest. "Good morning."
"Good morning."
Hoseok pushed Taehyung's hair back from his face. "Is Baekhyun behaving now?"
"No. But when is he ever?"
Hoseok laughed and gave Taehyung a gentle hug. He loved Baekhyun, but just wished the child would be a little nicer to his husband. Never had sickness been as severe as it was with Taehyung. He couldn't eat anything without it coming right back up. It worried Hoseok, to say the least.
"I'm sorry, I know it's hard on you." Hoseok carded a hand through Taehyung's hair.
"It's okay, they're worth it," said Taehyung with a fond look in BamBam's previous direction.
"Should we get up before he finds a way to destroy the kitchen?"
Taehyung sighed and swung his legs out of the bed. "Definitely." Hoseok followed suit and left the warm cocoon of blankets and threw on a t-shirt. No matter how cold it got, he refused to wear shirts to bed.
He scratched the back of his head and gave a yawn as he entered the kitchen. Taehyung started the coffee maker while Hoseok helped BamBam to properly sit in his seat.
"I want to head over early and help dad set everything up for the party, think you can handle BamBam at the park?"
"Of course." Hoseok gave BamBam a high five. "Hear that buddy? It's just you and me today."
"Yay!"
Taehyung set down BamBam's bowl of Cheerios. "Excited baby?"
"Yeah!" BamBam shoved a handful of the dry cereal into his mouth happily. Cheerios were his favorite. Taehyung smiled and ruffled his hair. He was happy Hoseok could spend some extra alone time with BamBam. Hoseok had been swamped with work lately. His dreams of becoming a famous, renowned dancer had finally come true, but the job was time consuming and required a lot of travel. Taehyung was happy that they would be able to hang out together.
"What time are Yoongi and Jimin getting there," asked Taehyung as he stood to pour himself a cup of coffee. "I really don't want a repeat of last year, Jungkookie was so disappointed."
The previous year, Yoongi and Jimin had forgotten about the party. As a result, both had scheduled important meetings and were out of country. They had Skyped Jungkook from their hotel room when their respective meetings were over, but the boy had still been heartbroken.
Hoseok stood to get a glass of orange juice. "I made sure they knew. Every single day for the entire month, I've called Yoongi and screamed about the party. On the days he didn't pick up, I spammed his phone with pictures of spiders." He took an amused sip of his juice and laughed. He didn't disclose that each of his calls had been made at 4 A.M.
"Well, you certainly know how to get a point across." Taehyung walked over to kiss his husband. "In your own evil way."
Hoseok wiggled his eyebrows, "You love it."
"Or maybe I tolerate it because I love you."
"I'm cool either way, I still get loved in both scenarios."
Taehyung was about to laugh, but his stomach took a hard lurch. He slammed his coffee cup on the kitchen counter and made a desperate dash for the bathroom. BamBam looked up from his bowl, "Is Appa sick again?"
"I'm afraid so baby." Hoseok collected his son's empty bowl. "Are you finished?" BamBam nodded his head. Hoseok took the bowl to the sink and began to wash it.
"Daddy?"
"Hm?" Hoseok wiped his hands on his flannel pajama pants. "Is something wrong?"
"Can we help Appa get better?"
"Aw, you want to help Appa feel better?" BamBam nodded his head. "You should give him lots of kisses and hugs, like this." Hoseok walked over to pick up BamBam and cuddle him tightly into his chest. He peppered the child's face in kisses. BamBam giggled and tried to squirm out of Hoseok's grasp. Hoseok took them into the living room and dropped BamBam on the couch. "Wait here, I'm gonna go check on Appa."
BamBam didn't move, simply began to play with his favorite, red, toy car that he'd left on the couch cushion. Hoseok grabbed a Sprite from the kitchen and entered the bedroom. "TaeTae, you in here honey?" Taehyung groaned from the bathroom. Hoseok set down the Sprite on their nightstand and opened the bathroom door. Taehyung was bent over the toilet, skin pale and clammy.
"Is it really bad this morning?"
Taehyung weakly nodded his head. "I think Baekhyun is extra angry today."
Hoseok walked behind Taehyung, wrapped his arms around him, and placed soft kisses across his back. "You don't want to lay back down?"
"I do, but if I lay down, I'm not getting back up. I'll be fine."
"Stubborn man." Hoseok sighed and helped Taehyung stand up. "I'm gonna go get BamBam dressed."
"Okay." Taehyung turned to brush his teeth, as Hoseok walked back into the living room. "Ready to get ready for the day?" He stepped closer to tickle the bottom of BamBam's feet. "We're gonna have so much fun."
"Yeah!" BamBam held out his arms to be picked up. Hoseok obliged, cuddling the child into his chest. "I love you Daddy."
Hoseok kissed the top of his head, "I love you too sweetheart. Let's go get you dressed." He carried BamBam up the stairs and set him down on his bed. "What will it be today buddy?" Hoseok gestured to the closet.
"Overalls!"
"Which shirt do you want wear with them?"
"Green."
"Just like your Appa." Hoseok laughed. "He likes bright colors."
"Appa likes green too?"
"Of course, he wore a green suit to our wedding." Hoseok put the chosen shirt on BamBam. "What shoes do you want to wear," he asked as he tugged on BamBam's overalls.
"Spidermans. The ones with the red laces."
"Yep, you are definitely your Appa's son." He kissed BamBam's head. "Want to put them on yourself today?" BamBam spoke with action, immediately taking the left shoe from his father and placing it on his right foot, then attempting to put his right shoe on the left. It wasn't very successful.
"Daddy, it didn't work." He stuck out his bottom lip in a pout. He wanted to impress his dad, like a big boy. BamBam could feel hot tears beginning to surface in his eyes. Hoseok cooed, squatting down to BamBam's level. "It's okay sweetheart, we can fix it." He switched the shoes and wiped his son's eyes, bright smile never leaving his face. BamBam had always been a little bit slower to catch onto things, but both Taehyung and Hoseok tried not to focus too much on it. Children simply developed at their own pace.
"All fixed, yeah?"
BamBam's eyes sparkled. "Yeah!"
"Let's go meet Appa then, yeah?"
"Hugs."
Hoseok obliged, scooping up his tiny son and throwing him in the air. "Who do I love?"
"Me!" BamBam giggled. Hoseok couldn't resist booping him on the nose. "Let's go then."
So they got themselves together and went to the park, and after that to the party where Hoseok was more than delighted to find that Jimin brought the baby. It was a good day, and Hoseok couldn't wait for more to come.