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"a vacation?" yoongi asked curiously.
"yeah," namjoon confirmed. "you've been busy with work and jeongguk, so it would be good for you to take a break and just focus on jeongguk and me. plus, it might be good for jeongguk to travel and experience new things."
yoongi thought about it. he was lucky enough to be able to work from home and care for jeongguk because he knew the day care cost would have been a big portion of his pay. still, it didn't mean he had a lot of money to spend.
"don't worry about the cost," namjoon said. "if i went alone, i would have had to pay for the whole room anyway. adding you and jeongguk doesn't add to the cost."
"but what about the flight, experiences, and food?" yoongi asked.
"let me pay for you two too," namjoon said softly, reaching out to take yoongi's hand in his. "i know you don't like having people pay for you, but i care for you two, and i like spoiling people i care about. and i promise you that even if things don't work out between us, i would never be one of those people who ask their ex to pay them back."
yoongi snorted a laugh. "i know you wouldn't."
"please?" namjoon asked. "it's also for a selfish reason. i want to go on a vacation with the both of you, and i don't want money to be the only thing that stops me from getting that wish. and we've both been busy with work, so a week away with you two sounds great."
yoongi sighed. namjoon made a lot more money than him as the head of pr in the company they worked for while yoongi worked as a designer. it made him feel bad every time namjoon paid for their food, excursions, and other things, but namjoon only reminded him that he liked spoiling people he cared for and that yoongi had to think of jeongguk while he didn't have a dependant yet.
"okay. where are you thinking of going?"
"i'm thinking of going to tasmania," namjoon said, googling the destination and showing yoongi some of the places he wanted to go. "it'll be the tail end of winter soon, and it'll be a good time to go then, since the snakes are still hibernating. the island is small but beautiful, and i think jeongguk would rather experience nature than going to a metropolitan city."
"i guess so," yoongi said. "okay. i'll ask him about it then."
namjoon left back for the office after since he only dropped by during lunch break. their office wasn't too far from yoongi's place, but since he had to care for jeongguk, he worked from home and namjoon would drop by during breaks.
once namjoon left, yoongi went to the bedroom to check on the napping jeongguk. the baby was still napping away and yoongi smiled as he joined jeongguk in bed.
he cuddled jeongguk while checking his work emails, and when jeongguk woke up, he pressed a kiss on yoongi's jaw and wrapped his arms around yoongi's neck.
"hi baby, had a good nap?" yoongi asked softly as he pecked jeongguk.
jeongguk nodded, then sniffed. "joon here?" he asked with a frown as he leaned forward and sniffed around yoongi's collar.
yoongi laughed. "yeah, he came over during break but you were napping," he said and watched in amusement as jeongguk had an internal debate whether he wanted to be sad or glad that he didn't get to see namjoon. "i'll make sure next time he can say hello to you."
"speaking of, what do you think of going on a vacation?" yoongi asked and jeongguk looked at him curiously. "we'll go somewhere far from here and have fun; you, me, and namjoon."
"dada fun?"
"uh huh, namjoon and i will take a break from work so we can go have fun," yoongi confirmed.
jeongguk's eyes sparkled with excitement and yoongi felt a little bad. while he was physically home to care for jeongguk, he didn't always have time to spend with jeongguk. whenever jeongguk wasn't eating, napping, or cuddling, he'd have to entertain himself with his colouring books, story books, or toys while yoongi was working.
"yeah, baby, you get to have me for the week," yoongi said as he hugged jeongguk tightly.
"wan!" jeongguk clapped and cheered and yoongi grinned wide at him, his excitement contagious.
"okay, i'll tell namjoon that we're going," yoongi said. "we'll have to book leave and plan everything, but it shouldn't take too long."
jeongguk giggled happily as he hugged yoongi tight, and yoongi decided that while it hurt his pride to have namjoon pay for almost everything, he would rather have namjoon and jeongguk be happy than have his pride.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
because they would be traveling by plane, yoongi decided to bring the baby carrier instead of the stroller since it was easier to bring. jeongguk liked the carrier better anyway since he always wanted to cuddle.
"do you guys want to eat some snacks first?" namjoon asked as they walked past the food court at the airport. "i think we'll have lunch in flight but we can eat something or get something to drink first?"
jeongguk looked around from where he was in the carrier and pointed at the juice bar before looking at yoongi questioningly.
they were early to the airport so they decided to relax at the food court first. yoongi bought a small bowl of yogurt with honey and watermelon and a small cup of berry juice for jeongguk. namjoon got coffee and a cookie, and snuck jeongguk small pieces of the cookie.
"why are you acting all sneaky when you're doing it out in the open?" yoongi asked as he shook his head in disbelief. jeongguk was sitting on his lap so of course he saw everything.
namjoon laughed. "it's fun," he said, taking a sip of his coffee, "but i still want you to know everything i give to ggukie so you can tell me no."
yoongi chuckled. "thanks," he said while patting jeongguk's head.
they went to the gate once they finished with their snack, and because they had jeongguk with them, they were allowed to board first.
namjoon had booked them premium economy seats. he tried to book business class but yoongi complained, and so he settled with premium economy, citing that he needed the leg space.
jeongguk sat on yoongi's lap during the flight. namjoon had offered to buy jeongguk a ticket and they could get a baby seat from the airline, but yoongi declined because jeongguk would want to sit in his lap anyway. he spent most of the flight watching the clouds below in fascination and pointing at things to yoongi.
yoongi was afraid they would be bothering their seat neighbours, but jeongguk had learned the concept of inside voice early on and most passengers around them only looked at him with a fond smile.
"let's eat first, baby," yoongi said as he pulled jeongguk closer so he could pull the tray down. their lunch was steamed greens with grilled fish, bread roll with butter, cut fruit, cold potato salad, and a small piece of dinner mint. he got tea for himself and apple juice for jeongguk.
"here, i'll hold ggukie so you can feed him easier," namjoon offered.
jeongguk looked like he was about to protest but then decided that he would rather be fed by yoongi so he quietly let namjoon pick him up and settle him on his lap.
"don't be mean, baby," yoongi said with a laugh. he only introduced namjoon to jeongguk after they were dating for nine months, because he didn't want to introduce anyone to jeongguk if he thought it was only a short-term thing, and jeongguk was wary of namjoon still, although he was warming up to him little by little.
at least namjoon had fallen for jeongguk the moment he saw the toddler, so yoongi didn't have to worry about namjoon being put off by the idea of having to care for another person's child.
jeongguk obediently opened his mouth for every mouthful yoongi fed him. namjoon also fed him small pieces of his grilled chicken lunch and when he finished eating, jeongguk stood on namjoon's lap to give him a thank you kiss before quickly settling back in yoongi's lap and drinking his apple juice.
"you're so cute," namjoon said as he softly stroked jeongguk's chubby cheek.
yoongi chuckled as he patted jeongguk's head. when they met for the first time, jeongguk was distrustful and wary of namjoon. he generally didn't like any new friend yoongi had, although he quickly warmed up to them once he realised the new friend liked him too. he was still a little resistant to namjoon, if only because he knew namjoon and yoongi were closer than yoongi and his other friends.
taehyung had called jeongguk a tsundere towards namjoon, and jimin told him to stop reading too much manga. seokjin theorised that jeongguk liked being spoiled by namjoon and wanted to respond the same way he responded to the others, by being cuddly and generous with his kisses, but at the same time he felt like he should consider namjoon a rival for yoongi and didn't want to be too close to the enemy.
never mind that yoongi always told jeongguk every night that he loved jeongguk the most and would never leave him for anyone else.
when they arrived, they got to disembark first. after getting their luggage, they went to pick up the rental car and car seat that namjoon had booked.
tasmania was a small island and there wasn't really an extensive public transport network so they had to drive everywhere. namjoon had thought of joining a guided tour, but then decided that it would be better if they could set their own schedule and be flexible, especially since they had jeongguk with them, so he planned the trip similar to what the guided tour would be like but booked the accomodation himself.
for the first day they decided to stay at the city centre since it was afternoon when they arrived. namjoon drove to the hotel while yoongi sat at the back with jeongguk, and when they got to their hotel room, jeongguk rolled around in bed while namjoon and yoongi unpacked what they would need.
since they would be moving nearly every day, they decided not to pack a lot of things, and not to unpack a lot of things during their stay. namjoon also told yoongi and jeongguk that they would be staying in motels and bed and breakfast during their trip, because the smaller towns didn't have hotels.
"ggukie, come wash your face and hands," yoongi called as he took out jeongguk's pyjamas. "take a quick nap and then we'll go out to the park."
jeongguk sat up on the bed and climbed down, toddling over towards yoongi and latching onto him.
yoongi chuckled as he picked jeongguk up then turned to namjoon. "do you want to go out? i can't leave jeongguk, but you can go have a walk around town if you want."
"i'll catch up on some reading while ggukie naps," namjoon said. "or check for recommendations on where to eat."
yoongi laughed. "okay, i'll help you with it. now, i'll go help ggukie wash up first."
namjoon leaned over to press a kiss on yoongi's lips, but halted when he felt a tiny fist grab his shirt sleeve. he looked down and got into a staring match with jeongguk who was pouting at him.
yoongi sensed his hesitation and blinked his eyes open, looking down as well to jeongguk who quickly turned to him with wide, innocent doe eyes, and puckered lips.
"aw, baby wants a kiss too?" yoongi asked as he chuckled, shifting jeongguk up higher against his side.
"kis," jeongguk said as he kissed yoongi's cheek and yoongi returned the gesture with a kiss on jeongguk's chubby cheek.
"can i get a kiss too?" namjoon asked.
yoongi chuckled, leaning over to kiss him, but jeongguk beat him to it, pressing a wet kiss on namjoon's chin.
"kis, no more," jeongguk said as he made a shooing motion at namjoon.
"baby, don't be mean," yoongi chided as he patted jeongguk's back. "didn't we learn to share?"
jeongguk pouted at him. "not dada," he said as he rested his chin on yoongi's shoulder. "dada mine."
namjoon smiled as he walked around and patted jeongguk's cheek. "yoongi will always be yours, ggukie," he said softly. "but does that mean he cannot be anyone else's as well?"
jeongguk pouted and namjoon patted his head.
"i'll go check the recommendations now. you'll tell me if you or ggukie don't like something, yeah?"
"sure," yoongi agreed. "come on baby, let's wash up."
once he finished washing up, jeongguk changed into his sleep clothes, and was tucked into bed.
"i'm sorry about him," yoongi said as he watched jeongguk sleep, smiling fondly as he brushed jeongguk's hair away from his forehead. "he's a possessive baby."
"that's quite alright," namjoon said. "maybe one day he will accept me and then he will share. now, all he sees is a newcomer who tries to steal his appa, the only person he has in this life, away."
"thank you," yoongi replied, "for being so understanding and loving him."
"he's a good kid, i'm glad you two have each other. i just need to show him he can trust me, because i want to be in the picture too."
yoongi would never say it, but namjoon's understanding and sincerity that day was what made him decide he wanted namjoon to be the one.
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
yoongi and namjoon ended up taking a quick nap as well, and were waken up by jeongguk who sat on yoongi's chest and patted his cheek.
they changed to outside clothes again, and since it was still light outside, decided to grab something to eat from a local cafe and eat it at the park so jeongguk could play as well.
they bought a salmon pie, a sausage roll, and a custard tart to share for afternoon tea. they sat on a bench at the park quietly, too busy eating, and once they finished, yoongi wiped jeongguk's face clean before jeongguk went off to play.
yoongi watched as the two played tag after, with jeongguk squealing and giggling as he ran away and namjoon crouching and pretending to be a monster while giving chase to jeongguk. yoongi found it interesting that jeongguk actually liked namjoon; he didn't mind being touchy and playing around with namjoon, but he didn't like it when yoongi and namjoon were physically close with or kissed each other.
although he supposed it was a good thing. he believed that once jeongguk trusted namjoon and knew that he wasn't trying to take yoongi away but rather was trying to insert himself into their family life, jeongguk would be more accepting of yoongi and namjoon's closeness, as namjoon had said.
yoongi watched the two play together, and was infinitely grateful that namjoon decided to ask him out and didn't even bat an eyelash when yoongi mentioned having to arrange care for jeongguk first. they had worked together on a couple of ad campaigns, although namjoon was involved more in case there was a backlash on their campaign and he needed to do damage control.
he had a crush on the younger for a long time (and really, who could blame him? namjoon was named the most eligible bachelor in the office by the circle of gossiping ladies in the break room), but he believed namjoon was way out of his league and thus he never did anything.
yoongi saw namjoon walking back towards him while carrying jeongguk, and he stood up to walk towards them.
"are you satisfied, ggukie?" yoongi asked as he patted jeongguk's head, wiping away his sweat with a handkerchief.
jeongguk nodded. "wan see um."
"um?" yoongi asked curiously.
namjoon laughed. "ah, sorry, i was talking to him about a small museum in the library," he said. "since it's not dinner time yet, i thought we could go and have a look if he's interested."
"ah, okay. lead the way then."
the three arrived at the library and walked towards the back where the museum was. yoongi told namjoon to carry jeongguk so his hands were occupied and he couldn't accidentally break anything.
"you're being mean," namjoon said with a pout.
"am i, though? these are things you can't buy the replacement for, namjoon-ah. excuse me if i want to be cautious."
jeongguk hummed in awe as they walked around the exhibit, and yoongi and namjoon ended up paying more attention to jeongguk's reactions instead. he was especially fascinated by the figurines, decorative plates, and watercolour paintings at the back.
when the museum closed, they went to the local supermarket to buy breakfast items and some dry goods to cook dinner. they would most likely get lunch somewhere, but in the smaller towns, there weren't a lot of options and the supermarkets close early, so just in case, they got some noodles, canned food, and baby food for jeongguk, because yoongi refused to feed jeongguk instant noodles and canned food all the time.
"what kind of spread do you want?" yoongi asked after they got some bread, long life milk, boxes of fruit juice, and cereal bars. "peanut butter? jam? butter?"
"can we have nutella?" namjoon asked as he and jeongguk stared hopefully at yoongi.
"fine. jam has a lot of sugar too, i suppose," yoongi said as he picked up a small jar of nutella and another small jar of peanut butter.
they went back to the hotel to put their food items in the cooler box that they brought along with them, then left again to get dinner.
"shi!" jeongguk exclaimed excitedly when he saw they were going to a sushi train restaurant.
"yes, ggukie, we're having sushi tonight," yoongi said with a smile.
namjoon had suggested the sushi train restaurant to yoongi because he knew jeongguk liked sushi. the smaller towns wouldn't have much asian food options, so they could only get sushi that night and later on when they came back to town.
they got a table seating instead of counter seating, and jeongguk sat in a high chair next to yoongi. he would watch with hawk eyes as the sushi plates passed him, and point out the ones he wanted so namjoon could pick it up for him.
"ankie," jeongguk said as he accepted the plate from namjoon. he didn't ask for another until he finished his current plate; yoongi told him that he should only take what he can eat so they didn't waste food.
they all got ice cream for dessert after dinner, and when they walked back to the hotel, jeongguk was dozing off, tired and full, while namjoon carried him back.
"wash up first, ggukie, then you can change and go to sleep," yoongi said softly once they got to their hotel room.
once jeongguk was washed up, yoongi helped him into his pyjamas and tucked him into the king-sized bed. namjoon and him then went to the bathroom to wash up and change to their sleep clothes as well.
"i know i said this before, but thanks for this trip," yoongi said as he got into bed, followed closely by namjoon. "it's only the first day but i liked it already, and i'm glad to see jeongguk so happy."
"that's good," namjoon said. "i enjoyed myself today too, and am glad i get to share this trip with you two. it's certainly a lot better than going by myself."
yoongi wrapped his arms around jeongguk, and namjoon wrapped his arms around the two from behind. yoongi sighed in contentment, surrounded by people he loved, and drifted off to sleep.