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"Soooo are you excited for your birthday?" Sehun asked the kid, they were sitting for breakfast, it was a week before Jongin's birthday,
"Yes!" Jongin smiled big, "Papa's gonna get me the best gift!"
Sehun looked at the man next to him, Junmyeon was fighting the urge to roll his eyes.
He and Minho divorced a couple of years ago, the process was terrible but Junmyeon wasn't gonna let his son see his parents fight,
"I'll show you what Papa got me when I was a baby!" Jongin ran to his room,
"I know what you think, but please don't take it out on the tomato."
Junmyeon shot his boyfriend a glare, but put his fork aside, "I don't want Jongin to be sad and disappointed when Minho forgets him, again."
The last few years were hard for Junmyeon, having to play the role of both dads, now having Sehun next to him, the other man loved his son almost as much as Junmyeon did.
"He's not gonna forget Jongin, he can't." Sehun insisted, "It's his son!"
But they both knew what's to come, after the divorce Minho didn't make an effort to be with his son, Junmyeon tried his best to keep him updated and sent him photos of his son, but Minho had already moved on with his life, too busy with his new partner to even reply to his ex's texts.
Junmyeon didn't really care, he had two brothers and a group of friends behind him, however, no father likes to see their son suffering because of their other parent.
The latest addition to their little family was Oh Sehun,
Junmyeon met Sehun through a mutual friend and they hit if off immediately, they were now dating for two years, three months, and one day, not that anyone was counting.
Jongin loved Sehun, which was the most important thing for Junmyeon, and Sehun loved the little one and fit right into the missing piece in their family.
"This is the walkie-talkie dad got me when I was three! It still works!" Jongin pushed one walkie-talkie into Sehun's hand and ran into the living room,
"Hello Jongin, this is Sehun, over." Sehun talked into the machine,
They heard a little giggle, "Sehun, this is Kim Jongin, over"
Junmyeon sighed and took the machine from Sehun, "Kim Jongin, it's time to go to school, over."
"Awwww right when the fun started, Sehun whined, "let's go, Nini, I'll drive you."
Jongin pouted but still took the bag from the corner, following Sehun to the door.
Come the day of the party, a week later, all of Jongin's uncles and aunts were at their house,
Auntie Seulgi was arguing about something with uncle Baekhyun while uncle Minseok helped Daddy and Auntie Joy set up the table,
"You must be so excited to get all the gifts! Aren't you, Nini?" Uncle Jongdae asked,
"Yes!" Jongin nodded, "I want to see what Papa got me."
Jongdae exchanged a look with Junmyeon,
"Nini..." Junmyeon knelt in front of him, "I don't think your papa will be here."
"Why not? It's my birthday!"
"Hey Nini, why don't we look at the garden?" Auntie Yeri offered before anyone could say anything.
Jongdae waited until Jongin was out of earshot, "You know that asshole doesn't care, Jongin doesn't deserve to wait for him."
"I know," Junmyeon sighed, "do you think it's easy to explain to a ten-year-old that his papa ran away with someone else and doesn't care about him?"
"Jongin would be let down either way" Joy added, "but at least he has Sehun."
"Speaking of which, where's Sehun?" Minseok asked,
"I don't know, said he has something to do with Chanyeol and they'll be here in a couple of minutes."
Jongin ran inside, "Daddy! When's Papa gonna get here?"
Junmyeon sat on the sofa, "Nini, why don't you sit with me?" He said,
"Where's Papa?" Jongin pouted, a clear sign of the crying that was about to come,
"Well, the truth is..."
Junmyeon didn't get to finish his sentence, Sehun opened the door, he and Chanyeol each held a side of a box,
"Babe!" Sehun called after they put down the box, "Next time Minho sends something tell him to not make it so heavy!"
"What?" Junmyeon was dumbfounded,
"I'm talking about the birthday gift he sent for Nini! It was so big and heavy so I had to ask Chanyeol to help me carry it!"
Jongin jumped from the sofa, "I knew Papa wouldn't forget me!"
He ran to the big box, eyeing it with Uncle Chanyeol,
Junmyeon looked at his son as he ripped into the gift, "Minho didn't send this."
"Yeah, no shit." Sehun grinned, "but...Jongin doesn't deserve to lose faith and hope at such a young age, we can save the disappointment for next year."
"I love you." Junmyeon jumped into the hands of his boyfriend,
Sehun was taken aback but welcomed the hug,
"I love you," Junmyeon said again, "and I'm so happy that I have you with me, that Jongin has you."
"Well, I'm here to stay."