"That feels good." Seonghwa moaned, his voice getting deep.

Mingi chuckled as he continued to rub the heels of his hands in slow circles on his omega's back. He could feel all the knots slowly starting to work themselves out and he pressed a little harder.

The older hissed but tilted his head to give the alpha more access.

Then Mingi had to chuckle when he noticed Seonghwa rubbing his belly at the same speed he was rubbing Seonghwa's shoulders.

Deciding to have some fun, he sped up his circles.

Seonghwa did the same, showing just how far gone he was at the moment.

"You're adorable." Mingi leaned forward and kissed the top of Seonghwa's head.

The omega looked up at him with wide eyes, clearly confused as to why his alpha had said that so randomly.

Mingi let him sit on it and just smirked.

The front door opened and they both looked to see Maria and Kenneth walking in with wide smiles. "There's my boy! How are you feeling, honey?" Maria asked as she walked over to sit next to Seonghwa on the couch.

"I'm trying to stay calm." The omega answered with a chuckle.

"No screaming at Mingi yet?" Maria smiled up at the alpha, who turned away while pursing his lips, before lifting up Seonghwa's shirt to run her hands over his stomach. "He's feeling good. How has the pain been?"

"It comes and goes. Things haven't really picked up yet so I know it's be a little while yet." Seonghwa hummed, smiling down at his stomach. "Isn't that right? You're just so patient right now." He cooed.

"Momma!!" Avayla called out from down the hall. Her little feet thumped against the wood and then she paused. "MARIA!!!!!" She squealed.

The beta stood from the couch and crouched down to scoop Avayla into her arms with the little girl ran to her. "Hi my sweet girl! How are you?"

"Good! Theo and I are coloring! But I broke my pencil." She held up her broken red pencil and stuck her lip out in a pout.

"Oh my." Maria gasped, slowly walking around the couch. "We can't have that, can we?"

Then Kenneth walked over with a mischievous look on his face. "No, no we can't." Avayla watched him with a wide smile, then giggled when he pulled out a new bundle of colored pencils.

"Yay!! Theo I'm coming!!" She squirmed in Maria's arms, so the beta set her down and she ran down the hall still shouting for Theo.

"Why is she shouting so early in the morning." Hongjoong's voice grumbled.

Everyone turned to see Yeosang rolling his eyes as the pair entered the kitchen. He had Riley in one arm and had Hongjoong's face buried in his back. "Someone's a little cranky this morning, so I apologize." He stuck his head in the fridge. "Oh, and I'm not talking about Riley."

"Hey..." Hongjoong groaned, still not lifting his head up.

"You know, Joong," Jongho's voice suddenly joined them as he rubbed his eyes. "You ne-"

He was cut off when screaming came from outside.

Silence fell over the room as it always did whenever it started. But Hongjoong stood slowly and looked at Jongho. They both nodded and made their way outside to go help with Wooyoung.

Mingi felt Seonghwa tense again and he worked to keep rubbing the omega's shoulders. They were doing the best they could to stay positive, but even Maria had her doubts that Wooyoung was going to make it through taking the cure.

The screaming got louder for a few minutes, then died off, signifying that they had managed to get Wooyoung to take the cure and he was trying to calm himself down now.

Yunho had come to join them in the room now and was staring at the back door while picking at his lip.

After a few moments, Seonghwa rocked forward to get off the couch. Mingi could feel his anxiety rising and hurried around to help him. "I'm fine Mingi. I just need to walk." His omega suddenly sounded so tired.

Wooyoung was taking a toll on all of them...

San and Hongjoong came in a few minutes later. The younger was so thin, he looked like he could barely stand. Hongjoong guided him to his room, murmuring that he needs to rest and that Jongho was going to take care of Wooyoung for a bit.

The silence stayed over them for several minutes as everyone coped with the situation in their own way.

But that method was rudely interrupted when Seonghwa gasped and covered his mouth.

Mingi froze too and looked down and where the floor was now wet. "B-But you haven't..."

Maria hurried to their side, "It's ok. Not everyone goes through the Braxton hicks every time. It's ok. This is why I came. Let's started getting you situation honey." She rubbed Seonghwa's cheeks.

The omega looked stunned as he nodded and started to walk.

Then he stopped and groaned. "Fuuuuu..." He bent over and clutched his stomach as the first contraction hit him.

Maria and Mingi helped him down the hall and into their bedroom. She worked to quickly change the sheets and get her supplies situated while Seonghwa went through another few contractions. He also worked to get the omega into a large t-shirt.

"You're doing great, precious." Mingi whispered as he rubbed Seonghwa's back. They swayed side to side together and he would breath with Seonghwa through each painful moment.

It was odd, he felt so much calmer this time around, even though things were stressful in the house.

Seonghwa dugs his nails into the alpha's shoulder as other contraction hit and he groaned. "God Mingi... It hurts so much!"

"I know baby, just breath. You're doing good." Mingi said gently, looking over at where Maria was putting the final touches on the bed.

"Ok, come lay down and I will get you some herbs for the pain." Maria called, patting the bed as she shuffled around the room.

Seonghwa nodded and leaned into Mingi as they started walking.

The next several hours were some of the longest of Mingi's life. He spent a lot of the time getting ice cubes, fresh towels, new herbs, and checking on Avayla.

She knew what was going on, and she kept trying to get into the room to see what was going on. With her sidekick at her side of course.

Theo used his stealth to stay close behind Mingi and almost made it in one time, if Yunho hadn't been walking by and caught him in the act.

The entire day passed by and Seonghwa fought through contraction after contraction. There were a couple of time that his screams of pain almost matched Wooyoung's.

Maria monitored him constantly and used her calming gift to sooth his pain as often as he could.

Just after midnight, things changed and Mingi walked back in with a fresh cup of ice right as Seonghwa was directed to start pushing.

He set down the ice and ran to his omega's side to hold his hand. "I'm here. You've got this. Push baby!" He cheered.

Seonghwa cried out and threw his head back as his face scrunched up. "Gooooooood! Why did we let this happen again?!" He shouted.

Mingi winced as he started to lose the blood flow to his hand, but he still couldn't help but smile. There was his Seonghwa. It was almost too strange for the omega to be so quiet leading up to this.

"Keep pushing honey." Maria said, leaning over to help keep his knees spread.

"Mingi I swear..." Seonghwa growled as he started to push again. Then he cried out in pain.

The alpha leaned forward and pressed kiss after kiss on the top of his love's head. He had learned last time not to say anything, but that all Seonghwa needed was him there by his side.

Labor continued for another couple of hours before Gunner's high pitched cry ran out in the room. Maria worked quickly to get him cleaned off after Mingi cut the cord.

Once he cleaned up, Seonghwa opened his weary eyes and reached for his son. "Come here baby." He whispered, his voice hoarse from labor.

Mingi gently laid their son down on his mate's bare chest and nestled in next to him. "I'm so proud of you Hwa." He whispered, gazing down at their son.

Seonghwa nestled into Mingi's chest and hummed while gently rubbing Gunner's back.

The baby mad soft suckling sounds as he sucked on his fist

He was perfect. And it was obvious that he already looked like Mingi. His face was longer and his eyes were a little thinner. He had a thick head of dark hair too.

"Welcome to the pack little Gunner. We've been through quite the road, haven't we?" Seonghwa smiled down at him then closed his eyes.

Maria finished cleaning up the room and hurried out to give the new parents some time to enjoy their son.

Mingi gave her a grateful nod, earning a wide smile in return from the beta before she closed the door.

—

"Momma! I want a turn!" Avayla cried out as she ran over the omega.

Seonghwa looked down at her and sighed. "Go sit on the couch sweetie." He said, shifting Gunner in his arms.

Their son was about a month old now and Avayla had been itching to get her hands on her brother. The new parents had been cautious though because of how rambunctious she could be and they were afraid to let her do anything more than kiss him on the forehead.

She ran over and crawled onto one of the large cushions and wiggled in place to settle in.

Seonghwa grabbed a bottle from the fridge and looked at where Yeosang was nursing. The beta nodded and beamed as he watched Avayla brush her hair out of her face and watch Seonghwa's every move with her wide blue eyes.

The omega lowered himself onto the couch and slowly shifted Gunner. "Hold out your arm." He coached gently and reached over to help Avayla. "You need to support his head because his neck is weak, ok?"

"Yes Momma." She whispered, never taking her eyes off Gunner.

Her younger brother tilted his head to watch her with the same bright blue eyes as he tried to figure out what was happening.

Seonghwa slowly shifted him over and made sure Avayla had her arms in the right place before laying Gunner down so his head was in her lap. Then he wrapped and arm around Avayla and leaned into her so he was close.

"Hi Gunnie." Avayla said, bringing her other hand up and placing it on his chest. "Was I this tiny once Momma?"

"You were." Seonghwa said, bending forward to kiss the top of her head. "And you were just as perfect."

A moment later, Theo came walking over and stood at Seonghwa's knees. He rested his head on his hands, content with just watching Avayla interact with her brother.

Seonghwa ran a hand through his fluffy brown hair and glanced at where Yunho was rubbing his head. He had been complaining of headaches lately and Kenneth attributed it to the fact that they had increased his physical therapy for his back.

But he came and joined them on the couch and pulled Theo up into his lap.

Theo turned to look at him and placed a hand on his cheek before they connected foreheads.

Seonghwa smiled at them and rubbed Yunho's leg for a moment before turning back to Avayla. "Would you like to try and feed her?"

Avayla's eyes widened. "Can I?"

"Yes, but I need to help you so he doesn't drink too fast." Seonghwa held up the bottle and Avayla placed her hand on it to guide it into Gunner's mouth.

He started out by gumming at it and waved his hands back and forth. When he cooed and gave a small smile, his eyes creased just like Mingi's.

Then he placed his hand on top of Avayla's as he started to actually drink.

Seonghwa could tell she was having a hard time not squirming in her seat, but she did so good sitting there watching her brother eat.

Mint filled the air and Seonghwa looked up as his alpha walked into the room. He paused and the softest smile crossed his face before he hurried over and tilted Seonghwa's head back to give him a gently kiss.

It made the the omega hum with happiness as he gave his alpha a quick second kiss before looking down at his two beautiful children.