Seonghwa stresses for the millionth time this week, only this time it's crucial. Hongjoong has to take his last few finals, and then he's officially done with school but he can't graduate until May, so that means he's going to be at university all day long arranging things for graduating and class credits. The only problem is, Hongjoong's grandma is busy and can't watch Jongho, and Seonghwa has to work as well.

He was in a panic, calling Liv, calling San, he refused to call his mother, calling Jin. Everyone was either working or had plans and weren't available. He had given up when he received a text from Mingi.

Hey, is there anyway we can watch Jongho to have some baby practice?

Seonghwa immediately agreed, hurrying and getting ready for work and Jongho ready for Wooyoung's and Mingi's. The expecting couple were busy majority of the time with preparing for a baby and preparing for a wedding as well that they decided to wait and have it when the baby was a year old. In fact, Wooyoung is far enough that he should know what the gender is by now. Hopefully he will reveal that to Seonghwa when he drops off Jongho.

When he arrives, Wooyoung immediately lets him in and Seonghwa squeals at his baby bump growing in his midsection, "Oh my goodness your belly is the cutest!"

Wooyoung giggles, looking down, "It's nicely curved already, it's not gross looking. It actually looks like a ball had been shoved under my shirt. It's going to be a pain to get rid of it when I have this baby that's for sure."

"Soooo," Seonghwa wiggles his eyebrows, "Do you know what your having?"

Wooyoung laughs, nodding his head, "Found out last week and we were going to throw a gender reveal party. But since you're one of my best friends I can't keep it a secret from you."

"Are you sure you want a gender reveal?" Seonghwa laughs, "you're going to end up telling everyone before the party."

Wooyoung laughs, "Yeah, might as well not throw one and just do a cute gender reveal for social media," he chuckles, "we're having a girl."

Seonghwa gasps, clapping his hands excitedly, "Yay a little girl!!"

"Mingi's excited, I'm excited too. We both wanted a little girl and now we finally get one of our own," he smiles, taking Jongho in his arms, "We'll celebrate when you get off work. You better go or you're going to be late."

Seonghwa nods, "Right," he kisses Jongho's cheeks and forehead, "Bye baby, be good, I'll come by with daddy and pick you up."

He leaves shortly after, driving away with a small wave to them as he drives off. Wooyoung carries Jongho to the living room, Mingi will be home any moment with some children activities for them to play with Jongho, "So little man, what should we do while we wait for uncle Mingi?"

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Seonghwa and Hongjoong drove together to pick up Jongho after they had finished their work for the day. Hongjoong exhausted and glad his college days are finally over before graduation, and Seonghwa happy he has a couple of days off before he has to go back to work.

They stopped at Mingi and Wooyoung's, when they pulled up in the driveway Mingi and Wooyoung were sitting on a blanket outside enjoying the nice day it was for being late February. Jongho was being held by Wooyoung, standing on his chubby legs and wobbling a bit. Seonghwa exits his vehicle, his scrubs lay comfortably against his body as he walks towards the party on the blanket.

"Jongho look who's here?!" Mingi points to Seonghwa, Jongho trails his eyes where Mingi pointed, his gummy smile with one tiny pearl tooth poking from the top grew widely, and he squeals.

He wiggles excitedly, making grabby hands for his mommy as he calls for him, "Mamamamama!!"

"Hi baby!" Seonghwa coos, smiling as he bends down and picked him up quickly, kissing his cheeks noisily. He hugs his baby close, feeling a hand on his waist and when he turns his head he sees Hongjoong smiling at him, then the excited and happy baby in his boyfriend's arms.

Seonghwa smiles, looking at his friends to see Mingi helping Wooyoung up on his feet. The pregnant male groans holding his back and his belly as he sighs, "I need to watch him more often, he kept me on my toes and definitely had prepared me for a kid."

"Oh sweetheart, I will tell you this now, motherhood is never going to require preparation. Every day life throws a challenge at you and you must learn to conquer it or run away from it."

Wooyoung chuckles, rubbing his belly and Mingi smiles with pride. He places a hand on Wooyoung's belly, looking at Hongjoong, "I don't know if Seonghwa has told you, but we're expecting a little girl."

"Congratulations," Hongjoong smiles, "she's going to be a very gorgeous girl."

"Thank you," the couple say in unison, Wooyoung arching his eyebrow at Seonghwa, "When are you guys going to have another rugrat?"

Seonghwa laughs, adjusting Jongho on his hip as he shakes his head and making sure to direct this statement at Hongjoong and the other two, "I am not going to be expecting a new baby until Jongho is four. I am not ready to parent another child while I'm parenting this little demon."

"He is not a demon you meanie!" Wooyoung coos at Jongho, who giggles adorably and shies away in Seonghwa's chest, "He's an angel!"

Hongjoong chuckles, nodding, "Agreed," he smiles at Seonghwa, wiggling his eyebrows a little. The older rolls his eyes, chuckling a little as Hongjoong rubs his hand from his waist to his thigh and back in a comforting manner.

"'Hwa," Wooyoung breaks the small silence, making Seonghwa face him and Wooyoung was serious now as he cups his belly, "How are things with..."

Seonghwa arches his eyebrow, "Henry?"

He nods, looking at Jongho, "Is he still stalking you? Because if so, you're free to come here and lay low. He doesn't know where you would be-"

"He didn't know where we are now, and he still found us," Hongjoong interrupts, "he's followed Seonghwa to his work, he's followed him to his mother's house, he's followed me to work, and probably followed us here. Everywhere he go, he's near."

"If he steps foot on my property he will be sorry," Mingi says strongly, holding Wooyoung closely to him, "If he steps near my family I will not hesitate to kill the rat bastard."

"Mingi please," Wooyoung whispers, side eyeing him before turning his attention on Seonghwa, "so what are you going to do?"

"Well, the asshole has tried to file for full custody of my son," Seonghwa snorts.

"You're joking," Wooyoung gasps, "That idiot is trying to get full custody of Jongho and for what!? Just to rub it in your face?!"

"Yes, I spoke with Seokjin's lawyer yesterday about it. He says we have a good case built up and there's a good chance he can actually have Henry not get any rights to Jongho at all. I was stressed about how I was going to pay this lawyer, but luckily I still had the coffee tin full of money I've been saving in case Jongho needed it for something."

"Money? Seonghwa a thousand dollars isn't going to pay for a lawyer-"

"It's not a thousand," Seonghwa shakes his head, smirking, "It's actually the money Henry gave me when he found out I was pregnant. He wanted me to use it to get an abortion with it, or if I kept Jongho to use it for his first year of life. Of course I kept it, in a coffee can, and any tips I made from the restaurant, any birthday or Christmas money I got went into that coffee can. There's probably close to twelve grand in that coffee tin."

Wooyoung's eyebrows raise and he blinks in shock, "Damn sweet cheeks, you're going full force."

"For my son, I will fight tooth and nail to make sure he belongs in my care and no one else's. He is my baby, not Henry's. Mine," Seonghwa sets his jaw, looking at Jongho who is chewing on his scrub top and getting it soaked in drool as he coos loudly. Seonghwa smiles a little at the sight, Jongho grinning up at him as he chews and chews, "I will do anything for my son's well being. And if Henry wants to play with fire, he better be prepared to get the worst burn he's ever had in his pathetic excuse of a life."

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