You Are More To Me, I Am More To You

by ot7mikrokosm

Summary:

Sengcheol and Jeonghan have finally gotten into a routine in their lives and they're getting ready to purchase their first home for their family. Unfortunately, something that will turn everyone's world upside down looms in the near future.

Chapter 1: Month 37

As usual, Jeonghan woke up to the feeling of tiny hands tugging at his shirt. "One second, Jiwoo." He mumbled, reaching down to check her diaper to see how wet it was. When he found that it was completely dry, he internally cheered because it meant that his plan to start potty training the 18-month-old that morning would go smoothly seeing as she would most definitely need to pee the second he put her on the toilet, especially after filling her tummy with his milk. "Today's the day, Jiwoo." He said excitedly as he finally lifted up his shirt so she could latch on to nurse. "You're gonna start peeing on the potty! And Eomma's got lots of cool stuff to show you." Jiwoo was more interested in his breast and the milk coming out of it than what he was saying.

Once Jiwoo was done nursing, Jeonghan quickly carried her downstairs and set her down next to the diaper changing station he had set up so that he would always have everything he needed within reach. "Guess what." He said, crouching next to the toddler. "Today we say goodbye to diapers!"

"Bye!" Jiwoo exclaimed, waving her hand at Jeonghan.

"That's right." Jeonghan nodded. "And instead, you're gonna start wearing…" He pulled out the pack of pull ups he'd gotten during their grocery run the previous Monday in preparation for that very day.

Jiwoo's eyes lit up as she pointed to the character depicted on the package. "Elsa!"

"Yeah! You get to wear Elsa pull ups!" He set the package back down. "But first, Eomma's gonna put you on the potty so you can pee while I get breakfast started." He led her to the downstairs bathroom and helped her remove her pajama shorts and diaper before setting her on the toilet. Then he showed her the unicorn sticker chart he'd made for her. "Every time you go potty, you can put a sticker on here." He informed her, the 18-month-old clapping at that. "Okay, I'm gonna go start on breakfast. You stay here."

Leaving the door open so he could still see the toddler, Jeonghan walked over to the fridge and opened the freezer, pulling out a box of french toast sticks. He began preheating the oven then, after placing the frozen french toast sticks on a baking sheet, grabbed some blueberries from the fridge. He poured a handful of blueberries onto a plate for Jiwoo and mashed each individual one for her, leaving them whole and intact for Yumi as she was better about chewing them up properly. By the time the oven was preheated, and he was placing the french toast sticks in the oven, Jiwoo had begun calling his name over and over again. "Eomma! Eomma!"

"I'm coming, Jiwoo!" He padded back into the bathroom where Jiwoo immediately raised her arms in a silent request to be picked up. "Are you all done?" Jiwoo nodded and Jeonghan removed her from the toilet only to be disappointed that she hadn't done anything. "Maybe after breakfast your bladder will wake up." He said, leading her back to the living room to get a pull up.

As he opened the package of pull ups to take out the first one, Seungcheol came downstairs with Yumi propped on his hip. "Potty training's begun?" The alpha asked with a slight yawn.

"Yep!" Jeonghan nodded. "Because after three years straight of changing diapers with no break, Eomma is tired of it."  He held the pull up out for Jiwoo to step into just as the 18-month-old began to pee on the floor.

Seungcheol snorted before covering up his laugh while Jiwoo stared down at the pee puddle that was forming at her feet. When she was done, she looked back up at Jeonghan. "Potty." She said before holding her hands out. "Sticker."

Jeonghan sighed. "No, you have to pee in the potty to get a sticker." He clarified, causing her to pout in a way that made her look just like Seungcheol when he was sulking as he gently tugged her out of the pee puddle and grabbed a pack of wet wipes to begin cleaning her up.

***

Jeonghan was dressing Jiwoo in the pastel blue leotard he'd purchased for her first gymnastics class when there was a knock on the door. "Our special visitor is here!" He exclaimed, pressing a kiss to Jiwoo's forehead before standing up and heading over to the door to let his mother-in-law in.

"Halmeoni!" Yumi cheered, abandoning the plate of eggs she was eating while watching Scooby Doo in order to give her grandmother a hug.

"Hi, Yumi!" She hugged the three-year-old tightly. "I'm so excited to spend the morning with you!" She then pouted down at Jiwoo, who had toddled over to receive a hug of her own. "I only wish I got to spend the morning with you too."

"You're more than welcome to stick around when we get back." Jeonghan said as he went to make sure he had a couple of extra pull ups in his bag. "Thank you again for doing this." Seungcheol's mother waved him off. "Mornings are pretty chill. After she eats breakfast, I usually get her dressed then take her outside, sometimes we go on a walk around the neighborhood because she likes to explore." Yumi ran back to her breakfast at that moment and Jeonghan lowered his voice slightly so she wouldn’t hear. "She might ask to go play with Sophia. If she does just remind her that Sophia is still at daycare until summer and in a month we can start having playdates again."

Seungcheol's mother nodded. "I got it." She gave Jiwoo another hug. "Have fun at gymnastics!"

"Oh, we will." Jeonghan chuckled, taking the 18-month-old from her grandmother. "Yumi, Eomma's taking Jiwoo to her gymnastics class like we talked about. We'll be back very soon." Yumi left her breakfast once again to run over and get a hug and kiss from Jeonghan and Jiwoo.

Chapter 2: Month 38

The sound of Yumi crying in her room had Seungcheol immediately sitting up in bed, Jeonghan stirring next to him as a thunderclap sounded outside. "It's the storm." Jeonghan mumbled as Seungcheol checked the time and saw that it was about 4:00 in the morning.

"I'll get her." Seungcheol climbed out of bed before Jeonghan could move. He padded across the hall to the girls' room and found Yumi sobbing in her bed, tears streaming down her face and red splotches prominent on her face even through the dark. "It's okay, Puppy." Seungcheol murmured as he moved to sit next to her bed, the three-year-old alpha immediately sliding out of it and into his lap. "The thunder can't hurt you."

"It's loud!" Yumi wailed, tugging at her ears.

"I know." Seungcheol held her close, rubbing her back. However, it soon became clear that Yumi wasn't going to be soothed there, especially with her crying increasing with each boom of thunder. "You wanna come sleep with Appa and Eomma and Jiwoo?" Yumi nodded, clinging onto Seungcheol's shirt. "Alright, let's go." He grabbed Yumi's chosen stuffy of the night--a blue hedgehog but not Sonic--from her bed and stood up while still holding her tightly to her chest. Then he carried her over to his and Jeonghan's room.

Jeonghan sat up slightly as Seungcheol climbed back into the bed, settling a still crying Yumi next to her sleeping sister. "Are we having a sleepover?" Another clap of thunder sounded, causing Yumi's sobs to increase once more. "I know, storms can be scary. But we're safe here in Eomma's nest." Jeonghan reached over Jiwoo to be able to rub Yumi's back comfortingly.

Eventually the storm moved past them, the thunderclaps morphing into distant low rumbles, and Yumi fell back asleep, allowing Seungcheol and Jeonghan to sleep too. Then an hour later, Seungcheol was once again sitting up as Yumi's crying woke him due to a new wave of storm that had moved in. "Why don't you and I go ahead and get up for the day?" He mumbled, knowing that by the time he got Yumi back to sleep--if the storm moved past them quickly--his internal clock would shift into his workday one and prevent him from sleeping anymore due to it now being past 5:00. He climbed out of bed and picked Yumi up. "Let's let Eomma and Jiwoo sleep some more."

He carried Yumi downstairs, the three-year-old still crying the whole time as Seungcheol went to the kitchen and filled up one of her cups with water. "Drink this and try to calm down a bit." He murmured as he handed her the cup, pressing a kiss to her forehead as she wrapped her lips around the straw and began gulping it down. He carried her back to the living room and sat on the couch, spreading a blanket over them before grabbing the TV remote to turn Sesame Street on at a low volume.

***

When Jeonghan woke up due to Jiwoo climbing on him, he was surprised to find Seungcheol already out of bed, as the alpha tended to sleep as long as possible on weekends. However, when he noticed that Yumi was also gone, he figured that she must have been woken by the storm again, prompting Seungcheol to tend to her. "Eomma, hungy." Jiwoo said, poking extremely close to Jeonghan's eye, causing the 23-year-old omega to flinch back.

"Okay, let's go get some breakfast." Jeonghan said as he climbed out of bed, picking Jiwoo up and pressing a kiss to her cheek.

Once they were downstairs, Jeonghan smiled at the sight of Seungcheol and Yumi passed out on the couch together. "Appa seepy!" Jiwoo exclaimed, pointing to them.

"Yeah, he is sleeping." Jeonghan nodded. "Let's go potty while Eomma starts on breakfast." He placed Jiwoo on the toilet in the downstairs bathroom, leaving the door open to keep an eye on her as he grabbed the box of pancake mix out of one of the cabinets.

By the time Jiwoo was finished going potty and Jeonghan had finished the pancakes and eggs, Seungcheol and Yumi awake, no doubt roused by the smell of breakfast. Seungcheol carried Yumi into the kitchen as Jeonghan was slicing up a couple of bananas to put on top of the pancakes. "Look, Yumi, Eomma made pancakes!"

Jeonghan hummed, looking up just in time for Seungcheol's lips to land on his in a good morning kiss. "Someone had a rough night." Jeonghan then mused, taking Yumi from Seungcheol's arms as the alpha fixed the girls' plates up. "But Appa took good care of you, didn't he?"

Yumi nodded. "Appa's the best!" She declared.

"He is the best!" Jeonghan agreed. "Speaking of him being the best, do you remember what day it is? We've been talking about it all week." Yumi's eyebrows furrowed in concentration as she tried to remember. "Father's Day." Jeonghan whispered.

"Father's Day!" Yumi exclaimed, her eyes lighting up as she turned her head to look at Seungcheol, who was getting Jiwoo in her highchair for breakfast. "Happy Father's Day!"

"Thank you, Yumi." Seungcheol smiled brightly at her.

Jeonghan bounced Yumi slightly in his arms. "You wanna go get him the presents you and Jiwoo made?" Yumi wiggled for Jeonghan to put her down, then ran towards the laundry closet where Jeonghan helped her retrieve two pieces of paper.

When Yumi delivered the papers to Seungcheol, the alpha saw that they were covered in scribbles with Jeonghan's handwriting wishing him a happy Father’s Day from the girls. "You two are such amazing artists!" He praised them, making Yumi beam with pride. "I love these! Thank you!" He hugged Yumi and pressed a kiss to her forehead, then did the same to Jiwoo before moving to stick the drawings to the fridge to keep them on display.

As Seungcheol turned around to go sit at the table for breakfast, he was intercepted by Jeonghan looping his arms around the alpha's neck. "And you'll be getting a very special gift from me later tonight." Jeonghan promised with a twinkle in his eye.

"I can't wait." Seungcheol grinned, hands resting on Jeonghan's hips as he leaned in to kiss him.

Chapter 3: Month 39

"Eomma!" Jeonghan flinched as Jiwoo harshly poked his cheek. "Eomma, wake up!" The toddler continued to poke his face as he blinked open his eyes. Upon seeing that he was awake, Jiwoo smiled brightly. "Hi, Eomma!"

"Hi, Puppy." Jeonghan mumbled, attempting to pull Jiwoo to lay back down with him. "Let's sleep a bit longer."

But Jiwoo didn't want that as she wriggled out of his hold and began poking his cheek again. "Eomma, go potty!"

Jeonghan let out a tired groan as he pushed himself to sit up. "Alright, let's go potty." He crawled to the tent flap and unzipped it, climbing out to see his mom setting up the griddle to get started on breakfast. "Can you tell Halmeoni good morning?" Jeonghan asked as he helped Jiwoo climb out of the tent.

"Someone's up early." Jeonghan's mom mused as Jiwoo waved at her. "You wanna help Halmeoni make breakfast?"

"We gotta do a potty trip first." Jeonghan said, helping Jiwoo into her slip-on sneakers by the tent. "We'll be right back." He said as he took the toddler's hand to lead her to the campground bathroom.

When they returned, Jeonghan's mom was pouring an egg and vegetable mixture onto the griddle. "Look, Halmeoni's making eggs." Jeonghan said to Jiwoo as he sat at the picnic table with the toddler. Jiwoo responded by climbing into his lap and tugging at his pajama shirt until he unbuttoned it enough for her to be able to latch on to nurse.

"Still can't believe you've been doing that for over three years straight now." His mom shook her head in amazement. "I struggled through just one year with you."

"One year is still amazing." Jeonghan assured his mom, swaying slightly with Jiwoo as she nursed.

His mom gave him a small, grateful smile as she scrambled the egg mixture on the griddle. Then she changed the subject. "How's house searching going? I was a bit surprised that y'all renewed your lease for another year."

Jeonghan shrugged his shoulders a bit. "Seungcheol and I agreed it would be better to save up a bit more to have a wider budget. Reevaluate after he gets his holiday bonus and raise this year, then possible start looking in the new year."

"And you're staying in the Fayetteville area?" His mom asked.

There was a tiny pang in Jeonghan's chest at the reminder that his original plan for him and Seungcheol to raise their pups in Conway, the city he himself was born and raised in and loved more than anything, wasn't the path currently laid out before them. "Well, it is where Seungcheol's job is."

Thankfully his mom changed the subject again. "What about daycare for the pups?"

"I've got my eye on a few preschool programs for Yumi." Jeonghan said. "But I'm not in a rush just yet. I'll probably start calling and touring in the new year and get her enrolled the next school year so that she can get used to a school setting before kindergarten." He felt himself getting emotional once more at the thought that in just a couple of years, his little puppy would be starting kindergarten. Time was flying by so fast.

At that moment, the tent flap opened again, that time from Seungcheol climbing out. "Good morning!" He greeted them before helping Yumi out of the tent.

"Did you have good dreams, puppy?" Jeonghan asked the three-year-old.

Yumi nodded as she stepped into her slip-on sneakers that Seungcheol was holding out for her. "We go on the boat now?" She asked excitedly.

Jeonghan shook his head a bit. "Not yet, puppy."

A pout formed on Yumi's face. "But it's tomorrow!" Yumi exclaimed, referring to how Jeonghan and Seungcheol kept telling her 'tomorrow' when she would ask about going out on the lake in the boat the day before.

"It is tomorrow." Jeonghan confirmed. "But we have to wait just a little bit longer."

"Yeah, we gotta go potty first." Seungcheol pointed out and Yumi immediately grabbed his hand to tug him away from the campsite. "The bathrooms are this way." Seungcheol chuckled as he led Yumi in the opposite direction.

By the time they made it back to the campsite, Jiwoo was finished nursing and Jeonghan was feeding her eggs off of his own plate as the toddler was ignoring the plate her grandmother had set in front of her. "Time for the boat?" Yumi asked as she bounced up to the table, looking at Jeonghan hopefully.

"Not yet." Jeonghan said, causing Yumi to pout again. "I know how badly you want to go on the boat." Jeonghan said as Yumi let out a whine, flopping onto his lap. "And we will go soon. But first we have to eat breakfast so we can fuel our bodies. Then we have to change into our swimsuits. And after that, we can go in the boat." He comforted Yumi for a moment longer before nudging her to sit up so she could eat her breakfast.

Once they'd finished eating and had changed into their swimsuits, they finally went out on the boat much to Yumi's delight. They spent the morning out on the water, even enjoying a lunch of sandwiches they'd made at the campsite and brought along with them before heading back to the campsite for the girls' naps. Yumi was at a point of fighting naps, a sign that she was getting close to not needing one at all anymore, so like he typically did at home, Jeonghan spoke softly to her about their day while nursing Jiwoo to sleep until the three-year-old either fell asleep herself or grew to restless to remain where they were. "What was your favorite part of the day so far?" Jeonghan asked.

"The boat!" Yumi exclaimed.

Jeonghan gently shushed her, reminding her to be quiet for Jiwoo's sake, before continuing. "The boat is one of Eomma's favorite parts of camping too. What do you wanna do after rest time?"

Yumi tapped her finger to her chin thoughtfully. "Make s'mores!" She finally decided.

"We'll do that after dinner when it's all dark outside." Jeonghan promised.

After a few more questions, Yumi finally fell asleep, and Jeonghan took the opportunity to gently unlatch Jiwoo from his breast so he could climb out of the tent and join the card game that he knew Seungcheol and Subin were in the middle of.

Chapter 4: Month 40

As soon as Jeonghan was sure Jiwoo was asleep, he carefully unlatched her from his breast and made sure she was comfortable in the middle of his and Seungcheol's bed. Then he quietly crept out of the room and hurried downstairs where he found Seungcheol picking up the last of the girls' toys that were strewn around the room from their day of being stuck inside due to weather. "You're not supposed to be doing chores on your birthday!" Jeonghan gently scolded his mate.

"I'm just trying to catch up to how much you do on a daily basis." Seungcheol said as he put the basket of toys back in the corner by the couch before standing up and pulling Jeonghan into a loving kiss.

Jeonghan smiled against Seungcheol's lips. "You got Yumi to sleep?"

Seungcheol nodded. "It wasn't easy, but she's sleeping soundly now."

"Good." Jeonghan said. "We probably don't have long before the storms pick back up and wake her so let's get going."

They quickly stripped out of their pants and underwear before falling onto the couch together, Seungcheol pushing inside of Jeonghan as soon as he knew Jeonghan was wet enough. Seungcheol paused for a second as he bottomed out. "Are you good?" He grunted.

Jeonghan nodded. "Go ahead and move, I really do not want to get interrupted this time."

Burying his face in Jeonghan's neck, Seungcheol began thrusting his hips at a rapid pace, chasing after his high. He nipped at Jeonghan's scent gland, leaving tiny marks that would probably last half a day if that, and slipped one of hands between their bodies to stroke Jeonghan's member, trying to bring the omega to the edge faster. It didn't take very long for Seungcheol to push his knot inside of Jeonghan, spilling into him with a low groan that was muffled in Jeonghan's neck. He continued to grind his hips as he rode out his high, not stopping until he felt Jeonghan clenching around him, the omega lightly digging his teeth into his shoulder to keep from crying out loud as he came.

Jeonghan dropped his head back onto the couch below him, both of them breathing heavily. "I think that's a new record." The omega said with a slight light. "Fastest to orgasm without any interruptions whatsoever."

Seungcheol chuckled and leaned down to softly press his lips to Jeonghan's, planning on sharing short, sweet kisses with him until his knot went down. Then a loud clap of thunder had him pulling back. "Shit." He mumbled under his breath.

Jeonghan looked to where their bodies were connected with wide eyes and proceeded to speak to Seungcheol's knot. "I need you to go down, like, right now before Yumi wakes up and comes looking for us because we are not traumatizing her again." As if on cue, a faint cry sounded from upstairs. "Fuck." The second Seungcheol's knot had gone down enough for Jeonghan to be able to wiggle his way off, the couple was parting from each other and hurrying to redress their lower halves before their eldest pup could seek them out.

***

Jeonghan was watching Paw Patrol with Yumi and Jiwoo, his attempt at keeping Yumi distracted from the distant thunder that had started up nearly an hour earlier, when Seungcheol got home from work. "Appa's home!" He exclaimed and Jiwoo immediately pushed herself to her feet to toddle over to the alpha while Yumi remained focused on the TV.

"I missed my princess so much!" Seungcheol peppered Jiwoo's face in kisses as he carried her back over to the couch, leaning down to kiss Yumi on the forehead then Jeonghan on the lips. "Have you had a good day?"

"Someone decided to go on a nursing strike." Jeonghan said, reaching out to boop Jiwoo's nose and pulling a giggle out of her. "I don't know if it's a temporary thing or if she's really done moyu, but you should probably plan to take a week off work in about…six weeks, I think is when my heat is supposed to come back. And we need to talk to either your parents or mine about keeping the pups with them."

Seungcheol wiggled his eyebrows at Jeonghan. "Can't wait." Jeonghan snorted but tilted his head to accept the kiss Seungcheol gave him. "I also can't wait to show you this." He pulled his phone out and tapped at it for a few seconds before showing a fluffy white puppy that was clearly a newborn. "Isn't she adorable?"

"Very adorable." Jeonghan nodded. "I mean, I'm more of a cat person, but that is a pretty cute dog."

"We should keep her." Jeonghan's smile faltered a bit. "My coworker's dog just gave birth and this is one of her pups and he's trying to find homes for them."

"So you want us to get a dog?" Jeonghan asked. "Don't you think it's better to wait until we own a house so we don’t have to deal with the pet fees here and stuff?"

"Typically, yes." Seungcheol said. "But you see, I've already bonded with her."

Jeonghan raised an eyebrow. "You've bonded with her?" Seungcheol nodded. "Through a picture?"

Seungcheol nodded again. "I've named her Kkuma."

"And you've already named her." Jeonghan sighed, trying to avoid the puppy dog look Seungcheol was giving him. Unfortunately, he was just as whipped for his mate as his mate was for him. "They have to be eight weeks old before they can be separated from their mothers, right?" Seungcheol nodded, his eyes already lighting up. "Then I guess you have that long to convince me."

"Thank you!" Seungcheol leaned down to passionately kiss Jeonghan for a moment. "You hear that girls? We're getting a puppy!" Jiwoo cheered and clapped her hands together.

Chapter 5: Month 41

Seungcheol's eyes shot open, the alpha waking up the second he felt Jiwoo shifting in the bed between himself and Jeonghan. He looked over to see that, sure enough, the toddler was wide awake and looked like she was about to try to wake Jeonghan up. When she was nursing, Seungcheol had left her to do so, wanting to avoid the possibility of a tantrum if she didn't get to have Jeonghan's boob as soon as she wanted it. But since Jiwoo had now gone nearly two weeks without a single drop of moyu, as seen by how Jeonghan's breasts had gradually been growing smaller as his milk slowly dried up to the point that they were now just barely there, there was no actual reason that Jeonghan had to wake up with Jiwoo when Seungcheol was right there. So the alpha sat up and reached out for Jiwoo just before she could start poking Jeonghan's face as he could tell she was about to. "Let's let Eomma sleep for a bit." He murmured, pressing a kiss to Jiwoo's cheek that had her smiling brightly. He climbed out of bed and propped the 22-month-old on his hip to take her downstairs.

"Appa work?" Jiwoo asked as Seungcheol carried her to the kitchen.

"Nope. No work for Appa today." Seungcheol said and Jiwoo let out a cheer. He set her on the counter so he could get a cup from the cabinet and some juice from the fridge. "We're going to Conway to visit Halmeoni and Halabeoji today, remember?" Jiwoo let out another cheer, clapping until Seungcheol handed her the juice, at which point she began to drink it down as if she'd been deprived of all liquids for weeks. "Someone was thirsty." Seungcheol chuckled as he picked Jiwoo back up and carried her to the couch to cuddle while watching Clifford.

Just when Seungcheol was thinking about going to start on breakfast for himself and Jiwoo, he heard the creak of the second from the top step followed by Yumi asking, "We getting Kkuma today?"

"No, we're not getting Kkuma today." Jeonghan replied, Seungcheol stifling a laugh as he looked over at the stairs and met Jeonghan's less than amused expression.

"Why not?" Yumi then asked with a pout.

"Because Kkuma needs to stay with her mommy a little longer." Seungcheol explained as Yumi joined him and Jiwoo on the couch, puckering his lips toward Jeonghan until the omega leaned down for a good morning kiss.

"But why?" Yumi asked, a slight whine entering her voice.

Jeonghan began walking to the kitchen as he answered. "Remember how you and Jiwoo used to drink Eomma's milk?" Yumi nodded. "Well, it's the same for puppy dogs. They drink their mommy's milk, so they can't be away from her until they're all done with it."

"When will Kkuma be done?" Yumi asked.

"It's usually eight to 10 weeks for puppy dogs." Seungcheol said, earning a blank stare from Yumi. "Probably around Halloween time." He said, giving her a timeframe the three-year-old could actually understand.

"Yumi has requested eggs, toast, and bacon for breakfast." Jeonghan called out from the kitchen.

Seungcheol bounced Jiwoo slightly in his lap. "Doesn't that sound yummy?"

"After we eat, we're gonna get dressed and go to Halmeoni and Halabeoji's house!" Jeonghan then told the pups, who both cheered.

Once the family of four had their fill of eggs, toast, and bacon, Seungcheol and Jeonghan managed to wrangle Yumi and Jiwoo into their clothes for the day. Then the two of them dressed themselves and loaded the pups into the car to begin the little over two-hour drive to Conway. "Have you requested time off work yet?" Jeonghan asked once they were on the interstate.

Seungcheol hummed. "And I couldn't help but noticed a certain someone's birthday happens to fall during that time." He briefly glanced over at Jeonghan, the corners of his lips quirked.

Jeonghan grinned. "Happy birthday to me then."

When they got to Jeonghan's parents' house for that year's Labor Day get together, they went straight to the backyard and set Yumi and Jiwoo loose, the girls immediately running to the sand box to start playing. Seungcheol and Jeonghan made their rounds of greeting Jeonghan's parents and the guests that had already arrived, then Seungcheol joined his and Jeonghan's dads by the grill while Jeonghan sat in a lawn chair beside his mother-in-law. "So you're truly done with breastfeeding?" She asked him.

"Yep." Jeonghan nodded. "Unless Seungcheol and I have another pup, but there's no actual plans for that at the moment."

"Well, I'm available and more than happy to keep the girls for a few days every so often when your heats start coming back." Seungcheol's mom assured him even before he asked.

"Thank you." Jeonghan said. "My first should be back in about a month. I'll let you know for sure when I start feeling like I'm getting close to it to figure out the best day and way to get the girls to you. Then we can get them back when we have the birthday lunch I know my mom is already planning for me for after my heat's done."

"Sounds like a plan." Seungcheol's mom agreed.

Jun and Soonyoung entered the backyard soon after, causing Jeonghan to abandon his mother-in-law in order to go sit with his friends. Except Soonyoung seemed off. Which was saying something because it was very rare that Soonyoung's behavior had Jeonghan wondering if everything was okay with him. "What's up?" Jeonghan asked.

Instead of Soonyoung answering, Jun said, "Give it, like, five minutes and he'll be all 'woe is me' about it." Jeonghan nodded slightly and opted to wait it out.

Chapter 6: Month 42

As soon as Jeonghan climbed out of the car, Yumi was running up to him from where she'd been drawing with sidewalk chalk. "Eomma!" She exclaimed, hugging him around the legs. "We go to Halmeoni's now?"

"Yes, you and Jiwoo are going home with Halmeoni." Jeonghan confirmed as since his heat was going to hit any day now, they'd decided it would be best for Seungcheol's mom to take Yumi and Jiwoo with her once Jiwoo finished her gymnastics class for the week.

Jiwoo started wiggling in Jeonghan's hold as soon as he got her out of her car seat, prompting the 23-year-old omega to set her down. "Snack?" The almost two-year-old asked.

"Yes, go pick out a snack to eat on the ride." Jeonghan nudged the two girls towards the house. As they all entered the house, Yumi and Jiwoo ran off to the kitchen to pick out their snacks while Jeonghan headed to the small table in the living room area to grab the bags he and Seungcheol had packed for the girls the night before as well as the sheets of paper resting on top of the table. "I wrote out an outline of the kind of schedule the girls are on." Jeonghan informed his mother-in-law as he held the papers out to her. "Like when they eat, when they nap, bedtime, the kinds of activities Yumi likes to do during different parts of the day on different days of the week. She gets very agitated when things are different than what she's decided in her head, and I know she's going to be very thrown off by not going to the museum this week or possibly even swimming depending on how long my heat lasts, so I thought this would help keep her from having a total meltdown at some point."

"She's been spending the past hour and a half telling me all the 'rules' for the next few days." Seungcheol's mother chuckled. "Reminds me of how Seungcheol liked to be the boss when he was her age."

"Oh, I bet he did." Jeonghan laughed as Yumi and Jiwoo returned with their chosen snacks. "Alright, who's ready to go to Halmeoni's?" He asked, trying to ignore the pressure growing in his chest. It was the first time his pups had spent any time away from him. It was hard, the urge to cry at the thought of being so far away with them and knowing he wouldn't be in a position to check on them being very real. But Yumi and Jiwoo were excited, the girls cheering as they grabbed their bags to carry out to their grandmother's car themselves, so Jeonghan pushed those Eomma feelings down as he gave them each a very long, tight hug and multiple kisses across their faces before helping Seungcheol's mom get them buckled into their car seats in the back of her car. "You two be good for Halmeoni, okay?"

"We will." Yumi promised.

Jeonghan gave them each another kiss on the forehead before stepping back to watch Seungcheol's mom back out of the driveway, waving at the car as it disappeared down the road. Once he could no longer see the car, Jeonghan decided to distract himself from his feelings by getting through his daily chores before his heat kicked in. But as he vacuumed the living room rug and mopped the kitchen, he could feel his body shutting down as his temperature rose, so he opted to skip over doing his laundry and taking the trash out and retreat to his nest. He helped himself to Seungcheol's hamper, sorting through the alpha's dirty clothes to find the ones most suitable to add more sage to his nest. Once he was satisfied with the amount of Seungcheol's scent lingering over his space, Jeonghan stripped out of his clothes and burrowed himself into the blankets, pillows, and clothes.

That was how Seungcheol found him a couple of hours later when the alpha returned from his half day at work--Jeonghan fully naked and buried as deep into his nest as he could physically get. Seungcheol held back a chuckle as he approached the bed, setting the bag of food he'd brought down on the bedside table. That sound apparently was enough to alert Jeonghan as the omega poked his head out of his nest. "I brought Cane's home for lunch but I'm guessing you won't be ready to eat quite yet." Jeonghan scrambled to untangle himself from his blankets reaching out to tug Seungcheol by the shirt into his nest so he could kiss him. Seungcheol indulged him for a long moment, flicking his tongue against Jeonghan's until the omega began whimpering and trying to rip his shirt off. "Let me get undressed." Seungcheol murmured, pulling back from Jeonghan and out of the omega's reach as he began unbuttoning his shirt.

While Seungcheol removed his clothes, Jeonghan took the opportunity to roll onto his stomach and prop his knees sunder himself, raising his ass to present it to Seungcheol. Seungcheol climbed into the nest behind Jeonghan, leaning over him to trail kisses along his spine. Jeonghan let out tiny whines, squirming underneath the alpha's kisses. As Seungcheol reached the base of Jeonghan's spine, he dipped down to the omega's inner thighs, glistening with his slick. Jeonghan whimpered as Seungcheol lapped at the slick, cleaning the omega up and working his way closer to where Jeonghan truly wanted him. When Seungcheol's mouth finally reached his entrance, Jeonghan felt like he could orgasm right then and there, but he also knew it wouldn't be enough until he had the alpha's knot nestled inside him. Jeonghan pressed back against Seungcheol's mouth, but the alpha took his time, thrusting his tongue inside Jeonghan, curling it against his walls as he drank up every drop of slick the omega gave him.

The moment Seungcheol finally replaced his mouth with his dick, Jeonghan was sure he was in heaven, the only awareness he had being the blanket of sage surrounding him as Seungcheol filled him so perfectly. Jeonghan completely lost himself to his heat at that moment, his body going lax as he surrendered all control, just enjoying the feeling of Seungcheol pounding into him. He was caught by surprise when an orgasm rocked through his body, the omega crying out in pleasure as he spasmed under Seungcheol's relentless thrusts. Jeonghan wasn't quite sure how much time passed after that Seungcheol's knot locked them together, the alpha's cum warming him from the inside.

Jeonghan's heat daze started to dissipate as Seungcheol flopped on top of him, the alpha peppering kisses across his shoulder as he gently rolled them onto their sides. "I didn't realize how much I missed your heats until just now." Seungcheol murmured as he gently trailed his fingers across Jeonghan's stomach.

"I missed this part." Jeonghan said, purring at feeling of being stretched around Seungcheol's knot. "The cramps I was having this morning, though, those can fuck off." Seungcheol chuckled against Jeonghan's skin pressing another kiss to the side of his neck.

***

Jeonghan's heat broke after four days on Saturday, and he immediately wanted his puppies back in his arms where he knew they were safe. Not that he didn't trust his in laws, but those Eomma feelings were strong. Seungcheol convinced him to take that Saturday to rest, though, then planned with both of their parents to have a birthday lunch that Sunday for Jeonghan where they could then bring the girls back home. Instead of having Jeonghan and Seungcheol drive all the way to Conway since everyone knew the omega was still recovering, they planned to meet in Russellville for lunch.

As they arrived at the Italian restaurant Jeonghan had chosen, the second Jeonghan spotted Yumi and Jiwoo at the table, he broke out of his post heat grogginess in order to pick up his speed. "Eomma!" Both girls cheered as Jeonghan scooped them out of their chairs to hug them.

"My puppies!" He peppered their faces in kisses as Seungcheol gently guided him to sit in a chair. Jeonghan still refused to let them go, settling both pups in his lap. "How was staying with Halmeoni and Halabeoji?" Jeonghan asked then proceeded to scent them as they babbled about everything they did, needing them to smell like him again.

Chapter 7: Jiwoo's 2nd Birthday

"Okay, I don't get it." Jeonghan turned away from the mirror to look at Soonyoung--who had been venting to Jeonghan nonstop since the moment he arrived to help set up for Jiwoo's 'Two Fancy' birthday party--as the other omega pulled on his formal dress to follow Jiwoo's party dress code. "You went on a date with this Jihoon alpha you've been obsessing over for two months. He made you dinner for said date. He was completely respectful and is clearly into you, so what's the problem?"

"But how do I know he's clearly into me?" Soonyoung asked. "Because usually when an alpha is into me, he can't wait to get me in bed. Jihoon didn't even try to kiss me the other night."

"Have you considered that not jumping straight to sex is because he's genuinely into you?" Jeonghan pointed out. "Like he actually wants to get to know you and court you because he sees potential for something serious rather than just fucking around for a bit before dropping you."

Soonyoung blinked a few times before shaking his head. "Nah, that can't be it."

Jeonghan rolled his eyes slightly as he turned back to the mirror to continue doing his makeup. "I can't remember the last time I got dressed up like this." He said.

"It was probably senior prom." Soonyoung said.

"Yeah probably." Jeonghan hummed. "Where did you get that gown? I've never seen it."

"From my almost sugar daddy in New York." Soonyoung said. "He gave it to me along with an invitation to a company gala but it overwhelmed me so I ghosted him right after. I kept the dress though because it's gorgeous and now I finally have a reason to wear it." He twirled in his gown, the skirt flaring out a bit around him.

When the two of them were ready, they headed downstairs where Seungcheol was just letting Jun into the house, both alphas wearing suits for the party. "Eomma!" Jiwoo toddled up to Jeonghan just as he reached the bottom of the stairs. "I princess!" She exclaimed.

"You do look like a princess!" Jeonghan agreed, bending down to pick the now two-year-old up and pressing a kiss to her cheek.

"She's Appa's princess." Seungcheol said, leaning in to kiss her other cheek.

Yumi looked up from the dinosaur toy she was playing with. "Eomma's a princess too!"

Jeonghan smiled. "Aww, thank you, puppy."

"What about me?" Soonyoung asked as he stepped closer to Yumi. "Is Soonyoung imo a princess too?"

Yumi looked Soonyoung over as if studying him. "No, you're a tiger."

Soonyoung put a hand to his chest, looking like he was ready to burst into happy tears. "I've raised you well."

"You haven't raised her at all." Jun retorted.

"Shut up, Jun." Soonyoung said without missing a beat.

"Hey, be nice." Yumi proceeded to scold him, even going as far as to wag her finger at the omega.

"You tell him, Yumi." Jun laughed and Soonyoung waited until Yumi was looking away to stick his tongue out at Jun.

Soon enough, Jeonghan and Seungcheol's townhouse was full of their families and some of Jiwoo's friends from swim and gymnastics. As the group of toddlers ran around their backyard in their tiny formalwear, Jeonghan stood off to the side and watched Jiwoo and Yumi with a soft smile on his face. Seungcheol came up behind him, wrapping his arms around Jeonghan's waist, tugging him back into his chest. "I can't believe how big they're getting." Jeonghan murmured.

"I know." Seungcheol said, resting his chin on Jeonghan's shoulder. "We're doing a good job with them."

"We are." Jeonghan agreed, tilting his head to smile at Seungcheol, who tilted his head to gently brush their lips together.

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• Part 65 of Korean-American Series
• Part 23 of SVT KAS Arc
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