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Instantly Minho feels that tightening of his chest, catching him off-guard of Taemin’s statement just makes him wilted. He never expected to hear the words he is most dreadful to hear so sudden. Focusing in his own energy, not allowing troubled emotions to control his behavior that he does want to occur or happen right now, says…

Minho:             (chokes) I…I… respect the love you have for Bummie…
                       but Taemin…

Taemin:           (swiftly looks at Minho) I know hyung…
                        your undying love… his children...

                        (inhales and exhales loudly) and yours… your family…
                        I am pretty aware of that hyung… I can clearly see that…
                        just right now…
                        I witnessed how naturally calm you are with Key…
                        and vice versa.... and it hurts… so much…
                        so bad…
                        that I can hardly breathe…

Minho:             (looks at Taemin anxiously) Tell me… Taemin…
                       exactly what do you plan…?
                       I am very open with everything for the sake of us…

Taemin:           As I have told you…
                       take him back slowly… in my time…

Minho:             And how will you position the kids with your conditions…?
                       The kids know that Bummie is their real father…
                        they found it out themselves but
                        never let tell it to our face that
                        “Hey…why did you keep a very important secret
                         that we ought the right to know..!”

                        Can you see the state of mind they have Taemin…?
                         Amazing…right…?
                        (soft asserting voice) Do you expect them to feel
                        frustrations at not even two years of age..?

                       (blows air) Taemin… Tell me… and I will listen…
                       but I will stand my ground not for myself…

                       (looks at Taemin) For the kids…
                       Minnie and Kibummie…his very own children…
 

Taemin suddenly realizes the impact of his previous statement like a quick needle prick bringing him back to reality. He is aware that if he insists what he wants and desires of having Key alone for himself in relation to what he just said of making the separation gradual and one step at a time; all the more that things will get complicated and he’d come out of the situation in a bad limelight and he does not like that to happen. Just about he wants to speak; suddenly, Minho speaks again…and thus, Taemin cautiously listens not objecting this time…

Minho:             Did you know that I am very thankful
                        how understanding they are,
                        that everytime they need to see their father…
                        they will somehow justify everything on their own
                        thinking that Bummie is busy with so many work
                        and are contented and happy to be with the people
                        who are with them.
                        That means, Jonghyun-hyung, Yuri and of course me…

                        Do you know how for me who is already a parent painful
                        so to watch and listen to them mitigating over Bummie…? 
                        I can not bear watching them discussing between
                        themselves without doing anything…?

                       So what now… Taemin…?
 

Taemin:           ( his lips) I am so sorry Minho-hyung…
                        I am honest with my being selfish as a result
                        of my love for Key and yeah…
                        I understand the trouble I am causing that it is alright
                        for me that the kids can freely request Key to visit them – I mean;
                        I don’t want to be a hindrance. ..                  
                        Minnie and Kibummie; it is their given right to be with their father.

                        So it is fine by me…

Minho:             (surprised at Taemin’s statement) HA!!?

Taemin:           (looks at Minho) Hyung… I said; it is alright…
                        I mean, Key has the freedom to do anything
                        he wants and as what I have mentioned,
                        I will give him back to you in a gradual way… not abrupt…

                        (takes a deep breath) If it is alright…

Minho chest suddenly tightens not with grief but out of happiness. He never expects receiving a positive outcome in this discussion despite his brother’s condition so that; he smiles and moves his body forward to gently embrace Taemin and softly utters…

“Thank you very much… Taemin…”
 

“Yeah… it hurts…
but I love Key and his kids as well you, Hyung…”

Weeks Have Passed…
Taemin and Minho and Kibums’ Twins; Minnie, Kibummie
As well as Onew…
Visiting Time…

Minho together with Jonghyun and Yuri are inside the kitchen busy with the food preparation for today’s occasion that is, Kibum, Taemin and Onews’ visit.  While Minho is in a cloud nine festive mood, Jonghyun whines…

Jonghyun:       (whining voice) Aaaiisshh…
                       Minho-goon, why can you not just hire
                       caterers for the food preparation…?
                       We are not good cooks, you know…

Yuri:                 (slaps Jonghyun’s right hand) yyaahh…
                        Jonggie…such a mood killer…!

Minho:             (laughing) Jonghyun hyung…
                        I need to release my overwhelming energy…

Jonghyun:       (looks weirdly at Minho) Overwhelming energy…?

Yuri:                 (shakes her head) Jonggie… look at Minho…
                        what do you see…? Or even feel from his aura…?

Jonghyun:       (blatantly says) Smiling like an idiot…

Yuri:                 (shocked) Yyyaaahh!!!

Minho:             (chuckling) Of course… Am very happy…
                        my excited energy is just too much that
                        I need to release some of it…

                        (pointing at his cooking) and this is one of them…

Jonghyun:       (shakes his head) And painfully dragging me
                       into cooking which clearly am not good at…
                       chopping, slicing, kneading…etc…. hhhmm…

                       (roams his eyes, then) Minho-goon…Yu…?
 

Minho:             (quickly looks at Jonghyun) What is it hyung…?

Yuir:                 (looks at Jonghyun) Jonggie…?

Jonghyun:       (whining) Am not good at this…
                       can I just ready the kids…?

Minho:             (controlling his laugh) Wait hold on… let me call them…

“Minnie, Kimmie… be ready…
your Appa together with Uncle Taemin and Uncle Onew
will be here in the afternoon…alright…?

“Yes… Umma…thank you…”

“We will Umma… thank you…”

Replies Minnie and Kimmie…

Minho:             (voice higher) By the way, your Uncle Jonghyun wants to help you get ready…
                        both of you…Minnie… Kimmie… you need help…?

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