“Jinki, look at him! He’s so small!” Onew could hear the wonder in his boyfriend’s voice even though he was whispering. Key’s fingers were wrapped tightly around Onew’s upper arm as they gazed down at the baby boy that was closest to the viewing window.

“He’s perfect. Do you think they’ll let us hold him while we wait for the doctor?” Onew asked, his voice barely above a whisper as he moved to stand behind Key, wrapping one of his arms around the younger’s waist and resting his chin on Key’s shoulder.

They had rushed down after receiving a call in the middle of the night from Mrs. Kim, the lady from the adoption agency, who was handling their adoption case. She had informed them that their baby was about to be born. Onew shook Key awake after that and the both of them rushed down and immediately went in search of Mrs. Kim. They had never met the biological mother of their baby boy simply because she had requested that her identity be kept a secret.

All they knew about her was what they were told by Mrs. Kim, which was that she was a 16-year old teen who was abandoned by her boyfriend after he found out that she was pregnant. Her parents were totally against the option of her keeping the baby but compromised when she promised that she wasn’t going to give up on her studies and was going to put her baby up for adoption.

Gazing down at the baby boy who was currently sleeping so peacefully, Key was thankful that the girl had chosen adoption instead of abortion. “Hmm, I don’t think the nurses will let us in.” Key hummed in reply, even though he really wanted to hold their baby boy too.

It had been over five months since they got the call informing them that there was a match for their adoption. Prior to that they had already been waiting for over a year, ever since they decided to adopt, because they had to pass a background check, have a home assessment done and even undergo counseling as well as attend classes on how to care for a newborn just like any other first time parents.

“Have you decided on his name yet then?” Onew whispered into Key’s ear, the warm air causing tingles to travel down his spine. They had a list of possible names that they had come up with together but Onew decided to leave the final decision to Key.

“Jaesung. Let’s name him, Jaesung.” Key answered resolutely.

A secret smile appeared on Onew’s face. It was one of the names that he had suggested. “Perfect.” He pressed a kiss into Key’s shoulder through the material of his shirt but chose not to say anything else. It wasn’t never about winning even though Onew was feeling quite proud of himself at the moment.

- - - -

Onew was startled by something, waking up with a jolt and squinting immediately because of the bright sun rays filtering in through the gap in the curtains. He registered the crackling sound of a baby crying, no wailing, and immediately looked over at Key, almost wanting to shake him awake because it was his turn to feed Jaesung.

He turned towards Key but immediately pulled his hand back. Key was snoring ever so softly, something that only ever happened when he was exhausted, plus he looked like he could really use a few hours of extra sleep. Oh well, since I’m already awake, I might as well. Onew thought to himself as he supported his weight on his elbow and carefully leaned over Key to grab the receiver to turn down the volume before soundlessly heading across the hall to the nursery.

He reached down into the cot and gently picked a fussing Jaesung up, taking care to support his head and then cradled him close, bouncing a little on the spot while softly patting his son’s back from the bottom in an attempt to soothe him. It had only 3 days since they brought him home but it was already beginning to feel like Onew had been doing this for years. He knew exactly how his son liked to be held when he was fussing or when he was being fed and even when burping him.

Onew glanced at the clock on the wall. It was nearly time for Jaesung’s next feeding so he was probably crying because he was hungry and if the smell coming from Jaesung was anything to go by, a diaper change was probably also in order, so Onew picked up the extra diaper bag by the cot and headed downstairs to the kitchen.

He quickly grabbed a chilled bottle of milk from the fridge and placed it in the bottle warmer before switching it on and then heading back out of the kitchen to the carpeted area of the living room. He carefully took out the diaper changing mat and laid it out flat on the softer carpeted surface before gently laying a now calm Jaesung down on the mat. He quickly took out all the things that he needed from the bag and placed them such that they were all in comfortable reach before carefully undoing the swaddle, freeing Jaesung’s arms and legs. Jaesung seemed to realize in an instant that he was no longer constricted and immediately started waving his arms and kicking out happily.

Onew watched his son wriggle on his back for a moment, a smile spreading across his face as he saw a silly grin appear on his son’s face. He chuckled as he reached out to take Jaesung’s small hands into his and brought them to his lips. “Are you that happy to be out of that tight wrapping? Hmm?” He laughed when Jaesung’s only response was to grin happily and continue kicking out.

He let go of his hold on Jaesung’s hands and opted instead to snap open the lower stud buttons of Jaesung’s onesie. It wasn’t as easy as it should’ve been because Jaesung wouldn’t stop moving but eventually, he managed to get all the buttons open and rolled the fabric up and out of the way before  untaping the sides of the soiled diaper and pulling the front down.

The smell that greeted him was just downright nasty but he was really quite used to it by now. “Good job, Jaesung-ah. Appa is so proud of you. You’re digesting so well.” Onew couldn’t help but comment as he grasped both his son’s ankles in one hand and held them up so that he could move the diaper out from under Jaesung. Using his other hand, he pulled the baby wipes out from the container and quickly worked to get his son’s bottom clean, knowing that it would only be a matter of time before he would start to wriggle around again.

“There we go, all nice and clean now.” Onew announced proudly after a minute, releasing Jaesung’s ankles for a moment to dump all the dirty wipes into the soiled diaper and roll everything up before using the diaper adhesive to keep everything together.

He applied baby powder next before grabbing a new diaper and raised Jaesung’s ankles again to get the diaper properly under Jaesung before sliding the front in between Jaesung’s legs and then taping it securely in place.  

“Perfect! How did appa do this time? Appa is becoming really good at this right?” Onew couldn’t help but ask as he gazed down at Jaesung while rolling down his onesie and snapping the buttons back together, even though he knew that he wouldn’t get any response at all.

“Aigoo, Jaesung-ie is such a good boy. Let’s go get your bottle now, shall we?” He cooed as he picked Jaesung up and held him close to his chest as he carefully stood up and made his way back to the kitchen.

Jaesung was about done with his bottle when Onew had to stifle a yawn. He was beginning to feel really tired again. He patiently waited until Jaesung was done before putting the bottle on the coffee table, carefully adjusting Jaesung so that he could burp him. Sleep was already beginning to overtake him but he briefly remembered hearing a soft burp before he moved to clean everything up and head back up the stairs to place a now satisfied and sleepy Jaesung back into his cot and put a small blanket over him.

- - - -

Onew woke up feeling refreshed but rather disoriented. He wasn’t lying in his bed and he wasn’t in his room. He looked around and realized belatedly that he was still in the nursery. He had fallen asleep in the rocking chair in the corner of the room.

He cast a quick glance towards Jaesung’s cot and saw that it was empty. Kibum must be awake. He thought as he made to stand and stretch out the stiff muscles from sleeping in an upright position. He bent down to pick up the blanket that had fallen to the ground when he had stood up, smiling happily to himself as he made his way out of the room to find his two loves.

He saw Key first as he descended from the stairs. Key was walking around the living room very slowly with his back towards him and Jaesung against his chest with his chin propped up on his shoulder. Even though Onew couldn’t see Key’s hands, he knew that the younger was currently gently patting Jaesung’s back to encourage him to burp.

He quietly made his way towards the both of them, the smile on his face becoming a little playful even though he knew that he really shouldn’t be startling Key in this situation. He wrapped one of his hands around Key’s waist and the other slightly higher so that he was also holding Jaesung, just to be on the safe side.

Key stilled for a moment as was always the case when he was startled before relaxing and continuing his patting of Jaesung’s back. “Good morning, Jaesung-ie.” Onew greeted his son as he planted a kiss on his head before walking around Key so that he could finally see him.

“And good morning, Kibummie baby.” He leaned in and gave the younger a peck on his nose.

Onew snickered as he watched Key crinkle his nose in response. “Yah. I’m not a baby. Give me a proper kiss.” He pouted.

Onew laughed at the irony of his boyfriend’s words and reaction before leaning in to give Key a peck on his lips. “Better?” He asked playfully and received a hum as an affirmation.

“Did you have a good sleep, baby?” Onew asked, all the playfulness gone from his voice as he reached up and cupped one of Key’s cheeks, gently rubbing the slightly darkened skin under Key’s eyes.

Key’s eyes softened at the concern in Onew’s voice. He leaned into his boyfriend’s touch, allowing himself to enjoy the affection for a moment before he turned his head and pressed a kiss into Onew’s palm. “Thanks for letting me sleep through the night. I really did have a good rest. But I feel sorry for making you do double shifts.” Key admitted, pausing his patting for a moment to reach up and brush away the strands of hair that was covering Onew’s eyes.

Their gazes met as Onew caught hold of Key’s hand just as he was about to pull it back and pressed a kiss onto his fingers. “Don’t be. You’re my baby too and babies need plenty of rest.” A playful grin once again making its appearance on his face.

Key rolled his eyes at that comment and moved his hand to gently pinch Onew’s nose. “You and your cheesy statements.” He mock scolded before resuming his patting of Jaesung’s back.

“I hope you’re not too tired though, especially since you have to go back to work today.” Key added with a concerned look, his brows slightly furrowed.

Onew smiled as he gazed at Key. He really could never get tired of looking at him. “Don’t worry about me. We’ve survived on lesser sleep before, remember?” He reassured, placing his thumb in between Key’s brows and smoothening out the furrow that had formed.

“Come here you perfect being.” Was all Key said in warning before he grabbed a fistful of Onew’s shirt and kissed him hard, moving to deepen the kiss almost immediately.  Onew was too shocked to respond at first but slowly began to return the kiss with fervor but before either of them got too carried away, they were interrupted by a sudden burp followed closely by a farting sound. Onew pulled away as the both of them looked at Jaesung before looking at each other again and bursting into laughter.

Onew leaned in one last time and placed a quick kiss on Key’s lips when they had finally stopped laughing. “Ok babe, I’m going to shower and get ready for work.” He said with a wink, walking quickly to the stairs and leaving behind a slightly confused Key who was still staring after him.

A moment later, the smell hit Key and he finally realized why Onew had disappeared so quickly on him. “YAH! LEE JINKI!” He shouted after covering Jaesung’s ears, so that he didn’t frighten him.

The only response he got was a chuckle followed by a “Love you, baby!”.

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Onkey baby is hereeee :DDD

I can't seem to work out a proper schedule for writing and posting updates so once again, I have to apologise for this coming so late! I still hope that you enjoy the update though ^__^ 

It's already past 6:30 in the morning here. I need to go grab a couple hours of sleep lovelies!! So until the next update~ (which I hope will be sooner!!)

Oh, I haven't re-read this yet, so I'll fix all the errors later~