The moon shone high in the night sky as Changmin and Seohyun sat bundled up together by a large quilt, the balcony open and inviting as their room became stuffy and hot in the late evening, early morning hours.

Seohyun sighed as she laid her head back against his warm, bare chest, gazing at the stars before them.  His arms wrapped around her waist and rested on her hips as his knee jutted out of the folds in the blanket off to her right side, cradling her into his body.  She had sat before him on their padded pillow every night for the past fourteen months since they had gotten married, and she knew she would never tire of it.

 A soft crying noise from their bedroom heralded the awakening of their month old baby, Aleyna Shim.  With a sigh, she moved to stand up as Changmin placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.

"Stay here, Joohyun baby.  She can't be hungry; it's only been an hour.  Rest a while, I'll see to her."  His soft smile and welcoming eyes called for her to resist, and like so many times before, she couldn't.  Nodding she scooted back against the wall and wrapped the blanket around her shoulders, letting Changmin tend to the baby.

Padding with bare feet to the small bassinette by their bedside, he peeked in as he watched her for a moment; her little arms flailing as she protested being left alone.  Tucking her back into her blanket, he lifted her out into his arms as he whispered to her, attempting to quell the endless newborn cries that came from his daughter.

 "Shhh... Aleyna Shim, Appa's here.  You've nothing to cry over, we didn't leave you alone for too long."  He cooed as she opened her round eyes, the crying beginning to subside.

Calmed by the smooth sound and the recognition of his voice, she quit weeping altogether as she stared at him with her dark orbs.  Cradling her to his warm chest, he walked back and forth while making a slight rocking movement with his upper body as he spoke in time with his steps.

"See baby?  Not even any tears.  I firmly believe that you just enjoy having us wrapped around your little finger."  He commented as he looked at her dry cheeks, holding her with her head in his large hand as she lay down his lower arm.  Using his free hand he reached into the blanket to find her small hand and placed it between his thumb and forefinger.  Rubbing light circles into her palm with the tip of his thumb, he smiled as the tiny digits instinctively wrapped around it, her grip surprisingly strong for a newborn.

Seohyun frowned at the silence coming from their room as she stood up, the blanket dropping to the floor as the cool night air chilled her arms and legs.  Peering into the large master bedroom she melted at the sight of the handsome and strong Shim Changmin completely overpowered by the tiny child.  His tranquil voice even soothed her own anxieties as she leaned against the doorframe and watched the humbling scene before her.