PROLOGUE

4 Years Later...

(After the events at the end of the prequel)

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"Jay mama!!", the little boy ran squealing to Jay.

 "Liang! Come here baby!", Jay squealed and lifted the tiny three year old up in her arms.

"Happy birthday Liang!", squealed Jihyun, coming up behind her mother, "Mommy, daddy is putting up the balloons!"

"Alright baby.", Jay smiled at her daughter, "We're coming."

Jay turned to the man who stood in front of her, looking at the little boy in her arms with a sad smile.

"Luhan oppa... Don't be sad... It's your son's third birthday... Come on... You should be happy for him...", Jay told him gently.

"Thankyou so much for everything, Jay.", Luhan said sincerely, "You guys have been such great helps...ever since..." He sighed heavily.

"Well we wouldn't be family otherwise, would we?", said Kai, coming out of the house just then, holding his daughter in his arms, "Come on hyung! The others will be here soon! Let's get this party started!"

Luhan cracked a smile, as he followed Jay and Kai into their house. The house was decorated top to bottom with all of Liang's favourite things. The menu for the dinner was everything that Liang loved.

"Papa!!", Liang came running up to him, "Looth wha Kai pa ggo me!"

"What did he get you kiddo?", Luhan asked, ruffling his son's hair.

"He ggo me a motobyk!", Liang said, dragging Luhan to the mini tricycle that Kai had got him.

"Kai...you needn't have...", Luhan murmered, overcome.

"I wanted to, hyung. We're family, remember?", Kai said, simply. Next to him, Jay nodded.

"Kai... Jay... Thankyou... Really... For everything... You never let Liang feel her absence... I don't know what I would have done without you guys...", Luhan said, almost tearing up.

"Luhan oppa... I promised Lihwa jiejie that I would never let Liang feel the absence of a mother.", Jay said gently, "I have to keep my promises. And Liang is an adorable child. It's a joy taking care of him."

"Come on hyung! Cheer up!", Kai said, clapping Luhan on the back, "Enjoy your son's birthday!"

 "You're right.", sighed Luhan. His son was the one silver lining in his life now. He smiled down at Liang and lifted the little guy up in his arms. "Shall we get this party started kiddo?"

"YAY!!!!!!", both Liang and Jihyun squealed. "Let's wait for Hyerim and Nana and Wookie and Sujin ", chanted Jihyun, referring to Xiumin, Suho and Chanyeol's kids.

"Did someone mention us?", came Chanyeol's deep voice as he walked into the room followed by his wife and daughter, Xiumin, Suho and their families and Kris and Ming.

"YAYYY!", all the kids cheered as they immediately jumped into the party. Luhan looked at his son and a satisfied smile graced his lips, seeing his son so happy.

He was insanely grateful for having friends like these. Everything was not perfect. But with them, he would live through it.

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(First chapter will be out on Christmas day ⌒.⌒)