Put me down.

I have legs you know.

I can walk just fine.

Those weren't the playful remarks Namjoon was getting as he carried his omega into their house. The omega wasn't peppering his face with kisses, and he definitely wasn't trying to get it on with him. On the contrary Seokjin had his face buried in his neck, his breath tickling the alpha; which on other occasions would excite Namjoon, not this.

Today seokjin was calm in his arms, hands around the alpha's neck, face hidden as Namjoon carried bridal style. Usually seokjin would be bubbly, squirming around for the alpha to let him go, then making out with him the next second. Today he was silent, a lot like he had been in the hospital, and the car ride home.

He didn't even put up a fight when Namjoon announced that he would be taking him back to their home. He only nodded, not like he had a choice to begin with. His priorities now lied with the baby. He would do anything if it meant the baby would be safe, and if that meant mending his ways with Namjoon he was going to do it.

Now they were trailing up the stairs in silence, except for the occasional greeting and bowing of the helpers, which Seokjin ignored. He missed the feel of this house, the smell of lavender from the surfaces, and the comfort nature it had with it. He breathed deeply as Namjoon opened the door to their room, raising his head slightly to look at the surrounding.

The place was spotless, every thing dusted to the latter, the curtains drawn the way he liked, and the bed spread just like he wanted it to be. The room smelt mostly of Namjoon, which comforted him to no end. It was familiar, and it put his restless wolf in a bit of slumber, marveled at being reunited with the alpha, even if the fragments of the recent past still stuck with them.

Namjoon gently placed him on the couch, his hands staying around the other's waist. "Is there anything specific you would like for breakfast." Namjoon asked gently. Seokjin could tell the alpha's eyes were searching his, but he glued them to his lap instead. He wasn't shy, he just didn't have the strength to look into the alpha's orbs and talk to him like everything was fine between them. He didn't think Namjoon wanted him to pretend either.

"Not really, but we could try something on the list." Seokjin answered, his hands rubbing at his arms. The doctor had given them a list of do's and dont's. It included, good meal plans for his stage of pregnancy, he only hoped it would help. He had resolved to eat more after the doctors' orders. He wasn't going to push himself over the edge, but he was definitely going to try much harder to get more than a single toast as breakfast.

"Ok, I'll prepare you a bath first, then we can have breakfast, yeah?" Namjoon said waiting for a reply, seokjin only nodded, curling in on himself. The room was cool, a nice temperature for a nap. And he wanted nothing more than to be buried deep in their comfy bed, and surround himself with tens of pillows.

Namjoon eyed him a moment, he wanted to ask more, just so he could hear the omega talk, or so he could look at him, but seokjin had avoided his eyes since, looking out the window on the silent drive from the hospital, and ultimately looking anywhere but him when they got home.

Namjoon only sighed softly, walking into the bathroom to prepare the other a bath, he didn't want the omega standing for long, or exposing himself to the risk of a shower accident, not that the tub was completely safe. The latter seemed less strenuous, so he chose it instead.

He bubbled the bath nicely, adding some relaxing oils before moving to the closet to pick the other a comfortable wear. "Let me help you." He said walking to the couch when Seokjin made to get up. "I can do it." Seokjin said getting up with ease.

"I know I just don't want you to exhausts yourself."

"Its only a bath, I'll be fine." Seokjin said taking the pajamas and locking himself in the bathroom. He knew Namjoon would be treating him like an egg the moment he found out. And to make it worse he was still in the woods with the baby, Namjoon sure was going to watch every move.

He hoped they could fix their relationship, if not for them, for the sake of the baby at least. He knew it wouldn't come easy, mostly because he had lost trust in his alpha. But regardless he hoped the future was bright for them.

He stripped himself of his clothes, glancing at the mirror over the sink for a moment. His hand moved to the small like bump over his navel, it was hard, a clear sign of the life inside of him. His legs trembled at the mere thought of losing it, or simply departing from, it would have devastated him for sure.

Not wanting to think further on it, he got into the tub, he was feeling a little gross from yesterday. Not having taken a full bath after the incident. He swore he could still feel the blood stuck to his thighs, a haunting reminder that today he would be telling a different story if it ended badly.

He cleaned himself quickly eager to get some rest, his stomach had started rumbling, and the thought of food didn't disgust him as it did the past week. Maybe the feeling of being home had dragged along his appetite, or may be the alpha's scent had stirred something in him. Either way he was fucking hungry.

He exited the tub, a protective arm around his belly as he calculated his steps to avoid sliding. He quickly dried himself, putting on the pajamas and exiting the room. Namjoon was fixing the tray of food on the small table by the couch. On it was a steaming bowl of noodles, a stuck of pancakes, different slices of fruits, strips of bacon, tea, and honey to the side.

If anyone showed him such a thing last week he would want to throw up, but surprisingly he was salivating at the sight. "Come on." Namjoon beckoned to him, patting the couch beside him. "Tell me if there is anything you want ok?" The alpha added as he sat.

Seokjin's eyes were trained on the noddles, hot and inviting, he went to pick it up, but Namjoon beat him to it. He eyed the alpha, the other only twirling the chopsticks in the food before he picked up a chunk, blowing on it to cool, then bringing to the Omega's lips. Seokjin didn't expect to be fed, but he was too hungry to decline. So he opened up allowing the alpha take care of him.

Namjoon fed him almost everything, respectful to put some away when the omega decline, or said he was full. Seokjin now watched as the alpha added honey to the cup of tea, stirring and tasting if it was ok. He loved when Namjoon took care of him, he loved to be babied, and pampered. But not like this, the alpha was flat out just his care giver now, because what?

He was pregnant?

Fragile?

He needed the care?

"Your not going to work?" He questioned finally when the other handed him the tea.

"No." Namjoon answered directly, looking at Seokjin.

"If it's because of me, then don't bother."

"Why not?" Namjoon questioned trying to see through the other's reasoning, he was pregnant and needed the care.

"I can take care of myself, you don't need to skip work to look after me." That sounded to Namjoon liked he was being pushed away. First of all, he could skip work if he wanted to, it was his company, and second, the life of their baby was on the line here, he vividly remember the doctor giving him a thorough scolding after discharge, he wasn't about to let a repeat of events happen.

"Do you not want me here?" He asked tilting his head. The omega stopped with the cup halfway to his lips. "What do you mean?" He questioned back sipping the beverage. "Are you pushing me away, do you not want to care for you?"

Seokjin thought about that, did he not want to? Of course he did. Despite everything he still wanted Namjoon beside him. To care for him. "No, I just don't want you to neglect your company duties over me. Am capable of looking after myself."

"Am not neglecting my duties. You and the baby come first, your my top responsibility now, everything else comes after." Seokjin didn't to be burden. But he knew he was not going to change the other's mind.

"Besides, I could always work from home." The alpha added. That brought seokjin to another question he had been wondering about since. "And me, what about my Job?" He asked. His job meant a lot to him, and he hated that he had left things the way he did, if he could go back, maybe he could change the way he handled things, or maybe not.

"Well you obviously can't go, your on bed rest remember, and even when your off it, work is still strenuous, it will be too much." Namjoon told him, taking the now empty cup from him.
"I could work from home too." He tried, he really didn't want to lose his job, he had worked too hard.

"Absolutely not, work is still stressful, and I don't want you exposed to that." Seokjin internally rolled his eyes, Namjoon was being dramatic, although he was right, it could still be stressful. That didn't stop the pout that formed on his lips and the petty question that followed.

"Are you firing me?"

"Am not, your just on leave... indefinitely." Namjoon countered, he was at least happy the other was talking to him.

"And my salary?" It was Namjoon's turn to internally roll his eyes, with a smile though. Now seokjin was being petty. He didn't need to be paid.

"They will lift you off the payroll for now, its protocol. But of course you don't have to worry about money." Namjoon added, subtly trying to refresh the other's memory, in case he forgot he was the owner of the said company. The omega only huffed, pulling his sweater into paws.

"I think you should rest for now." Namjoon offered when the other fell silent. He didn't wait for the other to answer, before he stood, moving to bed. The fixed the covers and the pillows so the omega would be comfortable.

Seokjin followed, muttering a small thank you before he slid in, bringing the covers over him. He was happy to finally find some comfort, their warm nice bed, full of fluffy pillows and smelling of Namjoon. He turned away from the alpha that stood beside the bed, closing his eyes to get some rest.

"I'll be hear when you get up." He heard Namjoon say, he wanted the alpha to join him, caress his sides until he was a sleep, but that would defeat the whole point of not being babied, so he just relaxed himself until he was a sleep. It was the first time he had slept without crying himself into it. There was still worry at the back of his head, but not too much to keep him from dozing off, or to wake him up after a short time.

In fact, Namjoon had to wake him up, later in the afternoon for lunch, to which the omega declined feeling still full. Namjoon offered yoghurt instead to which the omega drunk before going back to sleep. He would later up in the evening when his sickness acted up.

He didn't cry this time as he threw up, just sucked through it, brushing his teeth after and sitting back in bed. Only then did he realize Namjoon was not in the room. He hated how his brain worked him up with his growing insecurities. Even if he didn't want to, he questioned himself where the alpha was when he said he promised he would there when Seokjin woke up.

He ruffled his bed hair in an attempt to make it, and stray his brain from his thoughts. He could tell he was getting in a bad mood. He blamed the pregnancy, and all that throwing up, although he knew it was something more. Literally the alpha could have just been in the study, working from home, or taking a phone call. Seokjin just wanted to be petty.

The door opened just as Seokjin got into his moods. Namjoon walked in, in his sweat pants and drenched tank top. His bulging muscles and sweaty biceps on display. His head phones were around his neck, his phone in hand. He looked up meeting the Omega's eyes. "Oh, your awake, I thought you would sleep in longer." Seokjin didn't answer, just stared at the other and his clothing.

There was a time he would be excited at the mere sight of the sweaty alpha. One look and they would be going at it like animals, loving each other like there wasn't tomorrow. But now...now he couldn't think of him that way without having the image from the office that night haunting him.

He wondered if ever he would be the same, if he would tread back to the place he was before this all happened.

"I was just getting in a little work out, you didn't need anything did you?" Namjoon questioned as he walked into the room. Seokjin finally shook his head. Although he needed food, snacks, or anything to satiate his hunger that was growing by the minute. It was surprising how his appetite had returned so suddenly.

"I'll just go get something to eat."

"No! let me." Namjoon said to which the omega only glared at him. "I need to get in a little work out too, remember?" Seokjin raised a brow, questioning the alpha's memories on the instructions they got that morning from the doctor. "I'll just go with you then." Namjoon relented, pulling the other with him out of the room.

He didn't miss how the omega tensed at the contact, or how he kept a distance between them as they walked down the hall. Namjoon knew he still had a long way to go before they would go back to before.

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