"Jaemin," Karina calls out, watching the said boy walking back and forth in front of them while completely overthinking things.

She glances at Woozi beside her who's on his phone trying to ignore his husband right now, she sighs and pinches the bridge of her nose.

Winter has already fallen asleep on the other seat across from them, although it's uncomfortable. She makes it work with a fluffy blanket and Hoshi's bag.

There's not many people in the waiting room right now, but it's still a little embarrassing to have Jaemin off his seat and just walking around, stressed out.

"Jaemin," she calls out again, rolling her eyes when the boy doesn't listen like for the past several times. She then lightly kicks his shin, almost making him trip.

"Rina!" Jaemin whisper-yells. Finally acknowledging the older girl.

Karina clicks her tongue, "can you sit down and relax? You're too stressed out." She murmurs.

"How can I not? My wife is giving birth right now!" Jaemin argues.

The older girl huffs and grabs his wrist, pulling him over to sit back down.

Sure, she understands why Jaemin can be stressed about this, he just wants both the baby and Jeno to be okay.

But this won't do. Jaemin walking around, thinking of the worst case scenarios of Jeno in labor.

"Jaemin, I'm just saying you should calm down, I understand that this is all too overwhelming for you and you just want everything to go alright." She starts off.

She places a hand on Jaemin's shoulder and gently squeezes it, "but if you're just going to stress out about this, Jeno can be stressed out too. And we don't want you to pass out because of your blood pressure."

"Yeah, you're too young, man." Hoshi joins in with a small light comment, his attention away from a sulking Woozi who silently smiles.

Jaemin smiles back a little before he rests his elbows on his thighs, his back a little slumped as his shoulders were still tensed.

"I'm merely lost." Jaemin said in a whisper, staring off in front of him with his hands loosely interlocked.

"Why's that?" Hoshi speaks up first, beating Karina to it. "I mean... You're happy right?" He asks, confused and hesitant.

Jaemin hums with a crooked smile, "of course I am, we're having another baby." He answers to Hoshi's question.

"But, what I mean is that- it's... surprising and... I don't know, a little bit of an awakening I guess." He adds a small breathless chuckle.

Karina knits her eyebrows, "can you elaborate even more?" She said.

"I'm kinda flabbergasted." Jaemin said almost immediately after she asks that, he glances at her and purses his lips.

"Sure this isn't the first time, we have Jisung for heaven's sake." Biting the inside of his cheek.

Chuckling again, "but I just can't believe it. We're really having another baby, Jeno's actually giving birth right now to our baby girl."

Suddenly, Karina softly smiles at him and caresses his hair. "Jaem, you're crying."

The said boy raises a brow and reaches a hand up to his cheek, feeling something wet before he moves towards his eye- the main source.

"Oh," he mumbles. "I... Didn't realize..." Laughing a little.

Hoshi hands him a handkerchief, thanking the older boy in return. "They're tears of joy, I hope." He quips.

Karina and Jaemin laugh at that, making Woozi raise a brow at them before shrugging his shoulders as he continues to listen to some music.

That's his way of relaxing and coping with things, his cousin is literally giving birth to his niece right now.

"Of course they are," Jaemin said, "and then I remembered I wasn't there for him and Jisung the first time, I guess it's all so new to me." Hoshi and Karina nod in understanding.

"That's understandable, this is your first time being present to Jeno giving birth. Your second child." Hoshi comments.

Nodding off, Jaemin then comments with another crooked smile. "I didn't realize how agonizing and stressful it is, even though I'm not the one in that room experiencing pain." He exhales.

He drops his face on his palms and rubs it roughly, groaning aloud, he grumbles. "How much longer?"

Karina rubs his back in comfort, "that's alright, Jaem. We're impatient here too." She said.

"Yeah, we've been here for a few hours now and it's totally understandable for you as the father." Hoshi said.

Karina helps Jaemin clean his tear-stained cheeks, "I wish I could be in that room right now." The younger boy blurts out.

Pausing, the older girl sighs at him and smiles in pity, "we know. We wish that too." She mumbles and finishes cleaning up.

She gave the handkerchief back to Hoshi as the latter says, "now don't tell me you're overthinking that too," he said almost knowingly.

Jaemin scratches his nape sheepishly, making the older boy chuckle.

"Hey, it's alright. Jeno probably thinks it's best for you to not be in there right now, I mean, you saw him panic when he said his water broke, right?"

Nodding back slowly, Hoshi hums and was about to say something until Woozi spoke up for the first time since they got there.

"Jeno tends to get embarrassed even in the simplest things, he probably told the doctors and nurses to not let you in, in panic. And also to concentrate better."

"But don't worry," he sends a genuine soft smile at his cousin's husband. "I'm sure he's doing well and is thinking about you for moral support." He reassures.

Silently thanking him, Jaemin soon relaxes as time goes by after the conversation and letting his emotions out to the others.

If you're wondering where in the hell is Jisung and the grandparents, they're currently not here in the hospital to join.

Jeno's parents are in Japan, bad timing for a business trip- Hence Mrs. Lee was spamming them with messages and calls, asking for her son's well-being.

They'll be here in two days though, the closest flight they can get.

Meanwhile, Jaemin thought it would be best for Jisung to be with Mr and Mrs. Na for now back at home. He doesn't want them to stress out as well.

And besides, Jisung would get bored in the waiting room, it's not a comfortable place to sleep at anyway.

While Woozi and Karina were distracting Jaemin by pulling out topics after topics, Hoshi slowly drifting off to sleep and Winter- still fast asleep- a doctor approaches them.

"Hello," the doctor greets. "Anyone here for Na Jeno?" He asks and gets a little flustered when Jaemin abruptly springs out of his seat.

Smiling, he pats Jaemin's shoulder after the boy bows at him. "I'm guessing you're the father?" He giggles, "well in that case, congratulations!"