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present day...

"Could you carry Minji? She slept on the couch." Sohyun said, pointing at Minji who was sleeping soundly on the couch.

I nodded and went towards our daughter whose mouth was slightly opened. I chuckled, "Yah, Minji, is our story that lame for you? Why did you sleep?"

I carefully carried her and almost fell on my back, luckily, I had the chance to hold on to the arm rest.

"Aigoo, Minji-yah, don't grow up so fast, hm? I don't want you to grow up yet.." I said, slowly pulling her blanket.

"I don't want you to leave us yet..." I suddenly said out of the blue.

I don't know why, but the thought of my daughter growing up too fast scares me. I don't want her to feel the same way I did when I waited for Sohyun.

"Appa, I won't leave you..." She said, rubbing her eyes.

"You're still up?" I asked.

She slowly nodded, "I heard everything you said, appa.... why would I leave you and eomma? I wouldn't..." She yawned.

I brushed her hair, "Just be good, okay? Appa loves you very much..." I said, lying down beside her.

She placed her arm on my waist, hugging me. "I love you too, appa. You and eomma." She smiled.

I hugged her back.

"Appa is Minji's first love." She said, hugging me tighter. "And appa is also Minji's first love!" She giggled.

I looked at her, "Jinjja? What about Jaehwan?"

She looked at me, disgust was all over her face. "Ew! Why would I like that guy?!"

"I was just kidding, love." I laughed.

She yawned again, "Good night, appa. I love you. Sweet dreams."

"Good night, Minji... appa loves you too. Sweet dreams." I said, slowly standing up, and leaving her room.

****

"What happened? I thought she was asleep?" Sohyun asked, placing her hand on my waist, like what Minji did earlier.

I sighed, "I thought so too. Turns out, she heard everything I said."

She chuckled, "That's what you get for being too emotional."

"Whaaaat? She's my baby, what can I do?" I laughed.

"Then what am I?"

"You're my love, and both of you are my will to live."

She buried her face on my chest.

I laughed as she was blushing. "Yah, why are you like thiiiiiis?" She whined.

"What? You started it." I laughed.

"Mark."

"Hm?"

"I've got something to tell you."

"What?"

"I love you."

"I know."

****

"MINHYUNG-OPPAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Haejin said, running towards me.

"HAEJINNIEEEEEE~" I imitated her.

She hugged me and punched my chest lightly, "I missed you!!!!"

"I missed you too! You have to visit us sometimes, Minji told me that she wants to see Sunghee and Seungwon." I said.

"I'll go to your house this saturday with Nana, okay?" She said.

We walked together, and her arm was still hugging my waist.

"Where are you going?"

"To SM."

"Why?"

"To record a station."

***

The moment I got home, Minji immediately hugged my leg, causing me to stop on my tracks.

I laughed, "Hi, Minji-yah!!"

"Appa, appa!!!" She said excitedly. "I'm going to perform at school!!"

I crouched down to match her height, "Jinjja? What will you perform?"

"I will sing! And will also dance!" She giggled.

I laughed. It really runs in the blood.

"Alone? Or you'll be in a group?"

Just then, Sohyun came downstairs.

"She'll be in a group. Guess what group?"

"What group?"

"The troupe."

***

The troupe is a group composed of Minji, and the hyungs' and dongsaengs' sons and/ or daughters.

The group is also called 'Little NCT' even if there are also girls in the group, like Taera and Minji.

And now, I'm seated at the front row with the hyungs, watching them perform.

"Seungwon-ah, saranghae!!!!" Haejin shouted, causing the people to look at her. Because she is Lee Haejin— or used to be, because now, she's Jaemin's.

Jaemin hid himself due to secondhand embarrassment.

The music started and the children started to dance and sing.

Taejun was the one who sings high notes. Like Taeil-hyung.

"I'm so proud of them... Go Taera-yah!!!!" Taeyong-hyung shouted.

I laughed and watched them.

"They're like us." Sohyun said, smiling.

"I know."

****

"Mark."

"Hm?"

"Thank you..."

"For what?"

"For everything. For waiting for me, for not giving up... "

I chuckled, "My mom told me to follow my dreams. So I did. I chased you, and waited for you."

"There you go again with your cheesy lines."

I laughed. "I love you."

"I love you too."

T H E E N D

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