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Jin was lounging on Hyuna’s couch.  They’d finally both gotten a day off to just sit around.

“Hyuna, are you sure you want to cook?  We could always just order takeout.”

“Nope, I want to cook tonight.  I love cooking, and I rarely have time to do it because of how much I work.”

“All right, fine.  Can I help you, then?”

“Sure!”

“Do you ever wish you didn’t work at the gift shop?” Jin asked as he sauteed some onions.

“Sometimes.  It’s good money, though.  And I never have time to be bored, I guess.”

“So, are you not close to your brother anymore?”

Hyuna shrugged. “We didn’t really hang out anymore after college.”

“Really?  You guys seemed so close back then.”

“We were.  I guess we both just started working and didn’t really have time to go out anymore.”

Jin nodded. “I understand.  Some days I rarely get a break.  I auditioned to be in a drama over the summer, so my days will be even crazier then.” He sighed. “Have you been lonely?”

There was a heavy silence in the kitchen. “I was.  Last year I met Nia, and then she made a few more friends and we became a friend group, but before that, yes.  My roommate is the polar opposite of me.  She’s into rock music and works night shifts, so we’ve never really said anything more than ‘hello’ to each other.”

Jin laughed. “Rock music, huh?”

Hyuna laughed. “Yeah.  One time I had the day off and she was blasting it.  I had to ask her to put headphones on.”

“That sounds…interesting.”

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“Are you sure you want to come baby clothes shopping with me?” Nia asked, eyeing Taehyung as he pulled on his sneakers.

“Yes!  I’ll have you know that baby clothes shopping is just up my alley.”

Nia laughed. “Ok.  Hurry up, though!”

Twenty minutes later, they were browsing baby boy clothes.

“Ok, you have to admit this is adorable,” Taehyung grinned, holding up a onesie that had a rocket ship on it.

Nia snorted. “Cute?”

He huffed and picked up a different onesie.  This one had a puppy on it. “What about this one?”

“Yes.  We have to get that one.”

Taehyung picked the rocket ship one back up. “Only if we get this one too.”

“Ok, fine.” Nia giggled.  She turned around, one of the girls’ onesies catching her eye. “Oh, Tae look,” she held it up so he could see it. “Appa’s little princess.”

“Aw, that’s adorable.”

“We should get it.”

“What?  For two years from now?” he laughed.

“Yep.  It’s not like it’ll take up a lot of space, anyways.”

“All right.  We need to get back to shopping for Sua, though.”

“Right.”

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Jisung was wandering around the floor Yoongi was working on.  Yoongi’s babysitter hadn’t been able to watch the little boy today, so Jisung had been left in the breakroom for most of the day.  Yoongi had left him with toys and the TV on, but Jisung was bored of both things now.

“Hey, kiddo.  Where are you going?”

“I wanna see Appa,” Jisung whined.

Hobi laughed. “Did he tell you it’s ok to wander around by yourself?”

“No,” the little boy admitted.

Hobi bent down and scooped him up. “Then what are you doing out here?”

Jisung just stared up at Hobi.   He’d only met the man a handful of times, so he was still shy around him.

“All right.  Let’s go find your appa.” Hobi walked down the hall.  Yoongi’s office wasn’t far from here.  He was about to knock on the door when he heard yelling coming from the inside.

“Yoongi, I can’t believe you did this!  He’s my kid!  Not yours!  You asked that friend of yours to turn me in, didn’t you?”

“Gyeong, get out of my office.  And don’t spew nonsense.  He’s just as much my kid as he is yours.  If you wanted him, why didn’t you take care of him?  I had no clue you’d had a kid, but I’m glad he landed in my lap, even if it was by accident.  I don’t want to see you again.  I’ll have security drag you out of here next time you show up here.”

Hobi winced. “Jisung, how about we go to my office?”