strings & bullets┃hajeongwoo (under revision)

〚 ch: thirteen 〛

"you really don't have to find a babysitter for jio, we can take care of him woo." yedam said on the other line

he sighed, "i appreciate hyung really, but I don't want to bother you guys anymore. just call me if you know someone" he wanted a babysitter that he's familiar with or someone he can actually trust, leaving jio with just anyone is a no for him.

he called the older asking if he knows someone who's a babysitter and said he doesn't want to bother them anymore because they have their own lives too.

"sure, but if you ever change your mind" yedam trailed off

jeongwoo laughed at this, yedam really loves babysitting jio "sure hyung, thanks again" he said before hanging up the phone.

it's sunday, and jeongwoo has plans to go out with jio despite the fact that work last week was exhausting, they're currently working on a new case. he'll have to leave for another mission sooner or later. jio cried the last time he picked him up at yedam's house at midnight. the baby cried, saying he no longer spends time with him, but he's glad he later understood him and said not to give up on work.

"jio, do you want to go to the amusement park with papa today?" he said as he tried to catch the baby's attention.

the baby stared at him for a second before crawling up to his lap, his eyes were wide and he had a curious look on his face "no work today papa?"

jeongwoo wiped jio's forehead covered with sweat and softly brushed his hair aside, "yes, papa wants to spend the day with jio." he said softly

the baby's eyes sparkled, his eyes gleaming with excitement. he nodded and smiled widely, he got off his lap and waddled his way upstairs. he can't contain his excitement with every step

"baby go out with papa!" jio clapped his hands and giggled as he struggles to climb up the stairs

jio then turned to him with his eyes teary, jeongwoo's brows furrowed and he wondered what's wrong with the baby "papa.. help climb"

"papa there!"

"papa it's a clown, pick me up i'm scared!"

"jio stop crying already"

"but papa.. i want that plushie"

"look papa, is that a ka- kite?"

"papa, where's the bike?"

"jio stop running!"

"but it's ice cream..."

"papa, are you tired? no? let's go play!"

to be honest, jeongwoo is already exhausted. the morning was filled with jio's whims, and he had no choice, but he had no idea jio would drag him around like that. it was already lunchtime, so jeongwoo drove to the restaurant where junghwan had once taken him.

"papa, no ice cream here?" jio said, wandering his eyes around the luxurious restaurant.

he sighed, jio had more than one chocolate ice cream already "you've been eating ice cream when we arrived at the park, no."

"what's your order sir?" once they were seated, the waiter approached them and handed jeongwoo the menu.

"ice cream!" jio suddenly said as he raised both of his arms and smiled at the waiter.

the waiter adored the child and was about to write it when jeongwoo intervened.

"no, i'm sorry please don't write that." he said this while staring at jio, who was about to say something but didn't after jeongwoo gave him a look.

"just one-

"two papa" jio suddenly said.

"two wagyu sirloin, a club soda with lemon and one pomegranate juice for him. thank you"

after they finished eating, jeongwoo drove to the family park to relax. the cold wind blew as the tree swayed with it, making it peaceful and it's less crowded. the sun is still shining, but it isn't too hot, in general, the weather is pleasant. they settled themselves under the tree, jeongwoo and jio laid on his picnic blanket that he brought with him.

jio drifted off to sleep on his arms and scooted closer to him as he hummed a song while looking at the view and playing with the baby's hair. he chuckled softly, cherishing the fact that he has jio with him. as jeongwoo rested his head on his palms and gazed at the blue sky, he kissed jio's forehead. minutes pass, and jeongwoo's eyes gradually close, and he falls asleep.

"you're a scaredy-cat mister, you screamed hysterically when the clown chased us around."

"no, I'm not. I saved you from the clown jio."

"no, you were frozen in place when the clown appeared out of nowhere. I grabbed your hands and pulled you away."

jeongwoo was awakened by the noise, and he could hear jio's voice arguing with someone. he opened his eyes and was surprised to see the man from yesterday, who was sulking as jio teased him about the clown.

the man noticed him move and quickly turned to face him, saying, "look, papa is awake."

the baby quickly turned to face him, rose from his seat, and hugged jeongwoo.
"look papa, i made friends with llama's father!" jeongwoo laughed when he referred the man as the llama's father and pinched jio's nose.

"i'm sorry, did jio bother you while I was sleeping?" he said, turning to face the man who was smiling and staring at him.

he finds it strange that the man's eyes widened when their gazes met, and that the man quickly looked away as he cleared his throat.

"no, i just happened to come across him walking. i was concerned because he was alone, so i stayed with him." the man explain and turned again to face him.

he nodded and faced jio, "did you play with uh?" jeongwoo didn't know his name so he turned to the man, his eyes asking for his name.

"will you remember my name this time and say it?" the man said something, but he couldn't hear it clearly because it was barely audible.

"i'm sorry, can you repeat it? i didn't hear you" he apologized for not hearing what the man had to say and asked to repeat it again.

the man smiled, his hair fluttering in the wind, and the sun shone down on him, making him glow.

"i'm haruto and it's nice to see you again, jeongwoo."

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