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when they arrive back home, harlee is huddled underneath some blankets, snoring softly while holding her stuffed dumpling.
"what's up with the dumpling?" mark asked jaehyun, who was sitting by the kitchen table drinking a bottle of soju.
"she got it as a birthday present." jaehyun dryly chuckled. "she loves dumplings.. made me buy some for you all as well."
"maybe I was wrong not to trust this kid." haechan giggled, raiding the fridge for the leftovers. "she has good taste."
taeyong and johnny take seats on either side of jaehyun, who's eyes remain on the small girl sleeping on their couch. "how are you feeling?" johnny whispered.
the dark haired man shrugged his shoulders, taking another sip of alcohol.
"I think you've had enough of this." Taeyong demanded, prying the bottle from the youngers hands.
"you know the world is full of fucking insane people?" jaehyun chuckled to himself.
johnny tilts his head. "what are you talking about?"
he points towards harlee.
"are you calling your own kid insane?" taeyong asked.
"her mother." he corrected. "this little girl's mother is fucking insane."
taeyong and johnny exchange glances.
then Johnny shifts on the bench. "why do you say that?"
"we had sex.. and I definitely wore a condom..but she-" he lets out an exasperated sigh. "I'm starting to think that she took my fucking seed from the condom and... well harlee exists."
nodding his head and following along taeyong shakes his own head in amazement. "you really know how to pick them, huh?"
"apparently I do." jaehyun breathed. "but I can't change anything now... she's too adorable."
"so what are you going to do?" johnny ponders, resting his head in his palm. "it's one thing to be a parent, but it's another to be an parent and an idol."
"we'll figure something out.. we always do."
"yeah but like doyoung said earlier, the times before didn't involve a 4 year old girl." taeyong adds. "I mean we're obviously going to help and support you any way we can.. but are you sure you want to expose her to all of this?"
jaehyun lingers with his answer for a while before sitting upward in his seat. "yes."
the next few weeks were hectic for the group, considering the fact that they performing on award shows and things of that nature.
harlee had gotten to experience everything first hand and even caught the attention of some fans when she was caught in the background of one of the boys vlogs.
she had develop friendships with all the members but when asked who was her favorite it was always Mark or Doyoung (which made Haechan offended)
her favorite days were when she would get to play with the cameras while they were recording different parts and she got to watch the final product before anyone else.
there had been little rumors about her on the internet, saying that she was the illegitimate child of one of the members with a ultra famous actress or the secret daughter of the members who had hidden her for years.. not that she understood what any of that meant anyways.
about a month and a half later, just before they released their north american tour, there was a statement released by their company explaining that jaehyun had a daughter and had been seen in various videos and content and that she would be joining her father in touring the US.
when taeyong told her the news she beelined for her father's room, jumping on his bed, waking him up from his nap and telling him how she was so happy to be touring with him.
the day they boarding the plane, harlee was a bit startled by all of flashes from the camera that surrounded the group as they entered the airport.
yuta took notice and rose the girl onto his shoulders, telling her to put on her best smile and wave, promising to buy her dumplings when they landed (and he did)
take off was a little scary for her too, but luckily she was sitting next to taeil who told her that it was okay to be scared and allowed her to shove her head into his chest until they were in the air.
minutes later she was astonished by how far the plane had gone and exclaiming how she could see the ocean from far away.
"that's my girl." jaehyun chuckled, ruffling her head.