Chapter 168 - Forever Home 1

Wonho looks at the time and does a mental calculation for the umpteenth time this morning. They will need an hour to get to the airport so they still have about two hours to waste. He will wake his little alpha in a few more minutes.

Walking upstairs, Wonho moves to his room and makes sure everything is tidy, even the toilet. He also changed the bedsheet to Minwoo's favourite colour just because. Next, he opens the closet and once again, makes sure that his alpha's clothes are already ironed and hanged. Just for the final satisfaction. 

'Eomma…' the whiny voice of his baby calls out, just awoken by his alarm clock. Just as he is about to go to his tiny alpha, the boy embraces him like a mummy's boy he is. Smiling, Wonho sits down and brushes the messy hair back, gently placing a kiss to his precious child, 'Minho-yah, go and brush your teeth. We're gonna see your appa and sisters!'

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Wonho holds the four-year-old in his arms, making sure the alpha will not get lost in the crowd. He looks at the screen, to confirm the arrival gate of his mate and slowly makes his way there. 'Are you excited?'

Little Minho nods, looking around in awe at the large interior of the airport. He always love the airport, especially the planes, having been here a few times to greet his father whenever his alpha comes to visit. He has also been in one, behaving so well that Wonho doesn't mind bringing him back to Korea once a year. 

'Big plane!' Minho points towards the large window and Wonho nods, walking towards where his baby is pointing. His family just landed so there is really no rush in getting to the arrival gate. Might as well play around until Minho is satisfied. 

'You're hungry?' the omega asks his child who is now literally pushing himself against the glass, wanting to be as close to the airplane as possible. Minho tries to shake his head but his head is stuck towards the left direction because of the glass so he only ends up vibrating. Laughing at the cute antics, Wonho moves slightly back and takes a picture. 

Then he sends it to his alpha.

Minnie is so cute!! Appa's coming!!! (//O3O//)~ - Minwoo

'Minho-yah, appa's coming!' He mentions and shows his phone to his boy. The kid grabs it and tries reading. He still has a long way to go, but he can read a few words. 

'Come on! Let's go wait for appa and your sisters!' Wonho offers his hand.

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Minho starts singing some random French song that he learnt from the TV shows while moving his body left and right, just to kill time. He saw a few Koreans already making their way out of the gate but there is still no sight of his family. Then more and more Asians come out, so Wonho stands up and moves closer to the rail. 'I can't see!'

'Up you go!' Wonho grabs his kid and rests the boy on his shoulders, securing his tiny legs in his hand to make sure he won't fall. 'You see appa?'

'Nope.' Wonho hums, his heart rate increasing by the second, too excited to finally greet his whole family. Then he smells something really familiar, his kid too. The boy screams, 'APPA!' and begs to be let down.

'Not yet! He-'

'APPPPAAAAA!!' Minho quickly runs inside the rail and through the gate, Wonho's heart dropped. One second, just one second he lets his guard down and the little alpha already makes a scene. Owh god. 

Wonho makes his way towards the guard, telling her about the situation so she will let him in. Just before he gets inside the door, he hears the voice of his children crying out to him. 

'EOOMMMAAA!' Honestly, he can see why the three are siblings. Despite not growing up together, they act the same. Noticing Minho already in Minwoo's arm, Wonho waves excitedly, grinning as wide as he can and bows to his mother-in-law who is holding his twin girls in each of her hands. Now sure that his boy is safe, Wonho apologizes to the guard and moves back behind the rail, making way for the passengers to move.

'EOMMAA!' His two girls run toward him, their tiny steps unstable. It is so cute to watch. Kneeling to catch them in his arms, he brings the twins up with him, moving his body around to play with them. They giggle happily and both just grab him tighter until it hurts a bit.

'Wonie!' Wonho walks closer to his alpha, bunting their head lightly to show their affection without being inappropriate in front of their kids and his mother-in-law. Mrs. Kim brings her hand towards him and Wonho moves to get into her embrace. 'Haewon-ah, Sowon-ah, mummy's tired. Get off him now.'

'NOOOO!' The two alphas screams, their high pitch voices hurt Wonho's ears. Closing his eyes tightly, the omega looks at his mate who only laughs at their daughters, his face bemused but indifferent, as if telling him, 'They're your problem now.'

Wonho only pouts and rolls his eyes.

'Do you wanna eat first?' He asks his family, wondering if they are hungry after their 20-hour flight. The twins are clearly very active, he can imagine them just waking up and already ate. Minwoo shakes his head, 'I just wanna get home and rest.'

'Me too. Jet-lag really takes a toll when you're old.' Mrs. Kim adds and Wonho laughs, shaking his head. Yes, he used to recover from jet-lag quickly when he first got here but over the years, he takes days to finally adjust to the new time-zone to be able to enjoy the stay to the fullest. Wonho puts down his two two-year-olds and starts pushing the trolley filled with luggage. Most of their stuff already arrived a few days earlier so only the essentials are in the suitcases. But even then, there are a lot.

Well, most of them are clearly his mother-in-law's.

Wonho puts everything in the boot of the four-wheeler before securing all his kids in their seat-belts. He then sets the navigation and starts driving.

After four years, his whole family will finally be together in their house. Transferring to the new hospital took longer than expected because Minwoo was completing his research while polishing his skills to build his CV. Then he learnt French to increase his chance of getting a job in one of the best hospitals in France since the native language is not English, not that his mate speaks English well either.

Wonho didn't mind though. Here, he was tasked with finding a nice house and researching how to raise kids here. Minho came to stay with him once the twins were born, and the Kims will visit once in a while, especially during his heat to take care of the boy. Wonho also already experienced going through his heat alone, so he can do it by himself just fine now, whenever the timing of his heat changes suddenly. But most of the time, he flew back to Korea a week before and worked remotely instead.

And after all that hardship, his family is finally together. Heading towards their forever home.

Everything is worth it.