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Jem took the other man’s hand gently in his own and shook it gently before letting go. “I can see where that could totally happen. I usually do this at home, but I needed the extra caffeine. I never get anything done at my studio like paperwork because when I’m there all I want to do is create. It’s very nice to meet you Taemin.”

Taemin couldn’t help but quirk an eyebrow. Create huh? Perhaps this boy was an artist. Something that Taemin himself often envied. He couldn’t so much as draw a straight line, let alone create something beautiful. “So you’re an artist then? I’d love to see something you made.”

Hoseok looked up from his sketch as he realized someone was talking to him. It was confusing, to say the least. Did he look like he was looking for a conversation? His all-black attire and the way he was tucked away in a corner of the coffee shop suggested otherwise, at least to him. Not that he wasn’t dying for the company of another human being. Nonetheless, the only thing he could feel in that moment was regret that he’d left his apartment. The brunet bit down into his lower lip, doe eyes nervously shifting over the stranger. “I, ah… I guess?” He eventually breathed, unsure of how he was supposed to respond to the overload of information that (for some reason) included this person’s mother out of all things. “I… I’m not… judge-judging…”

Taemin couldn’t help but coo at the boy. He seemed quite nervous, perhaps more nervous than most. Standing up, he made his way over to the other and took a seat beside him. “What are you drawing? I’m not invading or anything, you don’t have to show me. I’m more so- I’d like to show me if you don’t mind. I’ve always found art quite fascinating.” 

“Rude to me at least! How dare you walk through that front door without giving me a hug, Taemin! That’s so mean!” He laughed as he sat across from the two. “Nah, I think you’d be an amazing dad in all honesty. I mean, look at you with Abby! She absolutely adores you! More than she adores chocolate!” He laughed. He knew Taemin knew he was joking. They’d grown close since day one of his new job since Abby insisted she wanted to go with him until she got into day care. Abby looked up to Taemin and opened her mouth when instructed. “...Really? I had to do the surprise method!”

Taemin looked at him with a small smirk. “The surprise method? Sounds like something out of one of those corny parenting books.” Placing the piece of broccoli into the girls mouth, he couldn’t help but coo at her. “Good girl, see how good broccoli is? Tae likes it too, I eat it just as much as you do.” 

“I didn’t think you were gonna hurt me.” Eun-Jae argued with a frown, wondering why the other kept repeating that. He wasn’t scared; just very confused and maybe a bit nervous about what was going on. He slowly got up to avoid the spinning of his head, a little wobbly on his legs as he moved over to sit between Taemin’s legs, even though he still didn’t understand why he was supposed to. Then again, he loved cuddling, so he was a bit excited about the closeness. “What do I have to do?”

Taemin instantly wrapped his arms around Jay’s waist, placing a gentle kiss to his cheek. “Just listen to what I ask of you, can you do that sweets?” Offering up another warm smile, he began to run his hands down the boys hips. “I just thought you looked so good..good enough to make feel good. What do you think about that?”

When Taemin practically squeezed past him through the door, Clark gave a surprised expression. How dare he! That was so mean! He closed the door and placed his hands on his hips, fighting back that giggle that so desperately wanted to come out. “How rude! See how rude your boyfriend is to your own dad, Abby?” He teased, heading back to the dining room. He watched the two’s scene unfold, not being able to hold back that smile any longer. Abby giggled as she gave grabby hands at the flowers. “You’re so good with her, I swear.. I’d think you were an actual dad.”

“Thank god I’m not.” Taemin couldn’t help but laugh, turning his attention towards Clark. “I can only imagine the disasters that would unfold. I feel as though It would almost be a terrible injustice to that child.” Turning back to Abby, he picked up a few pieces of broccoli. “The choo-choo train is coming. Can you open your mouth for the train to come in?”

“Oh…” Eun-Jae replied as he pursed his lips, confusion even more evident on his features as he watched Hwan get placed on the table. “I’m kind of stupid, I guess.” He then muttered. That was what people thought of him, anyway. And maybe knowing this meant that he wasn’t stupid, but he just struggled to keep up with things sometimes. He was easily distracted and all that. Jay was a little hesitant to sit down between the other’s legs, though he was enjoying the warmth and attention. “Okay…” He said quietly, tempted to close his eyes, though he knew he should be keeping an eye on his dog. “Uh, I can try? I’m not good at remembering, though. There’s not gonna be a test, right?”

“Of course not, no tests.” Taemin shook his head, yet again ushering the boy over between his legs. “It’s okay prety boy, nobody is going to hurt you.” All that the other had intentions of doing was showing Eun-Jae just how good he could feel. How good Taemin himself could make the boy feel. “It’s okay, I’ll make sure your dog doesn’t go anywhere. You just follow my instructions, hm?”

Clark was always a patient man. Hell, you kind of had to be when you were an elementary teacher. So when Abby wouldn’t eat her food or fought with Clark, he had to come up with a new tactic. “Hey abby! Ab, would you like some chocolate instead?” He grabbed a piece of chocolate from the small stash he had in the drawer in the kitchen. “Alright, here you go!” He slyly grabbed a small piece of broccoli and the second the chocolate came mere inches from her mouth, he switched them out for the vegetable. Abby gave a betrayed look as she chewed it, making Clark laugh. “See? They’re not too bad. You chewed and swallowed it! For real though now, you can have some chocolate.” Clark handfed the girl some chocolate and was about to do the broccoli trick again before he heard three knocks at his door. Shit. He knew Abby would get even fussier. “Stay right here, okay princess?” He kissed the top of her head before heading over to the door, opening it. “Hello?”

Taemin hadn’t meant to come at this time, however he knew that Clark could use some help when it came to Abby. Plus, it also meant that he got to see the little girl with golden locks and a smile to match. Walking inside without warning, he knelt down in front of the girl and held out a small flower. “Hey sweets, I come bringing gifts. However, you will only get them if you eat all your veggies like a good girl. I know your daddy wants you to eat them to grow big and strong, hm?”

Jay blinked slowly, needing a moment to process the words. However, his blush intensified when he felt the fingers running through his hair, eyes widening further with worry and confusion. “I… I think I’m a pretty good boy.” He eventually replied, brows furrowed slightly behind his messy silver bangs. “That’s not really a secret, though. I mean, I didn’t wanna be a doctor like my dad, but I don’t think my parents are too mad about that. Though they don’t think dancing is a real job.” He pursed his lips and let his fingers continue to pet the Pomeranian in his lap.

“Yeah? I don’t think you’re catching what I’m insinuating.” Taemin shook his head, gently lifting the dog up to set him down on the table instead. “I was thinking something more along the lines of fun..” Scooting a bit closer, he ushered the smaller boy over to sit down in between his legs. “It’s okay.” he cooed, gently massaging his scalp. “Don’t be afraid, I won’t hurt you or anything. I just want to test the theory of how good a boy you are. Good boys are good listeners right?”

“Is your mom listening?” Eun-Jae asked with wide eyes, genuinely worried. His hand stilled where it had been scratching Hwan behind his ears. The topic had a deep blush decorating his pale cheeks and it was a lot easier to focus on the part where the other had been talking about his mother, rather than the… sex part. “My friend tried to make me watch Sex and the City with him but now he’s making me watch all of Grey’s Anatomy with him, which is kinda weird and scary because my dad works at the hospital and it all looks really dangerous.” He rambled. “I guess I agree, I like getting to know my new friends.”

This boy was definitely innocent. Innocent enough that Taemin took this as a new challenge, a small smirk forming on his lips. “Yeah? I’m sure you’d really like watching pretty boys like you on their knees for others.” Raising an eyebrow, Taemin reached out and gently ran his fingers through the soft locks of hair. “You’d look so pretty...I bet you’re secretly such a good, obedient boy.”

“Oh, yeah. I had terrible time management skills over the holidays and ended up forgetting to file invoices.” Jem chuckled as he sat down across from the other, setting his pastry and coffee down before getting out his laptop. “At least it’s not too bad. I could have procrastinated longer. I’m Jem, by the way.”

“Taemin.” he nodded, holding out his hand for Jem to shake. “I often come out here during the evening so that I can make my lesson plans. For some reason I can never get anything done when it’s around the school. I suppose the other teachers annoy me a tad. It’s not really their faults, just reality.”

“Excuse me. Is this spot taken?” Jem asked as he approached a table in a full cafe with a bag full of unfiled invoices and his laptop. His coffee and muffin were in hand. “If it is, I don’t mind trying to find somewhere else.”

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“Oh no, you’re totally fine.” Taemin offered a small smile, scooting over a bit so the boy could sit down. “It’s not like the table isn’t capable of holding more than one person. Are you working on something for work? I unfortunately know that feeling all too well.”

“your mum?” ryan asked and even had a laugh. “well you’re a whole ass adult, aren’t you? it’s only normal to talk about sleeping with people.” ryan pointed out and shrugged his shoulders some. “i mean, i’m definitely in the same boat as you, but from my experience and this last week has proven to me that even sleeping around is just fuckin’ drama that isn’t needed. i mean, i don’t wanna settle down, but it’s kind of annoying to sleep around and have relationship drama with that too.”

“Oh? I’m assuming that someone has tried to drag you into something that was unneeded drama?” Taemin asked with a raised eyebrow. “Honestly, that’s why I just stay out of things that could acquire drama in the future. Though I doubt you did it on purpose or anything. If I were you, I would back away from everything that’s going on. Find yourself some new partners to have some fun with.”

Maddox nodded and lifted his shoulder in half of a shrug. “Yeah, I never really got the whole big deal about jumping right into a monogamous relationship.  If it happens, cool, but why not have a little fun while we’re still young, you know?  As long as everyone’s being safe about it, I really don’t see the big deal.”  He smirked.  "But I get you.  I am way too busy to settle down.  All I have time for is casual dating, if I really want to get my career going the way I want to.“

Taemin couldn’t help but giggle, nodding his head in response to the boy. “Casual dating is fun too, you know a date here and there. However when I’m trying to make plans for my preschool kids and working five days a week- It’s not exactly ideal. Most people see sleeping around as this faux pa or social stigma. Oh you’re sleeping around therefore you must be not boyfriend material. Contrarily, I just don’t have the time nor energy.”