Neighbor|Taekook - Chapter 38: Chapter 38

After getting everything they wanted to buy, Jungkook and Taehyung went back to their car, parked near the market.
"So what's the plan now?"Jungkook asked, eating roasted chestnuts Taehyung bought for him.
"Hmm, I don't know, what do you feel like doing?"
"Can we go to the beach?"
This is the place I was looking forward to go the most.
"Sure, let's see, we can go to the beach near our hotel, or we could drive for a little bit and go to Daepyeong-ri, it shouldn't be far from the hotel.
"We have plenty of time, don't we? Or were you planning something else for today?"
"Not really, I wanted to keep our first day here pretty relaxed. We should plan something for tomorrow. Or we don't have to, it's up to you. If you're feeling tired and want to stay in our hotel room, just sleeping and doing nothing, I'm fine with that."
"No way, who knows when I'll get a chance to go to Jeju again! We have to explore every corner of this island,"Jungkook said passionately.
"I'm afraid, four days is not enough for that,"Taehyung laughed.
"Then don't waste our time hyung! We have a fast car, let's see how fast it can go,"he shoved the last chestnuts into his mouth, crumpled the empty paper bag and quickly fastened his seatbelt, ready for a crazy ride.
"Are you trying to have my license taken?"
"Hyunph, leph gho! Jungkook shouted with his cheeks stuffed like a chipmunk, the. he reached over and clumsily fastened Taehyung's seatbelt as well.
"Kookie, it will us take only like thirty minutes... and that's if I drive within the speed limit, there's no need to rush."
Jungkook just angrily gestured for him to start the engine and leaned back on his seat. Despite Jungkook's complaints, Taehyung drove slowly, but the beautiful view of the sea along the coastal road, finally made Jungkook quit his nagging. When Taehyung put the top of their Mustang down, he told Taehyung to slow down instead, so they could both enjoy the sunny weather and the nice sea breeze.
"Ah, I wish I still had my chestnuts,"Jungkook sighed, missing his snack,"I didn't get to enjoy them fully, it's your fault,"he pouted and tried to tame his hair, flying everywhere in their convertible.
"I didn't tell you to eat them all at once, I literally said that we don't have to rush,"Taehyung shook his head,"at least now you know that you always need to listen to hyung,"he gave Jungkook a stern look.
Smartass...
"Will you buy me some more omegi-tteok? Please, hyung?"Jungkook flashed his teeth at him in a wide grotesque smile.
"Seriously, are you always hungry? And stop that, you look scary."
"We can't get omegi-tteok in Seoul! You know you are depriving me of a full cultural experience of this island? Local food is the part of the culture!"
"I'm pretty sure we can get it in Seoul, but if it makes you happy..."
"Oooh, thank you hyung-nim,"Jungkook grinned and wanted to give Taehyung a sloppy wet kiss on his cheek, but his seatbelt wouldn't let him. He resigned and lightly squeezed his hyung's thigh instead, making sure to place his hand a lot higher than it would be acceptable by the etiquette.
Taehyung flinched and almost drove their car off the road into the sea,"what are you doing! Oh my God! You can't do that while I'm driving!"
"S...sorry,"he wanted to tease Taehyung but his action had an opposite effect.
"At least give me a warning!"
"I won't do it again, my bad."
"You...you can do it again, just please give me a warning first."
"Why? Does my hand on your thigh excite you?" Jungkook smirked.
"Jeon Jungkook you have no manners."
"And you like it exactly like that."
Ha! Got you!
"Aish,"Taehyung poked him. "You better behave now, we are entering the village already. See? It took only few minutes."
"But where's the beach?"Jungkook looked around, seeing no pretty beach, just a rocky coast.
"It may not be a beach you were expecting, but the view should be nice,"they drove a little farther and a sharp cliff revealed itself on the horizon. "Look there,"Taehyung pointed in front of them,"that's Baksugijeong cliff."
"Where did it come from? It looks like it was man made."
"I believe the whole cliff is made out of volcanic rock. This whole island is a result of volcanic activity,"Taehyung stopped their car at the side of the road, so they could go and have a closer look.
"Is there an actual volcano in Jeju?"Jungkook stepped out of the car and immediately started walking towards the sea.
"Ah, I guess you've been sleeping during Geography lessons, haven't you? What's the tallest mountain in Korea?"
"Isn't it Hallasan?"
"And where's this mountain?"
"Jeju...wait, is Hallasan a volcano?"
"Yes it is,"Taehyung caught up with him.
"Aren't you smart, hyung..."
"Some people say I'm ten percent genius,"Taehyung held his head high proudly.
"What about the rest?"
"Ninety percent idiot,"he admitted.
"Alright, that makes sense."
"What?"
"Hyung is a pabo,"Jungkook stuck out his tongue and quickly dashed off to test out the temperature of the water. "Wah, it's so cold, we can't swim here."
"It's October, what were you thinking?"
"I just love sea so much! I love beaches, the waves, the fresh air,"he took a deep breath. "Can you smell it? The salt in the air?"
Taehyung couldn't stop staring and his younger companion. Jungkook was so excited, he still had a childlike innocence in him. He walked closer and just embraced him without saying anything, he just wanted to hold his boy close.
"In Busan, there are sandy beaches,"he nudged the jagged rocks with his shoe,"I want to show those to you, hyung."
"Do you still miss Busan?"
"I'll always miss it."
Taehyung nodded,"have I...have I made Seoul at least a little bit more bearable for you."
"Of course you have, I think without you, I would already try and run away. Without you, I think the city would be so dull. Even though it's buzzing with life, I don't think I was made for living in it. You must feel the same way about Geochang."
"Yeah also Daegu...but Seoul gives you more opportunities, more choices, more of everything, including stress.
"Let's not talk about it...I wish I still had my chestnuts, though."
"Ah, for the love of God I'll buy you some!"
"And omegi-tteok."
"Yes,"Taehyung kissed his lips, hoping to silence him.
Jungkook's usual response to Taehyung kissing him in public would be pulling away or scolding his hyung, but this time, he gave into the temptation and kissed him back. He didn't care if anyone would see them, he knew that there was no way anyone could recognize them here, so he ran his fingers through Taehyung's hair and kissed him deeply.
"Life doesn't seem so bad, when I'm with you,"Jungkook mumbled, kissing Taehyung's neck. "Sometimes I feel like I want to stop the time...because I want to live in certain moments forever."
And also forget certain moments, erase them and pretend that they've never happened...
"Like this moment?"
"Yes...I would've never imagined that kissing a guy could be so nice. Sure, there's the stubble- by the way hyung you should shave, because it prickles me- but your lips are so soft and the things you do with your tongue.. it all feels great. Why do we have these stupid norms, saying that men are supposed to like only women? I swear, if only straight guys knew how nice it feels, they wouldn't look down on us."
"Hey, you should give me some credit here! Some guys are sloppy kissers. You don't appreciate my skills."
"Should I go and try to kiss other guys so I can compare?"
"No fucking way...even if you try, I won't let you."
"Someone is a bit possessive,"Jungkook looked at him with a spark in his eyes.
"I don't like to share..."
"Well, as far as I remember you'd said earlier today that I should find someone else. Now you're saying that you don't like to share...make up your mind, hyung."
"You know how I meant it."
"Some guys are sloppy kissers? How much experience do YOU have with kissing other guys?"
"Why are we talking about this?"
"I want to know, how many guys have you kissed in your life?"
"I don't know, I don't count things like this."
"I presume quite a lot...yet I'm not allowed to kiss other guys."
"Kookie, that was in the past."
"Okay, whatever..."
"Are you...jealous?"
"Am I not allowed to be?! Maybe I don't like sharing either."
"Oh, come on, you know that your lips are my favorite."
"Sweet lies..."he huffed.
"Aish, you know that you're cute when you're jealous."
"No."
"Actually, you're not...you're rather scary looking...but you are very obvious when you're jealous and I find it cute."
"You should see yourself, you look like you want to murder someone when you're jealous."
"Well, it's probably because I really want to,"he chuckled.
"Wouldn't you find it hot to see me making out with a guy?"
"Is Jungkookie suggesting a threesome?"
A what? Jungkook blushed and couldn't say anything back. Why do I always end up talking about these things? I only get myself in these awkward situations...I have to think before I speak...at least during this trip...I definitely need to be more careful, what if the thing I've been thinking about would slip out of my mind? That would be bad...really bad.
"Let's get something to drink,"Taehyung suggested, tickling Jungkook's chin.
They got back to the car and drove into the village stopping at a small bistro right near the cliff.
"I want to send a photo to Yugyeom, would you...take it with me?"Jungkook asked before they sat down at the bistro.
"Sure," Taehyung leaned his head against Jungkook's,"this would be our first photo together."
"Yeah,"Jungkook tried his best to not blush, but he couldn't stop his hand from shaking a bit, when he was trying to fit them bot into frame.
"Let me do it,"Taehyung took his phone,"a big smile, say kimchiiiiii"
They both ended up laughing at the photo, but it was good enough, so Jungkook sent it to Yugyeom, while Taehyung walked off to order them something.
- -I hope you're having a good time with your boyfriend, Kookie-hyung :* - -
Why does it make me happy to hear that word? Boyfriend...My boyfriend? Could I call him that? Maybe I should ask hyung if he would be my...Oh no, I can't do that...
- -Remind me -_- to never send you a photo ever again - -
- -I'm just joking...Is he nice to you? - -
- -Yeah, everything is great...almost too great. - -
- -You really like him, huh? - -
- - Unfortunately- -
- -Remember Kook, keep your head up. Also bring me a souvenir! I gotta go, us mere mortals have to sit in school you know... - -
- -I just picked a nice pebble from the beach, how would you like that? - -
- -Aww Kookie-hyung will be dead if he shows up at my door with a freaking rock in his hand- -
- -So ungrateful...- -
Jungkook sat down to a coffee, waiting for him at a table, while Taehyung ordered a smoothie for himself.
"I was just craving some caffeine,"he stretched his arms and looked around, the view was even better from this spot. "It's was a good idea that you've prepared this trip alone, if it was my responsibility, we would most likely get lost somewhere."
"I didn't want these few days go in vain...My plan is to show you as many pretty places and sights."
"Isn't it your first time here? You talk like you know this island like the back of your hand."
"You wouldn't believe for how long I've been wanting to go on this trip. I've been reading and studying about Jeju-do a lot."
"Wait, you wanted to come here even before you met me?"
"Yes."
"So I wasn't a part of the plan...You didn't plan this for me."
What was I thinking? I'm so naive...
"Well...yes and no. Either way, I'm happy that I have you, as a travel companion. Alone, it wouldn't be so nice,"he gave him the most charming smile from his arsenal.
"I'll try and not ruin it for you then,"he looked down, feeling embarrassed, because he's been teasing and annoying Taehyung a bit too much so far.
"Just be yourself, even though your manners are the worst, it doesn't stop me from enjoying every second with you,"Taehyung puckered his lips and sent and air kiss in his direction.
Jungkook couldn't hold back a small giggle, what his hyung did made his heart flutter. He's so cute, my God, have mercy with me these few days, it's all I ask for. This is already too much for me...
The sun dropped lower on the horizon, so they headed back, ready for a drive back. It's gotten colder, so Taehyung decided to close the top of their convertible down Jungkook's wireless speaker came in useful, blasting music as Taehyung behind the wheel, was driving back to their hotel. It was mid afternoon and they arrived just on time to catch a glimpse of the first rays of the sunset. They both agreed that the best spot to watch the sunset from, was the beach.
"How come there's no one here?"Jungkook asked, walking across the beach, covered with a golden sand.
"Go ahead and try the water."
Jungkook dipped his fingers in the frothy edge of the sea, right when one of the waves brought the water closer onto the fine sand. "It's super cold..."
"You can't expect people to swim here."
"The sand is not so cold, we can sit down for a while. Will you watch the sunset with me, hyung?"
"When did Jungkookie become so romantic?"Taehyung sat down first crossing his legs, then pulled Jungkook down to sit in front of him.
"I've always loved sunsets. There's something calm about them, the day coming to and end, everything gets quiet...plus the colors are so beautiful..."he leaned his back against Taehyung's chest. "Now it's almost as if we have the sunset just for us...the sounds of waves...again this is one of those moments which I would like to last forever..."
The color of the sky slowly shifted from light pink, into warm orange, then rich red. The last rays of sun colored the sky a dark purple and then the day turned into the night, with it's inky darkness. They watched few of the first stars to show up, but the sand they were sitting on turned cold, so they decided to finally tore they eyes off the beautiful sky scenery.
"How about you go and check out the Convention Center and I'll go and buy you the snacks you want so badly. Then I'll join you."
"Alright."
"Afterwards we can go for a dinner and call it a day. We have to make sure that we get enough sleep for tomorrow."
"Sounds good."
Taehyung dropped Jungkook off and the Convention Center, then drove back the market they had already been to. Jungkook started mindlessly strolling through the center, when one souvenir shop caught his attention. I should buy something for Gyeom...He likes soju, so Jeju soju wouldn't be a bad gift...I'll buy it at the airport. He saw some unique jar candles with sand and shells inside, they also smelled nice and fresh, so he put a bunch of them into his basket. Why not buy a gift for myself instead?
After he was done at the shop, he met up with his hyung near the escalators. "Look at these pretty candles,"Jungkook showed him what he bought.
"Look here,"Taehyung lifted a bag packed full of food from the market.
"Damn... that amount will last us a while."
"As I know you, it will last a day...Anyway, did you pack some nice clothes too?"they started looking around the center together.
"Not really...I wasn't expecting to be staying at a fancy hotel..."
"It's not a problem,"Taehyung walked into a designer clothing shop. "Maybe a shirt and tie would do,"he grabbed a silt tie and put it against Jungkook's neck, then stepped back and looked at it critically. "Maybe not...I don't think ties are your thing..."
"I don't like them..."
"Well then I think just a good old tailored shirt will do."
"Hyung, are you unhappy with my looks?"
"Why would I be?"
"I don't know...it's just, I'm not the most elegant person, I like casual clothes, while you...you're always so stylish. I don't want to look bad beside you, but at the same time, I don't want to wear uncomfortable clothes."
"The way I dress is just my self expression, that's it. It doesn't mean that I'm something more, seriously it's just clothes. And I like the way you dress, your clothes make you so cuddly and huggable. I just want you to wear a nice shirt for a dinner."
"That didn't sound too convincing..."
Taehyung sighed,"you know you're the prettiest boy and you'll always be the prettiest...If you don't want to wear a shirt fine, but I think this one,"he held a light blue shirt against him,"would look great on you."
"I don't know..."
"You should own at least one nice shirt."
"I have the uniform shirts..."
"Exactly, you should own at least one nice shirt. Go and try this one,"he pointed towards the changing rooms.
"You haven't even asked if I like it."
"Go and try it. Now."
"But-"
Taehyung raised his brows and Jungkook knew that he couldn't win, so he dragged himself to try the shirt. To his surprise, Taehyung guessed his size perfectly.
"Look at yourself. Your chest fills out the shirt so well, it looks great on you...all the girls could envy your waist. I think with your jeans it will be a nice look."
"Hyung, I'm not really in a mood for a fancy dinner...I can just eat the snacks you'd bought and go to bed."
"No snacks before dinner,"Taehyung put the bag behind his back.
"You always succeed at making me feel like a child."
"Maybe because I'm your daddy?"
What? What does he mean? He didn't dare to say anything when Taehyung paid for the shirt, he didn't dare to complain about anything. So when his hyung said that they will go for a dinner at the outside Terrace Café at their hotel, he just silently obeyed. After quick, but really tasty dinner at the hotel terrace with a beautiful view, he somehow managed to convince him to split the bill.
"So if I understood it correctly, you are down for a nice evening in the hot tub?"Taehyung asked after the dinner, when they were taking the elevator, going back to their room.
"Weren't we supposed to go to bed early?"
"It's six in the evening, do you want to sleep?"
"Not really..."Jungkook started feeling nervous.
"So, is that a yes?"
"Maybe..."his heart started beating fast in his chest.
Once they were back, Taehyung went straight to the balcony to get turn on the hot tub. Jungkook started to fidget, pacing back and forth.
How do I escape this? What was I thinking? Just being naked in a hot tub with him? No way...I can't do that...I'll just wear my underwear. But if he goes in naked, it's over for me. Maybe I should just tell him that I'm tired and go to bed, even though I know I wouldn't fall asleep. So it's either pretending to be asleep for hours until I actually fall asleep or the hot tub. Ugh, whatever...my boxers will do...
Taehyung came back into the room and slid the balcony door shut. "It's pretty cold out there now..."
"We'll only catch a cold."
"Why are you making excuses, Kookie? Is it because you don't want to be naked in there?"
"I'm not making excuses, you just said it's really cold outside."
"Why are you so shy all of a sudden? I've seen you naked a couple of time at this point. You have nothing to be ashamed of...If it bothers you, I'll put a towel around myself or something."
"That's not it..."
"Then tell me," Taehyung approached him and caressed his cheek.
"Someone might see us."
"Do you really care? There's nothing but sea in front of us, the hotel grounds are on the other side, we are literally on a cliff, someone would have to try really hard to see us."
Jungkook kept on trying to make excuses, but it was leading nowhere. None of his reasons seemed logical, considering that they both have seen each other naked. And both of them were so far quite comfortable with it. So far...The thing which Taehyung had no idea about, was what's been going through Jungkook's mind. Ever since he saw that they are sharing a bed, he couldn't shake off one particular thought.
I can't tell him...But even now he can see that I'm not like myself... For how long will I be able to hide it? Just this trip...I can do it...
The reason why he's gotten so shy and awkward around his hyung was because he wanted more. More than spending time together, more than holding hands and kissing. They've been intimate with each other, but he wanted more. The reason was simple. That's right, I want to do it...He wanted to have sex with him. What a strange urge...
"I'll just go and grab a towel and go in first, you can join me if you want. I'll be waiting,"he winked at him and walked to the bathroom unbuttoning his pants.
Fuck!
Once again Jungkook was unable to move, not knowing what to do. Except compared to earlier that day, when he had made Taehyung cry, he had completely different reason for that now.
Literally...I want to fuck him...
Taehyung emerged in the room again wearing nothing but a towel wrapped around his hips. "I could've just put on my swim trunks, but I'm choosing this towel. I'll wait for you for fifteen minutes. Then the towel comes off...you are still invited to join me after that, but you know...I'll be naked,"he pushed the towel a bit lower so Jungkook could clearly see the outline of his pubic hair.
And says I have bad manners...And calls himself my daddy? Who would want an obscene dad like him?!
"I think you're having way too much fun, hyung..."Jungkook looked away immediately.
"Teasing you is my favorite hobby..."
So your hobby is making me suffer...Who knew that hyung will end up in hell...
"Just go..."Jungkook waved and dared to peek at him. He was just stunning, there was no other way to describe him. He looked so manly, yet beautiful, his frame large but not super muscular. Jungkook went weak at knees, Taehyung's honey tan skin was just asking him to touch it and run his hands all over this fine specimen of a man. It was excruciating to have his eyes on him, yet be unable to do anything, because he wanted to do a lot of things... So many things...
"Okay, bring some champagne with you,"he turned on his heel and walked towards the balcony.
"I'm not joining you!"
Or is it the things I would want him to do to me?
"Oh, I know you are joining me,"another wink.
Taehyung was just as gorgeous from behind, as he was from the front. He knows he has a great ass, he just knows it... Jungkook was convinced that Taehyung tied the towel around his hips extra tight on purpose, making sure that the curve of his round butt was showing well. Also pushing the towel extra low on purpose, revealing two sexy dimples on his lower back. Fuck, I've never noticed those...great, how much more perfect can he get?! All of these things were making it extra difficult for Jungkook to just not rip that towel off. And his back...I can just see my scratches all over it...What?! Shit! No, no, no...that back is perfect as it is, no need to think about these unholy things...
He sat down on the bed angrily. Now what will I do? I can't go to sleep knowing that he's out there...And hot tub sounds great...my sore muscles, my stiff neck...I'm sure the warm water would help...He always has to have it his way, doesn't he? He yanked the phone from its stand and dialed the front desk, ordering a champagne. Just two glasses, he knew that getting a whole bottle would be dangerous. How does champagne even taste like?
He took of his hoodie and socks, he waited for the room service and when he obtained the two glasses plus some chocolate covered strawberries, he stripped of his sweatpants as well.
Please let it not be fifteen minutes yet...
He put the tall champagne glasses on the tray with the strawberries and slowly carried it across the room. He stepped out into the cold and shivered immediately.
"Here's your champagne hyung,"for some reason he whispered those words as if hoping that Taehyung by some luck fell asleep.
"What a surprise, Jungkook-a! I wasn't expecting you at all!"
Oh shut up...
"Do you want the champagne or not? Because I'm pretty sure, that I'm capable of emptying two glasses and devouring all these strawberries too, all by myself."
"You ordered strawberries too?"
Nope...
"Of course I did, but I won't share them unless you stop teasing me."
"Strawberries...they remind me of my grandma...Her best friend used to own a strawberry farm..."Taehyung looked into the distance.
Okay, I should make notes, when in danger, use strawberries.
Jungkook took few hesitant steps toward the tub, through the whirling water he could see a white towel still wrapped around his hips. He took one of the glasses and handed it to him,"it's still cold."
"You must be cold as well. Come on, the water is deliciously warm, it's amazing,"he took the whole tray from Jungkook and put it on the flat side of the hot tub. Jungkook put his foot into the water to test it out. It was definitely hot, however not scorching hot, just the perfect temperature to make the body relax.
"I see you chose to not let me bask in the view of your beautiful body tonight."
"Do you expect me to strip in front of you every time? I didn't want to share a room with you,"he sat down as far as possible from Taehyung.
"Ouch."
"You need to understand that sometimes I want to keep my clothes on and sometimes I want you to keep your clothes on as well."
"I understand it...we have still a lot to learn about each other, it's good that we're learning about each other's boundaries as well. I hope you know that I wouldn't want to push your boundaries and make you uncomfortable. If I do, it's just fo fun or because I know that you would benefit from it, but I know that a no is a no."
I want to say yes so badly...
"I want to taste the champagne." Jungkook changed the topic.
They clinked their glasses and tried the sparkling wine. Jungkook liked the taste, it tasted better than soju, but he still preferred normal wine. They weren't talking much, just sipping the champagne, eating the strawberries, enjoying the hot water and the jets gently massaging their bodies. Jungkook didn't feel uncomfortable anymore, he was thankful that Taehyung kept himself covered the whole time, because he knew that he wouldn't be able to relax.
When his glass was empty, he put it down and glided across the water to sit beside Taehyung. He grabbed his hand under water and put his head on Taehyung's shoulder. His hyung responded immediately and put his arm around his shoulders and kissed the top of his head.
"Do you like strawberries, hyung?"
"I do."
"We really still have a lot to learn about each other."
"Don't you find it exciting? Learning about the other person's likes, dislikes, dreams...I want to learn everything about you...But, I'm afraid the more I learn about you, the more I like you. And I already like you so much."
"You know if someone would tell me back in Busan that in two months I'll be sitting in a hot tub, in a five star hotel in Jeju, sipping champagne in the arms of a half naked guy, I would probably ask them what drugs they're on. I still can't believe this is real...It's weird, but awesome at the same time."
"I can't believe it either...I'm finally in Jeju, it doesn't seem real to me...And I have the most adorable, precious boy beside me, that's the most unreal thing of it all..."
After talking for a long time, their fingers turned all wrinkly from being in the water for too long, they ran as fast as possible from the hot tub back into the warm room. They dried themselves, changed into pajamas, brushed their teeth and got ready for bed.
"So we should go to the Hallasan Mountain tomorrow, maybe visit Swiri hill too, it should look pretty even this time around, then depending how much time we have left, we can go to the eastern part of the island and explore some more there."
"Whatever you say hyung, I'm just happy, that I was at a beach today, my list is ticked off."
"Are you sleepy? It's still quite early to go to bed, I brought my laptop, so if you want, we can watch a movie."
"You should've said so...ugh, I already brushed my teeth, I can't eat the snack now."
"You are allowed to eat them,"Taehyung chuckled,"there's this anime called Silent Voice, I have a feeling, that you might like it."
They tucked themselves into the bed, put the laptop in front of them and started watching the anime, eating the snacks and cuddling. Jungkook loved that anime and even though it was quite long, he wasn't bored at all. Towards the end, he did get a bit sleepy, but managed to stay awake until the end.
Taehyung stretched his arms and yawned,"did you like it?"
"It was great, but now I really want to sleep,"he raised his hand, curved his thumb and index finger forming a crescent shape, connecting it with his other hand forming an opposite crescent, replicating the sign language Ishida did in the anime.
"You want to talk more with me?"
"Tomorrow, Tae,"Jungkook mumbled half asleep.
"Alright,"Taehyung put his laptop aside and turned off the light.
He kissed Jungkook's forehead and cuddled him.
"Good night, baby boy,"he booped his nose.
"Nighty- night, daddy."