"Dokja he is my older brother Yoo Junghyuk and Uriel husband" Joonghyuk explained.

"Greeting Your Highness Yoo Junghyuk. My apologies I didn't greet you earlier." Dokja quickly said in a nervous tone while trying to bow down to greet him.

"No! No! please don't bow down It's alright just like this! I hope you're feeling okay now?" Junghyuk quickly said stopping Dokja from bowing.

"Yes your highness I'm feeling okay now. Thank you for asking" Dokja responded respectfully.

"That's good! Remember, taking care of yourself comes first. And you can also call me elder brother or big brother like Joonghyuk, Dokja" Junghyuk replied with a soft smile on his face.

"Yes elder brother" Dokja said.

"We can chat again later let's start the dinner now. Dokja must he hungry it's not good for him to be hungry! Come come quickly everyone start the dinner" Queen said.

"Yes mother" Junghyuk quickly responded.

Soon everyone started their dinner with little chat in between.

"Ahh" suddenly a small painful cry came from Dokja.

Everyone attention soon turned to Dokja.

"What happened Dokja" everyone asked Dokja worriedly.

Dokja put down his spoon that he was holding and put his hand on his belly. Joonghyuk quickly understood what happened. He also quickly put down his spoon and started caressing Dokja belly.

Dokja quickly turned toward them and told them with a smile, "It nothing just the baby is becoming naughtier day by day and sometimes kicks too hard"

"Thank God! I'm relieved... It's not something serious. With each day passing the child is becoming more and more like Joonghyuk!" Queen responded.

"I remember the time when mother was pregnant with Joonghyuk. He was also naughty like that. I can't believe time passed so fast... I used to look at Joonghyuk doing mischievous things all day long and now I'm gonna see younger version of Joonghyuk creating mess all day long. HAHAHAHA" Yoo Junghyuk said and started laughing.

Hearing Junghyuk words Yoo Joonghyuk gave an annoyed look.

Soon everyone else also started laughing.

The dinner soon ended with everyone chatting happily and enjoying the meal. In between the chat the baby would also kick Dokja to attract everyone's attention toward itself.

When everyone was about to get up from their chair and go back to their room suddenly Junghyuk called Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk and told them to wait a little.
King and Queen who were also about to get up also got confused by Junghyuk sudden action.

Soon Uriel signaled a maid standing beside her.

After getting the signal the maid quickly left dinning room.

Soon many maid standing in a straight line holding gifts entered the dinning room.

"Dokja, Joonghyuk... This are some gifts from us. We know we are late to congratulate you on your wedding. We hope you'll forgive us and accept this gift from our side" Yoo Junghyuk said in a apologising voice.

"There's no need to apologize elder brother. We understand" Dokja said.

"Dokja... Please accept our apology and accept our gifts" Uriel said in a soft voice.

Hearing Uriel words Dokja turned to look toward Joonghyuk, noticing Dokja gaze Joonghyuk nodded and gave him signal to accept it.

"Then... I must thank elder brother and you for the gifts" Dokja said hesitantly.

Hearing Dokja response Uriel and Yoo Junghyuk smiled.

Soon everyone went back to their room.

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After coming back to their room. Dokja sat down in bed while Joonghyuk went to take bath.

Dokja again felt a small kick in his stomach.

He softly started caressing his baby bump and said, "You're getting naughtier and naughtier each day still kicking me to get my attention? Hahaha
Your grandma and uncle said that you're definitely gonna be copycat of your daddy! Gosh how will I even handle two Yoo Joonghyuk's? That's too much for me!"

As if the child was giving his response to Dokja it kicked again.

"Kicking me again? You little shit do you even know that it hurts?" Dokja asseverated.

Just in time Joonghyuk came out of bathroom while drying his hair with a towel and saw Dokja sitting and talking to his baby bump. Although it looked that Dokja was annoyed but he was talking very softly. Like he was enjoying this little chit-chat with their unborn child.

Joonghyuk threw away the towel which was in his hand and walked toward Dokja bare chest with just a towel around his waist.

Hearing the footsteps Dokja quickly looked upward and his eyes fell on Joonghyuk chest still wet after bath.
Tiny water droplets fell from his hair on his chest then sliding through his chest water droplet went downward and then disappeared once it touched the towel.

Dokja mind went wild looking at the water droplets going down Joonghyuk chest. His eyes remained fixed where the water droplets disappeared.

Joonghyuk sat down beside Dokja. First he looked at the baby bump that Dokja was caressing then looked toward Dokja.

But Dokja eyes were only fixed at Joonghyuk waist where the towel was wrapped.

A smirk appeared on Joonghyuk face. He slowly moved closer and closer toward Dokja.

Suddenly he grabbed Dokja hand which was caressing the baby bumb.

When Dokja felt someone grabbing his hand he quickly got out of his wild imagination with a surprised voice and tried to free up his hand from Joonghyuk hold.

But Joonghyuk only held his hand more tightly. He slowly removed Dokja hand from the baby bump and instead pulled it toward his waist where the towel was wrapped.

Dokja mind stopped working and went into shut down mode when Joonghyuk moved dokja hand little downward from his waist and made Dokja touch 'there'.

"Yoo.Joonghyuk!" Dokja quickly shouted loudly while trying to pull his hands away from Joonghyuk hold. Dokja face was red like tomato from shyness and embarrassment.

"Yes Dokja" Joonghyuk responded with a smirk.

"Let go of my hands now" Dokja said in an embarrassed voice.

"But isn't it what you wanted dokja?" Joonghyuk said.

"When did I even said that!" Dokja said in alleged voice.

"Really? But that's what it looked like from your face" Joonghyuk said.

"Shut up! And let go of my hands" Dokja refused to admit that Joonghyuk was right.

"But I don't want to" Joonghyuk said throughout the chat smirk was there on Joonghyuk face.

"Y-you! What do you mean? Qui-quickly let go of my hands" Dokja said in shocked and astonished voice.

"I said I don't want to let go of your hands Dokja" Joonghyuk said.

"Yoo Joonghyuk let go of my hands or- or- or-...." Dokja said in a irritated and embarrassed voice still unable to think clearly because half of the focus was on the 'thing' that his hand was touching.

"Or what Dokja?" Joonghyuk asked in a amused voice clearly enjoying the situation little too much.

"Or-or OR I'LL TELL MOTHER ABOUT IT!" Dokja responded in a loud voice.

Joonghyuk couldn't hold back his laugh anymore and started laughing.

Dokja soon realised what he just said was clearly very childish and stupid. Now he just wanted to dig a hole and hide inside it from embarrassment.

"You! You did that on purpose! You just like to watch me making fool of myself" Dokja said in angry voice while his face was still red from embarrassment but he glared at Joonghyuk while speaking.

"Dokja do you really want me to let go of your hand?" Joonghyuk asked in amused voice.

"Yes! Yes! Now let go of hands quickly" Dokja said quickly in embarrassed voice.

"I'll ask you again Dokja do you really want me to let go of your hands?" Joonghyuk asked again while pressing Dokja hand down harder. He was feeling amused while looking at his husband embarrassed face.

Truthfully Dokja didn't really wanted Joonghyuk to let go of his hands but his ego was too big to say that.
And over that his pregnancy hormones were working too and he just wanted Joonghyuk more than ever but he was too embarrassed to say that. So he just acted like he hated it.

When Joonghyuk asked for second time Dokja knew that Joonghyuk was just teasing him and wanted to hear from his mouth that he wanted to touch him. But Dokja also knew that if he said that he didn't wanted to touch him then Joonghyuk will surely let go of his hands.

Joonghyuk was still looking at Dokja with smirk on his face.

"Why aren't you speaking dokja? Do you really want me to let go of your hand?" Joonghyuk asked again.

Dokja bit his lips trying to swallow back his embarrassment.
" I-I want to touch" Dokja muttered in a very small voice.

Although Joonghyuk clearly heard Dokja word but still he played dumb and asked, "what did you said? I couldn't hear it say it loudly Dokja"

Hearing this Dokja glared at Joonghyuk with irritated. But Joonghyuk acted as he was clueless.

After some moment of silence Dokja again spoke, "I-I want to touch"
Althrough it started good but due to embarrassment the words again turned into whisper.

Joonghyuk again gave Dokja a clueless look as he couldn't hear his words again.
Dokja got annoyed by Joonghyuk trying to act dumb.

"I said I want to touch you Dammit you sunfish bastard!" Dokja said loudly in annoyed voice.

Joonghyuk felt amused when he finally heard what he wanted to hear from Dokja.

"Your wish is my command" Joonghyuk said and leaned down to capture Dokja lips.

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It was next morning when Dokja finally woke up. Joonghyuk was still sleeping facing toward dokja. Joonghyuk one hand was busy acting as a pillow for Dokja while other hand was on his baby bump.

As if feeling their papa awake baby kicked dokja as if the baby was saying good morning to Dokja.

Joonghyuk who was still sleeping with his one hand on Dokja bump felt the kick and started caressing Dokja bump as if he was telling the baby not to kick hard because it'll hurt Dokja.

Baby who felt their father touch probably thought that their father was playing game with them. Thus the Baby kicked again. Joonghyuk still with his eyes closed sleeping again caressed Dokja bump trying to calm the excited baby.

Dokja who was fully awake was witnessing this amazing moment.

The baby who again felt Joonghyuk touch became more excited thinking that their father was definitely playing with them kicked again but this time with some force.

Joonghyuk was still in deep sleep due to being tired from all the celebration preparations. Yet when he felt the kick again he started caressing Dokja bump again, this time he moved little closer to Dokja and murmured in hoarse voice, "don't make trouble your papa is still sleeping."

Dokja couldn't explain in words the amount of emotions and love he felt at this moment. Joonghyuk was definitely still in sleep and yet he was still trying to tell their unborn child not to make trouble all because he'll wake up!

Dokja couldn't hold back his emotions anymore he turned toward Joonghyuk and started kissing his still sleeping husband.

Joonghyuk slowly opened his eyes, still covered in sleepiness but when he felt Dokja kissing his lips he quickly returned the kiss. As if it was his muscle memory he soon pulled Dokja more toward himself and kissed him.

Finally Dokja broke away from the kiss when he felt their baby kicking him again.

Joonghyuk now fully awake looked at Dokja lovingly and kissed his forehead.

"Good morning... You're woke up early today. Did baby bother you?" Joonghyuk asked.

"Good morning. No I woke up on my own" Dokja said happily and kissed Joonghyuk cheeks again.

Joonghyuk didn't know why his husband was so happy in the morning but somehow he also felt happy looking at Dokja so happy.

Joonghyuk held Dokja tighter and started kissing him.
First he kissed Dokja forehead, then both of his eyes, then his nose, then his cheeks and then his lips.
Slowly he moved downward and started kissing dokja neck, then he moved little more downward and kissed Dokja chest.

Joonghyuk was kissing each part of Dokja so lovingly that it seemed as if he was worshipping each and every single spot of Dokja body with his whole heart and soul.

Finally Joonghyuk kissed Dokja bump and whisper a small 'good morning' lovingly.

As if saying good morning to it's father the baby kicked softly.

"Someone is really energetic in the morning" feeling the kick from the baby Joonghyuk said while looking at Dokja.

"Yep just like it's father" Dokja responded in amused voice.

Hearing this Joonghyuk just smiled and kissed Dokja again.

"You should sleep little more I'll go and fresh up first" Joonghyuk said.

Dokja just nodded. Joonghyuk kissed Dokja forehead and soon got up from bed and went to bathroom to fresh up.

After Joonghyuk left Dokja just caressed his bump and chatted as if he was playing with the energetic baby.

After freshing up Joonghyuk helped Dokja. As according to Joonghyuk it was risky for Dokja to be alone in bathroom. Thus it became their routine. Joonghyuk will daily help dokja freshen up.

After getting ready both finally left their room to have breakfast.

Stairs in palace where big but the risk of slipping down was still there thus Joonghyuk held Dokja securely and help him walk down the stairs slowly because Dokja didn't wanted Joonghyuk to pick him up cause he was embarrassed to be seen my palace maids like that.

Everyone was already sitting and chatting.
After Dokja and Joonghyuk came everyone finally started eating breakfast.
Queen and Uriel kept asking Dokja if he was okay? Was the baby bothering him? If he was tired? Was he getting bored inside the palace?
Finally Uriel took this job upon herself to take care of Dokja today and not let him get bored.

At first Junghyuk wanted to help Joonghyuk in preparation for celebration but everyone strongly refused his request stating that this celebration was for him thus he can't help in preparation.

After being refused Junghyuk decided to go to military camp and take a look as it since he was finally back after long time.

Soon after breakfast everyone left to do their own thing.

Uriel suggested Dokja to go to imperial garden and sit and chat there.
Knowing it would not be okay for Dokja to sit down in chair for long time. Uriel ordered some maids to lay soft carpet in garden for them to rest.

First Uriel took Dokja to imperial library for him to choose whichever book he liked.
Dokja was genuinely surprised and happy after going to imperial library.

Dokja and Uriel spend quite some time in library while choosing which book to read. Finally after choosing books Uriel lead Dokja to garden to seat and enjoy. She even ordered many healthy snacks to him to enjoy.

Dokja couldn't express just how happy he really felt.

He enjoyed reading novel while seating on grass, enjoying cool Spring breeze which carried faint sweet smell of flowers, listen to birds chirping, colourful butterflies fluttered around flowers.

The baby would also sometimes kick in between as if telling Dokja that it was also enjoying.

Finally when sky slowly started turning in the shade of Orange Dokja decided that they should go back inside the palace.

Soon everyone else also came back. Thus everyone just sat and chatting till dinner time and finally after dinner everyone decided to go back to their room.

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Joonghyuk just leaned against the bed and listened to Dokja happily telling about the novel he read today.

Very soon they'll celebrate their first wedding anniversary by that time their baby would also be in their arms.

Joonghyuk still couldn't believe just how much changed in such a short amount of time. Last year during this time he was depressed by the fact that Lee Seolhwa decided to divorce him. He couldn't get over the fact that she choose someone else over him.

But this year he's peacefully sitting and listening to his husband talking about some novel that he read while caressing his husband bump where their crystal of love is growing.

It all felt so unreal to him... His kingdom was peaceful and happy, his parents were healthy, his siblings were coming back, he got married to Dokja and fell in love with him and now their child was in the way.

Joonghyuk held Dokja tighter as if he was afraid that this was all just a dream and if he let Dokja little bit far from himself then Dokja will just disappear...

Feeling Joonghyuk hands tighten around him Dokja stopped talking and looked at Joonghyuk. Dokja sensed Joonghyuk must be thinking something stupid again.

"Joonghyuk-ah" Dokja called.

"Hmm what happened?" Joonghyuk responded breaking his chain of thoughts.

"It's already been 8 months, in just few weeks our baby will be here... Should we decide name for our baby" Dokja said.

"Hmm let's think about it..." Joonghyuk agreed.

"I still can't believe just how fast time flies last year this time I was just sitting and reading novels all day long in library now this year I have a husband and a big baby bump." Dokja said and started laughing as if he himself found it silly.

Dokja felt a small kick in his bump.

"Looks like our baby agrees with me too" Dokja said.

Joonghyuk just hmmed and looked at Dokja and his bump with eyes full of love.

"Remember when the baby kicked for the first time I was so freaked out and called your name, you ran to me with such an panicking face." Dokja said.

"It was you who shouted in panick. I was just worried" Joonghyuk replied.

"Don't lie! I wasn't panicked okay!" Dokja responded trying to hide his embarrassment.

"Don't lie Dokja you were clearly panicked at that moment" Joonghyuk responded calmly.

"Okay I was panicked but you were the same too!" Dokja remarked.

"Don't drag me in this I was just worried." Joonghyuk answered.

"Then remember when you first felt the baby kick you were so dumbstruck" Dokja added.

"I remember it all clearly you were sitting in the balcony and I was training. You suddenly shouted my name in panicked voice. Thus I came running to you at the same time all the maids and servants also panicked thinking something bad happened and they also came running. Only to know that you felt fetus movement of the very first time." Joonghyuk said.

"Yeah they were all so happy to know that. That day it almost felt like it was some kind of festival because how joyous everyone was" Dokja said while smiling happily.

"And then remember when you felt the fetus moment for the first time. You were so shocked that you couldn't even speak!" Dokja added.

Joonghyuk couldn't watch Dokja making fun of him just he also added.

"I remember someone throwing tantrum when I was called to military camp. You didn't wanted me to leave you even for a second and started throwing tantrum. At the end I had to take you to military camp with me."

"It wasn't me throwing tantrum it was the baby!" Dokja said loudly in embarrassment before turning away from Joonghyuk and hiding his face under the blanket.

Joonghyuk started laughing.

"Definitely It was the big baby throwing the tantrum" Joonghyuk added with smug face.

"Yoo Joonghyuk" Dokja said irritately.

"Yes big baby" Joonghyuk responded.

"Just shut up and sleep" Dokja said.

"Your wish is my command" Joonghyuk replied.

With that Joonghyuk blow out the candles and pulled Dokja toward himself. After checking that Dokja was properly covered with blanket he also layed down.

"Good night Dokja" Joonghyuk said softly and kissed Dokja temper.

"Good night" Dokja murmured looks like he was already half asleep.

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A/N: Happy new year everyone 🎉🎉
I know it been reallllllyyyyy long time since I last updated but what do I do I just don't get motivation to write the next chapter. Anyways I'll try to finish this story as soon as possible (I've been saying this since ch-1 lol)
Anyways I know it's almost 2 January! First day is already gone and I'm late to wish y'all
But who cares 2024 has just started! I've 365 days to say happy new year lmao
Anyways I hope y'all enjoy/enjoyed your day
I hope everyone be happy and healthy this year!
Love y'all ✨