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MinHa stepped in after hearing that throwing a 'what are you saying?' look to her mother.

"Mother, can I speak to you. Privately." MinHa signaled Soobin to take MinHo to their room for the next few days.

"What are you doing?" MinHa whispered yelled.

"I want my children to stay and live under my house. You're both still minors, living with a boy who happens to be the same age as you, we both know what could happen between the two of you. Just because Soobin respects you and assured me he won't touch you or do any of that sort to you, I'm still your mother. I trust you MinHa, I really do. It's just that itself is a possibility."

"So you're more worried about me fucking Soobin, than your son? He's more comfortable with Soobin. He feels safe. Your constant fighting with dad, made him scared. The yelling, the hitting, the throwing furniture around... it traumatized him. He stays away from any man that he sees. He gets invited to his friends party, but when I go off to drop him off, he runs in my arms telling me he wants to go home because he's scared of the male parents in the room. Soobin's the only man he trusts. Soobin can help him overcome the fear and trauma that you and dad placed on my younger brother. MinHo loves him, I'm not letting him lose a source of happiness because of what you want." MinHa glared at her mother and walked back to Minho and Soobin's room.

Going in, she smiled as the two played with LEGO building cars and houses.

"Bubs, can I speak to Soobin for a bit?" MinHo nodded and Soobin followed MinHa to her room.

The two sat down on her bed and MinHa made eye contact.

"I'm sorry about what my mom said. I apologize if anything she talked about made you feel uncomfortable." MinHa looked down to her lap, while Soobin used his hand to bring her head back up.

"It's okay MinHa, it isn't your fault. I actually think that maybe you should stay here- I mean, it's not that I don't want the two of you at my place. I enjoy having you stay with me knowing you're both safe, but I don't want to ruin the relationship the both of you have with your mother." Soobin held her hand and played with them.

"MinHo loves you. He can't live without you... he wouldn't like the news of having to come back here."

"How about this, either you and your brother stay at my place for one week and the next week you can stay at your mother and fathers house?" Soobin suggested, before she could answer the door squeaked as MinHo made his way to Soobin's lap.

"Or... you can stay here with us?" MinHo looked at him in his eyes.

"MinHo, he has his own home. We can't keep him from that, plus where would he sleep at?"

"The extra room that's currently filled with dads stuff. When dad comes to pick it up, Soobin can stay there." MinHo have the big puppy eyes, causing Soobin to chuckle.

"Bubs, can you give me and MinHa some time to talk? I'll play with you after, okay?" MinHo nodded and jumped off Soobin's lap going back to his room.

"MinHa, I'll stay if you want me to." MinHa shyly nodded.

"With words Min." He chuckled.

She looked him into the eyes and said "yes, I want you to stay with us."

"Anything for you."