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A police guard wasn't far from where you and the lost boy were at your shop. With your hand linked to his, you did your best to hunch to his small form due to the massive height difference. You had to walk with your body bent over looking like a slouched troll along the way until he sat on the chair, waiting for you to come back from reporting the guard.

Once you came back, Tetsu had pleading eyes for you to be by his side, scared to be left alone again so you attended him outside of the strip mall.

"[Name]?"

"Yes?" You peeked down at the boy who sat in the chair but Tetsu wasn't looking at you. Instead, his copper eyes remained at his swinging feet.

"Did Daddy left me because Mommy left me too?"

You stiffened at his words. It hasn't been long since you met this kid but he was already having an epiphany. By that question, you can simply guess what his background is and what hardships he had to go through, especially the father.

It questioned you if they had a fight prior to this.

Still, you had no clue what the situation is, so you did your best to conjure an encouraging answer before kneeling down in front of Tetsu with your hand on top of his brown locks.

"Of course not!" you reassured. "Your daddy loves you. He got lost and I'm sure he's looking for you too." You didn't know what you were telling the kid, but anything to help him ease his mind and not fit another cry.

Tetsu gave a sudden hug at your leg, causing you to stumble back a bit by his weight but your hand slowly and unsurely rubbed at the back of his head. It was a shock at first but quickly replaced with warmth.

Shit, shit, shit... Don't get attached.

"Tetsu! Tetsu!" A faint voice called from a far and the boy's eyes lit up in astonishment to search for the voice. He quickly let you go and jumped off the chair to swivel his head around the crowd.

Tears began to peek at the corner of his eyes, blurring his sight. "Daddy?!"

Then a frantic figure appeared from a far, huffing drastically with light sweat falling from his forehead. Just like what Tetsu described, the man look like him - almost exactly like him, but he wasn't wearing glasses. The brunette stopped dead in his tracks when his similar brown eyes met with Tetsu's as a sad yet relieved look painted his profile. He rushed to him while the small child stood there and broke down crying.

"Tetsu!" He was in front of him now with arms wrapped securely around the boy's head and hugged him dear to his heart. "Thank goodness, I found you! Don't you ever leave my side ever again!"

"B-But I... I thought you left me and- you didn't want me anymore!" the smaller brunette wailed uncontrollably whether it was out of joy or guilt.

Then the man pulled away to glare as if his words were so foreign to him. "Never! That will never happen, ever! Do you understand me? I love you, okay?"

Then Tetsu sobbed quietly, unable to register the whole lecture. He was pulled into a hug again, but this time it was more gentle. "It doesn't matter. I'm just glad to see you're safe."

They had their little embrace a second longer before the man peered his way towards your direction, standing coolly on the sideline to witness the heartwarming reunion. A smile complimented his dashing looks and stood on his feet to carry Tetsu in his arms at his hips.

"And who are you?" He pondered curiously and you stiffened.

He's definitely a cutie - beyond the definition of cute. You can hear the instrumental version of This I Promise You by Nsync playing in your head and see glowing pink orbs floating around the man's head. It baffles you that a guy like him who's so young and handsome could be a parent - Tetsu's parent. He could even pass for being his older brother and no one would've guessed he's a father. You were almost awestruck.

But Tetsu tugged at his sleeve to get his attention before you can introduce yourself, "She helped me find you, Daddy! She gave me a chocolate bread too!"

"Oh yeah?" His brows raised in surprise and then his gaze fell back to you again. "Thank you for taking care of my son. If he wasn't with you, who knows what could've happened to him."

Your hands waved, "I was lucky to find him, honestly! He made a far trip from where he told me."

"I apologize if I caused you trouble," he said charmingly but with worry. "I hope it didn't disrupt whatever you were doing - anything important mostly."

You saw that he examined you from head to toe, referring to your outfit as you still wore the white chef coat branded with your store's name and your taupe apron. He figured you were at work.

Meeting a handsome fellow in your dirty work clothes is not your ideal picture.

"Oh, no. I'm just happy to help. Work is work anyways," you laughed. Although, you hoped your mom isn't going to beat you for leaving without being informed on your whereabouts.

His smile widened, "I'm Oikawa Tooru. And you are...?"

"Just [Name]," you answered too quickly and he spitted a laugh.

"Okay, 'Just [Name]'," he said in a teasing manner. You pouted at the lame joke. "Is there a way I can repay you for what you did?"

Take me out on a date! You would say or something more suggestive, but you resisted yourself from acting out inappropriately, hence his son was watching you two. If it wasn't for Testu, you would've flirted your way out of this so openly to the point it's painfully obvious that you're attracted to him. For your goddamn sake, you retained yourself from being stupid and brushed your hair from your eyes innocently.

"You don't need to give me anything. Like I said, I'm just happy to help," you lastly said with a shrug, hoping Tooru might persist but all you can inspect was guilt on him.

He still smiled at your generosity while lifting Tetsu's weight against his chest. "You are so sweet. Well, I don't want to keep you from work any longer so we should start heading back. Isn't that right, Tetsu?"

The boy nodded enthusiastically, "Right!" Then his warm brown eyes trailed to yours as he waved. "Bye-bye, [Name]. Thank you for the chocolate bread!"

You stifled a laugh at his unknowing self and waved back at him. It saddened you just a bit to depart after your miniature time supervising him. A bit of a handful, but you still like the kid.

"Take care, Batman," you cheered. "You were so brave today! I'm so proud of you!"

Tetsu's glowing expression shown his toothy grin as well as a dust of pink coloring his cheeks. He looked so adorable that you wanted to pinch his rosy cheeks, only you can imagine it in your head to ease your temptation.

Then Tooru turned his body but his gaze still glued to you over his broad shoulder before leaving the chafed discussion, side glancing you kindly with tenderness emitting through them. By this view, it was no question that you swooned immensely.

"See you around," he coolly muttered with a wink and there he went with Tetsu still waving over his shoulder until they were out of sight.

You broke out a sigh after holding your breath for so long, finally gaining your composure back while cold sweat chilled your spine. For some reason, you gotten nervous while talking to this guy which you never do for hot men like him. Maybe the fact that he had a son, you had to act a certain way in front of them.

Whatever the case may be, at the end of the day, you finally found the definition of daddy in your book.

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Posted: 03-31-21

A/N: After editing this, I just want to remind everyone if you find a lost child, just stay with them and don't leave anywhere with them until authorities or parents/guardians show up.

In this story, the police was close by so it's alright hehehe