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You sit on the porch of your house. It warm air swirls around you, blowing in your hair in the slight breeze. Your son Haneul lays on your chest, resting his head. You're not sure if he's just being really quiet while being comforted by your touch as he watches his older sister and dad or if he fell asleep. You're a little too scared to even check. Your left hand gently strokes his back while your right hand holds a book, both of your legs propped up on the patio couch.
Seungmin and your daughter Hei-Ran stand in the yard. They've been in the sun for the past couple of hours playing with Seungmin's baseball equipment that they found while playing hide and seek. Until now, they've been practicing catching and tossing the ball. You have to admit, your daughter is showing a lot of talent for her age. Seungmin was practically bouncing with joy after her first pitch and when she caught the ball when he threw it at her. Like a puppy happy to see its owner after a long day.
Now you set your book down when Seungmin walked, practically skipped, past you earlier with a bat. You watch carefully as Seungmin coaches Hei-Ran on where to place her hands. The bat is a little too big for her, but she does her best to follow his instructions. Seungmin kneels behind her, placing his hands over hers, and mimics a swing with her, letting her get a feel for the motion.
After a few more faux swings Seungmin stands up and lets Hei-Ran do a few on her own. When he's satisfied, he grabs the baseball and his glove and stands in front of her. He goes through the motions of an actual pitch before carefully lobbing the ball to her. She manages to hit the ball back at him. Both she and Seungmin drop their respective equipment and jump up.
"Did you see that?" They ask in unison, speaking loudly.
"I did. You two should do that away from the house though." You reply, worried about the ball breaking something in the house.
"It's fine, she's still learning." Seungmin reassures you as he picks up the ball yet again.
The two of them do a few more pitches and swings. After watching them for a few minutes you, feeling a bit more comfortable with their ability, decide to go back to reading.
Crash!
Your head quickly turns in the direction of the crash only to find the window to your kitchen broke.
"Hei-Run!" Your daughter jokes. Seungmin puts a hand in front of her and asks for a high-five.
"Kim Sky Seungmin! Kim Soleil Hei-Ran! My window!" You shout after covering Hanuel's ears.
"It's okay, she'll buy us a new house when she gets to the pro!" Seungmin says excitedly.