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Baekhyun composes himself before meeting Chen. He doesn’t want to break in front of him. As soon as he enters the room, Chen rushes to him and hugs tightly. He then kisses passionately. Baekhyun is floored and kisses him back. After a couple of minutes they both break away for want of breath. Chen looks at flushed Baekhyun and then leans in to kiss his forehead.
“Have I told you today that I love you?”
Baekhyun speechless and overwhelmed with love and want just shakes his head.
“Then let me say it. I love you Byun Baekhyun. You are all I want in life. Oh just one thing missing right now. Sehun. My son. Our son. With him here our family will be complete.” Chen smiles.
With tears falling down his cheeks, Baekhyun leans towards Chen and kisses him on his lips.
“Hey what’s wrong?” Chen wipes his tears off.
“Chanyeol is back. He wants to get back with me and Sehun. I don’t know what to do.”
Baekhyun leaves before Chen can say something. Chen lets him go. Later he talks to Uncle Kim about what happened. They decide to wait and see what Baekhyun plans to do.
The next day, Baekhyun goes to meet Chanyeol after his persistent calls. Chanyeol tells him he wants to meet Sehun. He also tells Baekhyun that if he refuses, then he will file for custody. Baekhyun gives in and allows Chanyeol to meet him. When Sehun meets Chanyeol, the little boy treats him like a friend. He constantly talks about Chen to him. Curious about that, Chanyeol questions Sehun and finds out that Chen and Baekhyun are in love and that they are planning to marry soon. Afterwards Sehun will live with Chen and call him dad. Chanyeol is filled with jealousy and rage but he doesn’t show it to Sehun nor Baekhyun when he meets him later in the evening.
Three days later :
The night before Irene’s wedding, Baekhyun meets Irene. She tells him that Chanyeol had met Chen in the afternoon. She doesn’t know what they spoke about but suffice to say, Chen was upset. He has also booked his tickets and will return to London, the day after the wedding. Baekhyun is heartbroken. When he returns home, he finds Chanyeol visiting Sehun. Chanyeol forces Baekhyun to tell Sehun that he is the real father. Baekhyun asks for some more time. They argue. That’s when they hear Sehun’s screams. He had overheard their conversation. Sehun refuses to call Chanyeol his father. The boy starts crying.
“Sehun listen. This is the truth. I am your father.” Chanyeol tries to force Sehun to accept but the child refuses. He pushes him away and runs to his room and locks himself.
Baekhyun feels helpless and anxious. He keeps knocking the door. Chanyeol wants to break open the door but Baekhyun asks him to back off. He tells Sehun that he will prepare dinner and for Sehun to wash up and come out. Baekhyun gets busy with preparing for dinner. Chanyeol just hovers around the kitchen. After he finishes while setting the dining table, Baekhyun finds Sehun’s room door open. When he walks in he finds a letter from Sehun saying he is going out. Distraught Baekhyun runs out to see if Sehun is still in the lobby. Chanyeol comes out too and hears what Sehun had done.
“Where would he go? Not far from here. He’s only 7” says Chanyeol.
“You don’t know him.” Baekhyun then calls Chen. He then goes down to search for him.
Chen, Joy and Uncle Kim arrive in 20 minutes. Together with Baekhyun and Chanyeol they start looking for little Sehun. Chen tells Baekhyun that he knows where he will be. He walks for a couple of minutes and comes to a park nearby. There he sees Sehun sitting on a swing with his school bag next to him.
“Sehun. Sehun look at me. Are you alright?” Chen kneels down and checks on him.
“I am fine.” Sehun replies in a tiny voice.
“Where you crying?”
“No.” He bows down his head.
“Sehun look at me. It’s okay to cry when you are feeling sad. Tell me what’s making you sad.”
“I don’t want him. He’s not my dad. You are. Nini and Soo hyung told me when you marry Appa I am your son. I don’t want to go to his house.”
“See things don’t always happen like we want. He is your dad. We have no choice.”
Sehun sniffles. Chen hugs the poor child.
“Listen to me, We can meet if your dad says it okay. Then we can play together. Does that sound good?”
Sehun still sniffling nods his head. Chen carries him back to the apartment. Upon seeing Chen carrying Sehun back safely, Baekhyun rushes to them and hugs them both. Sehun starts bawling out and Baekhyun carries him to calm him down. They go back home. Chen and Joy leave. Uncle Kim tells Baekhyun to take off for few days and be with Sehun. After he leaves, Baekhyun puts Sehun to sleep.
“We need to talk.” Baekhyun tells Chanyeol.
“Yes.”
“I think this will not work out. Seeing Sehun like this, I cannot take it anymore. I don’t want to get back with you. You had 8 years to come back to us but you didn’t. You left me for someone. Did you ever think what I went through all these years?”
“Ah baby, I told you I was trying to make money for us. I was busy earning for our family.”
“Stop it Chanyeol. You came back because Taeyong left you. I have suffered enough. I went through everything just so Sehun is happy. He’s the only reason I am alive. Today that child is not happy. I will not let anything or anyone hurt my child. So please leave.”
Chanyeol clears his throat. “Is it because of that guy Chen? Do you love him?”
“Yes I do. He gave us unconditional love. He not only accepted me knowing my past but also accepted Sehun as his own. He loves him more than I do. So yes I love him. I love Chen and I am going to marry him. He is going to adopt Sehun as his son. So please leave. Leave us in peace. You will find someone else to love and build your own family. I beg you. Move on.”
Chanyeol leaves. Baekhyun breaks down and cries. He then goes to Sehun’s room and lies down next to him.
The next morning, there is a loud banging on the door. Baekhyun wakes up with body pain and swollen eyes. He had cried the whole night. Sehun had slept through everything. He quickly goes out before the loud banging wakes up his baby boy. He opens to see Chen standing with a brilliant smile. Before Baekhyun could utter a word, Chen grabs him and kisses him passionately. Baekhyun feels safe instantly in his arms. He kisses him back. Chen then pulls away and hugs him. He whispers softly in his ears. “I love you. Let’s get married.”
Baekhyun smiles brightly. Just then he hears Sehun’s door open.
“Dad, you are back?” Sehun runs to hug Chen.
“Yes baby and I am not going anywhere.” Chen carries Sehun to the kitchen to make breakfast. Baekhyun feels that his world has come back to normalcy. He looks at the sight before him. He finds the two most precious people of his world. Yes his world is back to normal.
The End