Twelfth Chapter

“Taeil, did you already clean up the mess in your room? Yesterday I saw many of your stuffs including your albums and instruments were dispersed all around the room. I swear if they're not in place.” Came the warning from near the kitchen.

“Will do it in a moment, Papa. Just another round. Dang… I got knocked out!”

Jongdae came out from the kitchen, approaching Taeil to check as to what was keeping the latter busy. “Taeil-ah you… How and when did this console get here in the living room?”

“The VR set wasn't working well so Dad allowed me to connect it here.” Taeil answered proudly.

“And you thought asking Baek would get you the game pass? So you could follow your Dad's path and play all day?”

The younger rolled his eyes at his father's comment and said, “Oh come on Papa. It's just been a few hours. I didn't even defeat the boss and besides, these games are so cool. No wonder why Dad picked gaming as a new hobby!”

“Well sad because you are not even going to get another chance to continue as I'm going to get rid of this box right here, right now.” Jongdae exclaimed and snatched the dualshock from Taeil's hands making the younger whine like a stubborn toddler.

“Appa, aniyo…”

“Taeil, no. You play all time, every time. You don't even listen to me nor help me with the chores or shopping. You and Baek, both mess the entire table and couch while playing and eating snacks that I don't even know when did you guys order. Plus, you even connected the stereos and this freaking horror genre freaks the hell out of me whenever a jumpscare sound comes.”

Jongdae turned off the systems and was just about to undo the cables when the doorbell rang and took both of the men's attention.

“I'll see who is it but this doesn't mean I would let this go.” Jongdae warned and Taeil sat on the couch, crossing his hands and pouting in disapproval.

Jongdae opened the door to see who was the visitor and sight surprised him when he saw,

“Donghyuck? Wow… You are suddenly here? How are you?”

The younger chuckled at the latter's confused and sheepish behavior. “Good afternoon, Mr. Byun. I'm doing fine. Thanks for asking. And don't worry, I know I kind of appeared out of nowhere.” He joked, making elder laugh as well as making the situation less awkward.

“I just got to know about the things that happened recently while I wasn't here in the town. But now that I'm here, thought I should check on you guys as well as on professor… If you don't mind Mr. Byun?”

Jongdae smiled gently as he answered. “Of course not Hyuck-ah. Why would I? In fact, I'm really surprised that a student could care enough about their teacher. Such a lovely relationship you two got as a teacher and a student.”

Of course they got an extremely lovely student-teacher relationship.

“Oh… Where are my manners? Come in young man.” Jongdae opened the door widely giving the space to enter welcomingly.

Donghyuck thanked him as he bowed and went in. There, he saw the love of his life pouting and cuddling to himself on the messy couch. The whole living room area seemed messy if he'd be honest. The shorter male seemed so mad and red that Donghyuck would just grab him there and eat hungrily.

But he couldn't just eat Taeil in front of his still possibly father in law.

“How have you been, Professor?”

Taeil looked at the younger and instantly stood while his mouth went agape in surprise which soon became a fondly smile. “Hyuck-ah?”

“Seems like someone had a street fight inside the house.” Donghyuck mocked playfully as he looked around Taeil and the pout immediately came back on the shorter's face.

Jongdae approached them after a minute with a glass of juice in his hand. “Well, yes. He just had a house fight with me and that's just for this freaking game. Can you believe it Donghyuck? He's your professor for Pete's sake.” He chimed while handing the glass to the youngest who gladly accepted that and took a slight sip.

Donghyuck then raised a brow at Taeil suspiciously yet playfully as he asked, “Oh dear, Professor.

What I'm hearing? Is it true?”

Taeil never stopped pouting but decided to answer nonetheless. “I was just bored.” He said which came out more as a mumble.

Jongdae shook his head and said, “Well, I guess now that Donghyuck is here, he may accompany you and keep you busy. You have become lazy also because of sitting too much so maybe he'd help with moving your body as well. Am I not right, Hyuck-ah?”

Well, for making Taeil move his body, “You are absolutely right, Mr. Byun. Even the other I came here was to check if the Professor could still help with a few lessons as we got a major assessment very near.”

“So that is the reason you came back to the town all so sudden. How was your journey overseas past week though? Did your parents or at least your mother come with you as well or…”

The youngest grinned lightly as he replied. “No. Well, she insisted but I told her that is fine. I am a well grown man and I should not bother my parents every now then because of my individual duties.”

Jongdae gasped slightly and his expression became parental. “Oh dear, such a gentleman you are Hyuck-ah. Well, if you would like, you can stay the night here so that you will be able to have your lessons relaxingly. As well you will have warm and healthy homemade food. Baekhyun would also love to spend his time with you at a stay over and I'm sure Taeil would not mind as well. Right Taeil?”

Donghyuck turned his face to Taeil and winked seductively making Taeil go dangerously red as a tomato.

“Would you mind me staying the night here, Professor?” He asked in a husky tone which only

Taeil could notice.

Taeil felt himself sweating and he gulped even as he gathered all his to say, “N-no.”

“Alright then. I'll clean the guest room and set the mattresses for you. Which ones do you prefer,

Donghyuck? Hard mattress or fluffy ones?”

“Any mattress is fine.” As long as he would get Taeil underneath him.

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Just like Jongdae had mentioned, Baekhyun sure enjoyed Donghyuck's company after getting home from work. They both had their buddy time by talking, eating, fooling and messing around. Which included the mass gaming sessions too and Jongdae realized that he was supposed to be getting rid of that box. He made a mental note to complete the task later.

Soon the night took its place and the Byuns went to their respective bedrooms while Donghyuck went to the guest room as Jongdae had worked his ass off arranging it for him.

Though, he didn't last long there as he started sneaking into Taeil's room after midnight. And he actually felt bad for not using the room especially when Jongdae had arranged the finest mattress for him. But what could one expect when he clearly wanted nothing but Taeil and only Taeil underneath him?

He tiptoed and soon he was standing in front of Taeil's room, which not really surprisingly opened itself without even knocking.

There, the man, the moon of his dreams, was standing with a seductive smile on his face which was dragging Donghyuck's soul like a magnet. Donghyuck didn't waste another second and got inside the room eagerly, locking the door in an instant behind him and then capturing the short man into his arms while his mouth captured his lips.

“Gosh… How much I have been starved for these juicy lips.” Donghyuck commented while rubbing his thumb on Taeil's bottom lip making the latter hiss in pleasure.

“I love you Taeil.”

The elder looked back and seemed trying to say something but he really couldn't when his eyes started becoming teary, getting Donghyuck worried.

“Hey, hey… What's bothering you, love?”

A few tears slid down his cheeks as he tried responding in between his sniffles. “I'm sorry.”

“Why are you sorry babe?”

“I, I couldn't protect our child. I couldn't protect your child… Everything is over and that's just because of me...”

“Shh…” Donghyuck shushed the shorter while hugging him comfortingly. “Nothing is over love.

It's just, the things weren't by our side this time.”

“I don't know but, Jungwoo said… He said that he is the reason as to why this happened and he even confessed it but... But my heart just doesn't have it Hyuck-ah. There's something that makes me believe that he didn't do it.”

“Because he didn't.”

Taeil looked at the younger and frowned cluelessly. Donghyuck chuckled at the latter's reaction.

“It just… Happened. Maybe, a kind of way to make us realize that we have been wrong for so long.

And now it's for a change, time to be strong.”

“Can we, can we not forgive Jungwoo, Hyuck-ah? Can we not just let bad moments slide in the past?”

“Of course we can. In fact, I would even apologize if he was here.”

The shorter gave a surprised look as he asked, “Really?”

Donghyuck smiled gently in an assuring way. “For real, babe. The things we did, or more like, I did, were wrong. Unforgivably wrong that fate turned out this way, so that I can understand my own self and correct them for me, for you, for us. I can't apologize to him directly but, I sure would correct my paths for forgiveness by destiny. A fresh start for our happiness, for our epiphany.”

Taeil finally shed the tears in his as a joyous smile appeared on his face. “Oh Hyuck, I love you so much!” He exclaimed and hugged the younger tightly.

The younger ruffled Taeil's hair and kissed his temples. “Well, how about we start doing it already by making love? Maybe we can get to put another baby inside you.”

Taeil smacked Donghyuck playfully but started moaning in an instant when the latter started leaving new love bites on his neck as they both gently fell on the bed and started having their awaited romantic night.

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Baekhyun could be idiot at everything in Jongdae's perspective but the most idiotic thing he'd ever done was trying hard to follow the trendy morning workout schedule that he obviously never did once. And his exasperating alarm, which was supposed to be waking him up, always got Jongdae's sleep ruined and it always ended up Jongdae waking up around three in the morning instead.

“Baek I swear if this won't stop ringing then your console will soon be found in the dumpster.” He warned to which the elder just grunted in sleep.

Jongdae shook his head in defeat. “How did I end up falling in love with the most idiotic person in the world?”

He looked at his husband who giggled in sleep and a smile appeared on Jongdae's face. Even though Baekhyun was an idiot, he was, “My idiot.”

Je chuckled to himself and reached for his phone to listen to random ballads as he knew he wasn't going to fall asleep real quick after waking up.

He unlocked the phone and saw the battery was almost dead. He searched for the charger but remembered it was left in the living room. He sighed and stood, exiting his Baekhyun's bedroom.

Just when he was about to climb down the stairs, he heard a noise. Weird noises to be clear. He felt goosebumps and a gulp immediately made its way into his throat when he realized that it was freaking three in the morning and he was standing alone in the middle of the corridor. But, despite the cliché feeling, his curiosity got him and he started following the direction from where the sound was coming.

He went nearer and nearer and realized that it was coming from the room of, “Taeil…”

He now got worried and rushed to his son's room but kept his steps light to not make loud thuds. The noise became loud and clear as he reached the spot but what surprised him was that it didn't sound as some scream or yell in fear but instead, they sounded like moans.

Jongdae decided not to knock and rested his ear trying to hear the audit more clearly and investigate as to what his son was doing in the middle of the night.

“Oh- Ohh… Hyuck-ah, oh fuck!”

“Did you like it, love? I think we are good to put another living being inside you.”

“Mhmm… Yes please. Ahh…”

Jongdae gasped, his eyes went wide in disbelief and he felt as if his breath was struck.

“I love you so much Taeil. So damn much fuck!”

“I love you more Hyuckie. Oh gosh I love you more than anything.”

It would have been digestible if it was actually some cliché spirit. It would have been better if it was anything but… “Taeil and Donghyuck have an affair…” Jongdae whispered and his own words sounded like daggers to him. He put his hand on his mouth, trying to suppress his sniffles.

He wanted to crack the door open and confront both of them but he decided not to and left reaching the living room plugging his phone in the charger and dialing a number which he never dialed before.

“Thank you for connecting with I & U. Apologies but we can't assist you at this moment as our opening time is around ten.”

“But I need to speak to Jieun, it's urgent.”

“I'm sorry Sir but Ma'am doesn't appreciate customers calling randomly regarding their queries.

Especially this early in the morning.”

“I'm his son's professor's father and it's about her freaking son, Lee Donghyuck!” Jongdae whisperyelled making the staff on the other line flinch.

“Okay Sir. Please hold on…”

There was silence for a few seconds then a new voice entered. “Hello?”

“Hello, Jieun? This is Jongdae, your son's teacher's father.”

“Alright, and?”

“I need to discuss something. About our sons.”

“Well, this sounds troublesome.”

“It is troublesome.”