Chapter 48

At the agency

"Do you have any idea what your member has done, Suho?" For quite some time, Hee Kyun's throat has never been at this level of tightness before. If it wasn't for the medicine he took this morning, his heart would have been attacked several times and probably he'd have been dead. He has been their manager for some time now.

"We had no idea this was what was happening in his life," Chan Yeol answered. Xiumin was looking at his phone repeatedly. Lay was looking around. Baek Hyun was yawning. No one seemed to be in the mood for this kind of conversation. All of them clearly showed a desire to be anywhere else but inside this white room given to their manager as his office.

"Guys. You know how this industry works. One mistake and you may be forgotten by everyone. Do you really want to have all the hard work be for nothing?" His voice was lower as if they were in a crowded place and didn't want others to hear.

"I just landed here a few hours ago and no one seems to have missed me," Lay presses his lips together, looking down. Kai couldn't help but laugh.

"I miss you, bro. So damn much," He continues to laugh.

"Look. I think we all really understand what you are trying to say. But what can we do? Make her abort the baby? All we can do right now is wait for the news to cool and we will continue to do our normal routines," It's safe to say, D.O. is the only one with sane sense today.

"Fine," He sighs, " Don't do or say anything for the time being. Just continue practising," He takes deep breaths and lets them out again and again, "Keep your heads down!" He shouts, his hands pointing at them. "You are lucky you are legends," He whispers to himself.

"His phone is turned off," Kai looks at Chan Yeol, currently walking down the hall to their practice room.

"Why are you looking at me like I have hidden him?" His eyes were wide like those of a frog, pointing at his chest. Everyone turned around their eyes making demands.

"I really don't know where he is. I promise,"

"Does anyone know who the girl is?" Baek Hyun Scratches his head.

"Why did I come at this time?" Lay suddenly regrets.

"Bro we did miss you, It's just that now is not the right time to show that feeling," Kai Pats lays back, pressing his lips together and nodding.

Currently, inside their practice room, Kai goes to the front, "Okay everyone, let's continue from where we left off. Lay, you've been practising too right?" Lay nods.

After a while of practising. Chen was whining. Chan Yeol and Baekhyun were now chasing each other while D.O, Suho and Kai were sitting together on one dark leather sofa, observing Xiumin who was sitting alone on the adjacent sofa with his eyes glaring at the table in the middle, his phone is turned on repeatedly.

"Why do I have a feeling this isn't the only scandal we are going to have?" Kai crosses his arms.

"Another meeting with our boring manager," Suho smirks as he looks down. Being a leader is never easy.

"I also get a feeling someone is about to get punched today," D.O.'s voice is at its lowest and probably deepest.

"It would be easy if they told us what they were thinking. At least to me, their leader. How am I supposed to defend them if I have no idea what is going inside their heads,"

"Can they really ruin our band?" The three of them almost jump off the sofa with the whispering sound of lay from behind,

"Hyung!" D.O. and Kai shout. Lay's eyes were still like a little kid wondering if his thought will actually come to reality.

Xiumin's phone rings. He quickly takes it and picks it up without even seeing who the person is, "Hello," now everyone looks at him as if they were listening when they can't hear a thing. After seconds he hangs up. Without any other words, he leaves, running as fast as his leg were capable of.

"I keep having a feeling what I am feeling will come true," Suho sighs putting his hands in his track trousers pockets.

"I have a feeling this one will be hotter than Sehun's," Kai smirks crossing his arms.

"Just what were you guys up to while I was gone?" Lay looks at the remaining members back and forth.

"Even we, who were here don't know what is going on," Chen sighs coming from the washroom.

"All we know is Xiumin is in love and Sehun is... well, busted," Chan Yeol comes to the restroom

"Should we discuss the name of the kid?" Everyone looks at Lay. Like what the hell?

"Aren't we about to become its uncles,"

"This is why I missed you, Hyung?" Kai laughs his lungs out.

Meanwhile

"You know you need to turn on your phone. At least for your brothers that have spent a fortune and big amount of time pampering you,"

As if he could hear the words coming out of her lips when he was lying on her chest with his hands hovering over her. Her hands were making small circles on his back and occasionally running through his hair.

"Hey! Do you hear what I am saying?"

He shakes his head.

"Your brother must be in trouble taking care of the messy you out there," Ha Ra ends up laughing at his reactions. It's like he didn't want to hear anything from outside the house.

"I will Just give me some time," With that, he turns the position around and now it's him at the bottom and Ha Ra on his chest.

"Aren't you nervous?" Ha Ra Looks at him. His small smile slowly disappears as he thinks of the question she just asked.

"Mhh," He nods.

"Do you regret it?" This question was hard. Yet simple.

"No. I don't,"

"Well," She sighs, "I kind of feel guilty for everything. If I did not appear in your life, you'd be living your perfect fantasy, "

"And I wouldn't have found the person worth fighting for. The truth is, this is one of the reasons I didn't show up for a while. I wanted to take responsibility for you. I didn't want to be led by my emotions. I wanted to make sure I would never regret if I was to make this decision,"

"So you were still planning to do this?" She turns and looks at her, "Without telling me?"

"Relax, I was going to tell you and..." He lays her head on his chest, "We have a long journey and I am quite sure we will have a lot of fights, so let's restrain them for today,"

Ha Ra smiles, hovering over him so she is completely on top. Sehun gladly covers her with his hands.

On the other hand,

Xiumin hops in the car and drives to the address. His heart was over the edge. Is this time the right one? He finally reaches the address. Another very tall apartment building with red bricks covering the outside. He sighs and gets off the car. He gets inside the building and hops into the elevator which takes him to this white long corridor filled with doors.

Finally, he is outside the door which the address shows. He didn't know his heart would beat this fast at the thought of her being on the other side of the door. He looks down as his eyes are closed. His hand makes a loose punch and raises it, ready to knock on the door. He takes a deep breath and knocks it. No one opens it so he knocks again, this time a little louder. He is about to know again when the door opens making him raise his head. Looking at the person who has opened the door, his eyes widen.

"Hello," It is really her.