Sixth Chapter

The race soon went at the verge of ending. Or, more like Taeil was so near the finish line while Baekhyun was still quite many meters away. A siren of finishing started in the game as the younger male finished the race. "Woohoo!" Jongdae cheered while giving a hug five to his son. "It's just a game. The only thing we should care about is enjoyment." Baekhyun exclaimed as he scoffed at his husband and son's little celebration. He did seem dissatisfied with the results. "Oh stop being salty Baek. You are now coming up with these quotes to just cover your noob ass." "Why don't we have a match and see who's the real noob?" Jongdae raised his eyebrow but accepted the challenge nonetheless. "Sure Baek." Taeil handed his equipment to Jongdae and soon the couple started the race while the trio watched with Jungwoo and Donghyuck scoffing and rolling eyes at each other in between, of course. "Yes! Now who's a noob Dae?" Baekhyun sneered as he won the match against his husband. The younger rolled his eyes. "Is it not just a game anymore which should be just enjoyed?" "Hahh! Don't be a boomer Dae. Just accept the fact that I'm a pro." "This is like the first time you won against me anyways." Jongdae exclaimed but only to be ignored by the latter. "So who's gonna play next?" The eldest asked to which his husband answered. "I think Woo-ah and Hyuck haven't played a single time yet." Taeil was taken aback as he sensed what was going to happen. "Then it'll be Jungwoo versus Donghyuck!" Baekhyun announced excitedly and the two young men looked at each other. Donghyuck smirked and Jungwoo glared and Taeil sighed. "Dad, I don't think it's a good-" "I'm good with it Dad." Jungwoo declared not letting his husband chime in between. Taeil was again about to protest Baekhyun already went into action. "Good! And oh… We should even switch games. How about Street Fighter? And can I also pick characters for you?" "Baek, I think you should at least let them choose what they prefer." "It's okay Mr. Byun." Donghyuck assured the latter as he took the controller and looked at Jungwoo sharply. "It doesn't matter what our form and on which platform. A winner will always be a winner." "Yahh! That's my boy Hyuck! I'm rooting for you!" Baekhyun said proudly, receiving a, "Baek!" from his husband which he obviously ignored again. The countdown started and the Byun family waited for the pair to start. "Ready? Fight!" Came from the computerised voice of the game and the duo went into action. How Taeil didn't want the two to fight each other in front of his parents yet his parents insisted them to do. The irony. The sounds of hitting and shouting filled the room as the fight went further. "Yahh! Tackle!" Baekhyun said to no one in particular. "Their combo meter is full. They should use special attacks." "But Papa, I think the normal moves are more effective than the special ones." Taeil said and the couple nodded while again being anticipated for the match. Sometimes it was Jungwoo to take over on Donghyuck and sometimes it was the younger to do the same. Their energy was always somewhat in the same amount which made it hard to win or lose for either of them. Soon the countdown started and the Byuns were anticipating, as to who was going to win. "Ten, nine, eight, seven…" Donghyuck and Jungwoo, both were trying their hard to keep their energy more in order to win while the audience joined the computer in counting down. "Five, four, three, two…" The screen went blank in a sudden and everyone was stunned for a second. Baekhyun looked at Jongdae and decided to break the silence. "I knew your brother would mess up." Jongdae made a disapproving face. "Stop blaming Nini. He's just a baby and still more smart than you in terms of techie stuff." "He's not a baby nor smarter than me. He's Taeil's uncle for Eri's sake! Yet, he still messed with the systems. It's been happening often since the day he had played." The three young males just witnessed the couple bickering for a moment not knowing what to do. They then looked at each other and nodded. "Mr. Byun, it's fine. I think we all had quite much fun." Donghyuck said, taking the couple's attention. "Yeah. It was really enjoyable to see you guys and to play with… Donghyuck as well." Jungwoo added and the younger wondered if the latter was being honest. Though, it was really fun, he had to admit. "But I wanted to see who was going to win…" Baekhyun whined childishly. Taeil giggled at his father. "Aww Dad. Does it really matter? It's just a game that should be enjoyed and we did a lot. And that's all it matters." Taeil explained. A phone ringing started in the room taking everyone's attention. Jungwoo realized it was his so he fished out his phone from his pocket checking the caller and it was Mark. He excused himself and left the room. "Taeil, why don't you show Donghyuck around while your Dad and I look through this?" Jongdae suggested and Taeil nodded while Donghyuck smirked as the duo made their exit from the room. Jongdae turned to Baekhyun and they both looked at each other in a way as if to say, let's continue, "What were you saying about my baby brother again?" "Can I just kiss you already?" ______ "It's hard. It's way much harder than I thought." "I can understand. But you have to keep your act in order to convince your husband." "Yeah but still… It's so difficult to see my lover act lovingly to another man while I can do nothing but just play cool. It's really painful, Mark." There was a moment of silence on the other line of the phone before the latter started speaking, "It may be difficult but it's needed to make it work. You should still be grateful that you're at least having your moment with your loved one unlike me." A moment of silence again took its place in between. "Why you never call my name?" Jungwoo interrogated out of the blue. "Excuse me?" Mark asked cluelessly from the other line and Jungwoo just chuckled saying, "Never mind." "Ahh… Alright. Anyways, there's another update I have received. Hyuck will be out for the next week due to some family concerns. So, we should start taking our plan further by then. But before that, kindly sort all issues out with your husband. Do anything it needs. Discuss with him, explain to him or make love with him. Just do it anyway." The elder chuckled again and asked, "Where do you even get these pieces of information?" Though, he already knew the answer. "I have my own ways." ______ Jungwoo had just reached home after another meeting with Mark regarding their plan. He didn't even bother to get Fresh as he rushed towards their bedroom. He was about to open the door but heard his husband's voice talking to someone. "So, for how many days you'll be there?" Jungwoo places his ear on the door's surface to hear the sound clearly. It sounded as if he was talking on a phone call. "That is alright, Hyuck-ah. Yes. Don't worry about me. I'm actually so glad that you're going to have your family time. I'm sure that our baby would also love it if their dad would obey their grandparents." Jungwoo heard Taeil giggling after that exclamation and clenched his fists in rage. How he wished he could break the door right away. He soon heard Taeil hanging up the phone after a few virtual kisses and, "I love you's" disgusting! He took a deep breath and calmed himself before finally opening the door slowly. "Taeil, sweetie I'm home." The elder looked up at the taller man and started leaving the room ignoring the man's presence but only to feel a light grip onto his wrist. "Jungwoo, I am not in the mood to argue." "Neither am I." Jungwoo said slowly as he pulled the latter to his side slowly, reaching his lips to his ears while back hugging him. "I just want to say that I'm really sorry, babe. I'm so sorry for doubting you. I'm sorry for misbehaving with your student. I'm sorry for hurting you, lovel." He nibbled on his earlobe and slowly started kissing his neck from behind. "I just realized that I was wrong and I can afford to lose everything but not you nor our baby, Taeil." The elder moaned lightly as the younger started sucking on his neck. Taeil turned and faced Jungwoo. The younger seemed guilty for real and Taeil felt way much guilty than him. He couldn't find anything better to say than, "I'm also sorry." Jungwoo smiled and pulled his husband for a chaste kiss. Gosh! How many ages had it been since they last kissed? The kiss soon became more sloppy filled with hunger. Especially for Jungwoo. He had been frustrated way too much lately and he couldn't wait anymore. He wanted his husband. He needed his husband. He picked up Taeil in bridal style and threw him on the bed lightly making him giggle. Damn! How much he missed his lover giggling because of him. "Ahh… Woo-ah, please be gentle. The baby should not be hurt." Taeil said while blushing. Jungwoo chuckled lightly at his request. "Don't worry, love. It's my baby too."