RPOV

  By the time they got back to Kyuhyun’s apartment and brought all of Ryeowook’s belongings up it was nearly 11 pm.

  “I think I need to buy another dresser for you, we only managed to stuff about half of what you brought in the closet” Kyuhyun pointed out.

  He sighed, he knew he had over packed, but he didn’t really know what he should bring, so he brought about half his wardrobe from home, which was an outrageous amount of clothes.

  “I can stop by my apartment tomorrow; I’m starting to realize the excessiveness” he said.

  “No, why don’t we pick out a dresser on our next free day. I want this apartment to become your home too”, his boyfriend said, walking over to him.

  Both of them collapsed on the couch exhausted after a long day. Ryeowook cuddled in Kyuhyun’s arms.

  “Did you seriously buy dessert?” Ryeowook asked.

  Kyuhyun laughed, “No, I actually ordered another lobster ravioli for you. I know you had your eye on it when we were first ordering and you so graciously ordered the gnocchi for my mom, so I thought it was the least I could do. I figure you can eat it for lunch tomorrow”, the taller said while nuzzling the top of his head.

  Ryeowook brought the other’s head down for a kiss, “how do you notice everything?” he whispered against his boyfriend’s lips.

  Kyuhyun smiled against his lips, “I notice everything about the person I love.”

  Ryeowook blushed, “one of these days I’m going to figure out how to sweet talk better than you” he grumbled.

KPOV

  He laughed and kissed the other again, “I’m looking forward to it” he said softly into the other’s ear.

  Ryeowook smiled, “by the way, as a thank you for the ravioli, I have a small surprise for you too.”

  His curiosity was immediately peaked, “do I get my surprise right now?” he asked, while massaging the other’s hip.

  Ryeowook let out a shuddery breath and Kyuhyun had to hold back a small laugh, it was too much fun distracting his lover from his train of thought. But it seemed like Ryeowook was onto him because his lover was suddenly straddling him and very close to his neck. Ryeowook gave a gentle nip on his skin before the sensitive spot. Kyuhyun was too stupefied to realize that Ryeowook was now no longer straddling him but instead walking to the kitchen giggling.

  He finally snapped out of it and followed his boyfriend to the kitchen. The other was headed to the fridge, but he quickly hugged the smaller, refusing to let him go.

“what the hell was that?” he demanded.

“what was what?” the smaller responded innocently.

 “you know damn well! That was like the hottest thing ever and then you suddenly disappeared!” he said grumpily.

  Ryeowook laughed giving him a quick kiss, “sorry, but you were distracting me from getting my surprise for you. I had to come up with an escape plan.”  

  Kyuhyun sighed, “I’m willing to trade my surprise in for finishing up what we were doing back there on the couch…”

  Ryeowook smacked him lightly and led him over to the fridge and brought out a small box.

  “Open it” his boyfriend said happily.

Kyuhyun reluctantly released his petite boyfriend and proceeded to open the small box. Inside was a mini version of the tart Ryeowook had given his parents. The roses were smaller and everything looked ten times more delicate- if that was even possible at this point.

Kyuhyun looked over at his smiling boyfriend in shock. When did he have time to make this?

  As if the other could read his mind, “I had leftover ingredients from the tart I made your parents and since you were working so hard on your case…I thought it would make a nice surprise” he added quietly.  

  “Do you like it?” his expression unsure.

How Ryeowook could still question if he liked his cooking at this point still baffled him. Anything his boyfriend cooked or baked seemed to turn out heavenly.

  “I love it, thank you for the surprise” he said, capturing the other in his arms again.

  Ryeowook smiled and quickly pecked him on the cheek, “you’re welcome.”

  “Do you want a slice now?”

  Kyuhyun smiled, “of course, I thought you’d limit me after the dinner we had tonight” he teased.

  Ryeowook laughed, “I was tempted, but fruit tarts are best fresh, so I think it’s best that we eat it tonight. And since I made a mini one, that shouldn’t be a problem.”

  “No, I’m afraid this won’t last long” he said in full agreement.

  Ryeowook was already moving to get dishes and forks, and he was headed to get some glasses.

  “Do you want some wine love?” he called out.

  “Sounds good,” neither of them had drunk any alcohol at dinner because both of them were driving, so this would be a nice night cap for a long day.

  Ryeowook brought the tart to the table and to his amusement the smaller only brought two forks.

  “Are we foregoing plates?” he asked.

  The smaller shrugged, “I figure this will get the job done as good as any and I’m not in the mood to wash any dishes” he admitted.

  Kyuhyun smiled while pouring them each a glass of white wine, “It’s more romantic this way too.”

Ryeowook smiled back at him, and thanked him for the glass.

“Should we toast?” he asked.

 “To your parents?” Ryeowook asked. 

 He laughed, “well, I was thinking more along the lines of us moving in together and you meeting my parents, but we could toast to my parents if that’s what you want” he teased.

  He saw the tips of Ryeowook’s ears turn red, while clinking his glass with Kyuhyun’s.

  “Wait we didn’t decide what we were toasting on!” he joked.

Ryeowook sent him a death stare, and he couldn’t help but laugh.

  He was about to dig in when he realized he wanted a photo of this tart. He quickly brought out his phone and snapped a couple of photos, satisfied with the quality.

RPOV

   He was enjoying his wine, when he saw the other take a photo of the tart.

  “Why did you take another photo? I thought you already took a photo of the big tart,” he asked.

   “Yes, but now I have a cuter one than my parents, so I need a photo, so I can send it to them to brag” his boyfriend said easily.

  Ryeowook just laughed at his boyfriend’s antics.

  After all, his lover’s childish side was sometimes just flat out funny and adorable.

The two finally dug in and Ryeowook was satisfied with the taste, feeling relieved, because it meant that one he sent home with Kyuhyun’s parents tasted similar.

  “This is unworldly good,” Kyuhyun said, taking another bite.

  “I thought food that looked this good, couldn’t live up to its appearance, but I should have known that you would somehow find a way to surpass looks.”

  Ryeowook chuckled, “taste comes first, but I admit, I spend time making it look good too”, he said stuffing another piece of tart into Kyuhyun’s mouth.

  His boyfriend finished chewing and took a sip of wine, when they both heard several buzzes. It was Kyuhyun’s phone and whatever had alerted him, had made the other start laughing like mad.  

  “who’s texting you?” he asked curiously.

  Kyuhyun passed his phone over to him to read the message.

From: Sungmin

You ! You mocked me when I took photos last time, but here you are shoving Wookie’s amazing desserts in my face!

Ryeowook smacked Kyuhyun for teasing their poor friend, but had to laugh as well. Suddenly Kyuhyun’s phone buzzed again and Ryeowook couldn’t help but laugh harder at Sungmin’s new text.

From Sungmin:

I’m telling my wife to hug Ryeowook extra tightly the next time we all meet up :p

Ryeowook handed Kyuhyun back his phone, so he could read what Sungmin had written. As soon as Kyuhyun read the text, his face made a scowl.

  He massaged the space in-between his boyfriend’s eyes, “see this is what happens when you tease friends.”

   Kyuhyun groaned, “if I had known he was going to pull this crap, then I wouldn’t have sent the picture to him!”

  Ryeowook smiled, “I’m sure he’s just messing with you.”

  Kyuhyun gave him a doubtful face, but before he could start his lecture, Ryeowook stuffed another bit of tart in his mouth.

   “besides, what on earth possessed you to send the photo to Sungmin? I thought you were just going to send it to your parents?”

  Kyuhyun looked at him cheekily, “I did send it to my parents, but then I thought, why not throw both the Min’s in as well.”

  “You did not seriously send it to Changmin…”

  Kyuhyun laughed, “I did”

  “Kyuhyun! I haven’t even met him yet! He probably thinks I’m some sort of attention seeking idiot!” he mumbled.

  “No he won’t. You forget, I’ve known him since university. So he knows this is typical me behavior” his boyfriend answered.

  Kyuhyun’s phone buzzed again.

 “Speak of the devil” his boyfriend smirked.

 Apparently whatever Changmin had sent him had Kyuhyun laughing again.

From: Changmin

Are you kidding me right now Kyuhyun? I’m living off of cup of noodles because everything is so damn expensive here! And you have the nerve to send me a picture of a tart that looks like it came straight out of a 5 five-star patisserie?!

  “Where is he right now?”

  “He’s in Switzerland” Kyuhyun answered.

  “Ah that would explain why he brought ramen with him. He’s right about Switzerland being expensive compared to Korea.”

  Kyuhyun nodded in agreement, but was still laughing at his friend’s woes.

  “you should text him that ill make him a big dinner when he comes back as a sorry for having such an insensitive best friend”, he said teasingly.

 Kyuhyun pouted, “no! then he’s never going to leave you alone!”

 Ryeowook kissed his boyfriend briefly, “he’s your best friend, shouldn’t I treat him well?”

 Kyuhyun pulled him onto his lap, “you know I don’t like sharing.”

Ryeowook smiled, “true, what happened there? You’re not an only child, so I would have thought you’d be much better at that” he teased.

KPOV

  “Surprisingly, I think that sort of backfired. I mean, me and Ahra fought a lot when we were younger, but since I was the maknae, I was also spoiled quite a bit. And I’m the youngest in my law department, so unfortunately I’ve been a bit enabled” Kyuhyun said, while tracing random designs on his palm.

  Ryeowook laughed, “ah things are starting to make more sense now” he joked.

  Kyuhyun gave him a light flick on his forehead, “are you trying to make me angry?” he faked an angry tone.

  Ryeowook smiled and gave his best innocent look, “of course not, what can I do to make you feel better” he whispered seductively into the other’s ear.

   Kyuhyun took a breath and could feel the other smile into his neck, which drove him mad with want.

   Kyuhyun smiled, “I can think of a few things.”

  Ryeowook hummed and begin kissing his neck and Kyuhyun began to wonder if he should ignore reason and take his boyfriend on the dining room table.

“And what might that be?” Ryeowook said in between kisses.

  Kyuhyun let out a slight moan, but quickly took control and coaxed Ryeowook to face him. He didn’t waste time and quickly had Ryeowook panting and mewing. He explored the cavern that he already knew inside and out. When they pulled away, both were breathless.

  “Damn, it’s almost scary how addicting it is to kiss you” he muttered.

  Ryeowook smiled at him, “I found myself thinking the same.”

 “The next day we have off, I don’t think I’m going to be able to contain myself with just kissing you” he warned his petite lover.

  Ryeowook pecked his lips, “if you stop on our next free day, I’m going to throw a very big tantrum.”

  “But you have to admit, the fact that it’s 1 am and you need to get up in four and half hours isn’t exactly ideal conditions for making love”, he pointed out.

  Ryeowook laughed, “true, timing wise, this is far from ideal.”

  “And while I could easily take tomorrow off, I get the feeling the same could not be said about you.”

  “that’s why they pay me big,” Ryeowook said leaning in to kiss his boyfriend once more.

  Kyuhyun chuckled, “be prepared for next time, I don’t think we’ll make it out of the bedroom.”

  Ryeowook covered his face, “honestly, I should have seen that one was coming”, he wailed.

  Kyuhyun mentally cooed at his boyfriend’s cuteness.

They spent the rest of the night, feeding each other the last of the tart and drinking most of the wine in the bottle, which somehow led them to imitate different actors. Some of Ryeowook’s imitations had Kyuhyun laughing so hard, he was having trouble breathing.

  When they finally decided to prepare to sleep it was almost 2 am. 

RPOV

He had just finished changing and cleaning his face, when he realized he should check his phone; he had practically ignored it the whole day because he was so busy prepping everything with the move and the meeting. He took out his phone from his backpack and walked into the kitchen where Kyuhyun had already changed into sweats and a t shirt and was busy cleaning the wine glasses.

  While flipping through emails, he was surprised to say the least to see that he had one from his father.

Ryeowook,

  Upon further reflection, I may have said some unpleasant things. I know it’s been hard on you and while I may still feel some apprehension towards this whole thing, I want to see this from your side. Your mother and I would like to meet Kyuhyun when you both have time. Hope to see you both soon,

-Dad-

Ryeowook gave a small smile, though this didn’t look like much, this was actually big progress. And while his dad hadn’t apologized for the words that had hurt him so deeply in the past, this was a step in the right direction. He had no doubt that his mother was pressuring him from behind the scenes too, but his father wouldn’t budge if he wasn’t already starting to change his mind himself. At least that’s what he hoped.

   He looked over at Kyuhyun who was drying the wine glasses. And wondered if he should share the news. Things were already going so well with their relationship, the last thing he needed was to jeopardize that with a meeting with his dad.

“Kyuhyun.”

The other hummed in response.

“I got an email from my dad tonight.”

 Kyuhyun spun around so quickly that Ryeowook momentarily panicked that the other would slip and hurt himself.

“What’s the news?”

“he said that he and mom want to meet you soon” he said softly.

Kyuhyun set the glasses down on the dish towel that he had laid out earlier and walked over to Ryeowook, “let’s go talk on the couch, it’s more comfortable than the kitchen.”

He nodded his head in agreement, while the other took his hand and led him to the couch. Kyuhyun sat down first on the couch and motioned for him to lie his head on his lap, which he had to admit, looked extremely appealing at that moment. He snuggled in his lap and felt the other’s fingers playing with his hair.

 “Are you up for this?”, his boyfriend asked.  

 “Of course, but I’m more concerned about you right now,” he replied

Kyuhyun looked down at him questioningly,

 “I mean, after everything I’ve told you, I can’t imagine you’d be very thrilled to meet him…and I can’t promise how’s he’s going to behave if we go there…and what if he says something offensive to you? What if he scares you off?”, he whispered. “I would lose it if he said somethi-”

  Before Ryeowook could finish the rest of the sentence, Kyuhyun’s lips were on his. He immediately surrendered into the kiss, because let’s face it, Ryeowook would much rather spend his time kissing his y lover than working himself up over his stressful relationship with his father.

KPOV

   He pulled back from the kiss when they were both thoroughly out of breath.

  “What was that for?” Ryeowook panted out.

  “Well, you said to me before that you trusted that I would help put you back on the right path if you ever got stuck on the details, so I thought I should remind you in a fun way”, he said with a smile.

 Ryeowook huffed, “as long as I’m the only person this tactic is being used on, I’m fine.”

  Kyuhyun laughed, “I don’t think you have to worry about that. All you have to do is wink at me and I get aroused. No one else comes close to you love.”

  Ryeowook flushed, but Kyuhyun got serious. He wanted Ryeowook to understand that he wasn’t going anywhere.

  “Your father could tell me to go to hell and I wouldn’t walk away from you. I can’t guarantee Ill keep my mouth closed if he chooses to go down that road, but if I walk away, I’m taking you with me. I’m fine with meeting them whenever you think is the right time, if you think sooner is better, I’m happy to see them, but if you want to wait, that’s perfectly fine too. But I don’t want you to think that anything your parents could say, could scare me off. We’re in this together right?”

  Ryeowook nodded his head, doing his best to blink back tears, and Kyuhyun quickly swept away the few that were escaping from the other’s eyes.

 Ryeowook extended his arms out and Kyuhyun immediately bent down to him, the other just hugged him tightly.

  Kyuhyun smiled and placed a quick kiss on his boyfriend’s head.

“Lets go to the bedroom, you need to get some rest, it’s been a long day for you”, he gently whispered to the other.

 Ryeowook wasn’t budging though and was still holding onto him.

 Kyuhyun playfully sighed, “aren’t you sleepy love?”

 “I am, but hugging you is more important right now” his boyfriend said matter of factly.

Kyuhyun laughed and decided to take matters into his own hands. He quickly scooped the other into his arms, which earned him a squeal.

  He walked into the bedroom and gently laid the other down. He then got into bed himself.

Ryeowook immediately sought the other’s warmth and he happily obliged, wrapping his arms around the petite body.

  Ryeowook peeked up at him and kissed him lightly, “thank you Kyuhyun.”

  Kyuhyun just wrapped his arms around him tighter, “you’re welcome, now get some sleep, or you’re going to be a ghost in the kitchen tomorrow.”

RPOV

   That was one of the things he loved about Kyuhyun. He never pressured him to do one thing or another, he just stood by him and encouraged him. Ryeowook was beyond thankful for his boyfriend’s patience when it came to his tendency to dwell and nit pick on things that worried him. He had lost count of the times that Kyuhyun had easily lightened his mood or brought a smile to his face.

  And though he was nervous about introducing his dad to Kyuhyun, he knew that he wanted to make introductions. Perhaps he wasn’t quite ready to do it yet, but Kyuhyun had made it clear that Ryeowook should take his time and decide on a date when he felt ready. Kyuhyun wasn’t going anywhere and that was really all the reassurance he needed from the other.

   Kyuhyun sighed, “you’re still thinking aren’t you?”

“just a little” he admitted, “but I’m not worrying anymore”.

“then shall I sing you to sleep?” his boyfriend asked.

Ryeowook smiled “how am I supposed to fall asleep when you sing, I love your singing. Ill definitely want to stay up and listen to it.”

 “Should we make a bet then?” his boyfriend’s voice sounded amused.

 Ryeowook yawned, “sure, what should we bet?”

 “If you fall asleep before I finish my song, you have to let me cook dinner this week. My pride’s taken a bit of a beating since Hyuk put the fear of god into you with all his tales.”

 “But they’re true tales from the sound of it” he whined.

Kyuhyun laughed, “then what do you want if you stay awake by the end of it?”

  “I want you to kiss me before I leave tomorrow”, he answered simply.

 “Love, I just bet my cooking, don’t you want to raise the stakes slightly more?”

 Ryeowook laughed, “I thought you said they were just tales.”

 “How about I kiss you before you leave and Ill give you hand massage when you come home.”

 “Hand massage?” he said with another yawn.

 “Yes, I’m pretty good at those, you have no idea how many times my mom or sister demanded one.”

He laughed, “alright deal.”

His boyfriend soon started singing, and Ryeowook felt his eyes getting heavier listening to the gentle song of his lover. Kyuhyun had chosen well. He was singing a lengthy song. And to make matters worse, he had altered the song, making it even slower than the original. Thus, every note was coaxing him to dream land.

 “you never play fair”, he mumbled, his eyes already closed.

KPOV

Kyuhyun smiled at the other’s remark.

   After finishing his song, he looked down to see his boyfriend sleeping soundly and he smiled. To be honest, even though he had won the bet, he would still kiss his boyfriend senseless before he left for work and he was all too happy to give the other a hand massage regardless of the time or place. Kyuhyun loved winning games, but loved spoiling the latter even more.

   Ryeowook had unconsciously burrowed his way into his embrace and he loved every second of it. Absolutely nothing compared to having his petite lover in his arms. He gently brushed some of the stray strands of fluffy hair to the side and lightly placed a kiss on the other’s forehead. It was becoming a bit of a habit that he had become fond of.

    He found himself just looking at the flawless man beside him. His creamy skin, his cute nose, his lips…. don’t even get Kyuhyun started on those lips.

   If you had asked Kyuhyun a year ago if love at first sight was possible or if you could fall in love with someone in such a short period of time, he would have said you were crazy. But then he met Ryeowook who had captivated him at first glance.

  A year ago, if someone told him he would be giving up his video gaming free days to spend more time with his boyfriend he would have laughed in their face. Now he found himself gladly losing to his gaming buddies, it was proof that he had prioritized right. Ryeowook was so much more precious than any game he could play. He didn’t have the words to say how much the other meant to him.

   And a year ago, he would have thought it inconceivable to live with someone, let alone, be the one to propose it. And then Ryeowook came….and he craved his boyfriend’s company and warmth. The only thing inconceivable to him now was living without the other.

  Whatever the future had in store for them, he was sure they could handle it. Ryeowook had met his parents and the meeting had surpassed anything he could have dreamt of. He knew it was just a matter of time before he met Ryeowook’s parents. He knew Ryeowook’s father would be a difficult hurdle to overcome, but he was more than willing to work on that relationship with Ryeowook. Because for the first time in his life, Kyuhyun had something he was not willing to part with. He had someone who made him feel like a better person. He had Ryeowook.

  His eyes were feeling heavy and he gave one final kiss to the other’s head before he himself felt himself succumbing to sleep. But now as he fell asleep, there was no longer a sense of worry that the other was going to disappear from his side. He would be able to wake up each day and fall asleep each night with his lover and that in itself was something that brought a smile to Kyuhyun. He wrapped his arms tighter around his lover's body, the missing piece in his life was now securely wrapped in his arms and he wouldn't let go. 

*Author’s Note: Im not sure what to say...Am I done?!!!!!… Yes… no…maybe? I’d like to do a bonus chapter with Kyuhyun meeting Ryeowook’s parents? But then I wonder how long that bonus chapter would come out… And god knows how long that would take me. And I don’t want to disappoint anyone with my slow updating again…so I feel a bit conflicted if I should write it or not. But, I want to thank you guys for being so patient with me! This quarter was a stressful one…. so it’s been a while since I’ve last written OTL. I’m very grateful for the commenters and readers! Thank you for all the encouragement you’ve given this story!