Kyuhyun started waking up from his blissful sleep… he snuggled his back in the perfect warmth that had him engulfed and a small content sigh slipped pass Kyuhyun’s lips… he tried shifting a little but a small weight across his waist made it a tad bit difficult, Kyuhyun moved his hands to whatever was placed on his waist and his whole stance froze as his hand traced along firm muscles of what seemed to be a shapely arm… but the worst part was the bareness of his own torso that soon registered in his mind and event from last night came crashing upon him…

Flashback:

Kyuhyun drove his car in pure daze… he had no idea how he was able to concentrate on the road when his whole mind was filled with images of the situation that had just occurred. The moment he parked his car outside his complex building he muttered a small thanks to the Lord for getting him home safe and sound along with all others that could have been victim of Kyuhyun’s poor driving.

Confused and tired Kyuhyun slowly walked up to the fifth floor of the building… he was hoping to get his mind cleared up before he can enter the sanctuary of his apartment. With his feet scrubbing against the marbled floor and his eyes casted low he scurried in the hallway of his floor… but a pair of shoes with ankles cross leaning against the wall beside his door came in his view… snapping his eyes to the intruder Kyuhyun felt his cheeks warming and a knotting feeling developing in the pits of his stomach.

“H-how did you…?” Kyuhyun’s questioned trailed away as he looked away because he couldn’t hold the dark stare of other.

“My car is faster than yours.” Hearing Siwon’s soft murmur Kyuhyun felt the knot tightening because his voice was deeper than normal and it somewhat sounded y to Kyuhyun’s hyper sensitive senses. Kyuhyun nodded unconsciously as he moved toward his door with his hand searching for his key in the depth of Kyuhyun’s large coat pockets. “You felt it too, didn’t you? You can’t deny the fire in it…”

Siwon’s soft spoken word’s halted Kyuhyun’s hand that had just reached for the lock of the door and every fiber of his being screamed ‘YES’ in response to Siwon’s query because Kyuhyun indeed had felt that whiz of electric current passing through his body the moment he had…

“I have no idea what you are talking about.” Kyuhyun said in a cold and distant voice as he quickly unlocked his door and stepped inside the house but when he turned around to close the door a foot catch itself in it and a hand on the upper part of door pushed on it.

“Then I believe I need to jolt up your memories.” Siwon’s growl took Kyuhyun aback and his slackened hold on the door made it easier for Siwon to enter and before Kyuhyun knew it his back slammed against the closed door and his lips were claimed with brutal force… second time tonight… the forcefulness lifted as the nibbling on Kyuhyun’s lips became tender and tender… each gasp from his lips were swallowed by Siwon’s own opened mouth and his warm hand’s has started tracing the milky skin of Kyuhyun’s soft back and flat torso… the same warm hand’s had heave his light body effortlessly and soon Kyuhyun has found his back hitting the softness of his bed-

The loud ringing of Kyuhyun’s smart phone broke him out of his memories, jolting him up a little… but it was the stirring of Siwon’s body behind him that made Kyuhyun to quickly reach out for his mobile phone and answer it without bothering to check the caller ID.

“Hello?” Kyuhyun mumbled in the receiver but all he met was a long silence, if it wasn’t for the ragged breathing from the other end he might have thought that the call had disconnected. “Hello??”

“K-k-kyuu…” The soft broken plea was enough to had Kyuhyun on full alert.

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Hyukjae looked away as soon as his eyes met with Donghae, who had only given his crooked smile to elder but that alone was enough to have a hundred butterflies burst in the pit of his stomach… and make him blush like a teenager receiving a smile from his crush. But that didn’t stopped him from stealing those small glances time and again… behind Amber’s back of course.

Amber was busy making coffee while Hyukjae and Donghae sat on the small table in the kitchen, having their breakfast- toast and jam- and the secret lovers couldn’t help but throw discrete teasing and lustful glance at each other… or in their case, Donghae was the one in charge of this task.

The shrill tone of a mobile phone ringing reached the ear drums of the trio… Amber was quick to distinguish that it was her phone that was ringing thus she excused herself from the table. Donghae who had already completed his breakfast hauled the protesting Hyukjae from the kitchen to the deserted living room. He planted his on the couch and tried making Hyukjae to slip between his legs with his back against Donghae’s chest.

“Stop it Donghae… someone could see us…” Hyukjae tried complaining as he slipped out of younger’s hold and sat on the couch with at least a foot of distance between them that soon Donghae had covered by gravitating his bums toward the other so he could nuzzle his neck.

“Don’t worry, Henry left for his audition early in the morning and Amber is on her phone… and knowing her, if it’s one of her friend’s then she would be on it for hours and hours… in short, there is no one to disturb us.” Donghae gave his excuses in a cheeky manner before returning to his previous task.

 “Ahaha… stop Hae it tickles.”

Before giving in to elder’s plea Donghae gave a small peck to the sensitive junction of Hyukjae’s neck… then he moved to kiss the plump lips he knew his heart would never be content with no matter how many times he kiss them. Hyukjae smiled at Donghae’s sweet gesture before his face became serious and he nervously bit on his lips.

“Donghae?” Hyukjae called out, making Donghae to ‘hmm’ in response. Hyukjae stopped Donghae’s ministrations as he got off the couch and walked to stand right in front of the slightly frowning Donghae. “I… I thought about what you said last night… I thought long and hard at it and…,” Hyukjae looked up to stared deeply in the chocolate brown orbs. “And I have come to the terms that I would do it.”

“You will divorce Amber?” Donghae questioned just to be sure.

“Yes,” Hyukjae admitted in no more than a whisper. “I would ask my lawyer to make the papers for divorce… but first I think I would talk to Amber about it.”

“What are you gonna say to her?” Donghae asked sharply.

“The truth of course… how things are not working out between us… I mean I am sure she must have similar thoughts in her mind. We have nothing between us as a married couple, right?” Hyukjae seemed insecure himself as he nervously glances at Donghae. “I hope she understands…”

“She will.” Donghae assured him. “But… will you tell her about… us?”

A small silence followed Donghae’s question as Hyukjae turn to stare at his hands with a deep crease etched on his forehead.

“I don’t think it would be appropriate to tell her that I am giving her divorce because of her brother… that would be plain rude.” Hyukjae whispered while playing with his fingers, thus missing the look of relief washing on Donghae’s face.

“Of course… that would indeed be rude.” Donghae mumbled before getting up and cupping Hyukjae’s face before leaning in a little. “Just make it quick!” Donghae ordered before claiming Hyukjae’s lips in a tender kiss. “You should talk to Amber today… right now would be even better.”

“Right now?” Hyukjae was surprise at Donghae’s pushy behavior.

“The faster you do it the better it would be for us.” Donghae reasoned, making Hyukjae to nod in understanding.

No matter how nervous and worried Hyukjae was but he himself wanted to put this chapter behind him so he can move on… and hopefully so can Amber. Thus making up his mind he slowly walked toward his bedroom. The door was closed… Hyukjae frowned, he didn’t wanted to disturb Amber’s privacy but thinking about the hopeful look Donghae had on his face when Hyukjae came here, he took a deep breath and gave a small knock on the door… no answer. He tried once again and he was again disappointed when Amber didn’t acknowledge his knock. Maybe she was taking a shower...

Hyukjae slowly turned the door knob and opened the door enough to take a peek inside… Amber lay on the bed with the flat of her stomach against the bed and her swinging legs up in the air. Since she laid in slight diagonal direction with her face away from the door thus she was not able to see Hyukjae enter…

“Am-” Hyukjae was about to call out when he realized that she was talking on phone with someone… he was about to retreat when her words caught up his attention.

“… Hyukjae is a hard nut to crack… I swear Victoria, Hae and I had tried everything we could. Hae started out by making his breakfast every morning and you are aware of Donghae’s kitchen ‘adventures’…” Amber laughed loudly then paused as she listened to what the other person had to say. “Of course we told him I made that for him… but God! He is so weird he actually ate that entire yucky thing… urgh.” Another paused followed. “Hahaha… you are right Vic… now I wonder what Hae would do next to get me that desired divorce…”

“W-what?” Hyukjae unconsciously stuttered out as Amber hurtful words sank in his mind… his whole stance went numb with his slackened arms falling beside his numb body when a wide eye Amber turned to gap at him in surprise.

So all those things were not meaningless pranks like he had thought, they actually meant to get Hyukjae to divorce Amber? All those kisses and touches… the last night request from Donghae flashed through his mind… was this just a part of plan too? Was all that Hyukjae and Donghae shared was a big fat lie? The tender kiss last night… the sweet confession… the fragile way Donghae held him… the playfulness in the morning… THE KISS FROM MOMENTS AGO… was that just to make sure Hyukjae would divorce Amber?

Hyukjae’s slackened hands balled in fists as an indescribable disappointment, rage, confusion, frustration, regret… and hurt rocked through his body… the congealed body could actually feel the fragile heart breaking inside it… the sound of a glass shattering was piercing his ears as the strong urge to bawl out send shudders through him but the numbness had him in check as he whisk around to head back to the room that had held the man that made him happy just moments ago but now… the cry of ‘Hyukjae’ was echoing somewhere in the background as he entered the living room and his eyes clashed with the grinning one of Donghae…

Hyukjae saw his lips moving but no words reached his ears… soon he had his hands around Donghae’s collar and had him slammed against a wall… his alarmed eyes did nothing to tone down Hyukjae’s anger.

“Why?” Hyukjae simply questioned… his hands tightened their hold and his teeth gritted together as he again asked. “WHY?”

“What Hyukjae-” Donghae’s scared bulged out eyes made another attack of fury to crumbled Hyukjae humanity as he hauled the younger toward him before slamming him again on the wall.

“Was it fun to play with my feelings like that?” Hyukjae’s voice sounded dead and hollow to even his own ears… his inside was seething with rage but his exterior look lost and numb.

“Hyukjae what are you-” Donghae tried asking but then looked pass Hyukjae to stare at the scared looking Amber just behind him.

“Tell me Donghae… those kisses we share… the night we spent together… was that really all a lie?” The hold on Donghae’s collar slackened a little as Hyukjae’s shoulder hunched down but the fire along with regret was still there in his eyes… and that scared Donghae, but before he could say anything…

“W-what?” A confuse inquiry made its way to duo’s ears but neither of them paid any attention to it.

“Was that really just your plan to get… to get Amber divorce from me?” Donghae’s eyes lit in understanding then the guilt flashed in them and that was the breaking point for Hyukjae’s poor heart. “GODDAMNIT DONGHAE! YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME!”

“I DO LOVE YOU!” Donghae couldn’t help but shout out.

Hyukjae gave him a look filled with disappointment as he let go of the collar of other and took a step back in dejection… his whole world falling in misery because his heart was no longer willing to take Donghae’s bull anymore.

Donghae panic at the state of elder and move forward to gather him in his embrace but a hand held up to stop his advance… “Listen to me Hyukjae… I kissed you because I wanted too, I made love to you knowing that I liked you and… and when I held you in my embrace that night I knew I had started to fall for you.”

Hyukjae kept shaking his head at Donghae’s monologue… not willing to fall for any of those words once again… making a fool of himself once was enough. “Stop lying to me!”

“I am not lying… I love you, Hyukjae.” Donghae uttered softly, trying to look in depth of Hyukjae’s dark orbs to convey is sincerity but the loud gasp followed by full demanding question made him snap his neck toward his sister.

“What the hell is going on here?” Amber’s whispered out more to herself than others. Donghae saw streams of tears running along her cheeks as she spared a look of betrayal at Donghae but before he could so much as move toward her she spin around to leave… with tears in her eyes her blurry vision didn’t registered the person coming in the room at that moment, they collided but Amber was quick to push pass that figure and run out of the house.

“What the…?” Henry stagger back at the unexpected scene that unfolded in front of him the moment he step foot in the house… he was looking forward to telling Amber his good news but all he manage to get was Amber’s figure running away from him… looking back in the room his eyes slide from one guilty looking face to the dead hollow eyes of Hyukjae and his nerves could feel the grim air thickening in the room. But he didn’t have much time to question things as he ran after the crying Amber.

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Finally left alone, Donghae again turned toward the guy he had hoped would never learn the truth… or at least not just yet… he would have said something soon but he was afraid to lose something he had coveted to be his even though that was morally wrong.

“Hyukjae?”

“Get out of my house!” Hyukjae ordered deadpanned.

“Just please listen to me…” Donghae’s plea fell on deaf ears as Hyukjae spared him a loathing glare.

“LEAVE!” This one word of Hyukjae was enough to choke up the mere air Donghae was breathing but his next words sure killed him from inside. “I don’t wanna see your face ever again.”

“You don’t mean that Hyuk-” Donghae’s eyes went as big as saucer as his mumbled out his words while advancing toward Hyukjae with his hands out stretched.

“I do… NOW GET OUT!” Hyukjae growled in a menacing way.

Donghae’s guilt stricken eyes changed and they flashed dangerously at Hyukjae’s tone, as he moved forward and pinned Hyukjae against a wall. “I get it… you need some space right now… I would leave but get one thing straight… I love you, Lee Hyukjae.” And with that Donghae’s leaned in to press a lingering kiss to Hyukjae’s pressed in a line lip, before he left the house.

The whole ‘brave and strong’ character Hyukjae had tried building in front of Donghae came crashing down the moment that said person left, as he slide down on the floor… the mentally abused child inside him wanted to come out and bawl loudly… scream in frustration… thus the tears he had been trying to hold up came gushing out as he choked on the air with his chest tightening. His heart ached… he realized this pain- the heart break, as people say- was worse than the pain of having each and every bone in your body breaking… the warm surging tears soaked his shirt along with his soul… ripping his inside bit by bit…  

He slowly reached for his mobile phone as he punched 1 on his speed dial…

“K-k-kyuu…”

Donghae, with his mobile phone plastered on his ear, desperately rang the door bell once he stood outside the desired door. This was the sixteenth try at calling Amber… still no answer from the other side. Donghae’s worry was increasing by every passing second… he tried calling his friend as well, but the same scenario had played out for him.

It was only after 10 second of ringing that damn bell tha