It was nearly midnight by time Heechul pulled up to Leeteuk’s house deep within the forest. It was a big house, just like his own which he planned on moving back into this week. Their parents seemed to think it was just the greatest idea to give their seventeen year old sons huge houses in the middle of nowhere for a graduation present when they were in high school. At first neither of them wanted to live in their homes, they wanted to be independent and get their own apartments and be cool. But now that they had kids of their own, the houses came in handy.

As he parked the car, Heechul saw the front porch light turn on and the door open and Leeteuk stepped out onto the porch. Heechul walked opened the back door and woke Sungmin up, sending him inside to go to bed. The teen sleepily made his way into the house, pausing for a moment to hug Leeteuk goodnight on his way in.

“Kibum, wake up baby,” Heechul said softly, reaching in the passenger seat to unbuckle the sleeping boy. But Kibum was too exhausted and deeply asleep to be woken.

“Carry him in, Chul, I’ll get their bags,” Leeteuk told him.

After carefully lifting Kibum into his arms and holding him securely, Heechul nudged the car door shut and followed Leeteuk inside. The house was still and quiet because Henry and Eunhyuk, and now Sungmin, were asleep in bed. Leeteuk led the way into one of the guest rooms and dropped the bags onto the floor, going over to the bed and pulling back the blankets. Once Heechul placed Kibum on the mattress they covered him up and left, cracking the door behind them.

They went into the living room and the lights. Finally without children, the two adults looked each other in the eyes lovingly and smiled, embracing one another in a tight, much needed hug. It’d been too long (two weeks, really) and they missed each other a lot. It was hard to love someone and be far away, but distance makes the heart grow fonder. It wasn’t time yet for them to be together once again, but it was coming soon.

“It’s late, are you sure you don’t want to stay?” Leeteuk asked quietly, gently kissing Heechul on the lips. Heechul grinned and pulled away, a twinkle in his eyes.

“Of course I want to stay, but I left Donghae home alone and he’s grounded. No, you come stay next weekend, okay? Help us finish moving,” He replied, his hands resting on his lover’s waist.

“Darn, I was really hoping to fall asleep with you in my arms tonight and wake up to your beautiful face,” Leeteuk said with a pout, causing Heechul to chuckle at the cheesy romance.

“Look, make sure you are with Kibum when he wakes up because he’s going to freak if he’s alone. He’s not thinking straight and it’s going to be a reality shock when he realizes he’s stuck here for a week,” Heechul told him, getting onto the business before he left.

“He’ll be okay, Heechul. And don’t worry, I’ll make sure he eats,” Leeteuk promised, knowing that Heechul was hiding the fact that he was going through what every mother went through the first time their baby leaves home without them.

“Don’t let Sungmin go out by himself because he might try and go back home. We need to all sit down and talk about Kangin. Minnie may be hiding it, but he’s hurting a lot right now. See if Eunhyuk can get something out of him, he wouldn’t talk to me about it,” Heechul continued on.

“I know, Heechul. Stop fussing; they’re going to be okay. It’s only a week,” Leeteuk said in a promising tone.

“It’s just that with everything going on I don’t feel like I’m giving everyone the attention they need. Kibum’s always sick, Mir’s having trouble with school and his grades are falling, Donghae’s acting out and I don’t know why, and Sungmin’s having daddy issues,” Heechul said unhappily.

“And we’ll take care of each of their problems one step at a time. You’re not dealing with this alone, Heechul, I’m here by your side every step of the way,” Leeteuk told him seriously. Heechul looked at him lovingly and smiled softly.

“Have I ever told you how much I love you, Teukie?” He asked with a grin.

“Yes, but not often enough,” Leeteuk joked.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I love love love love love you so much I can’t even express it in words,” Heechul declared, ending it with a chaste kiss.

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