The next morning, Kyuhyun happily headed downstairs, inhaling the scent of breakfast that was hitting his nostrils and which left him impatient to start eating.

When he reached the kitchen, like usual, everything was laid in front of him on the counter and all he needed to do was sit down, relax and fill up his hungry stomach.

Half an hour later after all that delicious food was installed in his tummy, he decided to watch some TV. He sprawled himself on the couch, patting his belly a couple of times before putting on his favorite game show.

A few minutes later, he was starting to doze off, his eyes wouldn’t stay open and so he thought a short nap would be good since if he didn’t, he would become grumpy later on and he was in a too good mood to let that happen.

Unfortunately, he didn’t get to enjoy his nap because ten minutes later, his eyes abruptly shut wide open as his stomach started to twist. It was an unusual feeling and so Kyuhyun tried to shrug it off but it didn’t help. It wouldn’t go away after a couple of minutes and so he sat up and took short deep breaths to calm himself down. When it felt like his stomach was slightly good again, he walked to the kitchen to get a glass of water. However, it was a wrong move because just as he drunk the first gulp of water, his stomach jumped upside down and he found himself gagging all the food out.

He threw up all over the kitchen floor, his body was bent, his bare feet were spread apart so they wouldn’t get splashed, and his hands were clutching on the nearest furniture.

Once he got it all out, Kyuhyun was out of breath. His chest was rising up and down because of his panting and it took him several seconds to be able to move as he reached for a tissue from the counter and cleaned his mouth. He then took a step back, leaning on the sink and regulating his breath, but the smell was disgusting and thus he dragged his feet out of there.

He rushed back to his room, harshly brushing his teeth to get rid of the smell and the taste, but when he felt it still on his clothes he took a shower.

When he finished, he knew he should clean up the kitchen although he really didn’t want to. However, as he thought of Siwon witnessing that, he let out a whiny noise before flumping downstairs again.

Putting rubber gloves and a mask, he cleaned everything up and decided that he wouldn’t be eating anything of what he just threw up ever again.

Once done, he took another shower because he couldn't stand himself after cleaning that up, then he walked back to his room and tucked himself under the blanket, his lips pouting and his eyes b with tears. He read about morning sickness in the book Siwon gave him ‘Pregnancy for Dummies’, but the book mentioned about how some people don’t even have morning sickness and he honestly hoped he was one of them.

...

Three hours later, Kyuhyun was stirred from his sleep by some noises coming from downstairs. He checked the clock and realized it was still early for Siwon to get back home so he started to get a bit scared.

He slowly descended the stairs, peeking his head first to see if there was an intruder in the house. When he was standing in the living room, he could see the door to Siwon’s office open and it left him slightly freaking out. He protectively rested a hand on his belly as he looked around him and picked up the first thing within reach, which unfortunately was a pillow.

He then bravely walked toward the office, took a deep breath before bursting inside while pointing the pillow out in front.

The man inside was startled and he could only stare dumbfounded at the surrogate and the pillow in hand. He lightly chuckled at how Kyuhyun had his eyes tightly closed while doing a ninja pose which he found utterly cute.

“Are you sleepwalking?”

The man’s question made Kyuhyun snap his eyes open as he recognized Siwon’s voice. He composed himself and sighed in relief but when he realized what just happened and the pillow in hand that was meant to be some kind of a weapon, he quickly blushed and hung his head low.

Siwon slowly approached him, taking the pillow and tossing it on the couch before he crossed his arms over his chest and waited for Kyuhyun to start talking.

“I thought someone was in here… You’re not supposed to be home right now” Kyuhyun said in a mere whisper, causing Siwon to hold back another giggle.

“And you were going to fight me with a pillow?” Siwon teased and Kyuhyun snapped his head at him and shot him a glare. He knew a pillow was stupid but he had a ty day so far and he didn’t want Siwon to on top of it.

Luckily, Siwon knew when to stop and so he decided to clarify the second part of Kyuhyun’s sentence.

“Henry dropped by with lunch and you didn’t open the door”

“So?” Kyuhyun questionably asked, tilting his head to the side and looking at Siwon with a cocked eyebrow.

“So… It’s not like you not to open. I was… worried”

Kyuhyun’s eyes bulged out, his heart suddenly fluttering at the thought of Siwon worrying about him. But when he remembered that he, of course, should worry since he was carrying his child, his expression fell and he turned around to leave the office.

Siwon puzzlingly followed him, watching how Kyuhyun slammed his body on the couch and crossed his arms over his chest.

“Aren’t you hungry?”

At the mere mention of food, Kyuhyun gagged, clasping a hand over his mouth and the other one over his stomach as the need to throw up hit him again when he recalled what happened in the morning. Siwon was concerned and immediately took a seat next to him.

“Are you okay?”

Kyuhyun shook his head while he started to sob. His mood swings were back and Siwon knew he was in for a night.

“What happened, tell me”

Kyuhyun turned to face Siwon, sniffing and pouting his lips before he explained himself.

“I threw up my breakfast”

It took Siwon a couple of seconds to figure out that the morning sickness must’ve started. He felt bad for Kyuhyun having to go through all of these changes, but there was nothing he could do about it.

“Was it bad?”

Siwon’s question made Kyuhyun’s mouth fall ajar while giving him an ‘are you serious’ look as his tears stopped and his glare returned.

“I threw up everything I ate… all over the kitchen floor… and I had to clean it up all by myself! It was disgusting! BAD? That’s the least you can say”

Kyuhyun retorted, causing Siwon to rub his nape in irritation. He imagined Kyuhyun cleaning it up and he wished he was there to help him.

“You should’ve called me”

Siwon’s tone was sincere and so Kyuhyun felt slightly guilty for snapping at him. He rolled his eyes and tsked before leaning his back on the couch.

“You’re busy. Besides, it was my mess”

Siwon could see the pout was back on Kyuhyun’s face but he didn’t know what to do.

“You need to eat something. Your stomach is empty now and you need food”

Kyuhyun was about to argue but Siwon cut him off “No arguments. It’s called morning sickness and this is almost evening”

Siwon didn’t know if his words were even accurate, but he had to persuade Kyuhyun to eat. The surrogate thought for a second, staring at Siwon’s caring look and all he could so was sulk and let himself being dragged to the kitchen.

...

The following morning, Kyuhyun felt nauseous throughout the whole day, but luckily he didn’t throw up. The day after that however, it happened again but it was before he even had breakfast and he was lucky enough to reach the bathroom in time, although it still made him feel awful.

The forth day, Kyuhyun was starting to get hesitant to eat his breakfast. He hated throwing up especially when his stomach was full of fresh food. Nevertheless, the note on the counter was reassuring enough.

‘It may not happen today’

However, it did. This time Kyuhyun threw up in the living room, half on the expensive white tufted carpet and half on the shiny marbled floor. He was shocked for a few seconds because it was unexpected, but then he frustratingly cursed at Siwon for his ridiculous note before once again cleaning up the mess and rushing to his room to take a shower. Once he was done, he headed back downstairs, picking up an air freshener and spraying it in the living room to get rid of the smell.

As he took a seat on the couch, a tired expression on his face, his sight fixed on the ruined carpet for a couple of seconds before he picked up his phone and texted Siwon.

‘Say goodbye to your expensive carpet!’

Shortly he got a response…

‘What carpet?’

‘Living room’

He waited for a few seconds but there was no response. However, a minute later his phone started ringing.

> What happened to the carpet? <

“It’s ruined”

> How? <

“Morning sickness”

> Oh, don’t worry about it. I’ll send it to the dry cleaner. Are you okay? <

“No”

> *sigh* do you need anything? <

“Not throwing up would be nice, but you can’t do anything about it, can you?”

> … <

“It’s the third time and I’m already tired, Siwon-ssi”

> I know <

“… Don’t bother sending Henry over”

> But you have to eat! <

“Not right now, I don’t”

> Fine. Take some rest and I’ll bring you food on my way home. Do you want something specific? <

“Nothing from this or yesterday’s or the day before yesterday’s breakfast for sure”

> How about something fancy? <

“That’s the least you can do”

Siwon couldn’t help but smile. He had a big meeting in a few minutes but something about talking to Kyuhyun made him feel relaxed and encouraged.

> Bye <

“Take care”

Kyuhyun smiled at his phone, somehow relieved after talking to Siwon.

...

The next day it was a Saturday and Siwon was staying at home. When he woke up, he prepared Kyuhyun’s breakfast as usual and waited for the boy to wake up.

An hour later, sleepy head Kyuhyun walked downstairs, a hand on his hips and another rubbing over his back since it was aching.

When Siwon saw him, he could guess he was in for a grumpy Kyuhyun but he didn’t say anything. He was sitting on the couch, focused on his newspaper and the black coffee in hand, only watching from the corner of his eye on how Kyuhyun passed him and headed to settle on the counter.

He didn’t hear any complains as all there was coming from the kitchen were the sounds of fork, knife and chopsticks and he was glad the boy was eating. He tried his best not to repeat the same breakfast as the other days but he was confused to what he should cook the next day if Kyuhyun would throw up again.

Twenty minutes later, Siwon felt the couch dip in and when he turned to the side, he was met by Kyuhyun sitting next to him, eyes closed and a hand running over his belly.

“Okay?”

“For now”

Kyuhyun annoyingly answered, wishing there was no morning sickness that day because the last thing he wanted was to throw up in front of Siwon.

He took a deep breath before resting his elbow on the couch arm and leaning his head on his palm. He was almost drifting to sleep when the familiar feeling started to hit him.

Thus, he abruptly sat up, ready to rush to the bathroom if he felt the bomb coming up. Siwon was alarmed and sat up as well, abandoning his newspaper and coffee and scooted over to Kyuhyun.

“Kyuhyun?”

The younger clasped a hand over his mouth as his stomach jerked over and over again, but strangely, something caught his nose. He glanced at Siwon and weirdly eyed him before he started to sniff him.

Siwon was clearly confounded, nervously watching how Kyuhyun leaned over and started smelling him. He didn’t know what was happening and he couldn’t read the look on Kyuhyun’s face. However, he was afraid to ask.

“Are you wearing cologne?”

Kyuhyun suddenly asked, leaning even closer and taking in the smell on Siwon’s body. The latter nodded, not sure if Kyuhyun saw him or not.

After a couple of minutes, Kyuhyun pulled back and shockingly stared at Siwon before surprisingly stating “It worked”

Siwon’s frown deepened as he was still trying to catch on what Kyuhyun meant.

“What worked?”

Kyuhyun listened to his stomach for a second, astounded about how the flips magically stopped, before turning back to Siwon and clarifying.

“Seems like your smell calmed down my morning sickness”

Even with that explanation, Siwon was bewildered. He was still processing how it could be possible for his smell to take away Kyuhyun’s morning sickness.

“But how is that possible?”

Kyuhyun shrugged off and leaned back on the couch, happy that the food will stay in his tummy, while Siwon on the other hand, was still trying to find an answer to his question.

...

The morning afterward, Kyuhyun woke up quite early because he felt nauseous again. His mood was down and he wept in his bed for the bad start of his day.

Because of his latest morning sickness, he didn’t have the time to visit his brother or his friends and it was making him upset. The book said it could last between fourteen to twenty weeks and that didn’t look promising at all. It had only been almost a week and he’s already frustrated about it.

Flopping on his stomach, he glanced at the clock and realized it was still even early for Siwon to wake up. However, when the events of the day before flashed through his mind and he remembered how Siwon’s smell stopped his nausea, he immediately climbed off the bed and tiptoed to the older's room.

Kyuhyun had never been in Siwon’s bedroom before and so he took a minute to let his eyes wander around and admire each little detail, but when his stomach started to flip, he walked to the bed where the sleeping Siwon laid half with the sheet pulled up to his waist, and just stood there frozen in place.

Siwon was lying on his back and thus his whole upper body was put on full display in front of Kyuhyun’s eyes. The sunrays were peeking from the closed window and were shinning on Siwon’s body making an imaginary lump to form in Kyuhyun’s throat and he had to gulp.

He silently crouched on the floor beside the bed, harshly chewing on his lip as his eyes wouldn’t stray from the sculptured body in front of him. Siwon was always dressed in well fitting shirts and Kyuhyun knew there must be something good beneath it, but he never guessed it would be that good.

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, he slowly stretched his body to reach Siwon’s neck. He wondered how Siwon still smelled so nice even when sleeping, but he pushed that thought off of his mind and focused on getting rid of his nausea.

Unfortunately, his elbows that were resting on the edge of the bed slipped and thus his chin landed on Siwon’s arm, causing the latter to stir in his sleep and open his eyes.

He was definitely surprised when he saw Kyuhyun there…

“Kyuhyun?!”

The boy shyly bit on his lower lip, rubbing his aching chin while gently smiling at the older man.

“What are you doing here? Are you okay?” Siwon worriedly asked, sitting up and inspecting Kyuhyun, not missing the deep blush on his face.

“I’m okay” The surrogate whispered, eyes shifting to his lap since he was embarrassed for sneaking up to Siwon’s room.

“Then what is it?”

Kyuhyun deeply sighed before standing up and sitting next to Siwon.

“My nausea is starting early today, and yesterday… with your smell and all”

Siwon’s eyes widened, not believing that Kyuhyun peeped to his room to smell him. He was glad his perfume was helping the boy, but it felt uncomfortable being sniffed like that.

Soon he was on his feet, walking to his hairdresser leaving Kyuhyun looking after him dumbfounded, the rosy cheeks on fire at the sight of Siwon’s well muscled back.

Picking up the bottle of perfume, Siwon then walked back to Kyuhyun and handed it to him.

“Here you go. Take it”

Kyuhyun looked at it for a second before taking it and immediately leading to his nose because his stomach was twisting badly.

However, with the first sniff, Siwon was very startled when Kyuhyun stood up and invaded his bathroom, and soon after, he could hear him throwing up.

Siwon ran his fingers through his hair before taking a glass of water and heading to the bathroom as well. He crouched next to Kyuhyun who was harshly breathing and leaning his head on his arm that was rested on the seat toilet, then he handed him the glass and Kyuhyun accepted it with a shaky hand.

“That’s not the same perfume” Kyuhyun stated after calming down.

“It is. I’ve been using the same for the past three months”

Kyuhyun let out a whiny noise before standing up, but his feet betrayed him and Siwon was soon beside him, helping him get out of the bathroom and leading him to his bed to lay on.

The smell on the pillow immediately reached the surrogate’s nostrils and it made him calm, unlike the one in the bottle.

“I’ll make you something warm to drink” Siwon announced after pulling the blanket over Kyuhyun’s body.

The surrogate took another sniff “Absolutely not the same smell” before drifting to sleep.

...

When Monday came along, Siwon and Kyuhyun paid a visit to Dr.Park about his recent changes, and the doctor was also surprised about how the smell calmed Kyuhyun's morning sickness…

“Well usually, smells might repel you but it seems the opposite for you”

“The perfume from the bottle does”

Kyuhyun muttered, slightly blushing as he could guess how strange his body was acting.

“That’s an even rarer case. But if Siwon-ssi’s smell is calming, then I suggest you figure a way to let it help until the morning sickness stops”

Siwon uncomfortably shifted in his seat, locking his gaze with Kyuhyun as they both already started thinking of what to do about this smell cure.

...

So that's how we reached today…

There was a knock on the door that made Kyuhyun stir in his sleep, rolling on his side and curling up into a ball. He knew exactly who it was but he was so sleepy and he couldn't open his eyes.

Another knock got him sighing as he muttered a faint ‘Come in’ followed by a click from the door and a strong smell immediately spreading inside the room, making Kyuhyun suddenly awake.

“Still sleepy?” The older asked, earning him a whiny noise from the surrogate who lazily sat up and glanced at him between his half lidded eyes.

“What do you think?” He sarcastically asked back, earning a sigh from the older who’s used to this act by now.

“I have to go to work early today” Siwon announced, immediately catching Kyuhyun’s attention as the latter’s eyes fluttered open, shifting his gaze to the clock on his bed side table that indicated the time as only 6am.

“It’s still early!” The boy exclaimed before collapsing his body back on the bed, closing his eyes as he got ready to go back to dreamland.

“Okay then. Make sure to do your business in the toilet and not in the living room like last time”

Those words made Kyuhyun snap his eyes open again in shock. He sat up, glaring at Siwon who was giving him the poker face before he turned to leave the room.

Kyuhyun had two options. Going back to sleep and risking having a severe nausea which always resulted to vomiting in an unexpected places around the house, and to which brought his mood down to the lowest parts, or he could give up his sleep and wake up this early in the morning so that Siwon could help him with the usual ritual.

“Wait!”

…

Shortly, Kyuhyun was sitting on the stool of the kitchen counter, eating his breakfast like usual even though his eyes were still half closed.

He looked over his shoulder and saw Siwon standing behind him with hands crossed over his chest waiting for him to finish, and he couldn't help but scoff in annoyance.

“This is really ridiculous!”

Siwon didn't mind to answer because it had been already going on for a week and Kyuhyun had complained each single day so far.

Siwon would wake him up each morning before he went to work which was sadly very early for Kyuhyun. He would then be forced to eat breakfast at such an hour before getting down to their ritual.

“How long do I have to keep doing this?”

He irritably asked, but Siwon was used to his grumpy morning mood so he didn't get affected by his tone anymore.

“Until your morning sickness is over”

“Ughh! I’m not a puppy, you know!” Kyuhyun dropped his chopsticks and turned to face Siwon while giving him an intense glare. He hated waking up early even though he went back to sleep after. It just didn't feel the same.

Kyuhyun’s stomach was already starting to act out but he didn't dare to move. Siwon checked his watch and realized that he was going to be late if Kyuhyun kept delaying it, so with a swift move, he tugged on Kyuhyun’s arm and made him stand up.

“Just come here”

Kyuhyun was startled as he was pulled to Siwon’s embrace, their bodies a few centimeters away, his hands frozen in the air not sure what to do with them, while his face was buried in Siwon’s neck but still not touching it. He could feel Siwon’s hands resting on his waist, his thumbs unconsciously running circles on his lower back and suddenly he stopped breathing.

He was supposed to inhale Siwon’s smell to stop his nausea but he couldn't. Not like the other times where he would just beathe in Siwon’s scent from afar, now their bodies were so close and it was making his heart drumming in his chest. His eyes were staring at Siwon’s flesh and it was making his lips aching to taste it.

Siwon could feel Kyuhyun’s warmth breath ghosting over his neck and it left a tingling feeling spreading throughout his entire body. He could still remember how his relationship with Kyuhyun started, and he was thankful they were getting along and they stopped saying hurtful words to each other. However, that new feeling was making him confused. He couldn't possibly like Kyuhyun. He wasn't gay and even if he was, he already promised himself not to open his heart to anyone again.

Hence, his hands moved to rest on each of Kyuhyun’s sides, intending to pull away but he was surprised by the pull on his tie as Kyuhyun crashed his body on his. The position was awkward at first, but then Kyuhyun bravely lifted his arms and wrapped them around Siwon’s neck, pulling him even closer and this time his face was definitely nuzzled in the older’s crook.

Siwon didn't know what to think anymore, but all he wanted right then was to return the hug. Kyuhyun’s body against his felt nice and so he wrapped his arms around the boy’s back and embraced him tightly.

Kyuhyun’s lips brushed over Siwon’s neck, twitching before they pressed on the skin. Firstly, Siwon was shocked when he felt the softness on his neck. However, a second later, he leaned his head on Kyuhyun’s and thus the latter’s lips were pressed even firmer on Siwon’s flesh.

With no space between their bodies, both men closed their eyes and neither loosened up his grip as they securely held on to each other. Nevertheless, a couple of minutes later, Kyuhyun knew that he needed to break the hug. His mind was trying hard not to think about Siwon’s reaction to his move, because he didn't have an answer to what he just did either.

He slowly pulled away, his face burning and his chest was about to explode. He slid his hands over Siwon’s chest before pulling completely and taking a step back.

Siwon withdrew his hands as well, looking at Kyuhyun confoundedly but he didn't dare to ask anything about the sudden hug because he was still too lost in figuring out what it did to him.

“All better?”

Kyuhyun slowly nodded while averting his gaze to the floor.

“What are your plans for today?”

Siwon didn't miss on the younger’s shy behavior but he wouldn't start a topic about what just happened until he'd figured out the reason behind the feelings he felt earlier.

“I was thinking about asking my friends to have lunch with me? If they’re free of course”

Kyuhyun dejectedly said, nervously entwining his sweaty fingers together.

“How about we go for another drive tonight”

Siwon’s suggestion made Kyuhyun snap his head up and look at him surprised, but with a hint of excitement in his orbs.

“Really?”

“Yes”

Kyuhyun’s face broke into a sweet smile, the blush was still decorating his face. 

“I’d like that”

“Now be a good boy and take care of yourself, okay?”

Siwon awkwardly patted Kyuhyun’s head and turned around to leave. The surrogate just rolled his eyes after him before his face broke into a wide grin.

‘He does make me feel like I’m a puppy!’

Kyuhyun goofily smiled at his own thought, but it was soon cut off by the accelerating heartbeat fiesta going on inside his chest.

- Tbc -

There you go as promised XD
What a weird ritual to cure morning sickness, right? Hahaha

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