Baekhyun woke up with his head throbbing in pain and a terrible taste in his mouth. As he looked at the ceiling, he attempted to recall what happened last night but all he could remember was going to the after show of an award ceremony and drinking way too much. He had no recollection of how he got home either. 

As Baekhyun tried to get up, he felt a weight on his legs. Looking down towards the edge of his bed, he saw a mop of dark brown hair. His eyes widened as he recognized the figure resting his head on his bed while the rest of his body was in an uncomfortable position of the floor. It was Chanyeol sleeping on his bed. In his room. 

He gently pulled the blanket off himself before getting closer to the other male who seemed to deep asleep. Baekhyun couldn't help but worry about how much Chanyeol's body would be aching when he woke up and hope that he wouldn't get sick, he was probably freezing in the middle of the night without a blanket. He then wondered why exactly Chanyeol was sleeping in that position in his room instead of his own. 

Perhaps he'd asked Chanyeol to stay with him at night. From what he's been told, he was really clingy when drunk so it would make sense. He was also apparently an emotional drunk and usually cried and told everyone his life story when he drank too much. 

All of a sudden, a thought occurred to Baekhyun, making the idol's eyes widen. He was drunk. Chanyeol was with him when he was drunk. He had been upset lately and Chanyeol was the cause of it. He must've cried and ranted about Chanyeol and the bodyguard probably heard everything and must've put the pieces together and realized it was him-

Baekhyun held a hand over his mouth to prevent all the curse words from coming out. How would he face Chanyeol if the boy found out about his feelings towards him? It was obvious enough that Chanyeol didn't like him back as he already had a girlfriend. He couldn't even imagine Chanyeol's reaction if he knew— it must've been one of disgust. 

Baekhyun face turned red involuntarily as he thought about what'd he say when facing Chanyeol. All he could in that moment was pray that, for once, he shut his big mouth and didn't say anything or that, somehow, Chanyeol didn't figure out that it was him Baekhyun was talking about. The idol was about to make his way out and run away from the bodyguard somehow before looking back at the sleeping male. 

Chanyeol was still in his suit and once again, Baekhyun couldn't help but feel concern. The smaller male grabbed his blanket, wrapping it around the sleeping boy to bring him some heat. As he wrapped the blanket around, he couldn't help but look at Chanyeol's resting face. Unable to control himself, Baekhyun's hand went to the male's soft hair, running it through the locks gently. He sighed heavily, wishing that he could do the same when Chanyeol was awake. 

"I'm sorry if you found out Chanyeol. I-I can't help my feelings. You make me so happy and everything about you is just so loveable. I have to stay away though, for the both of us. You have a girlfriend and you probably wouldn't fall for me anyway. I love you Chanyeol, I'm sorry I'm so distant," he whispered, his voice cracking as he said those words. "If only I could tell that to you when you're not sleeping," he continued, walking away from the room before the tears could fall. 

As Baekhyun tried to calm down his rapid heartbeats and convince himself that maybe, just maybe, Chanyeol didn't hear anything, Kyungsoo walked in. The manager looked at him, an eyebrow raised as he watched Baekhyun pace around. "What did you do now?" Kyungsoo questioned, knowing instantly from Baekhyun's expression that the idol must've caused whatever it was that seemed to be bothering him. 

"I think that...maybe I should fire Chanyeol.." Baekhyun whispered as quiet as possible, his head down as he said those words, mentally hoping that Kyungsoo hadn't heard. Unfortunately for Baekhyun, however, Kyungsoo had incredibly good hearing and heard exactly what Baekhyun had said. 

"WHAT?! Are you kidding me Baekhyun?! You want to fire Chanyeol? The best bodyguard you could possibly have?!" Kyungsoo cried, outraged. 

Baekhyun lowered his head once more, his eyes burning with unshed tears. "I can't do it anymore Kyungsoo. I just- I don't want to be around him anymore and if he's my bodyguard, I have no other choice. It'll be the best for the both of us Kyungsoo," Baekhyun retorted, his voice cracking slightly. 

"Don't pretend that you're doing this for him, Baekhyun. You're not even thinking about what Chanyeol wants. Has it even occurred to you how heartbroken he would be if you fired him? He loves his job more than you could imagine. You're only thinking about yourself. I didn't think you could be that selfish, Baekhyun."

And with that, Kyungsoo left, raged, leaving behind a sobbing male who wished that things could go back to the way they were.

When Chanyeol woke up, he didn't expect to find himself on the ground with his head resting on Baekhyun's bed until the memories came back to him. The jealousy, the pain, it all came back rushing into his memory. He stood up off the ground, feeling his body ache instantly. All his prior feelings returned to him and he came to the realization that the ache in his body couldn't even compare to the ache in his heart. He felt emotionally numb and just wished he could sleep for the next few weeks but unfortunately, he had duties and responsibilities and he didn't have the time to fit wallowing in his own self-pity to his agenda.

Groaning, he made his way outside, embarrassed at the thought that Baekhyun must've seen him on his bed and was probably freaked out to see him and that's why he left. Making his way downstairs, Chanyeol hoped he wouldn't see Baekhyun so soon.  It would be so awkward.

He walked down the stairs, making his way past the massive living room into the kitchen nearby. Before he could walk in however, he heard two familiar voices. The first one was like a whisper and no matter how hard Chanyeol strained his ear, he couldn't comprehend any of the words. The second voice, in contrast to the first, was booming so loud Chanyeol had to step away. It was Kyungsoo's. 

"WHAT?! Are you kidding me Baekhyun?! You want to fire Chanyeol? The best bodyguard you could possibly have?!" 

Chanyeol didn't hear what Baekhyun responded to that. He didn't hear anything. He was completely frozen, unable to comprehend anything but those words. 

Baekhyun wanted him gone. Baekhyun wanted to fire him. He had to leave. 

Chanyeol knew what he had to do. He had to quit.