Yunho felt relieved when he had woken up the next morning. The joy had come from Jaejoong agreeing with him last night. He felt confident.

Jaejoong didn't want things to change either regardless what happens. Yunho would propose and their love wouldn't go away. It'd remain just as it had been made long ago.

Due to the discussion they had last night, Yunho couldn't help but wear his emotions on his face today. His big smile was bright and convinced anyone that he was feeling euphoric.

"What's got you in a joyous mood?" Taemin had entered the classroom that morning.

It was still too early for people to arrive but they'd he crowding in the room in no later than after ten minutes. All the teachers arrived before so open up and get anything prepared for that day.

Yunho was grateful for Boa. She had known that he loved dance as much as she and she had promised him a job at her dance academy once she got it. Now she did and she was expanding it with her business partner and friend, Minzy.

The school allowed anyone to enroll. If any of them wanted to become professional dancers, Boa always filmed special performances or got them to perform somewhere. The school allowed students to form their schedules as much as needed.

Out of all of their classes they got the least amount of people in the morning. They had a full house later in the day though due to the youngsters entering. They did recommend that students follow with their studies and if they didn't attend that they could get the work the next day and would have to be prepared.

"I'm going to propose to Jaejoong." Yunho shortened his original long story. "And we agreed that nothing would change the love we have for each other."

Taemin planted a hand on his hip, "You're worried that something's going to change?"

Yunho nodded rapidly, "I really did, Taeminnie!" He rose from the floor where he had been tying his shoes. "Nothing is going to change our love for each other."

"I mean you two are in a committed relationship," Taemin pointed out. He couldn't believe Yunho had doubts. "Why did you wait so long?"

Yunho widened his eyes, "Yah, gay marriage was legalized in January."

"We're in June though," Taemin said with a small smirk. "Kangin hyung married Teukie hyung a week after."

Their large group of friends had cheered blissfully at the news of gay marriage being legalized in South Korea. So many gay men and women were celebrating and getting married to their loved one. So many people had been waiting for this day to happen and it had.

Yunho could still remember what they had all been doing at that time. When they had heard about the rumor that it'd be legalized on New Year's Eve, they didn't believe it.

A New Year's Eve party had been hosted by Leeteuk and Kangin (it switched from time to time.) They had left the news on while partying together with snacks and drinks. It was minutes before the New Year when a reporter was reporting news outside a courthouse.

FIVE!

"It is official that the government has confirmed that something that has been anticipated by Korean men and women for years..."

FOUR!

"Gay marriage is going to be legalized. Gay men and women can get a legal marriage with their certificate."

THREE!

"They can go by whatever they prefer: husband and husband, wife and wife or husband and wife, whatever they'd like."

TWO!

"Omo! It's happening! It's happening!"

ONE!

"HAPPY NEW YEAR SOUTH KOREA! The government has signed the bill. What a way to start the New Year, huh? With love."

All of them had screamed at the top of their lungs as they congratulated each other. Some of them cried and some beamed in excitement. Kangin had gone down on one knee and proposed to Leeteuk (although he hadn’t prepared a ring.) Leeteuk accepted and the couple went down to the courthouse the next day.

From January to April there had been small gatherings to commemorate the marriage of one of their friends.

It took no time for Yunho to remember his promise to Jaejoong. They had been together for a long time, longer than other couples. Many of their friends had still been waiting for them to give the news that they would be getting married. Now he was going to fulfill his oath he made to his one love.

“I have waited,” Yunho said without hesitation. He was glad he hadn’t been foolish enough to wait another six months. “Better now than later, right?” Taemin was still right but the younger agreed with him this time around.

Eunhyuk barged into the room with his gummy smile, “Good morning!” Yunho and Taemin noticed how cheery he was being. Amongst their friends, Eunhyuk had been one to be proposed to.

“Yunho hyung is going to propose to Jaejoong hyung." Taemin blurted out as their monkey friend approached them.

Eunhyuk seemed taken back by this. "Finally, Yunho hyung?" He didn't look too impressed by the news. "You took your time."

Yunho knew he took forever but these two youngsters were too much. "Yah respect your hyung."

Taemin and Eunhyuk burst into laughter as Yunho looked at them. They had all stopped when they heard footsteps as students began walking into the classroom.

Hearing Taemin’s and Eunhyuk’s reaction did affect his thoughts. Taemin and Eunhyuk had left to attend their own classes as Yunho began his. He was able to do his job today but he could tell it was more forced than anything else.

His students didn’t have the slightest clue to why he was different today, but they could see it. All of his students had remained quiet until at the end of the day when Hoseok and Jimin approached him with concerned expressions.

“Mr. Jung,” Hoseok had been the one to call out to him at the end of class. By then, everyone else had exited the building and was on their way home. “How is your day going?”

Yunho had taken a seat on the chair in the class while taking a sip of water. His duffel bag was packed for home but he was going to close up, of course. By this time around Taemin and Eunhyuk were gone since their classes ended an hour before his did.

He wasn’t the type to show his inner emotions. Yunho was used to being the strong one so voicing out his issues was rare with friends, but with his students? Not just any student, but two he admired greatly.

“I’m fine, Hoseok.” Yunho answered. The smile on his face could convince anyone but not if someone had paid attention to him like the two students had. “You guys don’t need to concern yourselves.”

Looking at the boys reminded him back when he was their age. He loved dancing but he did not do it as often as these two did. Yunho was too concerned with his studies and graduating. While working with academics he never stopped dancing. He could never give up on his love for it. Yunho was grateful that in the end he was still doing it.

Hoseok and Jimin were still in high school. Boa was strict on students under eighteen. Whenever a teenager entered the dance school, Minzy and she talked to them in private. They wanted to provide anyone a chance to dance but wisely. If they studied something else they would never have to be concerned about financial complications.

Hearing “I’m fine” must be something the two are used to since neither appeared convinced. Heck Yunho had said “I’m fine” many times when he wasn’t. The teenagers could see right through him.

“Sorry to point out, Mr. Jung, but you looked distracted today,” Jimin said nervously. Yunho wasn’t mad at them for not listening. He was glad they were good-observers.

Yunho chuckled in defeat. “Okay, I was distracted,” he confessed. Telling them the reason in details was beyond ideal, so he’d keep it to himself. “I…I just took too long to do something, that’s all.”

“Did it result in something bad?” Jimin asked curiously, earning a glare from Hoseok. The two reminded him of Yoochun and him; the older having to shut the younger up.

He might have taken a while to propose to Jaejoong but he has yet to do so. Besides it was just yesterday when they both wanted the same thing for their relationship. They never mentioned breaking up so he doubted that event was in their future.

Would Jaejoong accept his proposal? He thought Jaejoong would say yes because they loved each other very much. Then again it had taken time for him to do this…Would Jaejoong think of it as something long overdue? Could this cause Jaejoong to realize he needed someone so committed that they wouldn’t hesitate to propose to him when the chances arose?

Oh not again, Yunho thought as he noticed he was stuck in the mud once more.

“I’ve yet to do this thing,” Yunho replied to Jimin’s question. Both boys looked surprised that he had even answered. “I’m sorry that my distractions might have interrupted your learning.”

Hoseok shook his head, he protested, “Don’t even apologize, Mr. Jung! It’s not your—” Yunho was happy he admired a dancer who had manners.

Yunho got up from his chair, “No, Hoseok. How can a teacher expect their student to learn from them if their head is not in the game?” He surprised the two teenage boys again. “I can’t teach you if I’m not focused.”

“Ne, Mr. Jung,” Hoseok and Jimin said in unison as they bowed their heads and thanked him for class today. They wished everything would go good for him before they bid goodbye and promised to see him tomorrow.

Yunho packed up and turned off the lights in the classroom. He just hoped Jaejoong had a good day at work.

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Entering the preschool had not been an easy task for him. Watching the children like he was used to wasn’t the same either. The morning sickness hadn’t affected him too much but he felt like throwing up with the thoughts in his head. Yunho’s words kept replaying in his head.

The moment when Yunho was being sweet, the words felt like poison to Jaejoong.

Joongie, I hope this never changes.

Jaejoong might not have told Yunho but he did tell Ryeowook and Key. They had promised to keep their mouths shut about the good news and then they congratulated him. Ryeowook and Key agreed that he should not stress out. Even when just watching the children he couldn’t think of anything but what Yunho had said.

I love the way we are right now, you know? Don't you?

“Mr. Kim?”

Jaejoong didn’t even notice the little boy who had come up to him. He just sat still in his seat as tears started to form. The instinct to place his hand over his stomach occurred. He felt bad for his baby.

Would Yunho want the baby? It had barely been a week and Jaejoong was falling in love with the little boy or girl forming in his stomach. He couldn’t help but imagining what they will look like or their personality.

I love you, Joongie.

The tears in his eyes fell.

“Mr. Kim!” Jaejoong snapped out of his thoughts as he looked to see little Taeyong with his innocent puppy eyes and pink little trembling lips. Suddenly all of his attention was on the little boy.

“I’m sorry, Taeyongie,” Jaejoong could see how worried the boy was, he felt terrible. “And you can just call me Jaejoong, by the way.” Ryeowook, Key and he had agreed to let the kids call them by their names since all three of them were Kim’s.

Little Taeyong wasn't concerned with what he called Jaejoong, he noticed his teacher sad. The little boy rubbed his thumb where Jaejoong's tears were. Taeyong didn't like seeing people sad.

"What's wrong, Mr. Jaejoong?" Taeyong asked sweetly.

Jaejoong thought it was sweet of the boy to ask. He smiled, "Don't worry about it, Taeyong. I'm fine, really."

Taeyong pouted, unconvinced of Jaejoong's words, "But you were crying...People cry when they're sad or hurt."

"Also out of happiness, Yongie," Jaejoong and Taeyong looked to see that Key was standing there. He ruffled Taeyong's hair, "Johnny looks lonely, Yongie. Why don't you go play with him, hmm?"

Taeyong nodded, "Ne." Before leaving he hugged Jaejoong and ran off to his friend who was playing with the younger children.

Now that Taeyong had left, Key felt more comfortable, "What's wrong Jaejoong hyung?"

He had left out that he hadn't told Yunho about being pregnant yet. They might think that it was just mood swings. It felt more ideal for them to believe that. He still didn't know whether to tell Yunho.

"Uh...Just emotional," Jaejoong tried to pull off, gesturing at his flat stomach. No one needed to be bothered. "I'll be fine, Key."

Key raised an eyebrow, not believing a thing that has come out of Jaejoong's mouth. "Hyung, it doesn't look like you're being emotional. I would get it but it looks like there's more."

He felt foolish for thinking he could hide things he wanted to hide. Jaejoong new he'd be in a better mood if Yunho hadn't told him anything yesterday.

"Really Key, don't worry." Jaejoong tried to reassure the younger as he wiped his face with his hands. He didn't want anyone to see him crying.

Key took it upon himself to put his foot down, "Hyung, why don't you go home early today? Wookie hyung and I will be fine.

He felt even worst. He had become so distracted that he couldn't even do his job. He wasn't even in the later stages of his pregnancy and he was already missing work.

Jaejoong didn't want to leave. How could he convince Key when he couldn't persuade him that he was fine?

"Key, I don't-" Jaejoong protested but was interjected by smiling Key.

"You don't worry about a thing, hyung," Key said. "We'll be fine. The baby probably just wants your attention. He or she must know you're around other children."

Jaejoong thought the thought was cute and sweet. Later on the baby in him would be causing him to do more than just cry.

He needed to tell Yunho. He just didn't have a clue on how.

That day Jaejoong had left work early and headed off home. He bid all of the children goodbye and thanked Ryeowook and Key who assured him more than twice that they would be fine.

When he got home Jaejoong expected a quiet, empty place. He was wrong since he found Junsu sitting on the couch with crossed arms. Besides Yunho and him, they had gotten Junsu and Heechul a spare key to the apartment.

They would have given Yoochun one if they trusted him enough to not lose it.

Junsu sent a you-know expression, "You haven't told Yunho hyung, I'm guessing? Wookie and Key said you cried today. What's going on?"

Jaejoong wasn't mad at the two for telling Junsu. He was surprised they didn't tell Heechul. He felt like he had dodged a bullet.

Heechul didn't need to be involved.

"It's nothing, Su," Jaejoong doubted he could convince Junsu though he still made the attempt. "It's just mood swings."

Junsu rose from where he sat and patted Jaejoong's shoulder, "I guessed you'd say that to me too." He withdrew his cell from his pocket, "Which is why I called Heechul hyung."

A pang of fear struck him hard. Heechul was coming over. Jaejoong loved Heechul so much. His cousin loved giving out helpful advice and loved including himself in everything. He was also a strong supporter of his relationship with Yunho.

But Heechul was frightening. He was intimidating to the core. If no one could make him tell Yunho, it would be Heechul who would. Heechul was the best manipulator.

"Wae..." Jaejoong couldn't form any other words. All he could do was ask why Junsu had taken such a drastic step.

This day was getting more stressful than it already was.

~~~~~

He had already visited Yunho with his situation about planning the "perfect proposal" and now he was getting a call from Junsu about Yunho's beloved bride who was in distress. Who was the hell was? The almighty savior of people's issues?

Either way Heechul didn't deny the call and promised Junsu he'd be over in ten minutes.

Heechul knew Yunho hadn't proposed yet. Jaejoong would have called him minutes after Yunho had popped the big question. There was no way in hell that Jaejoong would leave him in the dark about that news.

If it wasn't Yunho's proposal than Heechul did feel a little nervous. The last time he had received a call from Junsu about Jaejoong was when his cousin was sick and didn't want to miss work. He loved Jaejoong to death but the beautiful boy was stubborn when he wanted to be.

When he finally arrived at Yunho's and Jaejoong's shared apartment, it was Junsu who had answered the door.

"Where is he?" Heechul knew something was fishy if Jaejoong didn't come to answer his door to his apartment.

Junsu still wore his exhausted expression, "He's in the bedroom."

Oh God this better not be about , Heechul cursed under his breath as he followed Junsu to the bedroom Jaejoong shared with Yunho.

Heechul didn't mind giving advice to others; he actually thrived on being there to assist someone when it came to anything. It was a little different today since he just wasn't in the mood.

His day wasn't going A-OK at all. Last night had gone sensational since Hangeng and he were making love from eight to midnight. It had been a while since they were both working whether it was Hangeng and his business or Heechul and his designing they were on the go.

Heechul couldn't come up with an explanation to why he had thrown up his breakfast this morning though. He had been enjoying his Beijing fried rice when the nausea had come all of a sudden.

Luckily it was a stomach bug but he'd brush it off for now. Other matters seemed important seemingly since he was at Yunjae's apartment.

When he entered the bedroom he saw Jaejoong sitting at the edge of the bed dressed in pajamas.

He had first wondered why Jaejoong wasn't working and if there was a problem Ryeowook and Key would have texted him (so he thought). Jaejoong couldn't have just missed work though—Jaejoong just wasn't like that.

"Did you go to work?" Heechul questioned his cousin, standing still as he eyed the pretty man.

Jaejoong pouted with his glossy doe eyes, "Yes, but...It's-"

"Nothing?" Junsu said from behind Heechul. Junsu looked away from Jaejoong, "Wookie and Key said they caught Jae hyung crying."

Heechul knitted his eyebrows in confusion, "Crying? About what?" He gazed upon Jaejoong's hands to find no ring.

So no proposal yet, of course.

"He keeps saying it's nothing but I doubt it." Junsu stated. "Now he can tell the both of us."

Heechul and Junsu stared down at Jaejoong who looked anxious. A minute had passed before Jaejoong sighed and gave up.

He's so damn stubborn, Heechul thought bitterly.

"I'm pregnant, Heechul hyung." Jaejoong confessed.

Heechul felt like he didn't hear that quite right at first. "I'm sorry, what?"

"I'm pregnant." Jaejoong repeated, looking a bit terrified by Heechul's reaction.

Junsu had chimed in to help Jaejoong out, "He took six-"

"Ten." Jaejoong corrected his best friend.

Junsu had no clue about this, "You peed on all of those tests?" He thought six was enough to say that someone was pregnant. Then again it could be a defective set.

"I did. After you left I made sure and then I trashed everything." Jaejoong remembered the precautions he had taken.

So his cousin was pregnant which Heechul could explain the crying scene at the preschool. He was still appalled that he wasn't told this but he guessed Ryeowook and Key just wanted Jaejoong to tell people when he wanted to which was admirable of them.

Now he was wondering if it had been mood swings or something more. He was also curious if Yunho knew. Jaejoong would have told him, right?

"Does Yunho know?" Heechul thought it was strange that Jaejoong was pregnant while Yunho was struggling with proposing.

When he received no response from Jaejoong his question was answered.

So Yunho and Jaejoong both had surprises for each other. Perfect.

"Uh...Telling him you're pregnant is very serious, Jae," Heechul didn't specialize in pregnancy advice but this did fall into relationships. "What are you supposed to tell him if you two go out for drinks?"

"Or when your baby bump starts to show?" Junsu added. Heechul eyed Jaejoong's flat stomach.

Jaejoong protested, "I was going to tell him yesterday. Yes, I did stall a bit but I was going to before we went to sleep, but..."

"You fell asleep?" Junsu suggested.

"No."

"You two took part in ?" Heechul smirked thinking about Hangeng and him. He didn't want to imagine Yunho and Jaejoong doing it. It'd make him vomit like earlier.

Jaejoong blushed, "No!" Instead of allowing the two guess, Jaejoong spoke directly, "We were talking about our days and when I was going to tell him but...He said he didn't want things in our relationship to change."

Heechul and Junsu were interested in what Jaejoong had to say now.

For some reason Heechul was enduring Deja vu. Jaejoong's better half, Jung Yunho, had been struggling with proposing to Jaejoong while Jaejoong was having just as much trouble with telling him that he was pregnant.

"What is that supposed to mean, Jae?" Heechul asked the younger. He assumed Yunho had changed Jaejoong's mind by what he said. "What did Yunho say?"

Jaejoong had tears in his eyes as he looked at his cousin and friend, "He said he liked the way our relationship was and he didn't want anything to change...Having a baby changes everything, hyung."

Heechul would have said something if Jaejoong wasn't right. However Jaejoong wasn't wrong about things changing once something was brought into the relationship; anything new.

Yunho and Jaejoong have never been parents before so that would be a foreign experience for them. Not only would they be a married couple soon but a married couple with a baby on the way; Siwon would be losing his head if he knew about this.

Him and his beliefs, Heechul thought he should call up the horse and ask how church was going.

And how his little brother was doing as well.

"Jae, do you think Yunho will leave you because you're pregnant?" Heechul asked his cousin.

Yunho wasn't a heartless bastard who loved people because of their looks. For the longest time he couldn't say "no" to anyone because of how polite and gentlemanly he is. Yunho just happened to be a good person the world needed.

If Yunho would leave Jaejoong than that meant he wasn't the man Heechul and everyone thought he was.

Jaejoong bit down on his lip as he thought deeply. Heechul believed the two were wonderful for each other was why they should get married. They were soulmates and make each other happy which is why they should have a bunch of kids together. If that wasn't God's will than Heechul didn't know anything.

"Come on, Jae, think about it," Heechul sat down on Jaejoong's left. "Would the sweet, gentleman holier than thou Jung Yunho leave you?"

Jaejoong tilted his head, "You make me sound like a catch, Chullie hyung."

Junsu smiled at his best friend, "It's because you are, hyung. You bring a lot to the table, you know that."

"You really do," Heechul agreed truthfully. Jaejoong wasn't him but no one could be Kim Heechul. "You can cook, you're sweet, and you have a beautiful body and heart."

Junsu gave his best friend an encouraging smile, "Yunho hyung loves you, Jae. Why wouldn't he want a baby with you?"

Jaejoong knew Yunho was a kindhearted soul. Who wouldn't want to marry Yunho and have children with him? After a second he actually came up with a saddened thought.

Yunho had said he'd propose to him after gay marriage was legalized and it had been. Some of their friends had already married and yet they were still boyfriends.

He wasn't asking for a spectacle but commitment. If Yunho wanted their relationship to go the next step, wouldn't he have proposed or showed that he wanted to? Yunho had just said last night he didn't want things to ever change. Marriage and having a baby would change things.

Suddenly Heechul's words weren't relaxing as they once were. Jaejoong was starting to believe that perhaps this wasn't going to be good at all. His fear showed since he looked terrified.

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