"Come closer, babe."

Hyukjae shifts. Holds the bowl. Lifts a spoon to him. But Donghae doesn't want the watermelon. He wants him. 

"Heyy..." Hyukjae whines.

Donghae's taken the bowl. Put it on the table. Pulled Hyukjae. Wrapped his arms around him. Resting his head in his neck.

"I'm not done!" Hyukjae says.

Donghae reaches one arm out. Blindly grabs the bowl. Gives it back to him. Hugs him again.

"Oh, thank you," Hyukjae says.

Donghae smiles. Pecks his collarbone.

"Oh but I gotta eat with my arms out like this..."

"D'you want me to feed you?"

"No," Hyukjae mutters. He pats Donghae's back. "Stay comfortable."

Donghae giggles. Hyukjae continues his show. But he's munching faster. Minutes later... his watermelon is gone. Bowl is on the table. The TV is off. His arms are around Donghae.

"What do you need, baby?" Hyukjae says. Soft. Kisses his head.

"I'm good like this," Donghae answers. Closes his eyes.

"That's cute, baby, but really. Tell me."

They've been here. For weeks.

They enjoy their time together. They go out sometimes. There are mostly older people here. But there's a few young ones. So they try to go out alone sometimes. In case someone recognizes them.

Donghae bought Hyukjae giant watermelons yesterday. They ate one already. 

So yeah. It's nice. But...

"Haee, baby," Hyukjae says. Hugs him tight. Giggles. Kisses his forehead. "Tell me. What do you need?"

He could answer. You. They could just have . Like they've been doing. Pretty often. Donghae's even gotten worried. A few times. That someone could hear them. Passing by the house. Because they're so loud.

"You?" Donghae mumbles.

Hyukjae chuckles. "Well, you have me. What else do you need?"

Donghae sighs. "Freedom?"

Hyukjae slowly moves his head. Tilts his face. "Freedom?"

"Y-Yeah..." Donghae says. "I w-was thinking of... whether I should stop... leave KRYD... this whole celebrity stuff..."

Hyukjae's eyes grow sad.

"I know..." Donghae says. "How are we going to pay for the apartment and it's gonna be hard on your salary but... I've been working with Yesung to... uh... to start a restaurant so... I'll still have income..."

"A restaurant?"

"Yeah..."

"W-When was this? How?"

"I'm sorry, babe, I wanted to surprise you..." Donghae says. Lays his head on Hyukjae's chest. "Because I know I'll have to stop eventually and I wanted to have other besides KRYD, you know? A-And I know some fans wouldn't even want to support me so I asked Yesung because, on the outside, it could all be his but we are going to be partners and he agreed and said it was great -- once we get it going then we wou