Falling Chap. 12 : I'm Here

[kumo_is_kumo]

Title: Falling

Pairing: Chanbaek

Genre: Romance, Fluff, Angst, Smut

Length: Series

Summary: Baekhyun is sure he is falling. Falling into the deepest pit of darkness. But there is a new source of light; one that makes him feels safe. He finds himself falling again and this time, it’s for another reason.














Chapter 12



“Welcome! How could I help you, Miss?” Baekhyun beams at the customer and the girl holds a palm over her mouth to prevent herself from squealing.

“I-I would like a cup of milk tea, please.” The girl whispers shyly, a few more girls standing behind her.

Baekhyun smiles up. “A cup of milk tea is coming!”

Okay, so Baekhyun knows how to use his charm to take the customers’ heart. He just needs to smile a bit and the female customers will squeal. He just needs to smile a bit and the male customers will be willing to buy more things. He is an evil puppy, he admits. But he is doing his job very well, the manager says so.

It’s been two months since he has started working in the café and Baekhyun is enjoying it to the fullest. The co-workers are very nice to him. They pinch his cheeks whenever they could and Baekhyun would pout like a kid. He gets his hair ruffled everytime and even the manager couldn’t handle his cuteness.

“Thank you for coming!” He bows and grins up. The girls nod with a love struck smile on their face.

Baekhyun wipes the register counter with the small cloth as he hums softly before he hears a soft knock onto the order counter.

“Stop smiling.”

He looks up and beams wider. “Chanyeol!” He squeaks.

With a permission from the manager (because she is weak towards his pleading look and also because he is such a good worker), Baekhyun slips out to the locker room with Chanyeol in tow. As soon as they are alone, he yelps when Chanyeol winds an arm around him and kisses his lips.

Baekhyun leans back against the locker, breathing softly into Chanyeol’s mouth as his lover gently coaxes his lips open. Their tongues tangle together and so do Baekhyun’s fingers, as they slip into Chanyeol’s perfectly slicked hair. Lips detach before meet again, Baekhyun moans when his lover rubs his lower back.

“We are going to do so much more if we don’t stop.” Chanyeol mutters against his mouth, leaning away. He licks the saliva off of Baekhyun’s lower lip and the puppy bops his nose against his tall lover’s.

“Are you on your lunch break? How did the meeting go?” Baekhyun asks, caressing the back of Chanyeol’s neck where his hair ends.

Chanyeol closes his eyes at the soft caresses. “It went good. I secured another contract again. We should celebrate it tonight.”

“Okay! Are you going to cook for me again?” Baekhyun asks cheekily, grinning when Chanyeol fakes a glare.

“You are living off of my cooking now, huh?”

The puppy sticks his tongue out. “Not my fault that you are a good chef!”

Chanyeol captures the naughty tongue in between his teeth before he sucks it real good, making Baekhyun moans in needy.

“Channie, I d-don’t need a boner while w-working- ah,” he mewls when Chanyeol gropes onto his butt. The tall male runs his nose along his neck.

“But I want you, love. You are too irresistible.”

Baekhyun’s gaze is wavering and Chanyeol leans against his ear to whisper, “What do you say about a quickie?”

The puppy’s eyes are blown in want and Chanyeol chuckles as he works on his lover’s pants, pulling them down and spinning the male around to take him against the lockers. Baekhyun’s soft whimpers and the soft thumping sounds against the lockers are the proof.











Baekhyun bows thankfully to the customer before he sighs tiredly. He feels so sleepy today and his joints are throbbing dully. He really wants to sleep for no reason.

He is lucky that his shift is over for today and he drags his legs towards the lockers room to change out of his uniform. He needs to waits for another ten minutes before Chanyeol will come. While waiting, Baekhyun tries to stay awake but his eyes keep closing, until he leans against the lockers and falls asleep soundlessly.

Chanyeol dials his lover’s numbers and waits outside, but Baekhyun is not picking up and it starts to drive him worried. He slips through the back door, walking along the empty hallway towards the lockers room.

The room is empty and he walks inside. Upon seeing his baby asleep against the lockers, Chanyeol heaves a relieved sigh and he gets closer to him. He kneels down and pushes the bangs away to stare at his lover’s face.

Poor baby. He must be very tired. Chanyeol chuckles when Baekhyun’s nose does a twitch and he caresses his cheek.

“Love? Wake up.” He calls softly. Baekhyun whines for a few seconds before he slowly opens his eyes and finds his tall lover there.

“Channie?” He calls sleepily. Chanyeol smiles, scooping the puppy into his arms. Baekhyun wraps his arms around his shoulder and his legs lock around his waist, while he props him up with a hand on his bum.

“Let’s get you home.” He whispers, pecking his puppy and Baekhyun snuggles into his neck.

Chanyeol walks back to the car, strapping the sleeping male down onto the passenger seat before he drives back home. Baekhyun doesn’t even wake up until he brings him up to the bedroom. He seems to be very tired to be able to sleep through everything.

With a soft kiss on his mouth, Chanyeol lets his lover sleeps while he takes off his shoes and clothes to change him into his pajamas.











In the morning, Chanyeol finds it weird that his lover is still curled under the covers. Baekhyun usually wakes earlier than him to get ready for his work. With a questioning glance, he lifts the covers up and finds his baby curled into a ball.

“Love?” He calls, gently shaking him up.

Baekhyun whimpers softly, loosening his grip on the pillow. Chanyeol furrows his eyebrows in confusion and scoops his lover up, only to feel his high temperature.

“Baekhyun?” He calls, his tone changes drastically. Baekhyun opens his eyes and stares at him weakly.

“My head hurts,” he whines, his voice is no louder than a whisper. Chanyeol sighs, feeling his forehead.

“You are having a fever, Baekhyun. Stay in bed today. I will inform your work place.”

Baekhyun says nothing and he lets him back down under the covers. Chanyeol slips out of the bed, but not without throwing a worried glance to his lover, before he grabs Baekhyun’s phone by the bedside drawer to dial the café’s manager.

After informing the manager about the absent, Chanyeol thanks the worried manager (because she is weak towards Baekhyun, as to what his lover often tells him) and then rushes back to the bed. Baekhyun writhes, cold sweat breaking past his skin and Chanyeol coos at him.

“You are okay, baby. Just sleep, hm? I’m here.”

Baekhyun grips onto his shirt, curling into him and falling asleep to his soft pats on his back. Chanyeol wipes the cold sweat away and watches his lover sleeping for a moment, before he untangles the grip to go down the kitchen.

The cooks prepare healthy porridge for the sick master and Chanyeol brings it up himself.

“Baby,” he calls, gently lifting his lover up to lean against his chest. Baekhyun cuddles into his neck, slowly waking up.

“Channie?” His voice is almost gone.

“You catch a cold, baby. Eat something before you go back to sleep, hm?”

Baekhyun nods and Chanyeol wastes no time in feeding him spoonful by spoonful. The puppy gulps slowly and the tall male could have coo at the way he is eating so sloppily if not for him being so weak and sick. Even though Baekhyun is cute, he wouldn’t want his lover to be sick. He misses his energetic smile and laugh.

“Are you full? Do you need to go to the bathroom?”

The darling nods his head and Chanyeol lifts him up in his arms, helping him to the bathroom and even helping him to pee despite Baekhyun’s embarrassed protests and whines. Chanyeol pecks his cheek at his weak attempt to shove him off.

They settle back in the bed, with Baekhyun being so clingy to him. Chanyeol watches him fondly before the little puppy looks up with an apologetic gaze.

“I’m sorry, Channie.” He croaks out.

Chanyeol frowns. “What are you sorry for?”

“I’m sorry for,” he pauses, coughing softly, “for holding you back home.”

“Hey, it’s not your fault. I wouldn’t ever leave you alone, baby. Your health is more important than those papers. I’m tired of working, anyway.”

Baekhyun curls a small smile. He then leans his head against the tall male’s shoulder and grips around his waist tightly. “I’m sorry, too. I tend to be very clingy when I’m sick.” He admits. Chanyeol laughs softly, pecking the tip of his nose.

“Oh, love. If anything, you are even more adorable being like this.”

Baekhyun gives him a small pout, but he smiles when Chanyeol pecks his lips.

“You are going to get the cold from me.” He whispers.

“It’s okay.”

“Who will take care of you if you get sick too?” Baekhyun whines softly.

Chanyeol grins. “Then we will be sick together and stay in the bed together, too.”

Baekhyun pouts, whining again when the tall male pecks the corner of his lips. Chanyeol laughs when he gets a soft hit on his chest.

“Okay, okay.”

He tugs his lover closer and covers themselves with the covers. Baekhyun’s warm breathe puffs against his neck and Chanyeol pats his back softly to lull him to sleep.

“You are being so cuddly when you get sick.” He comments. Baekhyun nods. “I want people to take care of me when I get sick, that’s my childhood’s silly thought. It just becomes a habit now.”

Chanyeol chuckles. “It’s okay. I will take care of you. It’s cute though.”

“Stop calling me cute when I have runny nose and fever.” Baekhyun protests, but snuggles closer to him, practically lying on top of him. Chanyeol says nothing other than chuckling at the cuddly puppy crawling on top of him.

“Runny nose or not, I still love you, my adorable little puppy.”

Baekhyun huffs, his grip loosening slowly as sleep slowly comes back to him. Chanyeol kisses his temple, feeling the burn of his skin and hoping for the fever to go down quickly.

“Sleep, love. I’m just right here beside you.”

Baekhyun’s breathing gradually slows and it comes out in cute puffs, hitting Chanyeol’s chin. The tall male watches with a fond smile on his lips.

“I’m here.”

Baekhyun mumbles a soft ‘Channie’ before he succumbs into a deep sleep; a tiny smile hanging on his mouth.









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