No one's POV

"Hey Baekie, you gotta wake up honey. It's time for school. Baby? Come on sweetheart. You know how the kids hate to be late right?" Chanyeol nudged the sleeping form of his petite husband as he gave it's rosy cheeks a peck.

Baekhyun opened his eyes to see a set of lovely brown eyes looking at him lovingly. His husband smiled and reach for his hand to raise him up from the bed.

" Come on sleepy head. The kids are practically rallying down the stairs. I bet their about to call 911 if we don't get down any sooner now." pleaded his giant as he was gently pushed inside the shower cubicle and was woken up by the sudden gush of cold water running down his clothed body as his husband chuckles.

" Fuck!!! Park Chanyeol!!!! You got me all wet!!!! " Baekhyun shouted as he shivered from cold. The water then turn to lukewarm as his giant elf of a husband began to turn the hot water faucet that makes the water temperature balanced.

His husband took the wet clothes off his body and handed him the body wash before kissing him gently on his forehead and walked out of the bathroom just right after preparing a towel for him to place on his naked body once he's done with his bath.

"Don't take too long to shower. I'll be down and prepare their breakfast. I love you babe." Chanyeol said and smiled at his little smurf throwing him a flying kiss which the smaller acted like he caught it and placed it on his lips.

After the shower, Baekhyun wore one of Chanyeol's big comfy goodie and a sweatpants over his boxers. He walked out of their bedroom humming gently to the tune of Wait by his favorite KPop group EXO.

Beep, beep, beep, beep.

What's that sound? Where am I? Chanyeol? Honey??? Where are the kids? Hyunnie??? Yeollie??? Where are you guys???!!!! This is not funny!!!

"Appa! Please buy me that Hello Kitty doll on the window display." Hyunnie touched his hand and urged him to look at the display of different arrays of toys. He saw Chanyeol playing with Yeolbyun at the basketball game on the court near the playground beside the toy store. They both turned and smiled at them.

Beep beep beep beep beep.

The place is dark and cold. He can barely see anything. His body reacts to the cold and shivers from it.

"Appa, catch!"  He heard Yeol calling him out as he turned around seeing the ball about to hit him on his face. But thanks to Chanyeol's fast body instict he was able to avoid it by pulling him towards the taller's as Chanhyun shrieked with laughter.

Beep, beep, beep, beep.

Why am I here??? Where am I?

The shining blast of sunshine on his body is warm. It's not scorching or anything. Just warm. The grass is green and the smooth touch of breeze on his face feels heavenly. As his eyes remained close, the gentle touch of someone's fingertips on his smooth cheeks urged him to slightly open his eyes. He noticed someone touching his face as he lay down the soft bed of grass. When he look up, it was Chanyeol. His eyes teary. Sadness fills his whole face.

"I love you, Baekie. I love you so much Baekhyun. I hope you can feel it. I hope you can hear me. Please wake up baby. Please come back to me. I promise never to leave you and the kids again. So please baby, wake up. Come back. I'm waiting for you. I love you. I miss you." Chanyeol softly said as he gently kisses his lips. Tears streaming down his eyes. His face gaunt looking. As if he hasn't had a good night sleep for days. But still, he looked handsome. He tried to reach for his face but he feels somewhat tired.

Beep beep beep beep

Chanyeol's voice is so soothing. He kept on calling his name like a chant. Urging him on and on and on. The long narrowing corridor seems to beckon him to come forward.

Beep beep beep beep

Baekhyun followed the beeping sound down a very long dark corridor. He noticed something strange. He's not wearing the hoodie anymore. And he's also not wearing the flip-flops anymore. The thin layer of hospital gown combined with his bare feet made him all confused as he kept walking towards a long hallway. He saw a little bit of light showing under a closed door. He walked towards it and hold the handle to open it.

" Chan? Why are you crying???

Beep beep beep beep

What are you doing here??? Why are the kids crying???

Beep beep beep beep

Why are you in the hospital?

Beep beep beep beep

Who's that man on the bed???

Beep beep beep beep

No!!!! That's not me. No!!!

The steady beeping sound from the monitor indicates that the vital signs of the man on the hospital bed is stable. Unconscious but stable. His pale skin shows the effects of being under comatose for a week now.

" Baekie, please wake up. I'm here babe. I'm not leaving anymore. Please baby, please wake up." Chanyeol continuously hold Baekhyun's limp hand as he touches his pale cheek with his other hand. Tears streaming down his face. It's like a chant. Repeatedly, Chanyeol kept calling Baekhyun. Kissing his hand, kissing his cheeks, kissing his forehead and his lips. Talking to the unconscious smaller man. Hyunnie and Yeollie sits beside their dad looking at their appa. With teary eyes, they hugged their dad as they all continue to whisper Baekhyun's name.

"Appa, Hyunnie misses you a lot. She's been crying all night in our room. You gotta get up now. You know I can't stand her crying right? She's a whinnie. Save me from her." Yeollie leaned and whispered to his appa's ears then kisses his cheeks.

"Am not!!! Am not a whinnie!!! Daddy, Yeollie's bullying me again. Appa, wake up. Please. I can't tie my hair. Daddy's not good with ponytails." Hyunnie complained as she shows her disheveled ponytail to her unconscious father. Her brother and daddy smiling at her pout as she denied her whining.

A week after the given critical hours have passed, Baekhyun showed sign of movement with his fingers, it was Chanyeol who saw it. That was while when he was crying so hard and talking to the smaller while he was in the ICU. The doctors flocked around him when the taller ran out of the room to call them. But even though he made the slightest movement, the doctors are still unconvinced that it was a sign Baekhyun would be waking up soon. Chanyeol refused to give up and told the doctors that Baekhyun soon will wake up and that he will be good as normal. After checking all his vital signs and determining that he is still in a coma, Baekhyun's doctor decided to place him in a private room. Chanyeol asked the doctor to make sure that he get the best care they can give him. Even assigned a private nurse that will check on Baekhyun whenever he was away or if no one's there yet to take care of the smaller.

He called long distance and assigned someone else to oversee the shows and concerts of his talents. He then sent Amber the finished product of his songs he recorded a month before going to Korea. It's hard working on remote mode because he can't see personally whether there are glitches on his plan of activities for all of his talents, but he trusted his people to make sure that everything went well. His top priority now is Baekhyun and his children. He made an indefinite leave of absence on all of his personal activities, setting them all aside in favor of his family.

Chanyeol stayed at the hospital most of the time. Making sure Baekhyun has a change of clothes. He always give him bed bath and read him some poems and news. He sometimes sings for him too. And every night before he falls asleep beside the bed holding the smaller's hand, he would talk to him and tell him stories about his past experiences abroad or just plain telling him about his plans for their future.

Yoora, his grandfather and grandmother drops by also. Sometimes they babysit for the twins. Yeolbyun and Chanhyun understand why their dad needs to stay in the hospital so they just come everyday after school and took turns in telling their appa stories about their school activities happening.

All of their friends also took turns of looking after Baekhyun whenever Chanyeol is really needed in his new office renovation. The move from New York to South Korea went smoothly. A lot of new artists came to apply for audition to become a part of the NNG Studio Company.    Yes! Chanyeol chose to give his new company a different name. Although the PCY company still prosper and his talents there are still most sought after, Chanyeol decided to make a fresh start. So the audition will be held right after the finishing touches of the renovation. He offered Kai to be his business partner which the latter accepted eagerly.
The hiring of employees, he left it with his right hand man and friend Minho. Amber was chosen by the board of directors to become the COO of the New York branch.

Everything seems to be going well. But for Chanyeol, all he wants is for Baekhyun to wake up soon and see the changes he made for them. He wants to hear Baekhyun's voice saying he's doing great. To tell him that he'll support him no matter what. He wants the small puppy to smile at him while giving him a back hug. To run to him after he comes home from work.

Chanyeol look up the sky as he went out of his office building walking towards his car. The dark bluish sky indicating that it's going to rain but he didn't even care. All he did these past few days is to prepare their new place for when Baekhyun wakes up so they can move in. But for now, his home is the hospital's private ward where Baekhyun is. His phone rang in his pocket. He took it out and check who's calling. It's his friend Ji Chang Wook.

"I got good news for you man, you can now heave a sigh of relief. We now have a strong evidence that your old personal assistant has been stealing and trading secrets to one of your rivals in the industry." Wookie, as he was fondly called by his real friends told Chanyeol the news. He and his wife Min Young found out that Chanyeol's PA sold one of his compilations of songs that he was planning to record before a year ago but suddenly it was already released through another label with a different title tracks but the songs are exactly the same. Chanyeol lost millions of dollars for that album alone. She's also selling @PCY merchandise behind the company's back. He also told Chanyeol that it was indeed his PA who Baekhyun had talked to a few years back, which caused for the smaller ending up not telling him about their kids.

"Now that we have uncovered the evidences as well as the CCTV footages and her secret accounts where she's stashing her loot, you can rest assure that we can now bring her to court and that she'll be behind bars before this year ends." Min Young spoke up from the speaker phone beside her husband.

After a few more minutes of updating Chanyeol of the results of their investigation as well as their plan to present a warrant, they finally dropped the call. Chanyeol opened his car door and placed his phone on it's car holder. He proceeded to drive towards Baekhyun's apartment to change first before going to the hospital. As he's driving, he placed a call to Mrs. Byun and talked to his kids, giving them strict orders on not to stay up too late and to study well. He then thanked his about to become in-laws and promised he'll drop by tomorrow. Mr. Byun told him to slow down and take some rest. And that their son probably wouldn't like it if he wakes up and find him sick also because of overwork. To ease their worry, he told them that he would not be working tomorrow as well as the next day because the renovation is now more intensive and that the workers asked him to refrain from coming there for two days so they could finish it.

After their talk over the phone, Chanyeol continued driving. When he arrived at the apartment, he quickly took a shower and grab something to eat. He placed fresh change of clothing for him and Baekhyun inside his overnight bag. After checking that all the doors and windows are locked and secured, he went to his car and drove downtown towards the direction of the hospital. It's only a 30 minute drive. He went straight to the underground parking lot where his parking slot is, and parked his car. Locking the car doors and windows and setting the alarm, he went out of the car and walked to the elevator.

The floor where Baekhyun's private ward is, seems silent. He stepped out of the elevator and padded through the tiled floor of the corridor. A commotion suddenly occurred when the nurse assigned to Baekhyun ran out of his room, calling for a doctor. Chanyeol felt his heart stopped and his hands suddenly shake from fear. He then saw the same nurse running back inside the room with another nurse and a doctor in tow. Their frantic movements, pushed him into action and ran towards the room of his beloved, afraid that something bad had happened while he was gone.

"Nurse Namjoon check the patient's blood pressure, nurse Kim check all his vitals. Mr. Byun, are you okay? Is there anything hurting? Can you hear me clearly? Okay. Can you please follow my fingers with your eyes? Okay. Please move your right hand up slowly. Okay. How about your left hand? Okay. Now I want you to hold my fingers and pinch it gently. Good. Now, do you think you can open your mouth to speak? " the doctor speak softly as he instruct the male on the bed to do his bidding. The faint sound of the man on the bed speaking someone's name made the taller immobilized on the spot by the door. The doctor told one nurse to bring some water in a bottle with a straw for Baekhyun to sip from. Then although it's a bit hoarse and scratchy, the smaller tried to speak louder this time.

" Is Chanyeol here? Where are my babies? " the faint sound of Baekhyun's voice is music to the taller's ears. His eyes turned glassy as he slowly walked towards the bed where the smaller is lying. Baekhyun turned his head and settled his eyes on the man he's been with during his wandering dreams. Thankful to see those lovely eyes looking at him lovingly. Thankful that this man was there with him, holding his hand and guiding him out of that darkened room. Walking him out towards the light. A smile timidly showed at Baekhyun's parched lips. Pale looking, but for Chanyeol it was a sight to behold. As he slowly come near Baekhyun's hospital bed, he can't stop his body from shaking. He kept his eyes glued on Baekhyun, afraid that if he so much as blink his eyes it might turn out to be a dream. For it happened so many times this past few days. Once near the bed, Chanyeol reached out his palm and touch Baekhyun's face with trembling hand.

"Baekie... Baekhyun, you're awake now. This is not a dream anymore, right? You've come back to me now, right? Please tell me you won't leave me anymore. Please tell me you're really okay now." Chanyeol almost choked from the sob his trying not to come out loud. His tears kept falling down his eyes as he touches Baekhyun's face softly. Hugging him tightly. Kissing his forehead and cheeks. The smaller nodded and hugged the taller back.  " Yes, Chanyeol, I'm here now. I'm not leaving you and the kids behind." Baekhyun whispered through the shaking body of his loving giant.

Chanyeol raises his head above and sent a silent grateful prayer of thanks. At last, his Baekie is back. His little smurf is now with them. Thank God for giving him back to him. To them. To his family. He promised to always cherish this precious man and to stay by him forever.

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Author's note.

Hello chingus. Hope you are all doing well and safe. I've been praying that we will all be safe from this pandemic that only the powerful politicians made. But through this all, I know that we can survive this.
I hope you'll love this update and vote for it. I miss you all. Hope to read updates from you too.

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