Five Years Later
Chanyeol unlocks the door to his penthouse, his heart clenching at the sound of silence that greats him. This place for a short while, made everything they suffered worth it. An assortment of memories assault him all at once as puts his keys in the same spot as he would when he lived here, even his shoes have been left in the very same spot. He can't decide if it's his muscle memory or the feeling of expecting to hear that soft melodic voice welcoming him home that has him still rooted in the same spot. Shaking his head at the absurdity of his thoughts as he can expect and ream of that soft voice all hi wants, it still will not great him here.

Checking his phone he trawls through what feels like never ending notifications to find the one he wants, he chuckles at what he reads and the accompanying photo message of the greatest love of their lives. He so wishes to see them but first he will pick up what's been demanded! He knows exactly where it is too, putting his phone back in his pocket he takes that one hesitant step across the fresh hold of the genkan and finally enters the penthouse. He wonders passed the black high gloss kitchen where he takes a deep inhale he can almost smell the shrimp and garlic. The recipe of his mother's that his husband spent months perfecting, the phantom smell of morning coffee, their stolen coffee moments often gate crashed by the troll like whines of his husband's executive assistant and his brother. His younger brother who was more interested in fawning over their second secret they kept from him, who constantly reminds them both of how he never got to play best man.

Chanyeol turns from the kitchen and comes face to face with another memory, this one far more pleasant as he runs his fingers across the ivory keys of his piano. The erotic hand job he gave his husband after that day in the hospital, was only the first time this very piano featured as the backdrop for their insatiable needs. His favourite memory the time his beautiful husband very naughtily gave him the best blow job of his life as he attempted Yiruma's river flows in you! That blow job fast turning into him holding on to his piano stool as his husband rode the devil out of him! Turning from the piano he heads down the hall, merely glimpsing into the once master suite. The one place that he wishes he could burn to the ground, such bitter sweet moments have been woven within those walls.

It's hard to believe so much has happened in this very room, from pain of watching Baekhyun struggle to recover from being shot, and hating his reflection! The pain of typical couple fights that neither of them were prepared to apologise for, and make up sex that followed. Even the call they had believed would happen within months, but waited years for all happened in this very room. This room is where they celebrated Maria's incarceration, with champagne and marathon love making. Chanyeol remembers the great delight in finding out from the police office how Maria screamed all the way to the secure facility when she discovered he had married Baekhyun. He has no doubt she has seen the news and now knows of their greatest love. He can't help but smile as he reaches the spare bedroom, he can picture the matching pouts for keeping them waiting. Finally spotting the item he needs he quickly hurries to grab the item he's been demanded to get, with one last look around the penthouse he realises he does miss this place, the piano most of all! Perhaps he can rope his brother in to helping out so they can steel a weekend away here.

Baekhyun smiles as he hears the front door of the fancy duplex they now call home before she does, he truly can't wait to see her face when Chanyeol walks through the door! He's not jealous at all that their daughter much prefers her daddy over her papa, well maybe he is a little! Minari coming into their lives has been such a blessing and completed the family he's always longed for. Their greatest love may not share their blood, but she is the perfect mix between his sassiness, and his husband's stubbornness all mixed up with big blue eyes, and soft baby skin, she and was the most beautiful baby he had ever seen. She has everyone wrapped round her fingers and she knows it, a complete diva when things don't go her way yet she's mostly a delicate princess as only a 5 year old girl can be. He truly loves his husband, even Chanyeol would agree their love for each other is nothing like the love they have for Minari, she is their greatest love story.

He can still remember the faces of their family when they arrived at the Park Mansion. Chanyeol holding a very sleepy two year old Minari close to his chest. Baekhyun fell a little bit more in love with his giant that day, they hadn't long had Minari with them, she had been a carefully protected secret up to that point. They hadn't told anyone they were adopting a child, mainly because they weren't convinced they would be allowed to have her, apparently gay couples weren't favourable options for parents. Yet 6 months after their application they were approved and they fell in love for a second time. The screams his mother in law let out when she laid eyes on the sleeping bundle in Chanyeol's strong arms put his best friends famous whines to shame. It was quickly followed by the stink eye and demands to know why nobody knew they were adopting!

Baekhyun smiles it may of been three years ago that they made Sandra Park a grandmother! She still hasn't forgiven her son for not telling him, she did however admit to him when Chanyeol was called to Jeju for a refit she had wanted grandchildren and hoped with Maria on the scene she would get it, neither of them said it but Baekhyun knew she was as glad as he was that despicable harpy didn't think to trap Chanyeol with a baby. He can't even think about it now without it sending shudders down his spine, thank god she will forever remain behind bars! The slamming of their front door steels Minari's attention from the colouring she was doing, he isn't fast enough to help her down off her chair before she running through the house her happy squeals all he can hear

"Daddy you've been gone ages, did you find the pitures and bring the desert."

"Gongjunim not so loud"

Baekhyun can only chuckle as he watches Chanyeol reach out with the green box that will contain their Gongjunims favourite treat. Taking the box he heads back to the kitchen as he hears Minari banks away in to Chanyeol's ear he will save him shortly. As soon as he has his favourite super strong iced americano, it so bloody strong it may as well be medicine. As he heads up the stairs to the pinkest room he has ever seen!

"Papa, Daddy found the book I wanted and bought me the stawberi tart"

"Did he now, aren't you lucky"

"Did you really draw all these pretty flowers"

"Papa drew these pictures over 5 years ago!"

"These are older then me then?"

Baekhyun nods and smiles at the marvel in Minari's bright blue eyes which are wide in delight at the pretty flowers coving each of the pages. Pages he filled when he was on the strictest bed rest and needed some colour to calm his heart. The gentle squeeze of his hands pulls him from the descent into those awful weeks after he got shot. The squeeze of his fingers reminds him of everything they overcame to get where they are. He can't help but lean back against the man who will always be his rock, the kiss to the the crown of his head and gentle hum that follows is everything he needs to calm down and focus on the greatest love of their life.

Hello my lovelies

Just a little bonus chapter of a happy ever after.
I had been thinking of doing this for a while and this idea just so happened to take shape

I really hope you like it as this story will always have a special place in my heart

J0507S  and michenangeles  I can't wait to hear what you think

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