The rest of the day was relatively uneventful. Although they were very aware that they urgently needed to pack the moving boxes, they spent most of their time cuddling. First in bed and later, after dinner, on the sofa.

"You already realize that we have to have everything packed by Sunday?!" Minho asked worried at some point.

"We should be able to do that, shouldn't we?" Chan asked and yawned.

Changbin and Jisung looked at each other doubtfully.

"Maybe we should get up again and pack the next boxes...," Changbin said and looked at the others waiting.

Yawning, Jisung snuggled closer to Changbin and pushed his hand under his shirt.

"Or we just cuddle..."

Minho and Chan watched them grinning.

Changbin lovingly pulled Jisung into his arm and kissed him gently.

"You see, as I said both of you can't resist him either," said Minho, grinning complacently.

Grinning, Chan pulled Minho closer.

"Maybe we should send them away tomorrow so that we can pack the boxes in peace? What do you think?" Chan asked quietly, buried his hand in Minho's hair and started playing with it.

"Hmm... Are you sure you just want to pack boxes?" Minho asked with a grin.

"Min..." Chan immediately blushed and hid his face on Minho's shoulder.

Still grinning, Minho pulled Chan up again and kissed him.

"So I don't care. Do as you like. If you think we would be helpful, we can also help you," said Changbin and then stood up with Jisung on his arm.

"Binnie let me down!" Jisung demanded laughing, but Changbin just shook his head and carried Jisung into the bedroom.

"Let's catch them!"

Almost at the same time, Chan and Minho jumped up and ran after them.

A short time later, they lay snuggled close to each other in bed and it didn't take long for them to fall asleep.

Minho woke up early in the morning.

He lay between Chan and Jisung and while his fiancé behind him still breathed evenly and seemed to sleep, Minho noticed that Chan was looking at him.

"Good morning, handsome," Chan murmured.

"Good morning, baby," Minho whispered.

Chan pulled Minho to him and took a deep breath. He hadn't really slept well. Actually, he had been lying awake for half the night and thought too much.

"What's going on, couldn't you sleep?" Minho asked quietly.

Chan shook his head and sighed.

"Come on, let's get up and go for a run. Maybe that'll clear your head and our sleepy heads may already be awake when we'll be back."

Chan nodded devotedly, stood up and pulled Minho with him.

They didn't take long to get dressed and so they stood on the street a short time later.

Not really many people were on the road at this time. It was still quite dark and the fog was still hanging deep over the Han River.

Silently they ran next to each other and although running was definitely not Chan's favorite sport, Minho was right.

His thoughts slowly came to rest and he tried to concentrate on his steps and his breathing.

At some point, Minho reached out to Chan and stopped. Breathing heavily, they leaned against each other for a moment and enjoyed the view.

The sun slowly rose over the Han River and colored the sky pink.

But since more and more people were on the road, they didn't really have time to enjoy the moment.

So they made their way home again.

When they got home again, Jisung and Changbin were still asleep.

"Do you want to take a shower first?" Minho asked as Chan took off his sweater and the sweaty shirt.

"Do you want to... don't you want to come along?" Chan asked quietly and bit his lower lip.

Involuntarily, Minho had to grin.

"Not what you think," said Chan, blushed and boxed Minho's shoulder.

"Of course I'll come with you. If you ask so sweetly," still grinning, Minho pulled Chan with him into the bathroom.

A short time later, they stood together in the shower.

Chan had leaned against Minho and closed his eyes. He felt exhausted. But not physically, rather mentally.

"Stop worrying!' Otherwise I will send you away and you may not come back until we have moved and Ji and I are back in work life. So in two to three weeks!"

Chan had his head and stared at Minho with big eyes.

"Yes, I know that you are thinking far too much about everything again. And you don't have to deal with it alone! There are four of us and we can divide the mental ballast among us!" Minho said emphatically and kissed Chan gently.

Tears gathered in Chan's eyes.

"I... I..." resigned, Chan let his shoulders sink.

"One by one, baby. Let's finish taking a shower, then I'll make breakfast and then we can make a plan of what's coming up, okay?"

Chan nodded and yet the tears finally ran down his face. He had the terrible feeling of having failed. He was the oldest and responsible for things working. And yet he stood here, in Minho's arms, and felt hopelessly overwhelmed.

Minho gently stroked his back.

It took a moment for Chan to gather again so far that they could finish showering.

But finally Minho had managed to get Chan back to bed.

Exhausted, Chan snuggled up to Changbin.

"Can you... come and cuddle for a moment...?" Chan asked quietly.

"If you make a little space for me," Minho said with a smile.

Chan slid closer to Changbin and Minho cuddled up to him.

"Maybe you should try to sleep a little, baby. I'll take care of you!" gently Minho kissed Chan and pulled the blanket a little higher. "I love you! And everything will be fine, you will see."

Chan nodded and closed his eyes.

"I love you too," he murmured.

Cuddled closely to Minho and Changbin, Chan finally managed to fall asleep.

Minho gently stroked Chan's hair and kissed him softly.

He waited until he was sure that Chan had fallen asleep and got up again.

He walked around the bed as quietly as possible, woke up Jisung and meant to follow him. Arriving in the living room, Minho pulled Jisung to himself and kissed him gently.

"Good morning baby. Did you sleep well?" Minho asked affectionately.

"I did," Jisung said and yawning against Minho. "Why did you wake me up?"

"I wanted to ask you if you could help me pack. Channie didn't sleep well and is definitely too worried if we can do it all."

"If I get a coffee beforehand, I'll help you with almost everything," Jisung said and yawned again.

"Well, then let's have a coffee and start," Minho said with a smile and pulled Jisung into the kitchen with him.

When Changbin woke up, Chan lay closely cuddled to him and from the living room he heard a soft murmur.

Yawning, he carefully detached himself from Chan and sat up. The murmur made him curious and he wanted to know what the two were doing.

He carefully crawled out of bed and quietly left the bedroom.

He didn't expect what he saw in the living room.

"What did you do?" he asked in amazement.

"Shush! Be quite!" Minho whisper-screamed at him.

"Chan didn't sleep half the night and is too worried about whether we can do everything in time. That's why we've already started," Jisung explained quietly.

Changbin looked around again in amazement.

Apart from the still assembled furniture, the sofa and the TV, almost everything was already packed.

"Maybe you'll drive over the finished boxes and I'll pack the next ones," Minho suggested.

"Sure!" said Changbin, grabbed two boxes and went to the front door.

"And I'm not asked at all?" Jisung asked and had to laugh.

"Come on. If we are done quickly enough, we may still be able to do something nice," Minho said with a smile and kissed Jisung.

Sighing, Jisung grabbed a box and followed Changbin.

"Maybe we should still get dressed?" Jisung asked, looking down doubtfully at himself.

At that moment, Changbin appeared behind him and took the box out of his hands.

"Yes, go get our clothes and I'll carry the boxes to the front door."

Sighing, Jisung went back to the bedroom and collected his and Changbin's clothes as quietly as possible.

He had the feeling that it would get a long day.

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Guys I would like to ask you, if you would mind if I'd introduce another character even if the story is about to end. And if you would mind if it's one of the members.