Chan rubs his eyes, stretching his arms out to wrap them around Felix when he meets empty air. He sighs as he sits up.

"Stupid fucking business trips," he says under his breath. He fumbles for his phone, almost unable to unlock it before he presses the call icon next to Felix's name. It rings for all of one second before he picks up.

"Hmm?" Chan smiles slightly at the sleepy voice, knowing Felix had been asleep before he called. What can he say? His baby is the cutest right after waking up.

"Hi," he says, slipping out of bed. "How are you?" Chan can hear shuffling around on the other line before he can hear a response.

"'M good," Felix says quietly, his rasp not completely gone yet. "Just woke up."

"I can tell, baby." Chan teases, leaning into the bed as he slips his clothes on. "I promise today's the last day. My flight's tonight, remember? Think you can manage for a few more hours?"

"What's a few more hours when I've literally waited-" A yawn breaks through and Felix has to pause, leaving Chan to bit the inside of his cheek to keep from laughing. "Waited a whole fucking month."

Chris' smile slowly fades, and he sits on the edge of the bed. 

It's been a month since his boss had directed him overseas to meet with another company. Something about the merging of their two productions to create a monopoly on the type of software they create. 

The trip wasn't supposed to be longer than a week. Some meetings, a few awkward dinners, and that would be it. Unfortunately, things didn't go to plan and it had been a month before Chris would have been able to leave.

"Sorry," Chan mumbles into the phone, unable to get much else out. It's overwhelming, the things he wants to say. But instead, he lets the silence sit, almost to an unbearable extent.

"I love you," Felix blurts, and Chan smiles again. Just a few more hours.

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i got yall LMFAOO I GOT YALL GOOD 

anyways stay hydrated, wear sunscreen, and remember to eat something today! <3