When Chanyeol reached the lobby, he made it just in time to see Baekhyun's car driving away, and saw Sehun standing there alone in the cold with an unreadable expression. Chanyeol's confusion only grew as he rubbed his face and put the test into his pocket before pulling out his phone, only to realize he had never gotten Baekhyun's number, and had no way of getting in touch with him until they went back into work on next Monday.

He was doubtful he'd be able to handle going that long without knowing what the pregnancy test meant, and wondering how Sehun played into it all.

He watched as Sehun stood on the sidewalk a moment longer, before he turning around on his heel and marched inside. He shouldered pass Chanyeol, roughly knocking their shoulders together as he curtly muttered, "Excuse me," before getting onto the elevator. Chanyeol had to take a backwards step to steady himself, and he was about to follow after him when his phone buzzed in his pocket.

He pulled it out with the hope that by some miracle it was Baekhyun, but the caller ID lighting up his screen had his sister's name displayed; he sighed before hitting the green accept button.

"Hey," he muttered in greeting.

"Hey, Chanyeol, I just pulled up outside your building. Can you come down and meet me, I have a very heavy bag," she said with a laugh.

Chanyeol chuckled before replying, "Sure, Yoora, I'll be down in a second . . ."

"Okay, see you!" Yoora exclaimed before hanging up her phone.

Chanyeol sighed as he ended his side of the call too, and stood in the lobby for a moment staring at his blank phone screen before going outside to his sister's car to help with her luggage. He pulled his hood over his hair as he stepped outside into the snow flurries.

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Baekhyun woke up the next morning ready to face the day, and as he did his morning routine before going downstairs, he hoped since it was Christmas his parents wouldn't have anything negative to say.

He met his brother at the end of the hallway coming out of his room, and they glanced at each other before suddenly they both ran for the stairs, pushing the other over as they raced. From downstairs in the kitchen they heard their mother yell, "Boys, no running down the stairs!"

Baekhyun and Baekbeom laughed, and each of them jumped off the last few steps before making their way into the kitchen. Baekbeom kissed his mother's cheek and said, "Morning, Mom, where's Dad?"

"In his study," she replied.

Baekbeom nodded as he took out a glass from the cabinet and filled it with milk before taking a seat at the kitchen table. He watched Baekhyun as he hung back in the doorway, and mouthed, "Get in here!"

Baekhyun pursed his lips and was about to reply back when a sudden arm dropped around his shoulders, and he gasped in surprise as his father's voice filled his ears. "Good morning, Baekhyun, did you sleep well?"

"Yeah, thanks," Baekhyun muttered.

"Morning, Baekhyun," his mother said, finally noticing him standing in the doorway.

Baekhyun smiled awkwardly as he mumbled, "Hey, Mom . . ."

"Come on, son, join us for breakfast," his father said before pulling his arm away as he went to sit at the head of the table.

Baekhyun shuffled his feet before stepping forward, sliding into the empty seat closest to his brother, who gave him a side smile and a nudge. Baekhyun nudged him back with a small smile of his own, and then his mother was placing down their breakfast in front of them before taking her seat at the other head of the table. Clanking forks and chewing filled the otherwise quiet air, and unlike the silences Baekhyun usually experienced, this one was filled with unasked questions and avoided stares.

It was another moment before the silence was broken by Baekhyun's father, asking one of the unspoken questions. "So how has work been, Baekhyun?"

Baekhyun carefully chewed his food before mumbling, "It's okay . . ."

"Have you met anyone?" his mother asked.

Baekbeom shot her a look before muttering under his breath, "Mom, this is not the time and place."

"No, Baekbeom, you know what it's fine. And yes, mother, I actually have met someone. He's a very nice guy and I happen to like him very much, and we've even become good friends."

Mrs. Byun pursed her lips, and Baekhyun stared her back down before sweetly asking, "Now, do you have anymore questions for your gay son? Like say, oh, I don't know because parents shouldn't do this! You're suppose to love me, flaws and all, but ever since I told you I love dick you've held me at arms length like you're afraid of catching something!"

"Watch your tone, young man!" his father yelled.

"No!" Baekhyun yelled back. "I've been putting up with your simple minds for too long, and I'm sick of it! I'm still your child and you should love me like you did the day I was born! Sexuality and gender orientation shouldn't stand between a parent and child, and when it does, it's fucking sad!"

"Enough!" his father roared as he rose to his feet. "You will not stand there and lecture us on how to love you! We apologize, Baekhyun, but how would you feel when everything you taught your child got thrown out the window and he started rebelling on you to sneak out, only not to hook up with girls but boys!"

"It's about being proud of them, because I'd of taught them it doesn't matter who you fall in love with and it's not something you can control!" Baekhyun yelled back. "Love is beautiful and untameable, and you shouldn't simply snuff something out because it's wrong! Like what I did was wrong, but I'd never place the blame on my child because I already love them so much."

"What do you mean, by 'your child'?" Mr. Byun asked.

Baekhyun froze; he didn't even realize nor notice he had accidentally mentioned his developing fetus.

"Byun Baekhyun, what do you mean by, 'your child'?" Mr. Byun demanded.

Baekhyun nervously bit his bottom lip, and his hand moved to touch his flat stomach as he softly replied, "It means . . . It means I'm pregnant, Dad, and I'm having my baby no matter what."

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A/N: Dun dun dun!

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