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Baekhyun curled himself around his pillow as silent tears continued to roll down his cheeks. He could hear voices in his living room, but he didn't try to hear what they were saying, it was only where there was a soft knock at his door and Kyungsoo's voice gently saying, "Baek, can I come in?" that he reacted.

He slowly peeled himself away from his bed and shuffled to the door, he touched the handle as he hoarsely called back, "Are you alone?"

"Yes," Kyungsoo replied.

Baekhyun sniffled before opening the door, allowing Kyungsoo to slip inside before he was locking it once again. They didn't say anything for a moment, and then Baekhyun whispered, "He promised to marry me."

Kyungsoo sighed and held his arms open, allowing Baekhyun to fall into them with another sob. Kyungsoo gently rubbed his back and softly whispered, "I know, hon, it's okay. I'm here for you, Baek, just take your time. It's okay. Shh, it's okay...." Kyungsoo continued to whisper.

Baekhyun sniffled and pulled out of the hug before shuffling to his bed again, he pulled the blankets under his arms and hugged the pillow to his chest. He buried his head in the soft Downy scent of the pillow as Kyungsoo sat down beside him, not saying anything until Baekhyun was ready to talk, because pushing him would only make it worse.

It could have been hours later, Kyungsoo didn't know, he just knew that when he heard Baekhyun's hoarse voice fill the quiet room he was instantly awake and ready to help him.

"Am I being stupid?" Baekhyun whispered. "Chanyeol loves me, and I know that but I . . . For him to promise to one day slip a ring onto my finger is.... That's insane, Soo, and on top of that we haven't talked about it so for him to say all of that to my brother as if I wasn't in the room . . . How did he expect me to react?"

"Maybe he was just giving you a heads up, like a chance to prepare yourself because like you said, that's a lot to take in," Kyungsoo mumbled.

Baekhyun nodded and rubbed his face before glancing over at Kyungsoo as he asked, "Have you and Jongin talked about marriage?"

Kyungsoo smiled thinly and mumbled, "A little bit, but you know how he is . . ." Kyungsoo said with an eye roll.

Baekhyun laughed. "Yeah, I know. But I'm sure he will, he just might need a few more years to grow up," Baekhyun said with another laugh.

Kyungsoo laughed too. "Yeah, probably . . ." Kyungsoo smiled before glancing over at Baekhyun, his smile falling away as he softly asked, "So, now that you've had a chance to digest everything Chanyeol said, how do you feel?"

"I love Chanyeol," Baekhyun murmured. "But I'm afraid . . ."

Kyungsoo sighed. "I know, me too, but Baekhyun?"

"Yeah?"

Kyungsoo took a deep breath before saying, "Chanyeol's not like those other guys you dated, and not a single one of them would ever have talked about marriage. Chanyeol's special, and he's so incredibly accepting to your situation, were as any other guy would have ran the other way, he's chosen to stick by your side. You can't let him get away, Baek. And when he talked about marriage, he didn't mean he'd go out and buy a ring right after, and he definitely didn't say all of that just to some day up and leave you."

"I think—-I think he's good for you, and I don't want to see someone who's so clearly good for you get tossed away. Talk to him, Baek, help him understand your past or you'll never be able to fully overcome it." Kyungsoo sighed before leaned forward to kiss Baekhyun's forehead. "Let him in, Baekhyun, and I promise you won't regret it."

After talking with Baekhyun, Kyungsoo left his room and walked into the living room. Chanyeol was the first to stand up when he entered the room as he hurriedly asked, "Is Baekhyun okay?"

Kyungsoo smiled thinly as he nodded and said, "He's asking for you, I think you should go talk to him."

Chanyeol nodded as he stood up, and before he left the room, he gave Kyungsoo an unexpected hug as he whispered, "Thank you so much," and then he was leaving the room.

Kyungsoo watched him leave with a small smile, finally sure Baekhyun's found the perfect guy who would treat him right, after so many perviously failed relationships. He wouldn't have to worry about him as much, and he was grateful for that.

Kyungsoo glanced at Baekbeom as he said, "Tell Baekhyun I said, 'Bye', and that I'll see him on the day of his ultrasound."

Baekbeom nodded and hugged Kyungsoo before he left, and profusely thanked him for his help. He couldn't be more grateful that Baekhyun had a friend who cared enough to literally put his life on hold to help his brother. He closed the front door behind them, and sighed before laying down on the couch as he settled in for another long wait.

He prayed that when Baekhyun and Chanyeol walked out of that room together, they would be on the same page and in understanding of the other, and all he could do was wait for it to happen.

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