Once A Park : Cry For Love

He Cares

Chanyeol wakes up with a headache but not as bad as he expected it to be. He reaches for his phone to check the time and see it's almost noon. There's a lot of missed calls mostly from Kris and messages from his other friends.

Junmyeon: Where are you Yeol? Did you got home safely? Kris is fucking worried about you. Why you didn't let him drive you home??'

Kyungsoo: There's so many things I want to say to you but before that... DID YOU GOT HOME SAFELY?!! You are so FUCKING IDIOT!! I'm not even sure how I will take the truth that you're fucking married with your first love step-brother, I'm not even sure if I feel sorry for him.. But you totally deserved to be punched on the face! Tell us the whole story when your lips is not swelling anymore..

Tao: Hyung! Where are you?! I'm not judging you but... HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO BAEKHYUN?! 😭

Sehun: Too much drama from last night. You okay? Don't hurt Baekhyun anymore or you will get your second punch on the face but next time it will come from me. Drink hangover soup. Talk to us when you're sober, you idiot!

Kris: Channy, you okay bro? You're still not in the news so I assumed you're still in one piece , probably nursing a hangover right now. Ring me when you're ready to talk. Jongin still mad at you anyway, I would be too if I was him. You sucked big time! How could you do that to Baekhyun?? And how come you got married before me and Myeonnie?? I demand answers before I punch you on the face too!!

Chanyeol closes his eyes in annoyance as he replays on his head what happened last night. When he left the house after Jongin punched him, he went to see Dara to apologize. Yes. Just to apologize for being an asshole and not being true about his marriage with Baekhyun. But Chanyeol never felt the urged to ask her back. If truth to be told, he actually felt relieved that it was over between them. Dara faced him and let him talked but he didn't really explain to her about Baekhyun, he just apologized and leave it to Dara if she will forgive him or not. He didn't really care at all. But he was in the wrong and he hurt her, apologizing sincerely was all Chanyeol have for her.

" You're not asking me if we could fix this? Do you have feelings for him?"  Dara asked him straight in the eyes.

" No. " Chanyeol answered flatly.

" You're an idiot Chanyeol. If one day you found yourself longing for Baekhyun, I hope it won't be too late for you. " Dara shook her head, feeling sorry for herself for loving Chanyeol. She felt sorry for Chanyeol for being an idiot. And for Baekhyun for marrying an idiot like Chanyeol. " Please leave and sort your life. You can't go around breaking people's heart. "  And she closes the door on his face. Chanyeol sighed an air of relief. And the next thing he knew he was at the bar drinking feeling angry to himself.

Chanyeol takes a long hot shower hoping for the headache to be totally gone. He went downstairs and expecting to see Baekhyun but the whole house is quiet.

Did he leave the house? Chanyeol checks the time again. It's already past one in the afternoon. He went upstairs to check Baekhyun in his room, he turns the knob and was welcomed with darkness. The heavy double curtains were close preventing the bright afternoon sun from entering the room. Chanyeol turns on the light and saw Baekhyun sleeping on his bed, chilling and sweating at the same time. He rushed to his side and tried to wake him up but got surprised by his burning skin. He got a fever! Chanyeol felt Baekhyun's forehead and confirmed that he is running a high fever. He suddenly felt panicked.

He took out his phone and called their family doctor. After telling him to come quick, Chanyeol went to the bathroom and get cold water in a basin and a small towel. He went back to Baekhyun and started undressing him for he was soaking with sweat. Chanyeol cursed himself when he sees Baekhyun's bruised body.

When did you became a fucking monster, Chanyeol?

He now admits to himself that he deserves a punch or maybe a beating for every bad things he did to Baekhyun. He wipes the smaller's face with a cold towel and Baekhyun shivers on it. He wiped his body fighting the urge to kiss every bruised and marks he left on his delicate body.

" Mom, I'm cold.. it's cold.." Baekhyun shivers once again. Chanyeol wants to smack himself for being a true idiot that instead of dressing Baekhyun quickly, he took his time to check on his body that obviously been battered because of him. He went to the closet and pulls out a plain shirt for Baekhyun to wear and covers him with blanket. He sat down besides him and watches him sleep.

Twenty minutes passed and Dr. Han came and checked Baekhyun's condition. Chanyeol watched as Dr. Han put an IV drip to Baekhyun's hand. He can't help but admire how a guy can have such a beautiful delicate hands? His eyes suddenly fixed on the ring that Baekhyun is wearing. He remembers Yoora buying their wedding rings though they did not have a ceremony. He only see those rings after he signed their marriage contract and told his sister not to force him to wear his ring or it will end up in the rubbish bin mo matter how expensive it is. Chanyeol was surprised when he saw Baekhyun wearing his ring on their first night together in this house. He never see the smaller take it off even he is wearing it in the wrong finger.

" Uhmmm.. " Dr. Han tries to get the giant's attention who seems lost in his own thoughts.

Chanyeol snaps back and eyed their family doctor. " How is he? " he asked.

" He is running a high fever and and his body is weak so I gave him a drip. Fatigue mainly the reason and based on the marks on his body... " Dr. Han trailed off, looking at Chanyeol in the eyes.. " You need to take it easy, Chanyeol. I know your husband is gorgeous but his frail body is not up for hard sex. " Chanyeol blushes on their doctor's straightforwardness. " I will leave you this medicines for his fever and wounds. Apply the ointment so it won't get infected and won't leave scars. Make sure he will eat a good amount of food when he wakes up and let him rest for a few days. Call me if anything happens. " Dr. Han taps his shoulder before collecting his things. Chanyeol walked him out of the house and went back to Baekhyun's room.

He took out his phone once again and called their main house.

" Send some helper here. Someone younger around the age of Baekhyun. Make sure she can cook well. " He cut the call and sits on the bed watching Baekhyun's tired, beautiful face. He strokes his hair away from his face..

" Cold.." Baekhyun shivers once again.

Chanyeol stood up and moved to the other side of the bed and lay down next to Baekhyun. He pulled him to his chest and caged him in a hug.

I'm so sorry, baby..

A/N: Hi everyone! First, I want to say thank you for the 1k reads! My heart is happy. 🫶🏻 Secondly, sorry for not updating soon. So much have been going on in my head. But now it's all settled. ☺️ I secured a ticket for Baekhyun's show in Bangkok on his birthday and because of that my heart is at peace and I can finally able to write some updates for this story. 😉 I hope this chapter is good enough for your patience. Again, thank you for all the supports! ❤️ JD🍓