All Along, You

XXVI WOULD YOU KILL? 🔞

And so what was it about Pete? Definitely his ability to surprise Kinn. Hand down, that's it!

In the past, Kinn would have hidden facts like these from a lover. No, really. How do you even begin to tell your lover that?

Oh, my cousin who is your ex, just went to your apartment while you weren't there. He knocked your babysitter out with sleeping pills and stood by your baby's crib for God knows how long.

Kinn did get to tell him, though. He expected Pete to panic, to be all over the baby, as one should, but he didn't. He wasn't even mad at Kinn for telling him days after it happehed, wasn't mad at Kinn for taking Venice to the mansion to stay there with Tankhun and Venice's nanny, who was a bit disoriented at first.

"I'm so glad you were there. Vegas is...well, it's not beneath him to do that. I'm glad you were there for Venice, Kinn. Thank you." Pete smiles at him, so genuinely. Kinn's so obsessed he learned Pete doesn't smile for real most of the time. Now, he is, smilling and he's smilling at KINN. He couldn't help it, he's been staring at Pete's lips since 5 minutes ago. He feels overwhelmed. He feels Pete's rough hand as they walk while holding hands. On his other arm, he holds Venice. He feels Venice's soft arm around his neck, the other one wrapped around his head, his little hand fisting around a section of his hair. He must look a bit stupid because of that too but he doesn't want to take the baby's hand out of his face. He's happy holding this baby he refers to as his own kid in his thoughts and in his heart. He's happy he's looking at Pete, Pete's lips, and he want to...want to...

"You can kiss me if you want" Pete says playfully, one of the rare times and Kinn's heart goes on sensation overload.

Careful so that he doesn't hurt Venice, he leans down, carefully lifting Pete's chin, and his heart does a little flip when their lips touch, his nerves on fire as Pete moves his lips. It felt like he was being covered with a warm blanket. Everything was perfect.

"Ow, Venice! Ouch, he has one hell of a grip!" Kinn was pulled out of his trance when he felt Venice pull his hair with a little more force than he was prepared for at the moment.

Pete laughed at him and Venice, sensing there was something funny, laughed all delighted and God, it sounded so angelic, Pete and Venice's merged laughter, Kinn reckons, nothing sounded better.

"Venice, that's not nice. Say sorry to Khun Kinn." Pete says, still trying to hold his laughter. Kinn would rather be Uncle Kinn, or Papa, but he's willing to wait until everyone's ready.

Venice pulls away just a bit to look at Kinn's face as Pete's hand quickly adds more support to the baby's back. Kinn pretends to glare at him but Venice sees right through him somehow. The kid just smiles at him shyly, like he's guilty. He's almost a year old now. God, time flies so fast. He's looking more and more like Pete too, how can Kinn ever be mad? Venice leans in to give Kinn an apologetic kiss on the cheek, and Kinn melts, it's embarassing. He gave Venice little kisses on his chubby little cheek down to his little neck as Venice giggles at the affection. He's forgiven.
He then takes his hand away from Pete's in favor of pulling him closer. Kinn grabs him by the small of his back, pulling him in for a hug, all the while being careful not to press on his wound. He feels so content as he presses a kiss on the crown of Pete's head. His little family, they're so beautiful. If anyone dares touch them...Kinn will kill with his bare hands.

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"Ai, Peteee!!!" Tankhun screams and runs in their direction, just as Pete held the door to his room.

"Hey, Khun Noo." Pete smiled gently, carefully ignoring the questions in his mind following what happened in the hospital.

Tankhun continued with his antics, berating Pete, Arm, and Pol. He demanded to see Venice and Pete dismissed him by saying Venice had already went back to his apartment outside the compound. It was heavily guarded now too thanks to Kinn.