Not Too Late || Jeongcheol

Ch.4 : Heart Stirs

Seungcheol glanced at his wristwatch before pulling into the driveway of his house. Work had taken longer than he had anticipated with all the clients who booked in late. After signing the last client off Seungcheol was on his way home at 10:30. He left for work at 8. He hadn't thought that he would be working this late so he didn't warn Jeonghan that he would come home late from work. 

Guilt tugged at his front as he walked into the house. Jeonghan did have a life of his own, despite just coming back from abroad, he would have things to do as well. And Seungcheol felt terrible about this. 

"Jeonghan? Yuri?" He softly called out as he entered his house. Silence reigned in his ears. A moment of worry overtook him but he sighed in relief when he saw the light on in his bedroom. Setting down his coat on the sofa, Seungcheol slowly walked up the stairs and into his bedroom to find Jeonghan on the bed with Yuri in his arms---both of them in dreamland. 

A smile appeared on Seungcheol's face. "Jeonghan?" He tried waking him. Jeonghan was a deep sleeper and waking him up was a hard task at times...also it was past 10 and really dark out. Seungcheol went closer to pry his daughter out of Jeonghan's arms, quietly enough so that he doesn't disturb either of them. 

"Daddy?" Yuri softly sighed, rubbing her eyes as they adjusted to the bright interior of the room. 

"Hey, sweetness~ did you have a good day with Mr. Jeonghan today?" Seungcheol asked quietly as he carried his daughter out of the room and into her own. 

Yuri nodded before turning her head away from the bright lights. Seungcheol smiled and tucked her into bed before wishing her goodnight. he grabbed a towel from his closet before deciding to go take a shower. Shower and sleep were his plans for tonight. 

Shutting the bathroom door, Seungcheol stripped naked before getting into the shower. Sometimes showering is like a huge stress reliever. All that tension stored in your body just dissipates and it feels so good. Seungcheol scrubbed and scrubbed until his skin turned red and turned off the shower. He sighed and stepped out. 

"Seungcheol?" A muffled voice called out from outside and Seungcheol quickly dried and dressed and got out of the bathroom. 

"Yeah?" 

Seungcheol smiled when he saw Jeonghan getting under his bedsheets. 

"You don't mind if I stay the night do you? It'll take me an hour to get back to my house and I'll have no time to sleep." 

"It's fine. Stay as long as you want..." 

"Come on. Get in bed." Jeonghan sighed and Seungcheol obliged getting in beside the younger. 

"Good night Cheolli..." Jeonghan muttered out as he shifted closer to the warm body beside him. Seungcheol's heart beat against his ribcage and his breath hitched as he watched his friends shift closer to him, getting into a comfortable sleeping position.

"Good night Hannie."