Winter Heat | chanbaek

Chapter Fourteen

Baekhyun nervously chewed on his fingers, and kept glancing at the door because he could hear voices just down the hallway. He pushed them out of his mind as he focused on the pregnancy test resting on the sink, as his thoughts began to whirl. When he had decided to sleep with Chanyeol, he didn't know if their actions would alter anything with his pregnancy test, but as he sat there impatiently waiting the inevitable thoughts of 'What if' began to creep into his head.

What if the baby wasn't Sehun's, and turned out when it was born to be Chanyeol's child? And with the possibility of the baby being Chanyeol's, how would Baekhyun even began to approach such a conversation? He couldn't believe himself, he had a moment of weakness, and now because of it there is a fifty-fifty percent chance that the possibility of his baby could be Chanyeol's instead. Baekhyun inhaled quickly and lifted his face from his hands, and when he glanced at the pregnancy test he saw a very clear positive sign staring back at him.

He gasped and clasped his hands over his mouth to hold back a cry, either from excitement or fear he wasn't sure, and then he quickly slipped the test into his back pocket and shoved the wrapper into his other pocket before rewashing his hands. He splashed water over his face to cool himself off, and then he was opening the door and walking down the hallway to rejoin Chanyeol in the kitchen.

As he got closer the voices became more distinguishable, and he frowned confusedly, unsure if he was actually hearing who he thought he heard. When he walked into the living room, he saw Chanyeol talked to someone he could easily pick out of a crowd, and his jaw dropped as he gasped, "Sehun, what are you doing here?"

Sehun turned around at the sound of Baekhyun's voice, his eyes widened too as they quickly darted towards Chanyeol before going back to Baekhyun as he said, "I–I live here, but what are you doing here? You don't live near these apartments and I never gave you my address . . ."

"I—-I dropped Chanyeol off from the Christmas party and then my car got stuck and I...." Baekhyun trailed off and nervously cleared his throat, and his eyes darted to Chanyeol before he said, "I slept on the couch since my car was stuck...."

"Were you able to dig it out?" Sehun asked.

"Not yet," Baekhyun whispered.

"I'll help you," Sehun said before he turned around and began to pull his coat back on.

Baekhyun quickly shook his head and touched Sehun's arm, halting his movements as he said, "No, it's okay, I . . . I'll just call a tow."

"But it's Christmas Eve . . ." Sehun muttered.

Baekhyun cringed and mumbled, "Right, it's Christmas Eve, and I should be leaving . . . Um, Chanyeol, thank you so much for breakfast, and I really . . . enjoyed last night."

Chanyeol just nodded numbly, and his eyes kept shifting between Sehun and Baekhyun confusedly, unsure of what was happening. But as he watched Baekhyun hurriedly pull on his coat and take out his gloves, no one noticed in the rush of activity as one of the pregnancy tests fell out of his pocket and lodged itself under the coat rake, with just enough of it showing to be noticable later. Baekhyun then pulled out his keys before saying, "Chanyeol, thank you again, enjoy your Christmas and I'll see you again at work! Um, b–bye, now!" Baekhyun hurriedly yelled before opening the door and dashing outside.

Chanyeol was still so confused, and Sehun quietly cursed before chasing after Baekhyun. Once the door had slammed shut behind him, and Chanyeol was left with silence, he noticed something sticking out from beneath the coat rake. He bent down to pick it up, worried that maybe it was Baekhyun's and he'd be needing it. But as he pulled it free from under the coat rake and his eyes had a chance to read the writing on the package, his jaw dropped and his eyes widened as he stuttered, and then he ran into the bathroom to see if he had left anything in there. It was clean, and growing even more desperate he ran back into the living room and quickly threw on his coat, the pregnancy test tightly clasped in his hand as he dashed down the hallway to the elevator.

When he 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.

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A/N: Hello, lovelies, let's end on a happy note and think of baby names! If you have any suggestions, please comment here. Thank you, I hope you all have/had an amazing Christmas!

Love from,
BunnyBaekkiee ❤️

P.S. I might update again later because I love you guys and it's CHRISTMAS! 🎄🎁 😊🤗🥰