Growing Together

Chapter 10

The older you get the more difficult it is to find time to meet up with friends. Knock could remember the times not so long ago that they had all still been able to gather freely with one another but as time goes on those times just seemed like a distant memory. However, they had all somehow still managed to remain pretty close to their circle of college friends. Occasionally, they would see some of them from time to time whenever work called for it or whenever life allowed it.

Today, however, was one of those rare days they all had managed to find time to meet. Although, this time around they weren't meeting in their usual pub. Why? Well, they had a celebrity friend of theirs joining them this time. Usually, it was just Mr. Famous' other half that joined their get-togethers but now the two would be there.

"Are we the first to arrive?" Korn had said with a grin as he nudged at Knock knowingly, but just as he was about to let out a celebratory hurrah he felt an arm wrap around his shoulder.

"Ooh not, even close," They heard their friend Todd say as he waved his hand towards Knock in greeting.

"I guess that means neither of us pays the tab tonight?" Earth added with a smile as she moved around the two to go hug Knock. "Congratulations the baby. I'm sorry we haven't been able to come to meet Kit."

"Don't worry, about it. I'm sure with the new project we have you two doing it's hardly given you any time off," Knock said with a sympathetic smile.

"Not to worry boss, we're on top of it all. We're expecting a pretty good sale from our products," Todd said with such confidence.

"Hey, we're not here to work. Let's save it for the next conference meeting," Korn said being quick to end the work-related conversation there.

Ocean Electric Co. had been a dream that Korn and Knock had brought to life, but that had not gone without the help of their friends who now worked alongside them. Todd and Earth, were both part of the council along with Yong and Nai. Earth was head of the Editing department, while Todd was the head of the Marketing department. Yong and Nai, had an even bigger part in their company—the two ran the Inventions and Test & Safety departments.

The two couples had exchanged greetings before making their way towards the private room hosting their party.

"I hope Mr. Famous ends up being the last one here, that way he can pay the tab," Earth joked, but as they entered the room they saw Mr. Famous' wife sitting in the room with a drink in hand and a smug look on his face.

"I thought I'd come in first, call dibs on taking our hand off the bill for us," Type said with a sly grin slipping onto his lips as he spun the straw between his digits.

"It doesn't count if Tharn isn't here with you," Korn said making his way towards their friend to greet him with a hug, while the rest followed behind him like baby ducklings.

"Who said he isn't here already?" Type said putting the drink on the table, "He's getting himself a drink."

"Oh ho! Mr. Famous can get his own drink now?" Todd joked only to get smacked on the arm by Earth who had muttered a 'you should learn from him.'

"So who does that leave?" Knock asked sitting on the seat his husband had pulled out for him.

"I think that leaves, Yong, Nai, Cherry, James, Sun and his boyfriend. Right?" Mr. Famous said finally coming into the room along with two waiters carrying a couple of drinks into the room.

"Tharn!" They had all said getting up to greet the man they had been teasing a few minutes ago.

"It's been a while since we all got together like this," Tharn said with a chuckle as he hugged every one of their friends in greeting. There was a reason the gang had called the man, 'Mr. Famous'. It was no secret that the man was in a band since high school, but it was during college that a video of them had gone viral and gained the attention of a scouter. The rest was history.

"Actually, Sun called and said he had to bail. He said something like his boyfriend got sick," Nai said walking into the room. His eyes had wandered around the room before they landed back on his husband beside him, "I guess we beat James and Cherry."

"How lucky of us," Yong said with a chuckle before he was turning towards their friends to greet them all like they usually did—with a hug.

"Sorry, we're late. We had to drop off Seo at his grandparents." Nai said in apology before he was finding their way to the empty seats in front of Korn and Knock.

"I guess that means, James and Cherry are paying this tab," Korn said making all of them burst out in a cheer for not being 'IT'.

"Aw Fuck!" was the first thing James let out when they had arrived, not 30 minutes later.

"Way to go, Roomie. I told you we should have left earlier," Cherry threw at him before they were all greeting the last members of their group.

The years had gone by, but they had all still remained the same old friends they had been during college. They had all grown up together, hand in hand through it all. It was a promise they had made and had all taken seriously in not loosing as they grew older.

"Who are you texting?" Tharn had asked wrapping an arm around his wife's waist. They had not been together for a couple of months since he had been on tour, but Type seemed far to entertained with his phone to pay attention to them now. It made him curious.

"I'm sending this to Sun," Type said after they had taken a group picture.

"Oh, we should visit him next time," Tharn said with a grin before turning towards James who had called him to join the conversation about their old college days.

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Vrrr Vrrr....

It was well past 12 am and Mork was just laid down on the bed after his shower when he heard Sun's phone vibrate loudly against the nightstand. Sun had made him shower because his fever was running too high, and now the man was left cleaning the bathroom.

"Who even is texting him so late?" Mork had smacked his lips quietly as he picked up Sun's phone. He had given a quick glance back towards the bathroom before unlocking the phone. When he saw the picture it had him smiling but seeing the message that came in with it, it left him a little upset.

"Mork, I told you to get some sleep..." Sun said but his words had ended up losing its voice.

"Why didn't you tell me you were going to go out tonight?" Mork said crossing his arms against his chest, "I could have stayed at home with Kao."

"Kao's pregnant, how would he be able to take care of you?" Sun said as a gentle smile came to settle on his face. He had approached their bed and sat by Mork's legs.

"I can take care of myself just fine," Mork said as his brows only furrowed in a deeper frown.

"Kao would have only felt bad for getting you sick," Sun said bringing Mork's hands to his lips. "Besides I will have other chances to see my friends. I just wanted to take care of you."

Mork couldn't help but blush a little at those words. "Don't talk to me like that, it's not smooth at all." He said moving away from him to lay down on the bed.

Sun had only let out a small chuckle as he got off the bed when Mork had tugged at the covers. He had turned off the lights and gotten in bed along with him. As bad as he felt for not going, he was just as glad to be able to spend time with Mork. It wasn't often that the younger showed his vulnerable side to him like this.

Mork had scooted closer towards Sun, letting himself rearrange the older man's limbs around himself which had so willingly tightened around him. "It's cold," Mork said simply before Sun even got the idea to tease him.

"Hm." Sun had hummed before he was pressing a kiss to the top of Mork's head. "Why did you even drink Kao's strange drink?" He asked curiously.

"It smelled good," Mork said with a small sigh. It was strange because it had indeed smelled good but the taste was horrible. Whatever concoction he had made, had given him an unpleasant reaction that it left him feeling sick.