Junkyu dressed up and left his room with a heavy heart. Not bothering to look at Mashiho. He walked downstairs and saw Junho feeding Yui a pudding.
"Morning Dad" Junho said and Yui quickly turned her head to face Junkyu. She made grabby hands at Junkyu. Junkyu smiled and pecked her forehead
"Morning" He softly replied. Junho eyed Junkyu and noticed his puffed eyes and tired face.
"Had a problem sleeping last night?" Junho asked and Junkyu slowly nodded raking his hair backwards.
"Did you talk to him?" Junho asked referring to Mashiho. Junkyu tried his best to not remember last night but he couldn't.
He closed his eyes tight and pinched his nose bridge
"Junho...you're too young to face what's coming...I'm sorry" Junkyu said and Junho arched an eyebrow in confusion.
"You can tell me. You do know I can handle my feelings better than you" Junho said. He didn't look bothered on the outside but on the inside, his heart was pounding. He was praying it wouldn't be so bad
"Jun...he wants a separation" Junkyu said and in cue, Mashiho walked down the stairs.
Junho's eyes were wide open. His lips slightly parted. He looked at Mashiho in disbelief. Mashiho walked to the dining and saw them there
"Morning Jun." Mashiho said and was about to peck Junho's head but Junho moved away. He looked at Mashiho like he had betrayed him. He gulped "I..I'll be upstairs packing my books..for school"
Junho gritted his teeth and walked away holding his tears. He felt so betrayed. He couldn't even explain how he felt.
When he was younger. Mashiho promised him that their family would never split for any reason. He held unto his words.
He closed his eyes as he laid on his bed
"I really have to do something"
- -
Junkyu looked at Mashiho still not believing he wants a separation.
Mashiho dropped his spoon "What's up with you and Junho this morning?" Mashiho asked looking at Junkyu with an eyebrow arched.
"Why do you ask? Is there a problem?" Junkyu asked and Mashiho leaned back to his seat eyeing Junkyu
"I don't know..I just feel..weird..like something bad happened" Mashiho said and clicked his tongue. Junkyu smiled 'of course something bad happened' he muttered
"Don't worry, there's nothing bad happening" Junkyu said and Mashiho nodded deciding to drop the topic
After getting Yui ready for school, Mashiho knocked on Junho's door telling him that he was off to work.
"I'm so ending things with him...I've been his regular customer how can he change suddenly... The prices are too high" Mashiho muttered looking at the items in a watch store.
"Yah Heeseung! You can't even give me a discount! I've been your regular customer for years" Mashiho yelled
"Mashi it's pure emerald, I'm sorry it's at a fixed price, you're acting like you're not rich and to top it, you're married to a multimillionaire" Heeseung said and playfully rolled his eyes
'Hmm will Junkyu like this?' Mashiho thought looking at the watch. "Fine, I'll take it" Mashiho said and Heeseung smiled.
Junho, while at school, wrote down the things he needed to surprise Mashiho, he made up his mind to unite Mashiho and Junkyu. "Hmm. Twelve more days. It has to be perfect"
- -
Mashiho's worry grew as he always comes back home to a quiet house. He tried speaking to Junho but Junho would always avoid him
Junkyu got back from work, he usually freshens up before he sends their driver to pick Junho and Yui from school.
He got into his room, walked into his closet only to see Mashiho crouched to the floor.
His eyebrow arched in confusion, Mashiho usually got home by 9pm and it was 4pm.
He tapped Mashiho's shoulder, Mashiho slowly looked up and Junkyu immediately noticed his reddened face, his wet cheeks and his puffed eyes
"Mashi.." He muttered and dropped his jacket and he crouched near Mashiho
"Why are you crying?" Junkyu asked wiping Mashiho's tears. Mashiho immediately hugged him and buried his face in his chest
"You two have been avoiding me..J-Junho doesn't want to talk to me anymore and each time I come to the room, you always leave...did I do something wrong?" Mashiho asked and looked up to Junkyu
Junkyu looked away "he has no idea I know" Junkyu said in his mind
"Nothing..stop crying" Junkyu said and pecked his forehead despite thinking that Mashiho wants a divorce
Junkyu looked away not being able to hold an eye contact with Mashiho and this bothered Mashiho a lot.
- -
Mashiho drove out of the house with a hardened heart, he bit his lip trying to hold back his tears as he drove to work
His mind kept drifting away from work, he couldn't concentrate.
"Did they really forget today's my birthday?" Mashiho muttered playing with his fingers
"Of course they would.. They don't even talk to me anymore" Mashiho sighed and brushed his hair backwards
He took out a box from his desk and opened it..It was the emerald wristwatch he bought for Junkyu
"I think I should give him this and apologize..but what did I do?" Mashiho said in his mind and groaned in frustration
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It was 9:39 pm, Mashiho drove in and parked his car
He clutched the box tight and sighed as he opened the door.
"SURPRISE!!!"
Mashiho flinch and fell backwards
"What the..."
"Happy Birthday Mashi" he heard and saw all his friends smiling. He slowly got up
He looked towards Junkyu
"You guys remembered?" Mashiho whispered and Junkyu nodded
He hugged Junkyu tight as he kept whispering Thank yous
"You guys don't know how much this means to me" Mashiho said looking around as he smiled
"Yeah Yeah enough of the sentiments, Where's the cake?" Asahi asked Doyoung
- -
The party was finally over, Mashiho, Junkyu, Yui and Junho were in the living room watching a movie as they cuddled
Junho poked Mashiho
"Hm?"
"Are you and Dad really splitting?" Junho asked and Mashiho's eyebrows furrowed
"Splitting?-Junkyu what's he talking about?"
Junkyu told Junho to go elsewhere with Yui
"I uh I overheard you talking about us splitting..over the phone...you said you couldn't take it anymore"
"What?..when did I –oh" Mashiho said and Junkyu's face got gloomy
"I was talking to Jeongwoo about Heeseung..the wristwatch i got you, he didn't want to lessen the price..how..how could you think Like that Kyu"
"Don't tell me this is why you and Junho have been actually weird towards me?"
Junkyu didn't reply
"Oh my word – Junkyu..really? You didn't even try to talk to me about it, you just chose to do your thing" Mashiho said sitting up
"I..I couldn't bring myself to talk to you..I just couldn't face you..I saw myself as a bad husband..I'm really sorry Mashi...I should have considered your feelings...I don't mind your work hours anymore.. As long as you're with me..I'm alright" Junkyu said and tightly hugged Mashiho
"It's alright...just don't scare me like that anymore..and I will never leave you, I said that before and I'll say that again...I love you so much..I can't live without you and the kids...let's try to talk things out first before we conclude..okay?"
Junkyu nodded and pecked Mashiho's cheek
"Can we come in now? We've missed a lot from the movie" Junho asked carrying Yui
"Yeah come in...you just missed the part where Yeoshi's fans attacked Joonghwan" Mashiho said creating space for Junho