It's been two weeks since Arthit had last seen Kongpob. He felt so exhausted. He was so tired of crying every single night, he was not sleeping well, he was not eating. His mother and Byul were greatly concerned about him.

He'd gone home that weekend and had cried his eyes out to his mother. He still had not told her the truth as to how he met Kongpob he was too ashamed to say that. All he did tell her was that Kongpob had been someone he'd met who had agreed to play pretend with him. In the end, it was only him that had fallen for that trap.

His mother had offered him comfort, he had been hugged and treated like a small child all weekend. Byul had found out because she'd called everyone worried sick after neither he nor Kongpb showed up to see Baekhyun. In the end, Arthit had explained to Byul what happened and he'd lied to Baekhyun telling him that he was sick but promised to make it up to him.

Byul had come over to his mother's house to see him. Unfortunately, she had come with Two and Son. He'd thought that Two would scold him, but he didn't say a word to him in regards to that. Son had told him things would be alright and Two had simply brought him his favorite drink pink milk. They'd all spent the day with him watching movies and trying to make him laugh.

Arthit appreciated the sentiment but all he wanted to do was cry. They'd slept over at their mother's house crammed on the floor and hugging him like when they were children. When he'd left that Sunday morning his mother had caressed his cheek gently letting him know things would be okay.

"Things will work out. Sooner or later he'll come to you and explain. But you both need time."

"He never loved me... all it was to him was a fling... maybe just someone that he could.." His mother grabs his face in her hands.

"I know you're hurt Arthit. But... someone who plays pretend doesn't come to meet your mother. And he doesn't practically move in with you if it's just a fling. He doesn't make promises or tries to adopt a child with you. That would make him cruel. You have to trust him and have more faith in yourself and your love with him..."

Arthit wanted to believe his mother. He truly wanted to believe these things but it had been two weeks and Kongpob had not contacted him. More and more Arthit started to believe that he had really meant nothing to Kongpob.

Arthit sighed. He didn't know what to do anymore. Forgetting Kongpob was turning out to be so painful. More so than when he was heartbroken over Namtarn. He had not thought he would ever experience a heartbreak more painful than that one and this one had proved him wrong.

"Mr. Rojnapat..." Arthit looked up from his desk and looked at the person standing in front of his classroom. It was one of the women that worked at the main office of the school. His children were at an assembly again and he was simply finishing up grading papers.

"yes." He spoke politely.

"There's someone that is looking for you. A Mr. Kyro." Arthit froze for a moment, more so when Kyro steps forward. The man had a frown on his face and Arthit bit the inside of his cheek.

"Okay..."

"I'll leave you two alone." The woman spoke politely before walking away.

"Come in.... have a seat," Arthit spoke up pointing to the chair that was beside his. It belonged to his T.A. Kyro offered him a smile and nodded.

"Is there something going on?..." Arthit questioned, trying his best to even his voice. Kyro sat in front of him and sighed.

"Well. You sent a letter two weeks ago just before your three-month contract ended."

"Things changed... I just... Didn't want to do this anymore." Arthit spoke softly.

"Arthit... I want you to have this." Kyro took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Arthit. Confused Arthit took the white envelope in his hand and then opened it only for his eyes to widen when he realized it was a large stack of money.

"What is this?"

"This is two months of payment. It's what you paid for Kongpob." Arthit shook his head.

"Why are you giving me this?"

"Kongpob asked that we not tell you anything. He wanted to explain things himself but I can't really watch him moping around and Smile and Liz are both pretty pissed at everything that happened."

"I don't understand..." Arthit spoke softly. Kyro sighed.

"Kongpob.. that dumb kid isn't good at sharing his feelings. He's never been good at it. I supposed he thought his sincerity towards you would be enough. But sometimes people need words too don't they?" Kyro questioned.

Once more Arthit remained quiet. He was unsure of what Kyro was trying to tell him.

"Kongpob quit the agency about two months ago. You were his last client."

"What?... But... we only stopped two weeks ago..."

"That's because Kongpob probably did not want to end things with you Arthit." Kyro sighed once more when Arthit remained with that blank expression on his face.

"Arthit. Kongpob was serious about you. And I know, as someone with experience when it comes to dealing with emotions and getting hurt, he was afraid, just like you were when you thought that I was setting him up with more dates." Arthit bit the inside of his cheek unsure of what to say or how to honestly feel about the entire thing.

"Did he ask you to come and tell me all this?" He questioned.

"No. But I wanted to come to talk to you because I know that he's suffering and by how red and swollen your eyes are I can tell that you aren't taking this breakup so well either." Arthit doesn't say anything for a moment.

"Then... why hasn't he come looking for me?"

"I believe your words to him were something along the lines of I never want to see you again." Arthit's heart clenched.

"Look. It's not my place to say when it comes to what happened between he and Sam. Kongpob can explain all of that to you. But I will say this. Despite how compromising that scene was with him nothing happened. Kongpob loves you too much and you might not believe me but he really did try his best to make sure that things with you went smoothly." Arthit felt like crying one more. Kyro had certainly given him a lot of things that he needed to process.

"Can I ask you something?" Arthit questioned. When Kyro nodded Arthit continued.

"Why did you choose Kongpob to be with me?" Kyro chuckled and shook his head.

"I didn't choose him. You chose each other."

"I don't understand."

"The VIP list is special. I'm sure Smile told you that."

"She didn't say much only that someone would be chosen for me that would better fit me."

"Yes. In this case, we got to read your file and all the information you provided for us and well... this was more or less a cupid agency."

"Cupid... but... they are doing this for money." Kyro laughs.

"Of course they are. Most of them do this because they need money. Other's do this for fun. Some just want casual sex. Why do you think Kongpob was there?" Kyro questioned.

"Because he wanted to stop feeling. All this was a big distraction to his heartbreak." Kyro is silent for a moment before he smiles.

"You're right about that. I was friends with him when he broke up with Sam he was a mess. He begged me to work at the agency and I complied because I thought he would just get this out of his system and that would be the end of it. But if I'm honest he just ended up losing himself. He was always a nice kid and well behaved."

"Then why did you let him work for the agency?" Arthit questioned.

"Because he'd gotten offers from other people to do the same line of work already. I chose to have him work for me so that I could keep an eye on him. He was like this for two years and honestly, he got out of control. He was like me in that way?"

"You?" Kyro smiled and nodded.

"I wasn't a very nice guy in the past. Until I met the love of my life, Liz. As you know she also works in the agency." Arthit nodded and for the first time saw a soft look in his eyes that could only be described as a look of someone that was clearly in love.

"Liz truly changed my life. She made me want more than the stupid way I was living. I hoped that Kongpob would one day find the same thing but the way that he was going with the agency and he wasn't dating anyone in his personal life I knew that it would be close to impossible for him to find anyone. The girls came up with this idea. Special people, like you, not only because of your case, you didn't want someone to sleep with or show around to rich friends. You wanted someone to help you get over something that sounded familiar to someone else."

"You wanted to set us up?... Did Kongpob know that?" Arthit questioned.

"Of course not. He would have never agreed to even meet you if that had been the case. He wasn't very open to the idea of falling in love again. I thought... that if there might be anyone who might change him out of everyone else that was a candidate in the VIP list it would be you. I hoped that one week would be enough. He never sees anyone for more than a week. I knew I made the right choice when he agreed to three months within the first meeting." Kyro spoke with a smile.

"Why me?"

"Those are things you need to ask him too. I can't say more than I already have when it comes to Kongpob. As for me. I thought that you were noble when it came to how you handled things with you ex-girlfriend. If you couldn't be lovers, then I hoped Kongpob would gain a new friend. Someone who would let him find his old self. You're a bit like he was back then." Kyro's phone rings and he stands up from where he is sitting as he answers.

"Hello Liz,"

"Me... I'm running an errand." Kyro spoke with a charming smile that reminded Arthit of Kongpob and only caused him to miss the handsome man even more.

"I'll see you soon... Love you too." Kyro hung up and then turned to look at Arthit.

"I have to go but... I hope you think about everything I said to you today." Kyro said to him before he walked away. Arthit remained where he was sitting. His mind was trying his best to wrap around what Kyro had said to him.

"Did you really care about me Kong?" He questioned softly to himself. He went through his phone and found himself looking at the pictures that he'd taken with Kongpob. There was one, which they had taken together that he liked the best. They had both looked so happy during that time. Arthit remembers it because they had taken it at Byul's birthday party. They had taken several photographs together but he liked this one because they both looked so happy and comfortable with one another. Arthit had wanted to take a silly photograph and he'd thought Kongpob would not want to do the same. However, when he'd puffed out his cheeks Kongpob had done the same.

They had been so happy for a full week. Why then had all of it soured so quickly?

"Kong... if I call you to come back will you?" Tears began to sting his eyes. He wanted to believe in Kongpob. He wanted to hope that what Kyro had said to him was true. Maybe he was being selfish or even a bit contradicting but in his heart he knew that what he wanted was for Kongpob to come back to him.

"Teacher!" The children's voices were heard as they suddenly burst through the door. Arthit didn't have much time to think after that. Instead, he simply wiped away his tears and offered a smile to them. He waited for them to come in before he stood up from his seat and began to teach his lesson...

***

"Appa!" Baekhyun had rushed into his arms as soon as Arthit had stepped foot inside the orphanage. Beside Baekhyun was one of the monks who offered him a polite smile as Arthit picked up the small child in his arms and carried him. The monk helped him with his bags and Arthit silently thanked him; he had stopped by his house and the grocery store in order to prepare the dish that he wanted to make for Baekhyun.

He had missed his appointment with Baekhyun the previous week and he had been so busy the past weeks due to the winter show he had been preparing with his class he felt as though he had really neglected his child. Without Kongob, Arthit had still gone ahead with what would be the adoption process. There had been a social worker that had started to be in contact with him and had thoroughly interviewed him. She'd talked to Baekhyun's psychologist and of course with the monks and Baekhyun himself. There would be a home visit soon which Arthit would have to start preparing for as well.

He was currently looking for a new place to live and had found a two-bedroom apartment that he could afford for the two of them on his salary. He had enough money saved for the deposit and was in talks with the landlord already.

"Appa. I drew a picture for you. Want to see." Baekhyun spoke, as soon as Arthit put him back down Baekhyun took his hand and led him down the hall and towards his room. The monk simply told Arthit that he would go put his things in the kitchen.

Arthit managed to say a thank you before Baekhyun pulled him into his room.

"Appa close your eyes," Baekhyun spoke. Smiling, Arthit followed Baekhyun's instructions. Arthit could hear the rustling around the room before Baekhyun spoke once again.

"Okay. Appa can open his eyes again." Arthit looked at the drawing and tried his best to smile. There was a picture of a small boy holding hands with two men. There was a scribble with his name on the doll to the right and Kongpob's name above the other doll.

"Auntie Byul wrote it on a piece of paper for me and I tried my best to copy it."

"Auntie Byul?" Arthit questioned. Baekhyun nodded.

"She's Appa's sister." Arthit ruffled Baekhyun's hair before hugging him, he tried his best to hide his pain and the tears that threatened to fall from his eyes.

"Does Appa like it."

"Yes. It's a very nice drawing." I'm sorry that Kongpob won't be part of our family anymore...

"Come on. I want to teach you to make a fun dish. Arancini."

"Arancini?" Baekhyun questioned.

"Italian rice balls. There's going to be cheese in them." Baekhyun's eyes lit up and Arthit smiled as he led the child out of his room and into the kitchen. The monk had already set up everything, including his Tupperware where he had prepared the risotto in advance so that they could prepare things at a faster speed.

"Come on let's wash our hands so that you can help me make these," Arthit explained to Baekhyun who nodded. There was a little stool that was set up so that Baekhyun could wash his hands and when he was done Arthit dried his hands for him and finished setting up what they would need. Arthit showed Baekhyun how they would make the arancini.

There was a big smile on Baekhyun's face while they made rice balls with cheese inside. Breading the arancini became a mess of breadcrumbs, eggwash, and flour everywhere. Including Baekhyun's hair.

"Look at you," Arthit spoke to Baekhyun as he tried to remove the breadcrumbs from his hair. Baekhyun smiled at him.

"Come on, you need a bath." Baekhyun's eyes lit up and he nodded. Arthit set up a bath for him and was surprised when Baekhyun came out with a few toys including rubber ducks, a small ship and a few action figures. Arthit knew the children had toys, Byul bought the kids many toys and clothes when she could. However, Arthit was sure that these toys were not purchased by Byul. She always let him know when she needed to buy new toys and always asked for his help or at least mentioned it.

Arthit didn't comment on this to Baekhyun and simply helped him set up his bubble bath.

"I'm going to fry up the arancini balls so that when you come out they'll be ready to eat."

"Okay Appa." Baekhyun spoke. Arthit smiled and kissed the top of Baekhyun's hair before leaving. He could see a few children running around the orphanage, many were outside and while Arthit felt bad because it seemed as though Baekhyun was a favorite, that was not the case. From what Byul had explained, small little get-togethers like these were given and offered to people that were not only ready but sure that they wanted the child they were adopting.

Meetings like these were further down the line when the adoption was in the process of closing. Byul had helped him find another lawyer after what happened with Kongpob. She had promised him that things would continue to go smoothly with Baekhyun's adoption and so far things had continued that way. He hurried to finish cooking and by the time he was done. When Baekhyun was out of his bath he had rushed into the kitchen barefoot, and with water dripping down his hair after changing clothes. Arthit propped Baekhyun on the empty kitchen counter, glad that he had been able to clean up while Baekhyun was taking his bath.

Baekhyun grinned at him while Arthit dried his hair.

"Appa... When are you and Por coming together?" Arthit's heart clenched at the questioned.

"Kongpob... Do you miss him?" Baekhyun nodded.

"Just as much as I miss Appa." His words warmed Arthit's heart but at the same time made Arthit feel incredibly guilty.

"Can I ask you something?" Arthit questioned.

"Would it be okay if it was just me?" Baekhyun's eyes that had been shinning with happiness died down. Arthit watched Baekhyun's head lower and his bottom lip began to quiver. Arthit panicked and immediately hugged Baekhyun, not wanting him to cry.

"I knew it. You and Por are fighting." Dread filled Arthit's heart but he knew that he was going to have to talk about this with Baekhyun sooner or later. It was best that he did it now so that Baekhyun would get used to the idea that it would be just the two of them.

"That's not the way Daddy said things would happen." Arthit freezes for a moment; confused, as Baekhyun sniffles.

"Baekhyun... what are you talking about?" Arthit questioned gently as he reaches out to wipe Baekhyun's tears. The child hugs Arthit tightly wanting to be carried and when Arthit picks him up in his arms Baekhyun buries his face in Arthit's neck. Arthit pats his back gently trying to calm him down and when Baekhyun finally does he begins to play with Arthit's tie.

"Baekhyun...you said Daddy told you something would happen... do you mean Kongpob?..." Arthit questioned. Baekhyun looked at him with bloodshot eyes and shook his head.

"Daddy... My Por... My Appa... the only person that ever loved Baekhyunnie." Arthit's heart clenched as he heard the four-year-old child say these words. There were moments when Arthit almost did forget that Baekhyun came from an abusive past.

"Your Daddy told you that someone would adopt you if something went wrong?" Arthit was both alarmed and confused but more so when Baekhyun nodded then shook his head.