-This is the second-to-the-last chapter! I can't believe that this is so close to being over, guys! You are all such amazing readers and I can't wait to write the ending of this for you. I'm gonna try to make it a longer chapter cuz these two adorable shanks deserve it XD Reviews have all been lovely and I hope you'll tell me if you liked this one too :)-
-DAY 29: Rearrange a room in your house-
(The rest of this challenge was so long, I just wrote this. You get the point -_-)
Belle wanted to help, she really did, but she was just too little. She still protested that she should be a part of rearranging her own room, though.
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"Oh my God."
"It's not THAT heavy."
"Can't you do this yourself?"
"If I could do this myself, you wouldn't be here."
"Ugh." With a last groan of pain, Newt let his corner of Belle's bed drop onto the floor with a thud. It had been moved from its place by the door and was now up against the wall beneath her window. She'd been wanting her room changed around for some time now, so he and Minho had taken today to do that for her. He was beginning to regret it, now that his arms were aching. Lifting his arms up over his head, he stretched. "I think we should take a break," he announced, "before I die."
Minho blew out a hard sigh from the other side of the bed, bracing his hands on its headboard and leaning against it. "You're a real wimp, you know that?"
"Yeah, I know," Newt replied, rolling his eyes. "And I accept it. I'm sitting." Without waiting for a reply, he sat himself down on the floor in front of Belle's bed and leaned back against it. A long exhale left him. It felt good to be done moving dressers and beds around.
"Well, I'm sitting if you're sitting." Minho took the place beside Newt, tipping his head back against Belle's bed. He closed his eyes. "Lazy shank," he added, mouth tilting up at the corner.
Tired, Newt's response was a halfhearted mumble. Both wore tank tops and shorts during the work and their shoulders brushed as they sat together. Newt felt the tiniest shiver at the touch of skin. He risked a sideways glance at Minho. His hair was adorably messy and Newt bit his lip in delight. He didn't love any of the work, but he did love how ruffled Minho looked afterward. Affection bloomed unexpectedly inside of him and he shifted so that their legs were touching too. "Thanks for the help."
"Of course." Smiling, Minho leaned over and placed a kiss on Newt's cheek.
Newt melted at the gesture. He felt suddenly giddy, as the thought settled in: he'd just finished fixing up his daughter's room and his husband was sitting beside him. He could've died happy right then.
Beside him, Minho took a breath to speak. "You want something to drink? I think we have—"
Newt grabbed the neckline of his tank top and dragged him into a kiss. He heard Minho's surprised noise and grinned against his lips. Then one of Minho's hands was cupping his face, head tilting as he kissed back. A sigh ran out of Newt, the sweet taste of Minho on his tongue and a warmth building somewhere inside. He let Minho part his lips, let it deepen, and heard Minho moan softly. Minho's hand fell to rest on his thigh, curling in the fabric of his shorts. A thrum of heat traveled the whole way up Newt's body. "Min," he whispered into the kiss.
At the sound of his voice, Minho slipped just his fingertips beneath the hem of Newt's shorts; his palm grazed bare skin as he slid his fingers down to trace the years-old scar on the back of Newt's knee. A smile worked itself onto Newt's lips. He caught Minho's bottom lip in his teeth just before pulling away, eliciting the smallest whimper from Minho. Noses brushing and breaths shaky, Newt ran his index finger along the line of Minho's jaw. "Yeah," he murmured.
"Yeah, what?" Minho asked, words bumping into each other dazedly.
"Yeah, I want a drink," Newt replied with a light laugh.
"Oh. Yeah. Okay."
"I also want a shower."
"Mmhm."
Smirking, Newt bent and placed his lips at Minho's ear. "Want to join me?" he asked in a whisper, hand settling itself on Minho's stomach.
"Yes," was sighed into his hair and his smirk widened.
Yes, he liked the parts AFTER the work much better.
