Special Chapter 3 pg 1
Special Chapter 3 pg 1
Special Chapter 3: Welcoming a new member, ‘our little son.’
“When you go to Hong Kong and I have to stay home alone…”
“…”
Some weeks, it gets lonely. Even though we talk on the phone often…
“…”
“But I didn’t want to follow you every week.”
“You are more tired of traveling than anything.”
“Honestly, yeah, that’s true…”
“So how do we solve this problem?”
“I want to raise a dog…”
“…”
“But I want us to understand each other first… wants us to make the decision together.”
“…”
“Because if we decide to take in a puppy…”
“…”
“I probably wouldn’t go to Hong Kong with Panli at all… because I would have to stay with him.”
“…”
“We can’t leave him with someone else for too long.”
“…”
“Because he’d be like our child. If the parents disappear for a week, the child would miss them, right…?”
“…”
“So… I will wait for the day you are fully ready to be a papa.”
The conversation between Panli and Klaijai from months ago floated back into his mind. After that day, the two of them took some time to make a big decision together. Yet Klaijai was always the one who considered others’ feelings first. He didn’t rush Panli to decide on this matter. Instead, Klaijai chose to go to Hong Kong with Panli almost every week.
Just because…
Klai was afraid Panli couldn’t bear missing him… so Klai came along.
Yes… Klaijai went to Hong Kong almost every time for this small reason. But it made Panli realize how much his lover cared about his feelings. Looking back from Klaijai’s perspective, Panli understood that Klaijai often felt exhausted from traveling. And though they were happy spending every moment together, Panli knew Klaijai preferred staying home.
Perhaps because of this… this reason that, no matter how much time passed, Klaijai always prioritized Panli’s feelings first. And his love for him remained unchanged.
Panli then thought… he should make their lives together even more complete, to turn the word “us” into the word “family.”
A family that doesn’t mean…
One of them has to sacrifice more than the other.
But a family that means…
They will be each other’s strength… they will empower one another.
And they will find happiness together…
Having made this decision, Panli wholeheartedly prepared to become “Papa” and secretly planned to welcome a new member into their home without Klaijai knowing.
Panli had bought a Golden Retriever puppy from a farm and arranged to pick it up one day after returning from Hong Kong. He felt incredibly excited as he stood waiting to receive “Little Son” at the farm’s entrance with his close friend.
“Panli… why the hell did you drag me along?”
“Because you’re the chubby puppy, and I’m the dog face… so we both have to come pick up the puppy together, right?”
The chubby-cheeked friend shook his head, chuckling softly. “Because we’re both dogs, huh? That’s why we’re here to pick up the little pup together.”
Panli smirked before turning his gaze from his friend to the farm’s exit. Not long after, a woman, whom Panli assumed was the farm owner he’d been in contact with, came out carrying a chubby, brown-furred puppy.
“chubby puppy…”
“Huh?”
“No… this time I wasn’t talking about you. I meant my little son, the chubby puppy.”
The original “chubby puppy” laughed lightly before saying, “Looks like your little son is about to steal my chubby puppy title.”
Panli chuckled in his throat and turned to the woman holding the chubby puppy, who stopped in front of him. She gave him a friendly smile before asking…
“Are you Li?”
“Yes, that’s me.”
“This little one is the pup you reserved…”
Panli flashed a bright smile as he looked at “Little Son,” who was staring at him with big, innocent eyes. He reached out to take the chubby puppy from the farm owner.
“Little Son… come live with Papa Li…” Panli said, lifting the puppy high and swaying it back and forth as if flying across a wide open sky. He stared at his “Little Son,” who showed no signs of fear or squirming. Instead, the puppy simply gazed back at him with clear, sparkling eyes. Panli burst out laughing before saying, “…Daddy’s little son.”
“Dog face… let me play with the little guy too.”
Chubby Cheeks spoke while reaching both hands toward him. Panli smiled and handed over their son, who had captured his heart in mere seconds, to his best friend. Theerak took the chubby puppy in his arms. He looked fondly at Chubby Cheeks, who was hugging and kissing the son, before turning his attention to continue talking with the farm owner.
“Thank you so much.”
“Thank you as well…” she replied with a smile, handing him a blue plastic bag. “This bag contains a notebook with records of the puppy’s vaccines and deworming.”
“Oh… got it,” Panli nodded slightly and took the blue bag.
“If you have any issues after this, you can call me anytime.”
“Okay, thank you so much, Pimp.”
“You’re welcome…”
“I’ll take my leave now.”
“Alright… safe travels, Li.”
“Yes, thank you again.” After responding, Panli nodded to his best friend, signaling to get in the car. Chubby Cheeks hurriedly carried the son to the car, as if afraid the farm owner might reclaim the chubby puppy in his arms.
Once in the car, Panli reached out to pat the round puppy’s head. Chubby Cheeks, still acting as the makeshift nanny, furrowed his brows slightly, as if something had just occurred to him.
“Li… did you pay for the puppy yet? I haven’t seen you give any money to her. What if she comes to take him back?”
The questioned man chuckled in his throat while fastening his seatbelt, then said, “I transferred the money to her ages ago.”
“Oh, if that’s the case, then we’re good…” Chubby Cheeks used both hands to hold the son’s face and began playfully nuzzling him with enthusiasm. “Let big bro give you some love, okay? I’m so obsessed with you, little one.”
“Don’t nuzzle too much… you’ll bruise my kid,” Panli said, laughing.
“Pfft… dog face, I know what I’m doing.”
“You’re this obsessed with my son… imagine how much his mama will be obsessed with him.”
“Klai probably wants to nuzzle this chubby puppy all day, just like me.”
Panli let out a soft chuckle.
“Have you named him yet?”
“Not yet… I want Klai to name him.”
“Oh…” Chubby Cheeks said before pressing his nose to sniff the brown-furred puppy again. “I’ll take you to play with big bro Crispy Pork, okay?”
Panli smiled faintly while watching his son, who was being endlessly nuzzled by Chubby Cheeks, thinking to himself…
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