***
"Oh come on, Tay! Give me the diaper! Urgh! Goodness, faster!"
He glared at Tay who then rummaged through the piles of cloths, boxes of milk and other essentials inside the bag. He rolled his eyes as some of them flew off as Tay ransacked the bag hastily as the baby's shrill cry filled the entire house.
"Fuck! What does it look like?" Tay asked in confusion as he continued looking, obviously nervous under New's scrutinizing look.
"No cursing, Tay. We've got a baby right here. And oh my goodness! You haven't seen a diaper your whole life??"
"Baaabe, it's my first time taking care of a baby. I seriously don't know what a diaper looks like."
"Well you better get your act together because I swear to heavens Tay, if I find out this baby is yours, I'm gonna drown you in boiling oil," New fired back as he threw the pack of wet wipes towards Tay's direction.
***
5 hours earlier.
"Hmmmmmm. This is actually good," he complemented Tay as they were having their breakfast on a Sunday morning.
He had always been the one preparing their food but since Tay insisted on learning some skills in the kitchen, he would allow him to help at times though it meant wasting some of their ingredients that were supposed to last a week.
Tay seemed to have improved over the course of their marriage life in terms of cooking though. Well, he would still burn some dishes but they could still be eaten though he had to swallow them at once whilst maintaining a straight face.
Tay proudly beamed at him as he twirled his fork on the pasta.
"See. I told you. I can cook you decent food."
"Tsss. It's just pasta, Tay."
"But still, I didn't burn anything," Tay proudly grinned even more and reached out to wipe the side of his lips.
He just let him be though he was quite astounded why they were having pasta for breakfast.
"Next time we'll do baking, okay?" he smiled back at him and Tay just tousled his hair.
"Sure babe, whatever you say."
"Hmm. By the way, the doctor called and said that the surrogate just passed all the needed tests," Tay informed him and put more pasta on his plate.
"Oh really! That's great then. I'm so excited," he grabbed Tay's hand and held it tightly.
"Yeah, me too. What do you want? A boy or a girl?"
"Hmm. A boy? Well.. Any gender will do as long as the baby's healthy."
Tay then dragged his chair closer and draped his arm on his shoulder.
He leaned his head on Tay and played with Tay's fingers, fiddling with them as Tay slowly brushed his hair.
"Do you think we'd do great as parents?" he asked as he intertwined his fingers with Tay's.
"Yeah. We'll make sure of that. I mean we may not be perfect but I'm sure we'll do great. Why? Are you nervous?"
"I, I don't know. I mean, I don't know what to feel. I'm kinda excited but nervous as well. What if our kids will ask why they don't have a mother...and have two fathers instead?"
"Don't worry too much, okay? We'll do just fine. We'll make sure of that," Tay assured him and placed a kiss on top of his head.
***
"Babe, can you please get the rest of the groceries from the car?" New asked as he placed the meat in the freezer.
They just got back from their weekly grocery shopping as their Sundays always included buying groceries and cleaning the house. Well, he did most of the work as Tay would be in his mini office most of time, reading and signing documents.
"Sure thing, babe!" Tay replied and went straight to the door.
He was already done placing the vegetables inside the chiller when he noticed that it had been almost ten minutes but Tay hadn't come back.
"Did he go all the way back to the grocery store?" he asked in disbelief and trudged towards the living room.
"Babe?" he called out but Tay wasn't there.
He immediately went to the garage to check on him but he wasn't there, too. He was about to call him out again when he heard a cry, a shrill cry of what seemed to be a baby.
He surveyed the area to find out where the cry was coming from and eventually stopped breathing when he saw Tay by the front gate whilst carrying something in his arms.
With shaky breaths, he approached Tay who was unmoving, his gaze fixed on whatever it was in his arms.
"Tay, what the hell is that?"
It was only then that Tay got back to his senses and stared at New with a confused look on his face.
"Baby."
***
Tay, please take care of our baby while I'm away.
-Anne
New crumpled the note that was placed in the basket where the baby was placed.
He closed his eyes as he took deep breaths to calm himself or he would have literally kicked Tay of their house. He didn't care if Tay's parents were the ones who gave it. He definitely just had the urge to smack a fist across his face.
"Babee. It's not mine, okay? I don't even know who this Anne is."
He glared at Tay who was sitting meekly on the sofa, the baby still in his arms.
"Please take care of our baby. Our baby, Tay. How am I supposed to take that note?!"
Tay didn't answer and just pouted his lips.
"Goodness, Tay, were you cheating on me whilst we are married???"
"Of course not, babe! I wouldn't do that! Not in a million years."
"Then how are you supposed to explain that baby? And based on my calculations, it's still around five months old. Were, were you, did you go back to your old habits while we're together?" New stifled a cry as he looked at Tay with an accusing look on his face.
"Babe, I seriously don't know anything about this child. I swear, I'm not having an affair. It's just you, okay? I don't have anyone else."
"Then who is this Anne?"
"I-I don't know. Well, I-I did have some flings who were named Anne before but I swear ever since we got together, I didn't cheat on you and I would never."
He just stared at Tay quite disheartened but at the same time he wanted to believe what he was saying. But whenever his gaze fell on the child in his arms, all his logical reasoning just vanished into thin air, completely making him doubt Tay's words.
"Babe?" Tay's voice was pleading but he maintained his firmness and just stared at him with cold eyes.
"You take care of that baby yourself," he said with finality in his voice before heading towards their bedroom.
***
Tay stared at the baby on the sofa and massaged his temple. Never in his life had he taken care of a baby and the mere fact that it was too small scared him the most. It was as if he could hurt the baby at any moment.
He thought of calling his mom for help but he might be thrown out of his own house if she knew about it so he just completely scratched his plan.
He stared at the baby and noticed the blue basketball print on the blanket.
"Where are your parents, young man?" he whispered to himself.
He scratched the back of his head as he started making slight noises and muttered a curse when he started crying.
He tried shushing him but he just cried even more.
"A-are you hungry? Baby? What do you want?" he asked softly as he carried him in his arms, definitely confused on what to do to make him stop crying.
He then grabbed his phone and dialed Apple's number. She was probably the only person who could help him in this mess as his husband was sulking in their bedroom.
He mentally clapped when Apple answered. He pressed the loudspeaker as he didn't want to hold the baby with just one arm.
"Apple. I need your help," he immediately informed her as he swayed the baby in his arms, something he had seen in movies.
Wow, what a nice way to greet me, bub. That's way too sweet.
"Oh come on, Apple. I don't need your sarcasm right now. I'm in trouble and New's not talking to me."
He scowled as Apple grunted on the other line. He could imagine her rolling her eyes multiple times.
What did you do this time, Tay? And why is it so loud there? Wait.. Is that a baby crying???
"Hell yeah, that is why I need your help."
Wait, you already have a baby? Isn't the surrogate supposed to carry your baby for months? How in the world do you have a baby in an instant?
"Can you just come over here please? I badly need you right now."
But where is that baby from, Tay? Gosh! Don't tell me you got a girl pregnant?? Is that why New isn't talking to you??
"Come on, Apple. Do you think I'd actually do that?? You know how much I love New. It's just so happened that some random girl named Anne left this baby at our front gate and ... can you just come over so that I can explain things to you and so that you can help me too??"
I'm so sorry, Tay. As much as I wanted to help you get out of that trouble, I can't right now. I'm currently on vacation with my boyfriend.
"Urgh! People in love stink!"
Hey! Can you not? It's my time to have some love, okay after all the times I became the third wheel in your relationship! You just don't know how hard I tried not to cringe at your sweet moments. You basically treated me like air countless times, you buffons! And besides, I don't know how to take care of a child, Tay. We might end up killing that baby if we take care of it together.
"Fine, fine. You go get some love. You made it sound like we deprived you of romance in your life. Tss."
Well, you did at times.
"Alright, I'll just figure out some ways to take care of this matter."
Okay, bub. Don't worry, New will soften up later on. Trust me.
"Okay, thanks but no thanks since you did nothing basically."
Tsss. Yeah whatever.
"And oh Apple."
Yes?
"Don't forget to use condom."
Tsss! Fuck off Tay Tawan!
***
New rolled his eyes as he secretly watched Tay who was getting frantic over the baby crying. Tay was walking back and forth the living room whilst carrying the baby in his arms.
He heaved a deep sigh and trudged towards the living room still not saying a word to Tay.
"B-babe?" Tay called out but he didn't answer. He just grabbed the car keys and went straight to the garage with Tay calling out his name loudly.
---
New parked the car and grabbed the bag of essentials from the backseat.
The house was already silent with no traces of baby crying. He quickly opened the front door to check on the two and almost dropped the bag when he saw Tay crouching in the corner with the baby sleeping in his arms.
"B-babe?" Tay called him, his voice squeaking and his eyes red like he just cried.
"What's wrong?" he asked finally breaking the barrier he built earlier as his heart softened at the sight of Tay's face.
"I thought you left. I thought you weren't coming back," Tay's voice was soft and shaky and New had this sudden urge to wrap him in his arms.
"I just went out to buy some essentials for the baby," he replied and crouched in front of Tay. "How is he?"
"I don't know. He just stopped crying and then went back to sleep. He hasn't woken up since you left and it's worrying me already."
He chuckled and tousled Tay's hair.
"Tsss. He's just sleeping, okay. You're such a baby. Come, give him to me."
Tay then slowly transferred the baby to his arms carefully to not wake him up but as soon as New got him in his arms, he started crying, louder than he did earlier.
"I guess he's hungry," he concluded but then his hand touched something wet in his bottom and soon realized the cause of his endless crying.
"His diaper's wet. We've got to change it," he told Tay and then carefully laid the baby on the sofa.
"Hand me the diaper Tay. It's in the bag I brought," he instructed Tay as he started unfastening the baby's diaper.
"Which one, babe?"
"There's a pack of diapers there Tay. Just look for it. You'll eventually see it."
He grabbed the pack of wet wipes nearby and started wiping the baby's bottom area whilst waiting for Tay to hand him the diaper. But he had already finished wiping the baby but still Tay didn't hand him the diaper.
He was about to help Tay when the baby started crying again.
"Oh come on, Tay! Give me the diaper! Urgh! Goodness, faster!"
He glared at Tay who then rummaged through the piles of cloths, boxes of milk and other essentials inside the bag. He rolled his eyes as some of them flew off as Tay ransacked the bag hastily as the baby's shrill cry filled the entire house.
"Fuck! What does it look like?" Tay asked in confusion as he continued looking obviously nervous under New's scrutinizing look.
"No cursing, Tay. We've got a baby right here. And oh my goodness! You haven't seen a diaper in your whole life??"
"Baaabe, it's my first time taking care of a baby. I seriously don't know what a diaper looks like."
"Well you better get your act together because I swear to heavens Tay, if I find out this baby is yours, I'm gonna drown you in boiling oil," New fired back as he threw the pack of wet wipes towards Tay's direction. "Now go get that diaper so this baby can stop crying already."
Tay flinched as the wet wipes hit his shoulder but still continued looking for the diaper.
"That's it! That's the one in your hands!" New exclaimed as Tay grabbed the pack of diapers.
Tay immediately approached him and handed him one.
"I couldn't believe you don't know what a diaper looks like," he hissed at Tay who just beamed at him showing his complete sets of teeth.
"Tss. Don't smile at me like that. Remember you still have a lot of explaining to do," he added as he squinted his eyes at Tay.
"Come on, baaaabee. I swear I'm telling the truth," Tay reached out to squeeze his face whilst grinning at him.
He was about to rebut but his words were left midair when something wet hit his face, well, their faces actually.
"What the f--"
"No cursing, Tay," he abruptly warned Tay as they both looked at the baby who just pissed on their faces.
"Tss. I thought you were done pissing. Come here you little creature," Tay cupped the baby's face and carefully rubbed it, earning a laughter both from the baby and New.
***
"That's a good boy," Tay patted the baby's head as he finished the bottle of milk.
New then carried the baby and rubbed his back.
Tay giggled when the baby burped after minutes of rubbing his back.
"Where did you learn all of these?" Tay asked him as he placed the baby on the makeshift bed they prepared earlier.
"I took care of my nieces and nephews when they were little so I'm kinda used to this thing," he replied as he shook the baby rattle he bought earlier. The baby giggled and he couldn't help but smile as well.
Tay sat beside him and rubbed the baby's head who was already fast asleep.
"I'm so sorry about this mess. But please believe me, babe. I absolutely don't know whose child this is. Why don't we check the cameras by the front gate and see who left him so we could report this to the police."
He just smiled at Tay and held his hand.
"We'll just take care of him for the meantime and see if his parents come back. If they don't come back tomorrow, then we'll report this to the authorities, okay?"
Tay grasped his hand tighter and nodded at him.
"Okay, babe."
---
New giggled when the baby wrapped his tiny fingers around his pinkie before letting out a cute laugh.
"You look good together," Tay commented and sat on the other side of the baby.
"Hmmm. He's so cute. Do you think our baby's gonna be as cute as he is?" he asked as he made funny faces to humor the baby.
"Of course, I'm sure of that," Tay replied and carefully rubbed the top of the baby's head.
"He's so tiny, I'm afraid of breaking him. Do you think I'll be able to take care of our child?" Tay muttered.
New glanced at Tay who was looking fondly at the baby.
"Of course you will, we will," he smiled at him and caressed his cheek. "We might not do well at first, but I'm sure we're gonna do great."
"Thanks, babe, for everything, and for loving me despite my flaws and my past."
"I'm so sorry for doubting you, okay? You just can't take it away from me considering the past you have but I promise to trust you more."
"I love you, babe."
"I love you too, and more."
Tay then leaned closer and he immediately closed his eyes as he already know what was bound to happen but before they could close the gap between their lips, they felt a kick on their faces which was followed by a laugh.
"You little human, come heeeerre."
He laughed as Tay playfully kissed the baby's stomach which just made the latter laugh even more.
Soon the air was filled with laughter and giggles and it just made their house a lot more like home.
***
Tay smiled as he watched New sleeping beside the baby in their bed.
He leaned on the bed and stared at his husband's face and then at the baby. He then placed a soft kiss on both of their cheeks.
He silently went out of the room and proceeded to his mini office to finish signing the documents.
It had been hours and he still hadn't finished reviewing the documents but his eyes were already aching.
He glanced at the clock and saw that it was already ten in the evening. He massaged his temple before leaning on the table to get a nap before continuing his work.
---
Tay was awakened by a baby's cry and what seemed to be two people arguing.
He immediately glanced at the clock and muttered a curse when it showed seven in the morning.
He immediately fixed his hair and straightened his clothes before going out of his office and was welcomed by an equally shocking sight.
There in the living room were New, who was carrying the baby in his arms, and a woman who looked unfamiliar yet familiar.
"Babe? Who's she?" he asked New as soon as he approached them.
But instead of answering, New just shot him a dangerous glare.
He turned to look at the woman who then stood up to greet him.
"Good morning, Tay! Oh goodness. Don't you remember me?? It's Anne!"
He tried to recall when and where he had seen her but nothing came into his mind.
"Oh come on. We had sex after the freshmen welcome party way back in college, remember? Right behind the school stage. You were soooo great back then. It was sad I had to transfer schools because of my parents, but yeah. Things just got to happen."
He froze, like he literally froze upon hearing that statement from Anne. Not because he already remembered who she was, but because he could feel New's dangerous glare even if he wasn't looking at him.
"Never mind that one though. It was all in the past. I'm just here to get my baby but you're brother isn't giving him to me."
"B-brother?" he asked, finally finding his voice.
"Yeah, isn't he your brother?" she replied and pointed a finger at New.
"Uhm. Actually, New's my husband."
"Wait, what?" she furrowed her eyebrows at Tay.
"I know our situation's kinda not the typical type but you know," he quickly interjected as she had quite a shock look on his face.
"You mean, you're gay??"
"W-well you could say that."
"And we had sex? I had sex with a gay??" her eyes widened as she said every word, as if her sudden realization just caused the end of the world.
***
New glared at Tay who was sitting on the sofa with Anne who still couldn't get over the fact that she had sex with a gay years back.
"Okay, I know it's quite shocking for you but do you mind explaining about the baby?" he decided to break the silence and shot the question he'd been wanting to ask the moment she stepped on their porch.
"Okay, I don't want to cause any misunderstandings okay. I just left him here because my parents didn't know I got pregnant and had to basically hide Mark away from them. I just came back after hiding with him yesterday and saw Tay getting inside this house so it gave me the idea to let him take care of the baby for a while whilst I look for my boyfriend who just ditched me the moment he knew about me getting pregnant. I didn't know Tay's living with his wi-husband. And about the note, our doesn't mean Tay's and mine, okay. It's referring to me and my boyfriend. I'm sorry if it caused some misunderstanding between you too."
New looked at the baby in his arms and then at Anne.
"What are your plans now? Have you talked to your boyfriend?" he asked as he started caressing the baby's head.
"Yeah. Actually he's coming to fetch us here so we could go talk to my parents."
"T-that's great then," he swallowed the lump in his throat and stared at the baby in his arms. As much as he wanted to give the baby back to her, he had grown fond of him despite the short time he spent with him.
-----
New felt a kiss on his cheek as he looked at the car which was getting smaller as it went away by the second.
"I'm gonna miss him," he muttered as Tay snaked his arms around his waist.
"Don't worry, soon we'll have our own, okay?" Tay grabbed his shoulders and turned him around before cupping his cheeks.
"But seriously, how many girls did you have sex with?? First Sam and now Anne."
Tay laughed nervously and scratched the back of his head.
"Oh come on. My husband's jealous. I love you, okay? I may have been through many relationshits but I swear to heavens, there's only you for me, okay?"
"Tsss. Can you stop being cute? Okay fine. But remember, the moment you cheat on me Tay, I'm leaving you for good. Mark my words."
"That's not gonna happen, I promise."
"Come on. We're already late for work. We still have to prepare," he broke from Tay's embrace but before he could take a step forward, Tay had already pinned him against the wall.
"Let's erase the jealousy off your face first," Tay grinned before leaning closer and giving him a kiss.
He tried stopping Tay for they still had to go to work but instead of a protest, a moan escaped his lips the moment he opened them.
He then found himself wrapping his arms around Tay's neck whilst the latter nibbled on his lower lip, sucking it and giving it a gentle tug.
He heaved a deep sigh as Tay inserted a hand inside his shirt and started caressing his nipple with his thumb.
He bit his lips the moment Tay's kisses went down his neck and stayed there, sucking it lightly and he was sure it was gonna leave a mark for days.
He grabbed Tay's shoulders tightly as the latter pushed his knees in between his thighs, directly hitting his lower member that had already been wanting to be released.
"How about we skip work today and do something else?" Tay whispered in his ear before giving it a lick.
Both of them were breathing laboriously.
Tay's knee was still between his thighs.
He was about to protest but Tay gave his lower member another nudge and he couldn't help but moan at the pleasure.
"F-fine," he surrendered as Tay nudged his member again and started nibbling his neck.
"but this time, I do you," he shot back and dragged Tay towards their bedroom.
***