Chocolate muffin

Muffin, where do you like to go now? Victor asked in a gentle tone.

Chay who wiped his eyes aggressively while patting a sleepy Eclipse in his arms said "Far from the main house. I don't want to go back there Tor, I feel like I don't belong here, never was and never will," Chay said and laughed bitterly.

"Muffin, you have us and your brother, we will get through this", Victor reassured the very tired young man.

Chay just nodded his head and looked at his son who is basically babbling happily and clapping his chubby hands. Chay needs to be strong, that is the only way. He sniffed his son's head and closed his eyes, fresh tears descended his eyes.

"Chay stop crying over that man, enough is enough", Chay thought to himself.

Chay once again wiped his tears and looked at his son while rubbing his soft cheeks. He brought the baby to his chest and hugged him tightly and sighed. He has his son, and that is what matters the most.

Victor looked at Lisa who in turn nodded her head, they know that Chay needs a break, poor child, always getting the worst end of the deal. He drove away, he knows what will cheer his little muffin.

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Kim got up from his seat and he was shocked to see Tankhun smiling at him from afar.

Okay, that is never a good sign, his brother is smiling like a damn cheshire cat and it is making Kim so uneasy.

There is no sign of his Chay, Eclipse, Victor and Lisa.

Kim approached his brother near that over-the-top picnic set-up.

"Kimmy, what are you doing here? A date I reckon", Tankhun said and wiggled his eyebrows.

"Date my ass", Kim rolled his eyes.

"Eh, language, young man, your brother didn't raise you like that. Then what, if it is not a date, is it a fling? I mean, you are too hot to be single that long, come on now, introduce your big brother, I would like to greet the potential wife of my little brother", Tankhun said excitedly.

"What?" Kim said.

"Well, so bold of you to kiss in public, I know you are the quiet type but eh whatever floats your boat I guess, if PDA is your thing, I don't judge, I am a very accepting big brother," Tankhun said.

"What are you even blabbering about, are you drunk, isn't it too early to drink? Is that straight vodka you are sipping from that coconut? "Kim asked.

"Well, my sweet brother, it is just coconut water, I am not crazy to drink in the early morning, especially near a baby. We all saw it, you kissing that fine lady over there, you can ask Chay Chay", when Tankhun turned his back, there is no sign of Chay, Eclipse, Lisa and even Victor.

"Eh, where is Chay, ah, maybe he left but we all saw that kiss Kim, you got game, little bro," Tankhun winked at Kim.

"Fudge, Chay must have misunderstood him now, he has not gone on a date since Chay, and he has been loyal, now Chay going to think that Kim is a total player who sleeps around for fun and that he has moved on which he obviously didn't, "Kim thought to himself.

"Arghhhh, I got to go now," Kim said and nearly sprinted to his car.

Kim drove to the main house in hopes to see Chay but Chay's car is not there. Kim went to his room to calm down, now he needs to wait till Chay comes home so he can explain himself.

"Chay, you and I really need to talk, we both are really bad at communication", Kim sighed.

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"We are here", Victor sing-songed.

They are in front of a cute, cosy bakery which is surrounded by a forest, giving it almost a cottage feel.

"This is Moonlight Cafe, I saw the review on the internet, they have very good reviews. Their baked goods are to die for, you need to try their chocolate muffin", Victor said.

Chay is a sucker for desserts and chocolate muffins are his favourite dessert all thanks to Eclipse, Chay fall in love with chocolate muffins during his pregnancy and he still devours them like no tomorrow, muffins are one of his cravings and he actually had pretty normal cravings during his pregnancy, the odd one maybe dipping french fries in Oreo Mcflurry. One of the biggest reasons Victor gave Muffin as Chay's pet name, since his arrival in Norway, Chay has eaten more chocolate muffins than he has eaten any dessert.

Once he set foot in the cafe, he felt like he is in a different world, the setting is so cosy, and he feels relaxed. Chay ordered a mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows, brownies with vanilla ice cream and of course chocolate muffin, Lisa ordered cappuccino and lava cake, Victor who is not a sweet tooth ordered an espresso and an oatmeal cookie, Lisa and Chay judged the older man, he just shrugged his shoulders and chomped into his oatmeal cookie.



Baby Eclipse who was sleeping in the stroller beside Chay's seat started to stir from his sleep and let out a small whimper and whine.

Victor who finished his food, helped Chay to feed Eclipse, he warmed the milk and started to feed the hungry baby who gulped down the milk with such fervour.

"Slow down little champ, the milk is not going anywhere", Victor said and smiled at the hungry baby in his arms.

A group of girls who were occupying the table beside them started to swoon at the image in front of them.

"Do you think he is single? girl A asked.

"Hmm, I don't think so, maybe blondie is the wife but both of them don't have dark hair like the baby and doesn't the baby resembles the cute doe eyes beside him", girl B said.

"Well, doe eyes look cute as well, do you think doe eyes is single?" girl A asked.

"I don't think hotties like that are single, and seeing the resemblance between doe eyes and doe eyes junior, I am pretty sure he is taken," girl C said.

"Arghh, all the hotties are always taken, girl A sighed in frustration.

"Mr Baker is taken as well. He is such a softie and cutie, he is literal sunshine, and he always smiles at his customers, he has this charm, all your worries just fly away as soon as you lie your eyes on his pretty face, "girl C said dreamily.

Mr Baker aka the sunshine

"I have been coming to this cafe for almost a year just for Mr Baker and look at that, he has a husband", girl C said while looking longingly at the baker and his husband who are chatting happily near the small kitchen.

Mr Baker's husband aka the mysterious man


Others' POV

Baker and his husband's POV

"Mr Baker's husband is hot but the man is super scary, he will literally glare at me whenever I tried to be flirty with the oblivious Mr Baker, this is obviously before I know that Mr Baker is married. He is the polar opposite of the sunshine, man rarely smiles at people except at his husband. Mr Baker's husband is super pretty, he looks like he is not even from our planet and I have never heard his voice before. This married couple basically speak through their eyes most of the time. I don't even know whether I should get jealous of them or swoon over them.

"I mean how do I know that Mr Baker is obliviously taken and married, I have not seen the ring on his finger till his husband kissed the light out of him in that kitchen, I nearly cried on that spot when I noticed the matching gold bands adoring their left ring finger. I don't even know Mr Baker's name till now. I still come to the cafe because of the desserts but I am not going to lie, it still hurts,' the girl C whined and sipped her caramel macchiato.

"Cheers to single life", all three girls said and clinked their mugs.

Chay took a peek at the baker and his husband, they really look good together, it is so cute how the baker and his husband chat happily while baking goods in the kitchen. They are in their own world and Chay blushed when he saw the baker's husband peck the baker's cheek out of the blue which made the baker gasp then the baker pulled the husband by his collar and pecks his husband's lips in return. Both looked into each other's eyes fondly.

The cafe is quite big, the cafe is run by the baker and his husband and they have around 2 waiters, 2 waitresses, and 2 bakers. The baker and his husband spend most of their time in the kitchen which is a bit visible to the crowd so the customers can see the whole baking process.

"I seriously need to reconsider dating", Chay thought to himself.

"Should I tell them that doe eyes is basically single and available?", Victor wiggled his eyebrows.

On second thought, never mind, Chay is in fact, single but emotionally unavailable, man is still stuck on his ex who is obviously taken and has moved on.

"Tor", Chay warned.

"What?" Victor asked.

"Muffin", Victor called the younger name in a soft tone.

"Your ex has moved on and has even started a new life, why do you do this to yourself? You need happiness, a great partner that values you for you, and someone that loves you and will never hurt you. Someone that puts you first, never ever think that you don't deserve love for you are the kindest, sweetest and purest soul that I ever laid my eyes on."

"You deserve love and happiness and you deserve to put yourself first. You are still young Chay, please, I am begging you, it is not the end of the world, there is always love to give and find, I know it sucks to get your heart broken, and it hurts to see your first love moving on like you were nothing, it hurts to see your ex kissing another person when you obviously haven't moved on and still hanging on to your feelings towards that jerk, I mean that person."

"You need to move on, take your time but please never ever think that it is the end, you still have more to see and explore little one, Victor said and clasped Chay's little hand in his own big one.

Well, Chay revealed the truth about Eclipse's other parent to Lisa and Victor during a heart-to-heart talk, he made the siblings promise not to reveal the truth to Porsche, he said he will reveal it soon because if he revealed that Kim is Eclipse's father, Porsche is surely going to kill Kim quite literally, so he needs to ease his brother with the truth and if Porsche knows, Kim needs to know the truth as well and Chay is not ready for that conversation yet.

A new fear started to settle in, what if Kim tried to separate Eclipse from Chay, Eclipse is after all the rightful heir of the Theerapanyakul clan. Kim is pretty close with Eclipse and if Chay revealed the truth, Kim might try to get custody of their son, he is still the father and he has rights over Eclipse as much as Chay, furthermore, Chay has not revealed that Kim is in fact a father, so he can't even fight in the court saying that Kim has left him and Eclipse, it is more like Chay the one who hindered his son from meeting Kim and Kim from meeting his own flesh and blood.

Chay does feel guilty. Chay himself was raised by his brother, he has never experienced fatherly and motherly love, not he is complaining, he loves his brother more than anything. He is just feeling guilty for snatching Eclipse's opportunity to have a beautiful family, being a child to a single parent can be hard, his son is still a baby and he has help in the form of Lisa and Victor and even his brother but the what ifs still haunt him. Chay cannot stop from wandering the life of having Kim as his partner, raising Eclipse together, Kim staying by his side during his pregnancy, getting him ice cream in the middle of the night, pampering Chay, listening to Chay's complaints, giving Chay massages and rubbing his swollen feet, feeling their son's movement in his tummy, staying by Chay's side during his labor, buying baby clothes, picking the stuff in the nursery room together.

Another side of him believes that Kim would still have rejected him and the baby, the words that Kim spat on his face during his confrontation still haunts him, he is just a toy. Would Kim cherish a baby that is from Chay, a mere toy that Kim tossed away? The girlfriend, where she stands, where Chay and their baby stand, Chay is still beyond confused.

Chay squeezed Victor's hand and smiled at him.

Chay enjoyed every bit of the dessert.

"Tor, you need to bring me again next time, I found my favourite cafe', Chay said.

"Glad you like it, muffin", Victor smiled at the young man that he adores.

"Muffin??" girl B choked on her latte.

"Single my ass, doe eyes and Mr Hottie is taken, these two are dating each other", girl A said.

"How do I end up falling for the one who is obviously taken," girl C said and sipped hard of her chocolate drink.

"Girls, I am heading to the bar, I need to drown my imagination heart breaks with alcohol," girl C said.

'I am in," girl A and B said.

The three girls left.

Victor and Lisa know how strong is their little Chay. He went through a risky pregnancy by himself, moved to a country that is way different from his motherland, and now he is back in his homeland with his baby. Victor really hopes Chay stays happy forever.

So, home? Victor asked.

Chay wanted to say no so badly but he doesn't want to make his brother worried.

"Home it is, I need to give this munchkin a bath. Nap and feeding time is near, if I didn't feed this little milk monster on time, he going to be sulky for the whole day and not going to let me sleep a wink", Chay said.


Guest appearance by our Mr Baker and his alien husband, so excited for Wuju Bakery. I really hope you enjoy this chapter. Do leave your comment below, always appreciate all the comments. Have a nice day and Happy Valentine's Day peeps, this is my little valentine's gift to my dear readers.

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