FRIENDS! - nct

episode four.

FRIENDS.
season two | episode four
the one where they meet again

unedited !!

"Okay give me back my child," Mark mumbled, sliding his hands under Mari's arms and lifting her to his chest.

"You're no fun," Hwa Young whined, pouting as her favorite girl was taken away from her.

"You're too much fun that it's dangerous," He shot back, walking away with Jaemin and Jeno to take his daughter to a carousel.

Renjun slyly slipped his fingers between the woman's— locking them together as he began to pull her towards the food court area.  "What are you up for?" He asked, ignoring the bright redness that blanketed his cheeks as he continued to the numerous restaurant stalls.

Almost like a child in a candy store, Hwa Young looked around the place with large eyes that glimmered with genuine excitement. "I want ramen, oh! and tempura, and those bread buns over there!" She pointed to a stand where an older lady had began organizing an array of bake goods.

Renjun glanced at her, chuckling to himself as he found her happiness about food adorable, not to mention the extra cheeks she had gotten from her new diet.

It wasn't a lie nor was it abnormal that Hwa Young had gained weight from her pregnancy. Her jeans had moved up one to two sizes, her shirts were of course only maternity ones, her bra size upgraded to larger cups, and her cheeks were cutely chubby.

The young woman hated how she looked these days, despite the amazing pregnancy glow and cleared face she had gotten.

She has always been insecure of her body. In high school, she was described as too skinny by her peers, always being compared to a door, or anything of the sort. Although she had obviously grown into her skin as she aged, as well as developed more of her chest and bottom, the mindset had continued to be glued to her for her adulthood life.

It was until this specific body change, had she stopped seeing herself as someone on the skinnier side, to now a woman who is curvier, "but in the wrong places", as she had complained to the boys.

Nonetheless, Renjun found her absolutely stunning.

He always found some way to compliment her and potentially boost her confidence. Whenever they held eye contact, he couldn't hold back a "You're beautiful,".

He sighed dreamily, pulling himself out of his short reverie. "How about you go get the bread buns, and i'll get the ramen and tempura?" He suggested to which Hwa Young immediately agreed— scurrying g off to the older woman without a second thought.

Laughing under his breath, Renjun shook his head as he watched her waddle her way to the goods she had been eyeing out for the past few minutes.

The brunette turned on his heels, walking on his own way to order the other cravings Hwa Young wanted. He made it to the stand, placing a quick order for two ramens and one set of tempura vegetables before heading over to the pick up line to wait.

At first, he scanned the entire place for a good table, but it didn't take long for him to find a good group of empty ones that seemed most convenient for the pregnant woman. After, he had opted to going on his phone. He scrolled through his instagram where he liked some posts, checked out the boys' stories, perhaps stalked Hwa Young's page a bit before deciding to block yet another person.

Pressing down on the block button for Chohee felt great, and he was happy that right when he found out about Jaehyun and Hwa Young's mishap months ago he blocked him too.

Continuing to stare down at his phone, Renjun didn't notice the approaching figure coming his way.

"Renjun?" A familiar voice spoke his name as if happy to see him again, which he didn't return the same thought as he looked up and saw the source of the sound.

"Aera?" He asked, confused to see his high school ex standing in front of him, especially smiling widely.

"It is you! Wow you look great!" She complimented, flicking back her dyed blonde hair behind her shoulders. She inched closer for a more intimate conversation, but instinctively Renjun stepped back.

"Yeah," He chuckled awkwardly, not knowing any better of what to do in that situation. "Um-"

"Babe, you need to try this cream bun, it's so— oh whos this?" Hwa Young stumbled upon the pair, just as bewildered as Renjun initially felt.

The male cleared his throat, hurriedly reaching out to hold his wife's hand, to possibly give a hint for his ex to go away.

"Hwa Young is that you?" Aera asked, completely shocked by the change in appearance— though she wasn't very happy that it was in a good way.

"Yeah, and who are you?" The dark-haired asked again, still unsure of the other woman.

"Aera, remember?" At the mention of her name, Hwa Young froze.

Numbly, she nodded her head.

"Are you guys —-" Aera questioned, referring to the intertwined hands that were between them. Her eyes lingered longer on Renjun however— more than Mrs.Huang would have liked.

"Married." Hwa Young chimed before her significant other could reply— her tone dominant and unfriendlier than it would be usually.

"Wow didn't know the girl I was told to not be worried about is the exact girl I should have been concerned with,"

"Well, Me and Renjun are married now, so he's none of your worries anymore," In an artificial voice, Hwa Young spoke back, her patience running thin— both because of the inner jealousy she held, and her hunger. Renjun's eyes widened— shooting to her as her feistiness oozed off her figure, practically pushing the other away to not bother them. And clearly, Aera was not liking the vibe she was getting. "Anyway, me and my husband were on a date, so if you excuse us, we have more important matters at hand,"