Without You

𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓕𝓲𝓿𝓮

Finally. Xiaojun is done with the interview and he found out that he won't meet his boss for the mean time since they are out for family matters, but he met the two secretaries, Jisung and Minho, Jisung's name kinda reminded him of Park Jisung and he remembers how he miss the kid but of course he can't just show up to them, he's not even ready to meet Hendery and Yangyang, he's too scared.

Now that he got the job he decided to have a mini celebration at home with his daughter, so he decided to go in a small cafe that feels like calling him, it's a cozy type one and he smiles at the design outside, he remember someone, Yuta, the Japanese man really likes Japanese things with a touch of being Korean so when he saw the cafe it reminds him of Yuta. He can't believe how a lot of things reminds him of his old friends. Nevertheless he just went inside the door make a noise, he look around to notice it's empty and it's a good thing so he won't be long to order and wait in a long line, he finally look at the counter and he wants to turn back and just leave the cafe, act like he didn't know them or just disappeared, but he can't do that now, all of them run to hug him, Yuta and Sicheng just looking at him with tears in their eyes. He never expected to meet them this early

“Where have you been? We miss the hell of you” Haechan asked, they closed the cafe so no one will disturb them while they are interrogating Xiaojun, he's just looking down at his fingers, he don't know what to say “Do you know that Hendery and Yangyang is going crazy just to find you? They will be happy to know that you're back, I'll call -” Sicheng was stopped when Xiaojun quickly stopped him, he look at him with his teary eyes and in that they understand it already. Xiaojun is still not ready to meet his old lovers.

“I-I'm not ready” they nodded understanding the situation, “Why did you left? You only told to Shotaro and you only contacted him for a year, then the last phone call he recorded was you shouting for help, what happened?” Yuta now asked, he look one by one and he knows they are asking for an answer, he just sighed, he can't tell them, “I-I need to go, I-I promise I will catch up” a hand stopped him and it's Chenle looking at him with glassy eyes “You can't leave again Ge!” Jisung hug him, he can't leave now of course,  he wants to stay in Seoul and let Bella grew up here

“I won't go away this time, here's my number you can contact me anytime, I just got a job from a company nearby and I came here for a cake to celebrate” they look at each other first, Haechan taking the card and he dialed it, Xiaojun's phone started to ring he answered it to prove that Haechan is the one calling him, “I'll prepare the cake, it's on the house wait a minute” Yuta said leaving the others to deal with him “Please don't tell anyone, especially Hendery and Yangyang that I'm back, I will meet them soon but not this time, I need to settle first with my family before doing so” Bella. Bella is his family but the others thought wrong, they thought he already formed a family, the one that Hendery and Yangyang dreamed to be part of “Y-You have a f-family now? L-Like a c-child o-of your own and a p-partner?” Haechan wants to clarify it first, he's not ready to jump into conclusion but the answer made them pity Hendery and Yangyang “Yes, I have one daughter, he's 4 years old named Bella” he seems happy talking about the kid, Yuta finished preparing the cake and gave it to Xiaojun he gladly accept it “Bella would be so happy to eat this, when I have time I'll bring her here” they all nodded, and in that Xiaojun left, he needs to go to the school now and he knows they are already close, he's just wishing that Bella didn't act up and throw a tantrum because the kids can't understand him, he's just scared of that thought