Unconditionally (BOOK 3)

Point Missed

Wooyoung's POV:

"What am I supposed to do now?" Felix cried as I rubbed his back. "Is it me? Would this be different if it was someone else?"

"Absolutely not." I shook his head. "I think that Hyunjin is just afraid."

"Of what though?" He stressed, dropping his hand in his lap with a crushed tissue inside it. "We all have fucking parental trauma, get over it already. At least he got to talk to his dad and get closure, but where are my parents? What the fuck are they doing? I'll never fucking know! I don't care how bad it was for him, he never had to go through what I did. So for me to be the one that wants kids, despite everything I went through, is bullshit. I deserve a family, I deserve to have kids and treat them the way I wanted to be treated."

He had a point. I felt awful for Felix, especially since I've always known about this major disagreement between the two of them. I'm not sure how or why they never talked about it, but the timing couldn't be any worse.

"I agree with you." I nodded. "But I think that Hyunjin can be persuaded."

"How?" He looked at me with hopelessness in his eyes. An emotion I never thought I'd see from Felix. For years, everything that has come his way, he'd had hope that it'll get better. But not this time.

"Felix, he's only 23. Most people don't get their lives going until they're at least 28."

"But we're not most people."

I'm not sure how to say this without sounding like an asshole, so I guess sugarcoating will have to do.

"That's very true. But he's still growing as a person. Remember how I told you to make sure he's a man and not a boy when you ask him to marry you? This is kinda what I meant."

What I really mean is that they are exactly like most people. It's San and I that aren't. Getting married at 23 sounds ludicrous to some, but it made perfect sense for my relationship. Hyunjin and Felix deserve to be happy, I wish them the best. But my deep thoughts that I've kept to myself as well as San...they should've waited at least a year or two before popping the question. The only reason why I was supportive was because how could I not be? I'd be an asshole if I objected.

"He really is a boy." Felix sounded so defeated, it broke my heart.

"Just give him time." I reassured. "I think he might change his mind."

I felt my phone buzzing in my pocket. Based on the vibrating text tone, I knew it was Hyunjin. I felt rude taking it out, but I knew it must've been important.

Jinnie
So before I say what I'm gonna say, is he more upset about what I said or about the fact that I said I didn't want kids

Wooyoung
Equal

Now what are you gonna say

Jinnie
Yunho and Mingi gave me an idea

Wooyoung
That's where you went??????

Jinnie
Hongjoong's idea

Wooyoung
Oh jeez

Just come to the apartment and talk to San. He's been playing with Byeol in your art room that is now the cat room

Jinnie
Fantastic

I'm already at your front door