Broken

52

It was only two weeks after, when the (still) couple arrived at the Vancouver airport, where they would catch their flight with Dahyun to Korea, that the topic of dating officially was brought up again, this time, by the pale girl herself. They had about four hours until their flight, and, for Dahyun, that was the best time to talk about it, she wanted to go with a definitive answer. They weren't pressuring her at all, but that only made her feel a little more guilty for making both wait so long, not that Chris nor Jihyo would ever demand her to answer.

"I have to talk to you, both of you." Dahyun begins, once they were settled by a window on the boarding area.

"We are listening." Jihyo offered a warm smile and held her hand.

"It's about us dating." Dahyun looks between the two of them. "The three of us, I mean. I know you both said you would be okay with whatever I decided, and I thought about it a lot. I want to date both of you."

"It's an honor, and we promise to try our best to make you very happy, always." Chris brings both girls into a hug.

"You already do, and that's why I can't really choose one and not the other. I know nothing is certain, but I want to try with you two, if that's okay." Dahyun is relieved.

"It's more than okay. Sure, there are some things we have to discuss, but we have twelve hours to talk everything through. Just know, even if you decide it's not what you want by the end of our conversation, it's still alright." Jihyo assures the girl.

Chris kisses their foreheads, not releasing the hug, Jihyo gives him a quick peck, and kisses Dahyun's forehead as well. They talk everything through, for the next few hours, from what their relationship is, to each one's personal rules, their relationship rules, everything, when they do land in Seoul, Dahyun was never more certain that she wanted to be in a relationship. Jihyo and Chris are very happy they were accepted, it was very different, for them, being close friends with Dahyun from being in a relationship with her.

Their first kiss was in the airplane, Chris was in the middle, and after having decided they were really going to try, he had gently taken Dahyun's cheeks in his hands and placed the most loving kiss the girl had ever received on her lips. Jihyo ha chuckled at the girl's stunned expression and leaned over to kiss her as well, rendering their new girlfriend useless for the next, almost, hour, until dinner was served and they had to snap her out of it.

When landing, the Im family was there for Jihyo and Chris, and the Chous for Dahyun, Momo hadn't come, knowing the car wouldn't fit, and it was too early in the morning for her to be willing to make the trip to the airport, when she could sleep a little more and wait for them at the house. Mina and Chaeyoung had insisted on preparing lunch for everyone, they had been taking cooking classes with Tzuyu and wanted to show off, so mrs Chou just left them at her kitchen and told them not to burn everything down.

It was decided the trio wouldn't be so upfront about their relationship just yet, by Dahyun's request, and that Jihyo and Chris were to just be however they want, Hyun wanted to ease into it with her parents and sister first, Jihyo had asked if she could talk to her own and Chris', it was alright, but Nayeon had to promise to not say anything until they were ready. So, after greeting everyone and being informed lunch was at the Chous, the trio said goodbye, Jihyo planted a kiss at the corner of Dahyun's mouth, and Chris liked the idea, having an easier time doing it as he easily enveloped her in a hug and managed to kiss her lips, instead.

Nayeon had noticed the three visitors were closer than they should be, Chris and Jihyo were a couple, but they seemed to be just as intimate with Dahyun, and she could have sworn those hugs at the airport were too tight, and those kisses were definitely not on the cheek. But she kept quiet, if something had happened she could just ask Jihyo later, but her younger sister beat her to it.

"Mom, dad, unnie, can I talk to all of you later? I mean, like a family meeting?"

"Is everything alright, hun?" Mr Im asks, worried.

"It's nothing bad, dad. But I would really like to talk to you all."

"Sure you can, sweetie." Mrs Im agrees, turning back and stroking the girl's cheek. Jihyo was sitting in the middle.

"Unnie, I feel bad about it, but can Momo not come? It's nothing against her and all, but it's not the time for her to know yet." Jihyo had turned to Nayeon, who was a little taken aback.

"Sure thing, if that's what you need. Can you, at least tell me what this is about?" The eldest really looked worried.

"It's nothing bad, nothing to worry about, I promise. But I need it to be family only first, I can't promise when, but I can promise you will be able to tell Momo at some point. Just not now." Jihyo throws her arm around her sister's shoulder.

"Okay. I'll tell her to just meet us at Tzuyu's, she said she would wait for me to tell her when you got home. But we can have that conversation right away if you want." Nayeon offers a smile.

"That would be great, actually. I'm sorry I'm asking this." Jihyo apologises.

"It's okay Ji, you have nothing to apologise for. Momo will understand too, there are things she talks to Hana and her parents about that I don't know either. It's just unusual for me to be the one asking for some family time." Nayeon smiles warmly and fishes her phone to send a message to Momo.

"Thanks." Jihyo smiles back, cuddling herself back onto Chris, who was just watching silently.

They reach home not much later, both Chris and Jihyo wanted to take a quick shower before anything, they had been cuddling with Dahyun for, at least, half of the flight, despite all three of them feeling extremely hot, so all landed very sweaty and not smelling that good anymore. Mama and Papa Im just sent them up, Jihyo guided Chris to her own room and told him to use the bathroom there, while she would go to Nayeon's, it would take much less time, and both had agreed that they wanted the conversation to happen sooner rather than later. And they were going to lunch at the Chous, which meant time was a little tight.