Broken

64

Chris had been walking around with Momo in one arm and Nayeon on the other, when Tzuyu had called, he put it on speaker and the whole episode had entertained them so much, none had noticed they had arrived to their first destination, a park very familiar to the two girls. It was where they had their first kiss, where they had their first talk before deciding to try and date each other, the place where Nayeon had cried her heart out right after she got back from leaving Jihyo in another country, and Momo held her through it all.

"If we are here this must be really important." Chris remarks, recognising the park Nayeon had pointed out as 'their park' before.

"This place means a lot to us, and you mean a lot to us too." Momo speaks up. "And no, this is not thinking too highly of you." she adds, seeing the protest to come.

"We really don't, you helped Jihyo in ways we could never, I know we may say this a lot, but it's the truth. We are very grateful." Nayeon adds.

"She helped me out just as much, I promise. But you two should thank Sawa-chan and Francis as well, they did a lot for both of us."

"We did, don't worry. But today is about the three of us going on a date." Nayeon declares, lighting up the mood. "Show us how you got my little sister to fall for you."

"Oh, that's a great plan." Momo chirps.

"This might not be exactly what you are looking for, though. I don't even know myself how Hyo likes me at all." Chris laughs.

"What do you mean?" The peach is intrigued.

"You know those cases where two people are really good friends, have a really great dynamics and just work well together?" Chris asks, getting nods as answers. "We were like that. One day we were just like 'why don't we just date each other?' and none could come up with a reason not to."

"So you are telling us you two are just great friends who decided to date just because?" Nayeon is really trying to understand.

"That is exactly what I'm saying. It was a little after Amy got a new boyfriend, he went to their dorm and asked us if we were a couple, then Jihyo asked why not, and I said we should just date, since nobody was doing anything anyways." He shrugs.

"Now that's anticlimactic." Momo mutters and Nayeon agrees. "I was hoping for some grand realisation and an exaggerated love gesture and whatnot."

"Sorry to disappoint, but nothing like that happened. It was more exciting with Dahyun, at least, with her, there was a confession involved, not just 'let's date' and the other agreeing."

"So Dubs gets to be confessed to but my little sister doesn't?" The bunny playfully complains. "I didn't raise that girl to be treated like that. We better be seeing some grand gesture soon."

"I may or may not have a little something for when we get back, but that involves us being very well rested and Jisung not being back yet." The boy gets shy.

"I better not become an aunt anytime soon. Also, my little baby's virtue will never be taken away! NEVER!" Nayeon gets a little too defensive.

"Will you get your head out of the gutter? I'm planning on taking them hiking and then bribing Sawa-chan to cook us a great dinner before we watch a movie and sleep in front of the new heater I bought." Chris has an incredulous expression.

"That is a great plan, maybe throw in some gifts for them when you guys get to the beautiful view of whatever trail you are taking." Momo encourages, ignoring her girlfriend.

"Okay, I really did like your idea, BUT! I'm still not backing down on protecting my little baby sister." The eldest doesn't back down.

"Could you please stop? I'm not ready for that yet, and they both understand. We already talked about it and I told them they could go ahead and not include me." The boy is completely red now.

"Yeonnie, please let this go, I don't need to know about the details of Jihyo's sex life, or lack of one." Momo decides to take pity on the increasingly embarrassed guy.

"Fine!" Nayeon huffs. "Honestly, I don't think I want to know either, I've seen too much already." She shoots a knowing look.

"So, where are we headed next?" He tries to divert their attention.

"We are headed to the restaurant I took Yeon on our first date!" Momo cheers.

"It's not lunch time yet?"

"Oh, Christopher, my sweet child, these matters are irrelevant." The peach gets pompous and a bit cocky. "We eat whenever we will." Than she deflates. "And Nayeonnie has other plans for lunch."

"How much are we eating today?"

"Don't worry that little head of yours about it. Just follow us and you'll do fine." Nayeon shushes. "And we are going to a coffee bar, not really a cafe, more like a place where they have many types of coffee from many places around the world and we go there to taste them."

"Sounds great, take me away, ladies."

The place was indeed very interesting, right when you opened the door, a pleasant and very strong aroma of coffee hit you and remained there, the wall behind the counter was lined with tubes of beans, all different colors and, according to the writings on them, from very different places, the employees were very nice and welcoming, a bit hyper, but Chris just reasoned it should be all the caffeine around them all day, everyday. They sat at the bar, Momo had made a reservation, and the owner was dating Hana, so they got the tasting menu and the best seats.

The rest of their morning was filled with tasting many different types of coffee and the treats that accompanied them, it was very pleasant and their conversations flowed so easily that Nayeon and Momo left the place knowing everything about the guy, from how he wet the bed until he was eight because he was scared of the shower curtain, to how he had a lot of trouble with romantic relationships because growing up with a withered bud made him a little numb to love and everything that came with it.

They found out how Jihyo had so much love to give and spared none to him, how that helped in understanding how to open up and be more accepting of others caring for him. Chris had also revealed he got lucky when they brought Dahyun over, and the girl was so accepting, it was nice to get to know someone who, like him, had lost, but, differently, had loved as well. He learned that what he felt wasn't all that he should be feeling, that it would be difficult, but he too could learn to care for people deeply.

It was a great morning, and the rest of the day was promising to be just as good, if Nayeon and Momo could manage to keep the pace and the conversation flowing, Chris was proving, yet again, to be a sweet boy, who just happened to be unfortunate throughout his life, but would open up and get you warmed up to him given the chance.