SEVENTEEN

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Jeonghan was pissed. Scratch that he was beyond pissed off, he was livid. He couldn't believe it! When they had tracked down Joshua and convinced him to take his lunch break so that they could all eat lunch together he wasn't expecting this. Halfway through lunch Seungcheol had told both of them that he had something important to tell them that included the kids. He then spent the next 15 minutes explaining to them about all of the information that Woozi had found on the hard drive. That part though didn't upset him, if anything the fact that more people will end up in jail where they couldn't hurt anyone else made his day. But the part of this conversation that really had his blood boiling was the fact that they found out about Wonwoo's parents and where they come into things. He knew that Wonwwoo's parents were well off when he came to join them, but he also knew that they had a really bad relationship and that was why he left them. But to find out that they were involved in stuff like this pissed him off. It had nothing to do with Wonwoo not telling him anything about them, it was the fact that his parents would knowingly put their own son in danger like that. Jeonghan wasn't stupid, and with what little interaction that they have had with organized crime in this city he knows that the life is dangerous. Wonwoo had a higher chance of being killed staying with his family than him being with them. People who work for people like that have almost no moral compass. The people that Wonwoo's parents associate with would have no trouble about killing their son if they didn't do what they wanted them to. And it really pissed Jeonghan off.

"Stop it." Joshua told him as he stabbed his fork into his salad again. The three of them were still in the hospital's cafeteria eating lunch and discussing this new issue in the group that they have to deal with now. And Seungcheol had just informed them of what they know now, and both of his lovers could tell that Jeonghan was pissed. "What are you talking about?" Jeonghan said playing innocent. "I'm not doing anything." Joshua rolled his eyes at him while Seungcheol just snorted at him. "Really?" Joshua told him. "I've known you for long enough that I can tell that you're already planning the accidental death of both of Wonwoo-ah's parents." He told him. Jeonghan just smiled at him sweetly. "Why, I'm offended that you think so little of my Joshua, I would never do anything like that." he faked mock hurt. Joshua just rolled his eyes as he ate his food. "Don't be over dramatic Hannie," Seungcheol told him. "I know that you're mad at them, but that won't help Wonwoo-ah at all." He told him. Jeonghan sighed and put his head in his hands. "I know that, but that doesn't help me at all." He groaned. "Wonwoo-ah is a sweet kid, who never did anything wrong, his parents never deserved him." "No comment on whether you're right or not, but we have to keep an open mind, especially when we go and take them down." Seungcheol told them. And he was met with two very shocked reactions. "What do you mean going after them?" The two of them told him in unison. "I mean Wonwoo-ah wants him to go after them." Seungcheol told them. "I told him that it probably wasn't a good idea, but he wasn't hearing it when me, Jihoon, and Soonyoung tried to talk him out of it." Jeonghan rolled his eyes. "Of course," He said. "Of course he wants to go and take them down." Joshua reached out and started rubbing his lover's arm up and down in a soothing pattern.

After the three of them finished lunch Joshua had to return back to his shift, and the other two went home. As they were walking out of the hospital, Jeonghan was still raving mad. "I just.. I just.." He tried to get out but he was so mad that he couldn't talk. Seungcheol sighed and put an arm around his shoulders and pulled the younger closer to him. "Relax Angel, everything's going to be ok, just chill out a little bit for me." Seungcheol whispered into his ears. Jeonghan sighed, but nodded his head in an agreeing gesture as he brushed a lock of hair behind his ear. He rested his head on Seungcheol's shoulder as they walked to where the car was parked in the parking lot. "I know that I need to calm down and think about this rationally and everything, but I just can't." Jeonghan said. "I know that the running joke with all of us is that I'm the mom and I know that I call all of the kids my kids even though they aren't but I can't help but feel like they are." Seungcheol kissed his temple in reassurance. "I mean most of these kids didn't really have a sense of stability in their lives before they joined us, and I want to give them that sense and comfort of it back." Jeonghan told him. " I mean I know how much that sucks and how it can mess you up really bad. I just want all of them to feel safe and happy, they deserve that Seungcheol, and I just have this feeling that Wonwoo will never have that if his parents are still out there doing God only knows what, and he's ruining his life to stop them." Seungcheol knew he was being serious when Jeonghan had used his full name. "I know that you're worried and you just want what's best for them Hannie, but regardless of how much you want to, you can't solve all of their problems for them." Seungcheol told him. "They have to do the work themselves sometimes." "I hate it when you're right." Jeonghan told him. Seungcheol just laughed at him. "Let's go home babe."