Broken | Jaeyong

chapter 25

"I kinda feel like pasta." Chenle frowned.

"I know a really good Italian place but it's a bit fancy for us." Jisung chuckled then he remembered what happened the last time he was there. How his father ran out like someone had put a gun to his head and how that person chased them. Jisung knew it was someone that his father had ran into when hunting his father and that's all he knew. His father really scared him half to death that day.

Once Jeno's car was insight, the older pulled out his keys from his pocket, the metal hitting together like a wind chime. Chenle stopped just before the car. Jeno and Jisung were both about to get in the car when the other pardoned himself for a moment, going off to one of the other cars in a park a little further down from them.

"Dad, what are you doing here?" Chenle asked as he leaned over the driver's seat window, "I texted you that I was going to hang out with Jisung this afternoon."

"And I said no." Kun disputed, "It's not safe for you to just be out and about."

"But, Dad..." Chenle whined, "He's my boyfriend. I'm fine with him."

"They were in their own house, Lele. Do you think they knew it was going to happen to them in their own home? No." Kun told him, an angered frown settled on his forehead, "Get in the car."

"N-No." Chenle protested. It took Kun aback. He was never one to disobey Kun. He knew that everything he did, he did for him. Chenle's heart dropped when he saw his father's eyes darken in way his never seen them do before.

"Is this a joke to you?" Kun questioned, "Do you not care about our family? Are you really going to go out after Ten and his family were nearly murdered? Just because you want to hang out with a boy?"

Chenle's fists were balled and tears gathered in his eyes. Of course he cared! They're family! How could his father say that. He knows how he hates people thinking he doesn't care when he always cares.

Kun was angry but that didn't stop him from seeing the hurt on his son's face and how his lips trembled to hold his tears. He sighed as if washing all the anger away and compromised, "Who are you hanging out with? I saw the other guy you two were walking with."

"His name is Jeno and he's Jaemin's and I's friend. We're going to go eat somewhere and then probably go home. We won't be out for too long I promise and I'm sure Jeno is okay with dropping me at Jaehyun's." Chenle told his father, wiping his eyes and taking deep breaths as he did so. No way would he be caught crying at school after being scolded by his father.

"Okay, no later then five, okay?" Kun responded and Chenle shallowly nodded in return. Kun hated making him sad, he always had even when he was a mischievous toddler. He reached his hand out of the car and grabbed Chenle's hand gently, "I'm sorry for saying that. I didn't mean it."

"I know." Chenle gave him a small smile and all of Kun's guilt was washed away.

"I'll see you at five." Kun said and Chenle's smile widened as he nodded. Kun smiled to himself when he saw Chenle skip away as he backed out of his parking space and went back to Jaehyun's.

When Chenle came back to Jeno's car the two were already inside waiting for him. He quickly hopped into the backseat and apologised.

"So, what happened?" Jisung asked as Jeno started the car. Jeno hummed in agreement as he too was curious as to why he just left.