Taehyung was sitting on the couch, tv turned on at minimum volume and waiting for Jeongguk to return with the cups of tea. It gave the older enough time to figure out a way to put into words all the things he had to tell the assassin as he promised.

It was hard, having to relive all those bad events that happened in his life for the past couple of months but he tries to make an effort to do things right. Taehyung startled when he was pulled out of his thoughts by the younger.

Jeongguk bent over to place the cups on the coffee table before he joined the blond on the couch, sitting on his folded his left leg and turning to look the older in the eyes. He waited for him to say something because Taehyung had been quiet for quite some time ever since he told Jeongguk he was going to talk about business.

Turning off the tv to avoid it being a distraction, the blonde mimicked Jeongguk's position, looking down at his lap while playing with his fingers out of nervousness. He didn't know how to begin or what to say.

'Uhm..' He looked up to meet Jeongguk's eyes only to look back down again because the younger was expecting him to spill everything now and Taehyung didn't know if he had the power to do so yet.

'I don't know how to begin.' He chuckled nervously before Jeongguk scooted closer, taking his hands and lacing their fingers together. 'What are you doing?' He giggled, surprised by the sudden act of tenderness when they were going to be talking about serious stuff.

'You're stressed and you fidget a lot.' Jeongguk explained with a shrug as if the fact that he naturally comforted Taehyung was something he did all the time. 'Let's start off with your position in the company. What are your responsibilities?' The younger asked as Taehyung let out a loud sigh.

'Well, I told you that I was supposed to be replacing my uncle. And my responsibilities are pretty simple since it's supposed to be just a farmaceutical company. I usually sign some boring papers that I never bother to read because they are correct anyway and check on the employees to make sure that they're not sleeping during work hours. At least that is what I was told to do.' Taehyung shrugged, gathering the courage to look the other in the eyes as he cleared his throat in search of what to say next. Jeongguk saw his struggle and stepped in, helping him with questions rather than letting him ramble on.

'Okay. Tell me about the employees. Are you friends with any of them?'

'I wish. They all hate me because they think I'm not worthy of the business.' Taehyung huffed, offended and upset. Jeongguk was wondering if Taehyung actually knew what his uncle was truly doing.

'Taehyung, did your uncle ever told you what this business is about?' He asked, rubbing circles with his thumbs on the older's hand.

'Yeah. He's transporting medicine, illegally. I thought you knew that. Isn't this why you're after him?' Taehyung asked confused and Jeongguk's heart shattered, seeing how innocent the older actually was.

'Taehyung...' He sighed, grimacing as he contemplated if he should tell him the truth. The young assassin figured Taehyung had to know because if anything happened and the DEA found them, he'd be sent to jail without even knowing the reason.

'Isn't it?' Taehyung asked again, eyes wide as he realized that he was deceived into taking the job. 'Jeongguk!' He demanded a little louder, squeezing the younger's hands in his palms as he saw Jeongguk sigh again, clearing his throat before he started.

'That's just a quarter of the guilt. Kim Industries is mixing cocaine in the medicine.' Jeongguk said, looking down at their hands and feeling Taehyung's tremble in his hold. 'Taehyung? Are you okay?' He asked once he noticed the tears in the other's wide eyes, looking disconnected from the world. 'Taehyung!' he shouted, shaking him to reality until he blinked away the tears.

'No. That can't be true.He couldn't have done that after what happened to mom. His own sister!' He shook his head violently, in denial.

'I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said-' He tried to apologize, taking Taehyung's hands into his again but the older just flinched, scooting away from Jeongguk.

'He knew she overdosed on cocaine. He knew!' He sobbed, bringing his knees to his chest, hugging them tightly as he placed his head on the kneecaps, trying to stop himself from whimpering pathetically.

'Hey, hey. Please, don't cry.' Jeongguk scooted closer, trying to comfort the other somehow but Taehyung only sobbed harder because only an idiot would tell a crying person to stop crying. 'Taehyung...' He whispered, running his hand through the older's hair, noticing how the other keened at the touch, lifting his head slowly as he looked at Jeongguk with sad eyes. 'C'mere.'

The raven-haired man opened his arms wide for Taehyung to cuddle into them and in a couple of seconds the older was nestled into the assassin's strong arms, his head laid on a broad chest as fingers carded through his hair in a soothing manner, making him want to cuddle further into the newfound warmth.

'She's not... She's not dead.' His voice was tense, trying to keep himself from crying again. 'She's just... different. She started taking them right after dad was gone.' He took a deep breath, closing his eyes and letting his body relax under Jeongguk's gentle touch. 'I went to the asylum where she stays under surveillance and she didn't even recognize me.' Taehyung hid his face into the crook of Jungkook's neck, crying silently as the younger only tightened his arms around him to let him know he wasn't alone because frankly, Jeongguk didn't know what he was supposed to do or say in those kinds of situations.

That was one of the reasons why Jeongguk's only friend remained his blade. After all the trust issues he had, he doesn't even need friends if they were only going to deceive him later for some material profit.

Having Taehyung being so vulnerable in his arms, however, made him want to rethink that rule as well. It's funny how a stranger made him break almost all of his rules in the span of only 24 hours but he knew there was good in Taehyung and the fact that he was a pawn in his uncle's play just made him want to kill the bastard even more.

The older was in no position to be dealing with such an illegal company when his mind was so messed up even NASA wouldn't be able to solve his issues but Jeongguk wasn't judging because he was in the same situation if not worse.

As he was shushing Taehyung and humming a slow melody into his ear to try and calm him down, his phone buzzed in his jeans and he managed to maneuver himself to take it out without bothering the man lying so peacefully on his chest. He checked Taehyung to see that he dozed off, tired after all his crying, and unlocked his phone to see a text from Yoongi.

From Master:

How's the interrogation going? Anything useful?

To Master:

Not yet. I need more time.

Jeongguk quickly typed out with one hand since the other was busy playing with Taehyung's hair, and put his phone back into his pocket. He pulled away slightly to look at the older's face and he couldn't help but notice how beautiful the blond looked.

His lashes were ghosting over his cheeks that were tinted a faint red from all the wiping, his lips were puffy from biting them so much to stop his sobs and Jeongguk was so captivated by the sight that he couldn't look away.

The younger leaned in, brushing back the other's bangs with his free hand to place a soft peck on the man's forehead and feeling the older nuzzle into the comforting touch, almost purring at the attention he was receiving.

Jeongguk wanted to ask the older further questions about the company but that could wait for another day. He didn't want Taehyung to think he was being insensible and compromise the little trust he's earned from the older.

Instead, he was content with holding the blond man and playing with a lock of his hair. Taehyung's left hand was rested on the younger's stomach as he was breathing evenly, clearly asleep. Jeongguk didn't even realize when his own fingers went to lace with the older's, massaging them lightly while his head rested on top of Taehyung's.

They stood like that for some time, relaxing into the comforting warmth they both found in each other until bedtime came. Jeongguk knew they couldn't spend the night on the couch, so he had to wake Taehyung up to get ready to sleep. They had to take a shower before bed and change into some comfortable clothes, so Jeongguk tried to gingerly wake him up by whispering softly.

'Tae, let's go to bed. It's late.' Taehyung stirred, pressing closer to the younger as he mumbled something that Jeongguk couldn't decipher. 'Come on.' He said with a half smile as he tried to pull away but the older held a tight grip on his t-shirt to stop him from moving.

'Carry me to bed, Jeonggukie.' He said almost inaudibly but Jeongguk caught it and a fond smile made its way to his lips as he obeyed the other's wish. It wasn't such a big deal for him anyway since he worked out every day. Taehyung's body was light like a feather for him.

Jeongguk pulled the older onto his lap, making sure Taehyung was holding onto his neck as he lowered his hands to grip the other's ass in order to support him against his body; the older crossing his ankles at Jeongguk's back, holding onto him like a koala.

Even in his half-asleep form, Taehyung couldn't help but love the way the younger's muscles were popping under his weight and if he wasn't so tired, he might've even tried something with Jeongguk again and he had a feeling, that time, he would've said yes.

'Are you sure you don't wanna take a shower first?' Jeongguk asked, stopping in front of the bathroom's door. 'You'll sleep better if you do.' He nuzzled Taehyung's temple as the older groaned at the thought of having to wake up completely and make an actual effort to wash himself up.

'Fine. But I don't have any other clothes.' Taehyung tried to rub the sleepiness away from his eyes as he regained the balance on his own legs.

'Don't worry about that. I'll let you borrow some of mine.' Jeongguk took the strand of his hair that fell over his eyes, tucking it behind his ear as Taehyung lowered his head, cheeks coloring in a light pink at the intimate gesture. 'I'll bring you a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt.'

'You can just leave them on the bed if you're too tired.' Taehyung said as he walked to the door behind him, walking backward to still face the younger.

'It's okay. I need to shower too.' Jeongguk smiled lightly before the older opened the door and went into the bathroom.

Taehyung turned on the hot water, adjusting it to the perfect temperature and started stripping before stepping into the cabin and enjoyed the warm spray that helped relax his entire body. He was in the middle of cleansing himself when he heard the door being open and he paused his movements, his hand going to cover his crotch because it was a see-through shower cabin. Taehyung cracked open the cabin's glass door to stick his head out and peak at what was going on.

There, he saw Jeongguk placing the fresh clothes on the washing machine before he stripped off his own shirt, throwing it in the hamper. At the sight of the younger's defined abdominal muscles, Taehyung had to refrain himself from letting out a mewl because the room was known to have an echo and he couldn't be that shameless to let Jeongguk see his thirst like that. So instead, he bit down on his lower lip as he went back to showering.

Little did he know that Jeongguk never actually left the room and was waiting for him to finish, so he could hop on right away. You could say that the younger was enjoying the view because his eyes were glued to the cabin, watching every little move in awe, a little disappointed that he only kept his back at Jeongguk but if the growing bulge at the front of his jeans was anything to go by, he was pleased by the sight.

The shower turned off and Taehyung extended one hand in search for a towel and as soon as he grabbed it, he wrapped it around his waist before stepping out to make eye contact with a very horny young man judging by the hungry look he gave Taehyung.

'Jeongguk!' Taehyung exclaimed, a little shocked. 'How long have you been sitting there?' He asked in a quieter voice, shyness taking over when his eyes came into contact with the other's bulge and a shudder went through his body.

'Long enough.' Jeongguk replied shortly before he made his way towards Taehyung, one hand running through the older's hair to stop at the back of his head, gripping harshly to make the other look into his eyes. 'You are so sinful, did you know that?' He asked, leaning in, inches away from his lips.

It was getting harder and harder for Jeongguk to respect his rules and in his defense, he has never met anyone like Taehyung before. Not even his ex could be compared to the blond; the girl that he would've left the Order just to be with her. His self-control was running thin with every glimpse he got of the older's body.

There was something about Taehyung that seemed to put down all of the Jeongguk's shields every time they were in the same room. He tried to keep himself composed and not give in to what his mind and body both wanted from the man. The fact that Taehyung was also innocent was a huge turn on that the younger himself didn't expect it to affect him as much as it did.

Jeongguk brushed his lips against Taehyung's, resisting the urge to actually kiss those plump lips and relished in the way the blond's breath hitched at the close proximity. He smiled knowingly and in one swift move, he was out of the older's face to head to the shower as he unbuttoned his jeans in the process.

'I'll see you in bed.' He turned to wink at the flustered male still in the middle of the room.

As soon as Taehyung came back to reality, he quickly took his clothes, running out of the room to dress in the bedroom, leaving Jeongguk chuckling at his odd behavior when he was the one being all touchy every time they were close enough.

As soon as Taehyung was behind the closed door of their bedroom, he let himself fall against it, closing his eyes as he sighed. 'What just happened?' He headed towards the bed to start dressing before Jeongguk came back. Something was going to happen once the younger will come out of the bathroom. Either Jeongguk was going to be the one to act first or Taehyung will be the one to ask him some questions.