Forty
They say you cannot hide love no matter how hard you try. Ahjumma Doo min noticed this when she finally resumed work at the mansion. She was curious to see for herself how much Jimin and Taehyung's relationship had progressed but she was definitely not prepared for what hit her next.
The side glances, the lingering gazes, the far away looks...she saw them all. Jimin had changed. He did things by himself now without waiting for her or anyone else. He took up cooking dinner everyday. He started to return to work but he stayed home twice and on every weekend.
It was during those times that Ahjumma Doo min noticed what was going on between them. It's not like they could hide it. It was obvious. Sometimes, she would catch Taehyung walking past Jimin's office when he was fast asleep on the table and staring at him him far longer than normal. Ahjumma Doo min sometimes caught him stroking the other's cheeks with an absent smile on his face.
She would also catch Jimin with a stupid smile on his face whenever Taehyung was escorting Mintae to the car to drop him off at school or how he giggled at the slightest thing Taehyung did or said. It was puzzling because this wasn't the Jimin of one month ago. Not at all. Now, he seemed a lot happier and he smiled more.
One afternoon, Ahjumma Doo min silently watched Jimin, Mintae and Taehyung. They where sitting in the living room and Taehyung was peeling oranges. Jimin's eyes where glued on Taehyung, a small smile forming on his lips as he placed his hand under his chin with a far away look on his face. Suddenly, Taehyung got cut by the knife. He yelped in pain as small blood oozed from the wound.
Doo min was standing behind them. She couldn't believe her eyes when she saw Jimin jump from where he had sat with a panicked expression on his face as he rushed to Taehyung. He suddenly held the bleeding finger in his hand and stuck it into his mouth sucking on it
Ahjumma Doo min gasped
Mintae gasped.
Even Taehyung himself gasped.
Reddening with embarrassment, Jimin removed the dry finger from his mouth.
"Sorry, I don't know why I did that" he muttered before chewing his lower lip. "Anyway, you have to do that to stop the bleeding right away"
He wanted to leave but Taehyung grabbed him back and they where looking straight into each other's eyes.
"Thanks Jimin" he said softly.
Ahjumma Doo min saw Jimin blush. She had never ever seen him blush ever since she knew him.
"Em...let me get something to cover the cut" he said. He took the orange and the plate from him then dropped it on the table before proceeding to get the small first aid kit. Doo min pretended like her mind wasn't with them but when Jimin returned to Taehyung, he kept handling his hand with extreme care. She even saw him giggle a couple of times and they kept sharing glances. It was obvious that Jimin was oblivious to what he was doing.
Doo min couldn't handle the scene anymore. She felt like she was intruding upon their privacy so she walked back to the kitchen and met Jungkook already cooking. She needed to unburden herself to someone. Maybe Jungkook would understand so she purposely walked towards him.
"Jungkookie, haven't you noticed something weird ever since we returned to serve Master park and Master Kim?"
Jungkook said nothing
"It's those two. They seem to be getting along pretty well but then they've gotten so close. It's like I don't know..."
Jungkook smirked. "Don't pretend not to notice. It's that obvious" he blurted out.
"What is?"
Jungkook nodded his head. "They are falling for each other"
Ahjumma Doo min gasped. Jungkook continued. "And they are two dumb oblivious people who might probably take forever to realize that they have feelings for each other and probably never stopped"
Ahjumma Doo min took a deep breath. "But Jimin can't...he has Yoongi and besides, how could he forget what Taehyung did to him?"
Jungkook scoffed. "Does any of that matter right now?"
He pulled Doo min's hand and they both stood at the foot of the door gazing towards the living room where Jimin and Taehyung sat smiling at each other and laughing at the top of their voice as Mintae jumped around them
"Do you see that? For the past ten years since I started working for Taehyung, I have never seen him that happy. You have no idea how much I have always wanted to see him smile like that"
Doo min could sense a heavy emotion in Jungkook's voice.
"But look how being with Jimin makes him"
Doo min whispered. "Jimin has also been like that. I've never seen his eyes light up this way"
She shook her head. "But it's wrong"
Jungkook gazed at her. "Why do you say so?"
"They shouldn't be together. Taehyung hurt Jimin and there's Yoongi.."
"So you want to come in the way? Don't you think there is a reason why they reunited after all these years?"
He sighed fully
"You don't know the full story about what really happened ten years ago and maybe this time, Taehyung will have the chance to explain himself if he doesn't let pride and ego get in the way"
"I don't understand...."
Jungkook smiled. "Let's just get on with our work and leave those two alone to figure things out themselves"
Jungkook was right. Jimin was happy when he was around Taehyung. His energy seemed to multiply ten fold. Doo min thought of talking to him about this new situation but she was never in a good atmosphere to discuss with him. He was busy again. They where both busy but when they weren't, they where always in each other's company. So she said nothing, patiently waiting for an opportunity. It finally came.
Mintae's eleventh birthday was around the corner so he kept pressuring Jimin and Taehyung to throw him a birthday party.
"Please, this is the first party I'll be having ever since i was born. Bam Bam really wants to come over so please can you invite them?"
They where having breakfast and Mintae looked so adorable, it was impossible not to accept.
Jimin sighed. "I guess it's okay. I was chatting with Mrs Jang the other day and i think it's a great opportunity for all of us to meet again"
Taehyung nodded his head without saying anything.
"I was kinda afraid that someone would post about my identity to the whole world but none of that happened"
Taehyung smiled smugly. "It seems they aren't all assholes"
Jimin laughed softly before turning to Mintae. "Okay son, we'll throw you a very big and beautiful party"
Mintae jubilated but Taehyung remained strangely calm. Before the preparations began, Taehyung and Jungkook seemed to be in long discussions with each other sometimes locking themselves up for hours. Doo min noticed that Jimin was restless during this period and whenever she asked him what the matter was, he would say nothing and just walk past wearing a sad look on his face. Jimin was worried but for what?
They didn't invite much people to the party only a few of Mintae's class mates whom he really liked and their class mates including their parents. The house was heavily guarded with police men that Taehyung had hired and Jimin was confused. Why was Taehyung so cautious for an eleven year old Birthday? Not only that, he seemed quite tense. Jimin wanted to understand what he was afraid of but the presence of guests diverted his attention. Yoongi and Hoseok also attended the party and got themselves accustomed to the parents of the kids
Mintae was finally able to show off his room and gadgets to Bam Bam Bam and Soo bin. Bam Bam was in total awe and kept insisting that Jimin and Taehyung adopt him.
"You're pathetic!" Soo bin said to him.
"Don't you remember how you treated Mintae and talked bad about his dads but because they are rich, you want to be his friend"
He rolled his eyes. Bam Bam rolled his eyes and just hugged Mintae. "I acted like that because I hate my dad for leaving me and my mother for his boyfriend. However, I think I have changed my mind...."
"Because they are rich..." Soo bin snorted.
"It's not because of that!"
Soo bin rolled his eyes "Yeah right!"
The bickering ended when they where called down to cut the birthday cake. The boys ran downstairs. Mintae was led by Jimin and Taehyung to the center of the living room where a gigantic cake rested on a huge table. He felt tears in his eyes. This was the first time in his life he felt like everything was complete. He had friends and family coming together to wish him well on this day. He was so emotional, he couldn't even hold the knife to cut the cake.
"Min...are you crying?" Jimin whispered.
"I'm just so happy" Mintae cried as his body shook with so much emotions.
The adults laughed.
"I think the parents should help their son cut the cake. What do you think?" Mrs Jang shouted. Everyone murmured in agreement.
Jimin nearly jumped out of his skin when the woman grabbed both his and Taehyung's hands and placed it together on top of Mintae's. They went red and Jimin's heart started to beat faster at the feeling of Taehyung hands enveloping his. Jimin looked up and Taehyung's eyes locked with his. His eyes where glinting and it was as if he was staring deep into his very soul.
He couldn't see anything, hear anything not even the clapping that was going on around them when the cake had finally being cut. However, some people noticed it definitely.
Yoongi burned with anger watching those two while Hoseok stood beside him trying to soothe his nerves. Doo min and Jungkook watched silently. Mrs Jang snickered while Mintae giggled watching his parents being immersed in each other without noticing anyone around them.
"So why don't we start with the cake. Mintae, feed your parents the cake, Your parents will feed each other and then share the cake to the others" Mrs Jang announced.
Her words definitely woke them up from their day dream.
"What?" Jimin said.
"You want us to feed each other?" Taehyung said his eyes widening.
Mrs Jang smiled "It's tradition...."
"Never heard of this tradition before. Sounds like a married couple's tradition to me" Someone murmured.
Mrs Jang rolled her eyes. "Fine, if you don't want to...."
But Mintae had already cut a piece of cake and held it up for them to eat. Jimin and Taehyung looked at each other before they both took a piece of the cake. Mintae was grinning from ear to ear as he said.
"I've fed you both now you feed each other"
Jimin and Taehyung looked at each other awkwardly as the crowd suddenly began to chant. "Do it! Do it"
Blushing terribly hard, Jimin reached out first and cut a piece of cake. He held it out to Taehyung.
"Open your mouth Tae" he whispered.
Taehyung smiled and opened his mouth slowly as Jimin pushed it towards his lips and he ate the cake even licking his hand in the process. Everybody saw it and gasped in embarrassment. Taehyung did the same thing for Jimin. After he had ate the cake, everyone clapped.
Yoongi felt like committing murder as he clenched both fist tightly while watching those two.
"So is this party just a platform for the two of them to flirt?" He said through gritted teeth. He was about to storm towards Jimin when Hoseok held him back
"Don't do that. You'll cause a scene and only make yourself look bad. When the time is right, find Jimin and talk to him"
Yoongi eventually calmed down. What Hoseok said was true. This was Mintae's party and he didn't want to ruin things for him. The party continued till the evening. After presenting their gifts to the celebrants, it was time to leave so Jimin and Taehyung started to escort the guests.
Jimin talked to Mrs Jang separately before she left with her son.
"I know what you did today"
"Oh you did! Someone has to push you two or you are never going to accept what is going on between you both"
Jimin was confused. "I don't understand"
Mrs Jang sighed. "Since we started chatting, I noticed that you only talk about Taehyung. If you aren't talking about him, then you are taking about your son. I could deduce as much that you are in love with him"
Jimin was horrified. "No... I'm not in love...."
"It's okay. This kind of thing isn't easy to accept especially towards an ex. It just feels like you're going backwards but what if he feels the same way"
"No... Taehyung doesn't like me. He is straight and he has a girlfriend"
He looked sadly towards Taehyung's direction. He was holding hands with Sunmi who had suddenly arrived at the mansion. He sighed and continued.
"Besides, I'm in a committed relationship and we both have so many things to figure out with each other. There is an unresolved tension between us and if that doesn't get fixed, we can't even think about being friends with each other...."
He sighed again. "We are complicated!"
Mrs Jang smiled. "Complicated or not, Taehyung wouldn't look at you the way he did today if he didn't have feelings for you..."
She heaved. "Anyway, I wish you all the best"
She called her son and his friend Soo bin who where still talking with Mintae. The children waved goodbye to each other and ran towards Mrs Jang who flashed Jimin a small smile before entering her car with the two boys and driving out of the mansion.
Jimin suddenly felt a hand on his wrist. He turned and faced Yoongi's burning glare.
"Babe...."
"Glad you noticed me...."
Jimin sighed.
"You where all fine flirting with your ex today, feeding each other cake?"
He snorted.
"Sorry Yoongi!"
Yoongi groaned. "That's not what I want to hear Jimin. I'm tired of your sorries. I saw the way you where looking at each other and I want to ask you..."
He swallowed hard. "Do you have feelings for Taehyung?"
Silence.
Yoongi began to choke with tears. "You promised me. You told me there was no way you could fall for him so tell me why?"
Jimin's eyes watered with tears. He couldn't say a single word.
"I'm disappointed in you Jimin. You have broken me in pieces"
The tears he had been struggling to hold off came crashing down his cheeks.
"I'm sorry Yoongi...." He choked out.
Yoongi wiped his eyes and gritted his teeth. "Stop saying sorry. I'm going to give you space to think really carefully before making a decision you might eventually regret"
He walked off and Jimin broke down in tears. He hated himself so much at that moment. He walked into the house. Everywhere was quiet. The guests had all gone except for Hoseok. They met at the living room and his friend eyed him giving him shudders.
"I think you should think about the man whom you are almost giving up everything for" he simply said and walked off. Jimin didn't understand what he said but then something at the back of his mind told him to walk to the kitchen. So he did. His mind went blank when he saw Sunmi and Taehyung kissing each other breathlessly. It was like a thousand knives had been stuck to his chest. It's not like he and Taehyung where anything to each other yet why was he hurting so much? The pain was unbearable. He took a step back and ran away.
Ahjumma saw all these things right before her eyes. It was then it finally dawned on her that her Master Jimin had fallen all over again in love with his ex, the man he had abhorred so much Kim Taehyung.
This is a long chapter. I have something in store for our main characters so keep up with me. Thank you so much for reading. I know it might be dragging but it will soon be over. Everything will get to settle once and for all. Love you all!
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