It was disaster the minute Taehyung stepped into the kitchen to begin preparing lunch. They had decided on jjangjamyun and it really wasn't going on well. Jimin was seated in the living room, a sketch pad in his hand. He was biting his pen looking deep in thought when he heard a loud explosion coming from the kitchen.

Panicking, he dropped his sketch pad and ran to the kitchen. Smoke filled the air as he started to cough violently. When the smoke gradually eased, he noticed Taehyung standing cluelessly in front of the kitchen counter coughing now and then.

The pot on the cooker had turned as black as coal and smoke kept on coming out of it.

"What the hell are you doing?" he questioned staring at Taehyung.

"Guess I'm a terrible cook after all" he admitted pouting and Jimin couldn't believe he found him adorable at that moment. He shook his head determinedly to get rid of that ridiculous thought.

Jimin placed his hands on his hips.

"What are we going to do now?" he said looking around the messy kitchen.

Taehyung shrugged. "I think we have to work together because i can't even boil water without burning it"

Jimin shook his head. "You're hopeless and there you where boasting!"

"I was trying to impress Mintae" Taehyung blurted and Jimin couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He took a long deep breath.

"I'm not that good either but i guess I'm better than you" Jimin said with a soft smirk on his face.

Taehyung rolled his eyes. "Whatever, let's get on with it"

Jimin set the burnt pot aside and brought out his phone to google how to prepare jjangjangyum. Thankfully, Taehyung hadn't used all the ingredients so they could still prepare a meal.

They began to cook with Jimin giving instructions and Taehyung following it. They where both clueless and sometimes ended up yelling at each other and slapping their hands away whenever one was adding something the other didn't like. Over all, it was a mess but at least they weren't at each other's throat yet so it was a good sign.

Mintae came down the stairs and found his two dads cooking and bickering at the same time.

"Yah Jiminah, don't put that seasoning in there. It will make it taste weird" Taehyung complained

Jimin eyed him. "What do you know? You can't even boil water properly!"

It went on and on until Mintae decided to make his presence known to them.

"What are you guys doing?"

They turned and noticed him.

"Oh we're just preparing lunch" Jimin answered with an obviously fake and nervous smile.

Mintae narrowed his eyes. "Where you two fighting again?"

"Fighting? We definitely weren't fighting" Jimin said with a wide grin that stretched from one ear to the other.

He looked at Taehyung. "Where we fighting?"

The other shook his head. "We definitely weren't fighting. We where just having adult discussions"

Again with the adult discussions.

The boy gave them a piercing look that made them feel extremely uncomfortable. This boy acted too mature for his age it made them worry sometimes. He finally shrugged and they could breathe freely.

"Can i go to the garden to play?" he asked sweetly.

"of course baby but be very careful" Jimin said. They watched Mintae skip out of the kitchen.

Once he was gone, they released a deep breath

"Thankfully, today is his free day from school but what are we going to do about tomorrow?"

"Someone needs to stay home then" Taehyung said.

Jimin shrugged. "Not me. I'm still preparing for Asia fashion show and i still haven't come up with a theme"

"I'm releasing a new shoe to the public. Do you know how many meetings and events i have to attend to finalize the preparations"

Jimin sighed. "Let's hire a temporary helper to take care of Mintae and the house until Doo min and Jungkook return"

Taehyung became tense all of a sudden. "I can't!" he growled

"Why not?"

"Because i don't trust strangers"

Jimin looked at Taehyung curiously "Kim Taehyung, are you hiding something from me? Why are you so scared of people? Why are you are so scared of being seen in public?"

Taehyung turned away from him stiffly. "Drop it Jimin"

"Taehyung...i need to know..."

"Just drop it. It won't do you any good if you knew" He whispered and Jimin felt goose bumps in his arms as he stared at Taehyung. There was worry in his eyes and Jimin wondered why. Why did he get all defensive whenever his past was brought up? He tried to forget about it as they finished up the cooking.

They all finally sat down to eat that afternoon. Mintae took the first bite of his food and his face contorted.

"What's this?" he cried.

His dads looked at each other.

"Is it that bad?" Jimin asked.

"Salty" Mintae cried gulping down one full glass of water.

"Sorry son, I guess it's really bad. You don't have to eat it or you'll get an upset stomach" Taehyung said. He was already reaching out to take Mintae's plate away but the boy stopped him grinning fully.

"It's okay. It's not that bad. Besides, this is the first food both of you are preparing for me so I'm going to eat it very well"

He exposed his boxy smile and for the hundredth time Jimin asked himself what he had ever done to deserve such a child.

Taehyung was speechless for a while until he finally smiled and nodded his head watching as the boy ate the food without stopping.

Jimin looked to his side and caught Taehyung just staring with heart eyes at their son. His heart was probably bursting with parental joy over the ten year old boy but there was something Jimin noticed in those eyes that made Jimin look on far longer than was normal but when Taehyung pulled his eyes away from the boy, he in turn pulled his eyes away him. He was getting too curious about Taehyung and he wasn't liking it. Not one bit.

They finally finished eating and played rock paper scissors to determine who would wash the dishes. Jimin won and Taehyung sulked as he made his way to the kitchen but Mintae insisted on washing the dishes with him.

"No baby, just let Taehyung handle it himself" Jimin urged but Mintae was resolute so he and Taehyung ended up washing the dishes under Jimin's watchful gaze.

He couldn't deny that they looked cute standing side by side. Jimin smacked himself for having this strange thoughts.

"It's too early for you to be thinking he's cute. Get your head back in the game Park Jimin" he reprimanded himself. After a while, he felt so much better.

His attention was diverted when he received a text from Yoongi. He gasped. He had totally forgotten to call him.

Yoongi
Babe, I'm mad at you. Why didn't you tell me you and Taehyung will be the only ones left alone with Mintae

Jimin
Yoonie, I'm so sorry.

Yoongi
The amount of times you say sorry these days is starting to really get to me.

Jimin
It wasn't my fault.
It just happened because of the
counselor

Yoongi
So, you and Taehyung are going to be alone to do whatever you like.

Jimin
I don't like where you're going with this. You make it seem like I'm going to cheat on you.

Yoongi
Are you? Because i certainly don't know what to think anymore.

Jimin
What?

There was no reply as if Yoongi just realized he had gone too far.

Yoongi
Babe. I'm sorry.

He finally typed.

Jimin
You know what? I'm tired of your jealous and insecure ass. I'm not a cheat or a back stabber. If i was tired of the relationship, I will straight up tell you without being a coward

Jimin
So you know what, Don't text me. Don't even try to call me. I need some space

The chat ended and Jimin swallowed hard feeling numb. Taehyung came out of the kitchen to ask him to bring a towel but the foul look on his face stopped him. He quietlywatched him stomp the stairs.

Jimin didn't come out of his room till that evening. Mintae was leaning across Taehyung's chest watching a cartoon on TV. Taehyung was dead tired and decided to just order pizza taking care to avoid cheese for himself. Eventually, he decided to call Jimin to join in the pizza so he walked upstairs to his room and knocked on the door. He knocked several times until Jimin finally opened looking like all the blood had been drained from his body. He couldn't help but feel concerned.

"Are you alright?"

Jimin scoffed. "Don't pretend like you care"

Taehyung frowned feeling like his pride had been hurt. "Actually i don't"

Jimin ignored him.

Taehyung didn't press further.
"Anyway, I bought pizza. Wanna join?"

Jimin stared at him. "Why are you asking me?"

Taehyung rolled his eyes. "Did you think i wanted to ask you? I'm only doing this because it would look suspicious to Mintae if you don't join"

Then he grinned. "But if you want to decline, i wouldn't mind just simply do it in the presence of Mintae"

"You're a jerk you know that?" Jimin added with a frown but Taehyung just looked nonchalant but his expression changed when Jimin smiled mischeviously.

"On a second thought, I think pizza will be nice" he said then he went downstairs and joined Mintae who was already devouring slices of pizza.

He didn't know how but he was temporarily able to forget his argument with Youngi. His dislike for Taehyung was able to overshadow every other thing.

That night, Taehyung bathed Mintae and the boy liked it.

"You're a big boy now Mintae. You have to learn to start washing up by yourself"

"I do know how to wash myself" the boy murmured.

Taehyung was surprised. "So, have you been deceiving me?"

Mintae blinked at him. "It was just an excuse. I just wanted to spend more time with you"

He looked at him with puppy dog eyes. "Are you mad?"

Taehyung softened. "I'm not mad at all. I think it's nice you want to spend time with me. You know what, I'll bath you everyday till you get tired of it"

Mintae shook his head. "I won't"

Taehyung laughed quietly. "You will. One day you're going to get more independent. You won't want me bathing you anymore but until then, I'm going to make use of every moment. Okay?"

He bopped his nose and Mintae giggled. That night, Taehyung read Mintae a bed time story to make him fall asleep. Seeing him sleeping peacefully, Taehyung decided to sleep beside him too lazy to head to his own room.

Jimin was unprepared for the next bout of cuteness overload he was going to experience when he entered Mintae's room and found him all curled up in Taehyung's arms. It was beautiful and Jimin found himself liking it a bit too much as his eyes lingered far too long on Taehyung's features. There was really something about this scene that made his heart beat faster and made every hair on his skin stand. But then he remembered Yoongi's text

Are you? Because i certainly don't know what to think anymore

You don't have to go to bed with someone else for you to cheat on your partner. You can do it by thought and Jimin certainly wasn't liking the thoughts swirling around his head all because he saw Mintae curled up in the arms of his stupid ex, a man who caused him the greatest pain, a man who he has hated for as long as he could remember.

He shook his head. He was never going to get weak over him again. Never. He took a deep breath and left the room closing the door behind him.

Thanks for reading. Coming up with scenes isn't easy but i hope you like it. Till the next chapter.