Twenty four
It took a long while before the moving was completed and they all drove to Taehyung's mansion. Jimin and Yoongi rode in the latter's car. They wanted Mintae to come with them but Taehyung heavily insisted so Mintae drove with him and Doo min.
There was an uncomfortable silence in the car as Taehyung fixed his eyes on the road ahead. His fists clenched on the steering wheel as he casually looked from time to time at the other car driving behind him through the rear view mirror.
Doo min noticed his discomfort and cleared her throat to at least ease the tension.
"Thank you so much for letting me.... "
But Taehyung cut in "It wasn't my call. Jimin is your employer not me so you don't need to act friendly with me"
How rude! Doo min squeezed her face as she looked out the window cursing under her breath. Jimin and Taehyung possessed the same annoying attitude of looking down on others. They both needed to change that about them.
She didn't bother making small talk with Taehyung anymore and simply looked out the window. After a while, they finally arrived in front of the mansion and Doo min couldn't help but gasp.
"Is that your house?" She whispered.
Taehyung smiled non chalantly as if he expected that kind of reaction. Mintae who was at the back seat was squealing excitedly clapping his hands.
The cars and trucks drove inside and parked in front of the amazing structure. Jungkook was standing in front with a fixed smile on his face. When they all came out, he started to walk towards them.
Jimin and Yoongi looked around the vicinity and the latter upturned his nose while surveying the entire place. Jimin just started walking towards the workers and started to instruct them to take the items inside the house but Taehyung stopped him.
"Yah Jimin are you sure you want to take all of these inside?"
Jimin smiled smugly. "From what I can see, your house is more than enough to contain all these so please don't interfere"
He shrugged and ignored him. Taehyung turned his attention to Mintae whose face was lighting up with excitement He suddenly grabbed his hands.
"Can I get inside?" he urged.
Taehyung smiled and nodded and at that moment, Jungkook appeared beside Mintae looking at him fondly.
"Who do we have here?" He said.
"Hi I'm Mintae. Tae is my father!"
Jungkook nodded his head chuckling. "I know that. I am Jungkook and I work here. I'm also going to be looking out for you so you have nothing to worry about as long as I'm here"
Mintae nodded his head as Jungkook held his hand and started to lead him inside the house. Taehyung, Jimin, Yoongi and Doo min followed behind them.
Mintae squealed in excitement as soon as he entered the house. The white painted walks, golden drapes and glass tiles. It was beautiful!
"Mintae, do you want to see your room? I arranged it specifically for you!" Taehyung said smiling as Mintae took his hand and they went up the stairs. There where so many rooms. Taehyung stopped at the third room located at the right hand corner. He opened the door and Mintae jumped up and down in happiness as he ran inside.
The room was large. There was a huge TV covering every inch of the wall. A play station coupled with lots of games and toys. Jimin who discreetly followed them looked around the room with his nose in the air feeling slightly jealous of Mintae's excitement over the room.
"Do you really like this room Mintae?" Jimin asked but the boy didn't answer because he was too busy jumping on the big bed scattered with toys.
Taehyung smirked at Jimin. "It's obvious he does!"
Jimin ignored him and continued talking to Mintae.
"Surely, your old room was better wasn't it?
But Mintae climbed down from his bed wearing a small frown on his face.
"No it wasn't. My old room was smaller. The TV was smaller too and i didn't have much toys but here, I have lots of toys and games...."
Jimin rolled his eyes "Okay fine, enjoy your new room" he said in resignation as he noticed Taehyung's victorious grin and slowly walked out of the room. Mintae didn't mind at all as he continued to fawn over his new room.
Taehyung left him to his room and met Jimin at the corridor who was just standing there, arms folded in front of his chest. He sighed.
"So where's my room?"
Taehyung pointed to the room beside Mintae's.
"You can sleep there!" he said and then pointed at the door opposite his own.
"My room is this one!"
Jimin acted like he didn't care and simply opened his room. He glanced at it completely impressed but of course, he would never show it. Instead, he just put up a blank look on his face.
"I'll need two more rooms. One i can convert into an office where I can handle my designs. The other..."
He looked nervous. "A dance studio"
Taehying seemed surprised. "Dance studio? You still dance?"
Jimin looked embarrassed, his cheeks flushed "Well, it helps to relieve my stress!" he said.
Taehyung just shrugged. "Whatever, there are many empty rooms downstairs. Feel free to use anyone!"
Taehyung started going downstairs when Yoongi suddenly came up causing him to pause in his strides
"I ordered pizza! Let's eat!" He said.
Jimin smiled at him. "Thanks Baby"
Then he opened Mintae's room door. "Minnie, your papa Yoon bought pizza!"
"Pizza!" Mintae yelled loudly as he dashed out of the room.
Papa! Still that dreaded word. It made his skin crawl and he felt like wiping the stupid grin on Yoongi's face when ever that word was said. Mintae came out of the room, hugged Yoongi and sped down stairs while Jimin and Yoongi held hands before leaving the corridor and heading downstairs. Taehyung scoffed and followed behind the doting couple whose hands wouldn't stop touching each other.
The pizza boxes where set up on the dining room table. Mintae picked up a slice munching it contentedly. Jimin, Yoongi and Doo min did the same except for Taehyung and Jungkook who just stared at them.
Yoongi looked up at Jungkook with a non chalant gaze.
"You can join in...."
Jungkook bowed his head wearing a smile on his face "Jungkook! My name is Jungkook!" He said and picked a slice of pizza and began to eat with relish. However, he noticed that Taehyung was still standing there and no one made any move to invite him so he nudged him.
"Sir, aren't you eating?" He said with an inquisitive look.
Taehyung shook his head and took a step back. "I'm not hungry!" he grumbled and walked away.
Jimin's eyes followed him until he was out of sight. Everyone looked surprised. Mintae looked up at Jimin with a concerned smile.
"Tae doesn't like pizza?"
Jimin nodded as he smiled at him. "No Mintae, he's just allergic to cheese!"
He looked at Jungkook. "You've been living with him for years. You should know this"
Jungkook just looked oblivious. He couldn't have known because Taehyung never eats junk nor cheese. He simply thought he didn't like cheese not that he was allergic to it.
This was a fact Jimin knew about Taehyung when they had dated years ago. There was an uncomfortable silence but Yoongi interrupted it.
"Let's eat up then and make sure we don't get pizza with cheese next time!" he said.
Jungkook glared at him. He didn't know if he was being sarcastic or not. Yoongi just kept shut seeing the way Jungkook glared at him.
Taehyung came back later but he had changed his clothes. He was in a hurry to head to the office for an urgent meeting at his company. After he went, Yoongi eventually left the house.
It was late when Taehyung returned home. The living room space was filled up with unpacked boxes and items. Looking at them made him feel heavy because he knew his silent world was only going to get more noisy from that moment on.
He went over to Mintae's room and when he opened the door, he found Jimin sleeping beside the child. His arms spread across his chest, his nose buried into his hair. He couldn't help but accept that the scene looked really adorable. Taehyung took a little time to examine them. Mintae definitely had Jimin's nose and his short stocky fingers but those eyes and those boxy lips was something he inherited from him. For a moment, he couldn't believe he was actually a father, that he had someone else other than Mrs Kim Cha ha as his family. It was a real comfort but he was still scared that being close to him might bring them danger.
Sighing heavily, he left the room and descended downstairs to find something to eat. He wasn't able to take a bite of that pizza because he was allergic to cheese. What a waste!
He went to the kitchen and opened the fridge where he was able to find some left over chicken and rice. He heated them and started to eat. As he ate, he heard someone coming into the kitchen. He looked up and saw Jungkook. The latter's eyes widened on seeing him.
"I didn't know you where coming back today!" he said. Taehyung just shrugged as he went on eating.
"You should have informed me. I would have cooked you something!"
Taehyung waved it off. "It's okay Kookie!"
He continued eating but started growing uncomfortable with the way Jungkook was looking at him.
"What?" He asked glaring at him.
Jungkook gulped. "Sir, you know they are in danger not just from outside but from you! You could snap at any moment!" he said in a quiet tone that sent shivers down his spine.
Taehyung hung his head. "I know that Jungkook. I know but as usual you'll be there to help me won't you Kookie?"
He grinned and Jungkook sighed hesitantly. "Always sir! Always!" He whispered.
Thanks for reading. Sorry for the slow update but I've been occupied these days. Anyway, the drama is about to begin! I'll try uploading more chapters faster. Have a great day!
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