Jimin called you earlier in the evening, letting you know he would be late coming home with the excuse that he had more dance practice to do than usual. He made sure you were not alone and were safe at home. He planned on calling you when he was leaving.

"I'll see you when I get home. I just need to get this right." Jimin tells you over the phone.

Understanding that the haters have been bombarding him with nasty comments lately, you accept his deep need to strive for perfection, though you already know he is perfection.

"Okay, sweetheart. Just don't stay too late. You need rest as much as I do." You giggle.

"Ha ha, at least I don't crave salt and vinegar potato chips and blueberries to dip in mayonnaise." He play heaves, teasing you.

Laughing at him teasing, you say, "I'll see you when you get home. Oh, that reminds me, can you pick up some more potato chips for me?"

"Sure, Dove, anything for you."

You end the call laughing. You lay the phone down and look up at Min. His face is slightly green. He knew what you ate with potato chips lately and grimaced.

"Eww." He says before chuckling and sorting paint samples on the table in front of you.

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Jimin is still in the dance studio late at night. He made a couple of mistakes in practice earlier, and a concert is coming soon. He had to be perfect for Army. He was getting many comments about how disappointed in him they were and calling him chubby and chunky.

He skipped dinner and has been in the studio most of the day. Everyone else has left, his bandmates and staff. The only other people in the building are night security.

Several times, his phone has gone off. He heard it between the beats in the music, but he didn't check it, figuring it was Kooki or Tae wanting to know if he was still meeting them for drinks as they talked about earlier in the day.

His phone went off several more times, but he didn't hear it due to the music and the sound of the air-conditioner rotating on. Later, he stopped, grabbed a water bottle, and reset the music.

He is doing this for you and the baby on the way. He is so excited to be a daddy, and once he found out you were pregnant, he was more than determined to do better. He tossed the towel and water bottle to the side as the music started to play, determined to get the moves right. It had to be perfect. His dancing and singing had to be perfect, and he felt far from it.

He goes back to dancing, recording himself and watching his moves in the mirror.

Later, he stops to catch his breath, sits on the floor, and takes a couple of long swallows of water. He sees he has missed several calls again. Ugh, guys! He texts Tae, saying he is not going out tonight for drinks and thinking he is with Jungkook, that That Tae would let him know. But Taehyung had already gone to bed, and Jungkook had gone to the gym when they realized Jimin wasn't coming.

He takes his phone and looks as he walks to restart the music. He is unaware he missed calls from Min as they were mixed in with yours. He plans to call after one more dance-through, thinking he will let you know he is done and going to get your potato chips.

He thinks that is what you've been calling about. Once your cravings hit you, you just had to have it. He chuckles and goes to restart his music. Security stops by and checks on him. He was worried about Jimin working so late.

Jimin's personal bodyguard, Min, agreed to stay with you while Jimin is out in the evenings. If he had to go out, Jimin had a security staff member go with him instead.

You had become concerned and afraid to be alone when it gets dark. You had complained to Jimin that you thought someone had been in the backyard creeping around and heard thumps and knocks on the side of the house when home alone at night.

Thinking it was just hormones keeping you in a state of anxiety concerning the baby, Jimin thought to ease your mind by having Min stay with you when he wasn't home.

You begged Jimin to keep it a secret that someone was staying with you. Telling Jimin that it was embarrassing feeling like you're being watched when you were sure it's just hormones making you overly sensitive. It was bad enough that you kept losing things and couldn't find them. You stopped telling him and the others when more things came up missing. Surely, you just misplaced them.

Jimin knew how stressed you were over the pregnancy, and he was, too. The doctors said the chances of becoming pregnant were very slim, so when you found out, you both were overjoyed but also afraid. You knew being pregnant had its risks. You both wanted a baby so badly that you would take the chance for him.

Jungkook entered the studio and asked, "You still here, Jimin?"

As he pushes his sweat-soaked hair back from his face, Jimin says, "As you can see." He goes and picks up his towel again.

Jungkook, happy he found Jimin, says, "That's Good. I hoped to run through the new choreography with you before heading home."

Jimin says, "I was about to head home. I know she must be upset with me by now. I'm probably going to be sleeping on the couch tonight." he laughs along with Jungkook.

Jungkook notices Jimin's watch and asks, "Hey, you found your watch. Where was it?"

Jimin answers as he texts, "We never could find it. I just bought another one." He holds it up for Jungkook to look at before he puts his phone away.

He had sent a couple of texts but received no response from you, thinking you were upset that he hadn't brought home the potato chips yet. Yeah, it's the couch tonight.

So he starts the music, and Jungkook says, "Oh, she texted me earlier, said you weren't answering your phone, and wanted to know if you had left or were still here. She said to remind you about the potato chips and that it sounded like someone's in the backyard again."

Jimin wipes the sweat from his face with his towel and then pushes his hair off his forehead. "Yeah, I meant to call but lost track of time. Min is there with her, and he'll check it out." Feeling secure in your safety, he starts the music.

They start dancing, and Jimin adds some extra moves to the choreography. Jungkook says, "Hey, that looks cool."

Jimin says, "I came up with it earlier. I think J Hope will like it too. I plan on showing it to him and the others tomorrow."

Jimin teaches Jungkook the more complicated dance moves during the song's chorus. Once Jungkook got it down, they started the song again. Time flew by, and Jimin's phone did not go off again that night.

It was very late when they finished, and Jimin hoped you were getting some good sleep, even if you were mad at him. He didn't call, afraid he would wake you.

Jungkook said, "Well, I think I'll head home."

Jimin looks at him, surprised. "What, no workout?"

Jungkook laughs. "That was one hell of a workout as it was. But I'd already been to the gym before coming by." They laugh as they gather their things to go.

"Hey, how are you getting home, Jimin? I didn't see your car?"

Jimin grimaces. "Shit, I was supposed to call Jin. He said he would give me a ride home if I needed it." he looks at his watch. "It's too late now. No way I'll wake him just because I forgot."

Jungkook said, "No worries, I'll drop you off."

Jimin smiles. "Thanks, Kooki."