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Mina suddenly got tired like always and wanted to sleep. Jimin let her sleep in a separate room for guests and as you tucked her in he waited for you in the living room.

You sat down next to him but he didn't say a word. You were ready to tell him what happened, "Four to five years ago, I was back in high school. You were around my age. I was with a couple of friends at a party after school. It was this guy's house. My friend's boyfriend. He was known as a troublemaker. Not to say he was 19 and I was 16. I knew something was going to go wrong that day. All my friends drank enough to not remember anything the day after but he wasn't drunk. My school skirt wasn't too long so I felt his stare on me 24/7. When I went to the only bathroom available, which was inside a room, and then came back outside I was suddenly pushed inside the bedroom again."

Jimin started feeling somewhat upset but he didn't say anything.

"I was scared and wanted to go home. My mom didn't want me going to the party because she knew the guy was an idiot. He had me pinned against the wall and then against his bed. Cause it was his room after all. I was nervous and scared and terrified. I pushed him back and yelled at the top of my lungs but as I yelled my voice started leaving. He didn't care even if I yelled since the music was too loud. I don't want to explain how it went but you know what happened already. He left me there in tears as I cried my eyes out. The only thing I wanted was to die at that moment. A few weeks later I figured out I was pregnant. My friend figured out it was her boyfriend's baby and almost fought me in school. I was around eight months pregnant when I almost lost Mina because of her fighting me again. My friends, who were her friends, left me too because they called me a slut and he-he was gone. The day after the party he disappeared."

"You almost lost her?" Jimin asked, heartbroken.

"Yeah, I bled so much that day. Not to say the reason why Mina is so cute and tiny is because she was born a month earlier. I almost died that day. My mom was the only one in the hospital. I was left alone."

"I'm sorry, Y/n," Jimin sighed. "I'm really sorry for what that bastard did to you. And those so-called friends. Mina is truly an angel born from another angel. Do you ever plan on telling Mina the truth?"

"When she's older. Or maybe she'll end up figuring it out. But definitely not anytime soon. She wouldn't even know what I'm talking about. She doesn't need to know."

"It's better like that," he said. "Mina's asleep so I think you should too. Take my room if you'd like. My other guest room is full of boxes and it's not ready yet."

"If it's okay with you. I'm already tired."

He showed you the way to the room and you just admired his room. It was all neat and comfy. Big and clean. It was elegant. Just like he was.

"I know it might sound childish but can you cuddle me until I fall asleep?" You asked and he looked a bit surprised with your question. He smiled and nodded his head, getting in bed with you and covering you up with the bed sheets.

He laid down next to you and cupped your cheek as he said, "I won't do anything else but just hug you alright? I don't want you feeling tense. I want you to feel safe in my arms."

You let him wrap his arm around you as he pulled you closer to him slowly. He didn't move his hand anywhere from touching you. He just stayed looking at you, "Close your eyes and sleep. I'll be here."

And with those last words you fell asleep.

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In the morning, your alarm started going off on your phone. It was seven and you had to get Mina ready for school. You didn't have work but still you had to get her ready. You shifted to the side and stretched your arms as the sleepy Jimin yawned cutely.

"Time to leave?" He asked and you nodded. "I have to get ready so you can go downstairs with Mina and eat anything you'd like for breakfast."

You smiled and went to wake Mina up. She ate something you made for her and you made some food for Jimin too. Once you all finished eating breakfast, Jimin drove you and Mina back to your house and walked with you both to the door.

"I don't have work today and this time my mom is taking Mina to school and picking her up."

"Oh really?" He asked.

"You can stay over though."

"If you'd like," he said. Mina was too sleepy to listen to anything so you took her inside to get her ready. Jimin sat on the living room couch as your mom suddenly saw him.

"Jimin! You're here!" She smiled. "Were Y/n and Mina with you yesterday?"

He smiled as he said, "Sorry if it worried you, ma'am. Mina fell asleep at my house and we didn't want to wake her up so I told Y/n she could stay over."

You came to the living room with Mina and your mom took her hand. As they were leaving your mom whispered to you, "I'll take my time coming back don't worry. So you have around three hours alone with him. If you want more then let me know and I'll stay over at a friend's house."

"Ma!" You yelled, shocked that she'd say that but she just smiled and walked away with Mina.

"What happened?" Jimin asked.

"She's coming back later just because she feels like it," you chuckled. "She wants us to be alone."

"You know," he said. "To be honest, I don't mind being alone with you. You know my feelings towards you already and I know how you feel about me."

"It's just that I don't want you to think I'm using you or anything. After having Mina, every time I met a guy they'd think that if I had a daughter then why am I cheating on my husband? I never told anyone else the truth but you, which is why they left me too."

He held your hand and intertwined his fingers with yours, "I would never leave you because of that. Now is when you need others the most."

"I wish everyone was like you, Jimin," you sighed and laid your head down on his shoulder. "I just wish."

"Well you have me here now," he smiled. "I won't go anywhere and I'll be truthful to you."

"Jimin," you said, turning to face him. "I know this may sound weird at first but since we have a lot of time alone I want to do something."

"Anything you'd like," he said cutely. "Well, it depends if you really want to."

"I want little by little to overcome my fear of being touched. And I want to overcome it with you."

"Me?" He asked, confused, and you nodded, completely certain. "Y/n, are you sure about this? I don't want you to regret anything later on."

"I'm sure, Jimin. Just don't go too far. I'm not ready for that yet. But I'm sure."

"I won't go far. Just tell me if I should stop. I won't hesitate on stopping," he said and you nodded. Almost right after that, you felt his lips on yours. That gentle and sweet kiss from the first time he kissed you was happening again. He slowly laid you back on the couch and hovered on top of you. Still not breaking the kiss, he didn't hold back his hands from touching you. If you wanted to overcome that one fear then he was the one who was willing to help you with it.

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He admired everything he saw in front of him. All that he hoped was that this love that he felt for you wasn't going to break him like before.

His hand went up your chest and tugged onto the laces of your shirt as he asked, "Can I?"

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