Present Day
22-Years-Old

The next day, Yoongi squeezed Aera's hand before he let it go and nervously knocked on the door in front of him. It only took a few moments for it to open and conceal Aera and Jungkook behind it.

"Hi, mom."

"My Yoongi!" his mother exclaimed, quickly pulling him into a hug. "I haven't seen you in so long! I've missed you!"

"I know, mom. I'm sorry about that."

"No, no, no, I'm just glad you're here now!"

"Mom, I have something important to tell you."

"What's that?"

"I'm getting married."

His mother's eyes widened. "What?"

"I proposed, and we're about to start working on wedding plans."

"Yoongi, I..." But she was speechless.

"I wanted to stop by and introduce you to my fiancee. Would you like to meet her?"

His mother looked around, confused as she didn't see anyone. "Yes, of course!"

Yoongi reached around behind the door and took Aera's hand. He then gently pulled her into view.

And his mother screamed.

"AERA!"

"Hi, Mrs. Min," Aera said with a small smile on her face.

"I..." She was once again struck speechless. Yoongi began to worry she might pass out.

"What do you think, mom? Do you think she's worthy of me to marry?"

His mother blinked. "Are you kidding?! You have to be worthy of her!"

Yoongi laughed loudly as Aera giggled. Yoongi's mother then pulled Aera into a hug. "I've been waiting fifteen years for this!" she exclaimed happily. "Oh, I always knew you two would end up together!"

Suddenly, Yoongi's father appeared at that door. "What's all this noise about?" he asked.

"Hey, dad."

"Yoongi! It's great to see y – " He cut himself off as he noticed Yoongi's and Aera's intertwined hands.

"Is it happening?"

"It's happening!" Yoongi's mother exclaimed.

"Finally!"

Yoongi laughed again. "So, you guys always knew?"

"Of course!" his father said. "It's been obvious since you were children."

Yoongi smiled awkwardly as Aera blushed. "I guess we were the last to know," Yoongi said to Aera.

"Apparently."

"They're getting married!" Yoongi's mother swooned. Yoongi's father raised his eyebrows.

"Are you really?!"

Both Yoongi and Aera nodded. Yoongi's father clapped him on the shoulder. "Well done, son."

Suddenly, Jungkook pulled on Aera's shirt from behind the door. Aera elbowed Yoongi's side and he addressed his parents again.

"We have something else to tell you, too."

"Oh, I don't think anything could be better than this!"

Yoongi chuckled. "Try us."

Aera then gently took Jungkook's hand and helped him step around the door. He immediately hid behind her and Yoongi's legs.

"Grandma," Yoongi said to his mother before turning to his father. "Grandpa. This is our son, Jungkook."

Yoongi turned and lifted Jungkook off of the ground. Jungkook laid his head on Yoongi's shoulder and stared wide-eyed at his new grandparents.

Now Yoongi really thought his mother might pass out. She actually swayed on her feet, and Yoongi's father had to help her stand still.

"W-What?" Yoongi's mother whispered.

"We've adopted him," Yoongi told her. "It's a long story, but one we'll happily share soon."

Yoongi's mother simply stared at Jungkook as tears filled her eyes. "H-He's precious," she whispered again. She looked up at Yoongi. "He's really my grandson?"

Yoongi nodded and his mother's tears fell. "Can I hold you?" she asked Jungkook. Jungkook looked up at Yoongi who smiled at him and nodded his head.

"It's okay, Jungkook-ah," he said. "She's your grandma, another person who loves you."

Jungkook looked at Yoongi's mother. "You yove me?"

Yoongi's mother let out a small sob. "So much."

Jungkook held his arms out toward Yoongi's mother. When she pulled him from Yoongi's arms, Yoongi looked at his father.

"I know all of this is sudden, but – "

Yoongi was interrupted as his father pulled him into a tight hug. He didn't say anything, but he didn't need to. Yoongi could feel his father's pride in him, and it brought tears to his eyes.

Yoongi's mother turned around and unceremoniously left them all standing on the porch as she carried Jungkook inside. She was talking to him quickly, asking him about himself, and Jungkook was giggling at her rapid fire speech.

"She sounds like you," he said to Aera, who smacked his arm. Yoongi laughed.

"Come in, come in," Yoongi's father said, ushering the two inside. "We have so much to celebrate!"

-

Later that night, Yoongi, Aera and Jungkook were cuddling on the couch in their apartment, watching Jungkook's favorite cartoon before he had to go to bed. Aera was curled up against Yoongi and Jungkook was curled up against Aera. Yoongi looked away from the TV to look down at the other two. He smiled, more content than he'd been in a long time.

"Hey, A," he said a while later, after noticing Jungkook dozing off.

"Yeah?"

"I love us."

Aera looked up at him with a surprised smile. "So do I," she told him.

"All three of us. I love my family."

Aera grinned. "You and I have always been family. I can't believe how lucky we are to have extended it." She squeezed Jungkook's tiny form closer against herself.

Yoongi closed his eyes and let out a contented sigh as he began running his fingers through Aera's hair. They both reveled in the moment for a few minutes until Aera let Yoongi know that they needed to put Jungkook to bed.

Aera then gently carried Jungkook into his room. Yoongi watched from the door as she tucked him into his bed and kissed his forehead.

"Goodnight, baby," she whispered as she righted herself and headed to the door. Yoongi wrapped an arm around her and kissed the top of her head as they both watched Jungkook sleeping for a few moments.

Then Yoongi removed his arm and took Aera's hand. She looked up at him and he smiled at her. They each knew what the other was thinking. Yoongi began leading her away from Jungkook's bedroom and toward their own.

"Yoongs," Aera said quietly as they walked through the door. She turned to look at him.

"I'll take care of you," Yoongi said as he leaned down to kiss her.

"I – " But Yoongi's lips on hers cut her off.

"I promise," he whispered when they broke apart.

Aera smiled at him shyly as she nodded. Yoongi then led her toward the bed, where he literally swept her off of her feet. Aera shrieked in surprise. Yoongi chuckled as he laid her down on the bed. He leaned over her and kissed her deeply.

He then shifted onto the bed and hovered over her as he pulled his shirt off. Aera sat up slightly and Yoongi helped her pull hers off as well.

Aera got nervous as Yoongi reached behind her to unclasp her bra. "Yoongs..."

"It's okay," he told her as the snap opened. "It's me, A."

"I-I know," Aera said as she wrapped her arms around her chest as her bra slid off. "I just..."

"Do you trust me?"

Aera looked up and into his eyes. "More than anyone."

Yoongi gently pulled her arms apart, exposing her chest to him.

"Oh, A," he breathed. "You are so beautiful."

Aera's cheeks turned pink and goosebumps erupted on her skin as Yoongi leaned down and kissed her breasts. "Yoongs..."

He moved up to her neck, and then after a few moments, his lips were on hers again. They kissed passionately, but when Yoongi pulled back, he could see that she was still nervous.

"Do you want to stop?" he asked.

"No," Aera whispered. "I just..."

"It's kind of weird?"

Aera looked away and Yoongi chuckled slightly. "I know what you mean," he said. "Stop me if you're uncomfortable, okay?"

"Okay," Aera replied with a nod.

"I'll go first," he told her as he slipped his pants and underwear off. Aera couldn't bring herself to look below his chest, however. She'd never imagined she'd see this much of Yoongi, let alone that she'd let him see this much of herself.

But then she remembered that they already knew each other backwards and forwards. They had already exposed every part of their inner selves to each other. She knew him and he knew her, and this was only one more way they could become closer, which was all she wanted – to be close to Yoongi.

And so she took a deep breath and allowed Yoongi to gently pull her own jeans and underwear off of her. As she watched his eyes roam her body, she finally allowed herself to do the same to him.

And he was beautiful. Aera thought he must have been crazy to say that about her when he was here looking like this.

"A."

Aera looked up. Yoongi was watching her with a half smile. Aera's cheeks again turned pink.

"What are you thinking?" Yoongi asked her.

Aera took a deep breath. "Um, I-I... Well..."

"A?"

"Hye wasn't that big," she whispered.

Yoongi had to seriously hold himself back from laughing out loud, though he did let out a small, short laugh. "Good to know," he said.

"No, I mean... W-Will it...you know, hurt?"

Yoongi's eyes softened. "If it does, tell me. Okay? There's nothing to be embarrassed about if that's the case. I want this to be perfect for you. If I hurt you, promise me you'll tell me."

"I-I promise," Aera agreed.

Yoongi then placed himself between her legs. "Are you ready?"

Aera bit her lip as she nodded. "Mm hmm."

And then he was inside of her, and Aera had never felt more complete. "Yoongi," she gasped.

"Are you okay?"

She nodded. "I... It feels...right."

Yoongi smiled as he began moving. "I think so, too."

They continued and Aera took little gasps of air each time Yoongi thrust. She closed her eyes, and began to meet his rhythm. Yoongi moaned quietly before whispering, "Aera."

She opened her eyes and met his.

"I love you. So much."

Aera smiled a small smile. "I love you, too."