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14k words long chapter! Enjoy!

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Taehyung breathes through his nose, eyes stuck to the person standing in front of him equally in shock and startle, his fingers tingle where he was holding the files which hold his sketches.

Time seems to stop, their surrounding blurred out and the noises dimmed until it was all silent and them in the old cafe of their friends night out where he had met the latter for the very first time four years ago.

"Hey, guys!" Jimin chirped, bouncing in his steps as he walked forward, hands intertwined with another male who was behind him as he dragged the other with him towards the certain table which is their usual place.

Everyone's head turns to the chirping male who had a wide grin over his mouth as he pushed the blonde male forward in the front and wrap an arm around his shoulder.

"Here he is! My roommate and new bestie for life!" Jimin introduced, glancing at the tan skin male with curly blonde hair covering his pretty honey brown eyes and grin. "Kim Taehyung"

The said male rolled his eyes at the latter and smiles, his arms folded against his chest as he looks in front of the males sitting on the chair and bowed slightly.

"Hello" he greeted them with a blinding confident smile.

"Hello, Taehyung," the present male all said simultaneously as they invited him with an open heart in their friend's group and he smiles gratefully, sitting on the vacant chair with Jimin beside him.

"I can't believe it was so easy for you to replace me, Jimin-ah" Hoseok sitting in between Namjoon and Yoongi spoke as he huffed with a playful glint in his eyes.

Jimin laughs and shakes his head. "Nah, hyung! You will be my best friend no one can replace you, Don't worry!" He reassured with a wide grin, making his eyes crescent.

"Then what about Taehyung?" He raised an eyebrow with a smirk, challenging him.

Jimin smirks back but before he can open his mouth the male beside him already did and spoke with his deep soothing voice after a giggle.

"I am his platonic soulmate, hyung!" Taehyung speaks, his back on the chair, already comfortable through his extrovert personality, it wasn't hard to make friends for him and blending in with a new group of people.

Jimin looks at him with feelings of pride, proudness dripping from his eyes, and nodded with a hum. "Yep! There he said this"

Seokjin laugh at the tentative look of Hoseok who made a face at them soulmate giggling to each other with their eyes turning crescent moon and cheeks pushed up by their wide grins.

"Hey, guys! Sorry, I was late!" A new voice came from behind them and when all of them turn to look in a certain direction they saw a male clad in a three-piece suit with his coat on his arm rush towards the to came and sit on the chair.

"You're always late what do you mean!" Yoongi spat, rolling his eyes at the male who was adjusting on the seat, still not aware of the new presence as he was losing his tie.

"Please, live a day as me and you'll know how hard it is to make time!" Jungkook barked back with a huff, placing his phone on the table when he look at his side to get his breath caught in his throat in the next second.

"Oh...my" Jungkook let out, eyes deer-like widen, jaw-dropping slightly as he stupidly look at the male sitting beside him.

Taehyung pursed his lips, bread cheeks pushed up as he giggles at the other's reaction covering his mouth with tinted ears as he rolls his eyes when Jimin teasingly bump their shoulders.

"Told you, didn't I? He will be whipped at the first glance. You're so his type!" Jimin whispers in his ears behind him as Taehyung turned in Jungkook direction.

"Shut up, Chim!" Taehyung whispers shouted at him when Jimin start teasing him as Jungkook wouldn't come out of the trance and looks at Taehyung with gawking eyes.

"Park Fucking Jimin! You did not tell me you were gonna bring him today, you little human!" Jungkook gritted his teeth at the older with a sharp glare in his eyes when he directed his eyes at him.

"Where's the fun in it?" Jimin smirked as he steal the cup of coffee from Yoongi's hand and took a sip from it.

"You—" Jungkook trailed, glancing at Taehyung who was still giggling at the interaction and smiles at him awkwardly before he brought his eyes back on the mischievous older with the same glare.

"I could've prepared myself beforehand, you fucktard" Jungkook almost shouts as he stands up and goes towards the male but Jimin predicted it and squeals as he blurted out.

"Don't give a wrong impression to your potential date, Jungkook! He will reject you!"

Jungkook stops right then and there as he looks down and as Taehyung already knew Jimin by heart he took the hint and tilt his head at Jungkook with an innocent face like what Jimin said could be right.

Jungkook huffed and clenched his fist, sitting back down on the chair with a defeated sigh. "Fuck the first impression, you already ruined it for me!"

"How so?" Jimin raised an eyebrow.

"Look at my position! I came straight from the office and looks like shit right now!" Jungkook pointed at his still office clothes and disheveled hair with a tired, oily face.

"I don't mind" Taehyung speaks for the first time, smiling softly at the older who he has only seen in pictures from Jimin who has been setting them both up for a while and decided to surprise Jungkook today by bringing him along with him to their hangout.

Jungkook had been seeing Jimin teasing him about Taehyung, he has seen the latter in pictures also but never in person thus why he was so shocked at the sheer beauty of the male that too right in front of his face.

Jungkook turns to look at the male, his features softening as he admires the pretty smile of the younger.

"It shows you're working hard. I can see your real posture and I like it better than you put on to dress up, you don't need to worry" Taehyung reassured, hearing coos of loud howls from the males present there on the table as Jungkook has gotten a small smile on his face which was much relaxed now.

"They are already flirting, Jeez!" Seokjin spoke, sipping his tea as he shakes his head, a wide smile adorning his features.

Jungkook ignores them and pointed his attention back to Taehyung who's ears were adorably pink from the teasing and a wide boxy smile present over his beautiful face.

"What would you like to order?" He asked, Taehyung looks back at him and saw Jungkook calling for the waiter.

"He's gonna pay for you. Aww isn't it so sweet. Jungkook never spent a penny on us. this little bitch" Jimin comments, sweet smiling at the other with a glare as he huffed when Taehyung elbowed him on his side.

"That's because I work hard for it, I don't wanna waste them spending on losers like you!" Jungkook bark back with the same sweet smile after he ordered their drinks.

"And who's Taehyung, you fucker! You just met him"

"Yet he's...." Jungkook trailed and glance at Taehyung who put his attention on him when he stops and saw a blush reaching his cheeks after he continued. "Special than you"

The second wave of howls echoed around the restaurant, this time much louder and longer as they teased when Taehyung looks down to hide his blush while his hand covering half of his face.

After their drinks arrived and having no privacy to talk alone Jungkook sigh defeated, rolling his eyes hardly at the non-stop teasing from their friends whenever he tried to talk or make a move.

"Should we sit somewhere else?" Jungkook whispers, voice low and desperate. He really needed to talk alone with the gorgeous male whom he has been thinking about this past week Jimin had been trying to set them up, saying they are a perfect match and ideal type of each other.

Taehyung nodded with a soft smile, standing up with his heart racing as he bites his lips at another set of teasing words follow after them when they walked to the furthest corner of the restaurant to have some privacy.

"Don't fuck just yet!" Jimin said, following the waves of laughter of their friends.

"They are so embarrassing, I swear" Jungkook rubbed the side of his neck awkwardly as his ears heat up at the implication of his best friend.

"I am used to Jimin's teasing. He was worse at home" Taehyung said back with a shake of his head as he was chuckling.

Jungkook chuckles as he took a sip from his coffee, stealing glances from the younger who was confidently staring at him.

"So where are you working at? In the office from your attire?" Taehyung speaks to start the conversation when there was a comfortable silence.

Jungkook chuckles and places his cup back on the table before he speaks with a smirk. "I am the boss"

"Huh?"

"I manage one of my companies here in Seoul, I am the CEO so I don't work there, I am actually an owner" Jungkook enlightened him, figured Jimin didn't fill the male up with information other than his pictures and age just like he did to him with Taehyung, he only knows the younger's age other than nothing.

This is good, since knowing each other together is much better than hearing everything from your best friend.

"Wow, I didn't know. You're Richy rich?" Taehyung chuckles, wonder of surprise in his eyes as he stares at Jungkook with a playful smile.

Jungkook laughs out loud at that, the younger looking so cute and attractive right now he feels his heart beating loudly against his ribcage.

"Does it matter though?" Jungkook sips his coffee, a little skeptical, he doesn't want another one who's interested in his money and status only and not genuine with him, especially not Taehyung, he's already liking the younger.

"Of course not, I was just surprised. I am a future successful fashion designer as well so you don't have to be hesitant" Taehyung smiles reassuringly at the other, eyes glinting in genuineness and sincerity.

"Oh, fashion designer?" Jungkook perked up at the new information as he placed his cup back on the table.

"Yes, I am mastering fashion designing. Still, a long way to go but it's my one and only dream so working hard for it day and night" Taehyung says, happiness oozing out of him as he talks about his career to the male.

"That's so good" Jungkook comments with a grin, relief to know someone is out there really interested in him for the first time in his life and not after his status to get an advantage to fulfill their motives.

"Thanks"

And they continued to talk, getting to know each other, sharing their dreams, future plans, and whatnot.

"I hope we get along, Taehyung," Jungkook spoke, a small fond smile on his face as he stare at Taehyung intently. "I have high hopes for this"

Taehyung smiles, scooting closer to the table to reach for Jungkook's hand on the table and squeeze it gently. "Aren't we already?"

"Yes, but I just hope it's not the last time?" Jungkook said, hesitantly. Ears burning up at the warm touch of the younger who was much confident than him with this unofficial date, can it be called a date?

Not officially though, Taehyung deserves the best treatment and Jungkook wanted to make the first date special.

"I assure you it won't be the last time if you make a little bit of time to go on dates with me and share your contact number with me" Taehyung speaks, teasing but inviting as he squeezes the older's hand again with a small blush taking over his bread cheeks where he was grinning.

Jungkook let out a relief chuckle as he got flustered with the other's boldness and decided internally to get his shit together and act like a man and exhale deeply.

"Anytime, if it's you," Jungkook said cheekily, hands now covering Taehyung's and intertwining their fingers to mold them perfectly, they looked like missing pieces joining when he stared at their entwined fingers.

It all looks so cheesy but Jungkook was loving it so much as he looks back up when he hears the melodious sound of deep giggles of the latter.

"That was so cheesy" Taehyung smiles, honey eyes boring into jet black ones.

"Look what you made me do" Jungkook laughs when Taehyung looks down to giggles again, feeling his stomach wilding in tingles as he admires the others with his chest having a peaceful atmosphere.

It was all dreamy.

Their first meeting to their first official date to their first kiss and an intimate night together full of pleasure until them coming out boyfriend's to their friends, it was all dreamy and magical.

So unreal thus it broke down one day just like a fantasy, a dream, an imagination which comes to its end one day.

Yet this was real life which is far from any fantasy, a dream, an imagination.

Jungkook's vision gets blurry, heart-stopping midway and then running miles a second as he stares, unstoppable, unbelievable, so shocked, so surprised, he couldn't believe in front of him is standing the same male who he's been longing for months, almost a year without an end to his misery was standing in all his glory.

Just a small glimpse was all he needs and now Jungkook feels how his heart skips, fastens wildly, punching against his ribcage, and then nearly stops beating.

He was breathless from the internal torture and emotions his heart was going through, tears almost spill out of his eyes yet they got sucked inside when Taehyung moved.

"Taehyung" Nisa, Jungkook's assistant who was just behind him whispered in disbelief at seeing the familiar face of her Sir's ex-lover. She covers her mouth instantly after she realizes she took the latter's attention.

Taehyung blinked and his jaw tightened, brows furrowing and there it goes, what Jungkook had thought would be the other's reaction, what he had imagined all these months is what happen when Taehyung swallows his bile with the last look as he bowed and rushed out of the conference room.

Jungkook felt his chest tightening, brutally yet he didn't move, he fisted his hands instead, so tightly that knuckles turn pale and he closes his eyes in dismay.

He has no right.

He tells himself, he only prayed and wished to see Taehyung once in his life and his wish was granted now he can't be selfish, can't be greedy—the sudden pictures of the small baby moving their tiny leg around surprised Jungkook and he realized if Taehyung was here working then....their baby?

His eyes open and he instantly turns around, wanting to go back to Taehyung and asked about their baby, his heart tugs at the worse thoughts of them not surviving because they should be born at this time already. He was so focused on admiring his face after many months of longing that he forgot to look down and confirm it.

"Mr. Jeon. Is everything good?" Martin asked as he stare at Jungkook who was about to step forward to follow Taehyung and halting in his steps.

Jungkook closes his eyes in desperation, frustration. If he leaves right now, he won't be making a good impression on Martin who he badly needs to have a good business alliance.

He can't do that, he needs to be on Martin's good side, he had worked so hard to have a single meeting with the man he can't let this chance ruin away his months of desperation and patience.

After all, this is all for Taehyung.

He took a deep breath, convincing his heart to have a little bit more patience he will meet his owner in a while as he turns around with a charming smile, instantly changing his demeanor to a CEO and a successful businessman.

Nisa blinked, swallowing her words as she sees her boss instantly going to his businessman mode and opted to do the same as a professional smile also taking over her features.

"Of course, Mr. Martin" Jungkook reassured as he took a few steps closer to stand in front of him and moving his hand forward to shake hands with the male.

Martin smiles at that and took his hand. "I hope your journey here was not tiring?" He asked in formality.

"No, it was fine. Besides the weather, everything's good" Jungkook said back with a formal smile.

Martin laughs shortly as he nodded his head. "I understand. How's your mother? It's been a long time I've met her before she resign from her position"

Jungkook wanted to scowl at the mention of his mother but he smiles tight-lipped instead and spoke. "She's good. Enjoying her free time away from the stress of work"

"Sure, she's been handling the company for so long after your father's death. She deserves this rest" Jungkook nodded curtly as they were now sitting and having a formal discussion of the deal Jungkook had offered.

"I was having this question in mind for a while." Martin started in between their discussion and Jungkook nodded, permitting him to ask away.

"Why would you offer to give shares to my company when this is not even close to what you've been working for years."

"I wanted to try something new, always interested in making multiple relations with new projects. I have always love challenges" Jungkook replied, professionally, a smile on his face as he leaned back onto his chair.

[A/N: Idk about business shits so if I am writing something wrong then move your head away -_- ]

"Great. Then you should've just asked your mother to talk to me, you wouldn't have to wait for so long to meet me. She's my good friend, I can never say no to what she asked me for" Martin says.

And that's the whole problem laying here, this is what I wanna change.

"Sure I can but I wanted to do it all on my own without using my mother's name. I want to make my own name just like she did after father's" Jungkook responded, sighing in relief internally when he sees the blooming look of understanding taking over Martin who smiles at him with a nod.

"Impressive, I didn't expect this but honestly I am quite surprised. It's nice to meet you in person, Jungkook"

Jungkook smiled and nodded.

"Now I guess I don't have to stop myself from being professional with you"

"Please, the pleasure will be all mine"

After an hour of meeting and discussing business matters and Jungkook trying to convince the older with his deals and sighing when he sees he's not halfway there as Martin was being the strict businessman he had heard of all this while but he can't give up, he has to convince anyhow.

When in between a call rings and then Martin excuses himself as he has to go for an urgent meeting, leaving their talk in the middle and postponing it.

"I will see you tomorrow then?" Jungkook asked as he shakes his head with the owner who was wearing his coat.

"I am afraid I can't meet you tomorrow, Mr. Jungkook. I won't be here" Martin said as he now stand in front of him.

"Oh"

"But we can meet the day after tomorrow. You will be in Paris, right?" Martin asked.

Jungkook nodded. "Yes, I will be here for a week"

"Great then, see you" Martin was about to go when Jungkook called for him.

"Um, can I ask the person who was there a while before? Mr. Kim. Does he work here?" Jungkook asked, hesitating but not showing it to Martin.

"Oh, yes. He's an intern here"

"How long he's been working here?" Jungkook asked with a curious tone.

"Why? You know him or something?" Martin asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, actually. Back in Seoul, that's why I asked. We've not been in contact in a while so I was just curious" Jungkook explain curtly, face void of any emotions.

"I see, well you can say he had been working here for not so long, I think it's been six months? Yes, probably" Martin responded.

"Had?" Jungkook furrowed his eyebrows at the implication.

"Mhm, he just came back from his three months leave. I can't tell you more. If you know him just talk to him yourself. I have to go" after that the male turns on his heels and went out of the conference room.

Leaving Jungkook with these thoughts and questions as he stood there, contemplating as he swallowed and looks down on his feet.

Three months leave...

What is something that happens that Taehyung has to be three months at home?

Hope, brim inside his heart as the flutter goes through his stomach.

Did his baby survive?

Are they already born?

His eyes brim with tears, a small smile tug on his mouth as he looks down, hands clenching on his sides as he closes his eyes, so many emotions going through his body, his insides were so heavy yet to light, picture of his happy family that he used to imagine all day coming right back at it and he felt the tear forcing to leave out of his close eyes.

Has he become a father?

The deep tiny giggle of a baby rings in his ears, small hands making grabby hands at him, a toothless smile, so beautiful and adorable that it brims him with so much affection and love that he felt his chest tightening.

Pain consumes him, sadness corrupted in the pit of his stomach, desperation can be felt through his clenching and unclenching hands, frustrations filled him and he almost sobs at the reality of that even his baby survived and born already... He won't be able to ever hold them.

Does he have any right to do that anymore?

To even dream of seeing his baby, that toothless smile, those giggles, those grabby hands coming crawling at him.

He doesn't, he can't dream of something which he with his own hands lost it.

But... He wanna hold his baby.

"Sir?" Jungkook looks up to his assistant, the lady hesitated as she awkwardly pointed at his face with her index finger.

Jungkook frowned as he reached for his own face and felt the wetness under his tip of fingers, that's where he noticed his blurry vision and the dampness on his cheeks.

He was crying.

Jungkook instantly looks the other way, quickly cleaning his face and sniffling, gulping down the pile in his throat to calm himself down when a pat on his shoulder makes him turn around.

Nisa was holding a bottle of water as she kindly and understandingly smiles at her boss.

[A/N: Don't mind me feeling bad for my own story characters, lemme comfort my Koo ಠ_ಠ ]

Jungkook looks at her awkwardly but gratitude was shown in his Bambi's eyes as he took the open bottle and drank from it until he doesn't felt his throat clogging upon him to makes his breath stuttered.

"Thank you"

"No problem. Um, Sir? Do you want me to go to the hotel alone?" She asked, fiddling with the file as she asked that, understanding the need for her boss to meet his ex-lover but still doesn't wanna trigger the older for anything, so she was cautious with her words.

Jungkook looks away in thought, he doesn't know if he can face Taehyung after all that he did to him yet the need and desperation of knowing and confirming his doubt and asking about his child are bubbling in his heavy heart.

At least he has a right to know his child is alive or not, right?

"You go first"

The assistant got the clue as she smiles, kind of encouragingly, and bowed before she left to go to the hotel or maybe explore the city because why not, it's Paris!

Jungkook inhale a deep air in his lungs to leave some of the tension on his shoulders as he walked out of the conference room, the building was so large, he doesn't know where to start to find the one who he's been longing for.

He checked the floor but there seems to be no sight of Taehyung.

People passing by, he stops one of them to ask. "Excuse me, do you know where I can find Kim Taehyung?"

"Sorry, I don't know," the male said as he went past him.

Jungkook sighs, going downstairs asking people about the latter but it seems like no one knows who he is or is like everyone knows what he did to Taehyung and they are all not helping him on purpose.

But he knows that's not the case and it's his mind that's messing up with him.

Of course, the building is so wide and there are hundreds of people, not everyone knows their co-workers who work in different departments.

At some point, Jungkook sighs and stands in the middle of nowhere as he looks around.

What if Taehyung already left after seeing him? It's been more than an hour he was in a meeting.

But if Taehyung doesn't change at all in these months then he knows the latter won't leave his work, he hates being unprofessional at his work and always used to take it damn seriously.

He wouldn't let emotions get the best of him and disturb him during his work hours, he know that much.

But then there comes a person, like the lords, who sends them to Jungkook who was slowly giving up finding the younger, defeated and desperate as he out of instinct asks the person passing by one last time.

"Yes, who are you?" The person asked back, looking at Jungkook who slowly bloomed up with happiness as someone finally recognize the one who he's been asking around.

"I-I am Jungkook... We know each other" The businessman tried to answer as discreetly as possible, even he doesn't know what they are other than exes.

"Oh, well I last saw him entering the restrooms" The lady pointed her index finger to the further corner of the hallway where toilets were written on top of the door.

"Ok, thank you!" Jungkook rushed to the hallway to reach the door and when he was in front of it, his heart decided to leap out of his chest as it starts punching wildly against his ribcage when he was just about to open the door to enter inside.

What he will do once he sees the younger? He doesn't know how to react, how to talk, how to not do something to offend or hurt the other in any way.

He was so nervous.

Alas, he had to be brave enough to face the younger if he wants to talk with him and ask about their baby.

This is the only reason he could think of to start the conversation with the younger who he felt so scared to even look in the eyes, so ashamed and so painful to hold his gaze.

Jungkook walked inside, heart in his hand, vulnerable and bare as he look up and felt his breath stucking in his throat as he didn't expect to see him the second he will look up.

Taehyung was standing around the sink drying his hands when he heard the door open and instinctively looks up in the mirror to see.

He halted and stared at Jungkook who had wide eyes and sweats pooling around his temple.

The urge to close the door and run away from the situation was so tempting that Jungkook almost did it if not for his desperation of knowing about his tiny treasure and to talk to Taehyung just once in his lifetime.

He was ashamed to face Taehyung but there's no lie his heart still beats just for the same male all this time and will always be for him no matter how much the world will try to break them apart.

This world can be brutal, can be heartless, they can break them apart but it can never rule over the heart who doesn't even listen to his owner, who doesn't even belong to Jungkook even though it's inside his body.

It belongs to someone who he had hurt the most and he hates himself for it.

Taehyung's stare was blank when he stared at Jungkook through the mirror but then the younger was looking at his hand down back again where he was drying his hands like he didn't even notice Jungkook standing just ten steps away.

Jungkook felt his heart-tugging painfully at the action but what did he expect? Getting ignored was always how he imagines their next meet-up will. P

Taehyung turns around when he was done and walked straight to the exit door where Jungkook was still standing like a fool, nervous and shaking from so many things, he doesn't know what to do.

Taehyung stands in front of the older and stares at him with blank eyes, there was nothing there, no anger, no hurt not even a surprise to see Jungkook there.

His eyes were so cold.

"Can you move?" Taehyung's deep voice halted him from staring at Taehyung without even blinking as he flinch and then looks around, noticing he was blocking the exit.

Jungkook looks back at the younger and gulped before he shakes his head.

Now that he was so close Jungkook can see Taehyung clearly, he started noticing how the younger's cheeks has gotten fuller, they were chubbier than before, his hairs curly at the front, poking at his eyes, his face has such a glow that Jungkook can't describe it in words, he looks shiny, glowy, and healthy.

Jungkook looks down on instinct, noticing the baggy clothes the younger was wearing still looking effortlessly pretty.

Yet Jungkook can't help but find the other adorable, he looks so healthy Jungkook felt this brimming contentment and happiness inside his heart at seeing Taehyung had taken care of himself so well that he was glowing.

"C-Can we talk?" Jungkook didn't mean to stutter but he couldn't help the nervousness and fear in his heart, Taehyung looks so distant, this looks so odd.

He was so used to his warm eyes and beautiful smile, he doesn't know how to handle this side which looks totally different.

"No" Taehyung deadpans. "Now move" He tried to step closer towards the exit when Jungkook blocked it again, he was hovering over the other's frame who looks up with annoyance dripping from his adorable face.

Jungkook can't believe the affection that's coming back at him with full force he just wants to cup the other's cheek and peck him all over his chubby face.

How much he wanna bite on those bread cheeks but held onto his urge, this was so hard, seeing Taehyung after so many months, almost a year Jungkook knew how much he had missed the other.

Especially when the love that was buried deep inside him slowly slipping from the wall he had put there to protect it.

"Tae, please—"

"It's Kim Taehyung" the younger stops him with cold eyes.

"Don't call me with something only close people are allowed" Taehyung's voice wasn't harsh, it wasn't rough, it was calm yet the tone was so cold and odd like he was talking to a stranger he despise.

"Sorry" Jungkook apologizes with a heavy heart, suddenly remembering what he had done to the same male who he's been feeling affection in his heart.

"I want to leave, move aside" Taehyung tried to push him with his arm but Jungkook grabbed the wrist in his hold gently.

"Please, Taehyung. Just for a while" Jungkook pleaded with a soft tone, eyes begging and almost desperate as he looks at the latter.

Taehyung harshly pulled his hand out of Jungkook's warm hold, his eyes jolting like current seeps into his vein at the touch.

"I don't want to" His voice was still calm yet his eyes gave away when he didn't meet Jungkook's eyes again and look at his behind.

"Just for ten minutes, Taehyung. I promise I won't take long" Jungkook begged, trying to look in the younger's eyes who finally spare him a glance with his eyes now sharp and piercing gaze.

"It's my work hours, Mr. Jeon. If you forget then let me remind you I am not free right now" Taehyung folds his arms against his chest, looking at the older with his eyes that hold nothing but face Jungkook's gaze boldly.

Jungkook nodded. "I can wait"

Taehyung's jaw ticked, brow twitching as he stare at the older who still was holding his pleading expression.

Taehyung wouldn't admit but through his piercing gaze he did notice the darkness under Jungkook's eyes which were oddly puffy to the unusual paleness of his skin, he face looks hollow, he won't ever admit if he felt something in his pit of stomach at seeing the older looking.... so Unhealthy and exhausted.

Taehyung swallowed unwillingly and grabbed the older's arm, pushing him away from his way, and then walked out of the restroom without saying anything back.

Jungkook looks down, sighing deeply as he glances up to stare at the younger's back with his stinging eyes.

Touching Taehyung after so long felt like he was home again.

The home he was finding and longing for months, who he was desperately looking around and missing its warmth.

It was there—just in Taehyung's touch.

He felt at home.

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When Taehyung was finished with his work it was already evening. The dark clouds start to take over the clear sky and the sun starts to set down, giving an orange glow to all around the city.

Taehyung was walking out of the building when he glance up to notice, Jungkook standing there leaning on his car and when the older saw him he stands straight for a second.

Jungkook's breathe hitching and heart racing as he sees the glow of the sun setting and the street lights illuminating on Taehyung's already glowing features making him so pretty and attractive as the younger was frowning cutely at him.

Damn Jungkook who was finding each of the other's reactions adorable, how can't he? Taehyung's chubby cheeks were so round and full Jungkook felt his breath catching in his throat refuse to come out making him gasps out loud.

How can someone become so pretty and adorable in the span of months?

Or is it because Jungkook is seeing him after so many months that he feels like this?

Taehyung watched Jungkook smiling softly at him and he clenched his fists, brows frowning further when he turns on his heels and starts walking to the side street, away from Jungkook.

The older noticed immediately and quickly jogged forward to catch up with the younger and stands in front of him.

"Taehyung," Jungkook said breathlessly, Taehyung was too fast and walked too far away for him to run to stop him.

"What is your problem!" Taehyung snapped, looking at him, irritation written all over his face as he stare at the older with a glare.

"I just—just want your fifteen minutes" Jungkook speaks, itching to flatten the frown over Taehyung forehead with his hand but resisted himself.

"And I said I don't have time to waste so leave me alone!" Taehyung said bitterness was lacing his tone before he walk past Jungkook.

Jungkook grabbed his arm gently in his hold as he pleaded through his words. "Taehyung, Please... I promise it won't be long"

Taehyung glance back at him with a glare, lines on his forehead from the deep frown and jaw ticking in anger now when he roughly took his arm back from Jungkook.

Turning back fully and facing the older as he folded his arms against his chest. "Speak!" His voice was harsh this time.

Jungkook gulped, taking a small step forward as he called hesitantly. "Not here" he pointed at the opposite street where a small cafe was shimmering and said. "Can we go there"

Taehyung looks at there and scoffed bitterly. "I am not gonna have a nice chit-chat with you there, Mr. Jungkook. So speak whatever you want here right now"

Jungkook's chest tightens at the name, Taehyung never called him with his name ever before, he always used to call him Koo or sometimes Kookie when he will scold him for something he had done to annoy him.

And when he will be lucky or Taehyung is in a really good mood, he will call him baby or love.

But never Jungkook, no matter how mad he is.

The difference now makes him feels like a stranger and it tugs at his heartstring to realize how now there really is no place for him in Taehyung's life.

Jungkook sighs out loud, chest heavy and painful as he speaks softly. "I can't talk here in the middle of the street, Taehyung. Please, it will only be for fifteen minutes, I promise"

The younger stare at the older's defeated face, his exhausted features, and unhealthy frame, Taehyung looks away from those eyes which were softly boring into him with hope and desperation in there.

Taehyung huffed out loud and untangle his arm from his chest and starts walking towards the opposite street, towards the cafe.

A smile blooms into Jungkook's face as he sees his back and instantly catches up to Taehyung and they enter the cafe side by side.

Jungkook was giddy but he was also so nervous, so so scared, and shaking for what can come next which can be life-changing for him.

He just wanna know about his child's health, if they are alive or not, all he is desperately and patiently had waited all this while, standing outside the building for hours on end to wait for Taehyung to finish his work with a racing heart and heavy thoughts of losing his child.

He will never be able to forgive himself if anything happens to his baby.

Jungkook would hate himself all his life.

They sit on the chairs and the waiter came, Taehyung only asks for water and Jungkook was too nervous and anxious to order anything so the waiter went away.

Jungkook sits there, his hands fisting under the table as he looks at anywhere but to Taehyung who was sitting with his back on the chair and hands folded against his chest, he was looking at the nervous Jungkook intensely.

"Do you even have anything to say? I don't have time to waste on you, Jungkook" Taehyung's sharp tone makes the older glance up at him and he sighs out loud.

"H-How are you?" Taehyung raised an eyebrow at that like he wasn't at all pleased with the question.

"I mean... Are you doing good?" Jungkook just wanna know if he's ok and living peacefully, he had been so worried for months, and now seeing Taehyung he just wants to hear from his mouth that he is fine.

"Is this what you want to talk about then I am sorry, I have to go" Taehyung was about to stand up when Jungkook stops him.

"No, wait!" Jungkook pleaded with him through his eyes.

Taehyung rolls his eyes and sits down again. "Be fast, Jungkook. I don't have all night" he says in boredom.

Jungkook sighs deeply, looking at his fingers where he was digging his nails there and started shakily, his heart was so slow yet he can feel his pulse against his side of his neck, can hear it loud and clear, eyes stinging badly until his vision blurred.

He was so scared.

"B-Baby... How's o-our baby?" Jungkook looks up with teary eyes, lower lip close to wobble before he took it in between his teeth.

Taehyung's face went from confusion to surprise to realization to finally all blank and empty.

Jungkook was out of control, he just needed to hear that they were fine, he was dying inside to know that his baby survive, his baby is alive, he just badly needs Taehyung to assure him that their baby is all healthy.

But looking at Taehyung blank expression, his empty eyes and his twitching jaw Jungkook felt dread washing all over his body and his heart stopped.

"T-Taehyung?" Jungkook called shakily, doesn't care how a tear roll down his cheek as he fisted his hands against his thighs.

"Our baby?" Jungkook bites his bottom lip as small sobs left his mouth when he chocked on his words.

Taehyung didn't say anything just stare at Jungkook for a second before he looks away, his throat bobbing as he gulped the bile that's clogging in his throat.

Jungkook closes his eyes harshly and placed his palm over his forehead, the other hand going to his hair and tugging them harshly until it pains and starts a headache to pinch inside his mind when the answer was given silently to him by Taehyung's silence.

His heart was heavy like a large burden was being thrown at it as it sank by the heavyweight over it, couldn't hold it, and stopping painfully.

His baby didn't survive... His baby—his baby is not alive....his baby is not in this world and it's all Jungkook's fault.

All of his fucking fault!

Jungkook buried his face in his hands, muffled sobs coming out of there as he shakes his head, so angry, so fucking angry at himself, he can't even face Taehyung, feeling too hateful.

He's so fucking disgusted and ashamed of himself, Jungkook wishes he was the one who left this world instead of his innocent baby who didn't even have the chance to be born and see the world with these eyes.

"He's healthy"

Taehyung's voice breaks him out of his sobbing and he looks up, head snapping at Taehyung with widen teary eyes which are puffy and tears smeared all over his face.

"W-What?"

Taehyung swallowed, looking at Jungkook's state and feeling his heart-tugging painfully at the scene in front of him, Jungkook looking broken beyond repair, the sight too gut-wrenching that Taehyung forgot his pain for a second and stare at the other with worried eyes.

He wanted to punish the older, wanted to hurt him just like he did to him, brutally, heartlessly, wanting him to live with the guilt, with the lifelong pain, wanting him to churn in pain every night as he did, to remember him in days and moments of vulnerability that he had lost his child.

Yet just hearing those painful sobs, those gut-wrenching hiccups and his anger in his actions Taehyung couldn't take it, he couldn't see the other so broken and shredding into pieces in front of him because unfortunately, he's not heartless.

He's not heartless like Jungkook.

"The baby... He's healthy" Taehyung repeated in his monotone, features back to being cold.

Jungkook sniffles, wiping his tears with the back of his back as he stares at Taehyung with shock surprised eyes. "H-He's alive?" He asked with so much desperation and hope in his tone that Taehyung was forced to soften his eyes for a split second.

Taehyung nodded as he hummed to reassure the older, the one who he once loved dearly.

The blinding smile, the utmost relief that bloomed on Jungkook's whole face was so bright and full of life that Taehyung was forced to look away.

He looked like he was allowed to breathe after a long time of holding it in his throat.

Like he was given a new life, a new reason to breathe again.

Jungkook choked, now with so much happiness and relief, his chest was suddenly so light and beating at a fast rhythm, tears still sliding down his cheek to drip from his chin.

His baby was alive, he was alive oh my god Jungkook was over the moon, he felt like floating in the air, it felt like too much oxygen around him to breathe freely like he has no bones in his body like the current was whizzing in his veins making his tip of finger and toes buzz and tingle.

He can't describe the way he was feeling but Jungkook knew one thing.

The father in him was grinning wide and crying in happiness for the first time.

"He's alive... My baby is alive" Jungkook covers his mouth, gasping and crying at the same time as the stretch of his lips so wide it starts hurting.

He wasn't used to smiling this wide, he forgot how good it felt, his skin not used to the stretch anymore as the reason behind that was what he lost by his own hands.

"My baby...he—" and that's where he noticed.

Jungkook looks up with widening eyes at Taehyung, the smile still blinding and full of life on his face as he asks.

"He?"

Taehyung glance at him and nodded after a while, irritated at the smile of the other yet he refused to let his inside telling him that he understands the other's unbearable happiness because he was the same when he first saw his son, he was also crying just like that with a foolish smile.

"Hm, it's a boy" he informed, face still neutral.

Jungkook chuckles, biting his lips as he stares at Taehyung, eyes moistening again and his vision blurring but he was smiling, laughing to himself silly.

"My son"

Taehyung heard him giggling to himself, side glancing to see the older looking like an idiot.

He rolls his eyes.

He would never admit the flutter that he felt in his stomach at seeing Jungkook this happy and giggly at hearing the revelation.

"When—When was he born?" Jungkook asked, giddy as he scoot forward in his chair, so excited and interested totally opposite to how he looked before Taehyung assure him.

He went from being broken brutally to full of life in few moments.

Taehyung hesitated first before he speaks not looking at Jungkook. "1st September"

Jungkook gasps and his eyes widen comically for the tenth time that day as his jaw hung open, shock and disbelief written all over his face.

"No way!" His eyes shine, sparkling, gleaming in utter excitement as he literally bounces on his seat like a kid. "Really?!"

Taehyung nodded shortly, irritated seeing the other stupid happiness, if everything would be right between them Taehyung would've been squealing with Jungkook right now, laughing at his happiness, being fond and happy knowing both his lover and baby born on the same day.

"Our birthday would be on the same day!" Jungkook exclaimed happily, he wasn't even minding Taehyung's boring mood, all he was focus on was how many surprises he's getting today and that too all of them were more excited and giddier than the last one.

"This is crazy!" Jungkook giggles. "So he's two months already?" Jungkook's galaxy star-filled eyes set on Taehyung as he asked softly, not really asking but stating it in front, a little sadness creeping in him.

He lost two months of his son's life, not only his baby's but also those nine months of Taehyung carrying him inside.

So many things must've happened when he was not there and he missed it all, he missed all those precious moments of seeing the baby bump growing steadily, missed the feeling of first kick of his baby against Taehyung's stomach, missed the first cry of his baby, the first look, the hospital visits, fulfilling late-night cravings of Taehyung, he wasn't there to comfort the younger when he delivered their baby, he wasn't there when he was healing from it, he wasn't there to take care of both of them.

He wasn't there when Taehyung needed him the most, he wasn't.

"What did you name him?" Jungkook asks with his softest tone, looking at Taehyung with glossy eyes and a sad smile yet there was happiness gleaming in his Bambi's eyes.

"Minjun," Taehyung said, looking at the time in his watch just at the name of his baby, he must be waiting for him.

"Minjun" Jungkook tastes it on his tongue, smiling as he can know his son will be handsome and smart just like his name.

Jeon Minjun...

Jungkook bites his lips at how this fits perfectly with his name and felt a flutter in his heart.

His son, god this is crazy.

He's a father now.

Jungkook sure is going crazy with too much happiness.

"Can I see him?" Jungkook asks with hope in his heart just for it to crush the next second.

"No" Taehyung stands up after that, looking down at Jungkook with sharpness in his eyes.

"You lost the chance to see him the day you refuse to listen to me" Taehyung wore his coat, picking up his things from the table and Jungkook stands up with him.

"But Taehyung—"

"No means no, Jungkook! You choose to leave us now you've no right to be in my baby's life!" Taehyung glared at him, his eyes turning glossy now as he stare at the older.

"Just one time, Taehyung" Jungkook begged, his puffy eyes already burning with unshed tears as hopelessness filled his insides.

"No!" Taehyung answered harshly, his teeth gritting as he turns on his heels to rush out of the cafe.

Jungkook quickly followed after him. "Taehyung!" He called, voice already trembling as he catch up to him in the street and stops him from going further.

"Taehyung!" He pulls him back, Taehyung stumbling and colliding with his chest with his one hand on Jungkook's chest and the other in the older's hold.

Jungkook breathes, staring at Taehyung, so close to his face, his heart tugs at the proximity, and the next moment everything stops.

Taehyung gritted his teeth and his all pent up anger and hurt came crashing onto him when he was back in the arms of someone who he used to feel safe at, now nothing but bringing him back to all the struggles he has to go through alone and he reacted, on instinct, on anger, on hurt, he doesn't know but he did and the sound of his palm colliding with Jungkook's cheek was loud enough to take him out of that curse warmth.

He slapped him.

Jungkook looks back at the younger, seeing him breathing loudly with tears gathering in his doe eyes, one even manages to slip from his eyes and onto his full cheeks as the other yells out.

"Don't ever touch me again!" His tone was so aggressive that tears now freely spill from his eyes.

"And no!" He yells. "No! I won't ever let you see Minjun! He belongs to me! He's my baby! You've no right on him so fucking leave us alone!"

Jungkook cried silently, feeling the sting on his cheek and knowing he deserves it yet the hatred in Taehyung's voice killed one of Jungkook's few pieces left inside.

He could take everything but Taehyung's hatred, anything but that, he thought he will be ok once he meet Taehyung but no! He was wrong, Taehyung's hatred is worse than what he felt in these past months.

"Tae—"

"Don't" Taehyung stopped him firmly, finger-pointing at his face as he glares at the older.

"Stay away from me!" Taehyung thundered last time and turns around, leaving away as fast as he can—as far as he can.

Leaving Jungkook to drown in his own misery in the middle of the street, crying and longing for something he really lost.

But was it really all his fault?

Why he's in this situation where he can't even tell Taehyung how much he needs him right now? How much—How much he's dying each day bit by bit, How he's losing himself into protecting something Taehyung can't live without? Why is it him that has to bear this burden with him every day—everywhere.

Why does no one seem to understand what Jeon Jungkook is going through? Why is no one asking Jeon Jungkook what he wants? What he needs? What he's feeling? How he is living? How he's coping up to all of this?

Does he look happy? Is he enjoying the life he didn't even ask for in the first place?

Why he has to be alone in this? Why no one seems to be behind his back to support him? Why did no one recognize him?

Why is everyone hating him?

Did they ever try to know who Jeon Jungkook really was?

Was ever there trust between them? Was it so weak that without asking for any explanation he was declared a betrayal? A cheater? An undeserving asshole who everyone hates and not wants to be around anymore?

Was he ever around the people who could deeply understand him? Who could trust him?

His all friends turned their backs on him so easily and started hating him, not even one asked if he was fine and why he was doing it.

No one was there for him.

He was all alone, lonely, handling himself, his hurt, pain, misery, depression, a longing he was all alone in his struggles but he never complained, never lashed out on someone except for the one who was the cause of it.

And they say he doesn't deserve to see his child.

Is he really that undeservedly?
Not even his own son can see who his father is.

The worse thing to ever happen to a father who was longing and dying each day to know about his child's health.

Jungkook huffed out loud, he looks down at the ground, reaching to wipe the tears on his face as he smiles bitterly.

"You're all alone in this journey, Jungkook....you really are all alone. No one to even pity" Jungkook looks up with a bitter chuckle, looking at the dark sky with teary vulnerable eyes.

"I really don't deserve anything... Not even this life"

The sky was as dark as Jungkook's life—nothing to hold onto.

No hope.

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A knock was heard in the warm cozy house where the male was sitting on the couch, springing up in his steps he rushed towards the door and opens it.

"About fucking time you show up, Kim Taehyung!" Jimin scolded with worry lacing over his tone.

Taehyung sighs deeply and steps inside, Jimin closing the door behind him with a frown.

"Where were you? You should be here half an hour ago. I was so worried you dipshit!" Taehyung didn't react, he hung his coat over the stand and turns to face his friend.

Taehyung stayed silent.

"Tae? What's wrong?" Jimin's voice softens as he stares at Taehyung's puffy eyes, stepping closer to him to cup his face with his hands and makes him perk up.

Taehyung sighs shakily as he stares at Jimin's eyes with his glossy ones and Jimin starts panicking seeing his lower lip quivering.

"Chim"

"Who I need to kill?" Jimin frowned, anger seeping into his veins at the small call of his name and he felt his heart burning with rage.

"I saw him" Taehyung's voice was faint, weak, he looks up at Jimin with tears now rolling down his chubby cheek.

"Who?" Jimin asked, confusingly.

Taehyung sniffled as he rubs under his nose with his fist and whispers. "Jungkook"

Jimin stiffens at the name, his brow twitching as he looks at Taehyung. "That asshole! What did he do?"

Taehyung shakes his head but before he could talk further a soft cry of a baby was heard by the two males who look in the direction of it.

Jimin rolls his eyes. "I swear to god! I am telling you this devil has some magical powers, he always knows that you're home!"

Taehyung hit Jimin's shoulder hardly with a glare making the latter hiss in pain. "Don't call my baby devil!"

Taehyung cleared his face as he walks inside the house, going towards the particular room where the cry was coming from and enter there, the baby inside the crib weeping and moving his tiny hands and legs around, Taehyung heart filled with fondness as he step closer.

"Hello pumpkin" Taehyung cooed as he picks up his baby, placing him to his chest and rocking back and forth to calm the baby.

"Missed me?" he pokes the small nose of the infant who now looks up at Taehyung with his big round eyes pooling with tears.

Jimin was standing at the doorway and rolls his eyes when he sees how Minjun instantly stop crying when Taehyung took him into his arms.

"He has powers to smell his food bank, I am telling you" he comments again yet there was affection in his tone when he sees Taehyung cradling his baby and smiling cutely down at the tiny human.

"Shut up, Chim" Taehyung rolls his eyes back at the other as he walks to sit on his bed.

"Close the door," Taehyung says, he placed his son on the bed and starts to open the blanket covering his small body while Jimin nodded. "Fresh up once you're done with this hungry devil"

"Park Jimin!"

Jimin chuckled. "I will set the table, come out once you're done" he closes the door behind him.

Minjun whines and the older parent coos. "I know, Peanut. Jimin uncle is mean" Taehyung kisses his forehead sweetly. "You're my angel"

He smiles as he opens up his romper, scrunching his nose playfully at the whining baby when he opens his pamper.

"So that's what making my cupcake whiny, hm?" Taehyung coos, chuckling at the baby's small whimpering, and stands up to fish out a new pamper and wet wipes from the drawer.

He comes back and cleaned his baby, giggling as he sees him now making happy noises while flaring his tiny hands around while Taehyung puts the clean pamper on him.

"All clean" Taehyung announced to no one as he scooped up the fluffball and wrapped him up in a blanket to keep him warm.

"Are you hungry, little one?" Taehyung cooed, nuzzling his nose into his chubby pink cheek and kisses it lovingly as he sees the latter having his tiny fist into his mouth.

Taehyung placed pillows on his back and leans onto it, coming home and caring for his baby has always been the most beautiful moments of the day for Taehyung and one of them is feeding his hungry peanut.

Taehyung pushed up his sweater to placed his pup on his chest, urging him by moving his small head towards the small swell on his chest and help him latch onto it.

Since Minjun mostly feeds from the bottles that he pumped his milk on, Taehyung always finds this moment so precious when he would be able to feed him by his body like that.

It's been only a week that Taehyung starts working again leaving his son to Jimin's care who works from home so it's not a problem and he already missed feeding his baby from time to time in a day.

But now he can only do that at night but he's happy to at least spend these moments with his baby.

Taehyung smiles affectionately down at his son, rubbing his bright red ears in his fingers, his eyes filled with fondness as Minjun's eyes slowly drifting into sleep and his tiny fist just above his swell, close and small nails scratching his skin but Taehyung only pushed his big finger in between it just for minjun to grasp it tightly in his hold.

Taehyung chuckles, pressing his lips to his baby's fist and pat his bum, humming him to sleep as the smaller one sucks on his bud to take as much as he needs.

Eventually the pup stop but had his bud in his mouth as he almost went into slumber, his big eyes now close into slits yet looking up at Taehyung who smiles as he pushed him away from his chest and placed his small frame on his shoulder.

He rubs his small of back soothingly, moving his face to kiss his squished cheeks adoringly.

"My peanut" Taehyung cooed, seeing how a small sound of burp came out of his pursed lips, pouting adorably in his sleep.

Taehyung cuddled his baby for a long more as he closes his eyes, letting himself relax in the warmth of his son's small figure.

Before he placed his back on his crib, safely placed pillows around him even though it's not needed as he doesn't move so much but parent instinct and wrapped him in an extra blanket to keep his baby warm from the cold outside.

Taehyung quickly showered and freshen up, walking outside of the room after drying his hair and sits on the counter while Jimin was busy setting the warm-up food on the table.

"He slept?" Jimin turns to him.

Taehyung nodded with a hum.

"Can you pump up some fresh milk before you go to the office tomorrow? It's finished" Jimin said to him, filling up a glass of beer and a juice for Taehyung and bringing it to the table.

Taehyung nodded. "I will do it before sleeping" he picks up his chopsticks and began eating.

"Now we continue with where we left" Jimin sits in front of the younger on another chair as they start digging in the food.

Taehyung sighs as he recalled everything that happened today, meeting Jungkook to the cafe scene, meanwhile eating his dinner more than usual.

Jimin hummed, taking a bite of kimchi and cleaning it up with a sip of his beer.

"I didn't expect to meet him so soon" Jimin comments.

"I didn't either" Taehyung sighs as he leaned back on his chair and rolls his juice in the glass.

"What's bothering you?" Jimin asked, noticing his silent behavior.

Taehyung looks away, biting his lips as he stares at his juice, eyes unwavering. "He looks so thin" he whispers, scared of making his voice any louder than necessary, wishing for Jimin to didn't hear it.

Jimin frown, placing his chopsticks on his plate, and stare at Taehyung intensely.

"Tae" Jimin's tone was firm.

Taehyung sighs deeply. "It's not what you're thinking, ok? I just noticed"

"So what you're thinking?" Jimin asked back, raising his eyebrows.

"Nothing just... Seeing him today didn't surprise me as much as I thought It would" Taehyung closes his eyes and placed his head on the table.

"And you know why?" The older ask further, trying to bring out as much from Taehyung to not let it bottle up inside him.

Taehyung looks up and nodded. "How can I be surprised when I see him every day?" He speaks, voice soft like a tired sigh.

"Minjun started to look exactly like Jungkook. He has Jungkook's round eyes, his lips are exact as Jungkook's, his nose is tiny but they are taking the structure of what Jungkook's nose looks like—he's growing up to looks exactly like him" Taehyung buried his face in his hands while his whisper turning a shape of a tremble.

"Every day I wake up and goes to Junie the first person that comes to my mind is Jungkook. Because he reminds me of him and..."

"Taetae" Jimin stands up to come closer to his best friend and hugs him while standing behind him.

"It's just so hard, Chim... So hard to looks at Junie and see Jungkook in him." Taehyung's sobs lowly in his hands, leaning back to Jimin's hold and finding comfort in him.

"It's not fair! Why he has to look like him! He was the one who left me yet he's here with me every day—every night" Taehyung cried softly, tears bunching up in his hands as he sniffles.

"Reminding me of someone who is not even mine anymore, reminding me of all those memories I tried to forget yet they are here in my mind, every time I look at my baby" Jimin squeezes him in his arms.

"How will I move on like this?" Taehyung looks up at Jimin, eyes teary and filled with desperation as he sobs, tears all over his face.

"It will be fine, Tae. Everything will be fine. Just give it time, you didn't have time to move on. Just focus on yourself and forget about everything" Jimin soothes the younger, bending down to kiss his head comfortingly.

"We're taking a break tomorrow!" Jimin announced. "You won't go to the office, take a leave"

"I can't" Taehyung sniffles. "I have to finish my dress tomorrow"

"Fine, then the day after tomorrow! Finish up all your work so we can go out with Minjun and have a nice picnic day outside"

The night went on like this, crying and sobbing in the cruelty of the world and the pain that comes with love.

Two lovers were crying, both equally hurt and in misery yet one had someone to comfort, to hold onto, behind his back to reassure while the other was all alone, in his hotel room finding comfort in the silence of the darkroom, no one by his side.

[A/N: I'm just behind the wall baby, reach out to me :( ]

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Taehyung sighs, tiredly closing his eyes as he walks out of his office, finally finish with his work hours and walking to go towards his home, he missed his baby badly today.

Especially when Jimin had to video call on his lunch break to show him the other awake with his eyes wide and round looking at the device showing Taehyung cooing and almost crying at how adorable his son looks.

Taehyung booked the taxi and sits inside, telling his address he sits leaning his back on the seat and looks outside the window.

The car following behind missed from his eyes to notice.

Jungkook inside the car, face hard and cold. He knows he shouldn't be following Taehyung like this but he just wants to get a small glimpse of his baby, he's desperate he can't help it.

Anything is fine, he's too lost and alone to think straight anymore.

He just wants to hold his son and he can do anything for that.

So without thinking of anything else Jungkook followed Taehyung until the taxi stops in front of a particular house and Taehyung came out of it.

Jungkook parked his car at the end of the street, he can see Taehyung ringing the bell and he stays there, wishing someone will come out holding his baby so he can have a glimpse of his baby at least.

The door was open and a face came in Jungkook's sight wasn't he was surprised of but a weary sigh left his mouth as he sees the older, Jimin on the door.

His once true best friend.

He missed the other, not only him but all of his friends who now despise him and curse at only hearing his name.

He searched, desperately for any sight of a small figure but Jimin was empty hands and Taehyung went inside, the door closing after him.

Jungkook pressed his forehead on the steering wheel, his heart so heavy, eyes stinging as he was so frustrated, so in pain, so much in longing.

He just wants to see his son he can do anything to hold him once in his arms, he was miserable so much that there was no limit.

The father in him crying in agony.

Those months of fearing for his baby's health, crying and eating away his insides in utmost worry and desperation that now that he knows that his baby is all fine and healthy he just wants to see it with his own eyes and hold him closer to his chest.

He was so distress, so disturbed.

Eyes stuck to the house, he stays in his car, even a cry of his baby can put him at ease and he wishes to hear it once but there was none.

Nothing.

Jungkook waited—the whole night.

He couldn't go back, he can't do that before he can have a sight of his son so he waited in his car, the whole freaking night in cold as his eyes glued to the door of the certain house.

Eyes drooping and closing but he wakes so abruptly to not miss a sight even for a second.

What if Taehyung decided to come out with their son? He can't miss it.

But Taehyung never came.

Jungkook stayed in the car until darkness was replaced by the morning rays and the sun was on above his head.

Jungkook's rubbed his exhausted eyes, body aching along with his chest as he yawned loudly.

It was maybe eleven when the door of the house was opened and Jungkook jolted in his seat, opening his tired puffy eyes forcefully to stare at who was it.

"Tae, come out already!" Jimin yelled from outside as he held a bag with himself.

Taehyung comes out along with a stroller as he sighs at Jimin. "Hold your horses, will you? Junie is in such a happy mood. He wouldn't sleep!" He complained.

Jimin grins. "The devil one knows we are going out" he comments as he bends down and pull up the cover hiding the baby and boop his tiny nose, Minjun was making noises as he was flaring his hands and legs around, looking so adorable with big eyes open and curiously flickering around the bright light and flowers flowing in their porch.

Jungkook edged at the seat, also wanted to peak at that but he can't, it was too far and the baby was covered to save him from the sunlight.

"This will be his first time coming out of the house" Taehyung comments, crouching and adjusting the blanket and bennie on Minjun's to make sure he's all warm and protected with an affectionate smile. "My peanut is so excited, right little bean?"

Taehyung cooed as Minjun made humming noises, he sure recognize Taehyung's voice as it made him enthusiastic whenever Taehyung cooed at him and squirm to be held by him.

The younger male took his baby's small hand and presses his lips there. "Rest there, love."

Jungkook couldn't take it anymore when he saw the tiny hands where Taehyung kisses it and he opens the door and comes out of his car.

The cold breeze hits his body as he walks fastly towards the opposite side almost running to reach there, his heart is aching painfully.

Taehyung and Jimin readjusted the pup and cover the lid of the stroller to protect him from the direct sunlight and stands up.

When they turned around Taehyung's smile instantly died down as he sees Jungkook's standing in front of his porch and huffing as he stare at them.

"What are you doing here?" Taehyung roared as he looks at the older with nothing but anger and hatred as he took a step closer.

Meanwhile, Jimin stands behind Taehyung as he stares at the older male in front of him.

His once best friend.

Jimin looks through all over Jungkook's face, his body as he missed the younger now that he sees him after so many months.

He noticed changes when he last saw him until now, he looks thin, Taehyung was right when he told him last night.

He looks unhealthy from the way he can see dark bags under his eyes and his tired face, body exhausted at the first look.

His hard eyes soften as he looks at Jungkook, he badly missed his best friend but the anger had overcome his emotions and made him despise his friend when he hears the noises from beside him, the tiny noises Minjun was making brought him back to days when Taehyung was struggling so much with his sudden pregnancy.

Jimin's hands clench in a fist as his soft eyes turn into sharp glares as he shot it at the other male mercilessly.

"Tae, is this—is this Minjun?" Jungkook asked, breathlessly, so emotional and giddy as he can also hear noises that Minjun was making, can see the peek of his small legs under the cover.

His heart swells with utmost love and adoration.

Jungkook teared up as he unconsciously took a step to get closer to his son when Taehyung step forward and stands in front of the stroller protectively.

"Don't you dare" Taehyung warns sternly, shooting a dagger at him with his eyes.

Jungkook looks at Taehyung, shaking his head as he sniffles. "Let me see him, please" His voice was shaky, he was out of control.

He can't control himself anymore, he would do anything to hold his son, be it trading his life for it—so be it. He doesn't care.

He was desperate.

"I told you yesterday that you can't! How did you come here!" Taehyung asked, frowning as he looks at the older with a pointed gaze.

Jungkook can't hear anything, his eyes were stuck to the stroller, hearing tiny noises coming from there and he felt his tear roll down from his dry swollen eyes.

He felt so heavy like the whole earth was placed on his weak shoulders.

Jimin noticed the other's desperation, he could see his tears and shaking hands, he saw everything.

Jimin tighten his hold on the stroller, he felt his heart stinging at the state of Jungkook, felt his heartreaking at his fragile form and voice, felt his desperation and his eyes soften once again.

"Let me hold him, Taehyung" Jungkook cried, his hands coming in front and joining together as he literally begged to Taehyung, crying pathetically.

"I b-beg you... Let me hold him, p-please" his sobs were gut-wrenching.

Jimin couldn't take it as he steps forward to place his hand on Taehyung's shoulder who looks behind him with an angry face.

"Let him" Jimin whispers as he nodded at him.

"No, chim! He chose this! He's a married man! He has no right to come and ask for something he doesn't deserve anymore!" Taehyung seethed out, so angry and out of control in his fury, only the word married had him feeling his heart squeezing in a way like never before.

He hates how it still affects him the same as those months ago.

Jungkook shakes his head, looking up at Taehyung, and speaks in a small tone. "Don't take my son away from m-me... I am not asking for anything... Just l-let me see him, Taehyung. I am d-dying to hold him"

Jimin felt his throat clogging upon him, he never saw Jungkook like this, so open and vulnerable, it tore his heart.

Hatred and despise aside Jimin once was so protective over Jungkook thus he trusted Taehyung to his best friend knowing he's not one of those who will leave his friend after getting some money from him, leaving him broken and hurt as no one seems to love him for his heart.

"I won't let you! You've no right—" Taehyung was cut off by the squeeze on his shoulder.

Jimin looks at him with teary eyes. "He's a father, Tae. He's all the rights to meet, Minjun" he tells him softly, reminding him of the legal rights Jungkook owns.

Taehyung looks back at him with his own teary eyes but his were out of hurt and outrage as he shakes his head. "I won't let him" he whispers, shakily.

Jimin nodded his head. "Let him" he asserted his tone and squeezing his shoulder in assurance, pointing at the badly sobbing father on the other side.

Taehyung looks back at the older, seeing him looking at him with his most vulnerable state, broken and shattered beyond core begging to just hold his son in his arms with joining hands in front of Taehyung, his whole form trembling.

He saw something which he couldn't in his anger state.

Jungkook's desperation.

The way he was taken glances at the stroller, again and again, itching to step closer to do what he wanted to do for months yet didn't dare take a step until he can't get Taehyung's permission.

The younger stayed silent for long minutes before he huffed out and looks away.

Jimin sighs got his answer and look at Jungkook who was looking down. He called for his name.

"Ko—Jungkook" He almost slipped before containing his emotions.

The crying male looks up at his call and stare at him.

Jimin moves his head and tells him. "Go ahead"

Jungkook's whole face blooms with brightness as he was given permission and he quickly wipes his face from tears, sniffling and chucking. "Thank you! Thank you so much!" He hurried out as he slowly took a step closer to the stroller.

The second he comes closer, he can clearly hear the enthusiastic pup making noises inside the stroller, moving his legs and hands around making the stroller shake a little with his exciting movements.

Jungkook crouched down in front of the stroller, heart racing wildly in anticipation and excitement as he sniffles, wiping his eyes so his vision can be clear before he with badly shaking hands remove the cover hiding his son from his eyes.

He was met with the round eyes of his son, suddenly more enthusiastic as he was met with light again and making more aggressive noises and moving around in his seat yet couldn't move much because he was still so little.

Minjun was a very active and enthusiastic pup.

Jungkook gasps silently, he almost stops breathing at the sight of his son and stares at him with his own round big eyes and gaping mouth.

Jungkook clutched the handle on the front and felt tears already rolling down his cheeks and he sobs, this time in so much happiness as he took his all time to stare at each tiny feature of his son and storing it in his mind so he can remember it all his remaining life.

"My baby" Jungkook whispers from his heart, instantly scooting forward and gently holding his moving hands, feeling the softness of his baby skin, and smiles affectionately to himself.

Jungkook sits on his knees a bit straighter as he pulls open the belt and scooped up his little frame into his arms and out of the stroller.

Taehyung moves forward on instinct but Jimin's hand on his arm stops him from going further, when he looks back, Jimin shakes his head at him.

Taehyung sniffles as he looks in front again. Staring at Jungkook who skillfully cradle MinJun against his chest and stare down at him with a painfully grinning face.

Jungkook closes his eyes and buried his face in Minjun's side of the face, now fully sobbing as he tightens his arms around his son and felt how his heartfelt so light and out of the world from how much adoration and happiness he felt in his chest.

Taehyung fisted his palm as he sees Jungkook curling his body in Minjun's small warmth and crying madly in there.

Like he was letting out all the pain he has been holding onto for so long.

Minjun disturbed starts squirming and his small fist bunch up Jungkook hair in his hand and he starts to whine and pulling at his hair.

Jungkook couldn't stop himself, he tried to calm himself but he couldn't, it was so hard, so unbearable, so happy, so sad, so frustrated and so much in pain that all it took is a little warmth for him to cry out his sorrow.

And how unfortunate that it has to be his son who could free his father from this bottled-up pain he was carrying with him for so many months.

Minjun whined more, his small lips start jutting out and his big round eyes turn glossier as he open his mouth and a soft cry starts spilling out of his mouth.

Taehyung alert, again tried to step forward but Jimin just wouldn't let him go and he looks back at him with irritation.

"Let him have his moment, don't disturb him" Jimin whispers lowly at him.

"Minjun's crying!" Taehyung hissed at him.

"Is he?" Jimin points out as he jerked his head towards the front for Taehyung to look as well.

When Taehyung looks back, he sees Jungkook cradling Minjun closer than ever and bouncing his little frame in his wide arms, smiling and chuckling at his crying son who was slowly calming and looking up at Jungkook with wide curious eyes.

Jungkook wipes his little tears tenderly from Minjun's face and bends down to pepper unstoppable pecks all over his son's face.

Small butterfly kisses being pressed on Minjun's caught his attention as the baby stop crying fully and now starts making energetic noises while moving his hands again, trying to grasp at Jungkook jaw as his little hand can only reach there.

Jungkook laughing in between showering his son with his unbearable love as he felt him scratching his jaw with his nails yet lightly slapping his face in his exciting movements.

Jungkook took all as he looks up now, nuzzling his nose to Minjun's tiny ones lovingly as he pecks the button nose lightly.

"My beautiful baby" He gushed out, softly. Going up to press his lips to Minjun's forehead and let it linger there for a while longer.

His eyes sparkling, gleaming, and shimmering in utter relief and happiness as he nuzzles his face all over Minjun's small face and neck, taking deep breathes to sniff at his smell which was so lovely and stressfree he felt on cloud nine.

Jungkook took Minjun's hand in his and pressed his lips in his tiny fingers as well as he roams his eyes all over him with his lovely eyes, taking in all of his son's softness and beauty in his heart, letting it heal himself.

Taehyung sighs out shakily, his own tears spilling out of his eyes as he sees Jungkook interacting with their son for the first time.

His heart swells, lips force to tug a little upwards, eyes softening and body relaxing with anger that was seeping in him before.

Seeing Jungkook breaking down like this had calmed his anger and how Minjun was looking at his father with his curious round eyes,— same exact as his father's—and playing with him as Jungkook press kisses and nuzzles into him was a sight too soft and adorable to miss it.

He although was softened for a moment, he can still never forget what he has gone through because of the older.

Seeing Jungkook's desperation for their son Taehyung decided one thing that time.

He can soften his heart for Minjun's father at least.

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That's it! The next chap will be the last part of this short book and I hope you're liking the story so far!

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