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Jimin halted and gulped as he made eye contact with Jungkook's father, who sighed and walked into his mother's room.

Jimin sighed closing his eyes and then a small smile made his way as he looked over to see Jih and Jungkook talking while Taehyung and Hoseok spoke to each other.

Jimin walked up to the two and they both smiled.
"Jungkook.. Can I talk to you?" Jimin said nervously. Hoseok and Taehyung looked at the couple and Jungkook's eyebrows furrowed.
"Sure. Tell me." Jungkook said and Jimin shrugged. Jih pouted.
"Um.. We can take care of Jihyung guys. If you both need to talk.." Taehyung volunteered and Jih blushed.

Jimin smiled and nodded.
"Thank you so much.. Jih, will you stay with uncle here?" he asked his son who got up nervously. Taehyung chuckled and picked him up. Jih looked at his dad who chuckled and Hoseok giggled. Jungkook stood up, his eyebrows furrowed and his expression was serious. His jaw clenched shut and eyes darkening. Jimin knew this wasn't going to be easy.

Jungkook held Jimin's hand and they two of them kissed jih's cheek and walked away. They stood in the elevator silently.

Jungkook and Jimin walked out of the hospital building and stood out in the open area. The sun was beginning to set and the wind blew combing through their hair.

"What is it?" Jungkook asked.
"Um.. I wanted to talk. Before you meet Grandma.." Jimin said timidly and Jungkook sighed. He could how nervous Jimin was and he did not want him to feel like an outsider. Jungkook cupped his face and planted a small kiss on his forehead and Jimin took a sigh of relief.

Jimin looked up at Jungkook and wrapped his arms around his neck. Jimin combed his fingers through Jungkook's soft hair. Jungkook closed his eyes at his touch, he was getting overwhelmed but he was not crying. The only person he cried in front of, was his grandmother and now she was going to leave him all alone and with that a part of him felt numb.

Jungkook gulped and pulled Jimin closer by his waist and rested his forehead against Jimin's.
"Jiminie.."
"Jungkookie.." Jimin said softly and kissed his cheek. Jimin kept stroking his face, hair and neck and Jungkook could feel himself getting better.

The two of them stood like that for a few minutes. Jungkook was barely functioning emotionally but physically he seemed fine and Jimin knew, Jungkook was not going to admit what he was feeling.

"Baby.." Jimin said and kissed his nose. Jungkook hummed, his eyes closed and he kept holding him close.
"Look I... It's not my place to say.."
"It is. You're family. Say what you want.." Jungkook cupped Jimin's jaw and kissed his lips softly. Jimin pulled him in for another small kiss, Jungkook took his hand and made him caress his head.

"Jungkook.. You.. You need to talk to your family.." Jimin managed and Jungkook's expression was no longer soft. He looked into Jimin's eyes and his eyebrows furrowed.

"Jimin.."
"Just hear me out.. Please.." Jimin gulped and Jungkook sighed.
"Jungkook.. I am not defending what your parents did. But.. It's been years. And they've tried to mend their broken bond. I can see the pain in their eyes, Jungkook. They regret not being around." Jimin said and Jungkook laughed sadly.
"No they don't. They hate me." Jungkook said bitterly.
"They don't! And you know that!" Jimin cupped his face and looked into his eyes. His eyes held an innocent but sad emotion.

"Jungkook, they love you. They made mistakes. I.. I am not defending them but it's the truth." Jimin tried.
"I never wanted money.. It was of no use to me. All I ever wanted was for them to be there for me and they never were. Now I'm used to that, Jimin. Don't try to fix this." Jungkook said defeated.

Jimin felt numb and there was a silence then. Jungkook sighed and kissed his lips and gave him a small smile. He turned around to walk back in.
" So that's what you'd want Jih to do? "Jimin said suddenly and Jungkook turned around. Almost furious.
" That is not the same thing! " Jungkook retaliated.
" I know.. But what if we messed up. We didn't give him time and he ended up thinking we didn't love him but all we tried was to give him something we didn't have. " Jimin pulled Jungkook back.

" Then that's our fault! He didn't ask for this! All he wanted was us. All he wanted was for us to be there for his school plays. All he wanted was for us to be there for his high school speech. All he... All.. All I wanted was my parents to... To just hold me. Hug me. Cherish.. " Jungkook's voice broke, he could not complete his sentence and he looked away. Jimin pursed his lips and gulped.

" I know.. But.. Jungkook.. " Jimin cupped his face and looked into his eyes.
" I am a father too..." Jimin said and smiled.
" I.. I know your parents should have been around, trust me, I want to be around Jih all the time too, but sometimes I would see other kids having it better than Jih did, and I'd work overtime.. I'm not saying it's the right thing to do but it happens. You want your babies to get everything they deserve and sometimes... Us parents forget that toys cannot make up for the time we lose when we're earning. " Jimin tried.

" Look, I know it's fucked up. But when I had problems with Yoongi, I'd try to keep Jih busy while I worked on myself. I'd do it by buying him things. It's messed up but all I did was to shield him. I know I'm around now, but when we met, Jih had not explored sea side till you came along  even though our apartment has a sea view. I was working too.. And to say I'm a single father so I have to, is not wrong but all the parents think the same way. " Jimin tried.

" We're all a bit dumb. And I know your parents fucked up big time. All you wanted was time.. But he was working, sending you to the best schools, to the best colleges and your mother, she was trying to be a good wife and a good mother. They worked for something your father had to work hard for, when it came to himself and still couldn't get. You know his story. But he chose you.. He let go of his dreams to take care of you and his family.." Jimin said and Jungkook gulped, but he was still angry.

"Jimin..they were never there.. And they kept fighting all the time." Jungkook shook his head.
"Jungkook.. Were they never there or were they just a little too late? And fights.. They're human. Aren't they? " Jimin asked softly. Jungkook remembered all the times when his parents tried to make it to his recitals but just missed him by a margin of a few minutes, or when his mother couldn't make it to school because she fell asleep because she was awake all night waiting for his father to return home.

"Jungkook.. You don't have to forget about it but.. Now they're trying. And they're aging. They need you.. Jungkook, we can't imagine missing out on Jihyung's childhood, can you imagine what they feel when they've already missed yours?"

".. Don't believe me when I say they regret everything but... Then give them a chance to talk to you. Let them be a part of this.. They have the right to know the man you want to marry.. The child you want to call your own.. Give them a chance. If you're not convinced, then I'll never ask you to try.. " Jimin pleaded and Jungkook choked back his tears.

"Why should I?" Jungkook said somehow.
"Because grandma.. She wants you to learn to move forward and realise when someone genuinely wants a chance. She would never ask you to sort things out with someone who didn't care about you.. She sees something.. Please.." Jimin kissed his lips.

".... I can try. But..Not my father.. I won't." Jungkook said in a pained tone. He was heartbroken. Jimin sighed and hugged him. Jungkook hugged him back still shaking his head, jimin stroked his hair and kissed him.

" Just try.. Not for anyone else. For the woman who has raised you.. " Jimin said and Jungkook nodded. The sun had already set and they both decided to go in, Jungkook wanted to meet grandma. He would meet her with a new perspective and ask her what he should do, he needed her guidance.

Jihyung was down the hall with Hoseok, he was eating a pack of chips while Hoseok bought a coffee and Taehyung waited at the same corner bench.

As Hoseok and Jih walked back they were crossing the bench where Jungkook's mother sat.
"Hoseok.." she said softly and they halted. She stood up and made her way towards them, and she quickly wiped her tears off. Jih held Hoseok's hand tightly.

"Mrs.Jeon I.."
"Please.." she said as Hoseok shielded Jih behind him. Jih saw her crying and stepped forward.

She looked down and Jih bowed.
"Anneyonghaseyo.." Jih said timidly. Jungkook's mother's heart fluttered seeing his big doe eyes. She knelt down in front of him and Jih smiled.

She saw how his expression was just like Jungkook's when he was younger. Innocent. His big eyes were so cute, and he stood there with his hands folded in front of him as he fidgeted nervously. She combed his black hair away from his eyes and cupped his face.
"I am Jih.." Jihyung smiled and his doe eyes looked shut suddenly. She smiled affectionately and chuckled.

"I'm Jeon Jina.. Jungkook's mother. Your... Grandma.." She said and Hoseok wiped his tear and stepped back.
"Oh! You're ironman's mom?" Jih asked and beamed. Jungkook's mother laughed at the name.
"That means you're ironmom, grandma?" Jih asked and chuckled. She laughed hard and hugged him.
"Yes, honey. I am ironmom.." she was so overwhelmed.

This was what she missed out on and she wasn't going to again. No matter what, she was going to love her grandson and cherish his childhood. And she'd work hard everyday to be a part of Jungkook's life.

The elevator doors opened and Jungkook and Jimin were shocked at the sight they saw. Mrs. Jeon was hugging Jih who chuckled into the hug. Jimin looked  at Jungkook who's eyes twinkled.

He gulped and told him he was going to see grandma and then he'd see how he was going to talk to his parents. Jimin nodded and nervously made his way towards his son while Jungkook walked to the room.

He bumped into his father as he walked out. His father looked down and walked out and Jungkook walked in. His grandmother beamed seeing him.

Jungkook's father walked to the corridor and saw Jimin and Mrs. Jeon sitting on a bench and talking, Taehyung and Hoseok sat opposite them while a small child sat on the same bench playing on a phone.

He walked up to him and everyone stood up. His wife went numb seeing him. Jimin gulped as he saw Mr. Jeon walk to Jih.

"Anneyonghaseyo!"
Jih stood up and bowed. Mr. Jeon looked at him and then at everyone, who were terrified.

Jih gave him a big smile and Mr. Jeon's heart skipped a beat. He sat on the bench and Jih stood in front of him.

"Are you my Grandpa?" Jih asked timidly when he saw the resemblance he had with Jungkook. Mr. Jeon looked up trying to hold back his tears. Those big doe eyes, they melted his heart.

"Yes.. I am.." he said softly as he stroked Jih's hair.

Author's note.

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