The beat of the music can be heard as you went further down the steps. The whole stairway towards the entrance is way wider now too. Two wooden doors stand at the entrance, where a burly security person is standing inside to check the incoming patrons. His expression changed dramatically when he sees his bosses making their way inside with all of you trailing behind them. The two guys paused for a brief chat and a casual banter. It's not hard to see that their employees are at ease with them, which is good to see.

You were blown away by how much change the place had in its interior too. It's bigger now, with more sets of bar tables and chairs scattered around the place, the design had an artistic modern theme. The stage is fully equipped with a sophisticated and high-quality system giving a more defined sound around the area. There's a large open space which Namjoon explains serves as a dancefloor for the customers and performers since they also showcase solo and group dancers.

Hoseok and Namjoon exchanged high fives and fist bumps as they got greeted by patrons and staff. Some of them recognized JK too as they congratulated him for his recent tournament win after stopping him for a selfie. You were ushered to a private section which was on a leveled area at the back where you have a better view of the stage. The steps at the side lead to a private restroom, an office, and an emergency exit or entrance which they use if they don't want to get noticed by people when they come in. 

"Wow, this place looks great guys. There so much space now." You tell them as you look around the place from your spot.

"There was a warehouse at the back which we used to be a part of the club, that's why." Namjoon tells you happily. He and Hoseok look like very proud owners, just as you feel Jay, especially Yoongi, would be too. The performance started interrupting your thoughts.

All of you were in awe of the talents that you see. Every performer gave their best. Drinks were served nonstop at your table. You hold back from drinking much while your twin did the exact opposite. JK had to get the alcohol beyond her reach to stop her from consuming more. You can't help but smile as you watch the two argue over it. It seems like this guy is a keeper as he managed to keep his cool even though your sister is acting like a brat. Your sister better see that, or you'll be knocking some sense into her.

You're happy over how things are turning out for your sister. A picture of Crystal showing her pregnancy bump flashes into your head. A voice enters your thoughts, and you refuse to entertain it, so you try to escape it by excusing yourself to the private restroom at the top of the steps. But, no matter what you do, you can't escape reality because you run into Crystal as you were making your way out. She gives you a smile.

"Hi, we meet again." She said.  

"Yes, we did." You reply. Questions come flooding inside your head once again about her pregnancy. You were so deep in your thoughts you didn't notice that she was asking you something. 

"Sorry, what's that?" You ask again.

"I said, you dated Yoongi before, right?" She tells you, her smile not leaving her face. 

You know you told yourself earlier that what happened in the past is done. You want to think of nice thoughts about her now, but her smile and her question somehow annoys you. 

"Yes." There's no point denying it because she has seen you with Yoongi before.

She nods her head. "I remember you too well. You broke his heart when you left, you know."

You give out a long deep sigh, you have no idea why she is telling you this. But you manage to fire back at her with a satisfactory reply.  

"I know that. He told me when I last saw him. We already sorted things out." 

For the first time since you saw her tonight, her smile disappears. That made you smirk. 

"You saw him? When?" She asks you.

You know you do not have to answer any of her questions, but you just have this urge to retort back.

"Last month." 

She looks surprised, and her brows knits, but she didn't ask for more details. Her eyes follow your hand as you pushed your hair back. She's looking at the bracelet Yoongi gave you, she must've recognized it. She didn't look very pleased. Her distress didn't last long as her smile returned.

"I dated him too." She answers back watching your face closely for your reaction. 

You realize that she wants you to give in and react, so she can feed on it. But you do not give her that, as you copy Yoongi's skill of keeping his face blank from any reaction as you just stare back at her.

"Good for you." You tell her and was about to leave because you are done talking with her. Your eyes got drawn to her hand which starts to caress her belly.

"I know." She smiles even wider as her eyes drop down to her baby bump.

You feel as if someone threw a bucket of ice-cold water on you, and everything just froze. Is that what you think she's trying to say? It's been in your thoughts since she showed everyone her protruding belly. 'No!' your mind screams over and over. Your whole body turns cold, and you feel your insides start to shake. You hear a strange ringing in your ear, and you feel that your breath starts coming out in short pants as your insides start shaking. This can't be true, you tell yourself. You refuse to give in to weakness because that is what Crystal wants to see. You slowly pull yourself together as you ask the dreaded question.

"Is Yoongi the father? Does he know?"

She chuckles.

"Of course, he does and yes, he is the father of my baby. That's why I'm here. The fourth floor is now his private place. He made me stay there since I told him about our baby. The media shouldn't know, of course. But he's at his parent's place to let them know." She keeps on rubbing her belly with that irritating smile of hers. 

Our baby keeps on echoing in your head. 

"Why didn't you go with him then?" You ask her. Wouldn't his parents want to see how far she is with her pregnancy? They need to meet who the mother of their future grandson/daughter would be too. 

She shrugs. "He wants to tell the news first and give them time to process it. We don't know how they'd react, that's why we agreed to reveal it after his concert tour."

"Well, congratulations to both of you then." You tell her and you manage to give her a bright smile despite what you're feeling. You start thinking about the times you've spent with Yoongi in the States. He's known all along, and he kept it from you. You know he meant it when he said he loves you, but he doesn't seem to love you enough to share this major information with you. If he did, you don't think you'll let your relationship go further. You'd listen to his explanation, but you'll keep your boundaries. 

A baby is involved, and you do not want to rob his/her father away. You and your sister have been through that, your father had to leave you because it's the condition his new wife had given him. You do not want to be the reason behind another child having to go through the same thing too.

You give her a brief bow before turning your back to her so you can make your way back. You have nothing more to say and you do not want to hear anything anymore. You stop in your tracks when she calls you. 

"Come and visit again." You know she's rubbing it in your face, no matter what you do, she has a hold on Yoongi now.

You shake your head. "I don't think I can. I'm going back to the States. Anyway, I wish you all the best." You tell her keeping your voice from shaking over the emotions you're feeling. You see her satisfied smile as you turn away. 

Both your sister and Elin look up at you when you return. You tell them not to tell anyone that you're going back to live with your grandmother. As far as everyone is concerned, you are in the States and that's it.

You can't hope to get back with Yoongi now after what you've learned. It's good that your grandmother's place isn't in Seoul. That will give you a good distance away from Yoongi, Crystal, and their baby.

"Why?" Elin asks you.

"Yeah, why? And what's with that expression on your face?" Kylee asks. She may be drunk but she is still aware of what's going on.

You went for your Margherita and finished it in one go. You need more, you want to drown the thoughts out of your head over what you've learned. You want to cry but you know this isn't the venue for that. Your hands were still shaking as you return your glass to the table. The boys were too deep in a conversation that they didn't seem to notice you.

"Later." You tell them. They both can tell you are upset about something, but they hold their questions back. 

  Namjoon notices that you're drinking heavily. He grins and teases you about it since you managed to hide that you're completely broken inside. You understand now why he and Hoseok look uncomfortable when Crystal showed you that she is pregnant. They do not want to be the ones having to tell you. It's understandable though, this is between you and Yoongi. Technically, no one is obligated to do anything because you are no longer together. Not even Yoongi.

It seems like this is fate telling you that the two of you are not meant to be. Perhaps having worked together in the States happened so that you can clear things between the two of you, so you can all move on. You both love each other, you're sure of that; but then, there's always something in between the two of you that's stopping you from being together. No matter how you surpass one, another comes up.  You face a roadblock this time, there's no way around it.

You try to enjoy the rest of the night, but you have to admit that the alcohol is starting to get into you. Elin noticed so she suggested for all of you to call it a night. 

The club got packed as the night went on, so you all use the door at the back to leave. You exit through the back of the building where a small private parking lot was. You hear your sister make a disgusted sound. 

You look up and you see the man who Crystal said was the father of her child, Yoongi. He was all smiles as he touched Crystal's tummy.

"Ya!" Kylee suddenly spoke. "Why are you touching her like that huh?" Her speech was so slurred from being drunk. JK pulls her close to him and bows at Namjoon and Hoseok thanking them for the night before turning to Yoongi to apologize before excusing themselves. He carries your sister towards the waiting taxi while your twin protests saying she's not done talking yet.

Yoongi keeps a blank expression as he turns to look at you. You stare back at him briefly before you looked away. You don't want any more of this. The sight you just witnessed is way too much than you can handle. It spoke volumes.

"Yoongi. We thought you can't make it." Hoseok greets him trying to lighten up the tense atmosphere.

"I just need to do something but I'm driving back tomorrow." He replies. 

Crystal had this pleased expression on her face as she looks at Yoongi. Her eyes go to you as if to say 'I told you.'

You ignore her as you turn to Namjoon and Hoseok stumbling a little, as you got off balanced as you give them both a quick hug. You thank them for inviting you. The two men have their arms out to help steady you.  

"Are you ok?" Namjoon asks you.

You laugh, too much than you wanted to, a sign that you are tipsy. Elin gives Hobi a kiss and he promised to call her later. She nods at Namjoon and Yoongi as she said goodbye, before taking your arm as you start to sway.

"You need a hand?" Namjoon volunteers to help Elin get you to the taxi. 

Yoongi just stayed put with his hands shoved in his pockets, as he watched his friend hold you around the shoulders and walk you towards the waiting vehicle. You can feel his eyes on you, and when you turned your head, you confirm that he is. Your eyes meet and you silently say your goodbye to him. 

As the taxi drove away, you looked back and saw Yoongi still watching the taxi as it left. Crystal takes his arm and pulls him with her as they walked away. You bow your head low, resigned with the thought that the distance between you have gotten farther now. Maybe in another life you and Yoongi can be together, not just in this one though.