The first thing Taehyung noticed right after getting down from his Jet-ski, was Jungkook and Sana talking. Even from far, it wasn't hard to see the faint blush Sana had on her face. And Taehyung didn't think it was due to the sun. 

He kept his gaze neutral, as he walked towards the duo. Thanks to his practice as an actor for years, Taehyung was able to stop the smirk forming up on his face, in response to the unintentional once-over Jungkook gave him. Taehyung knew that his full body swimsuit left very little to imagination.

"Tae oppa!" Sana waived her hand in a welcoming manner. "How was the water?"

"Little cold", Taehyung answered in a nonchalant voice as he plopped on the sunbed next to Jungkook. "You're not going?"

"Uhh.." Sana's face looked mortified. "L-later.. maybe."

"Well, you should have a go before it gets too sunny. We don't want you getting too tanned, now do we?"

'What the?!' Jungkook couldn't help the ugly feeling that was creeping up to his mind. What the hell was wrong with Taehyung? Since when did his boyfriend start to care about Sana's tan?? And why the fuck was she blushing?

Taehyung of course had no concern with Sana or her possible skin condition. He just wanted the girl away from Jungkook's sight. Even if he knew how stupid that chain of thoughts were, he couldn't help it. None of his boyfriend's time was up for sharing. 

On the other hand, this entire conversation didn't sit right with Jungkook. So, as a mature adult, Jungkook decided to handle the situation calmly. He raised his upper body and sat on the sunbed, before reaching for the hem of his t-shirt and pulling it over his head. Jungkook laid back down, totally disregarding the surprised gasp and cough let out by Sana and Taehyung, and draped the shirt over his face.

His toned abs were glistening in the golden sun rays, making a pool of heat in both Taehyung and Sana's hearts. Both looked away at the same time, although it's for two different reasons. 

Taehyung hated the way Sana's face turned into a bright red. He could almost feel the heat emitting from there. 

Sana quickly got up from her sunbed, with her gaze firmly turned away from Jungkook. "I.. uhh.. I think I'm gonna go, oppa."

She didn't wait till Taehyung replied, took Jungkook's nonchalant hum as his acknowledgement, and just quickly walked away from there. 

Taehyung on the other hand, stayed rooted to the place. It took him about half a minute of internal struggles to find his voice again. 

"Put your shirt back on."

Jungkook lifted the shirt a bit to look at the other. "Excuse me?"

"Your shirt", Taehyung's voice was turning colder with each sentence, "wear it again."

"Nope". Jungkook covered his face back. "I think I'm comfortable like this."

"Since when are you comfortable being bare chest outside?"

"Since now."

Actually, he was not. Jungkook didn't like to have people's eyes on him more than the necessity and hated this situation even more since he can't see those gazes. But he wasn't gonna back out, especially now that he has the full attention of his boyfriend on him.

Taehyung looked around to see if anyone was within hearing distance, before speaking up again. 

"Kookie, don't make me say that again."

There was a few seconds of stilled silence before Jungkook let out a sigh and sat up. He wore his shirt back and looked at Taehyung. "Happy?"

"Yes." Taehyung replied as he got up. "Only because that's what you want to do in the first place."

Jungkook couldn't help but laugh at that. Taehyung looked over his shoulder at the sound of laughter and gave a small smile, before walking away. 



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Lunch, consisting of a variety of food and beverages, was served under a large tent. Jungkook was a little late to come as he waited for Hoseok to return from a spontaneous Jet-ski bet that the manager had gotten himself in. When Jungkook and Hoseok reached the tent area, they could see most of the people already having their lunch.

"Hobi!!" 

Both looked at the direction of that call and saw Jimin excitedly waving his hand. "Come here!"

Their table already had 5 people sitting. Jimin, Yoongi, Taehyung, Sana and her manager, and there were 3 more chairs left. 

After getting a small nod from Jungkook, Hoseok walked towards the table, followed by Jungkook. With the way they were sitting, Taehyung, Yoongi and Jimin sat in adjoining chairs, then 2 empty chairs, then Sana and her manager, making the last empty chair be next to Taehyung's other side.  

Hoseok, as he was the first out of the two to reach the table, immediately sat next to Jimin. Jungkook would have loved to sit next to Taehyung, but because they were so used to ignoring each other in public, his feet automatically started to take him towards the chair between Hoseok and Sana.

That is, until he caught Taehyung's burning gaze, with a clear disapproval in them. Even before his mind caught up to think about the possible reasons for Taehyung to disapprove his seating choice, his body turned towards the other chair, between Taehyung and Sana's manager.

The route change was kind of obvious, and an uneasiness fell around the table. Even people from the nearby tables were kind of whispering with hushed tones. It was an unverified gossip in the set that Jungkook and Sana didn't get along as much as they should, even though both were perfectly professional and polite while working. 

This further confirmed those rumours. Why else would Jungkook choose to sit beside Taehyung and a man who he had never spoken to before, instead of his own manager? 

Taehyung didn't pay any attention to the looks or the whispers. He simply angled his chair a little bit towards Jungkook's direction. 

"Water?"

For a few seconds, Jungkook looked at the other with a surprise, before answering.

"Sure." Jungkook watched as Taehyung poured a glass of water from a bottle. "Thank you."

Taehyung gave a nod as an acknowledgement before going back to his plate. If he saw the looks shared between his table mates, he did not react at all..

After a few minutes, the conversation flowed as it was before. Jimin was talking with Hoseok and Sana's manager about one of the year end award shows, as he was new to how the idol world works. Sana occasionally expressed her opinion, but quietly listened most of the time. 

Taehyung, Yoongi and Jungkook were talking about the drama and the promotional programs planned for it. Taehyung had a bigger knowledge of these stuff than Jungkook did so the latter was listening with rapt attention, barely focusing on what he was putting in his mouth also. 

The table stilled again when Jungkook's chopsticks clashed with Taehyung's, midway to his mouth. 

"Watch what you're eating!" Taehyung aggressively pushed the piece of square meat from Jungkook's chopsticks. "That's squid."

Hoseok quickly got up from his seat and walked to Jungkook, face full of worry.

"What?!" He pushed Jungkook's plate back a bit and inspected the meat. "T-there weren't any tags."

"There was." Taehyung said in a tight voice. "Maybe it blew over due to the wind."

"Oh my God! I'm so sorry Jungkook. I did give your dietary restrictions to Soobin and Yeonjun. But-"

"It's not their fault, Hyung. I should have checked what I put on my plate. It's okay." Jungkook gave a reassuring smile to the elder before getting up from his seat.

"I'll go get a new plate. Excuse me."

Hoseok watched for a few seconds as the other walked towards the lunch tent before going back to his own seat. 

"What was that about?" Yoongi asked in a concerned voice and Hoseok sighed before answering.

"Jungkook is allergic to squid. It would have been a disaster if he ate that. I can't believe something like this happened."

There was a silence for a few seconds, before Jimin asked the question, that seemed to be on everyone's mind. 

"But how did Taehyung know that?"
 
 
 
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A/N - Sorry for the long gaps between the updates.. I hope things will get little better soon.. I miss you all... don't scold me too much okie..💜💜💜💜💜💜💜