31 - Thanks
"Why isn't he picking up my calls?" Jimin frowned as he stared the empty seat in Yoongi's cabin.
"Do you know where Yoo-" Jimin paused, "Mr. Min is?" He asked the guard outside the cabin.
"No sir. But Miss Choi Yoora had visited a while ago. And he left along with her." The guard bowed.
Jimin nodded, "Why her? God!! he promised to visit Aunt." He massaged his temples wondering about whom to call.
It suddenly striked Jimin. As Yoongi was back to New York after a long time, he was always accompanied by his secretary cum friend, Lee Minho. He would have been there surely, cuz why not? If Yoongi let Minho stick along when he and Jimin were supposed to be alone at the mall, then why not now? Well he was kinda annoyed by the secretary but that wasn't the point right now.
He pushed the passcode and stepped into the cabin. He went through the system and extracted Minho's contact number. He wasted no time in dialing it.
"Lee Minho?"
"Good morning Mr. Park."
Jimin was amused by the greeting, "You have my number already?"
"Yes, Mr. Min gave it to me, saying that I should have his boyfriend's number."
Isn't he too much straight forward. No wonder he's Yoongi's secretary. Those two are meant to be. Wait no, fuck! "Where is he?"
"At a meeting."
"Didn't he ask you to not to lie to his boyfriend as well? I know he's not in a meeting or shit. WHERE IS HE?"
"Sorry sir, he told me that this is confidential. This is for the sake of my job."
"Fine. Don't tell me." Jimin growled," Hand him the call. And don't tell him that I know about his whereabouts."
"Sir-"
"I didn't force you to reveal his location right? This is the least you can do for me."
"I'll hand him." Minho excused the conversation going on between Yoongi and Yoora.
Yoongi sighed and took over the call, "Say Jimin?"
"Why aren't you picking up my call huh?"
"I'm in a meeting Jimin. Sorry for that but I'm busy right now."
"I see. We had to go to my Aunt."
"I told you already, I'm stuck in an important meeting. You go with Jungkook and Taehyung, I'll join you guys in the evening."
Before Jimin could speak further, the call was hung up.
"Wow just wow." Jimin mumbled and left the cabin. He had other important things to do. Afterall he can't keep his Aunts and Uncles waiting because of his boyfriend lying to him.
He walked to Jungkook's cabin who was busy with some work.
"Oh yah midget hyung. I'll wrap up soon, you can go home if you want, I'll be leaving the office in 15 minutes." Jungkook informed.
At least someone remembers, Jimin thought to himself, "Okay but make it fast."
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"Flat no. 06. Yeah here we are." Jimin exclaimed as he pointed on a particular door. He knocked and waited for the answer.
The door clicked open revealing a lady in her early 40s. She looked beautiful and of course well dressed. Another lady who seemed to be a bit older showed up as well. She had pretty hazel eyes and a small smiled plastered on her face.
Following them, two males in their mid 40s also came along. They were fit and fine, hella attractive according to their age.
"Oh welcome Jiminie!" The lady embraced Jimin and looked over to the other two, "Welcome handsome boys."
Taehyung and Jungkook were flustered as they stepped into the large enough house. It was not so fancy but looked pristine.
"You must know them but still let me introduce you." Jimin turned towards the boys, "He's Kim Taehyung, my best friend and a famous idol. He's Jeon Jungkook, the co ceo of the company I work in and of course my close friend."
Taehyung and Jungkook bowed to the elders politely.
"And she's my elder aunt, Kang Moon and he's her husband, Kang Sunghoon. She's my younger aunt, Kim Nayun and he's her husband, Kim Hyomin." Jimin introduced the family members.
"I used to see them in pictures but they're more ethereal in real life." Moon remarked.
"I agree. Three extraordinary men in our house, we're grateful." Nayun squealed.
"Don't mind them." Sunghoon mocked.
"By the way Jimin, the Ceo was also coming right?" Hyomin asked.
"Y-yeah he's in a meeting." Jimin scoffed, "He'll be here by the evening."
"I've seen some of his pictures as well." Nayun teased her husband, "he's pretty handsome."
Hyomin rolled his eyes, "Please have a seat everyone."
Moon Nayun Hyomin
--------------table------------- Sunghoon
Jungkook Tae Jimin
Everyone was seated on the dining table when Sunghoon began, "So when is the event?"
"Next week." Jimin informed.
"Well Jungkook and Taehyung look good together." Moon exclaimed while everyone looked at her.
"What, I know you're in a relationship. What's the need to hide ha? We're good people." She continued.
"Yeah I saw some articles as well. I don't see much but it had flooded my notifications." Nayun cheered.
Taehyung began to explain, "Actually-" but Jimin patted his thigh in order to stop him.
"Don't" Jimin muttered.
"Not again." Taehyung rolled his eyes.
Jungkook decided to remain silent and agree with what was going on.
When the lunch ended, the elders asked them to have some rested and handed the keys to them.
"Jimin?" Hyomin called out, "Let them have some privacy right?" He mocked.
Jimin turned towards the two males with a 'can't help' look and handed them the keys while he himself got into another room. They didn't have the chance to change their rooms once again as the elders were in the living room.
As soon as Jungkook and Taehyung stepped in the room, Taehyung initiated, "Don't blame me for this. You can tell them the truth if you're done with acting up."
"Tae?" Jungkook frowned a bit but restrained to say anything, "I don't think like that. Yes of course I don't want to act, I want everything to be real."
"As if it is the truth."
"What should I do to make you believe that it indeed is the truth?" Jungkook was annoyed at this point, "I love you Tae, but by now I feel like even if I die saying this, you wouldn't trust me."
"And you? Do you trust me? Aren't you the one who can believe anyone else above me?" Taehyung spat back.
"I was but now I'm not like that. It was a mistake Tae, I've even bent down to your feet to apologise. I mean it when I say that I can do anything to win your love back but you need to believe me as well for that." Jungkook panted.
"How? That's what I'm finding as well, the way to believe you!" Taehyung turned his gaze away.
"How can I make you trust me when you aren't ready to give me one last chance?" Jungkook mumbled, "I swear I'll not fail you again!"
Taehyung gulped, "What do you want Jungkook? A yes? I'm not ready for that now."
"I just need a ray of hope." Jungkook paused, "That a day would come when I'll finally be able move on from all this, with you by my side."
Taehyung shut his eyelids, "Fine then, don't have your hopes high. Keep your expectations in accordance to your deeds."
"Then why did you kiss me that night?" Jungkook abruptly questioned. He noticed the startled expression of the older, "Do you not know me? My mind can be out of control while I'm too much drunk but as time passes, I can be reminded of everything. You kissed me because of what? To let me down like this?"
"Because of some overwhelming emotions and that's it nothing serious." Taehyung lied.
Jungkook was stunned, he softened his voice, "Tae, I regret of not trusting you back then. Would you regret this later? Not believing me that I've changed?"
"Stop right here Jungkook. Don't play the victim card." Taehyung inhaled deeply, "I don't want to be hurt again. I don't want to feel weak again."
"So let me heal the scars I left." Jungkook stepped closer, "Let me be your strength."
"And what if I don't want you?" Taehyung gazed the older.
"Then say it out loud and clear. As I've already told you, I'll never force myself over you." Jungkook's voice trembled, "Say that once and I'll never bother you again."
Taehyung paused. One of his side wanted Jungkook to stop everything at once but his heart hurt over this thought. Jungkook would give up on him if he says so?
Jungkook clenched his fists and then released them free to calm himself, "Tae, I need words."
"Will you move on if I say so?" Taehyung's voice cracked.
"You'll not need to care about me once you entirely push me from your life." Jungkook stated, "I don't know what I'll do. And don't worry, I'm not the kind to hurt myself. Make your decision keeping yourself in mind not me."
What are you doing Jungkook? He thought to himself. Breaking the silence, he caressed Taehyung's cheeks, "Don't stress over it. I'm sorry I got carried away. Have some sleep, I'm in the balcony."
Jungkook walked away to the balcony closing the door behind him. What if he walks out of Taehyung's life just like that?
Taehyung sighed. He knew he can't run away from this for long. He had to make a decision, soon, very soon.
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It was early evening by now when the doorbell was heard. Jimin got up and opened the door assuming Yoongi may have arrived. And he was right!
Yoongi was standing against the door, "Oh I found the right address. I'm sorry Jimin." He leaned in to peck Jimin's lips but the younger turned around, "Please come in."
Yoongi was confused but shrugged it off.
"Damn!" Moon exclaimed, "pretty but of my son's age." She sighed.
"C'mon you have me." Sunghoon held her hand.
The others cackled while Jimin introduced the elders to Yoongi who bowed politely.
"And he's the ceo of Black Swan Entertainment, my boss and my friend." Jimin smiled.
Yoongi stared at him politely. I'm your fucking boyfriend he thought to himself.
Taehyung and Jungkook were puzzled as well. Something was wrong and no one knew about that.
"Have a seat, please!" Hyomin offered.
"So, I thought you all can stay here tonight. Have a good breakfast tomorrow with us." Sunghoon revealed.
Jimin hesitated a bit. He wasn't sure if the others would agree or not, "I don't think that would work."
"Why? We're fine with that." Yoongi gulped his glass of water, "If you want to stay, we all will."
Jimin stared at the older. His lover was of course very special but that doesn't mean Jimin wasn't mad at him.
"Yeah hyung, we'll stay. Uncle and aunt are so fun to be with!" Jungkook exclaimed.
Taehyung nodded, "Yeah Jimin, I don't know how it won't work."
"Well then, we'll stay." Jimin smiled.
"I'll ask Minho to drop some clothes and essentials for us." Yoongi proposed while everyone agreed.
Dinner passed in hidden stress. Yoongi couldn't figure out why the younger was ignoring his whole damn existence. He was late and that's it, it isn't a big deal right?
After dinner, they had a brief drinking sessions together. Jimin still didn't seem alright which was raising Yoongi's worries. He couldn't take the younger's fake smiles anymore.
"Thankyou uncle and aunt, if I knew you earlier, I would have literally spent maximum time with you in these months of my stay." Jungkook chuckled.
"Aw Thankyou!" Nayun beamed.
"I guess everyone is tired. We had only two spare rooms so can you all manage?" Sunghoon insisted.
"Yeah we will. Aunts are a bit wasted." Jimin giggled, "Take care of them."
"Indeed" Hyomin remarked while the older males carried their respective wives along.
"Umm so, these are the keys hyung. You and Jungkook stay together in one room, me and Tae will stay in another." Jimin informed formally and left.
"What's wrong with him?" Jungkook cocked a brow, "What did you do hyung?"
"Shut up, I myself don't know." Yoongi paused, "He called me hyung instead of Yoon. He didn't introduce me as his boyfriend. He kept ignoring me, the fuck? Taehyung, can you stay with Jungkook?"
"W-what?" Taehyung was startled.
"It's okay if you don't want to but I really need to talk to him." Yoongi was restless.
Taehyung looked at Jungkook and then nodded, "Get your man."
"Thankyou!" Yoongi mumbled and rushed to the room where Jimin had earlier left for. He stepped into the room while Jimin was massaging his forehead. Yoongi locked the door carefully while gaining the younger's attention.
"Why are you here hyung? And where is Tae?" Jimin questioned while pretending like nothing is wrong.
"Why didn't you tell them that I'm your boyfriend?" Yoongi calmly voiced, "And why aren't you addressing me as Yoon? You didn't even let me kiss you."
"Why does it matter?" Jimin chuckled, a humorless one, "Why would you care about me?"
"What?" Yoongi was slightly offended, "I love you Jimin, isn't that enough to care about you?"
"Oh you know?" Jimin stood up as well, "Because you didn't care to pick up my calls."
"Jimin, I was-" Yoongi was cut off by Jimin raising his hand, asking him to stop.
"You didn't care to tell me that you met Miss Choi. You didn't even care to politely answer me even if you were going to lie. First you ignored me and then you lied to me. Is this what you call care? Why would I let a liar kiss me?"
Yoongi was stunned for a while.
So Jimin knew?
Oh.
"Listen Jimin, I can explain. It's not like what you think." Yoongi stepped closer.
Jimin glared the older, "And what do I think according to you? I don't doubt you hyung. I wish that you knew that I trust you so blindly that I'll never believe about you cheating on me. I'm upset because you thought I don't deserve to know about your meet with her. You thought that I would over react and start yelling like a dumb person. And over everything, you lied to me hyung."
"I know Jimin that you trust me." Yoongi assured, "I swear I didn't think any of these. It was because I myself didn't know what she had to talk about. And I was going to tell you everything."
Jimin sighed, "That doesn't change anything. You lied to me for no reason. Have I ever forced myself over you? Have I ever invaded your privacy and personal space even though we're in a relationship? I always try to understand your views hyung, I've never gave you a reason which would oblige you to hide something to me but still, you did."
"I wasn't happy either Jimin. My life is all yours. You won't deny the fact that you know everything about me right?" Yoongi held Jimin's hands, "I didn't do anything wrong except for not letting you know about this earlier."
"When did I say you did something wrong? What was wrong in meeting her?" Jimin paused, "But you made it look wrong by lying to me."
"That's what i'm saying Jimin. I didn't lie, I just delayed the time to let you know about this."
"Don't play with words hyung." Jimin turned away, "Facts wouldn't change if you say them other way round."
Yoongi remained silent. He stepped closer to Jimin and embraced him from the back. He snuggled his face into Jimin's neck, "I'm extremely sorry Jimin. I didn't mean to hurt you but I did. Forgive me this time and please listen to what happened in the noon."
Jimi scoffed, "Let's sit and talk."
[Flashback]
Yoongi was ready to wrap up his work in order to reach home and head to Jimin's aunt's place when someone knocked at his door.
"Come in." He ordered when a guard informed him that Choi Yoora wanted to meet him. He agreed nonchalantly and she was summoned in.
"Yes Miss Choi, how may I help you?" Yoongi noticed the time, "And please make it fast."
Yoora was on the verge of crying. Honestly, Yoongi didn't care but being in a business pact with her company, Sapphire Enterprises, he remained silent and demanded and explanation.
"I'm sorry Mr. Min but it's important. Can we talk outside?"
Yoongi showed expressions of denial as his priority was of course, Jimin. But before he could, Yoora insisted again, "Please Mr. Min, if it wasn't important, I wouldn't have been begging in front of you. Please?"
"Fine." Yoongi nodded, "But I would say it again, make it fast."
Yoora agreed and both of them left for a cafe. They booked a private cabin, a bit far away from the crowd and the eyes of controversy makers. Yoongi denied to order anything while paying for the time they would have a meeting in the cabin.
"Say it now." Yoongi hurried.
"You already know what had been happening since the incident with Jungkook." Yoora stated, "My boyfriend broke up with me because of that."
Yoongi frowned, "How does that concern me Miss Choi. I handled the trolls and even the person who leaked the pictures and half story. The company already apologized to you officially and cleared everything out to the media. That's the most I can do, I can't jump into your personal life."
"You have to understand Mr. Min. I had already settled a meet between my parents and lover but he ditched me in a way where I can't even get back with him. Now my parents are forcing me to either reveal my boyfriend to them or marry a person they want and I clearly don't." Yoora gulped.
"I still can't help. Do you want me to talk to your parents?" Yoongi glared the lady.
"Marry me." Yoora exhaled deeply.
"Excuse me?" Yoongi's tone was rather harsh.
"Yes, marry me. I would rather marry you instead of the shithead they want me to marry. Jungkook is already head over heels for someone and going back to my ex is impossible. Now only you can save me Mr. Min. This way the rumours can be shut down as well. It would be clear that Jungkook just helped his brother's girlfriend."
It was when Minho stepped in the tense atmosphere with Jimin on the call. He mouthed 'Mr. Park' and handed the phone to him.
Yoongi sighed and took over the call, "Say Jimin?"
"Why aren't you picking up my call huh?"
"I'm in a meeting Jimin. Sorry for that but I'm busy right now."
"I see. We had to go to my Aunt."
"I told you Jimin, I'm stuck in an important Jimin. You go with Jungkook and Taehyung, I'll join you guys in the evening."
Before Jimin could speak further, the call was hung up. Yoongi dismissed Minho while returning back to the conversation. He was filled with guilt for lying to his love but he didn't know how to handle it right now.
"Are you out of your mind Miss Choi? How do you know if I'm good for you or not? How can you marry a person whom you still don't have the right to address informally?" Yoongi snorted, "And over everything, do you even have my consent for declaring this?"
"Doesn't matter." Yoora exclaimed, "The marriage is just a show. I'll not even ask you to talk to me after that."
"And how does that make everything right?" Yoongi stared the lady in disbelief, "I already love someone else so don't dare to even think of this."
"I'm not caging you Mr. Min. As I already said, you can live with whoever you want but please help me!" Yoora paused, "Only for a show!"
"Do you know how impractical you're sounding right now?" Yoongi calmly groaned, "Marrying you even for show will fuck up my life. I wouldn't be able to make my relationship official. Heck, it will indeed cage me!"
"Mr. Min-"
"No it's done between us. I'll mail you the papers, I don't want our partnership to continue." Yoongi stood up, "I'm breaking the ties between Black Swan Hotels and Sapphire Enterprises."
"It's okay if you don't want to help me but at least don't mix personal and proffesional life."
"Two things Miss Choi." Yoongi tried to maintain his cool, "First, there is no such thing between us that we can call personal. Second, you just broke those lines by proposing this shitty idea for your own good. Hope we never meet again." He slammed the door shut and walked out.
"Fuck, I lied to Jimin for this trashbag. He needs to know everything." Yoongi mumbled to himself.
Yoora regretted everything. She was in a bad but still better state before meeting Yoongi. Now, even her business would break down if Black Swan withdraws its share from the pact.
[Present]
Jimin exhaled and inhaled multiple times to keep his calm, "How the fuck she can do this?"
"Pass it Jimin. I ended everything right there so don't worry. I really didn't want to hide the truth from you. You would have been listening to this even if you didn't know about this earlier. I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Jimin paused, "But don't lie to me ever again, at any cost."
"Of course I wouldn't." Yoongi grinned, "Now call me Yoon. I'm dying to hear that."
Jimin giggled, "Yoon."
"We're going to tell your aunts and uncles about us tomorrow, did you get that."
"Wouldn't it seem weird?" Jimin wondered, "Like suddenly revealing them about this?"
"Yeah you're right. What if I kiss you pretending that I don't know everyone is watching. And then I go like, 'Oh you came to know. Yes, we're dating and our parents know.' Or I just make you moan loudly right now and then they would probably know themselves. Or-"
"Shut up hyung!" Jimin smacked his arm, "We'll normally reveal it. Don't worry."
Yoongi pressed his lips against the younger's for a brief amount of time while Jimin snuggled into Yoongi's chest.
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A/n : One more chapter to go!
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