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Yoongi turns his phone off before making his way towards Taehyung's room. He knocks on it softly, so soft actually, because he doesn't want to wake Seolmi up. He then hears footsteps and a click on the doorknob, which indicates that Taehyung has already opened the door. The younger shows his face and when he sees Yoongi in front of him, he opens the door widely for him to enter.

"Hyung? What's up?"

"Uhh... Tae, I don't think if I should warn you about this but Jeongguk is coming over later."

Taehyung stands frozen on his place which worried Yoongi. He bites his lips before shaking Taehyung slightly.

"Tae..."

"Hyung? Is he bringing her?" He asks, terrified of the answer.

"I think so, Tae... They've been inseparable lately. I'm so sorry," Yoongi apologizes in behalf of Jeongguk, who did nothing but hurt Taehyung. However, as much as he wants to be angry at Jeongguk, he doesn't want to be unfair, so he picks to be neutral even though he chooses Taehyung deep inside of him.

"What will I do, hyung? Seolmi's gonna wake up soon a-and-"

"Hey, we're here. We can keep Seolmi away from him, okay? Just trust us, Tae," Yoongi squeezes his hands. Taehyung gulps nervously but nods otherwise, putting his full trust on his hyungs.

"I'll call you once dinner's ready, okay? Rest for a bit and clear your mind."

Yoongi exits the room, while Taehyung plops himself down the bed, overthinking things as usual. He turns to his side and faces his little angel that's still sleeping. He tucks a loose hair behind her ear as he softly pecks on her cheeks, careful not to wake her up.

He pulls her close to him trying hard to stop his tears from falling.

"What am I going to do, Seolmi? I'm sorry. Dada is sorry," he whispers before closing his eyes and drifting off to sleep.

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"Taetae? Wake up. They're here," Jimin nudges Taehyung. The younger wakes up to see a worried Jimin. That's when he realizes that Jeongguk is already here. His ex-lover is here, along with his new girlfriend.

"I'll give you time to fix yourself and show him what he lost, you hear me Kim Taehyung? Tonight's gonna be the night that he'll regret leaving you for some worthless bitch!" Jimin spats back harshly before storming outside the room. Taehyung doesn't have any other choice but to comply to whatever Jimin said and just relax and act natural tonight.

After taking a quick shower, Taehyung finds clothes that's been prepared and laid on the bed. He shakes his head as he chuckles because he definitely knows it's Jin's idea to pick out his outfit for the night. They gave him a white oversized long sleeves and some ripped jeans to pair it up with. As he wears the top, he notices that it really intends to show up his collarbone which makes him blush furiously.

"What the fuck is this? This is so embarrassing," he whispers as he checks himself out the mirror.

He's about to change his outfit when Jimin and Jin both make their way inside the room.

"Don't even think about it, Kim Taehyung. Now come on, the guests are hungry!" Jin nags at him as they forcefully drag him downstairs.

"Taehyung!" The first one to shout is Hoseok. The ball of sunshine runs towards him, engulfing him into a bone crushing hug and he gives Taehyung no choice but to return the hug though he can't breathe because of it.

"I missed you, dummy! Where have you been?! It's been years! Wait, where's your ba-oomf" Jin drags Hoseok away from Taehyung while Jimin covers his mouth to stop talking about Seolmi.

"Okay, Hoseok it's time to eat!" Hoseok pouts before picking up the food that's in front of him. Taehyung seriously held his breath the moment Hoseok almost had a slip of the tongue and now he can finally exhale in relief. Jin ushers him to sit down beside him and he nods before scanning the room, only to spot the person he loathes, and at the same time, he still loves the most. He is still breathtaking to watch, his handsome features never fading. With a sigh, he settles himself down the chair and picks up the food that Jin's been offering him.

"Taehyung! You didn't answer my questions!" Hoseok opens up the topic once again. Taehyung playfully rolls his eyes on the older and laughs when he receives a frown.

"I headed back to Daegu years ago, hyung. I decided to quit my job here and looked for other job opportunities in my hometown. Luckily though I found something and it's enough to support me and my needs," Taehyung answers the overdue question Hoseok's been asking. The lattee was about to ask another question again when Taehyung hears Seolmi crying upstairs, probably looking for him.

"Wait, what's that? Is that someone crying?" Lisa asks. Taehyung turns to look at her, but his gaze is captured by Jeongguk, who's staring back at him. He would've reacted to it but his mind is pre-occupied with Seolmi.

"I'm sorry. It's just my phone. I forgot to silent it. Excuse me for a while!" Taehyung stands up from his seat and runs upstairs to his room, locking the door after.

"Taehyung, didn't we tell you to put your phone in silent mode earlier?! Ah this kid!" Namjoon supports Taehyung's alibi and luckily, the others shrug it off. Namjoon earns a thankful look from Jin and Jimin and they continue to eat.

Taehyung, on the other hand, is stuck with a cuddly Seolmi. Her eyes are already puffy from crying too much because she thought Taehyung left her when she woke up from her sleep. Terrified that he'll be gone again, she pulls her dada down the bed with her and climbs on his chest before deciding to sleep again. Taehyung rubs circles on her back, whistling a soft tune for his baby to sleep soundly once more.

After a couple of minutes, Taehyung gently lifts Seolmi from his chest and tucks her under the blanket before leaving the room.

"Who was that, Tae?" Hoseok's back at it again.

"It was my boss. He sent me some articles for me to edit while I'm gone," Taehyung says smoothly which makes Hoseok believe. His gaze shifts towards Jeongguk again and he can't believe that the younger was already staring at him.

"This is going to be a long night," Taehyung says to himself as he sinks into his seat.

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