forty-eight.

"Gukkie, stop smiling like that! It's creeping the hell out of me!" Taehyung complains when he catches Jeongguk smiling to himself for the nth time while they are driving.

"So you mean to say you don't like my smile?" The younger asks, his hand clutching his heart in mock hurt.

"What- no! It's not like that. It's just that, ugh, I find it very weird to see you smile when we didn't even have some sort of funny conversation."

Jeongguk laughs at how Taehyung's eyebrows crease. He rests his hand on the other's thigh, squeezing it to comfort his lover.

"I love you," he whispers, stealing glances from Taehyung. The brunette slaps Jeongguk's hand playfully before covering his face.

"God this relationship is so cringeworthy!" Taehyung's laugh is music to Jeongguk's ear. A symphony worth listening to.

"What can I do about that, Tae. I'm whipped for you," he says and ends it with a wink. Taehyung slaps his shoulders repeatedly.

"My fingers are curling oh my God."

The two just laugh their hearts out until they already arrive at Taehyung's neighborhood. As they park in front of the house, Taehyung immediately gets outside the car, holding the bags of toys they've brought for their daughter. Just as he is about to enter their abode, Jeongguk grabs his wrist.

"Tae, wait a minute. Before you even think of going inside, I will put this on."

Taehyung gawks at him confusedly.

"Seriously, Guk? A tie? What, are we going to prom now?"

The younger chuckles at how naive Taehyung is. So he turns him around, and secures the tie to cover Taehyung's eyes.

"Okay, what the fuck is going on?"

"I'm obviously blind folding you, dummy. Now give me the bags, I'll just put these back inside the car. Wait for me okay?"

"Right."

Jeongguk hurriedly took the bags from Taehyung's grasp and pads his way back and forth from the car to the front door. He then positions himself behind Taehyung, grabbing his waist after opening the door for him, and gently guides him inside.

"I swear to God Jeon Jeongguk, if this is another surprise of yours-"

"Shh. Shut up and trust me, 'kay baby?"

Taehyung feels Jeongguk hugging him tighter so he just sighs and lets Jeongguk drag him somewhere. Once they stop, Taehyung carefully rubs his shoes on the ground.

"Grass... backyard?" He whispers. He feels Jeongguk's lips on his neck before mumbling a soft 'yes'.

"I'm gonna take the blind fold off now, okay baby?"

"Okay..."

As soon as Taehyung adjusts his eyes to see his surrounding, he is then engulfed by a bone-crushing hug from two guys, and he obviously knows who they are.

"Taetae!!!" Jin and Jimin yells in unison. Taehyung recovers from how surprised he is, and returns the hug twice as tight as it is already. The trio starts bawling their eyes out, mumbling apologies to each other and telling how they missed each other so much. The others could only look at them amusedly.

"Hobi hyung! I'm glad you came!" Jeongguk cries out in pure happiness. Hoseok can only ruffle the younger's hair, head-locking him playfully.

"Wow dude, that cut in your lip is nasty," Yoongi comments.

"Our Jeonggukie is now a man!"

"He is no longer a fetus!"

"Hyungs! Stop it!"

The group spent the night happily, catching up with a lot of things since they've missed each other so much for the period of weeks they were separated from each other. Once the night has come to an end, five out of seven boys are already sprawled out the backyard, sleeping heavily inside their tents.

Taehyung can only smile at them before entering inside the house with Jeongguk, their hands clasping together tightly.

"Shall we go check on our snowflake?" Jeongguk asks. Taehyung hums softly and makes their way to Seolmi's room. The little girl is already sleeping soundly, the stuffed bunny long forgotten and is now on the floor. The two walks closer and Taehyung bends down to pick the bunny up and placing it back to their daughter's arms.

"She's so pretty, Tae..." Jeongguk whispers. It is always similar to the first time they ever met. He can't help praising his daughter for looking so beautiful, just like the man standing beside him.

"I love you," He whispers when he did not get any response from the older. Taehyung smiles warmly at him before giving him a peck on the lips.

"I love you too."

They then kiss Seolmi's forehead before heading out the bedroom. The little girl stirs in her sleep, and she smiles upon realizing that her parents kissed her goodnight.

After a quick bath, both of them plop their bodies on the bed, cuddling fondly with each other. They are about to sleep when Taehyung notices Jeongguk's hands fidgeting with something.

"Guk? What are you holding?"

Taehyung instantly gets nervous when he sees the infamous smirk of Jeon Jeongguk. Swallowing the lump down his throat, he backs away, because God knows what that smirk is supposed to mean.

"Look, Tae. I kept the tie I used to blind fold you awhile ago..."

"...and what does that mean, Jeon Jeongguk?"

The older yelps when Jeongguk hovers above him.

"Oh nothing... I was just gonna do this-"

Before Taehyung can push him off, Jeongguk is fast enough to hold both of his hands, bringing it up his head. He then ties the necktie on Taehyung's hands tightly, securing them on the headboard.

"What the fuck, Jeongguk! You and your kinks are driving me crazy!"

"As long as I'm the only one that drives you crazy, it's okay," Jeongguk purrs which makes Taehyung sigh in defeat. The younger kisses the tip of his nose.

"You're all mine, Taehyung."

"Of course, Guk. I'm all yours."

After that assurance, Jeongguk and Taehyung becomes one once more.