*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ

I wondered for how long we would keep hiding?

"Hoseok's out-of-character behaviour by his brazen attack on your brother's wedding and sudden disappearance concerns me.

What about his convict first-cousin? 

Still locked up— we don't need to worry about a man whose serving twenty-five years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder

Yeah but what if he gets released or Hoseok borrows his henchmen on the outside?—

No.

Even if he did, most of those men were most likely eliminated targets during the incident at the wedding.

Still, the connection between him and Hoseok is not something we should dismiss easily, understand?

Yes. But if his cousin has any chance of going free, we need someone on the inside who can enable us to put all the pieces together—and fast.

If......we need to.

We might.

Small chance. 

Hoseok's mentor and the only father he has ever known was killed. Of course he is raging to strike back and he will soon. Be patient. Let him show himself to us.

I don't want any surprises.

Jungkook, right now, you're one of the most heavily guarded persons in the world.

*Sigh

I don't like the idea of leaving that ruthless fucker to come after me. Before he does so using weapons of his own, we should counter-attack! I am the one man who has the skills and experience to track down and take out Hoseok―

So why did you come to us then?

Becuase I am better off using all our skills, resources, and intelligence  together to find a way through to our opponent!

Remember where being rash got you the last time Jungkook―

You don't understand. Everything that means something...my whole world―is on the line.

You've done things your way this entire time and look where its gotten us...."

Six weeks had passed and as I sat on the top of the stairs, listening in on one of Jungkook and Jin's usual mid-morning deliberations, I felt utterly fed up of the monotony of it all.

"Hey, mama-cita...how's it going?"

I stifled a squeal of surprise as Taehyung settled next to me atop the stairs.

"Nothing.." I huffed, feeling annoyed."I'm nice...I mean. I'm good!"

 I realised very quickly while living here that Taehyung had a thing for sneaking up on me when I least expected it.

He smirked in amusement while juggling a persimmon between each hand before taking a huge bite out of it.

"So what are they talking about? Anything new?" He asked causally.

"No." I whispered, feeling irritated by the truthful reality of my answer." Its just the same old...Jungkook wants to strike back with full force but Jin won't let him."

Taehyung frowned thoughtfully but said nothing.

"You know what? I think he should..." I said. "If we wait until we lure this Hoseok guy out of hiding again, we could be here for ages! And I am not giving birth in the middle of a forest."

Taehyung grinned turning his body towards me, his eyes sizing me up, "How far along are you?"

"Nearly six months," I grumbled.

"Ssssttt...Time flies when you're having fun, gorgeous." He said twisting his head and smoothing the wrinkles of his tan trousers out as he stood up, "Believe me, you're as safe as you'll ever be waiting right here with us. And Jungkook knows what he's doing," He winked trotting down the steps, "Trust him."

I sighed watching Taeyhyung disappear down the stairwell.

Of course I trusted Jungkook but that didn't mean that I was a hundred percent happy. 

I suppose I just wished that I could go back to my normal life, doing things that any other pregnant woman at this stage would do. 

Like nest, decorate a nursery and go to lamaze class. 

Each day my body grew and changed but the world around me stood still. I was trapped like a caged bird hiding from the dangers the awaited me if I ever stepped foot outside. And while I understood that Jungkook was doing this to protect me, it didn't make staring at the insides of these stone walls, day-in and day-out any easier.

I crawled back to my room, deflated.

Sitting in the window, I looked out at the same view as I did, everyday. It's beauty no longer a marvel to me now.

A light knock graced my bedroom door and I turned around to see Jungkook. 

Realising that it was just him, I turned back around to resume gazing into nothingness.

"Love..." He whispered, "Why the long face?" 

I felt his soft tickling breath on the back of my neck followed by the strong and gentle comfort of his arms around my waist.

My heart feeling heavy as I sighed deeply and relaxed into his warmth from behind me.

"....it's nothing. I'm fine." I replied.

"Did Jin look at you this morning?" He enquired, tenderly skimming the sides of my expanding belly.

"Yes. Everything's fine. Say's my blood pressure is finally stable now."

"Good," Jungkook breathed into my hair. He nuzzled my cheek and kissed my neck. 

Still I found it hard to crack a smile.

"You know what would be nice? How would you like to see the baby?"

The feeling of my heart leaping so high from a depth so low made me feel almost breathless!

"Really?" I whipped around. The widest grin to invade my countenance in weeks!

"Yup," Jungkook nodded smiling.

I wrapped my arms around him , squeezing with all the strength I had left. Jungkook chuckled deeply before donning me a perfect kiss. Soft, delicious and steeped in passion.

"Hm," I murmured, "Thank you."

                                                              ***

"I still can't believe....it's a boy!"

The sonogram appointment went so well that we decided to find out the gender too. 

Peanut was big, she was huge! The sight of her now, not-so little arms and legs made Jungkook and I gasp with wonder. We held hands tightly. Overjoyed and whispering back and forth about how much we couldn't wait to meet her....that is, until we found out that she was, indeed a he.

And so now I guess, 

...we can't wait to meet him!

I happily perused the crowded shops with Jungkook sticking close to my side. It was just my luck that the Doctor's office was inside a massive shopping centre in Seoul and there was no way I was leaving without taking the opportunity to shop.

"With your intel, Agent Jeon, I expected better of you." I teased, "Your special senses should've already told you what we were having?"

I giggled to myself thinking about how sure Jungkook had been, that Peanut was a girl.

"Im a spy Melanie, not spider-man or Miss Cleo!" Jungkook bristled through gritted teeth as he trod after me carrying a dozen or so shopping bags.

I could tell Jungkook was starting to get on edge and wanting to leave but I was beside myself with glee. 

Unable to fully compute the immense joy of seeing my baby for the first time in months and basking in the privilege of being let outside of that stuffy castle for a day.

"Can you be a little more careful? He scolded, re-arranging the tiny scarf that half-covered my face."If you can't keep a low profile, we're leaving."

"Fine, Mr. Bossy...but I'm hungry!" I whined, "Maybe Taehyung was right...you are pretty grumpy."

Seeing Jungkook get even more annoyed at me siding with Taehyung only made me laugh. 

We found a low-key place to sit and Jungkook ordered some food then returned to our table.

"I need to pee.." I said worriedly, incapable of withstanding the sudden urge.

Jungkook sighed and began to get up.

"What do you think you're doing?" I asked.

"I'm coming with you."

"Jungkook, I do not need your help to urinate!" I hissed under my breath, "Will you just let me breathe for a second? The ladies room is right there you can literally see every single person going in and out.."

Jungkook glared at me.

"I'll be right back." I said determinedly and made a dash for it before he could follow.

Washing my hands, I glanced at my face in the mirror. 

The extra fullness of my cheeks made me chuckle at my own reflection. I did look slightly different but in a good way.

After drying my hands on some paper towels, I tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear heading for the door.

A young girl barrelled in carrying a case filled with bracelets. 

By look of the poor thing, it seemed she hadn't sold very many that day.

Her eyes brighten when she sees me approaching, playing on my heart-string even more than before.

"Ma'am, would you like a bracelet?" 

"Why not?" I indulge her, "How much?"

"Oh ma'am, you're so pretty. I will give you one for free."

"No, really. I couldn't....here." I took the shiny bracelet and stuffed a 10,000 Korean Won note in her hand before she could deny it. Thanking her,  I exited the bathroom and met up with Jungkook at the table.

"See? That wasn't so bad was it?" I smirked, "Where's all the food?" 

"In here," he held up a paper bag and I pouted, "We're taking it to-go. C'mon." Jungkook said.

The car rumbled along the road, taking us back to the countryside, Jin in the front-seat driving.

I tried not to be too mad at him for making us leave early but maybe Jungkook was making too big of a deal out of this? 

I kept my arms crossed, looking out the window until the tender warmth of Jungkook reaching for my hand stirred me awake from the depths of my thoughts.

"Love?" He regarded me with forlorn eyes, "I'm sorry we couldn't make this day longer. I know how hard this must be for you..."

"It's okay," I gently patted the top of his hand in response but when Jungkook's eyes looked down, his entire face changed.

"Melanie, where'd you get that bracelet?"

"Uh..." I sat frozen with apprehension, already seeing how instantly mad he was which made me equally as confused.

"From a poor kid at the mall. Why?" I asked.

"Fucking hell, Melanie!" Jungkook shouted. "What did they say? What did they look like?"

"I..." I stuttered, frightened, "I don't know. I don't remember, I..."

"Jin. She's been bugged. Turn around." He instructed roughly.

Jungkook ripped the tiny bracelet from my wrist, taking a device out of his pocket and swiping it quickly over it. 

The device beeped a couple times and Jungkook snarled, his suspicions obviously confirmed. 

"Good thing we didn't talk much," He said, ignoring me and scrolling through his phone in search of something after throwing the flimsy piece of jewellery out of the window. His eyebrows tangled together in concentration and I could tell that he was annoyed with me even though he tried to hide it.

"Jungkook I'm sorry. I didn't think..."

"You're right, Melanie. You didn't think..." He growled.

I didn't utter a word again as Jin sped us off in a new direction.

                                                         ***

Jungkook's prickliness didn't abate for the rest of the ride.

Jin brought us out to a lonely looking Hannok even deeper  somewhere in the forest. I stood idly by as Jungkook brought the supplies he stopped off to get at a food shop on the way here, inside.

Jin smiled at me kindly but it didn't stop me from feeling like something stuck to the bottom of a  shoe.

"It's not your fault, Mel. He'll get over it. Don't worry." He said, giving me a brotherly pat on the arm.

All I could do was nod.

"You guys will be safe here in the mean time."

After a short while, Taehyung turned up to collect Jin from our new location and Jungkook emerged from the house, taking the keys to the first car from Jin.

They stood bidding each other farewell but I felt too ashamed to stick around and put on a brave face.

I screwed up.

With nothing better to do than listen to the sound of cicadas, I decided that it might be a good idea to take a bath.

Easing my aching ankles into the warm water of the stony basin, I lowered myself down, leaning back and closing my eyes.

My feelings still stung from the incident earlier, I felt useless.

There was nothing I could do to stop myself from crying. I was thankful that the door was shut so that I could have this moment alone, to let it all out. 

When I dried off and came out into the room, I found a set of silk lavender pyjamas left on the low bed in the middle of the space.

I slipped them on and curled up on the thin mattress, not opening my eyes as I heard Jungkook's footsteps approaching.

 To my relief, he put his hand on my back rubbing small circles.

"You don't have to hide from me," Jungkook said.

"I'm not hiding." I sniffed, "I just don't want to be in your way.."

"You're never in my way," Jungkook laughed. 

It felt weird hearing him laugh after remembering how cross he looked with me earlier.

"I thought you would still be angry with me..."

"I could never stay angry with you over something like that. You didn't know any better and its my fault that we're stuck in this mess. You should be angry with me." He frowned.

"I'm not." I said reaching up to touch his face, watching the blush that crossed his cheek as they both scrunched up into a little smile.

Jungkook lay down on his back, stretching out fully and taking a tired breath in. Then he rolled onto his side to look at me.

"I don't want to put you through any of this for much longer, Love but I need you to trust me."

I nodded morosely.

"And that also means listening to me, Mel. Even when you don't want to," He spoke seriously but gently and I nodded in agreement again.

Jungkook spontaneously ran his hands along the exposed pole of my collarbones, then down the my sides to my rib cage, the sensation tickling me through the layer of silk.

"Jungkook?" 

His playful smirk resurfaced and I knew.

The best thing about fighting with Jungkook was always the make-up sex.

Already gratified by his excitement, I moaned with anticipation as he  held my face with both hands and I bent down to reclaim his love with a long and burning kiss. 

It didn't take him long to get rid of the lavender slip and I basked in his proprietorial tenderness, once his eyes beheld my nakedness.

They raked over me with a primal hunger as Jungkook smiled and twisted a lock of loose hair that tumbled down my back around his finger.

"Just look at you," he chuckled then kissed me, teasing his teeth along my lips, "So beautiful and ripe," he taunted, making me blush.

"Look at the way I filled you up like this...." His gaze fondly registered the changes, the slight thickening at my waist, my wider hips and larger breasts.

 I groaned in bliss, as he closed his mouth around one nipple and rubbed the other between his fingers. 

He whimpered sweetly in response. The novelty of seeing and feeling me apparently never wearing off, even in my altered state. My heart fluttered knowing that the man I loved could still be so intoxicated by me.

I concentrated in the moment. Closing my eyes and enjoying everything Jungkook was doing. Every lick, every flick of his expert tongue.

An electric surge, like a tiny sharp shock, flashed through my body as Jungkook shifted off the bed onto the floor. Sinking to his knees, he stroked my wetness with skilful fingers and then blessed me with his gifted tongue.

"Mmmmnnn!"

My fingers were lost in the satin cloud of his hair as he kissed between my legs, rubbing, petting and touching me in all the right places.

My mind was lost......in the rhythm of Jungkook's mouth, his lips, his unbearable tongue!

My legs shook, twining around his head and shoulders desperately!

"Jungkook!"

He held me down as I began to buck my hips, savouring the soaring build of tension as Jungkook pushed me closer to the cusp of my arousal. 

A satisfied peal of laughter escaped my lips brought on by hearing his soft whines and whimpers as I pulled his dark locks between my fingers.

Then, in one well-practiced manoeuvre, he had shifted his position. Seamlessly turning me onto my side and crouching behind me.

Jungkook's veiny forearm reached around to hold my raised leg open and keeping it in place, he penetrated me slowly.

He rasped out in shock at the delight of my heat welcomingly, wrapped around him.

"I only want this with you." he says softly.

And Jungkook thrusted deep, holding my throat, in the perfect dance between a roughness and delicacy, keeping his body tight to mine, mewling sinfully in my ear as he dealt both punishment and pleasure in one. 

The heat of his open-mouthed kisses simmer on my neck and back as he drives himself deeper and deeper.

 Tears brimming at the corners of my eyes. 

"I only want this with you, too." I choke out.

I bring my hand up to the leg he is holding open, lacing his fingers with mine, pushing back against his hot hardened flesh as he pushes himself tirelessly into me...

It was always so amazing how good he could make me feel.

"I can't live without you, so you must listen to me... tell me from now on, you will do as I say," He staggered into my ear once again and I understood. Pleasure gripping me, every muscle in my body tensing for what it was worth and urging me to scream his name again but instead I chose the words I knew he wanted to hear most.

"I promise!"

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                                                  ✨BJF✨

A/N: So what do we think? 

Will JK teach feisty Melanie to submit to him more in the future or not? Will she ever learn that having her way isn't always the best way? Shall we let her track record of decision-making be the judge....LOL! 

I didn't mean for this chapter to get so long. Got a little carried away with the smut...sigh. Oh, well. XD

Love you and thank you so much for reading xx