"h-hi chelsea," jungkook gulps, seeing the girl's smile dropping as soon as her eyes locate jungkook. the apron over her clothes hugs her slender waist closely. she puts the cups away and glares at him.

"what? are you feeling sorry again? or wait! is mr playboy back to get the girl he just dumped yesterday?" she glares at him. he closes his eyes, shaking his head, taking her hands in his, "stop all this, i'm done." she says and pushes him away.

"chelsea lis-"

"you still have anything left to say?" the girl sighs deeply, "i'm tired jungkook, please leave me alone now..."

"uh hey, chelsea right?" haewon speaks with a small smile, and the girl nods looking at her with a confused expression, "i'm haewon, his brother's wife. can we please talk for a while?"

"jimin's wife?"

"yeah, you know him?"

"he told me about you both." chelsea nods, glancing at jungkook who stands quietly now, "okay, let's talk. only 'cause you said so."

"thank you so much." haewon smiles, following the girl to an empty table in the corner of the café. jungkook takes a seat, beside his noona, across chelsea and waits for her to speak.

"jungkook told me what happened between you both," haewon says, "he was really in a bad state when he came home yesterday. he wanted to apologise but didn't know how to do it, since you said you hate him and don't want him back in your life."

"hm yeah," chelsea nods, "i don't wanna deal with him now."

"i'm sorry. i know what i did is wrong and there isn't really anything that we can do to change it. so i just wanna say sorry to you, and... and help you with this- uh this child." jungkook says looking at the girl who raises a brow in fake amusement.

"help me with this child? how exactly are you planning to help me?"

"i mean it, chelsea. i'm not playing around this time. it's okay if you don't love me now and you don't wanna stay with me, but at least let me help you out for these nine months. you said it's hard right?" he tries again.

"yeah, and the kind of guy you are, you will just make it harder. so no, thanks."

"chelsea, please let him do this. if not for you then at least for your baby. he gotta redeem himself too right? please?" haewon says, "i swear he won't cause any problem to you, and if you need any help you can call me any time."

chelsea thinks for a moment, glancing at jungkook and then back at haewon, "y'know unnie, yesterday i couldn't believe all of this has happened... i was going home and all the way i was thinking of ways i could just die. i tried coming in front of a car, but i couldn't do it knowing i have a life developing inside me. i know all this idea of helping me isn't coming from jungkook, he's not that considerate, at least with me. but thanks for thinking that, i might not wanna do anything with him again, but because you are saying, i'll listen for this once. i do need some help with this... you have a child too right?"

"yes," haewon smiles thankfully, "jungkook really isn't the type of guy you think he is. i'm sorry whatever he's done t-"

"noona," jungkook stops her, shaking his head. "i am sorry. you don't have to apologise for anything."

"good to know you think about some people at least." chelsea says and looks at haewon again, "i'm trusting you unnie. please don't let me down..."

"never," haewon smiles, taking her hands in hers, "i'll be just a call away whenever you need me. i'm actually so happy that you decided not to abort the baby, not everyone is that strong."

"yeah," the girl nods, glancing at jungkook who looks down. "well, i have to go now. my shift is going on."

"yeah, sure. thank you so much for listening to us." haewon says.

chelsea nods, stopping on her track and looks at them as haewon speaks again, "what about the doctor visits?"

"with this guy i'm not going anywhere."

"i'll go with you." haewon says, "my husband is a doctor, we can go to him."

"okay," chelsea nods and steps near haewon, hugging her tightly, "thanks a lot unnie. you have no idea how much this means to me."

"i can understand, don't worry." haewon assures, "we'll go now, take care of yourself okay?"

"hm,"

the next three months weren't that stressful for jungkook as haewon had chelsea's number to talk to her when the girl had made very clear that she didn't want to talk to jungkook at all. so it was haewon and jimin who made sure she was doing fine. the first check up jimin did of the baby was when they all were together, jimin, haewon and chelsea looked happy, seeing the ultrasound images of the foetus while jungkook just stood quietly in the corner, not paying much attention.

she used to come home and even made friends with jiwon, they told him that he was going to have a baby brother or a sister soon which had the toddler very excited, again jungkook would just sit and roll his eyes at the useless commotion. by the end the of sixth month, they would get excited whenever chelsea gasped and said the baby is moving. jiwon had started liking to sit by her and place his ear over the baby bump, trying to talk to the baby or feel whenever it moved.

then finally jungkook received a call at night and he knew the nine months were over when he heard chelsea screaming and haewon trying to console her that it's okay and it's time for the baby to make it to this world. for the first time jungkook felt himself sweating uneasily, standing in the hallway, carrying his nephew in his arms trying to fake his worry for lack of sleep. haewon smiled at him, shaking her head and assured him that it'll be fine, remembering how jimin told her about being so stressed during her own delivery but had to keep himself calm as he was the doctor.

"i feel so weird noona, can i go home?" jungkook mutters to haewon who gives him a look.

"no, stay here. it's your child."

"i don't want it!" he whines.

"i do!" the three year old jiwon chirps, "my baby sister!"

jungkook sighs deeply, feeling his palms sweating and his body getting chilly waves from the otherwise closed hallway. he turns to haewon again, nudging her quietly, "let me go, i'm having a heart attack."

"it's not a heart attack. all father's feel like that."

"i'm not-"

the door opens jimin walks out followed by another doctor and a nurse, all rushing for some reason, making haewon frown in confusion. she walks towards jimin asking what's wrong, but the doctor inside jimin probably didn't have enough time to talk to her and kept minding his own business, heading back to room in which chelsea was and screaming noises were coming a few seconds ago.

the bustle stops and door closes again, making jungkook groan as he stomps his foot on the floor, "what is-" he's cut off by a high pitched sound filling the air faintly, making him gasp and eyes wide open, staring at haewon who covers her mouth too, slowly breaking into a smile on hearing the crying voice of a baby.

he tries to speak but nothing comes out of his mouth, too busy listening to the high pitched crying, resembling to what he heard for the first time when jiwon was born. the door opens in a few minutes and the doctors don't look that happy. jimin is holding a small baby in his arms, wrapped in a soft, pink colored towel when he makes his way towards jungkook and haewon.

"it's a girl," jimin says.

haewon gasps, taking the child in her arms and smiles, "so beautiful," she whispers, chuckling, "jungkook, look..."

"yeah..." jungkook nods hesitantly, gulping his saliva as he glances at the baby who is supposedly his daughter. he blinks a few times, snapping out his bubble when jiwon cackles happily in his arms, leaning forward to look at his baby sister.

"baby is so pwetty, mamma!" he chirps, giggling at newborn. "me holding baby," he extends his arms out, making haewon smile.

"you can take her when we go home, okay?"

"haewon," jimin hushes out, "chelsea didn't make it... it was- it was probably too much for her."

"what?" haewon's smiles drops, staring at her husband who nods slowly as if confirming his words for her again. the couple glances at jungkook who looks too lost, staring back at jimin with a horrified expression, gulping thickly as sweat trickles down from his locks.

"n-now what about the baby...?" he breathes out, "hyung, she- she was going to take the baby right? now what am i supposed to do with this?"

"you're the father, you've to take care of her." jimin says softly, "don't w-"

"n-no, how will i do that? i- i have no idea what to do with babies... what if i- god! no!" jungkook sighs deeply, shaking his head, "i can't do this, hyung, noona... please, do something..."

"what are we supposed to do? it's not just any other thing, jungkook, it's your child, your daughter. who will take care of her if you don't?" the elder brother says, "i know it's hard and you're not ready, but believe me champ, you got this."

"i don't know hyung... why don't you and noona keep this baby?"

"what? are you kidding? you're giving up your daughter?" jimin sighs, not really getting annoyed for he knows jungkook is too panicked to think to think straight. "listen, relax. me and your noona will always be by your side and make sure you're doing everything right. we'll help you wth the baby, please don't give up just yet."

haewon nods in agreement, handing the babygirl back to jimin and takes jiwon from jungkook, "look at her, jungkook. be honest and tell me, you don't feel anything? even a little bit of connection? you're all she has jungkook, you're her father. and y'know for every daughter, her father is her hero. don't you wanna be your daughter's hero?"

"hold her," jimin smiles softly, stepping closer to the brother and gives her the baby despite of him trying to get away, "relax, it's alright. you're holding your daughter, buddy. she will call you dad, like jiwon calls me."

"daddy!" jiwon chirps on being mentioned in the conversation and leans forward, making jimin smile as he takes from his mother.

"see? you were crying when he said your name for the first time. just imagine how great it would feel when your daughter will be the one calling you. trust me you don't wanna miss it out just because you're scared. she's your new family, your blood, kook. as a father i'm saying this, you'll be having a new life starting today. it's great to have someone trusting you blindly, who knows you're there even when no one else is, who calls you their superhero, who would get into trouble and run into your arms because they'll know daddy will save me. being a father is a blessing, jungkook, and you're blessed."

jungkook sighs softly, nibbling on his lower lip, staring at the baby, so small in his large hands as if he's been given a little doll. a doll who breathes. so soft and so delicate, as if the tiniest thing like blowing wind is enough to hurt her. she moves a little, her eyes opening slowly and jungkook looks at his hyung who nods in assurance, smiling at him and his baby.

her little hands move up going to her face, as she blinks a few times, her round doe eyes staring at the blank ceiling of the hospital hallway. jungkook blinks a few times trying to get rid of the tears he's getting just by looking at this little human being who came into this world just a few minutes ago. she opens her mouth a little, showing her tinted, pink lips between the cotton-soft cheeks, just like her father's, as she makes a tiny sound, making jungkook flinch slightly.

"baby is up..." jiwon points at her, smiling at his father who chuckles and nods.

"baby is watching where she is." he says, "say hi to baby."

"hi baby," the toddler takes a peek at her face and giggles.

her attention shifts to her side, watching jiwon leaning closer to her and reaches out, but before he holds her hand, jimin stops him and takes a step back, "shaking hand wid baby!" jiwon whines.

jimin shakes his head, not wanting an interaction right now as his excited three-year-old might use too much energy into shaking hand with the infant and hurt her.

"we'll play with baby when we go home, okay?" haewon says, "come here, aren't you sleepy?"

"no, baby..." he pouts, coming to his mom who rests his head on her shoulder and pats his back.

"baby needs to rest right now, so you should take rest too and get energy then you'll be able to play more with the baby, is that okay?"

"mm-hmm," the boy nods, finding the idea acceptable and closes his eyes, leaning onto haewon who smiles and pats him slowly, trying to put him to sleep.

meanwhile jungkook watches his daughter, repeating the word over and over again in his head. he takes a seat in the bench nearby and glances at his hyung, "what if i... hurt her?"

jimin chuckles, sitting beside him and pats his shoulder, "you won't. i told you me and haewon are with you. you know what? you should move in with us for a while, and when you're confident that you've learnt everything and can take care of her alone, then you can go back to your place. what do you say?"

"yeah, that's a great idea." haewon nods, "also, we'll get more time with the baby."

"really?" jungkook looks at jimin who nods in assurance, making him sigh and glance back at the baby in his hands. he gulps, flinching as she starts crying out of nowhere, giving him a mini heart attack as he stares at the baby with helpless eyes.

"w-why is she crying?" jungkook asks his brother, but having his eyes fixed on the newborn wailing in his arms, squirming in the towel that she is wrapped in like a little candy. "take her hyung..." he mumbles, shaking his head, but jimin smiles refusing and pats his back.

"bring her close to your chest." the elder says, "this works with most of the kids."

"w-what?" jungkook blinks a few times, feeling tears brimming his eyes as well with the shrill crying pinching his eardrums. he glances at the baby, shaking his head as a tears drops his eye and turns to his hyung, handing the crying baby to him.

jimin sighs softly, hugging the little baby and bounces her gently in his arms, "hey, shh why is our princess sad? look your daddy is getting upset too, don't cry." he cooes softly, making jungkook break into a sob, burying his face in his hands.

jungkook nibbles on his lip, tears spilling from his eyes as the crying never stops, making it even overwhelming for him, knowing that it's his child that's crying and he cannot do anything. he closes his eyes, leaning down with his elbows resting on his knees, feeling a stinging ache in his chest along with the one in his head.

"god... hyung why is this so hard..." he groans, grabbing his hair in frustration, cursing at himself for always being so reckless and selfish. "i'm so sorry..."

"jungkook," haewon stares at him with teary eyes, shifting jiwon to one arm as stands near the crying boy, stroking his hair. "don't cry, it'll be alright."

"i don't know, noona..." he sobs out, holding her hand as he looks up at her with bloodshot eyes, "i don't know anything anymore... please just tell her to be stop crying, i- i can't take this... i feel like dying, n-noona, i-"

"shh, you're okay..." she hugs him gently, glancing at jimin with worried eyes as she gestures towards jungkook who hugging her waist, sobbing quietly in the fabric of her shirt.

jimin stans up, wiping his own tears on seeing his brother like that walks a few feet away, trying his best to calm his niece down. while haewon, rubs jungkook's back consoling him that everything will be okay and he just needs to hold himself strong enough.

it takes a while for the baby to stop crying and soon jungkook quietens on his own, keeping his head low, replaying the small clips of the baby moving her hands or opening her tiny mouth or when she looked at him. but instead of having a warm feeling in his chest, he feels his heart pumping a little faster than before, as if that baby was controlling his heart now and that felt weird.

"are you okay?" jimin pats his head, earning a small nod from him as he stands up, not looking at the baby again and just gestures his hand in the way the elevator is situated.

"let's go home..." he hushes out. jimin nods, exchanging glances with his wife as they follow, taking the sleeping kids in their arms.

haewon buckles her son in his booster seat and takes the infant from jimin, sitting in the passenger seat as jungkook quietly sat in the back, near jiwon. jimin glances at him, sighing softly as he isn't smiling or talking with his noona like he usually does, and sits looking lost. he breathes deeply, closing his eyes and rests his back, a tear drop slides from the corner of his left eye, coursing down the side of his face and follows to his neck, getting absorbed by the fabric of his shirt at the end.

jimin tears off his gaze from the brother and looks at the baby, caressing the young one with tenderness, hoping to give as much love as he can to her until jungkook is ready. he looks up on feeling a hand on his, and forces a smile, wiping the tears that left his eyes too.

"i'm okay hyung," jungkook hushes into the air, breaking the silence for a little while.

"i'm always here, okay? remember that." jimin says.

"i know," the boy nods, not opening his eyes for the fear of dropping more tears as his throat feels tight and burning. "i'm just... tired, don't worry..."

the elder says nothing further, igniting the engine and drives home, hoping to reach as soon as possible. soon enough to lessen the time his brother will have to hold his tears in, so he can cry and scream his heart out in his room.

and that's exactly what happened, jimin stands near the door, glancing at his wife with teary eyes, hearing jungkook breaking on the other side. haewon, holds his hand, hugging him from the side, being aware of jimin's heart that can take anything in the world but tears for his family.

a thin line of tears streams down his cheeks too, closing his eyes as his brother's sobs enter his ears, every break in breath and choking tears, ripping his heart, making him lower his head and step further close to his wife, hugging her tightly when a sob leaves his lips as well and he mumbles, "he has nobody to hold him..."

"i- i never saw him crying so much, love. when mom and dad died, or when he got into an accident... or even when he was young and almost fell from the terrace. he never cried like this... my kook is one of the strongest people i know, this is really hurting him, haewon..."

haewon says nothing, just hugs him back tightly and places a kiss on his shoulder. the sobbing eventually falls silent, gaining jimin's attention as he wipes his tears and now gathers enough courage to open the door, finding the younger brother, sitting on the floor, leaning against the side of the bed and his head resting on the mattress. tear stains are visible on his face and even on the bed sheet as he's fallen asleep now.

even the next few days remained indifferent for jungkook, he would be sitting with jimin and haewon but mentally not there. he didn't even notice it until it was time for lunch and jiwon ran to him, climbing on his lap with a wide smile as he had just been playing with the baby who jimin named aera hoping she would bring joy and love to jungkook's life.

he forced a smile, making the boy sit properly with him, glancing at his noona and nodded in assurance that he's okay and jiwon is not bothering him. the elder girl just nodded with a soft smile, setting the table for lunch while her husband was busy feeding the little baby.

it's been two weeks on counting from the day jungkook saw her for the first time, and the most progress he made was to hold her for without having mental breakdown. but still for some reason he felt uneasy around the tiny human being, seeing her eyes so familiar to his, those soft, tinted lips and little hands ready to grab whatever is in reach.

"hey jungkook," jimin smiles at him, nodding for him to sit. jungkook sighs softly, averting his eyes from the baby and looks down.

"how do you know when to... like feed her?"

"babies need to be fed quite frequently, in three or four hours. because they can't go eating heavy meals for the whole day y'know?"

jungkook hums faintly, pushing his hair back as he steals another glance at the baby and then at his hyung, "you said that i'm supposed to be happy when... i mean, with the baby, but-"

"but you're feeling weird?" jimin says, chuckling a little, making the younger frown in confusion as he nods slowly.

"i think i don't like her... y'know my heart beats so fast when i hold her, i feel like i'll have a heart attack. and when she looks at me it's so strange... that's not how i'm supposed to feel right?"

jimin laughs loudly, leaning back as he shakes his head at jungkook's words. he keeps the bottle away on the table and wipes the baby's mouth, "your daddy is so stupid. he thinks all those things means he doesn't like you." he laughs again, "tell him it's all normal and stop overthinking so much. daddy's gonna love our little aera, right baby?"

jungkook gives him a weird look, cheeks almost turning into a tomato as he clears his throat, "i- i told you stop talking like that..."

"like what? refering to you as her father? what else am i supposed to say when i tell her about you?" the elder chuckles.

"don't say anything. it's not like she understands you anyway."

"talking to babies help in their cognitive development. you should do it too." jimin says, standing up and holds out the baby to him, "hold her, i'll come in a minute."

jungkook sighs, taking the baby in his arms and stares at her, watching her moving her hands in the air as if casting a magic spell for jungkook to fall in. her lips stretch into smile, sticking out the little tongue in between, making jungkook smile as well. he tilts his head, replaying his hyung's words from the hospital and bites his lip hesitantly, bringing her closer to his chest and hugs her gently.

"aera..." his lips murmer her name softly, "i don't dislike you. don't think that okay?"

jimin smiles fondly, shaking his head as he leans against the door frame with his arms crossed on his chest, feeling his heart warming at the sight of jungkook being comfortable with his daughter.

"what are you-"

"hey shh!" jimin covers his wife's mouth, pointing towards the living room and lets go slowly. haewon follows his finger, breaking into a chuckle on realising it's about jungkook hugging the baby.

she smiles at the two, stepping close to jimin and hugs her from the side, "he's doing okay,"

"yeah," jimin nods, exhaling deeply with a smile that reaches his eyes, looking at the father-daughter duo, "aera's gonna teach him how to how to live. my boy just got the greatest present and he doesn't even know it."

"mm-hmm," haewon nods, "you're the best brother i've ever seen."

"not yours." jimin looks at her, "never."

"obviously." she laughs as he leans closer, pulling her further inside the kitchen away from jungkook and his daughter.

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a/n- happppyyyyy neeewwwwww yeeaaarrrrrrrrr!!! i wish you all a happy, healthy, productive and prosperous 2022!!! enjoy! love you all! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳✨✨✨✨❤️❤️❤️

now how was the chapter? be honest okay? for me it was a little emotional to write but i like it. what about you? what do you think?

what are you new year resolutions?
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drop a '💜' if ur still here bcuz not many ppl stay fill the end lol. but anyways, which is your favourite jikook pic?

mine is the 4th one since forever. i like all of their pictures that exist but this one has a special place in my heart. this whole moment actually, kook running across the stage for jimin to pat his head. that is the most adorable thing i've seen.

anyways bye, take care ❤️ oh! and vote if you liked the chapter.

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