Forever Together

Chapter 31

Tae went with her to Ami's eleven-month check-up. When they got back to the car, a package was next to the rear tire. She tried to hide it and blow it off, but Tae knows her way too well. 

"How long has this been going on," he all but yelled. 

"A while," was her reply.

"And how long is a while, Stasia?" He asked. 

She just looked at him with tears in her eyes.

"That's what I thought. Get in. We're going home and having a family meeting," he was livid. She'd never seen him so mad before. She'd seen his pissed face on TV when he was judging people he doesn't like, but he's never looked at her with that face before. 

Tae ignored her the entire ride home. When they got back to the house, he just pointed to the living room, and she walked in there with her head down. Hobi grabbed Ami from Tae and asked what was going on. Tae glared at her with so much anger on his face, "Stasia has been lying to us and hiding something very dangerous."

Now, all eyes were on her, and she started crying; she didn't want to burden them. This was for her issue to deal with; they have enough on their plates, and it is what it is. Jimin came up and have her a hug, "what is it Nae Sesang, what's going on?" 

She just held onto him. She couldn't say it yet, but she needed his strength to get through this. She turned in his arms to face them. Jimin held her while everyone but Tae looked at her with concern. 

"What's going on? What is Tae talking about, Stasia?" Joon asked, his voice laced with worry. 

"Remember when I went to the studio with Hobi? Well, I stayed with Yoongs so he could show me his routine with the sword. Well, things got fun, and that next day, these threats started. It's usually a picture of me that's been vandalized, but it's always harmless. It's never really been an issue because I can handle them destroying a picture of me. Big Hit scans the packages, but nothing shows up because it's just paper. But they vandalize a picture of me, scratch it up, write some mean things, and that's it. I honestly threw them away. I didn't want to worry you guys, especially after the kidnapping incident." 

Stasia hung her head in shame. Jimin just hugged her and put his chin on her shoulder. He kissed her neck and told her that he loved her and they just wanted her to be safe. She reached up to run her fingers through his hair. 

Yoongi looked at her with a mad and confused expression. " What do you mean these threats?" Only Yoongi would catch that one little word out of her monologue and call her on it. 

She just shook her head, no, and the tears started flowing again. Jimin held her tighter. Hobi stood up and walked over to her, putting his hands on her shoulders. "Stasia, what else is there? Is there more you aren't telling us?" 

She turned in Jimin's arms and buried her head in his chest. The tears started flowing so much that she was hyperventilating. Jimin picked her up and walked over to the couch; he sat down with her in his lap.

It took about twenty minutes before she calmed down. She looked at Yoongi, and through her tears and hiccups, she asked him, "Do you remember that wonderful day when you took me around Seoul, and the paparazzi took pictures, and you posted a picture of me online?" He shook his head but didn't say a word.

"That's the day that the online hate comments started." Then she looked at Kookie, who was sitting next to him, "Do you remember that first time I was in a Vlive? You pulled me over from the couch to come be on camera?" He gulped and nodded his head. "That's when the online threats started." Then she buried her head back into Jimins' chest. She couldn't stop the tears; she had hurt them so much, the seven men she loved with all her heart. 

Jungkook put his head in his hands and said quietly, "So it's my fault? Because of me, you got threats and were kidnapped. You even shook your head no that you didn't want to be on camera, and I forced you. Oh my God Stasia I'm so sorry," his tears fell to the ground.

Yoongi put his arm around his little brother, "If it's your fault, then it's mine too. I took her out and posted a picture of her. The Sasaengs would have left her alone if I hadn't posted that first picture."

Stasia stood up to look at them. " It's not either of your faults. I never should have come here. I love you guys so much, but all I'm doing is hurting you guys. I'll... I'll pack my things, and Ami and I will go back home. I can't hurt you guys anymore." She turned to Hobi and grabbed Ami, then proceeded to go to her room. 

Jimin and Tae stopped her. Jimin walked in front of her with tears in his eyes, and Tae was behind her. His voice cracked, "You are going to leave us just like that? You'll take our daughter and fly to another country, and we'll never see you again? How could you do that to me, to us?" He fell to the ground on his knees and cried. 

She handed Ami to Jimin, kissed his cheek, and gave him a weak smile. She knew he needed her, but they both knew Tae needed her more at the moment. 

Stasia turned towards Tae and sat in front of him, pulling his head to her shoulder. "If you think for one second that I want to leave you, then you clearly don't know me at all. I would stay here with you guys forever. But your career is more important, and I would never want to hurt you guys, ever." 

Jimin came and sat next to her with Ami, he laid his head on her other shoulder, "there's nothing you could do to hurt us, other than leaving us. That would kill us, and who cares about our careers? If they are true Army, they would want us to be happy, right? So stay, please."