Love Me Again (Taehyung X Reader)

Chapter 27: "In her arms."

Y/N POV:

Taehyung drove us over to Jimin and Jungkook's house, making small talk the entire way and I knew he was trying to keep me distracted. I had only been in a car a few times since the accident and I was still nervous about it. However, Taehyung kept me distracted enough that before I knew it, we were pulling in their driveway. After stopping the car and switching off the ignition, Taehyung hurried around to the passenger side and offered me his hand. I took it with a smile then grinned even bigger when he gently laced our fingers together. The feel of his hand in mine felt so right and I knew this is how it was supposed to be.

We headed up the front walk to the house and I looked around me, trying to get my bearings. The house and the neighborhood seemed familiar to me, bringing a sense of comfort. Jimin and Jungkook lived in a big two-story house in an exclusive neighborhood. Considering Jimin was the CEO of PJM, I was expecting a much larger mansion. The house was big but not completely ostentatious and seemed to fit Jimin's laid-back personality perfectly.

Jimin met us at the door before we even had a chance to knock, leading us inside with hugs and kisses to the cheek. "Y/N honey, I'm so glad you're here. It's been way to long since you have graced our house with your beautiful presence."

I laughed out loud at Jimin's words then pinched his side. "You're so silly my Jiminie." I slipped off my shoes at the door, setting my purse down next to them and Jimin took me by the hand and led me further into the house. Just pass the front hall was a large living room with plenty of plush furniture, a huge television mounted on one wall, and a shelf underneath filled with game consoles. The walls and shelves were covered in photographs and my eyes were immediately drawn to them. I looked over at Jimin and he gave me a nod, releasing my hand.

Making my way over to the photos, I immediately saw one of Taehyung and me. We were standing in front of a pretty garden and our eyes were so filled with love and adoration for each other that I almost expected to be able to see the waves of it coming from the photograph. There was a photo of Jimin and I, wearing matching neon yellow shirts, our bright smiling faces covered in splashes of paint in every color of the rainbow. I turned to Jimin and he grinned.

"That was from the Rainbow 5K, a charity event to support the LGBT community. You ran it with me, saying that you would always support my choices no matter what. That you loved me for who I am, not who I love." Jimin's words were soft as he relayed the memory.

Taehyung laughed out loud as Jimin spoke. "Yeah and it took the two of you three showers and 2 bottles of shampoo to get the paint and glitter out of your hair. There was glitter all over the pillows for three days."

"I remember that. I remember telling Jimin no more glitter, but he insisted." Jungkook spoke up as he came into the room, a towel around his neck that he was using to dry his damp hair. "I was supposed to run with the two of you, but I sprained my ankle the night before."

"And we offered to push you in a wheelchair, but you said no and waited at the finish line with the rest of the guys." Jungkook's words had sparked something in my mind, bringing the memory to life. I turned to Jimin. "The guy running behind us said he was going to use your ass as a guide to keep him motivated."

Jimin laughed and wrapped an arm around my shoulders. "You're absolutely right. We ended up having celebratory beers with him and his boyfriend that night. He asked if you were in the market for a new best friend and I threatened to shove a mozzarella stick up his nose."

I returned the hug, giving Jimin an indulgent smile. "You always were an overprotective best friend. It was always something I adored about you. Even if I told you to lay off sometimes." The memories with Jimin were appearing more and more and it was just evident that the man standing next to me was an integral part of my life.