Deception

Part Six

While Jungkook was still under anesthesia, Tae helped Jimin deal with the boys. Once Tae explained that Yunmin would most likely be asleep until the next day, Jimin agreed to go home.

On the drive home, Jun-ho was asking Jimin lots of questions he didn't know how to answer. Hyun-woo just sat silently in his seat, scared and confused. Wondering why his big brother and his papa weren't coming home with them.

When they got home, Jimin sat down with them and said, "Your brother is going to have to stay in the hospital for a couple of days, but your uncle Tae is taking really good care of him, ok? And he will be back home before you know it."

"But what about papa? Didn't he get hurt too? Did.. did he die?" Jun-ho asked with quivering lips.

Jimin froze and looked towards his best friend. He understood he needed help explaining things, and the longer the pause without getting an answer was scaring the boys even more.

So Tae walked closer to them and sat Junho on his lap.

"Your father was in an accident, yes. But he will be fine and you will be able to see him again soon. Ok? But for now, it is late and I need you both to get ready for bed and your Appa will be in soon to tuck you in."

Both boys stood up and did as he asked, but made sure to hug and kiss their Appa before heading up.

Jimin walks around mindlessly picking up the boys things that are strewn about. His mind preoccupied with all the news he learned today.

Tae watches him carefully, and is worried about him. He hates that his best friends life and his kids will be a complete mess from now on. They were living such a safe and sheltered life with all the comforts of home. And now they are blindsided.

So he walks over to Jimin and startles him out of his thoughts. Then leads him to sit at the kitchen table.

"Jimin, we need to discuss what you're planning on doing. And the sooner, the better. We know that he and his family are very rich, and we don't know how he will react once he finds out that you and Jin know about each other. He is very cunning, and no doubt very selfish. I just don't want you and the boys to be screwed over."

Jimin starts to cry into his arms as he leans on the table. Tae pats his shoulder, trying to comfort him.

"What should I do Tae? I still love him so much. And I thought.. oh God... I thought he l-loved me too."

He then broke down again and Tae stood up and pulled him up to hug him tight. He hated seeing his normally confident friend so unsure of himself.

"Hey, I know he loves you. But he's also a selfish son of a bitch who thought he could have the best of both worlds.

You have given him everything and he took advantage of that. But you need to decide if going back to that same life with him is worth it. Or you can just pick yourself up and start fresh with the boys and move on."

Jimin then tried to breathe and speak clearly.

"I don't know Tae.. I have only loved him for so long. I wouldn't know how to go about trying to live without him."

"I'm sure you can manage it. You just have to think about the boys. You know that you can still allow him to see them.
But as for your marriage, do you think you can just try to forget about his lies?

You will always have that bit of doubt in the back of your mind whenever he leaves your side. Where is he going? And who is he going to meet? Is that how you want to live the rest of your life? Or do you want to move on, and find someone that will really be good and true to you? Just cause he's the only man you've loved so far, doesn't mean he has to be the last."