My Marriage Counselor (Jimin x Reader)

Chapter 14: Love the Way You Lie - Part 2 (Jimin's POV)

Chapter 14: Love the Way You Lie - Part 2 (Jimin's POV)

(Jimin's POV)

I manage to untangle myself from Y/N's warm body much to my reluctance. I sit on the edge of the bed, my hand still shaking since I opened that email as my hand finds my hair and I pull it in frustration. I turn to look at the woman still sleeping in my bed and notice she's grabbed my pillow and submerged her face in it no doubt seeking comfort in my scent. I stand up, sliding my phone into my pocket and slip out of the room, careful not to wake Y/N. I move through the apartment, my feet moving on their own accord towards my bar and before I know it I'm nursing a stiff drink.

Mark is spiraling. He's backed into a corner and he's self-destructing. All of that being said, does his email mean he hasn't told his lawyer? Hasn't reported me? What's his game? I shake my head. You already know what his game is, he wants to take power over you- and Y/N. Well fuck that. I'll turn myself in before I let him terrorize myself or Y/N through blackmail or any tactic. I stare down at the glass as I let my mind wander back to a simpler time. A time when L/N Y/N didn't consume my every waking thought. If I were stronger, I would have turned her and her husband away the second I laid eyes on her in that strapless midi dress looking like trouble with legs. I had never been attracted to a patient before and I thought I could put my hormones aside and counsel them. Help them. Instead I helped myself to his wife and now everything is a disaster.

Eight months prior (flashback)

"Mr. Park, your twelve o'clock, Mr. Tuan and Mrs. L/N are here," Lisa says and I close their file as I stand.

"Thank you, Lisa," I say. "I'll be right out." I run a hand through my hair and straighten my glasses. The first session with a new couple is crucial. Everyone is usually on their best behavior but I catch little things. I learn their body language with each other even though they are trying to act as if things aren't as bad as they appear to be. The eye rolls that they think I don't see, the shoulders that tense up when their partner talks, the obvious disdain that they try to hide. I open the door and I almost take a step back in awe when I see the most beautiful woman I've ever seen looking back at me. I think all of the air has left my lungs and I resist the urge to say "wow". What the hell is this woman doing in marriage counseling? Any man married to her should be on his knees worshiping the ground she walks on for being married to him. Okay, Jimin you know the beautiful ones are THE MOST crazy. Just wait till she reveals it.

"Mr. Tuan, Mrs.L/N," I say. This whole time I've been staring at Mrs. L/N, I'm just now noticing that Mr. Tuan hasn't looked up from his phone once. He stands and walks through my door ahead of Y/N and I want to scoff at his lack of manners. Chivalry is dead and gone in this marriage, huh? Mrs. L/N gives me a small smile as she walks by me and I almost lose it when her scent invades my nose. Holy fuck, what is that? She smells divine. Christ, Park. Get it together. I close the door behind me and sit in my chair and look at the two painfully uncomfortable individuals sitting on opposite ends of my couch.

Mr. Tuan looks almost hostile, his arms crossed, leaning back, one leg over another. He's looked at his watch at least twice since he's sat down and I can tell he doesn't believe in this process and that he'd rather be anywhere but here. Mrs. L/N, on the other hand, looks nervous. She's fidgeting with her rings and her teeth keep finding her bottom lip as she chews on it. I try not to focus on it because it's distracting as hell.

I look back and forth between them before I begin. "So why don't you tell me a little about yourselves? Mrs. L/N?"

"Well," she starts and it's the first time I'm hearing her voice and it's as if she's sprouted wings and a halo instantly because she sounds like an angel. "Mark and I have been together eight years, we got married about five years ago," she says, giving a small smile. "And things have just been... difficult as of late," she says and I give her a small smile.