Paradise in Trouble | TK°

(20) Paradise in Trouble

Third Person's POV

The first time they got together like this for a proper 'family' meal, it had been Namjoon's suggestion. It was just after they all got their own places. It was years ago that he had made the suggestion, but it stuck for all of them, gathering steam through the years.

Jungkook's lips pursed carefully as he watched the video on his laptop, bent over the counter as he inspected the food blog he had come to enjoy. He had started following several since the dinner rituals started, hoping to find new recipes. 

Footsteps, heavier than those of Taehyung and Beomgyu, came down the hall, bringing his chin up to see who it was.

Yeonjun smiled a sweet, sparkling grin at him.  

"Hi Papa. Whatcha doing?"

Pleased to see his baby brat, Jungkook smiled back. 

"Yeonjunie I'm just looking for a good recipe for dinner tonight"

At the mention of food, Yeonjun's eyes lit up. It was no secret how much he enjoyed his Papa's cooking. 

"Sounds like fun. What are we having?"

"Well-" Jungkook bit his lip and moved to the fridge, opening it to reveal several ingredients. 

"These are all for dinner tonight, and then I have some potatoes, sweet and regular" 

He pulled out the two produce drawers to reveal an assortment of vegetables. 

"Carrots, green beans, and zucchini. And I thought I'd make some chocolate muffins?"

"Wow" Yeonjun's eyes were wide in awe.

He managed to shut his slack jaw after a moment. 

"I had said this is a lot but Papa you are an amazing cook"

Jungkook tossed his head back and a gentle tinkling laugh echoed in the kitchen. 

"Hmm" Yeonjun rubbed his chin thoughtfully. 

"How about I start on prepping while you look. I could do the potatoes?"

A bright smile lit up Jungkook's face. 

"That's so sweet, I'd love the help. I'm thinking of mashed potatoes for regular potatoes. Can you do that?"

Pushing his sleeves up, Yeonjun grabbed the bag of potatoes from the counter and rummaged in a drawer for a peeler.  

"Definitely"

He set up a little station on the counter beside Jungkook, tugging the trash bin out from beneath the sink to sit beneath him as he peeled.

Scrolling through his recipes at lightning speed once more, Jungkook took a moment to think on how nice it was to have the company in the kitchen. Plenty of times his sons and husband would help him, it was nothing new.

"So what recipes have you found so far?" Yeonjun asked, eyes sparkling as he looked up at his Papa. 

He turned the laptop towards him to show him his collection so far, at a slower speed than he normally looked through them of course.

He looked as he peeled, oohing and nodding as they looked, bookmarking the ones they liked best.

And then they set to work cooking.

It was a lot of work of course, with all the main dishes they were preparing, but somehow with each other's company it didn't seem like much at all. It was even fun, working together like this. Jungkook showed him how to prepare the seasonings, their senses of smell testing when the blend was perfect.

They talked as they worked, Yeonjun telling Jungkook all about the latest college gossip which was always more to tell and Jungkook sharing a few stories of family dinners like this from years ago.

"There" Jungkook beamed when they had cooked everything, all of it hot and ready to be eaten and the others would be arriving any moment. 

"I think that's perfect"

"Soobin is gonna lose his mind over all the food" Yeonjun said Jungkook nodded in the affirmative, grinning back at him. 

"You're really the world's bestest Papa"

Jungkook's heartbeat seized up and his eyes got moist as they welled up along his lashes.

He took Yeonjun's warm hand in his cold ones, squeezing gently.

"You're a wonderful son" Yeonjun could feel the emotions in those words. 

"You both forgot about us?" Beomgyu complained as Taehyung stood beside him with a smile.

"Aww, come here boo" Jungkook opened his arms for him and Beomgyu just dived right in. 

Now Jungkook was hugging both of his babies on each side and Taehyung came forward engulfing the three in his arms. He loves his babies.

After a bit of being emotional and hugging the hell out of each other the four were now setting the table.  

"Gyu, get an extra chocolate muffin and save it for Hyunka" Jungkook said and Beomgyu nodded, getting it done. 

"Why extra?" Taehyung asked. 

"He gets extra desert everytime" Jungkook stated as a matter of fact. 

"And why wasn't I aware about this until now?" 

Jungkook just shrugged and Taehyung sighed. 

Moments later, the doorbell went off indicating the others' arrival and like always the dinner ritual started. 

This ritual was a silk that weaved them all into the fabric of times, uniting their past, present and future years. And in that, there is a sense of joy, a steady sense of calm which everyone loved. 

Whenever they held together in the bad times and were the good captain of the family ship, calm and empathic, then the love for them spoke in their actions and created good ripples for everyone.

"Still it's not like I am getting Soobin married to you" Namjoon said, calmly. 

"Joon Uncle, don't worry it's not like I am getting you involved with this" Soobin sassed back. 

Jungkook, Hoseok, Jimin and Jin facepalmed while Yoongi and Taehyung looked at him with a proud face. 

Meanwhile, the four out of the funky five were praying for Yeonjun's life. 

And the Paradise in Trouble continues~

❃.✮:▹ The End ◃:✮.❃

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