Frozen Lake (KTH 18+)

Chapter 21 - Meet The Kim's

You were quiet as you drove to the address that Tae provided for you. The thoughts in your mind were going haywire. Paranoia, anxiety, nervousness. You didn't want to say the wrong thing. You weren't prepared for any questions his parent's might ask you. Giving the wrong answers would make you look bad, and that's the last thing you wanted.

Tae could tell you were overthinking, he would grab your hand and hold it while you drove. "You don't have to worry baby, my parents will love you." Sighing, you give him a worried look and he just laughs it off. "What? You'll be fine!" Tae lifts your hand to his lips and kisses the back of it. "If you say so," You finally say after a moment of silence.

Sooner than you'd like, you've arrived at Taehyung's parent's. You draw in a shaky breath as you look at their house. You knew if things went south it could complicate your relationship with Tae, and you didn't want that. If they didn't like you or if they suspected that you were only dating him because of his fame and fortune. Which was completely not true. He approached you first and you didn't even know who he really was.

Taehyung walks up to the door, still holding your hand. "It will be fine baby, I promise." He gives your cheek a tender kiss before poking the doorbell. Soon his mother comes to the door and opens it. Her smile is beaming. "Hi Taebear!" She practically yells, so excited to see her sweet son. "Hi mommy!" She wrapped her arms around him, Tae was grinning so wide. She stepped aside so you could come in from the cold. "Please come in!" She wrapped you in a hug next. "Nice to meet you dear, I've heard endless things about you!" You couldn't help but smile. All your tension began to melt away at her kind eyes.

"Nice to meet you too Mrs. Kim!" You gave her the sweetest, brightest smile you could muster. Once inside you were greeted with Taehyung's father. He gave you a warming grin. "My son has talked about you non-stop to us. It's nice to put a face to the name." You smiled wider, loving that fact that Taehyung was talking about you to his parents. It truly warmed your heart and told you he was serious about this relationship.

Once inside, Yeontan came running up to you and started sniffing all over your feet and legs. He barked at you, his little tail wagging. You squat down to pet him. "Hi Tannie! I missed you!" You were smiling from ear to ear, Yeontan made you so happy. Afterwards you sat down on a couch with your boyfriend in the living room. Mr. and Mrs. Kim followed behind you and sat down in the chairs that were across from the couch. They were both giving the warmest smile. Mr. Kim had a boxy smile very similar to your favorite one. "Would you like something to drink, dear?" Mrs. Kim asked and you shook your head. "I'm fine, thank you."

The conversation flowed how you think it would. Tae's parents would ask the traditional questions of you. You felt ashamed when they asked what you did for a living. They asked if you were in college, which you weren't. You started to feel very inferior. Once you said the words out loud you realized you weren't good enough for Taehyung.

"Tell us about your family dear." Mrs. Kim said next and you felt worse now. All the questions you were hoping to avoid were being asked. "My parents are no longer with us, ma'am. I lost them when I was ten years old." Her eyes went wide, then she frowned. "I'm so sorry dear. That must have been tough. I lost my mom not too long ago." Her frown deepened. "I'm so sorry to hear that ma'am."

"How did you two meet? Taebear never told us." That was Mrs. Kim's next question and you were internally screaming. This was going to raise yet another red flag to them. You cleared your throat before you began. "Well, to be honest, I was sitting on a park bench, crying because my boyfriend just dumped me. And then Yeontan ran up to me, he had gotten away from Tae. And then your son was so sweet about comforting me." You smile over at your boyfriend. "Oh so that's how Yeontan likes you so much already." You nod and smile, looking down at the cute Pomeranian.

"I'm glad you were nice to a girl that was crying Tae, I raised you well." His father said, beaming with pride. Your shoulders finally relaxed again. After all the things you thought would raise a red flag to his parents, they acted no different towards you. They were still warm and kind to you despite everything you told them.

After another hour or so, you learned more about Taehyung's parents. How they were hardworking farmers. You were amazed when you found out about how Tae had become an idol. "No way, really? You went to an audition with your friend that they chose you instead of him?" Taehyung nodded at you, grinning. "That's crazy, but amazing!" Tae giggled. "Yep, if I hadn't been picked up by Big Hit then I would have been a farmer just like my mom and dad." You smiled at the thought

You would have still fallen for Taehyung. Whether he was a farmer, an idol or a lowly cashier like yourself, you would have still fell for him. There was something about him that just radiated love and positivity. He was your black hole, you were happy to be sucked in. You didn't like him because of his fame or any amount of money he might have. You were interested in him before you knew who he was.

It was time to leave and you hugged Mr. and Mrs. Kim goodbye as you left their house. "Come back for dinner sometime!" Tae's mother would yell after you two as you left. "Be careful driving home!" His dad said next. You waved to them once last time before crawling back into your car.

"See? That wasn't so bad." Taehyung said, smiling his boxy smile at you. He laced his fingers with you, kissing the top of your hand. You were so thankful that the meeting went so well. His parents didn't seem to judge you one bit. They never even asked why you were dating their son or what your intentions were. You worried so heavily for nothing.