Mrs. Right

Let Go

Jimin POV

That was it. I had seen and heard enough. I couldn't put Addy in danger anymore. Until this person gets caught, I need to keep my distance from her to keep her safe. Normally I wouldn't let death threats change my behavior. I've received them before from crazy shippers. But those were threats directed at me because of my idol status. I never imagined Addy would ever be in danger. We tried so hard to hide our relationship.

Ted called me back into her room and I returned to Addy's side. This time, however, I did not join her in her hospital bed. It was time to let the others visit her. It was time for me to leave. But, before I left, I had to let her know about the baby. I wanted her to hear it from me.

"Jimin? Will you hold me?" she asked sweetly.

"Addy. There's something I've been putting off telling you, but I want you to hear it from me first."

"Jimin, I'm not sure I can handle any more news."

"I know, my angel, I know. But, you need to hear this."

She looked at me, her eyes puffy from crying.

"Okay. As long as I have you," she said, reaching for my hand.

I took a hold of her hand and looked her directly in the eyes. "Addy, there's a reason why your lower abdomen hurt when you woke up."

"Yeah," she blushed. "This is embarrassing, but I think I got my period. It took me a little while to realize it, but I eventually noticed they put a pad on me. It's just that the cramps are way worse than usual this time. Is that the news?"

"No, Addy. You didn't . . . you didn't get your period."

"Well, then why do I have a pad on, Jimin?"

"Addy, you had a miscarriage. Once your heart was beating, your blood pressure was improving, and you seemed more stable, the doctors noticed you were bleeding. They examined you and . . . they found our baby. It was too late. They had to remove it to stop the hemorrhaging."

"But, I can't get pregnant. I-I never told you, but I was sterilized several years ago. This is crazy talk, Jimin."

"The doctor said it can still happen. It's very rare, but it still can. That's how the guys found out about us. When the doctor told Daniel about the miscarriage, he called our baby a bastard. I lost my temper and went after him. Your brother had him kicked out of the hospital."

"Daniel knows?!" her eyes grew big.

"Yes, but Addy, the important thing is that you need to know that even though it wasn't planned, I would have loved our baby with all my heart."

Tears trickled down Addy's face. "Jimin, I'm so sorry I lost our baby. And I'm sorry I never told you about being sterilized. I figured it didn't matter because of my age. Please know that I didn't get sterilized because I was done having children. It was because I was done losing children. After Aidan, every other pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. I saw specialists, but they couldn't find the cause. I looked into adoption, but Daniel was against it. I decided it would be best just to not get pregnant again." She then laughed lightly and smiled, "But, I guess my body had other plans once it met you."

Her ability to find humor in such a sad moment lifted my spirits. "Oh, my angel, leave it to you to find the bright side."

"Jimin, it does hurt--knowing I let you down, knowing I lost your baby. I guess for me it helps that I never expected this to happen, plus I have been through it before. I can imagine how you are feeling, Jimin. It must be tearing you up inside."

I leaned over and kissed her on the lips, then rested my forehead on hers for a few seconds before standing back upright again. It took all of my courage to tell her what I had planned to say next.

"Addy, once you are all better, I need you to leave. You need to go home to your family in Colorado. Either that or return to South Korea. If you decide to go to South Korea, you need to either leave Hybe or put in a request for a transfer to a different department or a different idol team.

"Jimin, No!" she cried out.

"Baby, we can't be seen together anymore. Not with someone threatening your life."

"Don't make me leave you!"

"Addy, if you don't do this, I'm going to tell management about us and they'll do it for you."

"You wouldn't!"

"This is killing me to tell you this. I need you to do this for me. I need you to leave until they catch this person. We need to cut off all contact--no phone calls, no texts, no emails, no letters. Nothing. Not even through the others."

"And what if they don't catch this person, Jimin? How long will we be apart? How long will we not be able to communicate with each other? I was mentally prepared to be apart for the length of the tour before I was asked to join, but no communication?!"

"I'm so sorry for putting you in danger, Addy." I leaned over, held her face, and kissed her passionately one last time. I wanted to leave her with a kiss she would never forget so she would hold on to the fact that I loved her. I loved her so much that I was letting her go.

I turned and walked away, leaving her to cry alone. My gut ached for her. As I left the room, I saw Ted standing there and a couple of cops.

"What's going on, Jimin? I think I heard Addy crying."

"I told her about the baby and that I loved her. Then I told her when she was all better, she had to leave. We need to cut off all ties until this person is caught. I can't put her life in danger anymore, Ted. I love her too much."

Ted stood with his arms crossed. He remained silent, his eyes piercing through me yet again. As we stood there in silence, a tear escaped my eye and ran down my cheek. I quickly wiped it off, but another replaced it. After several seconds of awkward silence, he spoke up. "You're right." Then, much to my surprise, he leaned in and hugged me. "You'll be together again, Jimin. I believe that. For now, though, we need to protect Addy by any means necessary."

He pulled a notepad and pen out of his pocket and scribbled something down. He tore the piece of paper off and handed it to me. "Here. This is our parents' names and contact information. It's their phone number and address in Colorado. That's where Addy will most likely stay if she decides to go to Colorado. If she doesn't, our parents can still get you in contact with her. "

"No. I can't take that. I don't want to risk it," I replied, holding my hand up.

"Take it, Jimin. Our parents live in a fairly isolated area. There are only a few other homes in their neighborhood and you can take backroads to get there. It's easy to see if you're being followed on the backroads, which will allow you to abort any attempt to contact her in plenty of time."

"But I don't want to risk it."

"I understand. This is going to be hard. At least use this information in case they catch this wackadoo so you two can be together again. Whatever you do, though, don't save this information to your phone. Keep it with you always. We can't risk you having an electronic record of it. Better yet, memorize it."

I looked down at the piece of paper, then back up at Ted. Nodding, I hesitantly took the paper and read it. I then folded it and placed it deep inside my front pocket.