Tangled Fate (Jikook)

47. Blanket

Seokjin nodded following him down the corridors all the way out of the hospital.
They reached the car through a back door walking far from the fans.

"Can you hold him? Will it be a problem if he sleeps with his head in your lap?" Asked Jungkook pointing at Jungmine.

"No, no problem," Seokjin helped him to take the child's seat out then sat on the backseat when Jungkook placed his son along the seats with his head in the alpha's lap.

"Here, his blanket."

"Don't worry Jungkook. Concrete on driving, I'm keeping an eye on your son," Seokjin chuckled spreading the blanket over Jungmine to tug him in very gently.

Jungkook thanked walking around the car, fastening his seatbelt then starting the engine. Through the mirror he could see how Seokjin was holding one hand over Minie protectively from time to time caressing his hair.

They were completely quiet, the city flashing by, Jungkook's eyes heavy, but he was concentrating on the road slowly making each mile towards the apartment.

It took around fifty minutes till he finally stopped in the underground garage taking a loud breath in.

"You did great Jungkook, should I carry him?" Seokjin tapped his shoulder.

"I'm good to do it," Jungkook's legs were weak, his body trembling from exhaustion, but he lifted Jungmine.

"Dad... snails are sleeping," mumbled his son through his dreams.

"Sleep baby," Jungkook kissed his son tugging him deeper into the blanket, carrying him, Bunny and Panda to the elevator when Seokjin was moving behind them.

The moment the door to the apartment opened loud barking came.

"Shush boy, Minie is sleeping," begged Jungkook carrying his son in then straight to his room, while Haneul was jumping around Seokjin barking terribly.

Fortunately Jungmine was too tired to wake up so Jungkook placed him on the bed, took his shoes, hat and jacket off, then placed the spaceship duvet over him to kiss him again and tiptoe out of the room.

There were pins and needles in his ears but he reached the living room where Seokjin was playing with Haneul.

"A drink?" He asked walking to the bar.

"Sure," the alpha smiled so Jungkook filled two glasses with finest liquid handing him one.
They sat down on the couch watching Haneul chasing his toy over the floor.

"Haneul basket," ordered Jungkook so the dog ran to his place lying down.

"You wanted to tell me a story," said Seokjin.

"Ah..." Jungkook took a loud breath. "It all started almost five years ago. I was just after a painful break up with my former girlfriend going out with friends, but in DawnDizzy I saw that blonde omega waiter and I couldn't take my eyes off him..." Jungkook started speaking laying it all out from his and Jimin's first conversations, him walking the omega home, to their first dates and kisses, their first sexual experiences, his suspicion Jimin might be pregnant and that winter day when his omega came to tell him he decided against abortion and that they will have a family.

"Then everything broke down..." the day of the audition, the threatened pregnancy, Jimin's fears and pains, his trauma, the days in the hospital, Jimin refusing physical contact after the birth and him struggling step after step for two years to finally be kissed again here, in that apartment on the day he gave it as a present to Jimin. Their cowork on videos, ideas for blogs, Jimin starting to dance again. Their short engagement phase and wedding day, the honeymoon and mating then Jimin's career gaining speed.

"That's why he had wished to keep it all a secret. He calls it his second chance in life. I'm sorry it's like that, but we can change noting, we don't even want. Please don't terminate Jimin's contract because he has a husband and a child, he will not survive that. Please, he has already lost everything once because of us."

"Jungkook," Seokjin looked at him seriously. "This changes a lot for us as a company, but we will not cancel his contract. Still I need you to help Jimin to get to tell everyone. Keeping that a secret for longer is nonsense, it will only harm you and Jimin's fans and I believe they will fall in love with Jimin's family. The toxic ones might leave, but his true fans will adore Jungmine, fancy you. There's no other way."

"So you will not kick him out?" Asked Jungkook feeling so much relief.

"Of course not."

"But please don't tell Jimin you know from me, at least not now."

"I'm hoping he will tell me soon."

"Dad! Dad!" A soft cry came, a second later Jungmine ran to them.

"What's up my baby?" Jungkook caught him lifting into his lap.

"Dad Jimin is in this big scary hospital! I can't sleep!" Tears rolled down the boy's face.

"Shush, he's only there to get better, a few days and he will be back here with us," Jungkook kissed the boy's forehead.

"I will get going. Hug your son, you both need rest," Seokjin got up.

"Dad who is this?"

"Uncle Seokjin," Jungkook lifted the baby walking the alpha to the door when Haneul jumped up to bark impossibly.

"Night, we will be in touch about Jimin. Night Jungmine," Seokjin chuckled leaving the house when Jungkook closed the door ordered Haneul to sleep in the basket then carried Jungmine to the wardrobe to take out his pajamas.

"We will change, then go to sleep together," Jungkook helped his baby change, then carried him to the king size bed. "Wait I will be right back!" He closed himself in the bathroom to change and brush his teeth.

Jungmine was lying under his duvet speaking to Bunny when Jungkook came back, switched off the lamp then laid down to close the baby in his arms.

"Night Dad! I miss Dad Jimin."

"I miss him too. Sleep Minie. I love you," Jungkook kissed the tip of his nose.

"I love you Dad," Jungmine cuddled into him, soon he was sleeping peacefully when Jungkook was still wide awake thinking about that crazy horrible day, wishing for Jimin to be here in his arms.

Thank you so much for your feedback. I hope you liked the chapter. What do you think about Seokjin's talk with Jungkook and the cute father son interactions between Kookie and Jungmine? How will Jimin's recovery go?

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