august || Taejin ✔✔

21.

AN

I know it's boring but yes, it's more of telling what happened. 🙂

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Jin's eyes widened when he finally saw the owner of the voice. "Dr. Jinnie?"

Jin swallowed as he glanced at Taehyung who looked calm. Facing the kid, Jin tried to smile. "Hi, Sunoo. How are you?"

Sunoo looked back at Jungkook who smiled awkwardly then to Taehyung who nodded as if telling Sunoo to go on asking, "Papa JK told me that Daddy's boyfriend came. I got so excited so I ran here. Are you my dad's boyfriend, Dr. Jinnie?"

"I tried to stop him, I swear. But he is too excited. And I didn't say, boyfriend. I said, future boyfriend." Jungkook quickly uttered as if defending himself.

Taehyung felt that Jin was uncomfortable with the situation. He didn't expect Sunoo to come as well. But knowing Sunoo who was longing for an appa, Taehyung then gestured to Sunoo to come to him and Taehyung smiled while holding Sunoo's hands, "Your uncle is right. Dr. Jinnie isn't dad's boyfriend--"

"But he'll be?"

Taehyung chuckled as he gave Sunoo a quick hug, "Sunoo, baby, why don't you come to your uncle and just come back for breakfast so we can eat together? I and Dr. Jinnie need to talk, then tomorrow, we will. I promise I will cook your favorite sausage fried rice. How's that?"

Sunoo smiled brightly. But before leaving, he stood in front of Jin with a big smile on his face, "Give my dad a chance. He'd been lonely for so long. I promise you, daddy is a great man. See you at breakfast, Dr. Jinnie."

Jin wasn't able to say anything. He was more surprised about Sunoo than by learning what Namjoon had done. As soon as Sunoo and Jungkook left, Jin turned to Taehyung. Without even asking, he was searching for answers.

"Please don't tell me you're married."

Taehyung laughed at Jin's remarks, but he understood as per Jin's recent experience, "I'm not married and I've never been married. Don't worry, I'm not Namjoon. And yes, I guess you already know, Sunoo is my son. Not Jungkook's."

Jin noticed the shrug on Taehyung's last sentence and it made him want to ask more questions. At the same time, he also knew that it was a sensitive topic, the reason why he was hesitant to ask. The fact that Taehyung was still young and Sunoo was ten, he knew it was a case of teenage pregnancy, "As a doctor, I've encountered a couple of teenage pregnancies and it was difficult. The anxieties and uncertainties it caused the teen and their parents. I could not imagine you handling the situation back then. I'm sorry for asking, but is the other parent present in his life?"

Taehyung paused for a moment while staring at Jin. He was assessing whether he disappointed Jin. That was what he was more concerned about. But one thing was for sure, he did make Jin worried. "Sunoo's appa died after giving birth."

What Jin heard made him more surprised. As a pediatrician, he knew that young boys and girls should not go through that kind of situation. And if unfortunately, they do, they must have a family or friends to support them. But of course, he was aware that it wasn't always the case. "I'm so sorry to hear that. I did not expect that it was that bad."

Taehyung looked down, with a small smile on his face, and looking back at Jin, his eyes have the assurance that he was okay. "My teenage years weren't pleasant at all. It gave me fears of losing and being alone.

When mom died, dad went into a depression and took us away. He confiscated my phone afraid that I'll ask for grandpa's help. He lost all his money to gambling and was being chased by loan sharks.