Forever Yours

7: Demands

×October 2021×

I get a text from Taehyung while I'm at work asking me to call him as soon as possible. It has me worrying. My first thought is that something happened to Jungkook.

They've been practicing non-stop the past three weeks to get ready for their online concert that will preface some in person shows in LA in November. He's barely home, at least barely awake when he's home.

I've been worried about him pushing it too hard but other than the bags under his eyes from a slight lack of sleep he seems to be okay physically and he's really excited.

Luckily I get off about 20 minutes after Tae texted me and I call him as I leave the store "What's going on? You have me worried."

"I'm only telling you this because Jungkook said he wouldn't."

"Tell me what Taehyung?"

"We had a meeting today to go over concert stuff and somewhere along the way you got brought up. I'm not sure how."

"Just spit it out."

"The company asked Jungkook to break up with you so he's more focused on the upcoming concerts."

I come to a hault at the top of the subway stairs in shock "They did what?"

"Jungkook refused and told them to keep their noses out of his relationship until you both decide to go public because until then it's none of their business." Taehyung pauses "Well he said it more formally and nicer than that, but you get my point."

"And why did he decide to not tell me this?"

"Because he doesn't want you to feel badly about it and he's afraid that you would do what the company asked. He doesn't want to lose you."

"So why are you telling me?"

"Because I think he's wrong. I don't believe you would do that. Tell me you wouldn't do that."

I sigh "If I was truly a distraction to him then yes I would. But he keeps telling me I'm not, so I won't."

"If you do distract him it's in the right ways if that makes sense. You don't take him away from work or make him not want to work or things the company is worried about. You push him even when you aren't there, to do better. You are his motivation, he thinks about what you would think or say or tell him to do when it comes to things."

I run my hand over my face "I needed to hear that."

"Don't tell him I told you? I don't want him to be upset with me."

"I won't. Do you know if he's coming home tonight?"

"He should. We're done for the night but we have an early start."

"Okay. Thank you."

"Of course."

I hang up and go down the subway stairs to head back to the apartment. I walk through the door and Bam bounds up to me and I pet his head and then kiss his nose "Hey Bam."

He trots back to the living room and I slip my shoes off before heading to the kitchen. I start pulling stuff from the fridge to make dinner but a voice startles me making me drop the jar of kimchi I was holding.

"Niko?"

The glass shatters around my feet and I yelp "Shit!"

"Fuck! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you baby. Don't move please."

He comes over and starts to pick up the big pieces of glass "I didn't think you would be home yet, you scared the shit out of me."

"I'm sorry."