The Maid | J.HS x P.JM ✅

XXXI

Evlyn woke up startled, her heart racing and eyes darting all over. Within five seconds she recognized the familiar space and breathed slowly. She heard the familiar voice of her former employers and two others that she'd never heard before.

"With the evidence Mr. Kim and Mr. Jeon were able to obtain, we have plenty. We'll be in touch with you soon"

"Thank you, officer, we appreciate everything" Jimin thanked the man, his voice was weak but grateful

"No problem, you have our cards. Give us a call if needed"

"We will," Hoseok promised. The footsteps of the cops receded until they were out of ear shot and a door closed

A heavy sigh slipped between their lips; the couple was exhausted beyond belief but neither of them had slept much since Evlyn's disappearance. Having her back was a huge relief, even though she's been isolating herself, they were happy to see her.

It's been two weeks since the violent night of horror that left Taehyung in the hospital with two broken ribs, 3 more fractured along with some cuts and bruises, Evlyn with a concussion, bruising on her neck and lower body and a sprained wrist. Jungkook was the least injured, walking away with a busted lip and minor bruising on his torso, overall, he was fine.

Hoseok and Jimin trekked down the hallway towards her room speaking amongst themselves, surprised to find her awake and up, in front of the mirror touching the visible bruise lightly

"Evlyn" Hoseok called her name "How are you feeling? Do they still hurt?"

"No, just ugly"

"I wasn't expecting you to be awake so soon, you just closed your eyes barely two hours ago." Jimin commented, closely watching her

"I had another nightmare," she replied, turning away from the mirror. The sadness in their eyes made her feel guilty all over again.

"Stop that, I told you that you need to stop shouldering the blame for what happened. It's not your fault and everyone knows that baby. It doesn't change the way we feel about you either"

"I know, it's just... I can't help it. If I never worked for you then maybe none of this would have ever happened"

"Mayb, maybe not, but I am so happy you came to us. What if you didn't and that fucker still found you, who would have looked for you? Who would have rescued you?" Hoseok asked, knowing all of her family was gone.

"Kitten, we know you have to process this however you can so that you can move on but don't think we don't want to help you. We love you and will be there for you, but you can't shut us out again, you don't have to do this alone. You have me and Hobi along with Tae and Kookie and Gabby and even Minah and Joon, all of us care about you and want to help you. We're your family now, love"

Evlyn's facade cracked and the tears flowed. She'd been alone for so long she forgot what having a family felt like. When her parents died, she was only 12, then the aunt that took custody of her died only three years later which put her into an orphanage until she aged out. Making friends was always hard but when she finally did, she felt like she had a semblance of family again only to lose them behind lies. It was hard for her to believe she could ever have that again, but Jimin and Hoseok's promise felt different.

"Thank you so much, for everything. I love you too and I'm so glad you two are in my life"

"Of course, baby" they surrounded her in a hug and let her cry until she became quiet. Hoseok wiped away her tears then kissed her salty lips "I'm going to run you a nice lavender bath with Epsom salt, would you like that?"

"Yes"

"And I'll put on some tea for after, chamomile or peppermint?" Jimin offered

"Chamomile please"