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THIRD'S POV

Jimin pulled up down the block from Jungkook's home and immediately noticed the old truck in the driveway.

He took a deep breath and again ran over in his mind how he planned to approach Jungkook.

Jungkook was home, he was finally home and Jimin froze for a moment realizing that this was the moment he'd waited for.

This was the moment he meet his mate properly and explain himself.

He got out and began a slow walk to the house that he'd watched for days and saw that it possessed a heart and a life now that Jungkook was home.

He would never forgive himself for walking away without telling him why.

Too cocky and self-assured for his own good and it came back to bite him hard.

His mate was too precious and never again would he take risks where his mate was concerned.

Climbing the front steps, he came to stand before the solid red door and knocked.

It was all on the line and he was going to make his best case ever of forgiveness for misunderstandings.

He could hear someone moving about inside and knew it was Jungkook, the aura was just as natural and sweet as it had been last Friday and last evening.

He took another deep breath filling his lungs with the sweetness as the door swung open.

His eyes met with a gorgeous but shocked-looking Jungkook.

Jungkook stood there silent for a moment before coughing and stepping back.

"Jimin." He said and his voice was music to Jimin's ears.

The sound of his mate was something he'd missed so much.

"Jungkook." Jimin responded as neither of them seemed prepared but there was an eagerness that hung between them that he was going to exploit the hell out of.

"I'm sorry about last week."

"Will you please allow me to explain what happened?" Jimin got it all out and waited for just a beat before adding.

"I didn't abandon you Jungkook."

Jungkook stepped back and to the side and indicated for Jimin to enter.

Jimin walked in and Jungkook closed the door behind him.

"Please sit, I'd love to hear what you have to say."

There was an edge to Jungkook's tone and Jimin didn't like it but what he did like was that Jungkook was willing to listen.

And he also liked those old, worn jeans that fit the man's ass like a dream.

The way he moved into the room had Jimin's cock hardening in an instant.

Jungkook gestured to a soft chair for Jimin to sit and then he took a seat on the loveseat in front of the main living room window.

They were about four feet apart but it felt like a mile.

Jimin wanted to be seated on the love seat with Jungkook but he had to be satisfied with the chair for now.

Jimin could feel the hurt and doubts coming off Jungkook and it made him sad to think that it was all his fault, He caused his mate this heartache.

"I was called away." Jimin decided to start there.

"I thought I would be back before you woke up."

" I'm sorry, it was my mistake."

"I should have woken you up and told you that I had to leave but would be returning."

Jimin thought it was a good beginning, although the look on Jungkook's face was still suspicious and guarded.

But there was something else there too.

Jimin could see the desire in Jungkook's lovely doe eyes
and he could smell his arousal.

"You were called away during the night?" Jungkook asked with an accusatory squint.

"Someone was arriving and they needed an escort, I work for a company that sometimes requires 24/7 from their people."

"I met with my superior and explained my situation and he took pity on me."

"My brother yoongi filled in for me and I headed back to the cottage, I was gone less than an hour. I didn't think you'd be awake and I never thought you'd leave." Jimin hoped that was sufficient.

It was vague in some ways but it was the truth.

"I woke up and you were gone."

"There was no note, nothing telling me what was going on."

"I assumed that you expected me to leave when I woke up so I did." Jungkook told him but did not maintain eye contact.

Emotions were clouding his words and he was struggling to try and stay detached.

Jimin moved from the chair and sat down next to Jungkook.

He reached over and took his hand, holding it gently in his.

Jungkook did not resist, which was a good sign.

"I never wanted you to leave."

"Everything I said to you that night was true and everything I felt for you was real."

"I started searching for you immediately but you'd left town."

"I found out what I could and then started keeping watch on your home, waiting for you to return." Jimin spoke softly and rubbed the back of Jungkook's hand with his thumb.

"We hadn't exchanged any personal information." Jungkook stated as if to himself.

"I thought we had time, I didn't realize circumstances were going to pull us apart." Jimin searched for understanding.

"I found your work number and called but got your answering machine, It didn't seem right to leave a message regarding such an intimate matter and I really needed to see you to explain."

"You found my work number?" Jungkook turned to look at him with a soft smile.

"You work number, your address and the fact that you're a freelance working to get your new business off the ground here It wasn't easy since you have no social media presence apart from a brief post about your business." Jimin told him.

"You don't have any social media either so you have no room to complain." Jungkook shot back with a laugh.

"So you looked me up?" Jimin was ecstatic.

Jungkook nodded and glanced over at Jimin before looking down at their clasped hands.

"How could I not after the things you said to me and the way you made me feel."

"It didn't feel like a one-night stand to me when we talked about the future and I couldn't believe it was all fake, I couldn't stop thinking about you."

Jungkook fell silent and looked away as if suddenly feeling uncomfortable with his confession.

"I couldn't stop thinking about you either and thinking about what an absolute ass I'd made of myself."

"I've spent the last few days going over and over how I was going to rectify this mess and get you back into my life."

Jungkook turned back to stare into his eyes, checking the sincerity lingering there.

Jimin put his arm around Jungkook's shoulders and pulled him closer, tucking him under his arm and Jungkook went willingly snuggling into Jimin's side.

They clung to each other with a relieved sigh.

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