A SMILE IN THE MIND || VK

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Jeongguk was found sick on his bed the next morning. 

When Rose didn't find the younger Downstairs. She was a little worried for him since yesterday and her instincts told her to check up on him only to find him sick on the bed, grunting in pain due to a headache. 

She immediately rushed to his aid. She checked his temperature. It was nothing to worry about. It was just a mild fever. Maybe he was due to how stressed he was the previous day along with how drenched he was. The situation might have been predicted. 

"Ro" Jeongguk rasped, his voice deteriorating due to the number of times he was coughing. Rose turned her attention to him as she squeezed the cold water out of the clean cloth. "Hmm" She hummed back in reply, Indicating him to talk. 

"Did you feed Tae and Ji-ah?" Jeongguk asked, looking around for the clock. It was 11:30 in the morning. He was worried for Ji-ah and Taehyung. 

"I've bottled Ji-ah in the morning after she woke up and Taehyung is still asleep. He had a huge tantrum last night wanting to go to you but were sad already so Joon hyung asked not to disturb you. He took care of Tae and me, Jiah. 

Jeongguk was just trying to take deep breaths to clear the clog in his nose that was making him hard to breathe. "I'll make hot steam, You should feel better then. Before that Eat and take pills." Rose said as she wiped his face with a wet cloth. He just nodded merely, his eyes were drooping down again cuz of tweaking, and don't remember when he fell asleep again.

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The sun dawned as the weather went breezy. 

Jeongguk recovered but he could still feel sleepy due to the pills. He walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist, his v line was on complete display and his hair was completely wet. Water still dripped down through his mullet as it cascaded down his broad back. He rubbed his ear a little to unclog the water that filled his ears. He walked to his cupboards and pulled out warm clothes. 

To mention, he pumped out all the milk he produced twice since yesterday. He didn't know if doing that would work but he didn't want to infect Ji-ah cuz of his dumb act from the previous day. He decided to do it again later that night before he starts feeding Ji-ah again cuz he was sick. For now, he somehow managed to give the formula. He would really prefer doing that but yeah, he did it anyway. 

He almost was done dressing up when he heard a knock on the door. He casually walked and opened the door thinking it was Rose but to his surprise it was Namjoon. His body tensed again but he managed to put up a calm facade. 

"Hi," Namjoon said, maybe with an awkward smile. "Good evening, Hyung" the younger bowed a little before letting the elder in. Namjoon just smiled a little. 

"Do you feel good now?" Namjoon asked, well aware of his situation. Jeongguk just nodded with a smile. "Yes, Hyung. I feel better now" 

"That's great" Namjoon cheered. After that, there was an awkward silence between the two of them. Both of them contemplated talking but no one spoke up for a few minutes until Namjoon decided to initiate. 

"About yesterda-" Before Namjoon could complete, Jeongguk interrupted him. It took a lot of courage for Jeongguk to do that. 

"About Yesterday, I apologize, Hyung. I know I acted a bit impulsive and just thought about what I wanted. I gave it a serious thought I think taehyung would be better off without me. I understand there are things that are bigger than love and I overlooked It." Jeongguk huffed. He just wanted to let out a few things and he was trying. 

"Gguk, Listen to me when I talk," Namjoon said with a little stern voice. Jeongguk just breathed in and nodded muttering a Lil 'sorry' under his breath that was audible enough for the younger to speak.