Taehyung POV
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"I'm pregnant" Jennie says
I'm so proud of her. She put it all out there and didn't back down. I know she's worried about their reaction, but she's not showing it right now. She's holding eye contact with each of them while both of her hands rest on top of mine on her belly. There's no way I'm letting her go, they need to know that I'm just as invested in this baby as she is. This is our child whether I conceived him or not
"Pregnant?" Jisoo says shocked. I don't blame her, I was surprised when I found out too. At least her mouth isn't hanging open like other people here
"Well hell who knew Taehyung had it in him!" Jimin says laughing and there's a loud crack as Rose smacks him across the back of his head
"Jimin" She hisses "He's a vampire, you idiot, it's not his baby"
"Let me stop you right there" I say sternly. I rarely use this tone of voice with my friends, so when I do, they know I'm serious "This baby is as much mine as it is Jennie's. I love him just as much as I love each one of you, and that is the last time that I will have anyone doubt my paternal connection with our peanut. Is that understood?" They all nod and with shocked faces except Lisa who is grinning like the cheshire cat
"I'm sorry, Taehyung" Rose says with her head down "That's really not what I meant, I was just trying to get Jimin to shut his mouth and not put his foot any farther into it. I'm very happy for you both"
"Thank you Rose" I tell her, and I mean it. I know this has to be hard for her
"We're all very happy for you both" Jin says as his arms snake around Jisoo's waist "Having a child is something that we all gave up when we came into this life, and if anyone deserves to have it now, it's you, Taehyung. I have no doubt that you will be the best father this world has ever seen. You already are"
I can't hold eye contact with Jin during his compliment, so I look down at the top of Jennie's head. As the mind reader of the group, I know he is speaking for everyone and it's very humbling to hear
"Thank you Jin" I tell him in a soft voice
A loud squeal breaks through our moment as Lisa finally unleashes her excitement
"This is so exciting! We have to go shopping for baby stuff! I hope the baby is a girl. When do you find that out? I guess it will be okay if it's a boy, but we already have enough boys around here" She rolls her eyes at that last comment "I think we should start tomorrow at the mall in Seattle and anything we don't find there, we can get online. Oh and you'll need a whole new maternity wardrobe, not to mention an after baby wardrobe-"
"Lisa! Hold on a minute" I finally manage to break in through her rambling "Jennie won't be going shopping. She can't leave the house right now. I will explain later, but just know that it's very important she stays here. It could be a matter of life and death. Also, Jennie and I will have to talk about the baby and the nursery, but I'm pretty sure that we are going to want to decorate that ourselves. You are more than welcome to buy gifts for peanut, but as the parents, we would like to make the decisions. Now if Jennie would like to, you girls can shop online for whatever maternity clothes she would like, but that is completely up to her. Okay?"
"Okay" She grumbles "I guess that's fair"
Jennie breathes out a sigh of relief in front of me and I bury my chuckle in her soft hair
"Why don't we sit down and get to know each other a little bit? Taehyung has told me briefly about each of you, but I would like to get to know you for myself...and I would love to hear some stories about Taehyung through the years"
The grin on Jimin's face at Jennie's request tells me that I'm in big trouble
"So I finally talked them into going to a strip club for Jin's bachelor party and when we get there Taehyung is completely shocked by what he sees; as if a strip club wouldn't have naked women. Anyway by the time we left, the girl we paid to give Taehyung a lap dance, which never happened by the way, quit her job to go to college. That was Taehyung's first and last time in a club"
By the time Jimin is finished telling his story, Jennie is giggling and peeking at me through her lashes. We're all sitting in the living room cuddling with our mates, and I can't help but smile at how complete our family finally is
"That's my favorite Taehyung story" Jungkook says through his laughter
"Nope the best Taehyung story is from 1920-"
"Jin" I growl, cutting him off and he grins wickedly at me
"We were living in Canada at the time. I had just gotten through my newborn phase and was still learning to cope with mind reading. Taehyung took me into town every couple of days to get me used to the scent of human blood, and there was a woman named Tzuyu who would run out of her house every day to talk to us. She had a massive crush on Taehyung. Anyway, one day she asked him if he would help her fix a door frame in her house. Apparently it didn't hang straight and the door wouldn't open and shut right. I waited outside in the fresh air while he begrudgingly followed her inside. I was watching the whole thing through his mind as she led him up the stairs to her bedroom, where the supposed broken door was. The moment he was inside, she locked the door and trapped him in there. She told him to wait a minute, she needed to change out of her dress and she would be back for him. He couldn't break the lock or the door and reveal himself as a vampire, so he had to climb out of the window. Even without my vampire memory, I could never forget proper Taehyung climbing out of a two story window to get away from a woman. We never saw Tzuyu or walked through town again"
