Somebody To Love | Taekook

23.

Warning: Homophobic slurs and in general lots of homophobia in this chapter, so please skip some paras if required <3

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 It's that of nightmares.

When everything around you is falling, and falling, and falling and falling. Taehyung didn't knowwhere the ground ended and where the sky began, didn't know where his feet stood and where hisarms reached. His mind was dizzy, his throat was dry.

He knew only one thing at that time, at that place.

He stumbled into his own home, mind stagnant with thoughts he had pushed aside. Jeongguk. Hehad pushed aside the thought of Jeongguk for so many weeks but he had come back, and he hadrevealed every one of Taehyung's fears he hid away so well.

You're pathetic, Taehyung.

"Ah, Taehyung. You're back." A voice came, and he looked up barely to see Veronica, walkingdown the steps. She wore a long red gown. "The therapist suggested I do some activities with calmme, so I knit this," She said, a smile on her face as she held up a little red sweater, the knittingneedle still attached. "Isn't it adorable? It'll look so lovely on our child-"

Veronica froze in the midst of her words. Taehyung had tears rushing down his face. Her eyeswidened. "Taehyung? What's wrong?" She asked, stepping closer to him. She moved closer, butbefore she could make a move, Taehyung stumbled forward and collapsed onto her, falling into herarms, hiding his face in her neck.

Veronica felt startled but wrapped her arms around him. "Taehyung," She said gently. She couldn'tbe harsh with him anymore, couldn't be rough like she used to. It was like the thought of heractually having a child rid her of her past self and her vices. She was always reminded of her ownmother, how kind she was, how gentle, how loving. How Veronica had been so ungrateful of herlove. She couldn't do the same to Taehyung.

"I-I'm sorry," Taehyung let out weakly, and she shook his head.

"Why are you-? No, it's alright Taehyung, don't be like this." Veronica said, her hands grabbing aTaehyung's hair. "Don't cry."

"Veronica," Taehyung said faintly, and she shushed him.

"Work's tough. I know it is."

"Veronica-" Taehyung tried again, hugging her tighter.

"You needn't worry about the pregnancy one bit. I'm perfectly fine now. I know I've been quitesick the past few days-"

"I l-love him, Veronica," Taehyung breathed out. Veronica froze.

Taehyung began sobbing onto her neck. Veronica stood there in the middle of their foyer, stillholding him. "I-I'm in love w-with him," Taehyung cried, so faint she barely heard him."I'm sorry. I'm s-sorry."

Veronica stepped away from Taehyung to look at him. "What?" She asked, voice caught in herthroat.

Taehyung looked away, eyes wet with tears. "I'm m-madly in love with him. It's the w-work ofdevils, I know it is. Yet I couldn't help myself. Every d-day, I pretended as-as if I wasn't. I wasn't inlove. Yet- I-I-" Taehyung looked at her, guilty. "I'm sorry."

"You're in love with him?" Veronica asked.

"I'm sorry," Taehyung repeated nothing else he could say. He was waiting. Waiting for that fit ofrage, the anger, the harsh slap across his face.

But he got nothing. Veronica just nodded, looking away. "I'm going back to bed." She whispered,turning around.

"Veronica," Taehyung began, walking closer to her. "This won't change anything. I won't leaveyou- I won't leave the child."