Kookie's Maknae {J.Jk}

39

"Saturday would be perfect. Thank you."

My heart felt like it would stop beating at any second. That was Joy's response to BigHit's email requesting a time to meet. I couldn't figure if she sounded happy or not, it was very difficult to read. Even if it that was a few days ago I could barely keep still if I wasn't sleeping.

My nerves are shooting throughout my body like machine gun bullets. The showdown between two people that did something dumb. I don't want to argue with Joy, but this is the first time in four and a half years that we'll see each other. Which doesn't seem like a long time, but it kinda is for me.

I refused to have the meeting take place in Bighit because they'll be zero privacy with the agency picking off us. I hope for all of us to stay calm, so we decided to meet at nearby private botanical garden that was leased for the rest of the day. It has a lot of privacy and it'll be just us...and the security I'm forced to take.

As I strolled toward Baek Eunha's bedroom, I scrolled through my messages from the group chat.

Joonie: Dont forget to breathe :)

Hobi: Goodluck Jungkookie !

Jin: Let us know what happens.

Suga: Love ya both...~

Taehyung sent me lots of hug emojis separately. It put a smile on my face.

I gently shook Eunha awake to not frighten her. She squirmed, curling into a ball and falling asleep. "Same," I scoot into bed with her, where she rolled over onto me. I snuggled tightly but remembered I need her alive, she's just so cuddly. An hour later we both dressed up to impress, not for a photoshoot or red carpet but to win hearts.

I'm no classy fashion icon like Taehyung but I learned from the best. I dressed Eunha in a ruffled white blouse with a light purple overall skirt, complete with stockings and black boots. Can't go wrong with the boots. Now her hair was a mess and a pain to deal with, though thank gosh for my ability to learn quick. She looks adorable in pigtails so I took my time to make them look cute.

I twisted her baby hairs so they fell over her forehead gracefully. I step back to after I finished her look, my eyes scanned her from head to toe. That bow on her shirt makes her look so CUTE.

"Damn I'm good." I praised myself, even bowing. "Appa, where we going?" Baek Eunha chirps, swing her hanging legs. I bring her to the floor so I can tie my own moc toe boots. "Appa?"

"Yes—I didn't hear you the first time."

"Where are we going?"

"We're going to...we're meeting someone today. I'm going to talk to her first, and then you. Sound fun?" I smiled nervously but she wouldn't know. "Ok appa."

I couldn't feel my limbs on the ride there. Jiwon put her hand ontop of mine to stop my leg bouncing, ultimately it stopped my nail biting. When we got to the botanical garden that is nearly at the edge of the city, there is only one car that doesn't belong. "She's here, Jungkook." Gangtae says I get off the car.

We entered the building, immediately taken aback by the beauty. And thats just the the inside. "She's outside."

I nod and inhale sharply, I crouched down to Baek Eunha's level. "Okay, I'm going to talk to someone now. I need you to be good, stay with Jiwon."

Eunha nodded then held Jiwon's hand as she shot me a comforting smile. "Be calm. Go on now." She says.

I followed Gangtae the outdoor side of the garden. The first thing is hear is running water from a stream running around the plants. Then I see her, thick chestnut hair like my daughter's, tall like me. She turns away from the Koi fish pond and we locked eyes. I wasn't far from her but stopped at a fair distance. My god, puberty hit us like a truck, a major glow up.

Joy is gorgeous, all grown up, her style is more mature. And those honey eyes, again like Eunha's.

We've been standing in front of each other for about a minute without talking. Probably because we're checking each other out. I wouldn't have recognized her at first glance.

"Hello, Jungkook."

"Wow you've...changed."

"Have you seen the hunk you've turned into yourself?" 

As much as I hid the smirk forming, I couldn't hide it fully, which caused me to lick the inside of my cheek. Following her flirtatious leads is what led us in front of each other like this. "Jungkook I—"

"Actually Joy, let me start. First, is the custody hearing real?"

Joy immediately shook her head, firmly putting her hands up. "I did not sue you. Its all fake and I told BigHit to not worry about it. I apologize for that, sincerely."

That is a huge relief that washed over me. I inhale sharply, "how dare you—what were you thinking to leave a newborn outside my dorm. With nothing but a terrible message." My mood escalated quick.

"What was the message?" She asked, shamefully hanging her head a little low. Does she not remember or is she that regretful? "Really? 'Her name is Baek Eunha, No refunds' does that ring a bell? What a horrible thing to say when its a whole baby you left me with. When I barely had enough to care for myself." Joy breathed a little heavily as she stared at me urging herself to not cry. Her eyes welled up but tears never streamed down her face.

I had to pause to realize I'm yelling.

I brought my fingers to my mouth and grazed my lips. "I didn't mean to yell." I hushed.

Joy took in a deep breath, shooting me a sympathetic expression. Is that a small smile I see? She stepped closer to me, still a distance away. "You have all the right to be angry, Jungkook. I didn't come here to ask for forgiveness, but for closure. I want to tell you the truth, so we can both sleep peacefully at night."

"Please, leave out nothing. Four long years have been enough time to mold an explanation."

I'm being harsh, though Joy nodded her head slowly. "My mother was so angry when I find out I was pregnant that she wanted me to terminate it. I told her I did but it was a lie, I just wanted to surpass abortion limit. The worst part is that she hated the fact that you are the father, and she hated BTS." She explained carefully. I'm at a loss of words. Who forces their child to do something they don't want to?

Also It angered me that just because Joy's mother is not a fan of us she'd want to terminate her daughter's pregnancy.

"So when the day came, I had a choice, to leave her at the hospital or put her up for adoption."

"How did she get to me then?"

"I begged my mother to drop her off where you would find her. I thought she took her to BigHit, Jungkook, never in my life I figured she'd find your dorm's location." Joy paused to take a deep breath, I budged in.  "But you knew who I was, what I was planning to be, didn't you think how it would affect me, especially in the public eye."

"I know, I know, I promise I thought about that thoroughly. You were starting out to live, please believe me. I was going to put her up for adoption, but then I held her for the first time...she was so..beautiful. And I just couldn't bring myself to give her away, not just to anyone. It had to be you."

My eyes welled with tears at her voice breaking. I'm not going to cry, I've had enough of that, I'm a big boy now.