Baby Daddy

Chapter 20

It had been days since Taehyung started working at the company and he wasn't getting a hang of things. The company was declining every day and Taehyung felt everything would come crashing down faster because of him. Jimin watched from the sidelines, being like a shadow, as he tried hard not to let his presence be known. He saw it all, the family problems. Mr and Mrs Kim lived more like roommates than a married couple. At night, their arguing could be heard all the way from Jimin's room and it was constantly affecting his sleep. As someone who was pregnant, he needed utmost rest but the fighting between the husband and wife wouldn't give him a moment peace. Sometimes, he wondered what could really be the issue lingering between them but he was only here for a limited period of time. The only thing he was here for was to give birth to the heir and disappear from the family's life just as quickly as he had come.

Taehyung was a bigger issue. He appeared dead and lifeless most times, his eyes deep and sunken. It seemed he hadn't been getting enough sleep ever since he started taking part in the company's activities. Coupled with his school activities, it must have been taking a huge toll on his physical and mental well-being. However, Jimin didn't have the luxury to care about him, not after all the pain he put him through.

But he was still softhearted, a trait of his he wished he could eliminate. That's why he couldn't totally ignore Taehyung even though he really wanted to so the times when he saw him at night while sneaking to the kitchen to grab some snacks, sprawled on the table deep in sleep with documents scattered around him, he would cover him with a blanket hoping he wouldn't catch a cold. He would grab his snack and run away before Taehyung would even notice. He did this for some time but until one day, he wasn't so lucky.

That night, he woke up hungry and as he always did, sneaked to the kitchen to take some chips he noticed Mrs Gong put in the fridge that evening when he paused upon seeing Taehyung lying face down on the living room table, the reading lamp shining faintly in the darkness"

"What a fool" he grumbled. "Just how many times will he do this"

Sighing heavily, he waddled back to his room, grabbed his blanket and returned to where Taehyung was. Taking a deep breath, he wrapped it around his shoulder.

"It's my fault I have such a weak heart. Little wonder why I ended up in this predicament" he whispered and turned to leave when he froze as he felt a hand grab his wrist and spin him around. Before he knew what was happening, he found himself sitting on Taehyung's lap looking into his dark eyes.

"Taehyung..." He cried trying to push him off but the latter held onto him tightly wrapping his hands around his waist.

"I've finally caught you" he said.

Their faces were so close so Jimin turned away. "Let me go right now Taehyung. What is wrong with you?"

"You're still nice to me...you still want to help me"

Jimin ground his teeth. "Maybe it's because I am not as heartless as someone I know"

Then he swallowed hard. "Did you pretend to sleep just for this?"

Taehyung shrugged. "Well...it was the only way I could get you to talk to me"

Jimin rolled his eyes and Taehyung went on. "At first, I thought it was Mrs Gong who covers me up at night so one day, I thanked her but to my surprise, she told me she wasn't the one"

He shook his head. "And I know it was neither of my parents. They aren't so so nice to do that for me.  Both of them would hit me and send me off to my room. Which left only one person"

Jimin sighed. "Don't make a big deal out of it. I would do this for anyone"

Taehyung smiled. "That's why you are still an angel. I don't deserve your kindness. I really don't"