Chasing You..

Ch- 21 To The Zoo

Jungkook's pov

In the morning Taehyung called me to say that Seojoon had let them down again and wouldn't be picking up Han at all for the rest of the weekend.

Apparently, Taehyung had already put in a call to Jimin who had offered to have Han for the night at their place, so at least we would still be able to go out tonight. For the day time though, we were going to the park for a picnic with Han.

I headed over to his place just after ten. As soon as he opened the door I could see how upset he was. He was trying not to show me, but his whole posture was different. He was the picture of disappointment, and I could hear the reason why. Han was crying his heart out in the other room.

I groaned and cupped his cheek. It just wasn't fair for someone as special as him to be disappointed over and over, and it wasn't fair for a great kid like Han to have his dad flake out on him all the time.

"You alright?" I asked, already knowing the answer was no.

He put on a fake smile and nodded. "Sure. Come on in." He waved me into his apartment and closed the door behind me, his voice was sad, but he was trying to hide it. I hated that he felt he needed to put on an act for me.

"He sounds upset," I muttered, stating the obvious.

Taehyung's jaw clenched; I could see the anger in his eyes, but it was overtaken by the sadness that was there. He looked like he wasn't sure if he wanted to burst into tears, or hunt Seojoon down and cut his balls off.

"He'll be fine in a little while. He's just disappointed. He was really looking forward to going to the zoo." He shrugged, dropping his gaze to the floor.

Closing my hand over his, I pulled him into the lounge. Han was lying on the sofa hugging his Woody doll, his face buried into a pillow as his body hitched with sobs. I frowned; it actually hurt to see him so upset. I'd not seen him cry, he was always such a happy kid and the sight made me really angry; he really didn't deserve to be let down.

"Hey, Kid. Want to go play some ball at the park? Maybe we could take some bread and feed the ducks too?" I suggested weakly.

He sniffed, lifting his face away from the cushion. His eyes were red from all the crying, his forehead and cheeks were blotchy. "I don't want to," he croaked, shaking his head.

Taehyung sighed and pulled me away before I could answer and try to convince him or bribe him with the biggest ice cream I could find in the café down the road. He led me into the kitchen and wrapped his arms around my waist, pressing his face into my chest.

"I'm so sorry that I have to cancel our plans again. I understand if you're angry at me. We haven't been together that long and already I'm flaking out of plans that we've made, you have a right to be annoyed."

I smiled, not really understanding how this man's brain worked. None of this was his fault. I brushed his bangs from his face and tucked them behind his ear, smiling at how they just fell straight back out again because they weren't quite long enough to stay there.

"Why would I be angry at you, that's just silly," I whispered, kissing him softly.

He kissed me back and then pulled away, shaking his head a little. "Kook, I don't understand what you're doing with me. You know this is going to happen again and again. I'm probably always going to have to cancel plans at the last minute. Han's always going to be my first priority. You should find someone who can make you his first priority, and who won't cancel all the time." His chin trembled as he spoke.

I smiled reassuringly. "Stripes, just stop that thought right now. I want to be with you, and I understand that you have a son. I went into this relationship with my eyes open. I know there will always be times when things need to change because of Han. It's fine," I promised, kissing his forehead lightly.