Trusting (KTH)

Chapter 58

Taehyung asked Clara if she and the boys would join him in the main suite for breakfast the next day. Hand in hand they walked next door to her parents room to collect the twins who were just finishing getting ready for the day.

"How was the concert?" Clara's mother gave Clara a hug while she gathered the little tiger in her arms, handing him to Taehyung.

"It was amazing as always. The guys really are incredible performers. Thank you again for watching the boys so I could go."

Clara's mother offered a gentle nod and a soft smile. "We'll see the boys later today then. Let us know if you need anything in the meantime."

Taehyung was carrying the little tiger while the cub was teetering forward in between him and his wife. The little boy was holding onto both hands as he leaned forward in excitement, pulling at both of their arms as they walked down the hall. As they were walking, a door at the far end of the hallway opened and Namjoon stepped out, also on his way to breakfast. Seeing his nephews approaching he squatted down and held his arms out for the boys to come see him.

Clara and Taehyung let go of the little cub's hands and he immediately began to run down the hallway toward Namjoon's open arms. His excitement far exceeded his balance so he fell down four times, slowing using his hands to guide himself back to his wobbly feet before taking off running again, giggling wildly at the fun.

Namjoon scooped him up, flying him up above his head before bringing him back into an embrace. Meeting in front of the main suite, Namjoon went in first with the little cub while Clara and Taehyung followed with the tiger.

"Hey Tae, are you limping?" Namjoon couldn't help but notice Taehyung's unusual gait.

"Yeah, I'm going to see if I can grab the physical therapist this morning for a massage."

Namjoon snorted in response but said nothing else.

As they entered the room Clara saw more of the guys giving Taehyung odd looks and Jimin and Hobi laughing while pointing at them. "Hey Taehyung, was it too much for you to handle last night?"

Clara quirked an eyebrow at Taehyung but he shrugged his shoulders, avoiding eye contact.

A few of the guys came over and slapped Taehyung on the back, laughing at his plight.

"Tae, what's going on?" Clara whispered to him.

Her husband was continuing to avoid eye contact and turning red in the process. Finally Namjoon came over seeing the couple at an impasse.

"Clara, as Taehyung was sprinting away from the tech drop off last night he shouted out, 'I'm going to get lucky tonight.' You can imagine after that big announcement, now seeing him limping, well the guys are making fun of him."

Clara hid her hands in her face in embarrassment while she whisper yelled at her husband, "Tae, do you have any filter?"

"It's fine Clara," Namjoon assured her. "Trust me, the guys are just looking for a way to tease Taehyung, but they'll stop if it makes you uncomfortable."

Taehyung then spoke up to defend himself to his members. "I think I didn't stretch enough after the show and I got a leg cramp, that's all this is."

This response had Hobi nearly howling in laughter while the other guys snickered openly.

"Tae," Clara tried to speak quietly, "I think you aren't really helping your case right now." Grabbing his free hand she pulled him toward the breakfast foods hoping the conversation would die down on its own.

The rest of breakfast was uneventful. Taehyung was given some painkillers and asked to stop by the physical therapist after breakfast for a quick leg massage, otherwise the conversation from before was largely abandoned, much to Clara and Taehyung's relief.

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The last few weeks of the tour were relatively uneventful. By their final night in their final city Clara was almost ready to weep in joy knowing they would soon be home. After they touched down in Seoul the members had about a week of light work, then six full weeks off, followed by another month of light activities. While she enjoyed having the opportunity to join Taehyung on tour, admittedly it felt like she had hardly seen him at all. Preparing for a tour and then touring was the absolutely busiest time for the members, and she'd been relegated to sneaking in what little time she could.

Taehyung had a lot planned for their first week home and was looking forward to surprising Clara. His parents had been out house hunting for him, looking for the perfect villa where he and Clara could have more space for their growing family, including most importantly a fenced in private yard. Taehyung had seen pictures of several promising homes and was looking forward to taking Clara to check them out, hoping they might like one.

What he didn't expect was that the transition back to Korea would be so hard. Incredibly long flights partnered with extremely jet lagged twins left both he and Clara exhausted. Asking Clara to go out to look at homes when she was largely bleary eyes and focused on simply surviving day to day felt like a lot to ask. His parents had stopped by to see the boys but largely made themselves scarce, recognizing they still had some work to do before Clara in particular would feel comfortable spending a lot of time with them.

By the end of the first week Clara and the boys seemed to finally be settling into a more sustainable routine. Taehyung dropped off the boys with his parents so he could take Clara around to see the various homes on the list.

Clara hardly knew what to say when she saw them. They were all gorgeous. And big. The homes were in fancy gated communities or in private compounds surrounded by ultra wealthy neighbors. Some were modern, others traditional. Each one was charming in its own way but altogether it was far more than she was expecting.

Seeing she was overwhelmed with the options, Taehyung tried a different approach. "Sweetheart, which of these do you like the least? Are there any you think wouldn't be best for you and the boys?"

Working backwards Clara slowly began to eliminate options until they were left with only a few choices.

"I like all of these, but the second option is closest to the company and I'd like to be able to get home as quickly as possible each night. Would you feel good if we picked that one?" Taehyung was hoping she'd say yes, sensing it was also her favorite.

Clara nodded with a big smile. It was time to see if they could make the house theirs. They would keep the apartment in the building with Taehyung's parents for a while but plan to move in the next few months before they became a family of five.

With their house settled and Taehyung's short week of work concluded it was time to cocoon themselves together on vacation. Taehyung had only one priority for the next six weeks. He wanted to be constantly touching his wife or one of the boys, pouring absolutely everything he had into being the best husband and father. He would drown Clara in attention if he could, and he wanted the boys to have memories of their time together and how much he loved them so deeply ingrained they could never possibly forget.

It was time for some real peace, shutting the world out and just being together.