Just For A Few Days (Namkook)

Chapter 5: "A friend waiting to help"

I requested for an AO3 account to keep the stories saved somewhere and finally got the invitation today morning. I opened an account with same username too but no idea how it works 🤣 Will check some youtube tutorials just like I did before joining Wattpad. Tried uploading a story though. 😛

___________________________________

The next court hearing day was almost knocking at the door. Jimin made sure to prepare the case in a way that would present the true colour of Sa-ra who has been cheating on Namjoon for a long time taking advantage of his busy work schedule. He didn't just make up anything, the authenticity of the evidences couldn't be denied, not even by Namjoon. However, his love for her was still hoping she would come back realising her mistake.

"Tae, do you think Sa-ra will be portrayed as the accused here?" Namjoon asked taking a puff of a cigarette in his office cabin.
"Hyung, she is the one! I know you are still looking for a reconciliation, but just think it over. Is she really worth your forgiveness?" Taehyung questioned back taking his eyes off the laptop that he was working on.
"I love her, that's all I know. I feel like cursing myself for letting her be the villain here, but I need to do that to win her back. I know she will be mad, but I will put every effort to convince that her happiness lies in our marriage."

Taehyung let out a deep sigh and shook his head as he didn't have words to express how helpless he felt convincing Namjoon that Sa-ra was not the right one for him anymore. The elder  was aware of all the nights and trips she spent with her lover and still wanted to get her back as his wife while the woman was laying the foundation of false proving Namjoon as a cheater in their marriage.

"Can I be very honest with you, hyung?"
"Shoot." The elder could assume some unexpected question from his manager.
"You were kind of doing fine even after she left, but ever since the phone cover guy - I mean Jungkook" Taehyung felt Namjoon's threatening gaze while he took an inappropriate name for the boy, so he immediately corrected himself and continued, "Jungkook came into your life and whatever crazy adventure you had with him seemed to take your mind off from all the divorce drama. But, somehow you are sucked into that loop again after he left."

"We already talked about this, Tae. It has nothing to do with him, it has always been about me and Sa-ra. He was a beautiful distraction that I lost my mind to, but my heart is still with my wife whom I would really like to explain how much I love her." Namjoon said putting out the cigarette as he was having certain images of the said casual hookup.

"I already know whatever you said just now, but I feel like you need time, hyung. You sound so confused!"

Namjoon resumed his work to avoid any further conversation as he was having second thoughts about the whole 'getting back together with Sa-ra' in a certain region of his head which he doesn't want to nurture.

********

"So, Kook."

The addressed person looked towards his mother gulping down the food he was chewing at dinner.
"Yes mom."
"Are you going to your uncle's party tomorrow?"
"Yes, but I won't stay longer. Hobi hyung is leaving for a workshop in Greece in two days, so Ryeon noona has arranged his birthday party tomorrow, I will be attending that."

"So he's more important to you than my brother?"
"Mom, your brother is my uncle and Hobi hyung is my best friend, of course he is more important." The answer seemed to be disappointing to the mother.
"Is his father going to be there too?"

Jun-ho looked up from his plate and picked up the glass of water placed next to his food.
"Kook will get bored at the party, Jinah. I think he should be there for his best friend's birthday. And, what does it have to do with his father?"
"I asked the question to my son, darling. Why are you getting so flustered?" Her taunting tone made Jun-ho clench his jaw.

"No mom, uncle Jung will not be attending due to a conference."
"Good then, have fun!" She wiped her lips with a napkin and left the table as she was already done with eating.

"Why does she hate my best friend and his family so much?" Jungkook asked his father in whispers who just signalled him to keep quiet as Jinah wasn't gone too far from the table.

********

It's been almost two weeks since things stopped, but the undiscovered void inside his heart was still tormenting Jungkook. The number was still saved as 'He' in his contact list that he would check the message box for. He was old enough to understand it was really a casual thing from Namjoon's side, but the way he used to make the younger feel was unexplainable.

Since second grade, Jungkook knew he was not interested in girls when a classmate of his gave him a love letter. He ran away crying feeling disgusted, but never confided to anyone. When Seokjin came out, he was finding courage within himself to let his family know the truth, but the way his elder brother got treated by his own family scared the young Jungkook and he dropped the idea of coming out to anyone ever in his life.

The encounter with Namjoon was unexpected and not a single nerve of Jungkook regrets of sleeping with the man. He has never been in love, but the man seemed to be the imaginary picture of a person whom Jungkook dreamt of all his life. He was always taught by his mother that boys who get emotional are weak, but he cannot deny how many tears he had shed after calling it off with Namjoon. It was wrong to be involved with a married man, but the man's wife already left him, he isn't sure whether he is right or wrong to have slept with Namjoon or to have wished for the divorce to get settled.

Peeling off the skin of his conscience, he dialled the number. It was 2 in the morning, but the call didn't go unanswered.

"Jungkook!"
"I'm sorry to call you at this hour, Namjoon. Can we please talk?"
"Anything happened? Are you okay?" Jungkook smiled at the question as everyone around him is so busy with their own problems that no one takes out time to ask him if he was doing okay.

"I am, it's just that I was feeling a bit lonely. But you can cut the call if you don't feel comfortable."
"It's nothing like that, I am just stressed out. The next hearing of the divorce is tomorrow and I am kind of freaking out." Jungkook's heart skipped a beat at the nervous chuckle of Namjoon talking about his divorce. There was a tiny drop of hope that it might be the end, but the bigger possibility was a happy reunion of the couple.

"Do you think she will come back to you?"
"I will try my best, but she is the one who can decide. Not keeping my hope high though."
"Do you want me to come over?" Jungkook slapped his own head for blurting out the inappropriate question but waited for Namjoon's response.

"I don't want to take advantage of you, Jungkook."
"You weren't, it was consensual and I felt happy opening up to someone about my true self."
"To be honest, I didn't know I could be with a person who is a man and have the best sex-" It was Namjoon's turn to hit himself for revealing something so personal to the younger. He couldn't deny though, the best sex he ever had in his life was with Jungkook only. He tried to change the topic immediately.

"In case you choose to come out to your family who might disown you, just remember, there's a friend waiting to help you out, Jungkook."
"Thanks Namjoon. I hope you get what you want in life."

Disconnecting the call, Jungkook hugged a bunny shaped cushion, which was a gift from his brother and closed his eyes with a small smile decorated in his lips.

"I am the best sex he ever had!"