Just For A Few Days (Namkook)

Chapter 19: "I am just happy"

The comfort of soft sunshine mixed with light breeze was brushed over the closely held bodies lying next to each other on dock of the yacht. The shorter framed body was getting pampered with showers of kisses by the taller one when they were hit by a large wave of water. In a flash, the shorter one found himself alone on the aquatic vehicle with no trace of the other one. The feeling of being left alone in the middle of the ocean was equivalent to knocking at the door of hell. It was no more about being lonely, it was the fear of being away from the taller man.

The bottle of water kept on nightstand was spilled on the floor with a slight jerk of hand that fell on it. The sense of touching something moist reached the brain cells like an electric shock that made the man shaken up from his sleep. With heavy breath and tensed muscles, he placed hands on his chest before the actual event was lodged in his head.

"Geez! It was a dream! A bad one!"

After continuous breathing exercises, the normal pace was attained but an exhausted groan escaped as he felt a darting pain on his entire body. The lower portion starting from lower abdomen to the thighs felt sore and some twinges on the chest.

"You can't keep it straight, can you Namjoon?"

Jungkook chuckled out mumbling the question when he removed his t-shirt in front of the bathroom mirror to find the red hickeys around his nipples and the bluish clots across the midsection. He wasn't complaining being the one who asked for sex knowing how far Namjoon goes when the two are together. There was a slightest of possibility of an overdoing last night though, which didn't remain unliked by the younger.

The black gym clothes were lying at one corner of the bathroom that Jungkook picked up for washing. He had no plan to return them to the actual owner but he had to maintain his unbothered attitude. Applying some toothpaste on a brush, he looked at the mirror again and this time the reaction scared him imagining the horror.

A small cut at the corner of his lips reminded him of going to Jun-ho's room before sleeping who might have noticed that bruise. Banging his head on the toiletries cabinet, he went ahead with daily morning routine followed by a warm shower.

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Taehyung kept chewing on the freshly cooked shakshuka with deadpan eyes fixed on his boss. An extensive satisfied smile was overlaid across the face. The curved up lips, wrinkled sides of eyes, straightened folds of forehead accompanied by a mild humming of some tune while eating breakfast churned all the doubts in the manager's head.

"Your chef cooks well but not that good to have a big ass smile." Namjoon looked up from his plate to face the younger after trying hard to suppress the smile, "It's really good! Don't you like it, Tae?"

Taehyung shoved the last bite of egg into his mouth and chugged some fruit juice from the glass before wiping his mouth with a napkin.
"Cough out, hyung."
Namjoon swallowed the remaining food in his mouth and took a sip of water before speaking up, "I am just happy, you know, like real happy."

"You were like a big child fighting over not eating dinner last night and now look at you finishing the last morsel off the plate!"
"The food is really great, that's all!"

Taehyung bent a little to rest his back on the chair with his thumb and index fingers rubbing the chin to grasp the riddle filled answer from Namjoon. With lots of trial and error guesses, he finally came up with the correct one.

"You were with Jungkook last night!"
"Keep it down!" Namjoon whisper yelled at him signalling the presence of the chef still in the kitchen.
"Wow! So how did it happen? He came here? How is his father doing?"
"Mr. Jeon is alright, still recovering and no, Jungkook didn't come here. I went near his house." Namjoon lowered his head immediately with the intention of avoiding too much queries from his sneaky manager.

"Near his house??? Oh my god!" Getting a glare from the elder, Taehyung instantly lowered his voice but with shock still stuck in it to ask, "You guys did it in your car?????"

"Hey! I'm not going to tell you anything, it's private."
"Just tell me which car did you drive last night?" Taehyung asked referring to the enormous car collection of the billionaire.
"The DBX."
"The newest one??? Which you didn't even give me a ride in???" Namjoon blocked his ears with palms scrunching his nose at an overreacting Taehyung.

"Don't ever drive that car when I will be on the passenger's seat." Taehyung threatened his boss who just nodded obediently to make the other stop ranting.
"So, what about Sehun? He's not a blockage?"
"What kind of word is 'blockage' Tae? No, he isn't by the way."
"Good! I hope you remember the next court hearing is next Wednesday, exactly 7 days from today. No funny business to gain unnecessary attention, hyung. Remember that."
"I do, Tae. Don't worry."

Receiving the assurance, Taehyung got up from the chair to check on Namjoon's schedule for the day while the later typed a text to Jungkook asking about his health and his father's.

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The currently read novel was kept open in page 241, the eyes were watching the words without reading them while the mind flew through the time turner more than 35 years back. The intertwined fingers trying to feel the softness of rain drops along with the enthusiasm of two zestful souls deeply in love.

"Dad, Hobi hyung and Ryeon noona are coming to see you today evening. I hope it's fine, right?" Jungkook's voice brought the man back from his time travelling.
"But Ryeon should not be taking stress in this condition, Kookie." Jun-ho expressed his concern for the said woman who was found to be pregnant with Hoseok's child recently.
"Hobi hyung called me yesterday. I didn't want to inform them but don't know how he got to know about it and now they got worried about you." Jungkook said with a smile of happiness how his best friend and sister in law cared for the Jeons.

"The two are such good kids! Cannot believe they are having a kid together now." Jun-ho said chuckling that filled his son's heart with relief to see his father recovering.
"Mom said she will be going for a short unplanned trip with her friends, so maybe won't return home before weekend." The previous smile dropped down from the son's face informing about his mother's carelessness to her sick husband.

"It's fine, just ask the kitchen helpers to cook something good for Hoseok and Ryeon. I don't want them to leave without dinner."
"I will do, dad."

Before Jungkook could leave the boundary of Jun-ho's room, the later called out, "Kookie, just come here once." The boy walked to the man who raised his hand to keep it on Jungkook's head to say, "I just want you to know that I will always support you and love you no matter what decision you take for yourself, Kookie. Please feel free if you ever need anything. Don't let anyone judge you for your choice."

Jungkook was baffled at the sudden motivation from his father without any prior context but pressed his lips together suspecting about the minute cut on his lips.
"Dad, do you mean-"
"I love you and your brother more than anything in this world, Kookie. I did an unforgiving mistake for my Jinnie but I don't want to repeat the same for my Kookie."

Jungkook's eyelids stayed immovable for next few seconds to realise the indication Jun-ho is throwing. Whether it's guilt from the past or worry for the future, was left ambiguous to Jungkook, but he gained an unexpected confidence from his father's words about the highly blooming feelings he is having for a previously straight and married man named Kim Namjoon.