Enveloped with Love! (Taekook)

CHAPTER XLVII

August 14th, 2022 - Seoul - Jeongguk's residence

It had been a week since Jeongguk had got Taehyung home and what a week it was!

It was nothing short of a dream come true for him to have his baby so close to him day and night along with his dads in the same house, spending some much needed quality time.

He didn't have any worry or stress on his head about anything except for the obvious but when his house was filled with Taehyung's angelic laughs and giggles, all his fears stayed at bay. He had continued with the dialysis on his Dad's insistence and honestly, Jeongguk had not been able to bring up the topic again. When the nurse from the hospital had shown up at his door, he had wordlessly taken his seat in his dialysis chair.

The only light in all of that darkness was that this time, his baby sat right next to him, holding his hand, chatting away merrily to distract Jeongguk and it was a mission success. Jeongguk didn't even realize how the hours went by as he conversed with Taehyung.

Of course, he noticed how his baby had tears in his eyes but the smile never left his face, not even when those tears overflowed from his eyes and trailed down his cheeks. Wiping them as if dismissing that it's happening, his sweet innocent angel had simply continued to chat.

And Jeongguk was relieved, not to mention so proud of of his love, exceptionally thankful that the man was not trying to hide his pain upon seeing Jeongguk suffer which in turn gave Jeongguk the courage to show how much the dialysis actually hurt him. He didn't have to hold his breath to make sure no whimper left his mouth, or push his mind to conjure up shit...absolutely anything to make sure that it doesn't show on his face, how much he was in pain like he usually did when his parents sat with him.

With Taehyung, he didn't have to act. He could show that it hurt when it hurt and till today Jeongguk hadn't realized how much he needed to feel free from the burden of pretending. Did it affect Taehyung to watch Jeongguk wince and even cry? Yes, it did. Jeongguk could see it clearly. But the man was his rock as he spoke through the pain, telling Jeongguk how brave he is and how proud he is, and how it's okay to cry... That he will always be here to help him through this. And that had made all the difference.

The fear he felt the first time when he opened the door to Mrs. Choi was not there for the next one. He realized that the fear was not only for himself, but for Taehyung also. He was scared how much it would hurt his baby to watch him in pain but once again Taehyung had managed to surprise him... In a way, it soothed him because all it proved was that his angel was strong, stronger than he gave Taehyung credit for.

Apart from that, the house had lit up with happiness and laughter. It felt like Christmas had come early in the Jeon household because all day, every day, for the past week, Jeongguk had heard only laughter, jokes and merry. Even his house staff was smiling all the time.

Taehyung had so easily gelled with his Appa that it was not surprising anymore to find them in some corner of the house together almost the whole day, apart from the times Taehyung spent with Jeongguk. Either in the kitchen bonding over Jeongguk's favorite dishes or in the lounge watching some show they both apparently are fans of, or just on the balcony sharing stories from Jeongguk's childhood, the two had become best of friends.

His dad had enjoyed Taehyung's company as well, the man opening up much more than usual, enamoring Taehyung with stories from when he served and how he met Appa to now and everything in between. The fight that they had had in the hospital was almost forgotten in Taehyung's presence, his baby quite literally acting as glue to get everyone together like a pretty butterfly and all the Jeons entranced by his bubbly personality and warm smiles.

And what a week it had been for the both of them too. Now that they were home, they were sharing Jeongguk's bedroom and it felt nothing less than a honeymoon. Jeongguk had never imagined he could be this happy with Taehyung around him all the time. He could hold him anytime he wanted, kiss him, cuddle him and whatever else as much as he wanted and Jeongguk had left no chance to do just that.