A MAN TO HONOR

chapter fifteen

Taehyung

I get in the platinum club after I passed the security check

Now I need to find Jungkook and Jimin in this full room

I heard Bellatia was introducing a casino game to the Los Angeles branch of the club soon, and since then the Platinum has been busier than usual

They were the one to wave at me so I can notice them

" I would've spent the night here before I could see you " I say as I take a seat next to Jimin

" After the news of the upcoming casino game, people are going wild " says Jungkook

" Your wife knows how business works " utters Jimin before taking a sip in his drink

" Indeed " replies Jungkook

The bartender smiles at me , politely waiting for me to order something

" Don't mind him, he is not drinking " says Jimin immediately

Then they both laugh mockingly at me

I've been going through their mockeries for years now, and I never cared that much about that

For years they called me names like , the saint, Mr purity, the innocent, Mama's boy

I heard them all

They didn't really affect me

Until I met Kailah

Not that my friends mockeries do something to me, but I'm now wondering...what did I miss in life because of the strict rules of my family?

" No, I'm taking a glass of whiskey, please " I reply

I can see two pairs of eyes staring at me with shock and confusion

" What? What is happening? " Asks Jimin, flabbergasted

I shrug nonchalantly

" I'm having a drink "

" What did we miss? " Asks Jungkook, invested already

" Nothing... I'm just having a drink " I reply simply

They both look at me with big eyes and wide mouths

" What? Is it that surprising? "

" It is " they say in unison

I smile slightly

" I came with a driver tonight so..."

The bartender slides the whiskey on the table towards me

" Mr purity is having his first glass of whiskey, we cheer " says Jimin as he raises his glass, Jungkook follows his move and I do the same

The glasses cling with each other as we toast and I drink the amber liquid in one go just not to give up on the way

I feel my tongue, my throat, my guts, my whole stomach burning for a moment, like the alcohol is gradually setting fire inside me

" Woah " I say, shocked myself

My friends stare at me with amusement in their eyes

" An other one ? " Asks Jimin

" Well..." I start

" He is having another one " he says to the bartender as if my opinion actually doesn't matter

" How does it feel to be a married man? " Asks Jimin to Jungkook a few minutes later

I keep my half full glass of whiskey between two fingers, already seeing shadows dancing before my eyes

" It depends...you can ask this question to another man, he will give you another answer, I guess, it's not the same for everyone " responds Jungkook quietly