𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 - 𝐕𝐌𝐊

Chapter 38:Reassurance

Author POV

It was a peaceful afternoon in Jimin’s home office. Taehyung and Jungkook had finished a leisurely breakfast and, now resting on the couch in the adjacent living room, were enjoying their morning lull. Meanwhile, Jimin was on a call with Namjoon, who had called to check in and, as he often did, tease his younger friend about future parenthood.

"Tadaa! Boo look, we had successfully prepared Hyungie's favorite breakfast" Jungkook said, clapping his hand excitedly. Taehyung giggles, "Yeah, we definitely succeed.Even though hyungie's little ninjas are giving us a bit of hard time" Taehyung said, caressing his belly softly.

Jungkook smiles at his statement, his own hand rubbing gently around the big belly of him, "Yes, his little ninjas are so naughty today hm?" Taehyung laughed. "Let's go call hyungie now, don't wanna serve him cold foods" Taehyung ushered as they walk toward Jimin's small office in the mansion.

While they didn’t mean to eavesdrop, the conversation Jimin was having carried into the living room, clear enough for Taehyung and Jungkook to catch snippets of it.

Namjoon’s voice came faintly through the speaker, “…and now that you know you’re going to be a dad, have you thought about whether you want a boy or a girl first?”

Jimin chuckled. “Honestly, I’ve always imagined my firstborn to be a little girl,” he confessed. “Someone I could spoil endlessly, someone who’d have me wrapped around her finger from the start.”

Taehyung and Jungkook exchanged a quiet, surprised glance, their hearts sinking slightly as Jimin’s words echoed in their minds. Up until now, they hadn’t really thought about Jimin’s preferences. After all, they’d only recently shared the news of their pregnancies and were still adjusting to the idea themselves. But hearing his wish for a daughter struck them in a way they hadn’t anticipated.

“I just feel like a little girl would be so special,” Jimin continued, his voice softening. “I’d want to protect her from everything in the world, you know? I’ve dreamed of that feeling.”

Namjoon laughed gently. “Careful, Jimin, boys can melt your heart just as much!”

Jimin’s chuckle was lighthearted, but his earlier sentiment lingered heavily in Taehyung and Jungkook’s minds.

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The rest of the afternoon passed quietly, but something had shifted in Taehyung and Jungkook. They were quieter than usual, their minds clouded with insecurities. Sitting in the kitchen, Taehyung kept running a hand over his belly, a habit that had become second nature since learning he was carrying Jimin’s child. But now, that same motion felt bittersweet.

Jungkook noticed his partner’s silence and squeezed his hand. “Boo, are you okay?” he asked softly, though his eyes carried a similar doubt.

Taehyung sighed, his gaze distant. “I just… I thought he’d be happy no matter what,” he admitted quietly. “But he wants a daughter, and we… we’re giving him sons.”

Jungkook bit his lip, the same thought weighing heavily on him. “I know. What if he’s… disappointed?” Jungkoon thoughts as he wrapped a hand on his growing big belly, as if protecting the little bean from any harm.

They both sat there, lost in their shared worry. Despite all the love Jimin had shown them, an irrational sense of inadequacy gnawed at their hearts. What if they couldn’t give Jimin the family he dreamed of?

"Hyungie...he gave everything to us, but we always couldn't comply even  a tit bit to his wish" Jungkook uttered, feeling so down at the moment. "I love our boys, bun...I really love them...but if they were girls, Hyungie must be so happy" Taehyung replies as he is lost in thoughts.
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