Worlds Apart - Taekook - Book 2

Chapter 243 - Adapting

HUSBAND
Are our plans still in place for this afternoon?

"Hyung... your husband is messaging you."

Jungkook peers into the living area from the kitchen where he's helping Marie. He sees Sukmin pointing at the mobile phone on the table.

"Thanks. I'll be there in a minute. What does the message say?" He hopes it's nothing naughty. Taehyung had a habit of sending a sext message in the middle of a meeting. Jungkook always asked if he should have been listening to the meeting content instead of sending a dirty text but the CEO always insisted that his sexy husband was always at the forefront of his mind. The dancer always protested that he didn't want to be the cause of Tae losing a deal and Tae always replied with how great his boss was and that he'd understand, given that the CEO was married to the sexiest man... that was the cue for an eye roll from Jungkook.

Sukmin pauses... "I... umm... I don't know."

Marie speaks quietly to Jungkook, "He might be worried about picking up your phone. In case he gets into trouble."

"But I've asked him to read the message?" He whispers back.

"Remember we told you about how people used to trick him and bully him?"

"I see... okay..." the dancer peers into the living area again, "... you can look, it's okay but you don't have to, it's up to you."

Sukmin looks at Jungkook, "is it... it's okay? To... to touch your phone?"

"Yeah. My hands are messy, see?" He holds them up, covered in the batter he'd been dipping some chicken pieces in.

Sukmin's eyes widen as he sees the sticky, messy hands being shown to him... "I can help! I'll read it... your phone."

"Okay. Let me know what Tae says."

"Sukmin nods to agree, then frowns when he reads the message. "Your husband? Why isn't he called Taehyung now?"

Jungkook and Marie close their eyes and try not to giggle. "He is...he's still Tae but he has these strange ideas and likes to change our names in each other's phones."

"Taehyung changed it in your phone?"

"Yeah... he did."

"Taehyung is allowed to touch your phone and you don't get mad?"

"That's right." Jungkook confirms.

Marie asks quietly, "What are you under in his phone?"

"Kookie Husband." Jungkook answers, blushing with embarrassment at saying the words.

"Like... Kookie Monster?" Marie chuckles as silently as she can.

"That's not funny."

"What were you before?"

"Just 'Kookie'"

"Hyung?" Sukmin's voice calls from the other room.

"Yeah?"

"Taehyung wants to know if your plan is still in place this afternoon?"

"Would you be okay to message him back, Sukmin? I can wash my hands and come out and do it, it's no problem."

"I... I can do that... if you want me to and it... it's okay... can I say something from me... I want to say thank you..."

Jungkook rolls his eyes to no-one as he sighs quietly. "Tell him yes to the plans and say whatever you like from you."

"What's going on, Jungkookie?" Marie asks as she continues mixing a sauce for the chicken.

"We are going to visit the new Gravity premises. They're starting work next week so they want me to see the plans."