Worlds Apart - Taekook - Book 2

Chapter 249 - Suspire

How did life go downhill so fast?

That was one question that Jungkook pondered with irritation when he arrived back at the Paradise to an empty suite. He was yet to decide whether it was a good thing or not because he fully expected his husband to be there but after the phone call, he was sure they would argue so perhaps that was why Tae wasn't there?

Jungkook didn't know where Tae was... maybe he's gone to have drinks with Seongkwan? If his suitcase wasn't sitting in the space in the unit against the wall, he might've thought that the CEO had flown home.

Fuck this!

Was his thought when he fired off a quick text to his brothers and pressed call on his husband's contact profile on his phone.

BROS CHAT
I'm back at the Paradise.

When the call went to voicemail it annoyed him further and irrational stupid thoughts of his husband sitting with his friend having a nice time crept into his mind. He tried not to give the thoughts any traction but on the fourth attempt, he didn't know whether to be angry or concerned?

He wished he had his blanket. He wanted to wrap it around himself and shut out the world because he'd been doing well before all of this. He had finally accepted that he owned Gravity and had the people around him to advise him with the two sites he now managed. Gravity 2 was under construction and ticking along nicely and Gravity 1 at Safe Haven was currently being looked after by Haoyu .

Yes, life was busy... yes, he hadn't had as much quality time with his husband but they had a short break coming up and they would be staying on Euphoria the night of Kyong's wedding so they had plans...everything was good.

And now he was pacing a hotel suite after leaving the hospital in an angry state, only to then receive a million missed calls from his husband and taking his annoyance out on him because a bath wouldn't solve everything... it wouldn't... but it would help them touch base... yet he'd sounded off and caused more hurt and now he was irritated with himself... so where was his husband?

"Tae... where are you?"

As soon as the call was answered, he blurted it out.

"Kookie... I'm at the beach."

"What? Why? Why aren't you here? You hate the cold... are you on your own?"

"Yes, of course I'm alone."

"But you hate the cold... or are you avoiding me? Is that what it is? Is this pay back? Let me come back to an empty room and worry about where you are?"

A heavy sigh is audible through the phone, "I left a note on the bed."

Jungkook walks over to the bed and picks up his jacket... where he sees the note.

"Are you coming back?"

"I will... soon..."

Jungkook ends the call then launches his phone onto the bed, "AARRGGHH!!!!!!!!" he screams into the air of the suite. Why did everything fall apart so dramatically and why couldn't he just think before he reacts?

Why does he feel so irascible and continue to exasperate a situation, causing further animosity with the man he couldn't admit that he needed more than ever?

Busan wasn't his home anymore... it felt like a foreign place and the one person that was familiar and safe wasn't here. Jungkook was annoyed that his husband, his safe place had rejected him earlier and put a wedge between them. He was angry with himself because he'd so naturally trusted his husband and it didn't once occur to him when he was speaking to his brothers about the plane, that he'd be made to feel stupid for asking.