Surprises and Struggles

Photo Albums

"Mommy, what's this?" Mina asked as she pulled a large book and a few magazines from the pile. She was helping Jimin set up their new bookshelf while Jihyun and Yoongi took a nap on the living room floor. Jimin, Mina, and Minyoung were in the basement area that Yoongi had made into an office and mini studio. Of course, Minyoung is barely three months old so she's strapped in her bouncer watching her mother and sister organize the albums, books, and magazines.

"Bring it here, sweetie." Jimin reached out his hands to take the items. He smiled fondly realizing what they were. "This is the album for my baby Mina."

"Mommy, I'm not a baby!" Mina giggles and plops down next to him as he opens the cover. The first few pages of the scrap book have Jimin's bump pictures, along with the photos from his sonograms and a few sentences of developments. For example the first entry was something like:

'XX-XX-20XX

10 weeks and 4 days pregnant with Baby Min

Three days ago I found out I was pregnant. Today, I got my first ultrasound. There's definitely a baby growing in me, the nurse was surprised that I was just finding out. I'm scared but excited!

Morning sickness - Hurling my guts out
Mood swings - I'll fight you'

And the last entry was a side view of Jimin's cute baby bump and the final ultrasound picture.

'XX-XX-20XX

33 weeks and 5 days pregnant with Min Mina

Back pain is almost constant lately. Mina typically wakes me up at night kicking me then falls asleep once I wake up. Still craving chocolate-covered strawberries like my life depends on it. Seokjin is such a good hyung. He makes them for me often. Baby Mina is very thankful. ❤️ My due date is getting closer and I'm so excited to hold my baby girl in my arms! Mommy loves you, Mina!

Morning sickness - Gone!
Mood swings - Ask Yoongi for an honest opinion'

"So this is when I was in your tummy?" Mina asked as she looked repeatedly at the entries.

"Yes." Jimin giggled as she flipped a couple more pages. One was filled with pictures of Jimin at the park laying in a field of flowers and grass.

"Momma, you're so pretty!"

"You think so?" He smiles as the photos take him back to a great memory.

Flashback

"I don't want to go anywhere..." Jimin whines as Yoongi encourages him to get out of bed.

"You need to get out of the dorm, babe."

"What so the whole world can see how ugly and fat I've gotten?! No, thank you!" He hisses and plops his head back down into Yoongi's pillow. "It's bad enough you have to sleep next to this...fat pig!" He chokes on a sob.

"I'm taking you to do something. Dress up in your nicest clothes and grab a change or two." Yoongi says flatly, showing there's no chance for argument.

"Where are we going?" Jimin sniffles as he looks over his shoulder at his boyfriend's face.

Yoongi just smiles.

So Jimin does as Yoongi asked. He took a shower and styled his hair and put on some makeup and dressed in the nicest maternity clothes he had.

Yoongi brings him to the park and pulls out a camera.

"I wanna take photos of my perfect, gorgeous boyfriend." Yoongi says snapping a picture of Jimin's pouty face. They walk all over the park, having Jimin do different poses that show off his good looks and pregnant belly.

He sits on the grass, leaning back against the a tree. He places one hand on the top of his bump, and the other to cup the bottom of it. He looks at Yoongi and smiles. The Daegu man takes the picture but otherwise seems frozen, mouth softly agape.

"Is something wrong?" Jimin asks with worry, rubbing his stomach as the baby starts kicking.

"Yeah..." Yoongi sighs and puts the camera away in a bag.

"What's wrong?!" Jimin's face looks so upset with worry. Yoongi just looks up not moving from the spot he's sitting just a few feet away from his boyfriend.

"I have this guy I love..." The brunet's brows furrow in confusion, ready to be angry at a moment's notice. "He's so beautiful. God, is he beautiful. I love him so much." Yoongi then sighs and looks down at his hands. "His smile is so pretty my chest aches when I see it. You see, he's thirty weeks pregnant with my daughter, but he thinks he's fat and ugly and it hurts me that he thinks that. He doesn't notice that I can't keep my eyes off of him. He doesn't know I stare at his stomach when he isn't looking because when I see it I'm always like 'Holy shit, that's our baby in there, we made that. Look at how perfect his stomach looks swollen with our child.' I just wish he'd see himself through my eyes sometimes. I love him so much, but he doesn't love himself. So how do I tell him to fuck other people's negative opinions about him, even if they are his own? How do I teach him to love himself as much as I love him? He means so much to me and it hurts me to see him so hurt." He looks back up and Jimin has his mouth covered with his hands and he's now sitting up. Heavy tears fall from his eyes.

"I'm so sorry!" He sobs. He makes his way over to his boyfriend and practically crawls into his lap. "Thank you for making me feel pretty today. I'm so sorry. I love you so much!" He cries into Yoongi's neck, the older rubs his back soothingly.

"You are pretty." Yoongi laughs gently. "I love you too." He says before giving Jimin a long soft kiss.

End of flashback

They continued flipping through the photos. All in chronological order from Mina in the womb to her being a year old.

"There's one for your brother too."

After they finished looking through the album for Jihyun, Mina turns to her mother and asks, "Is there one for Minnie too?"

"Not yet, but we'll start it eventually." Jimin smiles and kisses his oldest daughter's head just before the youngest starts crying.

"I think Minnie wants attention too." Mina giggles.

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