custody | kth (wattys2017)

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The ride back home, with Taehyung in the passenger seat and me behind the wheel was calming and peaceful.

"Can you cook?" I asked, turning to him once we entered my empty house.

Dad was on his way to the hospital and Haasa was already there, which left the house only to the two of us.

"No" He answered shyly, "but i can help".

"I could definitely use some help, Tae" I chuckled as we cleaned up a bit before ending up in the kitchen, ready to cook.

"Would you chop these for me?" I asked politely, sliding a few carrots in his direction.

"Uh- yes" he grinned, looking around for a knife before finding the stand and pulling one out.

"Have you ever tried cooking before?" I asked, curiosity getting the best of me as I placed a vessel full of water on the stove.

"Yeah" he smiled, "I help my hyungs when we decide to cook for ourselves".

"Hyungs? I thought you were an only son.." I trailed off absently.

"Yes, but Uh- it's a long story" he shook his head. The sound of the blade smacking against the wooden board beneath filled the air as he lowered it surprisingly skillfully to slice the veggie.

"I have time" I smirked.

Taehyung only laughed before taking in a deep breath, and for once, he was telling me something  about himself and I couldn't wait to listen.

"We are seven" he began, "I met them when I was a teen and we've been doing everything together since then".

"They got you into all this?" I questioned.

"Kinda, yes. We had no choice, Ji"

"What do you mean you had no choice?" I laughed, "Your dad owns a pharmaceutical company!".

"That's what people think" he smirked and I narrowed my eyes at him.

"What?" I paused.

"Originally, I bought the company. But, I moved it to his name,both on paper and off. So, when he does give it to me later on, I can say that I inherited it from my father " he said casually before adding a wink and I couldn't help but stare at him in awe.

"I was adopted from an orphanage and that's where I met the other six" he smiled fondly at the memory and I couldn't help but frown.

"Honestly, this wasn't the future I'd planned for myself. I always wanted to be an under cover agent or something.." He pouted, grabbing another carrot and I patted his shoulder on my way to the refrigerator.

"How did you end up here then?"

"Umm, I'll save the rest of the story for some other time" he grinned, pushing the last few slices into the bowl and handing it to me.

"Wow! Someone's really good at this" I mused, looking down at the equally sized chopped veggies; moving off topic and not urging him to tell me anything more than he wished to.

"All credits to Jin hyung" he grinned like a child.

"Jin huh? Should you be leaking out names?" I raised a brow, "you guys are wanted".

"I trust you" he said seriously.

"Do you?" I sighed, dropping the vegetables into the boiling water and closing the lid, "I could get you in trouble.."

"You won't" he laughed, his eyes fixed on my ass as I walked around the kitchen, making me blush and clear my throat.

"We haven't even known each other long enough for you to be saying that" I turned to face him, moving away from the stove and towards the boy, "also, I've betrayed you twice already".

He inched closer until there was only a little space between us.

"You didn't really betray me" he reached out to place his hand on top of mine as it rested on the slab, "you were just a loyal worker" His other came up to gently rest on my hip.

"That makes me feel better" I smiled.

The first time I arrested Taehyung for spraying graffiti on the walls, I had no idea he would turn out to be the one who would constantly crave attention and beg me to arrest him. Someone who'd take me out on a date and turn out to be the most wanted criminal mastermind. I had no idea I'd work on setting a trap only for him to slither out of it gracefully and what's more, grab me on his way out as if I was a momento.

And here he stood now, after harassing me only to return my mother to me and I couldn't be any more thankful.

I could feel the heat rise to my cheeks at the sight of him. A feeling I felt after an eternity of ignoring and rejecting guys. Taehyung was making my heart skip a beat and I didn't like it one bit.

"You're staring.." He stated , "at my lips".

"Uh- sorry. I kinda zoned out" I laughed it off.

"If you want it, just ask me" he shrugged as I walked away to get some rice.

"if I want what?"

"A kiss" he smirked.

"Kim Taehyung!"

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That night, I fed mom myself and headed back home by four in the morning. The sky was still so dark, the sun would rise anytime now and I was more sleep deprived than ever.

A part of me was stressed, but the fact that mother was well now and that she had father to take care of her at the hospital; let me walk into the house, where Taehyung was waiting in the living room.

"You're back!" He grinned, standing up and turning the television off.

"Yes" I mumbled tiredly, forcing a smile.

Everything was mush. From waiting for Taehyung to arrive and pick me up at 8 pm to go on a date, him almost raping me, waking mother up, admitting her to the hospital, getting her check ups done, preparing her dinner and delivering it before returning home now, had left me exhausted and torn inside out.

My legs wobbled in pain and my body hurt everywhere. I was pretty sure my fingers would tremble if I held my hand up in the air due to how weak and fucked out I was.

I stood with my back against the door, taking my time to regain my composure before I could walk upto my room.

"You alright?" The boy asked concerned. He walked upto me, until he was only a few meters away.

"I'm just really tired, Tae" I mumbled, physically and emotionally drained.

"Come.." He smiled, stretching his arms out and ahead for me to grab.

The sight was too tempting to reject. Him in dark warm clothes, tall, broad and strong had me reach out and hold onto his hand.

That's all he waited for. The moment my fingers brushed against his, he curled them around my palm and tugged me forward, making me tumble ahead and bump into him. My chest was pressed against his and I instinctively wrapped my arms around his waist, holding him close, putting almost all my weight on him.

"Thank you.." I sighed, for the n'th time today.

"Let's get you to bed" he smiled before kissing the top of my head, his grip tightening around me and my eyes fell shut at that moment, comfort and safety enveloping me completely, erasing everything else at once.

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AN: Just realised that I'm one of those authors who doesn't talk much to her readers through her books :/
So, I thought I should remind you guys : i love each and every one of you! I hope yall have a great great day. Eat lots and sleep lots and read lots of smut ❤️

I hope you liked the chapter ❤️